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I I , VOL, XVII. PICKENS, S. C., THIURSI)AY, NOVE+MBER3 87 O6 .lEFF I)AVIS AT MACON. iE MAKES A TRIUMI'IAL MA1{CII TO TIlE UEORI A 1 Ala. A (ontinued Ovation Along l(IH Eutir. Journey--llow Iie Vans Iteceived by the Staunch 1'oplo of the Emitro State--A Splencdid Iecoption Throughout. MACON, October 24.-Ex-President 1)avis, accompanied by Mrs. Davis, Miss Winnie Davis and Mrs. Hays, of Memphis, reached hero this evening at 5 o'clock under the escort of the special committeo that loft hero Sunday, 1"rom the timo the car left Biloxi until it reached Macon the pathway was onc streak of flowers. All along the line crowds of men, women and children flocked to the traiL to catch a glimpse of Mr. Davis, but he was too feeble to re spond. Only at Americus did ho ap pear on the platform and that was for a few minutes. A committeo from there met the train at Smithville and prevailed on him to do this. The party was joined at Montgomery by the mayor and a large delegation of citizens when the party came on through to Macon. Long be fore the train arrived here the depot. and area around it was packed with a dense crowd estimated at forty thousand. When the car rolled under the sld a yell wont up that could be hecud for miles. It was a long tim3 bofor:' Mr. Davis and his party could be gotten ofl. The assistance of the police had t. be called in. Then the dilliculty Was :.u1 lessened much. The presence of Mr. Davis in the carriage was the signal for a discharge of fire works all over the city. It was simultaneous and illutmi nated the whole town. The enthusiasm knew no bounds. Along the lines blazed illuminated signs, such as "Welcome, honored Chief!" and the like. Mr. Davis gave way to his sensations and wept. Fre quently the march was interrupted on account of the crowd blockading the street, and it was fully an hour after the train stopped before he reachcd the home of Col. J. M. Johnson, wh ere ie will remain during his visit. In tho large crowd that thronged the line of the march were many one-arme(l and i'ne legged veterans, gathered from varions sections. Mr. Davis is feeble, but from wok noes caused by an unclosed wound re ceived in thd Mexican war. lie makes his last journey to meet old Confedsr ates, upon the understanding that noth ing will be required of him to tax his strength. He will not be allowed to iuke speeches, however urgent the denmnd on him, nor can the peoplo even shoke his ha1d. All nunt be content to see him and have him among thnm. His spirit is willing, but his failing strength restrains him. MAcoN, Ga., October 25.--lain b gan lolling about noon to-day, and whilo it didn't particularly effect what might be termed the )avis part of the programme it kept a good many people from going to the park. Yet there was quite a lsrge attendance and the result was the typical fair scenes. The streets of tlje city pre sented quite a lively appearance. The Johnston mansion is, of course, the centre of attractien, as being the tomporary home of the city's distin guished guests. All the members of the Davis party wore pretty well fatigued by their long journey, and as a result there were no very early risers about Captain Johnston's home this morning. Mr. Davis remained quietly at the house all day, resting upon his bed or upon a lounge during most of the time. Shortly before 11 o'clock the gentle men who were to escort Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hays and Miss Winnio Djavis to the park called at the .Johnston house. The d rive to the grounds was without p)articuLlar evenit. The streets wecre quite full of p)eople and at difieront p)laces along thc route there was considorable enthusiasni manifested. 'The band p)layed "D)ixie' as the carriages drove into the gronds, and there was a good deal of cheering b3 the crowds. The carriages drove to the band siand a short distance from the fair hieadquar tors, and dlirectly in front of the littb cottage whieh has been furnished anm appropriately decorated for a temporar; home for Mr. D)avis and the miembers o his p)arty while on the grounds. TIm PRIESENTATION TO MIus. I)AVIs. After more music from the h)and President Northen introduced Colone Tom Hardeman, who, wvith the eloquenc< for which lie is so justly noted, intr o duced the ladies to tho vast crowd, a111 then, on the pairt of Macon citizens, pre sented to Mrs. D)avis a beautiful silve bowl. MiIS. DAVIs REP'LiEH. At the conclusion of Colonel H arde man's remarks, Mrs. Davis rose, and, il a few words, expressed her thanTks fo the remembranco and her gratiticatio; at the hearty reception. President Northen then said that th Stato Fair association would feel bad loft out in these rt joicings, and intrc duced Vice-President Waddell, wh turned to Mrs. Hays, and, on behalfc the association, presiented her with handsomo diamond brooch. This cot elude I the exercises on the stand, an the varioue persons who had occuipie seats there Were introduced to Mrs. Dayt and her daughters. The ladies wei then taken to the little cottage, Nvhic has been placed at their disposal, whei an informal rcception was held. Thei was a great crush, everybody making ii effort to be the first to greet the distii guished ladies. It took three policemn' to keep the peol from crowding in am completely filling the house. The was no red tap about the reception. 