Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-28

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Iar eight lines fifty cents
c.od Fortune Of Il Confederate Gen.
eraI.
General S. B. Buckner lived 10 State which
u.y,r Seccled, and ma iority Of its people were
nunn,.I TO the movement. All his own aud
b,s Wits property must be left to the tender
mcrcics of The enemy lp case he should join
the C1uftdcrates. 1t was magnificent proper
r., the large income of which cnabled the
General to live in i style suited to his refined
and elegant tastes. Aud yet all this he ri>ked
when, impelled by his sympathies and conVlc
lions, he abandoned his beautiful home, Joined
the Confederates and fought through the war
with distinguished. gallautry and unfinching
fidelity At the close Of the war General
Buckner found himself stripped of everything
Locating in this city, he set to work hrst as
journalist, on the Crescent aud afterwards
engaged in the business Of life Insurance. where
iu he achieved brilliant success. tie then
took measures to recover his property N hen-
tucky and his wite's property III Chicago.
There were serious obstacles to the success Of
these efforts. Large suits had tcan brought
against him for damages inflicted by the Con-
Irlerate forces under his command. "a these
,nits his property had been attached and much
Of il sold. 1t was a severe, tedious and rN-
musive litigation, 10 which he became lnvUlv.
ed, but his efforts were 6ualy crowned with VIC,
tory His property was restored to him, ana
the claims for damages against him We're all
defeated.
Next he instituted proceedings to recover
hi, wlle's property And here was developed
per had, before joining her husband 10 the
C'optcdelacy, congeyed her property to her
brother, uuder deed of trust. The obligation
rested upon his honor to preserve and recouvey
the property to her after the war; ln the pro-
prrss Of the wal this brother married and ac-
cep,ed commission in the Federal service.
Further to compcate affairs, he became
father. ln case he should prove talthless to
hi, obligation to his sister, this child would ln-
herlt a large fortuHe. Here was great empta-
tiyn 10 the young man whose natural affections
tyr his sister were antagonized By his ardent
hostility to The cause with which she was lden-
Utirti and to his paternal instincts and attec-
tons Ii was for him alone to determine
whether this large property should accrue to
the wife OF a rebel, In preference to his own
offspring. Honor and brotherly affection, 1t Is
true demanded a certain course; but how
rarely. in these selfish aud materlallstlc times,
10 these principles control the acts OF men
This young man, however, recognized their
oiJcation, and on the eve Of battle he made
h> will rccooveying to his sister the property
stich she had con6ded to him. After making
onc Of these wills, he went forth with the ln-
ilepilty of a man conscious Of an act OF high
>cliccutru to encounter the enemy, and met
die fate of brave soldier at the battle OF
SlarpSburg. The General of bis corps kneW
otthe will he had made. All honor to hlm
that he kept the secret and after the war,
communicated to his old conrade IN arms, his
recent foe, but now his friend and brother, the
facts. and gave every aid to recover the in
sruluen. This was Gen. Burnside.
Ry his generous assistance, aud through the
ndratigabe devotion and energies OF one OF
''yneral Buckuer's staff the gallant and gifted
Colonel Wooley, Of Lexington, kentucky, the
,c>tauentary proofs were procured md the
ute Of Mrs Buck Jer: to her patrlmony was
fully established, and after legal contest she
was rc!uycs,ed With the same, aud now is IN
iu!i undlsiurbed enjoyment Of magnificent
e>ate-and no couple ever more justly merlted
th> happy torune this victory over The most
ioruldabIe difficulties and perils which could
arise in tie path of duty and honor, but which
never Cra moment dismayed or swerved them
trom The line which patriotism and conscience
had marked out for them. Ne0 Orleans
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SEVENTEEN Trunks The Misses Hunter,
ol Norrlstown, having spent an agreeable sum-
incr vacation from their home, lately arrived IN
New York, previous to their starting for Nor
n>own and purchasing at the Morris and Es-
sex dcpor the necessary tickets, presented the
sane TO the baggage master, respectfully re-
l't>tlng him to have their trunks, seventeen
IN number, checked. The shrewd dignltary
gave long, shrill whistle and informed them
mat the express Office was the proper place 10
wien to apply if they wished to take their
Hala> with them, as each passenger was al
"Te4 but one hundred pounds oil baggage ln-
G1ly at the latter place revealed the TACT that
u" rXnbant tariff oil 81 % was demanded tor
each trnuk Upon the ladies demonstrating
"r expresSman CALAMITY re!ented aud agreed
1" >eud the contraband goods for one dollar
eacl But the ladies', remembering that a pas.
%nger land trunk if he choose is carried over
n: IN road for eighty cents, demurred even to
o> maguanlmity, aod without further ado
G4a.c'ly walked to the ticket office and bought
;I''een tickets These they exhibited and the
ytAssase official gave the ladies the checks which
,"'! sought The result Of this financial
a'a'~uvre is that the Misses Hunter have ff
ts "en tickets, only two beng demanded OF them
" nle conductor; as they are good until used,
SV'tdhr to a stipulation, the company may be
,,oupeled to transport fifteen passengers, with
~ many trunks, if necessary, from New York
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