, 1869-11-29

lecture lay General J. II. NI.soa-
lhe EItShf. pursuit, And capture
of jeff Davis.
frpta The Davenport Ga:fftt, Nor 2.
=. A yet, respectable aaa'ence asseGoc1 In tbs
Olttn iIu1st :a~t evening to n.tcn to Genesai j.
cartusc "f jtE. psv1s'' !. ". Crawford. E.q,
p:e=iue'!. After auhouhc:rR tnat key. ". il. Mil
~ ru *. a s ,Sas the i.nous @ i un
tttic vii give concert IN tao lhtesesla 0I tee
Ltrar1 Association on the 7th Of Decem@s, NJ.
=. ptcsrsted Gsnefnl Wilson, who MAS greeted
After arrEnEriatt Introductory tcnaEka, Gen
c.al Wltst,t. t.ld not b,s intention to .ntnaIe
Iaet viii tanri, or Fumauce viii h,-tort, Ia, lu
I'LL thr 4u. atulsbe truth. 80 ir a. liz kre@ u. or
tca..ed Ii ton. oshssA The GeterAl tLeu gave q
fa1 OF rttecPturr, carly IN April lsts 10 the sum
day mhtn ihe Et-s Vi the furrenhef OF Lee was
ctnnhhcatti to laws as he y as *ea.ea In d Acn-
with srifro.seesoa or a,gntJ- lie huz1lcd Eome,
snd, wi'n lis ucrc r:o'nsc ~:te, Aacns
tn. M Ss, t. ps'ess IN s.s saa ea #:
1clpa:tcu III the rebel Treasury. Under the
cnNrf q dutkLczs. bavia with Ills family, and
E1erk.tssr, !ieL JusplE, and Kelap,
II to The train witch was 10 err. ttt& fram
KUh:-rLd AID Win = lea they rracacd Dl1re.
/, IN stated upon wrat Is considered good nalfDrt-
II, tha: uart. maLJ weeks hefnre L.e-n c8;a.tEo-
pie, Z ntG 1he 81 uoet CAREFUL ani cxae:tug pro.
yl.lu:is FOR his cfc.tc Ur.3urs hal been Sent fdr
tue sht nantoah cruise on the coast OF Feilds to
rake thb fHelt.rts OIL bisEtl." General Wilson
Er1salth G>erss Gf lhe hight 10 .Abovy.l.e, e.,
hrtc Davis esl.d II cnuLc1 VI WIZ, Tor rce 14't
ttul, MO HpaeA hopeless appeal for l[slstabce
10 tenttnrance Of ihe Rrrrege. From tsl- piscs
sr t.curs gave hin aIl hl, ponheruus wasou train
uuuiLal ttoteeisoh Eth he stacied tae Village of
Washington, Just within the uut,ne ru tsuslarg Ut
trtrlls. A uyv!slnn VI Federal easa!sF were N
NO; pursuit. nldeE Stnnemau, white rrtncFs OF
nrstfes neuctcl force, s4ecp:ne Destruction
Through AtatIc,a ard Georgia, cuttnx oS the
III y TrGrr 10 Mississippi AMI tie Southwest
tv'rs,l; Wn..htren trIcf,pte 1t soale lc.Esh the
la,uN lLtn, .r'eE:rt,s t:uua:tt anli cls7r.tl,
.isK II ittt.t L:nrfsn;rn'. hg the Way to t3rn
era, WInklow AID GeGsral Sohlr, two Ut towas
er1lnut seitEcrd Hno c:lfE1*'l me Werks which
c.llsed the ta.tlhetae i'Enfpc, Mt Lotan1uss.
Evects aEd asovcncnts xtrc EAp1dt5 ani F&rtuiy
,hi.suf thc vsitous elari,tnen,s nt tto .. 0: TIC
II c;L. r. ouu cou nand, cnne1 Catoe, WlnsinE,
N,tte, Meteor, EruNtor, tnu Objects uf loser
| iean cavalry. eaiie Erou the catap q DAYS and
| liz tu11 ~. III at tr<1usr1e, lr.ln County,
Itolg1p, liz n:rs soutn VI Ill iedes7,'c, Ts.cu!.
