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Show WINNIE DAVIS DEAD. Th"Iaiiehterof t lie Conf ederAcy'' Tussel to the Oremt Beyond. Narragansett Tier, IX. I., Sept. 19. Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, is dead at the Rockingham Rock-ingham hotel. Miss Winnie Davis, the "Daughter of the Confederacy," was born in the confederate executive mansion at Richmond, Rich-mond, Va., in lSO't. She was educated principally at home, owing to the troubles surrounding her father and the publicity which attended all the movements of the Davis family. Miss Davis attai ned her maturity at Benu-voir, Benu-voir, Miss. Here she assisted her mother in various ways, and took her place in the many social functions of the place. She was her father's constant con-stant companion. She assisted him in all his work, and much of the information informa-tion which was required by Mr. Davis in his writings was secured from his daughter. Her strong character was marked from youth. She was engaged to Mr. Wickerson. of Syracuse, N. Y., , but shortly after her father's death the engagement was broken off. While no public explanation of the rupture was given, it is well known that it was for the purpose of maintaining her father's name. She received the name ''Daughter ''Daugh-ter of Confederacy" in lSSii, when her father made his famous trip through the south. Mr. Davis being unable to appear, M iss Winnie was brought before be-fore the thousands at the different points along the route, and introduced as the "Daughter of Confederacy." |
