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.1 his residence in England. as indicated in some
littOtt-
foreign - journals. Lord Palmerston replied
• I that- the Government respected the Pope_
• , • _personally 4iery much, but for him to -come.
-a= - --.--------- to England,would be both an anachrooism
GO I ,11. APRIL 18; 1865. and a solecism. .
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THE ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT- LINCOLN.
The telegrapitie announcement of the Tragic -11 4041;11 of Prisident
- cold-blooded murder' of the President of
the Unitea States, in Ford's Theatre, HE IS SilOT IN A TITEXTItE IN
Washington, on the everting of Good Fri- - WASIIINGTON
day sent a thrill of horror- throirhout the
American continencand itaitle the - Seward. •
civilized world. Assansination, under any
IMERIBLE NEWS!
Atteznp on the life of Secretary
BE IS STABBED litr BED!
circamstances,is a brutal crime, but when
it strikes down the Chief Magistrate of a The assassin of Mr. Lincoln
. great itation, in the prime oflife, and at atrested.
an important crisis -of 'his country's fate,
. •
• • it may -well fill men's minds with feelings. Andy .101indori President.
of gloom and apprehension. Iroo awful FULL ptRIICU1sUS o TIIE BLOODY-
- are the antitheses of Life! , The. Ameri- ' ' . DEEDS. •
can people one weak age; gavethemselves -
up to the most extravagant joy at what WAs,et-sik-re anwitr14e'"-P- residant.reilaaaha
d -wife h othefriends, this:evening
they firmly believed to ; be. the Closing tri- Tithed Fold's Theatre for the purpose. of
-unsphi of the dill war;_ but, ere the ilia- oitiiesiiiie the perforniance -of the Anteri-
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WU announced...in the
papers that -Gen. ,Orant would also be present,
but that gentlethan took the tate train of cars
for New Jersey,. The -theatre was densely
crewded, and everybody- seemed delighted
with the scene.- During the third act, and
while there was a temporary pause for one of
the actorsJo miter,- a sluirp report of a pistol
was heard, which merely atiracted.attention,
sueeested t-nothine serious- ittitil a man
e7a 0 '1
rushed to the front of the President's box,
waenie. alonea adaeeer in bit riAt halid, and
0 . • co
exclainsine : sic sentper lyrannis," and
inintediately kaped ft-0in the bot which was
ia the seethe!: Lite to the stage_ beneath, and
ranacross to the opposite side -making bis
escape amid the bewilderment of thenadienee
from the rear of the theatre, and moeratter a•
horse fled. the screams of Mrs: Lincoln:get
disclosed the fact to the audience that the
President liad le:en shot, whenalt rose to
their feet, -rushing towards the stage, ninny
eactaaning, "Ilene him, hang him." The
- e;eitentent was .aof - the :wildest possible
description; and of course: there was an abrupt
terminatiin Of the theatrical performance.
There was a rush aiwarde the President's box,
when Criesiwe"
re heard of Stand -back and
give hub atr,,• e has any one stimulants ?"
aid on. .ttehasty examinatioli it was foend that
the- Prestant had been shot throneh the head -
above and back of the temporal- bone and
fires ha4 palea--ere theboom
- ing roar of cannon had ceased to reverber-
ate through the hilis-sudlealy, like a
lightning -flash, the ballet of the, merciless
Maryland desperado craelect through the
tPresidenesbrain, and the cup Of joy is
instantaneously repraecil by a chalice of
bitterest sorrow. The death of Mr Lin-
coln isa calamity to his people which no
words can express and the inscrutable
alone knows what the fir reaching politi-
cal results may be.. "Andy Johnson,"
who SIICCeettS the late Presiient by virtue
of his office as Arice-President, passeiies,
We fear, but few of the qualities of a great
or andcessful statesman. His inaugural
speech, while in a state of intoxication, is
not a very hopeful eommencement, but it
is to be hived that- as President, he will
act wlith a_ degree of dignityand wisdom
that willhapFily disappoint those who fear
an exhibition of executive Parsou-Brown-
. lowism.
When the almost jeer -alit& news from that some of the brains was oozing out. He
• - was` removed to a private house opposite ihe
Washington reached, Goderich, toy way ot.
theatre, arid the Surgeon-(ieneral of the Army
Seetfortita for it see* that the Montreat- aticl other iiiraeolis sent for to attend to his
thiegraPh COUlti not or would -not give -us condemn. Oa an examination of the private
- box- blood iyas discovered on the beck of the
the refusal df this most iniportant news,) •
the excitement wee` intense and the feel-
ing of regret and horror uniVersal., No
• former manifestation of sympathy for the
South restrained heart -felt expressions of
sorrow at the shocking occurrence, and
aniongst the eteited groups of tuen eager-
ly caneasling the news, reprobation was,
the One sentimentattered. We are glad
to observe that the feeling throughout Ca-
nada was tliesame. The heat t mast be
-.hard indeed,that could rejoice over such a
- terrible announcement-. Elsewhere we
glee full particulars of the bloody occur-
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Death Olt Mr. Cobden.
- By the arrival of the Germania we learn
that Mi. It. *Cobden; the-emlnent reform..
Member Of Parliameit died on the -the 2ed
inst.- inuelt Iiimentecl by the nation; -
• lifesaral, 'Coiner -and Galtin
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Haunt, April
_ Messrs. Cartier- and Galt; Canadian dale-
gatea to England, strived here by the Ail%
at about 12 o'clock last night.: They were
jectived , on 'the wharf by members -of the,
Governmeut and mania leadinkcitizeas, ana-
T• `takenalte four horse carridges-in_ procession
t.hrough the city to the Teniperanee Hall:-
-Though the boar was se late, the procession
was a mile in length, aud embracedal1cfasses
ofthe Community. The streets were crowded
with a mass of people. At lea.3t two thou-
sand; were crammed into the Temperance
Hall. and several- times that number were
=aide to obtain alnission. , • -
The'Maybe of the city' presented; an ad-
dress on behairof the citizena, couched ia the
strOngeet teasel iafavor of Confedersitione
Messrs:. Cartmeand Galt replied la appro-
priate terms. -
Hon. Mr. Tilley,' orkeva Brunswick, was
.alea.preeent, and gave a -Most.- favorable ac -
daunt of the prospects ef.Confhderatioa in
hisProvince-.. _
The meeting-Iraqi:nog enthusiastic through-
out, arta separated with r,ousinetheers for
thelatieen, for the Canatli,an delegates and
for Mr. -
The Asia left the harbor 'at 3, o'clock.
