Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-21
ORDER OF GENERAL GRANT.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-Gcn Ora,
has issued the following order =

w ASHINGTOS, April l5.-Gcn Graiil
l has issued the following order :-
\ HpoRs., ARMIES OF THE u. S. }
\ In the Field, Virginia, April IL, 1865.
i Special Order No. 74.-Sccond para
Hgraph of Special Order No. AZ, of the date
Eof March 10, 1865, from these headquar-
Hters, suspending trade operations within
Sthe State of Virginia. except that portion
Eknown as the Eastern Shoreand the States
6of North Corolna and South Carolina,
Eand that portion of the State Of Georgia
Hinmediately bordering on the Atlantic, in
BORDERS, is hereby revoked.
h BY command of Lieutenant G encral
HGrant
4 T. S. BOWERS, Assistant Adjutant-
EGeneral,
B TIE President Dead-Hs Murderer
characterization Of .Sec'y .Seward and
A Sen-One Of the -Assassins Traced to
Baltimore.
OFFICIAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April l5-S p. m.
To Maj. Gen. Dix:
Abraham Lincoln died this morning at
twenty-five minutes after O'Clock.
(Signed.) Z. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
: Washington, April I5-4:l0 a. IN.
To Major Gen. Dix:
The President continues insensible and
! is sinking.
Sec'y Seward remains without change
Frederick Stewards skull is fractured in
: two places, besides severe cut upon the
Ehead.
: The attendant is still alive, but hopeless
Major Stewards wounds are not danger
! ous.
1t is now ascertaincd with reasonable
certainty that two assassns were engaged
being the one that shot the President; the
gother was a companion of his, whose name
ais not known, but hose-dcscription is Sc
Kclear that he can hardly escape.
1t appears from letter found in Booth
trunk that the murder was planned before
Althc 18th of March, but fell through then be-
acause the accomplice backed out until
Richmond could be heard from. Booth
Eand his accomplicc were at tlH livery sta
1 bic at o'clock last evening. and left there
with their horses about 10 o'clock, or short
gIy before that hour
4 1t would seem that they had for several
sdays been seeking their chance, but for
asome unknown reason, it was not carried
sinto effect until last night. One of them
4 has evidently made his way to Baltimore.
The other has not yet been traced.
(Signed) Z. NJ. STANTON,
4 Sec'y Of War.
4 WASHINGTON, April Is.
Yesterday morning Attorney General
4 Speed, waited upon Hon. Andrew John
/ son. Vice President of the United States.
/. and officially informed him of the sudden
! and unexpected decease of President Lin
/ coin, and suggested that an early hour
amght be appointed for the Inauguration OF
4 his successor.
The following is a copy Of the comma
Eneation:
& Washington City, April Is.
Sir abraham Lincoln, President OF
! the United States, was shot hy an assassin
ssat Ford's Theatcr IN this city last evening,
l and died at the hour of % minutes past
so'clock.
About the same hour at which the Prcsi-
. dent was shot, an assassin entered the sick
! chamber of Hon. w. II. Seward Secy OF
|. State, and stabbed him in several places in
!; the throat, neck and face, severely, if not
i lnortally .wounding him. Other members
Hof the Secretary's family We're dangerously
! wounded by the assassin while making his
escape.
BY the death of President Lincoln, the
sotiiee of President has devolved, under the
Constitution, upon you. The emergency
kof the Government demands that YOU
4 should Immediately qualify yourself ac-
Reording to the Constitution and enter upon
ethe duties of the President of the United
States. If you will please make known
Eyour pleasure, such arrangements as you
sdeem proper will he made.
Your Ob't servants,
4 HUGH MCCULLOUGH,
4 Sec'y of Treasury.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Il Sec'y of War.
j GIDEON WELLES,
Scc'y of Navy.
WIN. DENNISON,
Z Postmaster General.
4 J. P. USHER,
Sec'v of Interior.
JAMES SPEED.
Attorney General.
ITO Andrew Johnson. Vice President of III,
United States.
Mr., johnson remarked-
Gentlemcn' must he permitted to
g,say that have been almost overwhelmed
by me announcement OF the sad event