The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-19
WHEELING REGISTER,
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. APRIL 49, 1866.
Telegraphic Summary.
Gold closed yesterday at the regular

Gold closed yesterday at the regula
board at Sl.47t
Secretary Seward is rapidly recovering
He sat up and conyersed o. short ams
yesterday. Mr.. Frederick Seward All.
others who were wounded are also con
valescent. 5-..I.. r.,t,f.i.as a-7s'
Surratt, suppo2ed to be the assassin
who assaulted Mr.. Seward, has been ar
rested. cfh4 sgg,rs
1t is reported that Booth and about
thirty conspirators are in st. Mary conn
ty, Maryland, heavily armed aud endea-
vOring to make their way across the 70.
tomac. One of them has been captured
and it is thought none Of the party can
escape. r.f .. - - - , ..'"
Samuel Mattain, the writer of the let
ter signed "Sam" found in Booths trunk,
has been arrested. ,.at.. ..s
The rebel Colonel Ould, pronounces
the assassination of President Lincoln
1.-The worst blow the Confederacy has yet
had" .......
President Lincoln's remains lie i'll state
in the East Room of the White House,
and are visited by thousands of people
daily Delegations from abroad are con-
tinually arriving.
The capture of Spanish Fort and Blake
ly, near Mobile, is officially announced!
Anumber of clergymen and others
have called upon President johnson as
suring him of their support. s's'.ss' 2
1t is believed that Surratt is identical
with Thomas, the French Lady, who
captured the steamer st. Nicholas in
1861.
Batteries Porter and Macintosh at Mo
bile were captured at 1890 \. NJ. on the
10Th and Mobile itself at 2:30 p. M the
same day. The rebels commenced evac-
uating the city on the 10th.
At public meeting of citizens of Gin
cinnati on Monday night, Mayor Harris
declared his intention of preserving law
and order at all hazards
A State convention is to be held i'll
North Carolina on the 4th OF May.
The Governors of Indiana and Ken
tucky appoint to-day for fasting, humil-
alton and prayer.
The original intention of the conspira-
tors is said to have been the capture of
the President alive and keeping him un-
til the Southern prisoners were released
General Stoneman captured Salisbury
on the llth inst, and took vast amount
of army stores of all kinds which had
recently been removed from Raleigh.
Secretary McCulloch announces the
death of the President to the revenue
marines anu directs the usual observ-
ances of respect. s |
George T. Robinson, the soldier ana
nnrse who was with Mr. Seward Oh Fri
day night furnishes an account OF the
attempted assassination. 1t is probable
the assassin would have succeeded IN
his purpose had it not, been for the bra
very of Robinson.
The rebel Gen. Lyons command VIII
probably be surrendered to Cen Mere
dith, in Kentucky.
Gen. Lee returned to Richmond on the
18th, and was weleomly received.
3
The City Council of Baltimore has OF
fered $4,000 reward for the arrest OF
Booth.
The Chicago municipal election has
resulted in the choice of Mr. Rice. the
Republican candidate for Mayor 4
No further disturbances have occurred
in San Francisco than those formerly re-
ported e.- - u'h
Governor Brough and John W. Garrett
are a committee to superlntend the
TRANSPORTATION of the Presidents remains
to Springfield, arranging properly the
time tables Of the various railroads over