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"From the vicinity of Ford's Theatre,
he states that he went to the residence of
Secretary Seward, and, after forcing an en-
trance, he made an attack upon the Sec
rotary himself, cutting him in the throat
with bowie knife He says that after
young Seward was knocked down, the old
man begged not to be murdered, and that
he struck the blow to silence him. His
only regret seems to be that he did not
kill the Secretary. He says that the
strtement published in the papers that
there were two persons in the affair is
false, as he is the man who shot the Presi-
dent and made the attack upon Sec.
rotary Seward. lie says that there was
another person in the affair, who has not
yet been apprebended, who was to have
killed Stanton, but he failed to fulfil his
pledge.
Gin regard to Booth, he says that Booth
had nothing to do with the killing, with
the exception of assisting him to make his
escape from the city of Washington. He
gives in his written statement, which is
now in the hands of the military, the
route he pursued after leaving Washing
ton. lie says that the man killed in the
barn and who is said to have been Booth,
is prisoner who escaped from the Ohio
prison. He claims to have, in company
with Booth, went from Washington to
Canada, and from thence to the island of
Cuba. He states that his object in re-
turning to the United States was for the
purpose of releasing jeff. Davis, the Presi.
dent of the Confederate States.
"In regard to Mrs. Surratt, who was
executed as one OF the conspirators, he
says that she knew nothing of the conspi-
racy. The parties who planned the af-
fair, three of whom have never been heard
of, met regularly at the house of Mrs.
Surratt, but she knew nothing of their de-
sign. He says that he was stopping at
the house of Mrs. Surratt some ten or
twelve days previous to the execution of
the plot.
"There are two prisoners now in Jail
Llewellyn and Grimes, who say that they
know something Of the affair, and it may
be that the tale has been concocted for
the purpose of getting the three released
from the charges now against them, and
have them turned over to the military au-
thorities
"The above statement was made to
Gems. JEFF. g. Davis and Watkins at the
Jail on Tuesday, after having been related
to two or three of the prisoners and po-
liceman Bligh. Finding that his state
ment was likely to get him into very Sc
rious difficulty, King determined to put
an cod to his miserable existence. He
asked the privilege of having small pen
knife, which was granted him. With
this he opened the veins of the left arm,
and would have bled to death, had it not
been that the attempt was discovered by
his cell-mate, and an alarm was given
We yesterday paid visit to King in his
cell, and found him too low to speak,
The alarm in regard to his attempt to
commit suicide was given about four
O'Clock in the morning, after he had bled
for several hours
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IlistelIane0us.
The Washington Assassination.

For some days statement has been
going the rounds, to the effect that pris.
oner confined in the Louisville Jail, by
the name of Sterling King, has confessed
that be is the individual who shot the
President, and attempted the life of the
Secretary Of State. Without putting
much confidence in the statements of this
man, we, as a matter of news, give to our
readers the following statements, which we
gather from the Louisville papers. The
Courier of the 22d instant says:
awe CHANGED to be personally cogni-
zant of the antecedents of this pretended
conspirator. He claims to be native of
Virginia, and states that he was the cousin
of lloratio King, formerly Assistant Post
master General.
'In 1868 he figured as lawyer in Gin
cinnati, and also obtained permits for the
shipment of goods to Memphis. While
thus engaged, he was arrested by the mil
itary authorities, charged with uttsring
disloyal sentiments, tried by court-mar-
tia and sentenced to six months labor
on the Notifications back of Covington,
with ball and chain attached to bis leg.
For some reason the sentence was not car
ried into effect.
"Some time afterward he appeared in
Abingdon, Virginia, where he was sport
ing the uniform of Confederate colonel
General John HI. Morgan arrested him as
spy; he was tried bya ourt-martial and
sentenced to be hung. But in this case,
as in so many others, good luck attended
him and he managed to escape to the Fed
eral lines.
owe know nothing of Kings opera
tons subsequent to his escape from Vir-
ginia, until he was lodged in the city jail
on the charge of stealing horses and bug
gies'
The Democrat says:
liking states that he was the man who
killed President Lincoln. He says that
he entered the theatre as any other per-
sou, purchasing ticket and paying for
it. At the appointed time he entered
tue private box in Ford's theatre, Wash.
lngton, where Mr.. Lincoln was aud he
shot him with single barreled pist,l,
which he let fall at the time he leaped
from the box. lie gives as his object for
using single barreled pistol that he was
compelled to leave it behind him, and if it
had been a revolver those in the box
might have used it against him. He fur
Their says that after he shot the President
and leaped from the box he was passed by
several persons, but one of whom he know
Miss Laura Keene-and she did not
know him. According to his statement,
j. Wilkes Booth, whom it is said was the
murderer Of Lincoln, was in the rear of
the theatre awaiting with horses.
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Flood in Lead Mine-Miners Impris-
0ned in a Cave-Their Final Rescue.

