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SOUTHERN RECORD SUCCESSOR TO (S£i: Established 1890 18724 )
VOL. XXV.
CAPTURE OF DAVIS.
TRUE STORY OF THE TAKING OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY.
Th® Fourth Michigan Cavalry His Cap-
tors—Those With the Ex-President at
the Tim®—Exaggerated Stories of His
Disguise.
OuYcavalry corps went into camp in
md around Macon, and in the early
part of May it was learned that Jeffer¬
son Davis, president of the Confederate
states, was fleeing for Texas to join
General Kirby Smith, there to try and
re-establish the Confederacy. Orders
were at once issued by General Wilson
for his capture. The First Wisconsin
cavalry was ordered out on the north
or east bank of the Ocmulgee river, and
Colonel Minty ordered out his old regi¬
ment, the Fourth Michigan cavalry,
down the south or west side of the same
river, with instructions to intercept and
capturo Mr. Davis and the party with
him. Colonel (since General) Minty,
well known in this city, now a railroad
official in the west, was one of the finest
and most efficient officers in the late
war. His command, with Wilder’s, in
the foremost front, oponed the battle on
the noted and bloody field of Chicka-
mauga.
At Abbeyville, 70 miles south of Ma¬
con, it w r as learned that Davis’ fleeing
party had hero crossed the ferry over
the Ocmulgee and were moving south-
ward toward Irwinsville, Ga., 30 miles
below and 100 miles south of Macon.
Lieutenant Colonel B. D. Pritchard, in
command of the Fourth Michigan cav¬
alry, marched the regiment rapidly
down the river road, and after a 30 mile
ride reached Irwinsville late in the
night and learned that ho had got in
ad\'auce of the Davis party. Early on
the morning of the 10th of May he
charged into the camp of the “fleeing
Confederacy,” and Mr. Davis never
joined Kirby Smith in Texaa Many
falso and nonsensical stories have been
related about this capturo and different
regiments given its credit. Now these
are the facts:
Jefferson Davis was captured by the
Fourth Michigan cavalry in the early
morning of May 10, 1805, at Irwins¬
ville in southern Georgia., With him
were Mr. John H. Reagan of Texas, his
postmaster general; Captain Moody of
Mississippi, an old neighbor of the Da- 4|
vis family; Govoruor Lubbock of Texas
and Colonels Harrison and Johnson of
his staff; Mrs. Davis and her four chil-
dren—Maggie, some 10 years old; Jeff,
about 8 ; Willie, 5, and a girl baby-a
brother and sister of Mrs. Davis, a
white and ono colored serA’anfc woman,
a small force of cavalry, a feAV others
and a small train of horses, mules, wag-
ons and ambulances. Among the horses
were a span of carriage horses prosent-
ed to Mrs. Davis by the citizens of
Richmond during tho heyday of the
Confederacy; also a splendid saddle
horse, tho pride of tho ex-president him-
Ke ^*
On the 11 th of May, the next day
after tho capture, and Avhile on our Avay
back to Macon, as officer of the guard
over the distinguished prisoners, I rode
by the side of Mr. Reagan, later a sena¬
tor from Texas. I found him a very fine
gentleman. During that day’s march a
courier from Macon notified us in print¬
ed slips of the $ 100,000 reward offered
for Mr. Da\ T is’ capture, aud which no¬
tice connected Davis Avith the assassina¬
tion of President Lincoln. When Mr.
Reagan read the notice, he earnestly
protested that Mr. Davis had no con¬
nection whatever with that sorrowful
affair. History has shown that he had
none.
Besides the suit of men’s clothing
worn by Mr. Davis he had on when cap-
tured Mrs. Davis’ large waterproof
dress or robe, thrown over his own fine
gray suit, aud a blanket shawl thrown
over his head and shoulders. ThisshaAvl
anti robe were finally deposited iu the
archives of the war department at Wash¬
ington by order of Secretary Stanton.
The story of the “hoopskirt, sun bon¬
net and calico wrapper” had no real ex¬
istence and was started in the fertile
brains of the reporters and iu the illus¬
trated papers of that day. That was a
perilous moment for Mr. Davis. He had
the right to try to escape in any dis¬
guise he could use.
There were many interesting incidents
connected with this capture, but I have
not the time now to relate them. Of !
the children of this noted couple Maggie
grew up, married and is now living in
Colorado. One of the boys died early.
