VILLAGE RECORD. vv ah~Nf OSLO'. Friday, Nay, 110, 18011 ------- Foireviselloat that standard sheet! Where'breathee the foe but falls before uir, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, - And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us! Co 117 3EL 11 1 11 NO Mt WC tar 'The 'following are our terms fur subscription advertising and job work, 10 which we will strictly adhere whilst the present "war prices" continue s SUBSCRIPTION, Per Annum, if paid within the year, 0 atter the year, ADVERTISING, Per Square of ten lines, three times, • $1.50 " each subsequent inkertion, 95 Administrator's and Executor's notices, 6w, 2.50 A liberal deduction made to yearly advertisers. JOB WORK Quarter. Sheet Hand,Bilis, (25 to 30) $9.00 Balt " 66 44 46 9.50. Whole 4. 46. 44, 6.50 lCarFor all job work and lot'al advertising terms invariably cash, IW. BLAIR, Rditor and Proprietor. PLANTS.—See advertisetnent'of Messrs Goon and FUNK,. "VARIETY STORE."—Messrs. E. & J. ELDEN, successors to J. Beaver, are in re.. cellit of a full assortment of new goods, such as boots and shoes, hats and caps, and oth. er articles usually kept in a "Variety Store," See advertisement. INSURANCE.--It will be seen by refer ence to an advertisement in to•day's paper, that Jos. poiroi,As, Esq., has been appoint ed agent in this place for the "Insurance Company of North America." This comps, ny has been long established and can be safe. ly recommended to persons desirous of hav itig their properties insured against loss by fire. NATIONAL MONUMENT.-:-Many 'of our citizens have already contributed their mite towards the erection of the LINCOLN National Monument which it is proposed to erect in Washington. To make the oppor tunity to subscribe general among our citi zens the subscription per individual has been fixed at $l.OO. Of course there are man —whowould - as — chiliilly contribute .55.00 or more, but the work being a National one, this has been deemed unnecessary. We will publish a list of the contributors in our nest issue and we trust it may be a creditable one. SErAll that is mortal of ABRAHAM LIN cor.N . has been laid iu the grave at Spring field; Illinois. We doubt whether the le mains of man ever received such ovations, and we believe no one ever existed upon whose face so many looked after death.— These are, truly historic days. in years af ter this it will be a proud fact to have look 'ed upon the dead face of ABRAHAM LlN he-titne-of-h • - death, for as with WASHINGTON,. so with LiNcomq, all things will become historic and memorable connected with his life and death, THE CONSPIRATOP.=Mrs. Surratt and sixteen leading male conspirators are now confined in the old penitentiary building, at Washington, hand cuffed, closely guarded and forbidden intercourse with one another, and with outsiders. The confession of Harrold, and the docu mentary evidence fennel on Booth's Cody, fastens, beyond cavil, the plot and its full sanction upon Jeff. Davis and his Canada commissioners. The whole point of land known as the Washington Arsenal is under a strong military guard. On Thursday last both Houses of the Connecticut'Legislature unanimously ratified the constitutional amendment abolishing sla very. Twenty-two States have, therefore, now made the ratification, including Louisia na, Tennessee and Arkansas. When New klaimpshire, lowa, California and Oregan shall . follow_their rxample,thefas - sent-ot.- ly one more State in the Union will be ne cessary. Will it be Kentucky, or some, of the States which have been in rebellion?— Supposing such States to be recognized, the amendment will be carried without Delaware or New Jersey, which rejected it. LEE.--11 is a poor.business to be• trying to crests symiathy and admiration for •Gen- oral Lee. lie is ,a perjured traitor who turn ed against 'the government that educated and nursed bita into a position, and he used the education that the people had paid for to slay them. Thousands of dead patriots who sleep in unknown graves were sent there by the orders of this military head of the great plot of treason. A truly loyal man on look upon Lee with no other feeling than that of nbhorrenee. • BEEF.—PrtimP 'WIESNER gives notice in another column that the public can be supplied' with beef. from the collar ,of Mr. Deatrich cln,Tfintsday evening of each week hereafter. . _ iterrile•aubscriptiene to;the Seven•Thir. ty Loan, on Fri,day, reached the mugniAcent suinlirnim i ly, seep 'O . lO/1.00 AD a half of clulluts National Debts AM. V. S. Stooks. The creation ttf national debts is not a ttioct ' ern Improvement, butpthe ability of a great • nod" . to proilde for a great debt, tied to makeit the Most convenient and best form of perennial property; is a modern wonder. 