II ,LatI1 ( point Of liz. resi- IN tte lec:r1r was
leae he'd thr dt scr1fson Of the capture aai c>s
rune el Dsv.z this ais last caLcc TO die IN the
last l,ch. IL was Lieutenant J. 4. nlrklnson, OF
! TIC Fourth Michigan Catalrs, VITO arpsoacsed
Il reu ,ssn; t1tt cl Ii II nsal: appasrt ose Of
Tbs Il sa.r.!ip t,n pal. 1ei.tt s large ttcs aDd
4ha!;, nn cr,l-r Whlca they cid not olx5 NATL
| eoE;Iu.:cd ~ taiee taen: 10 WnHEa t3t5 susfeC-
J.tL ns.'s. ard tic a'tr nss dettcec,, ~ the ap.
searaIcc vi h:s topsn o:>, WITCH uete 10: enssrcy
| cc,sIcn IL his dt-cu'sc- SArlors humorous DC.
! ta1's Il: II CaptG.c vi n related.
| General Wt.soc said that the fsIe-ds OF DAVIS
t'rt1p',4sy rcnad mat be VAS disguised as =
soMar. and he !htf tfeioSc te'ai1cl the sIonIa With
| etAies HAT 1,a,is nah \ black mantle wrapped
| srcnnA biz ntad through wn!ca could be seea
! locks o. l,s salF. Captain G, ". Lsxtop, OF the
Fourth Michigan csrarJ, asserts explicitly that
l,sr.s had on lady's waterproof cloak, gam
| e1tZl at lhe waist, with y shAHt 1F2Nn over the
ns;s nd ss1sns ~ pa Go'oss. n,cras, 3s
Io~. .:we,er.nreoi e:oas ' Or rooe" m ot dafs Of
b. la.l. ~ li.zuise, aud which was itcnrce,l
.,t ,hc Etn no sxw 1t on him =, the time OF the
uAcuh the Eext day. II consisted OF au.al'
| l!4ck elnwi, with red t,r,let TOUR OF 1vc iLches
d.tI. which was :derttt.td in tia,Asr Inaausr t5
Mr. DAste ard tie sot,era- 1 cnnytoc:ag CT
ctu.sianec n Ibis correction WAt se!ateA In
tGpA.EE over tie articles or hoayd the sssaet fnI
.ls .3As' SsIess, 17,tces.d Fetsa mt one NJ
/ Thai Int tue thawl 70. IAIhet wore when cap.
:u,td: ,a.s s ltc tne:'-r1ct!sg rr tie r1xtt Que,
,1!er's 10 explain n. sy The siot.. have connrme.
s.n. ot Iavss: siad. sfliIlss 1ss, Mt. Da.i. ~
ss5s says ia: tnas! va. tsroxu asross bis snoacess
t;et cral Wilson retAten the srn-eQCeot event
aticsc:rI fasis raretE. 10 mis- arrival ai Fostres
Of ctrtr rssu nenL re1eia lie Gafe tAc;ca Q
| tcnSe1ta1itn het~ecu 1'svts oEd hsrteI a. Aa
! cot, where :he pl1sedout rebSl vas FtfS Tree u
! l!A t1pst sttont concernt0g bis o~n ana ~
: | .csdi: 1, FeEtral (ss nttA& Entertaining mig
| epii toIl II Gtarr. Sncsuac- and 2nonaS. an
FIfasMG 81 11teiIrut lincoln II terms Of gfsa
!etrecL
t 1he eote:nditg portion of tue lecture was a
r1c1Eeut eortfatt Of tie taiecfx A1d caagattefa
), alr. l,urpa atn Jcc. Ddv,s, md tic pc:pEattoa
r.Es:nct 1T pc.urr CT the urdstrg lame 9. "
lstcor, The hailed for all titnc as the Fsthe
lf his eoln'fJ."
, | Sey41at tlln<R daring the lecture the tTcAsf
| NaS tuttr1pNfed py nTp}huse, 1t MAS dhe cuoE
| altnouGh the Gcx cIsl IS not, ard Goes nos esM,
9 TO te, an p1a'oT: lie dc4eTes the tnanka Or y
friends Of uteEatutc, given ~ II ts, H1Ioous "a
!; for the b nett OF the Young Mems Aota5'