Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-07

short time sufficcd TO carry into effect the
previOusly-arrauged programme. ana tno
distinguished procession moved to the
Washington monument. where stand was
prepared for the occasion. Hon. james
Lyons, OF Virginia. chairman OF the House
Committee of Arrangements. called the
aescmblage TO order. and an eloquent ana
appropriate PRAYER was offered by Bishop
Johns, Of the Diocese Of Virginia. he
President having received q most enthu-
siastic welcome from the assemblage, with
clear and measured accent, delivered his
inaugural address"
THE BREAD RIOT.
Largely through the composure and
irmness of President Davis and Governor
Lctcher "the bread riot in Richmond
was quclled without bloodshed.
Last summer 20 a Uisp0'ci correspondent
who visited Mr. DAVIS at Beauyolr. he
said:
On the day Of the riot April ?, 1907 he re-
ceycd word while in hls Office in Richmond
that soriOus q s.urhance, which tho Mayor
and Governor Letchcr, with the sia forces
under bis command, were enurey unable u re-
press vas IN prOrr5ss on the streets. lie ~
once prOcooIod 10 the scene % trouble IN tho
lower portion of tho city, whittier The vencrabie
Mayor had preceded him. lie found a large
crowd on Nain street although tue mass OF ne
rioters wore cougrrgated on oae OF the siuo
streets leniag into that tnorouHhiare.
Mr.. Davis mounted u dr3y and ma3o
n brief address 70 the fOrmidacio croed oi both
sexes, urging them - a. tain from their lawles'
acts. Ile rominGei them of how ueY hsd takcn
leweiry and 6Lcry instead OF supplying thom-
solves with the bread for mo lack OF whch tney
claimed they wero sdNcring. He couclude1 by
fRyiuc: " YOu fay you are hungry aud have no
moucy. Here is all have; ~ IS not much, blt
take H." lie then, ompiying bis pockets throw
ell the money thoy contained ainons the moo'
ntier which DO took out his watch ana said;
" We do not desire 10 iniure any ono,
hat this lawiessness must stop. VIII
give you i've micuies 10 dispsrae. CiherWise you
WiU lie nrcd on" he order vas glyon the COM
pary tho Public Guari) 10 prepare ior hflng,
aud the grim, resOute Old taptaiu-who. Mr..
Davis says, va IN old resident OF hchmond,
Dut whose name he does not rccgll-Raye his
mon the command: Loadn The muskcts
we're then loaded with buck and ball cartridges
with strict ObserTsnce OF military usage, anu
every ono could see that when their stern COM
mandcr re .eiyed orders to Ere 10 intended 70
shoe, % Kill. This mob evidently fully realized
this fact, and AZ once began 30 disperse, ana be-
tore the five minutes had expired the trouble
MAS over, and the famous misnamed bread not
Was at an end.
[As TO who gave the order to fire there
has been much controversy. but this was
Mr.. Dayis's statement last April.
TIE EVACUATION.
Colonel Burton n. Harrison has written
an account Of the capture of MI DAVIS, OF
which the following IS an extract q.
In aniicipation ot tho capture OF Richmond
tha President had decided % remove his family
70 a place Of probable security. ilo desired,
however, 10 keep them a. near as might be 70 mo
positi N &c eral Lee intended 10 occupy whom
Obliged to withdraw from tho lines around hlrh-
nOud and Petersburg. Charlotte, =. g.. was
sclertcd FOR the purpose; aud was requested
10 accompany Mrs. DAVIS and the children On
their journey
We sterted from Richmond in the evening Of
the Friday before no city was evacuated. mo
President accom- panied US 20 the cars, anu alter
the ladies' had taken their seats, buf while we
were stil nj tho station OF the Danyille railroai
awaiting the signal for the train 20 moye DO
walked q short distance aside with me aud gave
his final instructions Ia nearly or quito these
words:
"Nv latest Information from General Lee is
ihaf Sheridan has been ordered to Inovo with
me cavalry 10 our right iianG anI 70 tear mp me
railroad. Eo is to remsin there, de9uoylng hs
much Of tbs railroad az be can, until driven on
hy Hampton or by the lack Of supplies. tie u
then 90 rojoin Grant in front Of Petersburg II
possible: Otherwise % go 70 sherman IN Norm
Carolina. After establishing Mrs. DAVIS al
Charlotte you VIII return TO Richmond as soon
as you can
I may here romark that, when prisoner IN
Washington in The foil wing July. one day got
possession OF piece 81 a newspaper containing
n uPrt OF the report made by General Sheriia an
OF the operations under his command known "a
the Battle oi FivO torss.' ] remember the
impression it gave met' the accuracy aud fresh
