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The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
THE CAPTURE OF MIR. DAVIS.
A Statement from Nis Cslored Coach man
who WAS Present.


who Was Present.
Soon after the close of the civil war in
1865, when Generals Lee and Johnston
had surrendered to tie United States,
forces, a good deal was said-much of it
false-in regard to the capture of Jefier-
sou Davis, president of the confederacy.
Soon after his capture, James H. Jones,
a colored man who was with Mr.. Davis
or his family during nearly the whole
time of the war in the capacity of coach
men, and who was with him when he was
taken prisoner in Georgia, furnishhed a
statement of the capture. Recently a
request has been made to gentlemen of
high standing in this city to procure from
James H Jones, q statement of the whole
matter, which he has given, and which
we are permitted to copy as below. But
before giving the statement We will take
occasion to say that the author is ma
tive of this city, and stands as high as
any colored man in the state for truth
and integrity. He Is and has been for
ten years captain of the Victor fire COM
pany of this city, and was, until his re-
signation, captain of the Raleigh rifles,
colored volunteer company OF this city.
The statement is given "a briefly as pos
sible to be Ineligible, and is IA follows
az was coachman to Hon. JEFF. Davis
nearly all through the war, and was with
him at the time of his capture, which
occurred on the 10th of May, 1865, be-
tween three and four clock in the morn.
ing, some fifteen or sixteen miles from
the county seat of Wilcox county, Geor-
gia, while in camp on the public road. /
heard the tramping of the horses of the
federal soldiers, as they were approaching
the camp, and awoke Mr.. Davis and told
him the Yankees were nearly on us. He
and his wife had been sleeping In their
tent. When went in he got up, and by
the time he got his clothes on the soldiers
were in the camp and ten or twelve of
them were standing at his tent door with
their guns. No one could pass in or out.
Mrs. Davis and the children had not had
time TO dress. Mr. Davis went to the
tent door and was ordered by the soldiers
to surrender. He replied that he would
not; that he would die first. At this
Mrs. Davis pressed to her husband and
puJ ucT IIls dfOuiu Hfo hCSh, uOkEhE
the soldiers not to kill him, both she aud
the children were crying piteously.
at has been stated that Mr.. Davis had
on a hoop.skirt, and was otherwise dis
guised as a woman. This is wholly false.
He was dressed in his ordina. y clothing,
with cavalry boots drawn over his pants,
a waterproof over his dress coat, a shawl
thrown over his shoulders, and on his
head broad-brim white or drab Texas
hat. He had not an article of female
wear about his person.
"The following gentlemen were in the
camp and were captured at the same
time: Gen. Reagan, postmaster general
Mr.. Harrison, private secretary to Mr..
Davis; Col. Lovett, of Texas; Col. Joseph
Johnston, of Kentucky; Col. Joseph
Wood ESCAPED next day.; Mr.. William
Howell, brother to Mrs. Davis, and many
others, all of whom doubt not will cor
roborate what have stated above. -
Raleigh (N CO. Ne'@.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
Female BOhemiians.

Lola Montez was a latter day bas
rogues, the most successful and world
wide. An Irish girl with any amount of
fathers, her liberality Of moral style and
action was about her only heirloom, save
a face brimiul of expression, fine eyes
and multitudinous hair. As a dancer
and actress she won half the hearts of
Paris, and married a monarch-the art
mad Ludwig. She lived then as beg
gar on horseback, and by her absurdities
succeeded admirably in running her
husband TO the ragged edge of ruin, from
which he was only saved by his people,
who threatened revolution il she were
not expelled from the kingdom. Here
ditary pride and ambition overcame an
old mans foolish love, and Ludwig
assented to the demands of his ministers
Heart broken he parted with Lola, who,
with light fantastic toe, tripped blithely
over to London, and, after a couple of
years of success as an actress, followed
the star of empire in its western course,
toured the United States as an actress
and lecturess, made money and was
popular, lost it all and ceased 10 draw,
WIS uSlIduuSu w CNCfN OHC WIN COuld
get a chance TO swindle her, and
finally, in a New York second rate
boarding house, just sixteen years
ago, the footlights of her life's drama
fickered out, and in Trinity church yard
she now lies, with the simple inscription,
Elizabeth Gilbert, died in New York,
aged forty-one years, to mark her rest.
ing place. Adah Isaac Menkens was a
less successful, but mere socially popular,
woman than Montez. Menken was a
Louisiana Jewesa Of rare beauty and
exceeding brilliant ideal intellect. She
was rsttle-brained, good-hearted adven-
turess, giving to mankind what was
meant for an individual party, te.wit, a
husband, and il she sinned greatly, may
be forgiven, for she loved much. She
accomplished her stage popularity more
By reason of beautiful face and marvel.
lously symmetrical figuge than FROM
stage ability. She married John 4
Heeuan, the prize-fghter, first: then
poor Orpheus G. Kerr fell in her arms
and they were married. He truly lovyS
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
LEAVE ALL AND FOLLOW ME-

