"i u "u*1 n* *- .cxf^j.-tujryaITJEj-3i><c-jirc.i_rrm:*--:
Northern News?Execution;
of the Ass&ssiiv^.
y?v l!ic arrival ACh- ! ; I
ion Courier i.? in i\ i Ipi of :.*(>: t!u :u tra rs of
lLe Stli iust.
The most important new.? is liie c::t*eiiti?>n
of the four conspirators?David E; ilnrraM,'
George A. >Vfzworl'i, Lewis i/ayue ami Mrs. j
Mary E. Snrratt, which took place on (ho Ttii.j
inst., in tiie city of Washington. I
In the case of O La'.i'a'h 1io. ii.i\va: 1a' ' i
and Samuel A. Mud J, they were sentenced ij
hard labor 1ur life in tiio Albany penitentiary.
Satmtc! Arnold received i:i the sane ease, a.
seuteucc to six years hard labor -ja tlio s.\.'ic j
prison. * ;
[Special Dispatch to the New York Times.] >
Washington, Friday, July V, 1805. i
The conspirators have gone to their long I
home, the swift hand of justice has smitten
them, and they stand before the judgement
seat. Electrified?saddened as the country
was by the terrible calamity brought.upon it
by tile damnable deeds of these deep-dye 1 i ii- j
laius, astounded as it Las been M li:c daily j
revelations of the criminals, it was doubtless j
unprepared, hi were all hero, for the cjuiek i
Hash of the sword of power, whose Uade to-day
fell upon the guilty heads of the assassins ot!
our lamented President.
Tried, convicted and sentenced, they stood
this morning upon the threshold of the hoo-iof
death, all covered wish the great sin win-so
palt fell darkly upon the laijd. 1 cuing ami
old, equal in crime, they spent the night n* i.s
toll hereafter, and wlieu the iirsb gre\ pencilings
of the early morning traced t!%; dawning
day uj.on tlm .-ley, the uiiy was a!! agog idr l!ie
l? couiiiig scene of rotrilmtiou and of justice. .
s tj11' iiaueas ooiircs.
Mrs. Surrat's friends have h^ou constant and
faithful. Tlmy haw manipulated presses and
civ:;ted public sentiment The papers received
here to'd ty were singularly unanimous in the
Slip position that the.l'-r'?'.*idc?fc-Y!-ctild~eommnre j
? - rtr""s. iit. nr":e of .Mrs. Surratt t" imprisonment
fu" life Such a soutiiioMit found uo echo (
litiiv. It was well known that the counsel,
lan.'ily and Iriends of tjie. culprit were deter- j
Jllim-U II) JllrIKU UH'I'J CAVI U"?l, I.U Chilli v?v,? ?
not ve i:i :i strong pull and tug at the tender
heart of lilt! President in her behalf. She was
ra woman, an<l?a sic.lv woman at that. Her
Mk ughtcr was with her, and hercowardly sor,
f^th secrets in his possession ihat might' miti/
?tv her guilt?these ami like arguments itwas
paid, wouid be brought to bear upon the President,
backed with certain po'itical strength
whi-h could not fail, to ' succeed. Bui such
*\ talk has proved idle from the first. Woman
v--" as s',t! wus> f,'l? knew lie.r bnsinos well; sick as
she was, she had strength sufficient for her
^fei irl'ul purpose, and stem as the sentence was,
its justice was absolute, its execution certain.
"We have -heard mapy express theilesirei h.it
I..V in.mnn's lif,. mi.i-iif lm iiivfl il< Wi>!irv
course passed in the quiet of the prisou, but uo
one who knows the President and his uninov*
able nature supposed for an instant that the
sentence would be changed in jot or title.
The hotels were thronged on Thursday
The streets were filled with restlcsv, impatient
people. The headquarters were surrounded
^JL bv crowds of anxious men, who
jn ail tilings to witness the c.?con:i"?i, and v.i.o
were willing to spend iiai:<!:> is ?f dollar- .br
tli.il poor privilege. All day long the trains
can.o iu loaded with people from the North;
Rr ail nightlong the conn try roads were Kited with
| pedestrians, with parties hurrying on to the
I cits', where they might at least participate in
tne exeueiucws or mc occasion.
Officials of every giado and name, with or
without iutluence, were pestered by applicatitHis
for tickets; the subordiuate officers of ihe de.
. partincnt were approached in everv conceivable
way, and by every possible avenue, by
. whose idle or morbid curio-ity impelled llmm
fto come to this hot and sweltering city in
search of food for gossip and remembrance.
Of course all endeavor w;is futile. Major (!eii.
' Hancock) who had charge of everything,-had
f .
