NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS. —So successfully does the money order office work that it is to be greatly enlarged. One hundred and thirty-nine offices were established on the first of November last. On the first of June 280 more .rill be established. The amount of money orders issued last quarter was $588,462- 24, on which Government received about $5,000. There are about $40,000 constantly lying in the hands of postmasters, subject to cali. —A delegation of Congressmen, with the Hon. James M. Ashley at their head, called on the President the 16th for the purpose of protesting against any action on the part of the Government, which shall extend the rights of prisoners of war to those officers and privates in the late Bebel ser vice who have consented to the murder and star vation of our men when prisoners of war. There is a great deal of feeling on the point in Ohio and throughout the West, which sections claim to have had an undue proportion of the unfortunate blacks who have been butchered in United States uni form, and of the whites who have been reduced to skeletons by the barbarians of the now collapsed Confederacy. It is understood that President Johnson agreed with the delegation, and will pro ceed to act upon their representations by direc ting that testimony be immediately taked upon the subject. —We learn from Fortress Monroe that the farmers are returning to their plantations, now that the war is over, and are making strenuous ef forts to produce good harvests. Large numbers of contrabands are being thrown out of employment bj- the order of retrenchment in the government expenditure. Many northern farmers, tempted by the liberal inducements of the government, have purchased tracks of land in the neighborhood of Old Point. —The Galvaston News says that the com crop is good, but that the sugar crop will be very short. At New Orleans the holders of cotton were demanding an advance, and exchange on New York was a half per cent premium. —A prize fight for $5,000 took place at Port Jervis .yesterday, between two men named Dunn and Davis. The fight lasted one hour and five minutes, during which forty-three rounds were fought, resulting in Dunn winning. —The Internal Revenue Department has decided ; That a manufacture is entitled to deduct all taxes paid by him as a manufacturer, either as taxes, or under the head of expense of business, in his estimation of income. —George D. Prentice of the Louisville Journal, is lying very sick at the St. Cloud Hotel, Nashville. Clarence D. Prentice, his son, lately a rebel officer, has taken the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. The Portuguees Cortes have joined the other Governments of Europe in passing resolu tions of sympathy with the American people on the occasion of the death of President Lincoln. Accounts of public meetings and resolutions of sympathy continued to pour jn from all parts of England. In both Houses of Parliament, on March 4, the reply to the Queen to the addresses in reference to the assassination was read. The Queen declares that she entirely participates in the sentiments addressed to her by the Parlament on the assassination. —The Spanish Government has issued a decree ordering the evacuation of San Domingo. —lt is now extremely probable that the review will take the shape of the troops through Pennsylvania-avenue, the President and General Grant reviewing the columns from suitable point. This will gratify everybody, and afford spectators a splendid opportunity. —The Nashville Press learns that Gen. Forrest was killed by Capt. Walker of the Rebel army, in revenge for shooting his son. —There is in the Patent office at \Y ash jngton a model of a steamboat invented by Abra ham Lincoln. It was patented. -Mr. Develin, counsel for the United .States, apprized the Montreal court having cog nizance of the eases of the St. Albans raiders on the 12th, that he was instructed to give the infor mation that no further demand would be made by our Government for their extradition. —The schooner Mailer, of Union, N. J., caughQflre jn the Potomac near Alexandria, on Monday, and was burned to the water's edge. —Charles D. Norton has been appointed Collector of the port of Buffalo, viae Metz, de ceased. —Sr. Fernando de la Cuesta, many years Consual of the Mexican Government in Philadel phia, died on the 14th at his residence in that city. —The Rebel Gen. Early, is said, died re cently otjLynchburg. Previous accounts had letj him there suffering from rheumatism in the stom ach. —President Johnson has recently had his life insured for SIO,OOO. His late illness arose from vertigo, to which he has always been subject. —lsac N. Arnold, member of Congress from Illinois, is said to be preparing an account of President Lincoln's life and administration. -—The delegation from the Argentine Re public to the United States are in New York. —Nearly 5,000 emigrants reached X. Y., -luring Last week. —The President is said to be engaged on an Amnesty Proclamation. —lt is said that the counsel for the pris oners in the assassination trial are to be paid, if ■at all. by money raised in Baltimore for that pur pose. —An unsuccessful attempt was made on the 16th by ronie rascal to obtain possession of Gen. Grout's two most valuable harses. —Gen. Halleck has offered a reward of $25,000 for the arrest of Extra-Billy Smith. " Reb el Governor of Virginia." —lt is now stated that the paper found •on the person of Booth, implicating Jeff Davis in the crime of the former, was in cypher, and that it was read by means of another document writ ten in a similar character found in Davis' house in Richmond. —Dispatches say that the Rebel leaders Gut.