VILLAGE RECORD. WdL - seavanacomtcr. , Friday, May 19. 1865.'' Forever float that stiuldned sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming O'er us! CP 17 Zit. rt" .21:1 IL WC EA . ri"the following are our terms for , suhsciiption advertising and job work, to which we will strictly adhere whilst the present "war prices" continue : SUBSCRIPTION, Per Annum, if paid within the year, " after the year, ADVEATISiNG, Per Square • •• each subsequent insertion, ' 35 Administrator's and Executor's notices. flar, 2.50 A liberal deduction mode to yearly advertisers. JOB WORK Quarter-Sheet Hand-Bilis, (26 to 30) ' $2.00 Half " 46 16 3.50 Whole " 44 •41 41 6.50 £For all job work and local advertising terms invariably cash. IW. BLAIR, Editor and Proprietor. RECEIVED.—We acknowledge the re.' ceipt of $2 from HENRY CAYfIoE, Shrove P. 0., Wayne Co. Ohio. THIRD ARRIVAL.—.I.t will be seen by reference to our advertising columns that Naas, AMBERSONTIBENEDICT Co. have just recived their third supply of new spring and 'summer 200d5.• SECOND ARRIVAL—Messrs. PRICE llomicir will receive their second . supply ETniEMondtti uerfgoo_ i . esy spz mg—tit .110 W THEY WERE MISTAKEN.— The copperheads here and elsewhere, from the time that Gen. GRANT and his. noble ar- my first commenced their campaign against the Rebel capitol, insisted that Richmond --could .never be taken. In 'their august opin ion this was one of the impossibilities. They turned every victory from the battle of the Wilderness to the fortifications of Richmond into defeats; almost up to the 'capture of the Rebel stronghold the cry with them was— " Didn't we tell you that Richmond could not be taken," "why does he not withdraw and let them alone," etc. He had been there so long and they could see nothing done look ing to the accomplishment of this great pur pose. , There never was such a General as LEE, and never such fortifications as th'ose that surrounded Jeff. and his traitor horde, and consequently an attempt to enter the ci ty in the face of such a general, such en ar my of "chivalry," and such fortifications, would be a wanton destruction of lives Thus these co-workers with the rebels rea soned, but how falsely events have since clearly cZemonstrated. Copperhead editors and stump speakers almost everywhere thus reasoned. They declared the war a stupen dous '•failure" and were most unrelenting in the author of all our misery and mishape.— A prominent prator of this stamp from Chem •bersbura, previous to 'the last election, in this place, sdevouneeil Mr. LI NCOLN as a mur derer who deserved a ,rnurderer's fate. On another occasion lin remarked in a public harranguethat President LINCOLN and Jeff. Davis were both traitors, that the only dif ference between them-was, that Lincoln ivas `a wholesale traitor.' Such gentlemen when they have occasion hereafter to write or speak in public will doubtless guard against any al lusions to the war as a .'iailnre.' The cap. ture of Richmond and surrender of the rebel armies was humiliating enough to these states-rights=compromise-ponce sneaks, but the sucicien overhaill and surrender of old Jeff. in his wife's petticoats caps the climax of their hurninafion. DECEASED SOLDIERS.—GEORGE D 3lnuat, of Co. G, 17th Penna. Cavalry was,i we regret to learn, instantly killed in the,! battle or Five Forks, in Virginia, on the first Jay of April last. Mr. M. was a native of this place, where his aged mother and other relations still reside. lie was a gallant sol- dier, and as such was much esteemed by his compautor In arms. , TAM E 8 D. Frrz, Sergeant.of the fume Corn. parry, son of Samuel P. Fitz of this vicinity, said to have been one of the best soldiers in Co. G, vas vounded in battle near . T)in a•iddie Court House, March 31st, and died April 9th. , A SI.:I3SCRIBER "OVERBOARD."— We understand a subscriber to the Vai Spirit, in this place, has expressed his de termination to cut the acquainCe of that es tablishment so far as his patronage is .con corned, lie ullegee that President.' Lincoln in his life time was styled by. the Spirit " a t'tatn old tyrant," but since. his, assassination a ,great and good man. This cop, is certainly an admirer of consistency. see-Jeff. Davis being eapturi skirts, will dt, much to.popularise the Bloom er fashion. Ladies declare that the foulest disgrace ever aitewpted to be put 91,2 female attire, 11'14:4 the iff.rt of the traitor Daris to obcli•t: its ta. frock. LINCOLN NATIONAL MONUMENT': Th following individualshave oulitioribed to the Lincoln NatiOnni Moinniont ring ; to V B Gilberti John Walter, Daniel Mickley, son, William Moore, Henry, Gilbert, James Burns, . Wilson & Young, Rev,John Lloyd, Henry Baltzley, George Jacobs, - II F Davis, Samuel , Young, Samuel S Deardorff, Joseph S Mentzer, Jactila Carbaugh, Abraham Barr, George Sarbaugh, , Samuel IL Barr, Jacob Herehey, S B Rinehart, D P Stover, 11-4137—ibr ....onebrake, Jacob F Newman, Adam Flory, - Mr& - C - 0 - Ervin i ---- J. F. Kurt; John Philips, E W Wasbabaugh, Napoleon A Beard, ', M W Trayer, Samuel Needy, Luther Speelman, — l - F Stover, W II Carbaugh, D S Bonebrake, . 