ness Of General Lees Intelligence from bencfdl
Grants hea Quarters whom I read that day
I'm prison SherldRns own statement showing
that his orders We're 10 move with caFalfy only
10 MAKE rail on the railroad on General Lee =
ripht iank. and. when driven oil, 10 return 10
Petersburg II he could. Otherwise 10 Join Sher-
man: aud that it was during the night, when he
was about tO move with the cavalry only, thaI
General Grant notified him - change oi plan,
sftorWRrd giving him the corps OF infantry WIN
which the battle was actual fought
Bidding eOOd-by to the President. We cot
away from III anmOnd al bout 10 O'Clock. IL was
n enec.al train. Our party consisted Of Mrs
Davis, Miss Howell her sister, tho iour chl
dren. Ellen Uhe mulAuo mald-serVanO aud
James Jones Whe muiaitJ C0achmanl. WIN us
we're also tho daughters Of Nr. Trenholm. tho
Secretary of the Treasury. on Their way 10
south Carolina, under tho escort OF Midship-
man James ". Morgan. lhet young geu-
Uoman was then engaged 10 Miss Irouholm'
and aftervard married her Inere were no
other par,engerr, aud the train consisted
of only two or three cars. In one 81 them the
coachman had the two carriage horses recently
pre- ontcd t0 Mrs. Davis 10y several gentlemen OF
RtrLmoDd She had owned and used them Tor
several years, but during the preceding winter
tie Presidents household had fet the pressure
On the "hard times even moro than before.
lie had sold ali his own bor~os except the one he
usually rode and being in need OF The money
these would fetch Mrs. DAVIS had some time al
forward sold them also through a dealer. The AZ
teruoOn Of the sale, however, thoy were returned
l
James Lyons aud a number i-otber prominent
gentlemen. the purchasers. begging her 70 Hc-
cent tho horses as gift IN token OF their regard,
The pl1ce they uaid Tor the pair was, ] thluk,
twelve thousand doiars-s sum which dWindleS
somewhat when stated 20 have been ia COLfede-
rat, currency worth NJ tha time only some hiIy
for one IN golcl and representing about TWO nun
dred and forty dollars IN good money.
IL illustrates the then condition OF the rail-
WAYS and means Of transportation in tho Con
frqeratc states That. after proceeding Twelve or
nftcen miles. our locomotives proved unable TO
take us over q slight upgrade. We came to a
dead halt and remained there all night mo
next dav was vol advanced WHOM BurSoYille
junction was reached. and lhere telcgraphed
10 the President the accounts received from tho
battle bctween sheridan and Pickett
Il was Sunday morning before wo arrived az
| Danyille. While preparations were masking
there 10 send ON our train toward Chnrioie
Morgan md took q walk through the town and
made a visit 10 tho residence OF Major Sutherin.
the most conspicuous house In Danville Inc
train of again 10y midday, but dld not reach
Charlotte until Tuesday. AT Charlotte We were
courteously entertained for day or two by Mr..
Well. an Israehte. merchant Of the town..
Communication had been so intorrnpted that
We dil not hear OF the evacuation OF richmond
until Mr.. Davis received u telegram on Wodnes-
dav from the President at Danyille. merely an-
nounclng that he was there.
Colonel Harrison then goes on to relate
the capture of the President.
SUMMONED PROM ST. PAUL's.
On Sunday, April 2. 1865. Mr.. Davis was
seated in his pew at ST. Paul's church when
"A TELEGRAM was delivered to him which he
opened and read and Immediately left the
church.
That telegram was from General Lee.
The information IL contained was that
Sheridan had swept around to Five Forks
and DESTROYED the railroad communication
between Petersburg and Burkeville. and
was a notification that the Confederate
army would no longer be able to hold
Petersburg. =.
II was communion Sunday at 81. Paul's
and DR.. Minnigcrode and Rev. Mr.. Kepple
were officiating.
FROM THE CHURCH TO his OFFICE.
The President went from the church to
the custom-house and there held brief
consultation with members of bis staff and
of his Cabinet and gave directions TO the
officer commanding the Confederate troops
in the CITY. Then he directed that his
papers be packed and sent to the Danville
depot and himself went to his house to pre-
pare for his departure. he did not get
ready TO leave the city until that night. As
his family had gone South he had no one
with him. lie parted almost teartuliy with
Young Davies. mounted his horse, and rode
TO the depot in company with one or two
personal friends.
His next return 90 Richmond was May
II, 1867, when he was brought here from