MONDAY, Airtill : 17, 465. ©UR PRESENT PRESIDENT. ffi® this life $k v twenty'-two minutes past seven O’clock on the morning of last Saturday, has left behind him a stainless nanje, •which jurist forever be remembered "With .gratitude and affection by this Tfeople/ The epithet *Mck had upon his first entry to the Presidential mansion been affixed to that name ip scorn and derision, has long since become the honest and justi -fiable expression of the popular love. He -waß emphatically tie “ father” of the Feo ■ple. That “fattier” has died a Martyr to the preservation of the Union for his children. His record in our history will be as clean and white as that of Qeobgb Washington. His name will only stand •second to and at no great distance from that of r Urn whose enduring courages persistent patience, and selfless patriotism first made us a growing Nation : among the Nations of the earth. But the loss which we have sustained— the Mss of Abbaham Lincoln, that good and great man —is one which had been de termined upon by God. It is—we say this with reverence, but unhesitatingly—to serve God’s purpose that he has been taken ri JlrQigpS. A sterner and less gentle hand s'mayf'iit this juncture have been required to J fake hold of the reins of Government. His Excfellency Andrew Johnson, in augurated as Vice President of these States on the same day that Abbaham Lincoln a second time took the Oath of Office, now occupies the foremost place upon this continent. Some two weeks since the forces of the Bebellion were compelled to evacuate Pe tersburg, by thecrushing defeats which they had recently sustained and the advance of Gen. Shbbman into North Carolina. ' A few days after, we received intelligence of the flight from Richmond of the leaders of the rebellion with the rebel General Lbe and his whole army. On Sunday week the surrender of Gen. Lbe and all his forces to Lieut. Gen. Gbant, by whose superb military ability ■and unequalled combinations this war has been brought, so rapidly, close upon its ter mination, came to hand ; and on Monday morning was very generally announced by the press. The night of last Friday, at the end of Lent, our late President, Abraham Lin coln, perished by the dastardly hand of a miserable assassin—it is generally believed John Wilkes Booth —thus sealing by his Martyrdom that great series of success and victory which has been accomplished, under Providence, through his agency. Upon Saturday, at 11 o’clock, Andrew Johnson took the Oath of Office’ at his rooms in the Kirkwood House. Several of the leading statesmen thdfin Washington were present, as well as most of the mem bers'of the Cabinet. . It was administered to him by; Chief Justice Chase. ;-V. " Accepting gravely and earnestly the so lemn responsibilities which devolved upon, him', he made the following brief but im pressive speech: “ The duties of the office are mine. I will perform them. The con sequences are with God, Gentleipen, I Shall lean upon you. I feel that I shall heed your support. lam deeply impressed, with the solemnity of the occasion and the re sponsiriilflifis of the offide I ain assutn -1316 vigor exhibited, in these few' Words wui go. far to satisfy even those of the opposite party to oursetyea in politics, who, although reasonable men, have strongly deprecated the chance of his being called to the official situation he now holds, as the actual Head 6f this Government. Thq sense of his duties which the first words' betray is a guarantee to ourselves that he will conscientiously en deavor completely to fulfil the duties which Providence has imposed upon him. He accepts the task of conducting this sad but necessary war with the rebellious States," now almost closed, to a speedy termina tion. He also accepts the grave and more onerous duty imposed upon him, by the reconstruction of the government of the re bellious States, with a full and complete sense of the responsibilities which attend any man who might have been called to the Government of this People at so mo : mentous a period in its history. That he does not intend very widely to differ from the policy pursued -by Abbaham Lincoln, in discharging the duties of his office, may be inferred from the fact that almost inane ' diately after he had taken the Oath he met the heads of the different Depart ments at the Treasury Building, and an nounced to them that “ he desired to retain the present Secretaries of Departments as his Cabinet, and that they could go on and discharge their respective duties in the same manner as before the deplorable event that had changed the head of the Govern ment” —Mr. William Hcnteh having been appointed Acting Secretary of State during the temporary disability of Mr. Se ward and Ms son, Frederick W. Sbwabd, the Assistant Secretary. This, his first step after his Inauguration, indicates, as we firmly believe, that the policy of the present President of the United States will • be the same as that of him who has been, called so suddenly from the duties of his position by the will of Providence. Its action wilPin -all probability be conducted with a greater vigor, and a sterner and more decided course be followed with re gard to the leading agents in the Bebellion. At the same time, we feel convinced that Justice will be tempered with Mercy. We do not presume to indicate to him our wish that this should be so. It is an (Offensive act, and one which violates every ■sense of decorum, to endeavor in any way ■to bias the action ndw, and in this ■office, untried President. Simply from his own words and imme diate action,, we point out to the People what he gives them reason to expect from him. ' There are grave and most serious ques tions looming before us. Prominent among these, is the future of the emancipated Ne gro and man of color when this bloody and atrocious Kebellion shall be finally closed. Of scarcely less importance is the state of . our national Finances, and the means •which will have to be adopted to pay off the expenses of the war, which we confi dently anticipate seeing soon terminated. . And another .vital question will almost im anediately arise, touching our Foreign Yelicy and the line of conduct which we shall have to adopt towards those Powers who have given an underhanded yet de cided support to the Rebellion. On all these questions the present President will be almost unhampered by the action of the preceding one. It wi ll be for bim to de <dde upon, and to follow out the course of which will be most consistent with the future growth prosperity of the Nation. As we. have already said, it would violate every sense of decorum were we to endeavor to bias the action of Andrew Johnson by pointing out to him the desire, or laying befolre him the wishes which we believe are now felt by all consistent Unionists. He has been.summoned by the Will of Providence to the Presidency of the .United Its hand has been so singularly stretched out over this People in the last four years— may we not’ say, since we first began to tread the Path of Empire ? —it has so singu larly guided our counsel and strengthened our arms, that we confidently express our conviction that it has chosen the right man to fill the rigit place. We most cordially recommend the consideration of his Inau gural Speech, »and his first act in assuming his present position, to the country. By these, it will see that it was no unjas. tifiable desire for a new man that induced this People to elect him.Yice President,- with the little expected possibility of his being called by the death of Abbaham Lincoln to fill the Presidential chair. Knowing him as we do, although filled: with the deepest regret and sorrow by the sudden and cruel death of the great and good man whom he succeeds, we hail his accession with a profound r belief that he will prove an able successor to him whom we have lost. And we feel confident, that’ on his retirement, whether by death, or the close of the Presidential term, from his present exalted position, we shall be able to say that anothef “ gbeat and good man ” Will have added his name* to the number; of those Presidents who have a right to be thus registered in the history of our country. TBE 1/ATJK PRESIDENT. The sobriquet oi “ Honest Abb Lincoln,” expressing the popular opinion of the late President’s leading characteristic, was well bestowed. If ever a public.man were honest, it was Mr. Lincoln. His integri ty was above all challenge, all suspicion. "There never was a publicist more wholly free from guile.. His action upon any question, or part of a question, could be predicated, almost unerringly, from the public knowledge of his transparent cha racter. He meant what he said. He was superior to all the glozing arts which too often attach themselves to diplomacy and statesmanship.' He was above the misera ble ingenuity of making “the worse ap pear the better reason.”’ He was delibe rate, sometimes even slow, perhaps, in ar riving at a conclusion, hut when he did he adhered steadily to it, for it then was a con viction within his heart. He was persist ent as well as consistent; never violent but always in earnest. A sincere lover of truth, he was open, frank, communicative in his conversation, for he had nothing to conceal. Candid himself he loved can dor in otheMnen; the path to his attention, esteem, and confidence was the straight line of probity and truth. Emphatically, indeed, Abbaham Lincoln was God’s no blest work, ah honest man. Self-made, beyond any citizen who had previously attained the curule dignity, Mr. Lincoln might fairly be taken, and was taken by contemporary rulers and states men abroad, as personally representing the. American character. He sprung from the people, and never forgot that he did. To a great extent he was self-taught—picking up what he knew in the after hours between bodily labor and , rest, and {hough with little ac cess, in his youth,- to never quitting one until he had fully mastered all tHat it contained.