THICOAJMJVN, BLOOMSlfJlU, d<OIBIA COUNTY, 1' CUHIU3NT ITEMS. tsir Tlicro arc .',000 ottirvlng poopli1 In Clu-roki'o County, Alulunm. birlt ants nlin-lfon-twontli'tlis of the Inliorltit; inun of thi' country the lu-st jmrt of'two wook's wujjiMto buy n liurrcl uf Hour. te-A nvgrp rcvuutly rcrucil to ttiki the oath as pn-dnms'ti'r, ut IMri-st Depot, Vu., bit'iuiu ho 'Syinpathl.i'd" with the .South (liu liip tlui rebellion. Way In .St. Louis, a man wishing to emt the HtilTerinpr) of ti nick iio;?, strui'k It on the heiul with a revolver, which, Kolng oil', shot the man dead on the f liot. feff- Itlstorl, It In said, lim made 3270,- oouc earnrotit iv iiinvincr one uinoreu mid Sixty-eljihtnlchts during her visit to tno united slum. Mar Tim Kreeduicii'ij lUircuu isflttlni: out the idledarkies of Arlington village wmi new suits 01 ciuinc pronuniy with a view to voting them like gentle men in Juno. . . tiir The nnlttleat ccouomt-'tM nil over the Stntis are trying to cypher out why flour nnd certain otlicr HtulV should be cheaper with cold at :23! than it is now with gold at 131. It does seem strange, mil sucii w tile tact. wsjr Two-story cars are crowing In favor on the European railway. The lower story has coinp.irtment3 In the English style, and the upper lsn tho American plan, i no wnoio neignt oi tnocar is niiout lourteen tect. tkS-Xow Unveil. Connecticut, manu factures the tHi-hooks. There are turn ed out every your, by thw American l'lsli-hook and Xeedlo .Company, not ies tnan one nuniired mm eignty nm lion flsh-Iiooks. tS5TIio dead body of a new-born child was recently found in a lmwder keg in an alley in Mabanoy City. Xo trace of tho person who put it there has ueen discovered. Ewylt has been computed that the mileage oi a congressman ironi tnenow ly aniuired territory of llus-iian Ainerl can amounts to $-0,000, or half thegniNS receipts oi ltninnir.il products. isSy'Phe whole number of pewinir ma chines inanuAictured In the .United .States. from thoflrstlnvention oftliat in genious macblno down to the close of l.u. is estimated at ToO.ikhi. At present. the rate of manufacture is about 3)0,000 a year. rST Xcar tho town of Joncsborough, in Washington county, Tennossee,thero Is said to bo a fine old birch treo which hai inscribed on its bark "in letters still legible, this inscription : "1771. Boon killed a bar." This autograph of the old hunter ought to be preserved. 05r Ben Uutler's statement that two hundred deserters had been pardoned last fall on condition that they would vote tho Democratic ticket, has, upon investigation proved to bo false. Stan ton gave tho order for their pardon, af ter (not before) tho election, because theru was positive proof that they had been wrongly marked as deserters. 8?3rTbat arch traitor and agitator "Wendell Phillips in a letter lately said : "Put Grant, either of ilie Shermans, Fessenden, or any huckstering Senator, into tho "White House, nnd half of tho men-who gavo their lives in tho long five, years march to Kichmpud will have 'died in vain." tgy Bishop Lavillc. of the Roman Catholic Church, died at Bardstown, Kentucky, on Saturday, after a long nnd painful illness. His remnins will nrrivo to-dav, and bo laid out in state at, tho Cathedral until 3 p.m., to-morrow, when tho funeral will tako place. tSSf Advices from Mexico to May Uth, say.that Mtmmon is not dead, and that Muximlllian has defeated tho 'Liberals, both nt Queretaroand t.ho City of Mexi co. It Isdinicult to get any thing reli able from Hint country. SSy-Tlie Tipton (Iowa) Ailrerlher chronicles tho birth of a euriou.-ly de formed child in that county. It lias no part of a countenanco save a mouth, in which double rows ot teetn nromaic ing tlieirappearance. Above tho mouth, itsfaceandlieadslopotowardtliocrmvn, leavinc no trace of nose, eyes or fore. head. It has six toes on one foot. Otherwise it is like other children. At last accounts It was still living, aarAmost wondeaful case of coma exists near Hickman, Kentucky. A young lady, now twenty-four, lias for tno past iweivo years siepi annosi, con stantly, awiikoning regularly twico In every twenty-four hours to receive nourishment, nnd then falling Into a deep sleep again. When awake sho converses and takes her food readily, sutrcrs no bodily pain, seems to bo in perfect health, and her disposition to sleep defies ail medical skill. jgy-A third remittance of $l,"o7 in gold hasjust been received from Cali fornia by tho Southern Famine Belief Association, James M. Brown, Esq., Treasurer, making in all to date from the Pacific Coast $15,7.77 in gold, or over $00,000 In currency. The number of let ters received from tho South by the Commissioner Is very large, and show beyond question that tho suffering con tinues intense, nnd must increase as tho season advances until tho time- of harvesting. J35-It seems that tho Booth-Butler Diary, if wo have tho truth now, is of no historical importance. On tho 11th of May tho committee examined Col onel Conger, the olllcer commanding tho company of soldiers who captured Booth.whotesHfledthntliotooktliedtary from Booth's person prior to his death, and Hint tbo I ionic, which is a small pocket diary of ISO), was now In