The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-25
THE STU ALTON.

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Tho mortal remains of our good and great Chief
Magistrate, Abraham Lincoln, lie in state in
our City Hail. and before them train of
mournen is constantly passing, taking last sad
look the calm, cold face of their murdered Presi
dent The railroad train having the body on board let
Philadelphia at four O'Clock yesterday morning and
Jersey City O'Clock AT all the towns along
the route immense spectators gathered
10 view OF tho co &c, the buildings were draped
in mourning flags at half-mast, fred
and the church and IRE bells toled The entire
train consisted Of nine all appropriately trimmed
The containing the coffin decorated with particu
lary elaborate tasteful and proper emblems Of
row. The boat carrying the body and the distinguished
party attending arrived from Jersey City, at the foot
of Dcsbrosses street. in this city, about eleven
o'clock. While crossing the North river and after
arriving on this side dirges chant d by
hand Of German singers b, ard the boat. The pro-
ccssion formed, and the vcnerated remains
then borne to the strains of solemn music through
streets clothed mounul drapery densey thronged
with saddened spectators to the City Hail. which was
reached about hal past eleven O'Clock Here aga
drges were chaned by a thousand voices. Since the
opening of the building for the admitance of the public
thor has been pouring through the Hall continuous
living stream which will probably be little diminished in
v1lume till the arrival Of the hour to-day for the lu
sion of visitors AS the spectators kept constantly in
notion about eighty pass the body each minute; that
nearly sixty thousand OF people had gazed upon the
face of the honored deau az, 10 midniubt
The grand Presidential funeral procession move
from the City Hall at O'Clock this afternoon and
pass through Broadway to Fourteenth street through
Fourteenth street Fifth avenue through Fifth
to Thirty street. and through Thirty fourth
to Ninth avenue, the Hudson River Railroad station
Tae names of the various ncnt persons aad dstnc
orrsriaalons IN pari1 the solemn reaesat vel
rs the general arrangement Of the whole will be found
in another portion of this mornings HsRNr
The conveying the Presidents body from
this city will leave the railroad station at louI
o'cl,c. this evening" and arrive al Albany at about
eleven O'Clock tonight After the funeral procession
shall have concluded its march in this city open air
citing will be held in Union square, assembling at five
O'Clock this evening which there will bc appropriate
-cli, ous services and address will be delivered by
Hon george Bapc. off
cretary Stanton states in official despatch that
The Var Department is in possession of information to
effect that the Presidents assassination was planned
In Canada and approved by Jen Davis and his Cabinet
The man who attempted to kill Mr.. Seward and who is
now IN prison. is believed to be one of the St Albans
raiders
Najo. General Hancock has issued special api cal to
the colored people OF the District of Columbia Mary
land ard the Eastern portion of Virginia. calling upon
them every cxer,ion discover and bring JUS
ii Booth and his accomplices the murdcrers of their
best ffc. d. Abraham Lincoln.
Pre- Johnson has issued proclamation appoint
ing the 18th ct Iay day Of humiliation fasting and
prayer, in consideration OF our great onal affection
ia the assassination of President Lincoln.
The War Department has Intelligence from General &
sl m n that General Wilson, whose captures o. sc;ma I
Montg merry and Eufala Alabama and Columbus, T
Georgia, have recently been chroncled in the I
HgpALD has also taken possession of Macon Ga, 4
having made prisoners there Of Howell Cobb,
G stavus W. Smith and other somewhat not d |
rebels These individuals claimed the benefits OF Gene
raj sh, armisticc, and he, in response to dc
sTach {. ON General ilsou nquiring what be
done the circumstance elcrraphcd to the latter
that he nigh, draw of Macon hold his command
for ftrhcr orders, unless he had believe tie
r Aeis wngid take advantage of such a movement
re extraordinary coniuct OF g ,nerll sherman in I
granting favorable of sirrcnder the rebel
General Johnston subjsc, of and
rcridcsta, IN 10 paTs II Al loyal people There
additional eva isi General Sherman knew OF the !
rosd hts ~ ,lGltol before entering into gotta !
ror7 70 aa'd hot Era spulntions of the surrender
ucei Win -Bga loi dislpprova the part Of sher
raaas afdeca saa ,en.
Therc Nss report in New Orleans, the 18th inst
tha, Jc Davis escaped to the west side of the Nj lsap
pr the vi ht II the 1jh crossing at Tinker !
Bend At the time IL reported that the rebel
troops Of the Mississippi army, under Kirby SIN ill.,
were being disbanded returning to their homes
The latest aivices from Mobile say that General Candy
had prob btod tho entrance into the city Of all persons
excepting those connected with the army navy Al
blockade with thousand bales Of cotton
on board had been captured above Mobile, In
raj A. J. Smiths corps Of national troops wast
eleven miles beyond the town Of Bnkely for
Montgomery, Ala, in pursuit Of the rctrcaing rebls
The national gunDoats sunk by reb torrcdoes aud ob
sractions during the operations against Mobile the
Milwaukee, osag, Laura, Ida lbcrvil!e, Blossom Rover
Scotia aud No. 49, Nearly all the Monitors up tot
the cts on the i4.h inst and the remainder Of Admiral
Thacacrs ccot would Immediately follow
Dsra hos from The Army OF the Potomac, stu ~ The
vicinity Of urkesvlle Junction. on the sout lido Rail
road say that permission has been given by neral
Grant TO the president directors Of the Richmond ana
Danvil Railroad resume the running Of trains, ON con