Show THE SON SOM OF THE LITE LATE REV JOHN N MAFFIT we copied them the other day from the st louis republican a notice of the death of toting young F A maffit the youngest son of the aate ate distinguished divine under circumstances which we wd are satisfied are entirely erroneous the young man when but fifteen years of age evinced a precocity of talent most unusual ile he commanded at that tha early age age a steamer running between galveston GaL yeston and houston in texas he was subsequently at the battle of monterey and has been constantly dependant upon his own ovi n resources for his on he was of great spirit and unquestionable questionable bri integrity I 1 the charge alleged against him of having perpetrate a forgery for a small amount is inconsistent with every circumstance connected with him we regret having carelessly copied the paragraph as it might be construed into ietto an unfriendly allusion to the rev mr maffit who has been dead for more than tenye arsand of whose family there are but three remaining mrs lamar wife of the former president of texas anti and now minister to central america mrs dr alexander of richmond texas and lieutenant john of the united states navy whose whoa capacity city and gallantry as an officer and whose reputation as aa a gentleman are proverbial in in all parts of the country jy V Y an herald ier id |