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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17
THE GREAT CALAM|TY!,
Contained from First yJaac,

Nv, cxclaiming Revenge and galn fourishmg his
dagger disappeared. saying, 81 ave done il Z"
Al started TO their feet, and there being cries that
the President was shot the tTst intmaton of danger
call for surge9n), the crowd exclaimed, Secure
the assassin y Hang him u ETC.. etc.
Miss Laura heele appeared on the stage, and WIN
great sefpossesslOH npOIed the audience 10 be SILENT
The President wss seen to turn in his seat and
persons eaped upen the stage and eam0ered Up 10 he
box His clothes stripped from his shoulders out
no wound Was ~ first found. He was entirey inseh
sible Further search revealed the fact that he he'd
been shot In the head Is described elsewhere MAJOR
Potter, Paymsster in the Army, and Major kathbone
the latter hating been in the box assisted by others
carried the President from the theater the blood from
the death wound falling upon the floor, stairway and
sidewalks a. he borne 10 the nearest house opposite
which was that OF Mr. like. Mrs. Lincoln was assisted
In crossing the street with the President in frantic
condition at the time uttering heart-rendlDg
shrieks. She was attended by Miss Laura Keene and
others AT the house, army surgeon being at hand
called for a small quantity of brandy which was admin
isered and ii thereupon announced TO the pressing
and excited crowd that he was alive and not DEAD rs
Mrs. Lincoln in her agony. insisted. 1t was then
found that Major Rathbone had received wound in the
arm which he had Intentionally concealed 10 prevent
excitement. He then tainted. The Snrgeon General
was sent for and Drs Hall and Stone also arrived.
An immense crowd had now assembled, but strong
military force arrived and guarded the entire locality
Crowds now gathered IN all paris OF the city, Nothing
was talked of but the murder of the President of Mr..
Seward. and Of the members of Mr.. Stewards family.
Intense excitement added 10 the already nearly
wild masses by rumOr that Gen. Grant had been as
sassinated in the cars route for Philadelphia and
that Mr. Stanton had barely escaped with his life by
being warned in time exclude the cOnspirators from
his house (This is diseredted) II may be added that
a person who passing Mr.. Stewards house saw the
the murderer mount bis horse, pass up Eiteen-and "a
half.s where MIR. Seward resides, and thence rapidly
TO II ST. where he disappeared.
The alarm OF murder from Mr.. Stewards house was
frighul the assassin passed out and much space oi
time elapsed before pursuit had We forDcar TO
give the Of of the supposed murderers, about
whom great suspicion gathers.
The fong.roll was beaten all over the city and every
avenue was at once guarded Such a night Of horror
has seldom darkened any community. The indefinite
dread which conspiracy inspires seized on the public
mind and suspicion apprehension and agony pervaded
the people.
AT the police headquarters il is understood that Mr..
Hawk Of Laura Keeue's troupe. has been held 10 bail
testify the identity Of the suspected assassin OF the
President whom he is said TO have recognized as per-
son well known 10 him.
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Proclamation of Gov. Fenton.

