, 1865-07-03
TIE STATE PRISONERS,
JET. Davis Growing Robust and
Loqaact0us,
He ElyeH Or Craven bis MePrbchnum--
Mrs. Davis herF1nt Relates thb
Eli* f1f ana Capture.


Loquacieus,
MRS Davis, servant RelAtes Ihp
Fli= ht ana Capture.
tFortret. Monroe Cor. Pht1atelpbia lnquirer.l
&C. C1ay has bsen taken sick his impris-
onment is evidently ttlting on his health.
Dr.. Bancroft attends hin n. The doctor is
doing all be can to restore the prisooncr's
tcatlh- He Is suffering FROM no particular
disease, but Is 1ahorsng under general physI-
cal psostration or debility.
JEFF, DAVIS 10 actually becoming robust. He
Ia heavier roW than on the day Of his cap-
tu1e. He Ia ever ready to talk, though no
answer is y1uchsated him. He has presented
D.. C,syen with his elegant mee,schsum.
In ecstacies over 1t. The amber stem, pure,
-eolid amber, elicits rhapsodica1 encoralnns
from military pipe connoiseeurs: This stem
alone Is said By those who ought to kuoW,
educated pipe deyotees, to 30 Worth hty
dollars, lawful currency Of the United
States. And the bowl, the turbancd zouaye's
beautifully unique, though not 90 valuable
aB the stem in 8 greeuhack point Of Tfe~.
Albeit JEFF has donated his pipe he has not
given up smoking BY any means. he tt'pu.
laied with Dr. Craven. when he presented
him the amber.stsmmea Ineerschanm. to
eeiye lone.s'emned pipe IN return.
This the dector did. aud Jefferson now pufFs
The weed flom 81 ordinary bttar%roos..
Jchn Ml,chell ia gloomy and Morose. he.
dots net endcagor. to break the imposed
eiI.uce. BE puts il reticenec scowliug
Ing ileIcely On nta gua.ds' who: Of csu5se.
Disantbropica1. Davis does not kaoW: Of
MITCHELL 1mprisoDmept. -
We today e1am1nsd o feminine souvenir
Of the late rebellion. It Was present from
the ladies OF South Carolina to Mrs Davis,
prepared at the outbreaks. Of the was and
presented TO The pssudo Mrs. President ta-
ton at Montgomery. The present Is novel
and'a handsome one, being bouquet Of
ladies hair. Locks Of every shsde and hue
shed from the heads Of fair South Carotani-
ans. and cnnn1ng1y worked into the SEM
b}aIe co Of a well arranged and tastefa11y Sc.
cups, da,.les. lilies. broad leaved japonicas,
a'l.tIqu1sitely wrought Of halr, and bearing
marvellous resemblance to their garden
protoiypes, TIE hair psed Is from tbs ven.
e;ahlo grey Of sGt, tothe Aa1en ai1ks Of the
locks Of youth, raven, brown, auhn<n. blonde,
all colors arc dec1ica:tly cotnbtnsa.f: And the
whole is certainly triumph Of hair ToF6.
The petals Of . japonica are elegantly work
cd With b1ack hair, while the blossom Is Of o
delicate daxen hue. Tic buds OF the flowers
are 1epresepted by beads The baquet Is Of
full size being ut least fifteen inches across at
Its widest part. and about eighteen in length.
The stems Of the hair flowers a5e tied With
in q squire shallow case, :1ined With white
satin, The font Is Of glass, surrounded by q
neat pttt frame. On the white satin back |
ground. over the top Of the bouquet, Ia in
sefiUed, with pen, In indelib}e Ink, &C. s. |
a., 1SGl.' On the LEFT, On the bouquet, ia |
l.. III hn..
Miss sally L. Hawkins." On the right: 81 To !
Mra. Jefferson Davis" This unique bouquet |
craccd the pa11or walls of Mrs. Davis till It |
cene Into the possession Of Its Present owner. |
Tie present owner is color. d woman, Mrs.
Ellen Bond, who Was house eefrant In the |
Days family since January %. 3s9s. she
tells me that Mrs. Davis presented her the !
boauet several months ago, and that she re- |
moved It from the Presidential parlor to her
own tumtle home, y hire 1t remained to I
within o few days past. when It was sent
doHn With Mrs. Bonds other elects y Is
now in her honst at Camp Hamilton. Mrs:
Davis told her It was uaade f1on the halr o.
