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Safttrda; Momir, A.pril 15th, 1865

THE FIENDS AT WORK

President Lincoln Shot.i

back, gfro hini air, has tiny one stirnu-BTho attendant i tm niiV v.,. ...i..,.,

iamb. Aiier tnerowaaa nastyIexannnaMaj. soward'a -wounds not dangerous. It

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Secretary Seward Stab

bed.

The President and Mr. I

Seward both Dead.

tion it was found that the President had

bean shot through the head above

and back of the tamnnra.1 linn

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and that Borne of his brain was oozing

out He was removed to a private house

opposite the theatre, and the Surgeon hardly oaoapo.

general ot uioarmy and the other sur- E It appears from lettora found

Grief of Mrs. Lincoln.

Seward's Son and At

tendants Attacked.

Young Seward's Skull

Fractured.

Wilkes Booth the Pre

sident's Assassin.

Seward's Assassin, jus-eaped.

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WiSHnTOToipril 15th, 12:30 1 a, The

President was ahot in the Theatre to

night; he in perhaps mortally wounded.

2nd Dispatch, The President ia not

expected to live through the night, lie

Tffls ahot at the Theatre. Seoretaxy Sew

ard was also assassinated. No arteries

were cut,

Washington, April 10. President

Lincoln and wife with their friendu

this evoning visited Pord'a theatre for

the purpose of witnessing the perform

ance of American Cousin. It was an

nounced in iho papora that Qon. Grant

would also bo presoutjbu the-left by the

late train of cars for Bevr Jersey. The

Theatre wao densely crowded and every

body seemed delighted with the scene

before them. During the 3d act and

while there was a temporary pauso for

one of tbn actors to enter, the sharp

report of a , piatol was heard which

merely attracted attention but suggests

ed nothing serious, until a man rushed

to the front of the President's box

waving dagger in his right hand,

find immediately leaped from the box

which was in the second tier to tho

stage beneath, and ran across to the

opposite side of the atago, making his

escape amid ,the bewilderment of the

audience, from tho rear of tho the atre,

and mounting a horae flod.

The poroamfl of Mrs. Lincoln first

disclosed the fact to the audience that

the President had been shot, when all

present rose to their feet, rushing to

the stage, many exclaiming hang him.

The excitement wan oC the wildest pos

sible deacrption, and of course there was

an abrupt Intermission of theatrical

performances.

There was a. rush toward the Presi

dent's box, whenoriea -were heard otand

is now ascertained with reasonable curtnintv

that tvpo assassins woro eupnimd in l ift hnr.

ribjs-silair; Wllkoa Booth being tho on

mat auot tne President, mid tho other, a

companion of his, whose uamo is not kuown

but wuobq description Is so clear xhai ho oan

in Booth's

trunk that tho murder wbh nlannoc before

uio 4in oi March, but &1J througa thon

bocauno tho accomtilh'n lmoU..l .. ,.,ii

8J. v w . UL4W1A

Richmond could bo hoard from. Booth and

uiv .bwui,iii;U iroroui, uio iivory a ivblo at

o o oiock jaai ovonmg, and left thoro with

their horses about 10 o'clock or uhotly bo

foro tlmt hour. It would fffWim thfif irtT

had for Bovoral days boon eeokin ; thoir

cnancoa, out lor aoino unknown rmsonlt

was not carried into afloat uutll lnui uight.

Ono of thorn htm dvidontly inRdo hia way

to Baltimore; tho other has not yd. boou

tracod.

(Bigned) e. M. STAKTON.

VrxauiXQTOs, April 15.Whou he ex

citemont ut the thoutto was Ht Ita wildest

height, reports were Circulated that Secre

tary BewaiU had aho been killed. On

reui hinj this gontieinan'a roeidiane, a

.rowd and a military guard vrera around

its door, and on entoriug it was ascf rUinod

that thu report3 woro based in truth.