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ALBANY, Saturday Aprill5, 1865
The fearful tragedy at Washington has con
rerted occasion OF rejoicing National victor!
into Of National mourning. 1t is fitting therefore
that the Goth OF April heretofore set apart day
thanksgiving, should be dedicated to services ap
propriate TO a season of National bereavement Bow
ing reverently the Providence Of God let Assem-
Bile in our places of worship that day acknowledg,
our dependence on HIN who has brought sudden dark
ness on the land in the very hour Of its restoration tc
Union. Peace and Liberty.
In witness whereof have hcreunto set my hand anC
affixed the pryy seal Of the State the city of Albany
this fifteenth day of pril in the year of Lord on'
thousand eight hundred and sixty-hve.
BY the Governor: X. l.. tENTOS.
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Of til. committee be draped IN mourning testimonial Of
respect to the memory 81 me deteaed io the space o.
tend the oennes connected with the obseqne- Of the de
ceased under direction Of the city authorities In body
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
! In view OF the general feeling, Mr.. Super.
intendent Kennedy issued the following order;. ..
NEW YORK, April Is, 1865
In view Of the calamity which has bealen the Nation, and
in cononance with The general sentiment Of the people al
places Of public amusement viii remain closed until after the
You will that this regulation is observed within YOU
f''''"'' superintenjen, Of Police.
But by the voluntary action Of the several managers
1.-THE foregoing order needless. The saloons ana
sconcert halls mostly closed an Saturday evening
and many other public entertainments have been sus-
pended or postponed.
D ACTION OF OTHER SOCIETIES.
The Cooper Institute Literary Class, the
3Theatrca Managers Union. the stock Operators me
.O Exchange the Broadway Association, the Brook!yh
Navy ward Ship JOiners Association the clerks OF Inc
Eighth Collection District and several other orgala
tons have held meetings and taken action consohaht
with public feeling on the present mourniu ana solemn
Occasion.
Z AIDS FOR THE DETECTION OF THE MURDERERs.
4 Notwithstanding reports 10 the contrary,
neither Of the asassns Of the President and Secretary
.Seward had up 10 last night, been unprecedented Col.
Baker and his entire force together Eit deiaeheh'
Of detectives from the Metropolitan Police have pro-
ceeded to Washington for the purpose of aiding IN the
discovery and arrest OF the wrotches. while tie whoe
FCOnstahulafy OF the nation may We not say ,N'iF nun
in the nation by this time on the alert ~ detect ana
safely hold these desIoyers Of the countrys peace
A THE GERMAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A special committee of the above organza-
Fton the representative body Of the German population
tof New.York, was summoned for Sunday night Elo'
Quen speeches in euogy Of the great author OF the
Emancipation Proclamation and IN bitter denuncillioh
of the fell secession spirit 10 which Mr. Lincoln iell
Pvciim were made by c. +. Steinbrenner. a j. Dtten
hoefer DIR. Charles kessman, We'll Won GernsDach,
Henry Richard Gustayus Levy. and others. oh
motion of A. j. Dittenhoefcr, the following com
mitee was appointed TO draw mp appropriate resolutions
ana TO act in conjunction with other bodies 10 make M
ranperents for The funeral solcmnitics A. j. Often
shoefer. We'll Won Gernsbach. Henry Richard Andrea'
Whitman. and +. Comlossy. The resolutions VIII bt
nubls he'd hereafter.
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The Public Grief.
IN PHILADELPHIA.

IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA Saturday April 10 leo1'
All business is suspended.
The Corn Exchange passed resolutions Of regret and
ordered the Exchange and its flag to be draped Win
for ninety days
IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, N. Y, Saturday, April -, 1865.
The excitement here over the terrible news
from Washington is most intense
The streets are filed with people and the deepest
sadness is depicted upon every cOuntenance.
All over the city flags are flying at half'mast.
All the public buildings. well newspaper Offices,
stores and hundreds of private dwellings are draped IN
Business Is at n staDd-stll
Never was mourning = general or more heartfelt.
IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Saturday, April IS, 1868.
Minute guns have been firing and bells tolllne
all day for the death of President Lincoln.
All business is suspended.
a meeting for prayer 10 Almighty Gou Is peib2
held this afternoon at City Hall
The public buildings and private residences are
draped with mourning
Universal grief prevails over the awful event.
Soc Second and Third PAGES.
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The City Of New-XOrk Mourning the Loss
Of n Precedent Of she United States.

Never within the memory of man was there
sch spectacle presented 10 the world thpt Of Sat
uday in New York when news was received Of the
assassination Of President Lincoln. But the dag before
slhearts were fun Of Joy, all couutenances cleaned
with satisfaction. every banner was hung upon the
outer wall in token Of uafeigued delight the
of tle Union arms and the prospective speedy return
of peace and prolonged happiness and tranquility to
The land-when this mighty current of popular feelin
was suddenly met by the intsrpos'Dn Of Providence
A. IN canse transition in sentiment Of the utmost vio
lence and oyerwhelmngncss. No one in the entire
community could have been fully prepared 70 meet such
m emergency; but so soon as the minds OF men wre
even measurabIy conscious OF TIC terrible calamity sus
tained by our nato ines at once commenced prepare
mons 10 Sgnalize the great national aud private grief
0h1ab lid caws 70 H.u. We have already UTea al
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Fires.
~

