pPWWrnWBBPflPrPHH JHBL -Wf
V)
4
14
RATES OF ADYBUTIS1N0.
Onotqnitrt,(tnllnM oM.n.nlTlnttoKou
pftrtll typ) one or two lMrlom, tt-.W) tlirct
Inrtloni,l3.00,
IS PUHLIsnKD EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
tl THIS COLOltntAlt SOItDtSa NKAJITIIB
OODKT ItOOBE, BT
HENRY J.. DIEFFENBACH,
iditor jlhd rnomiiToi.
Trmi--Two Collars Tim njMt In linnet,
OIBOtJLATION BBOO.
JOB rUIMTINQ
Otnlldeiiorlptlons executed with neatness nnd
dispatch at rcasonablo rales.
PACc. Ih, 3M. 3a, Ih, It.
One square... 12.50 13,00 H,00 (1,00 I10.M
Two square......, 3,50 ,00 7,00 9,00 15.W
Three square....... 6,00 7,00 9,00 13,00 18,00
t our iijttares....,7 00 9,00 11,00 17,00 23,00
Quarter column.. 10.00 13,00 14,00 20,30 80,00
llalfcolumn....,..15,00 18,00 2000 80,00 00.00
One column ...30,00 30,00 (0,00 00,00 100,01
Executor' or Administrator's Notice, 13.00,
Andltor'a ors,lgneo's Notice, 12.90,
Local notlcos, twenty eenUi ft line; by the y tar
ten cents.
Cards lnlho"Huslnessl)lrectory" column, 18.00
per year for the first two lines, and 11.00 for each
tvldltlonnlllnc.
BLOOMSBTJllG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 30, 1870.
VOLUME IV -NO 52.
COL. DEM. - VOL. XXXIV NO. dfi.
if AY $
mm Iftf I iitMif lltflff
Oolumbia Oounty Official Directory,
lrenUlttnt .Twine Wn.I.t AM Kl.WEI.1
Auoclalt JMtyei Iiiam Ukiih, Isaac a. Mom.
noK.
1'rolhonotarn, Ac Wr.i mnoton H. 1"nt
UegWerA llecordtr Williamson ll.jAConv.
DMrtet Attorney Y.. II, iKF.I.nit,
Sheriff -MnntiKOAt Mtt.l.AkD.
fiirve yor Isaac IIfwi t.
7reaurfr David Low mimtci.
Cbmmfxfnnert William (I. quick, Cyivbs
llOnlllNH, lllllAK .1. IthF.DKIt.
Ckmmiarfoners' Vtcrk Wn liam KutCKnAVM,
Avitltort U. J. 1,'AMl'llKLL, A. J, AL1IKUT8UN,
TJAMIKL LltB.
CoronitT John D. linucK.
Jury Qommiulonrra Iba AC McllitthE, John Mo
Anai.u
Counlj Superintendent CHAULts (J, Daiiklky.
Bloomsburg Official Directory,
iVr( national Brink CltAS. U. 1'a.iton, Prcs't,,
J. 1. Tustin. CnMiler.
flloomiriurri lluHdiny and Rnrtnq Vml Atiocia
Hon. John Tiiomah, I'rcs't., .1,11. iiohihon.Si-c.
Jllotmislntrff Mutual AfU'Mf Jvml Auor-itttton -
Preside ul, M. Whitmoyuu. Stc'y.
Bloomsburg Directory..
STOVES AND TINWARE.
. pert block, Main st. west of Mnrltet. vl-nl3
M. ltUI'EKT, dealer in stoves & tinware, Ilu
TACOll METZ, dealer In stoves and tlnvnre
tf Alain street, above court bouse,
C ILOT II I N U & o". "
rvAVIl) I.OWENI1HHO, MercliaiitTallor.Maln
yj si,, .u aoor aDove Aiuericau uouse. vi-ni
WM. MOItKIM, MeicbantTallor corner of Cen
tre and Muln st., over Miller's Btore. v:llj
DltUGS, CI1KJIKJALS, &c.
11 I'. I.UTZ. Druti'lm nun Aiioihtrcarv. Main st.
Xi, below the I'osauillco. vi-mi
tfflVKH llltOH.. Drnui'lhtii nnil Aliutbfrnrles
111 Ilrower's block Muln st. V1-UJ3
CLOCKS, WATCHES, AC.
Tl ENltY ZUi'l'INClMt,
Watrlies. SlitTtacles ft
JlJoweiry e.
MalnHtiet-t mar West Hi. V3 nlj
i HA VAtit-:. dealer in L'locki-. Watches and
( l .lewelrr. Main St.. lust below the Ameiicali
House. l-U
I OHIS liEHNHAltli. Watch and Clock maker.
jjuearsoutlwastcorncr Mainimd lion sis. vl-l.l
n CATilCAUT. Wotell lllid Ciock Maker.Mar-
lt. ket street, below Muln. vl-nH
BOOTS AND SHOES.
I M. llltOWN.
Hoot niul ISlioemukcr. Muln
V, street, under JJrown's Hotel,
U below Hartmuu's store, west ol Market, vl-il
X AtFTT, 1,1." 1n.., ....1 U1.nn..i..,.n. Kt.l.. ,
HENUY KLEIM, Manufacturer and dealer in
Hoots and Hhoes, Groceries, etc., Main street. 1
East llloomsburg. vl-ulJ
PltOFESSIONAL.
Dll. Ai. Kjt uui, 1.1V, riiisiuuiJuiiiiniuiiiu nu. ,
above tho Court House. vl-nll
C lExchaugoUlockoverWcbii'sliookstoro v3-ni3 I
DU. 11, F. KIMNEY,
extracted without n
vliMi'iill Dentist
Teeth
xtracted without palrff Mainst., ueurly
on-
poslte Episcopal church.
V1-UI0
1A H. IKELEtt. Attomej.al-Luw. Oillce. 2d
.Fj. floor luExchungulllock.lKUl lhe"Exchauge
liutel."
CI O. IlAftlCLUY, Attorney nt-Lftw. OtlUe.Cd
t, lloorlu txctinieeHlotU,i)furtlieMKi.c)unge
hotel." vhii'S
J . uinu tide Mam'Vt"YigmT Muiku. viul
J south sldoMurustieel.Lt'liiwMarUel vl-n l.i I
T, TTI, A ?CI HI 1. t-it .....I 111,. .1, 1..,.
t f!. ItllTTKIl. M. 1). Hurueim and l'livslcl.m
tl. Market htreet, above Muln. vi-mi
T 11. ItOIlIHON, Allorneyiit.Law, Oillce Hurt-
tl . man s uuiiuuig, miuu mhuu
MILIjINEHY & FANCY GOODS.
E,
l'ETEHMAN, Millinery and Faucj Ouods,
olilioslte lliuscoiiui liiuicii, niuiu si, vin
MISH LIZZIE IlAItKLEY, Milliner,
building Main stieet.
UulllseV
vl-nl.1
i.iuu A 11 Wl.ltlt. Knlipv (InniU. Nutlons.
M Hooks, and Stutloueiy, Exchange llluck,.Miilu
street. vl.ul'J
M
tu r ii.'UTtTPKKON. 5Illlint.'rv uiul Kuncj
1 v
1IIH. K. JCL1NK. Mllllneiy and iauuy GoodS
Xll Main Btreel ueiow iuiKeu -
mm. TTll.lA A. A SAIJI. UAItKLK. Indien'
1A1 ftiivnim .i.i DroNu i ' ji 1 1 p rii . . ki u tlieii8t cuv ner
Main and Westbts. V''"J
M.UK Mlf-HEH HAltMAK Mllllneiy and Fancy
XOoods, Malnbt., below American Houe, vlnJl
IIOTKLS AND SALOONS.