-.sM,;od and Cluuue Ferguson are committing great depredations on the defenceless people of East Tennessee. • —Large numbers of the paroled prison ers of Lee's and Johnston's arm-y are travelling through East Tennessee, robbing and plundering the people generally. —The camp for musfbring-out the troops of the central section of the State of Pennsylvania, will be located in York or Cumberland counties. --Twepty-four hundred Rebel prisoners it Camp Chase, Ohio, have taken the oath of alle giance, and been discharged. Basil Duke, and several of Davis's officers, have surruudered to our forces at Agusta. —The Navy Department has received in formation of the capture, on the lltb instant, of th* Rebel sloop Florida, with a cargo of cotton, and the Rebel sloop Annie, with a cargo of loose cotton, off Crystal River, Florida, by the I nited States schooner Sea Bird, tender to the United States steamer Hebiscus. —Three burglars attempted to enter the house of Isaac Causer, a farmer of Berks Co., Pa. on Wednesday night, but were driven off and one of their number —a desperate character from Read ing—killed. JMfattl Reporter. Towanda, Thursday, May 25,1865. THE LESSON AND THE DUTY OP THE HOUR. It is the part of wisdom to learn from experience, and the duty of all to bow sub missively to the inflections of Providence. These appear generally to be designed for our good ! and often, in the midst of tears we are allowed to see whereby affliction profiteth us, making joy of our sorrow. Accepting therefore, the terrible deatli of our beloved, and lamented President, as designed for the nation's good, we propose to make an application. As we understand the nation's condition, and necessities, any man in it could have been better spared than ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ane this seems to be the judgment of the whole people ; and if it had been asked, at any time since the 4th of March last, whose sudden death would cause the greatest alarm, and the deepest lamentation in the land, the undi vided answer would have been, ABRAHAM LINCOLN ; yet, with all this unanimity of sentiment on this head, it is meet that he should go hence. It will hardly be conten ded that his own fame required his death, for He " who doetli all things well," could as easily have preserved the one as the other ; and it is equally out of the range of probability, that either his life or his fame were paramount to the interests of this whole nation. But the most reason able supposition is, that the cause of free dom required this great sacrifice, as it re quired many others A retrospective glance at some of the more prominent events of the first years of the war, may be instructive, and may throw light on our present peculiar surroundings. The first battle of Bull Run was a fear ful blow to the Northern States. All then saw that disaster to our arms must prolong the war a year, if not lor years ; and, as a sequence, the national heart was filled with gloomy forbodings. But in the renewed ef forts called forth to prepare further for the contest, new hope sprang up, and our first discomfiture was measurably forgotten in the promise we had in the future. Great preparations were made, and unbounded Itopes were excited by McClellau's vast as surances of certain triumph. He declared that such an army as he had the South could not resist, and we all believed him. What else could we do ? He was our Gen eral, and therefore, it was presumed he knew, and he was said to be a second Na poleon. Then how could we help believing him ? Besides too, we wanted it to be as he said—poor blind mortals —an odditional motive for trust. But this great army, and greater general, and all the accompanying bright hopes, came to naught. Crippled and broken, we were driven from before Richmond, and the second humiliation was greater than the first. Then followed close on its heels the second Bull Run defeat, more disgraceful, and more discouraging than all the rest, because brought about by the treachery of some of our generals. Besides these, we had, as intermediate comforts, as ghastly interludes to our depressed spirits, and be wildered vision, such massacres of our poor soldiers as took place at Great Bethel, at Ball's Bluff, and Boedlcis Mill, Ac., to reflect over. When all these things came upon us, as they did during the two first j'ears of the war, our hearts nearly sank within us. All was gloom and dispondency: aud whilst these disasters, in a measure, discouraged us, they did uot defeat us, nor was this their design. We were to he schooled by them for greater duty, and much greater realizations than the most sanguine amongst us had dreamed of. But this was not their only purpose, and per haps the least part of them. It now seems manifest that the success of the rebels in the early part of the struggle, were ne cessary to lead them into the full, and dis tinctive exhaustion, which has since fol lowed, and without this exhaustion, our vic tories would not have been so complete, and God's purpose not so well worked out. For who does not see, that if we had been successful at Bull Run, on the James Pe ninsula, at Fredericksburg, and Cliancelor ville, that the. rebels would have had to succumb ; and if they had yielded then, their darling institution would have been saved, and they could now be back again in the Union with all their insolence, quar rclsoinness and bravado—perhaps been in power again to-day. Then our work would not only have been unfinished, hut our im mense losses, our sons, our brothers, our fathers, and our load of debt, would have been an entire sacrifice. No grin could be counted on our side. Now, however, it is different, we have