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At 12:45 o’clock Friday morning a great heart ceased to beat—a stainless life was closed, and Jeff Davis, first and last President of the Southern Confed eracy, was dead. With him has passed away the last of the great leaders of the lost cause. Cobb, Stephens, Toombs, Hill and Yancey. Jefferson Davis will be mourned in mil lions of hearts. Government will not render to him the pomp and circumstance of a great death, but his people will give to him a tribute of love and tears sur passing all that government could do, and honoring his memory as earthly pa rade could not do! From Maryland to 'lexas, wherever in other states or in other lands, his people may have wan dered—wherever dauntless courage is or stainless honor made friends—wherever they who have suffered are loved and superb fortitude may touch the heart or dim the eye—there Jefferson Davis will he honored and mourned, the deatii scene. Mr. Jefferson Davis died suddenly at 12:45 Friday morning. He had been steadily improving for the past four days and his physicians announced that they were entirely satisfied with his condition. His appetite had improved somewhat, and he was free from, fever and thosc who had access to the sick room rejoiced over the favorable change. He rested quietly throughout the day,and in the afternoon the bulletm was to the effect that his condition continued lavor able, bhortly before midnight he had a coughing fit, which seemed to exhaust he ns i passed e remaining s leng ,and at l~-45 fact, that quietly away so quietly, in the watchers scarcely knew when death came. davis's life. Jefferson Davis was born in Christian county, Ky., on the 3d day of June, 1808. Georgia may claim a kinship with the man, as well as a share of his glory. His father, Samuel Davis, was a Georgia planter, in the revolutionary war he was an officer in a cavalry regiment, and served with distinction. Later he moved to Kentucky, Mississippi. and some years afterward to The Georgia branch of the Davises is now extinct, but it lives in tradition as a high-spirited honorable family. Passing his boyhood on the frontier, where thc whites were fre quently engaged in conflict with savage foes, young Jefferson’s earliest thoughts °and were centered upon guns, sabres, all the panoply of war. By the time he was sixteen lie had made the most of his academic and university advan tages and entered the mill Fm fellow Ro£r?E.^ee stuSnts a }ie htliX had ^ucl rades as onidas others well Polk, known John B. fame. Magruder,’ and to In this cir cle lm lofty character, bright mtnd, and thorough highest regard manliness, commanded the of all. When he gradu ated at West Point, aud plunged into the thick of the Indian warfare on the northwestern frontier, the old army ofii ccrs instantly recognized him as a born soldier. He was appointed a staff offi cer, and made such a brilliant record that, in a short time, he was promoted t ) the rank of first lieutenant aud adjutant of a new cavalry regiment. Whet® Colonel Davis returned from the Mexican war, at the head of the gal lant Mississippi Rifles, the whole nation hailed him as “tjjc hero of Buena Yis'a.” At Monterey with Colonel Davis and his men fought heroic valor. Bramng ufu. nous storm of copper-grape, the Missis sippians made a desperate charge “Mexican, on the enemy’s foTtiticotioua. The fled aud took .heifer in a strong build ing, from which they poured a heavy fire of musketry. This heavy fire from the housetops was deadly and terrorizing. Davis and his men neuetrated street after street dislod<nn<Mhe withina'seuare foe from building after building pl^za. until canUuSS of Die grand FolSredt The 1 of Monterey and the entire country rang with the praises of Colonel Davis and his Mississippi Rifles. The Buena Vista exploit classed the name of Davis among the most renowned military men of modern times. Here against terrible oQds he saved tlie army and virtnallj won the battle. The Amer icans were about to lose the day, when General Taylor, with Colonel Davis and others rode up. Several retreating regi ments were rallied. Davis with Ins own regiment and a handfull of Indiana. vol unteers, advanced at double quick,tiring all the time. The Mexicans were put to flight, but in a few moments a brigade of lancers, two thousand strong came fluttering on at a gallop with sounding bugles and penons. Colonel D ivis threw his men into the form of a \ both flanks resting on ravines, t..