The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20
Assassination of the
President.
RARTICUI LARS.
The Nation in Mourning
WAR DEPARTMENT,

This evening, al ABOUT NioV - hF
lFord's Theatre, tho President, while sit'
H,ing in his private box with Mrs. Lincoln
tMfs. lIarr,s. and Major Rnthburnc, wasl
tshot by an assassin, who suddenly enter,
N,d the box and approached behlud thel
Eprcsidont. The assassin then lcapedl
1upon the stage braudshing large dng.l
kpcr or knife and made his escape IN theI
kroar of the theatre.
Z The pistol ball entered the Of the Pee
Edent's head aud penetrated nearly
Through the head. The wound is mortalI
Srhe President has been iHsensiblc ever
fsncc il was inflicted aud is now shout
Edying.
4 About tho same hour an asslssin,
ywhcthcr the same or not, entered Mr.
HSeward's apartments, aud under the pre-.
Etenso Of having a prescription, was shown
ITO the Secrotary's sick chumbc' The
Rassassiu Immediately rushed TO the bod
fand inflicted two or three stabs on the
4 hrOnt, and twD on the face. IL IL hopcd
\ he wound may not be mortal. NY npI
fprchenslon is that uhey will prove fatal
sThc nurse alarmed Mr.. Ffcd. SEWARD
swho was in on adjoining room, ard he
Hhistcncd to the door OF his fathers room,
twhorc he met the assassin, who inflicted
lupon him one or more dangerous wounds
4 The recovery Of Fred. Seward is doubt 1
!. uL
4 II is not probable that the President
fwill live through the night.
General Grant and wife wcro ndvciti
i .cd to be- at the Theatre this evening, bu
he started TO Burlington al six this even
ug.
Alta Cabinet IN citing, ut which GEM
tGrnnt was present, the subject of thrI
the state Of the country and the prospect
for speedy peace was discussed. Thrl
q president was very cheerful nnd hunelulI
Aand spoke very kindly Of General L'el
Hand others Of The ConiedcrHoy, aud of
tthe establishment OF the Government IN,
Virginia.
Al the members Of the cabinet, cxccpl|
lAlr. Seward are now in attendance uponl
.tho President. nave seen No Seward
abut ho and Frederick were unconsci'l
aous.
A EpwiN NJ. STANTON,
a Secretary of War.
4 LATER 3 O'CLOCK AN.
The entire city io.hight prcscn,s d
kscenc orwild excitement accompanied
kby violent expressions Of Indignation and
the proioundest sotow-many she'd
itcars.
Tho military authorities have Dispatch
led mounted patrols Ia every direction, inl
,order, II possible Ia arrest the ussassins.
I'rhc whole Metropolitan Police ARE like
'wisc vigilant fer the same purpose.
The attacks, both al the Theatre aud
Secretary Scwart's house, tool, placs at
'about the same hour, 10 o'clock, thus
Showing prc.concerted plan to assassin.
ate these gcntlemcu. Y
Some evidence nr the guilt OF thcpar,yI
'who attacked the President arc In thei
possession of the Government and the,
Board or Police.
Wee President Johnson IL In tho city J
Hand his headquarters are guarded byl
3troops.
M,ior Ralhbonc, whr was in tho box,
with the President aud Mrs. Lincoln, and
lwas s,vrrcly wounded In the hand, is ~
i. .slep son of Senator Harris of Ncwi
York
When the excitement at the thculrcl
4 iwas at It's Widest height, reports wcrcl
Scirculutcd that Secretary Seward had also,
Ibocn nssassinatcd On reaching thisl
'gcutlcman's residence a crowd aud mil-i
'tary ruard were round II, and on entering
LID was uscertaned that the reports were,
'hascd ON truth. Everybody there was so
lcxcitcd that scarcely an inlclliglblo word
l scuuld he gathered, but tho facts are sub
2stantially as follows; About 10 O'clock
ia man rang tho bell, aud the call having
shrcn answered by cOlorcd servant, he
sa d he had come lrom DR., Verdi, Sccrc.
aunry Stewards family physician with peo-
Ascrpton, NJ the samo time holding in his
shand small piece OF paper, and saying,
sin answer to refusal, that he must see
lthc $ crctary, as he was intruStcd with
{particu ar directions concerning the med
.icinc. lie still insisted on going up, ul.'
sthouah repeatedly informed that no one.
fcnum enter the chamber. He pushed the,
servant aside and walked hastily towards
'thc Sccretury's room. lie wus1herc met
10y MIR. Fred, Seward, of whom hc de-
lmandcd I, SEQ the Secretary, making the
Isamo representation which he did 10 The
'servant What further passed In the
tway oi colloquy is not known, ont tho
imam struck him on the hcai with a billy,
fsevercly injnring the skull and Telling
! him almost senscless. The assassin then
Crushed into the chamber and attacked
lMr. Seward, the Paymastcr, OF the United
States Army, and Mr.. llansell, a messrn-l
I yer OF the State Department, aud twoi
.mlle nurses, disabling them. lie lhcnf
rushed upon the Secretary, who was IL !,
ling in bed la the same room, aud lnnleledl
three stabs in the neck, but severing, ~
Ia Thought aud hoped, no urlcriee, thought
he blea promscly. The assassin them
rushed down stairs, mounted his horse az
the door, and rode oif before an alarm,
could be- SOU ldcd. In the same manner as
J The assassination OF the President,
Ii is bei,ved that the injuries of the
ISecrctary are not mortal, nor those Of,
tho others, although both the Secretary
\ and Assistant Secretary are very serious.
l,y injured.
I Secretaries Stanton aud Wells, and
sother prominent officers OF the Govorn.l
Cment, called al Secretary Sewards's housoI
I TO enquire into his condition, aud thercl
1 dent. They then proceeded 10 the house
swhere he was lying, exhibiting Of coursel
intense anxiety aud Solieilude.
I An immense crowd was also gathered
/, in front fthe Presidents house, and a!
sstrong guard was also stationed there,
smany pelsons evidently supposing heI
.wonld be brought TO his house,
rHE PRESIDENTS LAST DAY.
Tie following incidents OF the last day
I Of his lie, have been obtained from scy
leral sources. His son, Captain Lincoln,
lbrseklusted with him on Friday morning,
lhsy,ng Just returned from the capitula.
ton OF Lee, and the Pre'idcnt passed a,
shoppy hour listening to all the details !
kWhilo at breakfast he heard tina, Speak
Ter CollaN Was in the house, aud send