Show davas IS DEAD lie dies at mcw after a se ure THE OF THE M BORE 1 alech of the life f ai important la the of ha creat tiar ORLEANS dr 6 DAVIS died at 12 30 aleck abia morning since sir davis removed to this ity he has been aro ng steadily florae although his friends have lieen reticent about giving out information as to hia exact condition age ins no doubt had a mofid atal 0 o di with hia takina off as he is piet 80 and though a man of not very iff we ph lie has bhonn wonderful endurance at the time of his death there were present only the imad ate family and friends and the attending physicians jofferson Joff ereon dvis ft as born in kentucky in alie year 1803 ha received a military education at weal point and entered the regular army when quite a young man he waa elected to the house of at washington ft here he was soon dig for hie gr eloquence and ability he v as la a short time elected to the united senate hut resigned in order to take part in the mexican war in which hs acquired distinction as a bolivier Bo lilier bavia was appointed secretary of war by president pierie in 1853 when james buchanan became president in 1857 air cayia took his beat as one of alie united states senators from which be occupied until he asanna ed the of the confederacy this WAS ratified by ha election as its president february he vas reelected or BIS years in in he B as by federal soldiers in atie attempt to escape after the tall and the collapse of alie confederacy an imprisonment of tio ears in fortress monroe followed lie was then released on bail and set at liberty december 25 by the geneal amnesty of that date the right of citizenship was still denied to him |