100 John Stoner, . 1 00 ' Jacob Shively, - 1 00 Andrew S Stoner, . 1 00 Harry C Funk, 1 00 ' G W McGinley, - • 100 Joseph Price, '4.100 George- W_ Walker, • 1,00 George Besore, 1 00 • William Blair - --' 1-00 1 -- Dr I N Sniveiy, . 100 Major L B Kurtz, . 110 W W Walker. 1 00 Hilkiah B.G 1 00eff, . Thomas S Cunningham, ' 100 Jalln Price, jr., 1 00 And rew4-_,S.nively., . lOO F C Tritle. 1 00 George Stover, " 1 00 William Beckner, . 100 • Daniel Mickley, jr., - 100 L S Forney, 1 00 Jacob A Hoover, 1 00 . C C. Young, 1 00 Abraham Mickley, . I 00 E S Baer, .1 00 F Fourthman, • 100 A D Gordon, ' 100 Thomas J Walker, too I 1 II Stoner, 1 00 A G Nevin, . 100 Joseph J Funk. 1 00 George Summetes, seat, 1 00 Alexander Hamilton, 1 00 Daniel Bollinger, 1 00 I C Long, 1 00 C Ruths, • 1 00 S P Stoner, 1 00 . John Funk,"of EL, : 1 00 Those who have not paid over the amount subscribed to the Treasurer, Mr. THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, are requested to do so during next week.' We trust a sufficient number of names may be added to the above list before our next publication day to make the sum at least $lOO, as we purpose continuing the list. IV. M. RAILROAD.—Mr. Gin , has fa vored us with a copy of his Report with ac companing Maps of the different routes sur veyed for the extension of the Western Ma ryland Railroad from Union Bride, in Car r-CIA— Md., to IT county, -agerstown, but we have not had time to examine it thoroughly.— Three principal routes have been surveyed. One via Emmitsburg, one via Sabillasville, and ono from the 'l'lanocacy via of Kunkle's Oar banks to Mount Zion. The Emmits burg line according to the Report is 2i miles longer than the Mechaniastown route as lo cated, yet costs $51.965.47 less. Both these routes pequ:re a'grade of 95 feet to the mile to make tile summit of the Mountain at 'Mount Zion. The aggregate cost of the routes lo'cated for the extension of the road to Hagerstown, complete for the locomotive, is estimated at 1,250,475 32. According to these lines Waynesboro' cannot become a point on the road. But the probability is that the citizens heie -will secure the servi ces of Mr. Gitt - to•make a survey via this place to Hagerstown. It is thought a much More economical route can be found. Mr. Gitt and , the Mayor of Baltimore have both advised this step on our part, and we think en tsfe,r_a_ s urvey_should-be-mado at the earliest date possible If there is on ly a possibility of our being able to show that it will be to the advantage of the com pany to adopt such a line, it is certainly worth the effort. Funds necessary to defray the expenses of such survey can be secured at once if a few individuals will just take the niatttcr in hand. THE ASSASSINS.—The trial of those connected with the assassination of Presi dent LINCOLN and the attempted assassina tion of Secretary SEWARD is still progress ing ut Washington.. • The proceedings are highly interesting, but entirely too lengthy for our columns. The proceedings will doubt less be published in pamphlet form at the conclusion of the trial, and all afforded an opportunity of seeing it. From the evidence thus far adduced there is but little doubt but what, the whole party will suffer the ex reme penalty of the law. The assassination .e_4th_of " II •$ II ed in his wife' lust March. XrdrThe subscription to the Seven-Thirty Loan, amounted, on Thursday, to beady 14 millions of dollars; and on Friday, to nearly the same auiouot. • OROOODILE TEARS.