A rather startling incident, especially
to the men Immediately interested, occur
red on Wednesday night at the lead mine
of Chapman, Radcliffe, Peacock & Bunting.
Mr.. Peacock, with miner named Kelley,
had during the day been at work in the
western part of the mine, seven or eight
hundred feet from the shaft. On proceed
ing toward the shaft at evening, and
reaching point about three hundred and
fifty feet from the shaft, where the way
suddenly descends about fourteen feet to
the level of the drift, they discovered the
drift was full of water. All hope of
egress, so far as their own safety could 60,
was cut off.
AS they did not appear at home at the
usual hour, the alarm was given, and it
was soon found by those outside that
stream of water from the melting snow
had descended an old shaft at some dis
lance from the one used at present, and
had flooded the whole length of the old
drifts on that range, and the space named
in this mine.
There was but one thing to do to res
cue the men, and chat was to remove the
water to such an extent that the men
could wade in the drift, and have breath
ing space between the water and the roof.
Fortunately in new shaft being sunk
over tho cave where the men were i'm
prlsoned, drill hole had been extended
through some thirty feet Of rock to the
cave. Through this hole communication
was soon had with the men and assurance
given Of the efforts to resue them. Can
dies were dropped to them in order that
they might not be compelled to spend the
night in utter darkness. There was real.
ly little danger that the water would rise
so high as to drown them, for they had
access to another cave where they could,
if necessary, ascend over twenty feet above
the then level of the water.
But the rescue depended on reducing
the water, when streams in every direo.
ton on the surface were pouring into
every old shaft and crevice where, by
force of gravity, it could find ingress.-
To Peacock and Kelley the prospect must
have been gloomy enough.
Means of raising water were procured
two sets of mon commenced the labor af-
ter dark, at two shafts, and relieved at in
tervals by other volunteer miners who
worked with will to rescue their mining
friends. This work went on all night,
and yesterday morning the water in the
shaft was found to be 80 reduced that the
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DANGER FROM CONTACT WITH PER-
SON STRUCK BY LIGHrNING.-It might
be supposed that, when any one is struck
by lightning, the electric fluid Immediate
ly passes away, on account of the conduct
ing power Of the animal body, and Of the
objects in contact with it, especially if
moisture is present. This, however, does
not always occur; though our present
knowledge of the laws of electricity will
not suffice to explain the exceptional
cases. Two instances illustrating this
subject have been brought before the
Academy of Sciences by M. Boudin. One
occurred on the Both June, 1854. A man
was killed in the Jardin des Plantes at
Paris, by Lightning, and his body was ex-
posed for some time to heavy rain
When, however, two soldiers attempted to
remove it, they received, the instant they
touched it, very violent shock. The
other happened on the Sth of September,
1858. Two artillery men, at Kara in
Dalmatia, were appointed to remove tele.
graph posts; on attempting to lay hold of
them after thunderstorm, they were
thrown down and greatly injured, es-
pecially one of them. When a COM
rade endeavored to assist him that was
most hurt to rise, both were dashed vio-
lently to the ground; the comrade was
burned in the arm, and was afterwards
affected with nervous symptoms.-Latel-
lectual Observer.
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a&-Why is an arithmetician like dog
with lame leg? Because he puts down
three and carries one.
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BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.-Two painters
were employed to trescoe the walls of a
magnificent cathedral both stood on
rude scaffold constructed for the purpose,
some eighty feet from the floor.
One of them was so intent upon his
work that he became wholly absorbed,
and in admiration stood off from the pic.
ture gazing at it with delight. Forget.
ting whore he was, he moved backward
slowly, surveying critically the work of
his pencil, until he had neared the edge
of the plank upon which be stood.
At this critical moment, his companion
turned suddenly, and almost frozen with
horror, beheld his imminent peril anoth-
or instant, and the enthusiast would be
precipitated upon the pavement beneath;
if he spoke to him it was certain death
if he held his peace, death was equally
sure. Suddenly he regained his presence
of mind, and seizing wet brush, flung
it against the wall, scattering the beauti-
full picture with unsightly blotches Of
eoioring. The painter flew forward, and
turned upon his friend with fierce impre-
cations; but startled at his CHASTITY face,
he listened to the recital Of danger, look
ed suddenly over the dread space below,
and with tears of gratitude blessed the
hand that saved him.
So, said preacher, we sometimes get
absorbed in looking upon the pictures of
this world, and in contemplating them,
step backward, unconscious of our peril,
when the Almighty dashes out the beau
tlful images, and we spring forward to
lament their destruction--into the out
stretched arms of mercy, and are saved.
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men could perhaps wade or swim to the
shift. 1t was chilling undertaking.
If they failed they would be oblig ICED to
return to the cave and await results
They plunged in, not without much fear
that the attempt to reach the shaft would
be unsuccessful. Fortunately, however,
there was no spot in the $50 feet where
the water was so near the roof as to pre-
vent breathing. On reaching the bot
tom of the shaft they were Immediately
raised seventy-fve feet to the surface, and
safely rescued from the danger and sus.
pense incident to the most horrible night
ever experienced.-DuJlm Herald, I'd
INST
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No subscription taken for less than a year
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sG~Ths Salem, Washington county y,
Press says that grandson of General
Putnam-John P. Putnam, Esq, fine
specimen of the old school gentleman,
hale and hearty, and with the promise of
many years yet of life, resides at North
White Creek, in Washington county
Esquire Putnam has in his possession the
vertabls pistols worn by his grandfather
in many contest, and also several inter-
esting relics that belonged to his venera-
BILE ancestor.
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4oetital.
A SCORE OF YEARS AGO.


