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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

EaF" Our readers will recollect a short
notice that we gave a portable" physi-
ciqn who came along calling himself DR.. j..
Q Sutton-professing to remove warts,
carbuncles, &c.,-as we then said "pro-
fessor of wartology." We advised our
readers to have nothing to do with him
as be was "ill-looking," &c. He imme-
diately called on us for an explanation and
retraction, &c. We informed him that
we had written just what we believed, and
that we had seen nothing since in his ap-
pearance to change our mind. Finding
that we would not back out, he backed out
nimself-pa d off his bill at the Hotel,
and in half n.hour was out of town.
Since then we heard no more of him till
few days ago, when friend who had
been north, informed us that he made his
way to village call Reedsburg, in Clari-
on Co., We believe, where after commenc
ing the practice of his profession. In
short time he made the acquaintance of
young lady going to school, and in few
weeks married her. Having been twice
married before, he was soon followed by
one of his deserted wives-was inhibited
for bigamy and finally semitic the Peniten-
tiary. Thus our first impressions of him
have been confirmed by subsequent events
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Confederate Resources.

Son1eUeFate RESOURCES.
We printed in our last an ingenuously
impudent leader from The Rtchnsoad
Wig, designed to prove the Rebel
strength in men so lite exhausted that
there are still 692, 795 effective fighting
men. between the ages of II and 30,
within the jurisdiction of the confedera-
ey, of whom 461 1854 may be brought in
to the field And it is further calculated
that the number of white males annually
attaining the age of II is 62,467, which
will very nearly equal that of the killed
or disabled so that the fighting force of
the Rebellion is scarcely suffering dimina-
tion.
The shortest method with this juggle
may prove the most conclusive. The
Wing makes the fighting force Of Georg-
ia, for example, nearly 100000 men,
That State, up to the commencement of
Sherman's advance on Atlanta, had scarce
ly been penetrated by Union forcej it
had little or nothing of the rayages OF
war; and it had no known Union party
or section. Sherman's force was very
soon oun!ed, if it had not already been,
and was well known to consist Of 10, ,OUO
men. In its front was veteran army
under Johnston Of not far from 10000.
Gov. Brown called out the entire militia
of the State to assist in repelling and an
Initiating the invaders" This ought,
on Ihe Hht9 assumption 70 nave very
soon gwen johnston an army superior
In numbers at Ieast--to sherman s, ana
enabled MN TO hold such strong Posltlohs
as kesaca against al gansayers' Yer ne
was hanNed out OF several such' ana com
PEELED to iaiI back, not because ne was IN
competent OF wanted puck, but because
ne lacked men 1geTe was no moment
OF the campaign when ms muSter-roil'
showed force oi IVo,VVU, aii told. " ny
not II there Is anything IKE 'JV'VoO ell
fectlves under the rule Oh Tue OohIeuera-
cy
But again =,
sherman cut loose from AtIanta on 'he
ioth OF November IL was wen known
that he took with nm about 2VooO men.
The Rebel Army under HOOD was Tar on
IN the northwest pqt the georgia mil
TIA had all been sent rome weeks before,
Now, they were an called out agalh' ana
those OF south Carolina along Witht thein'
kershaw division OF veterans was DIS,
patched from petersburg as a nucleus oi
resistance beauregard ana DICK I4{'or
hurried down rom tne tennessee mar
dee and HoWeIi Cobo|ere aIsP"Ichea 10
the front; Coy Brown Yomltea Prociama,,
tons as though ne haa the cho,era ana
the Rebel journals IRON Gay 70 "a{ aSsur-
ed their readers that sherman could new
er reach the coast except as a prisoner
ct ne d" reach 1t IN due season, march-
ing SUI miles IN thlrty days lIF'nS ooun-
teousiy on the country occupying '"e
capital OF the state without resistance
ana reaching the Sea0oaro "lthout nav
ing peen once ha,te3 by any opposing
force. how eC"," IL DC, II tIie heoeiS I'a''
Two hunqreh thousand eHocV'voS any
Where lee an" fiooa 5 armies ,3, com ON
bined would haraIy nave hamOer loo'OoV
a month ago ana ana aau mnch less no" au"
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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