—If the feeling ofintense ' sorrow, sadness and grief which htil pervaded the loyal mind, since.the as sassination, of the Savior of his tlonntry were susceptible of aggravation, says a vioteuipora r,b it might be found in the loathiorne,hypa critical condolence of the copperhead press. We know of sheets which, roe years past, have disgraced the profession and shocked the commonsense of national pride and mor al decency of the American people, by their vile slanders and denunciations of Abraham Lincoln; but which, Since his cowardly and brutal murder by one of those who have for year*. listened to their treasonable teachings have'suddenly and miraculously had their eyes opened to the fact that he upon whom they bad exhausted all the billingsgate of their treason polluted hearts, was the best, wisest, and noblest of men. Living, they could belie, slander and ma. impunity_the_ratriot whorn, dead, they dare not attack. While he lived, his kind-hearted magnanimity to his personal ] enemies,—was-tbe-safeguard — ofthese - wretch• es in their ectatemptible villiany; but that tender heart is still in death,—that loving ' fatherly arm is powerless to interpose be tween the traitor and the rope,--rall that re mains of Abraham Lincoln, his hallowed memory, id' in the keeping_of_an outraged, Triestrieken /fro de —and these cowardL. .1 00 1 00 1 00 ' 1 - 00 1.00 „ • 100 1 00 A oo • 1 00b 1 00 1 00 ° 100 1 00 1 00 1 00 roo 100 100 1 00 1 00 1 00 — l - 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 100 1 op 100 1 00 100 roo miscreants, conscious of the fact that his blood is upon their heads, now seek to make their peace with that outraged people. and to evade the just•deserts of their long-contin ued treason by besliming his revered memo ry with their polluting, sycophantic hypo critical adulation. . —Out_upon such_cowardly an hypocrisy ! Li it not enough that our mar tyred President was hounded and persecuted in life by these northern r3bel sheets, de nounced as a murderer, a thief, a tyrant and a "wretch,"—but must we now submit to _theLadditionaLin_dign ity of having_his_hallov ed memor,y_polluted_by_the -vile-contaet-of their hypocritical eulogiums, and his honor ed dust contaminated by the vile edited of their crocodile . tears! We protest against it. It is adding insult to injury. _The_misera,_ ble tools who maligned him while living are now beneath resentment, but .we are deter mined that so far as we can prevent it, they shall not thus escape the odium which just- ly belongs to them. The brand upon tlioir brows is self-impainted, and so long as we can wield a pen or articulate a word, we are determined that they shall wear it. END OF JEFF. DAVIS.—From the ve ry beginning of the rebellion, tho tyrant and traitor, Jeff. Davis, exhibited the deliberate purpose of turning all its triumphs and ap propriating all its advantages, to his own ac count personally. In his arrogance and as sumption, the southern people were asserted to be the superior race, while he set himself up as the great head of the chivalry, as the great "I am!" in southern superiority and ex cellence. For lour years Davis managed to maintain this position. He overawed better men in treason than himself, He controlled the legislative, military and executive.busi ness of conspiracy—and had treason succee ded, Davis, t o-day, would have had a crown on his head and occupied a throne. But mark the difference in the decline of treason! Davis, a fugitive, living as it were on the roots and herbs of the swamps in Georgia, and when his parsuers, come closely upon him, the tyrant, coward like, attempts to es cape in his wife's petticoats! He ran like a dog and was captured like a sneak. What a fall for the,ficad of all that was chivalric!-- 'T'ruly, Jeff. Davis has come to' his end, and his career only needs the .finishing work of the halter! It will be remembered that when Mr. LIN COLN was forced to pass through Baltimore, in disguise, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated President for his first terra, Jeff. Davis made the fact the pretext for a speech in which he invited foreign govetments to behold the evidence of the repugnance of the people for a ruler who was compelled to seek the seat of his power in disguise. But how will foreign powers regard the pretension of a ruler who has no other refuge but that af forded by,the dfsguise of his wife's under game n urely-the Arai tors-are-foreed-t o shift for th it -lees.—Harrisburg Telegraph' SERIOUS AC IDENT.—Mr, GEORGE I FRICK., proprietor o \the Waynesboro' Fenn- i dry and Machine Shop, met with an acci dent on. Saturday last of a most serious char• acter. We have not learned the particulars further than that his right band teas caught in some part of the machinery, the thumb torn from its socket, several of his fingers broken and his hand otherwise severely la arated. Drs. FRANTZ and SNIVELY have since been in attendance. At list accounts he was doing well although suffering great pain. A MEDAL OF HONOR..