Jircrybody thero was or, excited that

scarcely an intelligiblo word could bo

gathered, but tho facta aro oubatanlially aa

followat About ton o'clock, a rmin rang

tho bell, and the call was anawond by a

colored man.

lift said he lind rnmn fivm Dp Vat..

uaed every possible effort of medical 8 dier. Secrotarv amvanl'tt f.i5W i,e!.

skill, but all hope was gone The part! oian, with . prescription, at the same

ing of his family with the dyiim Preai- i'timo holdi TUT hi )litl It find t tirnoll nT1,,v

I dent is too ad for description. The 1 of folded paper, and aayinp in .nsvvor

8 tj :j i r; i. jt'i . S . ....... 0

rriuouv uu iTiib. wucorn am not i to ti rolqsal, that he must see the Bsc

start for the theatre 'till ilftoon minute retary a he was intrusted with

after 8 o'oloolc Speaker Colfax was at particular directions concerning tho

the White House at tho time, and the medicine. Ueatill insisted on going up

Preaidont stated to him that ho was go- j although repeatedly informed t.'iat no

ing although Mrs. Lincoln had not been gone could enter the chamber: ho pushed

weu, uecause mo papers uau announced tne aervant aside and walked has

that Gen. Oraut. was to be proaontand S tily towards the 5?Prntw' rr,

as Gen. Grant had goue north he'iid, Ho was there met by Mr. Fred Sew

not wish the audience to be diaappin- S ward, of whom ho domanded to see

ted. He wont with apparent rdnc- 3 tho Secretary, making tho same ropre

tance, and urged Speaker Coifa to go J floatation which ho did to the servant,

with him,but that gon tloman had nado 8 What further pawed in Uio way of col

other arrangements and with Mr. tah-lloquy is not known, but the man struck

mead of Massachusetts bid him od him on the head with a hilly, aoveroly

niSht ' injuring the skull, and felling liim al-

l "War DEPAnTMKWr. "Washi Morns'. Anril S most sennelpflit.

5.- Maj. Gen. Dis: Abraham Linajhil lho paansfllu tlmn ruahod to tho cham-

geons wore called ua attend his condi

tion. On an examination of the pri

vate box, blood wan discovered on the

back of the cushioned rockinc chair.

on which tho President had been sit

ting ; also, on tho partition ; and on tho

iloor a common single-barreled pocket

pistol was found on tho carpet. A mil

itary guard was placed in front of tho

private residence to which tho Presi

dent had been conveyed. A n immunso

crowd was in front of it, all deeply anx

ious to learn the condition of tho Pres

ident. It had boon previously announ

ced that the wound was mortal, but all

hoped otherwise. The shock to the

community was terrible. At midnight

tho Cabinet, Messrs. Sumner, Faxns

worth, Judge Bates, Gov. Ogiesby, Gen

Meigs, Colonel Hayesj and a few

personal friends, with Surgeon General

Barnes and hia immediate as

sistants were around his bedside. The

President was in a atate of syncope,

totally liiueunllne suit breatuxtag !bvr

ly. The blood oozed from the wound

at tho back, of his head The surgeon

I5.Mai.

died thia morning fit 22 minutes pa& 7

o'clock, 33. M. Stan'to

1 - Secretary of War.

New Yore, March 15,9 AJM,

Intense aorrw, Jait depicted o:

countenances at the horrible

uiai occurred m waaruugton last w5Tj,fc

J and the griof of all good men. is W-f h Wd P1001?'

bora, and attacked Mr. Seward, the nav

master of tho United filaUs Amy, Mr.

i iianaei, a. moaaanger of tho Stato Dopart

mont.aud two male nurses diaablia? them.

Ha then rushed upon tho 6ocreti,ry who

was Jymg In bed m the same room wnd. in-.

Pn!?leuf 'fliroe staba in his neck, out Covering

i it is thought and hoped no arteries, though

roub evorywhoro at the .. death offlh'dsi The assassin thon rnshed down staha,

President. ' Wunted, his horse at the door, and

jSTo flags were hoisted in this city Lla Tad- offbefore an alarm could be given

morning until the state of th Pr'gi'

dent was known, when they tyorl'

placed at half-mast

jit

People appear perfectly horritijedj?

known fleccHaionlfitsj

And in the same manner as tho assas

3in of tho President.

JTo Colchratlon.

Wo aro requested by Mayor Smith

!fu(tto 8tate that, in a consultation with

Gen Thomas, it has been detfirmincu

to atop tho intended procession and il

luminations, in Nashville, this day, in

consequence of tho terriblo ovouta de

scribed above. Whero flags aro out

towards all

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roooi sympacmaers. jfcferS"- -

War Dsi-AacjiBtfr 4 10 a. s,,v(,i!ii

Maj. Gen. Dix: -The Prosident oo'ja.

ues insensible and io oinkine..- Ss..

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Stary Seward remains without chaj,

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