The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-05-05


tured Booth and Harold, was for
merly OF Boston, Massachusetts. He
IS gallant officer, full Of energy and
pluck. In the fret Bull Run battle
he belonged to the list Infantry
He subsequently participated in many
OF the battles OF the war, In all of
which he was remarkable for his cour-
ageous conduct lie was, sometime
ago, ,much extolled by the press for his
gallantry in conducting reconnois-
sance at the head of n detachment of
the 10th New York cavalry, in which
lac ran into and cut his way through
q division of rebel cavalry near Cul.
pepper Court House, Virginia.
Upon the person of Booth were
found bills Of exchange on bank in
Canada, dated in October last, Mt the
time Booth was there showing that
the assassination was planned by the
rebels in Canada. Booth said to
Lieut.. DOugherty: "YOu have spoil
ed my Mexican business" evidently
referring to his plans Of escape to
Mexico.
. The general regret that Booth was
not taken alive, and the general dis.
position to complain that he might
have been, il . combined rush hy he
twenty eight men surrounding iim
hal been made. are tempered among
thc moro jrlicious by the reflection
that ID he lal been saved anl made a
ju liciai tctjn, many others scarcely
less gult, would have escaped with
complrHrauyrt light punishment.
CAIRO A,,ii 20 --Tt,r Marble CITY.
just arrived. hriH,s tac sal intclh
gcucc OF the explosion aId burning
of the steamer : il,ala, some eight -,
ten niles aJuve Me lpA,s, a. litte
p"st two o'clock on the muruing OF
the eth. She was ca routc 10 st.
Louis from New Oicans, with =. 200
people oN board, 1854 Of whom, in.
cluiiug tIirty commissioned officers,
were exchanged Federal prisoners
from Vi kShurg. She now lies on q
SAINT bar near Taglcman's Landing,
nothing visible but her charred re-
mains aud .iackstaf
George Cation, pilot, and William
Pahcrry, mate, are the only officers
known To he saved, except Clemens
engineer. who is almost dead.
OF twelve lady cabin passengers
two only were saved.
William Pabcrrv, Mate of the Sui
tana, was "a passenger on the Marble
City; also. nineteen deck hands, foui
of her cabin crew, and George Caytor
Pilot OF the Sultana. Paberry was il
the pilot house with Cavton, and was
blown upward and fell in the river. -
He reached plank. on which wer,
five others Three of these dropped
of exhausted. There were l.9O,
soldiers on board, besides the pas
sengers and crew, making total VI
1900 souls. About 500 only ar,
known to nc saved. Captain Gas.
Nf.sOn was last seen on the deck
throwing shutters. doors and plank:
into the river, and, no doubt, was los
in the noble effort of saving others
The wreck took fire, drifting to trees
near the Arkansas shore. and sunk
Every yawl and steamer at Memphi,
did everything to save the survivors
who covered the surface OF the river
The accident happened eight miles
above. The steamers BUstona an,
Essex are especially complimented
for their exertions, while the Santa
Try auI Hospital forces of Memphis
and the citizens are spoken OF with
the warmest gratitude.
Mate Paberry says the steam ws :
not near a high on the SulLana rs il
was usually carried He thinks s
torpedo shaped like lump OF Goa
must have caused the explosion -
Both engineers were saved, but the
second engineer, Clemens, will rrob
ably die. The guns OF Port Picker
ing are reported to have fired on til,
boats ~ the Essex while picking NJ
the survivors