* With one volume he was famili&T from his boyhood—he was a constant student of the Word of God, from his youth upward, and, whatever his sta tiop, never qllqwed % day to pass, with out reading his jßihle. Of this he made no parade, for his religions convictions, deep and sincere, were not paraded by him, at anytime. He did not wear his religion upon his sleeve, as the -Pharisees do, but held it in Ms heart, a lively hope, a con stant solace, a firm faith. His career is well known. His was not a meteoric appearance, “a flash amid dark ness, too brilliant to stay,” but a steady and constantly increasing light, which finally illumined humanity. He com menced Ms career, wMle yet a cMld, by clearing away , the forest on Ms father’s farm in Indiana. Of school education he had little, hut he received it while thus using the axe. When the ’family moved to Illinois, he helped to build their log cabin and split the rails wMch fenced their little holding. After that, as is the fashion, of our Western men, he tried a variety of occupations, and even was a captain of volunteers fluting the Black Hawk war, when he was twenty-three years old. Finally, he studied law, while engaged as assistant to a land surveyor, and did his work well. When twenty-five years old he was elected to the State Legislature, and was thrice re-elected. In 1807 he was admitted to the bar, and practised at Springfield, where his influence with juries made Mm a leading advocate. He was elected to Congress, and took Ms seat in December, 1847, giving various votes which showed how decidedly he was opposed to Slavery.. He took Ms line, there and then, and never left it. He had become of so much importance in Illinois that he was placed in candidature for the United States SenatorsMp, to which the Demo cratic Legislature elected General Shields. He mainly helped to elect Judge Tbtjm btjll as successor to General Shields. In 1856 he was, presented by the Illinois' delegation to the Republican National Con vention as candidate for the Vice-Presi dency. Two yeare later he ran against Mr. Douglas for the Senatorship, and was defeated, but exMbited so much ability, Bbrewdness, tact, and .force as . a public speaker during that contest, that hia nomi nation at CMcagoin May, 1860, as candi date for the Presidency, was undoubtedly the result of Ms previous defeat by Mr. Douglas. In his whole career Mr. Lin coln ever went forward—persevering, able, self-confident, and faithful to the princi ples which literally grew with Ms growth and stren’gthened with his strength. His strongest national conviction was that Slavery was not compatible with the honor of tMs country, nor with humanity itself. In Congress, sixteen years before he was elected President, he voted for the reception of anti-slavery petitions, for abolishing the “peculiar institution” in the District of Columbia, and. for proMbit ing slavery in California. He introduced a plan for compensating unwilling slave owners from the public treasury, as had been done by the British .Parliament in 1834. But he was opposed, then andafter' to harsh measures for putting Slavery down, and Ms first inaugural address expressly declared so. During his term of office, it is true, Slavery was annihilated, but tMs was the consequence of the very re bellion which was Organized to maintain it. The time and the occasion finally ar rived when the abolition of Slavery became as politic as it undoubtedly was just, and Mr, Lincoln did not .shrink from doing hiS duty. S e was fortunate, also, in living to see his national policy successful, by the virlnal defeat of the rebellion and the cer tainty of the country being re-united. He has perished in the prime of his life' and the fulness of his fame, the victim of the same fanaticism which created the rebel lion, but no . public man—not even .Wash ington himself—has ever left a purer po litical and personal record. His epitaph might truly be : “ Pbacb to his abhbb—Hb hath sbbvbd Man- XIKD.” This man, resolute in doing his duty, pos sessed as kind a heart as ever beat. Faith ful and loving in his domestic relations, he was gentle and courteous ■ to all. who came into his society. Without doubt, few pub lic men were so constantly worked as Mr. Lincoln, during the whole time he was in office. Our President governs, wMle, for the most part, foreign sovereigns merely reign, their responsible Ministers ma naging all the details. But Mr. Lin coln had to give audience to almost innumerable persons, to receive .solici tations, to read recommendations, and testimonials, to compare conflicting claims, and to do that, personally, which is done elsewhere by Ministers and their secreta ries and clerkß. Few quitted Mm with out being charmed by Ms quick intel ligence and bis frank courtesy l His good temper appeared unconquerable; nothing ever seemed to ruffle it, not even the per sistency wi{h which unreasonable persons would frequently urge untenable claims for them sfelves or friends. He was a very agreeable conversationist, often seasoning his discourse with quips and faeetim, and fond of illustrating a fact or an argument by some apt anecdote or quo tation, ever “ witMn the limits of becoming mirth.” , His manners were plain and sim ple, and, therefore, unaffectedly courteous and even captivating. He looked you in the eye, like the true man he was, and ever delighted to meet men as frank and simple as himself. Among Ms many virtues, his clemency was eminent. The requirements of discipline and the stern- necessity of war brought many persons under punishment) more or less severe, and, in numerous in stances, Mr. Lincoln, when his duty al lowed him, kindly forgave the offender, and thereby, we are sure, enabled him to. begin a new and better career. f ■ -.v Mr. Lincoln’s intellect was strong-arid clear. He had read, not nfuch but well, and Ms favorite books were historical. His oratory was a thing of itself—expressive, lucid, and masculine. In this it resembled Ms writing, bat the spoken was usually better than the written production. What ever he expressed, it was honest and sin cere. No DOUBLE MEANING COULD jSE DE TECTED IN IT. , Lastly, Mr. Lincoln was a Patriot,, in the largest meaning of the word, He lflted ] his country, and was proud of whole soul was devoted to the high pur pose of maintaining that Union which had made her, in a wonderfully brief time, the greatest empire in, the world. And now, because of his Patriotism, he lies cold in death. But the cause which he maintained cannot perish with this great and good man, at once its Champion and its Martyr. A nation mourns over its loss, and History will write his name with a pencil of light upon her imperishable page. • An Anacbbonibm.—Errors of the press are some times very amusing. In the Philadelphia Inquirer of Saturday we find the following: “Lord Pal. merston replied that the Government respeoted tfb Pope personally very much,.but for him to come to England would be both an anacreonlsin and a selo olsm.” ’ I t Is to (be presumed that anachronism was the. word used 1 NORTH CAROLINA. FOBWAKI) MOVEMENT OF SHERMAN ON THE 10th. Washington, April is.—sellable Information has been received here from Goldsooro to the 10th Instant. General Sherman started from Goldsboro early on the morning of the 10th, moving on Raleigh. There was no fighting, except the usual skirmishing. It was General Sherman’s expectation that he would roach Raleigh In four days. Ball; communication will be kept np with the army, and the railroad will be repaired at once. THB HAST BBBBXt BAM BBSTROYBD. Nuw Yobs, April 15 —On Friday night last the Federal pickets above Plymouth, N. 0., on the Roanoke river, gave warning to the land and naval forces at that place that the long-looked-for rebel ram Roanoke, which had been lying at Halifax for some months past, was coming down the river, at last. ' . All preparations were made to receive her. She arrived at the Point about midnight, but the rebels had abandoned her, set her on fire, and turned her adrift, and when shereaohed the obstructions in the river, above Plymouth, she sank, being burned to the water’s edge. Thiels the last rebel ram. The stock has rnn out. CONPIBMATION 09 THB HOVBMBXT 09 SHBBXA,*. Fobtbebs Monbob, April 14—By an . arrival here to. day, from Wilmington, N. C., Intelligence Is received that General Sherman’s army vacated Goldsboro last Monday, and took the line of march northward again. A large amount of supplies haveheen sent through the Dismal Swamp Canal in barges and around the capes In steamers for the use of his army. The anchorage place for the vessels Is In toe vicinity of Roanoke Island, at whieh place they will await the orders of General Beekwith, General Sherman’s chief commissary. The steamer George Leery, from City Point, brings fifty-one bearers of captured battle flags, with their , trophies, Including several beautiful State flags. RICHMOND. An Order By General Ord—lts Happy Effect. REBEL STRAGGLERS OFFERED PAROLES. LRIE NOT GONE SOUTH. GENERAL NEWS—ORDER Mo. 9. Washington, April IS.