—Lieut. U. G. BONEBBAKE, of Co. G, 17th Poona. Caval ry, son of Mr. H. Bonebrake of this vicinity, has been at Mine for several weeks, having been awarded a medal of honor and a thirty day's farlough, for meritorious conduct at the battle of Five Forks, Va., on the first of April last. 'Lieut. Bonebrake captUred a battle flag on that occasion and on former ones distinguished himself as a gallant offi cer.' ne leaves for his regiwent to-any. Sea-See uetiee of T J Walker. ‘ tS • • e and the 3nd of the " ar. • The greatest war 'of modern history has ended in triumph. The country has demon strated the vasteess of iti power. We knew it was great; now all the world knows it.— Our neighbors germ the water, who said our Very greatness was our weakness—that we should never held together—that we muse fall to pieces, and very small pieces at that —now take off their hats and beg ,to'misuse us of their "most distinguished tiOnsidera tion." Verily! a young nation that raise , two millions'of fighting tnenrand two thou sand millions of money, just for' the asking, is worthy of being "considered." They told us we could not carry on the war Six motitha without begging for loans in European mar kets. We did carrion such a war as they never dreamed of,.for Jour Years, and never asked for a dollar; and they now wish to buy our bonds at an advance of fifty per cent. o ver last year's prices. Government stocks are quoted as brisk and in demand, and well they may be, for the time will soon come when-no-taore-will-be-offered,The-national expenses will soon be down to a peace foot ing, and, instead of a Treasury budget of nine hundred millions, Secretary McCulloch' will ask us for about a third of that sturt... And how much easier it will be to raise this in peace thaniu_warl_The_millions_of_hol— diers who have so long made it a business to destroy-life-and-property_will return to pus :,• 0. • and - the - now ravaged fields will whiten wit new harvests. Instead of reading every morning that So rnany miles of railroad have been destroyed, it will be that "so many• new avenues to material wealth have been opened." The South itself will be compelled to bear its share of the burden it imposed on the country, and its cotton— so much greater than gold, and still so much less than king—will ave no attribute of roy alty_but what it pays into the revenue. , A tax on Southern cotton ill be quite-as easi ly collected as on Norther petroteuto or man ufactures, and besides the article must be had—the world wants it, It would take but a fraction of our proper ty to pay our national debt now; but if we do not 'pay a dollar of the principal in ten years, that_fractiou will be reduced one half—by the development of the national resources.— We shall doubtless wind up the war and square'all accounts with a national debt of less than three thousand' millions' on about 18 per cent, of - the present national wealth ; but, according to its rate of increase (127 per cent.) from MU to 1860,—i0 1875 this debt will be less than nine per cent. But out ability to pay the national debt needs no de monstration; but as some of us have looked upon 'the dark aide, we may. as well have h glance at the sunshine. The national loans will soon he out of the market,—but for a short time the Govern ment will need money to pay off the army and settle up the expenses of the war. Only about two hundred millions more of the see mid series of the 7.30 Loan remain to be ta ken, and when it is finally withdrawn, there is no doubt that it will rise to a: handsome premium, and at the rate it is now going, some time `within the next sixty days Will see the last of this series. Mr. Jay Cooke, the subscription agent, announced in February "that the first two hundred mil lions of 7-30's will probably be taken in at par from three to four manthabut they were taken in less than two. So that parties who desire to invest at par in the U. S. Loan, bearing 'seven and three-tenths annual inter est, and in three years convertible into a 5.20 six per cent.gold interest bonds should make their preparations decottlingly. Many of the best financial authorities believe that the Government will be able to kind such por tions of its debt, as it may not be ready to pay as it falls due, at'4i per cent. d contem DEATH OF "HANIBAI4."