tho Mimo condition as wncn no caw u men; tho mutilation was ovldently tho work oftho owner. fmyLovo-sniilten maidens, imagine if you can, tho i'eolings of a young lady oi wnceiing, virginin, who naving boen locked up to keep her away from her soldier lover, managed, in the night, tn let herself down from tho third-story window, eludo tho vlgilnnco of her guardians, and Join him for whom she. was "pining nway in solitary confine ment," but tho great calf refused to elopo wjtnner. tSi'Gi Mr. Greeley's visit to ltich mond to become ono oftho ball for Jef ferson Davis, a newspaper of that city says that It is tho first visit ho has paid to that city for thirty-ono years. In JHJii lie passed tlirougn incnmonu on his way to "Wiirrenton N. C, for tho purposo of being united in matrimony to u lady, a schoolmistress, born In tho North, but then engaged In teaching in that place. Ho was married by a Itichmond clergyman, and on Sunday last Mr. Greeloy heard this clergyman preach in Jtlehmoud, and renowed an acquaintance begun ho many years ago. tfci-Tho quei'tlpn of Hltuallsm in tho Episcopal Church has got into tho Eng lish Court. Tho Bishop of London has proceeded against tho incumbent of St. Albans. By thU process thocaso comes immediately before tho Court of Arches. Tho caso excites great interest. From tho decreo of tho Court of Arches nn appeal lies to tho Judicial commltteo of tho Queen's Privy Coun cil, which is now tlio highest court of appeal in England in nil matters ecclesi astical, and by its constitution is de signed to embrace tho hlghcstjudiclal wisdom and tho most practiced percep tion of legal truth which tho realm ran furnish. $w Glolmnlnn, hi.oomshitkcjx5a7 I-'UIIIAV .MOlt.MNC, MAY ill, IROt. MEE SPEECH. Not many months since, thoacknowb edged organs of the ltndical party, cluui- ored loudly for l'rce Speech, declaring It to be the fine quit mm of National prosperity, nnd the solo hnpeof Nation al safety. With an elasticity of con science pccullnr to these modern politi cians of the Hump persuasion, they now uphold with equal vehemence the present despotic nnd traiuelied condl Hon or tho South. It Is dllllcult to under stand how any man qf clear perceptions and good senso can believe that Freo Speech exists now. With ten millions of our own people under tho absolute uithorlty of less than half n doxen po- lltlco-milltary agents of the oligarchy at Washington, with supervised news'' papers, with laws enforced in wiiose crentlon they hnve no part, with no representation in the Council of the mi Hon, with Judges nnd those in nuthnrl- ty of known opposition in political and social creeds, Freedom In tho South to-day is a hollow mockery, a shadowy phantom of its former self, the ghost of a murdered Constitution as it seems to ns; and yet, In the face of all thi,thcre are men who constantly assert that Southern men are endeavoring to slip- press the ventilation of public af fairs. Such men as Wilson, Orecley and Ocrrit Smith, extremists as they are, travel unmolested through the South preaching their revolutionary doctrines. But no Northern JJewoerttl would bo allowed to expound M be liefs, much less a Southern one. Not a bit of it; for tho prevention oftliat style of speaking, "Wilson nnd Compa ny went South. Wilson pleasantly al ludes in one of his letters, to his success, nnd speaks of "freodicuslon." There is no such thing in the South, and no man knows It better than himself. Free. dom there tnity be, but only as contlned to his own utterances. Very free in deed, nro both Wilson and Greeley, but no Democrat would bo allowed so to partake of that freedom as to ascend tho platform nnd disputc'thcir tenets or op pose their ideas. This may bo free speech, but it does not look much like it to say the least. There is nothing more outrageous concerning this Bill for restricting tho liberties of tho pco pie, than tho impossibility of its free discussion oy, or neiuro tno people. With an hypocrisy, under the cir cumstances truly diabolical, this samo Congress which binds in let tors ten millions of its own conn trymen, kindly resolves its sym pathy for downtrodden Ireland and Crete. "Oh ! hypocrites, who strain nt a gnat and swallow a camel ;" giving your charity (however wenk it may be) to strangers, whilst starvation, political and mental, sits on your own hearth stone. Ireland Is to-day as compared with tho condition of tho mhruled South, as free ns tho air we breathe The chains which she bears arc but as gossamer to those you forge. The Sul tan of Turkey, despot as he is, docs not seek to enforce a destruction more uttei; or a degredation more complete, than do you with your bayonet-govCrnin laws, and your utter disregard of the rights of Freemen. TIip Bump Congress, In its own grim way. has a sense of humor. It has per- i pet rated many rough Jokes upon Hie people its amendments to tho Const! lutlon, its Frccdmen's Bureau Bill and its Civil Tenuro Bill, but there has been nothing so grim and rough, so like the days of Cromwell and his crop-eared Bound Heads, as this last, this dlgnify. ing suspension of civil rights, suspen sion of tho Press, military mi-govern ment, corruption and anarchy, by the