Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-17

lngLon last night, aud the grief of all good
men is apparent everywhere, at the demise
Of the President. No flags were hoisted
in this city this morning until the state of
the President was known, when they were
all placed at half uast. The people ap-
pear perfectly Mortified and the utmost rage
is uudou6tedlyfelt oWards all known seces.
sionists and rebel sympathisers.
All places Of business are rapidly closing
and the streets are assuming a sombre hue.
The various hotels, the New Eoglaud
Rooms, Post Office, Custom House and
other public places are being draped. The
gold room closed. The regular board of
Brokers adjourned after passing appropri
ate resolutions. All the banks in the city
are closed. An immense meeting of mer-
chants aud citizens is being held in Wall
street, presided over by Mr.. Draper
Speeches were made Sby Messrs. Butler,
Dickinson and Others. The crowd there
was immense. Appropriate resolutions
were submitted to the meeting and adopt.
ed. committee of 13 eminent mercha uts
and citizens were appointed to go to Wash
lngton to attend the funeral OF the Presi.
dent.
M-The city is pervaded with al
most a Sabbath quietness. Stores and
shops are closed and Grape is rapidly ap-
peariug at all points. Broadway is hung
in gloom and blackuess. On the princi-
pal avenues the scene is the same. Wall
street. Broad, William, South aud other
strictly business streets, are covered With
mourning emblems. The shipping in the
harbor have flags at half mast, and many
are in drapery. All the newspaper build.
ings are shrouded and great GRO Wds of sor-
row stricken people are gathered in front
OF their bulletin boards. The great meet.
log of merchants iu Wall street, was the
most Impressive ever held here. PRAYER
was offered by the Rev. DR.. Vermilyen.
Ex' Gov. King and Judge Pierpont address,
ed the meeting, counselling the utmost
support to the new President under the
trying circumstances under which he as.
sumes his new duties. Mr.. Butler address
ed the meeting, saying a great aud good
man had gone to join the sages and patri-
ots of the Revolution. He drove out the
life and strength of the rebellion. We
must now crush out the soul of treason.
We must crush out the spirit of the rebel.
lion, so that our cities will not be in dan
ger of the torch of the traitor Mr.. Johu-
son is able to deal with the rebellion,
therefore let every man take heart. Not
in spirit of revenge should We demand
reParstion for this great wrong, but retri.
button must be brought against the per.
petrator of the terrible crime His re.
marks received unanimous response from
the masses present.
Daniel s. Dickinson addressed the meet
ing, saying all that remained for slavery
to do, was to show its villsnious aud hor
rible nature by this strocious assassination.
Il mnst now be hGuted out like Q ferocious
beast. Let our amnesty extend TO faithful
men. Lettt embrace ell whose hearts are
right. Let us dig out the roots of slavery
and burn up the seeds. Everything be.
longing to the rebellion must be abolished,
their murderers and thieves must be hunt
ed from the abode of man.
Gen. Peck also addressed the meeting.
The resolutions pay high tribute TO tbs
patriotism, high integrity and love of ooan
try evinced by the President; expresses
heartfelt griet at the horrid event, but bow
to the will of God.
Geo. Wells was arrested to day for open
ly rejoicing over the death of the Presi.
dent, and sent to the penitentiary by Judge
Donling.
All trains arriving here are thoroughly
searched, and a force Of detectives have
gone to Washington.
A gold gambler on Wall street gave vent
to secession sentiments to day, when pre-
parations were Immediately made to hang
him to lamp post, but the police barely
saved him.
The Mayor issued a proclamation re-
commencing a suspension of business
and public mourniug throughout the
city. All regimental armories throughout
the city are heavily drapsd. The different
club rooms are also drsped. In Jersey
city, Brooklyn and all the ighboriug cities
aud towns, the most intense grief and rage
is exhibited by the citizens.
BALTIMORE, April l5.-Busiuess at the
Stock Exchange is entirely suspended. The
streets are crowded. Great indignation is
manifested by the crowd on Baltimore
street, in regard to the obnoxious pictures
displayed by certain photographers, con.
spicuous for their disloyalty., The like
ness OF Marshall Kane, OF the 18th Of April
notoriety, was taken down by the crowd,
from IsraePs show case and thrown into
the street and stamped upon by the peo-
pie. Berdan's photograph gallery was also
visited, but the proprietors had prudently
removed certain obnoxious pictures. 1t
was rumored that the last establishment
had on baud a picture of Booth, the assas
sin, who is well known here, this being his
native city. This picture, however, was
removed before the mob reached the place,
or serious consequences might have result
ed. The military and police authorities
are making every effort to preserve the
peace. All the avenues and roads around
it are strongly guarded and vigorous search
is going on in the hope of possibly cap
turing one or both of the assassins, who
may have fed in this direction.
Detroit, April 10 The assassination
of President Liucoln has produced in this
community. The utmost grief not uu
Mingled With feeling that stern justice
must be served to all the rebels aud
their sympathisers.
At an early hour all places of business
we're closed; public bulldogs, stores and
many residences were drsped in mourning.
Au immense meeting Of the citizens waG
held in front of the city hall. After prayer
by the Rev. Dr.. DufieId, resolutions were
adopted appropriate to the sad occasion.
Gov. Craps issued proclamation eulo
CYSTIC of the ilustrious dead. saying that il
was becoming aud proper that the people
should devote a time to fasting aud sorrow
for this sad aud unloOked for calamity