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WAR S Stories Told in M .*!<.< !.'. C. li ru Key, in Tho illness of Mrs. Jellorson I ?.n i at Castle lim. in B?llalo, is bein closely watched by thc people <. Macon who followed ('resident Dav. during the . hirh days of the ixtie arni hy tho descendants of tho wh were herc" when the president .! opnfcderaey, his wife and !.:. daugh ter, Mi-.- Winnie, we rcs hroii-'h: ; this city ? !i thc clay of his capture bj federal troups some20 miles away. There are yet here in Ma?' ? a nuin ber of persons who ri call vividly tin cooling of President l'avis that Apri afternoon as the shadows of nigh) were creeping over thc town. Surrounded hy an escort of blue clad cavalrymen, the ambulance ii: which the president, Iiis wife and daughter rude rumbling ulong M ul berry street to the Hotel Lanier, where Mr. Davis and his family were guard id until the president was taken north under heavy guard. lt was while here many events oi interest in Mr. Davis' life which have acTcr been given to history transpired, and here still live ?some of those who had a prominent part iu this brief paragraph in the life of the president. Now that Mrs. Davis is ill, probably fatally HO, these old-time stories arc being revived, and every time they are repeated interest in them grows. "I icmcmber Mr. Davis' arrival," said Colonel William A. Ilulf, "dis tinctly. In fact, I shall never forget it. ii was late in the afternoon, about SoV ?ck, and spring was just coming m. ?'ne body of troops came up the street, the ambulance in the very cen ier, at a rambling, rapid speed, ami as it stopped in front of the hotel there was a great throng of ladies and gen tlemen there, liven the negro, who was tastiug his first sweets of freed JIU, was on hand, and when the whites un covered as Mr. Davis left the ambu lance thc negroes did th?; same." "I, too, remember that incident," said one of the best posted men of the city. "I recall, too, the fact that 3Iajor Frank S. Warren, one ol' the best known hotel clerks of the South, was then on duty at thc hotel. Mr. Davis was assigned to room 100, ami along with him weut Mrs. Davis und Miss Winnie, then u mere tot. The hallway was guarded, and access to Mr. Davis was ootained only by those who could get a pass from tho com manding federal officer, and it was not every one that could sccuro that much sought for pass. "The people of the city, ladies and gentlemen, were all attentive to tho captive and did everything in their power to mako Mr. Davis' stay as pleasant as it was possible to make it. Every dolicaoy that had escaped tho ravages of the invaders were drawn Jroin their hiding place by Maoonian?1 and given the president of tho lost eauBQ and thoso with him. Thero were many plans for a rescue discuss ed by the faithful, and so devoted wero thc people hore to tho fallen horo that any risk would have been taken to havo effected his releaso had Mr. Davis consented. But always consid erate of thc others bc declined to allow them to take tho risk and with what result thc written history of that Virginia prison where Miles disgraood tho name of a soldier by fettering thc helpless invalid shows plainly. "Coe plan of escape appeals to my memory yet," continued the Maoonian, whose whitened hair and bent form marks his age. "It was put in motion by Major Warren but was nipped in the bud by Mr. Davis thc instant it wat;- brought to his attention. Major Warren and a half dozen young, fear less southerners agreed to rendezvous at a point to be agreed upon, all well mounted and provided with an extra horse. Major Warren, who on account of his connection with tho hotel had access to the rooms occupied by Mr. Davis, was to direct the escape from the house, pilot thc president to tho point/whero the escort would bc in waiting and from that a running, fighting dash would have been made. Major Warreg provided himself with a rope which would have reached from the window of the room in which Mr. Davis was confined to tho ground. This he wrapt around his body under _is clothing and carrying it into the presence of O?r. Davis in that way Said the plan before, bim in detail. The president listened patiently and O-Owed the deep emotion so charac teristic of him. It was with the mightiest effort he kept from breaking down completely. But rising above ah? dangers and uncertainty of his SRtn?)on Mr. Davis refused the offer toying it meant certain death .for every one of the loyal, devoted men who were willing to stake their all \ upon thc success of the escape. <c_he young men were terribly put out/ when Major Warren informed ^hem of Mr. Divis' refusal and' for a TOR ? BS. r>li, ( ?a., ot I i \ is l^iim * Stay. .Vt) a ri la ' 'iinstiluii iii. s few bru f minuto . they were foolhardy ' ..i'.'i..'