Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-04-18
ular friends of the President are allow

erebels is freely expressed The scene at,
the house where the President lies ia er
tremis is very exciting. Even Secretary
Stanton is affected to tears.
8 When the news spred through the city.
Ethat the President had been shot, the peo-,,
pie, with pale faces and compressed lips,
: crowded every place where there was the
5slightest chance of obtaining information
/ in regard to the affair.
s After the President was shot Lieut.
8 Ratatos;e, who was in the box with him,
zcaught the assassin by the arm, who i'm
smediatcly struck him with a knife, and
jumped from the box as before stated
The popular affection for Mr. Lincoln
.has been shown by this diabolical assas-
Ssination, which Will bring eternal infamy
s.not only upon its authors, bat upon the
.heliish cause which they desire to avence|
8 Vice President Johnson arrived at the
Shouse where the President lies about one
80 clock, and viii remain with him to the
q last. The Presidents family are in at
atendance upon him also.
q As soon as intelligence could be got to
8the " ar Department, the electrict telc-
5graph and Signal Corps were put into re
#quisltlon to endeavor to prevent the es-
#cape of the assassin, and all the troops
4sarOund Washington are under arms
4 The last adyices from Secretary Sewerd
sreveals more desperate work there than
sssat first supposed. Seward wounds are
s3not in themselves fatal but in connection
sjwith his recent injuries and the great loss
5of blood, his recovery IS considered doubt
sful.
4 1t was Clarence A Seward, instead of
MWm. II. Seward. ,Jr, who was wounded
ssFred. Seward was also badly cut, as were
Salso the three nurses who were in attend-
E5ance upon the Secretary, showing that a
8iesperate- strugg'e took place there, but
5fnot fatally. ne wounds of the whole
saparty were dressed.
8 WASHINGTON, pril 14-l:30 a. m.
q / have just visited the dying couch Of
9 Abraham Lincoln. lie is now in the
s comics Of death, and his physicians say
1he cannot live more than an hour
q He is surrounded by the members of
slfhe Cabinet, all Of whom are bathed in
55tears Senator Sumner Is seated on the
sssright of the couch on which he is living.
q he tears streaming down his cheeks, and
.37obbing like child. All around him are
sshis physicians. Surgeon General Barn s
q directing affairs. The President is un-
Seonscious and the only sign Of life he ex-
8hibits Is by the movement OF his right
.5hand, which he raises freely.
j Mrs. Lincoln and her two sons are in
:sln adjoiring room, into which Secretary
S StantOn has Just gone to inform them that
.the Presidents physicians have pronounc-
ed his case hopeless.
4 As | pass through the passage to the
s 'front.' door | heut shrieks and cries pro-
4ceedin@ from the room in which the grief
s3Stricken wife and children are seated
,lt 4. 4
sMeigs the following account of the assas-
asination: About half past ten clock a
5man dressed in Il dark suit and hat en-
$ -ered the private box in which Mr. Lin
5eoin and his party, consisting Of Mrs
aLincoln Miss Harris daughter Of Senator
D Harris, and Captain Rathbone, of AIbanyl
5swere seated. Immediately upon opening
she door be advanced toward Mr. Lincoln
with n six barreled revolver in his right
ahand and a bowie-knfe in his left
: The President, who was intent np0ni
athe play, did not notice his Interruption.
aAad the gentleman who was seated beside
8 him rose to inquire the reason Of his
gentry. Before he bad time to ask the as
ssSassin what he wanted he fired one charged
!. rom his revolver, which took effect in the
ahack Of the Presidents head The ball
.spassed through and come out ut the right
gtemple Capt Rathbone, who was in thci
5hox with Mr. Lincoln, attempted to arrest
& he murderer and on doing so receiv~
.3ed Il shot in his arm. The assassin then
seaped from the box on to the stage
!; Before he disappeared behind the cur
Sjtin, he turned and with Il tragic flourish
i and tone, waved his knife and shouted
= Sic Semper Tyrannis.' SO sudden was
9 he affair that, for some moments after its
Occurrence, the audience supposed that it
siwas part Of the play, and were only un-
8 iecclycd by tie manager announcing from
Sthe stage that the President Of the United
Estates had been shot The shock fell up-
Son the audience like Il thunderbolt, and
cloud cries were Immediately mad. to kill
4 II capture the assassin. The murderousI
zsemissary Of the slave power escaped east !
4y and rapidly from the theater and;
8mounted 4 horse and rode Off
8 The mass Of evidence to night is that
81 Wilkes Booth committed the crime =,
jN hoover it is there are reasons for think
i NJ that the same bold and bloody hands
& attempted the life Of Mr. Seward
g WAsHNGToN, April Il
4 When the fatal shot was fired Mrs. Lin
s.3coln who was alongside her husband ex-i
81 claimed, "Oh why don't they shoot me !.
1why don't they shoot me p
! There IS evidence that Secretary Stamford
Iwas marked for assassination On thei
! receipt Of the intelligence at the War De-
apartment Of the attack on the President
3two employees Of the department. were.
Z sent to summon the Secretary Just rs!
sthey approached the house a man jumped
Iout from behind q tree box in front Of the!
shouSe and ran away. 1t is well known toE
abe the custom Of the Secretary to 90 froml
! he Department to his house between 81
5and p 0 clock p. M, and usually unat
stended
1t is supposed that the assassin intends
I led to shoot him as he entered the house. !;
Sbut failed from the fact that Mr.. Stantoni
Remained at home during the evening.
The horse of the man who made theI
sattuci1 on Secretary Seward has beeri
I Hound near the Lincoln Hospital, bathed;
n sweat, and with blood upon the saddleI
selothes.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
] WAsHNGTos April 10.
70 Maj. Gen. Dir:
Abraham Lincoln died this morning at
s22 minutes after : 0 clock
(Signed,) f. NJ STANTON.
Secretary Of War.