The sun., 1865-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Kew YoRx AND Tue VICINITY.

THE DEATH OF BooTH.-After this announce
ment posted up on the sUS bulletin yeste
morning, the spread rapidly through tho city.
Our lnc'iatirablc who ON his way down town,
while In the Fourth avenue, waiting for car 70 pass,
heard two T-'rons In the vehicle allude to the shoot
ine Of Booth In Virginia. Our reporter immed
entered the car, obtslned all the particulars then
known, and afterwards spread the intelligence among
his scIuaintances who received II with many
different eIpr ssons tina; he noted" the words used
for the purpose Of giving the readers Of the SrN
idea Of the comments people INDUCED IN when they
heard OF the villains death. -Bcat by thunder r. said
Il detective officer, with whom the indefatigsho 10
acquainted. what pity Uncle sam couldn't have
had a gmnd hanging match" remarked sherifTs
deputy, "'rwRs bully boy fired that shot" snid an
enthusiastic fireman, who overheard the couversa-
tlon I'm sorry they killed him" spoke W one
man, upon whom those in the hcrcely
turned, while belhgerent individual present.
prepared to knock tho speaker down, with
out warning. Indeed, a iTacss would have occurred
n tho man had not explained that "the wretch ought
to have teen hung" An army ofloer, BrigAdicr
General said "they ought 10 take Booths bo.y, ram
1t into mortar, and Point Its muNsle seward to-
wMd Great Britain. Thea explode the charge Of
powder breaking the damned AsSssin's cArcase into
ten thousand fragments, none Of which should be
allowed TO fall upon the soil OF a country the
| ioul murderer and hs confcdcraies sought to ruin"
Loud cheers greeted this speech and later in the day
| our reporter overheard ansya officer declare that
| he would never on the gunbost who're BOOTHS
body hal been laid. III rosigr fnt couldn't
| breathe Ia such u ship" Ano,i reporter says
n butcher up town wanted Booth caught alive
| aud would have given five hurdred dollars ior
the privilege OF driving tacks into every square inch
OF the assassin'. body" II seemed II everybody
| r
| Booth und IN, disappointment az universal, whe n
they knew he ~ss beyond the reach OF such blood
Thirsty vengeance. Even ''rcnil," women desired
10 such wretch executed, and one tender heart
ed cieaIu.t said she would have travelled hundred
miles to see uoth hung but could he induced TO
lock upon the banging of any other criminal" 1hu-
It wW everywhere. shooting too good n DEATH, -
said an old lady Of three scoie. "Why didn't they
burn him up In that barnY But law what's the
use, he will lie roasted enough" Every agreed
with every else that they were glad the assassin
vas dead. while regrcttng that he did not die igno
mluiously the scafIod In regard to Booths ac.
cumphces all agreed that hanging would be too good
| for them.
REMAND FOR THE CAPTURE or JEFF
DAvts-lt has been proposed the SECRETARY Of Wa
10 ocr half million dollars for the capture alive o
3 ,cf. Davis. Two gentlemen Of this city offer oi
/ thousand dollars piece toward the amount.
a FAMILY AID FUSD.-The wives and widow
OF our volunteers again being paid their aos
from this fund Yesterday persons in the ist, I'd, Sd
4th aud 9th Wards were paid. To-day the 18th AM
| 10th, and tomorrow the 18Th Wards i'll receiv
their portion. The money from tins fund IL very vel
V come and creates general JOY among the recipients.
: REMOVAL OF THE CATAFALQUE.-To-lay
the oltafAque in the City Hall, in which d. PC
e ftei the puleins Of President Lincoln, will be
le moved. The large and elaborate trimmings viii b
taken TO the Office OF the Street Commissioner WIS
tho suhsequent disposition of them will be, has nc
e yet trSnsTired Ae.n~hile the Joint Committee
tho Common Council at Albany, and upon thei
"a return to the city, directions will be given 70 III
remalnns decorations OF the building
GoLD, at the Evening Exchange opened
li' r, and sold doEn, after call, to liIAs, at which
, closed. Stocks irregular, with declining tendenc!
N Tnr FERGUSON AND SMITH CHILDREN cal
a, wa settled yesterday in the Supreme Court II wi
;, Do remembered that the managers OF the "unlo
Home and School for Children Of Volunteers sougi
" 10 regsn possession Of these children who take
~ Eoa 1sgL sGe ~ .hs manager VI As rHVns 4