Arrival of the Europa:72
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Ilikarax, Apra 14
WAIL DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 15, the deceased to enter the premises. Senator
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4.10 a.m.-7b Off. Gen. Dtx--The Pre- Yates and -Representative Farnsworth were
sident continues insensible. afid is sinking.- among the outfitter:, . .
Sec'y Seward remains without change. - Fred- The body is being .embalmed witka vie*
-erickeSeward's skull is fractured in two pia- to its removal to Illinois. • . • -
ceal, besides a severe cut on the heal • The . Washington, April 156, 12 o'clock, noon.
attendant is still alive, but hopeless. _ :Maj. -At an early hour this morning Hon. E. Me-
SeWard's wounds are not dangerous. It is- Stanton sent • an 'official • Communication to
now , ascertained 'with reasonable certainty. Hon. ..-Andrew Johissen, -Vice-President of the
that two assassins were engaged in the laarai• United States, stating that in consequelme of
Ile crune, J. -Wilkes Booth. being, the one the sudden and Unexpected death of the -Chief
that shot the,President, and the. other corn' Magistrate his inauguration -should -take place
paniornpf his. whoSe-naine is not known, but assoon as 'possible, and requesting him :to:
whose, description is, se clear . that he cat! state the place and hour at which ethe cere-
hardl escape. • ,• mony shotdd be Performed.
It appears from a letter found .in Booth's Mr, Johnson at once:replied that it would
trunkithat thee murder was planned before the' .beea-greetiblato him to have the proceedings
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4th of Marcie -but -fell through then because take place • at his sOrans in the Kirkwood
geese, as soon as thef:arratigements could he
the.nicomplice backed out until- Richmond
couldtha heard from. Booth ahd his.accom- v
perfected. • '' ‘- .
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plice were at tae livery -stable at six o'clock .. At eleven. o'clock the oath office was
last evening, and left, there with their horses. administered by .the Chief justice of the Vni-
about tee o'clock Or shortly before that hour. tea States in the mitial.solettin and imairessive
It wool -discern that they had been for days ouineei.. M. Johnson received the kind ex-
seekineetheir chance, but . for some unknown pressions of the:gentlemen by whom he Was
seascin al was not carried - into effect. Until last surrounded in. a manner. which showed his
night. . baeial them has evidently made his earnest sense of the great resimmabilities so
way to IBaltimore. ; the •other has not been, suddenly devolved upon himandmade -a brief
traced. I . -Mb ' . - 1E- al:STANTON. speech an which he said :ea" The duties of
.. .i- . - . the office are -mate -4 will -perform them:-.
.; Washington; April 15, 8 a'alaa'h a• m. The consequences are With God. Gentlemen
Abraham Lincoln died this. mornine. • at. 22
-minutes after,seven o'clock..., .-- • . • I shall lean uPall you. I. feet that I -shall
Washington, April. 15, e am;. -The assis_ need your support,- ram deeply. impressed.
with .the solemnity of- the occasion. and -the
sinof President LinColn 'left behiad him* his
hut and a -Spur. -The hat Wes retied Up in resP.011-4iNtitt.°f the duties of the - office I. aid -
the President's hoz andems been identified by aseentiere'l- . - •- . • . :- _ -•
• - • ,.. t. • - It is -
parties to 3vham et nes ueeti shown as the - peeled", though nothing lins • been
ex
definitely determined upon; that the funeral
onelielonginte to the suspected'men, and ae
curately described as the one belonging to' of the- late President Lincoln will take place
'the suspected man by other parties not allow' °n oi. about Thursday next. It it; supprsed,
el to see it before, describing it. The spur VaLt:his Temehet-Ivill--he temporarily deposited
in the Congressional cemetery.- . •
was drepped upon the stage, and- -that also
Naw Yosie, Apra 15. -The Post! a. Wash
has been indentified as the oneprocured ata
ington special says :-Mr. Hartsell, the mee-
stable where -the same man hired a base in
_-senger of the State Department, whowas-in
the.-evenine. .: . . , .
attendance upon Mr; Sewarde is dead. • See
Two gentlernen silo went to.. the Secretary --
retary Seward ,is, in a very, precarious condi.
of War to apprise hitn of theattack uponadr.
Lincoln were met at the l' residence of the: tj°n•
former by a_ inen muffled in. a cloak,_who; : The Post also. publishes . a despatch 'to
when accosted by them, hastened away: • It . Clarence A. Sewardwhiah says Mr: Seward's
had. been Mr; Stanton's_ intention IQ hAve . woundsare had but noteitortal. He is coin-
accomPanied Mr. Lineoln to the theatre, and prised. Ilehas tolamtih bleed but no erte-
to haveoceupied the same box, but the press ries are cat. - Fredericka skull is fractured
-a busmess prevented bis doing so:- . It there- .badly in two places above the temple, end he
fdre seems evident that the .aim of the plotters is itieensible_and I leer will die. His -brother's
fiat to paralyse the country by at once strik! wounds are • very, slight . The Governor's
Ina down the heady -the heart andahe •arm of throat would - Italie been cut' if he had not
Ale country.. As soon as the dreadful events „rolled.7,ont_of bed.
were announced in the 'streets Superintendent Wesunmeoxl. April 15. --There is no con -
Mallards and his -eSsistunts were at work to
-discnver the assassin:: In a few moments 01.6 firmatiOn of the report :thitt the murderer of
tb.e President has been arrested. * Among the
- had ' d the " h ile police force - ----- - e - • •
telegraph- a arouse e le 7 P • circumstances tending to fix a participation
of the city,I-Maj Wailack and several Mem. in the crime on Boeth, were letters found in
bers of the City government wete soon on the his trunk. one of which is, apparently, from a
spot, and everyprecaution was taken to pre- ladya supplicating him_ *0 desist freest theperi-
serve order andquiet in the 'city. EveryStreetlous-eadertaking in which he.. was about to
at Washington was patrolled at the request of ,
emberIc as, the iiiiie was -inauspicious, the
• ,Nir. Bieber& - Gen Auger- sent horses to ;mate not yet being ready to be sprung..
mount the police. ' Every road leading .out
. TI . 1 Ill'ainc • s from the evidence
The n e t„ er say
el Washington' wasastrongly picketed, and
obtained it is rendered -highly' probable that
every possible -avenue of escape was thorough -
the :man who stabbed:Mr: Seward and. his sons
I y -guarded. Steamboats about to depart
is John Surma,. of Prince George country,
Maryland. The horiehe rode was -.hired, at
•Naylor'estable, ona4th street. „ Surratt is .a
- . ' . ' with lia ht- hair and goatee, His
father is, said to -lave -beea,. postmaster of,
young man, w . .
