The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
HISTORICAL. An Iuuufrv.

Who can give a history Of pr. Thos: Holley Cheyers, The Georgia Poet, or sixty years ago, whose style and rytnm Ia so similar that Poe, who wrote last has been accused of plagiarism. An drew Lang says: "The only complete set of his writings now extant. IS one of the treasures of the British Mu- seum :" We wish to know of this great poet and if the facts are sufhcient 10 add another name to the brilliant ga- laxy of Southern writers.
 Apropos to the battle or whson Creek We give this description from inc I,,ly Confederate Veteran of the monument unveiled at Springfield on August 10. It was erected by the joint eoffrts of the Veterans and Daughters of Missouri, and was unveiled with inn posing ceremonies on the fortleth an ntyersary of the battle. The pedestai of the monument is sixteen feet nign. in six sections, each section or soio gray Barry granite. except the nrst' which Is one solid piece. The entire work ia set on a concrete foundation eight feet below the surface, and brought two feet above the general level. The granite monument is sur mounted by a, ,brorze figure of private Confederate soldier, twelve feet, seven inches high, making total height of monument thirty feet, seven inches' On the front polished dies Of the mon ument is 8 life-sized medallion of Gen Sterling Price, the hero of all Missouri Confederates. The bronze statue which Is to surmount the monument has just arrived from Florence. Italy where 1t was constructed under the supervision of the celebrated sculptor Chevalier Trentanove. 1t Is a fine work of art. and stands to the credit oi Missouri Confederates as the mosi handsome and durable monument in tht | State.
 First Shot Fired on Alabama Soil. | "Reminiscences of J. R. Harris, Scotts' 'boro, Ala.
 In March, 1861, I enlisted in the firs | company to leave Jackson County l Ala, for the war. We were sent tt Fort Morgan, and remained there sev eral months under General Hardee While on outpost duty at night at Nav, Cove. near Fort Morgan, I was sho at by one of a crew of blockaders who had landed to pick off some of ou chain pickets or videttes. He missed | IIlC, anu LIOu6ht my 0 oh to bO"A VI him instantly, but it failed to fire. ant he escaped from the lagoon. l thinl th;s must have been the first shot firet on Alabama soil.-From The Confeder dte Veteran.
 | A group of Daughters were talking of the remarkable power of endur, ance shown by Jefferson Davis, -wht was apparently so frail, and the con. versation turning upon his personal ap pearance, the question was asked: 'Hat he, or had he not lost the sight of on' eye?" Net being able to satisfactoril, decide the question as to which ey' was affected, or the cause leading tt the loss of sight, one of those engaged in the discussion announced her inten tion of consulting the highest authority Mrs. Jefferson Davis. note of in quiry brought the following letter iron Mrs. Davis, which the recipient kindl! permits us to publish for the bench of other Daughters who may b. similarly uninformed:
 Hotel Girard, 123 W. 44th Street. Dear Miss S-:
 To inquiry I answer with pleasure Mir. Davis lost the use of his left ey from severe malarial attack which re duced his strength greatly. and whel he was physically depressed tn malady concentrated in the weakes organ. He had served in his youtl on the frontier, and the snows in tn mountains and plains in the Northwes had weakeed and greatly injured hi eyes, as he had not taken the precau tion to wear spectacles to shade hl eyes.
 Every summer, when Mississippi wa not districted he had ridden in sun an rain over the State making the can
 vass for the Democratic party, an
 thus his health had greatly suffere
 after inc wound sustained in the battl
 of Buena Vista which reduced him fo
 a while to a nervous wreck. Ills ey
 was not appreciably disfigured. but wa
 useless for scholarly purposes. With thanks for kind expressions
 interest. Yours truly,
 V. Jefferson Davis. | II1ne 18th 1901