great losses, but also great gains • and this is owing to our de feats, and to rebel successes in the begiun ning. It now appears, what was net so clear at first, that by this rebellion the Al mighty designed to free the blacks, to rid this nation of the curse of slavery, the darkest, the foulest blot that ever stained the escutcheon of any Nation. All the signs we see point in this direction. All the visible indications have been bearing, and all the writing this interpretation. God knew what was necessary to cary out tliis purpose. We did not. He knew that a half-whipped slave-holder would not give up the victim of his power, and his lust. He knew what a desperate character slave ry had created, and what a fearful power he had acquired ; and that the means nc ccssary to his destruction must be commen surate. When the Isrealites were led from bond age, fearful indeed, was the tenacity with which the rapacious and glutted Egyptians | clung to their victims. The plagues of vermin, reptiles, and blood, which tortured this poor, besotted nation, could not make them let go the bond-man a|ul the bond woman ; and " Pharaoh, and his host"— the proud, the rich, the lordly slave-holder of Egypt —had to be destroyed before the oppressed brick-maker could be free. How overwhelming must be that passion which so infatuates its subject as to yield it up only with death. This great Jewish re demption is but a type of the African re demption here as developed through this rebellion. There, tlie muster yielded his slave with his life. Here, the master throws up all in defence of his slave. There the master rushed to his ruin, and his end, and his bondman " still lives." Here, the master blindly strikes at the constitution, and by it severs the chain which held his slave. , But the last throes, and desperate strug gles of tin; rebellion had begun to excite sympathy for the deluded, erring, wicked rebels, and there was danger of this mis leading us. Pity fur Lee, he who is no traitor's second in enormous criminality, and who, in turning against his govern ment, adds the great sin of ingratitude to that of treason, for he was educated at the public expense, that he might be a help in time of need, and by receiving her bounty he agreed to defend the government. But this he cast to the dogs, and with hands dripping with the blood of an hundred thousand devoted loyal men, either of whom was a thousand fold better than he. Yet sympathy goes up for this accursed rebel, the least deserving and most con demned of all. We hear it said along the streets of Towauda that the heroic Lee, the great general, and line gentleman, should not be hung. Why ? because he has been more successful in slaughtering the Union soldiers ? Why ? because, by means of superior gepius, and greater opportunities, lie lias been able to do our cause, and our country, more damage? We can bang all the Bealls, and bis class of offenders we can take, and these are only the instru ments of the great leader, and infinitely less culpable ; but Lee, and bis compeers must have pity. It is out of place here, and unfits us for duty. We already seethe I fruits of the leniency granted to Lee and his army, in the aping, and weaker gen erals, who consented to give a safe con duct, and protection to a rebel legislature, and rebel magnates, to come together to consult for their own safety, and coucoet new schemes of trouble for us, and .Sher man—l grieve to say it—attempted to imi tate Georges, falling from his high position | as a general, to become a huckster for a \ copperhead nomination for the Presidency, I just as if the latter could rank him, even if successful to his utmost wish, where he stood when before Goldboro. What rank folly. And all this error and blundering, comes from clemency ; and had it not been arrested it would have led us to ruin. In this hour of our great weakness, in the midst of this deep danger, the Almighty takes our leader from us—our Moses is is taken hence, and Johnson is placed in the lead, because better filled for that position of the great work of our redemption,which is yet to be carried out. The genial spirit, the boundless humanity, the lofty earnest ness, and enlarged, and winning nobleness of Abraham Lincoln were necessary to lead us through the Red Sea, and over the wasting wilderness, the trials, and suffer ings of the Israelites not inaptly typifying our own struggle. Now however, men of sterner mould, of strong sinews, of broader boldness, are called for to meet the exigen cies of the hour. Ask, if this is uot the true interpretation of our apparent alllie tion, why is it, that the only members of our administration, that were known to be leaning to full forgiveness to the rebels, a full pardon for their crimes, were stricken down ? The rest were in as great danger, but were saved. And why? we can not tell God's workings, only as they become visible to our vision. Then, it is our priv ilege, as it is our duty, to understand them aright; and this is the inference we draw from this late severe dispensation. That there is good designed by it, can not be doubted. Throughout this whole war, Mr. Seward has been the embodiment of len iency towards the rebels. He has had con fidence in kind words, in persuasion, and returning reason. His power in this line is admitted to he unsurpassed, and whilst he did us no harm at home, his peculiar gift in diplomacy, was of infinite advan tage, and may continue to he of vast use to us in our affairs with foreign nations. And may not his attempted assassination by those whom he has labored so hard to befriend, be intended to cure him of an error, by teaching him further the fiendish desperation which