Prince George country. -- - - - -;,_,
.
. About 12 o'clock last night two mencrosEea
the Anacosta bridge) one of whom gave bis
natne as Booth audthe Other as Smith.- .The
latter is believes' to be Jobe Surratt.
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the Presi down the -Potomac .were -stopped.
dent lied beee sitting; also on the 'partition .
cushioned tacking -chair on which
The- daily Chronicle ,says, as it is sespected
and on the floor. A- common single -barrel- that the conspiracy origieatecl in Maryland,
led pocket -Pieta was found on carpet. the telegraph flashed the:mournful news to
Baltimore,. and -all the cavalry was imam-.
A Malta y united Was placed -in front of -the
private res deuce to which the President had
been conveyed.' An immense crowd Was in
froetof it, all deeply anxious. to a learn the
_condition of the Preeident. It bad been
. previously announied• that the -wound was
'
mortal, but all hoped otherwise. The shock
to the cemmunity Was terrible. i At. midnight 4
not under oath, was conclusive to this poiat-..-
the _Cabinet,. with Messrs. Sumner, Belfay
and Farnsworth,. Judge Curtise, Governor that the_murderer of President - Lincoln was:
_Oglesby, Gen Mita Col. Hay, and a few JOhn:Willses Beath. His hiti.:was found. in
;personal ;friends, with Surgeon -I General . the priyate box and identified by several
rersone who had seen hint -within the last
Barnes !Ifid. 'his eimmediate assistants were
around. a The,Presideut was in -a state of t" "PI and the i'Yur which he dr°Prig
syncope, totally insensible and. breatbinff by accident after_ he jumped te the stage was
slowly:. . The bleed oozed from the Wound aet identified as one of these which he had obtain
the, baak, Of his head The surgeons used ed froth she 'Stable- where he hired his horse.
every
every possible effort of...: medtcal skill, but all _This linitt,'Ilooth, has played more than 'mice
hope was gone. The parting, of his amity' at Ford's theatre, and is of course acquainted
with the dying President is toe- said 'tor with its exit and entannee_a_ and • the facility'
description.- . * - at • ' : with which he escaped-aehied the 'scenes le
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The President and Mrs. - Lincoln -did not easily understood. The person who attacked
start for the theatre until. 15 Minutes'. past: Secretary Seward left, behind- the slouched
hat and old. rusty navy revolver: The chant-
ejightau'aIiicke - Speaker Celfai :was at -the
stated to gim that he was :going, .abbough done:by strikino.... The- loads were drawn
bers were broken loose from the barrel, as
it
White House at the- time, and tiles President
kirs7 Lincitta bad uot been well, because :tilt; frOm the chambers, one tieing hut , a -rough
papers had announced that General Grant
- piece of teed, and tae other balls smaller than
the chaenbeme wrapped. in Paper, as if to keep
and they were tO be present, -and ris General
Grant hail gone North he did not Wish • the them from falling out. -- - '-
audience to be disappointed. He 'Went with - WitsiluGT°5' APr11:15' 11 c4leek 3. in.-
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apparent reluctance and urged' Mr: Colfit 'to 1 he Mgr extra. =says,' at 7:20 the President
go with ham, but that gentleman had made breathed his last, closing his eyes as if falling
other eagagettienta and with Mr. Astman, ca to sleep; and his countenance eau -tuning an"
Mass., bidthiat good-bye. When -the excite- expression of -perfect serenity, There were
Meat at the theatre was at its. wildest height no indications of pain and was not known
that tl. was dead mita the gradually decrees
reports were ciroaleted that Secretary. Sawarci
had also been assassinated. On reaching- that ing reepiratioli ceased altogether. ... .- e
Tat -Re*. Dr: Gurley, of the New York ai
gentleman's residence a crowa and .nalitary '
-guard were found at Zhe:dooreand On entente, enue Presbyterian -church, iinmediately oil its
ta e reports were based
a- being -ascertained that life was extinct, keelt
tt was ascertained' ti t the -
t was so excited -- at the bedside and offered an impressive pray -
that scarcely an intelligible word could: -be er ivhich was -responded' -to - by - all present.'
gathered, . but the facts are aubetantially. as .Dr. Gurely then proceeded to the front prior, .
where Mrs. Lincoln, • Captain Wiliest Lincoln,
follows.: a --r., - ---
. 1.1)73ut tan o'clock a man rang the bell; and Mrs. John Hay, the private - Secretary and
others were wiliting,--watere he again Offered a
the call having been .answerect4)by a celOred
sieryant, he said he had come from Dr. Verdi. prayera for .- the consolation of theefamila.-
,Seeretarysa
'evrard'a family phisician, with a Surrounding the death -bed of • the -President
were Secretaries Stantone-Welles, Usher, At-
prescripti tr; at the.gauie time -holding in
tbe.• •_ -thrney General Speed; -Postmaster General
diatelr- put upon active duty. Every road
was .picketetaaand every precaution taken t�
prevent the escape of the assassins. A pre-
liminary eiamination was made by Messrs.
Richards and his assistants.. • Several persons
were called- testify„ and the evidence
as elicited before an informal tribunal and
(„Orricret.)
D./Mason Mr. Field, Atisistant_Secretary .ef
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. WASHfivorox April 15 1.a0 a. m.
t J 1 the Treasury, Jude; Otto, -Assist. Secretary -
of the Interinr, Gen. Hallick Meigs,Senator
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_ Sumner, B. F. Andrews of New :York- Gen.