namo of "free discussion." Great is the Bump and Wilson is its Prophet. Tin: Civil Bights Bill is givingiiseto many eccentricities, not to say absurdi ties, in Hie vast region subject to military rule. Under tlio orders of Commanding Generals, horse-railroad companies are compelled to carry negroes in every car they enter, regardless of anyregulntions which tho companies may have enacted for tho guidance of their own subordi nates. That istosay, the military edict has gone forth that the comp'anios shall no longer manage their own business in their own way. At Norfolk, again, tho Captain of ji ferry-boat has been arrested on Hie Mayor's warrriVil for excluding!! colored woman from tho white- women's cabin. If a General may set n-sldcthe regulations of railroad companies, and n Mayor tho regulations of steamboats, what is fo hinder tho extension of their authority to hotels and their manage ment? And If a'milltary or civil func tionary may compel tho proprietor of tho St. Charles, New-Orleans, to throw open his parlors and chambers to trav eling negroes, under tho prctenceof car rying out tho Civil Bights Bill, may not somo other functionary, civil or un civil, extend it to Hotels here in tho North? Clearly, tlio hotels are as much subject so Generals and Mayors ns rail roads or steamboats; and the law which confers Jurisdiction over Southern hotels in tho Interest of tho negroes, nlso ap plies to hotels at the North. Tho law recognizes no discrimination on ac count of locality and if they liavo tho right to force themselvs Into Mr. Girton'.s crowded omnibus, they liavo tho right also to scat themselves among thoguests at C'apt. Caslow's dinner tablo; and to try their right to MaJ. KoOns' Bridal chambers in Ills hotel nt Wilkes Barre, if on a wedding tour. That Is iho inevitable military con struction of the Civil Blght-i Bill. Does tho radical over tho way endorse that, or Is heso "independent" and "far-see-ing" ns to bo nfrald toanswer? JiirrmisoK Davis and family aro now in Montreal, Canada. I lis Journey through tho I'nlted States produced no deinonstrntinn or excitement whatever. f BOOKgjOTICESW oNM MaOazini: forj Juno. Is nn uniisiillyTfiiui lnStiilier. oven forSthis .ft fr.-.....i"..i rri . 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Address T.onis A. Godey Philadelphia, Pa. Tin: Vcfr.'ioio'.ispecial correspondence, dated at Orizabo, May f), says tlio City ot'Mexicois surrounded by 20,000 Lib erals. The bombardment had com menced in earnest. Tho garrison was 8,000 strong. Their commander, Mar qucz, ha.l announced his intention to resist to the death, and had impressed Hie water carriers and porters. None oftho officers will receive quarters from tlio Liberals. Orders had been issued that Miramon, Mnrquez, and Maximil ian the Emperor, should be shot if cap tured. Since tlio surrender of Pucbla tho Imperialists linvo liavo not .over 10,000 men in all. Joskph B. Masters, lata of the navy writes to the Galveston Acic? that Lieutenant Win. M. Tolbert, of Shenan doah notoriety, who disappeared at the close of the war, has turned up In com mand of a largo vessel in tlio East India waters, and made himself famous by having laid a wager of $2,000 Hint J. Wilkes Bootli is mill alive, and won the money. The bet was made in Calcutta, and for somo mysterious reason was do- dded to belong to Tolbert. JSxeitmye. Macro nns cen so mucn said ami written nbout Bootli being still alive, that wo givo tho nbovo paragraph as a curious tpecime-n oftho hallucination. Gni:i:tYi:vnnd Gorret Smith havo been making opecchca to the negroes in Itichmond. Gerrct Smith wild tlio South wasnotnlonoto blamofortho war which had been brought on by tlioXorth which had biipported slavery, its im inedialo cause. It had supportcdslavery because It had profited by It. It had drawn tho milk while the South held tho cow. llo strongly oppo-ed confis.ea tion and told tho negroes not to look forward to anything that was t-o hope-lca-j. Xo Mom: AnvKiiTisnn Iiim-mis. Postma&terCeneral Handall hasdecldcd to dispense witli tlio publication of lists of uncalled for lotters. It will bo here after ported upon bulletin board-. of tlio various post offices, nnd such papers ns desiro can then print it. TiiKiir, was n riot In Memphis, Tcnn. May llth,' In co?equeneoof Hon. Hill Kelly of I'cnnsylvanln, making mi incendiary speech, to tho negroes. Sev eral pcr.sous wero killed and wounded. At llrownsvlllo Tcnn. on tho Mth a riot occured by rensonof n negro mnklng a speech in which ho is reported tohavo said, "Kvery mnn that has owned slaves ought to have his heart cut out." CiiAiiusO. llANCitOFTand Alexander A. llakell, arrested lat week for pass ing counterfeit postal currency In Athol Muss, havo been held In $3,001) ench to answer. In ii calm seu every man is u pilot. LETTEB FHOM THE WEST. S i'f ItciMco, Miciim x, Mnj-13, P-or. MEfSiw.