The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-04

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poTt. During the winter he returned, say
ing that he found the papeEs tlied VIII
notices Of his contemplated enterprise, Rn'
that he could get no captain n uks hin
on bOgTd. In Tie spring Of 1871 ne sgalI
went az far az 7! ilsdelphia, put up at tn
Mansion Hortc, kept his room, or els
would stand .tr hours on the porch, en-
gagged in dsap tnoughh without speaking
to amy one. After u few days he retuIne'
tn Washington, and said that he found hi
purpose Of going to England was known
and mons Of the captains would consent t
take him on board; but he would sooI
have q vessel Of his own. He also became
so qusTTelsoms that his relatives wer'
afraid u kim in their house. DE q
length committed an assault upon his Sis
ter, aud was arrested, Tut released on TIT
grGnrd Of bis iRsIDity.
Soon after bis attempt OH the life Of the
President he was visited by some journal
iSts in the Jail, and one Of them asked hin.
il, should hO be released, he would again
attempt to assessinate President JsCkson,
He replied shat be would, unless the Pres
idGut complied with his demand soI
money.
a. hia trial no brhsYtd IN q perfectly in'
sane way, H. ubjected TO being tried by q
jury, sAying that he was king, He was
iUuud, "Not guilty, hS having been IN
sans " hen he Committed the deed"
He was sent to an insane asylum, and
there ~copined until his death thirty odd
years later.
ABRAHAM LISCULSs DEATH.
The following article Is from the pen Of
Walt Whitman;
The l4lh Of April, 1865, was q pleasant
one throughout the whole land-the moral
atmosphere heiag pleasant, too. The long
storm, 80 dark, 10 IFatriGldaI, full OF blood
aud doubt and gloom wero Overland ended
at lass by the sunrise OF such al absolute
national victory, aud utter breaking down
Of Secession hat We almost doubled our
own senses! Lse hf d c~apitulated beneath
the apple tree OF AppotOmax. The other
armiep, the h4nges OF the revolt, swiftly
followed, y
Out Of all tho affairs Of this world OF
hUh huu pae9lJuI VI lhllulo Nhh hloutAel
and dismay, there had come at last the
confirmed, unoniug sign Of plan, like .
shaft OF pure liRht,-Cf Tightful rule OF
God. But | must not dwell on accessories,
The deed hRslens. The popular afternoon
paper, the Washington Evsning Star, had
scattered all oYer Its third page, d.
Vided among liz advertisements, In .
sensational manner, in u hundred dill.
Ierent places: "The President and
his lady will b. at tho theatre this even.
ing" Lincoln was fond OF the theatre, |
have myself seen him there several times.
| remember thinking how funny 1t was
that be, the leading actor In the greatest
aud stormiest drama known 10 real his.
tory'a stage, through centuries, should Sit
there aud be 20 completely interested and
absorbed in those human jaCkstrawa,
moving about with their silly little ges.
tures, foreign spirit, and flatulent text.
So The day, as say, Was pr0pilious.
Early herbPgs and early flowers were out.
On this occasion the theatre was crowded,
many ladiesin rich and gay costumes, 9th.
cars in their uniforms, many well known
Citi2enR, young folks, the usual magnet,
ism Of 10 many people, cheerful with per.
music Of ViOliDs and flutes, and
over all, and gatnrating all. that vast,
vague wonder, "ViCtOFy," the n%stion's
victory, the triumph Of the Union, llling
the Rir, the thought, the seusO, with ex.
hilarstion more than all peifumep.
The President Cpms betimes, and, with
his wife, witnessed the play, from the
stage boxes Of the sCCOEd tier, two
into one, end prolusely drsped
with the national llIg. The acts aud
scenes Of the pieCe,-one OF those singu.
larlY witless compositions, which have at
least the merit Of giving entire relief to u
Audience engaged In mental action or
business eXGitements and cares during the
day, as It makes not the sllghtest call on
either the moral, emotional, tOstheIic or
spiritual nature-a piece, sour American
which, among other ChaTaCt'
srs, 30 called, q Yankee, certainly such q
ono as was never seen or the least like 1t
aver sect In North America, Is introduced
IN England, with a varied tol'de'Tol Of
Ialk, plot, scenery, and such phantasma.
Soria as goes to make up a modern popular
progressed through perhaps
couple oil its acts, when In the midst OF
His comedy, or tragedy, or D%on.BuGh, or
whatever 1t Is 10 be called, and 10 Offset or
in,rh 1t out, as II IN NATURES and the great
muses. moCkerY oIthese poor mimS,comes
interpolated that scene, not really or x
aCtly to be described at all (ior On the
many hundreds who were there It seems
to this hour to have LETT little but a pass.
ing BLUR, q dream, q blotch) and
yet partially to BIZ described as | now pro.
coed TO give 1t.
There is a sCene In the play represent.
ing a modern parlor, In which two unpre.
Cedented English ladies are informed by
the unprecedented and impossible Yankee
that he Ia not q man Of fortune. and there.
fore undesirable Tor marriage. catching
purposes; lsf.er which, the comments
being flushed THO dramatic trio make
exit, leaving the stage clpar for q moment.
There was u pause, q hush as II wero. AT
this period zane the murder Of Abraham
Lincoln. Great IS that was with all It's
manifold train CirCling round It, and
stretching into the future for many q cen.
tury, In the politics, history, art, &c, OF
the New World, In point OF Tact the main
thing, the actual murder, tranBpired with
the quiet simplicity Of any Gommonest
oCCurrenCe-ths bursting Of q bud or pod
In the grown Of vegetation, for instance.
Through the general hum following the
stage pause, with the change Of positions,
&C., came the mulled sound OF a pistol
shot, which npt ons hpndredlh part Of
the audience heard at the tilAs-And yet o
moments sh-Bomehow, sirely q vague,
startled thrill-snd then, through the or.
usmented, drspetied, starred and striped
.spScs.wHy Of the Presidents box, a sud.
den figure, q man taises hipself With
hands and feet, stands . moment on the
railing, leaPs beIOy to the stage Ia distanCe
Of PERHAPS tonrtepn or kiteen ieot,) falls
oit Of position, catching bis ioot.hhUl In
the Coplous drGpsry (tle American lg)
falls on ono knee, quickly RECEIVERS him.
self, rises as II nothing had happened
(he really sprains his ankle, but unfelt
thenl-and 80 the figure, Booth, the mur.
dsrst, dressed N pl4tn 3lScF broad cloth,
taVan hair. and lila pvEa lila aotnn p,aJ