| Show ft W ert ift v A hsih hsiu u 1 a py 1 S lif alf r i th 1 k 11 1 1 luj i j 1 ka SAS sima SINA OP 0 jow fow f a 1 I ia 14 washington midnight the president and wife with other othen i s ev evening evolving visited fords theatre for dor the purpose k of witnessing ing tiiu th c ni fid big of our american CouN cousins ns vt announced in the tha he papers that gen grant would also aho be present but that gentleman took too k a lafetra eltra eltta ih 0 of r eats cats foe ten deraey tem th will theatre w d densely lir crowde crowded and every dedi deil dell with the seene scene beford before them thelen D n I 1 I 1 third net act att and while white there xvi wan waa a upa temporary tempo iary pause nor for or bafo of the actors td enter a sharp report a pa tol toi as heard which merely attracted tt ra wa ba huff s suggested ag ge sted nothings not hot in begg OUs h a man i rushed U lied edilth td itile itlie t of W box XI waving ft lon ion a dagger a in rl his right hand halid exe ext f nini aini ng we deai deal lito tj tyrants rants he hd im immediately leaped from tho the they box aag tas in inthe the sa second tier tb 16 th the vC ran across to tha the oppa opposite sl side ae of the stage making his escape amid odthe frani the fhe the antti rou nt I 1 ing ng a horse fled 1 11 r c the screams f irs lincoln closed the audience en that t th president rhad riad been bet been n shot when all ulf af pf s sent rdse q their thele feet rushing the tho stage k many e exclaiming hang hiiva iche the excitement t fasot sheild pid wid 6 t 1 1 10 milb description of coil threw lie ile there ther ewas A rus rush rurh I 1 togia the bbb hon hen pries were heard 7 stand backi div 1 him AW nir 1 hak hasard hasari one stimulants on a 6 hasty examination htwa wa s found that the ahe the president haa had been beren shot through the head bead above and back of ofine the bone hone and und that wat omo bonfe ome of the brain tym dym yas b oozing dozing out he was removed taa to a private house opposite the thea theatre and the the surgeon n general beneral of thoe theo amay atilt y and other surgeon surgeons were vere ant for to attend to his condition on examination of the tho private boxt boxi box blood was discovered on the back of oatlie ulo die cushioned rocking chain chair on which the president had been sitting also on the partition and on the floor A common single pocket pistol was found on the carpet A military guard was placed in front of the private resi resl residence dende denge to which the president had been conveyed an immense crowd was in front of it all nil alldeen deep ly anxious to learn the condition of the tile Proal president dent it had been previously announced that the wound was in mortal ortal but all hoped otherwise the shock to thedr community was terrible at midnight the C abinet cabinet Aless rs farnsworth judge bates gov oglesby gen mel uel meigs a col hay and a few personal frien friench T s with Sur burgeon surgeon geoit general barnes and his immediate assistants were around the bedside of the president who was wag in a state af syncope totally insensible and breathing slowly the blood oozed from a wouna wound at the back bacu of his hit bend head the sur gur surgeon eori cori general eili oili exhausted austed busted every possible effort effort of medical skill but all hope was gone the parting of his family with the dying denit derit was too sad for description t P i the president and mrs mr s lincoln aid did di the theatre until 15 min m A ites utes after eight speaker colfax ax was at the white whit house anouse at the time the hie president stated to him that he was going although mrs M rs lincoln had not taden peen well because the paper papers had aull anil dil ed that gen grant was to be present and aa braht had gone north kr ae e did not wish the audience to be disappointed t he went with apparent roi rei reluctance rot ret luc tance and urged colfax to go 11 go with ditl liun abut hut but that gentleman had metje made other engagements and with mr ashman of massachusetts bid him goodbye good bye when the excitement t at atthe the theatre was at ht its wildest height reports were circulated that secretary seward had also aiso been assassinated on reaching this gentle gentie gent lemans m ah residence a crowd andt annn ai military guard were veris ar olind its door tho th fae fac facts are substantially n bially as follows 1 about 10 61 elock clock a neail rung the beu belf and th the eail call having been answered by a colored sr servant rant he said kald he had como come from froin dr df secretary seward stam syam uy physician wita with ith h a prescription at ta the same bame tine holding holdi hig fig ill iii ilfe life hand amali amail piece plea I 1 of folded paper valev and saying say hig hia in answel to abla a refusal that ahat hemus tsee Secretary thu thy aa its he was way entrusted with particular directions concerning the he insisted on un going up al nii d 1 though repeatedly gedly thatus one ono 1 could enter the chamber he lijo pushed th ther antto autto uon ton uhe une eside sidd side and walked heavily Secre seere s roem he cef was wag met thereby thello by mr fiad fredy seward sel sei itra of whom lle lie demanded to isee see the secretary making the same samo representation which lie uld to the sert