—Major General Ord has Issnedan order addressed to the people of Richmond and its vicinity, stating that no difficulty will be made In admitting them to bring marketing to that city. They are invited to eommenoe their ordinary traffic at once, and are assured of protection In passing to and fro within the lines of the United States farces. The citizens of Richmond and shop keepers and others are also requested to resume their ordinary avocations as speedily as possible. It is the wish and Intention of the military authori ties to protect all good and peaceable olttzens, and to restore In as great a measure as may to practi cable the. former prosperity of the Oity. No Mo lestation by soldiers or others will be allowed to any who are engaged in peaceful pursuits. Gentlemen who arrived here from Richmond to day say that this order has already had the most happy effect, the citizens being enoonraged to re sume their vacations in the full assurance of pro teotlon. Another order has been Issued by Gen. E. O. O. Ord, which 1b as follows: “ All officers and soldiers of the Army of North ern Virginia, who were not present at the surrender of that army by Gen, Robert E. Lee, at Appomat tox Court House, on the 9th of April, 1866, are here by Informed that the terms of capitulation are ex tended to them, and that they can at once avail themselves of the same by coming within the lines of the United States forces, at or near Richmond, laying down their arms and receiving their pa roles.” The gentleman who communicated the above In formation says that General Lee did not, after the surrender, repair to North’Oarollna, hut has been remaining at Appomattox Court House to carry out the terms of the capitulation. It Is supposed that he Is by this time In Rlohmond, General Grant having extended to him the courtesy of an escort of one hundred cavalry. . The best possible good leeling exists between these two generals. The people of Virginia are gradually res inning their former business relations, and all regard the war as practically at an end. Nothing deanlte lias recently been heard In Bichmond respecting Johnston’s army, but It Is the general Impression that It will either be disbanded or will melt away by desertions, provided a spirit to conciliate the discordant ele. monti be manifested. A wise policy to min bach the people generally as loyal fellow-oltlsens Is re garded as of the utmost Importance at this juncture of our a [Tatra, and henoe the tone of the Northern press is highly appreciated by all calm and reflect ing Southern oltlzenß. ' The Elobmond Whig of Saturday lays that Colo nel I*oomls, assistant special Treasury agent, ts expected In that city every day with instructions, v THE TEESS.-PHILADELPHTA: MONDAY, APRIL 17,j_86g. and that, until he arrives and confers with General Grant, no oaptured property, coming nndor the act of Congress authorizing the Treasury to take charge of It, will be permitted to bo removed from its pre sent place or. deceit; Libby Prison contained, yesterday, upwards Of 3,000 Cor federate prisoners—military, political, and Ctrl I—but they are being released as. fast as the papers necessary to their, conditions of release oan be made out. We learn that Captain Robert Ould, Confederate Commissioner of Exchange; Lieut. Colonel We. H. Hatch; Assistant President Bullooh, of the South ern Express Company * and H, A. Hamilton, the agent, were captured within General Grant’s lines driving In a wagon, they having driven Into the lines by mistake. Upon discovering their, error they surrendered* The prisoners were brought to Richmond under a guard, and won liberated, on parole, on Thursday morning.. All prisoners of war aro aent direct Richmond 'to City Point,as soon as' received. None but citi zens, prisoners, and civilians, are delivered here, and so rapidly are they taking the oath that the blank forms have run out, being used faster than they oan bo supplied by the printer. The following 1b Lee’s farewell address to the Army or Northern Virginia: Headquarters Army or Northern Virginia, April 10,1865, gbhbralohdrr, no. 9. After four years of arduous servtoe. marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern VlrglDla has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell tbe survivors of so mauynard.fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result from no-distrust of them; but feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish Dotting that could compensate Tor the less that would nave attended the continuation of the con test, I have determined to avoid the useless sacri fice of those whose past services have en deared them to tbelr countrymen. By the terms of agreement, officers and men can return, to their homes, and remain there until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that pro ceeds from tbe consciousness oi duty faithfully per formed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessings and protection. Withsn unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful re membrance of your kind and generous considera tion of myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell. R. E. Lee, General. VKRf LATEST NEWS. Further Particnlars ©f *he Death of the Presidc|t. THE CHARACTER OF BIS WOUNDS AND THE BANNER OFHIS DEPARTURE. Big last Acts those of Pence find or Ser- view to the Gimatry, -THE FEELING OP THE COUNTRY' ON HIS MURDER. SORROW AHD (HOOK OYER: All THR MHD, Canada in Our Boar of Trial Extends THE MURDERER ESCAPED—NO TIDINGS of his Whereabouts. THE CONSPIRACY THE FRUIT OF THE STUDY OF YEARS. Honors to tbe Remains of the President. THE FUNERAL TO TAKE, PLACE ON OUR NJtW PRESIDENT AND HIS POLICY. . PREBIDRJIT LINCOLN'S I,AST OFFICIAL ACT. • Baltimore, April is.—President Lincoln,, on- Friday evening, directed commissions to be' Issued to the following named persons, to fill the Federal offices in Baltimore city: x. Collector of the Port of Baltimore—Hon. E. H. Webster, of Harford county, and member of Con gress. ' Naval officer, Samuel M. Evans, of Baltimore oity; postmaster, Gen. Andrew B. Deneson,.of Bal timore city; Edington Fulton, of Baltimore oity; naval agent, Dr. Thos. King Carroll, of Dorchester county. United States Marshal—James M. Clayton, Ignited States District Attorney— W. J. Jones; of Cecil county. r ' 1 ‘ Appraisers—Gen. Robert‘m. Proud, of Baltimore city; Anderson, Of Washington county; Tho mas Smith, of Frederick county. The selootlon of the above named officers is said to have been one of the last Official acta of the la; mented President. THE ASSABSIHB EXPORTED TO BE ESCAPING TO CANADA, War Drp’t, Provost Marshal’s Bureau, Washington, April 18—9.40 A.M. It is believed that the assassins of the President and Secretary Seward.are attempting to OBcape to Canada. You will make a careful aqd thorough examination of all perßons attemptlng to cross from the United States into Oanada, attest -all suspicions persons. The most vigilant scrutiny on your .part, and the force at your disposal, Is de manded. A description of the .parties supposed to be implicated In the murder .will be telegraphed you to-day. But in the meantime bo active in pre venting the crossing of any Suspicious persona. By order of the Secretary of War. / N. L. Jbffbhs, Brevet Brigadier General, Acting Provost Marshal Generali THB LOCALITY OF THE PRESIDENT’S WOUND—ITS EFFECT AND PARTICULARS—THB PRESIDENT'S Washington, April 15.—T0-day Surgeon Gene, ral Barnes, Dr. Stone, the late President’s family physician, Drs, Crane, Curtis, Woodward, Toff, and other eminent medical men performed an autopsy on the hody of the President. The external ap. pearance of the face was that of a deep black stain about both eyes; otherwise the face was very natu ral. The wound was on the left side of the heas, behind, in a line with and three indhds from thfi left ear. The course or the ball was obliquely forward toward the right eye, crossing the brain obliquely a few Inches behind the eye, where the ball lodged. In the track of the wound were found fragments of bone which had been driven forward by the ball. The ball was found imbedded m the anterior lobe of tbe west hemisphere, of the brain. The orbit plates of both eyes' were the seat of com minuted fracture, and the orbits of the eyes were filled with extravasated blood. The serious Injury of the orbit plates was due to the oontre-ooup, the result of the Intense shook of so large a projectile, fired so closely to the head. The baU was evidently a Derringer, hand-oast, and from which the neck had been clipped. A shavfng of lead had been re moved from the ball In Its passage through thebohes of the skull, and was found-In the orlfloe of the wound. The first fragment of bone was found one and a half inches within the brain, the second and larger fragment about four inches from the orifloe of the wonnd. The ball lay still further In advance. The wound was half an inch in diameter. The cor. fin of the President measures In the dear six ieet six inches, and is eighteen . Inches across* the breast. . ' 'k-jjfc THB OBSEQUIES OP THB LATH POBSIDENT. Washington, April 16.—The corpse of the late President has been laid cutin the room known as the guests’ room, In tbe northwest wing of the White House. It Is dressed in the suit of black clothes worn by him at his last Inauguration. A placid smile rests upon the features, and the deceased seems to be In a calm sleep. White flowers have been placed upon the pillow and over the breast. The corpse of the President will be laid in state in the east room on Tuesday, In order to give the public an opportunity, to see once more the features of him they loved so well. Preparations ate being made to that end under the supervision of uphol. Btererß. The catafalque upon which the body will regt is to be placed in. the south pfcrt of the east room, and Is somewhat similar in style to that used on the occasion of the death of Har rison. Steps will be placed at the side to* enable the public to get a perfect view face. The catafalque will be lined with fluted white satin, and on the entside it will be covered with black olotb and kirk velvet. It is understood that the funeral of President Lincoln will take place on Thursday next. The Rev. Dr, Gurley, of New Ybrk-avenue Preßbyterlan Church, where the President and his family have been accustomed to .worship, will doubtless be the officiating clergyman. The re-' mains will be temporarily deposited-in h vault of tbe Congressional Cemetery, and hereafter will be taken to Mr. Lincoln’s home at Springfield, Illi nois. The funeral car, which Is being prepared for the occasion, is to be a magnifiaent affair. It is to be built on a hearse body, the extreme length to be fcuiteen feet, Tbe bod; of the car. will be covered with black doth, from whloh will hang large fes toons of oloth, the sides and