Sou: b Carolina ladies; some OF them that she
had known we'll were dead, sud she did not
care to have the gttt about her. tIen b3na
1ns the chattel ot Peter ". Gruhbsa druggist. |
Of Richmond. Was horn and lived IN hla
MED A1a. Davis ID her flight from Richmond, |
and was present ut the capture Of JEFF. 9he
iefs Rirhmona with Mr.. Davis and the chit-
1ren On ,he Thursday befo1e tho city was cap
tured. Mrs. Davis told her TINT a great battle
Was to take place, greater than any th.t had
set be&a fought; that eEe9 U the 1aakees
lion, snd in view Of these contingencies Mr.
Davis deemed It best for her aud the children
10 leave Richmond for a while. and take ref |
uge in North Carolina. Mrs. Bond, who pos
sesses great affection for Mrs. Davis, readily |
agreed to accompany her.
Mrs- Davis was placed under the care Of
Mr. Harrison, who had been acting as aa aid |
Of Jess. The party travelled without stop
pinr till they reached Charlotte, n. c. Here |
Mrs. Davis remained until the news OF the
fall ot Richmond reached her. The news Was
communicated to her by Captain Moody,
under whcfe guidance she resumed her jon,.
her vothousasd dollars In gold mud buadk /!
Of Confederate money. The first two days Of |
ambulance travel Ara. Davis received many
presents Of food from the people whose |
boufcs 'thcF passed. On the third day, "a !
ineognito mode was adopted, the party cAt-
Dayis was to be known as Mrs smlth. All |
needed provisions were paid Tor In Confed- !
crate n1ouey. The gold WAS untouched. Tue
party travelled as Rapidly rs possible, until
They we're iointd by Jsit himself. ~ 3o:ned
nesdaf morning following be was captured
Mrs, Bond, Therefore, Knows very little of
his mode Of fraTtl. She says be rode OF
ho, ,sebsck. and apart from the anbulance
containing the women and children.
dapa bier of Daris ard Mies Howell, t,ecupied !
q lent. On the morning of the last d4y shs
was awakened by the report Of f ear,ns.
She 1oustd Miss Howell; and when tha:1ady
thook Oft her somnolency, tho SQUADS had
died away. She made light Of the alarn,
ard PREPARED to resnme her slumbers hus 5
next dislurbed by the tlattcr Of horses boots,
and the shouting Of men. AT these owa
nous noises both AtiEs Howell and Mrs Bond
ran ont Of the teEt. Mr. and Sts. Davis were
atthe door Of the tent, which vas beside The
one occupied By Miss Howell. Mrs Davis
keen eye recognized the distant hoTsamen as
Yankee ea5a1Iy, and told her liese lord Us
mrcb.- She drew him within the tent and
Immediately called to Ellen to bring her the
waterproof cloak and small black shawl,
which were in Mts Huwe1Fs t>ns.
3t1e. Bond took the articles called for and
and cazslt1 them 10 Mrs. DaSis. That lady
Immediately threw the cloak over JstI.'s
1ht uldere. While she was arranging It Ellen
left the tire tent. In few 'moments she
wss called for aEatn.' Mira. Davis
.aa tG asE ns,s u ana ~ psrpG ~ lin to1
for God's sake don't refuse me, Ellen; sava
him II you CAM Mrs. Bond saGs she left the
t{ut with Mr.. Davis, but had proceeded but
a ffw steps when the guard halted them
Mr.. Bond remained with Mrs. Darls tnl
her arrival at Fortress Monroe, when she was
taItn from the Clyde t,y her husband, who !
is employed as servant at Fortress Monroe.
Mr. BOND escaped from Richmond year ago.
A1re. Bond relates many interesting remin.
}Ecences Of the last fifteen months Of rebel
rule in Richmond. She is bright mula.to
woman, With long waEy hair. she seems q
close observer, has q Tctensiyo memory,
and, though shc can neither read nor write,
she expresses herself With remarkable per =
sp!cnsty. The table at the rebel Ptesi.r
dents house, during her seSyfce there, Was
remarkable for It's plainnees. No dessert or
wines were cveT used, except when
distingus shed company was present. Every
parr Of the household WAS managed with
rigid econt my. Mrs Davis lnstilled Il a. q
ma1im that ihey must live clrcunscrihed,
and save as rnceh as possible TO the public
purse Wh le the Struggle vas going on: Mrs.
Bond speaks Of Mrs. Davis With . fond aff.c~
tson. We asked her II she would like to re-
tu1n to her, and be again bord-Womsns
IL Oh no, gis," she answered With q startled
,lr Inever want to go South again as 4 slaye,
| wo1ld rather be free, much rather. 3LEs |
Davis wae good TO me, but don't want 10 be
her slave, ios all that
rnEnEC1PROClTx TREATY
she Canada Secession Sympnth1xerR
From the Hontrea, Herald, juno III