4.-- :the (At of Great Britain was begun by rais ing a LAMM aterling by loan, in 1692, and when her great contest with Louis XIV,. was terminated, the debt had regaled -my lions. Many statesmen and economists were then alarmed at the great burden which had been imposed upon the industry of tbe Coun try, but - when the war of the Austrian suc cession bad swelled this amount to eighty millions, Macaulay says that bistmiatis and orators pronounced the ease to be desperate. But when war again broke out, and the na tional debt was rapidly minion up to one hun dred and forty millions, men of theory and business both pronounced that the fatal day had 'certainly arrived. David Hnme said that, although, hrta;ing its energies' to "the utmost, the country Might possibly live through it, the experiment must never be repeated,- raven a small increase might be fatal. Granville - said - the nation must sink under it unless some portion of the load was home by the American Colonies, and the.at tempt to impose this load produced the war of the revolution, and, instead of aim/a/siting, added another hundred millions to the bur den. Again, says Macaulay, Was England given over, but again she was more prosper- MO than ever before. But when at the close of her Napoleonic wars in 1816, this debt had been swelled up to the enormous sum of over eight hundred million dollars, or nearly one half the entire property of the United Kingdom, the stoutest heart, the firmest be liever in national progress and national de velopment, might well have been appalled. But in the very face of this mountain of ob ligation,—to say nothing of her vast colonial possessions,—the property of the British na tion has - been more, than trebled, and her ' debt is now a charge of but 121 per Cent. a gainst it. All that Great Britain has done in paying her debt, we shall do, and More, with ours., IVe have vast territories un touched by the plow, mines of all precious metals of which we'have hardly opened the doors, a population full of life, energy, enter prise and industry, and the 'accumulated wealth of money and labor of the' old coun tries pouring into the lap of our giant 'and ever-to-be-united republic. During the fier cest and most exhausting of all possible wars, we have demonstrated our nationacstrength =- --- -and — all - thsworld over, national strength is but another name for, national credit.— "As good as . United 'Stocks' will soon be synonymous the world over with"as good as British Consols." For our part, we think a U S. Treasury note, bearing seven and three tenths annual interest, is just as much bet ter than British Consols as the rate of inter est is higher. Some of our timid brethren, who shipped their gold to London and inves ted In consols, are now glad to soli out and invest at home at a-round' loss,—and serves them right. FIIiNDISII VANDALISM.—Tho Cen treville (Md.) Citizen of the 3c1,, has the fol- We learn from a gentleman of Denton, Caroline county, that on Wednesday night last some fiends opened the tomb of ex-Gov ernor Hicks, in Dorchester county, and stole his coffin and body therefrom, and broke the tombstone to pieces. The body and coffin had not been bound at last reports, and it is believed they have been sunk in the Chop. tank. river. • Governor, afterwards Senator hicks, was the loyal, energetic Governor of Maryland who preserved that State from the toils of the secession conspiracy, when it was in the greatest danger of being enveloped in them. Ho died last February, in 'Washington: This brutal, disgusting act; this dishonor ing of a patriot's dust is but a natural out cropping from the same foul treason that has bred assassination and wholesale murder of captives. PADDED HEADS.—The prisoners who are now incarcerated at the Washington ar senal, charged with complicity in the assas sination of thin late President, are strongly guarded, and it is stated that with a view to neviint their_ committing-suicide-by-but •. their'brains out against the stone walls of the establishment; their 'heads are thickly padded with cotton and cloth. It will be re membered that Paine attempted some days since to get rid of what little brains he has by butting his head against the walls of the apartment in which he is confined. lrGen. Butler, in an'address . before the Union League Club in New York on Wed nesday evening, 'discussed at considerable length the essentials of reconstruction. La his view, they are four: No more slavery; Constitutional acknowledgment by each State that there can be no right of , Secession un der our GovernMent, repudiation of the war debt of the Rebels; and the complete dis franchisement of all who have held civil or military offices under the so.called Confeder• ate Government. Da-Thomas South, indicted far killing John Batts, at Hagerstown, Md., in Febru ary last, and who had, his trial removed to Cumberland, has been found guilty of mur der in the second degree, and recommended by the jury to the clemency of the court. The cemetery At , Richmond is said to cop• rain 60,000 pew prang. OUJi PROSPEOTS.