Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-04-22

n p'OCCGCu Ny AClliblO oAOtu
lasting two days, great earthquake was
sfeIt which opened the crater With fresh
svigor.
OF the President and seore-
tary OF state.
War Department wsshingto
April IA, 1905.
Maj Gen DIX:
Abraham Lin cola died this morning a,
% minutes pas; I o'clock.
e. NJ STANTON, Gee. War.
The following are the details that we
ere able to obtain at this tine:
War Dept, 4:l0 AM.
The President continues inseusible, aud
is sinking rapidly.
Secre'sry Seward remains without
change.
q frederick Seword's skull is fractured in
q two places, besides severe cut on the
Z head
NJ. jor Stewards wounds ore not DANCE
3rous
The sitendant is stiil alive, bnt hopeless
d 1t is DOW ascertained with reasonable
zcertain'y that two asssssins were engaged
Sin the hor IDLE crime, Wilkes Booth berg
the one tint shot the President, aud the
) other eccompIice9 Of he, whose Dame is
not knowr, but hose d ription is so clear
that he can hardly escape
Ii appears from letter found in Booths
trunk that the murder was planned before
be 4 b Of Ma ch, tn; fell through then
because The sccemplice backed out until
X chmond could be heard from
Booth ard his accomplice We at the livery
ttabe al six o'clock last evening. and left there
with The horses about ten o'clock, or shortl,
a after that hour.
a II would seem that they had for several day
Y been seeking their chance. bat for some un
known reason their plan had not been carried
a into eject. a
Il Ore of them has evidently made his way TO
Bal,imore, the other has not yet been traced.
+. NJ. STANTON, Sec War.
3 LATER.
We learn frcm private dispatch tie follow.
sing particulars of the ass; GO uasicn:
The Pte.ident was sitting in his private box
at Folds Theatre, with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs
Harris ard Major Rathbun when he was shot
Z by an assassin, who suddenly entered the box
q dGpEOdSbVu Ocilbu INC iGsiucblb.
The assnssin then leaped upon the stage
{ braudished large dagger or knife. and made
i his escape in the rear of the Theatre. The
4 pistol ball entered the back of the President,
Z head penetrated nearly through the head.
a The President was insensible from the mo
q ment it was inf cted till his DEATH
81 About the same hour an assaesin wacthc
q the same or not entered Mr. Stewards apart
iments, and under the pretence OF having
Hprecription, was shown to the Secretarys sic
Echamber.
n The assassin Immediately rushed to tse bee
Eand inf cted two or three stnbs on the Sscreta
Ery's throat aud Two on Ihs face. I! is hcpet
Ethe wounds may not b, mortal. My appre
Ehension is that they will prove fatal
H The nurse alarmed Major Fred Seward, whc
II IVES 10 an adjoining roo.n, and Fastening to th
Ejdoor of his fathers room, he met the ASSASSIN
Il who inflicted upon him one or more dapgerou
r wounds.
a 1he recovery of Fred. Seward is doubtful.
a TIE above is the substance OF an official dis
Eipatch from Secretary Stanton.
81 WASHINGTON, April 10TH
Yesterday morning Attorney Genera
SSpeed waited npon Hon Andrew Jo,n3on
"a Vice President OF the United States, and
a Hoffcally informed him of The sudden and
E un, expected deceased Of Pas IDENr LINCOLN.
AID stated that az early hour might be ap
& pointed for the Inauguration oil his success
sor, u
a The following is copy OF the ccmmuni
cation referred 20: tlt Ja
f... WASHINGTON. Aprf 18th.
3 Sir: ABRAHAM Lincoln, President ot
Idle Uutd States, was shei by au ASSASSIN
El,si evening at Ford's theatre, in this city
snd died at The hour Of % o'clock thi
5mornng. Aeout the same time at whiel
Erhe president " as shot and assassin enter
Ned the sick chamber Of the Hon w. ii
iSeward, Secretary of State, and stsbbec
bm In several places in the throat, pecl
and face, severely ifnot moriaily wouudine
2him. Other members OF the Secretary
zfsmily were dangerously wounded by III,
assassin while making his escape.
a BY the death of President LINCOLN hi
zofice of President has deyo,ved, under Il,
d 1Constitution. upon you. The emergencie
aof the government demanding that yo,
Sshould immediately qualify according I,
a the requi' ements Of The Constitution, sut
Eeaer upon the duties of president Of ibs
4 Uuited States. II you win please make
Sknowayour pleasure. such. arrangements ss
&you may deem proper shall be made.
:! Your obedisnt servants
q IL. MoCuILocH Secy Treasury.
81 E M. SrASros, Secy of War.
G. WKLLEs. Secy OF the Navy,
hN Wa DEssisoE, Postmaster Gen.
sgsg j P UsHER, Sscy OF the Interior.
n sgs JAxEs lSrEEn. Attorney General.
- <xx
II yics President Of the Usited States 4u +ll
Mr.. Jobnsoa requested that the ceremo-
fny should take place 81 bic rooms. al the
KIRK ood House. 10 this city. ct 10 o'clock
Mo the morning.
Hon. & II. Chase. Chisf Justice Of :bs
igunrema Court van poti6sd AZ the fact,