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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-23

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The bulk Of tho Office
and was there destroyed
raj WILSON. but the pres;
IT, Macon, vas saved frd
in o safo place, and was
the &rnlisticc and tha
from General Sherman
either public oy priTai'
many : narrow escape:
and aapa5.c CT doing ycc
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Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-09

CONSUMPTION =!
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Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-09
ILLINOIS STATE EAlR..RAILROAD
ARRANGEMENTS.

SPRINGFIELD, August IA, 1865.
For the information Of those who design to
be- exhibitors and visitors at the Fair Of this
Society, to be held in Chicago, September 4th
to 9th, prox., have to state:
The Illinois Central Railroad the Chicago
Alton and St. Louis Railroad, the Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, the Chicago and North
western Railway, (al its linesl the Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne Railroad, Qrom Fort Wayne
west), and the Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad, from Quincy 10 the state line), will
transport visitors to the Illinois State Fair and
return at one fare and one-fitth, or sixty per
cent on full rates.
The same roads will transport all stock and
other articles designed for exhibition, FREE.
In all cases the full freight must be paid one
way when shipment is made, but will be refun-
ded either at the station whence shipped, on
return ofthe same stock, or other articles, af
ter the Fair, without change of ownership or
at Chicago, when they are shipped for return.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
will require full freight to be paid both ways,
but will refund it Is on all property returned
from the Fair with the proper Identification to
it attached
All freight bills for the return of stock or other
articles, must be examined by the Secretary
on the grounds, who will, if satisfied of their
correctness, stamp them " Exhibited" which
stamp will be recognized by the railroad COM
panies named as evidence that the articles men,
toned in the bill lave, in good faith, been on
exhibition and are entitled to free transporta-
ton.
All excursion or return passenger railroad
tickets should also be stamped by the secretary
on the Grounds.
The Chicago and Rock Island, the Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne, and Illinois Central Railroads,
whose lines run near the Fair Grounds, to-
gether with the Street Horse Railway, which
delivers passengers at the entrance gate, will
afford ample facilities for the safe, rapid and
comfortable transportation of visitors to and
from the Fair Grounds and centre of the city,
at very low rates Of fare.
Should arrangements be effected with any
other railroads terminating at Chicago, due
notice will be given. The Press of this and
adjoining States will confer favor on til e pub.
lie by copying and calling attention to this no
tee, and they are respectfully requested to dc
so. JOHN P. REYNOLDS,
Sec'y Ill. State Agricultural Society.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04


brS;a, partly dividing tho spine, and
iOaviag him conscious to the last and
in the greatest agony. He died with
in ~ minutes ofthe hour at which the
President died, viz: 7o'clock in tho
morning. Truly there is Being who
'repays, not only in full but in kind.
Booths remains have been private
" inferred, and the pubic will perhaps
never know the spot, Ic may have
been sunk in the middle of the Poto-
mac. lie is gone to be judged by that
God who abhors slavery and rebellion
and murder. The world will unite in
heaping eternal infuhiy and curses
upon his name.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
END OF ROOTH, THE ASsAssIn


We epublish elsewhere full accounts
otthecapturc and death of John Wilkes
Booth, tho murderer. The regret is uni.
Versal that he was not taken alive, and
put to death in some moro CONSPICUOUS
and disgraceiul manner Ho was dos
perate and ficndish to the last, and the
rebels everywhere have the satislac
tl0n OF saying that ho "died game
lilo was concealed and assisted BY the
rebels OF Maryland, and tho public will
demand that those Maryland rebels
whoassistod and harbOred the fugitive
shall bc pauishcd as accomplces. The
physicians who mado tho hoautopsy ofthC
body,stato that Booth must have sutTer.
cd the most intense pain during the
whole time ofhis fight, and that hc died
IN the greatest agony. lie fractured
ono Of bis lsgs in jumping to the stage
after tho assassination. II 10 noticed
by all, that the decd came back upon
tho murderer IN almost tho exact shapo
'nwhich no committed it. He shot
the President in the back OF the head
TN ball entering the brain aud mfk.
ing bim instantly unconscious. lto
wap himself shot in the back of tho
head, but The bal! passed under tho
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04

