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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

SURRATT's CoNFEssIoNs.-Some of
the evidence taken by the House judicia-
~ committee in relation to John ii. Sur
raft is published. The testimony of DIR.
Mcmillan, who was surgeon on the steam
er Peruvian, in which Surratt went to
Europe, is the most interesting. He be-
came quite confidential with DIR. Mcmillan,
confessed his identity, and among other
things said:-
That he and Booth had planned, at first,
the abduction Of President Lincoln that,
however, they thought they could not sue
coed in that way, and they then thought it
was necessary to change their plan. After
this, and before the assassination, Surratt
was in Montreal. when he received a let
ter from Booth ordering him Immediately
to Washington--that it was necessary 10
act and promptly, and he (Surratt) was to
leave Montreal Immediately for Washing
ton. He did not tell me that he came to
Washington, but he told me he came as
far as Elmra, New York, and from that
place telegraphed TO the city of New York,
TO find out whether Booth had already left
for Washington, and was answered that he
had. He did not tell me whether he had
gone any further than Elmra. The next
place he spoke TO me of was St. Adams,
VT, where, he said, he arrived in the
morning about breakfast time,a and went to
hotel there for breakfast. While he was
sitting there he heard several talking about
an assassination, and he inquired "What
was up?" They asked him if he did not
know President Lincoln had been assas-
sinated. He replied that he did not be-
lieve it, because the story was too good to
be true. On that gentleman pulled out
a newspaper and handed it to him. He
opened it and saw his own name as one of
the assassins. He said this unnerved him
so much that the paper fell out of his
hands, and he Immediately left the room
and walked out. As he was going out
through the hotel he heard another party
say that Surratt must have been or was at
the time in St. Adams, because such
person mentioning the persons name)
had found pocket handkerchief on the
street with Surratt's name on it. He told
me he actually looked in his pocket and
found he had lost his pocket handkerchief
From that place he went to Canada and
was concealed there from April to Sep
TENDER. Surratt avowed his intention of
returning to the United States and assas-
sinating President johnson for causing his
mother 20 be hung. DIR. Mcmillan, on
arriving in Liverpool, made affidavit to the
facts before the United States consul.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

SENATOR WILSON IN VIRGINIA SEN
ator Wilson spoke at Orange Court House,
on Saturday last. He recounted to the au-
dience the events that led to the war, and
said that after its close the North had no
i'll feeling for the South. The South was
submissive, and had the measures now
pending been adopted at the end of the
conflict the South would have acknowedg-
ed that the Government was just and lib
eral, but when Mr.. johnson assumed pow :
er he adopted different policy, which had
brought on all the dissatisfaction. Mr..
Lincoln had prepared eight conditions for
the pardoned rebels, all of which had met
his (Wilson's) approval. Mr.. johnson
prepared fourteen, which were six too
many. He (Wilson) had never favored
the $4,000 clause, for he wanted the
South, except few prominent rebels, to
be at liberty to go 10 work. The South
had complained of Congress violating the
Constitution, and yet upheld johnson in
his violations of the Constitution in restor-
ing the States. He WILSON, was opposed
to black mans party or white mans
party. Let all who favor human bondage
go together and all who favor freedom and
progress go together. If any rebels had
cast aside their decisions let them come up
and join the Republican party.
AT the conclusion of his speech, he was
replied to by Maj. j. H. Lee to whom
Senator Wilson made a fitting response
and evidently made favorable impress
sion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

bility combined in their manufacture
They also consider them far more eco
nomical and comfortable Hoop Skirt than
ever has or can be made for all crowded
assemblies, for the promenade or house
dress. Any lady after wearing one OF
these Skirts will never afterwards willing
ly dispense with their use. Long expert
ence in the manufacture of Hoop Skirts,
has proven to the proprietors of this in
vention, that single springs will always
retain that stiff, unyielding and bungling
style which has ever characterized them,
whereas the Double Spring Hoop or Du-
pick Elliptic, will be found free from these
objections. Notwithstanding the ability
of the manufacturers, Vests, Bradley 8
Carey, TO turn out over six thousand
Skirts per day from their large Manuiac-
tories in New York, they feel obliged to
request all merchants ordering the Duplex
Elliptic Skirts, to send their orders few
days before they are wanted, if possible,
as they are most constantly oversold few
days ahead.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
Keen Eyesight from Under Wool.