2 the peoplo filed in they were introduct by President Northen, or some other the prominent gentlemen, up)on who fell the pleasant duty of acting as escu to the guests of the day. For more th: an hour the people crIowded in the liti house.' Mrs. Davis and her daught, had a pleasant word for each, andtu t aff'ir was a most delightful one.M Winnie was consideraubly fatigued by reception, and at it-s eoncluision ww. (, tiod back to Caption Jothnstoni's. T other members of the p)arty took bat. in the cot..ge. The lunch was a l orate one. Among those puresent wI M1rs Davis, Mrs. Hays, Presidt Northern, Governor and Miss Gordon, Colonel B. C. Park, Suporintondont Nisbott, Mrs. E. C. Grcer and Miss Fan nie Greor, Mrs. Vm. II. Boss, Mrs. Miller, of Columbus, Judgo T. Nisbott, Mr. Ilape, of Hapoville, and Mr. Uacon, of southwest (eorgia, wih) was a class mate of Mr. Davis at Vest Point. II was about three o'clock when Mrs. )avih and Mrs. hays ieft the grounds and re turned to Crest Hill. 'IE SOCIAn FOATUIU:. After a quiet dinnor, the lady mom bors of the 1)avis family began to make ready for the ''halian Club German and reception, given in honor of Mist Winuio. This was tho :ocial event of the week, and a most delightful affair iti was. The Voiunteers' armory, at which the german was given, was elaboratoly decorated , and the scene was a beauti ful one. Itere were gathered the leading society people of Macon, and their guests from all parts of the South Beautiful women, handsomely drersed, made the assembhgo a brilliant one, one which was an honor to the occasion. Mrs. )avis and Miss Winnie, were escort ed to the arr.cry by Captain Johnston. Mrs. Hays did not attend. The german was led by Mr. V. H. Fvlton, Jr. A pleasant incident was the presentation to Miss Winunio of a beautiful brooch, as a souvenir of the occasion. It was the gilt of the Thalian Club, and the pro sentation was made by Mujor Willianm henry Roes, president of the club, in a few romarks. 'T'he dancing was kept up until after midnight. THEI IiEAI'TII'n GIFT. The fruit bowl presented to Mr;. Davis is one of the handsomest pieces of silverware ever niufactured. When the MacoI1 committeo lnst went to .beauvoir, seine of the members were struck with the fact that while n:uny beautiful gifts had been presented to Mr. Davis and Miss Winnie at different times, Mrs. Davis had not been the re cipient of quito so much attention of this nature. They at once determined that Macon should be heard from, and the result was the order for this beauti ful souvenir. The bowl, which is prob ably eight inches in diamter, rests upon a silver tay, upon which is inscribed the words: Mrs. J( I1oron DI)avis, from tho citi zens of Macen, Oetober 15th, 1.M7. 'lThe diamond brooch presented to Mrs. Ilays is in the shapo of a crescent, and coiitaints thirteen diamonds. it is an exquisite specimen of the. jowcler'c art. It is the gift of the State Fair asso .iation through its directors, and Mr. Pearco Horn has bcen largely instru mental in its purchase. It cost about $'200. The Thhuliau Club's favor was a com bination hair pin and brooch. It is a star and crescent, consisting of dia mends, rubies and emerald', set in gold. It must have cos Iearly 3200. AL wON, ( .., Oetober 2G.-At 2 o'clocl to-day the old veterauns drew up in linc in front of the Lanier House, ant marched to the Johnston mansion, whler< Jell' Davis is stopping during his stay in Macon, and from there he was escorted to the Fair grounds, where ho made r brief speech and reviewed the remnuani soldiers. In the course of his address, he said: ''Friends and Brethren: I am liko that ilag, torn and tattered b storms and years. I love it for its owl sake; I love it for yours; I love it as I memuento of what Sour fathers did, ani hoped that you would do. 'T'hcre are a great many things that I would like tt say, but nay physical condition will no atmit of it. .I wish my arms were ltrg< and long enough to emnbrace you all a once. God bless you." At this juncture Goveinor Gordoi arose aumidst wildest enthusiasm an welcomed the ex- l.residenat to the S-tate and in beChailf of the peopile of Macon. Brief speeches were made by Senato Colquitt and others. MACoN, GA., October 27.--To-day wa wvet and slopipy. The city laas been we] filled, andi every train brings in naez arrivals. M r. Davis and party were prc( vented from going to thae park to-da and pairticipating in the scenes and ianci dlonts of the0 day, on account of th weather. This wats a gr-eat disapiian ment to the crowd, althlouigh ever veterani saw hina: yesterday '"at hiome. All wated(M to see haim algaina to-day, bi it was not deemed prudent for himt leatve thec haouse. Mr-. Davis cannot attend the Ather fair; his p)hysicians tink it would ner ously endanger hais lif. Mrs. IIays an Miss Winnie have accepted the inviti tioni tend(eredl themit by thec Athienaeum < that city to attend a compjlimientary r, ceptiona ini their honor-, and will leam I aturiay morning for' Athens. Tht 3will bo the guests of Mrs. Howell Cob air. and Mrs. D)avis wvill return homec Ithat day. - The ma-maagemaenat of the Acadlemay rMusic tendered a comrplimenatar-y pe formatnce to Mral. Dl)avis and party,i cluinitg Glo'vernor (Gordona, Senator Ce qu1iit andt other disiinguaishied genatlemea Mrs. Bowers ian ''Lady Auidley's Seero rwas the programme. a A L. aaf froma the Htook of theo P'at. UEr~Morr, May 27, 1871.