Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-25
I'M mEMORIAM.
from the Louisiana Democrat. ]

Va. AID. 1912, died at DE-. CIarke's Plauta-
zion, near LecoInptc I. O., Thursday, January
23rd, 1868. - ~ =.
(. His childhood and youth were not different
from those of other men, and they were those
OF an honorable, brave and talented son OF good
parents. Grown to manhood but scarcely yet
aware of its responsibilities, his services were
claimed in the defence of his home. He Gu
tered the 18th Virginia Regiment as private,
and was upon entering; the field detailed upon
signal duty. In this department Of the service
be won the admiration Of his comrades and
officers and promotion at the hands of the War
Department. He'Was soon after the battle OF
Manassas transferred to the Department OF the
Mississippi and Tennessee. At Island No. 10,
as his commanding officer states, during the
bombardmeut Of the fort known as Ruckers s,
his flag staff was twice shot from his hands IN
the course of few hours in one instance he
| was transmitting message, be picked up the
flag and continued the message without inter
ruption and without mistake, In this exposed
situation he remained six days. On the 21th
of March, 1862, his commander, Capt. u. II.
Cummins, recommended private Elcon Jones
for promotion, which recommendation was en-
dorsed by Gen. Beauregard, in the following
complimentary manner:
Il earnestly recommend private Elcon Jones
| for promotion to the rank of Second Lieuten..
ant in the O. S. Army, for the GOODNESS and
gallantry displayed on the occasion referred to.
lie has been before mentioned for his bravery
in signalizlng the movements Of the enemy IN
front of the Stone Bridge, just before the
battle Of Manassas.
'ISipned) G. r. BEAUREGARD."
In May, 1862, he was appointed signal
officer, ranking as Captain OF Infantry, and or
dered on duty with Gen. Beauregard. From
this duty he served with Gen. f.; K. Smith,
accompanying him into the Trans Mississippi
Department as his chief sigma! officer. While
on duty in this Department his exertlons we're
constant in attempting to keep up the connco
ton Of this with the Cts Mississippi Depart
ment, and it was while acting in the Mississippi
| Swamp that he contracted the lung disease
which proved fatal to his life. Gen. Smith
showed his appreciation Of the valuable services
of Captain Jones, and his confidence in his
| ability, by comforting upon him in April
1865, the appointment OF Brigadier General
Of Infantry. Il. .ElI...
His career as a soldier of the Confederate
army needs no comment-lt was bright path
| of honor and glory. He did not return to his
native soil-love bound him to one OF Rapldes'
comeliest daughters. Disease bereft their mar
| ried life Of many OF its brightest pleasures
| and finally filed their loving hearts with mis-
| cry. He died surrounded by the saddest cir
cumstances His devoted wife had been 10
constant attention upon him and their babe
| His death came when none looked for it-and
was not relieved by her soothing presence
| None can know the anguish that rends her
| widowed heart--the dcsolation that reigns in
her bosom. He has, we trust gone to a hap
pier cline. He had hopes-he looked Tor the
| coming Of death as q release from his earthly
woes, and believed in Him who said: He
that liveth and belicveth in me shall never
die. May times softening hand smooth the
| wrinkle Of sorrow from the widow brow, and
| lessen the anguish of her heart. And may
| our Heavenly Father be to her both husband
| and father' a FRIEND.
HAYMAKING.-As the season for making
hey is approaching, we publish the following
discreet advice to farmers, from the Ohio
| Farmer 10
Don't dry your hay too much Hay may
| be dried till it is as worthless as stray. AS a
| good cotIee-maker would say, Don't burn your
coffee, but brown it; so we say, Don't dry
your hay, but cure it, Our good old mothers,
who relied upon herb tea instead Of 'pothecary
HeulClUc, SdtuClCu IuCiL hCiOS Will III DlO"-
som, and cured them in the shade This is
the philosophy OF making good hay. Cut in
| the blossom, and cure in the shade. The SUI
gar of the plant, when it is in bloom. is in the
stalk, ready to form the seeds. II the plant is
cut earlier the sugar is not there; if later the
sugar has become converted to woody matter.
Hay should be we'll wited in the sun, but
cured in the cock Better to be little too
green than too dry. If, on putting it into the
barn, there is danger of heating in the NOW,
put on some salt Cattle will like it none the
less "
From all portions of the country, delegates
and visitors have commenced vending their
way to New York to attend the National Con-
servative Democratic Convention, to be held
in that city on the 18th Of July. The hotels
there are already rapidly filling up. ......
Gen. Garfield, Congressman from the Nine