-L-We learn from the Bedford Inquirer, that the world renowned performing animal, "Old Hanoi. bal," recently exhibited in this place, died in Centreville, in that county, on Sunday morning, the ith inst. The Inquirer says, he displayed evilences of indisposition and feebleness several days previously, and it re quired great labor and perseverance to get him across themountainslo Bloody Run On Friday ho was very ill, having steadily refused food for several days, He left here on Saturday morning, with a very unsteady step, for Centreville, where he died on Say bath morning. Hannibal was the largest animal ever ex 7! bibited on this continent. His bight was 11 ' feet 8 inches, and his weight was ascertained to be 15,000 pounds, or seven and one-half tons. He consumed 300 pounds . of hay, 3 bushels of oats and 46 gallons of water per day. He was supposed to bo in his 66th year at the time of his death. For 36 ,yeara lie traversed this continent, at an 'average of 30(30-miles-per-year,- the -greatest—euriosity , ever exhibited to the wondering and admir ing millions. "Many interesting and instruc tive anecdotes are related of this wonderful , quadruped which we would most willingly l relate did space permit, hut we cap'only give I him a passing notice and leave others to re cord' his history Its it merits to be. The watchman who spent the last night with the living Hannibal, reports him as hay leg been very restless during the night, fre quently shifting his position, lying down and getting up. At one time he endeavored to) 'break loose from the stump to which he was tied. Sometime before his death he got on his knees on ell-fours, and remained in that position half an hour. When it became ap parent that his end was approaching, a crowd of persona assembled to see this ponderous and tremendously vigorous animal expire.— Fears were entertained lest in his dying ago nies some one might be hurt, but all precau tion was unnecessary. Hannibal at the timei above stated, stretched himself' to full length and died without a struggle, without aquiv 'er, as if faintly sleeping. . ErA National Cemetery Company has been incorporated by the Legislature of 'Ma ryland, to locate, purchase and ornament a Cemetery . upon the battle ! field of Antietam, in which ter the rotnains of those slain in that vicinity;' Ten acres of land have boon purchased for the purpose'. IMPORTANT.—X. itONEBItAKII, Assad ant Assessor, in to-day's paper gives notice , thitito I►ili meet the °Wend of Quincy at, the house of Mr. Solna on Monday, Tues day tutil'Wednesday, and those of Washing ton; et this °See, the last three days of the weeks until tbe 10th of Juno, - to whom per sons are required to make a report of income, lieense;ete. . =MCI: LADY'S•FRISICD.—This interesting pe riodical for June is on our table. "Bummer Days", 7 -a beautiful steel , engraving, is the appropriate embellishmen t .of this number. It also contains a handsome Fashion Plate and numerous other : engravings. The con tents are unusually interesting. Price $2. 60 a year; 2 copies $4.00: Address, Deacon & Peterson, 819 Walnut Street, Philadel phia. SENTENCED.—Thomas South, who was recently tried in Allegheny county fur the murder of John Butts, in Hagerstown, in February last, and convicted _of murder _in the second degree, has been sentenced to soy- en years imprisonment in the Maryfind itentiary. PROPOSALS.—ProposaIs will be receiv ed at the office of the County Commissioners until the sth day of June for the repair of the Bridge at Antietam Junction, See no tice. I=l=l terAt the funerel of the President one beautiful wreathe of white roses which graced the coffin was sent from Boston by the sister of a young soldier who had been pardoned by the President when sentenced to be shot for some military offense. Income of Farmers. - The following letter, from the Deputy Commissioner of Internal Retentie, may be of interest to farmers. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE, WASIIINOTON, March 11, 1865, Stlf—Your letter of March 9th, in regard to faimers' income returns is received. I reply that the act-of July 1,1862 under which returns were made for the annual in come taxes of 1862 and 1863, required far mers to return each year the amount of pro duce sold. It will be found that the farmers income returns of 1864 will include some portion' of the crop of 1863, and which was , taxed as: income for that year. There is an ,pparent injustice in' subjecting the same froome to tax in two different years ,when sold; but consideration of the question will show that it ie only an apparent one. , For, suppose the income of a farmer to be the same every year, and the rate of tax the same, it is plain that the amount of tax abiould also be the same. Now, the fanner does not sell the whole crop of each year within that year; and if he is taxed in 1864 on such pro. duce only as he raised and sold within that year, it