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? Q HAM ?AVIS, CO? - ^ji Speech of Governor Patterson, ^j, Statue at Nae! ^ - ^ (Published @? ? ??? <?? $<9 (Nashville Dispatch In the Memphis (Commercial Appeal.) "1 am glad the good Lord let me live long enough to see this," said one of Shaw's old scouts as he look ed upon tho statue of his martyred comrade, Sam Davis, the one who Buffered death on the gallows before he would betray the Bource of In formation. The tears were stream ing down his cheeks as he said lt, and there were hundreds of others in the vast crowd whose tearB were a beautiful tribute to one of Ten nessee's most steadfast sons. Capi tol Hill was thronged with several thousand people, who came to do honor to his memory, and to pay tribute to his loyalty and his hero ism. * The ceremonies were very simple. Major E. C. Lewis, chairman of the monument commission, presented the statue to Tennessee. Governor Malcom lt. Patterson, on behalf of the people of the State, accepted lt with one of the most eloquent ad dresses ever delivered on Capitol Hill. Little Elizabeth Ewing Davis, a grand niece, pulled the strings that flrpw away the united folds of the Stars and Bars and the Stars and Stripes; the band played "Dixie," and five thousand Tennesseeans cheered ns tho sculptured bronze was given to view. The tune was changed to the anthem of "A United Country," and hundreds joined with the band in singing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty." The statue ls the work of Zolney. of, St. Louis, and cost nearly $8,000. lt is of heroic size, standing on a pedestal of Tennessee marble near the southwest entrance of the capi tol grounds. "God gave His only begotten Son that men might sec and know how to live; and who can say that that same God did not give Sam Davis to Tennessee that men might see and learn how to die." This was the high tribute paid the hero by Governor Patterson, and no persons In all that crowd felt that there wus Irreverence or misplaced admiral ion In the words. Governor Paterson's Speech, Governor Patterson spoke as fol lows: Fellow Citizens: When a boy in Behool at Nashville 1 witnessed the ceremonies of dedication of another figure in bronze on the other side of this picturesque hill, and well do 1 recall the awe and rapture of Im aginative youth as my eyes beheld for the llrst time a heroic figure on horseback- an Incarnate force of net ion. The man and Jhe horse seemed born the one for the other-the one a master with the erect and easy grace of martial bearing and con sciuos power of rule; the other as if proud to bear his weight, restive for action and breathing the very fire of war Itself. Little did 1 then think, even In the day dreams of youth, that, one day as Governor I would be called upon to accept, in the name of the State, another figure In bronze, erected on this side of the grounds, not of a man on horseback, but a young man, scarcely more than a boy, who be longed to another and a later age ol our history, who stands without thc II.arks and accoutrements of rank, without any other sign save that ol a soldier ready to tight and ready lo die. The name and fame of .lack son fill the mind with wonder and admiration; the memory of Sam Devis with infinite love ami tender ness. This bronze tablet in front re cords on its enduring face the fuel that Sam Davis was born on Octobo' 0, ls IL', near Murfreesboro, in Bulb orford county, Tennessee. Ills llf< was short. Il scarcely began to un fold before it ended on the sea ff oh at Pulaski on Hie morning of (lu 27th of November, 1NI'>.'1. Sp ru nf from a splendid race, he was the firs born of a large family of children and grew from infancy to youl li ii the purest of nil atmospheres, Ihn of n Southern country home, pre sided over by a Soul bern wife nix mo! her. Davis's Personal Appearance, .'rom a gentleman who knew San D.i\is well, and who married one o his sisters, I have this informatioi as to his appeal aticr' and some o his characteristics. He seemed t< fill every conception of the Howe and chivalry of young manhood, am his very presence was suggestiv? of romance and chivalrous deeds His habits were pure, his affection) Btrong, his disposition slngularl: quet and reticent. In stature he wai just six feet tall, slender and finel; proportioned, with regular features and an expression of mingled re \ ?9 {FEDERATE SCOUT. ? - ? of Tennessee, at Unveiling Pf ? i viii?- Ii?st Muy. ? - ? by Request.) @ finement and strength. His eyes I were dark and aglow with lntolll I genoe, hlB hair flowing and almost ! black, his figure erect as If it scorned the low and base. His manners wc.'O gentle, as became the brave. After receiving some education at home and In his native county, Sam Davis was sent to the old military Institute at Nashville,and while there he heurd the sound to arma which reverberated from every mountain side, swept over every plain and ech oed in every valley, as the South called for her BOUS to rally for de fense of home and native hind. And they came. They came from the sea board; they came from the towns, from the fields, from the hills and glades, from the churches and from the schools; and they were the bravest of the brave and the truest ' of the true. In that great army which gathered under the most gal lant flag that ever waved In the breeze, and led by the greatest sol dier who ever drew a sword, was this Southern boy. the product ol Southern soil and Southern environ ment. He enlisted as a member of Com pany I, First Tennessee Regiment, and in 18f>:i wns assigned for duty to the scenting party under the com. maud of Capt. Shaw, of Cen. Cheat am's division. We can well under stand why Davis should have bad such a duty to perform, for the scout must be self-reliant and self-poised, a good horseman, Intelligent, and. above all, a man to be trusted in every emergency and in every peril. Shaw (?av?