?
carefully prepared tW list of pynplo eulitlcu ! < i
admission, aijtl licynti;! those ilu reoti natoo ),;
!.- ( ! : W:1 f -r?:'?: ? ! lO I ?_ T!lJ
. I
ss.-unes vl' i!ii; o;.n c ut.on
iVison i.itii-sJ-3' ninht v.ere by no weans ;
s.> l:a:"iViv;in<; in iiiicfo>iiy nsli.c. public ilntd.ili-ss
iruMfilled, fc'ofnr a.s tbc aiitiiorir.ies Were '
concerned, there was possibly an increase'! v??r-'
ilnneo. and extra pfttqiu.-ions were taken with '
Mrs* Sunair, but buyorid thai, Matters wont;
ijuite in neyurdaiico with li.y ^Vi.eral
outturn.
s;::;n/.*rr, '
als -ai whore fearful nariieif-ntioa in I In: i:u:r
?I'' i* J::'1.: 3'ifsidat'C ji;.:- t <*. ?; 11 lb v.i . <?
;::stc:i ftiwsti'i'v; v.'n* v. n* rono.fkal-ie vr . tu,
. - .. ..... ...
ililU |il\U JilU.M ,
dcrtone i i super-til ion which served her In
place of t rue religion. tmd enabled iicr to sicep j
peacefully CVc-il while Cognisant of such a ;
crime as that tin v.*11i 't she in.-, now siriiored. i
She was fifty years of age, lr.it although Mnoo
her illness of the pa?t two weeks she hits grown"!
old and looked pale and thin, she would be
called rather to i tytwo or three. Firmness and
decision were pert and parcel of her nature.
A co'd cvo tliat would tpiail at no scene of
torture; a close, shut mouth, whence no word j
| (/ sympathy with sutlering wonM pass, a iirrn i
chin, indicative of il.tcdiu -s oi jv-olct*; a sonarc, i
I solid ligurc, whose proportions were never d's- j
; liguqjd remorse or marred by loss of sleep? i
| these have ever marked the pcivonel of Maty
! Surratt?these, her neighbors say, were correct
! indices of her every day and every year life.
.Those who have watched her {htungh the ;
! whole of this protracted trial have eioiiccd her i
; utter lndifi'.rouec to anything and everything |
said or suggested about her. The most terrible !
Shigella;inns produced no'cifect upon lies rocky
countenance, s'olid, ?jt:i t, entirely self-possessed,
caI in as a May morning, she sat uninterested
from the opening to the close.
i I or guardians s ty sue anticipated an
.Otliual, she ah):?) knew whv.
I *
THE ?C.VFFOM>.
In tlio lot South of the prison, and siirtuiimi|
or! by a wall thiity ie:t high, the seatVdd was
erected. Tin: structure is about seventy foot
from tiic in ar by, ray thirty foot distant,
wore four freshly <in^ vnwves, anil besiic them
four !ar_fi. pine collius coarsely constructed.
ThuscuitoIJ was so arranged that the four
condemned could be hung at tlio same
tii no.
The enclosureovas much larger than was
stated in my dismtch ofia-t night, and there
must iiavc bc-n present within the lot and upon
the top of the wall, which was literally packed
with soldiers, nuito S.'i'tO snoot a t ors. three
fourths of wiiojii-wcro soldiers.
About, ltl.dO o'clock Den. Il.inco'-k arrived,
and remained personally inspecting all the
oliLial- acts.
Tils I'nocr.sSiox ok okatii.
At 1:1.i the pnvv.sii tu proceeded from the
prison to the '-iv'iibbl in too following order,
proceeded l>y lien. I lartranft:
Mrs. Snr.rjitt., supported by an officer ami a j
non-commissioned ollicer, and attended by Itev,
Fathers Walter and Wigctl.
Alzcroth, attcudi'd by an officer, with whom
walked his .-pirito.il adviwrs, Itev. J. 0. Untler,
of the Lutheran Cliureb, and Chaplain
Winchester.
ularr.ild came next, :i? ade ! by Itev. Dr.,
of 'hrist > iiiirch. i/*1-*- ; !.
J i.-iVSIC:. .V/C'ucJ I / i.-.V . .i{ - *:! :l! t', of
the l ir.-t ihiptfst Church, of ihis'city, and .lev.
I >r. Striker, of Jialtiiiiorc.
Mrs. Surratt, a'leiid.ol by two soldiers. Her j
waist and muchs wore ironed; sue wits attired
in a plain black alpaca dress, with black 'toluol
and Liiiirv. il. Her laco could be easily
seen. Sue gazed up at the horrid instrument
of death, and her lips v/oro moving rapidly as,
in prayer. S!?: was assisted upon the sea,Told.!
i aud seated in a .chair u. a* tae <iro;i. iShe
| gaz-d up ui the noose, which dangled in the J
' wind be tore her ia**--', and ngu'.u her lips Moved
j :io i- .u prayer.