—There are airesi'dy‘ (saya an exchange) indications of, an over whelming emigration during the present year. The millions abroad regard AOterica an the Eden of the world* Our benificent institu tions have 'secured their veneration, and the Operations and strength of , our 'Government has blessed the hopes in former years inspir ed. This year the incoming of the labor and . talent of Europe will be begun, and hence forth thousands will.flock to our shores for sociaLbenefits no less than for the political privilege so 'gen e rally oonforred- by our in stitutions. Our country is, ample enough for all, and our resources developed by the lusty . arms. of labor, 'will increase a hundred fold. Returning froth the bloody scenes of war to the benificent avocations of peace, our soldiers will inaugurate a fresh era in our na tional industry. Manufactures will thrive, agriculture will yield rich and richer. returns, mining will be prosecuted with vigor,ALwill be made to flow from a thousand new regi ons, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific we shall have corn and cotton, sugar and silver, grain and gold, and everything else in. pro fusion. The ,infusion of •ihe labor of the Old World will increase the produetiVe re sults of - the year, and add in the long run im measurably to our national advancement so f . cially, politically morally and otherwise.— The next decade,•under the influence of in creased immigration and the return of our own people to their usual peaceful avooa. dons, will witness a revolution as great in point of civilization as any the world has ev er known. ' LUCKY.—The Parkersburg (West Vir ginia) Gazette notes the arrival there of Mr. Henry 1). Sherman, of the Sherman oil well in Venango county, Pa., and adds: ,• Mr Sherman has a history worthy of men- tion. Five years since he commenced with little capital and hand manual labor to seek for oil in Pennsylvania. He sank avelells, all of which were failures. This exhausted his funds, but he did not despair. Ile tried again—pawning his watch and clothing even --to get means to go on with another well. This well, before completed, reduced him to poverty, and yet he managed to sink his well with` his own hands until he struck oil in such' large quantities as to mate famous over the world the Sherman well. This well flow ed at first 2,500 barrels per day, and averag ed for over a year a flow of 1,500 barrels.— About this time he sold the well for $2,800,- 000. Since that time by judicious purchas es and sales he has added to his capital until he is now reported worth $7,500,000, all in cash and equivalent stooks outside of oil lands and oil companies. `Sherman_is-about--50-years - of - a - geTand still in bachelor's bliss—such as it is—and contemplates goina t' to Europe in June where' he expects-to spend a few years, He has no brother or sister or father or mother liv ing. Goy CURTIN went to Washington on Fri= day last to arrange with the War Department for the mustering out of the Pennsylvania troops about to be discharged. The Pa. regiments in Sherman's army, it is now un derstood, will be brought to Harrisburg, where they will be mustered out and paid. The object of the Governor is to prevent the delay and. embarassment which have hereto fore attended the mustering out and payment lo_flarge_hociies—of-Aroops — at — thit make arrangements . by which the men will, be able to reach 'their homes in different parts of the State with the least possible de lay. REBELS IN MARYLAND.—RecentIy a large Mass Meeting was, held in Ragers town, to take action in reference to returned paroled Rebel prisoners. The most spirited and determined feelings were manifested to prevent all such persons returning to Wash ington County. • A resolution was adopted appointing a vigilance committee in each district to drive out all Rebels •who - might attempt to re turn', Its-Gen. Halle& states from the best in, formation he can obtain at Richmond, that I Jeff. Davis carried off with him from seven to' thirteen millions of dollars in gold, which he had obtained by robbing the banks and otherwise plundering the people over whom be ruled. In addition to being a perjurer, a ,traitor and a murderer; Jeff. now proves him self to be a thief, yet we have never heard that - a - coppertrea - d con - donne - dany iTif these crimes in him. Seilr -There is a general rejoicing on the part of