Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-30

Hcralds London special gives the following
text of the will of the late Emperor Napoleon,
under which letters Of administration are now
applied for. The estate is sworn to under
fl20, 900 sterling, and this sum is subject to
claims which will reduce it one-half:
This is my will | commend my son and
my wife to the high authorities of the State, to
the people and to the army. The Empress
Eugene possesses all qualities requisite for
capably conducting regency, and my son dis
plays a disposition and Judgment which will
render him worthy OF his high destiny Let
him never forget the motto of the head of our
family Everything for the French people.
let him fix on his mind the writings Of the
prisoner Of St Helena let him study the En-
peror s deeds and correspondence, and finally,
let HIM remember when circumstances permit,
the cause OF the people is the cause of
France. Power is heavy burden, be.
cause one cannot always do I'LL the good
one could wish, and because contempora-
ries seldom render justice, so that in order to full
fill ones mission one must have and faith con
sc;eutiously appreciate his duty, 1t is ncces-
sary to consider that from Heaven above those
whom you have loved regard and protect yon.
1t is the soul Of my lIlustrious uncle that has
always inspired and sustained me. The like
will apply to my son, Tor he will always be
worthy Of his name.
II leave to the Empress all my private prop
crty. wish at the minority of my son she
| shall live at the ElysGc aud Biarri!z. J. trust
that my memory will be dear to her !; that al
ter death she will forget whatever unhappincss
| have caused her.
"With regard to my son, let him keep as a
talisman the seal Wore attached to my watch
and which comes from my mother. Let him
carefully preserve everything that came to me
from the Emperor, my uncle, and let him be
convinced that my heart and my soul remain
with him. | make no mention of my faithful
servants. am convinced the Empress aud my
son will never abandon them. | shall die in
the Catholic Apostolic Roman religion, which
my son will always honor by his piety Done
and sigucd with my hand at the palace of the
Tuilerics, the 18th Of April 1868 NAPOLEON.
GEN. W. H. PAYNE The Richmond Wing
having heard that Gen. William h. Payne,
Of Fauquicr, whose name has been frequently
suggested, amongst others as candidate for
the position Of Attorney General in the coming
canvass, whilst he is heart and soul with US 10
the great struggle to come off, yet positively
declines the use Of his name upon the ground
that he cannot abandon his practice for the po-
sition, says I'VE refer to this to say that when
the Convention shall have named ticket deem
ed the most available, gentlemen must not be
left the liberty of choice. When the old mother
calls upon her sons in an emergency such as
this, their duty to rally to her rescue is no less
sacred than it was in days gone by when they
responded with such alacrity as did General
Payne to the first sound of her buge note. !"
BIG HAyANNAH PRIZE On Thursday, a
Telegram from Havanuah announced that ticket
LOT had taken the first capital prize in the
extraordinary drawing Of April % The lucky
man is Mr.. Pcnistan, PHILADELPHIA liruor
dealer. On the 9th he wrote to the agents
here to send him full ticket for the cxtraordi-
nary drawing and enclosed $50. The clerk
who received the order went to the safe where
the tickets are kept, and drew fourth the one
which lay on the top Of the pile. This was the
lucky OF, which drew half-a-mon dollars.
The telegram announcing his good fortune reach
cd Mr. Penistan on Thursday at noon. Mr.. Pen
istan's prize, when discounted according to the
lottery rule will amount to nearly S40O, UOO.-
" Y Sun.
WASHINGTON News. -Therc is considera-
Bile Increase in the number OF cases of small pox.
Yesterday morning NcSsrs Latlmcr 4 Clcary,
aucionecrs ,so!din the hal of the House Rep
rcscuativcs the old desks and chairs, carpets &c.
which have been used for the past thirteen or
fourteen years.
The Executive Committee Of the Depart
mcnt Of the Potomac q. y. r., are diligently
at work pcrftcling the arrangements for the
usual memorial services ut Arlington on the
3Oth eff May next.
Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi, distinguish
ed citizen OF that State, aud who had held var
ous prominent positions, died in Washington
yesterday, aged scvcnty-fvc years.
Mr.. John D. Ladd, Of Providence, Rhode