The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20
GLOOMY DAYS.

sobliyious Of danger, in theater at Wash
sington on Friday night, and that an as
ssault, with similar deadly intent, had
,beeu made a few minutes later upon Sec
aretsry Seward, while lying helpless on
HIS bed. shocked, mortified and exaspera-
ted the entire Northern people on Sat-
lurday. At FIRST there were many who,
in spite of teiegrsphic information to the
2conuary, hoped that the injuries of the
president would not prove fatal But a
few hours later came the darker intelli-
Egencc that the blow Of the assassin had
Ebeen sure, that our wise, good, noble,
fgenerous President was indeed no more.
4 The excitement everywhere was it,
tense. There was but one expression
kof sentiment, that Of the deepest sorrow
4 at the loss ofa wise ch heftain and excel
} Nlent man, mingled with horror, indigua.
ton and evaporation against his assas-
4 Sin, as well as against all the leaders Of
This accursed Rebellion, who are, OF
Esoursc, more or less directly implicated
4 An the foul murder. A general gloom
seemed to prevudc the entire community.
mot only genuine loyalists, who had low
led aud honorcd the murdered chieltain
kbat thousands who had never given him
Sa hearty support, were horror.strickcn
! land inecnsed. We did not see a smiling
4 face on Saturday, but everywhere coult
read in the bent brows and firm presset
4 lips Of the moving throng regret, indig-
1noton and vengeance.
\ At an early hour in the morning the
hundreds of1ags and streamcrs, which
1 on the previous day nut,ercd SO victorious
sly in the sunshine as indicative Of a ma
stion's jubllation, were slowly aud sadly
disappearing, one by one, only to reap
pear again dismaly hung with snbl,
9sircamcrs, us significant or the lwiu
scloud whick had so swiftly gathered il
sthe sky and descended upon the nation
LBelore nooH every banner ore the ouiiu.
Yous black Accomplishments aud the sor-
tow despcned as it grew apace.
\ The same feeling was probably mani.
sf,stcd in every locality to which til,
Smournful intelligence coulG be lransmitl-
ed by Telegraph.
"No more compromise. No more for
Egirenessl' is the one earnest express OF
6upon thousands Of Vavcring lips. "W
shave hut one thing for all the Rebel lead
rers nova dogs death by the gallow
ttreei 1t shall be war to the knife here
Saner."
"A Althougb in some measure dictated b'
( the iu.pulsive passion Of the hour, thl.
Nexprcssion was almost universal, an,
Gthcre was a stormy Intensity in the langu
Gage that clothed il, which evidenced II
& transient Indignation
b al never voted Tor Old Abe, md use
to blrther him ~ it'll cpi,hcts pretty frc
4 ;" said a broad shouldcred, bullucrke
Representative o the "Unterrifcd," "Lu
/ hc was bully old mau oltcr all, and nov
| I'm going to the war, IT there's any Wa
)" to enlist"
= Yesterday cur streets bore the sam
, melancholy appearance, it being the da
ol President Lincoln's funeral ccrcmu
,9nics Al business was suspended fror
TIA Till o'clo Il. The Methodist Episcl
Npal Church wus crowded TO overiOwin
to assist 10 performing the last sad rite
Fof our lamented Chief Magistrate. Th
servicus were very impressive. Tb
8 discourscs of Rev. DR.. KEEPER and Re'
,2Mr. CRILEY wcrl eloquent and forcibl,
r Hardly dry eye was TO be seen in tn
gwhulc audience. Old men with stou
.yhcarts wept as they bad never don
, sbeore. The circumstances and III
I, Occasion will never be forgotten.
ERejOlcing,
3 Agreeable to the proclamation OF Gu,
Brough, Friday last was kept as day {
Ereioicing in our city for victories aehicy
Sed The morning was ushered in by tn
! gbooming of cannon, and the ringing G
sbells. At half past ten religious cxel
,Hcises were held in all the churches of OF
,bcity, and appropriate discourses deliver
Ned. At half past one a salute was fire
/, Tin the second Ward, and obcaicnt to il
trcall, the firemen of our city turned out ]
mass and formed in procession in fror
q hof the Court House. The Odd Fellow
joined the procession making it ver
$ imposing one. The crowd gathered o
: the corners at this hour was immense, bl
. for some reason they did not join in Il
$ tprocession, perhaps not liking to marc
i Through the streets under warm sur
Eater having paraded the princip
Esreets, the procession halted on the pul
iSlic square, and Judge Hord delivered ave.
! Fable speech, and we do not believe tht
Zone person went away not benefited !
i Hit He counseied moderation, and poin
I He'd cut the da ngers of the hour. He W,
listened to by a very large and attenti'
.Haudence, which from time TO time gay
es,heir approval to his remarks by repeat'
'-dcheers. After the speech the firem'
= smade display OF the capacity of engin'
III to the discontinue Of 60
"a In the evening there was a brillia
I Edisplay of fireworks from the Court Hou
rdE corner lasting for nearly two houl
0 1.-THE people gathered in the streets a
manifested their interest by their &C
linued presence and applause.
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