- Him Pupers. Tennessee was then within the Federal lines, and Capt. Shaw en trusted to Davis certain papers and maps, giving important and accurate information concerning the move ments, strength and fortifications of the enemy, and these were to be de livered to Cen. Bragg, whose head quarters were at Missionary Ridge. The mission on which he was si/nt was full of hazard. The chances of capture ard death were many; those of success were few. Hut the stout yoting heart never quailed, and bold ly he entered the enemy's lines, with out a thought of personal danger, with no other thought animal lng lils bosom save duty, and without a hope save to perform lt well. When about fifteen miles from Pulaski he was Intercepted and cap tured by a Kansas regiment, and, upon being searched, a letter to Cen. Bragg was found in one of his boots maps and descriptions of the for tifications in his saddle seat, and other papers upon his pearson. These were delivered to Cen. Dodge, com manding the Federal forces, and Davis was hurried to Pulaski and lodged In jail. The papers lu pos session of Davis were so accurate and the information so Important that Con. Dodge suspected they had been given by one of his own officers and was very solicitous to know from Davis himself wheie and from whom the papers bad been obtained. H< was --ent for and taken to headquar ters and closely questioned by th? commanding general, who, fal'.lng to get the responses that he wished finally said to him: "You are a young man, and dc not seem to realize your situation.' And to this Davis replied: "I know my danger, and am will ing to take the consequences." Kvidently struck with the lot"r \ and (intrepid spirit and the inanlv bearing of one so young, and wishing if possible to save the life of tilt scout. Cen. Dodge explained that lu would have to be court martialed under the laws of war, and that th? sentence of death would certainly bi Inflicted, but that ho would save hit life If he would give the Inform?t loi which he asked. Davis never hes itated, for to his knightly soul th? bargain was a dishonorable one. t< sell his honor for his lite. With mod esty, but with decision written ii every lineament of bis face, he an swered : "I know (hat I will die,'bul I wil not tell where I gol the information and there is no power on earth tba can make me tell. You are doini, your duty as n soldier, and I am <io ing mine, |f i have to die I will di so feeling that I am doing my dut; to my Cod and my country." (?iven Another Chan? e. Cen. Dodge offered still anothe chance to save his life, but Davi made the interview final when lu sn ld: "It ls useless to talk to me; I d< not intend to do it. You can court martial me or do anything else yoi like, bul 1 Will not betray the trns reposed in me." With the inborn courtesy of a mai ( Continued on Page Seven. ) FOR? ALL CREATION TAe one great remedy1 fora// j acAes a/fa pa/ns to man anet beast NOAHS LINIMENT NOAH'S NERVE, BONE AND MUSCLE LINIMENT Contains the old-fashioned ingredients of liniments used by your grandparents, ?nd it also embodies the latest and up-to-date discoveries. It is therefore the advantage over remedies that have been before the pub lic 25 or 50 years, in that it is up-to-date in its ingredients, it is Triple Strength, and the Most Penetrating, therefore Most Effective. Best for All Nerve, Bone and Muscle Aches ?nd Pains. It strikes almost instantly into the cords, fnuscles and nerves in any part of the body, giving relief more quickly than any other remedy known, because of its pe culiar penetrating properties. Absolutely pure, for internal and external uses for man and beast. For All Creation. Try it. 25c. Sold by druggists everywhere. Money refunded If lt falls to do nil claimed. Sample on rennest. Noah Remedy Co., Boston and Richmond, r. S. A. Ke*J So* rheamatUm, sciatica, lam? back, ??IST |olats und ?ore throat, colda, atralM, apralaa, carta, brut MC?, evite, ?raup?, Indlceatlon, etc.. ?tc. GUARANTEED AND SOM) BY DR. J. W. BELL, WAL1IALI<A, AND W. J. LUNNEY, SENECA. SAW REAL WATERSPOUT. Unusual Phenomenon lu Charleston > Harbor Tuesday Morning. A dispatch from Charleston last Wednesday says: Passengers on the ferry trip from Mount Pleasant and many people along the waterfront, saw an Inter esting phenomenon In the waiter spout which formed yesterday morn ing about S o'clock just north of Castle Plnckney and moved in a northerly course for some distance until its dissolution about 15 min utes after its formation. lt was an Interesting sight to be hold. Pew saw the actual formation, but many viewed its development un til lt assumed considerable propor tions and the eyes followed lt until lt was dissolved. The point