It
70HKB 1IOTFJ., by T. Ueut. Taylor, east t nd
ot Main street.
WfiJMYKH & JACOl.Y.Conrectiouety, Bakery
.,( l-ivttur Siulnnn U' tint I-kiiIh 11 ml 1 litnll. I.X
chance illuck. Main Mrett. vl-iU'i
JIEUOHAiNTS AND UltOCEKS.
C
C. MAltlt. Drv Goods und Notions,
KOUth-
west corner Main art! lion Ms,
V1-U13
n H.SEEHIIOLIZ.deuler In l.ry Goods. Gro-
VJ ceries. Hoots, Miou,, &c,
corner Main nnil
Iron streets.
vS-1130
D
A. TlI'PUT.lV- P.s-int nml Klini- klort. ho
, A stationery, Main st., below Market, vMil3
ri JACOIlH.roiitectionery,Kreerlesetc., Main
ii bim neiowjron v
11 MV.NIlTrVHA T,I..ei,prnl Ptnek of Mereliaii-
Ti. dltsw nnil I.mnl rr. emm r of Main street and
Berwick road. vlnlt
tlfiX a WKI1B. rnnfectionerv and Bakerv.
J? wholesale and retell, Bxthango Block, vl-H.t
IL
Main St.. above Court House, vlut3
t .T. mtrtAVRTl.Tlrv Goods. Groceries, etc.. cor-
iJ . ner Main st, and Court House alley, vl-ntf I
TnitntVH a EYER. tlenler In Drv Goods. Gro-
iioerles. etc., cor. Main and Centre fits. vlni3
JK. QiltTON, Groceries & Provisions, Main
. Btreet below Market, . vl-nil
-r xr Tr,VTTIt nmcdHpa nml tlfiiRrnl Mcrchati-
J . dlse. Main st,. above West, . vl-13
t- ir maizi.' Mnminntti flrncerv. lino Gro-
I. eeries. 'Fruits. Nuts. Provision, ic.. Main
and Iron Slreots.
IKELVV, NEAL & CO., dealers in Dry (Inods,
ill uioeeries, r lour, r efii. nun, ! ibii. 41111,4. , to.
elo.,N. E. cor, Muln und Market Us. vl-nil
II. MILLER it HON, dealer lu Dry Goods,
Groceries. Oueeesware, Flour, halt, Hhoes.
Notlo
otlons. etc.. Exchange Illock, Malust. vl-n)J
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 W1TMAN. Murble Woiks, ouedoor below
A. Post Oillce. Muln But et. vMitt
RI.OOMHHURG I.UMIIEIt CO., monufacluiers
nml iln1irM In Lumber of all kinds : I'luulug
Sllll near the railroad. vluln
0,
KOMTKlt.uiue Muker. und White und Fuuci
Tauuer.hcottnwn. vlu!7
0,
M. (HiitiHTM av. Huddle. Tiunk t Harness
maker. Hhtvo's Blocu MalnKtieel. 2ultl
f W, ltOBHINS,llnuordeaJer second door rorn
XJ UUriUWtbU'UlUtl' JtlUIll UUU iiutt ein. vi-uw
Elt, BIBLKMAN. At'eut for Munson's Copier
Tubular Llnhtnlig itod. iinl
M J.THOHNTON, Wall Paper, Window Shade-
X-i buu nxiurcw, tfcuperi uiurti, mmu si, vi i
GW. ("OitKLL, Furniture Hooms, three story
brick, MaljiHtreet.wtstofMaiketbt, vlnii
II
IlOHKNHTOCK.l'lioloerunher. over Itobblna
it Eyer's Htore, Muln st. vl-II
T H. Villi?. ,1pnlrln Meat .Tnllliw. elc Chem
! berllu's alley, rear of American House, vlull
smiN a. KtiNn'iriN at ( ti.. iniiiunl and
"rules nrfiliisuraneHeiiinnanks.lhuwer'fl ltulltl.
Int. Main Htreet. vl-nlJ
TArnn llll-'FPI-NIIACH. llri-mir. l'nptnrv. Or-
tl deraleltat his resident o or ut Mtller A Son's
Btoio promplly Illled, llcst gieeu Western blush
used. vMiR
TAMViA 1'ATlMAN. Cabinetmaker and Chalr-
iJ maker; rooms Main street bel. lion. v;Hi2h
st w ma Sli'l.p. .t f,n..Machlulbts. list llltMllllS
. hnri nur I jiolt. It. It. fastings madeatshiiit
notice. Machinery mndouud HTUlrech 2-u2'
T II, RINGLER, dealer In pianos, organs and
H melodeous.nt O. W.Corell'n furniture rooms
vl-ntl
RAMPEI. JACORY. Maible and Drown Kton7
, Works, Post Hloonisburg.lUrwlck ntd. vl-nle
w"riJtCOT K Eotary 1 ublle northeast cornet
" j em enr A'sinei st '
-iiM. IlAHr), dealer lu lurulluie, Hunks, cedej
I w lllow ware, near tho Forks Hold. vl-uU
Orangovillo Directory,
A A v:.vi' COLEMAN, Merchant Tnllorsand
A!.0.nV".f".tnl8l,ln800ll"I'l'Bt.,Dextdoor
to the Ilrlck Hotel, vl-u!7
1 II. HERRING llUOTIIER.Carpenlcnintid
1. llullder. Mnln t below Pino. vl-ul7
llllWER & HERRING, deulcr In Dry Goods,
II Ortx-erlpn. I.lltntipr ami rennral f ...t.an.l l.r.
Main st, vl-iil7
B'llCIC HOTEL and refreshment Snlnon, bv
ItohrM'lIenry cor.ol llntn nndPlnest.,vI-iH7
I jit. O. A. atEOAROEI,,rhyslclnn mid Burgeon,
UMulu st next door to Oood's Hotel vi-iH7
OA VI II HERRING, Flour an
Dealer In grain, Mill Htreet,
Flour and Grist Ml I, ami
vmrz
I L.EIIWAUDS, 1'hyi.lelnn and Hurgeon, Main
! stllrstdooraboveM'IIcury,llolcl. 4-ua
I AMES II. IIAKMAN, Cabinet Make; and Un-
dertalier. Main Ht., below pine. vl-n47
SI. IIAUMAN, Saddle arid Harness maker.
.Miuij si., uppstie r luino utiurcn. Viyill
SUllUYl.Elt & CO., Iron toun.ieis.Maclilnlsts,
nud Manuractuiersofplows.MllIHt. vl-ui
S .III,,, ' V-. 1 V 1 i . f2 1 M " U e r orthellayhi rst
WILLIAM IIELONU Shoemaker mm maniifac
turerof Urlck, Mill HI., west of l'oo vlul'J
Catawissa.
HP, DALLMAN, Mcrehoiit Tailor, Second Mt.
. Itoliblns' Mulltlliie. v2-nlt-
I)
It. .1 . K. ItOIUUNS, Surueiiu nil. I
Miyslctuli
V2-111S
ecnnilt. hpJnM Main,
nlLUKHT KLINE, dry uniicl
groceries, and
Vj general nieicliamllso. Mutn Htreet
v2-nn
II. Kl!-'ll,IIl ! Httliwu-Mi llliuse,'
, Cornet Matn soil wpmnri Ktreets,
North
V2lll
KEILint, ilillurd Haloim, Oysters,
cream In season Main HI.
u Ice
V2U12
M. IIUOIWI, ,, al'i in Uciieritl.Mt'ixliumlNi'
Dry Onndh. (JrncerteN Ac vS-ulN
St SQUIlHANNA or Urtck Hotel, S. Kostcn
ImiultT l'rnprlctnr.Noulh-enst corner Main nml
M'coutl Street. v'2n2
n H. IUNAltD, dtalcr lu Htovcs uiul rJn-w.re,
WIM. II. AIlliOTT, Attorney nt law, Jlnln fit.
