, 1865-04-19
PGS'E'SCRIPT,
1 O'CLOCK a. II.
INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE
GREAT CALAMITY.
, TIE LAST CABINET MEETING,

GREAT CALAMITY.
TIE LAST CABINET MEETING.
TEE FHEs1Dnnr's H1mpmns
TO BOOTH.
Late News from Sherman,
Army.
[spec1nl Dispatch 10 tho Western Associated Press
NEW YoEK, April 1s.-The cl1y still exhibits O
every slds nnmeToas tokens Of grief The drar
to morIoW ncsrly nl public and private establi II
me3ts Nill bear fymuols Of mourning. The da
Wil be closely obesr red in al the churches and i
By mos. Of de cittzens. Many laaies H. live WI ~
P. arcd IN public In mourning dresses and are pro
posing to discard all gay colors for thirty days.
/ Meeting Of Eneifshmen.
The British Consul called meeting Of B,1HsI
residents, which was largely attended, at the A.
/ tor House tu.day. Resolutions expressing deel
sorrow at tho National loss were unantmousl;
Funeral Preparations.
| Preparations are being made for receiving III,
Eody q the P7c:ident On 1ts rontc to Springfield
The TIN regiment has been selected a. the eacort
! Fnnernl EjrcuIur.
Archbishop McCloskey has issued another cir
cnlar IN which he directs thot the various churcn
g Of the CITY and diocese be open on Wednesday
io5 p1hlc ,,n service. Al .hs end Of the mess. h'
people.
t President johnson.
taee a,y e IT. Johs:oa os:
! manage Affairs with perfect SUCCESS.
| The Conspiracy.
| The Tribune regards the late nurderous ont
! sive plot, ahetted By rebel leaders,
| Whit to hir. seward.
| Thur1ow Weed called to zee Nr. Seward yester
| dsy. and although he tried to avoid drawing tht
| tarY fnsfsted upon his staying 10 hear and tsli
uand his withdrawal.
Blra. Lfncoln's Condition.
The Erald's special says:, ''Mrs: Lincoln
s 6 Ss III Il . 19a a61
slcian. To-day she hus becn quiet but nervous,
aud much disturbed by the requirements to talk
wl'h officials about the details OF the approach,
1rg otsequlcs.
Rooth's Movements.
The 1imes' Washington special says when the
| President arrived, Uootk Is .nid to have beea
sdng On The oot eotS ef the
Mr. Lincoln, who Knew HIN. Later be appeared
heh1nd the scenes, and inquired If Cen Grant had
come. 1t ,s supposed thai he would have assassin.
e rsps ior Z s "a e' IL Ss
went around 10 the front part Of the
5asa.s5 entering hy he sent oo
h,r hst 10 hs LETT hsnd. The next tins that b.
was seen WIS when he jumped upon the sts.e 1t
IL not true that the pistol shot WIS fired through
cour Of the snge box, which ia In one Of the a..
giek Of the pancl is said 10 have been rade with
bit OF large eized rimlct made. probably, by the
tam the precise posiuou Of his victim before en-.
'~t''' TIC Last Cabinet a1ecttux.
the s.t casaet ses eaa :la
tented en- Fr,cny, 1t which General Grant was
present, he tusne1 to the General aad asked him
replied that he had not but Va In hourly c1pec.
tatlon Of receiving dispatches from am an
n9aneps the suFrsndeE q johnston Well
:aa solo, ss saa It. sss Vii Vii b ss'' ys,
why e. yea faiRf H. fsa nacon H.
s ss a. asSd drsaa g.
fore any very important military event has occnr-
Eed." 1ie then tnsssneea Ball Run, .Anuetan.,
events be had come dream aud turniag to sscre-
tary Wcllee said, at Is In your line too, Mr,
Wcies. The dream Is that saw u ship sailing by
TeIy r'p.diy snd an . suEs thatis portends some
The Prcnilcnt'a Remafns.
Tbs Cofnmtrcidfs Washington letter rays Mrs.
llcQlu W44 NJ Ut ~ Nl9p1aeu 10 consent 10 the FB
movai Of her husbands remains to Spring edeld,
H., for dnal iutcru,cut, Eut TIERS Is de4irs
manifested to-day to havs them deposited 10 the
fol ihe 1enalos Of George Washington.
from Hon. schuyler Co1fAx.
NEW FoRK, tprll 19.-Hon. Schuyler Colfnx
thal there VIII probably b. no esfza ses.ioa of
Congress. lie ao7s that II h. had heen able to
attend the theater a. invited, he would doubtless
aen n st ss e %oaa asi xssJ S. @
given sfs life II he could hare a4ved that Of the
President. .Messts. Co1fax. Rich ardson, Dowles,
snd ot6ers. vii ero:s he plstns {o @ cai
fornta and Oregon IN Nay and June.