A SCORE OF YEARS AGO.
Down by the breaking waves we stood,
Upon the rocky shore;
The brave waves whispered courage,
And hid with friendly roar
The faltering words that told the tale
dared not tell before.
ask'd, if with the priceless gift,
Her love my life she'd bless
Was it her voice, or some fair wave
Forsooth. | scarce may guess
Some murmuring wave, or her sweet voice,
That lisp'd SO sweetly Eyes"
And then, in happy silence, too,
clasp'd her fair, wee hand;
And long we stood there, carelessly,
While Ger the darkening land
The sun set, and the fashing-boats
Were sailing from the strand.
1t seemed not many days ago
Like yesterday-no more,
Since thus we stood, my love and |,
Uponythe rocky shore;
But was four-and-twenty then,
And now I'm torty-four.
The lily hand is thinner now,
And to her sunny hair
see some sivery lines, and on
Her brow some lines of care;
But, wrinkled brow or silver locks,
She's not one whit less fair.
The fishing-boats a score of years
Go sailing from the strand
The crimson sun a score of years
Sets DER the darkening land
And here tonight upon the cliff
We'er standing hand in hand.
'My darling, there's our eldest girl,
Down on the rocks below
What's Stanley doing by her side p
My wife says, "You should know
He's telling her what you told me
score of years ago"
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nD-A Western editor apologies to his
readers somewhat after this fashion
awe expected to have death and
marriage to publish this week, but vio-
lent storm prevented the wedding and
the doctor being taken sick himself, the
patient recovered and we were according
ly cheated out of both"
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JOSH BILLINGS MAxIMs. -Thare is
only one advantage that can see in goin'
tew the devil, and that il the road IL easy
and yu are shure to git thare.
| am violently opposed tew ardent
spirits as beverage, but for manufaktur-
ing purposes | think leetle ov it tastes
good.
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b@ Official records show that there are
in Washington sixty Wholesale liquor
stores and seventeen hundred licensed re-
tailers, who sell eleven million dollars
worth on week days, and pay license Of
S75,O 900 to the United States and about
the same amount to tho city
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sS- 81 am going to the post Office
John, shall l enquire for you" DWELL
yes, if you have mind to, but | don
think you will find me there
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-01
1866.
lSiG-