At recent Radical meeting at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Thomas Kane-a negro
spoke at length, and with signal pertinence
and force. Here is an extract from his
remarks, as reported for the Commercial,
Cincinnati:
"Our friend here says to speak of little
things or big things. l have no education
can think big things, but can only speak
little things. Sherman's bill suits me very
well, according to my understanding. My
friends, SO far as l know them, suit me
very well, and 1 think / know who tn ey
are. / think Brownlow is one of the m.
l have seen how they worked for us, a nd
what they have done FOR us. Sherman is
a friend to US. / know that my people all
over the Southern States have been de-
prved of the privileges of education, and
Of meeting as we do and saying, ! am my
own man. When we stop and think
where we were few years ago, picking
in the cotton row, or hoeing in the corn
row, blowing among the stumps, with
driver and an overseer, and old master
sitting in the house, and saying, Drive
en- and what we are now, hardly know
what we shall do. We are free, and,
more than that, we are allowed to vote.
Do we know what we are going to vote
for ? Some men say the negro has his
legal vote; but can buy his vote with a
drink Of whiskey or chew of tobacco
Felow-citizens before any man shall buy
nay vote with drink f whiskey or chew
of tobacco, 1 will suffer this body to be
sacrificed! (Applause). When l was in
Selma on election day, saw the white
men go down into their cellars and bring
their jugs of whiskey, and ask men in and
say: Who are you going to vote for p
and l have seen The votes of the Anglo
Saxon race bought for drink of whisky
| (Great applause.) Now here are colored
men who never saw church or school
house until lately, and you needn't talk to
me about buying their votes while there
are white men, raised in the lap of educa-
ton, that would sell their votes. Unless I
know, my friends, who ] am going to vote
| for, shall not vote at all. Don't when
you 60 TO vote, let any man come up and
say: Who are you going to vote for p
Why so and and so p Why he amt the
right man. Yon don't know How should
you? Your hair is short and kinky. Let
me tell you so and so is the man to vote
for and the first thing you know you will
be voting to cut your own throat. Now, l
don't know much about political affairs, but
l believe Brownlow is the right man in the
right place, and if we have got to vote.
shall vote for him, because | see that he
has worked for us. My friends, the times
are ripe. The bud has come, and the
blossoms have dropped off, and the apple
has grown, and it hangs ripe and rosy on
the tree, and we can pluck it off and eat
it, and cast the core to the ground, and
plant the seeds, that will grow up into
great trees, stretching their branches up to
Heaven. We must learn to use this great
blessing
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
The Mobile Register is shocked to learn

The Mobile Register is shocked to learn
that the radical party is being organized
all over Alabama, with the headquarters
of the party at Montgomery. The Reg
lister feels confident Of half the negro vote,
but warns its friends that It will not do to
sleep over the political situation.
Though the French are the gayest
of dancers, they do not invent popular
dances. The contra dance is from Eng
land; the waltz is from the Rhine; the
gaiop from Hungary the polka from Ger
many the scottische has no history; and
the cotlliOn is SO old, nobody knows who
invented it.
- An order has been received in San
Francisco for number Of live frogs TO be
sent TO Honolulu, to renew the attempt to
raise them in the Sandwich Islands. 1t
has been tried several times, but the frogs
have always been destroyed in the course
of few months by rats or some other an
imal fond OF choice meats.
A proof of democracy in the cabinet
was given by Secretary McCulloch, Tues
day, who was coolly asked by one Of the
colored messengers Of his office for the
loan of his horse, in order that his sable
applicant might figure in the procession
as one of the marshals. The secretary
promptly granted the request, remarking
that he thought it wouldn't hurt the horse.
A young Ohio soldier, now living in
Cleveland, was wounded and taken pris-
oner during the war, and confined at An
Jacksonville, but came out alive in the end.
Meantime his friends, believing he was
dead, had funeral sermon preached and
a monument erected, while his comrades
inscribed his name on the monument
erected in Woodland Cemetery to the
memory of the fallen heroes of the Twen-
ty-ihird Regiment.
- A number of Milwaukee (Wis.) gen.
temen were victims of wicked sell on
first of April, perpetrated by somebody
who sent each confidential note, signed
Jennie T." telling them how anxious she
was to get acquainted, and that she should
be on the principal street at the time and
place mentioned with blue ribbon about
my neck, tied behind, and roll of music
in my hand" They came, plenty of them,
but she didn't, and after a while they re-
membered the day, and knew they were
April fools.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

