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SURGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSE
OF THE ASSASSIN BOOTHS DEATH.
To The ELit0r of the PhiLnlLeLILin Press


SIR Booths wound and death were so
peculiar that they deserve notice and at
tentiOn. post-mortem examination was
made, but the result has not been published; {;
yet sufficient is known to enable us to state
what were the parts injured, his sufferings,
and his painful horrid death.
The ball from the cavalry revolver en-
tered on the left side, back of the head and
below it, and passed out on the right side
He fell helpless mass, unable to move, ex-
claiming " | am finished !" He was car
ried out of the burning barn and laid upon
the grass, and survived the wound four
hours. He requested several times to be
turned or moved from side to side, on his
stomach and asked to see his hands. When
raised, he gazed upon the helpless dead
members, exclaiming, "Useless--useles,"
and asked more than once of those about
him " to kill him." thus to end his pain and
sutferings
From these statements from those who
were about him and witnessed the fussy
doctor probe his wound we know that he
had wound of the spinal cord about the
second cervical vertebra which was doubt
less fractured Such wound would pro-
ouIC CuilplSlC pdid oiS vi tilc dIHlS, lcSS,
and lower portions of the trunk, while res
piration and the action of the heart would
continue, as the nerves which proceed to
those organs pass off from the Uranium and
not from the spinal cord. The mind was
clear and undisturbed save from the shock
of the wound and pain but the brain was
uninjured. 1t was living, active mind,
with dead, helpless body, with the most
excruciating, agonizing pain that human
body can be subject to. We once saw an
officer with similar wound lower down in
the spine his sufferings were terrible and
he prayed and implored all about him to
"kill him" and end his misery.
In Booths case the nerves of organic
life, respiration and circulation were unin-
jured and the only ly muscles over which he
could exert any volition were those of the
head and face. From the moment the ball
struck him he was dead and helpless, with
mind clear, in intense suffering, a living
witness of his own just punishment, for his
atrOciOus deed. Was there not the aveng-
ing hand of God upon him from the mo-
ment he exclaimed upon the stage at Ford's
Theater, al am avenged p In the leap
upon the stage the fibula, the small bone
of the leg, was fractured For ten days
and nights the forests and swamps were
his home, with pain, and dread, and anguish
When discovered the barn was fired be-
fore him a sea of fame, ready to engulf
him and at that instant he received his
peculiar, his wonderful wound, which we
have described Could the end of such a
life have been more painful, more dreadful,
more appalling Was there not in it all
the hand of an overuling Providence?
MEDIcUs.
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Army NEws.-Gen Grant has returned to
Washington from Philadelphia and Gen.
Sherman is hourly expected in the former
city.
Our armies are to be reduced to an ag-
gregate of 100000 men-many of whom
will be colored
Arrangements are being made to pay off
the armies ordered to rendezvous about
Washington.
The Second and Fifth Army Corps reached
Richmond on Saturday.
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after the assassination of President Lin
coin. One of these parties was mar
whom Booth gave ten dollars in gold to i'll
dnce him to take him few miles into the
country The Ide also brought up the boat
in which Booth crossed the Potomac into
Virginia. 1t is small batteaux, with two
oars, and is in very dilapidated condition.
The oars look as though they had been
made of several distinct pieces of wood,
and the boat itself does not seem as though
it would bear up under even slight gale.
The boat was locked up in one of the sheds
on the wharf; but before it could be Sc
cured, relic hunters had clipped off pieces
from the seats and other parts of the boat.
WHERE THE ASSASSINS ORGANIZED.
The Washington Republican of Monday
says 1t is positively ascertained, and the
evidence is in possession of the govern
ment that the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln, the Vice President and the heads
of the several Departments of the govern
ment, and Lieutenant General Grant
was we'll understood in Richmond among
the leading traitors there, and that the in
fernal work was planned in all its details
in Canada Men who have heretofore been
prominently connected with the govern
ment of the United States are known to
have been active in the murderous work.
1t is also in evidence how much money
was paid to the assassins, and who paid it.
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ORPHANS COURT sALE-Bv virtue of