Light Street.
II.
V. OMAN & Co., Wheelwrights, first door
above Hchool House. vlnltj
JOHN A. OMAN, Manufacturer and dealer In
Hoots and Hhocs, vlnis
t J. LEISEII, M. D., Hurgeon and l'hysicla
u, oillce at Keller's Holel. v2n
11ETEU ENT, dealer In Dry Goods Groceries.
I ! lour. Feed. Hall. Fish. Iron. Nalls.etc.Maln
street. vlnlS
RS. ENT, dealer In Stoves and Tin waro in
all its brunches. vlnlll
Espy.
1.' Dl'lfiTi a nn i titr .inin.i..iin.un.ia
Oioetrleii, nml general Merchandise. vHnlf
I.VSl'Y HTi:AM FLOUUING MILLS, CS.rowler,
I). Vi:itKHKlHf-:n,iIootaiHl BhoeHtoreand
mjinuructoiv. Hhoo on Main Htreet on-
noKlto the tstt-iim Mill. v2nt
WEnfJAUuguetan 1'lunlngMlll ami
Buck Horn.
G.Ar V. II. f-lIOI MAKEH. dealers In drv
uiious. irro(erhs anil eeneral meicbandise.
trot store in smith end ot town, vj-nt
Hotels.
'JUIE ESPY HOTEL.
E.sri coiaUmhia county. ia.
Tho underslcned would Inform tho travelltnu
imblictlnit lu lias taken the above named estut
iNhment and thoroughly retltted the same for
tlic perfect convenience of hlsi;e6tfl. Ills larder
w 111 be stocked with the b(ft the market nflm-ils.
Tht choicest liquors, wines and cigars always to
uu iuuuu in uin uur.
WIl-HAai I'KTTIT.
Apr.23,f)-9-tf Kspy, la,
gniCK HOTEL,
OHANQEYILLE, COLUMBIA COUNTY, TA.
ROIIIl M'lIENnY, rroprlcior.
TIiIh well known lloiite. havlnc been nut In
thoiough repnir,th mw open 1o tho truelllng
nuunc. int our m mockiu wiui mo cuoicei
linuors and eluaib.nnd the table will be. nl all
tlnieR.RUiinlled with the delicacies of tho easnn.
Nu pains will bo h par til to Insure tho comfort of
guehis.
iirangcvine, tier, nvo'f-ir.
ONTOUR HOUSE
UUBUUT, I'A.
WILLIAM Bin I KM, Proprietor,
1 his House linvini; been nut In tln-rouuh rernlr
is ikiw (iKu it r uie Ktepiinn 01 uisi. r(
paint, wilt tie hpuud to mMirt the perlect com
fort of Hit tritwleiK Ti.o ricnilttitr solioits a
tshnre ot pnlillc patiomiut. The Imr will be
locked Ht all tunes with line thniors und ciBftrh,
marir70tf.
jjENTON HOTEL.
W. F. PIATT, Proprietor;
BHNTON, COLUMBIA COUN'IY'.PA.
This well known House ha vine been nut In
thotougli lepair Is now open lor tho reception of
vlsltois. No j alns have bien spaied tu ensuro
the nerltct comfort of uuists. The nronrletor
alho runs a Btau from the Hotel to Blooiubburg
and lutennedhite points on Tuesday, Thursda
auu aiuruay ui tacu wecu, iiuujo U'ii
Stoves and Tinware,
EW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.
ISAIAH IIAGKNBUCn,
Main Street ouo door above K. MendenhaU's
Store.
A largo assorimem 01 moves, ueaiers auu
ItauBfa constantly on hand, and for sale at the
lowest rates.
Tltinlui' in all Its branches carefully attended to.
Hiul satisfaction guaranteed.
Tin woru or au Kinus wnoiesaie auu reiau, a
lal U tenuested.
pr.y,0U.tf
gTOVES AND TINWARE.
announces to his friends and customers that he
continues the ubuve business ut his old place ni
MAIN 8THKKT, ULOOMHBUP.G,
Customers can le accomodated with
FANCY HTGVE8
of all kinds, Stovepipes, Tinware and every va
nety of article found lu u Htove nm) Tinware ICs
tabllrhment lu the ritleb,ttnd on the most reuson
able terms. Ilepalrlug done at the shortest nollu
2 DOZ1CN MILK-1'ANS
on hand for sale.
JOOTS AND SHOES.
MAIN STREKT, UND tit lll.OWN'H HOTEL.
A lull nod complete assortment of ready made
boots and shots fm men. women and children
J ust icctlvid und for sale at rea.ouublo rates.
Varlelksto sullull classes of customers. The
iiestor work none uisuori uotice.us uereioiore,
Give him 4 cull. uprs'70-tf.
JADIES' FANCY FURS I
J U 11 in lf AU1.1UA,
718 Arch street,
Middle of tho Illock, between 7th and eth Bts.,
nuuin riue,
rlULAUKLl'llIA ,
Imiiorter. Manufuctuier and Dealer In nil kinds
anil quality ni
FANCY FURS
FOR LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S WEAR,
liiiviiiir enlureed. lemodeled and Imnriived my
0,11 uiul luvorubb knuwuFUREMlultlUM.aud
having Ituporieii a vty mitv uuu spieuiiiii us
soitiiitlitolull the dlnVrent kinds ol Furs In. 111
llrst bunds In hurope.uud hail thrmmade up by
the iiiiisUlilllful workmen, 1 would (especiiully
Invite my frleiuisiit t olumbla and udjaceni ouuu
ties, to cull und exsinlue ui very luigeundbeuu
titui ii.k.ri in. ni .11 1 inifv Fins, fur ludles and
culidren, 1 uin d'tcilu'Ued to sell ut us low
pi fees hs any ulhtTrist'ectuble House 111 the city.
All lms warranto No ni'srepieseubilloiii to
tuecisuns. jiiri rAi c ib-i,
IS AIICU BlJU-H'UILALtLruIA,
Ney, 4, 1870-Sui,
Philadelphia Directory.
jgAQLE HOTEL.
1 NOHTII XlttllD HTREET,
U. V. CUMMINOS, ritonilETOB.
JSTAUlilSIIED 1793.
JOflDAN rellllOTHEK,
Wholesale Grocers, nud Healers In
HALTl'ETItE AND llltlMBTONE.
No 21') North Third Ht.
Plillodelphln.
II. 110RNE. W. 8. KING. J. 11. HET1IF.11T.
igpoilNE, KINO & SEY1IE11T,
WilUI.ljHAlil'i Ultl UUULia.
No. 421 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders filled promptly at lowest prices.
January 3, 1S0S.
JJ W. HANK'S
WilUliUMALU 1UHAUUU, Ul 1, AU
C1GAK WAHEHOUHE,
No. 110 Noith Third Htreet,
Ilctween Cherry and llace, westsldc.
Philadelphia.
JHANK it STIIETCII,
successors to 1. 11. waller,)
Importeis and Dealers In
QUEENHWAHE, CHINA, AND GLASS,
No. 231 N. Third Street,
Between Ituee and Vino His.
PHiLAni:i.riiiA.
ft RhtiJktcii. om'l Partners.
I, II. Wamkk, Special Partner,
JeSITO-tf,
J.
M.
KEI'HEAHT,
WITH
DAUNES, I3HO. & IIEUItON,
HATS, CAPd, STltAW GOODS re FUItS,
No. 603 Market Htreet,
(Above Fifth,)
PIUI.ADELI'HIA,
JOHN STHOUI' & CO.,
Successors to Htroup it Brother,
WHOLLSALE DEALEIiS IN I'lt-H.
