The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, July 21, 1865, Image 2
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Southern Version of the Capture
of Davis,
Lieutenant Elsan, of Company K. Twenty- j
fourth Texas cavalry, was with Mr. Davis when (
lie was captured, and has kindly reconnrSd to
us the details of the affair. "From his narra>
e tive wo derive the following:
Mr. Davis, Judge Reagan, Colonel I.rd.hii-k
and Colonel Jallnson wore e:i wile to Tex:.1,
expecting to continue the struggle here. -Mrs !
Davis and family were travelling towards
"Florida with a view of running the blockade
from the Florida const. It was Mrs. Davis,
intention to take the children to England and
then to rejoin her husband in Texas, where
they hoped to protract the struggle.
Lieutenant Elsan was oue of the guard of
Mrs. Davis* party. They were in Wilcox
Countv, Georgia, May 7, whan the President
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joined mem. J.ney ircucucu logctiier mac
day. On the morning of the 8th ho parted
from them for Texas, on horso back. After
travelling twenty miles he learned that a band
of.jayhawkers had been organized to plunder
the party left behind of their train. Anxiety
for the safety of his family induced liira to
remain till they came up, which they did on
the evening of the 8th.
They travelled in company on the 8th. and
all camped together that night. Meanwhile,
the Fourth Michigan cavalry had been on their
track. On the night of the 9th this regiment
surprised two scouts who had been left in the
rear to watch, for pursuit, but who had been
overcome by fatigue and fallen asleep. The
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pursuers roue an i.ignu, at uayoreaK un wie
morning of the 10th surprised tlic encampment
and captured the whole party without firing
a gun. ^ 1
On the surprise, Mr. Davis threw'a cloak
over his shoulders and started for his horse,
about forty steps from his tent. As lie set
out Mrs. Davis threw a veil over his hat. lie
had got but a few steps when a cavalry man
rode up, and presenting his gun to him, cried
out, I know you, you old scoundrel; I have
seen you before, surrender." (If'seems that
he had lived in Richmond since the war began.)
As lie stopped Mr. Davie, Mrs. Davis
c"""~jan to him, and throwing her arms around his
neck, begged them to spare his life. Colonel
Pritchard, the commander ot the pursuing
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cavalry, now rocic up, aua assureu uer ue
should not be hurt.
From this time the party was treated with
-v marked plitencss. They were taken to Macon,
Mrs. Davis being allowed all her transportation
except an ambulance, which was taken
for some of the wounded.
Lieutenant Elsan says the entire amount of
specie the party had with them was about
$11,000. Of this Mrs. Davis had $2,OoO, her
own private funds, Mr. Davis about ?1,400,
which he carried in his holsters, and the balance
belonged to Judge Reagan and the
balance of tie party.?Houston [Texas) Ttlegraph.
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The importance of ventilating bedrooms is a
fact which everybody is vitally interested in,
and which few properly apMgciaie. If two
persons are to occupy a beefflom during a night
let them step upon weighing scales as they
retire, and then again in the morning.' Frc
quentiy, tiiere win uc a ioss oi iwu ur inn*
pounds, and the average loss throughout the
year will be more than one . pound. That is
daring the night there is a loss of a pound of
matter, which has gone oft from their bodies,
partly from their lungs, and partly from the
pores of the skin. The escaped material is
carbonio acid, and decayed animal matte: or .
poisonous exhalations.
A Horrible Murder.?A correspondent}
of the Savannah BejwbUcan states that three
white persons, .living above the Ashepoe Ferry,
S. C., were murdered a short time since by
some colored persons The names of the unfortunate
individuals were Doar. West and
Richaale. They were living on a plantation
owned by Wm. Lowndes.
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The Secretary of "War has ordered the release of all
? the prisoners of war in Fort McHenry, including Ihoso
KmteDced during the war.
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CA&DJBJT, FRIDAY, .7 ELY 21,
The ixpcnaes ? !" U:<* (Jc?rern:iV:. during tho -past
| year amount to S' . ! '-?.: an,00?.