Alexander Long, Milligan and other
copperhead democrats are in secret coun-
Gil at Cincinnati with reference to the
presidency.
There never was such disposition
to plant fruit trees in Maine as there is at
present. One nursery furnishes $4,000
worth of trees to three towns.
Bellvlle, Ill. elected the entire republi-
can ticket at the municipal election on
Tuesday, gaining mayor and two alder
men over the result of last year.
The Pittsburg Gazette dominates Gen.
o. o. Howard for president and Schuyler
Colfax for vice president. This is too
much after the kangaroo model.
The Faber family have been making
lead pencils since 1870, and long ago
reached the head of their profession. They
have made their mark in the world.
= Sixteen murders have been commit
ed in jackson county, Ind, within the past
two years, and the citizens have organized
a vigilance committee for self-protection.
= The Norwich Bulletin says that a
fruit grower in that vicinity, last week,
shipped TO New York 16 quarts of straw
berries, for which he received 81 per at.
-Schaghticoke, N. Y, of the ugly and
unapproachable name is no more. The
Legislature has rechristened it Harris
Falls, after Richard p. Hart, formerly one
of its leading manufacturers.
-" The stiffness of the hour is the
stiffness Of a dead calm at sea-" Prof.
Phelps wrote in his book, The Still Hour.
Several hundred copies were printed and
sold in which the word " calm became
F" clam
An old ex-rebel in New Orleans was
greatly astonished few days since by be-
ing told that his Confederate bonds, in
which he had invested $4,000, were worth
less. He had come in from the country
to get interest on them.
= In this country last year, dogs killed
100000 sheep valued at $4,000, 900. and
injured 100000, with loss of 5000 900.
Its estimated that there are seven million
dogs in the United States, and that it costs
SiO,OO0,OOO year to keep them.
The population of ireland has dimin-
ished two and half millions in the last
ten years, and at its present rate of de-
crease the island will be entirely depopu-
lated by 1908. There is no prospect that
the race will become extinct bv that time
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
PASSENGERS,
Bopr sNArcHlNe AT CH1cAeo.-Tl

BODY SNATCHING AT CHICAGo.-The
city Of Chicago is much agitated over an
aggravated case of body snatching. A
policeman noticed a suspicious looking ex-
press wagon the other night and finally
overhauled it and arrested the driver,
another man who was in il making his es-
cape. The wagon was found to contain
five dead bodies. The driver was terrified,
gave his name and that of his accomplice,
and begged to be let off. He said himself
and companion had been engaged by GER
tain medical man to deliver him several
dead bodies at Rush medical college.
He had few days previous bought the
express wagon for the purpose. He re-
ceived ten dollars apiece for each "subject"
delivered. These bodies he had taken
from Calvary cemetery that night; they
were the first he had procured. He would
never do this thing again, and promised to
pay the officer handsomely if he would
only let him off. BY the light of the lamp
the officer discovered shovels, crowbar,
chisel, Ratchet, rope-ladder, and other tools
employed in the horrible business. The
man, with his vehicle and its contents, was
taken to the station house, and his COM
rade, janitor in the post-ofiice, was soon
after arrested, and taken to the same place,
The next morning the bodies were remov-
ed from the sacks and laid out in North
Market Hall for Identification. They had
evidently been very recently inferred. for
the flesh in none of the cases had yet be-
gun to mortify. They had been taken
from their collins and rudely thrust into
the sacks. Their bodies and limbs being
bent so as to admit of their reception into
the bags. In removing them from their
resting places the bodies had not been
Invested of their garments of death.
Wreaths of artificial flowers had been dis
arranged by rough hands, and the smooth
white robes were disordered. stained and
soiled. The first corpse was that of a
girl of about eight years of age, whose
features were yet full and showed little of
the pallor of death. The hair was light
colored, and the little hands were folded
over breast of fine muslin and lace.
The next was that of woman about
thirty years of age, whose features were
slightly changed BY decomposition. The
third was that of middle aged man,
slightly decomposed. The fourth was also
that of middle aged man, and the fifth
was that of young woman not more than
twenty years of age. The corpse was
clothed entirely in white, and on the brow
was wreath of white and pink roses.
Throngs of people focked to the hall to
see the bodies, but at last accounts they
had not been identified.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
DIR. sebene,,,. New Omco

DR.. J. II. SCHENCK of Philadelphia has opened an
office second floor of No IS HANOVER STREET Boston,
where he viii be professionally every WEDNESDAY from
9to3. Every person complaining with Consumption or
any disease leading to it, invited TO call him He
gives advice free but for thorough examination with his
Respirometer the charge is five dollars
Dr. schenck can explain TO patients very correctly the
stage OF their disease, and how his medicines namely,
his Pulmonic Syrup seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills,
without the of the Resprometer but by it he tell
exactly how far the lungs gone, and what part also
whether 1t Tube-culous, Pulmonary Bronchial Dys
pepe Consumption whether it merely liberated
throat and catarrh from Liver Complaint.
His medicines have full drec tons, any can take
them without seeing him. but they live by, and
well enough best him. All three Of these medi
cines required nearly of lung disease for
1t impossible Consumption unless the stomach
and liver kept in perfect order. To get lungs in
healing condition the stomach must be ceansed, and an
appetite for good rich food created to make good
blood before lungs will begin to heal then the ch
and night sweats will STOP and the expeetoaton become
free and easy.
He keeps full supply of medicines at his rooms, which
can be had at all times.
Price of the Pulmonc Syrup and Seaweed Tonic, each
81 so per bottle 81 80 the half Dozen Mandrake Pills,
% cents per box.
GEO. q. GOODWIN & CO., 3S Hanover street. Boston,
General Wholesale Agents for the New England States
For sale by all druggists. 46-em-ly
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

