The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-06
The Future Lady L? of the White House.

FROM inc LACROSSE democrat
1t having been pretty we'll established that Hiram
Useless Grant is to be the Radical disunion candidate
for the Presidency, no matter what his chances are
there is much canvassing as to his fitness
1t is generally acknowledged even by the negro
heads themselves that he is entirely unfit to occupy
the position, and that having been settled, some little
attention is now being paid the wife Of the aforesaid
Useless.
few weeks ago an inquiry relative to the capture
OF Mrs Grant by Confederate forces published in
this paper, and that inquiry brought forth the three
statements published below:
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
Editor of the Lacrosse Democrat:
Seeing question in your paper about Mrs. Grant,
will try and answer portion of it, Mrs. Grant was
captured on the morning of the 9th of December
1862 at Holly Springs, Miss, by Gen. Earl Van Dorns
forces, together with all Of the garrison-some 3779
and officers.
never the trunk opened. 1t was large sized
one. Yours, B W.
NASHVILLE, March IS, 1868.
Editor Of the Lacrosse Democrat:
In answer to an article in your valuable paper Of
the Eth inst, to whether Mrs. Gen. U. s. Grant
was ever captured by the Confederates would say
she captured by them at Holly Springs Miss by
Gen. Van Dorm. His whole command saw her. She
was then boarding at Mrs. Cox's, excellent, high
toned and accomplished Southern lady. But when
Mrs e. left Mrs. Coxs she stole all her siiuecare and
that is where the big trunk from l can prove
every word of this by than five thousand Of bet
ter than Graut.
Hoping that this will satisfy for the present. have
the honor to remain
One of Van Dorns Staff JwL
FAYETTE, Mo, March &C.
Editor of the Lacrosse Democrat
correspondent of your paper wants to know if
MRS. u D Grant was ever taken prisoner By the Con-
1edeTates during the war, and If so, when and where
and what sized trunk did she have and what was in it
not appropriate to adys wardrobe? In reply, |
would state that II was common report through the
army in Mississippi in the early part of 1863 or latter
part of 1862, that Mrs Gen. Grant was caDtured by
Gen Van Dorm in his raid upon Holly Snrings that
year, and that she had all Of Col. IS (of Holly
Springs slvecHare packed in large trunks ready for
transportation but did not quite succeed in getting off
with It. This was common report, and universally
believed in the army JHp
The MISTAKEN GENEROSITY OF A CANARY RrRnA
lady in this city has bird hanging in its cage BY the
window the door Of which is occasionally opened and
his canaryship permitted to indulge the freedom of
the ROOM day or two since he happened to fv on
the mantle shelf whereon mirror. Here was
new discovery OF the most profound interest He gazed
long and curously at himself and to the conciu
sion he had found mate. Going back to his cage he
selected seed from Its box and brought it in his bill
as an oHerns 20 the stranger In vain he exered him
sell 10 make his new found friend parake and becom
ing weary of that tried another tack Stenninr back
few inches from The glass he poured forth his
notes, pausing now and tEen for reply None came
and moody and disguised he few back to his narch
hanging his head in shame and silence for the rest Of
the day, and although the door was repeatedly ef
open, refused to come out again -,
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