the Rappahannock river at Matthias
Point. Tell lives about three miles
north of Port Royal, on the Kappa
hammock. At first Tell refused 10
communicate anything, but upon be-
ing threatened with death if he would
not tell, he agreed to lead the party to
the place where Booth and Harold
were concealed. They were found on
Tuesday night iu barn on the prem
Uses OF a Mr.. Garret, about three miles
from Port Royal. They had ridden
there from the ferry, both mounted on
one horse. The cavalry surrounded
tho barn, and summoned the inmates
to surrender. At first Booth insisted
that he was alone. lie talked with
the men for three hours through the
creVices of the barn, through which he
could see plainly all that were outside,
whilo they could distinguish nothing
within. lie told Lieut.. Doughcrty
that he had q bead drawn upon him,
and could shoot him if he choose, but
did not fire. At last,as guerrillas were
gathered in tho vicinity, and Lieut.
Dougherty feared his little party
might bo overpowered and lose the
prisoners, he determined to burn them
out. The barn was then set on fire,
when Harold gave himself up, but
Booth refused to surrender, and pre-
pared TO use his weapons. Lieut..
Dougherty then gave the order to
Serg't Corbet to fire, which he did,
through one CT the crevices, and shot
Booth in the head. On beng shot,
Booth exclaimed: ats up now, Pm
gone" He was found TO be wounded
in the head, nearly in the same spot
where the fatal ball of the assassin en-
tered the head Of President Lincoln. A
doctor was sent for and brandy adj
ministered, but he died in about two
hours after he was shot. He did not
deny his crime, but declared that he
died for his country. He was armed
with.two six barreled and one seven
barreled revolver and a large knife,
probably the same which he fourishcd
on the stage on the occasion of the
assassination. He had also three
packages of pistol cartridges. The
capture occurred about 3 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. His lett leg
was much swollen from an injury,
probably received when he leaped
from tho Presidents box upon the
stage of the theatre, although he ha
told DR.. Mott that he hdd been hurt
by his horse falling upon it. The
body of Booth is now at the Navy-yard.
It's already in state of advanced de-
composition.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
SHERMAN.

We stated in our last issue that tho
most which could bc said Of Sherman i
agreement with Johnston was that he
had made amistake. We thought then
and think now that those journals and
persons who were questioning his low.
atty and sanity wero only showing
some spite orprcjadico. General Grant
reports that on informing Sherman Of
tho disapproval Of the terms by the
Government, he admitted that he had
made mistake in not having il writ.
ten down that slavery was dead, for
that was tho understanding between
them. lie agreed 10 the assembling Of
rebel legislatures because he had under.
stood such to be the policy of the Pfc
Sldcnt as instanccd in permission for
tho assembling of tho Virginia Lcgis
iature, AS to the amnesty, hc says the
understanding was that it extended
only to officers and soldier. Grant
expresses himself much gratiiicd at
tho prompt execution of tho orders of
tho Government, in reteronco to the
agreement and says that Sherman re.
ccived tho order Of disapproval with
tho most eOmmendabln gooI grace.
A prominent army officer, who came
from Raleigh in tho same car with
General Grant, reports him to have
said the following of Sherman:
81 regret tho publication of Sher.
mans report ut this time. Sherman
has done too much for the country to
DC sighted now for n single mistake,
not Of trcachcry, of which General
sherman isuttcrl y incapable, but one
which grew ut onco out OF sincere pa.
trlotlsm. chose Sherman for the
western campaign because he was. at
that tlmo, tho only ono who bud devc. |
lopod sufficient qualifications. Ncilhor
has any othcrsincc illustrated tho Same
ability. Shcrmah's success at Colds.
boro facilitated my own at Rich. |
mond, Whom Sherman is fully under.
stood, tho public tone must do hlm
better justice"
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shoot me, tool" At another timo I
heard her exclaim. in the most piteous
tones, "Do livel do speak to mel Do
live and speak to me, won't you ?"
/ But those rigid lips never parted,
those eyes never looked upon her, for
he never regained ctnsri usncss even
for moment. There he lay, and
with each rise and fall of his chest,
there issued ono of the most dismal,
mournful, moaning noises l ever heard,
and, never shall forget.
Having had but little rest several
days previous, and being completely
exhausted, just after daylight I went
into the little chamber adjoining and
slept for half an hour. was about to
speak, but was hushed by my friend.
who informed me that Mrs. Lincoln
had again been brought in, and had
just tainted. She was taken from the
room, and for the last time beheld her
husband alive. again entered. Tho
face of the dying had turned to n more
ashy palencss. The dark patch around
his right eye had spread. His breath
ing had become shorter and less labor
ed. That dreadful sound had given
place to kind Of wild gurgling. Oc-
casionally, for few seconds, it would.
entirely cease, and would think that,
AL was over; then it would resume,
and thus these intervals would con,in-
.ue, until at last, after longer inter-
val than any which had before taken
place. the physician who was holding
the Presidents hand, whispered, "This
pulse has ceased beating" No change
whatever took place in the expression
of the dead. The assassin's diabolical
deed was completed, and thus expired
the martyr President of the United
States.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
The Assassination Conspiracy - The
Fracture OF BOOTHS Leg