COMMUNICATION ~ " 80 $3.50
souTH-srs.-LoSs OVER 81, 0OO,OoO.
Shortly after IL O'Clock yesterday hiorniLR
lire broke out in the cooperage of A. s. Briggs Co.
No 57i Waterst IL rapidly extended to the lumber
|vard of i Duryee & CO.. adjoining, and thence com
lmunicated 10 the large bonded warehouses OF NJ. ,.
nriggs Co Nos 10 27s go and 2S2 Southst., and
lin short space OF time the buildings and the lumber
|v,rd with their contents were urd mass OF name.
|vbicb for several hours illuminated the city lie hre
linen worked with will, but in spite OF their utmost
|exertons the entire of property was completely
The bonded warehouses were hled with
|hemp rice tea sugar cotton and other articles 10 th
|amount of over g. 800 600 owned by large number OF
|persons but owing 10 the absence Of the owners u y
mpossbe 10 state the exact loss OF EACH or the amount
|of their insurance II is understood however that W
most OF the loss is covered by insurance IN. loss Oh
buildings is over S6O 0OO partially Insured 1he loss
loft Messrs Duryee Co building and STOCK Is about
|saO 900, partially insured. Briggs Co loss on
|buiiding and stock will amount to over sJoh0i in
sured Shortly after o'clock the sparks rom ne nIe
act re IN the house No 2si Madisonst., which was
DAMAGED 10 the amount Of 5000 Dotachmens Of police
from fbe Fourth Seventh and Tenth Precinct were
present. under the command OF Capt. Jameson, aud
rendered efficient service
| IN AVENUE A.
The stable of George Thomas. NO PA Avenue A.
WAS completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning
together with IA horse. Loss. t%ooi no insurance.
AT FER NO. NORTH RIVER.
The propeller ESSEX belonging TO the Ncw.Jersey
Central Railroad Company. lying al Pier No. NORTH
River, was damaged by Ore yesterday mOJplDg to the
amount VI Sl.WN
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ST. pAULs CHURCH, CoURr-sT., BROOKLYN.

At the morning service yesterday, the hes :
Mr. OReily said. To-day Easter Sunday Church
having laid aside her somber weeds used during lent
resrrectio9 Of onr Lord from the graves and the PEG
pie in temporal sense were rejoicing in the near ~
proach of peace to our suffering country when me up
Struck down NV the hand OF An assassin. 1t causes
'shudder and throws pail our celebration OF tn'
Lords resurrection May Almighty Coo give Us ioiti
,tude to bear this last and greatest aLlIctloh
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The Rev. Geo. Il. Cheeyer ID. d., ofiiciated
i'm this church aud after the most ferveat suppcaton
10 Heaven for the blessing Of God upon the bercaved
family OF the President and upon the nation proceeded
10 deliver lls sermon, from the significant text Of Eel
eiesiastes iii, H. Commencing Immediately upon thc
absorbing subject OF the hour Dr. Cheoyer argued that
our enormous loss we should not fall
70 recognize the workings Of Just and all.wse Prov
dele& Tbs death VI Abraham Lineon--ou int p9blel
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TAMMAyY HALL GENERAL COMMITTEE.

The Tammany General Committee met Satnr-
lday evening al TammaDy Hall. Mr. William NJ. Tweed
presiding Resolutions Of profound regret at the death
|of the President OF support to the Fedora Government
providing for draping the Hall in mourning and for
attendance upon the Obseques Of the deceased were
|severally adopted. and the meeting adjourned The
iall il very heavily decorated with black and white
The following the resolutions referred TO above
Wheroa Tie General Committee of Tamn.any Hall pro
foundly realizing the great calamity which has the
nation in the Lesrrendng death Of Abraham Lincoln Pres
dnt Of The United States the hand assassin deem il
lifting 10 place on record their estimate Of character and
servce OF the usrious deceased and their convictions of
the duty h this devoves upon our citizen.
R,.oired That believing Abraham Lincoln. a. ruler 10
have been governed by patriotic motives honesty Of purpose
elevated appreciation Of the and responsible dn
ties posed upon him the greatest crisis Of country
in great degTee the confidence of
THE loyal people Of the nationsnd exhibiting IN the recent
events which had eliminated In the downfall Of the Rebellion
Ia wise, forbearng and magnaniuous staesmansip the
exercise OF which such hopeful promise OF speedy
nd perfect restoration Of the national Union In the spirit
lon the principles upon which il founded, regard h
ad end and untiney decesse great misfortune TO the
whole country
Re,Oired That Tammany Hall pledges Is unwaverng sup
port TO the Federal Government ia this hour Of national bu
ation and eTlef, and IA the future m the past wi
deem lasting obligation to discharge those duties which,
are incumbent upon 1t the head Of the great
Democrats party, In such will best tend 10
torston Of the national authority throughout the entire Of
our country.
Rssssd Zbjhs buxpsls Of Iaaau,sy HA sgd lbs raaUs
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16
MARRIED.,