A ROMAN ANswER-The rebel en-.
age who was taken at Fort Morgan, Mo-
bile ay, applied late.y to former friend
an classmate who is now distinguished
officer in our navy, and~in command of
the most formidable iron clad in the
world, for assistance in getting released
by exchange. He received the following
iron-clad reply to his letter:
I" l can do nothing foryou. You neith-
er defended our fort like man, nor
surrendered it like an officer"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

A UNION LEAGUE IN SAvANNAH.-
An Illinois soldier, who escaped from
Millen, Ga. on the 18th of November,
atterwa1d visiting Savannah, and fua ly
reaching the Union feet between that
city and Charleston, has arrived home,
and says that there are loyal men in
Savannah. He found there a Union
League in actual operation, and received
assistance from its members, without
which he would not have been able to
effect his escape
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

EGy~ A friend of ours has handed us
the following order, issued by Capt. Hall;
of the I'd, Colorado Cav, which shows
the services which it has rendered. Our
readers may wonder what special interest
we have in this Company. Far away as
as is Colorado, our readers will be some
what surprised to know that Butler coun-
ty has been represented in it, in the per-
son of John G. Thompson, of Clinton
township Indeed tits had to find a branch
of the service that is not, at least in part,
made up of Butler county heroes.
HEADQuARTERs Co. B. 2D COLORADO CAVALRY,
Fort Leavenwcrth, Kansas Nov. 15th 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No 40.
The Captain commanding announces to
the members of his company that he this
day leaves you as your company comman-
der, and in leaving you, he leaves com
pany which is a pride to its adopted Ter
ritory and his pride to command, and
whose gallantry and good department now
forms part of their country's History
You were the first soldiers to leave Col
orado in defence of your Country, you
were the only representatives of Colorado
at the battle of Val Verde, n. NJ, Feb
2lst, 1862, and your participation in that
conflict has been theme of praise.
You nobly sustained your reputation in
the different skirmishes, long and toilsome
marches through snow, wind and sand
storms. IN driving the Texan army from
the soil of New Mexico
Your footprints in the sands and the
sweat of your brows while on the march
from Fort Union, n NJ, to Fort Blunt,
Cherokee Nation distance of over l.
200 miles, and your conduct at the battle
of Cabin Greek, Cherokee Nation, July
lst & I'd, 1868, yoY forced march and
the unfinching bravery manifested in the
hald fought battle Of Honey Springs, G.
N, July 18th 1868, the untiring energy
with which you performud the duties of
Provost Guard and guarded for so long
time a number of prisoners OF war at TT.
Blunt, will long be remembered
Your march from Fort Blunt, G. N, to
St. Louis, Mo-, from thence across the
State to Kansas City, Mo-, in the dead of
winter, your many toilsome and dangerous
scouts after, Bushwhacker in the District
of Central Missouri, your efficiency as
Provost Guard at Kansas City, Mo-, in
curing the love, as soldiers and company,
of allsodiers and citizens who knew you,
and finally your bravery and devotion to
your Country's cause in volunteering after
the term of service Of the larger portion
of you had expired and joining your Reg
iment IN the hard fought fattles of Little
Blue, Mo, Oct 1st, 1864, Big Blue and
Westport, Mo-, Oct 22d and 23d, 1864,
and your conduct in the many skirmishes
and night marches in driving Prices ar
my with marked rapidity to the State of
Texas, and the cheerfulness with which
you have marched over 5 900 miles as In
fantry and performed every required duty
as Infantry and Cavalry soldiers, forms a
part of most worthy history.
Your Territory honors you, and it is
with pride that your friends speak of you
as soldiers of Company "B," I'd Colora-
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