the wives and children of soldiers who are now in the army, on account of the prospeet'of 'the speedy return of their hus bands and fathers to the home circle. The armies will doubtless be sent home ac a very early day. How Many hearts will be . made glad when "Johnny comes marching home." • SHE DEVIL., =A woman in Reistertown is said to have made the remark since the death of President Lincoln, that Booth, his murderer, should have - a satin =shim/ to rest on in Heaven for his act. Secretary &Ewen]) seems to be out of danger now: He rides out daily, and is a _bla_ta_giste_some_attention to his official du' ties, His Bon Frederick is also slowly ini• proving. XerThe Senate of Tennessee offers a re• ward of $5OOO for their runaway Governor Isham G• Harris, and for his delivery to the civil authorities fo,r punishment, sir Th e value of tho estate left by the late President Lincoln is estimated at $25, 000. 'A.TRIBUTE.The following beautiful iiibute to the tiientory of our deceased Pres.; idea, was penned ley a lady of Centre eoua tkon the -evening , after the receipt of the news of AS assassination. To MY Cottrawirmtiv.—Weep! weep! weep! Let, thy halls and . &Imes,. fair land of Liber ty, be dressed in weeds of deepest woe ! The brightest star in thy great, glorious eon, stellation has sunk to rise no more. Its pure rays shall never again stream ont to light thee in thine onward_ course-through-the- 1 think darkness and fearful storms that may enshroud thee., "Weep for the fallen, hang•your heads in sorrow oh ye bereaved Bons and daughters of America. Our President is gone; gone, gone! Torn from us by the blood-rod band of an assassin f, We have, lost our greatest treasure, our brightest gem. 'Our pilot has fallen with his hand upon the wheel. •We aro nearing the coast, yet we shall bear no more the tinkle of the warning bell sounded by him who watched while, others slept.= No more shall he guide our "Ship of State" iver_the—foaming-billowsTand - bidden strands. He was while here a living cm-. bodiment of "Peace on earth, good will to. ward men." «War, war to the knife ! Be enthralled, or ye die Waithe echo that woke in his land; But it was not ms voice that promoted the cry, Nor tits madness that kindled the brand. Ho raised not his arm, he defied not his foes, While a leaf of the olive remained." But torn, and broken, and trampled, it was flung at his feet, and the flag of his country trailed in the dust. Lift up your heads, oh, my countrymen ! look upon that starry ban ner, now waving triumphanlly over Sump ter's shattered was. ' gird closer your armor, and in the name of God, our country, and our loved, lost President, unsheath the sword, and go boldly forth, vowing never to sheath it again white a rebel' traitor breathes, or a single serpent lives, untrodden by the iron heel of outraged justice. To the American People. At a meeting of the citizens of the United States, held in the city bf Washington, on Saturday, April 29, 1865, an association was organized having for its object the erection of a monument at the national capital to the memory of the late President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. This association is called the "Lincoln Monument Association." .The following gen tlemen were appointed a board of directors, to whom is entrusted the management of its affairs, viz: Hon. James Harlan, of lowa. Hon. Hugh M'Cullook, Secretary of the Treasury. Hon. Wm. Dennison, Postmaster Gener al. Richard Wallach, Esq., Mayor of Wash ington city. Hon. John W. I?orney, Secretary of the Senate. Lewis Clephane, Esq., Washington city. H. D. Cooke, Esq., Nashington-city:--- - James Harlem, of lowa, was elected president and 11. D. Cobke, Esq , appointed Secretary. Upon notification of acceptance, it is made,, my duty to announce the 'fact to the pub-. 1 lic and solicit subscriptions 'to the monu ment. All of the above gent'emen, except May or Wallach, now absent from the city, hav ing accepted a position on the board of di rectors, the association is announced as or ganized. The patriotism of the American people is earnestly appealed to, that the proposed ob ject of the association may be carried into effect in a manner worthy of them and ° the great patriot and statesman whose private and eminent public services are to be com memorated by this national-Work. 