On the eth inst, at the residence of the
bride father, Avery Draper, ESD, Camden
Del, by the Rev. l. T. Cooper, ID. D., Rob
ERT B. JUMP, Esq, to Mrs. ELIZABETH WA
PIES, both of Kent county, Del.
On the 9th inst, by Rev. John F. Chaplain,
Mr. JOHN HAMILTON to Miss MARY ELLEN
HENDRICKsoN, both of Smyrna, Del.
On,the ID inst, by Rev. NJ. A., Day, at the
VI. f. parsonage, Newark, Mr.. JAMES NJ.
Irons to Miss CAROLINE MORTEN, both OF
New Castle county, Del,
Jan. Goth, 1868, by Rev. l. T. Cooper, Mr..
WILLIAM ii. HUDSON and Miss Lydia n.
BosTICK, both Of Kent county, Del.
Feb. I'D, by Rev. |. L. Cooper. Mr.. joins
L. CoHEE and Miss MARY SMITH, both OF
Kent county, Del.
On the Sth inst, in Philadelphia, 10y Kev. E1
T. B. Miller, Mr. JOSEPH MchNrTT 10 MISS
SUSAN WELSH, both of FrcdeTlca; pcl; II
On the I'd inst, by Rev W. NJ " arneri
Rev. GEORGE S. BATrERS;RFY%, % OF the HarEI1na Ia M;~.
Annual Conference, n i,.l, L: Chur'HMi Nh I" -"'S'
EMILY d. CONNER of Millingt0n' VA;
Feb. 10th, at the Bedford u, w r. Hn1rrm
New York CITY, by its pastor, !; W: Lindsey
CuHpITs w DuWoRTII, formerlNof Delaware
10 Miss ELIZA NJ. SCoTr, only daughter oi I
Scott Esd, of Hoboken, n. j:
0cr i7rh 1864, by Rev, John t. Chaplain
No, 1886 S. Fourth street, Philadelph9, Mr
,JouN ". EVANS and Miss LYDIA n. STEEL
both of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16

From General Sherman there is nothing new,
but we have the details of the alleged defeat Of
our troops at Kiuston. The affair seems to
have been of no great consequence. General |
Cox had an advance Of Palmers force of Fos- |
ter's army moving up from Newbern towards |
Goldsboro probably to assist Sherman, The |
rebels got between two of his sklrmishing par
ties and captured about 4j0 men instead Of the
1900 reported. About i01 prisoners we're Ia
ken by Cox. The fight did not prevent Fos-
ter'S force from advancing. 1t Is remarkable
OF this action that Bragg could not, with Hokc'
and Hills commands, muster enough troops to
arrest Fosters advance. Before Sherman
there must then be only the small garrisons Of
Charleston and Columbia, under Hardce and
Beauresard, so that Sherman can walk over
the country without fear. When Schoiield
joins Foster, there Will be an overwhelming
force in that quarter. Gen, SrhoGeld was at
Newbern on his way to juin his army cooper
ating with Fosters There is a report that
portion OF Shermans force had liberated the
Union prisoners at Salisbury, which, if true,
shows that Sherman has advanced some thirty
miles above Charlotte, in North Carolina
Salisbury is one of the most important places
in western North Carolina: it is Is miles west
of Raleigh. The Central Railroad passes
through this town. The news from this guar
ter is probable enough to be true At Mobile.
the force Of General Smith Is operating with a
fair prospect Of success.
Dispatches direct from Sherman and Scho-
field have been received 1T the War Depart
ment. The former was At Laurel Ill., \. c..
on the Sth inst He says: We are we'll anG
are doing finely. Laurel Hill is between Che
raw, s. c., and Fayetteville, \. c., about Il
miles from the latter Schof4ld state, that OF
the 10Th Bragg was fairly beaten at Soutt
Greek, and retreated across the Ncusc rive
during the night
General Sheridan Official report of his re
cent movements in the Shenandoah valley wa
published Tuesday. On tue same night Us TIL
defeat of Gen Early, Clusters division entere
Charlottesville. On account CT bad weathc
there was a delay Of Two days divisions wer
sent ou: in different directions. ana The rairoa
for eight miles in the direction Of LyncEbur
and two iron bridges on the Rivanns river wer
destroyed. All the bridges on the Lynchbur
Railroad were destroyed aud the, james riv;
canal was cut and otherwise scriously damaged
No opposition was met with and the secession
lists were completely bewdcred by the NOV,
ments of our forces Twelve canal boats, |;
den with supplies, ammunition, &C., and fou
teen pieces Of artillery. We're captured.
Gen. D1iiey, With three thousand cavaIr
and additional artillery. has marched from f;
ton Rouge to Clinton. La He iinds major
tyof the people loyal. Troop, are leaving Ne
Orleans for Mobile AMI REGULAR merchai
steamers have been taken for transports.
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16