-JiiiToiw: I have forsover alwceku.past been pondering tho ques tion whether or not a letter from this part of tho "Great West" would be ac ceptable to tho Editors nnd numerous renders oftho Coi.i'.muiax, nnd hnve at last concluded to write, even should my letter meet the falo which so often befalls a great portion of the manuscript which finds Its way into tho editor's nanctum that Is, thrown under the table. As the majority of your renders In the good old "Star of tho North" aro agri culturists, nnd naturally feel an Inter est In anything pertaining to the sub- ject, let mo speak of the l:t her rap- Id rlso and progress during the last few years. It has, in the short space of twenty years.taken such gigantic strides in tho inarch of Improvement Hint, If we mayjudge tlio future by tho past, It will, before a like period shall liavo passed away, become the centre ofpow or nnd inlliicneoon thlscontlnent. There Is no part of tho world Hint possesses such natural resources. Tho land is cheap, exceedingly fertile, nnd well ndapted to product-grain and fruit, wool nnd stock sulllcient to more than supply tho entire population of tho Union, nnd its coal, iron, copper, lcad.saltand plas ter aro found in quantities inexhausti ble. Besides, It has in its miles of rail roads, and its lakesand livers, unpaial- lelled facilities for internal lomniuuica- Hon. In all tho States oftho West there are openings for farmers, both old and young, that cannot be found elsewhere Who can predict wliat the West will bo fifty years hence? In agriculture and manufactures, as well as the arts and sciences, it is not one whit behind the laist, and witli its natural resources, its mild and genial climate, its excellent system of education, it bids fair to out strip, all conipctitois in tho race for wealth nnd renown. "Westward tlio star of empire takes Its way," is a trite saying, but nevertheless true. There seems to bo great excitement here as well ns elsewhere In regard the labor question, and It is of interest to all classes of manufacturers and la borers. In tho adjoining State of illi nois they have passed the eight-hour law, and In Michigan Hie working men aro steadily and constantly organizing with a view to secure tlio passage of .a like bill during Hie next session of tho Legislature. In Chicago, a number of "strikes" have occurred for tlio purpose of securing a reduction of tho hours of labor, but Hie employers liavo pretty generally concluded not to accede to the demands, saying they will not pay for two hours labor not performed. Many of them have adopted tho plan of pay ing their workmen by the hour, and they nearly all require a reduction of wages proportionate to tlio reduction of time. It is an important question, and 1 hope may besatlfaclorily settled, with due regard to both the employers and employees. In my peregrinations throughout the Union and you know I liavo traveled "some" I have noticed that the people here seem to bo imbued with a more "go ahead" spirit than those of other sections. Why it is, I canot tell, but such is the fact. In Hie little village whero my letter is dated, and where 1 have sojourned for some tliuo past, you see every ono engaged in business of somo kind; there are no loungers, no drones In tho common beo-hivo to suck sustenance from tho labor of others. All nro intent upon their own affairs, and they seem to liavo learned one im portant tiling which your sleepy "Bip Van Winkles" have not, and that is, they Mh-ert'tec! If they have goods to dispose of, or anything new which they wisli brought before tho public, they resort to the "uew'spaper" and "hand bill" to make it known, and tills I be lieve is tho true solution to tlieirsiiccess In business. We hnve here only about a dozen merchants, and I venture tho assertion that they spend more for ad vertising and printing in one year than all the business men of Bloonisburg do in ten years. They would as soon think of committing their goods and wares to tho flames as to go without their large, attractive po-!ters,showy advertisements and circulars. Such men cannot help dolne a "biir business." nnd their ex. j .,, s10(i bo universally followed n,v a whowish to thrive in trade Polities are nt a stand-Mill In this Inti- tude. Occasionally wo' hear through I ...In .i,,,,!! . i, , tho Itepublican papers of tho ill - treat - mcnt ot some poor brother JJlack Jte publican "away down South in Dixie," which furnishes them food for long winded lenders and hypocritical har angues, but ns a general thing, politics are at a low ebb. I seo that a leading State Senator in Virginia proposes to givo the negroes oftliat State tho cntho Congre-i-ional delegation, If tho whites are allowed tho control of tho Stato Government. Why lias this not been thought of lie- fore'.' Let tho Southern States be ad - mlttcd, mnko this rule applicable to them all, and then wo shall havo all .,n J,u i nm t. """ .. parties suited, iho Dcmocrnts-unless ... liny uu 111WM; JU IIU iUU 0 lllllOnil- nnto as to occupy seats In Congress, will not oppo-o It; 'uud Stevens, llutler, Wilson, Wade, Sumner, etc., will theji bu iu their element. To make Congress a more Interesting tuclunye, tho colored brethren in the South might send to represent them iv few of tho strong minded (as well as strong-scented' sis ters. Hut enough. Yours, Gil,. A iiouitiw,; plot has Just been dis covered In Hanover, having for Itschlef purpose tho assassination of the King of Prussia and Count Von