ends gathered and fas tened by-darge rosettes of white and black satin over bows of White and black velvet. The bed of the car on which the coffin will rest 'will be eight feet from tbe ground, In order to give a full view ol tbe coffin, and <Wer this will rise a canopy, the sup port of whlok will be draped with black doth and velvet. The top of the oar will be decorated with plumes, and tbe oar will be drawn by six or eight horses, each led by a groom. The pickets encircling thiß city, on Friday night, to prevent the escape-of the parties who murdered the President and attempted to kill Secretary Seward and his sons, were fired upon at several points by concealed foes. Arrests of parties charged with tbe offence will be promptly made. A number of rebel officers, who arrived here this morning by the mall beat from City Feint, asked permission to take the oath of allegiance, whloh request was not granted for tbe present, and they were committed to the Old Capitol. SPECIAL HBBTIHG OP THB CABINET. A speoiai meeting of the Cabinet has been In pro ■ traded session this forenoon at the’Treasury De partment. TBS XrSDSSBB NOT ABBSSTBO. Dp to this time,"4 F. M., it has not been ascer tained that the assassin of the President has. been captured. This miamlng, at the New York-avenue Presby terian Church, which Mr. Lincoln’s family at tended, a orowd of persons assembled, anticipating that the pastor, Bev. P. D, Guriev, D. Di, would make some allusion to the great national calamity. The pulpit and the choir opposite, with the late President’s pew, were draped liunournlng. THB PLOT TO HUBBUB. THB WBOLB CABINET, Tjie Star extra says : “ Developments have been made within tbe past twenty.four hours, showing conclusively the existence of adeep laid plot bn the part of a gang of conspirators, Including mimbets ol the order of Knights of the Golden Circle, to murdei Her Sympathy. WEDNESDAY. THB CON6PIBAOY, president Lincoln and his Cabinet. We have reason to believe that Secretary Seward received, several months since, an tnUmailon Irom Europethat some thing of a very desperate eharaoter was to transpire at Washington, and it la mors than probable that the Intimation had reference to this plot of assassi nation.” OKHBBAI ORDER OE THE SECRETARY OW THE NAVY— ANNOUNCEMENT QP THE DEATH ON THE PRESIDENT. Washington, April 16.—The Secretary oP-tbs Navy baa Issued the following general order : Navy Department, Washington, April Iff. Tbe Department announces, with profound scr row, to the officers and men of the Navy and Ma. rine Corps, tbe. death of Abraham Lincoln, late President of the United States—stricken down by the hand of an assassin en the evening of the 14th Instant, when surrounded by his family and friends. He lingered a few hours after receiving the fatal bullet, and died at seven o’clock and twenty-two minutes this morning. A grateful people had given their willing confi dence to tbe patriot and statesman, under whose wise and successful administration the nation was just emerging from the civil strife which for four years has afflicted the land, when the terrible calamity fell upon the country. To him our grati tude was justly due, for to Mm, under God, more then to any other person, are we entitled for the Successful vindication of the integrity of the Union end the malntenanoe of the power of the Republic. The officers of the navy and marine oorps will, as a manifestation of their respect for the exalted cha raeter, eminent; position, and inestimable public services of tbelr late President, and as an Indica tion of their sense of the calamity which the coun try has sustained, wear the usual badge or moirtn ing for six.months. The Department further dlreots that upon the day following the reaeipt of this order the com mandants of squadrons, navy yards, and stations will direct the ensign of every vessel In their several commands to be hoisted at half-mast, and a gun to be fired every half hour, beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset. The flags of the several navy yards and marine barracks will also be hoisted at half-mast. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. MEETING OE SENATORS. Washington, April 16.— Senators Foot, of Yer . mont, and Yates, and ex-Representative Arnold, of DliiSols. have issued a notice requesting, members of the Senate and House of Representatives, who are in Washington, to meet at the reception room of the Senate, to-morrow, with a view to -consider what action the; will take in relation to the funeral ceremonies or the late President of the United "■states. STATE PROCEEDINGS. General Ogelsby, of Illinois, today received by telegraph the proceedings of the meeting at spring field on Saturday,without distinction of party, and the names of the gentlemen comprising the commit tee to escort the remains of President Ltnooln to the capital of. that State. Last night a meeting Of citizens of lowa, to the number of about Sixty, was held in this city. Governor Stone, .of lowa, pre sided, and delivered a short address with reference to recent events, and remarks were also made by other gentlemen, when resolutions were adopted expressive of their sorrow at the-death of the President, and their sympathy with Secretary Se ward in his afflictions, and of their confidence In the patriotism, courage, and ability of President John son for the faithful discharge of the duties now de volving upon Mm. Governor Stone, during the proceedings, stated that he had just had a long conversation with Pre sident Johnson in regard to Ms policy as Chief Ma gistrate, In which the latter said that while bo would deal kindly and leniently with the mass'of the people of the South, and the rank and file of their army, regarding them, as he did, merely as the.vio tims and sufferers of the rebellion, he would heverthA less be careful not to pursue any policy wMoh would prevent the Government from visiting condign pun ishment on the guilty authors of the rebellion,; The President regarded as due to the loyal people of the country and to the memory of the thousands of brave men who have of the Union during this struggle. and ,to ; of justice and freedom throughout'-the-world, that treason shall still be regarded as’the highest crime under tbe Constitution and flgg, and that treason shall be . rendered infamous.for all time to oome. While he held these sentiments, he should endeavor so to act ’ aa'lp gain the confidence of the deceived apd be* trhyed masses of the Southern people, regarding them as ,the proper material for reconstructing thoineurgent States, and restoring them to their proper-relations to the Government, He would neither recognize nor hold official communication with those whojfiad occupied official stations in or acknowledged the sovereignty!)! the rebel Govern ment. For four years he had fought the rebellion with all the energy of Ms character. He will knew tbe terrible outrages to which loyal citizens In the South had been subjected, and it was his determi nation to act In such a manner as would best pro- ' tect Individual rights and vindicate the character of the Government. He expresseddeep sympathy with the betrayed and deluded masses ol the South, earnestly desiring tbelr return to their allegiance to the Government and the restoration of their former peaceand prosperity. • .Governor Stone expressed himself highly gratified with these views of the President, and predicted that the expectations of the true friends of the coun try would he fully realized in the wisdom, firmness; and patriotism wMch would characterize President . Jobnson’s administration, and that, the sentiments - ottered by him will find an earnest response In the people of the great West. . ' NARROW ESCAPE OE REBELS IN WASHINGTON, General, Paine, a rebel officer, and tils two adju t&nts and an orderly sergeant were captured ia Yir* fttola yesterday, and were this afternoon brought Washington. As they passed throughtae city thousands, of exoited citizens followed them, evi dently supposing that they were In some way con nected with the late assassination, and exclaimed, “ Hang them up I” “ hang them I” They w'ere con ducted to the Office of the provost marshal, and after the necessity examination, ordered terbe com mitted to the Old CapltoL They wore brought out the back way, and several companies of the Reserve Corps were ordered to the scene .as a precaution against a riot. The excitement soon after subsided, an announcement having been officially made that those In custody were prisoners of war. ! \ * WASHiNffroN, April 16, THB PEKSTDBNT FOREWARNED. weeks slnoe ascertained from per sonal friends of the late President that he. had re celvedseyeral private letters, warning him that an attempt would probably be made upon his life, but to these he did hot seem to attach much, if buy, Im portance.’ It has always been thought that he was not sufficiently careful of his Individual! safety, especially in his late vlßit to Virginia. It Is known that on frequent occasions he would start from the Executive mansion, at the Soldiers’ Home, without the usual cavalry escort, but the latter often hur- Sedan d overtook him bo loro he had proceeded far on sis journey, it has always been understood that this escort was accepted by him only on the importunity of friends as a matter of preoautlon. The President be/ore retiring to bed would, when Important mili tary events were progressing, visit the War Depart ment, generally passing over the dark Intervening ■grounds alone at late hours. On repeated occasions and after the warning letters had been received, several close and Intimate friends, armed for the emergency; were careful that he should not con tinue his visits without their company. For him self, the President seemed to have no fears. The above facts have heretofore been known to tbe writer of this telegram, bnt for prudential reasons ho has not stated them until now. As everything pertaining to the last hours of the President must be interesting to the public, the following Inoldents of the last day of his life' have been obtained from several sources: His son, Captain Robert Lincoln, breakfasted with him on Friday morning, having just returned from the capitulation of Lbb, and the President passed a happy hour listening to all Its. details. While at breakfast he heard that SpeakerCoLPAx was in the house, and sen t word that he wished to Eeejflm immediately in the reception room. He conversed with Mr. Colfax nearly an hour about his future polloy as to the rebellion which he was about to submit to the Cabinet. Afterwards he had an Interview with Mr. Hale, minister to Spain. At eleven Ms Cabinet and General Grant met with him, and in one of the* most satisfactory and import ant Cabinet meetings held slnoe his first Inan gnration the future polloy of the Administration was harmoniously and unanimously agreed on. When It adjourned Secretary Stanton said he felt that the Government was stronger than at any previous period Slnoe the rebellion oommenoed. In the afternoon he had a long and pleasant Inter view with Gen. Ogblsb v, Senator Yateb, and other leading citizens of his State. In the evening Mr. Colfax called again, at his reqnest,and Mr. Abh -hun, of Massachusetts, who presided over the Chi cago Convention of 1160, was present. To them he spoke of Ms visit to Richmond, and when they stated there was much uneasiness at the North while he was at the rebel capital, for fear some traitor might shoot at him, he replied, jocularly, that he would have been alarmed himself if any other person had been President and gone there, but he did not feel In any danger whatever. Conversing on a matter of business with Mr. Abhmun, he made a remark that he saw Mr. A. was surprised at, and immediately, with his well-known kindness of heart, said: “You did not understand me, Ashhun; I did not mean what you inferred, and will takedt all back and apologize for It.” He afterwards gave Mr. Ashhun a card to admit himself and friend early the next morning to converse further about it. THB LAST ACT OF HIS LIFB. Turning to Mr. Colfax he said: “ You are going with Mrs. Lincoln and I to the theatre I hope 1” but Mr. Colfax had other engagements,- expecting to leave the olty the next morning. He then said to Mr. Colfax, “ Senator Scxnbb has the gavel of the Confederate Congress, whloh he got atßfohmond, tohand to the Seeretary of War, but I Insisted then that he must give It to you, and you oan tell him, for me, to bandit, over.” Mr. Ashhun alluded to the gavel whloh he still had, which he used at the Ohleago Convention, and the President and Mrs. Lincoln, who were also In the parlor, rose to go to the theatre. It was half an hour after'the time they had intended to start, and they spoke about, waiting half an hour longer, for the President went with reluotanee, as General GBAHT, who Mid been advertised as well as himself to be there, had gone North, and he did not wish, the people to be disappointed. At the door he stopped and said ; 11 Colfax, do not forget to tell the people In the mining regions, as you pass through them, what I told you this morning about their development when peace oomes, and I will telegraph you at San Franeisoo.” He shook hands with both gentlemen with a pleasant good-bye> and leftthe Executive Mansion never to return to It alive. CONDITION OF THE SEWARDS. Washington, April 15—Midnight. —At ten o’clock, to-night, Secretary Seward was la an ap parently comfortable condition. His son Frede rick remains insensible, with Ims favcsable symp toms than his father. The delicate operation of trepanning the skull was to-day performed upon the latter with success. Seeretary Seward retains his full mental faculties. He to-night wins made aware of the assassination of the strong military guard has been placed around the residences of the Beveral OabiMt offtaer and also the Executive Mansion, , i, -is a. M.—The Sur- Washieoton, April 16— iljo ~ geon speaks favorably of Secretary Seward 8 condi tion this morning. _ Frederick Seward stIH remains unconscious, ma has not opened Ms eyes since . Washington, April Seward appears to be Improving, aod sat up a short tine today. His son Frederick Is stall in a yery orltte&l condition. ABBBBT OF TtOOTH r B STITPATHTZTJBS*. Wasbiwotoh, -Sprit 16',—A. man named O. M- Tomlinson, said to be a clergyman, wa* arrested to-<} B y and held for examination, for openly ae daring that if Johnson pm-sued the- same course as Lincoln he woi#l meet the same fate. Such Is the Indignation amoDg certain classes that arrests of this character seem to become necessary. The New President. THE CEREMONY OE INAUGURATION—HI6-IKBTALLA- TION SPEECH. Wasbington, April IB.—At an early hour this morning the Hon. Edwin-HE. Stanton, Secretary of War, sent an official communication to the Hon. Andrew Johnson, Vloe President, that in conse quence of the sudden and unexpected death of the Chief Magistrate, Ms inauguration should take place as soon as possible, and requesting Mm to state the place and hour at wMch the ceremony should be performed. Mr. Johnson immediately replied that it would be agreeable to him to have the proceedings take place at Ms rooms in the Kirkwood House, as soon as the arrangements could beperfeoted. Chief Justice Chase was informed of tho fact, and repaired to the appointed place in company with Secret ary MoCullooh, of the Treasury Department, Attorney General Speed, F. F,. Blair, Sr., Hon. M Blair, Senators Foot of Vermont, Ramsay of Mlnne sola, Yates of Illinois, Stewart of Nevada, Hale or New Hampshire, and General Farnsworth. of Illinois. ■ ’ . At 11 o’clock the oath of office was administered hy the Chief Justice of the United States, in Ms usual solemn and impressive manner. Mr. Johnson received the kind expressions of thffi gentlemen by whom he was surrounded in a man ner which showed his earnest sense of tho great re. sponelbility so suddenly devolved upon him, and made a brief speeoh, in wMch he said: •< The duties of the office are miner I will perform tb*m, The consequences are wit£°x men, I shall lean upon you, I feel that I shall need your support. lam deeply Impressed with the so Icmnlty of the occasion, and the responsibility of the duties of the ofiioc 1 am assuming.” Mr. Johnson appeared to be in remarkably good health, and has a high and realizing sense or the hopes that are centred upon him.. His manner was solemn urd‘ dignified, and Ms Jriuffe bearing pro duced a moßt gratifying Impression upen those who participated in the ceremonies. THE POLICY OF THE NBW PBBBIDSNT. President Johnson and his Cabinet held their first formal meeting this afternoon, at tho Treasury De partment, in the room of Secretary McCulloch. President Johnson,,in conversation with a distin guished gentleman today, said at present he saw no necessity for an extra session of Congress, and fur ther, that he would not commit himself to a policy which would prevent visiting condign punishment on traitors. Ho had been fighting rebels here and in Tennessee, and Ms . previous course might be re. garded as an indication of future conduct upon this subject.jfessj! Washington, April 18—The President and Ca binet, at tbe meeting to-day, entrusted to Assistant Secretary or tbe Treasury Harrington the general arrangement of the programme for the funeral of the late President, Major French, the Commissioner of Public Build, lngs, will attend to the carrying out of so much of it as directly appertains to the corpse, and Major General Augur, in charge of the defences of Wash ington, will be in charge of the military part of the procession. Assistant Secretary Harrington has been In con sultation to-night, relative to tho arrangements, with General Oglesby, Senator Yates, and Repre sentatives Arnold, of Illinois, and Generals Grant, Kalleok, Augur, and Oolonbl Nlohols, and Admirals Farragnt and Shubriok. The funeral ceremonies of the late President will take place on Wednesday. The time for the remains to leavo the city, as well as the route by which they will be taken to Springfield, is as yet undetermined. The procession will form at 11 o’clock. Tho religious services will commence at noon, at wMoh hour throughout the whole land the various religjous societies have been requested to assemble In their respective pteoes of worship for prayers. The pro cession will move at 2P. M. Details will be made known as soon as perfected. The Aotlng Secretary Of State has issued the following address; . ; Department or Washington, V ' .Washington, April 17,1865. To Ihe FcopU of the United State* ; . The undersigned is directed to announce that the funeral ceremonies of the late lamented Chief Ma gistrate will'take place at the Executive Mansion, in tMs city, at 12 o’clock noon, on Wednesday, the 19th instant. The various religious denominations throughout the country are invited to meet in their respective places of worship at that hoar for the purpose of solemnizing the occasion with appropri ate ceremonies, , William Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. Fj in pat by of tbe Canadian Government. TBS FELON FLAG DXSGRACKD AND OJZDERBD'OUT OF We have received the following telegram from Halifax. It Is a touching instance of the sympathy of the Government of Canada, for wMoh they re ceive the thanks of the bereaved American people: Halifax, April 16.— The blockade-runner and pi rate Colonel Lamb Is now In our harbor. When the news of the murder of President'Lincoln was re ceived, her ciew gaily deoked her with Confederate fisgs. Af ebon as our Governor heard of the insult he ordered BjO/flags to be taken imwn. They were torn down by,jhe naval authorities. ■ THE NEWS IN THE BRITISH PROVISOES. Halifax, N. -S., April 15.