One grew to manhood, married and died
with yellow fsver near Memphis since
the war, and that “girl babv” grew up
to womanhood and is now a talented
and beautiful young lady and known as j
“ Winnie, the daughter of the Confeder-j
ao y.>> 1
My mind reverts to those days of the j
war, and I often think of that scene and
the march back from Irwinsville,
through the somber pine woods, swamps j
and plantations of southern Georgia. j
There in the ambulance with his wife
and babywas Jefferson Davis, . a prisoner .
of war. How weak and small had be¬
come the head and front of that power
against which the men m blue had been
so long battling! How had the mighty
fallen!—Paper by Judge Peabody of bfe.
Louis.
Better Protected.
He was crying, but he finally man-
aged to blubber through his tears:
“I wishfc I was a girL ”
“ Why do you wish you were a girl?”
asked sponsible the father, who was mainly re- j
for the tears.
“ ’Tain’t so easy to wallop them,” ;
answered the boy, bardly realizing how
Sr 0480 0 ‘r“ h he had hit UPOU ^ hi ‘
Fast and Slow.
She—He’s fast, I understand.
He— No—slow.
“You evidently don’t know how he
spends money. ’ *
“Ah, bnfc I know how he pays his
debts. ’ ’—Philadelphia Record. _
lie
Makers of Low Prices
And come to toe front this week with a half page advertisement, the space of which we have contracted for in which
to tell, from week to week of the and varied bargains one year,
high prices in Toccoa. It many to advertise and it A\e are handling and give some more of ‘our famous knockout blows’ to
pays us pays you read our advertisements. SHOES: Shoes have received a stab to
the heart, because we find that avc have entirely too many winter shoes and aat must make room for spring stock. We
offering them at prices that others wondering our are
are “hovv Ave can afford it”—that’s our business. Here ?. e a feAv samples of the cut
Oil shoes: Ladies’ $2.00 shoes 1.45; Men’s 5.00 calf lined shoes for 4.05; men’s 5-00 CordoA’an shoes for 4.25; misses and boys
i off. If you need shoes you can’t afford to miss this great bargain sale of shoes. CLOTHING: shoes
boys suits. We have controlled the clothing trade for quite while, for the Suits, overcoats, trousers and
lower than a reason that Ave have the goods and our prices are al¬
ways others; we must get rid of some of them before our new line arrives; we are offering some special values in Over¬
coats and odd trousers, also lot of boys suits. Tailoring : We can make you a suit or pair of trousers to order at I less than
formerly, as house has instructed the cut; avc guarantee fit. Samples at our store. Dress Goods, SPECIAL : If you want some-
thing nice, good and cheap visit our 25c counter. 50 pieces of short lengths, 4 to 7 yards, Avell Avorth 40c a yard; your choice at
25c a yard; these are yard Avide and all wool. 40 to 52 inches wide Serge, all colors, from 33 1-3 to 50c; of them Avorth 75
to 90c; call and them. niscellaneous Bargains Eiderdowns, some
see : Flannels, Covert cloth, D. E. Flannels and draperies to
tit COSt. 4-4 Fruit of the Loom bleaching, special this week at 7c; lot table linen, napkins and doilies bargain go
gent’s and children’s underwear to at sacrifice, Large line ribbons on counter. Ladies’,
go a of at half their value. $1.00 grade imported velvets,
cut to 75c; Silks, 35 to 85c; lot of remnants to close at cost. 3 spools best cotton 10c. Our Gent’s furnishing department is full
and complete; the latest in shirts, collars, hats and ties; they were not bought in Atlanta; that’s the reason they bargains, We
want trade and expect it if bargains are
your to get Avill do it. We lead the world in groceries. 150 test oil, red or white, 15c. galon.
When you come to toAvn drop in and see us and get our prices, it is a pleasure to show you and price our goods. We lead, others
try to follow.
Makers of Low Prices
Beet SUfflir '
th SaUy Q papei _t notice abou? the „ toasibimy ood deal in of
farmers being successful in the cul-
tivation of beets for sugar. What is
your opinion on this subject, and would
you advise a man who has suitable laud
to go into the business of cultivating
heets for market ?
Answer.—A s suitable land is only
one of the many requisites for success-
ful beet culture, we would not advise
the venture, if that is the only advan-
tage possessed by the owner. First and
foremost is a suitable and accessible
market, then a knowledge of how to
prepare for, plant, cultivate and sell
the crop, is absolutely indispensible.