slavery engenders, and the wonderful danger there is in trifling with it. Looking then, upon Mr. Lincoln's admin istration as the first period, or step, in freedom's upward, and humanity's advanc ing strides, we come to the beginning of the second period, when we are to cross the Jordon, under a new leadership, and when we are to go into the full possession of our national heritage, when graver and : more melancholy duties may exact our ho mage, and try our faith, Now is this aspect of the case in any ! way changed inyicw of the re-election of; President Lincoln. That election was one , of the leading measures which led to our 1 flpal triumph. Without it, we were really in danger of being defeated, and it is our j belief would have been. That election was ! just as potent in our success, and just as necessary, as were the great armies of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas all combined, and a simultanious victory by each division would have been a less pow erful anxilary ip crushing the rebellion, than was the re-election of Abraham Lin coln. That election gave us the first great victory, and his death the second and final i triumph over traitors and the cause of slavery. The first was a lesson to the! rebel mind, and the last a lesson to the free j mind of the North, and knowing our lesson let us heed it. J9The large rewards for the capture of Booth and fjarrojd are to he distributed at the discretion of the Secretary of Way upon the completion of the trials. THE ABSASSINATION. TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS. PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY. WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 16. In accordance with a suggestion made yesterday, by the Judge-Advocate, the com mission repaired to FORD'S Theatre, this morning, at half-past nine o'clock, to exam ine the premises, with a view to a more inteligent understanding of the testimony. A large crowd collected in front of the theatre, but none were admitted save the members of the commission, the official reporters, the several representatives of the press, and two or three Senators. Everything remains undisturbed inside the building, just as it was at the time of the assassination, except that the chair in which Mr. LINCOLN sat when he was shot has been taken away, and the blue Hag, which hung in front of the box, and in which BOOTH'S spur caught, has been removed We found upon examination that the dis tance the assassin ran in order to get out of the building after he fell upon the stage, was about ninety feet, two-thirds of this be ing the distance from the box in which the President was seated, to the passage-way leading to (lie rear door, through which BOOTH escaped from the theatre. This passage-way is about six feet wide, entire ly unobstructed, and is on a level with the ground in the rear of the building, so that the assassin had no steps or stairs to as cend or decend in taking his flight. There is a narrow hall leading from the stage, on the south side of the theatre, on Tenth-street, on which the building fronts. It was at the front door of this hall that Booth, Spangler and another man whose name is not yet in evidence, were engaged in the mysterious whispering and ma noeuvering which attracted the attention of Sergt. Joseph M. Dye, as detailed by him in his testimony yesterday. The examination of the building elicited no other features worthy of special mention. At about 10:30 o'clock the commission arrived at the- court-room, and resumed the hearing of the case. Some three hours were consumed ,in reading and revising the journal of yesterday's proceedings, and at 2 o'clock a witness was called to the stand and the hearing progressed until near 7 o'clock, when the commission ad journed until to-morrow at 10 o'clock. Among the witnesses called to the stand this afternoon was Col. 11. 11. Wells, now Provost-Marshal of Alexandria. Col. Wells is a (lawyer, 'formerly of Detroit. His tes timony was clear and comprehensive, and fixed the guilt of Dr. Mudd as an accomplice of Booth beyond a doubt. It disturbed the defendant, upon whom it weighs heavily, more than anything that has occured during the trial. Mudd winced manifestly as Col. Wells detailed the defen dant's prevarication and evasion, and his final acknowledgement of damaging facts. It now comes out that it is to Col. Wells, probably, more than to any other person engaged in unraveling the mystery of the assassination, that we are indebted for biinging the offenders to trial and throwing light upon the dark plot. lie it was who detected and caused the arrest of Payne, Mrs. Surratt, Atzeroth, Arnold, O'Laughlin, Spangler and Mudd, and discovered and followed the trail of Booth and Ilarrold down into Lower Maryland, and finally tele graphed to the War Department the infor mation which led to their capture. The shadow deepens as to O'Laughlin, and the additional testimony to-day by Maj.'s Knox and Hatter, showing the pres ence of accused at Mr. Stanton's house on the night of the 13th of April, under suspi cious circumstances, exercised O'Laughlin painfully. His facial demonstrations of mental suffering and misery during the rendering of this evidence, were generally remarked The prisoner is much changed to-day. He came into the room this morn ing looking very pale and dejected. The prisoners' platform and railing has been extended across the entire width of the room, and Mrs. Surratt now sits upon one end of it, two or three feet apart from the other accused. This miserable creature is looking stronger and apparently more reconciled, as in fact do all the prisoners save Dr. Mudd and O'Laughlin. There is great anxiety