—Upon the announoe .rnent of President LUtoola’s death, the Parliament, of Nova Scotia adjourned, and' the flags oh the Government House, the citadel, the American Consulate and the American vessels In port, were at half mast. Deep sympathy prevails in the minds of the friendsof the Union. The Governor had appointed to-day for giving assent to bills passed, with tbe jisual ceremonies, but upon receiving the news of Resident Lincoln’s murder he sent- the following message to the Council: _*• ! Government House, Halifax,- April 15,1865. * MytDbab Sib : Tory shocking intelligence, which has just reached me, of the murder of President Lincoln by the hands of an assassin, and my sense ,of 'the loss whloh the cause of order has sustained by tbe death of a man whom I have always re garded as eminently upright in his Intentions, Indis poses me to undertake any public ceremony such as I had contemplated in my intended visit to .the Legislative Connell this day. 1 beg, therefore, to notify you of the postponement of that visit; and, perhaps, under the circumstances, men of all par ties may feel that the suspension of further public business for the day would be a mark of sympathy hot unbecoming the Legislature to offer, and one which none could mlsoonstrue. Believe me to bo, my dear sir, most faithfully yours, Richard Gbansbll MoDonnbll. The Hon. Edmond Kinney, President of the Legis lative Council. THE NBWS SENT TO EUROPE. New York, April 15.—The steamship Etna sailed at 5.30 this afternoon with full official despatches to our ministers at foreign ports, from Washington. Official despatches were also sent out per the Nova Scotian, from Portland. Effects of the Sorrow ml News. ACTION OF THB OITY COUNCILS OF WASHINGTON— *20,000 BEWABD. ‘ Washington, April 15.—The Olty Connells con vened this afternoon In accordance with the follow ing communication from the Mayor of Washington: MAYOR’S Office, April 15,1885. To the Board of Aldermen and Common Council: Gentlemen : The moment of onr country’s glory and joy has most suddenly alternated Into Its hour of saddest sorrow. The nation’s greatest and best citizen fell by tbe hands of an assassin, at Ford’s Theatre, in this olty, about the hour of ten o’olook last night. Thave summoned you together to give shape and expression to the irrepressible grief of this community, and adopt measures befitting an event whloh will fill the world with horror and gloom. Richard Wallaoh, Mayor. A joint committee reported toeaoh Board the fol lowing preamble and resolutions, which were unani moußly^adopted: t Wherths, Onr late President. Abraham Lincoln, has fail, n beneatn tbe blow of a cowardly assassin— stricken down at a period when Ms maxi &mmitr and exalted stitesmansblp lad raised the eomntryfrom the Ceixeesion eaneed by four years of bloody war to a period from which the emilins path ol peace and plenty was clearly brought to view; he has fallen, and the tears of millions of free horn Americans water hie ■rave And while a wall af dOßolatfon goes up from all qhsrters of onr land, we, the people of the city of Washington, who know beet Ms many virtues. private as well as public, would Indicate the Mgb esteem in which they have ever held Mm, tbe deep regret which they feel for' his irreparable lose, and the horror and detestation entertained by them for the instigators of his death. Of him truly may itoe- arid, that in his death thamisxuided people of the South have lost their best friend, the American Union its flrmsat supporter, and liberty its boost undaunted champion; therefore. That in the death of Abraham Lincoln the country his lost a great and good mam—one prompted by tbe pnreet and best motives —one ever eoliettons for the beet interests of the whole American people, and whose whole life has been enlisted- in the cause of liberiv and Usioo. white words but feebly «m»ss our deep sorrow* we tender to the American nattoiiattd hie irief*etrick«n family our sympathy in this their hour of treat beiesvement, aid we pray Almighty God to avert from this nation further calamity, and to sus tain and comfort the sorrowing widow and fatherless That tiieMavor be and he is hereby re 'qnested to cause the buildings of the corporation and chamtei* of the fcwo.Boards to be draped in mourning for a period of sixty days ; and farther, as an additional mark of car respect, the members of tbe two Boards wear the usaal badge of mourning for a tike period. , £&otved, That the corpoiate authorities will attend tbe funeral obsequies in a body* and that the citizens of Washington be and they are hereby requested to close their tuna! places ol basinets on-tbe day of tbe funeral, and to unite wRh in this last marie of esteem and sympathy# and that a joint committee of seven (three members of tbe Boarder Aldermen and four members of tbe Board of Common Council) be appointed to make the necessary arrangements. Resolved, That the Mayor be and he is hereby ra auesttid to transmlt-A topy of these resolutions to the family of our late President. . Appropriate: addresses wure delivered, and a re solution adopted offering a reward or twenty thou sand dollars for the'arresfe laßd conviction of the person or persons who assassinated President I4a coln and Secretary Seward on the night of the nth instant. 1 . .JTBW tosh. Nsw York, April is*—Bishop Potter has issued an address to all clergymen, announcing appro prlate prayers to be read to-morrow, and recom mending the clothing of the ohurches in mournltu? The most Intense sorrow Is. depleted on oil eotm tenanoes at the horrible events that occurred in Washington last night* and the grief or all good men is apparent everywhere at the demise of tha President. Noflags were hoisted in this oitvtWß In Brooklyn, Mayor "Wood has, issued a oroMa. matlon elosine all places or pukilo,resort In tie mo and h a e l )ta y ’t^ n L <i tobß kalf-masted firemen of Wllllams tkelr bills. All courts in this ?S?. ® ro °Uyn promptly adjourned thtslmorn committees or the Ohamber or Commerce, Ulty Councils, aldermen, and other public bodies bav* joined to arrange fop public funeral oteoqoles. MESSAGE OF THB GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Executive Qhamrbr, Albany, AprJUA Tbe fearful tragedy at Wasblngton has converted' an occasion of rejololng over the national victories into one of national mourning- It la fitting, there fore, that the SQfh of April, heretofore get apart 2 a day of thanksgiving should now be dedicated to£er vises appropriate* to a season of national berSave ment. Bowing rertorentiaUy to the providnoo of usemble la «ur t'>' loa3 woraiito® iSL®L Brtbnflwlidir# out depeadeao© oa fißo on t!lB tond •“ the g wT" H T w^" ,on - p8 “ B> and liberty, Hr order of til® Governor, jioerty, nj intense excitomsnt v PotrflUKßmrsiß, ' April ». the nv . prevailed here this morning- Frißbe* exolml ttennl disaster. A Woman ®®“f a f th _ President, Inpublicover ttrassassioattoi oft resided! wien the lioueo«* M»lu»tTeot,m whtohsWresiaM, W»9 immeilately surrounded » seW^»nm|roa lnfarfeted people, Whodemandedher lmm«Baw» rest. A young mac 1 named Dawten to* Br a ,a the moh, when he waff Imtnediately tos ether with the woman, handed <wer to the amo rides, vSo lodged then* to jail- «*nffw » nllshed-the populace quietly dispersed. The pity » draped in mourning, and the.gloom Iff Ken« ral - BtrrFnxOj April 16.—A1l the stores'are oIOBW. buildings draped In blaok, flags at half-mast, *Bd , roiuns. The utmost grief and coastemation prevail, "fee churches, Instead of befog decked with flowers to Easter, win be hung to black. BAhTIMOKS., niTTivnan. April 16.— The fueling here at the ho?rfMrS-ime trtSch has deprlved'the country oflts Se® de “iftoo deep fo^erauo^Sonrow profound and rage rebrt tSEEL feelufg of detestation artlMmwm •»£« connected with tbe rebellion tbe flag© are at half-mast, and, draped ln mourning denote the public grief, white tb* bells are toiling mournfully. illihois. , Gaibo, April 15.—Tb,e city is in tk® “nS?, mourning over the new* from Washington. Boat •ness la suspended, the people appalled, and pro found sorrow depleted upon every countenance. . General Banks delivered an approprtate and lm preeElve address In front of the headquarters a* noon, oloslng with the fledtowtog resolution, whloh was unanimously and fervently adopted: Rrrnlved, That we mourn deeply and beyond ex- Ti o'sion the death of tie public servant who has fallen hr the bauds oftbeßeeasaln; that we will show our do v< tlor to hie principles by renew, d labor for racces; of thoseprinciples; thafcwewi’l, with more energy, fer vor, and con fid f nee than ever, maintain the Govern ment he represented. Louibvillis, April 15 —The whole city Is In deep mourning. General Palmer Issued the following order: „ Bbaequabtkbb of the Dspautmekt of Kkw- TTTCKV, LOUISVILLE, April 15 —Gbnkbal Oboes, No. 23.—Tbe telegraph {announces that Presideat. Lincoln was assassinated last night. The purest matt of the age has fallen, and the whole nation, which was rejoicing over the prospects of a speedy peace, Is moaning. Let the people of Kentucky disappoint the mlsoreants who would Involve ns In bloodshed and strife, by conducting themselves with calmness and moderation, avoiding all heated conversations and Imprudent expressions.. Let all unite in every means for preserving order. The wicked need not rejoice, nor the patriotic despair. TheGovemment 'Will still goon, and, as great as the calamity is, the country as a country will accomplish Its high des tiny. By command of Major General Palmer. B. G. Hablah, A. a. G. 2%»AQoftagsrttVi* fefuedjbyjOon..Bi^Bon: eSBBEAi OBDEB rrorife I" I.oi'is vii.r.K, April 15.—1 n honor of the memory of these great men It is ordered that the command ing officers of all regiments and detachments of colored troops In the department will cause the flags to be draped In mourning. f This order will read at the head or every company In the command to-morrOw at sunset. - •' By command of Brevet Brigadier Genital B. D. Brie bos. TSlrtrßBBßß, Nashville, April 15.