, 1866-09-23
MYSTERIOUS BOX SEST TO PRES1-
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San,e OF q clftxrn Forged 10 secure t~
- ''Arerplanee--whntt thc 0o1 " coz y,
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lF1ou1 tss P.st.hrszh leader, acpssuabtr mi
We have BEEN placed In Possession Q!
startling information rt1ative' 10 eHse sn1
trracAeFous attempt to ial,ici terrible t'naIly
injuries WI.nn or p<'estbly oven 70 assassattate
H{s E1cellcpcy. ihe; President u tho United
sl.tes during Ills hriefsoiaurn IN Ptttstuexh,
.l.leh VIC hasten to- lay before our readers,
nt<urfus then. oftho CORRECTNESS. of Tue afatc.
- .'. -, -TuK H1szEKlors uo1. ,ss !
:, On Thursday evening, At. tho St. Chasics,
nfixr lhe PyeAident had retired With hts fel-
Iaw e1ctr11oulsss run shu bpn9uct room,
and ~hile thty Tete engaged IN friendly
4 walter rrrlcntcd to He Etesflency rrr5
neat wooden bog probably about Atet.stl
inches SQUARE, &'@' = - =. =
= I1,c PsesIieDt merely 'o'ecryesa, r." Al.
ecuse mors u that eonlohnasd; Fuisy th4rs
responsible for saward's dlatThra-'' =! The
boz iuoked Is II contained GTas'cs-zf ?s;ss
! The frgsldcnt. lniA the to1 on tho table,
and was about 10 open It, when titnufsl
Custer rushed forward and caught bis % a.f't.
rsslsiMlns ny ned' Ms tfea,ssa ~ mhs. IT,
1trnai machine InthAt hoxl Think how The
Italfap.' pr.tn!, attempted Ito blow up tho
Emperor Napoleon =. rt the Paris ,optEa
Horror skas On &fe1y cQ0ttcnAnce Al the
hare suggestion. lf he attebaant lotaa in
their swords sgaipst the walls. {thc way
| Meseys. Slucauif, Danq1o and Dohaibalu do
thu buatnesa In Macbc!h) II was owing to sAs
ca.mnets utthe Prealdeut In the face ofim~
yDibent danger. :: 1850 - s5Z/, Is.
s.Vc 1uiei, ksnslernen.'s y ha exclaimed "do
not in ynur excitement Initiate yoNder raging
| mob II Radicals, believe liz the ksor3np.
eretgn U the Republic, and thirty siX stars
hr,t twenty -Gye} en- u hsaA:i fo'Is: hssc
savst i have alwnys : hesu ,nrif n.saa. slnee
..Goed heavens, III. President :" hsekc
I Ia Cuetet, eve are losing time-.he would
be ae.nssln u1aE fsea7c-"
! Z, g lci-us examine The hex" said tho rEatl-
dent J1acldly. y, a. -. ~
| - TIE t,oa.HNAAi1EE. ~ - T..
The tx,1 wAs turmoil rrer and or1- again,
! by tho e1Err. trembling tsaDtts 81 sEt hoy
| General. In one ccrEef, OH ekrd. wad
found "a be t1ucribha tAesc xorlta =" 70 His
/ Etktts, AbdrtN ,l,shhsua,. W(th tho pill.
mcnts al James L. psrr, editor nf the {'est. -
''Tlsere. J told you .o, - kaIt ~. Grrs3dsEt.
Mr., Ia ny 90.
Mr. Barr, ou ree=rsipg the Presidential
I susamons, aAktcned tn the t.reseace, ii, the
!, hile rikIenx of the uiiassou tx Rfn,e csuM L.
! inc on hl> Imagination. When tf.e cnast ot
| the eonmotion ':faz czrsa:ncst to him,
I he denied all kEo~sf:ss - II ihs bot-ne hat
sent no such boz 70 The i'sesdent -:tae mailed
him rtsn'&siy lhe is'a-sAat he needed, ,tts
I rsrnse1s hid eGiria@ course demonstrated
but he had sent no boy. 5=5.
t5s nlscr5sIoy oeEn the hoe. >'-'--
4 The fact, naN 1naae apparent. that Anr1e
one had used Mr. Bsrr's zane to Get the h1x
!nto thc rosee.ssot, nf The l'rcsid.pt; seemed
Il 10 Justify tie suepir1nns Of General Custer.
4 Caution. alarm and indignation were ut-
I srryaels On eyery counrenhrrct-partlcala
4 caution, -:@ @.---g5'-
!. Tha exeitc,nezt even arousea Secretary
Wrtlcs frcm the refreshing slumher ha vas
sdmira1 Fkr1arss. VAS the n,ail TO. aeal
| with the shsptclnua object, TAmgh nos
] lfnB.tlad, tie ALnirn1 ltat exptslrt.:e in
sIery form Of comhusslble. He was no:
I afraid ct snythlrt; rfon euEpptGoe Z, NITRO
T. hnt The Adrslsal bad retired. =, had Gen.
/ cral Grant gx= =,
/ - <wuAT TO 10 WIN THE Box. =,
Il The President listened g.aycIy to the srx,
Eteticns of tllfse ptttGnt IA 10 vi hat should
I be Ienr with tie toE. His aIth la The pee.
r!a WIG evidently staggering, But II Is s,uhca,
nt.s crtafer!tl1e 10 sts President. than wta,
TIC naartyr'k erown, 50 he was tsnaaaea latlr
cautious. = -
! ii vss sna,l, determined t,4at ths hr,
4 kLeElG hc takGn 70 the sx,1r:-sasti p1 The
! hctci. and 0Itnfd With eSerf protAut&au.
Il MAR WAS poSx WITH THE Ro1.
Tn Atss Erart Ctater, who s,s galIan.ly .t,tls
! an4.t! fire and ztnoke, thnjr.h tic srbst faak.
; u Fkhrr's Hill, vak co1uu.lltsa the duty o
| breaking OPEN the aox snl exposing It's cpa
tehie. 3,
/ Accompanied tr eolema ard crave ,.s..,
ri gentlemen. thetr ilcaetx ttalius high, Ii
r1Ivetst!ou VI ptos3ag this plot IL !,a iunsasl
/ recess.:., t-nt.-t Cuxser ltroeced-d to tkt
/ court yard ut The ~. Charles.
i Tar hvslrHIt ~ss first trrned IN the hox
sad tt was tho7nnrhly satnrafet With water
Tlsen, tha tsnsj e*st'sy securing tuch bu7nt,
rro:.ts - they eou1d hit upon, The bu1 va:
ii;n,Eu 10 The ground and .,ursi oren. .
Tlcns Fae na e1Vso.inr, Caster ard hi.
a:is EAssencG n examine The con.yu.. of t1,t
. Mysterious yaae kHs,e. s..''.,,
waAT EA- IN TEE nox.
! The Tsc.tJert ard Secnlary We1'e. r,ean
{;rhiIe :1ad sfc,a!ned IN 1rlel eoursrsat!oa X
!; thGi1 ekatLlrE,- 'o
t;e.ers} Tutser and the senllrtnca accom-
Taaylng Liz. egtEFeA tbe reoca. s.,
! Wal, dIG yeu ind anything dangerous
c#1;semci,:' was the -an1rxaa. ausIoa. In
tiElry Of thc President, -,e.:,. ..
/ @Guly tti. Ne. fscat.:s.4 = tksl,sssset :.l...t
yuHts rarasEy leader. extending Ala rigl1
hsaa 10 thr Chief Magistrate
| Thzt right hand held firmly IN rs g7ns}
The eonteute et The bog. Il held =
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