RATS ceTsuy BIRDS. Whoever engages IN shoot
iur .Uia. tirss j. cruel man; Whoever aids
.efi.u tl Z rats Is beEsfactor We SHOULD like
give the benefit Of their experience in
dTivuz out these pests. " need something besides
dogs, eats, and traps til business Scientific
American Y.
- See "Costa's' a,vertis. raeHt above.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-01

HURLEY'S STOMACH BITTERS.
For Debility Loss of Appetite Weakness Indi-
gestiOn or Dyspepsia want of action of the Liver,
Disordered Stomach, there bitters that can
compare with these in removing these distressing
complaints. For sale can be had at any Drug
store in the United States or from the prOpretors
Louisville, Ky, corner Seventh and Green streets
to whom all orders should be addressed
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INK. INK, INK.

Seaton's Chemical Writing Fluid is becoming
been introduced only about six years it has become
the principal in with those who want fine free
flowing ink, and for permanency it is decidedly the
best ink for records that be used For counting
houses banks, schools it is unequaled and needs
only to be tried to be approved. For sale by Drug
gists and Merchants everywhere. ~
HURLEY, RUDOLF & CO., Proprietors,
Corner Seventh and Green streets
March7d2m IonisvilIa Il
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HURLEY'S SARSAPARILLA

The great Blood Purifier, as a Spring and Summer
Medicine stands unTivalled removes all impurities
from the blood and gives health and strength to the
system. HURLEY, RUDOLF & CO, Projectors.
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1866.

COST AIRS RAT EXTERNINATOR is simple.
safe and srrs- the most perfect RA TIN alton meet
fuE ~ have eve attended Every Rat that get
il Ir'Per prepared will at II, and very that
eats a. will die, rally place risEnf as
pc bic from ere il was taken Lake Shore,
Mich Mir o.
'za7See 'C,sIsl'," advert M ut above.
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FOR CHILLS AND FEVER!
Use the Best.
HURLEY'S AGUE TONIC
Never Fails-Alwnys TO be Depended
UpOn-NOthing more Reliable
Thnn IIurley's Tonic.

VIII cure Ague and Fever, Chills and Fever In
ternittent Fever, Dumb Ague. Every person who
has tried Hurleys Tonic speaks in the highest terms
of it, As a curative agent it is unsurpassed, .and
more certain than Quinine. No bad results from
using Hurleys Tonic. Every body should use
HURLEY'S AGUE TONIC.
Send your orders to
HURLEY, RUDOLF e. CO,
ProprietOrs Louisville XIV.
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1866.
1866.

FARMERS AND HOUSEKEEPFRS-shou recol
lect that hundreds of collars worth Of Grain, Pro
visions, &c. annually destroyed by Rats, Mice,
Ants, and other insects an d NermiI-aE of which
he prevented by few collars worth of Cos
tar's' Rat. Roach, AIT, g., Extermiuaior, bought
and used freely,
r-gy7See "Costar's" advertisement above.
80 Sold in Jackson NJ ISIS.
20 By
ana all DrugEists and Dealers. mh27d& win.
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1866.

OUSEkEEPFRS tsOublaI with ver!afn need be
longer, iGthey use 'GostaI'," Exterm,nator We
have used n 70 our satisfaction; and il b cost s.
we wOdld hlvelt VI @ have tiled poisons but they
eifecJe5 nothing but 'Cosiars article knocks the
breath out Of Rats, Mice. Reaches Ants Red
Bug-, qaickc, thau write II 1t is il great de
mani al over tn c1uutry.-Medina, Ohio. Gszette.
-zS7S7e .'CO-taTs' advertisement above
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-17
RIVER NEWS.