The Worlds Washington correspon
dent says: "The search after the assas-
sin of President Lincoln, and the
would-bo murderer of Secretary Sew
ard, has developed well laid and dc.
liberaely matured plan of assassina.
ton and infamous rascality, murder
and arson, unparalleled in the annals OF
crime. Tho investigations have not
yet reached the point where it is pro-
per to disclose the extent and various
ramifications Of this murderous plot
. Many unsupported and unsuspecting
parties are involved. and the evidence
is complete to show that it was neither
the freak of a madman, nor an act of
individual hate, but scheme concoct-
cd by the leaders of the rebellion, and
relied upon by thcm, in tho hour OF
thicr most desperate need, as one OF
the means Of success in thicr great
reasonable enterprise" :"
The Times special says that the pa
rolled officers and soldiers are robbing
the inhabitats in the vicinity of Fred
ericksburg. The officers, members of
former wealthy families, declare they
will not earn their living.
Tho Tribunc's Washington special
says Edwin Booth is here for the pur-
pose, it is stated, of procuring the re-
mains OF his brother. His desire can
not be granted, as the grave of the as
sassin will never be known.
The surgeons who held the autopsy
upon Booth assert that he must have
endured untold anguish of body, as
well US Of mind, from tho nature Of the
fracture of his leg, the small bone hav-
ing cut through the flesh and protru.
ded.
Modification of the leg had also
commenced, and it was the opinion OF
the surgeon General that he could not
have lived many days more, in any
event.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
THE GREAT FUNERAL PROGRESS

We wcro among those who, on last
Saturday at the Capital, behcId for the
last time, the face OF tho best and
greatest, tho humblcst aud subimest
man Of modern times Thousands of
persons from all portions of tho State
tbronged the streets, and waited for
hours thcir turn to pass by and take q
last look at the murdered President
The coffin was placed in the rotunda
of the State House 'on tho usual dais,
and the procession moved up, four
abreast, with uncovered heads, and
passed, two to the right and two to the
left. The face of the President was
much compressed or shrunken, and
had the appearance OF discolorcd
chalk. The peculiar thrill with which
thousands looked upon that dead face,
can never be forgotten.
The funeral progress through the
country is unparalleled in history
No corpse was ever seen by so many
persons, ana no remains were ever so
honorcd. Cities were draped in
mourning, the land was filed with the
sound of tollng bells, and the people
by hundreds of thousands gathered
around the remains and did them hon
or. No other conceivable ovent could
so have melted and drawn together
the hearts Of tho people as tho murder
of Abraham Lincoln. His blood will
cement tho hearts of the nation, and
thus cement tho Union.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04

