Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
How The News Was Received i'm
the large English Cities.
From the Lcndon Times, April q.

LoHDoN.--The intelligence of the assas-
sination of President Lincoln and the at
tempt to assassinate Mr.. Seward caused
most extraordinary sensation in the city
yesterday. Toward noon the news became
known, and it spread rapidly from mouth
to mcuth in all directions. At first many
were incredulous as to the truth of the ru-
NOR, and some believed it to have been set
aiioat for purposes in connection with the
Stock Exchange. The house Of Peabody 81
Co., American bankers iL Broad-st,, had re-
ceived early intelligence of the assassina-
ton, and from there the news was carried
to the bank of England, whence it quickly
rstiated in thousand directions. Mean
while it was being waited far and wide by
the second editions of the morning papers
and was supplemented lated in the day hy
the publication of additional particulars.
Shortly after o'clock 1T was communca-
ted to the Lord Mayor while he was sitting
IN tl.e Justice room of the Mansion House
and about the same time "the Star Spangied
Banner" was hOisted hslfmast high over
the American Consulate AZ the cvruur of
Groce.chufch-st. The same flag had but
u few days before fiosted in triumph from
the same place on the entry of the Federals
into Richmond, and still later on the sur
sender OF Gen. Lee. Between 1 and o'clock
the third edition Of The Times, containing
a circumstautial narrative Of tic affair, made
its appearance in the city, and became inn
mediatey in extraordinary demand. a
newsvender in the Royal Exchange was
selling it at halfa.crown copy, and by
halfpast three o'clock it could not be had
for money. The excitement caused by the
intelligence was manifest in the public
streets, al y the event WAS the theme OF con-
versation everywhere. The revival of the
affair OF the Road Eillmurder, which in the
| earlier part of the day. had created pro-
found sensation, sank into insignifcance in
comparison with the interest and astonish-
ment excited by the news of the tragedy at
Washington. A photographer in Cornhil,
taking time by the torelock,n exhibited
"thc late Mr.. Lincoln" and accompanied
by an account of the assassination cut from
the second edition of the cotemporary.-
Throughout the remainder of the day the
evening papers were sold in uneXampled
numbers, and often at the double and treble
the ordinary price, all evincing the univer-
sal interest felt in the astounding intelli-
gence.
LIVERPOOL, April 26.-The reading of the
telegram announcing the assassination of
| President Lincoln produced general eX-
preston of horror and disgust on the Liver
! legged that the assassin was Confederate,
| but the Southern men indignantly repudia-
ted the imputation, and some cT them scho
had knODn. Booth positively asserted that
| he toaS an uJ0litt0nlSt Of the ,j0haS0R and But
| Ter school, and had been known tor some
| months. The flags on the Town Hall and
Exchange buildings were hosted half-mast,
| and in the course of the day proposal to
hold seperate meetings of the Northern and
Southern men for the purpose OF expressing
| their adherence at the crime met with gen
eral acquiescence.
MANCHESTER, April 26.-Such state of
excitement as was produced by the news Of
President Lincon's assassination this morn
ing was never witnessed here before. The
news put stop to all business and the day
has passed away in more talk and excite
ment
BRMINGHAM, Wednesday evening.-The
news of the assassination of the President OF
the United States has produced profound
sensation here, and as much Of sympathy,
CONSERVATION and dismay as can be CON
ceived, in fact, as to all Of these feelings,
second only to one other calamity which
might have afflicted this nation and the
world. 1t was little past II o'clock when
first telegram was received here announcing
this sad occurrence. Like all other bad
news this spread rapidly, and III less than
half an hour the Exchange, where the tele-
grams were posted, was thronged with per-
sons in whose faces were despatched an ex'
preston of the deepest anxiety.
Nearly three hours passed away without
the receipt of any confirmation of the first
telegram, and hope was reyiying when the
, full details OF the appalling tragic occurren
ces just perpetrated at Washington came tc
, hand. There was no face in which grie
was not depicked, no sentiment uttered bu
that of adherence at these foul crimes. o
/ the truth of that the American people ma,
rest assured, so far as this town is concern
7 ed, for although there has always been
e Strengthening of sympathy here for tn
. Southerners, and never more so than during
n the last hours of the gigantic efforts Of tn
n noble hearted Lee and his valiant soldiers
: there is nothing but detestation at the fou
b murder which this fratricidal war has bee
v crowned.
A l. Al. ..-.l.N