« am, aj vane mg on the intervening ridge ibus expo sing the enemy to a cross-ne W an – Never was a more deadly fire witnessed on any battle field. The Mexicans weie completely shattered. After this battle the V movement was the talk of the day. It is said that there is but one similar ex ample in modern history. On this side of the water General^ TayloLQuitman.Lanes. ana et-fter soiaius weie eutbuMrts tic over Davis, and in the old country the duke of Wellington, the victor of Waterloo, expressed his admiration in glowing woras. Indorsed by such vet erans as the “Iron Duke,” aud old Zacb Taylor us a leader of brilliant military ginius, it goes without saying that the people of tliis country, north and south, accepted the verdict. If the career of Davis had ended with the Mexican war, he would still have had glory enough for one man. HIS PUBLIC LIFE BEFORE THE 7TAR. Before the Mexican war Mr. Davis had served part of a term in congress, resign ing to accept the command of the Mis sissippi Volunteers. Upon liis ieturn from the land of the Montezumas he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States senate. In the senate Mr. Davis at once student stepped into the front rank. affairs, lie was a as weil as a man of He was not only well versed in political science, but thoroughly well equipped for debate. Contrary to the opinion en terlained by many of the present genera tion, the senator from Mississippi was nc extremist. He was fully committed to the doctrines of states rights. The election o! President Pierce brought Senator Davis into the cabinet as secretary of war. The secretary te“Lg Lv gave much oi hi. time to improvement, in arms and equipments. lie had the territories explored. When the Crimear war came on he sent a number of officer, to the scene of the trouble to study tin discipline aud methods of the European nrmies. The federal governmeuD never had a moie able or efficient war secretary. Returned by his state to the senate with the beginning of President Buchanan’s j the administration, Mr. Davis plunged mto j tremenduus exciting debates leading up to the campaigns of 18Go. This brings us to a part of history almost as familiar to our readers as the current matters of the day, and it is unnecessary to reproduce it here. All ihe world knows that Mr. Davis was ready to fol low his doctrine of state sovereignty to its logical consequences. He insisted upon with the right ot secession,but he fought 1 all his energy against such a state 0 f affairs as would, in his right’necessary. iud"-ment ren der the exercise of the w^en, however, the crisis came, after the election of Lincoln, and Mississippi j had passed her ordinance of secession,Mr. D av i s embraced the occasion of resigning | his seat in the federal senate to explain and j ustif „ tlle course of his people, i r “ j '4? i ! * | | — V Aisjlll L 1 lliH m fl i , WSJ i. V x j BEAUVOIR—DAVIS’S MISSISSIPPI HME. J From the Senate Mr. Davis wentto his , . .. Mississippi. He T1 , hoped , in ’ ^at secession would be peacefully ac compUshed but he could not disguise I he fact I hat ou tloo k Was “/thing bu ^ f P ac ! flc '.. FolIo wlD . ? ‘^“tof f , tastes aad lucdna * ,ous - J. l e /« oked forward 1U ! ha event ot a t0 an appointment ^^the south woffid^eqffir? the ™ of veteran officials, and he had every reason to believe that he would be callu | u P' ,n ta sene the new repuilic wlth ns , ™” d ; lh “‘ th» jmnepatjon ™£«TtlS ” , » » ’it a™ thX «PDH himunreu-ht him unsought. It m was unexpected, DavisheSed Da 18 needed the the voice voice of JhSpemhe his people "nrnl and ^ust-upon^shouldTrs thrust upon his shoulders. re9P ° DSiah “ / 7 j«S ' -’’f’-M’i ( 1 r*>rb\ 7 V v ” $£,,– \%% VT ^* V ■£. .jg* 0^ 7^ wjp fit \ u. i? w. \ / - Id f P J #/7 / ^ r // *' t V ' V mrs. yarina davis. _. The circumstances . ( of f Mr. .. Davis’Cap- n . , _ , 4u r0 an d impr»\. irnent fur two years in Fortress Monroe is a matter of historv. Bnd i 9 f am iii H r to our readers. Upon , ea • f T rison> Mr . Davis returned tc hig ho n( in Mis-hsippi, where he lived Jn 0 p scur i t y and) jt is greatly to be feared, ’ in poverty, ' his plantation yicld , bu t lit tle incorae steps once . were taken to rnise a fuud for him. but he kindly, but firmly, averted the hands of tbose CO gaged in it as soon as he became aW;ire of whlt was being done . He b{dd t i, at as long as the widows and or . d ,ans of the confederate soldiers were - n want ] 1C b ad neither the right nor tfaQ wigh t0 take one dollar of the boun djy that ht t0 fiad its way to them, Ml ., Davis preferred Uhing to live in rcti.e ^ that he said or did, >» •—«»*• **•■* tb ° dignity the of his of high life position. with uncomplaining Accepting reverses fortitude he held his convictions un changed and unmodified. In deteat as in victory his great nature was equal to all demands. In peace or in war he stood the unchallenged and beloved chief among his people. 