The life, crime, and capture of John Wilkes Booth,: with a full sketch of the conspiracy of which he was the leader, and the pursuit, trial and execution of his accomplices./ By George Alfred Townsend.

EXPLANATORY.
On year ago the writer of the letters which follow, ed
Battle Field of Waterloo. In looking over many relie of the combat
preserved in the Museum there, he was particularly interested in the files
of journals contemporary with the action. These contained the Duke.of
Wellington's first despatch announcing the victory, the reports of the sub
ordinate commanders, and the current gossip as to the episodes and
hazards of the day.
The time will come when remarkable incidents of these our times
will be a staple of as great curiosity as the issue of Waterloo. It is an
incident without a precedent on this side of the globe, and never to be
repeated.
Assassination has made its last effort. to become indigenous here.
The public sentiment of Loyalist and Rebel has denounced it: the world
has remarked it with uplifted hands and words of execration. Therefore,
as long as history shall hold good, the murder of the President will be a
theme for poesy, romance and tragedy. We who live in this consecratd
time keep the sacred souvenirs of Mr. Lincoln's death in our possession;
and the best of these are the news letters descriptive of his apotheosis,
and the fate of the conspirators who slew him..
I represented the World newspaper at Washington during the whole
of those exciting weeks, and wrote their occurrences fresh from tho
mouths of the actors.
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