The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-26
Ex.prCSident Davis Imprisonment,

Mr.. DAVIS ALLOWED THE USE OF TOBACCO,
After visiting Mr.. Davis on the morn inr
OF the 24th Of May, and finding him i'll, DR..
Craven writes:
On quitting Mr. Davis, at once wrote to
Major Church, Assistant Adjutant General,
advising that the prisoner he allowed tobac
co--to the want Of which, after lifetime of
use, he had referred as one of the probable
partial causes Of his illness-though not
complainingy, nor with any request that it
be given. This recommendation was ap-
proved in the course of the day; and on
calling in the evening brought tobacco with
me, and Mr.. Davis filed his Pine, which
VAS the sole article dc had carried with him
from the Ciidc, except the cloths he then
wore.
NFhis is n noble medicine" he said, with
something rs hear II smile as was possible
Tor his haggard and sunken features. 81
hardly expected IL; did not ask for i. though
'he oepriVation has been severe. During
my confinement here shall ask for moth.
ing"
lie was now much calmer fev.rish symp-
toms steadily decreasing, pulse already
down TO seventy five, his brain less excta-
bic, and his mind becoming more resigned
to his condition. Complaining of the foot
ial's OF the two senrics within his chamber
made it difficult for him to collect his
thoughts; but added cheerfnlly that, with
'his-louching his pipc-hc hoped to become
tranquil. -
This pipe, by the way, was a large, and
handsome one, made Of meershaum, with an
amber mouth-pieee, showing by it's color
mat 1t had seen ''active service fer some
,imc-as. indeed, was the case, having been
his companion duing the stormiest years of
nIS llfn if,,1
the writer's possession, having been given
TO him by Mr.. Davis, and its acceptance in.
sisted upon rs the only thing he had left TO
oilcr.
THE TORTURE OF Tnc PRISONER.
Happening to notice that bis coffee stood
coldund apparently untasted beside his bed
in its Tin cup, f0;i;asl:s Ell that there was n
contradiction of the assertion implied in the
old army question, WHO ever saw cold oof.
fec in a lin cupS" referring to tho eager
ness with which soldiers Of all classes
when campaigning, seek for and use this
beverage.
II cannot drink IT," he remarked
Though fond Of coffee all my life. 1t is
the poorest article of the sort I have over
tasted, and II your, government pays for
such stuff as coffee, the purchasing quarter
~
me, too, for thought your soldiers must
have The best--many of my Generals COM
planning of the difficulties they encounter
cd in seeking to prevent our people from
making volunteer lrnccs with your soldiers
whenever the lines ran near each other. for
The purpose Of exchanging the to,acco we
had in abundance against your ,,offec and
sugar
Told him to spend as little time in bod as
he could; that exercise was the best medi-
cine for dyspeptic patients. To this he
answered by uncovering the blanket from
his feet and showing me his shackled an
kles.
"ls it possible for me Doctor; cannot
even stand erect. These shaokles are very
heavy: know not, with the chain, how
many pounds. lfI try TO move they trip
me, and have already nbraded broad patch
es OF skin from the parts they touch Can
yon devise no mears to pad or cushion them
80 that when try to drag them along they
may not chafe me so intolerably? MY
limbs have SO little flesh on them, and that
80 weak as to be easily lacerated."
THE SIMPLE FACTS OF MR.. DAVIS CAPTURE.
Having joined his family, he travelled
with them for several days, in consequence
OF finding the region infested with de-
serters and robbers engaged in plundering
whatever was. defenceless, his intention