Al.:er >iii !'<;!!'?,ye?l, with a glaring, haggard
lo"k. lie iieeriivJ to have changed iu appeal
anco greatly dace his juearecniiOu. lie, a!-",
was assisted !?v two soldicro, ntiil seemed vorv
feel)!c, Imt. appeared to nil y wlien on 'InhCall'ii'l,
mil! took nu evident interest in >
proeeivlnys.
Hi*'i".! ! f.a::io ne;<t, stippoitcd i>n each
lie set inoil very f'jcVlc. l>nt revivcil a ti^n:
finbsuijuentiy. Lie tea! Lad bi.s position now, it
lie rri'vrr did before. iTo was very pale and ,
c:frt*Wi?i*:j. ill? ":i!iiint,d ttiw scalfuid closely,)
noon approaclihijj ii,. dtid e.-pccial'y the
drop :
;.'.?'cair.?j hps', ' *ri:h his usual bold,!
-1 fa' .:i nM:'. :!.! , [ with seciriiii;I iudifTer
uiwwi :r:1.t. of death. He Vorc 1
:: i '1: sliiri .st;:r.v bat. There" was '
? i s hi; step as he mart hod *to tiie-j
r;is Last paixI'i l scene.
(icn. i lav i ran ft read the or Jet* of the War
Department, embracing tim President's JtXDCU/
\ -t ? J' .1 - __ 4 _ .
live wruor, nir tern exei;um>'i.
Tbc"frmbs of each of the prisoners were
now pinioned. The caps were drawn over
their heads, Mrs. Snrratf. exclaiming in a faint
voice don't let tnc fa!!; hold on!
At?, worth exclaim0(1 in .a loud tone, "Gentinmen,
take, warning;'' then, after an interval
of about two minutes, lie said: "Good-by,
gentlemen who arc before me; may we all meet
in the other world." .
It was dow twenty-five minutes past one
o'clock. The ciliccr iu charge of the scaffold I
here, mace some preconcerted motions to the '
nticiidunt soldiers to step back from the drop, :
and tlion, with,a motion of hi? band the drop j
fell ami die bodies of the criminals wore sus-1
j ponded in the air.
I The bodies fell simultaneously, and I
j swayed backward and forward fur a few minI
utcs. Mrs. Snrratt appeared to suffer 'very lit- j
tie. Payne and Ilarrold, on the contrary,'
writhed in apparent agony, the first for about
t\yo minute?, and the latter for aoout five min-1
utcs. The muscles of their feet and hands
| were visibly contracted. i'ayne's builds, \vInch
! were mora exposed than tlic others, becatnc
j purpled, as di?i hh neck- near where tbe rope
j was fistum-d. At'/roih's agony seemed, like
! .""-Irs. fcjur'rattV, to be of but very short duration,
j After tli elapse'of ten minutes, the medical
i oflic.'rs, Surgeon Veoodward, U. S. A., iJr.
I Otis, l\ .S. V., Jjr. Porter, U. S. A., and the ;
Surgeon of tlie post, examined 'severally the I
bodies and pronounced life extinct. The ropes
were cut, the bodies lowered, stretched upon !
the tops of the codin-*, and a further and more
miimte examination made by tbe surgeons, who
state that the necks of each were instantly
broken.
^ At about f'ur o'clock the bodies were placed
iu the eollins and buried.
Mudd, Arnold, O'Lang'iiin and Spanglcr
will probably be sent to thfc Penitentiary tomorrow.
Tlik people of Leon, the capital of Nicarauotin,
have published an address on the death
! of J'n sidcnt Lincolu, froth which we quote the
following pamgrjiph. 'Ttest in peace, ilius-1
trious clieif of liberty! Thy name will stand
crowned high with virtues, fbronnvt among'
future generations, and he immortal as the
heroes! Thy compatriots will turn tlmir eves'
from the bloody sight that represents the n>
bcilion of tlic South, and follow the path which
thou hast traced, until in spite nf oligarchies,
monarchies and aristocraci's, rep :b!icaii equal*
| ilv, ti:e Auierie.'tn 1'nioi], the absolute a'ooli
! ii<?n if .-lavcry, an.l the triumph of democracy
hi. ii the ih'd-mw ti.:'i-iir i'cd at (lolgotha,
... . ? 'l
ii bo real1 on tiro coatiaciii,"
Tn the; proceedings of-a hto ccarf. martial,
in the city of Charleston. L'eut. A. S. Undine
was tri-d and 'found guilty of expelling the
j accrues from the Hibernian 1 fallp which had
he n engaged for a meeting of white citizens.
; 'j'Le General .eotunntndiiig the . department has
! wiUnlr .?vn the reprimand to which the acj
cased was sentenced by the court.
