, 1865-04-17
RIOT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
BOOTH AND tits ACC0MPiIC ICES.

3VUkU IL AND ltlN HtVV11f ElVASSs
Booths Mistress Attempts |
to Commit Sucicide. |
lrrest Of some Of the: Supposed
AssassinS.
.1f the New President
Andrrzx 1ohhHon takes the Oath OK
U1hcc-Hfs Remarks In Full.
WAn DErAnrxs1,l -
TAsmSQrox, April 15-9 p. N.
Official notice Of tBe death Of the late President,
Abraham Lincoln. was given BY the he IDS Of the
Departments this morning to Andrew johnson,
Vice Preside nt, upoa whom the Cousntutlon d."
yolved the office Of President NJ. johnson: up
on receiving this notice. appeared before the Hon;
Salmon r. Chase. Chief Justice OF the United
States, and tooI the oath OF ONCE as President Of
ii Twelve O'Clock the President met the heads
Of the Departments in Cabinet meeting, at tac
following Was transacted:
First, The arrsnsemente for the faneEa1 Of :the
President we're offered to the several Secretaries
as ia. az relates to their respective departments
Second, William Hunter, Esq- was appointed
ect1ne Secretary Of State dudn: the disability OF
NJ. Seward and his con, Frederick Seward, the
% Third, Tie President formerly announced that
he desired to retain the present OF De-
partncnt Of his Cabinet, and they would 80 On
ind distharg. their respective duties IN the same
marusr a before ibe dsploEables ertnt that had
chnnred the head Of the Government
Ali busines IN the Department WIS suspended
The surgeons report that the condition OF Ut.
Seward remains unthanged. he If Going well.
No improvement in Mz. Frederick Seward:
tiiarat haze mi nnHPH,
E. N. STANTON, Sec. Of War
WAsH1so1os. Apn1 Is
Stunton sent IN of1cial Communication to Hon.
Andrew johnson, Vice President Of the unltld
states, etatsnc tint II co1:eQuense q ne snaasn
and unexpected death cof ne CHIEF MAGISTRATE,
eible, and requesting him to state the place and
hour. at which the ceremony sn9nid he per.
formed NJ at ,, Gnee e re3ed S2s t'a
ceedInge taEe place at bis rooms In the KIRK.
wood House, ae soon a. the arrangement co1ld
In company With Secretary hcc1loch; q The
Treasury Depastaent, Attorney General Speed,
Foofc, Of Vermont. Ramsey. Of minnesota. Yates,
or rlll1nols Stuart, Of Neyada. Hale, of Ssw HAmp
shire, and Representative Farnsworth, of I'LL
not.: At eleven O'Clock the oath Of of,se was
administered By the Chief jostice Of the United
State: IN the usun} solemn and impressive mau-
| ler. Mr. Johuson received the kind sxpsee.aons
earnest sense Of the great responsibility 60 sud:
| speech, IN witch he and: *zThe duties Of ,be
eequences arc With God. Gentlemen. I w1lA lean
| upon yon. feel that shall need your support
an deeply Impressed With The solemnity Of the
| the offce1 an assuming"
| III. johnson appeared 10 be in remarkably good
health, md to have high and real!zinss ssnse Q
] ner vas solemn and drnifea, end his whole bear
| ing produced most gratifying impression upot
WE nqdbafs he u aus tas dy
| Johnson will Issue his first proeiamataoo To tas
American people,
| The Kc1naIus OF President Lincoln
secretary Scwnrd and his Son in q
Critical Eonditton-One Of his Attend.
aDts Dcnd-Tne AAE1kstn. Etc.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The President's bod1
! Ias removed Non the private residence oq2oattF
Ford's Theater. to the Executive Mast9n. thi
morning at 9.a0, in hearse, and wrapped Ia tn,
American fisg. 1t was escorted By small squai
Of cavalry. General Augur and other military oi
e,ea on 9o Wh
MILITARY guard excluded the crowd, allowing non
but persons Of the household and personal friend
s saS to snss as iDa
were anon9 the nur,i,cr. The body lie being en-
ba|med, with view to its removal to Illinois.
y determined upon, that he funeral of the lat
Thursaay next. 1t Is supposed that his remain
III! be Temporarily deposited In the congresslot
NEw YoaK, April 1.-THE New York Eeenin
fosts epccial says: o. ME. Haneell. the messenge
Of he Frs !. Sss who was IN attending
'Sectetary Seward II In very pracarious cor
a1tis reported that Booth WIS captured th,
morning. The story is that his horse thre'
him a1d injured him 60 severely that he va
Obliged to sT+k reiicf IN house on the sesent
The Pot s,so puhlisbes . dispatch to clarene
afe bad, but not mortal. DC is composed. Il
fr derick'e skull is fractured hatly IN two place
above the temple. He IL ia:ensiblo, and ftar
will d!e. The Governors throat would haye bee
cut Il he hid not rolled out Of he'd The doctor
say FIcdsrick,s condition is highly critical, be
There ia no confirmation Of the report that th
murderer Of the Prcstdt nj his been arres .ee
, A1ncpE the circumstance t.ndsag to a1 pastc
pa ion IN the crime on Booth We're lie ters foun
In bis trunk, one Of which, apparently from a1adJ
EeSinktDg in which be Was about 10 e&bark, .
the time was ansplcioua the mns not yet bciu
abe e1.rs Isitii:gen.sr ssys: "Frnn the evl
dence obtained, it fs highly .ohahle that the ma
Who stabbed Nj. Seward ano hi SOD 10 John Sui
o1s ef e Esss 1 Sserfs ,ss e Ssyga s,r m
| Fourteenth street. SuHatt is yu1ng ran, Wit
Hight ha1r and goaree: His father Is said t
! lhFe 0etu FOFIDaFlEF OF fJ1nCG OeQfEe C0Qtty.
Abtut twelve o'clork last night two men c1oss
ed the Al4acosta bridge, On. OF whoa, caM hi
| DaDe IS Booth, and The other as Smith. tn. lat
ter is believed to be John Surrat.. Last night
| ridereFs horse was found. weith IS been identi
fed by the proprietor OF one OF the etahles previ
onFly mentioned ae having been hired from hi
| establishment. Accounts are conflicting a. II
| whether Booth crossed the bridge On tlorscbacI
! or on foot hut us it fs believed that he rod
| acroes, 1t Ii presumed fhst be had exchanged hi
| horse.
From Information in the possession Of the m
thortties It Is evident that the scope OF the plo
was intended 10 be much more comprehensive
The Vtcc-pfestdent and other prominent mem
f;crs Of the Administration were particularly IN
qIfred Tor by suspected parties aud their pref Ii
localities accurately pbtaiued, bCt psoviocntfal.5
in their caees, the scheme miscarrted.
hoat was at once sent down the Potomac tt
notify the gunboats on the river Of the awfu
crtme, IN prcer that MI possible racar. should b
+ taken for the arrest OF the perpetrators. III
most ample precautions hare bren taken. and Il |
not believed that The cu.pr1ts Will long succeed i
| cyadDe the oyertaking arm Of iust1ce.
TAku1SG7os, April 15,-Ai halfpaat twelv
o'clock Frederick Seward st,l1 lfyes- with hit!
hope. Secretary SeWard's injuries are not col
stdered fatal. lis danger arises from he shoe
to h,t system. JAMES Il. BOWEN.
WAs11xGTo., April The psesident'e r
m1ins have Just been removed to the Whit
House. Stcretsry Seward and his sou Frederic
ttti1 lire, in critical condition
JANIS Il BowEx.