-The loi deferred wish'has been accompjlished. -have seen and conversed witha Preside ' D)avis. At last! Tears dim my eyes ai realize that a great desire hams been at,aed. I aim writing histor-y for ye m ny chihdren, and your mother tells y new of haer interview with the mn "'whom she most delights to honoe tells you of one President, Jeffers D Iavi', dearer, fai- dearer now, ina t hour of defeat, thain he was whlen Ch Maigistiate of the Southern Confedora< e How IL sympathaized with our fal. " aieftain in his deagradation when lhe y Staken throuagh the streets of Auagu a guaarded, no woman in that hour of pt duing to wave lhar handkerchief to hi or mtake signa of synapathay--an h< wvheun meni were n-o crushett by de-f that th.e 'lloe o irriageQ passed hby (erov who, with upit ;ied 1.ats, da'red ot. cha for fear of she ring hais inate. I couald nothaing elso for you, mny P rcaideut , a we di aill we coulid. Wo namead (oit i for you .-amr lbck-eyedl, curVly-haai little boy w homa we a,evt r dreamed. calling for- our suacemfutl Presidenat. lais change of fort,ie no f-elt lionoret thus cionnaectinig ouraselves with him. r I read of his incarceraitidh in Forti it More;n sighed,lhopel and l.ayeam his releaso-taught my children never to omit the prayer of "I pray God for the release of President Davis," and I echoed Mrs. Downing's touching appeal when she begged that Johnson "would give to us Jeff Davis back again; release him for a Christmas present and thus accomplish what he never had done--the subjugation of the Southern women." When at length "hope doferred had made the heart sick," the glad tidings wore hashed through the country, "Jell Davis has been released." I thanked God and wept for joy, and Horaco Greoley is one Yankee for whom I retain a warm place in my heart. Whatever the motive, I thank and honor him for that one action, which ennobled his life. I hope I may live to see and thank him for giving security for "our President." A select committee of the Now York Union League called a meeting to take action upon Mr. Greely's gonduct. Re plying to their letter ho "dared thorn to expel him." He began his leUer: "Gentlemen, I shall not attend your meeting this evoning. I have an engage ment out of town and shall keep it. I do not recognize you as capable of judging, or even fully apprehending m. You evidently regard me as a weak son timontalist, misled by a maudlin philos ophy. I arraign you as narrow-minded blockhcads. That was a bold letter. I attended a club meeting at on Thursday night. While conversing with Mr. Carter he quietly remarked that Mr. Dlavis war in Augusta. "What, Presi dent Davis?" I said, in tones of glad surprise. ho told me "yea." '-F will certainly go the city in the'morning and take .Jef with me," I remarked. Lator in the evening a group consisting of Mr. Carter and others were conversing. Others joined us, to whom I told the good news, and there was a ring of ex ultation and pride in my voice as I told them "Jeff Davis was in Augusta." Looking up I saw that one of our North cm guests was seated near mo; but what cared I, as I remarked: "I am so anxi ous to seo him-i do so honor and reverence his name." "Mr. Davis owes the estimation which the SouthErn peo ple hold him in to his long imprison meut," remarked Mr. Carter. This piqued me. "You must admit that he paid a high price to gain this admira tion," I replied. ''Yes,' he admitted, "lut ,Jeff )5 vis ought to thank (od for his being a prisoner. had this not been the casO he would have gone to his grave inhonored and unsung." ''Why, Mr. Carter, I am astonished," I replied, "but I confess, I cannot argue coolly with you, I only know that his long Inmpris onment has endeared him to all true Southern women. Mr. )avis has faults. as who has not?" Just then some one called Mr. Bruec to form a quadrille, and then I expos tulated with Mr. Carter, who is a minis ter, for speaking in disparaging terms of Mr. )avis before a Yankco, and, in tono, of bitterness I could not prevent. I re marked, ''One might possibly imagino Mr. i)avis as going to his grave un honored and unsung by Southern peco ple, when we see Confederate officers ignore the title which is their highest honor. Why, wero.I a man who had been in service, I should claim my rank, from a corporal to a major general, as the badge of distinction by which I should wish to bo known by all men." Alluding to my remark, "that Mr. Davis called the Southern women "the l dear daughters of his people,' " Mr. Carter said, ''That was so much like Mr. Davis." "Why do you object to it?" said I. for by this time all the enthusiasm of t my nature was aroused; "you are a minister; you speak of your cont rega i tion as your people, they are more yours 1 than mine; just so, Mr. Davis alluded to ,the Southern pecople as his people; they nrc more his than yours, and I delight r to love, to honor and revereince him. Mr. Davis is the