Leave all aud follow Theel O biessed Lord,
Fain would leave the and tolls Of life
The ceaseless worry, and the endless STRIFE
Fen the scant Joys my earthly days afford.
II were pleasant task 10 follow Thee
Up to the heights OF Heavenly calm and peace,
Where pain and discomfort forever cease,
And all from grief and sorrow ares I free.
But, Lord, Thou once didst say, II We would tread
The narrow path, We too must bear q cross,
And serve Thes well, counting all else ss droes,
Remembering, when sad, how Thy heart bled.
II is by doing that which We should do,
We follow along the blessed way.
Thou bid'st us all work we'll while vet IT'S day,
And not the smallest duty to eschew.
We cannot serve Thee well through Idle days,
Fen though hearts he filled with love and prayer
Labor In worship'-we must do our share,
And do 1t faithfully, TO meet Thy praise.
Lesve all and follow Theel Yea, all the sin.
And all the paths which lead awSy from Thee
But from our labor we shall not be free
Until our harvest.shezves TO Thee we bring.
And, nothing 10th, l turn my eyes away
From far-of heights which know not toll or caro-.
Duties well done Thou dost accept a. prayer:
In Thine own mansions We shall rest some day.
-Foah WoltoH.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
rOREIGN.

The specific charges upon which GAM
beta will appear before the tribunal of
Lille is that Of insulting MacMahon and his
ministers.
The British privy council has forbid
den the landing OF leaves or stalks OF pota.
toes grown in the United States, Canada, or
Germany.
A republican conspiracy has been dis
covered and frustrated at Madrid. Numer.
Gus arrests were made there and throughout
the provinces.
Despite the energetic attempts Of the
government to stamp it out, the Colorado
beetle has spread over field OF twenty-five
acres at Langenreichenbach, in Germany.
A London telegram says that owing
to the depression in the cotton trade, the
Nuneaton cotton mill which employs over
five hundred operative, will be closed.
In the pampas of Buenos Ayres there
are u, ,O00,0 900 cows and 100000 horses that
have owners. while there are also great
numbers of wild herds.
The Peruvian government wants TO
borrow $24, ,0OO,0 900 for few years, and will
secure the lender with a bank OF guano one
hundred and fifty miles long and mile
wide.
The London Agricultural Gazette OF
Goth, in its review Of the crop prospects Of
Great Britain, predicts a general failure OF
crops. The potatoe crop, which, until then,
had promised to be productive, wss very
generally threatened with disease.
On the 20th, the Paris conservatory
papers united in announcing that there was
no choice there except between coup d'etdt
and revolution, and that a republican victory
in the coming election would not be submit
ted to. 1t was believed that France was on
the verge Of perilous crisis.
Adelina Patti, has brought, says a
Paris dispatch. for a nullity Of marriage
against the Marquis of Caux, alleging that
the Rev. Mr. Plunkett, who performed the
ceremony in England, had no license from
his archbishop, but acted simply as delega'
ted by the parish of st. Phillip du Rule in
Paris.
Sir Stafford NOrthcote, in a speech
delivered at Plymouth, declared that the
duty OF England at the present moment was
to pursue policy Of the strictest neutrality
Occasion might arise in which a definite
policy would be necessary, but under presen,
circumstances the duty of the government
was TO keep in view and maintain in every
possible way, the position and influence OF
England, so that it could be OF assistance IN
bringing this miserable, disastrous, cruel
and barbarous war to close.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
Who Osman Pasha Is.

