The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-04-29

seeking safety in fight. The steamer Asia
sailed at 5:EO r. NJ. with full official dispatch.
es to our Ministers at foreign ports, from
Washington. An official dispatch was also
sent out by the Nova Scotia from Portland
Bishop Potter has issued an address to ali
the clergymen, appointing appropriate pray
ers to be made tomorrow, recommending the
clothing all the churches in mourning. A
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the
City Council, the Board of Alderman, and
other public bodies has been formed to ar
range for public obsequies.
The dispatches which have been received
from all parts of the country are expressive
of the grief of the people at the National
calamity. The Herald this morning makes
no editorial comment on the assassination of
the President. The Times makes no comment
San FRANCISCO, April 15.-Tmmediately
upon receipt of the intelligence of the assas-
sination of President Lincoln and probable
assination of Secretary Seward, the business
places were closed and draped with mourn
ing. The streets were soon crowded with
grief-stricken citizens, painting for some OBJ
ject upon which to wreak their vengeance.
About two o'clock some one suggested the
destruction of all administration news
paper Offices. The crowd Immediately ran to
the Office of the Democratic Press which,
with its contents, was soon guttered. Thence
they wentto the Monitor Office, which they
served in like manner. BY this time, Chief
Burke and posse were on hand, but the crowd
was too strong for them. The next Office to be
Quilted was that of the News Letter. where
they found nothing but some papers, the
printing being done elsewhere The Occi-
dental, published by Zach Montgomery, suf-
tered the fate of the others. All the printing
cases, type, &C., were burned in the street.
The crowd then broke for the Ecko du Pa
Clique, which Office is on the floor with the
Alta California. The Alta office closed their
iron doors to keep them at bay, while Ar.
McCrellsh addressed them from ar upper
story window. They were thus detained
tachment of armed police and detachment
Of regular soldiers arrived, who cleaned the
crowd away from the door, and have kept
them at bay since o'clock. They have |
agreed to dispense if the Alta people will pass
out the type boxes, &C., of the Echo du Pa
Clique, which McCrellsh has agreed to do as
rapidly as psssible. Fears are entertained |
that the populace, maddened as they are with |
rage and excitement, may commit some more
overt acts before midnight All the streets
leading into Montgomery street ere guarded
by soldiers. No person is allowed to enter
the street without permission from the officer
in charge.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l6.-The city was
quiet last evening. The troops. from the
Preside and Alcatraz, together with the mi
litia, stood on guard nearly all night and are
patrolling the streets to-day. There are over
!, 900 men under arms. Captain Ulio, of the
Provost Guard, last night seized the Press,
Monitor, and Echo du Paci6que Offices and
placed guard over EACH Beriah Brown of
the Press, skedadled to San Leandro yester-
day afternoon. His life would not have been
worth straw had the people captured him.
There is scarcely bulding in the city that
IS not draped in mourning. appropriate SER
vices ale being held in all the churches.
There will be little or no business transacted
tomorrow.