to get a look at the defendants and to gain admission to the court-room, but the permits are granted sparingly. Among the visitors to-day were Bishop Mclllvaine, of Ohio, several Con gressmen and the judges of the supreme court of this District WEDNESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 17, 1805. The trial of the conspirators was pro ceeded with to-day, Atzerdot coming in for a principal share of attention Considerable interesting testimony was taken, bearing mainly on the final scene at Garrett's barn. Sergt. Boston Corbett gave his statement of the killing of Booth with a modesty of manner and a straightfor wardness of detail that made a most fa vorable impression. He testified that he offered to go in the barn and clinch Booth, so that the rest might take him alive du ring the struggle, Corbett being willing to risk his own life in the venture. He re frained from shooting Booth until he seem ed about to shoot one of our own men, when he thought it his duty r to fire. When sworn by the Judge Advocate-General, Corbett added, "I solemnly affirm," deem ing that form preferable. Mr. Coyle of The Intelligencer was sutn monod to-day, and informed that Booth, during his dying moments, affirmed that he had left with him a full and complete statement of his motives for the assassina tion. This Mr. Coyle denied. Mrs. Surratt was quite melancholy all day, averting her face or holding her head down' most of the time, and paying no at tention whatever to the proceedings. Harrold was quite depressed also, hold ing down his head, awl looking out through his eyebrows. Payne's day comes to-morrow, when the the Sewards, and probably the Secretary himself, will be present as witnesses. All the testimony for the Government will be submitted by Friday, as I onticipa ted yesterday. THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WASHINGTON, May 18, 1865. The court room was crowded to-day in anticipation of the trial of Payne and the appearance of the Sewards as witnesses. Unexpected obstacles, however, rendered the trial very slow, and Payne's case was not reached, Reverdy Johnson seems to have desert ed Mrs. Surratt, not having appeared for several days. Mr. Doster Counsel for Atzerodt, made himself unnecessarily offensive to-day by his persistence in delayiug the business of the Court, by all sorts of irrevelent and ab surd questions, closing with the impudent question to the witness, [" Judge Olin of the Suprpme Coqrt of the LjigtpctJ "if the civil courts of this District were organized for the purpose of carrying out the will of Gen. Grant?" Doster wag formerly a Maj or in the 4tii Pennsylvania Cavalry, and la ter Provost-Marshal of this Ristrict, Proofs of Arnold's complicity were fur nished to day, and also his confession, im plicating Booth, Atzerodt, O'Laughlin and Surratt. According to Homer's statement, Arnold said that the part assigned to him self in the kidnapping was to throw the President out of the theater box after the lights had been turned out so that the rest could carry him off in a carriage. At this statement the prisoners all relaxed into a broad smile for the first time since the tri al began. A witness also testified that I)r. Mudd told him two weeks before the assassina tion that in a month Lincoln and his whole Cabinet, and all the loyal people of Mary land would be killed; but the statement was as absurd, and the testimony so inco herent, as not to be generally believed. The witness made an unfavorable impression. The document from the files of the Rebel Congress providing for the burning of North ern cities and the destruction of all North ern commerce, which document bears the approval and indorsement of "J. D.," was read in court to-day, and the writing of the indorsement identified as that of Jefferson Davis. Mrs. Surratt paid no attention to any thing going on to-day, while Harrold was as thoughtless as usual. Gov. Brown is to appear as a witness against Jeff. Davis. FRIDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WASHINGTON, May 19, 1865. The court room where the conspirators are being Died was crowded to-day, and the proceedings were of great interest. Most of the testimony bore upon Payne, though in the latter part of the afternoon Dr. Mudd and Atzerodt were somewhat in volved. Maj. Seward, son of the Secretary, gave his testimony with considerable emotion, detailing the fearful scene of the attempted murder of his father with a faltering voice which affected the Court and the assembly, lie thought the prisoner Payne was the man, but could not swear positively to his ; identity. The manacles were taken off from Payne's wrists, under the direction of Major-Gen. Ilaitranft, and the coats and hat which he wore in his assault on the Sewards were j put on him, that he might he recognised. The coats were of light grey material, and the hat a soft felt. The prisoner seem ed to enjoy the freedom of his arms keenly. His fingers taper and his hands are finely shaped, soft and white as a woman's. When identified he would wrinkle his brow and bite his nails nervously The nurse and soldier, Robinson, who saved Mr. Seward's life, was present, and his recognition of the prisoner was instant and complete. Nobody could forget that face, he said, though he looks less fierce and more natural. The negro boy who attended the door on that night also identified the prisoner with a degree of terror which was quite amus ing. "Yes, thats the man, thats him, 1 know liirn." At which Payne smiled. "Thats him;" added the witness, "dont you ! see he knows me." At which Payne laugh ; od, and the Court joined. The testimony of Capt. Wermerskritch, ; a German, was also particularly graphic and edifying. He testified to having found the photographs of Jeff. Davis, Lee, and | others, in albums at Mrs. Surratt's house, and also a photograph of Wilks Booth hid den in the back of a little family picture. Hereupon the lawyer for Mrs. Surratt tried to prove that such likenesses were to be found in the houses of loyal persons.