is clear that he -will not pay the full tax due on his real income. Suppose the yearly crop to be the same, the farmer will, in the last year of the tag, raise a certain amount of produce on which he will pay no tax, because unsold, and such produce will, on an average, be a fair offset against the produce raised in 1863, but sold in 1864, and which consequently pays two taxes: It is true that in particular eases hardships will arise from the fact that the practice of farmers is not uniform in regard to selling or storing produce, and in other eases farmers will' escape their just share of tax for the same reason. I•ut—the—sitme—ore biunal — itrewlity wi occur under any geueial provision of law, and cannot be avoided. The entire amount, therefore, of produce sold in 1864 must be returned as income by farmers, without regard to any taxes previ ously paid on any such produces. Very respectfully, E. A. Itormts, Deputy Commissioner. E. F. Church, Esq., Revenue Inspector, Towsentown, Maryland. The Death of Booth. The Boston Journal of the 13th says : We are indebted to a fi lona in this city for the following letter, written by Boston Cor bett, the soldier who shot the assassin Booth: LINCOLN BARRACKS ' NV ASIIINGTO)I, 1). C., Nay 11, 1865. DEAR Bao. B : I thought it high time to keep my promise and send you a letter, and at this time it might be desirable as there are many false reports in the - papers charging me with violation of orders in shooting Booth, But my commanding officer of the expedition not, only clears me from all blame, but recom meads me to the attention of the Command ing General for my exertions in bringing the murilerer_to_justice. lie was a, desperate man, and fully determined to die rather than to be taken'alive, and it was only when ac tually necessary that I shot him. When I first saw him by the light of the burning hay, he turned toward the fire, either for the pur- pose of putting it out, or else of shooting the one that set it on fire. I was on that side, and then he was quite near to me, and J had a full front, breast view. It world have been much easier to have hit him then than when I did; but I waited till I was satisfied his purpose was to use his arms and try and fight his way out of the door through which Harold had just been taken. Then I fired on him, and he fell; and when I saw where the ball bad struck him, in the neck near the ear, it seeuied'to me that Gcd had di rected the ball, for apparently it was just where ho had hit the President , I do not, know how soon I may be allowed to return home, but hope to dO so goon. Yours truly, BosToN CORBETT, Seigt. Co. K, 16th N. Y. Cavalry. Mrs. Surratt is described as more than for ty, buxom, light-haired, rosy-cheeked, and with cold, clear; devilish gray eyes. In London they have a college for cooks, ibere diplomas are given to . , assiduous stu dents. • Free soup of excellent qualityis daily dealt out to the citizens ornietimond by'the LToi• ted States Christian commission. TB EMI OF TM VIM JEFF. OAVISj MIR PRISONER. Davis Igingitlto escape hi. Wines Clothei. OrF.T.CIAL GAZETTE. , •WAR, DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,' May 14.—The following details of the capture of Jefferson Davis, while attempting to make his escape in his wife's clothes, have ,bien received - honi Major Gen. Wilson. E. M. STANTON. - MACON, Ga., 11 A. M., May 12,1865. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of Was: • The following • despatch, announcing. the capture of Jeff Davis, has just been handed me by Colonel Minty , oomtnanding the 2d Division: Headquarters 4th Mich. Cavalry, Cumberlaudville, Gt.i May 11, 1865. To Captain 7'. W. Scott, A., G. 2d Division: Elm. I have the honor to report that atti daylight yesterday, at Irwitsville ' I surpris ed and captured Jeff. DEMO and family, to. gether with his wife, sisters, and brother, his Postmaster General Reagan, 'his private 1- secrstary;CoL - H - arrisvCol; - JohnsonT - & — tk-- o.'on Divis' staff; Col. Morris Lubbiok and Lieut. Hathaway ; also several important names, and a train of five wagons and three ambulances—waking a perfect success, had not a most painful mistake occurred by which the 4th Michigan and Ist Wisconsin colli ded, which cost us two killed, and Lieuten ant Boutelle wounded through. the arm, in , the 4th Michigan; and four men wounded in 'the Ist Wisconsin, This occurred . j o ust at •daylight, after we bad captured the camp, by the advance of the Ist Wisconsin. They were mistaking for the enemy. I returned to thiapoint last night andshall move right on to Macon without waiting or ders from you as directed, feeling that the whole object of'the expeditionisacoomplish ed. It will take me at least three. days to reach Macon, as we are seventy-five , miles out and our stock is much exhausted.. I. hope to reach ilawkinsville. to night.. 