The Army and Navy Journal, on FIJI
day, published the following:
"It is confidently asserted In England
from private Information that Osman
Pasha is none other thsu that celebrated
fugitive from French prisons, Marhal
Francois Ochilre Bazine. This intelli-
gence il by no means improbable. Ba'
zaine was always an active and stirring
man, and the circumstances Of his puplic
trial in France werc such "a TO shut him
from career in any army In Christ
ian Europe. Like most French officers o.
rank, he had served In Algeria, and In x
doing acquired considerable knowledg'
of A rabic and Of the Arabs. Besides thil
he served in the Crimean war in com
mand of the Foreign Legion, and after
ward as French governor of Sebastopol
During that period he naturally mad
many Turkish acquaintances, and there
fore there is nothing more natural thar
that he should go to Turkey In the houl
of his need. II Is no secret that Bazn
was a strong Ronapartist, and that hi
treason to France In the interest of the
late emperor Is indulgently looked on by
the imperial government.
"In Turkey, where Bazaine's masteI
was the best friend of the sultan, Ba'
zaine would be received with open armi
by those of his frieuds who knew his value
in any capacity Of a trained soldier
That he should have concealed his iden
tity with the utmost care is equally n
natural, and had not war come 1t i
possible he might have concealed 1t till
his death, but war with Russia, hi
antagonist of twenty years ago, could moi
fail TO bring Osman Pasha In contact
with the people who knew General Ba
zine as governor of Sebastopol. Whether
the secrect leaked out through somt
Russian officer, prisoner in his hands, ol
some English or French attachc who hat
served in the Crimes, and recogniEet
Osman Pasha, is uncertain, but thu
character of his fighting at Plevna,
stubborn, defensive battle, Is curiously
like the first day at Gravelotte, through
the difference Of force on the enemies
side led him to happier issue"
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
OSCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, 1877.

Of grain, as the time is not distant when
Charleston must be an important grain
market. This cargo was taken in from the
Savannah railroad Immediately from their
wharf, and saved all incidental expenses.
In Lexington, Tennessee, there lives
an old negro man who claims to be the
father of one hundred and fftyseven chill
dren. He says he was at New Orleans when
General Jackson met Packenham, and that
he then had wife and one child. He has
been married thirteen times, and twelve Of
his wives bore him all his legitimate children,
one hundred and fifty-seven IN number. The
last one claims none OF the honor Of ma
ternity Of this numerous progeny OF her
prolific husband. He says most of his
children were born in triplets, and the
increase of his family alone before the war
made his master rich.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
JOHN WESLEY HARDIN.
The Captured Oatlaw for whom the Re.
wards Aggregat0 $50, 900.

The Captured Oat1aw for whom the Ne.
wards Assregsto $4,000.
His father was preacher who lived in
southwest Texas. As q boy he was re-
markably quiet, and gave no evidence OF
the terrible passions which, in after life,
made him thirst for blood. When al.
most sixteen years Of age, and while the
state was under military rule, darkey
ON his fathers place provoked him, and
he shot him. For this he was arrested
ynd placed under guard of some soldiers
who started to Huntsville with him. As
he was only boy they did not watch
him very closely, and at night lay down
TO sleep. Hardin arose in the night
and killed every one of them. This out
lawed him. The next act was the muir
der Of Jack Halem, out Of which grew
the Sutton and Taylor troubles. Har-
din siding with the Taylors. His
father and brother got mixed up and
were taken out and hung in western
Texas. From this time on he was des-
perado Of the worst order. Missouri and
Kansas became the field of operation and
before he lett them he added many more
to the death list In those states there
are at present large rewards offered for
him. From there he came back TO Texas
and kept the border in state Of terror.
ism. His last murder was the killing
of Webb, the deputy sheriff of Brown
county, at Comanche. II is estimated
that in various sections Of the county
there are over twenty thousand dollar
of rewards offered. Harden is a young
man, about twenty-seven or twenty
eight years of age, FIVE feet eight inche'
and one-half in height, weighs one hun
dred and fiftv pounds, has faxen hair
blue eyes, and not an unpleasant counte
nance.-Da,lds Tsr.) Herald.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
TINE WAR.

The sultan has issued an imperial de-
cree calling to arms all hitherto exempted.
1t is said that the Russians have con.
tracted with an engineering firm for the
construction Of bridge across the Danube
capable of withstanding the ice.
1t is officially announced that all the
great powers and Belgium, Holland, Sweden
and Portugal have agreed to the German
protest against Turkish cruelty.
According to Bucharest kilograms of
the 18th, the fever epidemic in the Russian
army was rapidly increasing. The troops
were also suffering for the want Of suitable
food.
The Russian official report, published
in IT. Petersburg on the 2lst, admits that the
Pussian losses at Plevna were between 5000
and l0,000 men. OF the two hundred per-
sons attached to the Red Cross ambulances,
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
BaltImore's Losses by the Strike.