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This ev4Oing the President. while sitting in Todd, of Dacotah ; John Hay, Private Sic.:
his private _box with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. retary e Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois- General
Harris and Major.Rathbura, was shot by an
ASSASSill ho suddenly mitered -dee -box and
approagh d behind *he - Presidenta he es
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• Theiffeareship Europa; front Lirerp*ool on. -Palm the leaped -upon. the sten bra,ndishine
, a arge dagger or knife, arid made his escape
the 1st, via Queenstown. on the 2nd, arrivaa, ia the rear of -the theatre. The t 1 b 11
pis o , a
bare at two o'clock this morning. - She has entered the back of.the President's head and
la forty three passengers for this port and thirty _penetriste4.1 nearly throngh the head. The
wound was mortal._ The President has been
for Boston. Her dates are two days later than
those alreadrrecelied. Lisbon. despatch
of the4ist of March says that the American.
Mitilater at Lisbon halt demanded satisfaction
*Eno Portuguese 0overnmelt for fleing upon
the Niagara Sacramento by the Portuguese
fort& - He also regimits the dismiesal of the
°on:Mender of Fort &tem and a• salute of /I
guns bathe Atnerican flag., Nothing as yet
has been decided in:regard- to the matter.
Thet American commatideri deny _any _listen -
time of sailing when flied at. The surrender
- et Zentevi5lee to Plorea, and ifs occupation
• by the.Brazilianst is confirbied-
lawsnicipt, Saturday, ApnI 1:•-•;Zottoa
iittlerr 6,000- bates market legs fire),
*bgitiptietand michanged. Breadstuffs quiet
andateady. • Provisions -dull. produce quiet.
ma earrespondent ef du London time*
writing- frawRicanioid on the 4th of March:,
says: I am. dady oreconvinced that if Rich-
aeogidfalls aid Lee and Johnston. are driven
'fivmathellekkitiabit the first stage of Aug
sobnisalravolutinti which wilt then be coin -
sett& Theni_ wilt ensue a time when- every
impodaat towa ortheSoOth will' requirei to
be held by a Teak.* garrisoo, whim exults -
tie& is New York -with be /Mehanged for
itaberzegiaadright reasciat'and when it will
be reeliiied that the- dosing scene* of this
inseasible: ever since it was inflicted and IS ROW
4ie
dying:. bout the MIR hour an assassin,
whether same or aiat, entered -Mr:. Seward's
apartments, and, under Pretence of having
a Presoliort, lias shoot' to the Secretary's
sick cha ber. - The assassin immediately
pushed to the bed, and inflicted two or . three
(stabs on the throat, and two on the fees of
the SecretaPy. It is hoped_ that the Wounds
may nok*-uto:tal. My apprehension is that
they will arose fetal. The nurse warned Mr.
Fividericle Seward; who was in - an 'adjoiaing
room, and Ii hastened to. the door of his
father's-riiona, when hemetthe assassin, whe
inflicted ttpOn him one or more eengerous
wounds. -,The recovery of b'rederick Seward
• is doubtful.? It is not probable that the_Presi-
dent will_lio through the night.- Gen. Grant
andwifeinare advertised to be at the -theatre.
this evening, bat he alerted to Burington at
sir o'clock this evening. At a Cabinet meet
ing to -day, the President was cheerful, and
spoke -very kindly of General Lee and others
of the Confederacy, and of the establishment
of the government. in Virginia. All the
members of the Cabineteexcept Mr. Seward;
are now inattendance upon the President.
I have seen Mr. Seward, but, ke and _fade -
rick WeralbOth 1111CODACIORS1 ' - - ------•
(.841104).... , EDWIN 14.'STANTOY,
• Secretary of 'War.-
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IntA• htmet mealtimes:726am* wilt not be' Preen/Out' is snit- alive, but he II groom;
playetleat,-mintot the time -of ear children's weaker. ibd ball ie lodged inbisbrain.
ebitimia., In ow game of *oolong, oo a. three lite front. where it entered the skull.
Ibis Wed C. Paget isitl-that the Admiralty He reeni insensible, and -big eendition is
bsd reefiveti ao proposed for essodooks or utterly hopeles& The Vice -President bus
bag
aellokb_tig err fresh awing to ranch, owl been to- gee him, but all company, except the
I
ileetk— 140116 neva; ' therefore,' suable to nomnhers et -the- Cabinets and of the fam-ily,-
say,taint comae thastoenrseeent would. nate is rigidly excluded. -Large crowds *till con-
Weeilha preload wilnivade. grr.itiotygigats t- tieing:hi tile street, as deer to the house as the
gets's. tender. saw tho pork taus; tip filen of gam* allow*. - - '
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Vass Groat April 15, 212 a. m. -The
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Last nialat a riderless horse weas faiund,
which bus been identified- bythe proprietor
of one of the stables previously mentioned as
having been hired from his establishment •
Accounts are conflicting as, to whether
Booth crossed the bridge on horseback or
on400t, but as it is believed that he r5de
across it is presumed that he had exchanged
his horse., - -
FEOM information in die possession of the
authorities it is evident that the scope of the
plot was intended to beutuch more coMpre-
-hensive, - - --
The Vice -President and other prominent
mbers of the administration were particu-
larly inquired for by suspected 'parties and
their precise localities accurately ' obtained,
but - providently in tapir eases the 'scheme
miscarried. A boat was at once sent down
the Pcitianac to notify the gunboats on the
river of the awful crime in order that all pos-
sible means -should be taken for the arrest of
tae perpetrators: The most am le piecan-
tions .have-beenaakenand it is n
the culprits- will low, succeed in.
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overtaking arm of Justice.
ot believed
vadin0 the
Two. paire . of handcuffs and. a gag were
found in Booth's trunk. It appears that
Beath had leased a stable in the alley in the
rear of theatre. He hired a horse 'from
a livery stable in the afternoon, took it to the
alley, and hired a servant' from the lady of
whom he hired the stable to watch the liorse
while he perpetrated the deed.
