The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-10
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT CAIRO, cONKLING AMI
| OTHER MATTERS.
AS stated in yesterdays BULLETIN the
ex-confederate president passed through
this city on his way to his home in Mlssis.
sippl from Chicago, where he had been to
visit some of his old school mates. AT
Odin, Illinois, Mr.. ]. Wagley Hill, Of
this city, who had also been north
on visit, met the old statesman and war
rior on the train and was attracted towards
him by something peculiar in his nature,
which told Mr.. Hill at once, though he had
never met Mr.. Davis before, that the man
before him was not an ordinary individual,
A conversation was entered into which
lasted almost without interruption until
this city was reached. What was said will
doubtless prove OF some interest to the citi-
zens of Cairo, and therefore THE BULLETIN
reproduces it as obtained in conversation
with Mr.. Hill, as follows:
~ met Mr.. Davis on the train at Odin,
Ill.,, and took supper with him at Centralia,
| can only say that l never met a more
courteous and affable gentleman in my life.
One could tell at glance that he was a
man OF great ability. He is seventy three
years old and in excellent health. He is
six feet tall, straight rs an arrow and walks
with measured step. I should Judge his
weight to be about one hundred and fifty
pounds. His hair and beard is silvery
white and his eyes are blue and his face
Deems with kindness and intelligence al
though at times 1t looks a little sad.
was delighted with his conversation. He
gave me beautiful description of his
home at Beauvior, Mississippi. In speak
ing OF his family, he said that his sons
were all dead, that he had two daughters
living, one married and living in Memphis,
Tenn; one single, at school in Germany,
where he is expecting to 60 during the sum
mer. He was very kindly received by the
Mexican veterans at Centralia, Ills, in fact
they rushed into the dining room and took
him bodily out so that they could all get
to take the old soldier by the hand once
again.
He spoke very highly of Gen. Hancock,
and said that the democrats could
out vote the republicans but the
republicans could beat the democrats
counting. He said he was not without a
hope that the democrats would vet turn
down the republicans. He said that the
Mississippi valley is a great agricultural
valley, and that the interests of the people
of the great valley are but one, and that
after while they will understand this
more fully. They will bring about the
long desired result-a democratic admins
tration. He was very guarded In speak
ing of public men, but thought that the
struggle between Conkling and Garfield
might result IN something good for the
democracy. In speaking Of Cairo he could
see no reason why it should not become a
great commercial city, and suggested
plan to keep the sipe water out of the CITY.
when the rivers were too high to open the
sewers, by an 0vershot wheel placed at the
lend OF the sewer near the Ohio levce-
tk0wing the water into trough, leading
to ne river.
In Kidding me goodbye, he gave me
his card2nd requested me to make some
inquiry, Regarding one of his old servants
that was livi2g in Cairo. He speaks very
feelingly Of tine old woman, and expressed
a regret that he>Sould not keep her and
take care of her iMher old age. Her name
was Betsy YoungA and have learned
that she died in this Gty not long ago in
extreme poverty. ThisNyill be sad news
for the good old man, for such regard
him to be-"