, 1876-03-27
THE DYNAMITE: TIEyD,
Ills Connection with S0nthera 1Iis
crcnnta During the ftrhrlIiort.


ctcnnta During the ftebrlIion.
4 correspondent Of Tho Now York Graphic
traces tho connection Of rhomassan. tho Dgnaa-
lte Fcnd, viii, Tho AssnasluB of Abraham Lin
coin anti tho attempt to thttulaoe yolIow f8vnr
into tho Northern cities, And TINT sart Of thing
incidental to tho Southern Contoaoraoy. The
Saws.
II can bn shown from thia documentary mar
ration that the llrat net OF piracy in The lsobo
ion waa tho eeel Of Tho dynamite aend / tint
tho Southern confcdetaey probably. rrodueod
TnomaHaen. and 1t wks employed on Federal
vessels aru property during tho War tint Keith
nsed 1t, mo.s probably. TO aink The ship OF hs
partner, Mnrsln. who was running the blockade
from Halifax. aud vas never more heard OF.
whilo Koltl collected his Marno insurance; that
Nth Martin p0rished tho inception of Tho Lin-
cola tragedy. and Keith WAS loft alone in the
world, tu die imsolf. at last. IN IN oudeavot 10
employ tho obsolete Ittol invention against
peaceful 0or1nan transport flllcd With inuoceut
passengers. Tho zane mau. Keith, was privy
10 tho attempt Of Dr.. DlaoAburn to import pos
tisonco into the United States, and larborod tho
clothing to Washington Ctr, QUO parcel Of Which
liz wnb TO Ecnd to Fttsiicn. 1.,ucoln in August,
leGt. sight months before the Pras'acnt's as-
Easainatiun.
OF Iiulliaz. N. g. wlIo had come to busineas n,a.
turity about tho tmo Halifax WAS made the great
port OF departure for Bcrmlda phc1ets conneot-
ing With tho blockade rnnnore. l1o foil IN nth
rebel merchants, raiders, pirates, and aEents
ndopto1 their habits aud Tiews, bccarnc block
ndc.t1lnncr himself. pfosporaa aud a4uandored,
grow from rrofigacy to desperation, and finally
nado tne!diuus war on tho commerce Of the
world. lilo lay hidden away in Germany With An
american wife, and took tho name OF fhomns OF
ThomaeRen, by which ho died. But hls history
has boon perfectly related, hts identity With
Koiti exposed. and hin motElolical MY Of order
Ing tho mechanism Of llt6 informal clocks to bo
made In Germany shows TINT LIE had probably
soeu tue model nt come nrloF titne.
". i. Oldham's aoc1ot losto1 70 Jefferson Da-
vis, dated ltichmbnd. Feb. II, 1866 WAS picked
up By the Rev. ". II: Ryder. a Chicago clergy
man, among tho burning archives ct tho Con-
fedorats Government. and il now 1t Washing
ton. Oldham sayy:
The combatibio material consists Of esFcra1 prop.
nEatons. and not oue alone and can ba used without
e.posins The party aang them t. " east dango. q
hands Of prof. Mccullough, and srs known but 70 him
nnd onn other party - I unda7rtaud+ Ihera Il no
Into tho enemys country. but the work may he done
By agents, and IN most cases by pereons 5IIorant Of
i hsvo soeu enough of tho effects that can TO rro-
duce to bat!nfy tlIat, In most cases ~tthnut auJ
danger to the parties Engaged, ad in otlsFs but very
llufn eyery vessel that leaves foreign port for
the United 6tatts.
I, We can burn ovcr5 transport tia. loave. the .r
l,or Of New York other Northern FORT with supplies
j, Dnrn svery transport and gnnbo,t on tue Ms.sis-
strni ElYcr well deyasAto tlr country 0t tho
ocmy, aud Ill his poopo with teztor an1 eousterua-
ton.
Aug. 0. 1904, a tremendous explosion took
plaoo a. City Point. Tho Federal shIpping vas
nccount OF tho nlfnir cut dorm from Iona let
ter In tha possession Of tho Government. Ia
tignod by tho motor, tho original dynamite flend.
John Ma1wol, Of Capt. q. hlcDanie!B company
f-AA iCn and FS1
countcrsigned by ton. T.. J. nsins Maxwell
is bold operator. md we'll cncusatcd for suUl'
exploits. mud also his condjutor, IT, L. Dil!ard,
=. :. Sent tnt3 the chousya llneu BY ny an
thority for eone suoh purpose Maxwell snyt
In his official report
nno of the Juues Kives V ounr.ts With us horolog
c.l torpo against tue enony resAols navigating iha
.ospe,d. @ IN rhon.s,ena or Keiths sas II nfslnes
hkycnj We learned Of ftnu,on.o auprliea Of atoteA
ssassonMof s introaaels our taactins upot shs VI.
sell Acra echar9tng ssoros atartod TOR tlat point
We reached thero befo.e daybreak NJ tne stl' Of ~
Travelled mostly b, night. aud rrswrd upon our knee
to pass tho plekst.llne oale.s!nE 1n5 comranon e
touay tho wharf. with my macline and powder GOV
srst b9 ! smAll box. Ftratng Tho captnin had eorp'
castop 10 buyfY forward With my box. ueing hAtet
hy Of tho wharf sentinest aucteetea In passlnf
him ty representing that tho GAptsn bad ordoroi ~
|
harae, ful Tho tnacne Ia tnoilon aud gare II ia Ill
ctarga. Hs carried II Aboard.
Mark lose tho accuracy Of the atorY Of Max
| welI's machine to tho description OF Thomas
eel,'e, alias Kcitt'H:
Nv magazine contained about swc|ye rounds O
| rowtgr, Nojoin.nH ny companion uo retired to
s.fd distance 10 wpesa tl1e effect Of OUT effort. y
about Al hour The explosion ocCNrrsd. IT. eneck wa
communicated 70 Auo:hes barge beyond the oItr
st urGn ,e ena anrss Int.9 sD
H. ssns wss tesiS, anu ths esct IO.fscd m
cs,mpanon 10 Al, vxttnt from vlcit ls bso net re-
| covered, nty own person was Severely ahocked. bu
| / am thankful to rroytdencs that ws Laru totl
eecarei without ssAt!ns injury. Tho losa Of life
aa1tsed ~ sn9 spea H. 70 a'S S.y oasn ts
nut ~ "ouMeM, " w ~ rh ] ssasun ~ & nenes
fss,,y r,rsy y,.si,nstct At Il ion od nartx Il tsSie.
s.sn,a xcra Killed hY Ills eIrlosIou II il sadenn
to mo to fe.lo tbs fact that ts te1rib!e sects Vi Il
Wsr tnln.e sucA Consequences; but when tsHc,ot'e
ths ordeal to whca our o"n women . haYo been sus
nnsa saa iIh i n.' @ tniinr. ~ te 80 r H. ~
sn, 70 AZ XIV whs IL. .atss,rn,hn VIZ nj ntor,a
w .aas "v III. % H. ~. - ..rH u,
t5,t ~ te..i.s,la o'', rhe mssertsl 1,,usn ~,
| S Suss sstn,tsaum. sI @ "' '''' aH@s'a -
| oeen 1a'e1J cohceA'ta' -