How JOHN JACOB As1oE BECAME RIcU.-
A writer in Harpcrs Magazine, sbeaking of
John Jacob Astor, thus speaks of the .Dodt Lv
which he acquired his great wealth:
3. 1t was neither furs nor teas that gave him
500, 600, 000 When he arrived in New York
it contained only rs, 900 inhabitants. In 1909
when he began to have money to invest, the
city had begun to double ia population, and
had advaQced nearly a mile up the Island
Astor foresaw its future growth, and bought
all the lands and lots just beyond the verge Of
the city that he could get. One little anecdotc
will show the wisdom Of this proceeding. He
sold lot in the vicinity Of Wall street. in 1910,
for $4,000, which was supposed to be some
what under its value The purchaser, after
the papers were signed, seemed disposed to
chuckle over his bargain "Why Mr.. Astor,'
said he "this lot will be worth $l2, 000.
VERY true" replied Astor, but now you
shall see what will do with this money With
eight thousand dollars will buy eighty lots
above Canal street BY the time your lot is
worth S12. 600 my eighty lots will be worth
$50, 900, which proved to be the fact In the
course of time the Island was dotted all ovcl
with AstOr lands to such an extent that til.
whole income from his estate for fifty years
could be invested in new houses, without buy
ing any more land
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16

EXTRAORDINARY CAsE.-Wc are informed
that a lady residing in Wilmington presented
her husband with three female children at one
birth, on Sunday morning last. We are told
that they are all alive and fine, healthy looking
babes. journal
RELEASED Capt. J. NJ. Wallace, of the
Third Delaware Regiment, who was captured
short time since near Richmond, and has
since been confined in Libby prison, has been
released and reached our lines.
Town COMMISSIONERS. the election
held in Dover ON Monday week, Jas. l.. Hev-
erin and Robert B. Jump were elected Town
Commissioners, to serve two years.
James Messick, of Georgetown Hundred,
Sussex county, inflicted very severe wound
on one of his legs with ain axe on the lst inst.
DIR. Richards dressed the wound
Lieut.. VIM. @. Moore, son-in-aw of William
Preston, Esq, who was captured about year
ago and sent TO Columbia, s. G., has been ex.
changed anil is now at Annapolis, Md.
John p McLear, Esq, U. s. Assessor of In.
ternal Revenue, has appointed Mr.. William T,
Massey one of his assistants.
John II. Burton, Esq, has been appointed
Inspector Of Customs at Lewes, vice Aaror
Marshall, deceased .|.-
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16

To Growers OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES, &c
We would advise our farmers to plant plen-
tilully Of fruit, vegetables, Sc. The time has
been in this community when nearly all such
things not used in the family were lost That
time has passed away The new developments
OF the age are no less marked in anything than
IN agriculture, horticulture, &c, and the farm
RS and gardeners are likely in the future in
this locality to find as ready and profitable a
market lor tomatoes, beans, berries &c, as for
the staple products. We advise them to
plant not 20 a niccty what will be consumed
by the family, but literally, with the assurance
! that profitable sale can be found for ALL so
that hereafter nothing need 60 to waste on
their hands. Particularly is this the case with
tonatoes the Packing House of IIoGleckcr &
Bro. perhaps needing considerably more than
| the cumulnity is likely to grow The culture
! Of Sorghum too is an item that should receive
the attention Of every farmer. The late sor
| glIum c"pvcntiOn held in Baltimore which was
attended by a number Of prominent agricultu
rlsts from the surrounding States, decided tina
on an average an acre Of ground would yielC
$55 more in Sorghum than in Indian corn. |
So it should receive Increased attention. II
the lower part Of this county they have testc,
it and find il the most profitable crop grow
and are doubling in quantity every year.
Smyrna times., 1865-03-16

WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased an all-wise Prov
idence to remove from our midst our beloved
Brother =. g., John NJ Dennng,
Rcsoir"}, lst, That in his death we feel that
we have loS a faithful Brother. and one who
ever had the interest Of our beloved order and
the sacred causc of humanity at heart.
RcSoircd, ID, That while we bow submissive
ly to the will of Him who docth all things well,
we still desire to express our sincere sorrow at
that decree Of his will which has deprived u,
of the presence and support of one who ha,
been 50 long and 50 wortlily associated with
our Lodge.
Rcsoiced, Sd, That as a manifestation of oul
regard for the memory Of our deceased Brother
our Lodge room be draped in mourning for tht
space Of thirty days.
RcS0|red 4th, That the secretary is hcreb.
instructed to furnish the widow of p. G. j. NJ
Denring a copy Of these Resolutions, as ex
prcssive of our most earnest sympathy witt
her, in her bereavement and affliction.
Rc~lrel, 9TH, That these Resolutions b
published in the Smyrna Times on Thursday
the 18th inst.