ORPHANS COURT SALE.-By virtue of
" order issued ont of the Orphans Court Brad
ford County, the undersigned Administrator OF Silas
Packard decd will sell the premises in Alba Boro
on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 80 1865, at ! o'clock, p.
all that lot, piece parcel of land situate Alba
Borough, bounded follows Beginning at the centre
or junction OF the Granville road and the road leading
from ArabOl Blackman's, Manleys, and
bounded the east by the road leading from the said
Manleys on the south by B. Bakers lot the west by
lands of Trad Wilson the north by the Granville road
Containing one-half acre, be the more or less a
small framed dwelling house thereon
ALSO-All that certain lot of land situate in Leroy
twp. bounded follows Beginning at hemlock
stump the line OF W. J. Stones lot thence north s23o
west IA rods TO ash thence north $50 west "a rods
post, southwest OF L. Anabes lot thence east
So perches post thence south along the line of W.
Stones land los rods to the place of beginning. Con-
tanning 2 and 100 rods be the same more or less
land situate in Canton twp and bounded as follows,
the west by lands OF William Packard anG Henry Jen-
nings, on the north by lands formerly owned by VIM
Scott dec on the east by lands belonging to the
tate OF John Grey dec the south by lands belong
ing to the estate of Abigail Ayres, decd. Containn
about l04 acres; about so improved with one
framed house, barn and out buildings and apple
chard thereon.
TERMS-S25 to be paid on each lot at The time the
property is struck down half the remainder
hrmation OF sale the balance in year thereafter with
interest from confirmation.
MINOR P. PORTER
May IL, 1869. Administrator.
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New advertisements.
THE EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS.

J. W. TAYLOR,
Is now receiving one of the finest assortments of Mi
merry and Fancy Goods brought in the market
Caps the new Fanchon Bonnet, the Faust Saratoga
and Coburg Hats Misses and Infants Hats and Scotch
Caps All the new coors of Bonnet Ribbons, Moon on
the Lake, the shades of Green. Purple and Blue
large stock of Ribbons, Trimmings and Dress Trim
mings All styles Of Hoop Skirts Duplex. Multiform,
and Corset Skirt Silk Umbrellas and Parasols Plain
Linen Hem Stitched and Embroidered Handkerchefs
Chenelle Head Dresses and Silk Nets. A Fine assert
broidered and Valencia Collars, Linen Thread and
Smyrna Edging Dimity Bands and Ruiling, Enbroider
ing and Tucked Edgings. good assortment of Gloves
and Hosiery Black Silk Mtts Yankee Notions, Wide
Belts and Belt Buckles Hair and Clothes Brushes Fans
and Fancy Combs. All colors Zephyrs.
Bonnets and Hats trimmed in the very latest New
York styles. Millinery Work done short notice and
warranted please Bonnets and Hats shaped in the
New Style, &c.
N B-I have added to my stock nice line OF dry
Goods. Prints, D elaines, Chals. Black and Colored
Alapaccas. All Wool Deaines, Gingham Bleached Mus
lin Plain and Plaid Nansook Jaconets. full line Of
Swiss, Null Bobinett Laces, Black and White Pashel
Lace Black Black and White Doed Lace and great
many other things too numerous to mention one door
north of Cowles Co.'S Book Store, and opposite The
Court House, Towanda. May l, 1860
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REPORTED ARRIVAL OF SURRATT IN
CANADA
From the Albany Argus, May 81

ITToIn inc AIDiIy AfSus, May
The Canadian newspapers announce the
arrival there of Surratt, who was probably
the assailant of Secretary Seward and his
attendants, although the New York detec
tives have fattered themselves they have
the man who made such bloody work in
Madison-place This man, who says that
his name is Paine, undoubtedly was an ac-
complice, and there are others under ar
rest who will be found to have played con-
spicuous parts in the great conspiracy :;
but it is pity and surprise that the army
of detectives should have allowed any of
the principals to have escaped.
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Bag 1t is understood that the Army of
the James, commanded by General Ord, and
consisting of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth corps, will remain in Virginia for the
present. 1t is said that the Twenty-ffth
corps, consisting of colored troops, will go
into camp at City Point. A portion of the
Army of the Potomac was expected to pass
through Richmond on Thursday or yester-
day, on its way to Washington.
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HOW BOOTHS BODY WAS DISPOSED
OF
from the Boston Advertiser. ]