'hepiees thiF ost, and :oughout the country is re quested-to copy this notice, and to encourage tpe object of this association through its ed itorial columns. The people of the United States are invi ted to contribute such amounts as they are disposed. It is not proposed by the associa• tion to appoint agents for the collection of contributions, and all -persons desirous of contributing to this motiumedt• aro invited to send their donations direct to the treasur er, H. D. Cooke, Esq., of the firm of Jay Cooke & Co., Washington pity, er to Jay Cooke & Co., of Philadelphia. J. B. S. TODD,. Secretary. WASHINGTON Gay, May 3, 1865. RETURN OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN, Its .Passage Witnessed by G,000,000 People. Its Precious Marge Viewed, by 800,000 Mourners in the Various G'ities .WASHINGTON, May .—The military and naval escort, together with some of the in vited guests, returned from Springfield to day, a direct distance,of nine hundred miles, in exactly forty.eight hours. The hearse otti o and the state car used on the rout to Spring , eld_carue_back.-on-railroads-a-uniforargauge. No accident whatever occurred on the entire distance traveled—namely, 2,700 miles. Ac- Cording to a hasty estimate, at least 5,000,- 000 of people witnessed the passage of the funeral car and coffin on the railroads and in the various cities where a temporary sojourn was made, and no less than 800,000 persons had an opportunity to see the, body. The occasion called forth the deepest feelings of emotion everywhere, and afforded indisputa ble evidence of the high esteem of the peo ple for the late Chief Magistrate. The funeral party express their satisfac tion with the kindness and courtesy of the State and municipal authorities, who exten ded to them the most generous hospitalities. Though . the trip was very fatiguing, there was ample compensation in these attentions and the interesting and beautiful scenes pre sented, as well us the rich and prosperous country thrOugh which they passed. THE WALK TO WASIIINGTON.*Mr. Hen ry Heynetnann, who at the commencement of the rebellion made a vow that when Ribh mond was taken he would walk to Washing ton, started from the State House in Boston, on Monday on'his journey. He had on - at light knapsack arid 'carried an American flag in his hand. The distance to Washington by rail is 485 miles.-7-Boston,.Transcript. At Zanesville, Ohio, the other day, a cake of soap weighing 2,600 pounds was manu factured. It took eight days to soot, and is valued at about i. 3800, • =:ezem trn INDIGNAVION AND HORROR OVER THE MURDER OF THE PRESIDENT*-. FATREEPOIRT, L. C., May B.—The Hi bernian arrived off this point this' morning. THE SENBATICE CREATED BY THE MURDER. The news by the Nova Swann of the att. aassination of Mr. Lincoln. was published throughout England on the 26th of April, and created a most profound sensation, The• - strongest - Feelings of sytnpatity, indignation and horror were universally et - pressed, and those who sympathized with the cause of the South evinced quite as much indignation as the warmest friends of the North. 'ln all places it Was the all-pervading topic, affd caused almost a total "suspension of business, particularly in Liverpool and Manchester. ADDRESS FROM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. There was only a day session of Parlia ment, and the attendant° was very sliayon ly about sixty members, being present.—. They all signed_the following - aldress, which was presented the same evening to Mr. Ad ams: "We the undersigned members of the House of Commons have learned with the deepest regret and herror that the President of 'the United States has been deprived of life by an get of violence; and we desire to express our sympathy at the sad event to the American Minister now in London,. as well as to declare our hope and confidence in the future of that great country, which, we trust will continue to be associated, with enlight ened freedom and peaceful relations with this and every other country." FEELINO OF THE. ritESS The London and hlnglish provincial jour nals alike describe the intense excitement which the news creatsd, and all unitein wale eulogiums upon Lincoln, and bitter denun ciations of tne assassins. The Paris and continental journals contain a numlier of ar ticles on the same subject. The Liverpool Post of the 27th is printed with its columns in mourning. The London Star ptys a wartn'tribute to President Lincoln, and eulogises his stead fast policy of peace-, in spite . of all provoca tions towards England. It also expresses great confidence that the North, even in its hour of 'list indignation, will bearitselLwith that magnanimous clemency which thus far has attended its triumph. The London Times of the 27th says: This evening it may be expected that the leaders of the great parties in the House of Com mons will take the opportunity of expressing, in the name of the nation, the horror which is everywhere felt at the crime, and of assu ring the American people that, whatever dif ference in opinion may, exist in this country as to the present , war, there is but one feel