SHERIDAN's ADMINISTRATORS
ppears to be great ccmmotion in the reb-
! camp over Gen. Sheridan's administra-
ion in Louisiana A New Orleans cor
espondent of the leading Copperhead
aper of Ohio writes that his " worst fears
f Sheridan have been realized" in his
ppointment of Registers Of Electors, they
eing unmitigated radicals. The disap-
ointment is the more unexpected because
,heridan's free and easy manners, says
his writer, had created the impression
hat che was jolly good fellow and
1ould act on the square with the people"
The description il exactly true, both with
egard to Sheridan's nature and his deal
lg with the people of Louisiana. He is
OF there to act morosely and revengefully,
or to humor the whims of an obsolete Oh
yarchy, but to see that the laws are faith
ally enforced, and that every man, black
white, has his full rights under them.
md he will accomplish that purpose, too,
long as he remains in ofice-which
ict his enemies give evidence of having
lready sufficiently discovered.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

A Prophecy OF SENATOR WILSON
'ULFILLEp.-" predict" said Senator
wilson, speaking to the negroes in the
district of Columbia, July 4, 1864, Il
redict that before five years have rolled
round you will be allowed to vote, and
ight here in Washington, too" Washing
IN didn't pin its faith to that prophecy,
ut, on the contrary, laughed it to scorn.
Yes, VOTE" continued he, go up to the
oils, and vote with Mayor Wallach. They
,on't call you niggers,' then, particularly
you vote the democratic ticket" There
-as good deal of chuckling over that
ist shot, and not simply among the blacks
ither. Scarcely more than half the time
AIMED by Mr.. Wilson has passed, and the
egro stands 10 the District with the bal
1t, and be ia no more spoken of as "a
ieger," but, rather, as " one Of our color
d citizens" "Thus the whirligig of time
rings in his revenges." and thus the
reams and hopes of men ripen snd be-
ONE a part of the worlds history.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
THE Latest F.sE1oSs.-sinee the

THE LATEST FAsHIoNs.-Since the
invention and successful introduction of the
Celebrated Duplex Elliptic or double
Spring Hoop Skirt, by Mr.. J. w. Brad
ley, of New York, the ladies' throughout
the country have given up the idea of dis
csrding the fashion of wearing hoop skirts
on account of the peculiar and graceful
manner in which the Duplex Skirts adapt
themselves to every exigency and emer-
gency. So generally acceptable have
these Skirts become that the ladies regard
them as special favorite, in view OF the
superior Flexibility, Lightness and Dura-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26
LATEST FASHIONS DEMAND
J. w. BradIey,s Celebrated Patent
ID U p l. E X ELL | p Il ] c
(oR DOUBLE SPRING.
S X T r IT

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Lady having enjoyed the Pleasure Comfort and great
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pense with their For Children, Misses and Young
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-26

JOHN III. SURRATT,-The treatment
which John III. Surratt receives from the
government while the arrangements for
his trial are being perfected cannot be
complained Of by his most devoted friend.
He has the full liberty of the corridors Of
the prison, has the privilege of daily visits
from his sister, and is subjected to no re-
straints that are not absolutely necessary
for the salty of so important a criminal as
he is believed to be. The pubic mind
contemplates his alleged completely in the
assassination of President Lincoln with
feelings of the strongest indignation, but
with perfect quietude, and there is no 9TH
er wish than that he may have fair trial
and that his connection with the great con-
spiracy may be truthfully set forth and
receive the punishment it merits. If the
evidence elected in his approaching trial
shall prove that his mother was punished
in excess of her crime, it will only make
more prominent the fact that, if he was
the more guilty of the two, he should have
voluntarily given himself up and shielded
her from any undeserved punishment.
The flight of the son operated TO the pref
udice of the mother during the trisl, and
if Mrs. Surratt was innocent of the crime
for which her life was taken, it was in the
power of her son to have saved her, and
her blood must rest upon his head.