only man living whom, s I should feel willing to kiss the hand of I and feel honored in so doing." v I smiled as I realized how far my wo -mani's love oif hero worshiip, combined y with my indignation, had carried mqe, - and our conversation was changed by o mutual consent, not until Mr. Carter had .expressed a sulfliciently high opinion of y Mr. DJavis to satisfy even my wish to do " him homaige. .t Yesterday mormninig Turner rodoe into 0 the city and Jell' and I drove in the buggy. We hoped to see Mr. D)avis. 15 The morning was beautiful, and as memories of the past-the Confederate past--thronged my mind, they were softened by the presence of beautiful )fnature. .Jeff and I talked, and he sang Ssnatches of little songs, and as we drove ~o through the "Dloulo Breanches" we Ywatched the fish as thr y glided by, and - my heart had a singularly uplifted feel Ii ing and an ever present sense of the goonesof God. Antiving in the city I read that Presi dent D)avit; would have a reception from twelve until two o'clock. Accompanied b)y Turner, Jelff and Mary Vason, we called at the Planters' Hlotel. Colonel Snead met us ait the door, anid we waitedl a few moments until a party who had been introduced finished their conversa. gtion. ''is that Prmesident Davis?" I en qure,as I saw aL gentleman bow to at introduction. "'Yes, wouldn't you hiavc ut known him b)y his picture?'' ''No,"'' I replied, "ho is much better looking st- younger looking." ~Just then tihe Presi denlt turned, and( Colonel Snead intro ui, duaced us5. t shook hands with him, and u for the nmment forgot all else in ti 'great content of ani accompllished iopoe ,,)rawuing my little boy to me I introc ducedi him as "'Jell' Iavis TIhiomais." I b Onl took JIetf's hand ini his, direw him closel le to hima and held there, with his arn . f around him, "'I cannot toll you, mladamfe, how highly I applrociato thi 73- comnplimient," said lie. My heart warm en ed at his reception of Jell', and I added "'You will understand how dear you arl to the 'dear daughters of your peoplle, as you so gracefually term us, when I ex~ >ril plaini to you that our little boy wa mi, named for you thme alternoon you passc au through Augusta ai pr-sonter. \Ve could (1 1iaL nothing else to show our symnpathiy, anm hwe honored ourselyses ini c'lling him fo 'i you." "MAy dlear imame,' lie ireplied( df '" I appreciate the comnp1lim ent so1 mute ,tm the more."' We (conm tiud the coniverm ,m t i a lo miometi longer, bult dlurlin that time soul had met with soul and Sthiink I unde(lrstand hio characetir betti J:thanm I dlid before. bi We withdrew to permit other inun ductions, and( ati I stood and~ contrabt e-a his erect figuare and graceful bearin fea with those who wnee resenteul tn him, was proud of "our President." Ho is so quietly elegant, so perfecotly self-pos sessed; not handsom i, but bearing about him that unmistakable air of a gentle man, without which, for me, the hand somest face would have no attraction. During our converstltion Mr. Davis re marked to me that "ho had great faith in the Southern womon-that they would train their boys right," adding as he placed his hand upon Jeff's head, "it will all come out right. I may not live to see it, but it is not in the nature of God to allow the best people he over mado to remain permanently under the rule of the meanest." That remark gave me tho key to understand why it has not for one moment occurred to me to ren-. cier the homage of kissing Is hand as I had the night before said I would be willing to do. President )avis was the aourtly, elegant gentlemiu, but not per feet, as that remark indicited. I do not wonder after his treatment that ho should talk so; but he is mistaken, we are not the best, nor are the Ya ,keos the worst people God ever made. As we bade him good bye, numbers continuing to call, ho again expressed his ap)reciation of the compliment I had paid him, and alluded to the circum stance under which Jeff had been named, increasing the value of the com pliment. Mr. Davis drew Joff to him tind kissed him, and also kissed Mary, who was elegantly dressed and looking beautifully. I shook hands with hir.i and left hoping that this would not 1Je the last opportunity I should have of seeing "our President." 1 have had, no President ainco then, and until a So ath eru mal, not a ladical, presides in the White house I will acknowledge aone. The bone of contention, negro svery, has becn removed, and all may yet bo well. Not long since the I'ehni'lvania Legislature donated a large ium of money for rQmoving the Confoderati dead in that State, and from my heart I thank them. Among the distinguishcd men who callet on Mr. Davis I observtd Governor Jeukins who has just returned from .lu rope, General Lafayette McLaws, Gen eral Stovall, and General 11arris with J)r. D)ugas. Edlitors Chronicle: AruoUSTA, October 21, 1887. -The above was written sixteen years ago. My little boy is a man now. Ie does not know that .1 publish this, my interview with "our i'resident," but he generally thiunks "namnia knows be.t." Mr. )avis is an old gentleman now. i havo never seen him since. Now, as then, I would render him homage. As in the long ago "I did all I could," so now I send this leaf from my journal, and with it invoke God's blessing Up)onl the cx President of the Confederate Staten. Mus. J. J. ThoMAs. A 1).tV Of T11.AN1KS(IIVjNG TheL A.tl ttrt,ct autr t -by tlhe Pre,il. ti,nt--''irra,l,ay, the': I(ii I)uy of Novei A 1)i)r Ai,lhutEdl. WAsIItscrov, Oct,ober 25.