SaTVery great curiosity prevails as.
to the disposition to be made of tho
remains Of Booth but it seems the au.
thorities are not inclined to give the
wretched carcass the honor of meeting
public gaze, and it will probably bc
deposited in whatever place promises
most utter obscurity..
Yesterday a Photographic view of
the, body was taken before it was ro
moved from the monitor. 1t wasthen.
placed on an ordinary gray army blan-,
ket,i which it was sewed up. < plain
basket shaped box, measuring six feet
by two, had been previously made in
the Jolnors' shop, for the remains, but
it was not used.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
Ghs ganrastst &asstts.
LANCASTER, OHIO:
THURSDAY, Nay 4, 1865.
rne sraFE OoNvRnrIox.

THE STATS CONVENTION.
In cur Fat the crushing of the Re
bellion and our grief at the death O
the great aad good man who crushed
it, VIC must not forget the Importance
of the approaching political cumpaign
BY the call Published elsewhere, /,
viii bo seen that the time for holding
the Union State Convention is fixed
for Wednesday, June 2ls.. Tho sever.
al counties are requested to elect dele.
gatos on Saturday, June 10th.
There is more reason now than ever
for the preservation of the Union or.
ganization. Now that the military
power of the rebellion is broken, and
tho war nearly closed, the great qucs-
tion of Reconstruction, and the extinc.
TORS Of tr jason, will demand the atten
lion and test the statesmanship Of our
rulers. They must bc sustained by
tho people, speaking through over
whelming majorites. That party and
that set Of bad men who sympathizcd
with the rebellion and slavery during
tho war, must be crushed and scattor-
ed. To give them power, would be 10
give the rebels control of the country
again, and, if that werc possible, to ro-
establish slavery. Tho country can
bo saved and permanent peace cstab.
lished only BY keeping political power
out OF the hands OF rebels and Copper.
heads. There will bea cry of high
taxes, negro suffrage, etc, etc, but
the people'will understand all this to
mean the putting Of the Government
again into the hands of that class OF
men who fought four years to destroy
the nation, and wore whipped.
The approaching State Convention
will select the man who is to occppy
during tho next two years the chair so
well filed by Governor Brough, who
will be pressed for denomination by,
his many friends. General James b.
Stcedman, General J b Cox, and Gen,
eral K. G. Schcnck arc also namcd as
candidates by their friends in the army
u by many at homo. Wc do not think
it necessary to express our Individual
choice at present, and shall await with
great interest the result of tho Con
vention.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
Presidents Proclamation.

Proclamation by tho President OF
the United States Of America
WHEREAS, BY my proclamation Of
the 25th inst, Thursday, the 25th day
OF next month, was recommended us Il
day for special humiliation and prayer,
in consequence Of tho assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln, hte President of the
United States but
WnEREAs, My attention has been
called to the fact that the day aforesaid
is sacred to largo number of Chris
tianS as ono of rejoicing for tho ascen-
sion of our Savior;
Now, therefore, be il known that |,
Androw Johnson, President of the
United States, do hereby suggest that
the religious services recommended as
aforesaid, should bo postponed until
Thursday, tho LIST day of juno next.
In testimony Whereof l have here
unto set my hand, and caused the seal
of the United States TO bo affixed
Done at tho City of Washington, this
10th day Of April, A. D. 1865, and of
the independence of tho United States
of America the eighty.ninth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President;
W, HUNTER, Acting Scc'ry of State.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
BY the President;
W, HUNTER, Acting sccry of State
Communication with hRichmond-EdwIn
Booth-The Assassination Plot,

New York, April 20,--The steam.
ship limo formerly in operation between
Now York and Richmond, is to be ro .
opened. Tho company advertisos It's
steamers to mako regular trips as soon
as they can bo allowed to clear Tor
Richmond.
Tho Post says tho report that Ed
win Booth has gone to Washington to
claim tho remains of his brother, is
untrue. Mr.. Booth las remained in
this city since his return from Boston.
Tho Post argues, cditorially, that
the plot for the murder of Lincoln,
johnson, Secretary Seward, Stanton
and Grant, was known and approved
by jeff Davis and the other rebel lead
ers. 1t says that at the very timo
when tho assaSsins in Washington
were preparing to do thier work, Da.
Wis opened negotiations with Sherman,
in which he dealt with that General
Us though Sherman were, in fact, tho
chief officer OF tho the United States
Government, the othors being suppos-
cd to be killed. The Post cites other
arguments 10 prove its assertion.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
'suknmAs,s army.

