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A MIDNIGHT RIDE. HOW PllK.-IDJ^T DAVIS WENTTO THIL Front,i Amidst Shot and Siqci.l, Alone. U-pp , The Good Bay Steed and Fearless Rider's Gallop Through the Darkness. Special Correspondence of the Courier-Journal. g Eureka Springs, Miss., March 15.. — As the incident in the life of Presi dent Davis that I am going' to writajj about was known to but few, perhaps le«s than Half a dozen, I will first telF how I came to be in a position to wit ness it. I went to Virginia as a .pri vate soldier in Company B, Forty- second Mississippi Regiment,Gen. J. R. Davis’Brigade. Gen. Davis was a neph ew of President Davis. Muj. J. S. Reid was Gen. Davis 1 (Quartermaster. He was a man advanced in years for a soldier, a Wieafthy. planter, a neigh bor and life long friend of the Davis family. After the Gettysburg cam paign, being in a dilapidated condi tion, 1 was appointed Secretary for Maj. Reid. Late in the fall of 1804 our command was near Petersburg. The day liad been a boisterous one. The morning opened with rapid picket firing by the Federate* with all tlie^ big guns in the forts putting in full work. Early in the day field artillery was massed near our front, and sent a shower of shot and shells across our line. This latter performance did not last long. The guns were moved away and the same thing repeated at other points, in some j daces the infantry making strong demonstrations. Late in the day an order came to prepare the transportation for moving. As to the cause of this preparation we could only conjecture. Teams were hitched to wagons and ambulances, and all were driven in line alongside the pTiblic road. Drivers had orders not to leave their sears. As the night wore on firing continued, but there was nothing co break the monotony, except Tonally a teamster would slip his seat, stamp the ground breast to keep uj four, miles away, when the sound ceased. I had then been making a compari- on. Suppose Mr. Lincoln was twen- lniles from Washington to-night,. r ad ridden that distance alone, and was then Teturaing with a stranger, not knowing whether he was a friend or a foe, and that, too, along a road where the enemy's heavy shells were being constantly thrown; what a commotion there would be about it. J. C. McDade. Liver Pills. Use Dr. Gunn’s Liver Pills for Sal low comp^ioi*, Pimples on. the Face and Biliousness. Never sickens or gripes. Onlv one for a dose. Sam ples free at f. 'll. Kenan's, Milledge- ville, Ga. ’ - Jest What They All Say- A TALK WITH SAM JOKES. " — WHAT IIB SAYS ABOUT CHICAGO AND PROHLBJTIOJ. Hon. D. D. Haynie, of Salem, Ills., savs he uses Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup in his family with the most satisfactory results, in all cases of Cdnghs, Colds and ^Croup, and re commends it, in particular for the lit- g nple beetle free at T. H. 'edgevilmGa. SMITHS HJRE filiiousnest; Slefc Hoadacho In Four hours. ^ Ons dose relleves_NaureJgia. _They cure and prevent Chills > Fever, Sour Stomach Bad BreatnuCIser I e ones. . Samp! ’enarite, Milled^ Nashville Americait. “Nervously under eir, * said Mr. Jones, sitting with a ! Daniel Webster once wrote after con- party of gentlemen at Mr. Nat Bax- tinued provocation, to the editor of a ter’s after the sermon last night. “I newspaper which referred to his pn- ’can hardly control my own mirul af- vate affairs, and especial! v to him not ter the great strain I have had. Why, paying his debts. He sau. substanti- that audience looked like a toy house ally: [Ttistrue jjliat I have not great strain, ; Mr. Webster and his Debts. occa- from ana beat circulation. his The Major and I sat by the fire, hold- ilia our horses bv the bridles. TH E HORSEMAN. qUIKT Thi Petersburg bells had just rung 12 o’clock when a horseman was heard approaching in a quiet fox trot. He turned from the road and came near our fire, about thirty steps, when he halted and said he wished after the audiences at the Casino Rink, in Chicago, where I preached five Weeks, some tunes three times a d4y, arid always twice. The newspapers of Chicago were very kind and some of them very