The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-04-20

1t is stated that on Sunday evening
last small squad of our cavalry had q
/ fight with Booth and thirty other conspir-
lators, in St. Marys county, Maryland,
and were repulsed, but succeeded in cap
turing one of them. Our cavalry were
Immediately reinforced, and Monday
morning were understood to have them
completely surrounded and their escape
deemed impossible.
Late Monday night man disguised as
Ia laborer, and carrying pick on his
shoulder, approached the house occupied
by the family of Surratt, in Washington,
and was about to enter, when he was ar
rested, and upon washing the dirt from
bis face be proved to be quite different
Hooking person from what bis appearance
indicated. He was recognized by Secre
tary Stewards colored servant as the per
SON who perpetratsd the dreadful acts.
at Secretary Stewards house on Friday
xnight.
Secretary Seward and his two sons
1 fare getting along fine ".
Z Samuel Nation, of Hookstown, Mary
sland, Que of the conspirators, has been
: arrested and has made full confession.
d y Richmond correspondent says Lee
;shas gone to Danville to endeavot to pre-
Isvail on Jeff. Davis to desist from further
|sprolonging hopeless struggle.
A The N. Y. Times publishes official ]
sdispatches of the capture Of Spanish For
Eaand BlakeIy-the former at 1890 a. N :.
ssSon the 9th inst, with 700 prisoners; th q
latter on the same day, by assault, with
n over 5000 prisoners and large amount
ssof ordinance stores. Later.-3 P. NJ
HMobiie was captured last evening by al
s. portion of Gen Smiths command, assist !
Egsed by light draught boats, after short
q resistance by the enemy.
& The people of the whole North seem to|
!. be thoroughly aroused by the assassina-
sa,ion Of the President, and determined
q THAT rebel sympathizers must be silent in
.5this dark hour of the national grief At
. New York man was thrown into the
/. North river for expressing satisfaction
Eat the death of the President, and four
Eothers were sent to the Penitentiary for
Ia similar otfense, and several secessionists
Ewere badly beaten by Infatuated Union
RI lists for their awful comments on the as.
sysassination made by their friends. At
mWashington a soldier shot man dead ,
il for saying he was glad the President was
u assassinated. At Indianapolis, Ind three
amen were hung up by their necks 80 tina,
Atheir toes just touched the ground, and
Ekept there till life was nearly extinct,
E;when they were cut down, for being to
Hfree with their joy on account OF this
Hbellish murder. At St. Louis, Mo,
Is several persons we're arrested for exulting
Eover the assassination and utteriDg dis.
Hoyal language, aud two were shot and
& TWO wounded for the same offense. AT
n Davenport, one Erie Dodge was quickly
Ehelped out of the lobby of the postoffce
e by the kicks and cuffs of a one.armed
n soldier, who couldn't stand his outrageous
talk relative to the recent assassination.
Il A young copperhead, who was employee
r about the officers quarters, on Rock Isl
saaud, was heard to rejoice over the death
+ of the President, whereupon he was tied
kaup by the thumbs every other hour, to-
+ a time, and was then escorted OF the
island by special guard. At Clinton
Iowa, one fellow was given just five min
utes to put the Mississippi river between
/ himself and the State of Iowa, and anoth
err was taken to mud hole and scientif
cally widowed in it, for their untimely
rejoicing over the assassination. It vii
not do for rebel sympathizers to be to-
outspoken about these days.
1t is now developed that there wer'
six persons in the conspiracy, and tina