Illsniarck, Sr,I:!',:crfT,?steI,!t,,ntcltyi,reK involved in .u .um inuiiuum arrasts liavo been made, both there and iu Hanover, of persons believed to lie Implicated. It Isthought by these time ly precautions that tho i-choino hns been frustrated. Tm: golden ago never vn tho pres ent age. (Kpiclnl tii'-'iJiiltlilnllic PiiWIe ij-tlRi-r. FItOM VASIHNGTON. ltlAf'.V or JOtl.V WII.KIS HOOTU AX ornei w,t.Yi'i:iiTirii.icorv, rouxn oxtiii: assassix's iiody TinvoitK ixoor nooTit's mixi) Ai"i'i:ii tiii: eo.MMissiox or Tin: ciu.m p. a mpti i.ati:d u;tti:ii. W inxr,Tis, Itny 31. fcuniuch lias been said about the spolia tion of tho Booth diary since the charge wiiHiuudobyGcncrnl liutlciiu Congress, that now the people generally nnd the leading journals demand that the book ho published, nomatior wiietner itscnii tents bo iinportuntomnlniportant. Upon representation to -nr. .ionnonoi mi mo circumstances, and of the general de mand that thertlnr- lie printed in order that tho people may for themselves ludge of the fads and merits of the con troversy about this book, the President gave his consent that a copy bo pub lished. The President him-clf, never having seen Hie diary, nnd some days ago ordered a certified copy to be mnde, winch was accordingly, u lew days ago, furnished. I am nernitlted to send you it copy of this record, as certified by the Judge .Advocate: i:i.TCllvr. Mas'Kiv. l Wasuimiiuk, II. I'., .May H, 117. i IConv.l The Secretary of War will nleaso furnish the President with a cer- tiucd copy oi tno "uiary" mimo upon the body of .1. Wilkes Booth, together with a succinct statement of all Hie facts connected with ltscaptureaiiditspos-cs-sionby the War Department. (Mailed) AXiiur.w .ioiinuo. WAll lll.l'AKTVr.NT, I W vsniNiiniN t'irv, Mny It, NI7. i Sir: 1 have the honor to submit here with a copy of tho entries contained In tlio memorandum book found on the person of J. Wilkes Booth at the tluio of his capture, certified by Gen. Holt, Judge Advocate General, who has pos-csslou of the book, together with ids report in relation thereto. The memorandum book was first seen by ino about the 20th day of April, 1S(S", shortly after Booth's capture, and a lew hours 'before his remains reached Wash ington. It was brought to my house by Provost Marshal Baker and another person, who was, L think, Lieutenant Colonel Conger. The book was then examined by me in presence of General Eckcrt, Assistant Secretary of War, and was found to contain only the en tries certitiedbyGencral Holt, also some photographs of females. Immediately preceding the entries some pages ap peared to have been cut out, but there was nothing indicating what had been written thereon, or whether anything lias been written, nor when or by whom they had been cut out. Imme diately after careful examination of the book and its contents, it was placed In the hands of Geneii Eckcrt ill the same condition as when I first saw it, to be delivered to tho Judge Advocate (.icu oral, in whoso possession nfter its de livery to him by General Eckcrt, I am informed and believe, it has continued until the present time. The hist time I saw Hie book was some time last winter. It was then before the Judlciaiiv Com mltteo oftho House of Iteiireseutatives, and was in all respects in exactly tlio same condition as when l saw u nrsi, without any change or alteration, so forns I could discover, in its contents General Eckcrt reported to mo that upon receiving the lneyioraiiduni book from mo he scaled it un and locked it in his safe, and it continued in his possession until ho delivered it to Hie judge Advocaie neuerai, ami iiiai u was brought to my house by Baker. Very respectfully, yoftr obedient servant, Edwin M. Stanton, Secre tary oi war. To the President. Tho following is a copy of the writing which was in pencil. tound in ino diary taken from tho body of J. Wilkes liooHi : Official copy. J. Ilot.T, Judtre Advocate General "Ti Ajiio,"- April 13, I I, Friday, the Ides. until to-day nothing was ever thought of sacrificing to our country's wrongs. For siximmthswo had worked to capture. But oui-euusc being almost lost, something decisiveand great must be ( one. But its failure was owing to others, who did not strike for their country witli a heart. 1 struck boldly, anil not as Hie papers say. 1 waiucu with a llrni step tlirougn a thousand ot his mends, and was stop ped, but pu-hed in. A colonel was at ills side. I shouted "Sic Semper" be fore I fired ; in jumping broko my leg. 1 passed all his pickets, lodeslxty miles that night with the bone of my leg tea 'ing the flesh nt every jump, t can never repent it, though wo hated to kill. Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made mo the instrument of his punishment. The" country is not, April, 1SC5, what it was. This forced union is notvhat I have loved. 