--The .01 lowing proclamation was issued late this afternoon: A 1'RO.LAMAr1oN. By the President of the United 3tates: The goodness and mercy of (hod which have followed the American peol sle dur ing all the dcys of the past yer . claim their grateful recognition and humble acknowledgment. By His i .inipotent power ie has protected 11 fro' ii war and pestilence and from every national calamity. By his gracious favor thc earth has yielded generous :eturn to thc labor of the husbmniduan, it rd every patl of honest toil huai led to comfort ant contentinent.. Uy liis 11oving-kinidneti th3 hearts of our l)ecple l:nvc been re plenished with fraterini 1 sentii:nt ani p)atriotic endeavor, an'.i by His un'erring guidance we have be' an directed la the way of national pro- ierity. TIo the end th vie may with one ac cord testify our g' .atitude for all tbes blessingx, I, (in iver Cleveland, Presi dent of the United States, do hereb designate and i e apart, T1huirsday, the twetyfouthday of Novemb>er next, a a dy ]f ha'sgiving and1( pralyer, to b obsrve byall the peop)lo of the land Ontatd. let all secular work anid enm ploymenit 6e suspenClded, and let ou pilaces of lVorsh1iih and with prayer an< sonigs of pJraise give thanks3 to ou Ileavenly F"ather for all that he hia doni for us; while we humbly implo2ro foi givoness of our sins and the conn 'inuanc of His mlercy. Leot familica a'nd kindred beo i nite onl that day, -and( let their h(eart., fille with kindly cheer and affection .ato r) miniscence, bie tulrnedl in thankfu mess I the Source of all their pleasures :md t.l (Giver ot all that mnakes thle (day g lad an joyous, and in tihe maidst of our a ,orsi and our hadppiness let us remem1:>or ti poor, thie needy atnd thle unfor tuniat and by our gifts of charity and rena boenevolonce let us increase the n~ .umbi of those whoe, withl grateful hearts, $11e join in our1 thanksgiving. 11n witnie.s whetreof I have set mn y bai aind caused the sea1 of the United Stat to be hereunto fix'2d. D)one at the city of Washington, 11: 25th day of October, in the year of. 01 Lod18,and of the Iludopendeu ca tihe United States the 112th. (Unov an Cixer m i By the l'residecnt: Thos. I". llayar Secretary of State. Th'Ie Orighi 01 tI" he' rdl" --odl.' , Thie word "b'ioodle" hI's gonet. inti I 01 - Uniited Stde hti lnguaIge. lIsternl nlew > p)apers, even1 those8 (If Bston), use Swithlout (luotation mariiks. Wet belies I thle word originally apipearedi in tl Commnercial Gazette ini a rep)or t of hl great Americani Express robbe i:y inl Ci -cinnati SeveralI years ago. O r le Suindi ,afternoon a' i on-ho(rste wtIgon iwas diriv lip th e o ihen onl Raca1 stretet, a, Ainail ir< 'traveling -', loiaded on and i aken aIcr( - tIle river inito Kentucky and ril'. .s Larry H-Izon, the famous o..d de tecti' 3 employed biy thie E'xpjress COompany a work up the cmoe, and ho succo 2ded( I recovering most of thle ioneyit. Wh: almet biy a reporter at the p)olico stati ,after theO lucky caplturo I.lazen thu ow his hlands ink happy moo d and exci 'ii '"We've got the "'boedle!"' TIh( wt g was afterwards usod Lo denote .mm1: I used for dishionest purilposes in k r politics, and1( dlisropuIlltabhlo polit;icia ns the (city anid State ("imo to be knoi vnI >-1)"b(1diers" and t4heir party as ''"boodle p)arty." Tihe word spretC al g usage andi is now common thron~ h iN IIOMAGE OF TilE HERO LEE. t LAYING TIIE CORNEKt-STONIC (U 'r1il MONUMENT AT RICUIMONIl). A I'ageant and a Celebration V o I by of the (reat Chieftain in Whosio 1 liot I I" v woro Mlacle--WVade Hainptont Mai hal el the Ilay. Rr jHMoND, VA., October 27.-In spite of the rainy weather the city this morn- 1 ing son showed signs of interest in the coming ceremonies, the crowd being the t largeat seen hero in a great many years. t At a rory early hour the t;ound of drum and b uglo noted the preparations for the grand parade. Before 10 o'clock the rain ;iad temporarily ceased, but the clouds remained unbroken and threaten ing. 'People, however, eiincd not to notiec this, but had apparently made up their minds to carry out the programme of the day in all its details, "rain or shi-ae." Tho V siting military force consists of t,vo corpn of cadets, one from the Vir -ginia Military Institute and the other from the Blacksburg Agricultural and Mechanical College, two regiments of Virginia infantry, throe companies of cavalry, four companies of artillery, two companies of infantry from North Caro lina and one from Maryland. 1k'sides these there are several camps of Con fedorate veterans from dillerent parts of the State and six hundred veterans of the Maryland Line. The latter arrived hero this morning and their appearance on the street, with the Marine Band of Washington at the head of the line, created considerable interest, and they were everywhere greeted with onthusi asm. Four professors and fifty-five rt.udents arrived this morning from the Washing ton and Lee University. ',eneral I. E. Lee was at the time of his death pre,i ,dent of the institution and was succeed -d by his son, General (. W. Citis 1 .ce, wl,ho is now president. Owing to t he recent illness of the latter he wns [ Inable to participate in to-day's cerc :ronies, but his brothers, General W. 11. .F. Lee (popularly known as Roony Lee) and Captain Robert E. Lee, atre here. 