ing of sympathy with them-at the loss of an honest and high-minded Magistrate. In another article it says: Nothing in po litical history eau be remembered that has awn forth a more unanimous_feeling ever dr, - thar — illiis news. Personally, President Lin: coin enjoyed the kindest regards from every one in England. The extent to which his influence was estimated in upholding amica ble relations between England and the Uni ted States has been shown by a fall of unu sual severity in all classes of security. It will be received throughout Europe with a sorrow as sincere and profound as it awoke even in the United States. Mr. Lincoln's perfect honesty speedily became apparent, and Englishmen learned to respect him. It also says, unjust as we believe it to be, the Confederate cause will not escape the dishon• or cast upon it by these wanton murders. The Daily Telegraph says: "He entered Richmond as a conqueror, but.be launched no decree of proscription against the South. for the fight appeared to him to be over, and • .:19-1101 ,t-in—his—la-rge—lreart to bear malice against a fallen foe. Ile spoke very kindly of General Lee, says Secretary Stanton, and on that same night that he pleaded for mer cy anti for'peace a minion killed him. Not for Lincoln himself can the end be consider ed. as unhappy." - The Daily News says that "Mr; Lincoln has not fallen in the flush of triumph, for no thought of triumph was in that honest and humble heart, but his task was accomplish ed and the battle of his life was won, and in all time to come, with all who think of man hood more than rank,sthe name of Abraham Lincoln will be held in reverence and love." The ; News • then continues: "We will not without further and overwhelming proof, lay the charge of this horrible conspiracy to the leaders or abettors of the South." FEELING OF 'DIE PEOPLE The scene on 'Change at Liverpool will not soon be forgotten. •The excitement has rare. ly if ever been excelled. Late iu the day a requisition to the mayor was drawn up, re. questing him to call a public meeting to ex press the sorrow and indignation of the peo ple.. Hundreds signed it, and the Mayor is sued his proclamation for the meeting at St. George's Ball, on the afternoon of the 27th, to be adjourned to the evening of the same day, that the working classes may likewise :unity of attending. The flats all and other building and the shipping at Liverpool were displayed at half- Mast. STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS! A. Rebel Doctor Attempts to Introduce .1' el low Fever into the North. ITALrFAx, N. S., May 6.--Bermuda pa pers contain long accounts of the judicial in vestigations now being held at St. Georges, of the attempt of Dr, Blackburn to introduce the yellow fever into New York, Philadel phia and other northern cities. Blackburn visited Bermuda, ostensibly' on a. philanthropic mission in connection with the causes of yellow,, fever and the evidence shows that he collected while there bedding and clothing taken from fever patients,which he- purchased, and infected new clothing, which he packed in trunks and left in charge a:•f* parties with orders to forward thorn to New York, . • One witness testified that Blackburn rep resented iiimpell as a Confederate agent whose mission was the dcistruotiou of the northern masses. It was also shown that several persons con- Elected •with the agency of the Confederate States were cognizant of those facts. There were ten trunks, three of which have been found and. the contents buried by the board of health. 131ackbUrn is-well known in c.bfago Previa ces as a leading and ultra rebel. AN IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION CZ= 'BEArt REWARDS t'OR JEFF. DAVIS AND • OTHER TRAITORS. T j l M 3 P la ay .-r-_ res__ent John son today issued -the following important proolamiltion: . BY, THE PRESIDEHT . OF THE UNXTED STATEH ..-- , A PROCLAMATION. . Whereas it apPears from evidence in the Bureau of Military Justice, , ,that the atroci ous murder of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, were incited, con ceited, , and procured by and between Je ff erson Davis, late of Rick mond; Virginia; (and Jacob Thompson, Clem ent 0. Clay, Beverly •Tucker, George N. Saunders, William C Cleary, and other reb els and, tmitois.agignst the Government, or the United States, harbored in Canada: Now, therefore, to-'the end that justice _ may be done I Andretv-Johnson ; ent -oftli - ellinted States, do offei and prothise for the arrest of said persons, or either of them, within the limits of the , United States, so that they can be brought to trial, the fol lowing rewards: One hundred thousand dollars for the ar rest of Jefferson Vavis. Twenty-five thousand dollars for the arrest of Clement C. Clay. Twenty-five thousand dollars for the arrest of Jacob Thompson, late of Mississippi, Twenty-five thousand dollars for the arrest of George N, Saunders. Twenty-five thousand - dollars for the arrebt of Beverly Tucker. Ten thousand dollars for the arrest of William C. Cleary, late clerk of. Clement C. Clay. The Piovost Marshel. General of the• Un ited States is directed. to cause a description of said persons, with notice of the above re wards, to be pi:Wished:. In testimony whereof I have hereunto , set my hand, and caused the, seal, of the United.