The Remains Of J. Wilkes Booth

To dispose of oertain absurd stories that liave lately appeared in the public prints, the Baltimore Qazcttc says that President Andrew Johnson ordered the romains of J. Wilkes Booth to be delivered to liis family, uud that thcy sent John H. Weaver, a Baltimore undertaker, to Washington to receive them. A box W08 laken np fvom the arsenal building and delivewd to It wns fonnd to oontain a skeleton wrapped in an army blanket. On the right toot was an army shoe, cut open nt the top its cutiré length, as if to BCCOBUHodate a swollen foot. On the other wns a. large cavalry 1 boot. A reporter of the Qaeeitè examined the bones in and above the shoe, umi found that the leg was broken juut above the ankle. Btill, the identity of the romaius was not satisfactorily established, espeeially as there was no portiun of the nj)iual vertebne missing, and no mark of nny bullet uion them. A brother of Booth's was sent for, whosaid tliat Wilkes had his tooth plugged witli gold in a peculiar manner. He described the locatios of the tootli, and ebew with a penoil the shape of the plug, w'iieh was of uuusunl size. The tM?tli ! were taken out, and the tooth was found plugged as described. The remainu were lmried in Gi'eenmount cemetery, in the same lot with liis grandfather, father and cliildren of the family.