'The only other iimediato mei bers of the family are two daughtera, avho are at present in Europe. At a few minutes before 11 o'clock, everything being in readiness, the pro cassion began to move. At the head of the line, after detach rments of mounted police, came the chief marshal of the day, General Wade Hampton, riding side by side with -Governor Fitzhugh Leo, both superbly mounted. Then followed tho Govcrnor'n stair, in brilliant uniform, and the assist ant marshals. Next in successive order came the Virginia Confederate veteran camps, the veterans of the Maryland Line, the volunteer infantry of Virginia a nd North Carolina, the artillery and then nil the various civic organizations, embracing the Grand Lodge of Vir?ilia Maaons, two commanderies of Kights Templars, Blue Lodge Masons, )ruids, Elks, Junior Order of American Me chanics, Odd Fellows and other societies in regalia. 'T'he whole made such i display as lis never been seen in Richmond. Iense crowds packed the sidewalks along the whole route of march, and the populace gave vent to their enthiuiasm in almost incessant cheers, to be but inceased au; some favorite or famed organization -passed by. t ''le procession was nearly an hour Spassing a given point, the Richmiond >fire department, with all its apparatus, bringing up the rear. Windows and - every other available elevated place along Sthe line of march were filled with peo - ple, mainly ladies, who cheered the wet rprocessionists by waving lhats and hand Skcehiecfs, and expressed their p)leasure Sin various other ways. Th2le seene asM the aj ad of the column marched into the .'monument grounds was (despite the - drizzle) very inspiring. r General Wade Illmton and (Governor I Lee rode in front, side by side, as lov I ingly as when in other lays they coim r maimed the cavalry of the Army of e Northiern \irginia. --The statue of Fame crowning Lee at o the entrance of the grounds wasi sur rounded by about one hndred veter-an d inmates of the Confederate Soldiers' d Home, and as the head of t bie line ap -proached~ they unveiled the statue and o tired a salute. This statue is ai plaster .e cast of colostald size, an imitationi graniite d base, dlesignedl anid constructed by .Jolin p A. Elden and WV. L~. Sheppard, two cf 0o Richmond's best knowni artists, andi is ai a; decided feature of the many designs and Ly decorations to be seen throughout the or city. Tho enthusiasm of the veteraus o. .11 the Leo Camp IHonio was touciniig t< witness, as they recognized so many o0 dtheir old leaders anid comrades in litm sad greeted them with an old-time Coni federato yell, which, if not as strong at is in former days, was at least aes heart: ir and sincere. of The grand stand, to which ad mi.sior was had only by tickets of invitation was soon till Ied, while many thmousaid; , stood in the mud and rain ini as clos proximity as p)ossile. The Marine Band of Wa:shinguIo p)layedl "D lixie,'' '"Star Spanigle.d Iami o n10r," "'Yankee Qoodlo," and other 101: .. ular aira, wvhile the veterans, ihe (Itran it Lodge of Alasonis tad other oimaizu e~ t.ions took the plIaces assignied them. o D espite 1.h0econstant drizzle, whIiie e soon increasedo to a hard rain, lpeop a- hli their place's with amiazing patieiice yA vt.terani voiced the sentimients of a an whet' li said: ''We used to follow Merr-y )i tRob .ianimuch worse weathier than; tim eand aiurely we can cheerfully stand ti d. to (do bim honor." -e, Governor Lee called lie vast assen to> blage to oirder, and intr,oducd the I s in D)r. Moses 1). Hfoge, of Richmond, wh en ofTered a fervent and appropriito pIrayt on~ in which he thanked Gjod lor the life an up exampkhlO of R. E. Lee, and prayed tii d. his old1 soldiers and the irising gener rd tions might imitate his many virt.ue. iy Th'Ie Granid Lodge of Virginia Mason cl the Most Worshipful (hand Mlaster, V in I". D rinkord, p)residling, took chmarg~e as. the corner-stone ae d, in "'due and a te I lent form'' and with the imposing iit in Iof the Order, proceeded to .lay it. ot At the conal,usion of the cCermo.ni 3rovenor Lee, in the name of the L +ionlleot Assooiation, receivei the fork from the hands of the (irand Mts er, and Cxpre('ad tbo hope that the lonuueut ntight "he as onituring as the Clputatiou of the uoldier whosu memnory t Conin!elmorat()4s. At this jneture the rain became so a avy that the (v. Irnor, after co1nsulb ;cu with othler., annonneed( that lurther Xt'l'i'ea would be11 suspended, and that e p:'cm In_d oration would be deliver (1 to-night ini the hall of the house of )elegates. ''he crowd even thou scorned reluctant 9disperse, but finally sought shelter in ho bcst of humor, many pr.ceeding to he Stato Fair grounds to spend the re aainder of the day. Among the many ox-Confederates )resent, who wore frequently greeted vith cheers amd applause as they were -ecognized by the crowd, were: General V. II. F. lie and Captain henry Iee, 0115 of the deaid chiefitain, (iener:ls ViLe Ilaumpton, Joseph E. Johnston, 1tleda A. Ea:rly, Danuiel1 l(uggles, J . D). Imbodenu, lraduley TI. Jubuson, Wm'l. \1eComib, I. L. Page, George S. Stul t, L. S. lJOmax, Robert Ransom, \at itan1sonm, Ephu liunton, C. i11. Wiicox, W. ). 