BosToN, December, 25.-The wife son
and daugter, the late rebel Gen. Pres
ton, of Lentus came as passenger in
the Africa. Orders from the War De-
partment refused them permission to
land, and also declined their request to
leave by rasl for canada. They there
fore remain on the steamer to be carried
back whence they came.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

s9-Ge eral rants family occupy a
neat little cottage, covered with moss,
and trailing vines, at Burlington,
New Jersey. It is near the banks
of the Delaware. The place is by no
means prstentious or aristocratio.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

sa~ The feet under Admiral porter,
which sailed from Hampton Roads
recently, numbered GA vessels carry
ing 597 guns.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

aE' The following are the appointments
made by the Commissioners for the pres
ent year:
Counsel-Charlos MCandless. Esq,
Clork-Harvey Colbert.
Appraiser-Robert McElwain.
Janitor-John Mccullough.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

tag% After two weeks absence, The Ejfl-
.e1, pays its accustomed visit to its rea-
ders. we hope that all have enjoyed a
happy time Of it during the Holidays
so Far as we have been able to learn, there
has no accidents occurred, but all have en-
ioyed themselves pleasantly, without any
of that access which too often attend such
occasions-followed by mishaps Of vari-
GUS kinds. Let US all hope that the pres
ent year may be one Of pleasure and i'm
to all
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-04

The following is list of Co. Z, 103d,
with date of death;
Thos Mapes, Jan 9, "a, Andersonville
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WAR MEMS.

There has been a continuation Of good
news since our last issue. Savannah has
fallen as will be seen by dispatches from
Sherman and Foster Hood is. still in
trouble. Accounts differ as to whether
he has got across the Tennessee, at any
rate his army is pretty badly used up,
and entirely unableto to give battleto Thom-
as. \ successful expedition has swept
across Mississippi towards Mobile. Gen.
Breckenridge has been badly used up and
thus defeated in his demonstrations against
East Tennessee. The only mishap has
been the movement against Whining
ton, which so far has not succeeded. Up
on the whole everything looks encoura-
ging.
- 80
BSg' Commissioner Copeley and Sur
geon Pcrchmant are now in our town at
tending to the correction of the enroll
ment of the severadistricts of this Coun-
ty. We believe many of the citizens are
meeting with them and assisting in the
correction of the several cnrollments. W9
fear, however, that some Of the districts
willnot be represented and will therefore
be compelled to go to the city or remain
"ncorrected. It's very considerate in the
board to have thus given an opportunity
to all to have the rolls made perfect with
out the trouble and oxPenco of going to
the city.
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WEDNESDAY JAN. 4, 1896,
- After two weekg absence, the Ct

EE-" Liberty and Union, Now and Forever One
ind Inssparabls. "-D. Webster.
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500, ,OOO Reward.
WAsHINGTON, April ~.