No. 21 North Wharves und 25 North Third St
1'hlladciphia.
jICIIAKDSON L, WIUGIIT, JK.
ATTORNEY" AT LAW,
NO. 123 SOUTH SIXTH STIIEET,
rillLAUELI'IIIA
oct. 22,'00-Iy
"yyiLLIAAM E1SHEH
with
THOMAS CAES ON CO.
WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN HOSIERY,
MEN'S FUItNlSIIINO GOODS,
LINENS re NOTIONS
NO. 18 NORTH roUKTII STREET
l'lillaileliihiit.
luno l,'69-Cm
WAINWIUGIIT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GUOCEItS,
11. E. Comer Second nud Arch Streets,
PlIILADELl'IIlA,
Dealers In
TEAS, SYltUPS, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLAKSES
RICE, Bl'IflS, 111 CARll SOPA, AC, AC.
47brders will rec.lvo prtnuit utteutlou.
may 10,07-tf.
Business Cards.
jyj 31. Ij'VELLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ashland, Schuylkill County Pa.
c.
W. MILiLjEU,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Oillce Court House Alley, below tho Coi.i'M
niAN Oillce. Uouutlcs, liack-l'ay and Pensions
collected. llloomsburg Pu. bep.2U'(,7
JOBERT P. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ofllco Main Street bcloir tho Court House,
Ifioouibbuig renu'u.
n. LITTLE,
AT'lCaNET AT LAW,
Office Court-House Alley, below the COLVM
HIAN Ultlce, IlloomsburK Pu.
Q B. BROCKWAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ni.oo5isnuiio, I'A.
S-Office Ci.urt House Alley, in the Co
l.uaililAr UUllUIOg. IJUUi,U.
THORNTON
All, wo
ould niiiinniiPH tri 1 1icrltlxniiMnf Illnnins-
buru and vicinity. Unit lie hit lust lbceivfd a full
uuu uumpitio assoriiueni 01
WALL PAI'KB, WINBOW SHABUS,
riXTUl'sKa, COHDM, TASSELS,
and all other e;oods In his lino of business. All
tho newest and most nppiovcd patterns of the
uity urv iiiwuj h ii uo loiiuu in nit nMuuiisimieiu
juiir.ii, ou-ij jtiuiu 01, ueiow iariEQi,
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Not Lost.
Tho look of sympathy, tho gontlo word,
Bpokeu so low that only angels heard t
The secret art of puro sclf-sacrlflce.
unseen by men, but marked by angels' cyci i
Thesoaro not lost.
The sacred muila of n tender strain,
wrung from a iioet's heart by gilef and pain,
And chantsd tlinldly( with doubt and ftar,
To busy crowds who scarcely pause to hear;
It is not lust.
Tho silent tears that fall at dead of night,
Over soiled robes which onco wero puto and
white;
Tho prayers that rlso like lucenso from the soul,
longlhg for Christ to mako ltcleun ami whole;
These aronot lost.
Tho hi.ppy dreams thatglndilcned nllnurynuth,
When droanis had. less of self nud mora or
truth ;
Tho childlike faith, so tranquil and so sweet,
Which sat like Mary at tho Master's feet;
These aro not l'ist.
The kindly plans devised for others' good,
Ho seldom guessed, so little understood ;
The quiet, steadfast lovo that stroro to win
Homo wanderer from the woeful ways of sin,
These aro not lost.
Not lost, O Lord, for In Thy city bright
Our eyes shall sco tho past by clearer light
iid things long hidden from our grace below,
liou wilt reveal, and we shall surely know
They were not lost.
S la 11 dor.
'Twos but a breath
And yet ti woman's fair name wilted,
And friends once warm grew cold and stilted,
And life was worso than eath.
One venonied worJ,
Hiat strucic its coward, poisoned h!ow
In craven whispers, hushed and low,
And yet the wide world heard.
'Twos but one whisper one
That muttered low for very shame,
That thing tho slanderer daro not name,
And yet Us work was done.
A hint so slight,
And yet so mighty lu Its power,
A human soul In one short hour,
Lies crushed beneath Its blight.
Evidences of a God.
God hath a voice, that ever is heard,
In the peal of tho thunder, the chirp oftho bird,
It comes In tho zephyr Just kissing tho bloom,
It lives In tho rush of the sweeping lmo m;
Let the hurricane whistle, or warblers rejoice,
O what do they tell, but that God hatha voice'
God hath a preM'nco and that you may see,
In the fold of tho tlower, the Iorif of tmHiee;
In thrtsuu oftho noondiy, the star of tho uljht,
In the storm-cloud of darkness, tho rainbow of
light:
In the waves of tho ocean, the furrows of land,
In tho mountain of granite, tho atom of sand ;
Turn where you may, from the sky to the hod,
O where can you gaze, that you see not a God ?
Tho Story of tho Assassination of
I'rcsiacnt ljincoin.
JOHN H. SUKKATT'S LECTURE,
Washington, Dec. ". John II.
Surp.att, last flight, t RoL'kvlllo, a
villago in Montgomery county, IMary-
laud, some sixteen miles northwest of
tills city, made his debut. Since his
trial and dlscharo in this city, Snrratt
lias spent u portion of his tiino in low,
or Maryland, lias been in the eonimi-t
slon business in Baltimore, and now has
tinned np an a school-teacher in Rock-
ville, whero ho has availed hinnelf of
leisuro liours to piepare, in tho shape ol
a lecture, a History of tho events which
broui-lit him so prominently bePiro the
public'. lie lias a good voice anil cay
delivery, to which ho occasionally ad
tied great warmth of foeliiiff, paiticu
larly when ho roferred to his mother
and his alleged desartion of her In her
darkest hour:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Upon
entering that door a lew moments ag(
tho impression on my mind wai to
strongasto vividly recall scenes of three
years ago. I am not unacquainted will
court-room audieucos. 1 have stood ho
fnro them bolore: true, not in the char
actor of a lcclurt r, but as a prisonor at
the bar, arraigned for thy high crinio
of murder. In contrasting the two po
sitions 1 must confess 1 felt more ease
as the prisoner at the bar than I do as a
lecturer. Tiicn i leit comment ot sue
ees-s : now I tlo not. Then I had ceil
tlemen of known abilltv to do all niv
talking for me; now unfortunately, I
havo to do It lor mysell, and I leel illy
eapablo of performing the task ; still I
nopo you win an juugo mo Kintuy. .
urn not lion tn KiirnrUn vim liv nnv nr
atorical effort not at ail but only to
(ell a simple tale, 1 leel unit soaui ex
nlauatloti, perhaps, indeed, an annlo:
is due, you for my appearance liero this
evening. In presenting this lecturo be-
foro tho public I do it in no spirit of
f-cll juslllleation. in a trial ol slxty-ouo
davs I made my defence to tho world.
and I havo no need or desire to rehearse
it; nor tlo I appear forself glorillcation
On tho contrary. I dislike notoriety
nnd leave my solitude and obscurity
unwillingly. Neither is it an itching
for notoriety and fame. My object I
to present a simplo narrative of event
as they occurred. I stand hero throng!
tho force of that which has ohllned ma
ny other men to do things quite as (lis
tasteful pecuniary ncces-ity. for tin
supply of which no more available
channel presented itself. This is a rea
son easily appreciated. So you will lake
it Kintuy, I trusi, nnti tno ground wi
will havo to go over together will guar
onion Ktifnolont Interest to reniiv vnin
kind nttention. In this my first lecture
I will speak of my introduction to .1
wiiKPS lsooin ms pian iw luiiuro
our mini Fepnratlon my trip Irom
Richmond, and thonco toCana la then
my ordersto Klmlra what win don
there the ilrnt Intimation I had o
Lincoln's tleatli my return to Canada
nnil concealment tnero and until depart
urofor Europe.
