The White House

Benjamin J. Lossing, the historian, staties that tho White House, on the Pamuuky, whicb. ttuí burned on the retreat of tho right wieg of General Mc Clellan's army, was aot the one which sheltcred Washington duriug his honeynioou, as has been alleged, DOr doea the esteta beloug to the rebul General Lee. 'j'hia mansión, he saya, possessed no inoro claim to our reverenee than any other oue bulonging to a rebel family oa the Península. The faets of the case are thus itattd by Mr. Lossing: " Tho ' White House' whcro Washington resided with his bride (the owner) during the íirst few weeks of his inairitd lite, was demolished uiany years a;r the lato buildiüg, somewhiit different in forin, was crected upon its site. This estáte, as well as unit oí Arnngiou, noar Washington city, was the property of the late (j. Curtis, tl)o graadson of Mrs. Washington. Mury Uurtis, the Wiffl of the rebel Greueral Lee, is the solo hoir of Mr. Uurtis, nd all his property will reuiaiu in hor possess;on, aocording to the provisión of his will, during her iiaturaï !ife, and then become the patrimouy of her childrtn. Oe of her soiip, forwïeHy an offieer in thu unny of the United States-, but now CoJonel oi n ule-I regiment ut Riclimoud, bas, since his murriogo in 185 j, been tho oeeupant of the ' vVh'tc House' and surrouuding estáte, the property of hw mother. I repcai tbat the hite 'White House' was BOT peen by Washington, and that the estala is not tha pioperty of the 'ri'bjl üeiici-al Lee.' Mrs. Lee, his wife, is uiy authority for the assertion. Bp TLo citizens of New Orleans, before Gen Bu'.lcr airived iu that city ridiculed bis ubiiity to take it in doggerel set to u:usic iu whiuh he was turuicd Pieayun Butler. Tliey sung it ahnost eon.stanlly on the streets. Gen. Bulkr leai-ued tlia faois and wiien he captiired tlio City he dqtermiued to let t!.;:;n fjcar it iVoin another suurcó and the New Albany Ledyer saya : lieforo entering Ne"' Orlaus, after its surieuder, Gea. Batlsr mjuired ifiuiy of the bands in lus porps cmld phy ■'■ l-iu.i.Mjiio Butler,] but nouo of tliem'had the wusie, or could play it. WiUiuiu P. Mulütt, the leader of the band connecicd wiih the 21st In diana regiment, Col MüMilian, imniedi ately eat duwn and arraugcd the niusio tbr his band, and in a couplc of hours repprjed tiiiL r.o was reody to play it.- Subsequcntlv, at the head of tho procession, the iand cntered the oity playiug in magoiücsjt stylo. "Kcaynni, Butíér'í cobjiog fjcaj une Butí '? i omíng, oomirfg.