'LYING aN STATE. Mr. Davis's remains are lying in state in the council chamber of the city hall, New Orleans, surrounded by emblems of peace, emblems of war, emblems of the confederacy, and emblems of the Union. Heavy black drapery covers everything. Since early Saturday morning, a constant throng had been moving through the building, the and it is estimated that during day at least thirty thousand people had passed imide to the casket, gazing upon the face of the dead ex-president of the confederacy* Negroes as well aS the whites, and grand army men, as well as confederate veterans, lingered over the casket with the tame mauilestation of respect. ing During the day, many touch incidents were presented to those oa duty around the dead president. The city bail building is one of the largest in the city, aud the council chamber is one of the most spacious in the building, J he casket in the centre of the chamber, resting upon a raised platform. Four soldiers have been on duty since the body was taken into the building. The casket is an extremely handsome one, a marvel of rich simp icity. It has no extrava gant is decorations, and its sombre color almost severe. It is covered with deep black, heavy velvet, the’easket and has a few dec oration.. Over is thrown the battle flag of the 14th Louisiana regiment, » flag tattooed and torn. In the chain her are small arms, Held artillery, United States flags, confederate flags, flowers, evergreens and ierns. The city as well fl s the city hall is draped in mourning, Every flag «t New Orleans isatha H-m^G NXl the public rnsWUtibns are heavily draped. Many private residences dis play tokens of sorrow. All of the dii ferent military organizations, as well as a number of civic bodies, have their headquarters in mourning. removal of the remains. Three weeks ago,in the midst of a cold rain storm, on one of the dreariest morn i Dg3 0 f the year, Jefferson Davis was j cariied from the steamer Leather, to the Payne mansion. Saturday night all that was mortal of Jefferson Davis was carried from the Payne mansion to the city hall, where the remains will lie in state uutil By the time the hearse reached the bies city hall the council chamber and lob and corridors of the building were crowded with citizens. ihe council chamber was quickly cleared and a way the opened for the admission 0 f body. The hall WHS heavily draped in black, which was re lieved with the red, , ""hite ... and . , bale , of , the stars and stupes. I here veie also nc ' h floral decorations everywhere, be sides crossed swords and other military devices. At the head of the hall bung a P 0 *™ 1 the dcad rbteftain, richly festooned with crape. Mrs. Davis has not jet determined WDERE THE B0DT 8HALL BE LAID finally. Richmond wants it; Atlanta, Ga., has made its offer; Lexington, Va., has put in a request, because Lee and Jackson are there; Montgomery, Ala., will send a delegation to sue for the body; Yicksburg wants it, and so doe3 Macon, Ga. In speaking of the final resting place Mis. Davishassaid to her friends: “Mis sissippi claims the body, and that is bis home. Georgia has asked for it, and the great love the Georgia people have always si o vn him always had a P lace in our hearts. Governor ^VtheTapitaSfhJ ^ biS therf a^rie TonTe^Zlr lo?e is both that place Then it has the largest cem- 1c dead in to the?aci aouth Monlgonter, bases »s claim upon that that tvas the first capital.” Thc gt( not bc se ttlcd until Mis® Winnie Davis returns from Europe. On urdav w v ien jt,. s p av is received a message from Miss Winnie, saying that she would start home, a cablegram’was sen t back, urging her not to come. It is now thought that Miss Davis will remain iu Paris until her health is better ........ AT T Tnnorrn Tm .- ' cnt-T.r ‘ Meetings have been held in all south (rn chics, and resolutions adopted ex pressing sorrow at the death of Mr. P avl ‘l’ and lbc governors of the uuliw^luu , uuu reuimminuing ra'ZeSS m4o memo rild scr ^ ic ?? on the day of the funeral. All the New A ork papers gave great cd ; t » r '“% »»>> >" ^ 1 bingrnph ical sketches of Mr. Davis. The tone of lie majority of the editorials, is conser vat vc, and generous acknowledgment of his unswerving personal integrity aud conscientious devotion to the principles mJde. he conceived to be right, is fredy The Southerners in New York are sin /‘/ely tiious hero grieved of the at the lost death cause, of and the will illus- do all ,n-their power to manifest their devo Uon to his memory and their reverence or his heroic self-sacrifice to the unal terable faith that was in him. WASHINGTON, D. C. MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS. appointments, decisions, and other matters OF INTEREST FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Senator Spooner on Thursday inf™ duced a bill declaring as chief