Attention has been called in the Ga
zette a number of times 70 the serious
losses, caused by the strike on the Balti-
more and Ohio road, to nearly every
industry and branch Of trade, Wholesale
and retail.
II is of course impossible 10 estimate
with absolute accuracy the amount Of
loss, in dollars and cents. Inquiry BY
the Gazette into this question makes II
certain, however, that 1t does not fall
short of several million dollars. The
railroad company itself has done no
freight business, Its passenger traffic has
fallen off to a mere nothing, and freight
of all kinds, detained at various points,
has suffered more or less damage, some of
1t having been rendered utterly worthless.
The railroad property near Mount Glare
destroyed by fire was alone valued at
about $500 and the loss BY other
causes has been at least $500, 900. The
petroleum trade has been one of the
greatest sufferers. The loss to this
branch of trade may be put down at
800. 900, the loss to the grain trade ~
$50, 900, to the coal trade at e25, 900, to
the wholesale liquor trade at 5000 (es-
timating that the 500 saloons made an
average Of only go day., to the cattle
trade at $50, 600, and to other trades At
$5OO,O0D. Besides these items are to b
considered the cost Of burning of the
sash factories near President street depot,
$60, 900; the maintenance of the troops,
s25, 900, and Of the special police, $l6,-
900. There are, furthe more, 10 be taken
into account the stoppage Of msnufhctur
ing, and consequently Of wages, The
effect of this upon the retail trades, and
another item Is presented of not less
than 100000. This makes grand to.
tai Of nearly $4,000, 900, . sum that will,
it is believed, come within the actual
figures could they be positively ascer.
tanned. The following table will show
more clearly an approximate estimate Of
the losses incu rred hx the varioua tradAa
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
One Of Brigham's Dupes.

A writer in the Tribune, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, says: Some years ago |
listened to the story Of one of Brigham's
dupes as he was escaping from beneath
the yoke. Born in Sweden, where he
espoused Mormonism, he started for
Zion with his young bride. Reaching
Cleveland, Ohio, his funds, he found,
would only bring one Of them to Utah.
His wife stayed there with friends,
while he came here, went to Provo,
where he found employment with a
bishop of the church. Money was earn
ed and given to Brigham to send for his
wife. Months passed and no wife came.
Again money was sent, with like result
until the husband had sent money four
times through the same course. Be
coming, at last, very much disguised
he announced his intention Of going
after his wife, still serving the bishop
until he thought he had funds enough,
Applying for his pay just after har-
vest he was told to go to the stubble
field, where almost every head OF wheat
had bean carefully collected, and to
"glean his pay there" He came to our
city followed by spies, and finally
reached Oydenl and friend there con.
cealed him, and with the aid Of kind,
hearted railroad men he found his way
into liberty again. saw him trembling
with fear while hiding from his pur.
suers; and, again, after he had passed
beyond their reach. How great was the
change in his department and looks
Our valleys no doubt contain thousands
wto are receiving no better treatment
and vet most of our visitors come here,
look on the best of Mormon society, and
go away and proclaim this g5eat,
prosperous. happy and free people
They know Just rs much of the true
Mormon life as If they had never visited
Salt Lake City.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08

A YOUNG man who is evidently with
out pride Of ancestry or hope Of prosper
ity is constructing raft on which he ex-
poets next month TO ride over Niagara
Falls. The raft is being constructed on
scientific principles. but no doubt the
young man will be drowned in the com
mon way.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08

CoNCERNING the word "lady" . wo-
man writes as follows: eff belonged
to the medical persuasion and an editor
called me a lady doctor, / would per.
scribe for that literary light gratuitously,
and administer q dose which would
purify him of his vulgar gentility. ;"
The Osceola times., 1877-09-08
FACTS AND PANCIEs.
Bls meas.

D1g M01e.
COT. eIpsoH 10 GOV. ro1u.
We've had . hard hght,
AMI I'm sorvy to say,
They've whipped ~ out quite,
And the devils 70 pay.
wait at Big HOLE
For an answer from yeu,
And confess on my soul,
don't know what 70 do.
GOV. Pors TO COZ. eIDD0E.
Licked againf Yoar command
Nearly turned inside outf
Did Chief Joe take Q hand,
Or was Howard aboutf
Your dispeteh, trusty soul,
answer this minute;
II you're near big hole,
You'd better crawl In II.
, 1877-02-03
PACIFIC COAST