WASHINGTON, May 2, lS65-The vcxed
question as to the disposal made of the re-
mains of John Wilkes Booth is at length
settled by statement which may be re-
garded as final. After the head and heart,
which have been deposited in the army
medical museum in this city, had been re-
moved, the corpse was placed in charge of
two men, who, after various movements
calculated to battle impertnent curiosity,
dug a grave in little spot of ground close
to the penitentiary, where for some years
felons have been buried. Booths body was
deposited here, and the earth over it was
smoothed and carefully sodded over. The
other graves of less infamous felons had
previously been leveled, and a strong guard
is now in charge of the spot, and will con-
tinue to keep it undisturbed until the grass
has grown so thickly thatno one will ever
be able to distinguish the place where the
assassin's corpse was inferred from other
nameless graves around it.
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THE GREAT PLOT-BEVERLEY TUCK
Err INDIGNANT-S SAUNDERS IN MON
MONTREAL, Thursday, May 4, 1865.

MONTREAL, Thursday, May 4, 1865
Beverley Tucker publishes a letter in
which he says that whoever asserts that he
had anything to do with the assassination,
or any knowledge of the plot to capture
Preside 1t Lincoln or Mr.. Seward, "black-
ened his soul with diabolical perjury" He
had never heard of Booth, or any of the
others arrested, before the assassination
He is informed that Booth left here ON the
9th of October, after nine days residence;
that the officers of the Ontario Bank state
that Booth purchased the bill on England
for g6l, and at the same time deposited
1855, which remains to Booths credit
Booth stated that he was to run the block
ode
Tucker was not here when Booth was
He has sent for copy of the evidence to
disprove it. Saunders is still residing
here.
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Bag- The principal citizens and local Off
cials of Richmond are rapidly coming for
ward to the Provost Marshal's office and
taking the oath of allegiance to the gov
ernment. Among others who have subscri-
bed to it are Mayor Mayo, Judge Lyons
and Littleton Tazewell, Prosecuting Attor-
ney in one of the courts. Judge Ould, for
merly of Washington, and lately rebel Com
missioner of Exchange, has, it is reported,
been arrested, by order of the government
Mr.. Pierpont, the loyal Governor of Vir-
ginia, is expected to arrive in Richmond
shortly, when, it is supposed, the seat of
the State government will be transferred
to that city from Alexandria.
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"EL L NJ MAN'S MEAT MARK
Zone door North OF the Ward House,)
STILL IN OPER Alto

THE undersigned would inform his old
J. friends and the public generally that he is still
to be found at his old stand one door north of the
the Ward House where he keeps constantly on hand
In their season may be found Sausages Corned Beef
Sugar Cured Hams, fresh from the Smoke House. &c. all
prepared in the finest manner BOLOGNA SAUSAGE
always on hand
Thanking his old customers for their generous pat.
ronage he solicitsaa continuance of their favors.
Towanda, Jan. 1864 VIM. WELLMNA.
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THE ASSASSINATION.
REWARD FOR JEFF DAVIS AND HIS
ACCOMPLICES

. Z IL h u y
Whereas, 1t appears from evidence in the
Bureau of Military Justice that the afro
cious murder of the late President, Abraham
Lincoln md the attempted assassination
of the Hon W. H. Seward, Secretary of
State, were melted, concerted, and procured
by and between Jefferson Davis, late of
Richmond, Va, and Jacob Thompson, Gle
ment G. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N.
Sanders, w. G. Cleary, and other Rebels
and traitors against the Government of the
United States, harbored in Canada now,
therefore, to the end that justice may be
done, Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States, do offer and promise for the
arrest of said persons, or either OF them
within the United States, so that they
can be brought to trial, the following re-
wards One hundred thousand dollars for
the arrest of Jefferson Davis twenty-five
thousand dollars for the arrest of Clement
c. Clay twenty-five thousand dollars for
the arrest of Jacob Thompson, late of Mis-
sssippi; twenty-five thousand dollars for
the arrest of George n. Sanders twenty
five thousand dollars for the arrest of Be-
verley Tucker, and ten thousand dollars
for the arrest of William G. Cleary, late
Clerk of Clement C. Clay.
The eProvost-Marshal-G General of the United
States is directed to couse a description of
said persons, with notice of the above re-
wards, to be published.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
L. S. my hand, and caused the seal of
the United to be affixed Done at the City
of Washington, the second day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and slxty-ive, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America
the eighty-ninth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President W. HUNTER, Acting Sec
retary of State.
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AND TUCKER MAKE
COUNTERCHARGE.
MONTREAL, Friday, May 5, 1865.