Major General Dir:
One hundred thousand dollars reward
The murderer of our late beloved PreSl-
dent, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large
Fifty Thousand dollars reward will he
paid by this department. for his appre
hensiOn, i'll addition to any reward Offer
ed by municipal authorities or State eX'
ecutives; S25 900 reward will be paid toI
the apprehension of A. c. Surratt, some
times called Port Tobacco, one OF Brook 5
accomplices; $4,000 reward will be paid
for the apprehension of DavidC Harold!
another of Booth saccOmpliCes. Liberal
rewards will be paid for any information
that shall conduce to the arrest ut either
of the above named criminals or their ac
completes All persons harboring Oh
secreting the said persons, or either OF
them, or aiding or assisting their can'
cealment or escape, will be treated as ac'
completes in the murder of the President
and the attempted assassination OF the
Secretary of State, and shall be subject
to trial before military commission, and
be liable to the punishment of death.
Let the stain of innocent blood be re.
moved from the land by the arrest and
punishment of the murderers. All good
citizens are exhorted to aidpublic justice
OH this occasion, every man should con
slider his own conscience charged with
this solemn duty, aud rest neither night
or day until it beaccomplished.
[Signed1 EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War
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| tratiOn of the compromise measures oi
| 1850, and also acted with the Southern
| Senators on the Kansas-Nebraska qnes-
ton. He vigorously opposed the doc.
trines of the aKnow Nothing" party, and
on the Democratic theory of the uncon-
stitutionality of snch measures on the
part of the general government. opposed
the Pacific railroad project and river and
harbor improvements He always re-
garded the dissolution Of the Union as an
impossibility. and held that slavery had
| its foundation and would find its perpe-
tnity i'm the Union, and the Union its
continuance in non-interference with
slavery. One Of his arguments III favor
of the annexation ut Texas was that IL
would prove to be the gateway out OF
which the sable sons of Africa are to pass
from bondage TO freedom, and become
merged in population congenial with
themselves" He vshemently opposed
secession, and his views and public acts
since the outbreak of the rebellion are
well-known. ...
lit was during the second session OF the
Thirty seventh Congress that Mr.. John-
son became so prominent III tins c"nhec
tiOn In three successive speeches. IN re-
ply to leading Southern Senator'S, he ar
gned the fallacy of the doctrine of seces-
sion On the day of the final adjourn
ment of that Congress, he boldly as
sailed the sentiment then 50 rife and the
movements on foot. in a speech from
which we quote as reported in the official
Congressional debates in tho Globe:
When was interrupted, Nh. Presi-
dent, was making general allusion to
treason, as defined in tho Constitution OF
the United States, and to those who were
traitors and guilty of treason within the
scope and meaning of tho law and the
Constitution. My proposition was that
if they would show rue who were guilty
of the offences l have enumerated, |
would show them who were the traitors.
That being done, were / the President OF
the United States, l would do as Thomas
Jefferson did in 1906 with Aaron Burr,
who was charged with treason. wa1ld
have them arrested aud tried for the
treason, and, if convicted, by the Eternal
God, hey should suffer the penalty Of the
lar at the hands of the erecHtiOaer Trea,
sou must be punished and the extent and
depth of the offence be made known"
When in the spring of 1862, Nashville
was captured by our forces, Mr. johnson,
then still holding his seat as Senator
from Tennessee, accepted the position OF
Military Governor of that State. In the
meantime he was nominated by the Re-
publican national convention in 1864 for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr.
Lincoln; but, after the election, contin-
ued to discharge the duties OF his mill
tary governorship up to the date OF his
Inauguration as Vice President, on the
4th of March last
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Reading, referred to, is that he has NJ
acquaintance with Booth, having seen
him but once seven years ago, IN Thea
tire in Baltimore, and not being able to
identify him now. He saw the suspect
ed persons in a saloon on Tuesday night
in company with another, drinking free
ly. ,F
Learning that the man intended leav
ing there for Pottsville at 6 p NJ, he got
upon the train after it started and recog
nized the individual, who Appeared very
much confused at meeting him; he asked
thr citizen whether he was going un on
the train Upon his answering that he
was not, the man said he would he back
in Reading in day or two.
SECOND DISPATCH.
READING, April 20.-The citizen who
recognized Booth was taken before q JUS
tice of the Peace this evening to make
affidavit of his knowledge. He now
swears he does not believe the person
pursued was Booth. Heretofore ne
stated positively that it was Booth, and
that he knew him we'll
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Surrender Of Geu. MOseby and ms
Command.

New YORK, April 20.-The Herald has
advices from Winchester to the 18th,
which states that Moseby surrendered
his force to General Chapman at Berry
vile, on the 18th, after arranging the
terms with General Hancock, which were
similar to those granted Lee. 1t is un,
derstood General ROsser has also asked
that his command he included in the car
tel Moseby's men number probably 700
Great numbers of Lees soldiers are ar
riving within our lines They scont the
idea that any portion of their army has
gone to Johnston, and say when it is
fairly understood by Johnston'smen that
they can go to their homes. they will go.
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The New President.