!. lo debate a flash Upo ll thc f i uti . with a view pf kidnaping Mr, l'avis. Of course that would h av? - hr ?ghi -inick death to every one and . ? i ti il..'y M r. Davis among the ii umber. . li was thi- i.i-i possibility which caused the young mon tb abandon lin mad freak. After it was all over that iam< rope was cut into hits and divid ' ed among th<- men who had the plan ? in view, y ears afler ihoso pieces of . ' rope were '"'it again and again divided, I i adi j ?eco being treasured and loved i ? by its owner. Major Warren can ?i'd I his part of :t to Atlanta and if I have . been correctly informed it, or a large i portion of it i-< now in thc possession I I of .Julius Brown of Atlanta to whom . Ma jor Warren gave it." . Whola books might be written on the reminiscences now circulating and i i ade current by the publication of Mrs. I'avis'- illness. The deepest in " terest is being manifested in her con : dition heee and the newspaper o Iii cc telephones arc kept busy by iuforma I tion seekers. A Stirring Appeal. (Sunny South.) Never was there a more stirring ap peal for men to defend their homes and their firesides than thc proclama tion issued by Governor Brown in November, 18tU. a time in Georgia when the "despot heel was on her shore." The proclamation was as follows, and it will be read, I know, with great interest iu this day: "State of Georgia, Executive l>e partmcnt, Milledgcville, November 19, lSlji.-The whole people understand how imminent is thc ianger that threaten.-; thc State. Our cities arc being burned, our fields laid waste, artd our wives aud children merciless ly Jriven from their homes by a pow erful enemy. Wc must strike like men for freedom, or we must submit to subjugation. "Death is to be preferred to loss of liberty. All must rally to tho field for tba present emergency, or the State is overrun. "1, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by thc .statute of this State, hereby order a levy en masse of the whole free white male population residiug or domiciled in this State between lt> and 55 years of age, except such as nre physically un able to bear arms, which physical de fect must bc plain and indisputable, or they must bo 6ont to camp for ex amination, and except those engaged in tho legislature or judicial depart ments of tho government, which arc by tho recent act of tho legislature declared exempt from compulsory ser vice. "All others are absolutely required, aud members of tho legislature and judges are invited to report immediate ly to Major Goneral G. A. Smith, at Macou, or wherever oise in Georgia his camp may be, for forty days' ser vico under arms, unless the emcrgonoy is sooner passcu. "Tho statute declares that all per sons hereby called out shall bc sub ject after this call to all rulos and articles of war of the Confederate States, and on failure to report, shall bo subject to thc pains and penalties of thc crime of desertion. "Volunteer organizations formed into companies, battalions, regiments, brigades or divisions, will be accopted for forty days, if they even approxi mate to thc number in each organiza tion which is required by tho militia laws of this State whioh were in force prior to thc late act. "All police organizations formed in counties for home defonse will report, leaving at home, for tho time, only those over 55 years of ago; and all per sons having Confederate details or exemptions, who, by the late decision of tho supreme court of this State, are held to be liable to state militia ser vice and bound to obey tho call of the governor. "All such refusing to report will bo ? arrested by the polico force or by any aid-de-camp, or other officer of this State, and carried immediately to the front. The necossary employees of railroads pow actively engaged, and tho necessary