— After whispering to his cliant lie asked, "Did you not find photographs of Union Geuerals there." To which the reply was, "No, sir, none; there was one of McClellan." (Counsel, in dignant.) "Well, sir, was not he a Union General?" "I don't exactly know; I believe lie was. employed on our side." Again the witness said of Mrs. Surratt when arrested, she requested, permission to kneel down and pray. "Ah!" exclaimed tho counsel, "then she knelt down and prayed, did she?" Answer. "She knelt down; don't know whether she prayed or not." Considerable additional evidence has been disclosed to the Judge-Advocate Gen eral, which will prolong the trial well into next week. Davis will probably reach Fortress Mon roe by Sunday. The Government has definitely determin ed to arrainge and try Jefferson Davis be lore a civil tribunal—probably before a ju ry in Baltimore, with Chief-Justice Chase to preside, SURRENDER OF THE REBEL COMMO DORE FARRAND. WASHINGTON, May '2l. ISOIS. The Navy Department this morning re ceived a communication from Acting Rear- Admiral Thatcher, under date of May fi, off Mobile, in which he says: " I have the honor to inform the Depart ment that on the night of the 4th inst., I received written propositions from Commo dore Ebenezer Farrand, Commanding Con federate forces in these waters, to surren der to me all the Rebel naval forces, offi cers, men, and public property yet afloat under bis oommand, and now blockaded by a portion of our naval forces in the Tom bigbee River, and desiring a meeting with me to arrange terms of surrender to the United States. I cordingly met Commodore Farrand at Citronville, a point about 25 miles above Mobile, and accepted his pro posal on the same basis as granted to Gen. Richard Taylor by Major-Gen. Canby, the latter having taken place at the same point and time. Gen. Canby not being present, some days will claps before all the arrange ments will be completed for the reception of the Confederate officers, men, vessels, and property, when further details, with copies of all correspondence, and the writ? ten agreement and obligations, will be -offi cially made known to the Department." JEFF. DAVIS AT FORTRESS MONROE FORTRESS MONROE, Friday, May 19, 1865. Jefferson Davis, late of the so-called Southern Confederacy, with his family, staff-officers, etc., captured by a portion of Gen. Wilson's command in Georgia, arrived here to-day at 12 o'clock, from Hilton Head,! S. C., in the steamer William 11. Clyde, con- j voyed by the United States gunboat Tus- j carora, Commodore Frauley. Col. Pritchard, of the Michigan Cavalry, 1 who made the capture of the important prisoners, with a strong guard of his men, accompanied the Rebel party on the steam er Clyde northward to this place, and, on reaching here, immediately telegraphed to Washington for instructions regarding the disposal of his charge. At this writing, such is the strict secrecy observed, not only as to the presence of the ! prisoners, but also as to their future move-! ments, that it is impossible to form even an j opinion regarding the intention of the Gov-J eminent. The steamer Clyde still remains away ' out more than tlgee miles* from here seem- ! ingly anchored, and Col. Pritchard is pro- j bably the only one who has yet oume ashore j from her JEFFERSON DAVIS. PARTICULARS OF HIS FLIGHT. NAKHVILLK, Friday, May 19, 1865. Through Confederate officers who have just arrived, I get a full account of Jeff. Davis's movements up to within a short time of his capture. Gen. Debrell, who commanded his es cort, was engaged in the battle near Ra leigh, N. C., when he received intelligence of the surrender of Lee ; and at the same time Wheeler got a dispatch from Jeff. Da vis, dated at Greensboro, N. C., calling for one thousand picked men, to escort him and what remained of his government to Washoe, Ga. Debrell was accordingly dispatched with the required force, and after a march of three days reached Greensboro, at which point he found Jeff. Davis with his family, Juduh V. Benjamin, John C. Breckinridge, Senator Burnett of Kentucky, J. II Rea gan, Postmaster General Gustavus A. Hums of Tennessee, and other Rebel offi cials. As soon as Gen. Debrell arrived the par ty prepared to march, and they set sail i n the following day. Jeff. Davis and the Rebel officials rode in front, followed by ambulances containing the women and chil dren and the specie, which was currently I reported among the officers to amount to | eleven millions of dollars. It was put up | in heavy iron-bound kegs and boxes, and ! had a guard of one thousand men led by | Gen. Debrell, which followed this train. At a point about five miles from Greens | borough they camped. Jeff Davis and I family taking up their quarters in a house in the vicinity. Here the rank and file first learned the object of their mission, and it was discussed with all tire surmises which ! it naturally excited, the men being ex ceedingly anxious to know the destination j of their government. On the following day Jeff. Davis visited | the boys and made a soul-stirring speech, i adverting to the disasters that had over- I taken their beloved Confederacy, but giv ing them every assurance that they were j not irrevocably lost—that all that was ne ! cessary to ultimate success was confidence j in their Government, and the undaunted | bravery which had