From ShcEmnn's Army.
FORTRESS MosaoE, April 1a.-Thc steamer Ad-
Morehead City, n. C., and brought advIces from
Gen sherman's forces. Gen. Sherman having
iett Goldeboro IN bis rear. At once sruck ont lof
to give battle. Jobnston, however, Kept fetreat-
Ing, and II appears that Sherman has met with
very ]!ttla resistance TO his march nosshwazd.
very little hghung, and that confined principally
to cavalry, and skiEmlsh1ng between the advance
p!ckets Of both forces.
Capture Of Gov. Vance.
N6y1EsS Re- Ap5a = 10 m5Tas Ea sgpe5lntsnsa-
b, TO, ard states thai 0oy, Vance was captured By
our cavalry, between Hillsboro aud Rsleigh, on
the nth irst. Reports st.te that he tVanc.) had
y
who was at n1llsbofo, With instructions to surrcn
der the State Of North Carolina to Gen. Sherman,
hut that these Instructions were afterwards coua.
ton, withon. having seen Sherman, When he was
coptuIed. He fs now prisoner Of war, not hav-
INF carr1ed ont this mis:ion- Report also stares
lll1sboro which il ahont thirty miles wsst OF RI
leigh Whether Davis arrived II Hl1lsboro after
Coy. Vance had been sent to Sherman and cau,sd
,Johnston'e Instructions to Vance to be set aside,
does not appear.
President johnson 1;on to the Illinois Do1csn-
no!., IN lnirodnelnE the linois deiesation, Spike
in high praise Of Mr. Lincoln, md expressed Ia
behalf Of the delegation the fullest eondi .nce IN
the nation, and pltnged him the earnest snpport
Of bis state and the country.
President johnson repled:-''I have listened
dressed me- bad not anticipated in ths ntds; ef
The saddenlng circumstances which surrounded,
sHa the Immense responsibilities that crowd upon
Vdus!s sppa si u more 1s of ~ tuia.n q
body like that before me- representing great
Comm. nwsaltb. It Strengthens my heavily bur-
row. We're 1t poaslhle to embody in words the
feeling Of my bosom, 1could not command my
lips to utter them. Perhaps the best reply /
se s Sna St IL to
give them IN silence. The th1obbinss OF my
heart since the sad catastrophe which has ap-
pressed d an win tae new anu great r. esponsi-
bilit,ca which hare devolved upon me, and Iaddeu-
q with grief can with difficulty respond to you at
5 81 nat sannot term't t. sash M exnsss*ions OF eoa-
ont acknowledgement 10 an individual like my
teen, which has meyer claimed much, cut who hus,
marks u trust uni honor fora long time, IN oc-
cation like thu and u manifestation of public
feeling 60 well tlmed, are pecnllatly acceptable.
sprfnEing from the people myself, every puI.a- !
tion or the popular heart finds an immediate an-
Ewer In nj. OWL By msby men IN public life
such occasions arc often considered merely !
countenaaee and cneourasemeut @ @ SINK dcep PHI 10 uy II
gather rom ,heza Strength tocafzy out my cor
Thus Il eling. shall enter upon the discharge
OF my great 0uty tirm1g and etealhlstly, II not |
with the signal sbil1ty exhibited BY ny pfedeees-
and repeat that no heart feels more sensiuly |
I'LL occasion, shall indulge II no petty split of
q notab!e event In The history Of mankind: il tae
midst Of the American people, where every Cit.
is taught to obey law and observe the rules Of
oi ali hrar,s, has been assassiasted; md when
We tFace ihe crime to is ceuse-whsn
We remember the source whence Ihe
result we. stand yer more as.onlshed at tnis
most basbarout, most diaboftcA assassination.
SUI . crime IS the murder Of great and good
Of the people, springs not from soil ary indtgld-
nal Of even 80 desperate w1ckedneas- We can
uace lis cause through successive steps. without
them here, back to that source which
IA the spring If all our Woes, No one can say
that, Ii the perpelratos Of this fenaish decd
should be arrtsted, he should not undergo the
extreme penalty which the law provides for
crime.
cnormity Of the aesasslnatlon, shall we allow the |
nation 10 be assasstnntedf speak IN no spirit OF
,1ntintneeS leaYt the events OF the fui1re to !
ba disposca of as thcY arise, regarding myself -
the hnu1 hle in. t1ument OF the American people. |