Johnston has surrendered to Sher,
man upon the same terms upon which
Ice surrendered TO Grant. General
Schofield, commanding the center Of
Sherman's amy, is left in command
of the middle district extending from
Virginia to the Savannah River. Gen
eral Fitzpatrick, commanding Sher-
mans Cavalry, remains with Schoicld
to assist in promoting order and sup.
pressing gucrrillers. Tho right and
left wings Of Sherman's army arc
marching to MarylOnd to be disbanded
Tins the war is ended * the military
establishment will be ut once reduced
All sick and woundcd in hospitals, re.
quiring no further medical treatment
and all parolcd pris ners and recruits
IN rendezvous, arc to be discharged
The main armies arc to be greatly re-
luced, and it is estimated that 400.
900 men will soon bo discharged and
sent homo. The tail Of the great Ser
pcnt still lives in Texas, bit it must
die at sun down which is not far dis
tant, and then the military power OF
the rebellion will be utterly destroyed.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
A..enp. % eol.on AAarsw sohn.on

Wilkes Spirit Of the Times advances
tho opinion that Andres Johnson was
drugged on tho day of the Inaugural.
tiOn, and that his inaugural was deliv-
cred under the influence Of the poison.
1t is known that the plot to destroy
the heads of the Government, was to
have been executed on tho 4th Of
March.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
The Armies Surrendered by Johnsto,

Nho ARMIES surrendered by johnston
New York, April 80. Tho Herald
says: The following organizations are
included in tho force surrendered by
General Johnston: Military Division
Of the West, General Johnston com.
manding; Army OF Tennessee, and Ar
my Of North Carolina, General Bragg;
Army OF South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, Lieutenant General Hardee;
the Georgia militia, Major General
Howell Cobb. Tho only remaining
rebel army east of the Mississippi not
surrendered is that of Dick Taylor,
which also fromed part Of General
Johnston's command, but as jeff. Da-
Wis is probably making his way
through that district and army, Johns.
ton declined to surrender it until Davis
was beyond the Mississippi. The Her.
aid estimates that there was sixty.six
general officers surrendered by Johns
ton, ranking as follows; Full Gener.
ais, three; Lieutenant Generals, five;
Major Generals, twenty; Brigadicr
Generals, thirty-eight.
Newborn advices state that Johns.
ton attempted to hagglo with Grant for
terms that would provide for the par
don Of jeff Davis and tho other lead
ing insurrectionary conspirators; but
the Lieutenant General would listen
to nothing Of tho kind, and Johnston
was compelled to be satisfied with the
conditions granted to Ice.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
Notice.

ia me Heirs and legal representatives qf Cochran Me-
Cteneghan late Of COlerainc 7oppship, Lansastcr
County Penn, deceased:
You nre hereby notified to Re and appear In tho
Orphans Court Of said county, to be held on the I'D
day OF May A. d. 1855, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ 10 accept
OF refuse to accept the Real Estate of Cochran Nc
ceased at the valuation thereof made by nm nauc.t
neid thereon and confirmed by the Court; or show
cause why the same shall not be sold according To
law. BY the Court. w
Mtest M JOHN c. BALDWIN,
"i"9'-oW- Clerk of Court
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
The Cup Tried and F allied:

A Washington dispatch to the New York Tribune
says
Evidence dscoses that there were ten conspira-
tors IN Me plot; that meeting held in Memphis,
they seectcdby lot the assassin of the President =
comes your happy lot to destroy this tyrant. You
can select the cup, the blade the bullet; but you
kioU The cup has once been tried and il Jd,ed."