'T'aliaferro, ex-(iovernor Viliham ameron, United States Senator John W. Dhaniel, also Colonel Charles Mer hall, of (eneral R. E. Lee's stall; and nany others of lcs cr rank, but equutly veil knownt and revered by tho pol)e of ho Sout Ii. The evening ceremonies were hell in he hall of the house of )elegates, the ;pacious room being filled to its utmost apatcity. Governor Leo introduced General tlubal A. Early, to presido over the neeting. General larly was reeived vith great enthusiasm. After a brief icknowledgmuent, lie introduced Captaini lVm. Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg, vho paid a glowing tribute to the late Japtain James Barron 110pe, the gift d tuthor of the poem which he was about :o read. lie then )roceeded with the Leading. Captain cC:t' rt'ecitation of it poemt was m':;'terly ini it< miann)er' e'1( wvas fr(1ue<lueiy ini,t 'nl)ttl with i 'r Mus appl'uste. ( Gee:al Eay next int retue.d (' uo:el C%barksa .il.rnhall], ):tail y Ct eet'L .v U! tiew r l l. 1. Le., v.I delihn ( d t h. ration of the (ty.,u vi t Ii c nu Career Of tie e loved Southern uttl' chit t s. At the eoncu:iotn of ('olon l h1rlaWt.' oration, the r adi g (.f wieh oCeliet over an hour antd a ha:l', Wade ham1ptot was called upon and respondli in a few remarks, in the course of which he suit that he regard.d Lee a' even a greattt'I man than Washington, and spoke o th( great veneration which the peoph o South Carolina hA(1 for the dead Con federate chioftain. General Eiarly then Clos: a the pro ceedings with aIpropriat(, rnmarkts, an the gathering dispersed, and i.has ende a day which will ever be memorable i the bistory of Richmond. MIr. (rady'K (itnzuhes (alit,,( Out--liow Ii W%as Ouco I)uumft[.uo(e. ('rnnt Ithe Athlens Bnhl,.) \Vo have frequ'ently beIl ate d I a is the grt.atest exhibit. eu t) griu lis 'T1hie alwet'r u. esittatin;gly is ''ii nr; (iatdy." t. i ( rady vi'. planned th PiedmioniiIt uosition; (;r"ey whoi at ve'rti:,ed it; (radyl, sic,nutld hv Seiiato (olt1.utt, who :xc ,rit 1 tt.' attendaclue o the .1res :idenlIt, tad ( r.atly who got th; A pn,oUinent At.ht ni ntlemnit) eaid bo (radty (in the g,rounl(d., j i.t ay W e w.er liniilng (liier, "(ir11, I have ofte: hear of1( aI mau011. bexing worth is weigh in gold, but11 yoUutare worth your weig;i ini diamonds to Atlanta."' Grady smile, and blushed, and started to retreat, hu returned and related a funnay experiene at the grounds te night hi foire. " wats sitting with my family," sai lie, 'watching thle di sphty of fi re wo rlo and Io myi~ astonishmeunt thel fhina threw oat plictureis of ( overn(or Cordo pr.citedC( by iray fries, and evenu afti tiovernor (t.lodo's pietare1 burned o1 mine rematinedl. .Finally, miy felt e1 d1ro)~pped outt, lay nose fizzed aIway, aii dissolution withI curious fteelings ti 1m0oi ifin to re'late', wh len the w~ ho: face 1 m 1 hial had been1 extinil1Shi' my mouth remanLined a flaming bra d fire. Tlhceirowdt cheered, and for om( iln miy life .1 was sln. Thle t'iiual report of thle Colnini: e er of Agriculture has1 b'een hainded til piriniter, id weu are 1permn~itted. to taket il following~ extravts fromi the relort I gain mg the yield ofi the pinIcipal (ro of theo Stat: The y iel to cot wa~ is e.timnat tld 11r1p of 75,11 1 hah., s. Thec yield of co is esit imatl ed at 17 l'90,i;90 bushels, zul: eras of"1) I,565l.,. )2 hw-heh;. Th'le yi f it i1ce 1 is 072, t20 t pioumIs, a dee I of 1,JI,00 pioudl. The yiel of whi i s I,1 21,142 hu shels, a decrease of ;I9, 1 Th yichi of inugar ians is 299,701; g loll, a tdeer< ase of 69,001 glIllns. '1 -ledecret'e lIf I,I7 (it(1I' s. then yi.l -tolbacco is .33,.% pi*undsl, aI dIerl;es hu hebl. Ih It hIl fswt.et pottte 5 57),329 bushels I, a decrtai;e of It0',. 1 buletil s.I, R it tlulted. thaLt the11 yi eof ha, ,perie s a nd~t:11 Lulcorl fode> , 3hI)l, 01(1 tou tis <,r:,2i:t 10>11s i tenS piurchased1 dhuring thut year is estimla -it ihe sam ag the itu lloutaurhse 1 - iea --.*)5,0l00,0t0 1lit ea b .I 1 The 'i agrgte 1': varhxamofth prn:lci I eo. tlIl due-ltltd (lihuin s year is <i d mate. Althat ,wai,t0a whiebscdsi s shit try agriiuAtul lrdinon ahe it good E. hPnmo'd. rhatTio TALMAOE ON ANIMOSITY. i e'oll His 1Ieax.,i to Exerciso Unuluilt ed Forgivonons-Man, Vhoso Last 'lea is for Mercy for liutulf, Should Grant It to Ills Neighbors. "liarness your forgiveness to the sun set! if you don't forgive your enomies you won't como near enougli to the har bor of Heaven to see tho hghtship," said )r. Talmago, addressing sonic 5,000 pcople in the Brooklyn Tabornacle on Sunday morning. "Oh, lot not the sun go down on your wrath," he continued. '"Don't wait till G.05 this evening, when the sun sets to forgive, but do it at the meridian. Very many people aro troubled with insomnia. Few can sloep peacefully from 10 at night till G the next morning. i'll give you an unfailing recipe for wakefulness. Think over all the wrongs that have boon done you by