1 have the horor.,. etc., D. B. PIRIMIARD) Lieut. Co!: 4th Michigan Cavalry.. The Ist Wisconsin belongs to Lagrange's, brigade, McCook's division, and had been sent due east by General CroAton, via Dah lia. Colonel Minty had distributed his com mand all along the south. bank of the, Oek-. mulgee and Altamaha. This as:mounts for the collision between parts of. thelet and 2d, Divisions, and'shows the zeal of the. com mand in the pursuit, I have• directed, in-. creased vigilance on the part of the oemeaanti. in the hope of catching the other assassins. Our dispositions are good, and so far none • of the rebel chiefs have been able to, get through. Breckinridge's son was captured night be-- fore last eleven miles south from here, I will send further details as soon as receit-. ed J. H. WILSON, • Brevet Major General:. MAcorr, Ga., 9.30 A. M., May 13. lion. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War Lieutenant Colonel Harden, commanding • Ist Wisconsin, has just arrived from Irwins vine. He struck Davis' trail at Dublin, Lau, rens county, on the evening of the 7th, and followed him closely, night and day, through • the pine wilderness of Alligator Creek and Green Swamp,. via Cumberlandville to Ir wineville. At Cumberlaudville Colonel Har den suet Colonel Pritchard, with 150 picked men and hormi of the 4th Michigan. Har den followed the trail direetly south, while Pritchard, having fresher horses, pusheda down the Ocroulgee, towards Hopewell, and thence by House Creek to Irwinevillle, ar riving there at midnight - of the 9th. Jeff. Davis had not arrived. From citizens Prit chard learned that his party were encamped two miles from the-town. He made his dis it 'loons. nn' - positions, and surrounded the camp before day. harden had camped at BP. M., with-, in two miles, as he afterwards learned, frona, Davis. The trail being too indistinct to follow, he pushed on at 3 A. M., and had gone but lit tle more than one mile when - his advance were fired upon by men of the 4th Michigan. A fight ensued, both parties exhibiting tho greatest determination. Fifteen minutes e lapsed before the mistake was discord.— The firing in this skirmish was the•first war ning Davis received. The captors report that he hastily put on one of his wife's dress= es and started for the woods, closely follow ed by our men, who at first though; him a woman, •but seeing his boots while running, suspected his sex at once. The race was a short one, and the rebel Presiclent was soon brought to. Ho brandished a bowie knife of elegant pattern, and showed signs of bat tle, but yielded promptly to the persuasion of the Cult's revolvers, without compelling the men to fire. He expressed great indig nity at' the energy with which he was pur sued, saying .that he had believed our flov eminent more magnanimous than to hunt • down women and children. Mrs. Davis re marked to Col. Harden, after the excitement was over, that the men had better not pro voke the President, or he Might - htift - SOine of 'em. . , Reagan behaves himself with bemning dignity and resignation. The party Wer e ov . idently malting for the coast. J. H. WitsA Brevet Major Gene Trial of the Assassins WASUINOTON, May 15.—ft appears the minutes of the court that on Sat Samuel Arnold, through his counsel, 7 as Ewing, Jr:, set up the plea that thisl tarp court has no power to try him on charges preferred, for the reason- that in t times of peace resort should be had to civil tribunals. The court. after delib Lion; overruled the plea. Arnold thee ed that lie be tried separate from the oth but this request was denied. The following is the charge against A B. Harrold, George A. Atzerot, Lewis Pa. Michael O'Laughlin, 'John H. Surratt, ward Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Mary E. raft and Samuel A. Mudd. Charge first. For, maliciously, wilfully al traitorously, and in aid of the existing an ed rebellion against the United States of J =erica, on or e 'before the 6th day of Marc 1865; and on divers other days belween th day and the 15th day of April, 1865, coi confederating and conspiring toget Cr with one Joho Surratt. John. Viril Booth, Jefferson Davis, George - H. Sande from rday OTIA. Mill. the ese the. -TA
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