Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-18


yhcsc benefit night il was came rwaTd, endeavOrng
10 quiet the audience Several gentlemen climbed to the
lox and nay the audience were ordered out by some
Mrs.. Lincoln Mis- Harris snd NJjor Rathburn we're
ia the box with The President
RHE NJRpsROUs ATTEMPT AT sECrtrARY sEWAEDs.
The report Of an assassination aten ed uro Secretary
Seward having reached this Office We set olt LOT the
Secretary house and there found u 81 he had been
ass lnl.ed We learned also that ~ n o'clock Just g.
hc in charge o. Lafayette Sq".e caiiod OUT 'Ha'
the ea.es closed man maie ~ way INTO Sc'i''
tary oewards house representing ts ae "aH tce near
OF o mcalci-s prescribed ~ Surgec" General barnes
and which ha ordered 70 deliver. secretary seward
in person.
PUSHING into the seo-e.ary's room seized The Old
suffering statesman with one hand, aEi -: Linn MI. q
daggerknife on hoth jaws, then urne and forced Aa
way into the nall. where meeting with -ccerch seward
She Sccre.aty'5 son be attacked bm, intic-st thIee
wounds with dagger knife (pr0Oabi same on lle
yocng mans head, bfeIs. and band. = also attacHea
Major Clarence Seward; another son &c Secretary u
State and inflicted uroa MIN several So ls WOUNDS
The assassin then rushed ont mooI bay horse,
with shtmane androCe of, lot a. g. n ba- a. "aa'
is csle1 a pace
Doctors Barnes. Norris and Nnsson ,on in attend.
ance and did al in their power for he e. -.ers.
Secretary Seward was able % speak ard swallow h1t
both caused E much pair, though 6 the arteries
of the hr0a: we're cut. The doctors all agreed that the
Secretary in no immediate danger OF losing his he
Secretaries Stanon and WeEes az soon they learned
the Eolemn news repaired the residence OF Mr. Sew
arc and also 20 the bedside OF the President
This being all could thtre ascertain, We went IN
search Of the Viceesdent and to9Dd he Wss sale IN
his apartments at the kIrhTood. We called az Chlei
Justice Chases and learned there at h. too safe
Secretari stanton Wees and Usher as also Wee
Presiden, johnson, and the Other members Of the Cabi
net were with the President
Guards were found by us a: The residences Of Chief
Justice Chase, Secretary Usher Vice-Presi1en Johnson
and Secretary Stanton and gratihed TO DC able ID
announce that all the members Of the Cabinet save Mr..
! Seward. are unframed.
TRACES OF TuE ASSASSIN OP TEE rREsIDEET.
We then ascertained that the police the track
of the Presidents assassin and found that variety Of
evidences, all pointing one way, would in all PROBABILITY
Justify the arrest of character well known throughout
the cities Of the United States. Evidence taken amid
such excitement would, perbsps not justify NJ 10 naming
the suspected man. nor could aid in his apprehension
number Of p,rols ave been arrested who j. IS hoped
viii bc able 10 identify him. The assassin LETT behind
him his hat spnr, and honor and gloom never equal
| led in this country.
since we began s statement has been identified by par
ties 20 whom has been shown and accurately described
h one belonging 70 he suspected man, ~ other par
| ties not allowed 10 see II egt describing it.
Tho spur was dropped upon the stage and shat also
| has been identified the one procured at a stable
where The same man procured horse in the evening.
| The holse so obtained a dark bay which also
The color Of ha mounted the stage door OF the thea
tre By e flying assassin. The horse up TO the hour o
A. NJ had not been returned TO the stable has been
seen ridorles with English saddle and plain strups
roaming the streets, On. escaped from pursuit
THE coEDI-loE OF ME PRESIDENT.
At2l5 A. IT. we hear that the wound Of the President
is very highly dangerous. The ball entered three inch
es below the LEFT ear and behind il little lust beneath
the base of the BRAIN took upward direction lodging
in the brain where it cen be felt by the surgeons but
whence they cannot dislodgeit it.
1 Az ATTACH UP0E SECRETARY STANTON TRwARTED.
Two gentlemen Who vent to appr;se the S,cretary of
War Of the attack NJ. Lincoln, met at the residence
Of lie former man ,aased II cloak; who, when &C.
costed by them, hasened away wi.hsut a word l. had
been the Socrotarys intention 10 accompany Mr.. Lincoln
and occupy the same box but press Of business pre-
II therefore, is evident hat the aim Of e pottogs was
10 paraly2e the country by az striking down the
| head the heart and the arm o. lhe country.
Gen. Grant arrived saiely-at Philadelphia.
TRR POPULAR coH2o7ToY.
The whole city wayhoyod. The crowds That poured
through tie streets gathered in numbers tho corners
ediaceut % the residences e. the various members Of
tie Cabinet but The greatest ald most excited gather
ines were on ana T5nth streets, in lie vicinity Of Mr.
Peersons house opposite Foras Theatre 20 which the
President ea2os EoT M iGo May e5sroay Ts ryEi KIN "
Surgeon General Barnes, Drs Crane, Taft Leals Gets
| Mcmillan Abbott and BucEler-
| rERY HAVE SLAIN TREIR BEST FRIIsD.
Comment on this decd now we're worse than useless
were il even possible to us with our present feelings
The uerpetratos the deed stand 1--WE nope we are not
proflnt like Judas 'lscariqt-in TINS t1at ihey lave
stricken down The man who stood ioIth he pet inter-
cesor before the nation and the laws they haq raised
their irapioHs hands % slay BY lnpsoyoked febeon
Who sad with his people to temper justice with mercy
him hal they Slain And " hO can now tell tie conse-
POLICE nEADoUARTE7s.
No SCORER had the dreadful event teen announced in
the street. than Superintendent Richards and mis- assist
auts wcrs ct work TO discover the ssssssns In few
moments tie telegraph had aroused the whole police force
of ths city Mayor Waach and several members oil the
city government, were soon on thcspot Every measure
OF precaution taken 10 preserve order in the city
and every street pairosd. At the request of Mr.
Richards General Augur sent horses 70 mount the police
Eyer road out OF Washington was pcketed and every
possible avenue Of escape thoroughly guarded. steam
boats about 20 depart doFn the Potomac were stopped
ASH is suspected tsa. this conspiracy originated IN
Naryland the telegraph flashed the mourRfG news TO
Bslimore and al he cavalry waa Immediately put upon
active duty. Every road was picketed and every pre-
caution taken % re.en me escape O. ahe s ~ Rcb