- Booth's =stress has attempted to commit
suicide today. ,
An aetress at Grover's threatre received an
anonymous note yesterday, no; to sing the
song Merman's march to the sea." -
The day before yesterday Booth called on
Mr. Hess Treesy, of grover's theatre, and
u-ged him to announce some new and excit-
ing
play for Friday evening,. and -invite the
Pi -and other officials, and get up a -
sensation. . •
The best data that can be obtained shows
that there were not over five or ten minutes
difference between thetime of the assault on
the President and Mi. Seward, showing that
it was not dime by the same person: -
WASIIINCTON, April 16. -The corpse of the
late President has been -laid oat in the room
Icnown.aa the White House. It is dressed in
the sulk of black clothes Worn- by him at. his
late inauauration. A placid ;Mille restaupon
his features, and the deceased seems t� in
calm sleep. White flowers -have been placed .
aeon the pillow and over the breast. The I certainty,
Will be laid out in I he urged --the chaplain .not to let
corpse of the President his friends know- how he died, for they'd
state in the East loom on Tuesday, inorder
to give the public an opportunity to ice once
more the features of him they -loved so well.
The preparations are being made to•that end
under the supervision of th; upholsterer.
- The '.feltowitig develorithents have been
Made within the past twenty-four hours, show-
ing conclusively the existence of a deep laid
plot on theepart of a gang of conspirators, in-
cluding members of the Order of the Knights
of the Golden Circle,. to murder President
Lincoln and his Cabinet.
Horrors 6f the-WarnniA Fright-.
ful Exeent1011.
•Er
The saddest case of execution for desertion
in Grant's -army is the latest. A boy not yet
sixteen, born and brought tip in the upper
part of New York 'city, was ,.met in the street
by a hellish broker, and enticed away to
Connecticut to be_sold as a substitute. • He
was far from being a bright boy, seemingly
not full witted, but his childish ways, were
touchingly attraetive. ' He said -and proba-
bly with truth -that until the broker had led
him away he had not passed a -night away
from bis parents. ;Like a tired, hoinesick
school boy, determined to play truant he
started to ran home. Being arrested, he.
again slipped off, .but was-onee mere -caught,
as he exercised no shrewdness in his flight. --
Being tried and sentenced to death, he was
put into the condemned cell in the evening 1.0
-be shot the following melning. His boyish
grief when told he was to- die, was heartrend;
With unaffected naturalness he sobbed out
his lament over his hard kite and for the dear
ones* home. sake, :so young, to go out-
side the breastworks, and -see the coffin and
grave there, and then be shot. .,I dont want
be killed. Won't the general pardon ine?"
On being assured that his execution Was a
It was ascertained some weeks ago from
personal friends of the late President that he
had received'several private letters, warning
him that an -attempt- would- probably be made
upon his Met but to this he did not seem to
attach Moab,if any, importance.
at has always been thought that he was not
sufficiently careful of _his individual -safety on
his last visit to Virginia. .
It is known that on frequent OCCASi07113 he
would start front- the Executive Mansionfor
his summer country residence at the Soldiers'
Home without the usual Cavalry escort, which,
-often hurried -and overtook him before he had
proceeded far.
The acting -Secretary of State has issued
the following address:
To THE PEOPLE -or THE UNITED STATES:
The undersigned is directed to announce
that the funeral "ceremonies of the lamented
Chief Magistrate willtake place at the Exe-
cutive Mansion, in _this 'city, at 12 o'c!ock
noon, on Wednesday the 19th inst. The
various religioue denoininations throughout
the couptry are invited to _meet in their re-
spective places of worship at that htur for the
purpose of solemnizing the occasion. withap•
p opriate cerentonies. ' • •
(Sd) - W. HUNTER, Acting Sec S.
Chicago, April -16.-A: special despatch
et Cairo . says that nur forces occupied
obile on the 9th hist: .•
VERY LATEST, -
The assassins have not vet been .captured,
rumors to the contrary notwithstanding.
. Our National Indebtedness,
(From tlie New York World.)
-
Iii -view of the probable speedy suppression
of the rebellion; no question is of mote vital
imOrtince to the 'American people them that
of oar actual fine:mita condition. • •
_ On thelst of June, 1860, less than a year
i
bef re the war eommenced, the population
of he loyal states was in round numbers
tvrc,nty Milli011131 and the asseased veins of the
rea and personal property of the same states
was about eleven thistle:Ind millions. The
proportion -of personal to real estate was
ahrint as fiveta seven. (Sea report commis
-
810T1, eighth census.)
The estimated acelel indebtedness of the
Tanked 5,ates. aside from war claims, is now
abeat three thoesand-millions. (See report
Secretary of the Treasury, p, 13.)
If we make the estimate of the Secretary
of War for 1862 the basis of the &vertigo-
number'of men id the erase', it amounts to
one million. At least. double that number
of men have been put into the army, at an
,
. Washington; 9:40 a. iii., April 15. -It Is annum stat, county, or muniiiipal expense
believed that the assassins of the President of one thousand dollars each, taking into ac-
and..Sjeretary-Sewrird are attempting- to es- count fradelent enlistments and expense of
cape to Canada. You will- make a careful
eiliistmen LI tl jufioa4nti..g 91e further sum of two
-thousand
and thorough exarnitiatimi of all persons at
, 0 •
tempting to cross from the United States into
Canada and will arrest all suspicionspersons.
The most vigilant scouting on your part and
the force at, --your disposal is -demanded. A
description of the parties sapposecleo be im
plicated in the murder, Will be telegraphed
you to day -but in the mean tun -e be active
in preventing the crossing of any suspicious
petSonL - - - -
New York, April 15, '6 a. m. -Intense sor-
row is depicted on all countenances at the
horrible events that occorredin Washington
last
last night, and the grief of all good men is
apparent everywhere at the demise of the
President. NO flags were hoisted in this
city this morning until the state of the Presi-
dent was known, when they were all placed at
half mast.- People appealr. perfectlyhorrified,
• Buffalo, April 15, 10:25 a.m.-The barn
draped in mournintaflaes, all at half mast and
Farnsworth, Mrs. and Miss Kenny, Miss Har- draped in blaels. every building -on Main
ris; Capt. Ho t. Lincoln, son orthe Prem.
dent, and Doc ors E. W. Abbott, R. K. Stone, ...
C. 1). Gatch, eat Hall, and Mr. Lieberman.
ecretary McCulloch remained with the Pres-
-Went' until -about 5 o'clock, and Chief Justice
Chase,' after several hems attehdance during
the night, returned early this morning: •
• medattely after the President's death, &cab-
inet meeting was by Secretary Stanton,
and held in the room in which the corpse lay.