At tho breaking out of tho war I was
n student at St. Charles' College, In Ma
ryland, but did not remain long there
alter mat important, event, l leit it
July, 1601, and returning homo com
nienecd to lake an active part in tho
stirring events of Unit period. I was
not more than eighteen years of nci
and was mostly engaged In sending in
formation regarding tho movements o
tho United Kiates army stationed n
Washington and elsowhero, and carry
Ing despatches to tho Confederate boats
on tho rotomac. Wo hud a regularly
established lino from Washington to
tho rotomni', and I being the only un
married man on tho route, bad most o
tho hard riding to do, I devised vari
ous ways to carry tliodespatches fonlo
times in inu ueei oi my noois, some
times between Ilio planks ol my buggy
1 confess that never in my life did
como across a nioro stunld set of delect
Ives than those generally emiibved by
thu United States Government, They
seemed to havo no Idea whatever how
to search men, In 180 1 my family left
Maryland and moved to Washington
wnero l iooic a sllll mnro acuvo part I
ino stirring events oi unit period, i
was n fascinating life to me I leucine
us If I could not do too mtuii or run too
great a risk.
In tho full of 1SG1 I was introduced
to John Wllko? Uooth, who, I was glv-
to understand, wished to Know
boinctlilntr about tho main avenues
leading from Washington to tha Poto
mac. Wo met several times, but as ho
seemed to bo very reticent with regard
to ms purposes, anil very anxious to
get all the Information out of mo he
could, I refused to toll him nnything at
11. At last i. said to him. "It Is useless
for you Mr. Booth, to seek nny Informa
tion from mo at all : I know wlio vnu
are. antl what aro your intentions." Ho
nesiiated snmo time, nut iinaiiy said no
would mtiKo Known ins views to me
rnvldod I would nromlso secrecy. I
replied, "I will do nothing of tho kind.
You know well I am it Southern man.
If you cannot trust mo wo will sepa
rate." Ho then said: "I will conlldo
my plans to you j but before doing so I
will mako known to you tho motives
that actuato mo.' In tho Northern pris
ons aro many thousands of our men
whom tho United Stales Government
refuse to exclianco. You know as well
as I tho efforts that havo been mado to
bring about that much-desired ox-
change. Asldo from tho great suffering
they aro compelled to undergo, wo aro
Nidly in want of them as soldiers. Wo
Mtmot spuro ono man. whereas tho
United States Government is willing to
let their own soldiers remain in our
prNous because ttiey havo no need of
the men. 1 have a proposition to sub
mit to you, which 1 think, If wo can
irrvuout. win nring anoui mo do-
irid exchange." There was a long and
mltious silence, widen l at last was
compelled to break ky asking, "Well,
sir, what is your proposition y" Ho sat
quiet for an Instant, and then, beforo
answering tno, arose and looiteu under
thu bed, into tho wardrobe, in tho door
way and tno passage, anil then said :
we win navo to no careiui ; wans
have ears." Ho then drew his chair
close to tno and in n whisper said : "It
is to uitinap rresiucnt Eiiucom, nnd
irry him on to liicnmond." "Kidnap
President Lincoln 1" I said. I confess
that I stood aghast at tho proposition,
and looked upon it as a foolhardy uu-
er ak tur. To tn uk ol suc.esstu iv
seizing Mr. Lincoln in the capital f the
United states, surrounued ny-tiiousands
of his soldiers, and carrying him oil" to
Klchmomlj looked to me like a foolish
idea. I told him as much. Ho went
on to tell with what facility ho could bo
seized in various places in and about
W ashington : a-, lor example. In his
variou-i rides to auu irom mo bonders
Home, his summer residence. He en
i.-roil into the minute details of the
proposed capture, and oven the various
n.irts to no pcriormed uy tno actors in
the performance. 1 was anuzed thun
derstruck and lu fact, I might aNo say
frightened at tno unparalleled audacity
ot this genome. Alter two days' rellec
lion I told him I was willing to try it
I believed It practicable at that time.
though i now regard h as a looinardy
undertaking. I hnpo you will not
i amo ino for coiug thus lar. i honest
lv tbnuL'ht an exchange of prisoners
could bo brought about could wo have
onco obtained possession of Mr. Lin
coin's person. And now roverso the
ease. Wiiero is tbero a young man in
tho Nortli with ono spark of patriotism
in his heart who would not with enum-
slastlc ardor havo joined in any under
t.'tkliiL' for the canturo ot jeiierson ua
vis and brought him to Washington ?
rhero is not ono who would not havo
done so. And so I was led on by a sin
cere desifo to assist tho South In gain
ing her independence. 1 had no hesl
tation in taking part in anything lion
mill o that might tend towards tno ac
eoinplisliniont of that object. Such r
thini' as tho a-sasslnatlon of Mr. Lin
coin I never heard spoken of by any of
the party. Mverl Upon ono occasion
I remember, wo had called a meeting
In Washington or tho purpose oi uis
cussing matters in general, as wo had
understood that the uovernmont nau
received Information that thero was a
plot of some kind on baud. They had
even commenced to build a stockado
and gates on tho navy yard bridge:
gates opening towarcs the South, its
though tney expected danger irom
within, and not irom without. At tins
meeting I explained the construction
of the gates, Ac, and stated that I was
comment that tho uovcrumeut nau
wind of our movement, and tho best
thing that wo could do would bo to
throw up inn w no o pro ect. i-.very
ouo seemed to coincido in my opinion
except Ilooth. who feat silent and ah
straeted. .Vrising at last and bringing
down bis list upon tho table, no said
'We II. gentlemen. If tho worst comes
to the worst l snail Know wnai to uo.'
Seme hard words and oven threats
then passed between him and somo of
t ho nartv. pour oi us men arose, ono
saving: "If I understand you to intt
mato aiiyihing nioro man tno capture
of .Mr. Lincoln I for ono will bitl you
good bye." i4very ono expressed the
same opinion, vu an arusu uuu uuui
meneed nutt tig our hats on. uooth
perceiving, probably, that ho had gone
loo far, a-.ked pardon, saying that ho
"hail dranK too much champagne.
After somo uliuciiltv everything was
amicably arranged, and wo separated
at live o'clock in inu morning, ways,
weeks and mouths passed by without
an opportunity presenting itself for us
to alieinpi tno capture. u senium
saw one another, owing to the many
rumors ailoat that a conspiracy of some
kind was being concocted in Washing
ton. We had all arrangements perfect
ed from Washington for thu purpose,
liiiats were In readiness to carry us
Heroes tho river. Ono d.iv wo received
information that the President would
visit tho boveutli-street Hospital for
the purpose of being present at an en
tertaiument to bo given for tho "benefit
of tho wounded soldiers. Tho report
only reached in about tlireo quarters of
au hour beforo tho time appointed, but
so perfect was our communication that
wo were instantly In our saddles on our
way to tho hospital. This was between
one ami two o'clock in tho afternoon
It was our Intention to soiza tho car
riage, which was drawn by n splendid
nair of horses, and to havo one of our
men mount tho box and drlvu direct
for Southern Maryland, via Ilemiitig'i
bridge. Wo felt eoulldent that all tho
cavalry In tho city could never over-
haul us. wo wero an mountoii on
swift horses, besides having u thorougl
kuowleilgo of tho country. It being de
termined to abandon thu carriage after
passing tho city limits. Upon thu
suddenness oi tno mow aim tno celerity
oi our movements wo depended lor sue
cess. Ry the tiino tho alarm could
havo been given and iiorses saddled, w
would havo been on our way through
oouiueru .uuryinuu towards ino t'otom
ac liver. To our great disappointment
however, tho President was not there,
but ouo of tho Government olllciiila
Mr Chase, If I mistake not. Wo did
imt disturb him, as wo wanted n bigger
ciase than ho could nave amirded us,
It was certainly a bitter dlsunnoint
incut, but yet, I think, it most fortunate
ono lor us. it was our last uiiempt.
