Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-17

Resolved, That while words but feebly ex-
press our deep sorrow, we tender TO the Amer
sS Nan people and his grief stricken family onr
sympetny IN this their hour Of great bereave-
menu, and We pray Almighty God TO avert
nom tnis nation further calamity, and to sus-
saih.rsass au cSSmiort Smrt the sorrowing widow and
Resoleed, That the Mayor be, and he is here
BY requested to cause the buildings OF the Dor
poranen ana tne chambers OF the two Boards
TO be draped In mourning for the period of SIX
ty days; and further, as an additional mark OF
our respect, the members of the two Boards
wear the usual badge Of mourning for the Ike
period.
Rescued, That the corporate authorities will
attend the funeral obsequies in body; and
that the citizens Of Washington be, and they
are hereby requested to close their usual
places Of business on the day of the fu-
neral, and to unite with us in this last
mark OF esteem and sympathy; and that
JOINT committee Of seven-three members
Of the Board OF Aldermen and four mem-
bers OF the Board Of Common Council, be ap-
polnteu 70 make the necessary arrangements.
Resolred, That the Mayor be, and he is here
by requested to transmit copy OF these reso .
lutions to the family of our late President
Immediately after the reading OF the FORE
going resolutions, and before putting the
question upon them, Thomas F.. Lloyd, Esq.
Ct the Seventh Ward, addressed the Chair as
follows.
Mr President, arise to second the resolu-
tisns. "a great man has fallen" The Presi-
dent Of this great nation has been stri cksn
down by the blow OF cowardly assassin. "A
nation is overwhelmed with grief, but in no
community is his loss more severely felt than
in this; witness the closed stores, the badges OF
mourning, the fearful eye, spontaneous indi "a
tions OF respect and attachment for the mem
ory of one who is cherished in their heart OF
hearts. During our years OF cruel war thou
sands of our young patriots have fallen in de-
fence of free institutions. "They have died
well,'' on the battle field, and nation mourns
tn cir loss. The great controlling mind, under
whose direction they battled, had not the con-
ISOLATION Of dying thus; but. surrounded by his
friends, by the side OF his wife, in the midst OF
his usefulness, he is stricken down by the vie
assassin. We thank God, however, in our
deselation, that Abraham Lincoln was per-
mitted to see that his labors for the perpetuatioa
of free institutions were not futile; that with
his dying eyes he looked upon land redeemed,
regenerated, and still existing intact, TO confe
incalculable blessings on millions yet unborn.
Charles Utermehle, Esq, OF the Fourth
Ward, then arose and spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, l fully indorse every senti-
ment contained in the resolutions presented on
great man has fallen. But few brief hours
since all was Joy and gladness, in anticipation
Of speedy and permanent termination of our
present unhappy national difficulty. Each
heart was then inspired with emotions Of true
philanthropy, to-day sadness covers the land;
then the nation exulred in the realizing evi-
dences OF its ability to perpetuate intact its
institutions and to preserve, despite the efforts
of revolutionists, its integrity and unity, to-
day it wears the habliments of mourning In
the course OF our civil strife battles have been
sides have been rendered desolate and sad by
the loss of its oft frequented and won ted occu-
pants; but to day the whole nation mourns the
loss of its cherished and patriotic Ohief Magis-
trate. During the last four years of our nations
career the duties Of the lamented deceased have
been arduous, severe and exhaustive, and his
many efforts always subservient of the COM
mon good. But few days we had hoped
would elapse ere his labors would be crowned
with the bright and halcyon days Of peace,
and we would again assume our wonted high
n q n nf th0 nn-tI,
the ways of the Most High are mysterious; and
while we humbly submit to this terrible ma
tonal chastisement, we reyerentially invoke
Divine favor and blessing.
John p. Pepper, Esq OF the Fourth Ward,
made few touching and appropriate remarks,
as follows:
Mr.. President, cannot permit myself, upon
this solemn occasion, TO do less than indorse all
that has been said by my colleague and the
Alderman from the Seventh Ward. a great
and good man has indeed fallen, in whose death
the sympathies OF true and loyal men through
out the entire Republic are enlisted. In the
demise of our beloved President the nation
has sustained an irreparable loss at this par
ticular time. Our country was looking up to
him as the instrument in the hands OF Divine
Providence to carry us safely through the ter
rible ordeal of civil war which was about cul-
minating In the restoration Of peace to our dis
tracted country, when he was stricken dswn
by the hand OF an assassin, at q period when
his life was most conducive to the public good.
The resolution from the lower Board, Offer
of the assassins, was then adopted and ths
Board adjourned until Monday evening.
The Common Council also met, and Messrs.
Larner, Owen, Walker, and Ward were ap-
pointed the committee to meet a committee
from the Board of Aldermen on atoms,
and subsequently the resolutions were adopted
as published in the proceedings Of the Board OF
Aldermen.
On motion of Mr.. Larner the following bill
was introduced and passed by this Board:
Be it enacted, dc, That the Mayor be, and he
is hereby, authorized and requested 70 offer
reward Of $40 600 for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who were concerned
In the assassination Of President Lincoln, and
attempted the murder Of Secretary Seward and
family, on the evening of the lth instant: :
PrOrided, That if more than one should be ar
rested and convicted, then the said amount
shall be apportioned accordingly.
MEETING OF THE COLUMBIA TYPOGRAPHICAL
SoCILTY.-Ata a meeting of the Columbia Typo
graphical Society, held in the City Hall on
Saturday evening, April Ii, 1865, committee,
consisting OF Messrs. w. R. Mclean, j. G !.
Judd, Daniel Harbaugh, Charles B. Hough,
and .. H. Reed, reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, on the night Of the llth Of April, in
the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hun
dreo and sixty five, by the hand of an assas-
sin, the noble, the artless, the generous and the
philanthropic spirit OF Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States Of America, was
Suddenly launched into eternity, and his
country thereby, in the midst of her jubilant
rejoicings over glorious triumphs, and the
happy prospect of Peace and Union-so long
and ardently toiled for by him-engulfed In a
flood OF sorrow, horror, and mourning; there.
tore,
Resolred blythe Columbia Tgpoerap pticaI .Sociesy.
That we deeply feel this lamentable event to
be national affiiction, and while mmgling
our tears with those Of our fellow citi-
Zens for the great calamity our country has
sustained, would express the hope that those
fa IS al iIof
the nation to the haven of peace, union, and
love, so earnestly sought by our lamenued
late President.
Resolued further, That as a mark of the re-
spect we feel for the lamented deceased, the
Columbia Typographical Society will attend
the funeral in body, and wear the us ual badge
for thirty days.
JIG. G. WHALEY, President.
E. MACMURRAY, Secretary.
Thn Movements OF Booth Prior to the As
sLssination-he Has Always been nowu
a Rebel.