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Show Smpori ;iut PonUIuii lor Jell' I DllYlN. New Orleans, 11. Jefferson Davis lias accepted tho presidency of Amer- ican dopartmont of tho Mississippi! j Valley society of London, tendered 'him by tho parent urbanization. The object of tho movement is to diroct attention to tho development of the commercial, agricultural anil mineral resources of tho Valley of tho Mississippi. Missis-sippi. Davis will devoLo bis entire energies to tho work uig of this country coun-try and Europe, making hia headquarters head-quarters at New Orleans. |