sunp™;" sors of of elections the oflicers of the" chaS ciionb courts United States and naffl them with the enforcenien of election person and and through naturalization their subordinates laws b hi 0n Wednesday the credentials Senator! Messrs. Pierce and Casey as Dakl from the new State of North were and presented, read and placed on file Dien ^. be tw0 g emdor8 were escorted to the desk and took the oath of office Various executive reports and communi cations were presented and referred to appropriate committees. The total num ber of bills introduced on Wednesday was 505, against 585 on the first day of the last Congress two years ago. Most of the bills offered were of those that failed to become laws during the last Congress, $75,000 The flight of the salaries of Cashier of the Silcott°ijth the house of members of lively representatives, has created a sensation. When the house met 0 n Thursday, Speaker Reed laid the fol lowing communication from J. p. Lee dom, late sergeant-at-arms of the house before the body: il I regret to report that C. E. Silcott, late cashier of the office of sergeant-at-arms, has departed from this city without settling his ac counts, and I have been unable to ascer tain his whereabouts, and there is a defi ciency in the cash of the office. In view of these circumstances I respectfully request an immediate investigation of my accounts, under such actio'll as the house of representatives may take in the premises.” During the afternoon, em ployes in the sergeant-at-arm’s were busy going over Silcott’s books and accounts. The exact balance missing, according to the books, is $71,859. cafitol notes. T] be navy department department is s intormed informed that that A ‘ l “‘ ,c S'l^ron ha. arrived . 1 * The president on Thursday sent to congress several hundred nominations of persons appointed to office daring the recess of congress. The President on Wednesday ap pointed David J. Brewer, of Kansas, to oe associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. The attorney-general at Washington is informed that the trial of the cases of alleged frauds in Florida, at the last presidential election,has already resulted in three convictions. The clerks of the committees on ap have propriations of the senate and house of prepared a comparative statement estimates, appropriations and expend itures for the maintenance of the gov eminent for the fiscal years 1890 and 1891, from which it appears that the net increase of estimates for 1891 over those for the current year is $20,807,168, and the net increase of estimates for next year is over the approoriations for this year The first bill introduced into the sen ate in the first session of the fifty-first congress came from Senator Sherman and was aimed at trusts. It is identical with the anti-trust bill reported by him ] a st year Irom the committee on finance. It declares all trusts unlawful, gives f per sons power to recover in CoUr s w lien ever articles are advanced in value by combinations and declares officers of trusts guilty of misdem eanor. Other measures on the same subject were intro duced The total collections of internal rev enue for the first four months of the present fiscal year were $40,783,350, an increase of $4,039,304 as compared with collections during the corresponding pe riod oflast year. The increase has av eroged over one million dollars increased a month, and was principally due to the consumption of spirits, tobacco and fer mented liquors. The increase on the spirits alone was $2,398,100. The re ceipts for October, 1889, were $308,558 greater than for October, *888. RETURNED THEIR CHARTER dissatisfied with tuk action of the atlahia, oa., Kmou-.scot. vemiok. - A , Canton, Ohio specirl, of Saturday, sa y s: Ttie expulsion of District De le ‘ f te O'Malley, of Canton, from the At bmta Knights of Labor convention, b» borne fruit Canton local assembly o D-A. 08, which O’Malley represents, withdrawn from the order, and returned its charter to District Secretary Lewis, to be forwarded to general headquarters. Delegate O’Malley said that this was tfie first Canton, assembly of icven organized g°/T jf- i! and it is the lust one to leaves that city without a Kuight oifA' Lor organization. THE OWNERS' BUAMEl?. _ Tin. cask ok urn TWBONE thiuune m deatu t I!AP ' At Minneanolis Minn, the coroners ^ j urv j n ^h 0 immeat on the bodies of V v ^ C f.; t:lUe m8 0 f the Tribune building " l ’,„‘ U fire reD ' ~ de dcr vd their verdict i liursduy, if || blares^hat.the owners of the ir* bulld »ft 1 “$ ] f al J T P - orall y c ulpable, for the loss of * f litU Utc. . ,, , ^ .. ^ n | t ® „ i^the thecliwd> bj froy i Lidd^y feli-’in a ’ Uader n ff were bur^ s B x persons, while four others were and badly hurt.