Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-21

The appearance of an advertisement 10 New
Orleans papers recently, asking information of
the life or death Of the person named in it, aud
its answer by that person herself, who is said
to he a Young lady of Evansville, Indiana,
hitherto kuowu there under different name,
are among the last incidents in romanticlittle
narrative which the Journal of the latter town
now gives 10 the public. According to this
newspaper authority, when, just after the bat
tie of Fort Sumter between Anderson and Beau
regard certain Unionists Of the Crescent City
thought it advisable to move hig her up the
Mississippi tor awhile young marrled pair
and their little girl were OF the number coming
prevailing against their known sentiments at
that critical time Though for many years a
resident of New Orleans, the husband was of
Northern birth and sympathized with the men
s.ced national government His Southern
vile was one with him through her do
mestic affections, and it was their design to
take home with their child in one Of the
Western States until calmer days should per-
NIT their return to the city in comfort On
their Journey, however. both parents were at
tackled suddenly by disease which was prob
ably yellow fever, and died oD the boat before
reaching their destination The confusion and
uncertainties of war-t time prevented the atten-
ton to such matter it 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
friend existed. At the end of the voyage the
bapless situation of the child was revealed, aud
as a passenger going to Indiana offered to take
her with him to his own home and care for her
until her Southern relatives could be informed,
no one opposed the opportune adoption. For
adoption it was The gentleman took his be-
reaved. bewildered charge to Evansville, where
his family warmly welcomed and harbored her,
aud as letters to her family name in New Or
leans evoked no replies, and the war on the
Mississippi waxed hotter, the young exile was
iuaily looked upon as a permanent addition to
the household How it happened that her
Southern relations were not traced after the
advent OF peace is not explained. The story
simply speaks Of her as growing to young wo-
manhood in Indiana, aud being regarded as
member of her benetactors family there until
fortnight ago, when a local Journal meDtloD-
ed the appearance in New Orleans papers OF
an advertisement calling for information re-
spectlog person of her former name. Never
HaVlug iolgOtten the latter, Sne WTote Secleuy
to the address given 10 the call, avowing her
self its proper bearer, relating the circum-
stances of her Western domestication, aud is
now able to announce herself to her Evansville
friends as hciress to legacy of S56, 900, which
has been bequeathed to her parents or herself
by lately departed sister of her mother in the
Crescent City. Her adopted parents are taking
measures to secure the inheritance for her BY
the proper means of Identification. and mar
rlage in which son Of theirs will be the bride
groom is likely to crown the romance with poetic
justice