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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
JEFF. Issues a Proclamation,

WASHINGTON, April l5.-Presidsnt Lin
coin was shot through the head last night at
Ford's Theatre and died this morning The
assassin Is supposed to be j. Wilkes Booth,
the actor.
9 About the same time desperate called at
Sec'y Stewards pretending to be a messenger
ftrom ms physician but
being refused admittance he attack ed Fred'k
Seward son of the secretary, knocking him
down, then passing to the secretary's room,
where, after cutting down two T. male at
PENDANTS. he cut Mr.. Stewards throat The
wound was not at last accounts considered ia
j. tai.
Letters found in Booths trunk show
that this assassination was contcm plated be-
! fore the 4th of March, but fell through from
some cause. The widest excitement pre-
walls at Washington. The vice president
house and the residences of the different. sec.
retaries are closely guarded.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April Is.
: To Maj. Gen. Dix:
The president continues insensible and ia
3sinklng. Secretary Seward remains without
change. Frederick Stewards skull is frae.
tured in two places, besides a severe cut on
( his head. The atterdan. is still alive. but
GUS lt Is now ascertained with reasonable
certainty that two assassins were engaged in
the horrible crime. Wilkes Booth, the one
that shot the president, and the other, a
companion of his whose name Is not known
i but whose description is so close that he can
hardly escape.
1t appears from letter found in Booth
trunk that the murder was planned before
sthe 4th of March, but fell through, because
1.-THE accomplish backed out until Richmond
acould be heard from.
Booth and his accomplice were at the liy
sery stable at o'clock last evening and left
dtbere with their horses about 10 o'clock or
shortly before that hour. 1t would seem that
sthey had been seeking their chance. but for
ssome unknown reason it was not carried in
Ito efecl until last night, One of them has
aeVldentiy made his way to Baltimore The
sother has not yet been traced
lSignedl L. M. STANTON Sec.y of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, April Is.
Maj. Gen. Dix:
Abraham Lincoln died this q. M. az %
minutes after z o'clock
Signed Z. M. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
WASHINGTON, April l5
Seo'y Seward died at Gas this a. I'M,
Signed E. NJ STANTON.
Sec'y of War.
The N. Y. Herald's Goldsboro correspond
'ent says:
Sherman's army commenced its advance
on the 9th, moving in 3 columns under How
ard. Slocum and Schofeld During the re
joicing over the news of Richmond Sherman
was called out by his troops and he addressed
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
THE MALIGNANTS,

The Chicago Journal has come to be one of
the most malignant of the administration
newspapers. 1t is exceedingly blgoted and
vindictive against all who do not look at
things from its standpoint, and it wants to
see universal hanging of people who have
been prominent in the rebellion. 1t is Offend
ed because the administration treats Gen.
Lee with any consideration, and says che
ought to be placed in some safe prison until
he can have his trial for high treason"
There is little squad of ''unconditionaP
malignants in this city-too Insignificant in
numbers. and too contemplate in ability. to
deserve much attention. But they are very
anxious to have somebody hung. With minds
too small to comprehend any thing beyond the
range of their limited vision, their ideas of
craftsmanship are bounded by vengeance,
mobs, assasinations, and prosecutions. They
are of the same class as the Rev. Mr.. Hitch
cock, whose speech, at the celebration, breath
recent sermon in the methodist church show :
ed more the spirit of devil than christian.
These people are continually Wanting
their superior loyalty" and provoking a
state of feeling which it should be their duty
to allay. They, as Henry Ward Beecher
says. ''have fallen into the easy sin of veng-
eance." They seem not to have learned that
vengeance is not part of Mr.. Lincoln's plan,
and that his leading newspapers, such as the
New York Times. the Washington Chronicle,
the New York Independent, and others, have
now taken the old democratic ground that
the people of the south, now they are
conquered, must be conciliated
and reconciled. The democratic party are sat-
Lincoln to adopt policy worthy of mag
unanimous people whose object is peace and a
restoration of the Union. and not vengeance
and persecution.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15

