Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-06
A Mystery OF THE WAR.


;.ap, ropriat. tite to volume co ai"ing the
,ocr IS " ich lie ben ath the door-sill If the
last four bloody and adventurous years. These
seor IS, like hose f the y'sty deep, Which
we are tull will be re: e lie when The s'>eas
ro away and tn. ewes o. oe,n open up 10
men " ar even now 4 IL then Using talnt'y
., ,be rlt' as tie It'd. sweeps bacSw I'd and
leave. tie bed Of the conflict to tn gray md
dawn:ng Ugh Of the new era. We find in the
columns of La Sic le scholarly period Cal
NIB ishc by the students and bohc ia of the
Rue Latin. a letter from 4 liant, "'he spertre
Vas ,hatjourna dubs it, Civ ng manycu cus
mca n S Of Co .fe l,ra life. Anon. the e is
one. peculiarly s~n ~n.arional, VIII ch con aims
Grain Of truth amid much error and mlsst te'
menr. We tansl t. from La Steele The toI-
IoT ng artl ng p p'ssage:
"Dur"g the siege murder was mn tied.
Il was done at midnight The victim was a
be u ifll woman 1t i, snsH' ed that tie per-
netrator WIS he iliustrious Confedcrat Cavalry;
General Wharton It was do e az q mas eel
ball, held in a hos tia. anl under severe hire
from he d.ral ba t rics in fro Of he >re
little cam Of elect "lty through the mp
but it was husuc !, and IL Il tew day. after the
city te
The above parag' 'arh, reprin ed in, the Cou-
rier de> Eta Uns, W Il certi uly find its Way
into the En- lish apers. It d c' IL, ful injus-
tce 10 a gallan' sol ier who -leeps the sleep
that InpsS no wall g Gen raj Jno \ y har-
to-. the off er l. frrr CO, was t in \ Ia ta
during he 81 ge, nor on this >de OF he Mlssls-
81 river T. March. prevlo s t. the co IL
nenceuent of he mp GIL. he received u hur
near Rome. sent below and while in Il
state of Gonzales cnce was order Texas
He tt out before {. first Of Ap il and was
netr afterwards in tn 4 par entof Georgia
TIE inv stment fAlania lie an four m nths
later. n the 18th OF j uly. At that tine Ten
eral harton Wa at SIRE eport. in Lo l,lalr,l.
He W S >ubseque I'll. kill d, it will be 'eul III
Der d. in perso al i ncontre vi II ol l'"l
George BAYLOR ilr was d NJ II Of line address,
Of da,hing amer, O cultivated taste, and OF
excellent mini. 80 much for his con ection
with he mmdcr'' winch tie stare. IS or the
Rue Latin ha touchc, up so dran atlcallN.
a which might be "oven into van'tevll by
Dumas, fl<, >ou> eStre, or Goa Feu! let.
The found nlnn tor his roman .el- as far as
". r, memt er,the flnwing circllu Stan es,wh,ch
crrlt m" the gossip u h ni"u,cnt, and We
be- n vaguely ailu 'ei to Dy "cw>pa pers slnc.
the else II the WI
TIE siege was at lis meridian The battles Of
the 18th, - and 2S h July were fought.
Tho wio rem lined in tn. ,;ty had 6 Own
$ me siat u-td 70 he fling The b 'mbarl-
mn &c e,al indeed, ium mating the night
witt the br Hat exp o>ion OF rckeF>. the glare
Of >ig' Al ghrs an he baz- of conhagra'lon,
a"l di"nns the with coos ant ruar, waS
still hum hum. Penpe msy bee me u,ed to
anythn', G., n powder and tall. The weather
WAS temperate, and, EXCEPT a'nng The lIue< in
Fl nt tie gacc wa isu pnt'b Y jull. \ pa
~ Ut iii er-- or d q Ii al-m St OF
wh~m we're hiyh il comma d, sent our to all
eqral numJrot adl,s-w: SUSPECT t''ey W re
! o 80 rsrlusi, Il, the cha!a ter OF h. prnc-
pies olsht o have u,ire i-lnvlta'lon5 to" u
d'nc pe'h p> II wa tn ma Que at one Of h
ho,pl's> il til =. ari,tre. quart # h.ln"n.
rrety, tho q, ty n, means b auJ'tnl W.
man w,>S joururng in the ia Y Of ~ W r1hy
lrShnan lIa!gary by psnc, 'nd walrn. I"
return t" her home IN West Tenn, 5. ee whcr'
tn" c tv should f, l. She wss one ct rh. lrvl-
tel :uests IL !eci cd the invita- ion. h
good pr pie vi h whom she DIV 1t how V
da"ger, that she un,r-d rclaxaro, irum III
exit n,n Of he Siege anl prr,nl>i"y 10 wait
up TOR hr until III. Il tnr cd. A g." de-
,a'e g~ner !, II W IL h 5 grave. Gale to add
Ms tntrea'nS ani Fl Il ly she consented
an Went With him. S e,iiiro GET ha'k at
T. oc ock, aud thu FIN ly T. tired without any
unea>''e $, e .sing tt rnt door Al r. f'r her
About o clock IN hr moin'n:, Mr l1as
Ga ty Wa awakened bya no>t IL the hall. lie
opened his ramb door snd dl>cn,ered some
o 9'1 a. the door OF the ,""m "crupl' d by, MrS
u"ln>, winch was just opp ste. NV h, .
tt"re?' he a. ked ''Wh.,e IS Mrs Collm>?'
rel It'd a strange voice. Nlr. II. .xro>ula'ed
%Hhtr, i",ruGeri.r his Understandable, ,l>,' when
ew'S nin'n, that there were ugvnt rea-
s5o'st rou Ing he lady, and The tw" raprei
ini y Er admission. There n, reply.
l",,y 'apped again still lnuder-a .ud~r-
aud 'onder 1t was a. Ill, ut IS he grave WI h.
~ Only 'and III gun "r rocket RS u"de
vi hour. Su d.rIy the stranger SAID 'p'r
hsFs SHE'S d ad Mr. ilagya',y was startled,
ah' thr two prnce DID ha>'iy % t,e window.
1t Wa opn. They % kri II to he room anh
Discover d in he unerain Ii. ht a h'dy lying
Oh n hoor. 1t that of The uuf 7 ura lady
ad as ptsd mona No marks of >'o:e' c.
wire toun upon her. ] he >,rauy,r said, tx-
e'ed'y, 'l,iI s" f,r a su'yeo" y H vent
away, ami ever rrInrned. Nj. lIag arty Was
lh!b TO id n't'y either the V ice" he figure.
An lt4u->t wa hell, tie "ext day, anu al
lIn,VesIlsa'on besun beiule he Ma, Or 5 Cuur'.
Out .vr,l.g advanced. the ,omharlts,nt ie
Game heavier, >tvr,a! fl .ers f dstinc 'un APP
pea'ed IL tc invrlv, d, a"d before nnirr was
le''"i' the city vas evacuated, and with II ttr
uas"ry, Snrh a. it Was, "a sed lnto whisper
SUI mere >sp.
May "I the p,r'ies to hat al maslne hrve
Slice pail the Ia [ q bt It nature. On "a
'e'y bcaut iul Young @il-was f'ish'tml y
cn>h'n ''tnn 1alw:y re,r Griffin. Another
Old al Maccn Two were HI led ut Franklin
Inc VIC I'M, Mrs. Collins, wa> Il p T. on tt good
lam!y conn'cti,I,>. # considerable ,loreIty
a. ut LIlyate Wurlh as q Lo: nual Mmtl AID