The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-10-02
A strange story.
H. Uakes Booth, the Assassin OF
President lincoln alice, seen a,,o
discoursed eth.

publishes what n reporter of that pa.
per learned from u certain Mr.. Mar
ry, of st. Louis, which, if true, is in
decd ''strange story"-so strange
that few who read it will, wo think,
be credulous enor, gh to believe il
It appears that Mr. 'NIaury, about the
lst OF July last, while en- route from
Florida for New Orleans on board
Mississippi steamer encountered
among the passengers "gentlemau
of soldierly bearing" who gave his
name az Carroll Jackson Donols n.
and claimed relationship with the
late Andrew Jackson Donelson. This
Mr, Carroll Donelson, as ho stated TO
Mr. Maury, was captain Of the Eighth
Texas Cavalry (Conieieratc) during
the rebellion. After the close of the
struggle he SHIPPED from San Francis
co on the ship Kate Hopes, bound
for Shanghai, rs first mate. InI
the course Of the voyage, when oil
the Pclew Islands, aud finling them
selves short Of water, the narrator
of this curious story, with a boats
crew, was sent ashore t. procure n
supply. The rest Of the story as
told b. lIr. Carol Jackson Donel.
son, is rs follows:
When ono milo AMI n half from
shore we laid on our oars. rs the n1-
tlycs were too numerous for us &
venture among them without n par
ley. As they gathered around us in
their canoes Curry Chicken talked
with them, AMI learned that white
men were on tho island. Slowly we
made our way up cove that present
ed itself, and soon ran afoul of lur
cher, vessel one half European and
the other half junk-model European
and rigging Chinese Leaving n
guard with the boat. We took the
casks and slirtel along the shore OF.
tho cove in search of the oncamp
ment of the owners of the lurcher
and ahead of us, about three hun
dred yards, we discovered two tents
peeping ont among tho foliage
Knowing from the natives that the
occupants of tho tents were Whit
men, We pushed boldly forward, III
came upon the encampment unaw4ros
to its occupants.
ne MEETS BOOTH.
Five men and ono woman made
their appearance from and around
the tents. The first one that al
vanced towards me and extended his
hand was j. Wilkes Booth. There
was no mistake rs TO his identity. rs
/ had been an intimate friend Of his
N Montgomery, Alabama, years be-
fore. lie directed my men whore
water could be procured, and then
entered into q confidential converse
ton with me, asking that I should !
not reveal his name tn my men nor
to any one for period Of one year !
besides. said he, the world would /
not believe you if you were t. say
that j. Wilkes Booth lives | h!v. |
lost my identity among living men /
\ great government has killed M. !
buried me, paid its reward, and | I
live n new and original existence.
His conversation with me- was lolr |
and earnest he stating that but one
person in his party knew that he was
Booth, AMI that was the feml who |
accompanied him.
'Ani She he said. rs my wife -
How he made his escape from the
United States he did not reveal. ex
cept that he did not leave Washing I
ton city for 30days after the assassin
alton. During his wonderings he
hal been in Mexico, South America.
Africa, Turkey, Arabia, Rome. and I
latterly in China.
While in Rome he met John Sur
mtt. In China he entered the lmpe- /
rial service uu1er Ward. the Ameri I
lean lrishman, who Commanded ths I
Emperor's forces against the rebels
of the Tartar breed, the latter being
under the command of an American
from New Orleans of the sobriJuet
of "PeIcocS.' While uuler Sari he
was engaged in many battles, and
fast gained the Emperor's favor,
when an accident serveito cause him
to leave the country hurriedly by
of Ward
MOST ROMANTIC STORY
While in Shanghai. which has
three divisions or settlements Of for
eiguerS French and
Enghsh-his old passion for the
stage returning. he and several Ens-
lish aad American naval oficers and I
residents, with the countenance of
Ward, organized u dramatic club |
and Booth being the leading spirit
was csStin the character 0" f"Richarl. - |
in the play of RicaarI III All were !
astonished at the grace and bearing /
Of the youthful actor throughout the /
performance, until the sceae where
Richard and "Richmoad' fSht
with such terrific energy, when as
tonishment gave way - Wild storm
Of applause, and high over all the ta.
mult came the oalinoos wuois,
Booth T. Booth y meaning, very
likely, tho elder Booth.
Tho namS the situation. AMI the
startling words, 81 pierclngy dis
tinct. caused hun to beeoms forget !
fil Of whero he was Perhaps the
reeolleetion oi the barei0g hste with
which his name Was heraliea tArosyh, ,