Year: 1865

A WEEK OF MoURNING.-Then news
of the assassination of President Lincoln
reached Elkton about % o'clock on Satur-
day morning last. The whole community
was shocked at The announcement it was
hard for many to realize that such a horrid
crime had been committed in the capital of
the nation. Almost every countenance wore
the impress of sadness. The loyal portion
OF the community in addition to their great
respect for him as President, loved the man
to an unusual degree while many of those
in sympathy with the Rebels and their cause.
had, since the fall of Richmond and the sur
render of Lee, become satisfied that their
friends would fare better at the hands of Mr..
Lincoln than any other loyal man. There
fore, they were particularly respondent at
the event.


On Sunday morning the pulpit and altar
of the NJ. E. Church appeared tastefully
draped in mourning. The services were par.
ticularly solemn; and when Rev. Mr. Kurtz
REFERRED in his prayers, to the murder of the
President there were few dry eyes in the
house, while many persons sobbed aloud
In the Episcopal church, also, the event was
teelingly referred to by the Rev. Mr. Mitchell.


Tuesday afternoon the Town Commission.
ers held special meeti.g, and passed reso-
lutions of respect to the memory of the late
President, and recommended the citizens to
display some badge of mourning from their
houses for thirty days, close their places of
business between II and o'clock, and that
the bells of the town be toled between those
hours, on Wednesday, the day of the obse-
quies of the President. These recommenda-
tions were followed by the citizens very gem
orally. The court house and offices, banking
house, depot, high school, public school and
depot buildings were draped in mourning,
while large majority Of the private houses
displayed some sign of respect and sorrow.
All places of business were closed during the
hours named; the bells were tolled; and in
the silence that rcgned the boom of the
heavy minute guns of Fort Delaware could
be distintly heard. The town presented the
appearance of Sabbath day. The heart of
the people was deeply touched; all classes
and conditions felt that the nation had lost a
noble man. Services appropriate to the
occasion were held in the Methodist, Pres
byterian and Episcopal churches, and very
generally attended by the citizens of the
town and surrounding country.


The great mass of the loyal people, while
they bewail the calamity, true to the charac-
ter of the American freemen, Immediately
received relief through their faith that it will
turn out for our good that by the bloody
act the Nervousness of treason is more plain.
ly shown, and that the blood of this MARTYR
to liberty will heal all differences between
loyal men, and cement more firmly the bond
of a common union against all foes to Amer-
can liberty. The fact that the curse has
gone forth against and rests upon the people
who have for so many years committed the
sin OF keeping race in bondage, producing
the long list of evils that necessarily follow
in the train of slavery; and that the crime
has to be properly atoned for, is slowly but
surely taking hold on the popular heart
Each event in our history as nation i'm
presses it deeper on the hearts of the people.
Therefore, while they mourn the loss of their
President, they do not despond of the well
fare ofthe Republic; but bracing themselves
under the heavy load, on all sides is heard
expressed the determination to assist in per-
forming the work which is becoming clearer
every day. They feel the rod and will obey
its teachings.