The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-07-12


tehs, during my recent trip TO and
through the southern section OF our
country, and mere especially In refer
snce to such distinguished persons with
whom might be thrown In m y travels.
The chief object of my visit to the ex-
treme south was to visit, and rs feared
1t would probably be for the last time
on earth, my honored, great and good
friend, Gen. Jefferson Davis, and, ms he
Is generally stvlcd in tie south, ..pres-
ident," by his innumerabie friends Of
both sexes, white, black, yellow, quad
rooms and sctsroons. .ass IA
Before leaving here read Ia one Of
9urhevspspers what purperted T. be q
clip, from the st. Louis Globe-Delno-
cEaf, the hybrid or rnongrel newspaper
which, not many months before, pub
lishsd to fiie world tile scnrrilons com I.
%munication said to have been sent TO it
by some one from our neighbor over
the river ut Ga!ens. Illinois. about
General Davis, over the nom de plume
, "Johahnes Factotsm," which you viii
recolIecf directly Denounced through
e your columns and those Of the Yele-
graph here, which reprinted IT,, as a
Stissae Of falsehonis from beginning TO
end, and so demonstrated 1t 10 be from
.~.ehs vile ssesri1gs Of that eewavdfy siau-
derer himself. That clipping from the
pennv-a-liner of the hybrid alluded 10
stated .as A fact, that President Davis
N had been seen near Bea.voir in buggy
driven by an elderly but good-looking,
hale aud hearty lady. who proved to De
Mrs. Davis. and that her husband was
Rpaie. veliowisi). sjcklv-iooking, rcd
eyed, ca1sverois OLD fellow, not lestin-
Cd much longer to Disgrace this earth, =
or SOME si,eh expression.
This pacture determined me at once
- to put out for Hot Springs, Arkansas.
~ ehsrontest0 see, also, perhaps for the
last time. Ms he was quite sick himself
at nfy last arcoGiiis. rny dearly beloved
j nephew, Hon. John u. Homer Scott, Of
|. Russetivtlie, Arkansas, whom, i bad not
. seen f9r piany years. or even heard
.frOns sllsl sen route, wilithcrsoesar he
a might he, my heroic and noble friend
a Gen. VIM. s. Harvey. a mutual friend
OF General Davis and myself for up
ward ofsixty years duration, and with
both Of ifem had served In the Black
% Hawk war Of 1882, with our mutual old
friends. Governor Henry Dodge, de-
ceassds his sons. Con. Augustus G.. and
Henry T.. Dodge, Gen. Zachary Taylor.
sSaftsrwaFd president of the United
~
sOn Davis and I were members of the
4 eenate Of the United States. / had suf-
ferod very considerably from rheumat-
y ic palma from the, 4th OF March last.
. oaused Nv attending the funeral OF the
= ever.to- be-lamented Mrs. Linehan as a
psli-bearer. and Of our friend, ex-Gov.
. 0tethsn Hampstead. ] had not been so
4 serfousHs lndlsposed for upwards OF
forty Years. and, though not confined
best mot "a allow the disease tn fasten
on Nv fsyslen and. nerhaps. become
chronic aid therefore set out for the
f.extreme soutL
s .,.ag = ,ea n Springs on sunday; the
day lollewi,ig. perfectly relieved al
every pain or ache. though + had been
easufYeryiIe severely from the To-. Of m
head - the lin enl ~ NV. ana i,
.severv bone sr,l nerve in nv Who'll,
sbetIv for "a ~ snveu vseLs Fiye
baths and swaIInwiny Ave cnns or no,
water. surceede,l hv cou;sus swr,,. 20 ri,
time, ent,rciy relieved mo I then Ter,
for Little Rock where WINS uiaJI,
weleousetl vSSTya, ,Je,,u r. Home,
Scof, us Ans.K d.. A. III. scott. and
.fa,aily .besi.le : 4 hair ,,..,ueroma f,,sud.
and did arai, "A ~ !, go AMI their do
xcenIants. Whose aro,,sJn,snra / h.d
formed there in 1877 rhen ON vjs;,
10 any eldest sister ~, hoshand an,
family. Hon. Andrew Scott. onr Of tbs
iust!ces of the .smnrere caurt If ne
United States for FIR territory of A..
kansass s.,l :; - {ftslsrifss. ~. :rea,,iz ad
Oh ti,H 4th dav ~ .5miv7 isf5 a s}nonis
cat,6oaD6sx& &fxdafei }w1fya II isconsi,,
frst an fheAAl,. ~ Jnlx Ia3e .n.l Jn,.,
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