The following paragraph from the late
Hon. Edward Everett's grafton at Gettys
burg, expresses as truly to day as then, the
sentiments of the northern people toward the
leaders of the great rebellion, now happily,
drawing to its close:
The people of loyal America will never
take to their confidence, or admit again to a
share in their governments, the hard-hearted
men whose cruel lust of power has brought
this dssolsting war upon the land, but there
is NO personal bitterness felt, even against
them. They may live, if they can bear to
live, after wantonly causing the death of 90
many thousand fellow men they may live
In safe obsourity beneath the shelter of the
government they have sought to overthrow, or
they may fly to the protection of the govern
ments of Europe-some of them are already
there, seeking, happily in vain, to obtain the
aid of foreign powers il furtherence of their
own treason. There let them stay. The
humblest dead soldier that lies cold and stiff
in the grave before us, is an object of envy
beneath the clods that cover him, in compari
son with the living man who is will to grovel
at the foot of foreign throne for assistance
in comprising the ruin of his country.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
The Policy of Mercy.

Several suggestive parallels exist between
the situation of the United States, ct tn,
present time, and that of France at the clos,
.of the last century. There, terrible feyo
luton had left the fires of the royalist insur
rection burning in La Vendee. Here. a rev
Iolution of public opinion has been followed
(by a reactionary instruction which has dee
plated the slave-holding states. May we not
profit by q study of the means by which the
greatest men of their time, Hoche and Napo
leon, dealt with civil war which for eight
years devastated the west Of France? Hoche
by union of vigor and mildness, pacified
the rebellious district but the combined
weakness and servility of the Directory re-
suited In a new outbreak. Napoleon sen;
Sixty thousand men into the provinces, and
at the same time, repealed the retaliatory
law OF hostages, liberated the priests, aud
Ipardoned the prescribed emigrants. Gen
Hedonville, acting under his instructions.
granted the insurgents an armistice and in
the final capitulation which was signed on
the 18th of January, 1900, the Vendeans
were promised general amnesty. The first
consul invited the insurgent chiefs to visit
him at Paris, received them graciously, and
induced some of them to take service in the
armies of the Republic. In speaking of the
|happy conclusion of this instruction. M
Theirs says: at is glory, clemency and ben
|svoienoe that ever terminate revolutions -
We might 60 on indefinitely with the exam
|ples OF the benefit of clemency in conquest
foreign or domestic and on the contrary. of
the dangers OF driving brave men to despair
hen the British cabinet refused to ratify
the convention between Sir Sidney Smith
and General kleber for the evacuation of
Egypt by the French, demanding the sur
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
THE NATIONS
SORROW.
DEATH OF THE PRES1-
DENT AND THE SECRE-
TARY OF STATE.
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR

MAYORS OFFICE, I
Rock ISLAND, April Is, 1865. J
The President of the United States, ane
the Secretary of State have been assassinated
and the mournful news of their deaths has
been officially received.
In view of this sudden and most deplorabie
calamity, have thought it best to invite the
citizens of our city to meet in the Cour
House this evening Saturday the 18th, al
u o'olock) to appoint committees and make
such arrangements as to them may seem
best, 70, such public demonstrations of SORROW
on the part of our people. at some suitable
time, as is due the memory of the distin
guished statesmen who have thus been SO
suddenly and cruelty taken from US.
II is . public calamity of SO serious a
character that ii calls for the united and sim
cere sorrow of all true friends of their coun-
try. BAILEY DAVENPORT, MAYOR,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
Music Teacher.

iWILLiAM BABCOCK respectfully Of.
w fsrs his services to the people Of Rock l..
land and vicinity, a. teacher of the Piano Forte.
| Terms SIS per quarter.
Lessons given at his residenc or at the resi-
dence of the Pupils, desired, and at such terms
/ as will suit the pupils.
He 10 permitted to refer to Prof Leighton az TO
Qualifications, &C., sc.
For further particulars, enquire at the store Of
Halves Babeock, corner Washington and Illinois
streets, Rock island.
mchlSdwtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
LIEUT.. SHAUGHNEssY MORTALIy
WOUNDED

Ira Crawford, Esq, of Hampton, has re-
ceived letter from his son, in the Rock Is
land company, now at Mobile, in which it is
stated that Lieut.. Shaughnessy was morsally
wounded, in the engagement before Mobile
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
FLOUR AND FEED.