MONTREAL, Friday, May 5, 1865.
George n. Saunders and Beverly Tucker
are out with another manifesto to-day ad-
dressed to Andrew Johnson, in which they
accuse him of "a helish plot to murder
their Christian President" but giving no
particulars They agree to go to Rouse's
Point, or some other place, and be tried on
the charge made in the Presidents recent
proclamation, if the United States Govern
ment will pay for their defense and guar
antee their safety.
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A LETTER FROM w. C. CLEARY.
Toronto, C. W., Friday. Nav 5. 1S

TORONTO, c. W, Friday May 5, 1865.
w G. Cleary, one of the parties for
whom President Johnson offers a reward
publishes letter that there is not parti-
Gle of truth in the statement that he con-
certed and melted the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln, and he asserts that he knew
nothing whatever of it till it had been COM
mitted
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ROOTH'S ACCOMPLICES

[From Thursdays Washington Chronicle
The propeller John S. Ide, Capt. James
Wilson, arrived at the Sixth-st. wharf yes.
terday, having on board eight of the par
ties who are charged with aiding Booth in
his escape through Maryland and Virginia
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JEFF DAVIS IMPLICATED

The Washington correspondent of The
Philadelphia Inquirer makes the following
statement "The confession of Harold
and the documentary evidence found on
Booths body, fasten, beyond cavil, the plot
and its full sanction upon jeff. Davis and
his Canada Commissioners
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WASHINGTON, friday, May o, looo
The Commission for the trial of the ass
assins will probably meet on Monday. Ma
jor Burnet is Judge Advocate the other
officers are not yet announced.
The President has been strongly urged
by prominent gentlemen here to subject to
arrest and trial such men as Brick Pome-
roy" of La Crosse wis, Democrat, and
the editor of The Chicago Times, who, du-
ring the past year, have publicly advised
and melted the assassination of Mr. Lin
coin. The subject is receiving serious con-
sideration
All attempts to disparage the weight of
testimony in possession of the Government,
duplicating the leading spirits of the Re-
bellion in the assassination plot will not
only prove futile and recoi upon every ap-
ologist of the netarious scheme
When Secretary Stanton several days
since announced that the plot had been dis
covered to stretch from Richmond to Can
ada, he spoke from the record. Judge Holt
has since received the great mass of evi-
dence, and knows it to be of crushing
weight
President Johnson fully comprehended
the gravity of the charges made in his
proclamation.
1t is confidently affirmed in the highest
Government circles that when this evidence
is given, it will not only make our trans
Atlantic cousins, who have 50 long envcl-
oped the Rebels in halo of heroic glory,
stand aghast, but it will astound the civil
lized world.
The trial is to be an open one. and the
Gtobe corps of stenographic reporters will
take down all the evidence
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-11

OCL NbEhG, hOSENBdU u NJ T CO.,
Would respectfully make known to the people of this
place and vicinity that they have recently established
NEW DRY GOODS STORE
In connection ith their Clothing and Gents Furnish
in Goods Establishment where they prepared to
show to the .ubc entire and splendid assort
ment of Dry Goods, such as Domestcs in all its branch
es Dress Goods u all styles and grades. Shaws and
Clodks in great variety splendid assortmen: of Furs
Ribbons, and all kinds OF Millinery Goods in great
abundance at wholesale and retail In fact everything
usually kept in first class Dry Goods Store.
Their stock of Clothing for Men and Boys and Cents
Furnishing Goods, is complete and not equalled for
cheapness, style and beauty, by any thit region.
Their stock of Cassimeres, Cloths and Vesings con-
siss of the latest and best styles and will be made up
in the most fashionable way to order guaranteeing good
fits or no sale at prices greatly reduced particularly
their Winter Stock.
Feeling confident we make it pay all expenses to
persons wishing goods in line 20 here and pur
chase.
GUTENBERG, ROSENBAUM Il CO.,
No. l5s, Water st Brainard Block, and No 2 Union
Block Emira. N. Y. Feb. l6, 1866
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neep Richmond dispatches show the ter
rible state of impoverishmenti in which the
people of Virginia are now found to be, and
to which they have been reduced by the
drafts of the rebel military establishment on
their resources of all kinds. Thousands of
the inhabitants of Richmond, Petersburg
and the surrounding country are preserved
from starvation only by the supplies of
food which the United States commissaries
furnish them. Strong desires are expressed
for the removal by government of all re-
strictions on trade not contratand of war
so that facilities may be afforded for re-
snscitation of industry both in the towns
and rural districts. At present the farmers
generally are without the implements or
seeds necessary to do their planting, and
unless these can be speedily procured there
will be no crops forthcoming in the State
in the summer and fall
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-11

