Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-16
4 QUAINT ENDORSEMENT Franklin W.

A QUAINT INDoRsEMENr.-Fran1kShn W..
Smith = BOSTON contractor, was tried Dy courC.
martial and found guilty of pocketlng thous
and or two dearsgo out OF a contract with .he
Nav Department, for supplies ne repor6,of
the court-martial sent to Presld 9nt iLncoih
for his examination, who returned Il WIFI 1AiS
characteristic Endorsement:
~ Z: Whereas Franklin W. Smith had tfaf'sac.
tons VIE the United States Navy Depaf,li1,e.'s
to nilngn and q quarter OF dollars, ahc nay
the chance to steal quarter or d nn'i:loh' alu
whereas he wss charged with stealing only
$40 coo. and from the final revision OF the tes-
t;mony It is only claimed that be stole Sl00,
don't believe he stole anything at all
stTRcrefore, The records-o the couT:-maFeial,
toeethar with, the finding ard sentence, are ozs-
apnroved, declared DuI and vold, ana the oe-
PENDANT is fully discharged.
The National fntailigencer publishes letter
from Mrs. Varina Davis, the wife q y aliefson
Davis, written ia reply to The receln5 o. sonle
aid For her support, from oljs2ns OF nlssss'p,
u; In this letter says - 10 sae scce@-sea
prayers Of our wldogs and orphans, oar salef-
ing but heroic uo3cr, our brav5, a'2<: tr15a Tsn,
on1 innocent little children, look for The. res
toration to ny little children Of their agonlze0
but Christian father. If a mercltul Pre1l-
aence so oscain It, we hope to live and iie
among YOU, mutually consoling and bearing
each others bnrtiens. | pray Sod We may
NOT be driven forth froun the home Of our cnd-
hood, Tor how can we slng cur oVn song IN
strange land 5.a@z
4 Richmond paper says that young men are
scarce il that city and laaldens and WIDOWS IN
search Of husbands, very plenty. Ihe latter
seem to be the most successful and the editor
pleading In behalf of tEeemaidens says we
) do not think, in view Of the great scarcity ct
men, that it is tair for widows to marry 3 sec
ona zine, until ali the young maldens have &C.
cured husbands. y ~.
t-1loconotive, under o f,1ll head Of steaIn,
"slipped its bridIe.' and ran of with It's COZ
ductor. last week, llashiug through the streets
of Columbia, Pa,, and never stopping Until IL
brought up against 3 passenger tram, tori1-
nately empty, and smashed things up generally.
The Baltimore Gazette gives Gov Swsnn
such a ss}ashing,'' for his foolish recommends
tion not to alter the odious registration lag In
MARYLAND, that he will renenl Der 1t, we should
think. Gov Swami has made great mistake
in alying himself with the Registration people
In his state
Mr.. Edward Bates, Of Missouri, formerly
Attorney General duling Mr. Llncoln admin
isttation, has written an able aud eloquent Let,
ter 10 opposition 70, and condemnation OF, al
government test oaths, which, BE says, ere
odious and oppressive.
The uan Of large proportious,' who TnJste-
riously visited Sea. Wade, 1t is said is net the:
same person who called upou Senator Wlsoo,
and SO far as Mr.. Wade knows, he was net a
Massachusetts, man, nor is his name F|emming.
Owing 10 the exorbitapt demands ofthe Few
Orleans Gasight Company for lighting the
streets, the Mayor authorized a call Tor propo1c
sails to light the streets with the best quality OF
petroleum There are about three thousand
lamps. 2a..a, re- .@@
the Shenandoah Valley National Bank has
been organized in Winchester, and Philip VII
liams elected President, and Il. n. Brent,
Cashier.
Buildings Mes. 26 and IS Market Square,
Norfolk, we're destroyed b, fire Oh Saturday
night SIS dremea were Injured Loss, Sl5:-
OO0
The Concert giveu in Richu1oud Oh satuT--.
day last, for the benefit off Mrs. Stouewa'l'' !:
Jackson, realized nearly one thousand collars
We Nave accounts of more Fenlan'
troubles aud dissensions the qua, reLs are be-
coming pEcateu.
Commission Merchants.