helpful in the work. I suppose this is the first time in the history of the church in any age tiiat the leading newspa pers in three leading cities took such interest in its affairs. There were twelve wires running from Chicago to Cincinnati given up every night to our sermons, telegraphing short-hand reports in full to the Commercial- Gazete and Enquirer of Cincinnati. There were six wares running to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Globe had three stenographers, and the Com mercial-Gazette and Enquirer two or three each. Notice the work—I spoke the w r ords, they were taken down, then transcribed, then got off to the office and sent over the wires, and then there came the work of editing at the end of the wires. Nine times these talks had to be handled between 9 at night and 4 in the morning. A stupendous undertaking you see. There was the Chicago Inter-Ocean with nine to fifteen columns daily, the Tribune wdth from four to fifteen columns daily, in a word, the flvelead- ing newspapers of the West carrying • full reports of these sermons to more than 300,000 subscribers, aud more than 1,500,000 readers. I don’t know of any other force in America that would have so long engaged the col umns of these papers, one that would so unflaggingly have maintained the attention of so large a public.” After this Mr. Jones sat beating his brows and pulling at his short chop ped moustache. Then he spoke again and said he thought that Avas matter enough to write a first-class article on. in, I the system.. J>ose: ONE and Qivs BEAN. and you will never be without them, s per. bottle. Sold bv Druggists and Medicine Dealers generally. Sen/ on receipt of price in stamps, postpaid, to any address. J. F. SMITH & CO., M?iaufacturer» nrvl Sole Props.. ST. LOUIS. M0, February 22, 1886. [33 ly For Sale—Land. paid my debts punctually and that I owe monev. Onp^ause of this is that I have riot presswfthose who o*a me. As an instance of This I enclose your father’s note made to me thirty years ago for money loaned him to educate his bo vs.” Decoration Day at Riverside PARK.—New York, April 22.— Exten sive preparations are^ being made for the ceremonies at Grant s tomb, in Riverside Park, on Decoration Day. Gen. Logan will be orator of the da Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn, deliver the prayer, and Paul H. Hayne has been requested, by the Memorial Committee, to compose a poem to the memory of Gen. Grant to be read on this occasion. dayj will GEORGIA. Baldwin ’County. yjNDER and by virtue of a get directions to Gen. Davis’ quar rel Maj. Reid said: “I will send you :o ( jen. Davis. Get down and warm.” Then turning to me lie said in a whis per: “That is Mr. Davis. No names will be called.” I remained long enough to take a iire-liglifc view .of our fearless chief, and then, to be out of ear-shot, ted my horse to another lire a little way off. In about half an hour a negro wa- -ailed and sent with him to the front, half a, mile distant. After he was gone I saw from where I stood that the Major was much disturbed. He gor up And turned his back, to the tire, and then turned around and sat down again. This was repeatedsever- il times. AVhen 1 went back he said; “Mae, i don't like this. He has no right to do this way and I told him so. It is risking too much. Besides he can’t stand such a strain. He is making a ride of forty miles to-night with a hard day’s work before him to morrow.” After waiting for him to become quiet, I asked why Mr. Davis’ friends permitted him^ tp such a trip alone, told him that no one in Richmond knew of his absence. He then told me .