Granted these essentials we should be
able to produce our own supply of sugar,
but, as with every other new enterprise,
it is a mistake to rush iu and undertake
to carry it through before Ave are thor¬
oughly prepared for tho work The
Bigus of the times point to this as a new
American industry, and as the Louisiana
Planter pertinently says, we could reach
an immense development of the sugar
industry before we should be compelled
by the magnitude of our home produc¬
tion to accept the price of the world at
large. At any rate the American
people seem determined to try
the experiment of the beet sugar
industry. The closeness of the
margins in manufacturing iu almost
every district leads to the concentration
of much attention in this one industry,
which seems to promise a profit to those
who engage in it, or at least to promise
a profit after the first losses due to bad
mauagemeut shall have been made.
The industry is one suited to our Boils
and climate, is legitimate iu every re¬
spect, and we trust that it will be so en¬
couraged that iu time we will be able to
fully supply our home market.—State
Agricultural Department.
1>® tn,ruing-.
Question. — Does dehorning injure
the animal very seriously and is it very
painful? Would you advise that, where
a large number of cows are kept, they
should be dehor near
Answer. —It has been conclusively
demonstrated that if dehorning is prop-
erly done, and proper attention given to
the animal afterwards, they experience
jjjtie inconvenience and feel very little
pailL We have known w hole herds of
0 _ rown an i ma i 8 dehorned, where soarcely
an animal missed a feed, and the flow
^ milk was not perceptibly diminished,
But every precaution Avas used to give
as little pain as possible and the most
appr0ved * instruments were used. On
th other hand W0 have 8een catt i© d i e
f Tom the effects of cruelty and after
neglect The best time for such work
is iu the mild weather of spring or fall
During hot weather the flies are tron-
blesome and should be guarded against
by smearing tar over the wounded part
In cold weather the cows should be well
protected and cared for until they eu*
tirely recover from the operation. The
best plan of dehorning is to apply a
chemical dehorner to the “button” as
£2
«mnt should on« attempt to dehorn a
grown animal, until he has previously
seen the work properly done, and has
the necessary and suitable tools and
appliances at hand for taking off the
horns thoroughly and quickly.— State
Agricultural Dep^ment. .....
“/ Know Not What the Truth May Be, I Tell the Tale as ’Twas Told to Me."
TOCCOA, GEORGIA, JANUARY I4, I898.
WE ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT!
GONZALES, Y 0 W & CO.
A Big Wholesale Grocery House
Established.
Atlanta Constitution.
Messrs. J. J. Gonzales & Co., the
large wholesale grocery house, cor¬
ner Alabama and Loyd street, have
admitted as a partner Mr. E. M.
Yow, formerly of R. D. Vow &
Co., Avalon, Ga.
The firm name of the netv com¬
pany will be Gonzales, Yow & Co.
Mr. Yow is one of the best known
men in Franklin county. He has
been instrumental in building up a
very large trade, and is well known
in the mercantile world. In becom¬
ing actively identified with the
wholesale grocery business here
Atlanta gaines a most excellent
citizen
Gonzales, Yow & Co., are among
the largest wholesale grocers in
Atlanta. Backed by ample capital,
their business directed by men of
large experience, thoroughly con¬
versant with the wants of the peo¬
ple, it is safe to predict a prosper¬
ous career for the new company.
Close buying merchants are es¬
pecially commended to this house.
NEW PHONE LINE.
Toccoa and Clarkesville Now
Connected.
Last Saturday night a phone was
put into Ordinary Hill’s residence
near Clarkeskille, and that evening,
Col. J. B. Jones’ family here in
Toccoa, were treated to music
furnished by the several sons of
Judge Hill at his home over the
new telephone line, which was
completed into Clarkesville Mon-.
The music was heard clearly and
distinctly.
The piano in Col. Jones’ residence
was played and those at Judge
Hill’s residence said they heard the
music produced on the piano plain-
ly.
This line will be a great conven-
ience to the people in this section
and also to the county officers.
Our Clubbing Offer.
The Record one year and the .
New YorkTri-Weekly World $1.60
The Record one year and the
Atlanta Constitution $1.60
The Record one year and the
Atlanta Journal $ 1.15
The Record one year and the
Cosmopolitan Record Magazine *, .65
The one year and
MClure s Magazine $1.05
The Record one year and
Demorest Fashion Magazine $1.65
The Record one year and
What to Eat $1.35
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Here is a List of the Democratic
Organizations of the State.
