The Shasta courier., 1865-04-22
SHASTA COURIER,
EASTERN NEWS,
Assassination Of President Lincoln,

ASSASSINATION of President Lincoln.
Washington. 14th.-President LincolnI
! ind wife, with other friends, this eveninpl
dvisited the theatre for the purpose of wit j
Messing the performance of .'Our American
7Cousin." 1t was announced in the paper,
that Gen. Grant would be there, but that
( gentleman took the late train of cars for
= New Jersey. The theatre was denselv
provided. and every body seemed delighted
I with the scene before them. During the Sd
act, and while there was temporary pause
3for one of the actors to enter, sharp report
, # pistol was heard, which merely attracted
J 3attention, but suggested nothing serious.
4until man rushed to the front of the Pres.
ident's box. waving long dagger in his
right hand, exclaiming: Sic semper ty.
aranus!" and Immediately leaped from the
5box, which was in the I'd tier, to the stage
beneath, and ran across to the opposite side
Of the stage. making his escape amid the
of the audience, from the rear
1lof the theatre.
The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed
! the fact to the audience that the President
: had been shot, when all present rose to their
9feet, rushing towards the stage, many ex
! claiming. Hang him." The excitement
was of the widest possible description. Of
course there was an abrupt interruption of
! the performance. There was rush towards
1.-THE Presidents box, when the cries were
Jheard of g Stand back; give him ar. Has
2any one any stimulants?' On hasty ex
Samination it was found that the President
4 had been shot through the head. above and
gat the back of the temporal bone, and that
some of the brain was oozing out. He was
removed to private house opposite the
Theatre. The Surgeon General of the Army
ssand other surgeons were sent for to attend to
ahis condition. On examination of the private
Sbox, blood was discovered on the back of the
Questioned rocking chair on which the Presi-
ydent had been sitting, also on the partition
/ dand on the floor. A common single barrel
spocket pistol was found on the carpet. A
( amilitary guard was placed in front of the
1house to which the President had been re
smoved. An immense crowd was in front of
\ the premises, all deeply anxious to learn the
scondition Of the President. 1. had been pre-
sviouslv announced that the wound was NOR
Stal, but all hoped otherwise. The shock to
dthe community wa terrible. AT midnight
sthe Cabinet and Messrs. Sumner. Befey.
sFarnsworth, Judge Bates. Gov. Ogelsbee.
sGen. Meigs, Col. Hayes and few personal
Friends, with Surgeon General Barnes, with
This immediate assistants, were around the
Jbed at the side of the President, who was in
"a state of syncope, totally insensible, and
Sbreathed slowly. Blood oozed from the
swound at the back of his head. The Sur
geon General exhausted every possible effort
5of medical skill, but all hope was gone. The
parting of his family with the dying Presi
5dent was too sad for description. The Pres.
5dent and Mrs. Lincoln did not start for the
Theatre until Is minutes after o'clock.
Speaker Colfax was at the White House
lat the time. The President stated to him
that he was going, although Mrs. Lincoln
had not been we'll. because the papers had
Sanuounced Grant present, and as Ora? q
had gone North he did not wish the audience
Ito be disappointed. lie went, too. with ap|
parent reluctance, and urged Coifax to go'
with him; but that gentleman had made
sother engagements, and with Ashmun, of
| Massachusetts, ,!bade him good bye. When the
Excitement at the theatre was at its widest
;height, reports were circulated that Secreta
Try Seward had also been assassinated. On|
Preaching this gentleman's residence al
crowd and military guard were around it's
door.
On entering the residence, it was ascer-
ltained that report had been based on truth !
Everybody there was so excited that scarcelyI
IAN ineligible word could be gathered The
facts are substantially as follows: About 10,
o o'clock man rang the bell and the call hav /
ling been answered a colored servant he 1.-THE,
caller) said he had come from DR.. Viedies,
Secretary Stewards family physician. with
precipitation, at the same time holding ini
his hand small piece of folded paper andi
saying in answer to refusal he must see the;
Secretary, as he was intrusted with partic-i
ular directions regarding medicine. lie inl
sisted on going up, though repeatedly in
formed no one could enter the chamber Hes
pushed the servant to one side and walked
heavily toward the Secretary's room, anda
WAS met there by Mr.. Fred Seward, of whomi
he demanded to see the Secretary, makingi
the same representations he did to the serv 1
|ant. WHAT further passed in way of collo-l
|quy is not known, but the man strnck himI
|on the head with billy, ",severely iniur-
ling the skull, telling him almost senseless /
Irhe assassin then rushed into the chamber
|of Mr. Seward, paymaster of the UnitedI
States and Mr.. Hunsell, a messenger of the!
State Department, and two male nurses, dis
1abling them. He then rushed upon the Sec
|retary, who was lying in bed in the same!
room, and inflicted three stabs in the neck !
but severing it is thought and hoped, no ar
|teries though he bled profuselv. The assas
Sin then rushed down stairs, mounted his,
horse and rode off before an alarm could bel
|given, in tie same manner as at the assas
Isination of the President. 1t is believed
that the injuries of the Secretary are not ia
|tal, although both Secretary and Assistant
Secretary are very seriously injured.
Secretaries Stanton and Welles, and other
prominent officers of the Government, called
9at Mr.. Stewards house to inquire into his
condition, and there heard of the assassina
|tion of the President. They then proceeded
to the house where the latter was lying
An immense crowd gathered in front of the
Presidents house. A strong guard was
stationed there, many persons evidently sup
posing that he would be brought to his
yhouse. The city tonight presents a scene of
widest excitement, accompanied BY violent
Expressions of indignation and the profound !
est SORROW; many shed tears. Military au-