I'A'vPre-iileiH. i . aunnn i/ nor.: i publish n liisto- i
ry ol his admiulr.iuuoit, pr pnrcd y iiimmlC j
Hon. T-. iih".'f.-y. '..a; boon appointed L'ro- j
vi.-'or.ai Governor of Mi.viss:ppi.
Cept. C. TV. Bt*rgess?Provost Marshal?lias located
his of!;ee vrilh tho headquarters of Major Shipley, i
i:i the Council Chamber.
Through the kindness of .T. Cr. Crash. Ksq., we are f
in receipt of a file of the Charleston Courier tcthc 17 lli I
inst.
By New York dates to the 12th inst., wo loam that
the quotations of cotton had adtnnced during the
week previous five cents per pound?the prices ranging
from 10 to CO. -Gold in New York ISO.
Judali P. Benjamin, and John C. Breckinridge,
late of tlio Confederate cabinet, have thrown up their
portfolios. The former has turned up fn Bermuda;
the latter is resting from his flight in Cuba.
Large numbers of soldiers arc deserting from their
regiments at Washington, and going home on the.
ground that tlie'y enlisted ' for the war,'' aud that the
war is now ended.
It is said that Ford's theatre?the scene of President
Lincoln's assassination?lias been purchased by
ft society of Congregationalists, and will speedily be
converted into a house of worship.
Gov. Brown retires from the Executive chair of
Georgia in a long address to tho people. He counsels
obedience to the laws, subscription to the oath, and a
general resignation to all that may happen.
Attorney-General Spoed has issued a circular to t^e
effect that applicants for pardon under tho "special"
clause in tho Amnesty proclamation, must first take
the oath and transmit Unoriginal with tho application.
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Gov. Brownlow, of Tennessee, has issued a proclamation,
ordering the election, on tho first Thursday
of August (tho 3d) next, of a full delegation to Congress
and members of the legislature in certain dis- (
tricts in which there are vacancies. ' ' (
In the Charleston Courier of the 11th (roteived too i
late for this publication) we find President Johnston's
proclamation appoiiitihg the Hon. B. F. Perry, of :
Greenville, Provisional Governor of South Carolina.? 1
In our nest issue wo will lay it beforo our readers. 1
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Orders have been issued for the dismantling of all 1
the defensive works around Washington, excepting
twenty-two forts nud three or four batteries, so located
as to form a complete defence to tho capital on all
sides.. These, it is said, will bo strengt hened and im
proved, aud permanently garrisoned.
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A terrible explosion took place at Chattanooga on
Saturday, the 10th ult. Several persons were killed
and wounded. The Quartermaster's and Commissary's '
buildings also caught fire and wcVe consumed. _ The :
conflagration issupposecf to have been caused by 1
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uimiuuesu uuib'iuia tu iJiuc livittuvu uucuuais. -LOSS
$250,000.
It a.t.l W'uxt out at'rin:ilu::fi.?irajorSiiii'Luv, for
the better preservaiioacf crtlor in our midst. ami that
!.': . net ;:?i! '.be t '>0 !; oly of the ur ' :ii,
i:i hi-g my-h: Miiicr1, pav.? nu ice ;o all the
rum-scii.:? (&;' v!: -i '.ken? urj otsi-i- a number,) that
the sale spirituous liquors i?? any enlisted man was
specially prohibited; and the better to impress it on
the minds and hearts of thes-.- rumscllcrs,
respectively, l:e bad advertised ordprs to that effect?
which orders were not respected. Tliy rc3ult'was, all
the capital stock ofono establishment went out al the
bun'j. and ibat, loo, without profit to its former owner, i
M'c would tako the liberty of cautioning others who
may be engaged in this traflic, anil who would feign 1
make some feeble claim to respectability, that "every
dog has his day," ar.d that their day may uot be afar 1
off. A word to the wise should be sufficient.
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It was estimated by the Quartermaster-General in
his iast annual report, that there were in the service
of the army about 170,000 hordes anil 130^0.1 mule?.
'1 he supply of cavalry horses average I a' -i:t i>'.)' ) a
day which was also the raw-vv.:tied - ;v</\ of
these euimals in service. i'nrin;:. .*? ?.>.;. oh.
months yf Ui?: j<-ar 130-1, tiia i.' /airy <.. lie i'oroa:;, ;
receive 1 nearly 10,000 horses, and iherj w?a issued
to the anny of Gen. Sherman through tl.o Nushvillo
depot, between the 1st of Novemlicr,.1333, and the
14th of September, 1804, 41,122 horses.