servant dilt further passed in the vay way bt b colloquy is riot known buethe man M struck saku ck him anthe ont oft thy hoa head d with a billy severely injuring in 5 u his h skull skuli and fellip fel bills ipa hina hira almost senseless A tho theo ana AAA assassin I 1 sin then thon r bushed fished into the chamber and atta attacked eked mr seward ilip e pay master t of the ithe it S army mr alit russell uA seli gell ja messenger mess en er of or the y de and two male nurses 11 nab hab lith 1 I them t lehl iehl he hethora then rushed upon lle ile lie secretary see gee rt marx vh Y as aa lying in the roona ra a inflicted same r inflicted three stabs ili his liis neg neck but riot se is i thought aud and artery arters though lie ho bred bled i P I 1 Y bithy tle the assassin n te sto s stairs fair I 1 mooted ZA his lits lorse horse and rode rodd oin off 1 beare ap alarm could be sounded war department washington W H 1 abraham liln liin lincoln eoln coln died this marnin g t at 22 after T sinea signed EM secretary gova gowa 1 71 washington 15 I 1 marshal general issues U pirai jach caysi a ys tl il mi assassins df the tile t pro president I 1 ii tina tuna secretary seeward Nvard are 4 af templin temp fin tp to escape to Can canaday Ca addi nadal adai A aa thorough thoro of all persons at hemping ellijon tot tol bross eross from front the united states aa is ordered thed the mesa tesa si amsih aih sih of the pr i i dent leil loll behind him his hat and anda a spur I 1 the hat has hash been a belong ing to a suspected many mant man and accurately describe dby iby othen other parties nob not allol allowed ved to td see seg it before it jt the thel spur shur on st ige that hasal has nil nii alj so h been beeh identified abone procured pro urca at th the stable where the saule ganie man hired a hors horo L in the evening ening dv 1 11 1 1 I 1 the mournful news was immediately telegraphed to bartmore Balt bait inore more the cavalry there was abonce put upon active duty every road was picketed and other measures taken for tto tte arrest of the sins the chronicle says it is suspected that tha the conspiracy originated in maryland an examination of witnesses not under oath before an informal tribunal tills this morning elected the follow following ln the murderer of the preil president Tent was J wilkes booth his hat bat was found and identified by several persons who had seen him within the past two days the spur which be lie dropped was also identify 1 ed W s the one he obtained at tho stable where he be got the horse last evening this man played several dimps at fords theatre and was therefore well weli acquainted quain ted with its exits and ela eli trances entrances the person who attacked seward sevard so vard ward left behind him a slouched hat bat tand and an old rusty revolver rey rpy olver the chambers of which were wore broken from the barren barrel barre 11 aa as if by striking the tho loads were drawn from the thi chambers ch ambers ambera one le being but a rough rouge piece of lead read faiq other oilier lia balls halis lis ils alls sm smaller aller niler than the chambers chambirs cham tirs ners and upped wrapped 11 4 ip lp paper a to pre yent opt cru crt J washington NV ashington 13 15 11 a am in tho tha star says the Pre president breathed hig losi loti last at this morning closing his eyes yes as if going to sleep his lils counte lanee lance assuming an expression of perfect re depose ep ohe ose A with n ap i indications I 1 of pain the r 0 R rev e Y dr ir gurley gurney of the new york oria avenue presbyterian church immediately in nedia tely pit on it being known that life extinct knel J tat the bedside and offered ali all an impressive prayer gri uyer tyer which was Q by au present dr gurley then ilien proceeded gee ea tb the front prabir pr alir where mrs lincoln capt cart robert lincoln mr hay pr vat secretary and anil others were in n waiting walting g where M fre ire he again offered up a prayer for the bongo consolation lation of the faintly family lt Wash washington ilig fari fori fall la 15 luon nadon the president pr remains were lemov demov edl edi roin oby alib the private residence opposite fords folds tf theatre to the mi executive 9 nian alan mansion slap at t ha calfi a hearse wrapped in an tin american amerlean flag and esc ese escorted orter uy by a guard guara of cavalry lid ild and rid gen augur and other othen military of nicer licer on foot 0 t A dell deil dense denso crowd accompanied the remains white hois house where the military guard excluded ail alt tut but but persons of the household and per personal sofiat friends 0 of the deceased the irhe body abdy A be being ing inq em balaod with i th a view tp 19 ats ta removal oval T to i v f 3 J cy york 15 ali all lil lii places placed bf business are cieu cleu elas elps the streets assuming a hui hotels teis public offices J stores haid hd hanks elim draped in hi mourning Sid suitable lable table resolutions were adopted hd opted at the corn nhi exchange gold room by the he gulat regular ke abard bard of br okera arial then im mediately adjourned 1 ian av immense meeting agg arf leid in wali wall street athla ih forenoon ahli was addressed by buti butler butier da ae and others were adopted abid a committee of or til ali thirteen 1 arteen eminent emino rit tit merchants