Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-11
General Jefferson G. Davis.

General Jefferson G. Davis died at the
Palmer House, Chicago on Sunday after
noon, of pneumonia, resulting from expos
ure at the Inauguration of the Thomas
statute at Washington few days before
lie was born in Clarke County, Lrdana,
March 2, 1928, educated at tho Chr Ike
County Seminary, served as private sol
dier in the Mexican war in Col. j. II.
Lanes Indiana regiment, received II Lieu
tenancy Of artillery for gallant conduct at
Bouna Vista, served in Florida against the
Scninoles, was in command Of Fort Sumter
lS5S-6l, participated in its defence under
Major Anderson. became cuoacl OF tie
Twcnty' y'second Indiana volunteers August,
1861, served in Missouri under Fremont Us
acting Brigader general, captured supc
ror force Il 900 mcn) at Knob Noscr, near
Milford, Mo-, Docember Is, 1861, for
which he WAS made Brigadicr General, aDG
commanded the Third division under Gen
cral Curtis at the three days battle of Pea
Ridge or Elkhorn in March, 1862, having
borne tho chief part in Tic brilliant combat
Of Lccowu {March y aud storl,cd tic
heights of Elkhorn the following day. In
May, 1862, he joined the army in Western
Tennessee, was soon detailed for The defence
OF Louisville against Bragg's invasion, and
while there killed General William Nelson
in an aiEray at the Calf House This anAit
made Il great sensation mt tho time, and
General Davis was momonta,iIy arrested
bnt never tried, puL.ia opinion being chiefly
in his favor. lie joined tho Army Of the
Cumberland in October, commanded hj..
old division at the battle Of stone River
(Murfrccsboro) December 81, lSG2, ut
Chckamauga aud at Chattanooga. lie
participated in tho Atlanta ca.npni,,n Of
lS64, taking part ia the battles of Bazzard's
Roost, Rcsaca, kcncsaw Mnurtuiu, Smyrna
Peach Tree Creek aud Joncsboro, com
mandcd the Fourteenth corps after tho res
ignation q General John VI. Palmer, ac.
companicd General Sherman in his march
to the sea and Northward through the Ca
rolnas, and fought tho closing battle Of
that campaign at BcntonsYi!lc, n. G.,
March 10, 1865. lie was brcyctcd Briga.
dier General United States Army to date
from March IL, became colonel of the
Twenty third infantry, United States Army
July -, 1866, was subsequently, stationed
in Alaska, commanded in Oregon during
the Modoc war after tho death Of General
Candy (lS73) aud more recently held com
mand in the Indian Territory.
The remains Of General Davis wcrc taken
from tho Palmer House to the Illinois Con.
trail Railroad depot at halfpast seven p. NJ,
escorted by two companies Of the National
Guard. Officers of tho regular army on
duty here attended the ceremonies in full
uniform. a guard of honor, consisting of
the following officers: Brcyet Major Gen
cral A. Baird, Brcvct Brgadior General NJ.
Z. Small, Lieutenant Colonel Nj. Y. Shcri.
dan, Captain w. j. Volkmar, accompany
tho remains to Indianapolis, the homo of
the late Gcncral.-N Y. UcruM
n Word TO FARMERS Sons. Ear.
mcrs' sons arc quite apt to suppose that
they can only attain to some coveted posi-
tlon in ito through the avenue Of some
trade or profession. They look around and
lind tho wealthy men nearly all belong to
these classes. They do not stop to consider
that only the wealthy ones como to view;
that for every one Of these who have &c.
quircd wealth aud distinction, nincty.nnc
others have failed and disappeared, or have
never risen to notice at ALL They act on
the belief that they are the only persons
that can be called into public life, ignoring
.hc fact that 1t is the training they get that
constitutes the difference, rather than the
calling. a farmer of equal learning and
culture with the lawyer would, We believe,
find himself in just as good request, with
perhaps many chances in his favor. If the
farmer allows the professional man to mo.
nopollzc all the advantages at tho start, he
must expect to find himself at a ,liyndyau.
ago all the way through