Now that the political pot is
beginning to boil, The Record has
received several requests for a list
of the state democratic executive
committee.
The information is contained in
the list published below :
MEMBERS FROM STATE AT LARGE.
A. S. Clay, Cobb, chairman; F.
G. duBignon, Chatham; M. P.
Reese, Wilkes ; S. P. Gilhert, Mus¬
cogee; George L. Keen, Lee ;N.
A. Morris, Cobb; John L. Tye,
Fulton; HamiltonMcWhorterOgle-
thorpe ; Robert Mitchell, Thomas ;
T. J. Carling, Bibb; John McDon¬
ald, Ware ; M. L. Johnson,Bartow ;
Boykin Wright, Richmond ; Clark
Howell, Fulton, ex-officio, as nat¬
ional committeeman.
DISTRICT COMMITTEEMEN.
First District—R. M. Martin,
Liberty; A. A. Laivrence, Chat¬
ham.
SecondDistrict—Richard Hobbs,
Dougherty; W. W. Dews, Ran¬
dolph.
Third District—W. P. Burt,
Sumter; E. F. Strozier, Dooly.
Fourth District—J. R. Terrell,
Meriweather ; W. H. Luttrell, Har-
ris.
Fifth District—Dr. T. R. Whit¬
ley, Douglas ; William S. Upshaw,
Walton.
Sixth District—Douglas Gless-
ner, Spalding; O. H. Bloodworth,
Monroe.
Seventh District—Joel Branham,
Floyd ; Sam P. Maddox, Whitfield.
Eighth District—Dr. N. G.
Long, Elbert; M. A. Pharr, Jr.,
Wilkes.
Ninth District—T. L. Lewis,
Milton ; J. Wooding, Banks,
Tenth Distric—J. W. Linsey,
Wilkingson ; W. B. Francis, Wash¬
ington. Hern-
Eleventh District—Elias
don, Dodge; W. H. Griffin,
Lowndes,
During the past two years, Mrs.
J- W. Alexander, wife of the editor
of the Waynesboro,(Miss.) Times,
has? Jn a great many instances, re-
Heved her baby when in the first
stages of croup, by giying it Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy. She
looks upon this remedy as a house-
hold necessity and believes that no
better medicine has ever been put
J n bottles. There are many thous¬
ands of mothers in this broad land,
who are of the same opinion, It is
the only remedy that can always
be depended upon as a preventive
and cure for croup. The 25 and 50
cent bottles are for sale by. Wright
& Edge.
FROZE TO DEATH.
Sad Fate of Berry Mclntire Near
Tallulah Falls.
Tallulah Falls, Jan.7.—News has
just reached this place of the sad
death of Barry Mclntire, who Avas
found dead about two and a half
miles from here.
He Avas a peddler by profession
and had made a visit to our little
village, and while here he became
intoxicated. He also purchased a
supply and left town on the even¬
ing of the 4th instant, with the in¬
tention of visiting the home of
John McCracken, about five miles
aAvay. His body was found on the
evening of the 5th. A jury was
immediately summoned and after
being sworn soon returned a verdict
that his death was caused from be¬
ing intoxicated and then freezing to
death. The body was taken in
charge by citizens and given a de¬
cent burial in the public graveyard,
near John McCrackin’s.
Only 4 cents in money was
found on his person and a small
package of goods was near his body.
The goods were turned over to
some of the citizens for safe keep¬
ing.
Phillips Brooks on Gambling.
From Men.
In young men, with the abun¬
dance of life Avithin them and
around them,gambling and betting,
if these be not the result of merest
thoughtlessness, are signs of a pre¬
mature demoralization %vhich hardly
any other vice can show. In socia
life,in club,in college,on the streets ’
the willingness of young men to
give or to receive money on the
mere turn of a chance is a token of
the decay anliness and self-re-
spect, whic^ is more alarming than
almost anything besides. It has an
inherent baseness about it which
not to feel shows a base soul. To
carry in your pocket money which
manly has become powers, yours which by no has use of ceased you r j I
to be another man’s by no willing
acceptance on his part of its equiv- j
alent—that is a degrading thing.
