The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-12-10
JEFFERSON DAVIS IN NEW YORK,
Returning from a GoJOurn Abroad
TO His Old Home I'm Mississippi.

New YORK, Dec. S--"I'm not an
ofiice-hoder or candidate for Office,
aud do not understand that newspapers
have any legitimate interest in my pri-
Vate lie, and decline to be interviewed
Il will not be Interviewed"
The speaker was Mr.. Jefferson Davis,
who had just returned from Europe yes
terday aboard the steamship Neckar, of
the Bremen line, and as he spoke be
was sitting In the cabin at the Hoboken
pier. MIR. DAVIS looked thin, carewOrn,
wrinkled, and old. HIS soft hat was
drawn well down over his brow, his
gray beard was lost in the folds of
comforter wrapped voluminously about
his necx, aud an overcoat was buttoned
closely about him. The hand he had
Just given to the reporter was cold, and
alter few moments ubblng il with his
fellow he sank both into his capacious
oyercoat pockets. His wife and daugh-
Yer, who accompanied him, sat near oy,
and beside him was an aged friend who
had come 10 greet and welcome him
upon his arrival. 1t was suggested that
there were q great many people who
took an interest In him personally and
would like to read about him, his views
upon certain matters, and such of his
affairs as he chose to speak of. He
shook his head doubtfully and replied,
81 won't be interviewed; am only a
private person, on my private business,
and my private life is my own, of no
interest to the world.o He looked
weary and even more careworn than be-
fore.
"rhere are people who imagine that
your Influence may have had much to
do with the advance in Confederate
bonds short time since, and that your
recent voyage to Europe may not have
been disconnected from those interests"
"rben they're a parcel Of fools," he
retorted.
"You can publish THAT" interpolated
the aged friend laughingly.
"Yes," echoed Mr.. Davis, with the
ghost oil smile upon his thin lips, "you
can publish THAT
In response 10 casual question as to
| what sor. OF return trip he had, he
replied with grimace OF disgust over
the remembrance, "Bad; very bad;
very rough" He said that he was not
going to remain in New York, but
would take the first train for Louisville,
where he hoped to enjoy some quiet and
rest About the reception OF ILLS book
10 Europe, he would have nothing TO
say, nor, indeed, could he be induced
to speak further at all upon any subject
even remotely connected with his past
public life. IL was intimated that after
short stay in Louisville he would
probably go on to Beauvoir, Miss,
where he may reside.
One of the officers of the steamship
said that it WAS understood aboard
that MIR. Davis had stated that the
purpose of his recent voyage abroad
was simply to bring back his daughter
who has been in Europe several years
and had no reference to anything
which could possibly interest Con-
federate bondhollers or anybody else
outside his own family. The voyage
was, as Mr.. Davis had said, very
rough one. Through almost the en-
tire time of crossing the ocean the
Neckar had to endure succession o.
hurricane-like gales, which amounted
almost to continuous gale, witt
frightfully high seas. The bridge wal
torn away, six of the boats were sweep
off by the waves. one sailor wa
washed overheard and number of tn,
men suffered violent COMMISSIONS anC
other injuries in their conflict witt
the storm. There were 80 cabin pas.
sengers and s92 in the Storage.