Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11
morning. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

morning. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
MONDAY, April g. 1865.
THE LATEST!
War Department. II noon.
Ma or General Dix:
The following official confirmation of the
capture of Richmond and announcing that
the city is on fire has just been received by
this department.
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CITY POINT. Va. April 8. 1865, II a. m.
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Gen. Weitzel telegraphed as follows:
I'VE took Richmond at s:15 this morning.
I captured many guns. The enemy left in
great haste. The city is on fire in one
place. and making every effort to put it out.
The people received US with enthusiastic
expressions Of joy
General Grant started early this morning
with army toward the Danville road to cut
off Lees retreating army If possible.
President Lincoln has gone to the front.
T. S. BOWERS, A. A. G.
MONDAY. April 3, 1865.
THE NEWS-THE GLORIOUS NEWS.
AS we write Washington city is in such
blaze Of excitement and enthusiasm as we
never before witnessed here in any ap-
proachable degree.
The thunder of cannon: the ringing of
bells; the eruption of flags from every
window and housetop;. the shouts of en-
thusiastic gatherings Of the streets. all echo
the glorious reports. RICHMOND is
OURS!
Inc hrst announcement of the fact made
by Secretary Stanton in the War Depart
ment building caused a great stampede of
the employees of that establishment to the
street, where their pentup enthusiasm had
chance for vent in cheers that would as
suredly have lifted the roof from the build
ing had they been delivered with such vim
inside.
The news, caught up and spread by a
thousand mouths, caused almost a general
suspension from business, and the various
newspaper offices, especially, were beseiged
with excited crowds.
SALUTE
A salute Of 800 guns-three In honor Of the
fall of Petersburg and five in honor of the
capture of Richmond-was fired from the
corner of 14th and NJ streets by order Of the
War Department by Batteries E and F of
the I'd United States Artillery, and Battery
H of the 14th Pennsylvania Artillery, from
Camp Barry, under the direction of Brig.
Gen. Hall. ar
A salute of 100 guns was also fired from
the battery on the navy yard wharf.
INCIDENTS ABOUT Town
Numbers Of persons chartered whatever
conveyance was available and set out
through the streets with their vehicles pro-
fusely decked with the American flag and
at this time the avenue is gay with such
carriages; the steam fire Experimentation
the steam fire brigade and the city depart
ment. having along the hook and ladder
truck, being decorated with flags, and the
apparatus of the other companies with
steam on, which they blew on in trium-
plant screams. Is
After o'clock. without any arrangement,
the scholars In nearly all the public schools
IN the central part OF the city, united en-
tnuslastlcally, singing several of our most
popular national airs. -
Work was suspended at the navy yard
about half-past l and the workmen given a
holiday. The colored population of the
city was particularly administrative, wav-
ing nags. shouting and whooping in the
widest manner. =
At the court house, when the news was
received. 1t created quite an excitement,
anu the Two courts then in session-the Cir
cult Chlef Justice Cartier, and the Crimi-
nal. Judge Olin-were Immediately declared
adjourned until tomorrow. In the Levy
Court of Washington county the bill i'm
posing taxes for the current year was under
consideration. when an extra was an
nounced. The members Immediately dis
PEELED all thoughts of monetary affairs and
adjourned to next Monday
The teachers of the public schools dis
missed their scholars. who. as they wendell
their way to their homes. gave vent to
their feelings in various ways.
The flags OF the various hospitals were
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