agents of the oxpress company, and telegraph operators, are, from the necessity for their services in their present position, excused. "All ordained ministers of religion, in chai ge of a ohuroh or synagogue, are also excused. "All railroad companies in this State will transport all persons apply ing for transportation to the front, and in case any one refuses, its presi dent, superintendent, agents and em ployees will be immediately sent to the front. "All aids-do-camp and other State .officers are required to be active and : ifi vigilant in tho execution of the orders contained in this proclamation, and all ('onfedorate officers ure respectfully invited tu aid State pincers in tli"ir vicinity in Rending forward ?til per- ?UH II ere hy ordere?! to thc front. "Tin eii.emy has penetrated almost i i the <.. liter of your State. If every (?corgian able t<? bear arms iv mid rally uround him he could never escape. "Joseph K. l?rown, (?overnor." A Singular Incident. I lind the foilowiug singular ii.-'i di-nt ?-.: thc old Atlanta Intelligencer: "After thc fi tr ii t near I'rcwry's Bini!, on Monday last, a surges u. who wa- . itching thu field for t!i< wound ed, that he might udmiuister : '.lu ir needs, observed a man in a kneeling position, with his gun to his shoulder, j '?i ti ting to i he front, his i< : t '-yo cloded, and having all thc appearance <''. life. I * pon examination he was found i J h>- dead, st ball having passed through his brain, at thc moment, when, roiling on his left knee, he had taken sight at the f"e. lt is very ro markable thal so rigid was thc corpse, some force was required to remove the gun from his grasp. Ile proved to be a member of the Twenty-ninth Vir ginia regiment of infantry. TH KY FOUGHT FOR DIXIE. Koli of Co. E. Twentieth South Caro lina Infantry, C. S. A. Mr. K. E. Parker tins furnished this paper with tho following roll and sketch of Co. E, Twentieth S. O. I., C. S. A. It will bo road with a great deal of interest by tho survivors nud by tho friends und relatives ot* tho gnllant mon who served in tho coinpuny. It is especially valuable because of the fact that it gives tho record of every niau who belonged to the company, from tho beginning to tho end of tho war : A roll of Uompauv E, Twontietb regiment of South Carolina Volun teers. This company entered tho Con federate fiervico January 7, 18(52, aud surrendered ut Greensboro, N. C., April il, lsui. Tile principal battles they wore engaged iu wero: Morris Island, S C, Cold Harbor. Va, Peters burg, Va, Borryvillo, Va, Charles town, Va, Strasburg, Va, Cedar Creek, Va, Doop Bottom, Va, New Market, Va, and minor other small ougugoments. This regiment wus com manded by Colonel Lawrence Ai Keit-t of Uraugeburg county, S C, and Liout Colonel Olin'M Dantzlor of the same count j*, both of whom wero killed in Virginia in batlo in 18(51. Roll of tin; com missioned ol?icers, from tun limo ot entering tho service o tho close ol' tho war: CAPTAIN. J A Cowan, died since tho war LIEUTENANTS. J J Shirley, stilt living J A King, died Kineo the war \V C Pruitt, died sinoo tho war J F Mattison, died during the war J .J Copeland, wounded at deep Bot tom, Va, still living SERGEANTS. N A Shirley, died sinoo tho war Wm Broom, died sinoo tho war Willie Smith, wont West since tho war J P PnrKor, still living J A Bigby, died siueo tho war Luko Hanks, killed in battle on Morris Islaud, S C Wm Cowan, killed in battle Cold Harbor, Va A M Hall, still living iBam W Taylor, dibcharged and went West during tho war O M Kay, still living CORPORALS W O Hall, Oarnesville, Ga, ntill liv ing J M Hanks, wounded in battle Mor ris Island, still living Jesso Robinson, living in Georgia wounded in battle Cold Harbor, Va R E Parker, still living T ? Pruitt, still living W C Poarmau, living in Gainsville, Tex PRIVATES J A Armstrong, died during the war A S Armstrong, died since the war W C Armstrong, died since the war J T Ashley, lost arm in battle Deep Bottom, Va, living John Ashley, died since the war J R Ashley, still living Jesse T Ashley, diod since tho war E W Ashley, living A B Adama, died since the war Joel Arnold, diod daring the war W H Acker, died during the war T F Anderson, died since the war R B Brock living A J Brock died sinoo the wt,r J L Brook, died ainoo tho war J H Brock, irving