, 1865-04-28
POSFSCR EPT,
4 O'CLOCK 4, II,
FROM NEW YORK.
Complete DETAILS OF THE
KILLING OF BOOTH.
a HEAVY REWARD FOR
JEFF. DAVIS,

"a Ella y Z 6&" AAU kOE
JEFF. DAVIS.
INTERESTING NEWS SUMMARY
Especial Dispatch to the Western Associated Press
NEW IoRK, April p.
The E,tnino Rost says: "rwo merchants T.
this city h9re proposed 10 the Secretary OF Wal
to Offer reward Of hIlf million dollars for tht
capture Of jeff Davis alive. If the Secretary ar.
,ch It taets ta gentlemen Will e,;s s
Sensible.
The 1Ftoune's Washington special eays loyal
ftnnsy lVsnians set al example worthy OF general
,m'sat'on lat eEsnsnE They me-, organized aud
passed resolutions n1edging confidence and dup-
pot to the new PresldeoL aud then resolved th4t,
as hta time Was needed for public business, thev
view.
Appointmcnt.
M:ehigan, has been sppointed Special Treasury
Agent Tor the State Of Alabama.
Tho Presidents RudF (sunrd.
New foRK, April n The Times Washington
special says: =" The ststenent that the President
dtc.,pes al preeautio6s for ms personal safety
zect1ons for guards 10 be placed about his per
ron. 6nt he epprovtd the pteeaution when taken
Ss essnansues as %aos 9at mhsh tie
Ptesitc1t'a body cuard. commuanded
ny Lieut.. James on, Of Ohio, This com oany cor
sfsts Of one select man fron each coanty iu OHIO.
numt eripg nearly one hundred men. a sntficIe
lure Of lie guard 10 upon duty at all times. and
visitors who can upon the President at his tempo
rary mansion are confronted Immediately upon
approaching the door by three or fO1r soldiers
who do not permit HIM to advance furthe. until
his nsme has been IN and order given by the Prea-
ldcIt to admit him. In the hall adjoining the re-
cepuon room are also found soluiczs Of gentecl
OtuOF.mSLf. who 0uitf1Y remain atnus fha en- =.
trapce within few feet VI Mr. johnson. SENT
nrls also eur1ouLd the hours upon the street and
The tame special ssys that Gen. Butler goes to
his home in Massachusetts TOMORROW" A ret be
has not been as.igned to ANY special duty, lhou.h
have him plsced in command Of thfs tepsrtmenf.
It il pot known that Gen. Butler would arcebk the
command Il tendtt*d him.
Sncrmnn's Army,
The norldr Raleigh correspondent says the
fplrlt OF SaermAns army IL somelhtnN in the way
Of morat development that can hardly be cred
tied. Men who had been on the tramp from eight
or nine O'Clock IN the morning Of one dsy unti
patt three the next, after intervals scarce sut1.
Gent to- eIahle them to boil cup OF coffee and
holt hit OF pork and crackers, spzsug from the
enrIh d and rush upon Their Way ahonling, yelling
state OF existence IN tue world. Col. Parrott, OF
the 70 lows, absolutely reveued In the t1ca Of
starting ahead again before he had had time to lie
Davis Whereabouts.
The Richmond HAdg Of the 18th Rsys Davis was
ct Hlsboro, y. c., from the 12lh to the l4th inst.
s thsn went hy sSilrSad M to
uaDp1oLts and Whetler's command, be started on
hortsback dne south to Azhboro and CheEaw.
By this route he 'eft Salisbury and SLoueman
bly, struck southwest to Columbia, 'south
Carolina, from which place the country
was open before him until he reached
object now IL to estape to the Trans MlsEissppl,
snd he cannot rteaid him.e1t out OF extrrms
danger until he has run the gauntlet OF the unttcd
Drcckin11:'ge. Tre-holm, BENJAMIN, st. John and
bald Of :, 9,t1U cavalry.
