, 1865-04-18
TIE GREAT CALAMITY.


How Sunday was Observed in tile
Large Cities.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuue.1
E1C1S, April II.
The news Of the untImely death OF Precedent
Lincoln, and the attempt On the life OF sec-stary
Seward, cast deep feeling Of horror and sadness
over our ci'y. every ono feeling Us though they
had lost one Of their nearest friends. Strong men
bowed their heads and wept, al Offices aud places
~ business we're closed and draped in uou,niny.
All thoughts o. bu.inc.s were thrown aside to
mourn our uatfonfs great loss. Flags roee IL
hs!f.m.st. also deeply drapcd in mourning. Scr
mons were preached in every church yesterday
on The death Of tho President.
Ar ROCKFORD.
Especial Dlspatch to the Chicago Tribunal
RocKFonD, AprI II,
dent Lincoln came a. clap # thunder. II rent
the heetts Of strong meu. Everybody was as-
and so1Tow were depicted On evury face. Even
inc yunDE tf the rising generation seem to real
ize that they have lost their father. Men went
came Lear having sheir Lecks Heightened for ex-
prgseffg tbei1 5oy nas were let on BY iesvine the
lie and private plncts hare BEEN drap9t IN
MourEiog. The churches werc placcd In mourn
Ing yesterday, sId lhe services were appropriate
and affecting.
AT MADISON.
MADISON, April 16-The news Of the ASSESSING
ton at Warrington caused profound horror and
tndie nation here. Business vss entirely sus-
Fenced and public Offices closed. The capitol,
alape IL tsd nd sa
were ut haifmast At a ncestzc Of the Com
ppsnsd gsGs e s1o ae citizen: Il Ms
The shte oBeers rclati1c to app1op1iate mineral
ceremonies. All feel unutterable grief and an
gnIsh. The chuEchea to day we're appropriately
wfs the subject o! remark By most Of the pastors.
A. the conere cational Church, sfter an eloquent
di:couree. By Rev; ME. Matsen, The audience uni
ted In swearing the oath Of allegiance to the
Union. Goretnor Lewis. who WIS one Of the
and!t nee, administered It. Guns have been fret
oo 9ssTs - }be s
gssye1s are Uttered for the ntt Of Secretary
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE grief over The aesassi-
nation Of The President continues uoabat,d. Al
lnffon Was made TO the calamity in all the church,
held. The stoIea m d1eiiioes drated u mourn.
across tbe flver, was yesterday dr.ped ia deep
mourning. almost every tenement and shanty ex-
hihinng some tokens of respect for the memory
sizes @ md nd patterns. s:rurany, notFiihsana,pn o.
the yaet thsone Of excited people IN the streets,
pasEea on qt1ctly, with he exception q one or
Z About II o'clock a difficulty occurred On the
cofAef pl washington Street and Broadway, be-
tween portion OF The provost Ruard md some
elttzt ns who tnduiEed IN d1soyal language. John
Sheridan was shot in the side, aud Owen shcr. dan
YVES h:yoEeted ~ the shoulder. Nicholas schsgs
was also kEot in the shoulder. Morris Ebert,
rlerk on broadway, was morally wounded by
shot and Is reported to hare since died. -Four OF
the proyo:t guard we're arrested and turrcd over
to the military.
1be following citizens were arrested on Satur-
dsy Tor expires ene joy at the death Of the presf.
dent and using dtsloyat language edward Fen.
ner, Frank LooncJ+ Alna J4met, Vim. Barns,
Em.- Mnlone, John Henry RochtIng, and Ernest
Ba1tle. They will tc examined by the Provost
Matthet-quife necessary Institution in these
t1rsce, to dc3f with II ntant trtasou