1 care not what becomes uf me : 1 have no desire to outlive mv country. This night, "Before Hie deed,1' 1 wrote a long article and left it for ono oftho editors of tho National Intelli gencer, in which l fully set forth our reasons for our proceedings. J le, or the Government . Friday, 21st. Afterbelnghuntcd liko a dog, through swamps and woods, and last night being chased by gunboats till I was forced to return wet, cold anil s tn r v 1 n g, w 1 1 h e very m a n 's 1 ia n d aira 1 1 1 s t mo' I am licro in despair; anil why? i w ttuuij; lull iiuius was iiniiui l-ii uu, what made Tell n -hero: and yet I, for 1 striking down a greater tyrant than they ever Know, am looKcii upon as a com mon cut-throat. My action was purer than either of theirs. One Imped to bo great, i'he other had not only Ills country'-; but his own wrongs to avenge. I hoped for no gain. I knew no private wrong. I struck for my country, and that alone a country tlmt groaned be neath this tyranny, and prayed for this end, ynd yet now behold the cold baud they extend tome. God cannot pardon me if I hnve done wrong. Yet I cannot sco my wrong except in serving a de generate people. Tlio little, the very imioiieavo ijciiiuu to clear my name 1 the Government will not allow to be pi'lntctl end-, nil. i , 'i'".' c'iifltry 1 !KlV0. FYm, up I1! tlmt makes life sweet and holy, brought I )iery upon my fnmlljj, ami nm euro there is no pardon in Heaven for me. since man condemns ino mi- I have only heard of what has been done, ex cept what I did myself, nnd it tills mo with horror, (iod, try and forgive me. and bless my mother. To-night I will onco more try tho river with the Intent to cross, though J havo a greater desire and almost a mind to return to Vnsh igtou.aud iu a nieasiiro, clear my mime, which 1 feel 1 can do. I do not repent tho blow 1 struck; I may before my God, but not to man. I think I hnve done well, though lam abandoned with the curse of Cain upon me, when, if tho world knew my heart, that ono blow would make mo great, though 1 desire no greatness. To-night 1 try to escape these bloodhounds onco more. Who can read ins into al. Uli. may 1 le snare me that, nnd let mo dio bravely I I bless the entire world; liavo never hated or wronged nny one. This last was not wroifg un less (iod deems It so, nml It's with him to daunt or to blcsn me. And for this bravo boy with me, who oitcn pravs, yes, before and since, with a true and sincere heart -was it crime in him'.' if so, why can ho pray the saino? I do not wish to shed a drop of blood, but I must light tlio course. 'Tisall Hint's left me. , , Upon h piece of paper found In tho diary, nnd supposed to havo been torn fro ni it, Is written tho following: Mvdcar, piece torn out forgive me, but 1 h ave some little pride. I cannot blamevoii Tor want of hospitality. You know vour own ntl'alrs. I win sick, tired, with a broken llnib, nnd in need of medical advice. I would not have turned ti dog from my door In such u plight, liowuver.you weroKinii enough to give me something to eat, for which 1 not only thank you ,hut on account of the rebuke uud manner in which to PIcco torn out. UN not the substance, but the way In which kindness is ex tended that makes' mo happy In the ac ceptance thereof. Tho sauce to meat is ceremony, meeting were bare without it He Kind enough to uccept tho en closed five dollars although hard to spare for what wo havo received. Most rcicctfullv. vour obedient servant. Beport ol tho Judge Advocate Gen eral, Bureau of Military Justice, May II, 107. llespectluuy returned, with the copy asked for. The "diary" pur ports to be one for ISO I, and the leaves cut or torn front it probably contained entries ol that year, and were tints lie-kti-iivi-il liv llooth himself. It Is nbso liitnK- i-nr'tntn that the illm-y Is In nil re spect's as it was when It canio into my hum s. a d t. oi. uo gcr. wno was prom inent in the pursuit nnd capture of llooth, alter having c.ireiuiiy examined it in my presence on yesterday, declared its condition to be now precisely the same as when ho took it from 'Booth's body after ho had been shot, the writ ing in it being the same, mid all which It then contained. f '.ni in i- fivntn i lii.il Imfm-ii Hit. Judiciary Committee of the. House of Itepre.-eutiitlyes to-day. (Signed), .j. j nn. r. F. F. Judge Advocate General. m AI)VEHTSKMOTS I7STHAY HILKKP. CAsrn to tiii: a iinMiiKcsdfthcKubsrribor.lnl'lnct tun-thln. nn nr nlitHir tho ii'itlitluvof Aliril Inst. Klruv ttirt'H. fill(i ; Tlirooouvs nni buck, ami t liitnln; tho lflt our-i of tho nM niios aro cllppoil. Tlio on" ii or U rpiur.roil to ooino lorwanl. tmvn nrm- criy, piiy rii.trnf"!, ii iiivj win iv iipih m in.- i J)MtXJtSTItATOUS XOTICI2. A. MTATH HP W'lM.I VM IMIItM IN, HI Cl. i.-ittr.i-M nl nilininlfetrnttini to the otltto of Wll ti mt i-'iifitnnti.i'iii- of Mount Ploasant tovn-hlo. Columbia oounty, iloeea-.(M, lins this ilhv boon unuitoil by the ltoKtorof muM county toWllliam 1 Uirill.Ut, ) IK) rrstm." hi .wiiui'xiiii iim. ii-mii.' iii sall rouiity. All iiuisoitH havlnu claims or tie ntfiii.w iimlnst.thp f-.tfito of tho itoooitoiit. nro ro- nurstotl to m-oseiit them to tho mtinlnKtialor without ilclnv. nml all norvms iiulebteil nro ro- quostoil to uitiko paymont. Madison tp., May SI, 1. A)fm!ntlrator- piUAUCUKKK liOUXTV KUXD. ALiHToits htati:mi;nt. .Ii:ih:miah f. smith, Collector of lloimty Tflx To amount of Duplicates yUVMi 0-i ell ltv P.ontls roitocmod ',r 1- Intcrost n.iia on J to nils l,- 42 JO I it 2 .V 1 .11.