Boo1h's peaih.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The fourth edition Of
the star has The following sddiuunal d.ta1lS Of
the capture Of Harold and the killing Of Booth,
4 detachment Of the 18th New York cavalry, M
der The command Of L,eus. Doughcrly. numbering
Col. Bakers detective force, which went Gown
tie river on Monday, and obtnned the urst news
Of Booth at Port Royal, Tuesday evening, from IN
old pnan, who stated that lour men, III company
With q tehel cupta1p, hrd CROSSED the Hap-
pahannoek but short dine presious, eo,n1
in tho direction Of Bowling Green: He aided he
WIS cturtfne lady there. On rushing into Bowl
Ing Tn en- the c-ptata wa found At the hotel aud
taken into custody: Frpm BIN it waa as:ertatnsd
aT1s Port Royal, about aquarter u nule from
the roud passed over by our caralry,
rold apb!sc1 TO Garrett for horses 10 r1de to Lou
Ira c. II. The latter, fearing the horses woatd
not BE- rstuEted, tctn:ed s9 h.fe then. notw1th'
stances, together with the recrim1naflons Of
Booth and Harold, each .haIgins tue other With
TIE responsibility of then die uites, had aroused
Boots and Harold to leave, lest they (Garreits)
chou d get into trouble with our cav
airy. Tbs Booth refused to do without the
door OF which, after they entered, Gariett locked,
and remained himself on euud In d neighborin5
corn crib, as he sileee., 10 pIevsn. hi: horses
Booth and Harold. Upon the approaeh g our
cavalry from Bowling Green, about three O'Clock
on "Wednesday a. NJ, Garrett came out of tue corn
anries, e. directed them mt to Il tbe e Burn. 'Ae'f ~
Booth Eas at ohce summoned 70 surrender, but
refused. HarTold expressed willingness to give
himeeM 4, uP ort was prevented b, Boob fos :o%e
barn. The 1atter.th assuming. dedunt ai.,
cal cd out TO- know tte commanding officer. and
proposed to him that Ills men should bt dawn up
at t,fty yards distant, when he Wonld CONC out
aud arhs tnem.' Alter the barn had been burning
threequRfters OF an hour, and when the
.oof was abont !sll,nG in. Booth. who
q catbt1e resting on the floor, made demonstra-
ton ar though to break throu2h the guard To
prevent ,hii, Serfean Cosbet fired. Intending to
erer, st1nek ii,tle TO high, and entered his
neck. resulting fatally-
Booth bad in his possession the thort, heavy
Rathhone, d Spencer. earh,ne, seven shooter, Of
Massachusetts manufacture, three revolvers an
a pocket pistol He wore. besides h,s suit Of
cavalry boot on his rieht foot, with top turned
down. and Government shoe On the left foot
Noclue could be obtained OF the other two meu.
Taking the TWO Garrctte into custody, the com
tmr1AAft$R}T
releasing The Captain.
Lieutenant DouEherty who commanded the
sqnad entered the sesT1se Tt the 1t NsW FORK
haptited In Boston abontsse years ngo, at
Wild. time he assumed the nsmc Of Boston Cor
brtt. To-day be has been greatly lionlzed, and on
~bo occasionally manifested their appreciation |
ty loud cheers.
The Ga1retts are dressed in rebel grcy, having
belonged IT, lee's srmy, and jus: returned home
On parole. They profess to have been entirely
Ignorant Of the character Of Booth and Harold,
ltd manifest great uneastness concerning their |
l,ou1n aid Harold n!E1ow1y Escaped On this
ttGe Of the Potomac. Marshal Murray md posse
q New York de;e: ives, % trated them e 70 Nit9in
ne t un.cquainted ssith The Country and withouts
guide during the 6arkness Of the ufght took the
wong road, and before he could regain the trs1l
B"ot6 snd Harrold succeeded in crossing the river
ThE +. port that Booth attempted to shoot him.
self while III the barn Is incorrect He, however.
p has PafsSy t hs
out was that Of hardened desperation. knowing
bis doom va. sealed and nreieIr,ns to meet #
ts1s in ,hst shape b'9 to the more
tks fre r,e.pE about him uutu The ROOT began to
a wAen he sde oSt hs
way out Perhaps he really hoped to succeed
amid the smoke and confusion. It was this