The only arrival was the Norusaa, from StLouis.
Her manifest appears elsewhere
DEPARrUREs-H0 pana. CincinnAti Bermuda.
Louisville; Ne,rs Boz, Huntsville; Tsroae. Cairo.
The river continues 10 swell, with six feet on
Harpeth shoals,
The Norn,as Is up Cor 81. Louis to-day. She is
a capital faScket aud most genially commanded.
Captain Harrison and sons are her agents.
The steamer Rcbecco, Capt. Hildreth will posi-
lively depart this evening for Cairo.
MANIFEST OF STEAMER NORMAN. from ST. Louis
20 Nashville: Demoville 4 Co. IS kegs lead; Robt
II. Gardner. / box fruit; L. Mcnamara los bbls.
potatoes and apples; Stratton. Pointer & Co, 5
kegs shot 400 bbls. potatoes. IS bills. -four; 5. A.
Medary. rs sacks oats 500 sacks corn. SO bbs. pO-
tatoes; W. J. 4 T. Parks 2oS2 sacks corn; HarrissO
& Son. 6 boxes household goods. $50 sacks csrIi:
Massengale & Snyder ia sacks Of oats, \. +.
Pearce 100 bbs. potatoes A. Hurley 4 Cs>. 90 bblE-
potatoes; Ewing 4 Co.. lbs bbls. potatoes: Cheat
ham & Co.. 100 bbls. potatoes; Blood. Gregory 4
Co., 9Ol sacks oats 100 bbls. potseOes % bbls APP
Piles, bbls. oniors Fraidor 4 Co.. 50 bbls. pota-
toes; TO order 800 bbls. potatoes.
Mar. T. JOHNSON.
Jas 7. EARHART.
Nashville. March II. 1866. Clerks.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
IHE DIsFlICHEC OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
FROM EUROPE.


HALIFAX, March 15.-The steamship Africa
from Liverpool Sd, via Queenstown 4th. has ar
rived at this port. Her dates are twenty days
later.
The London Times to-day publishes a letter.
signed J. W. Livingston. in which he asks leave,
as an American. to protest emphatically against
the Grafton delivered in Washington. on Lincoln.
by Bancroft. Mr.. L. says he never felt more
ashamed than be did upon reading that GRAFTON,
and declared it was disgrace to Mr.. Bancroft.
who disgraccd the occasion by such speech, and
those Americans who became accomplices by
listening 10 it.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN AND LONDON. March
4th.-The memorial diplomatiQue asserts that the
reply of Mr.. Seward to the French dispatch ofthe
9TH Of February is received. Mr.. Seward states
that the United States viii remain neutral to-
ward Mexico. in view of the promised evacuation
of the country by the French troops. The French
Corps Legislatif voted paragraphing the address
relative TO Mexico without discussion. reserving
debate on it until the late correspondence in re-
gard to that country is published.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times says
that the search for Stephens has become very
keen and determined tits believed heis in Dub
lin The police are almost certain of speedily ar
resting him. II Is supposed that he has thus Tar
managed to escape by continual change of resi-
dence.
In the House Of Commons, on the ID instant.
Mr.. Gregory moved an address 20 the Queen in
favor Of establishing the principle that private.
property at sea should be free from capture. He
said it was most suicidal for England to allow
things to remain as they are for, in the event of
war, she might lose her carrying trade.
The question was debated pro and con by nu-
merous speakers. The Lord Advocate thought it
was impossible for the government to assent to it,
its effect, if carried out, would be TO tie up the
hands Of the government when they ought to be
as free as possible. The Attorney General also
opposed the measure as most impolitic and diff
cult Of adoption.
The motion was finally withdrawn.
FRANCE-In the Corps Legislatif after debate
regarding the temporal power of the Pope, PLUS
Tooro and others having spoken in favor of its
separation from the spiritual the paragraph in
the address relative to the Roman question, was
defeated by 2ls to IS. Paragraph Of the address
relative TO Mexico was adopted with some reser-
yations
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Review of the New York Mnrkes.

NEW YORK, March l5--P. M.-The CoBlplcrcidi
Says the stock market continues to exhibit con
siderable speculative strength.
Governments are lower and active but decided
ly firm.
Money abundant and banks are lending at 6
per cest on call. but private bankers find it diff
cult to obtain over per cent, that being an *
ceptiOnal rate.
Discounts a shade easier. Prime paper is quo
ted at 7GTl2 per cent, but there is tendency to-
ward 6ls per cent for very choice names.
Gold is rather more settled. There is fair Gus
tom demand, and some are buying TO cover shorts.
Gold loaned at J. 8 per cent
Foreign Exchange is duh. The leading draw
ers ask l0Sk for sixty days sterling, hut sell the
latter at 1857 this being the price of buyers.
COrToN.-Quiet and steady at Ale for middling;
and by auction, for Government account. 200 bales
Mobile cotton at S61z@42}xe, for ordinary 10 strict
middling.
GRnCERIEs.-Coffee dull. Sugar easier at lllS
ale for Porto Rico. Molasses dull at zoe for
Porto Rico