I'VE are now manufacturing and are pre-
w pared to deliver, on short notice, in any
part OF the city, the very best quality of wheai
flour, rye -four, rye meal, corn meal, hominy
bran, &c, all of which we warrant
~ Orders left at VIM. Shearer's or J. B. S
M. c. Frick's grocery stores, or at the mill, will
|be promptly attended to.
BIDDISON & GILMORE.
Rock Island. Dec. 20, 1864 DIFF
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
Island City
r 90 FL NC
COMPOSITES

I'VE offer to the public a Isuperior article
~ oil PANT for repairing 'eaky Metal or Felt
Roofs. 1t is Invaluable for coating Wooden
Bridges, Cars, Ties, Ferce Posts and all Iroa or
wood Work exposed to the weather, water OF
laid in the earth
Also dealers in Boat Pitch, Coal Tar, Rooflg
Felt, Fire Brick and prepared Fire Clay.
We have experienced workmen, and are pre-
pared to put on Felt Roof and coat leaky ones al
short notice and low prices.
Enquire at the Rock Island Gas Works.
mch2ldw3m
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
STEAM BOILER MANUFACTORY.
steam Boilers.
B0ARDERS WANTED,

TWO OR THREE GENTLEMEN, or
l. gentleman and his wife, can find pleasar
ooms and board, by calling on Mrs. Z. White, 8
he Castle House, on Illinois street.
Anil 3dwlw
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15

P.S.-The sad news of the death of Messr
Lincoln and Seward we fear will cause re
turn to the vindictive policies of Andrew
johnson.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15

No particulars are given. II is also said
that the company suffered considerably: in
the engagement.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15

NIRCULAR. MILL. MULY, CROSSCUT,
" Hand, Buck Saws, &C., &c. A good sssort-
ment At the Rock Island Saw Factory.
d. DONALDSON.
inch 2dwtf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
Thursdays News.

A military commission assemble at Lo uisvil,s.
Kentucky, tn, l4th, for tho t-ial OF guorillas.-
Jerome Clark, alias Sue Munday, was found gull.
ty aud was sentenced to death by hanging; a,d
the fading being approved he was ordered to bs
hung the next day.
The Richmond Enquirer gives an account Of the
occupation OF Charlottesville by Sheridan's caval.
ry. few hundred bushels of grain was turned
over to General Merritt by the authorities, The
discipline Of the army was rigid and severe. and
therefore the inhabitants were not molc.ted.
The Waynesboro S. c. Mus gives an account Of
the occupation of that place by Sherman. The
business portion of the place was burned.
FoRrREss MoSReE, March IA.
The steamer Champion arrived here this morn.
ing from W Wilmington, which place shc left ON the
18th, bringing definite intelligence respectipe
the movements Of Sherman.
On the morning of the 18th scouts from sher.
mans army reached Wilmington with tho news
that Sherman and his army had reached Fayetts.
vile, N. C., and wore mped in the immedi.
ate vicinity. quietly resting his rmy, preparatory
to another march northward.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
Information from the army Of tho Potomso,
speaking of Shoridans success in destroy wing tie
Lynchburg railroad at several points, ipficting
severe damage on the canal, &c, says no is o.
his way to the White House, and that military
officers high in authority claim this to bs the
most important raid of tho war
The batteries of Fort Morton .heIlcd the re- bel
lines trskly, on Monday p. IN and were respond.
ed to, but without damage so far as 10 known.
Deserters continue to come in. Several cayal.
ry men arrived Sunday with their horses and
equipments, which thoy allowed to sell.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17

Jonas II. Peilcy. VIM. l.. Southland,
Woodbury. S. Dana, o. M. Marrett Nld
w. r. AIilliken of Portland. John ID.
Hopkins of Ellsworth, and David knowl-
ton of Camden.
A ballot was then taken and twenty
eight ballots. representing l42 shares, were
thrown, all of which were for the above
named gentlemen excepting one or two
votes thrown by candidates against them
selves.
Mr. Knowlton of Camden. being called
upon, made some remarks upon the i'm
portancc of line of packets from Port
land to Camden, and stated the difficulties
experienced in communication between the
two places, especially in the winter. His
opinion was that this operation would be
of the utmost Importance both to Portland
and the Eastern towns in the State. The
general feeling was to trade with Portland
if the facilities were offered. The meet
ing then adjourned.
Subsequently the Directors had meet
ing and organized by the election of Jonas
II. Perley, Esq. as President, and NJ. n.
Rich, Esq, Secretary and Treasurer.
1t was voted to levy an assessment of
$50 per share on the sto k subscribed,
payable forthwith. Portland Price Cur
rant.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
Portland Business.

