The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-04-21

Dy tnlS QlaDOllcal aSSaSSlnntlOn, winch
will bling eternal infamy not only up
on its authors. but upon the hcllish
cause which they desire to avenge.
Vice President johnson arrived at
the house where the President lies at
about one o'clock, and will remain
with him to the last. The President
:amily are in attendance upon him.
Also, rs soon as intelligence could
be got to the War Department, the
electric telegraph and Signal Corps
were put in requisition to endeavor tt
prevent the escape OF the assassin
and all the troops around Washing
ton are under arms. Popular report
points to a somewhat celebrated actor
of known secession proclivities as the
assassin, but IL would he unjust tC
name him until some further evidence
'of his guilt is obtained. 1t is sale
that the person alluded to is in Gus.
'tody. The latest advices from See
'retary rcteals more desperate worI
there than Mt first supposed. Mr.
Stewards wounds are not in them
selves fatal, but in connection Will
'his recent injuries, and the great los!
|of blood, it is thought his recovery il
doubtful 1t wns Clarence A. Sew
ard, instead Of William Seward, whit
was wounded. Fred Seward was nj
SO badly cut, as were also three nurs
Ics who were in attendance upon tn
Secretary, showing that desperate
Struggle took place there, but none o
them fatally. The wounds of tn
whole party were dressed.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE pop
ular pulse is still ut fever heat, an,
the sight of any kind of prisoner er
route through the streets is the sigma
for gathering crowd. Numerou
arrests have been made. Some o
tho parties have established their in
nocence and have been discharged
hut number are in custody, man.
being detained as witnesses.
Although va ions reports have pre-
walled as to the capture of Booth an,
Surratt, none Of them appear to hav
"a good foundation. Some of then
were generally believed last evening
hut it now appears most probable, n
we telegraphed you, that they es
.caped across the Potomac, and ar
now in temporary safety among til
.guerrillas over the border
Investigations of the great Grim
'are still in progress by the authori
Ities--military and civil. The tcsti
'mony of large number of witnesse
has been taken.
1t has been ascertaiued beyond
doubt that Gen. Butler was includes
iamong the victims selected by tn
.assassins. His absence from Wash
,lngton on the night of the murde
saved him from sharing the fate o
the President.
At five o'clock to-day the route b
which the remains of the Presiden
would be taken West, was undeter
mined. Philadelphians are anxiou
THAT the body oe brought to Phila
Idelphia and lie in state in Independ
] scnce Hall.
/ Yesterday light colored sack. cos
sfully answering to the description q
,that worn by the-attempted assass
.of the Messrs Seward, was foun
near Fort Saratoga North Of the city
mot far from the Soldiers Home
sThc coat was stained with blood. !
Tone OF the pockets vas found falls
smoustache aud a small brush. Th
icoat and articles found in it were dc
Elivered ut the Provost Marshals o.
lfce. 1t is believed that this disco,
tery will furnish an additional clue {
1.-THE route of the criminal. The cil
Ecumstance would seem to throw di.
Ecredit on the commonly receive
ytheory at least as to one Of them, tbs
Ithe suspected parties crossed TIL
Navy Yard bridge on Friday night.
J Mrs. Lincoln is very i'll. He
smedical attendants were with her a
last night and today. BY Mrs. Lii
scoln's special request Mrs, We.ie,
ewiie of the Secretary Of the Navy
'khas been III most constant attendant
lat the White House since the TRACED
stool place.
] Attorney General Speed havin
Rendered his quarters to PresideI
~ ohnson, on j street, between l3t
,sand 18th streets, the President wi
,stake up his residence there until /
Bis permanently located in the Exc,
sutive Mansion.
Z The funeral of the late Presidel
-sLincoln will take place on Wedne
sday. The civil and military proce
llsion will begin to form at III o'clocl
'tSeryices at the Executive Mansio
Twill commence at precisely twel,
10 clock.
\ New ORLEANS, April 10, via CAIRc
,SApril lG.--The Times publishes q
,sofllcial dispatch Of the capture {
,sSpanish Fort and Fort Blakely, til
ytormer at 1890 A. NJ, on the 9th il
sstant, with 700 prisoners, and til
ilatter on the same day, by assaul
swith over D, 5,OO0prisoners, with larG
eamount Of ordnance stores.
] The gunboats and troops proceed
sed unresisted toward Mobile.
] 3 p. M,-From reliable sources
Sis learned that Mobile was capture
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