W O Brock, living A Bonoum, died during the war Mattison Banister, died sinoo the war Thomas Banister, living W L Banister, died daring tho war J II Banister. Sr, diod daring the war J M Banister, living J H Banister, Jr, living J N Brown, wouuded Stranaburg, Va, killed in Texas since tbe war Audrow Broom, died since tho war Bulls Bagwell, living C C Cummings, died since the war H A Cummings, living J J Coker, died daring tho war J F Callahan], lost arm in battle Cedar Creek, Va living T R Callahan!, living N Oallaham, living O P Oallnhnin, wounded in battle, diod since tho war L T Chapman, died daring the war Robt Coleman, killed in battle of Cold Harbor, Va T J Cox, died .-.ince thc war M G Cox, living M A Cobb, living A Crosfcorry, died since the war W F Dunlap, living, captured battle Cedar Crees, Va B F Driver, living, captured battle Cedar Creek, Va S A Drennan, went Wist after the war M A Davis, died during the war W L Dairimple, living E H Drake, living Wm Ellison, died since the war W W Erskine, living J Y Flowers, died since the war Stephen Fields, living Thomas Fields, died sinoo the war " WG Freeman, died since the war W D Cilkcrsnn, wounded New Mar ket, Va. died nineo the war T R Gilfccrgon, went "West after tbe '.var Htt@?ftg&?) :GB9 A Glasby, died sinoo the war Q E S Gantt, diod since tho war ; C C ( '? ru bb?, li vim.' PM Catnbrell, Inlicit in battle Cedur Creek, Va K II ( ?a m broil, living <; A < i r, died during tin war JW (in? r, living in Texat) M ii Caines, living i K Harri?., living li Mull, living S V Ilajuie, died -ince tho war .1 P Haynic, ?lie I since tito war .1 C iiaynie, died since tho war S lt liaynii', dieu since the war Thomas Uauks, died since the war Jami H Han::-, ?lied ?ince ho war H L Hawkin!?, died during the war J F lloiliday, living W N Harper, jiving \V G \V Johnson, wounded batte of Strausburg, Va, living ( r W Johnson, living .J .? Keaton, killed in battle Cedar Greek, Va .J O King, Hr, died MUCO the war J O King, Jr. died sinco the war M V S Kay, living in Texas W K Kay, died since tho war M II Kay, died since the war J 13 Kay, living VV S Kay, died since thc war J L Kay, living W O Kay, living J Latham, died during the war II ii Leopard, living J F I.usu, living M Lt Lat i mc?, living J li Latitnur, liviug J (,) MclJavid, living W ii i>?nni3, died sinco tlio war S ll Mann, died siuco tho war A K Mann, died sinco tho war .S Martin, died since tho war W A Martin, living Frank Martin, living J MattiKOii, died sinco the war W II Mattisou, living (.) Morgan, died duriug the war J ? Massey, died since the war S li MaBsey, livia/* J McClain, died since the war S ti Murdock, wouuded in battle of Strausburg, Va, died since the war T Murdock, living E W McCoy, living Edward Mitchell, living (I O Morrison, living W Marlin, living B Mart in, liviug H W Majors, living o I) Nabors, died during war. A \V Owens, living. Joshua Pruitt, living. J ii Pruitt, living. K I) Pruitt, died in Texas since war. Ii F Pruitt, living. K <> Pruitt, living. .i P Pruitt, died since tho war. W L Pear man, living in Mississippi? S N Peat man, wounded In battle Ber ryville, Va., living. ? K Pepper, living. lt L Pusey, died since tho war. J li Pack, died sinco the war. J (? Pitts, died during the war. lt ll Robinson, died sinco the war. .1 A Robinson, died since *the war. T ll Robinson, died since tho war. ,1 M Robinson, ?lied since tho war. G M li Robinson, captured in battle of Cedar Creek, Va., living. R Ii A Robinson, died since the war. S E itobinson, died sinco the war. Wm Rickets, liviug. .1 F Ragsdale, died during the war. A II Stone, living .1 B St ou J, died since tho war II VY Shaw, living J C Siiaw, wounded battle Borry villo. Va, living T F Shirley, living IU Texas J J Sbirloy, died siuce the war J M Shirley, died siuco the war J N Smith, liviug, weut West after the war Isaac Cud 1er. captured in battle New Markot, Vn, died iu prison Wm Sadler, captured iu battle Now Mrakot, Va died in priBon Wm Sadler, captured iu battle New Markot, Va, died in prison W F Sutherland, wounded in battle, living J D Simpson, living J H Seawright, d; 1 since the wai J S Seawright, dud siuoe the war Fredric Haylon,, died during thc war W J Saylors, living Isaac Saylors, living J L Saylors, died during tho wai O W SaylorB, died