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A New GAKitisoNh?Capt. Feiu;u.v>.\ and his cm-.
maml having bepn removed from this placs,.-in consequence
of the dividing lines of the military districts of
So. Cn., throws all the posts in the first district, cast
of {he Watcros river, and to bo garrisoned, under the
command of Gen. Beale, whose headquarter* is nt
Florence?the third sub-district, eastern South Carolina
comprising the districts of Sumter and Kershaw,
lobe cQinaianded by Lieut. Col. F. II. iVurrriuo&B,/
30th Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers, and by troops
of his regimenl?headquarters to bo at Sumtcrville.
. On Friday evening last the town of Camden was
garrisoned by a detachment of two companies of the
nbovo named regiment?Co. 0., 1st Lieut. J. D.
Foster, 35; Co. G., 1st Lieut. Wji. IT. FTirssey, 45
?numbering in all about eighty men, under the command
of Major S. D. Shipley. Headquarters ol'Maj.
Shipley, until further notice, in the Council Chamber
of the town.
It will be remembered that, in the abolition of slavery,
the representation of the Southern States must be !
increased.- The negro must now rank -as an entire
man, and not as the fifth of ono only.
Masonic.
For the information of Our Masonic friends
we publish the following summons:
convocation pi'general okand chapter u.
s. a , at coll'mtk's, 0., thursday, sepi'emn>:tt
7, A. D. '2f)95 A. i. 18G5.
Office of the Grand Secretary of the
General Grand Chapter of Royal Aucii
Masons of the United States of America,
Cincinnati^, Ohio, June 24th,
A. I. 2390 A. D. iSGo.
To tire Officers and Members of the General
Grand Chapter U. S.; and of the several State
Lrrand Chapters; and of t Fie SubordinatrfChapters
under the immediate jurisdiction of the
General Grand Chapter, and to "All whom it
may.Concern I fraternally coinniutiicatc the
following official summons of the M* E. Gcn'l
Gr. fj, Priest for a Convocation of the General
Grand Chapter of Itoyal Arch Masons of the 1
If. S-, to be hold in Columbus, 0., on the 7th
September next. May there be a cordial'reunion
on that "joyful day !"
' JOHN D. CALDWELL,
, General Grand Secretary
General Grand Chapter oe the TJ. S.,)
Office of General Grand IJigh Priest, /
Charleston, S. C., June 8, 1sg5. )
Whereas, When the General' Grand Chapter
closed ite labors at Chicago in September, lSo9,
and it had resolved that the next General
Grand Convocation should be hold at the city of
Memphis, Tennesse, on the second Tuesday in
September, l8C'2; and whereas the representatives
of the General Grand Chapter, in consequence
oi"thc unhappy and discordant condition
of the country could not bo convene 1 at
that time and place; and there'euv, by due !
proclamation, i:i site constitutional en : . be ui'i
his prcprogative, .mspetul the . sf.id Triennial
Convocation of 1SG2, until the restoration of
peace and union; and whereas, by the bless
ing of Divine Providence, the friendly relations
of all parts of our commou country are now
restored, so that it is no longer impracticable
for representatives from all sections of the
Union to assemble together in fraternal consultation
:
Xov, Mnwfore, be it known, that I, Albert
Cr. ilutl.jf, C.-n'jral Grand liigh Priest, in
virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby
summon the lleprcpreseutativcs of the Grand
Chapters and of such subordinate Chapters as
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u?-?: nri*. ?1r? HUJCp. I IT.I I'll 1H 1L?. TCTiaPm--cau -1 ^
; may be upder the immediate jurisdiction
j Geuoral Grand Chapter, to assemble on Thumfej^
day, the seventh day of September, l86o,.arM?P
fun city rf CV.nmixrs, in the Stair; ( f Ohio,'for' " >!.$.
tipurpose #.f and lmitlirg a session [3n
ti;:: ' } t ..'a :-i Char !i-r of the XTnifeci. v'-sl
,* : <1 '..( rfi.su to deliberate ami acfc-on'alF ,;-|l
matters relating to the good of lloyal Arch.
