, 1866-12-11
THk ASSASSIN SURRATF.
Recent Arrest Of the
Gonspirator in Egypt.
How the Criminal vas Traced and
Finally apprehended.
Ills Mysterious Assertion in Rela.
tion to President johnson,
FROM EUROPE.
The London Times On the
Fenian Troubles.
AN ITALIAN ENJOY SENT TO
ROME.
FROM WASHINGTON,
Congress to adjourn for Ten
Days on The 22d.
Payment of the Additional
Bounty Commenced.
CONGRESS.
The Nebraska and Colorado Bills
Fa1orably Reported on
in the Senate.
BILL INTRODUCED N TIE
ROUSE TO REPEAL THE
NEUTRALITY LAWS.
Bill Passed T.: snlating the Time
Of the Ma-*!og Of Congress.
FROM MEXICO.
Terms Of Cauales' Surrender
Of Matamoras.
Interesting Official Cores
pondcncc.
BILL INTRODUCED N TIE
HOUSE TO REPEAL THE
NEUTRALITY LAWS,
Terms of Cauales' Surrender
Of Mata1n0ras.
SURRATT.

His Final Arrrs1 in Ezvor-IIov the Grim
in41 wua Traced und Finatlf Apprchcnd-
ed-He Acknowledges HIS Eompllcttt wlitl
the AHsnssenai&an Consptrat t.rs-%urrnt1'A
Asserfton Concernluu FFtssdent Jolnssn.
Especial Despatch To the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, December 10.
The correspondence eent 10 the House to-1ay,
touching the arrest Of John Il. Snsealt. coyeks
Abont one hundred foo1scap pa:e.. 1t establishes,
eonclusI1ely. that the State Department has
kroVn furrztt's whereabouts slnce carly last
AaE, thus verifying the Insertion made By Cor
esnor Boutwell,. The correspondence Includes
letters from Consul General Potter, Of Mourrcal,
our Consul II Liverpool, Ministers King, March
and Harvey. Consul General Hale, Of Egypt, DC.
1t arpcsrs from tho papsss that surraI spent
some time, aiter the assassination. In
Canada, 1t Three Rivnrz, beng protect
cd bY the Catholic denomination, though 1t
IL not knoNn thai hls identity Wis known to
them. 1herce he wenD to Londonderry, Ireland,
And waa for while in the Catholic oratosy Of that
city, leaving there lot Rome carly In the present
year. Al Rome he enlisted in the papal zonAres,
serving tn that body uur1f arrested In November.
The cotsespdntenee sA9w1 inst lhs Government
hAk the Hamts OF various Vessels which be eAf1-
ed from point to point, and ccnc11llF to1csably
full account Of his joutneJinet, and difasters.
AmooE tho pApefa is 4 statement from 4 person
{nsme wIthheid) Who crossed tho Atlantic
With him. and who communicates through
tie Consul at Liverpool Su1an was then pasa-
Ing urdcr the namr Of Nacasty. He admitted to
t3ts Witness that Booth and himself orlGioated
the aeeass!natiou conspiracy. and 1ntimacd, With
out actually eayfng 20, inst JeE Dayls ia privv
thereto. He clx1uled that he was In New York
the night Tho murder WAS committed, on hi. way
to Canada. He Owned to making frequent trips
between Kichuond, WashlnGton aud Canada, and
sad his kuAiue1e was vel known to many per-
n E4atx-4 flA +,,fA-
t'on ii tho death Of Lincoln. Ills hats
AID NhssAcrs wcEc dyed, and he
seemed plcali1a11y supplied with money.
lila general appearance WAS 50 charged t1at 1t
YRS almost impossible to recosni1e him, md
a!tLcnsh the Conxul At liverpool knew his exact
Whereabouts while in ENGLAND, he slipped awaY
4.etosu hls identity could be established. Such
observation had been kept Of his actions thai It
Was kno: on the day he slipped that he was
bonnd for Rome, Minister King was properly
advised.
Tho stoeT Of his Identification and arrest In
Italy Is very interesting. 1t appears that On the
Sd Of April, man whose name II also with
held, called on Nr. King and stated
that he bad known Surralt In Washington and
Maryland, and that he VIA thea under the name
of John Wasson, serv7nc in the Papal zouArts.
