New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-15
An Orphans Fortunes.
From the New York WOrld.1

The appea rance of an advertisement in
New Orleans papers recently. asking infor-
nation OF the life or death of a person
named in it, and its answer by that person
herself, who is said to be young lady of
Evansville, Indiana, hitherto known there
| under different name, are among the last
incidents in romantic little narrative,
which the journal of the latter town now
gives to the public. According to this news
paper authority, when, just after the battle
of Fort Sumter between Anderson and
Beauregard, certain Unionists OF the Cres-
cent city thought it advisable to move
higher up the Mississippi for awhile, a
young married pair and their little girl were
OF the number coming northward to
escape the hostile excitement pre-
vailing against their known sentiments
at that critical time. Though for
many years resident of New Orleans,
the husband was of Northern birth and
sympathized with the menaced national
government. His Southern wife was one
with him therein through her domestic
ahechons, and 1t was their design to take a
home with their child in one of the West
ern States until calmer days should permit
their return TO the city in comfort. On
thelr journey, however, both parents were
attacked suddenly by a disease which was
probably, yellow fever, and died on the
boat before reaching their destin alton.
Inc confusion and uncertainties of war
time prevented the attention to such
matter 1T might otherwise have received:
the bodies were taken ashore at some
station by night and hurriedly inferred.
and the little orphan was carried
onward by the boat, whose officers
supposed that Northern friends were
IN waiting for the family. But no such
friends existed. Al the end of the voyage
the hapless situation Of the child was re-
T Tealea, ana as a passenger going to In
diana offered to take her with him to his
own home and care for her until her South.
erh relatives could be Informed, no one op-
Poseo the opportune adoption. For adoD-
tlon 1t was. The. gentleman took his he
reaved, bewildered charge to Evansville.
where his family warmly welcomed and
harbored her, and as letters to her family
name IN New Orleans evoked no replies.
ana the war on the Mississippi waved
hotter, the young exile was finally looked
upon as permanent addition to the house-
aoid' and even took The name of her new
friends. How it happened that her
southern relations were not traced
alter the advent Of peace is not az.
piained. The story simply speaks of her
as growing to young womanhood in In.
uidha' ana beng regarded as a member of
mr. Generators family there until fort
night ago, when local journal mentioned
.ne appearance IN New Orleans papers of
an advertisement calling for Information
respecting person Of her former name.
Never having forgotten the latter she wrote
secretly to the address given in the cali.
avowlng herself Its proper bearer and re.
iatlng the circumstances OF her Western
domestlcatlon. and Is now able to announce
hefseif TO her Evansville friends as heiress
to legacy of $4,000. which has been he.
4 ieathed to her parents or herself nv a
lately departed sister Of her mother in The
Crescent City. Her adopted parents are
taxing measures 10 secure the inheritance
1or her by the proper means of Identical.
ton, and marriage in which son of theirs
will be the bridegroom is likely to crown
the romance with poetic justice.