people, then write a long letter about it; take out of their pigeon holes all the mean things you know about your enemies, then go to sleop if you can; lie on your.back and you'll have a nightmare. "My friends, it is best to put a bound on your animosities. Will you let the man who robbed you come and bend over your pillow? Why not feice him ol with the golden bars of sunset? Why let these thoughts disturb your slumbers? The fact is there are thousands of men and women who let their thoughts do stroy their physical haalth. Many a man carries beneath his vest a gnawing ani mosity. There are hundreds of thou sands of families where there is the greatest need of a spirit of forgiveness. By the memory of your father's and mother's grave be reconciled." Dr. Talmage related a ease of faith cure that,lio witnessed in England, where the use of a woman's arm, that had been useless for years, was restored to her in presence of a number of people. "Since then," said he, "I believe God can do anything. If a man is ever so crooked with hate for a fellow being, God can straighten him out. Lay hold of Al mighty God and he'll help you. History tells of a man who hatd his father so much that he burned his body after he died, then took the ashes and put them in sacks and tied half the sacks to eagles that flew east, and half to others that ilow west, "Another reason why we should for give," said the preacher, ''in that we may not live to see another day. Most people die between 11 at night and 3 in the morning. Something in the atios phero seems to relax the body from the soul at that time. They are apt to go out during the darkest hours of the night, and Heaven, always bright, is brighter then when they enter it. Oh, in that dark night, when we leave this world, our great plea will be mercy. [ What a plight our souls will be in if we como unf )rgivingi "I know of nothing more thrilling than the discovery at Pompneii of that soldier who hid been on guard 1,700 years, standing with hand on sword, hel. met on head, at the post of duty, when others in the doomed city were hlying for their lives. We want to be oni guard for (od, true here and true there. I ~ don't stupposc I'm much more of a cow ard than other people, but I tell you plainly 1 could not sleep to-night unless I could shake hands with any one on earth." ''If a man won't he reconciled you givo in to him. 'Oh,' says some woman, 'I can't forgive her; she's done too much; - she's too hateful; it's no use; I can't for give her and I won't.' My sister, you can if you try. A man says: 'That ful low started thoso stories: i the newspa pcrs about me; he's too mean for any thing; i'll get even with him; I'll make him squirm.' Better resign that feeling, my friend. 'Bat,' says some one in the t gallery, 'you don't know what i've got to bear or you wouldn't talk that way.' S"T'hen you make me think of the little t girl who wLLs helping her father on 0 moving day. 'Thie fiathier put a large package in her armis, then piled on 1article aifter article till a stranger, who was p)assing, said: 'H1 old on! you are 4 putting too much of a load on that little " girl.' '[he ci ld, looking up askance at thu stranger, said: 'Father knows how ' r much I can carry ;' and our Father in it I eaven knows how much we can carry. 0 "'Another reason v-hiy we ought to d all the sublimest aictioni with the " sublimuest scene in nture. .It's delight ,ful to have sonic old p)lace, ol tree, old1 Sroom or old gate associItedl with seime Iaction. Now, 0 man, associate thme sun set with unlimited forgiveuess of all Senemies. If you fail at first, go right oni. Shakespeare wirote sevoni plays be fore he wrote 'Ilamilet' and twenty-eight before lhe wrote 'Macbeth.' 'The man or woman leaest to b'anme ie generally the -one to t ike the lirst step toward reecon It eiliaitioni. Oh, mian, take that step, it ic will make y ou meu(iIre t biree inches more e-around the chest, yeur respiration will h's he bctter, aye, it will make you more like (hod himself. at "'i ariesyu ogvns otesn i 5 set. You've heard about' te toimet ofn rn( o ordilIleras, in tihe A penines and J- Italy but there is a liner one to be seein 'id when you throw all your animosities in se and le.t the horses of lire trample them 'a out, the chariots of fire roll over thiemi, _~> the hillows of fire o'erwhelm them. God's greatelst aciei1vemenCit is this sunset; your 1L- g reatest, forgiv'eness. ' You never saw two sunmsets ahlke, and1( heI think that if (hod can afford to hang a over the wailli of I leaven more master ofpieces of nature.l art thaon all thle Itaiian oti nd Venetiani galleries coiitain lie cani *5 take goodt (cal' of usc. If (God be1 for us +9 who can be againot us'.' Ku the sunset ofui earith is the( sunurise of I l'eaven." is ierne i n lne,urnl, hi I iFiIN, Ouio, ()eitober' 2.--Al ai fiunerail -is a iyaore todiy, )te tr amui attacihet of l th emra awy int isth \v ie wa coll~inia daei tol! th fround, li e.iid ii rn Ciff 'I m l the hop e..' mlsrhii into jth e d.c (fy te roa t'b,h Ote tenisi5 took ferihtp i I l at I rene al p:tteulitIvirlie 1 iWoen m ug lahit i t in ai ,L'llroiwtee alaeil havkrall r.s vesl I were furlo esruly hejre d. iItfo (:ilerm ldtr. ports ifntclw fulyle de.it