SAN Francisco, Jan. 31.-Nego-
tiations have been opened looking
to the purchase of the Grand Opera
House by John Mccullough, of the
California Theatre.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-The
schooner John Bright arrived this
evening from Tahiti, having on
board Captain Stewart, Of the British
ship Ada Iredale, and three appren-
tice boys, VIM. Lightfoot, VIM.
Denwood and Frederick Joice. The
Captain reports that the ship left
Ardrossan, Scotland, June Goth,
with coal for this port. October 18th.
Latitude Is south, longitude 1OS
west, fire was discovered in the lower
hold, it being evident that the whole
body of the coal had ignited. The
crew worked down in the cargo un-
til the gas and heat drove them
from the hold. Water was pumped
down, but to no effect. In Sc hours
gas generated and blew up the decks,
and the boats, three in number, were
lowered and the ships company con-
sisting of the captain, two mates,
carpenter. cook, steward, boys,
and IL able seamen entered them.
The captain took with him the ships
papers, nautical instruments, charts,
and such amount of bread and water
as could be slowed. and shaped his
course for Galapagos Islands, about
200 miles distant. Soon after leav-
ing the ship the captains boat cap
sized and every instrument lost ex-
cept the sextant, and the provisions
on board. The boat was righted
again and the men picked up. In q
few days finding the wind and cur
rents setting him back, the captain
abandoned the design of reaching
the Galapagos Island and steered
for Marquesas Islands, 1900 miles
distant. All the food and water on
the capsized boat we're lost, and
from that time until November 9th,
they were restricted to three wine
glasses of water per day, and
throughout the time in the boats to
two biscuits per day. They found
the schooner John Bright at Mar
quesas, in which all hands took pas
sage for Tahiti, arriving Dec. 18th.
Here the Captain paid off the Off
GERS and crew in bills on England.
SANTA Cruz, Jan. N.---Last even
ing, about 1890 o'clock, the double
water-wheel mill at the powder
works blew up. The cause OF the
explosion is not known. No one was
hurt, the only damage was the blow
ing off of the roof and sides of the
building, leaving the machinery in
place,
, 1877-02-03

two Democrats as tellers to count
the electoral votes, President Ferry
will appoint two Republicans. Fer
~ desired one of each party to be
appointed, but Randall demurred.
The Commission will meet to-mor-
row at II o'clock and adopt rules,
choose clerks, marshal, stenograph-
ers, and decide whether the sessions
shall be public or secret.
, 1877-02-03
Reuton Coal company,

IN HE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE COMPANY
u is In Room No. 5. Stone Burnet's new
building, where the stock books are open, Al
are invited to call and examine the plan.
G. h. BURNETT, Secretary.
Seattle, March 8. 874. sE
, 1877-02-03
To Tree Seed Collectors.

WE WANT to purchase seed of the Doug
w las Spruce, Cedar. Fir and other trees
rowing in Washington Territory. Cones con
amples and price.
SONNTAG h co, Tree Seed Dealers.
del7 GAL Merchant St., San Francisco,
, 1877-02-03
1eIegraphic News.
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-04
ID, RIh In Life.
Cincinnati CommcIcial.

Cincinnati Commercial.
The other day heard Cabinet Min
ist r talking to young chap who wanted
place. My Young friend" said he,
don't apply. Saw wood, drive cows,
ANYTHING honorable, but preserve your
Independence. | have man in my de-
psrtment who his been in il forty years
Forty years.
YES every day OF It He came IN
1926. Well he gets ABOUT the same sal
a-v he hsd to commence with. The
other day he came to me saying: i
ought to have died forty Years ago
you don't mean that, ! said. Yes
sand he, Il mean that have been buried
IN this building forty years, and had
iust ss well been buried in the grave.
What's the difference between tombs
OF Whist advantage have | been TO my.
self in here? ] had nothing when [
came in, have got nothing now.
am disqualified for anything. If was
turned out to-day | would starve to.mor-
row.. So much for Government pos
ition that young men are SO anxious 10
get. They had better let it alone
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-04
kiss Me, George"

While group of criminals who had
bsen sentenced At Springfield, ILL.,, to
the State prison at Joliet were standing
in the depot and waiting for the train,
last Friday, young woman stepped for
ward and resting her head on convict 5
shoulder SAID, kiss me, George The
officers smiled, for the woman's face
Was besmesred with paint. But "George"
took the kiss, and more; for between her
lips WAS small key with which he
could unlock the steel bracelets arCur d
his wrists. As the train DO led along the
road. he shook oti his bords and shot out
OF the window like rocket. The tram
WAS stopped, the officers gave chase, and
before long the fugitive Was recaptured.
SO the kiss WAS thrown away.