Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-17
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The Ex.Chief of the COnfederacy-His H0me-When and How He Lives
 The Southern Cincinnatus.
From the New Orleans Piceyure

lui TetlTcnlenJ ln the mluSJ or que rural scenes, lives a man who, { quarter ofa century ago, was the chief center ofpublic interest upor the continent, as the head of z great political movement that shook the American Republic to | it's lowest foundations. His arm ies marched to victory on many q battlefield, and his flag floated over thirteen Southern States. That man was the President of the Con feCerate States, but now a plain cotton planter.
 There is an interest which at. taches to the personal life of a ia. nous man or woman thatettracts at tention to the simplest details of their existence, 80 that the most trivial objects connected with them possess certain value. It may be be in this connection that some ac. count of the present home life of Jefferson Davis will prove ofinter- est, and with this view a few words concerning recent visit to his res. idence may not be out of place.
 A trip to Beauvoir on the Louis vile X Nashville railroad, is in many respects pleasing one. The railway, after winding through the tneze of lakes, bayous and swanps which environs New Orleans on tho eastward, enters the belt of sandy laud which skirts the shores of Mississippi Sound all the way to Mobile. Tall, long 1eaved pines save where the land has been clear ed, cover this region and advance to the very edge of the water, the crystal waves almost beating upon their roots.
 The railroad follows the coast so closely that it is seldom out of sight of the sea, while numerous small pays and narrow estuaries are crossed on long iron bridges, At various points along the way aye pretty villages, conveniently placed with regard to the railroad as well as the sea. They are rcp- I'olaT summer watering places, and are much rcsoited to for bathing and fishing.
 BcaNvoir, which is 1J miles from New Orleans. and is nearly mid way between this city and Mobile, is little way station in the pine woods. Alighting from the train there, walk ef a few hundred yards through a shady lane, with a vineyard on the left hand and the tall, columnar pines on tho light, brings the visitor to a wide gate which gives entrance into con- siderable park, shaded with groups of pines. avenues of maSnolias and d few great oaks. These grounds extend to the verge of low bluff, dozen or Is feet high, which looks out on the level expanse of the Mississippi Sound, which is shel: tered from the storm tides of the open sea by a chain of low islands which lie from 12 to 20 miles of shore.
 In the midst of this park stands the mansion, a square building of ample dimensions, constructed of wood and painted white. It stands on brick pillars about six feet from the ground, and is shaded in front by a wide, white columned and hieh-rOofcd veranda which extends along the entire front. It IS in all respects a characteristic Southern plantation house.
 On entering by way of the ve randa, spacious hall extending through the entire building ap pears. 1t is fitted with arm chairs ottomans and sofas, and is an ad mirable lounging place in summer with the sea breezes sweeping through it. Several cases filled with interesting bric-a-brac, and g number of engravings hung on the wall, add to the attractions of the place,
 To tho left are the double parlors or draw-rooms, connected by an archway, in which hangs portlere of Persian tapestry. The furni turc, which was once rich anC handsome and the carpets which were of brilliant dyes ant luxurious depth of pile, are now al worn and faded; nevertheless th' pictures, books, objects of ar and vertu with which the rooms ahonnd give them an air of ele