We soon after this became convinced
that wo could not remain much lo litre
undiscovered, und that wo must ubaud
on our enterprise. Accordingly a sep
nratiou iinaiiy iook Place, aim i uove
lifter saw any of tho party except one
and that was whou 1 was on my way
from Richmond to Canada on business
of quite a dill'creiit nut me about which
nrcsciit v.
Such Is tho story of our abduction
mot. linsii. nerlinns too s i. out lion,
orablo 1 maintain lu its means and
iiids; actuated by such motives as
W'dd ', under slmlfar circumstances, bo
it suiucieni luuucctueni to tuousanus oj
Southern young men to havo embarked
in a similar oniorpriso. aiioruy niter
our abandonment of tho abduction
scheme-, somo despatches camo to ino
winch l was compelled to seo inrougu
to Richmond. Thev wcro foreign ones,
and had no roferonco wlmtovor to this
ffalr. I accord nclv left homo for
Richmond, and arrived thero safcly on
tho Friday ovening beforo tho ovneun
tion of that city. On my arrival I went
to Spottswootl Hotel, where I wn told
that Mr. Benjamin, tho then Secretary
of War oftho Confederate States, want
ed to sco me. I accordingly sought his
presence Ho asked mo if l would car
ry somo despatches to Canada for him.
1 replied "Yes." That ovening ho
gave mo tho despatches and $200 in goltl
with winch 10 pay my way to uanaua.
That was tho onlv money I over re
ceived from tho Confederate govern
ment or any of Its ngonts.
It may bo well to remark hero that
this sclicinoof abduction was concocted
without tho knowledao or tho assist-
auco of tho Confederate government in
nny shape or form. Booth and I ofton
consulted together as to whether it
would not bo well to ncquaiut tno au
thorities In Richmond with our plan,
as we wcro sadly in want of money, our
oxpensos being very heavy. In fact,
tho question aroso among us s to
whether, after getting Mr..-Llticoln, If
wc succeeded lu our plan, (ho Confed
erate authorities would not surrender
U3 to tho United States again, becauso
of doing this thing without their
knowlcdco or consent. But wo novcr
acqualuted them with the plan, and
tney novor nau anything in tno wmo
world to do witli It. In fact wo wero
jealous of our undertaking, and wanted
no outsiuo ncip.
i navo not raauo tins Biatomoni, to no
fend tho ofllcersof tho Confederate gov
ernment. Thoy aro perfectly able to
defend themselves, what I havo dono
myself I am not ashamed to let the
world know. I loft Richmond on Sat
urday morning beforo tho evacuation
of that placo. and reached Washington
tho following Monday at 4 o'clock P.
il. , April ii, lHUii. as soon as i readied
tho Maryland slioro I understood that
tho detectives knew of my trip South
and wero on tho lookout for me. I had
been South several times beforo for the
secret service, but had never been
caught. At that time I was carrying
the despatches air. uenjnnun gave mo
In a book entitled "Tho Life of John
Brown." During my trip, and while
reading that book, I learned, to my
utter amazement, that John Brown
was a martyr sitting at tho right hand
of God. I succeeded in reaching
Washington safely, and In passing up
Seventh street met ono of our party,
who inquired what had hecotno of
Booth. I told him where I had been ;
that I was then on ray way to Canada,
and that I had not seen or heard any
thing of Booth slnco our separation.
In view of tho fact that Richmond had
fallen, and that all hopes of tho abduc
tion of tho President had ueen given
up, I advised him to go homo and go
to work. That wus tho last time I saw
any of tho party. I went to a hotel
and slopped over mat nigut as a uo
tectlvo had been to my liouso inquiring
of tho servant my whereabouts. In
thoearly train next morning, Tuesday,
April 1, 18G3, 1 loft for New York, and
that was tho last tlmo I over was in
Washington until brought thero by tho
Un ted atates uovernmont a captivo in
irons, all reports to tho contrary not
withstanding. Tho United States, as you win ro
member, tried to provo my presoueo in
Washington on tho lfith of April, the
day on which Mr. Lincoln mot his
death. Upon arriving in Now York I
called at Booth's house, and was told
Hf the servent that ho had leit mat
morning suddenly, on tho ground of
going to uoston to iuiiiii au engage
ment at mo theatre, in un1 evening ui
tho same day I took tho cars for JNlon
treal, arriving thero tho next day. I
put up at tho St. Lawaenco Hotel, reg
istering myself as "John Harrison,"
such being my two first names. Shortly
afterwards 1 saw General Edward G.
Leo. to whom tho despatches wero dl
reeled, anil delivered thorn to him.
Those despatches wo tried to introduce
as evidence on my trial, but ids Honor
Judge Fisher ruled thorn out, despite
of tho fact that tho Government Imd
tried to pcovo that thoy had relation to
tho conspiracy to Kin ;ur. twiueoni.
Thev wero onlv accounts of somo mon
ey transactions nothing more or less.
A week or so after my arrival there.
General Leo camo to mv room and told
mo ho hpd a plan on root to release mo
uoniederato prisoners men in ionium,
New York. Ho said ho had sent many
parties there, but thoy always got
frightened, and only half oxecutod
their orders. Ho asked me if I would
go thero and tako a sketch of tho pris
on, find out tho number of prisoners,
also minor details in regard to tho num
ber of soldiers on guard, cannon, small
arms, etc. I roullly accented theso
now labors, owing to tho fact that I
could not return to Washington for fear
of tho detectives. Tho news of tho
oviicuatiou of Richmond did not seem
lo disturb the General much in his plan.
as ho doubtless thought then that the
Confederacy wanted men raoro than
over, jio one dreaming that it was vir
tually at an end. I was much amused
at one expression mado uso of bv an
ex-reb witli regard to tho suddenness of
Us demise: "U n tho thing, It didn't
even ilickcr, but went right out." In
accordance with General Leo's order, I
went to Elmlra. arriviiigtheroon Wed
nesday, two days beforo Mr. Lincoln's
death, and registered at tho Brainard
Houso, as usual, as "John Hairison."
Thu following day I went to work, and
mado a completo sketch of tho prison
and surrounding, About 10 o'clock on
Friday night I retired, littlo thl'.king
that on that night a blow would be
struck which would forovcr blast my
hopt s and mako mo a wanderer In a
foreign laud, I slept tho night through,
and camo down tho next morning llttlo
dreaming of tho storm tlion browing
arouud my head. When I took my
seat at tho tablo about I) o'clock A, M.,
a gontiemau to my loft remarked ,
"Have you heard tho nows?" "No:
I'vo not," I replied, "What Is it'."'