—News of President Lin coln's death reached hem as the procession post poned from yesterday In honor of the recent victo ries was being formed. When the news was read the procession broke up, and with arm traversed and bands playing funeral music, they slowly returned to their camps. Intense horror at the untimely death of the President fills all loyal hearts. Great preparations had been made by the Quartermaster's Department and other Government offices, as wall as private citizens, In deoorating and illuminating their offices and dwellings. All are no* shrouded. In mourning. Business Is entirely suspended, and the streets thronged with sad and anxious faces. As the fact of the murder becomes more definite, a bit ter feeling of retaliation seems to prevail against all rebels and rebel sympathizers. Minute guns are be ing flred from the Capitol. VIBBIZHA. Wheeling, April 15.—The intelligence of tbe assassination and deatfcof President Lincoln caused the greatest exoltement and sorrow. Busi ness everywhere was entirely suspended. Flags were displayed at halfmast from all tbe public buildings, bells .were tolled, and the city draped in mourning. A mass meeting of citizens Is called for to-night. The city presents a most sombre, solemn aspect. The blow Is felt to be a national calamity. MISSOURI* St. Louis, April 15.—The news of President Lin coln’s death caused the most profound sorrow throughout the city and State. Preparations for festivities in honor of the recent victories were sus pended, and a day for rejoicing turned Into a day of gloom. Business was suspended ; even liquor sa loons were closed. All public buildings, nearly ail bnsiiess houses, and private residences are draped In mourning, and flags are displayed at half mast. Appropriate services were held at many of the churches, and tbe day was given up to mourning and the deepest depression. Men spoke, in a whls-. per in the street, and the hush of the sick chamber prevailed everywhere. No such day has eyer been experienced to this city. _ Despatches from the Interior and bom Kansas are burdened with sadness. Bells were tolling, minute guns Bring, and the people everywhere feeling the picfonndest sorrow. -f? ... INMAN A. Ibdiahapolis, April 16.—The announcement of President Lincoln’s death created the most profound sensation. Business Is entirely suspended, and twenty minutes after the news was made public, every building upon business streets, and public offices, as if by common consent, closed their doors. The whole city ii draped to mourning. Flags on all the public buildings are displayed at half mast and appropriately draped. At a public meeting held In Capitol Squaw, at 12 o’clock, aftexjsrayer and singing, addresses were made by Governor nlorton, ex-Governor Wright, Senator others. Governor Morton introduced the following resolu tion s, wblcli were unanimously adopted: Whereas, In tbe midst of oar rcjoiclßSS on account of the victories with whiehMeavemhas. blessed our arms, the same spirit which' 'bax attempted the life of the nation haa sow succeeded In sssaSHn, onr areas-and rood Chief Msglstrate, and, probably, his Secretary of State; therriore, ' : BesoHed, That to the death of onr-beloved President, cue of the great, aoedmenof the world has fallen, and the nation Is called upon to mourn the departure of oar second WuMoiioo. ' JResolvfd.' Tl lat our heartfelt sympathies are tendered to the family of President Lincoln In this terrible afliic ikn* * Rtsalvedy That we humbly and devoutly pray the Father of all Mercies to spare the life of bacieeary feeward tot hi* already deeply afflicted nation. Resolved, Thatthonsh the greatest, wisest, and heat men may All in our country’s cause, our confidence that Divine . Providence will spare, the life of fhe na* tion and yet stake it thyUxh t eoftbe world. Is fnlLand oonlitiiiic ib xW fullest extijfi to the abllltj, patriotism, and iEt«ritj of Andrew Johnson,' upon whom the Presidential ofßee now devolves, we. with all the loyal men of the cotmtry, witi raUjfaround him and give his Administration of the Government' the same cordial and generous Aapport which was ac corded to that of his lamented predecessor. ’•* ADDKEBS OF THE GOVBBNOR OF lOWA* Washington, April 15.— Governor-Stone, of t lowa, has issued the IbQowlng address to the people of that State: WASBIB6TOH, Aprillfi, 1865,—'The Federal city 18 shrouded In mourning. In' the midst of joy and triumph the nation IB suddenly called to deplore the, loss ol.lts greatestand truest friend, foully murdered by a traitor’s hand. Stricken down in the fullness 01 life, and when strongest In the hearts of the peo ple, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States—an honest man—an exalted patriot—the friend of the poor and the- oppressed—the deliverer of his country—has been gathered to a martyr’s grave. That the people of lowa, who admired and loved the fallen patriot, phd so generously sustained the hoiv cause he represented, may appropriately testify their sorrow over' this national calamity. I Invite them to assemble In their respective places of worship on Thursday, the 27th day of April, at 10 o’clpck A. M, for humiliation and prayer to Al .mlghty God; - And I also reddest that travel'within the State, and all other secular employment, be to tally suspended, on that day, and that all public offices be draped In mourning for the period of thirty days. W. M. Stokb, Governor. OHIO. • Cincinnati, April 15.— The news or the assassi nation-of President Lincoln produced profound sorrow and great Indignation. Business was en tirely suspended, flags displayed at half-mast, and .the, whole, city draped In mourning. The streets w */?. tl^ ol,gea 5 11 day wltll sa,i “4 solemn faces. All places of amusement were closed to-night. Bnmors prevail of seven persons having been KW.S? PraBWent ’ a doa^ HABRISBUB&. Habbisbubo, April 15.—The news of the assassi nation of the Prestaent, and the attempted assassi nation of the Secretary of State, was received here with feelings of the most profound regret by all classes of the oommonity. A mass meeting' of the citizens was held at the court-honse, and the cele bration of the victories, which, was to have come off to-day, Is ordered to bepostponed. A-U the flags and other decorations Intended for the festive display pro being draped in the emblems of mourning. The church and other bells of the olty are to be tolled at noon, and the citizens have been Invited to meet at the Methodist Ohnreh at four o’clock-, to-unite with the ministry In religious services- proper for the occasion. BASTttT. Easton, April 15. The announcement of the as. sassinatlon of President' Lincoln, has caused the most profound regret. All business Is suspended. A man who expressed traitorous sentiments was almost killed by the citizens, and with difllenlty was saved from hanging. 12 U » O P M/. the GERMANIA at hew yobk. DEATH <OF RICHARD- COBDEN. Satisfaction Demanded from Pot tiiffal for tlie Decent Insult. New Yobk, April 16— Evening—The steamship Germania has arrived from Hamburg and South ampton, with dates of April 4th, and HO pastengers. The steamers Peruvian, Olty of Washington, ana Hansan, had arrived out from New- York, \ . Richard Cobden died on the 2d Inst. He w»« warmly eulogized by Palmerston,.-Bright. 2nd Disraeli, In the House of Commons. The Commons have agreed to appropriate A7BO . 000 for the navy, estimates/ Mr, Bielmo™! to SC propriety X 1,750,000 for the civil aecylde, hut after wards withdrew th&motlon. out aicer- The American Minister at Lisbon had demanded Niagara and slu dismissal or the Go- Port, and- that* salute of 2l BW“® *p™A *» tl» American flam , The Times _say sit la hardly In reaseh that Lee can fOT™a D !ir l «( 5? ™ Position against the coalescing w^L°« Sll ® tlnan ’ SheridaSTand Grant. Thl “ it T .n^?.^ taatitutodajadlcial taqS -9?“5? into .conduot of eertain persons acon&ed of attempting to disturb-the peace bv ask £§££?StoSf. 111 * aaa * men *° ttba Oonrederate all the Paris journals Contain highly eu logistic artloles onTJobden. Da Pretse appeared in mourning. The OmMtutivo* denies the raSrS resignation of the Minister ol War. The plague contmnesunabatodat St. Petersburg. ■ Inthe Scan Jet Cortes, th&bffi for the abandol ment of San Domingo- haajheen adopted by a vote ori63 to 68- Narvaez declared that Spain respected &&^. bnfcttWMawess “r to . sf ttat Villaba has sras rendered Montevideo to Flores, and the Brazilian forces now occupy it. ’ ™. .rKSsaa i i “’*”"‘l we. Commercial lutelllgence a ffnh?£i < *'"rb MS * of Oetton for two dive fell 6 . 0 , w! I —..Jf I ,* °* art . el duH, at a decline of : ,U ‘ f expol ' tera %Bo ° bil «- aSrhet . tat&iiiiE.' s ”™!' adriees are unfavorable. Flour dull Wneak Id lower lor rod Corn fUt*. box mixed-Odin 28s. Beef dulL Pork very inS 5?, 0 , o ®, 5?? 1 Tallow heavy. Ahes Pots. Sugar steady. Coffee qnlet Heady. Rioa lnaellve. Linseed Oil quiet. Bogin flit Sat. Petroleum inactive; 2t@2sli . Courtesies or the Merchant Service, Nhw Yobk, A;prll 16.— The British ataamaMn Moravian, Captafi Aoton, at nMn American flag half mast at the main, andfltod f l ’weaanng orapdo&thslF arms. The nut. SKEE»ssww Aiceiapit-U Washihotos, April 16—Id P iff » Touog wotD&D, named Jenuy Tyrrell. < mistress of J. Wilkes Booth, atte tester] EoieSdcr, by Inhaling the fumes 3 f 'H Prompt medical attendance beta*; r SBiI ry v life 1b prob ebly eared. Her first returning ebnieferajmesa, waa; «Ohr m.'H not let me die V* Bftftpl Officers Kent to Fort \r. Bostow, April 16.—Oeneral Ewell aM *** Of Captured rebel pf&senr passed throotra to-day m» roate for Fort Warren, it ]. . tee’s rr qneEt that they ahonld be purolL? l refused. the omr. [FOX ABOITHWrAX* OTTST K*WS 688 FOf^ Ihe President's Death in The gloonrwhfoh overspread thepopj- “ ! 'l turday was still upon tbem In the ch o r,s ,J,s i day. Though Easter Is usually a joj C 3,“? memoratlog, as It does, the resarrectton front the dead, It was in this year be remembered—mingled with sorrow wrong that: had polluted sacred Good FriF ‘ I! tt dercd our thoughts of the future sat! Badi* 1 ! 