Secretary Stanton, Willis- and Usher, Post -
Master General Dennison.and Attorney Gen-
eral Speed, were present. The results of
the conference are as yet unknown.
Flags over the departments and throughout
the city are displayed at half-mast. Scarcely
any business is being transacted anywhere --
either on private or public account, Our
oitizens without any preconcert whatever are.
draping their premises with festoons -of
mourning. The belleare tolling moernfully
-alt. if of the deepest gloom end sadness...-
Strong men Weep In the -streets. The grief
is widespread and deer., `and in strange con;
tram to the joy se lately manifested over our
recent military` vietoriee. Thin is izdeed
day efgloom. ,
Reports; prevail that Mr. Frederick-WeSe-
Waraewho was kindly; assisting in the nursing
of Secretary Seward, recelaed a tab in the
back, - shoulder -blade prevented the
knife or dagger from penetrating into his
WY. The foreePePtil are that he will re-
cover. :
Government departments are closed by or -
dee. and will be draped with -emblems of
mourning. The rOads leading to and from
the city are guarded by the military, and the
utmost eircuinapection is observed as to all
attempting to enter or leave the city.
The Presidents body. was removed from -
the private residence-oppesite Ford's theatre
to the'execative mansion this Morning at 9:30
o'clock ia a hearse and wrapped in the' Amer -
iota flag. It was escorted by a small guard
of cavalry.. Gen. Auger and -other military
officers-followedon foot.
dense crowd accompanied the relaxing
tothe White Mouse, ohere--a-military guard
excluded -the crowdi allowing none but per -
ions of the bleak° end- personal frieudf
street is hung wit black, and all businessis
uspended. -
*cheater, April 15. -The intelligence of
the assassination of Prtsident Iiiecoln and
Secretary Seward_ caused' 'the most profound
sensation in thetity. Business is suspended,
public and private buildings are hung with
emblems of mourning, bells are tolled, and a
public meeting is to be heldatthree o'clock
this afternaon, an a call. of the Mayor. - The
expression of: forum is univeteal in this Com-
munity: ,
New'York April 16.: -.The Times' special
correspondent says that Secretary Seward will
recover. a 7- -
Frederick Seward is still inennseimui. He
life. thiesdreadfully.
sac, lml,ancdc:hisnthigkatin seansdy ipaucelgrie.71His
An invalid soldier nurse saved Mr. Seward's
-SecretaryeSew_ard's condition at midnight
'appears to be improving. . He sat ups short
timatoday. That of his son Frederick is
stilt very critical. -
The lierald:s special says that Booth has-
been arrestested neer Baltimore, and will be
placedfor safe keeping on board a monitor
at the Navy Yard, Washington, &echo -reel in
the stream, so as10keep him from the reach
of the populace. -
Maj Gen Augur has offered a reward of
$10,000 for the arrest of the murderer of the
0178178s; iteeon.uts asarregd aisaseave,_iiimtapeinf the e obi
parties of es
!impeded of being impItcated. Some hat
proved their innocence, but others are held.
The letter .found in Booth's trunk,- Which
showed that the SASASSinatiOlk WAS to take
place about the 4th of March,, and Urging a
postponement, said the Government had be-
conie suspicious, and it wouldbe imprudent
Oslo anything then. It also advised Booth
to go Ao Richmond and ascertain how such
:dim' would be regarded by. the rebel Gov-
ernment, Further disclosures are withheld
for the present. - -
- Evidence sufficient hat accumulated to im-
plicate some six different pecans in the dia-
bolical plot, all of them from this' "sedan and
Maryland,' • • - •
The assessed_ value' of • all thelpersoriai.
property in the loyal states was at t `e begin -
kindred million. as. against five thousand
anis of the war about four thousa,n and live
millions of debt. .
-
Another of the -Volunteers at Sandwich was
injured by the preinature discharge of a gun
in the hands of comrade on Tuesday last.
It:seems that a loaded gun had been arought
into 'the barracks and was carelessly picked
up by a private named Crovi;'-a- He ,was ad -
abed to be careful, as the gun was loaded,
but he continued ta point it at objects, and to
play with the Wager. After snapping -.once
orewicee the gun Went offe the ban,..gracini
the head of lance--eorferal Arell, who was
lying in bed. The ball passed under the
Scarp, at the of the bead, ,but bus not
inflicted any very serious injury. ,
Me. JAMES DAT ALIAS "'JENNIE "-IN NEW
Youte-eIt appears that an effetninate look-
ing Canadian tecentlye we believe, a resident
,ot Toronto, nained James Day, alias Jennie
Lamont, eighteen year of age, was arrested
inNewYork on Saturday last mi charge of
pleying curious pranks in that city. The
accused_ had beim- employed since January
last as waiter girl'at No. -654_ Broadway, and
so discreet was his derortmentthat no suspici-
on of his sex was awakened until Friday night,
when it is sappoted that one of hil female
associates divulged- his secret. For year
past the prisoner had been employed in other
saloons on Broadway, -during all of which
time he maintained-hisdisguise so guardedly
glebe was not detected. -In fackit is stated
that many of the patrons of the various dens
were duped to such a degree, and infatuated
to such an. extent, that they took the festive
yorith out to supper and riding though Ceie
tral Park, besides paying him other flattering-.
and seductive attentions. Justice Dodge
commited the young scapegrace to prison in
defaulkef 81,000. bail, bat late on Saturday
afternoon released him on his own recog-
nizance, with an admonition not to repeat the
offence.- Toronto Leader.
