, 1865-04-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Great Calamity.
FuE NATION In TEARS.


To Major General DIX:
Thta evening. At about Csc, ut Fo,d's Th,.ter
the President, while sitting In his private boz
with M1e. lincoln, Mrs, Harris and Major Rath-
burne, was shot by IN assseain, who euddcnly en-.
tered tho box and approached behind Inc P1esf.
dent. The assassin then }eaped upon the stace.
b1andlshing laree dagger Or knite, md made hfa
escape IN the rear Of the theAter. The pistol bail
entered tho back OF the Presidents head, ind
penetrated nearly through The brain. Tho wound
is MORTAL The President has been insensihle
ever s1nce It was indicted, and ia now about
dying
About the Ramc hour an assassin. whether the
eatne or not, entered Mr. Stewards APARTMENTS.
and, under pretenec Of having prescription, was
shown to the secret.ry's sfck chamber, The AZ
easstn Immediately rushed to the bed and inflicted
two or three stabs On tho throat aud two on the
face. 1t II hoped that the wounds may not bo
mortal. My apprehension Is TINT they will prove
fatal. The nurse alarmed Ar. Fred. Seward, who
vas in IN adjoining room, and hasteued to the
door OF his fathers room, where he met the u.s.
tasin, who inflicted upon him one or more dan
getous wounds. The recovery Of Frederick Sew
ard is doubtful.
It is not probable thai the President will live
through The night.
General Grant and wife were advertised to be
at the theaer th1H evening, but he started for Bur-
At 4 Cabinet meeting, at which General Grant
,ss present. the subject Of the etate OF tho couu-
try and the prospect Of speedy peace was dis
cussed. The President YVES" very cheerful and
hopeful, and spoke very kindly Of General Ice
and otters of the Confederacy, and OF the est1b-
lishmcnt Of government In Virginia.
All The members OF the Cabinet, except Mr
Seward, aro now in attendance upon the Pscsi-
dent. have seen Mr. Seward, hut he and Fred
n3,trr t,afI,
{Slgued) EDwE II. STANTON,
Secretary OF War.
WAH DEpAETAEIT-4:t0 p, m.
To Major General Dix:
The President continues insensitle, aud fs sink-
ing. Secretary Seward remain. without change.
Frederick Seward's aEu1l Is fractured in tTo
places, tesidcs severe crt on the head. The at
tendant is still alive, but hopeless. Major Sew
ards wounda are not dangerous. Its now ascer-
taincd, with reasonable certainty, that tHo assas-
Gins were engaced In the horrible crime-J.
wilkes Booth being the one that shot the Psesi-
dent, and the other, a companlcH Of htsr whose
name Is not known, but whose description IL 30
clear that he can hardly escape. II appears from
letter found in Booths trunk that thq mE=aer
WIS plsnned before the 4th Of Ms7rh, but felt
through then beeau.e the accompllce, backed ont
until Richmond could be heard from. Booth and
his sccoupice at the livery stable ate o'clock
last evening, and 1et there with their hoFses about
10 O'clock or shortly before that hour- It would
seem that they had been seeking their cnence, but
for some unknown rcas~n 1t Was not carried tnto
effect until last night O1c OF them has evidently
uade his way tc Baltimore. The other has not
Jet been traced. EDWIN H. STATION.
War DEPARTAENT,l
WAsHEKGTcS, april Is. T.
To Major General DIX:
Abraham Lincoln died this morning Ut twenty
two miantes after sevsn o'clock.
K. II. STANTON, Secretary Of Vas
WAeHtxaToN. April 1t:
TIE asesssan osPretidsnt Lincoln let behind hioa
Tns est VT psksSd 1p IN M
+ to whom it hze BEEN thoWu'as the one belong1nr
to the ,uapeefed mn1, and accurately described By
jnE ii. Tha rpaz was dropped. upon the STAGE and
That also bas been identified - the one procured
alta stat}e where the same usn hired horse IN the
! evening. The gentlemen who Yent To the Secre-
| tsry OF Wse.to appr,se hin Of tHe attnck on Mr.
