Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-27
THE OBSEQUlES. ppoaRESS OF FTHEFUNERAEaCO aCORTEGI Condition of Mir. seward. W DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PLOT
 ARR FISTS.
litiOn of MT. Seward
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PLOT
ARRESTS.

The body of Mir Lincoln reached New York nm Monday, having come by way of Harrisburg and Philadelphia, in both of which places i'm msnse ,, throngs of citizens crowded to pay their tr;hute of honor to the remains. W
 On arriving at New York, the corpse was ztaken to the City Hall, accompanied by a most solemn and imposing procession Through Monday afternoon and Tuesday forenoon it lay in state, and was looked upon by thousands of sincere mourners. From New York the fu' neral cortege were to proceed to Springfield, H., by way of Albany and Buffalo. stsa s
 Secretary Stanton announces thut the Wal Denartment has information that the assassina- t;on of our lamented President was planned snd the details organized in Canada, and that me of the murderers, who made the attempt on Nr. Seward is believed to have been one of : fhe St Albans robbers. Should these facts be established upon competent proof, the result will surprise no one. .y5....5l d 1, ,8ss 7
 Yesterday morning the Surgeon General re- ported that Mir. Seward was stronger, and free from pain Frederick Seward passed alquiet night. Last evening the surgeon reported that Mir. Seward sat up several hours duriug the day, and that Frederick was stronger and more conscious than at any time since the act. 1 y
 President Johnson has issued a proclama- ton setting apart Thursday, the 25th of May, as A day of humiliation and mourning, in hon. or of tiie memory of the late President Lin .oln. He recommends the usual religious cer- emonies, suspension of business, and other ap- priate marks of respect -1[ ii. aa,-d ;.
 Evidence discloses that there were ten con spirators in the plot that at meeting held in Memphis they selected by lot the assassin of the President. Our authorities have a let ter which says 1t becomes your happy lot te destroy this tyrant. You can select the cup the blade or the bullet, but you know the cup has ouce been tried, and it failed" ait.
 One hundred and forty thousand dollars re- ward have been offered for the arrest of Booth
 Atzerot. the accomplice of Booth, was take. at o'clock on Thursday morning, at the resi- dence of his uncle, near Germantown, Mont gomery County, Maryland, by company ol cavalry, under command of Capt. Townsend and brought to the Relay House att o'clock in the evening. A cousin of Atzerots was also taken into custody. Atzerot is represent ed as cool and collected, reticent, and, when questioned, responded ouly with laugh. Al the time of his arrest he was in bed he was taken to Washington in special train, and in double irons, and secured in safe place..
 Atzerot is 2S years old, five feet five inches in height, has swarty complexion, and dark hair, moustache and imperial. He seems te !. be shre Sd, and was very reserved in his an 5 swers. Richer said that he had not seen hin ' for about threemonths until he came to hi farm on Sunday last. ..a-ea s.a assaeG
 ~ A man named Paine, the accomplice o Booth was arrested at his residencsin Wash ington on Tuesday week. Ho came home dressed as iaborer, but instead of finding hi family in the house, he fell into the hands ( the detectives who were watching for him. He was recognized by Mir. Sewards family a the wretch who attempted murder in the
 house. (Ihe two above statements seem to ! contradictory, but it is impossible So tell whc is most authentic.) ..... -........