appointed to go to washington to attend we thle run Tun funeral eral etal the Q governor lias has issued i proclamation tion revoking the tiie proposed I 1 day aay of than thet ath for recent victories and 0 za td tion tnt p prayer or 1 t f washington lo 10 5 a pm etal cial nube notice of bf dihe late president pre lincoln was V da gIVen by the heads leam of the tife departments Z this thi ni orning to andrey audrey jonnson vie vice president tipon upon whom th constitution devolves the anice bf president alia alil johnson janson upon thi this 9 notice appeared before more t jhb dmn P chase C chief justlee justice of ule the united state states and arld assumed its duties and functions at 1 12 glock the president tabet the tho heads of departments iii in ca cabinet alnet rn meeting eting at the treasury department part ment among amont other uther the folloW fw was transacted first the them arrangements fethe fon for the funeral of the late lato president vote vore were veto offered fo 6 the several secretaries ds as farb far a related to their respective departments second william hunter was appointed anted acting secretary of state dur af pf in ingine he of mr seward and his son Frede frederick oOk seward assistant secretary 11 T I 1 iffie third ird tife the west Wesl president deni finally announced that lie he asir to retain a in the present resent secretaries of df departments as riis plis his cabinet and they would go on in discharge of theli respective duties in the tile same manner mannor as before the deplorable events that bad had changed the head of the government f A all ail business usi nessin in the departments depart ments menta aus vas wah was mis suspended today to day f the surgeons report that the condition tion of mr seward renial remains ns unchanged he is doing well no important change in frederick condition the murderers have not yet been apprehended ended eio elo Sim signed ned E al STA secretary of war washl washington agton 15 the oath of was administered at II 11 in a solemn and impressive manner mr johnson received the kind expressions oath of the gentlemen present in a manner which showed his ear eari nest neat enig engg of th reat responsibility so suddenly udde nis devolved upon him he matlea a brief speech W which he be said fr the duties of are areline mirie mitie I 1 will perform them the who consequence f are with god gentlemen IVil lilean illean upon you I 1 foel feel foe fee that hyill iVill nield acea crisup yo i port 1 I am deeply I 1 i titi a 1 1 i y solemnity of the occasion and the there responsibility of the duties of or the office I 1 im am assuming cir clr mr tir johnson appeared to be in re mar nar kably good health and has a high eai realizing eal izing sense of the hopes that are entered centered upon him his manner was solemn clemn and dignified and ills his whole bearing earing produce produced M a most gratifying impression upon those who participated in id the he ceremonies new york 15 the posts costs special says the messenger messen ger gei of f the state department who was in at en danee dance on secretary seward is dead mr seward is in ilia a very precarious condition his wounds are aro bad but not mortal he is composed but has lost in nuch much uch blood no arter arteries tes jos have been cut ut frederick rewards skull kull is fractured badly in two places I 1 1 above the temple he is isM insensible sensible fears are e entertained that he will not decover recover the washington extra says evidence obtained renders it highly probable that the person who at tempted attempted to murder mr eward reward is john survant of prince george county maryland about midnight two men crossed anna costa bridge one of whom gave his name as booth the other as smith the latter iatter is ds supposed to have been Sury ait alt j Chi chicago cagot 13 15 A 1 J W S washington says secretary face is gash gashed ed but lils his throat is not cut hf hi saved himself by rolling from the bed lV ashington washington 15 igen aven grant grantt arrived here by special train about and nil nii i immediately proceeded to thid thin th presidents atla house A second extra of the E evening sfa sta sfa says col ool ingram provost T adars marshal marshai hal hai of the defenses north of the potomac J jilge tid go supreme court of the disi dist columbia and justice miller are engaged today to day at the police headquarters fers in tenth street taking testimony of a large number of bitne witnesses s ses tyrrell of col ingrams staff last night proceeded to the national Rational hotel where booth had been stopping and took poss possession possession estion of his trunk in which was found the colonels Colo Colot heis aels military dress coat coati two pairs of handcuffs two boxes of cartridges a package of letters all of which are domn noon possession of the military authorities 1 chicago 15 dispatches from every portion of the north show a most bitter feeling of hostility 0 ose o secession cession sympathizers there has been no serious gut put outbreaks breaks but individual instances are mentioned where persons expressing sp cession secession sentiments nave have been summarily dealt with A sampat sympathizer hizen in washl washington agton was shot dead by a soldier for re 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