• A button epidemic seems to have seized
upon the New York ladies, wine's) dresses
have a perfect -eruption ofthem. There are
rows of white marbles down the front, and on
'the cuffs; they are MOM 88earrings,_ and
two immense ones resembling billiard balls
ornament their haat hair, ..1t- seeros that
there was a rage for buttons anteing
the mile sex in the earlfdays of the Knicker-
bocker history of Manhattan, but they were
then of valuable material. Silver quarter
'donate were worn torcoatbuttons, ;fides for
the waiscoat ; and elderly gentlemen greatly
affeeted large silver buttons, engraved with
the wearers initials or coat of arms. Poor
Daddy Rice, of Jim Crow celebrity; in the
heightofhis saimessfid career, wore eagles
for cost buttons, and half eagles for his waist-
coat, and curious enough, he was neyer rot,
bed ofany, the light-fingered geetry vronldn't
steal from so ansaing au *top
feel so bad -about it," he said, "I suppose it
would kill my father," (for some reason his
father seemed closer to his heart. than big -
mother,) "1 suppose it would kill 'emelt.=
They'd be thinking of it eights, Wei tell
'eni about -it." Once convinced that it w -
too late to obtain a reprieve -no official sluart,
of the • department ,cominander laving the
power to grant it, and therebeingBO time to
obtain it from him, and having cried his cry
out, he quieted like a weary child, and listen-
ed to all the chaplain said to aid in preparing
him for the eternal future. Kneeling on the
soaked, swampy ground, under the -dripping
roof of that gloomy cabin, in the dark stormy
night. he foldeclaus fettered bands, and meek-
ly said his little eeening- prayer, and commit-
ted himself in seeming confidence to] his
Heavenly Fathets etre. could not rttad,
but he seemed to have a simple, child -like
faith in God. Probabay be bad not been ad=
AdvalistintsW-
RON
•
Ac4RIOULTITIAL $0011r.
AN IMBIBITION
. Connected iviththeaove Society, Of _
STALLIONS .* BULLS,
Will take Place at- Goderich on WeditesdaY.
26th day ofilpril..1865, when the followingpremi-, -
urns All be Awarded :-best Stallion tor general;
purpotes $30.00, 2nd best do 15.00; best Ban 00
any class $6.00. 2nd hest do 0:10.
it he Staten's -taking premiums Inuit 'met'.
within the limits -Of the County Soceey and
at tberollowing pieces MA laterthaaeverv a
day, viz Goderich Town, Porter Rill; liolniesn,
ville, Clinton,-51anctiester, and Smith'slidl,a&
continue threughout the /mon as abeve.
0;M. TRUEMAIT
Goderieh, Feb. 13th; 1865'. - • DiSeeirlYtd
To Wool Carders, irt,
A Good Opening!
'Mt erileaneeed is desirous _o( tonaing a
A. business eonnectusn with some permit 'wil-
ling to go into the Wool -Carding and Cloth-drees-
Mg. business in ,Goderiele The applicant so find
cards, ire., and 'the subscriber she power aid
buildi mg,. both of which are in complete readiness.
This is a splendid opportunity tor any capable
tram wishingone oftbe befit -openings 01 the Iliad
in Canada. Apply to -1
MATTHEW ROBERTSON
-
Godenekeweiati W.
dieted to vicious habits. He said, wile]) ask- erea.
CHANCERY
ed about the way he spent las evenings, that In
he always worked in the factory daytimes,
tied when evenings came be WES tired, am!B ati..._,N•ruAt:ELCLIroAMR BERS:
went to bed early. His father and -mother ,
prayed with him and taught him teede
7/
,g if your life should be spared,' asked the wEDNESDAY the fteen-fh_daya-Arivasu •
Chaplain, "would you love God and try to
serve him ?" Why yes," he answered, 161
always did love him," as theugh, in his child-
like trust, he had no cause of enmity with the
Father to whom he had been drawn in grate-
ful confidence. After his first hard cry the
thought of death did not seem to occupy him.
He was too much of a childtofully realize
it. just before he went out to be shothe
turned to the chaplain and asked, as in boyish
curiosity, ." If I die to -day will my.soul go to
heavendoday?! Arriving at the field ofex-
evade!" he was notatall clistnioed by the
terrifiespreparations. He walked up tolhe
grave and looked inquiringly into it without.*
shudder, and then he turned to look at the
firing party its though he saw only kind
hearted comrades there, He kneeled -again
to pray 88 calmly as if be were to lie clowifin
his own little crib at home. Just as his arms
were being bound a- bird flew by, and he
twisted his -head around to follow with his
gaze the bird in his flight, as though he should
likeatn chase it; Men he looked back again
at the bright muskets witha sat and steady
eye as beam. "Let me kneel On the ground
and rest on the coffin," he said as they fixed
him in position. -"No, kneel on the coffin,"
*
Westorder, So 'kneeling -there he settled
himself down into a weary crouching posture
as though ht were to *zit thus a long and
tiresome time. He had hardly taken his
place before he. fell back- deed, with every.
bullet of the firing platoon directly through
his chest -three throughbisheart. He ut-
tered never me groan nor did his-feaquiver.
President Lincoln has told big "littlestoryl
in Richmond. While seated in the parlor of
the-Coutedenite President; some one reiated
to ban the circumstances of Mr. Davis' flight
Be said it reminded him of the negro, who
when the preacher told his congregation there
were only two roads, one leading to hell and
the -other to damnation. exclaimed, "den _ski
ia0
mrer take to the woods." '
n •
twenty-eighth - year of the reign of Ber
Majesty Quoen Vicious, and in the year of oar
Loalleti5, _
e BETWEEN
Francis Harris Reward, ALVA Oncliain,aed dmr
CanadaAgency As:Winton, limited.
Reetepy FOR OFFICIAL INCOHERENCE...-.
The following, clipped from an English jour-
nal, is warranted as a cure. for drunkenness,
sulphate of iron, five grains; magnesia, ten
grains, peppermint watereleven drecluns;
spirit of nutmeg; one drachm; twice a day.
This preparation acts as a tonic and stimul.
ant, and so partially supplies the place of the
accustomed liquor, and prevents that absolute
physical and moral prostration that follows
a sudden breaking off from the use of 'time-
twine- drinks.
(11... The, Guelph Advertiser states, with
deenregret, that but little or no hopes' are
entertained of the rscovery of Mr. Sheriff
Grange, who has been cenhned to his bed for
some timeliest.
NOD Otlibtritstmentg.
COURT OF REVISION.
filHE Court of Revision. and Appeal for
La. Ashfield, will be held at Dean Swift's,
Dungannon, on Fiiday, the 12th alley next,
at one o'clock in the afternoon.