6 * 1 ' all the churehee the sermons tornad o n .t‘ W ' the murder of.onr President, the first rl ‘f ohrhflfinrr Kothßtant and Oatholta % blow, and .the sermons of the day '*? general grief. The bells of tte on Saturday, and many of them W-.n., ? Angnstfne’s Catholic Church, xt. j ofe , • i china's, at Frankfort, and others 'oi ne ,“.’' l: ' to the bells of other denominations. THE CATHOLIC PBILOPAT;: av ~. _ INSTITUTE. ' " l ' i * Hast evening, thewual Sunday lentnr* -., Catholic Phllopatrlan Institute a* - '■ Sisthand Prone streets, was delivered t>V J. Belli;, after which the death of Sir I '-o announced: In appropriate terms ovV/f" l ’ McDevltt, a member of tbh Institu’e u"‘'-n feeling tribute to the eminent virtuea ! -I of the deceased and bore eloquent te.-u-i,• r 1 sorrow and grief which now per vac e r, r -c! and men of all sects and parties. Mr. L - '■ argued, had salted not mere!; the r... - countrymen, but their lore and coon--,- ‘ was the best irlet d which the loyal or ■[,' *' South hsd In the whole North. In the r— when all the energies of his noble mted rlrected towards apian of reoonciH*tin 0 ; believed would bring about a restored Cn- i forgiveness and pardon tor the past; at at( 1 the nation was rejoicing at the near a-.: - that happ; da; 01 peace whfsh: his dlelo'c. ' trfotiecn and wise statesmanshlphad d r - , to hasten, it was then that the fm; perpetrated that now calls sotliwlly for Abraham Lincoln died a martyr to u-. civil liberty, and as tnoh woald be fore -.: E . . 1 In the hearts of the American people t m recognized the hand Of Providence In * ,>< lamity; It was evident that we had not - the full cop'or our humillaUon; otner ei; ,; might still bain store for us as a people, j. holy canto for which Lincoln died, and >,,, ’ already so man; thousands or our h.-ett;,,. offered their lives as willing sacrifice-, t,, nor drooping. The fonl deed at Fort suv; not yet been fully avenged, and wa bp ~ the sacrifices of the war with that fmlt-.',' which the’ early Christians met death far - of the troths of Christianity. The spanker'*.;,' were listened to with marked attention,' of the Institute has been appropriately cvJ mourning. , . ’ ‘ | HEW-STREET EtITHEKAN Cttnn- I The services here, yesterday, were anas o . pressive The church was tastefully d.-a black, and Bolemn funeral dirges were p - J In the morning 88 new members were row-='! in.tho evening over 4M>oommnDlcants pan : holy supper. Theßev.’B W. Hotter, t: >- . In his morning sermon, feelingly common,, ' absorbing event of the day. The sudden lent taking away of the honored and .fier. Magistrate of the country, at this criCoU.... he compared to the death of Moses, which, ... Divine command, took place on tbe very, entrance of the armies of Israel into tbe - Land; he compared it, also, to the horri dom of John' the Baptist, who, at the gnratlon epoch of our holy Christ gratify the caprice of a licentious .!•- had his head severed from his b, >' 7 these events bat} been characterize! ; IV ■ ful myßteriousness. Yet neither had !- : hindered the prunes nor the establLhmr-- Ohurch of God. So would It be Roto O i:. . meet, the reverend speaker affirmed, cv Kindest on any one man or claf? of me*. > gh in infiutnoe and position. Cod w.,. - stricted In means, bat all agencies. in - on earth, belonged to Him. Tbe b'tndf • Abel had risen as a swift witness to tts T tbe Invisible. The blood of the ro-.rtyr. , fessors proved the .very seed of tho ct,ir the death of onrnoble. gifted, klnd-ben-ta \ President wonld, In God’s overruiln; p accomplish more for mankind's «cr»i tban badbeen accmpllehod by pis Hf. rerr . apd; eventful though it had .-been. t; - It la-tfne, were how hidden from oar !e -wbat wa knew not now we shonbl im-v -.Rev. Mr. flutter's remarks were replete -r -inents of patriotism and piety, and i dlence to weeping. {SKBYICEB AT THE GREEN HILL rP.tr’ jj " AH CHURCH IN REFERENCE TO Tri / NATIONAL CALAMITY. The Interior of tho church was V-v-’ with black, Interspersed with the natiov seating an imposing and mournful A deeply solemn and thrilling stirs..'- vered by tho pastor. Rev. Frank L. I; the Prophet Jeremiah, 48, 17 : "At! t-: -. about him bemoan him j and all ye - - name say, bow is the strong stair t-st-s beautiful rod.” The reverend gentleman delivered a-r eulogy upon the life and character ot .r,- - Chief Magistrate, dwelling upon Ms nr.:-, ness of heart, blended with firmness of where principle was Involved, comptrlar. the great. Father of our Country, tbe ::: Washington, and as the last great ■ the Insatiate Moloch or slavery. Tv, . er then explained the great lessons ton. ed, the uncertainty of all human inytrir i" . and the immutability of Qod. As a na’i •- n been leaning upon what we vainly eupir,,:: strong staff, which had isuddenly br- ': :. dismay and-sorrow to every heart»ii>flic:laa, - wM°b wonld he felt to the ends of ;bs earA God’s purposes are unchanged. The great p r : for whlch Abraham LincolnEas become the still,live, and will be’perfected through wen wonderful as the strong staff brokea. The sermon concluded with a solemn sppes' prepared for the summons, which mmt, so::, later, come to call us away from earth. EHION MEETING AT THE FIRST PEES:! RIAN CHGRCH. The First Presbyterian Church, Eev. Dr 3r was densely filled last evening in conseqa-r'i call .to ponr ont before God Hie leelinc? av«i by the varied providences of tho past event" 1 and to aid the Christian Commission. Mr. Barnes-read a passage or Scripture. a::r-» he stated that George H. Stuart, Esii.vi'i vented from attending Hiemeetlog ofUlness. He regretted this very much, ai r' the Intention of Mr. Stuart to have given s n' in connection with the dolngs of tbe Chrlstfiv mission. Bev. Messrs. Barnes, Hauer, mil" and others delivered addresses, re errivz to that the meeting was originally called for tv pose of giving thanksgivings to Go-1 for or: lories. The shocking change which f.C place within a few hours had caused sucuala feelings as were never known before. At tier, the services a collection was taken up for tbe I '- tlan Commission. The church was shum!<j mourning, and the immense audience deeply impressed with the solemnity of !M slon. MILDLY TBBATED. Dominick Kehoe, the proprietor of tie f, store at the southwest corner of Tenth and -<!• streets, mas taken In charge by a squad of i~ vost guard on Saturday. The major genera!: mantling this department ordered the arre-"- aireoted his Incarceration in the harrafS Fifth and Buttonwood streets. The charge no this person was an expression made on Ttn» that the President would not IMS 21 hours, ft day he was reprimanded, and, after tatein* as of allegiance, discharged from custody. . A person named Donnelly, a conductor of Tenth and Eleventh-street line, remafeed os !■ day morning that the country had not !''■’■ thing by the death of the President. T-0 f that Mr. Geo. Williams, the president of too pany, heard of this he directed the d&ftsn- Donnelly the Instant his car arrived at the * The police having keen apprised of the la language used by Donnelly, they intercept** and took him from it. He was held in $l,Ol a THE PISTOL AND SNIPE. A disturbance took place Ust evening at »;-• of Patrick Dougherty, Q-ray’s Ferry on- . South street, during which the man named John Huhn. The balimftt eu*- - the rlght.temple, inflicting a wound whichl.'h’- sldered dangerous. John O’Brien, a sailor aged 2T yews, wit »• .ted to the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterda-c Ing. suffering from a wound infflcted near t-" lung, by a man named Samuel. Waffloatco latter surrendered himself, saying that (if, struck him a violent blow while he *»*' along thb street, before the, stab was given. Btlll In custody. > yA®AtiffigßDX.T. Andrew Murray* who was Injured at Ss> machine Bhop on the 31st of March, a DW which appeared 111 The Press at the time, die’ 1 hospital yesterday. The poor fellow was ««ff kettle of hot iron, and stumbling, the coats over him. CITY IT*JEMS- The Bess. Ecrmre Shiet of-thb ab» > Improved Pattern Shirt,” made by JotuH; SOB,, at the M'itaia, Nos. 1 and 8 -Hots’ street. Work done by hand', In the best! end warranted to 'give satteiaoHon. Eb- Gentlimen’s Prices moderate. Thb Kaw Sttlub opSpbimg Bosff- Bats, for ladles sod Misses, sow open si ( Gary’s, No. 726 CLesUratstreet, aw toe w4‘ of good taste, and the ladles say so. A Big Tkkb,—A German traveler has a tree on the banks oftbe Antasonand : of the Bio Branco of colossal proportion its branohes ana foliage 10,000 men can from the Bun, aad a whole family live and ‘ j during their Ufa. Coats and pantsloess sf'' from their limbs, but they are not eueb are made an the Brown Stone ClotCW Bockhill & VHlsoa, Nos. OOSand eosCM**-' 1 above Sixth.. LABOBATOBY 08. JAKES K. Nsw Toes,; March 11, H6l.—We 1»"» , made a careful analyai&of the SambuS ;,T, prepare* Ay Mr. AUre* Speer, and <S 'J to. pronouncing It pure ; It contains ail P ‘ or the Samburg or Port grape,, and medloiaal ases,lt toiapprior to othtr Its principal' effiaat upon the systeß « , stimulating, fllnreMo, sudorific and prova-bejSefltdal'lo. afieetlons of the chrcale. ■disease*, with general debility *■ stitaUpn. e j B»*sf clans nay safely recommend I- >• ■tJaats, in place of the maay doubt'd soia aa pure ■wines. Jab. B. cm l ;'',. 4 - • Analytic l can be had ef our drtw? 53 ; j ytfat excellent article for weaKly pcrso^i } roneles^ • Phonographs of' our lamented Newels Gallery, tSA Arab, street. Ajrr you gfting up in the BaSlooEj Coates T . Fob thb GaisD iu.tmi*i T,os ' I trom Ballly’« bust or OHSKBii GE ~p-,-fc-- Forßale'at aplftat* Eleventh ana fl- rl a Osbuing.—Charles OaWord & Sot: jl Hotel) have opened tteir stoci of ole* J s Caps for ladles,m]NM| and dhildF«Q- r j Era, Era iis'tusuw. =;:•! by 5. XBases, M. D.,Oeollßt»tid Aittfiolai ey«e aubrtbi- J»o ebarje s..
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