The Minister WIS surprised. md 1t first cou1d
hardly believe the etorT- lii Informant WAS
closely questioned. however, aud Mr. King nnaI-
II concluded that he Was telling the tsush. The
report was sent to Iii. Se~an1, and long cores
pondence between Mcszru. Seward, Hale, Stanton
1nd Kin followed. 1ho full statement Of the w.t.
ness Was taken down, thoE'eR that he
had been 4 echool teacher In Prince George
Cocnty, Maryland: that he knew 6urratt
Telchsn8u Ma. SnTratt and othere OF that c1rcle,
and that he well informed relative to all Sur
ratts aait*. BE sud Surratt had told hlu, Of the
conspiracy; had admitted his tno:hes's guilt bad
expressed eatisfsction 1t Ilacoln's murder, had
given him tu lnderstaud that Davis was imp!t-
Gated. and had expressed his purpose 10 re:uru
to New York In year or two. A PHOTOGRAPH Of
Sunatt wae tent from this couutry, md Nj. Elm:
employed discreet person 10 compare his f.a.
tnres with those Of the Papsl eold!er, aud the
identity Of Surzatt, then passing NJ Wassoa. WAS
thus tulls cetabllshed~ =
Two or three Interviews had taken place brtHefn
Mr. King aid Cardinal Anioncll aud the Tar.
diul WAS fnll5 informed Of Az. k1ng's knowledge,
ersplcions md plans. We hare no E1nadtdo1
Treaty with the Pope, and could not thescfofe de-
mand SurTatt- Orders we.e, however, given by
the Cardinal, while the Investigation was going
on. thai neither tho criminal nor the witness. who
Wa hlso IN The rspal service, shou.d be dis
charged without tpeelhe directions. LII. King, b.
Mr. Sewusd'a Instructions, asked II Sur1att wou1d
b delivered up on the pr1per inai>tracnt and
proof, and be WAS promptly answertd In TIT
Affirmative. The Cardinal feems nom tic begin
u1nE to have most promptly seconded the c:Eor1.
OF cur Government In tho mattef+ md he hmsel
or1e1sd the Atse,t Of SurrAit II soon Is his idtn
u;y had been fullY cstahl.shed and the neccssar,
legal steps had b en- taken.
The tael Of his arrest md escape from quart
OF s,x men IL already known 1En o.dess Of tht
rara1 authorl1fea. and The regular reports Of TIL
Iapal military otacers touching, the u,atter, ART
3nc!uned IN the correspondence The casdinl
vxpIcssed great regret It Sur.aH's efcape
The most vtgt1an: courtz were At once sesortct
to Tor his rc-arEest. He Wa traced to hospita
ut Sra, and thence to Nsples, pasau,g in the Int
lez city under the name Of Walters. he eseapet
from Naples before be could be arrested. II,
authorities knew 10 had taken the steamer TO-
Alexandra. and the necess8ry Information All
suggestions Aere nt ones sent TO Consul Geneta
uale- A1zistAnt Naval Secretary Fox had rcAehet
Rome ahout h!e time, 4nd he and Mr. KING sen
word 10 Admiral Goldsborouch. through M,nlate
HaS<cy at Lisbon, to despatch ono Of hls vessel
Of ~ar into the Eastern Accio1.1nehn,
Nj. Ha,e ctecaed Snrrat@s arrest II epon u th
vessel On which he kal1ed from Naples reaches
A1exand.is. and 1t oEee advitel ,Mr. Seward
! Orders were sent 10 Admiral Goidsborou.h b
| Secreta.3 Welles, ard Ar- Hale'a cour.r Va. IN
i proved by tie Secretary Of st4tc, who direc,e,
+! hun to deliver surzau to lhs Captain Of our Va
i yteteI.
It's expected that he will soon be On hls WY
! this country. Tbs pozson who Gare 1nfoTuaatio
fba, he vas in the Papa1 service his been release
! rom thst body, aad will aiso come 10 tn
+! county a. ! witness against surrztt Son
comment is made among those who hare seen u
+! correspondence, BY one remark made by Snra
On biz arrival In England. It Wa that he hopt
/ to live long enough to Be able 10 give good I
count ofrresident johnson. Everybody Is as
1Lg Whist ibis observation meant.
ITO tho Western A-tociated Psess1
WAsnuerun, December 10. The Ptnsldel
communicated 10 the Honse to-aAy tho correspo
depce on The arrest Of John q. S2r1ttt. It Il vcl
Tnfumiupu&. and relieves Nj. Seward from Il
fmu1Iatipp hat he hsd neglected to use the prop
cxerttous to secure the arrest Of tho fucfhr
= i7nder date o! Liverpool. I'D Sepsenber, "
Wilding Informs Mr.. Seward that Sur1a4t had a
riyrd- or Wis expected to arrive, In tha: city. I
! euclosed ,be aftdavit Of = pefeou whose name
not made known, bnt whom Il appears was cou
dcnt oi SuIr.tt's ID. nifty. stating The partlcula
Of bis voyage from Canada SuHatt confessed
had been In the Confederate se1'iee an4 MS 81
clL business xas to convey lntellifente tro
Warrington to Richmond, He also asesTed IN
th- plpn 10 kidnap and ca1rJ od irts!dent t4feo
vas concocted ~ ktmself and J. Wilkes Boo;
Ht says be arrived in Csnada before the aesas ssi
atior oi Lrcoln, and while there received lett
from Boorh saying It had become Necessary
cLangr Il cir plans. and requested him to at or