characterized the Con- I federate Army during its past career. | Upon taking up the line of march, they ; rode in the same order, Jeff. Davis having ! by his side young Col. Johnston, son of j Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston, in whom he | evidently reposed the most implicit confi idence. They reached Charlotte, X. C.. where 1 they again camped, and Davis harangued | the men again, inspiring confidence in them j and dealing in glowing words of Rebel pa triotism He appeared happy and cheerful. ' took the boys by the hand, and entered in to cheerful conversation with them. He would praise their valor in the presence of i the ladies, and call them the faithful tliou ! sand, the flower of the Confederacy, and j paid other pretty but not substantial com j pliments. At this point they were joined by Basil | Duke, Fergusion and Vaugher, with their I brigades, which increased the escort to the j magnificent proportion of 50UU men After the new comers had mingled with j the others they soon learned the condition of tilings, and they too had their surmises. Like a pack of hungry wolves they were | suddenly reminded that the Government was slightly indebted to them, and as the I treasure was near at hand the idea of pre senting their bills suggested itself to them. The meg would congregate in groups, and their low mutterings boded no good to the Government. Jeff found it necessary to redouble his efforts to conciliate, but his eloquence was wated now. The men obey ed their marching orders and followed Jeff into South Carolina to Abbeville, where j they again halted, very much fatigued and I demoralized. On the Bth things began to assume a | new desperate feature, and Jeff found it ! politic to inspire his brave boys with soine j thing more substantial than words. The i treasure was opened, and the division of | Gen. Debrell. with the brigades of Duke, j Ferenson and Vaughn, were formed in line, and the soldiers were paid off. Some of the men were paid S4O, some S2B, and oth ers S2O. They were paid in gold and sil ver, the coin being chiefly Mexican dollars, with few United States ; but few of them received gold In the evening Duke sent his Adjutant- General, C'apt. Davis, to notify all his men who wished to go west of the Mississippi River, to report at 11 o'clock on the follow ing day. At the appointed time all the men reported, but Duke refused to take i those who were without arms, and taking j only those who were armed, and left the i others to shift for themselves. "1 hey heaped curses on Duke, and with heavy hearts went to Washoe, Ga,, where they surrendered themselves to Gen. Wil son, together with the brigades of Fergu son and Vaughn. The command of Gen. Debrell escorted Jeff Davis to Vienna Valley, on the west bank of the Savannah River, about 20 miles from Washington, when the grand dissolution took place on the 9th. At this point Benjamin, Breckinridge, I Burnett and several others took a last fare-1 well of Jeflf. Davis and his family. At the hour named Jeff Davis and suite crossed ' the river, and the other portion of the government galloped oft' to Washington, their pocket-handkerchiefs in mourning.— The command was apprised of the lact that they were now left to follow the bent J of their own inclinations. Benjamin and j Breckinridge, with their friends, no doubt j reached the west bank of the Mississippi. THE REBEL GEX. BEN. HILL GIVES UP j HIS COMMAND—THE MEN PA ROLLED. ! LOUISVILLE, Friday, May 19, 1865. Mr. MeGrath was shot and killed in Shel-1 byville this morning by a negro soldier of Capt. Kirt's company. MeGrath and two or three others violently objected to the oc- j cupancy bj the negro troops of the Uuited States of the rendezvous, and in this alter cation the shooting occurred. The Nashville I'nion savs the Rebel Gen eral Ben. Hill has turned over all his men— some 100 in number, with their arms and ! and horses—to the United States authori ties. The men were parolled. piRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENS TKBASURY DKPARTMENT, ) UKKICK OK COMPTROLLER OK THE CURRENCY V . WASHINGTON, May 1,1865. ) WHKKEAS, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that the "First National Bank of Athens,in the borough of Athens in the county of Bradiord aud, State OL Pennsylvania, j has been duly organized under and according to the re quirements of the Act of Congress, entitled an " Act to provide a National Currency, secured by a pledge of united States Bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof'-' approved June 3, 1804, and i uas complied with all the provisions of said Act re quired to be complied with, before commencing the'BU. smess of hanking under said ACT. Now. therefore I. FBKEMAN CLARKE. Comptroller of the CVrcucy, do hereby certify that •• The First Na- ; ttonal Bank ot ATHENS, in the borough of Athens in ' the county of Bradford, in the Shite of Pennsylvania is authorized to commence the business of Banking under ! the Act aforesaid. In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of of- ' [L. S.] tice. this first day of May, 1865. FREEMAN CLARKE, Comptroller of the Currency, J N'cui vlimcrtiscinrnts. rpilE EMPORIUM OF FASHION. | I J. W. TAYLOR, Is now receiving one of the finest assortments ~ „ nery aud Fancy Goods ever brought in the mail;,., Misting of all the newest styios o| Bonnet p.. Caps the new Fanthon Bonnet, the Faust g \ and Coburg Bats. Misses and Infants Hat- and s. . ' Caps. All the new colors OR Bonnet Ribbons, JJ (/ the Lake, the new shades of Green, Purple ; A large stock of Ribbons, Trimmings and lire . j ming.s All styles of Hoop Skirts, Duplex. Mull and Corset Skirt. Silk Umbre.las and Paras 1,. Linen, Hem Stitched and Embroidered Handkee Chenelle Head Dresses and Silk Nets. A Fiue Sv . mcnt of Kid Gloves, French Corsets, Plain Lin.,. , broidered and Valencia Collars, Linen Thread Smyrna Edging, Dimity Band, and Baffling, Emir ing and Tucked Edgings. A good assortment oi i, and Hosiery. Black Silk Mitts. Yankee Notions, v. Beits and Belt Buckles, Hair aud Clothes Brush.. \ and Fancy Combs. All colors Zephyrs. " Bonnets and Ha's trimmed in the very lait-t v York styles. Millinery Work done on short not warranted to please. Bonnets and Hats shaped ii. New Style, Ac. N. B.