Masonry,"and the interests of the General ' %
Gumd Chapter, and tin; Stafb Grand Chapters,'.
^rs in their wisdom may seem best. - -cei?
ALBEIVC G. M ACKEY, M. D., . ;^p
(Attest,) General Grand High Priest..
John I). Caldwell, General Grand Secretary.
The following orefer from Gen Bead's Head- ' r.
| quarters we- publish as information to the .
readers ot' the Journal. . <
Headq'rs Military Hist. Eastern* S. C. ^
Third Seperate Brigade. > "
Georgetown, June 2s, 1S(55.)
GEVER Ah ORDER Mo. l.?v "
Pursuant to S. O. 164, Par. 1,' Dated Head *
Quarters DopV.of the Solitb, Hilton Head S.
0. June 23d, 18G5, the undersigned hereby
i assumes command of the Military District rf
Eastprn South Carolina, comprising thd Districts
of Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williams-,
burg, Marlboro, Darlington, Sutupter, Kershaw
and Chesterfield, with Head Quarters at
Florence, S. C.
The following named are announced as Offi-*
cers of the Staff and will he obeyed and respected
accordingly: * c * . .
Lieut. 0. B. Fillebrowir, A. A. A. G.
Lieut. Col. B. B. Murray, Provost Marshal.
Capt. Brent. Jolinson, A. A. Insp. Gen...
Lieut. Lovi-W. Ilarmon, Act'g Urd. Officer.
Uapt. A. ?J. Jvingsley, Act'g Com. Sub.
Lieut, A. 0. Rankin, Act'g Assf. Q. M.
Surg J. F. Ray, Chief Med Of?cer.
C'apt. E. W. Ferris," Act g Aide 1) Camp. <
Lieut. C, II. I'ettCDgill, Asst. Pro. Marshal.
, GEO. L. LEAL, . ,
* J)rig. Geu. Commanding.
Official. * v '?
Cf L\ Fillebrowjt, Lt. & A. A. A. Gen.
Important Decision.
The render,*bf every class, will do well Uv
n^te the following important decision, co|>ic<l
from'the Richmond Wki;:, of May 20. Tho
principal laid down will, as a matter of cmir>e,
resrnlate ali the relations of. debtor, as well sis
those of laud lord am?l tenant: ? :The
court yesterday delivered . its written / i
opinion in relation \to contracts entered into V"
between landlord and tenant on the basis of ?
Confederate money-" llent due prior to April
1, 1803, and not .paid, is to be paid in Federal currency,
such a nim-os tlie amount of rent in
Confederate money would have purchased of .
jjnld at tlu: time the payment was due. Thus, ,}
if the rcut wens 81,500 per quarter, the stpn to
be now paid for the rent due ]\hr^!i 31 is as- /
certainod by dividing the ?.$1,500 by (say) GO,
the se 11 inii rate of gold equal to $25 in greenbacks.
l'ronl an 1 after the 1st April, 1865,
rent for the unexpired term is, for dwelling
houses, fixed at the rates in i860, and for
stores and other places of public business an
addition of 50 per cent. 0
Toinlin against Giles. This case was dech
ded, so far as concerns the rent, in accordance
with the principle) above announced: . The
rent in 1S00, as a dwelling' house, was $300.
If used and rented then for a place of publio
business, as a portion of it now is; it would
!.r:v: : r.'!> :V< " ;00. Add io ihis hller
y r o- 'v.: ;! 5ho :x-ut is aacrtuiut-d which
the t iiauf . '..all j ay.
Heau'qksU. S. Forces, )
Camden*. S. C. July 18, !Sti5.- f
ALL PERSONS HAVING BOX KEYS TO THE
Tost ofGco at this Post, will immediately return them'
them to J. M. Gayle, Post Master.
S. D. SHIPLEY.
Major Coaul'tj Military Post at Camden, S. C.
July!'I
DR. 1). L. DESAUSSL'RE IIAS 1H13UMKD THE.
practice of medicine iu couuociiou with Dr. L. M. DeSaussl're.
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