of a dark cloud seemed to gradually ex tend until it roached the surface of the water and then the water seemed to spalsh mightily and to rise up to the cloud, assuming a funnel forma tion Into which lt continued with a movement northward. The break ing of heavy clouds about the water spout seemed to be the undoing of the phenomenon) bringing down a heavy downpour over the whole har bor. Fortunately for the craft in the harbor there were no boats near the spout, and it dissolved before the ferry steamer Lawrence, which might have encountered it, crossed the path In which the phenomenon was ino\ lng. Men Past Fifty in Danger. Men past middle life have found comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney Remedy, especially for enlarged pros tate gland, which is very common among elderly men. L. E. Morris, Dexter, Ky., writes: "Up to a year ago my father suffered from kidney and bladder trouble and several phy sicians pronounced lt enlargement of the prostate gland and advised an op. oration. On account of his age we were afraid he could not stand lt, and 1 recommended Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the first bottle relieved him, and after taking the second bot tle he Was no longer troubled with this complaint." J. W. Bell, Wal halla; Stonecyplier Pharmacy, West minster. It's Good, Whether or No. (Too Late for Last Week.) Tugnloo, June 21.- Special: Rain, rain, every day. We don't know what to say, only the farming community ls getting in a had way. Notwith standing we saw, between this place and Westmii' der, some real fine crops fd' c rn and cotton. The up land crops ai.- tim', and as a general thing have been well worked, (hough the lowlands are not so good on account ol' entirely too much moisture. We wen' much pleased while in Westminster to learn that it is a mis take that Hie hotel there ls to change proprietors, from the fact that the present management is giving great satisfaction. Wc heard a drummer remark quite recently that the hotel at Westminster was the best house be! ween Atlanta and Charlotte. We hope to see The Courier repre sented at South Union next Sunday. We know Editor Joe should be there, for he has quite a well developed taste for fried chicken, etc. We also hope lo see your Seneca correspond ent lhere, lor we would like for (hat distinguished correspondent lo writ?' lt up. for then we know it would be good whether it was or not. Misses Fin and Kate McClanahan entertained their Sunday school class Inst Saturday night delightfully. Caines of several kinds were engaged in and a most delightful course of cream and cake was served in abund ance. L. Many of our citizens aro drifting towards Bright's disease by nerlect Ing symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble which Foley's Kidney Rem edy will quickly cure. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; Stonecypher Pharmacy, Westminster. CHICAGO TO CHARLESTON. Short Route Between Two Cities As sured-Agreement Between /tonds. Chera-v, June 2 4.-It has become known here from an official source that the Atlantic Coast Line has en tered into a contract, with the Nor folk & Western road to connect with the latter road at Roanoke, Va., and thereby establish a short route from Cincinnati, Chicago and the West to Charleston. , lt ls understood that the contract has been signed by both roads, and that the Coast Line will soon award contracts for the con struction of necessary road links. At present the Coast Line owns a branch road from Wadesboro to Charleston, running through Cheraw. It is said that this road ai far as Florence from Wadesboro will be straightened out, the grades reduced and 90-pound rails put down. 'This road will bc extended from Wades boro to Winston-Salem. At Winston Salem thc road will connect with a road now controlled hy the Norfolk <&. Western to Roanoke, Va., and at Roanoke the connection wll' be made with tile Norfolk & Western. It is said that the Norfolk & Western has agreed to route port shipments over the ro-d to Charleston. It Is said further that the road will haul the coal from the Pocahontas Hehls lijn West Vi-glnla. ? lt has been known here some time that something was in the. air in railroad circles, because the Const Lire peopbj have been making iiuui ries about right of way. Pulled Cow's Tall Off. (Aiken .lourna! and Review.) A day or two ago a cow belonging to Martha Brown came home with out a tail. A good deal of Interest was centered in the matter, as lt appeared to be a case of inhuman cruelty to animals. The police were notified, and two days elapsed before they could find out the straight of it. It appears that the cow was in Mr. Henderson's pasture. Blue Chavis, a small negro boy, a cow minder, was in the pasture, and he caught hold of the cow's caudal appendage, In a playing manner, it ls said, and it pulled off. The cow had undergone an operation upon the appendage for "hollow tall" and it had not healed up. In cases of "hollow tail" the tall is cut Into and a portion of the bone taken out; the place had de \ eloped, It seems, Into a kind of old sore, and not much of a pull was necessary to sever the caudal mem ber. lt Is not believed that any case will be made against the boy. If you haven't the time to exercise regularly, Donn's Regulets will pre vent