Andrew Johnson, who. by the death OF
Abraham Lincoln has succeeded to the
Presidency of the United States, was
born in Raleigh, N. c., in 1903. Like his
lamented predecessor, he is emphatically
self-taught man. His father lost his
life when the sou was four years of age,
from the effects of eXertions to save a
drowning friend, and his mother, being
left iR poor circumstances, WAS unable to
afford young Johnson educational facili-
ties. He became apprentice to tailor
at ten years of age, and while serving in
that capacity, by hard application, ac-
auired the rudiments of an English edu-
cation. His mind was first aroused in
that direction by hearing readings from
volume of speeches, by gentleman
who habitually visited the shop where
he was at work He took up the alpha
bet, without an instructor, and then, by
procuring assistance from the journey
men, and the gentleman whose reading
had aroused his faculties, (and who final
ly made him present of the book of
speeches. and devoting some hours of
the night to study, he accomplished the
ground work of after knowledge. In
1924 he went to Laurens Court House.
South Carolina, working there as jour
newman till 1926, when he returned to
Raleigh. and after some months, set out
for Tennessee, carrying with him his
mother, who was dependent on him for
support. He was now abOnt nineteen
wears of age. He settled at Greenville,
Tennessee, still working at his trade,
where he subsequently Slarried an intel
ligent lady, under whose guidance he
made further aud rapid progress in his
studies. Ambitious, industrious and EN-
ergetic, he soon entered public life, and
embracing the tenets of the Democratic
party, was snccessively elected by that
organization to the positions of alder
man, mayor, ,lState legislator, Governor,
member OF the United States House of
REPRESENTATIVES, and United States Sena-
tor. He was always in these positions
regarded as a decided Democrat i'll poll
tics, and of his course on public meas
ures, we gather the following summary
from Savage's sketche of our represen-
tative man:
Mr.. johnson was steady opponent OF
a United States Bank. of internal I'M
provements by the Federal Government,
and of protective tariff In Congress
he supported the annexation OF Texas
the Mexican war, the tariff of l546, the
homestead bill, (of which he was one of
the originators,) an economical admins.
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Booth Passes through Reading, Pa
Description Of the Assassin.

READING, Pa, April 20.-I have just
seen Mr. Lynn, United States detect
i've officer, from whom get the following
relating to the Booth affair: The report
that Booth come to Reading on the
train is correct He was in Reading all
day The man that recognized him in
formed detective Lynn, and that he knew
it was Booth. Mr. Lynn Immediately,
in company with Mr. Miller, another de-
tective, finally traced him to the depot
and ascertained that man answering
his description had got on the train
which had Just left The facts were inn
mediately made known to Mr.. G. A.
Nichols, Superintendent of the road and
an effort was made to telegraph to Port
Clinton The first telegram was started,
but the operator not being about, an en-
gine was fired up. Lynn and Miller, and
the man who had seen Booth proceeded
at full speed to Overtake the regular
train They did not overtake the train,
but at Port Clinton were informed that
the man described had got off there, but
whether he went to the Cata Xissa train
or not they could not ascertain. A dis
patch was sent to Tamaqua, to the con-
ductor of the train, and in the meantime
Port Clinton was searched. Upon the
arrival of the train at Tamaqua, the
conductor telegraphed asfollowsi The
man is on the train" Another dispatch
was sent to the next station for further
information, with orders for his deten-
tion. This morning at eight o'clock de-
tective Lynn received dispatch from
conductor Bridge, dated Catawissa, say
ing no such a man como through on his
train. Mr.. Lynn states that he is salts
fed that the man is Booth. What meas
ures are being taken for his arrest are
kept private for obvious reasons.
The following is description of the
party: About five feet eight inches in
height; black eyes; black hair cut short
and inclined to curl; short black nous
tache; had cotton in both ears; wore
white felt hat; had piece of Grape on
the left arm; wore Lincoln badge on
the breast in mourning, and had black
frock coat with common blue military
pants
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Rebel Major Taylor to Leave the
Country.

LOUISVILLE, April 20.-The Democrat
says the Confederate Major Taylor has
been paroled ten days to prepare for leav-
ing the United States, he refusing to take
the oath of allegiance or to register him
self as rebel deserter
A Federal scouting party routed a par
ty of gurrillas beyond Mount Sterling on
Monday, killing Wash. Carter and Dave
Doom, their leaders, and wounding sew
eral others.
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From Mcmphis-Tradin9 Ront Cap
tured by GuerrilIas.

MEMPHIS, April l8 VIA CAIRO, April ~
On the 18th inst the trading boats
Joseph, st. Paul and another name I'M
known were captured and burned by
Linten's gucrrillas on Hatchies river
The steamer Elianor Carroll, in the
vicinity of Island 35, encountered storm,
was badly damaged and lost overheard
a quantity offreight. Nine soldiers were
drowned.