The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-22
where she and her children were staying.
She was perfectly paralyzed with grief at
the appalling calamity. The party, who

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were met at the door by colorcd SER
want, who expressed some signs OF aston
ish .ent at the unexpected visit. When
told that Mr.. Ralston was dead and his
rema rs would soon be there, he q as so
pcrplexcd as to only be able to >tammer
out, "What Mr.. Ralston? VIM Rails.
ton? VIM. G. Ralston?' When further
assured Of the fact, he struck his forehead
wildly. with his hand, and said, pathet.
cally, my God, how can that be posi-.
bic = The dead wagon came few mo-
ments afterwards, and the body of the
late owner Of the lordly mansion was
Lornc reverently in, and the rude box in.
closing it as placed on costly carved
table in one Of the elegant rooms OF the
first story. Then there followed such
scene OF grief as is only possible when
strong men lose their sell.control and
give way to overpowering emotion. There
were p' e<ent there, having followed the
body from the beach, or having been
brought by the dire intelligence y little
later, Robert F. Morrow, Colonel j.
D. Fry, Colonel Barnes, H. T. Wakelee,
A. A. Cohen, Jennings S. Cox, Mayor
Otis, Charles N. FELTON,, Senator Sharon,
George Barstow, Henry F. Willard, MIR.
Brown, late cashier, and s. Franklin, Sec.
rotary Of the Bank of California, and
Captain Lees. Mr.. Sharon laid his head
on the mantle.piece and wcpt like II
child. Mr. Brown covered in one corner
overwhelmed with grief. The tender sor'
row exhibited by Captain Lees was one
Of the most touching features Of the occa-
sion. He had been true and tried friend
Of Mr.. Ralston, and the feeling had been
warmly rcciprocated. Ills expressions Of
indignation at those who had brought
about the event that ha6 thrown the city
into lamentat;on were heartfelt and ex:
presSive. "Just to Think said he, shat
this man, who made every man whom he
touched millionaire, Wake out Of the
house this morning homeless and PENN
less Mr.. Franklin, his gray.halred
associate for man: years, sat upon the
steps in the corridor, looking utterly des-
titute and woebegone. Rarely, if ever,
has more Sorrow]ul assemblage of grief
stricken mourncrs gathered about the
body of one whom they had hon
ored and loved in life. 1t
seemed a%i if no ray Of sunshine could
ever stream in on their lives again.
How jeff Davis il Received i'm Mis-
Fulton No. Sept. e IA, Letter to st. Louis
As stated, Jeff. Davis was quite feeble
last night, and his friends feared that if
able to speak at all to-day, his remarks
would in consequence be brief. He was
we'll taken care of over night at Attorney
General t!ockaday's, and morning found
him so much improved that he received
and conversed with many admiring
friends, most of them whilom citizens of
the so-called Confederacy. TO keep Mr..
Davis up to the physical endurance mark,
MEDICINAL srIMULANTs
were literally furnished him. No one
ever accused Jeff. Of overindulgence in
strong drink, and to sustain his vital en-.
ergies under the c,rcumst ances III which
he is now placed, rotations oil whisky
teddy at short intervals, may be con>id.
cred by many pardonable. At about IL
o clock, the committee having Mr..
Davis in charge arrived at the fair
grounds, and by this time he was
estimated by some Of the directors, there
were from 5000 to 10000 people in the
closure. Entering the gate, the crowd
almost impe'led further progress, but the
people at length gave way, and the visit
ing party passed twice around the
grounds. amid very great enthusiasm and
vocifcrous greeting. The committee and
their guest then entered the amphthea-
ter, where Mr.. Davis was warmly well
coined, the men yelling
''HURRAH FOR JEFF. DAVIS ~
and the women waving their handker-
chiefs. Passing around the ring, the
p'rty, including Senators B"gy and Cock
errl, Colonel Armstrong, Judge Buckner
and others, took position IN the pagoda,
around which some hundred Of the crowd
clustered, to get better view of the ex.
h'bition about to be made. 1t took some
time to get clear Of the throng Of persons
persistent in their, endeavors Ito
shake the hand Of j: D. At length a
pause was secured, and Governor Hardin,
i'll aS few words as he oud command on
such an occasion, introduced Mr.. Davis,
VIII 'mmenced by thanking the vast as.
>emblagc for the demonstration, and ex.
pressing his qualification at being so COR
daily received BY the people of the King.
dom Of Galloway. i than whom there we're
none i'll the land he was more grd1ifiedt IT,
meet. He Was not there, he said, as a
sectional man, but as an American citi.
zen. with
no AN1Mos1TY
in his heart, no prejud ce to any sec'ion,
but desire for the prosperity of the
whole country. Mr.. Davis next alluded
to tic necessity Of internal improvements.
and commented the system Of artificial
outlets in"uguratce. The Mississippi
Valley was held together by a perpetual
bond Of internal interest. From