- , States to be affixed,. Done at the city of Washington; this sec— ond day of May, in. the year•of our Lord one thousand eight hundred , . and sixty-fire, and of the independence of the.United.States, of, America the eighty-ninth.: ANDREW JOBNBON. By the -President:; • • W. HUNTER .Letieg See'yvf:State., THE GREAT CONSPIRACY;. EXTENT OP THE PLOT.: WASIIINOIVIT, May 2.—Everything rela ting to the dramatie tragedy which was en— actedvhere on the night of 14th of April is still sought after with great interest. Eve— ry amp of news in reference to those who were engaged in the assassination i andin ref- erence to their accomplice's, is seised upon; with great avidity by a mourning nation.—. -Much has been written, long yarns have been spun and spread out before the people, some of which are based upon facts, while others are-mere-idle-rumors. - Half haa Do t yet Weil told.. There are several unwritten chapters,which, will be unfolded to the public as the trial of the chief conspirators progresses. There, are chapters of such horrid detail and exten sive combinations that will startle the coun try equal to anything which has transpired. since the commencement of the wicked, blood-- thirsty, and thieving Rebellion. The public have no idea of the extent to , which the authorities have probed this plot. The accounts.published give but a faint idea. They know how the chief actor in the trage dy has been tracked and followed through Maryland and hunted down in Virginia, ancl how he died like a dog; but .this is but one portion of the whole affair, but one branch of the main stream which has been gone o ver. 1/1 t every - othe respec eta suc cess hes crowned the efforts of the authori ties, and, in fact, in some instances, with much greater success; as the public will see iu the due course of time. The persons ta ken into custody as participators, eiders and abettors, or in some way accomplices to the tragic deed, are numbered almost by hun dreds. There are still a few at large; until they are captured it will not be the part ,of wis dom to publish in detail the developements in full which have tiatrspired. It is but proper to state that the principal actors— the men who on the night of the 14th ,were at their• posts and performed their allotted portion of the Pbrk—are•io linibo, except it may be one person, and he had but a minor part to act, and may be classed as one of the stock company in the plot. THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS. The Prisoners Allowed to Choose Councel. , WASHINGTON, May 9.—The court lot the trial of the conspirators concerned is'the as sassination of President Lincoln and the at- Canoed assassination of Secretary Seward, convened to-day, pro forma, to arrange the rules and mode of proceeding in said court. ;nett Whe• is not yet, determineu whether the pro ceedings shall be made public as the trial pro greases. The prisoners; David E. Harold, George. A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payae,, Samuel B. Ar nold, Michael McLanchlin, Samuel Mudd, and Mrs. M. E. Suratt, and being brought before the military commission today, were asked whom they desired to select as coun sel, when they named the following gentle men: Harold—Messrs. Frederick Stone, Joseph 11. Bradley, and I. M. Carlisle. Payne—Mr. Mason Campbell, of Balti more. Mrs. Suiatt—Hon Beverly Johnson and Mr. Wm. W,„ixilaoe Kirby. Mudd--3.1 . r. Robert Jared Brent, of Bal timore. The other prisoners did not name counsel. Hon. John A. Bingham, of Ohio, and 13revet Colonel. Burnett were 'then introdu ced, to the court as' Amistanc Judge Advocates tor the. trial of the case , designated under the order of the President. • The court then adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow, to allow the prisoners an oppor tunity of retaining counsel.and or conferring with them. - In Onicial Order,, Witsgmexeri, May 9.—Thos military com mission for the trial of the accomplices of Booth Met today, in !I room'fitted up for tho purpose irk the,old . peatentiaryb.uilding, ad. joining the arsenal grounds. The. following . order was read; ,
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