I x'lio ilmnriunicl'.T, in .-Iia led situaliou, in j
\ <"h;?riislni, J, mi the ;i?l instant, at iiom
' ilj J-'j t'? i?U lie^rf 2.<. Uu the 7th- it reached
j only 92 I-:.'. ' This range was between the
' Ii'.xumoff; j 2 t .iu.
I _ Special 1STotices.
HAIL AKiUICLIIEIIT. ~ flfSM
Camde.v, S. C., July ll, 1865.' ?* '/S
! UNTIL FUBTHKR NOTICE THIS OFFICE TYILtf . fl
;-.o ciiuis for i!)o delivering fr&iii 9 to 111 o'clock,? A '.t -'?^1
i .M. (Sundays excepted.) Hails Will be made bp and ;
I ibrwnitled to all parts of the United States by first
| opportunity (as thore is no regular nail fticilitya front
litis place Ibrthe present) * B
?r. M. oitle; . ' fl
Postmaster/. fl
.CBS?C?JL,A!2. ;."fl
HEADQCAETEHS U. S. POSCIS* J '
Caiidex, 8. C. June If*, 1805. } I
/ I. THAT IT IS OPTIONAL: WITH IVOlfcESP I
| vrhetberlhey take the Oath </f Aflegianco to.tbe .Uni- ' I
.tpd States Government or not, but if they erpcct to' I
hold property, they must do so. Q
TT. P:\rnl'?:l Offmnra and Shldiers ltflniv the rank of f I
B:iga'<lier General have again the fright to take the
Oath of Allegiance to the United States Government and
all who do not do so will bo considered as a reg- 1
i islcred Enemy of the United States, and have no right
I to claim any protection from the United States;
By order of .
Capt. C. "W. FER&tJSO$ ' ' \
25th Regiment 0; Y. Y. Inft.
June 21 Commanding Pos^ \
BR. S. BARUCH, J
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES'TO
the people of Camden and vicinity. Office formerly
oeupied by Dr. T. J. Workman. :
June 23 . . lm
SPECIAL NOTICE.
TTfE SUBSCllIBKR KEEPS CONSTANTLY
hand a fresh supply of Meal and Hominy m exchangj
or Corn. .Apply at Mr. McCreighl's shop on Main,
stroct. J. F. SUTHERLAND]
May "V2 *
NOTICE. '
| "WE THE UNDERSIGNED PHYSICIANS 0$
I tl>e Tmvti ot Cumdon, .ia considoiatidn df.tlie changed
! relationship existing uetween employer and Ifilfcrer,"
! have agreed to be governed by the following roles' in
i our future practice: "Whenever we are sent forby the
employer the charge will be raaclc to him?when sent
for by tlio laborer we will use the ?ame discretion
that wo have formerly dono iu practicing among free
1 negroes.
[Sy-'l'ho employer will plcasG always send a written
order.
L. H. LEAS, M. D.
L. M. DE3AUSSURE/M. D.
T. W. S^LMOND, M. D.
I'.'II. MATHESON, M.D.
D. L. DE3AUSBURE, M. DA.
A MOORE,"M. D.
June 23 tf.
Dray Notice.
PARTIES HAVING HAULING TO DO CAN 13B
accommodated by calling oa the subscriber on
DeKalb Street. ' . A. NILES.
July 1 3t
NOTICE.
Till-: COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING
between J. "W. McCurry & S. Hamnierslougii.
under the Firm of McCurry & HammersUjgh
is i his day desolved by mutual consent. The
Hooks, Notes and Accounts of the concern are in the
hands of J. W. McCurry, who willjattend to the settlement
of the concern.
J. W. McCURRY.
S. 1IAMMERSL0UGH. '
.T'.:ly 7 tf '
Kail Road Mill.
STEAM MILL FOR GRINDING MEAL AND
J'.L ?rx*iv?, is now in successful operation at the
oil JVpoL Grinding done at all hours of the day, A
share of patronage is solicited.
J. JONES, Agent
May 5
Plantation for Sale.
x V'LAXTATION AT GRANNIE'S QUARTER
s\ CRMEtC, n'oout 11 ?iilea from Kirkwnod, coas
jitiiiir.tt -"it'O acres :m?ro or less, will be said vim th> *
the jfiv".lug crop on it, or deliverable In Ootab^rVvUfrt.
li:.. lU > ? i-: taken oil*. There are lUO aoroS) vrt" prmv.
li>,<10111-lillldMlll' bill 't'CO iti opeu ll|?d WOOtlnd iug.'
Juir-l. Y< it io piiiu'.aiion may bo had If desired /
choice stock ofCaulo unci Hogs. Apply at /
ofllco. ^ /
.lun--1 ,c ^ t \?.t /
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