-1 tVi 171 hi !,- 10 IN) Commission Amount pnM Aumtors aim Altoriu'i foot Kxpciisos KYonoralloiiH Amount inild School Director! 1t.t!niirr ilm mi Ihinlle.itfi 1,'Jll OS Tlionbuo wvount osamlnml ami approved by .IU11. It. ,IAI uiti , I jo'iin if. HMirn, J llrlarcrook, .May 21, JT-W. V Auditors, II j X KAV STO It K. Tin; nnderslynptl has opened a .V7; nr va it r t r s t o n ; miu;crf.Y oppoim: Tin: post oki'ici:, wJkmo Mio ofl'ors for snlo nn ontlro now stock of mnnoxs, LACKS, i:MimoiDi;mix, diuxs TitiMMixas coi.t.aus, rrrrs, u NnivhitriiTf-, u.ovns, ziu'iiviH, corrox and woomsx yaun, HOOP SKIRTS, cU!., K AM. nri-coi'illally liivltpil In cull ami pxnmlno riirth,-ms,.,.s. M. DKItll'lCMON. Illoom-ilmrjr, May 21, 1W. Q.ltKAT ItKDUCTIOX IX I'll ICRS AT P. K. M.IU.N S WTOlii:, 1 X oliANt; nvii. 1,1 'A. c, r Sl'lUXG AND SUMMER GOODS Tin- suliscribpr li.tJust roci'lvcil nnilliason h.un ut ills store in Oiniigcvillo, a larc ami soloot ASSOItTMlCXT OF MHHCIIAXDISl litirelia.nl nt t lu- luui-Kt lllililt', anil which llo Is ilclerinllinl In soli mi an inoik-l ate terms as call he la'uiurcil tlsewlieie III OiallKeville, i-'oit cash on corxTitY mourn:. His Mixfc eonslsls nf li A D I IS?!' DHKSS GOODS, riioicc-T styi.i:s ami j.ATi:sr fashions, Calicoes, Muslins, ciiusliaius, n.umels, Hosiery o.uti-nrs, SSinwi.s, BEADY MADE CI.OTIUXG, Satinets, c-asshm-is, v- Uottonailes, Kentueky Jeans, AU., if,, S.C GUOCE1UKS MACKKllAD, Queeiisw-niT, (eilarware, Itaiihvare, Iislieliv Illiros, oll.s, I'WNTS, tc. HOOTS A SHOES, HATS & CAPS. In short everythliri usually kept In n innnlry More, lint iiatronase of htsnM friend and tlio (uihlle generally, U respectfully solicited. The highest market price iutd for country pro. 'Uiw. . I), ir, HI.OAN, Oinnijcville, .May 21, (S(!7. S 11 15 11 IFF'S KALES. ilY vlrtno ut sumlrv rltof Vemiltiant r mut dim j nt(M '.', imiiuil lllllilll I IIU lOllTlOi i oiiiinon I'lfna of Columbia oounty. tome til roe t fil ti' I in nv i..l ti. t,iil.llA ti... . i iloiivc, in liloomshuru', on SATL'lElAY. tlio loth u.ij "ii .nun', i-'n, m jti o t if ton a, .i,, ino roiiowiti run i ekiuiu iu wn : A toiialii lot of Krouiul, Mtuato. in Convnghain tovMihlo, Columbl.i louiity.i'oinainin ono noro, imio or lots, hnumtotl on tlio wi-nt lv lot into ol Vi'iillain Aslimnn, on tlio norili bv putillo loatl louiilnit to tii-imanioun, nnd on tlio cast nnd south hy l.tinNof tho locust .Mountain CouIanU linn i nmiiauy, on unicii is orofnn 14 two hiorj hlom hmiM' with tlio aoiHirioiiiu s. M'iod, takt'ti in o.-ci!iii)ii nnd to bo sold tit the AJ.MK A toitaln tnut of land, sltuato In I.o-ou-t township. Columbia oountw contain I na tin v. si nci'i's inoio tir hsi, lifitindid on tlio t.outh by laudsot aid ICioishtT and llonry (J.thlo.on tho uostbv lli'iirv Oablo. on tho north bv ircmv IClinjip. and on thu oa-t by l.uuN of Abrani un'd lnivni uroiMior, wuoroon i ovcctfii n ioj; luiiiM1 aioi a 10 o.irn, wnu ino apnunouanccN, Scii 'd, tal;i ii In oxcrutlon nnd to bo old ns tlio limporty of John IViry. !SO, A cortnlti plwo or land, Kituate In I'Kh- Inm n ot; townsldp, Cutmnbla oounty, coiitainliii; thlity aert j. moro or bn, Imuudod tn tho MUilh i.v iiuitKor iMtilol I oroi-, on tiio woct by InmU of .iMiuiior i'niiHT, on inu norili ny luiitlx of Jo-i-oph t Ionian, and on tliooa-t by laud of .Michael Ijuhoii, on whhh Is orootod t frumo dwolliuu hotiM' and ntramoMahlr, with tho appurtonanors, St'ii-l, inlii-n In oxroution and to In sold nHtho propi ity ol it, W, MuxU'llrr. Vttrtaln hit of ground, sltuato In iho I lor un uli of Continlla, Coluinbiu county, contain Imctwo lt,nity Ut't front luid ono luindretl and roily foot u p, bou in led on tho oast bv Catawlssa hlri'.-I, un IIih ukI hy -strict, on iliobimlli by nn nllov. uiul on tho north liy lot of Honrv Jannor, on UM Is riot-tod a two ttory plank uoum;, hl.11 Usmltli hhop, witli tlio nppurtt-h.iueox. M trod, talit-u iu oxoriitlnn uud to Iio sohl ns tho properly oi Hioplu n Thon ns JA.so.-A1l that otrtalu tract ofland, sllnntoln lloarfuvovof k township, Columbia oounty. adjoin In; lands ot Judah ChiTrliulon, .fo'plt linmt r liiau, oilier lands of tin otato of s. Coxo, drt-'d., and uiht r-, iHitiudcd and described an lollowb, to wit: lli'-iiiiilii- al a doublo ohostnut oak, tlio northwontoin oornor cf aliactol land hiirvovtsl In tho namo of llonry Hhallor by vliluoof a war rant dntod Iho Wli day of Nowunber, A, I). 17U.I nnd ruunlni; thonoo by land W Judah ("luTilna ton, wuitli lUiccinl'-mf.'s, utuoty-oiuht prt'hot to II poM, tlionoo north t lhly.i.lx and nutmuiilor ilciEivcH fast, one bundled and setntvilt and u half porohos ion po.