—l have added to my stock a nine liner,; , £ j Goods. Prints, Delaines, Cballis, Black ami Co j Alapaccas. All Wool Delaines, Gingham Bleached V lin. Plain and Plaid Nansook, Jaconets. A full | Swiss, Mull, Bobinett I .aces, Black and White!',. Lace, Black, Black and White Dolled Lace, and a. many olhoi things too numerous to mention,one . | north of t'owics A L'o.'s Book Store, and iippou. Court House, Towanda. May 1, K gPR IX G ! SPRIN G ! KPRIV 180 5 . I I'll ICES N O IF 't TIII A TU E RE A C// O E A L ! T R A C Y A M 0 0 R E, Are now opening a FINE STOCK OF SPRING GOoL Incltiding a handsome variety of DRESS GOODS, SPRING SHAWL FAN CY GOODS A X 0 TIO X - A Good Stock ot PRINTS, DOMESTICS, CARPETIW.a LADIES' AXI) GENT S H ATS GROCERIES, BOOTS AND SHOE-, April 10. CROCKERY, HARDWARE. A Heal Estate. ; TILLAGE PROPERTY FOR - The subscriber oilers for sale his house an 1 I t ' ted on the corner of Second and Elizabeth str> ' boiough of Towanda. The House is a large • s house, with basement, near Iv new and in con:; .re pair. It would answer admirably for two iamiiif. . lot is a corner one, well fenced, htviug a large of thrifty fruit trees upon it. There is uiu, j ises a tine well of soft water. This property it j the most eligible in the borough. Term, m.i i March 25. 1*65. PHILIP SEEBh : jPOR RE X T ! A good Country Tavern stand, with ale ' five acres of land attached, is being fitted up::, order and will he re.ftly to occupy by the in the improvements will he so far advanced a:•> parties to live in the bouse by he first of April- 1 is two nrcharns, and two barns ou the pia e. - for the rent required. For terms apply to the subscriber, box lsp . 1' phia, or P. D. Morrow Esq., Towanda.Bradt-ri -' I Penn'a. March 20, 1865. E. REF.D MY I"y ALU ABLE FARM FOR SALE! ; The undersigned offers his Farm for sale, . about 110 acres; about 70 acres improved : iais" good state ot cultivation ; large Dwelling 11 .-e • J tenement houses ; barns, and outhouses oi.ill's-- . saw mill, wagon shop, tannery and tobacco factor* ) in good repair. Situate in Wyalusing town-hip W yaliising creek, one mile from the river. Cfciit.tr and schools close by. For terms, Ac., enquiu owner, J. T. STALKOUII, on the farm, or to H. B. M'KKt>• March 27. 18C5. Towanda. ft P O R S A L E ! A good Dwellin House and Barn, situate i i Borough, enquire ot Towanda. March 20. '65. JOHN X. CALL' JgAGLE HOTEL IN TOWANDA, FOR SALE. Location, on the south side of the Square, bv the Pre terian Church. Apply to W. A. PECK, office 1 Block, north side of Square. May I s . 1- Business STAND, HOUSES A FOR SALE.—The subscriber otters for -ah the lowing property, located in Wyalusiug. on the stage route leading to Towanda, Montrose and Timk noon, and about one mile from the Canal, consist:!'.' lots containing about six acres of good land,with t; i in valuable fruit trees growing upon the same. t 0 ing houses, one barn, and a commodins wagon - sufficiently large for carrying on the branches ot 1 - riagc Making. The stand is a good one for the io.it. 1 ture and sale of Carriage work. As a place ot rc the situation of this property is desirable, t* n•- venient to good schools and churches, and in the of a flouisbing community. Said property cau • • on reasonable terms. For farther particulars esil the subscriber on the premises or by letter. H. S. CLARK Wyalusing. Bradford Co., May 3, 1565. TRAVELLERS i RSURA NCE < jompast Hartford, Conn. Capital. 500.000. Insures**< Accidents of every description. General Accident 1' ■ cies tor five hntdred dollars, with #3 per week nipt sation. can he had tor $3 per annum or any nth- E5 between SSOO and slo,oooat proportionate rites Ten Dollars Premium secures' a policy for s2.o;' u $lO per week compensation for all and every d<- n;-' of accident—traveling or otherwise—under a tlrW* Accident Policy, at the Ordinary Rate. Thirty Dollars Premium secures a full IK'!: ), ' $5,Q00 or, $25 per week compensation, as above,at Special rate. FOHEION RlSKS —Policies issued for Foreign. WK dies, aud California Travel. Bates can be learuN 1 application to the Office or agencies. SHORT TIMK TICXF.TS.— Arrangements are in n ,ur< completion by which the traveler will be aide to f : , chase, at any Railway Ticket Office, Insurance Tutf tor one or thirty days' travel. Ten cents will buya ' et for one day's travel, insuring $2,000, or sls ■ compensation. Ticket Policies inav he had lor J," 4 ' 12 months in the same manner. . u Hazardous Risks taken at Hazardous Rate-. , ical Examination required. Policies written bj- Companies' Agents. policies for SIO,OOO, and for 5 years can be had by plication to the Home Office " u DIRECTORS. —Gustavos F. Davis, \V. H. D. CaqO. 11 . Jas. L. Howard, Thomas Belknap. Jr., Charles "n- Cornelius B.Erwin. Hugh Harrison, George 'Y jA Jonathan B. Bunco, Geo. VV. Moore. Marshall •" 1 Ebenezer Rolierts. . , J. G. BATTEKSON. Pre-'v"'" RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary. G. F. DAVIS. Vice Psesident. . HENRY A. DYER. General Ace"- <9"C. S. RUSSELL, Agent, Towanda. Pa May 17,1865.
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