Will it not burn the purse in
which you hold it? ill it not
blight the luxury for which you
spend it? Will you dare to buy the
gift of true love with it? Will you
offer it in charity? Will you pay it
out for the support of your innocent
children? Will it not be a Judas-
treasure, which you must not put
into the treasury, because it is the
price of blood ?
Passed Through.
Harmony Grove, Ga., Jan. 6.—
Convict English sent up for life
from Habersham county a few
years ago, escaped from Colonel
Jim Smith’s convict camp in Ogle¬
thorpe county on Monday and pass¬
ed through this place before day¬
light yesterday morning en route to
his native mountains. Marshal
Scott Jackson, who figured so
prominently in the capture of Rey¬
nolds and Brooks, got on English’s
tracks and rode all night in hot
pursuit but failed to capture the
fleeing criminal. English stole one
of Colonel Smith’s fine mules and
rode away on it, and now Colonel
Smith mourns the loss of a valuable
mule and man, too.
City Council.
The gentlemen nominated last
week for the city council were elec¬
ted at the city election held Thurs¬
day of last week.
They are J. W. Owen, Mayor;
G. T. Goode, Clerk of Council; T,
S. Davis, E. E. Mitchell, Edgar
Harris, C. L. Mize, and Dr. Mc-
Junkin, Councilmen.
Contract Let.
Last week Ordinary Hill let a
contract for building a new court
house to H. Heffner, contractor
from Atlanta for a sum of $13,300.
Heffner put up $1000 and also give
bond as specified in terms of the
bid. Is it possible that the ordina¬
ry must now be choaked off as the
commissioners were?
Court House Demolished.
Last Thursday before day Con-
traefor Heffner commenced the
work of tearing down Habersham
county’s court house and by day
light the court room was demolish¬
ed and the rest of the building is
probably entirely raised to the
ground by the time we go to press.
Is there anybody in contempt of
Judge Kimseyfinjunction? If so
who is respons }le?
() q Hariman, when sheriff
ot Tyler Co w. Vawas a t one
a l m ost prostrated with a cold,
He used Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy and was so much pleased
with the quick relief and cure it
afforded him, that he gave the fol¬
lowing unsolicited testimonial:
“To all who may be interested, I
wish to say, that I have used Cham¬
berlain’s Cough Remedy and find it
invaluable for coughs and colds.”
For sale by Wright & Edge.
Copy Presses
Copying Ink, Copying Books
and all kinds of stationery at The
Record Stationery Store.
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NO. 9 .
Makers of Low Prices
Makers of Low Prices
MOONSHINERS SHOT AT RAID¬
ING PARTY.
Officers Shot at From Ambush
After They Had Arrested
Two Illicit Distillers.
Atlanta Journal.
Deputy Marshal J. W. Godfrey,
of Rabun county,and two assistants
have just returned from a most ex¬
citing raid in a community of moon¬
shiner*.
Godfrey had arrested George
Benfield, of Rabun county,for illicit
distilling. Together with his pris¬
oner he went to arrest LaFayette
Frady, who had been a partner of
Benfield in the manufacture of un-
la wful booze. He was near the
s.till that he had destroyed,and was
approaching the home of Frady,
when the latter emerged from his
door with a Winchester in his hand.
As soon as Frady saw the officer
he prepared to shoot, at the same
time making the threat that he
would kill the officers. The two
deputy marshals who were accom¬
panying Godfrey ran up from be¬
hind Frady, and before he could
use his weapon they caught him
and took the gun away from him.
They immediately took him in
charge and the prisoners and raid¬
ers began to walk away from the
home of the moonshiners together.
They had not passed far when a
volley of shots was fired at them.
The balls whizzed over their heads
and could be heard as they struck
the trees on the hill above them. It
was impossible to discover Avhence
the bullets came, as no one was in
sight.
The party continued its march
when another volley of shots was
fired. The balls came closer to
their mark and passed in dangerous
proximity to the heads of the ar¬
resting officers. A search was at
once made for the murderously in¬
clined moonshiners, but to no
avail.
The officers alter seeing that
they could not find the men who
had made an attempt on their lives,
brought their prisoners on to the
railway station and came with them
to Atlanta this morning. Frady
will be tried for moonshining and
obstructing an officer. Benfield
Avill answer to the plain charge of
illicit distilling.
Notice.
The firm of Wright & Edge has
this dav dissolved by mutual con¬
sent. All persons indebted to the
firm will please settle with J. H.
Edge at once. Jan. rolh 1898