Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-26

s0A WIN d. 0UuU osVeHusosUuy IVot4UX on
On hae1k 80 No. on both h looks unrs-
rpittingiy threugh this opening. Where
rest big eyss and What thoughts stir that
troi9 Prone ~ ~. Before him arc the
NY, 'ths Passing ships, and the Rip Rsps.
growing each day INTO wondrous work Of
imessonasae1 1sonQ1hf 90 AeDooav 1hoAane
sky and esstief elyedP sd 4iA Is hirds
: Il. '&as SSEsk S;;E ss1A SS(.
comes that perpetual. mournful refrain. the
sound Of the waves dashing on the beach.
HeIb b. = prisoner. I'D 6Sl6r What r..
csiuSstdhees'dnd under xAds terrible cXarfrs
hanging over him. Net . oemsnt Il - left
snder the vigilant eye Of selnt1t& ( Tksse
2 no eeress through those strong iron Bars
There y q Sac4Pg through this Gordon Of
muskets: There can no attempt 1t rescue
Rom witho0k Il Whas wonder Is it that that
ccrW baa soyevus DAore emaciated, those
oheeks more sunken, those eyes more lus.
uieud, The bros moro wrinhled-his hair
thiter. biz words fewer, his spirits sunk in
perpetual gloom! Health hes left him, hope
p gene that psoua suirit IL broken. esd
ths end Y not flr. am writing no lancy
sketch. nave been told to day that JEFF
Davis, If be keeps up his present prison
habits and dsspondsncy. wiH not ldst az
ss<A' longer. II II n = /,
A CHAPLAIN ATTENDS HIN.
Yesterday Mr.. Davis requested permis.
sion f"r Chaplain to see him. This is the
second request Of the kind he has made
SINGS his Arri1h. ~yChacloin Kerfnot want IA
.antlz 4"& St.s@ 6r}kis 49,
S e. ;3e. et = - {:
Chaplain talked to him Of his spiritual con-
d'uon, read to him passages from the Bible,
4 d prayed with him. After the Chaplain
'eft Davis appeared to be in much better
spirits than he has been for some time past.
RnADlS0 TIE NINA. f rf
He reads the Bible morning and evening.
Recently, am told. he protracts these
readings much more than ut the commence
rnent of his imprisonment. lie confesses
his belief in tbs Blble. md proGssses n have
made isthe ruling guils 4 bis life. Il Is
cvideqt seet he does MT fansy being con !.
fined excluGively y tho Sculptures bot his
request n this regard, thus fAr, has not
been complied. This refusal to extend his
reading privileges. and not permitting him
70 write to his wife, or see letters from her.
have formed the burden Of his complaints
MS EYEsIGHr GROWS MORE DETECTIVE.
II permission was given him to have IN
The books he wished, he could not read
much himself, and for the comfort derived
from them, would have to rely mainly on
others reading to him. One eye ia now al
most totally blind, and the Other giyes ind
cation Of rapidly becoming so. He has
lately of seeing objects double.
He still wears goggles during the day time
MS DAILY ROUTINE.
Life in prison is necessarily monotonous.
WW tew It has ever been more 80 than
si,h Davis. He rises pretty early, usually
y five o'clock in the morning. lie takes
bath the first thing, using salt wat4- :, srs,
and winding up with fro, w.,.r lie
batting t's.l's;ss ere United. consisting Of
- ..n-tub, half filed with salt wat
~ash basin of fresh water, coarse tow
els and soap. An army blanket he converts
into temporary screen, and bathes behind
this. lie is not very particular about his
toilet, the fashion Of combirg his hair. and
oil that. but is exact upon the subject Of
cleanliness, underclothrng, sheets, towels,
&c. Bath and toilet completed. he reads
the Bible, and at half past eight has his
breakfast This is served from DR.. Ora.
vsn's table. The statement that daught-
er of DR.. Craven brings him his food Is in
correct A soldier brings his meals to him.
Tea. toast and an egg or two, or broiled
4. In
appetite is variable. Gen. Miles may call
in to see him and pass few words, or the
officer Of the guard may have something to
say for only these two, except the physi-
clan and Craven and the Chaplain, ofcourse,
when he calls, are allo~ed to speak to him
In conversation he has betrayed IN anxiety
and even determination to discuss the sub
juect Of the impossibility ofever convicting
him Of treason. lie throws himself back
upon the question Of State rights rs the
main point ofdefeuse. For some time, find
ing that all the discussion was on his own
side, he was kept silent on the subject
Except these Interruptions in the way Of
which, it will be understood.
are not daily by any means. he passes mos,
of his time till 81 p. m, his dinner hour, in
looking At the window. He smokes his
pipe occasionally, but is no great smoker
lie says that much smoking makes him
nervous. After dinner he passea the time
~ before. lie has supper At 81 o'clock, and
then goes directly TO bed. lie sleeps pretty
soundly, bat more % formerly than latterly
At fitss the light kept burning in the room
all night troubled him, bit he he has be.
come used 10 it, and makes no complaint
on the subject now, IS perhaps he knows it
would do NJ good il he did. 7.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GUARD.
Il pssvioss istters l hsve described n
Davb quarters and the eusft ItAcea over
him. Both continue the Same Is at FIRST
lie has been urgent to have the guard placed
in his own foeo, the .rear Of tie cassnatc
two are kept constantly in both front and
back room and % 0l1cef wiA them re.
moved and kept in the front room. But his
entreaty vas o. no avail. Next he desired
that the guard in his own room might be
ALLEGED to stand Instead OF beine kepe walk
ing. but hoes. too, his iequast ~ nd BEEN
with:
TEE LATE ExEcurtoN or rnE AsAxSstxxrrox
CoNsPIRATOns.
There 10 every reason to believe that the
execution Of the assassiIhlion oonapifators
in WashsHgtou has been communicated 10
Davis within the past three or four days.-|
It 10 certain that = great and marked change
has come over him, and to HE undoubted
knowledge Of this execution. the change is
attributed. His food il Of the best quality,
be - eopudapee ef pure air, and therU Il
no sPecm9ressoff~ otherwise accounting NJ
present gloominess aud declining health.
President johnson Rnubs aer.