The New York herald., 1865-05-14

BERLIN, april q. 1904.
The <ssaai~atnm y Prside~ LincoIn-Inyyesion TSU-
d.c,d by lie Intelligence sympathy q the Briis Psb-
tic--Te Corps Dfp,omcssque DC.
is impossible to describe the excitement that has
been created hero by the asssssnson Of President Lin
coin The impression produced by the intelligence Is the
more profound from ia following 60 closely upon the
events that presaged early Termination Of The Amcr
diculty The report began spread yesterday TO-
wards thee Of Change hours and al nss hardly
credited, though caused heavy fall In United stses
bonds. The telegram from London osuched In the
following tsrms:Advices from New York. Of the 18th
Instant state that the preceding night President p
coin wss shot by N sssasstn. He died On that day
In consequence Of the wound An sttempt has ales
been made upon the ufs Of Secretary Seward and 10
doubted whether he win recover Premium gold l5"
No packet or transient vessel Of sny kind was nen-
toned by which the account had arrived, II usually
done, and appeared the requisite In transmitting
events Of such tremendous inportspcs. Il was known,
too, that Mr. Seward confined V HE bed from The
accident he had met with sew days prsvoss and a.
though The sdvccs per the Asia had stated that he was
progressing favorsbly, It seemed improbable thas hs
should be sufficiently recovered IA be any place where
sttemp, could be made upon his life FINALLY, ~
struck every a. incredible that terrible catzsro-
phe should not only have had effect upon the price az
gold, but that the premium upon II should have
actually declined, the last quotations being near
ly one per cent higher. II was suspected, therefore,
thai the whole affair might be of those hosxes which
have occasionally been poyed or for stock obbns pur
poses and Of which well known Instance occurred dur
ing the Crmean war Later In the day. however further
dssps,cbos arrived which ie doubt OF the melancholy
truth and cleared up the mystery that surrouudsd the
circumstances connected with H.
The death Of Mr. Lincoln s sincerely and deservedly
regretted by al the friends OF tbe Union, who may be
said to iaclude rinetenths Of the population Of this
city. He was neither great genius, far sighted
statesman nor able administrator but he was
cmphaticay nn honest man. and who had guided the
Republic safely and bonoraby through crsis OF unpar
aDeled difnoulty For such 20 BE- OF when he
sbont 10 reap the reward OF his exerons Is OF
these nscrutsble depensatons ofProvidence which hu
Hons hewas nsicus 70 the attained
IN the feId by system Of corciation toward the van
Quished encmy which ceuld hardly fail bs npprecia-
ed by theu and promised w efec, srecdy end cordial
whom snbltions men had sTaycd against each Other
IN unnatural stfe But similar result be expected
Of hts successor
THIS morning the United States Legation was crowded
with Amercsns and German fricnds, anxious TO hear
fnnbes particulars snd " ccndoe me Minister IN the
Ioss sustained by his country The dlponsc corps also
either called In person polite messaRes 10 ex
their regret among chem Lord Hspier who may have
hnovn Mr. Lincoln personally during his reeidesce IN
Washington osty, a. hc certainly dsd Mr Seward u 10
ssscr,ed that . meeting OF lbsrsl members OF ina
prnsssn Chamber Of deputies w take placs this even,
bg 10 deubernte upon The propey Of prepcntnr an id
dress OF sympathy 10 the Cnhed states Minister A. rsprs
sentative ~ tbe American nation
The additional tsiearsrns received today inform us
hat NJ johnson has already taken the oath Of Once
and nnlsp tnfrs<no has occurred IN n thts
moment President d. fucfo OF the United States Well
ye must hope M fcS Ne best. snce, ~ DR.. PsnSsa