constipation. They Induce a mild, easy, healthful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your druggist for them. 2f>c. IN IIB WITH DFAD WIFE. Husband was Found Suffering from Mysterious Illness. Fairmont. W. Va.. .lune "5. The woman dead, and her husband al most so. from a mysterious illness, the authorities late last night found Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MacXamara in a hath tub at their bonn? here. Be lieving both were dead, an ambu lance was called, but the man arri ved on the way to the morgue. MacXamara is too sick to explain i he case at present. The c ouple were last seen on Sunday night. Their disappearance caused an in vestigation, and the police found them seated in the bath tub. The woman had been dead at least ,1G hours. The coroner and district attorney are investigating. Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are dut to Impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters ls a cleansing blood tonic. Makes you clear-eyed, clear-bralned, clear-skinned. m<; s ri i A? DESTROYED. Revenue Offleen Make n Successful Haid in Greenville. Greenville, June 25.-Deputy Col leclor Scruggs, Constbnles Cooley and Goldsmith and Deputy Marshal G. C. Corn seized and destroyed one of the biggest Illicit distilleries which has been found In the "Dark Corner" In recent years, lt was located on Mi's. N. Seattle's place, three miles south west of Cleveland Mills, In the upper part of Greenville county. Receiv ing good information the officers left the city yesterday morning and found the still In full operation. Wilson Poole and Irwin Robert son were in charge of the still and were captured. Poole gave up with out resistance, but Robertson made a dash for liberty, when Officer Coo ley made a "flush." Running down the pathway he was confronted by Officers Corn and Goldsmith, who were lying in wait. The officers found two thousand gallons of beer and mash, a 200-gallon steam boiler, a 60-gallon doubler, a 50-gallon wooden beer still, four bushels of meal, two bushels of wheat bran, a copper worm and Hake stand, five gallons of backings, or low wine. After the arrest of the two men. some man came upon the top of the little hill a few feet away and level ed a shotgun down on the officers. Officer Cooley grabbed his rifle ready for action. Officer Goldsmith, pull ing his Coifs, dashed up the hill. The man hollered that he wasn't go ing to shoot, hut seeing Goldsmith coming up the hill at full tilt, turned around and fled down the hill on the other side and made good his es cape. While the man may not. be connected with the operation of the still, the officers believe he is an inti mate friend of the two man, and meant to aid them by making their escape possible. The prisoners were brought to the city last night and placed in the county jail. They were taken before United States Commissioner E. M. Blythe and pleaded guilty to the charge of operating an Illicit, distil lery. They were bound over for trial at the next term of the United States Court. SARAH OHNE JEWETT DEAD. Was One of the Foremost Women Writer? of Aeniricn. South Berwick, Me., June 25.-An Illness lasting many months ended to-night In the death of Mrs. Sarah Orne Jewett, Litt. D., regarded as one of the foremost women writers of America. She was a sufferer from apoplexy and paralysis. lt was while living in Boston early in the year that Miss Jewett was stricken with the disease which proved fatal. The house where Miss Jewett wa* born. September :i, 1849, and in which she died, has been in the pos session of the Jewett family since 1740. Mis*! Jewett wrote the "King of Folly Island," "The Tory Lover'' and numerous other books. Bow doin college conferred ou her the degree ol' doctor of letters In 1001 ami she was a member Of. the Lon don Lyceum. P. F Makes Marvelous Cares ia Blood P. P. P. purifies the blood, bull strength to weakened nerves, expels happiness, where sickness, gloomy fcolii In blood poison, mercurial poison, and skin diseases, like blotches, pin head, wo say without fcar of contrad purifier in tho world. Ladies whoso systems aro poisoned dition due to menstrual irregularities derful tonic and blood cleansing proj Koot and Potassium. F. V. LIPPMAN, MHS. RIDLEY WILL ENTER SUIT. Will Ask Heavy Damages as Result Of I) ian loud Case. New York, June 25.-Following the nolle pressing of he Indictment against her, Mrs. Francis J. Ridley,, the Atlanta woman charged with the theft from a Pullman car of $3,000 worth af diamonds, to-day announc ed her intention of Instigating a number of heavy damage suits based upon her arrest. Mrs. Ridley, lt willi be remembered, was arrested at New ark on March 8, charged with having stolen a $3.000 brooch, the property of Mrs. Andrew Albright, Jr., of Manhattan. The indictment was quashed In the Essex county court of quarter sessions, on a notion of Prosecutor Knott. R. E. Lum. Mrs. Ridley's counsel, vigorously opposed the dis missal of the case. He said that his client is now in Atlantic City and that she will Immediately enter suit against Mr. and Mrs. Albright, charg ing malicious prosecution and asking $2 5,000 damages. Another suit for $10,000 charging false arrest will be filed and heavy damages for libel will be sought. 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