* THE CAUSE OF THE UNUSUAL l’RO- CKKDING. It was Gen. Grant’s plan to break our line that night or early next morn ing. The day had been spent in feel ing for a weak point. Everything on our side had been prepared to retreat at a moment’s warning. The night passed, and the morrow The Greeks are pushing forward to to j the front as rapidly as possible. The AURANTII Russian Minister to Greece, has de parted for LiVadia to see the Czar in. j pursuance of urgent orders from his ■ majesty. The Turkish General sum moned the Greeks to retire from their position on Searkos heights and upon refusing to rlo so he advanced with 7,000 men to the foot of the heights. Most of the diseases which afflict mankind are origin- ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER. For ail complaints of this kind, such as Torpidity of the Liver, Biliousness, Kerens Dyspepsia, indiges tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatu. lency. Eructations and Burning of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Breakbone FeTer, Exhaustion before or after Fever?, Chronic Diar rhoea, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath, Irregularities incidental to Females, Bearing-down Lr■£%. SHDIGEB’S aURftHTII is Invaluable. It is not a panacea for all diseases, but^Biigs>u all diseases of the LIVER, WJ1B STOMACH and BOWELS. 1 will It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tinge, to a rnddy, healthy color. It entirely removes kjw, gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL* TERATiVFS and PURIFIERS CF THE BLOOD, and Is A VALUABLE TONIC, deed made by H. F. Newton and I. C. Newton, of said county, on the 24th of Feburafy, 1885, to secure their certain promissory note of the same date, and payable Feb’y., 1st, 1880, for the prin cipal sum of two hundred and eighty dollars, to the undersigned, which said deed has been duly recorded in the Clerk’s office of said county, and which was executed and delivered in conformity with* sections 1909—1970, and 1971 of the code of Georgia for 1882, and by the authority therein conveyed and given, I will sell on the First Tuesday in May, 1880, be fore the Court’House door in said county, the following tracts or par cels of land—to wit—that tract or parcel of land lying, situate, and be ing in the 322nd Dish, G. M., of said county known and distinguished in the plan of said District, (it having been originally the 5th Disk, of Wilkin son county,) as part of lot No. 13, containing Fifty acres, more or less, also, all that tract or parcel of land containing sixty five acres, more or less, lying and being in the S22nd Dist., G. M., of Baldwin county, Georgia, bounded north by lands of I. C. Newton, on the east, by high water mark on the east side of Turkey creek, west by lot No. 12, it being in the north-west of comer lot 25, in the old land District. Said lands will be sold to pay the principal and interest due on said note, and attorneys’ fees and the costs of this proceeding and sale. This April 2nd 1886. SAM’L WALKER. Whitfield & Allen. Att’ys at Law. [39 4ts Mrs. S. D. Wootten THE FASHIONABLE Would invite tlie attention of tlie ladies to the beautiful ^ Spring and Summer Millinery, now being shown by her. Great care and attention have been to the selection of this stock, and it is replete with the latest stvlI of the season. * * ‘ ’ - * . * White and Figured Lawns, In endless variety and prices. Gloves, all kinds, Collars, Lace Linen Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Veiling, Cashmere, Scarfs, Laces, p I Corsets 35c., worth 50c. Come and see for jouf selves. Polite and careful attention will he given the ladies by l[ : ; Mattie Keel and Miss Minnie Harrell, Mbs. S. D. WOOTTEN. Milledgeville, Ga.,.April oth, 1886. s Spring ami Summer I 5 § 1 II ery i Furniture Repaired. J HAVE returned to Milledgeville, after an absence of many years, and opened a shop under Mrs. Woot- ten’s store to carry on my trade, and am prepared to do upholstering, and repairing furniture. *§??Aiso un dertaking. Give me a call. R. N. ADAMS. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan:, 9th 1886. [27tf take Davis The but no fur flier eff ort was made. Weak as we were, we were thought to be too strong to cackle. Had some one been over -here a little akin to ’Stonewall Jack- sun, many a brave soldier might have been sent home who never got to see his family. One division could have accomplished it at any time during hat long and bitter winter. Mr. Davis was gone about an hour when lie returned, and again STADICER’S Sea sale by all Druggists. Price 8! ,00 per bottle C. F. STADICER, Proprietor, *40 SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, P<& April 20, 1886. 