RY%Charleston dispatches to the lst inst
states that General Potters force had re-
turned from its expedition into the interior
of South Carolina, having destroyed an i'm
mense amount of rebel property The
guerillas have again become troublesome
in the southern part OF the State. On the
9th ult a party of them made their appear
ance within six miles of Charleston and
tore up some railroad track. Another strong
force of national troops is soon to be sent
out through the State. The rebel ram Col
umbia, sunk in Magnolia creek, has been
raised and is found to be not greatly in
jured. She will be brought to the North
The secessionists of Charleston were wild
with JOY on learning of the assassination
of President Lincola, and it is said that
women were actually so profane and sac
rilegious as to fall on their knees and ex-
press their thanks to God for this enormous
crime. But the sudden arrest of ex-Gover-
nor Aiken appeared to bring them to their
senses, and they Immediately became more
discreet in their conduct, Mr. Aiken's arrest
and the expulsion of the contumacious
Episcopalian clergyman Mr.. Marshall, who
refused to substitute theprayer for the Pres
ident of the United States for that which
he had been offering for jeff Davis, had
caused much excitement among the Charles
tonians They insist that Governor Aiken
has never been anything but a Union man
FOREIGN NEws.-By the arrival of the
America at New York and the Hibernian
off Port au Basque, we have five days later
news from Europe.
The news Of the surrender of Lee and
the assassination of President Lincoln had
been received The former was generally
expected the latter produced most pro-
found sensation. Meetings were at once
held in London, Liverpool and many En-
glish towns, to express horror and indgna-
tiOn at the assassination. The Italian
Chamber of Deputies was draped in honor
of the President and adopted an address
expressing grief Earl Russell and Sir G.
Grey, on behalf of Lord Palmerston, were
to move addresses in the two houses of
Parliament expressing sorrow and indigna-
ton on the lst of May. Mr. Adams was
to preside on the lst of May at mass
meeting of Americans in London. Mr.. Ma
son, in letter to The Lader, repudates the
crime in behalf of the Rebel States.
Mr.. Bigelow, the New Minister of the
United States at Paris, had had a public
audience of the Emperor and presented his
credentials
The Czarewitch, after protracted sick
ness, died at Nice, on April "a.
At Brussels, on the 22d of April, great
popular demonstration took place in honor
of the late Union victories
Reports from New-Oreans state that the
Mexican Liberals under Cortinas are max
ing progress. Monterey is said to have
been occupied by them, and Matamoros is
seriously threatened
neAp Richmond dispatches show the ter
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Ceeal.

A LIST AND CLASSIFICATION ,f
N sons engaged in the sale Of Goods Wa, J.
Merchandise. in the County Of Bradford. for 'e n
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u ii' NAD fo ". A. ROCKTSD
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ORPHANS COURT SALE.-By W. W
" of an order of the Orphans Court Of Of Ss, Ess
County. the undersigned administrators 0, 'le
Edward B. Perine, late OF Troy boro dee d., JjrN
the premises, at public sale. on SATURpAil,..rnyS'
1865, at O'Clock, p. m the following lot peVS VSi7n
Of land, situate in Troy boro' bounded as Er l21
wit on the south by Mainst., on the we. W.;
longing to n. NJ. Pomeroy and F.. { O"r, gf
north by lot belonging to the heirs OF T. E'd,,j r,
deed. east by lot belonging TO 0. J. ba'''''
tanning one acre. , ostt
TERMS-Slo0 10 be paid oh the day OF sac trg Il
the balance on confirmation, the balance n III ~
ton. W. W. PbhN,t,Tll
G. F. REDil!ANG,.st, ,s,
May 5, 1865. AdnLn%%~~
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DEACE PEACE PEACE ! PEACE
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING
At Nc. l5s Water Stree. and No. 2, Union Block Wa
ter Street.
E l. NJ RA, n. Y.