dnring the wai M S Strickland, living Elihu Smith, died sinco the v. ar Wm Tucker, Sr, died since the wai Wm Tacker, Jr, wounded in battle of Strausbnrg, Va, living lt P Tnoker, living N H Thurbkill, died during the wai JA Todd, wonnded in battle of Deep Bottom, Va, died since the wai I L W Tribble, wonnded in battle ol Deep Bottom, Va, died in Texas since the war S M Tn obie, ?lied since thc war I W T Taylor, died since the war j I) .J VanadoT, living W .1 Woods, went Wost since tho war. Uobt Woods, died sim e thu war. I .i Wilson, living. ?tc Wilson, living. W K Wilson, ?lied since tho war. W N Wilson, died since tho war. .! IL Wilson, riifd during tho war. I 1, Williams. ?Hod sinco the war. T T Wright, died since the war. C.J Wright, killed in hattie of Deep liottoin, Va. A I' Willingham, died since the war. I M Wilson, died since the war. M Williamson, died since the war. j .1 Williamson, died sinco the war. Walden, died since thc war. I. A Williams, died since tho war. i Hezekiah Elgin, living. Once in a Thousand. Two yellow-back $100 bills were lost ami recovered last week in a remark able manner by the Joseph M. Byrne c jmpany of Newark. A tJerman wo man applied to John Murray, a clerk ia the fire insurance department, aud, handing him an envelope, asked him to transfer her, insurance policy. He removed the policy, crumpled up the envelope and threw it into a waste basket. Next morning the womau returned and accused Murray of stealing $200 which was in the envelope with the policy. Meanwhile tho waste basket had been emptied and all of thc pa pers from the Globe building had been carried away in bags by an Italian, whose identity was unknown. The jan itor thought that the Italian disposed of the paper to a junk dealer in Acad emy street, and upon this meagre in formation he and Murray went to the shop and met thc Italian upon his ar rival with a wagon load of papers col lected from seores of offices in the city. The bags were examined until mat ter from thc Globe building was found, and a search of five minutes brought the missing envelope to light. The two "centuries" were found in it and were returned to the owner, who made profuse apologies to Murray for sus pecting him.-New York Sun. The diver dies without air to Z " " "breathe. The consumptive dies ' n without lungs to breathe the air, . " or of lungs rendered incapable of breathing by disease. The blood ns it flows in and out of the lungs <? ; j indicates the consumptive's pro gress. As the lungs grow weaker less oxygen is inhaled and the - blood changes from scarlet to pur I A pie. Oxygen is the life of the |M blood as the blood is the life of i the bodv. / I The effect of Dr. Pierce's Gold f / en Medical Discovery upon weak / lungs is to strengthen them, to en / able the full oxygenation of the blood, arrest the progress of dis ease, and heal the inflamed tis -, sues. Lung diseases have been A /ph and are being cured by " Golden iljfcjg' Medical Discovery," in r^?Sa?_F cases where deep-seated WBftjS?-=-couph. frequent hemor ^*?^p3eL rhage, emaciation, weak * W$K^?f| ness, and night - sweats ^HgS?^~:have all pointed to a fatal pMjjgKfcE^p termination by con ! Ssy jK& t88*^^ ? Some years aro I ^ f^TiT [S IMMI?STI was almost a Yjelp jgfegj^tfcj^^SSJ less victim of that i ^BMR^*y^S___ipJi .dread disease-con - ?^tilMI-'Ua_i _ sumption." writes a=g~gf . 7f_ Mr. Chas. Vross, _P'L_I_ ^hitp'Co<i Tnd. ni was c ned to my room for several months ; my fri i and neighbors had given up all hope or my icu-.ery. until one day a friend advised me to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery, and after I had taken the contents of the second bottle I began to improve. After taking shs botUes ? was, 'I honestly believe, delivered from the grave and entirely cured. I am now a strong and hearty man." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the clogged system from accumulated impurities. THE ?EST18"0"^0"01 WE cr?y in etock MEDICINES that have been tested, and stand right behind anything we sell. If not perfectly satisfactory you get your money back. OUR FAMILY MEDICINE ASSORTMENT Will interest you, and save you considerable money in the run cf a year, t?* Talk to us when next ycu are in the city. EVANS PHARMACY. 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