-st. thomo north llilton tio Breew v.ost,nliioty-olj;lit peirhestoaohohtuut oak, theiieo S4iuih oixht.wlx nnd a tiuartor ilotrroes w'st,nno huudiett and otiitUvu nml nhulf norohoit to the phuv of Uutiiulii', t'ouinlntu mix huudroil and mwh nort ami ke iity-uiht in-r-ohts. noat moiuuio, Kt Ued, taUon In execution nnd to bo xold un tho propotly OsKieoriiO llnileil. SA.MCKL KNYlr.lt, Hiorlir. illoonishurj, May 21. lt'17. riltOVElt A BAKE It'S SEWIXCl MAO II IX EH, tonwnrdrd tlic IllghoU rrcmliimiilllioHtrttfl Knlrs of New York, Kentucky, Vermont, New Jersey Missouri, AlMmnm, Ohio, Tt-Mmcsire, Vntis-ylvmiln, Mlmls-ilppl, Mlthlcan, C'alirornln, Itidlaim, Virginin, North Cnrollnn, Wisconsin, loun, Oregon. at tun rAtns or tui; American Institute, 1'ranulln Instltnto, Mary land Institute, Mhvm, Moclmnlos A"ocla tloii.l'enn. .Mcchnnlcs' Instltuto.St. TjouIh AKticnUurnl nnd Mo - elinnles' Association, Andnt immoious Institutes and County Fairs, lneludln nil tho Tnlrn nt which they wero oxlilh Itod tho past throo years. First Prbos liavo nlso boon n warded these Maclilucsnt iliooxlitbfllons of LONDON, PAULS, l)VTHIiIX, LINZ, Hosnnenn, Ilayonno.st, Dlzlor, Chalons, nnd thoy havo been furnished, by special command, to the Kmprexs of 1'iance, Kinpress of Austria, Ktnpross of Hussla.Kmprossof Krazll, Queou of Sjialn, and Quoon of llavnrln. Tiir: ouovr.it a hakkk i:t,ASTirSTicii S W I N (I M A C 11 I N K S are superior to nil others for tho following lea sons : 1. They sew v 1th two threads direct 'from tho spools, ami requiring no rew hiding. They aro moio onslly unucistotl and used, nnd loss llabloto deraneijieut than other ma chines H. They nro enpableof executing perfectly, with out chance of adjustment, niniuh grenter varlet of work than other lnnehlne.s. 4. Tho stitch made by theso machines Is much more Urm, elastic, and durable, especially upon articles which require to b wntdicd nnd Ironed, than any other stitch. 5. This btltcli, owing to the mnnner In w hlch tho under threml Is Inwrought, Is much the most plump nnd bcnutlful In use, nnd rct-nliis this plumpnosH nnd beauty oven upon nrtlclos fre quently wnshed nnd Ironed until they nro worn out. d. Tho ntructur of the scam is such that, though It bo cut or broken at hitonals of only a few stitches, It will neither open, run, nor rmel, but remnln firm and durable. , Unlike other machines, theso f-vden both ends of tho seam by their own operation. 8. With these machine;, while sill: Is used upon the rlyht or face i-dde of tho nenm, cotton may lit used upon the other htdo without lessening tlio strength or durability of tho seam. Tills can be done on no other machine, and Un groat saving upon nil articles stitched or made up with silk. 0. TheHft machines, in addition to their superior merits ns instruments for sowing, hy n clinuEto of adjustment, easily learned nnd practised, execute tho most beautiful and permanent embroidery and ornamental work. In addition to their tamlly machines thoy hao nKo tho nrPHOVED DOriJLK LOCK STITCH MACHINES, making a stlteli alike on both Kldcs. This Cin pauy mnko both tbo Lock nnd Double stitch Ma chines, so that persons having n preference can hdoet such as they liko best, nnd If not suited can exchango for the other, thus giving the public tho ndvantngo of this nrrnngemeut. Thoy also make tho newly Invented NO. 1 LOCK STITCH MACHINES nn advnneo upon nil machines heretofore know n for sewing with the Lock-Stltch. It Is of gnat lower and strength, especially adapted for tailors. Nhocmakers, harness-makers, carrlage-trlmmf rs and for nil descriptions of work to which the lock-stitch Is upplleabto. It works with cquid facility silk, cotton, or linen thread, and will sew tho finest muslin as well ns the thickest leather. Price m; with Ilemmers, $, Their No. 0 Is A LIGHT JIUXXJXG MACHIXR oontnlnlng many Improvements, adapted for tai loring, vest-making, light (.1 100 111a king, ns well as for family sewing. Iirgo numbers of theso ma chines are In use, nnd they gu universal satis faction. None who havo seen this machine will willingly uso the noisy nnd cumbrous lock-stitch machines heretofore In general use, 1'riceS-Vi; with llemmeis, SG0. Theio machines of every description enn bo had nt the n-jent's olllco InHIoonuburg, nt posltlvelj tho mnnuraclurer's prices, to which thonttentlon of tho public Is especially Invited. T. II, MAS1T.UH, AQent, Jlitrtman'a Jlitltdinr, IH.ouM.snuno, MnrJU'itT-Iy, Columbia County, Va. STOVK AXI) TIX SIIOl'. US MAIS HTUUCT, MKtlil.Y Ol'I-OSITU JI1I.M.U hTOUE, 1ILOOJISBU1U1, I'KNS'A. Tub unilen.l'ueil has lint fltteil uiiaiul omneii Ills now STOVE AND TIX SHOO, ill till iilaeewliero lie Is preiureil In iimlie m nuwTi.N Wahi; of all kinds in IiIh line, ami ! rt-i'tllrlliK with iieatuew an-l illbiiutcli, mum tho must reiiMiualile terms, lie. alsu keeps uitkaml HTOVI'.S W VAIUOUS l'ATTi:it.rt ASTVI.iX, Wllleh he will sell iinoii terms tlmtltt mireliaeN. (llvo him a call, lie In n Korxl mectiallte, alul ileservina of Ilia puhlie luuioiiace. JACOI! MIJTZ. lllixiiiisliurif, April IM.ifiW, A DMIXISTHATOIt'S XOTICK. V. l.sl'ATi: OK lltoliriK KIIAMF.II, HKI-'ll. Letters of ailiiiluMratlon on the entatn of lien Ivrnnier, Jatom lllnom towiiship, I'olunililit eoun ly, ileeeaeil. have heelt itfanteil hy Ilie. Ki-Bisli-r ol milj isiuuty, In John li, .Moyer, ailliiluUtralor, All peisons liavlnu eluliiiH or ileinmeU as.ilii'-t the estate of the ileeeilent are reiue.leil to make them known to the lalinlnlstrator without rlehiy, nml all peir-uns iiulebteil are leouehteil to make layineiit. JOli.V 11. MOYKIt, llluoiuhurg, Jlay 17, 1W, .Viliu '- Q 11. 1I11O0ICWAV, ATTOUNKY AT LAW, III.OOMKlll'ltn, I'A. Oi-'KH'F. Court Ilnuwi Alley, below Iho V lumblun Dillee. (Jniil'dT- JI. li'VKLLK, ATTOIt.S'UY-AT-l.AV, Ashland, Hclmylklll County, i'eiin'u,