41 ly. AGENTS ERMan WeSdY wanted ' ft _ ■ Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgi: ■ A V 11A IIT Boekseh*, Htadathe, Taotfcaehc, fOl | HI [I ’fVfT v'criXT S. ■ ■ Mill AT DBCGQ1STS AND DEALER Fast Fast Fast Selling Selling Selling Books. Books. Books. AT DBCGQ1STS AND DEALERS. THE CHI BUSS A. VOUKLER CO., BALTIMORE, 3! D. Salary and Commission. Salary and Commission. Salary and Commission. For full particulars and terms, address ATLANTA PUBLISHING COMPANY, No. 8 South Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga. April 27, 1886. 42 3m Gar Load of Nails. I HAVE JUST RECEIVFD a car load of Nails which I will sell as cheap as they can he had anywhere, at wholesale or retail. JOSEPH STALEY: Milledgeville, Feb., 15th, 1886. [32 It We are receiving the most superb stock of Millinery, Fancy Goods, >* tions, &c., ever shown in this city, embracing all the latest styles in Hats, Bonnets, Infants and children’s Caps, latest novelties in Glauze^ Crapes, Roman Striped Silks, Satins and Velvets, an immense line of Rid bons, including plain, Fancy Gauzes and Pecot Edge in all the newest &| signs, from the best to the cheapest grades, a large and varied assor ment of Flowers, Plumes, Tips and Ornaments. 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There is no de mand here. Purchasers must be found abroad. Milledgeville, March 2, 1886. 34 tf T'heo. Markwalter\s STEAM MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS, Free from SAFE. SURE. PROMPT. Absolutely Opiates, Emetics and Poison, Broad Street, Near Lower Market, AUGUSTA, • GEORGIA. MARBLE WORK, Domestic and Imported, at low prices. Georgia and South Carolina Granite Monuments made a specialty. A large selection of MARBLE and GRANITE AVORK always on hand, ready for ! LETTERING and DELIVERY. [Oct. 27th, 1885. 16 ly New Drug Store. If any one desires Call at KENAN’S DRUG STORE, And try one of those I have jnst received. I keep First Class Chewing Tobacco, CIGARETTES, ETC. AT DurOOISTS and Dxaukbr. THE CHARLES A. YOLKLKR CO., BALTIBOEE, HO. Dec. 22, 1885. 24 ly TOOK HIS SEAT BY THE FIRE. He had not been there long when a horseman was beard approaching at rapid speed. When he got opposite our camp, ?Jr. Davis commanded, halt! with the question: “Where are you going?” To Richmond,” was the answer. 1 will go with you.” A s this short colloquy passed an un easy feeling came over me, as I looked ax the quiet bay standing behind his master, his head down and apparently fast asleep. He was a good one, but he looked as if he was suited to draw a vehicle loaded with women and children, but not the horse for speed. Then looking at the rider, I thought he had passed too many years and was too frail to stand such a strain. ROSA DALIS Tlie Great South- El. IR,. SOia:isrEII3DE3Et, —IMPORTER!— —Wholesale and Retail Dealer In— Fine Wines, Cigars, Brandies, Tobacco, Mineral Waters,i Whiskies, Gin, Porter, Ale, Etc. he mountnd, gathered the reins carefully, arranged his overcoat, and settled himself well in the saddle. By this time I saw the horse had been misjudged. His met tle .was up and he was eager to be £one. After making a few steps, a touch of the spurcarried him out into the road at a speed that might have been expected of a cavalry leader. The horseman joined him, and as they passed over the dry, rocky road the sound of their horses’ hoofs rang loud and clear in the still night. I listened until they were three, or perhaps 0 S A D A L 1 S ern Remedy for the cure of Scrofula, Syhi- lis, Scrofulous Taint, Rheu matism, White Swelling, Gout, Goitre, Consumption, Bronchitis, Nervous Debili ty, Malaria, and ail diseases arising from an impure con dition of the blood, skin or scalp. BOSADALIS G01 and 802 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. ssfAgent for Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Urbana 1 Wine Company. Also, sole Agent for the AnheuserrBusch Brewing Association, St. Louis, Mo. Special Brewings Lager Beer kept in stock. Dec. 15th, r8S5. 23 ly. 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