Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-08-10
From the New. York Tribune.
MIR. DANIS.-HIS COMPLETELY Ia
TIE ASS ASSN ALTON PLOI.

A philadelphia paper publishes the
following letter. received ia that CITY III
references to the remark made by Jefferson
,oayis at Cliarlnt,e,. on receiving the dcs
,,aich announcing President Lincoln as
.eassi,,.,iion, as given sin The >.estlfn''ly "1
Mr.. Bates during the trial at the assasslhs'
The writer is Il N'rtliertt man, a near ret
alive ot disti, g,.i>hed ':tficerof HE North
,rn art,:y, and II federal office holderSs IL
says :..3..srset.g .s~.f's ,ss.l :
We have inst heard Of the surrender ct
,t1.,,. Lees army The Methodist mission
s:,ry who first bruuyht He news, 'air'Wly
scsca,,rd tbs guard house winch .Ie ie1afeu
IT,. So.,, after - cavalry tseort alrroaci-
ed the town, heanc! iy Il CIVILIAN, soon
r.cr,ru,zcd as Mr.. Davis. He stepped Al
=. the t4nl,se. .pt Mr.. Bates. an agent ut Ao~
ANS EAl,. css I,u,,I .uuy, where he had t,eeh
in,iteo bv telegraph. i. lwas wi'liina few
feet ot the Il, ,.,r wien lie iyhted from hls
horse. and, ascending the s'eps, lie made
n sh,rt a.l,resS.. = or a word was s;sld a.
honr Nj. I.l,rc.l,'s death. for noIiiny at It
WA, then knuwu. The door Of the honsc
h.iI,. py,cked, there. Vas !! slight delay at
,crwar'f. -, -~--.-,.-.~-.
".\s he remained in !! is position. an a
gent ri tie st.i. graph office passed me
CARRYING Il despatch which rad ai''ic'pia1ec
the ARRIVAL, of MIR Dlvie. When tie ei,
y.lon,. was; opened, Mr.: Davis read t''s
note, will, earnest and grave concern.' aiit
tnrnin, t., = .tI.ilen,:,n--Mr Wtn John
.,,,--s,a,,tliun al est hiun. he handed' !
Il, him and remarked, ''Ii,isyls avery 'eA
traor,lilaar.-~ ,.coin,unnieafion.S @'if No "fhe
word. .was II tereaI hyshia's,,>a AS smala as ;
!. was GLANCED oyer, tic yen'lon'au ',!1inirea
sShal. Irea,d T. fessthes si,esple1sqdtANitl
a,word II ,reply see,nlpgly occupied 'sw ~
sad and. seriaus .thaugl,ts4 Mr.sDavisi,nos
cd ON. ONT. side tp nlake I,otn 3tHr tbs ger
tl,.u,an. vile, read aloud the despatch al
nouncinr the assassination ofaPfeslde1
I.inc.lp at the ti,earre-in w ashington, II
,,u o'clock, at III. l,t, and "a sinnttane"'
a,ten,pt ul,n the lite OF the Secretary :
State, Mr.. Seward .J eis + ...,at>s, e,-s , :
Not another word Was said ana tne'
was no note Or appearance ~ eA"Aa,''
Among i iargescr"wd st stld1ers ana,
viliaIs,p whose. couhtelances !, TeS5afue
atfentiveIy. Auwere silent with snfRr's
astonshnnent, or, doubt /, ZOE my ~ =,
part, I did not credit the despafch- IS ~
iext morning early, Went s VIII VIZ 9 ltis'.
"a see Mr.. Davis, in order to e. f1ank lal ks ~ !
tor his lifdness TO one OF, of my fanny, g 1, WIZ
lle9 had rfnitted 70 pass tie lines to vi vi
| bsrasra,bars NIaior General 80 80 :
a., at that. time stationed below tpSsri klc &c
nsot,d. rsIsr the zcourse Of tile scpf' venrsMatl g q
Isasked MFR. Davis II he credited the M ,,
partof fhe .of Nl ,rI'co, te,
iierepHcd gravel in sis nsiial Saatln| mann
f. that he could 9oAF regard II as mere ne
| port. for. he had received the' uespa.
(: froul4 GenS BreckipriGge. who, be nad r
son ta believe, ,-ssasin~ ~casafnufs1 c ation as
General Sbsgusn'sahesdau artarsss 1e1
| Tho iuformattou was directly oesa'ne !.