Llnculn, met at the residence Of tho former nan
T. a
t1cp tu acf ompsuy NE. LaAcoln to the Theater anu
occupy the asme boz. but the press OF business
aim Of the potters was to paral5 Re the country ~
ut unce striking down the hcad, the heart and the
A. soon as Tue dfeadfnl events wers announced
in the streets, Superintendent Richards and n,s
assittants we're at work to discover the assassin.
Mnes poee fs oess 20 of ihs Mayor Waas
and eeserni membe.. Of tho city Government wefe
soon oo the Rpot and every preeauton was taken
street in Wash'ns:on was patroed at 10 request
of Mr. Richards Gen. Anger scnt hotsa* to
aae 1ss strongly peEeted. I'D every
pu.aib!c avenue Of escape was thoronshsy aaard-
I'd. Steamboats, abous to depast down the Poto.
Tbs Dalg GAfo4itlt says: AZ 1t is suspected
hat hi eensSiey originated In Ma}1,and tae
I Sn4 eli Tp4a uta Ire
tive duty. Every road vas ptcSeted, and every
psecautlon taksn to prevent the escape OF the as
4 preliminary. cxamlraaon was made by Ms.
Richards md h1s aeeistants. Scvcra! peTsons were
called to testify. and the evidence, as Elected be-
eopelu.ive to he ro.pt that The marJerer OF Pres
ldeot Lincoln WEB John Wilkes b eth. the ac,or,
~ hss was iouadla re p.,ass nox ~, npo eh, epas
sesoent s1sF he Jumped 70 d. Stage xas issnt:.
the stable whu~c h. hired his horss;, Ta,e man
Boosh has played moro than orca a: FosdTe Thea,
entrance, md the f.cilt.y wi.h which ho etcapcd
behind t:e scenes Il eaaily understood.
bcbls aes s sooehea III nd sn ed
I rarr,lynf the chamber Of which VAS broken lnos.
fror. tho barrel - Il done by striking. The losis
rough p1ecc Of lad. and the other balls smaller
than the thaEeers, wrapped In papes aa II to- keep
them iF''n falling 4.o4arz eaI .ccousr
Tho President AMI Mrs. Lincoln did not start
for the theaterurd' hreen minutes after otioSs.
Speaker Colfax Waa At the White Aoase at the
pUtns, although Mrs. Lincoln had not bsca vel,
fe2.;ue the ps1er. had announced that General
rone Eor,h, be I'D nos vl.h tho andicnce to b
disappointed. He ven. With apparent relrciasee.
and Urged Nr- Colia1 10 70 with hun, hut nat
ST.. 'Athmua, of Mans, hid him rood bye
-Four oa,.aco Boots took up hl. I'D dqnaf'eIss At
Cd mic the boz ofee a Fords theatre and learned
accidentally that Gfant and Pfe:id.nt lincoln
would s1s,t the plaJ last night From that msnent
Ton. That night, fron the box office be Is traced
10 livery sssnle in the rear OF the National where,
Il noen, lc had feet hoEse. ~ O'Clock M he eama @
teat had been i |, by two suspicious looking men,
and, calling TOT paper, weni bahind the clerks
larry noiicsd ihaf he had = wild look, and was 80
ebrsnt.r lpded q. 10 ask the clerk, In dsdng the
note. ~hst yeaF It va; st. Gclofk nsa h. WI
: dressed IN lis usually Ccnteel manner. At haf
past be again seen In the restaurant adjoining
F9auu thepee be sa paased into the theatre whsTt
he was usually found, ahout o'clock. Soon q
ter 9 he w.nf ont and brought bis hoIse 70 , III
thc carpel ter Of The ,heatre, and now under az
rest, to hold the animal. Booth was noticed
10 60 into the theater, and TO pass up tnto to'
vas seated Tie asle next To the wall was crowd (
20 that he had considerable tronbse In pushing ~
: way through to TIE Presidents hox. on rsa:ain:
ally~rlaecd there to prevent intraslon upon tis
President 10 the sentinel he CaTc the name q
serac dlstipeui.hsd eentleman who dc.15ed 10 81: :,
IS alrcady detailed By telees .ph, then oee.srsa
Writinr, that is TIC last that has been scs2 OF him
Esfis SsnS9eS 1sS5: aR :, o'e;ocf tie Pfeslasa