"Why rresidoni liiucoin anil rsecroiary
Seward havo been assassinated." t
really put so llttlo faith in what thu
man said that I mado it remark that it
was too early in tho morning to get off
such joitesas inai. "it's so, ' no said,
ut thu samo tlmo drawing out a paper
and showing it to mo. Suro enough,
thero I saw an account of what ho told
me, but us no names wcro mentioned
it never occurrod to mo for an instant
that it could have been Booth or any of
mo pariy, tor tno simple reason mat i
hud never heard anything regarding
assassination spoucn ui during my in
tercourse with tlieiu. I had good rea
son to bulluvo that thero was another
conspiracy ailoat lu Wasliliitou, in
fact wo all knew It. One ovening, as I
was partially lying down In the reading
room ot tho .Metropolitan Hotel, two or
tlireo gentlemen camo in and looked
around us If to make suro that no uuu
was around. They then commenced to
talk abuut what hud been done, the
uest means lor mo expedition, Ac it
being about dusk, nud uo gas light,
and partially conceded behind a writ
ing dosk, 1 was an unwilling listener of
what occurred, i told uooth nr this
aftorward, mid liu said ho imd heard
something to tho sumo effect. It only
mado us nil the more eager to carry out
our plans nl un early duy for fear some
ouo suouiu got uiicuu oi us. wo dldll'l
,kuow what thoy wero after oxuetly,
but wo wero well satisfied that their
object was very much tho same, as ours.
Arising from tho tablo I thought over
who tho party could bo, lor at that
tlmo no names had been telegraphed.
I was protty suro it was nono of tho
old party. I approached tho telograph
ofllco lu tho main hall of tho hotol for
tho purposo of ascertaining If J. Wilkes
Bootli was in Now York. I picked up
a blank nnd wroto "John Wlikes
Bootli," giving th number of tho
house. I hesitated a moment, and
then lore tho paper up, nnti then wroto
ono "J. W. B.," with direction, whicli
I was led to do from tho fact that dur
ing our wholo connection wo rarely
wroto or telegraphed under our proper
names, but always In such a manner
that no ono could understand but our
selves. Ono way of Booth's was to
send letters to mo under cover to my
quondam friend, Louis J. Wolchtnan,
Doubtless you nil know who Lewis J.
Welclitnnn is. Thoy were sent to hi in
becauso ho know of the plot to abduct
President Lincoln. I proclaim it hero
and beforo tho world that Lowls J.
Weichman was a party to tho plan to
abduct President Lincoln. Ho had
been told nil oboutit, and was constant
ly Importuning mo to let hltn hecotno
an actlvo member. I refused, for tho
simplo reason that I told hltn no could
neither rldu a horse nor shoot a pistol,
which was it fact. Those wero two nec
essary accomplishments for us. Myro
fusal nettled him somo ; so ho went off
as it afterwards appeared by his test!
mony, nnd told snmo Government clerk
that lie had a vague idea that thero was
a plan of somo kind on foot to abduct
President Lincoln. This ho says him
self: that lie could havo spotted every
mau of tho party. Why didn't ho do
it ? Booth sometimes was rather sus
picious of him, and askod mo if I
thought ho could bo trusted. Said I,
'Certnluly ho can. Weichman is n
Southern man," and I alwnys believed
it until i nau good reason to ueiiovo
otherwise, becauso ho had furnished in
formation for tho Confederate govern
mem, uesiues allowing mo access to tno
Government records after office hours.
I havo very llttlo to say of Louis J,
Weichman. But I do pronounco him a
uase-uorn perjurer, a murderer oi tne
meanest hue 1 Glvo mo a man who can
striko his victim dead, but savo me
from a man who. through perjury, will
cause the death oi an innocent, person
uouuio murder i ! i noil possesses no
worso fiend than n character of that
kind. Away with bticli n character. I
leave him in tho pit of infamy which
he has dug for himself, a prey to the
lights of his guilty conscience.
I telegraphed Booth thus:
if. IS.. inKew York:
"if you aro in New York telegraph
e.
"John Harrison, Eimlra, N. Y.;
Tho operator, after looking over it.
sa d. "Is It J. w. u.Y" to which l re
plied, "Yes." Mo ovidontly wanted
the wholo name, and had scarcely fin
ished telegraphing when a door right
near the oillce, and opening on tho
street, was pushed onen. and I heard
somo ono say, "Yes, thero aro threo or
tour brothers ol mem, jonn, Junius
Brutus, Kdwiu, and J. wiikes uootn."
Tho wholo truth flashed on mo in an
instant, and I said to myself. "My God!
what havo I dono?" Tho dispatch was
still lving bfiforo me. and 1 reached
over to pick it up for tho purposo of de
stroying it, out tno operator stretcned
forth his hand and said, " wo must mo
all telegrams." My first Impulso was
to toar It up, but I pitched It back and
walked off. The town was in tho great
est uproar, fliigs at half mast, bells loll
ing, tic. Still I did not ttiink that I
was in danger, uuu uoiermineii to go
immediately to Baltimore to find out
tho particulars of tho tragedy.
But here I wish to s.tv a few words
concerning tho register of the Brainard
House. When my counsel, oy my
own direction, went, to seeK I'nii
register, it could not bo found. Our in
ubility to produce It. on tho trial natur
ally cast a suspicion over our nllbi. For
wccks, momus, diu wo sees to uuu us
whereabouts, but to no purpose. Everv
man who wus connected with the hotel
was bunted up and question"d. Every
register of tho hotel before and after the
out which ought to contain my name
was lo bo found, but tho most import
ant ono of all was gone. Now tho ques
tion is, what became of that register ?
riiu United States Government, by ono
of its witnesses. Dr. McMillan, know
in November, 1805, that I was in Eltni
r.i nt the time of thoassassination. They
know it, and thoy naturally traced mo
thero to find out what I was doing.
That somo of tho government oniissa-
ries aostracted that register x nrmiy ue-
lleve. or perhaps it is stored away in
somo of the othor Government vaults,
under cnargo or somo juugo nign in no-
sitinji ; but this is only a surmiio of
nunc, inn tno circumstance involves
a mystery of villainy which tho All
Seeing God will yet bring to light. Tho
despatch I sent to Booth, also from El
mlra, it wi.s impossiuio to nun. wo
had tho operator at Washington during
my inai, uut no saiu mo original was
gone, though ho had a copy ul it. In
telegrapli olllccs thoy aro compelled to
keep all despatches tiled. Ofcour.su wo
could not otter this copy in evidence,
becauso tho original alono would bo ac
cepted, and that hid been mado away
with. So suro was tho Government
that they had destroyed all evidenco of
my s ijotirn in Ediuira, mat in getting
mo in Wusliihgton in tiino for Mr. Lin
coln's dentil thoy brought mo by way
of Now York city, but so completely
wero tney ioiieu in tuts mat in meirro
butting testimony thoy saw tho abso
lute necessity of having tno go by way
of Elmlra, and they changed their tac
tics accordingly. That was enough to
damn my case in any man's mind. This
is a straneo tact, uut nevertheless true.
that thu Government, having in its pos
session this hotel register as woll as my
despatch to Booth, and knowing, more
over, by ono of its witnesses that I was
in l-.imira, yet tried to provo that I
was in Washington on tho night of Mr.
Lincoln's assassination, giving orders
and commanding in general, as they
wore pleased to say. Tho gentlemen in
Elmlra by whom I proved my alibi
wero men of tho highest standing and
integrity, wliosu testimony tho United
States Government could not and daro
not attempt to impeach. I left Eltnirn
with thu intention of going to Balti
more. 1 really did not comprehend at
that tlmo thu danger that 1 was in. As
thero was uo train going south that
evening I concluded to go to Cauiiudal
gua, and from thero to Baltimore by
way of Elmlra nud Now York.