JOHN COOKE,
Township Clerk,
Asfifield, April 146,, 1065. ,• w12 -3t
Vessel Propeily for Bale
•
AND
William Hitchcock,-
Defesdant,-
PON tbe application *file llaraits
1/ tiffs, and appereing byAlidavit
-that. after due •ddisience tbessiditeiess-
dant cannot be found to be served •
with an ollice copy of the Atlanta
- Bill intbiseau.e. It lir ordered tees
the said Defendant -do on or before tits
first day of .fune sexcenswermilcmar
to the siudifill, and it is ordered tbsta
-ecopy Of Ibis order -together With Ilse
notice recumd by she Getout Girder
of inis COIld be published is tbe
.c-Iluton flied', newspaper, pen.
the
ishedin -Tovinefendeoch, in gni
- County of Huron,_not low doll 14
- . weeks beton the first -day of lona
next, and be continued owe_ in stele -
-week until the said day. And It is
turtlier ordered that an Ake costal'
the Plaintiff's SA together ‘4111-*
• • • copy of tLicorder be served arms -
.Bergeant i. Ilitcheock, eon of tlak
above named Deienitaitt,aed farther- .
that *co yot tinsorder beasailedisair
. to --tbe jaid Defeadarit
•-hew Yorl.t:
Eutcred.'s- Visaed) A. visairr,
Settintutz.-
1 4,1•IIM, ( el
Stamp
a.
iStsimp
TI/Esubsoriberls instructedo.'toffer fprsale
by Public Auction Utile Cinnusercial Sale
Itooms,James Street, Handltoe, en 'Intraday,
tlie 27th day of April. indent, at 12 o'clock,
noon, thirty-two sixty-fourlhaikis or one half
interest in the schooner "DV Dancy," and
eight silty -four sIt-res or one eighth interest
in the schooner "Jenny now lying
at the Port of Goderich.
-- The sale being under'a power contained in
-
a Mortgage made by Vanevery iL itumball to
Messrs. Young -& I.ster will be peremptory
and fig east- For partiAdaiiipPly to ifessre.`
Young; Law & Co, Hamilton, or to the tuba.
miber. _ _
T. N. BEST
r
' Auctioneer.
Hamilton,13th April, 1865. aw65o12td
Valuable Piece- of Laud
Pomt. -E3.11.143E3, -
OON terms o papawt. favorable te The fel:
lowing property, viz: NorthUlf of lot
number -30, on the 12th 31011. of -Godericit
toivnsbip, containing by admeasurement 40
acres, more or less, upon which there are
fifteen acres cleared. This lend is in a
favorable situation, being within five mulesof
the town of -Clinton. Also, t valuable
propertyln the village of Imburn, one half
acre of lend. & good farm house, atop, and
stable on the premises. This would lat-a good
situation for a tailor or saddle and harness
maker as there la none in the vicinity.
1.,eatlier or store goods as wholesale prices
will he tate* for either of the above
places. . - .
JAMES ilTANIZ'S
w12-tf Coastlines r. 0,
•
WILLIAM lincitcoca,-Take Notice Iliatifyou,t
do not answer or demur to tbe ten parsaaat No*
the above order,- the Flaintiffeney Dietitian erase
to lake the biU ascommied against you, widths
Couit may grant the Plauttitre such Midas thor-a
may be entitled to 011 their own showuljft
will not receive any farther nonce piths ts-
proceedings in this BAUM.
CROOKS KINGSMILL* CATTAN&CH
• Plaintiffs' Solicitors.
Toronto,15 April, 180. „ feiria•Ow
Tteolvent 'Act of 1864.
THEli
avdeth
cesoie undersigned -are sallied,
to meet at the law *See of James Shaw
_Sinclair. in the town of Tiodisrieli, os -13at
the twentieth day olittay aka:1;111, twelve te
noon, for the purpose ot receiving Assaterseet fir
his affairs and af stunt's an assignee to -whom be
may make an assignment wader Ike above
Act: -
JOHN REEVE,.
J. S. SINCLAIR,
Gocierich,BoliciWr for Insolvent,
-Clinton, 18thAprale 1265. wJliJ
•Insolvent Act o
the matter of EDW. t
GTIS'ON, am bispivent,
1TIHE.L isa f made
urediters sofatlis insolvent ars "edified ties -
eflectri under the above Agent, tageire l'imatiertp,PIr
ed Amignee, and theyare leirealli *0 *Maas IMO
within -two months from this date, sitb their
claimsapeeifyiag the security they holt, if seri
and the value:01k, and if nose, -satin the seat;
the whole attested under Oath, with limo vouchers
in support ofsuch
Dated at Southampton, in theCosiatytelliuses
this iStik day ofAprd 1565:
•-A. PROITWOOT,
aw05-4t w12 • • .fissiesee.
Insolvent..Aot of 1864. -
1111E Creditoriof the uedi'reugssi rum itialefit."1
to meet at the Motel of:lames 3011•01011, if*
keeper in Bluevaie village,in the CoetatrofIlesen,
ots MoaUy, tbe Ist ot May inn, at it *Week.
forenoon, prthispurpout of reeeiviug steremsure
erhis affairs and of. aeon ni an eselPee te
he may maks as assigniseet MIME OM
Am.
Dated at 131utivale Village, the Ina re, MOW
105.
witgt • HENRY C. MIL
811ERp1,1 1±1.4.11 Or Wrictos. "
11:311Elit!::(131E:0013±or:j1:mtlini_.
1
•and tomedirected against the le= Ally WillY"'i
ments of James Stewart, at this & elerif:. "
Seder and 'Samuel 11. Beller, 1 liartA01101 Alla
taken in Um:nth* all the inglitstsde eel
of tbe said deteadant ie modish(
theeteventh coat:east= of the 7
borne W.D., in the Comity -of
-Court Rouse in **Tows efiffothesslisSik l'
lands 'I shall ullrer Ise a...7v 071,0810,411 lb&
lanoilYe_theot.i..Trelwf.atlire 0141kkirasclaokia: craose3g! "4;14 -
ALD
- ' . ... . __„' Sts.4rif: s ir,
Br S. Parma* 018=3- .•
Sheriff's Sleep .1:
lath Ari1.11166. .,
To 411-V4101D 11 mayt
TN consequence of serious
▪ bugloss *flats, we are
againstourvrigliestaireert bt
CASH PRINCIPLE in *I'
Bowl 40.
I
lived thO.S. DEA/1;
Hasesitotapring
0.34erielt/ 12th Alte% 18654 1146142-1ak
iso
ban