We call attention to the business card Of
Messrs. Southland & Woodbury., dealers in
Corn, Flour Oats &c., &C., 70 Commerce
al St. We, in another place, have also
noticed another firm of Portland. Besides
calling attention particularly to these
firms, as being enterprising and reliable,
we wish to invite the attention Of our
business men, and thoscof the surrounding
towns, to the inducements offered them in
making their purchases in Portland. We
are informed by an Ellsworth merchant,
and his opinion corresponds to that of
most business men who have given the
matter a moments thought, that many
kinds of goods can be purchased in Port
land cheaper than in Boston. With the
facilities whic9 Portland possesses, it is
plain that she can if she will. With her
Grand Trunk Railroad, bringing in daily,
in bulk, Corn and Oats; and Flour that
has not changed cars since starting from
Chicago; and her direct trade with the
West Indies, what is to hinder Portland
being the centre Of large wholesale
trade !!
In addition to the facilities for supplying
that market with the kind of goods needed
by our merchants, company has been
formed to establish line Of sailing pack
cts between Portland and all Down
East" Success to any and every enter
prise which tends to facilitate business, land
renders communication between our sea-
hoard towns, and the place where their
business centres. quick and easy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
The Eleventh Lecture

of the course was delivered by Rev. DR.. Tenney
of thi, place. on Tuesday evening last. Subject
:" Tho lessons of history"
In the selection Of his subject, Dr. Tenney was
most fortunate and it was treated in q very in.
tercsting and instructive man er. Wo have net
the space to give any critical analysis Ct the
lecture, and we should do it injustice, should vs
mako tho attempt lie gently rcbuked tho too
provalen. disposition to dsparago tho past in
comparison with the present, and although fully
approaching the great enterprise and progress Of
the present age, he forcibly pointed out our
Indebtedness to the past. lie briefly touched
upon some of the most prominent events 10 90.
cicnt and modern history, and clearly traced their
influence on succeeding ages and impressed upon
his hearers the lessons which they taught, and By
which we should profit
The lecture was listened to with much interest
by the large and attentive audience, and at ito
close, the speaker was greeted with hearty ap.
plause.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
A Last Call to Deserters.
BY the Presiden, Of the United State. of America

BY the President Of the United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the twenty first section of the
Act of Congress approved on the 3D. inst,
entitled IAN Act to amend the several
acts heretofore passed to provide for the
enrolling and calling out the National
forces and for other purposes" requires
that in addition to the other lawful peAal-
ties of the crime of descrtion from the
military or naval service, .'all persons who
have deserted the military or naval service
of the United States, who shall not return
to said service or report themselves to a
Provost Marshal within 60 days after the
proclamation hereinafter mentioned shall
be deemed and taken to have voluntarily
relinquished and forfeited their rights to
become citizens; and such deserters shall
be forever incapable of holding any Office
of trust or profit under the United States,
or of exercising any rights of citizens
thereof; aud all persons who shall here
after desert the military or naval service.
and all persons who being duly enrolled
shall depart the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict in,which he is enrolled. or go beyond
the United States with intent to avoid any
draft into the military or naval service duly
ordered shall be liable to the penalties OF
this section and the Pneident is hereby
authorized and required forthwith, on the
passage of this act. to issue his proclama-
ton setting forth the provisions of this
section. in which proclamation ti,e Prcsi-
dent is requested to notify all dcscrtcrs re-
turning within sixty days as aforesaid that
they shall be pardoncd on condition of re-
turning to their regiments and companies,
or to such other organizations as they may
be assigned to, until they shall have serv-
cd for a period of time equal to thciI
original term of enlistment
! Now. therefore, be ii known, that |,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States, do issue this. my proclamation. as
required by said act ordering and requir-
Ing all 6eSerters to return to their proper
posts and do hereby notify thcm, that
all dcscrters who SHALL within 60 DAYS
from the date OF this proclamation, viz:
on or before the 10th day of NAV. 1868.
return to service. or report themselves to
a provost Marshal. shall be pardDncl, on
condition that they return to their regi-
mcnts and companies, or to such other
VI S'sh'Hatioie "> iiI'.. HIa. nc assigned 10.
and serve the remainder Of their original
terms Of enlistment, and in addition there
to Il period equal to the time lost by dcser-
ton.
In testimony whereof, ] have hercunto
set my hand and seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington this
llth day of March, in the year of oar Lord
1865, and of the independence of the
United States the eighty ninth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM II SEWARD, Secretary of State
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
Crumbling.