Upon urriving at Canandalgua on
Saturday evening, I learned to my ut
ter disappointment that uo train left
until tho Monday following, so I took a
room at thu Webster House, registering
myself as "John Harrison," Tho next
dy I went to church, I remember it
being caster Sunduy. I can hero safely
say that tho United States Government
had not the remotest idea that I stopped
unywhero after 1 left Elmlra. Thoy
thought when I left there, 1 went
straight through to Canada, It wus a
very fortunate thing fur me that I could
not leave Cuuuuddlguu. Now mark,
ladies und gentlemen, If you pleuso,my
mi mo wus signed mid v way of thu ho
tel register, with six othur parties be
foro und utter. Thero was uo doubt its
to the genuineness of my signature, bo-
causo tho very experts brought by tho
United States to s wnor to my signatures
in otner instances, swore ihso tipit that
VL'xu 111V IliltlltiL't-illlltr- Attn ..II tl.l.
tho reglitcr was ruled out by Judeoj
Fisher, becauso ho wn.1 well ntvnrn tf Im
admitted It my caso was nt an end. I
could not bo In two places nt onco.
though thoy tried to mako mo so. Lis
ten to his reason for so ruling: "Tho
prisoner might, navo Blepped down
from Canada to Canandalgua during
his concealment and signed his nam-i
thero for tho pumoso of nrntnctlno him
self in tho tuturo." It was n likely
idea that tho proprietor of n, hotel
would leave it blank lino in tho register
for my especial benefit. Need 1 say
that tho ruling was a most infamous
one, nnd ought to damn tho Judge who
so ruled as a villain In tho minds of ov
ery honest nud upright man. Had
Judge Fisher been ono of tho lawyers
ior uiu prosecution, no couiu not have
worked harder against mo than ho ill I.
But, tlianks to bim, ho did ino more
good than harm. His unprincipled und
vindlctivo character was too apparent
for every ono in the court-room. I could
not help smiling nt tno time to thliilc
of tho great shrewdness and foresight
ho accorded mo by that decision. At
times, really, during my trial. 1 could
scarce recognize any vestige ot my for
mor self. Sometimes I would ask my
self, "Am I the samo individual? Am
i really tho same John il. SurrattV" .
When that register was produced In
court, tho Hon. Judgo Pierrepont, tho
leaning counsel tor tno u tinea atatos,
became exceedingly nervous, especially
when Mr. Bradloy refused to show it to
him, and ho toro up several pieces of
patier in his trembling fingers.
lie evidently saw what a pitiful caso
ho had. nnd how ho had been mado the
dupo of his precious, worthy friend,
pidwm iyi. Stanton. At tno time or my
trial tho proprietor of tho Webster
House, in Canandalgua, could not find
the cash book of tho hotel, in which
thero should have been un entry In fa
vor of "John Harrison" for so much
cash. When ho returned to Canandal
gua, ray trial being then ended, ho
wrote to Mr. Bradloy that ho had found
the casli book, and sent it to him. It
was then too lato. My trial was over.
If we had had that cash book at tho
tlmo of my trial it would havo been
proved beyond a doubt that I was In
Canandalgua, nnd not in Washington
City.
On Monday when I was leaving Can
audatgua, I bought somo Now York
papers. In looking over them, my eye
lit on the following paragraph, which
I havo never forgotten, and, don't
think I ever will. It runs thus: "Tho
assassin of Secretary Soward is said to
bo John II. Surratt, a notorious .seces
sionist of Southern Maryland. Ills
uamo with that of J. Wilkes Booth,
will forever lead tho infamous roll of
nssassius." I could scarcely believe my
senses. I gazed upon my name, the
letters of which seemed sometimes to
grow as largo as mountnins and then to
dwlndlo away to nothing. So much
for my former connection with him. I
thought. After fully realizing tho state
of tho case, I concluded to chango my
courso and go direct to Cauada.
I left Canandalgua on Monday 12 M.,
going to Albany, arriving there on
Tuesday morning in tlmo for breakfast.
When 1 stopped on tho platform at tho
depot at St. Albans I noticed that ouo
of tho detectives scanned every one,
head and foot, myself as well as tho
rest. Before leaving Montreal for El
mlra, I provided myself with an Oxford-cut
jacket and a round-top hat,
peculiar to Cauada at that time. I
know my trip to Elmlra would be it
dangerous one, and I wished to pass
myself oil' as a Canadian, und I succeed
ed in so doing, ns wus proved by my
witnesses in Eltnira. I believe that
costumo guarded mo safely through St
Albans. I went In with -others, and
moved around, with the dutectives
standing thero most of tho tlmo look
ing at us. Of courso I was obliged to
talk as loud as anybody about tho trag
edy. After having a hearty meal I
lighted a cigar and walked up town.
One of tho detectives approaciiod me,
stared mo directly in tno face, and I
looked him quietly back. In a few
moments I was speeding on my way to
Montreal, whero I arrived at two
o'clock in thu atteruoou, going again to
tho St. Lawrence Hotel; Soon after I
called on a friend, to whom I explulued
my former connection with Booth, nnd
told bim I wnsafraid tho Uulted States
Government would suspect mo or com
plicity in tho plot ol ussussluutlon. Ho
advlsednno to mako myself scarce. I
immediately went to tho holel, got my
things, aud repaired to tho room of a
friend. When my friend's tea time
camo I would not go to tho tablo witli
him, but remained It the room. 1 ho
ladies wanted to know why ho didn't
bring his friend to tea with him ! He
replied that I didn't want any. Ono uf
tho ladles remarked: "I expect you
havo got Booth In there.'1 "Perhap-s
so," ho answered laughingly. That
was rather close guessing. At night
fall I went to tho house of ono who
afterwards proved to be a most devoted
friend. Thero 1 remained until tho
evening of tho next day, when I was
driven out in a carriage with two gen
llptiinn. straiiirers to me. Ono day I
walked out and saw Weichman on tlm
lookout for me. lie had lltuo mea i
win kii mvir. Hue muni, auout it
o'clock, my friend, in whoso housa I
was, camo to mo asm said, in a smiling
way : "Tho detectives havo olfered nm
$20,000 if I will tell thorn whero you
are.'' "Very well," s.tld I, "givo tno
ono-half, and lot them know." They
suspected this gentleman of protecting
me, and they hud really mado him tho
oiferT Ono day, about 12 o'clock, I was
told that thoy wero going to search me
house, and that I must leave immed
iately, which I did. They searched it
l.nrimi morning. This gentleman was
a poor man, with a larao family, and
yet money couiu not uuy niui. a ru-
maincd wan misgeuiiuiiuui uuun it-n
Montreal, within it wtek or so after
wards. Tho detectives wero now hunt
lm ma verv el()3elv. and would have"
doubtless succeeded In c-ipturlng mo
had It not been for a uiunuer on mo
part of my friend Wcichmuu. Ho had,
it appears, started tho detectives on thu
wrong track, by telling them tliatl had
left tho houso of Mr. Portcrlleld in
company with somo others, and was
going north of Montreal. Soon that
section was swarming with detectives.
I was not with that party, Imt about
tho same tlmo I too left Montreal In a
hack, going some eight or nlijo miles
down tho St. Lawrence river, crossing
that stream In u small canoe. I was at
tired as a huntsman. At 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning wo an i veil ut our
destination, a fmall town lying south
of Montreal. Wo entered tho village
very quietly, hoping uo one would seo
us.
It has been assorted over and over
again, and for tho purpose of dsmuing
mo in tho estimation of every honest
man, that I deserted her who gavo mo
bin h In the direst hour of her need.
Truly would I havo merited theexecra-
tion of every man had such been the
case. But such was not the case. When
I loft Montreal, thero was no causo for
uneasiness on my pari, mid upon my
arrival in tho country I wrote to nii
friends In Montreal to keep mo'ifCsted
In regard to the approaching trial, uud
tosond mo tho newspapers regularly.
I received loiters from them frequent
ly, lu all of which thoy assured mo thero
wus no causo of anxiety : that It wa
only a matter of time, nud it would nil
bowel). After a while papers did not
como so regularly, and tliojo that did,
Hiioke very encouragingly. A llttlo
I while iiflorwaiU-, when they camo,
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