The so called confederacy is fast falling
in pieces. The hope of success which for
the first three years served as bond of
union among the followers of Jefferson
Davis, has about all been dissipatcd by
the brilliant successes of the Union arms
during the past nine months. One by
one, their strong-holds have been captured.
and the stars and stripes have been run up
the flag stats which for three years and
more supported the rebel flag. One by
one, the ports wherein was kept up an ac-
tive blockade business, has been taken, land
this important trade to our enemies has
been cut off. never to he revived again.
Railroad after railroad, which served to
transport supplies to the confederate arm
les, have been tapped, or destroyed, and
these important means of conveyance of
cOmmissary stores, or troops, are rendered
almos. entirely useless. General Sherman
since leaving Atlanta in October, has been
traversing the heart of the States in re-
bellion, and in a great measure subsisting
on.the enemy. Besides this .'foraging on
the enemy" which in war is considered so
disastrous,h he has left an impression on the
mind of all, friends and foes, that his lie
gions are invincible, and that the DAYS OF
the Confederate States of America are fast
being numbered. Union men and rebels,
are willing, or unwilling believers in this
decree of Providence the Union arms.
Turning our eyes to Richmond and the
same hand writing is distinctly seen. The
rebel newspapers are quarrclling with one
another, with the runaway rebel Congress,
with jeff Davis, and the banks of the
city for wishing to save something from the
impending doom which awaits the rebel
cause and city. General Lee, in his great
strait, wants the negro armed and put into
the ranks, confession Of utter weakness,
which tells its own story; while others,
like Senator Hunter, proclaim such war
measure a surrender of the whole cause of
the IcDelllOn.
With Grant in fsOnt, Sheridan and Sher.
man in the rear, starvation staring in the
face and the railroads being destroyed, and
the hope of the soldiers all gone, Lees pc
sition is anything but pleasant, and the
confederate cause has a crumblng look.
The Richmond Enquirer of recent
date, in the course of a long editorial saws:
The country turns in disgust from Con-
grcss; for.fOur months it has sat in Rich.
mond, and day after day witnessed the
military strength of the conlederacv
dwinding away, and, though Lee, has ap-
pealed to if and imldored it to use the
great military strength of the negroes for
the defence of our country. yet to this date
OF the session it has wholly failed and re-
fused 70 adopt this measure for the saliva.
ton Of the country"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17

TIE MOVEMENT ON MoBILE.-General
Candy has at least $4,000 men at his dis
posal for the capture of Mobile, and there
can be no doubt in regard to the result:
t The capture of WILMINGTON and Charles
ton sets at liberty nearly IA hundred war
vessels, many Of which have, doubtless,
been sent to reinforce the already numer-
GUS fleet in Mobile Bay. The city can be
approached t9awitln shelling distance by
al! our t-dfaught vessels, and it will,
probably, be attacked simultaneously by
land and sea.
Mobile once in our possession, we shall
have ample water communication far up
into the interior of Alabama an Missis-
sppi Ascending the Mobile and Alabama
rivers, our land and naval forces can readi-
~ capture Montgomery, Selma. Cahawba,
Meridian. and the remaining points of in
terest in that portion of the conlederacv.
Instead of advancing southwark from
Tennessee, and detaching thousands of
men to guard railroad lines of communca
ton. our military authorities have wisely
decided to advance Northward, availing
themselves of the splendid communication
afforded by the broad and deep rivers emp
tying into the Gulf"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
Town Meetings.

GoULDsBoRo', 1865.
At our annual town meeting held on the
9th inst, the following gentlemen were
chosen town officers for the ensuing year !:
Town Clerk-H. NJ. Soule.
Selectmcn, Assessors and Oversccrs of
POor-B. NJ. Sargent, Il. X. Hill, Joel
Moore.
Treasurer-H. M. SOule.
Collectors. S. Sargent
S. s. Com.--G. Emerson Guptill.
All Union men