NEW-YORK SUNDAY APRIL 1C 1865 VOL 4230 OUR GREAT FOUR CENTS Death of Lincoln The Songs or Victory in Sorrow as before the deplorable event that hadj tho head ot the government All business In tho departments the day The surgeons report that tho condition of remains unchanged He ie doing well No improvement In Mr The murderer hare not been apprehended J EDWIN II Secretary of War THE ASSASSINATION CLOSING SCENES OF A NOBLE LIFE Great Sorrow oC the April 15 Th of President LINCOLN left behind bis a spur The Vat wa picked up in ibe President's box been Identified by parties to whom it hns I een as the tne to the aad accurately descried ae the one belong ling to Ike man I allowed lo see H before sc Party F la Public The spur wms dropped upc n the si age and has been identified ae thn one procured at sj where the same wan Two gentlemen who BEWARD Booth Uie I met at the residence of IBC a man I'm a cloak when by them j II had been Mr intention to to the theatre and occupy thel box but the pres ot business It therefore seems evident thai trio eim of thai False 45 respiration 17 lo 39 42 48 and full 11.45 45 respiration M 12 48 respiration 32 48 both eyes 45 12.32 AO 12.35 eye much aad Pulse 70 80 struggling motion of 1 68 respiration 30 1.30 85 appearing easier quiet respiration Ir- Mrs Lincoln retired with lo an adjoining room 26 30 3 again Mrs 3 S ock 24 antl regular 3 35 by Dr 4 nnd 25 5 50 0 28 6 30 k lulling and 7 ol o'clock tlie of the Secretary Welles Mr ly other parties it hired a horse In of tta Ida OFFICIAL DISPATCHES I plotters Mas to paralyse iho country by 1 down tho the heart And the the country As soon as the I vent were the street Superintendent and stanI s were at work to discover a momenta the telegraph s police force of the city Msj and saveral member of the mml were ooi on the pot and every tion waa taken to preserve order and the city Every street in Washington wa patrolled request of Mr Gem sent to mount tne police Every road leading out of Washington picketed every possible avenue of was BieDiuboats about to depart down the stopped The Chronicle Ai it is d thai conspiracy In tho telegraph flashed jmournful to Baltimore ami all iho cavalry Jwaa put upon duly Every was picketed ami every taken 10 the escape of the assassin A was made by RICHARDS and persona were called lo and aa elicited before an il and not under oath was Conclusive 1 The murderer ol President His found in hoi and identified by several him within the last days which he dropped by accident after Mumped to the stage was identified as one which he had obtained from the he hired hia horse This man BOOTH hae played more than Ford's Theatre and la of course acquainted with its exits anil entrances and facility One of twm has evidently made way he escaped the scenes is well WAS A M i Da The President continues insensible Secretary SIWARD without change skull is fractured inj two places besides a severe cut upon the head The la but Maj wound i not dangerous It now ascertained with reasonable tainty that two assassins were engaged in horrible crime BOOTH being the one that thot the President and the companion ot bin whose name Ie A but la so clear that he can hardly cape appears from a letter found BOOTH'S that the murder was before Ite of March but fell through because the accomplice backed out untill B Field Assistant Secretary ot the Treasury i Judge Otto Assistant Secretary of tho iGen Halleck Gen Senator Rumner II Fi of New-York Gen Todd of Ilay Private Secretary Gov Gen Farusworth Mrs and Miss Capt Robt rt Lincoln son of ami Doctors E H K Stone D Gatch Neat and Mr Lieberman Bee remained with about 5 o'clock and laflar several hours attendance during the early this morning Immediately after the President's death a Inet meeting was called by Secretary land held in tho room in which the corpse and and were The of the fence are as yet unknown the mine not yet being ready to The Extra From tta HI rendered highly probable that Ibe sons ii JOHN of Prince Maryland Tbe he rode was hired at stable on Is a man hair and goalee lather Is said lo of Prince Counly About 11 o'clock last night two men Bridge one of whom bli nam asB I and ih other as SMITH Tb latter Is to be Last a horse wa found which Identified by Ibe proprietor ol on of th stables mentioned aa having been from Establishment ar conflicting as to whether BOOTH noised the bridge on horseback or on foot but as U that be across II U la Ibat had exchanged bli bone From Information In the of U Is that scope of the plot was fended to be much more The and prominent members Lof the were lor impeded parties aad their Du In l heir casei e A boat wis at down the Polemic to no- fv on the of awful crime in Border all means should be taken nf Tne moit hive bren taken and not the will long succeed In overrating aim ol ol tne n Star slys Col of the ol the P Is In taking trill THE SUCCESSION ITHE NATIONAL Mr Johnson Feeling in New-York aod as President Tbe Oath Administered bj IX Chase tf Meo He Will His in Cod of be City Council and Oilier Public Bodies April A If ANDREW JOUNSON was Into office i OHM of Supreme Court of the District of j and MILLIE are also i IDa Police on the of a larie number of it of Col ilaff last 10 the Hotel where BOOTH biol of handcuffs two boxes ol and of letters all of which are I the of ib military authorities thai letters beating th dale of President of the United by at eleven o'clock Secretary and were present Hn remarked The are mine I will perform In God DISPATCH April IS At an early hour this morning Hon EDWIN PANTON Secretary of War an com lo Hon ANDREW Vice I of the United Blairs lint In of tho sudden and ol be Chief Magistrate hi should take place as sunn ae possible and him to slate the place and hour at which the cer emony should be Mr immediately replied it to to have the proceedings at hia rooma in the Kirkwood House asj la the arrangements could be perfected Chief Justice CHABB wa ol fact Country Sympathy of the Nova Parliament A Fine to bp IIV Enci TUS HIM win A LI AHT ADM 5 The fearful ai an ol OM r i i ni into one ol filling that irl si a <iav of v i of A r i 1 at evening and led there with their about ten o'clock or shortly fora It would seem that they several been seeking their chance but for some reason it waa not carried into last other has not jet been f M Secretary of War 15 died this a minutes after seren o'clock M Secretary of War The person who assassinated Secretary I him a slouched hat and an old revolver Tha chambers the barrel as If done by Ihrj were drawn from the chambers one a rough piece of lead and the other than the chambers wrapped In paper to keep them from falling out CLOSING April P M f Yark death of the late President given by the heads o departments this morning to upon whom the constitution toe office of Mr upon receding thU notice appeared before Hon P Chief Justice of th States and took oath of office as1 President of tha United SiaUs Us dutle and functions At 12 o'clock the President me I be of departments In meeting Church on it being I Treasury and among other that life w extinct knell at the bedside MS the following was transacted offered an arrangements for the of to by all Before DeMb Saturday April o'clock A M Thr Star extra At 7.20 o'clock the President breathed closing his eye a if foiling to sleep countenance assuming an of feet serenity There were no Indications land U was not known that he waa dead until I gradually decreasing respiration ceased Rev Dr i tke U thn April IS The President's was removed from iho private residence Ford's Theatre to the I executive mansion this morning at 9 30 o'clock in a ami wrapped in the flag II wus escorted a small guard of cavalry Gen and other military officers following on foot A dense crowd Ihr White where a military excluded ine allowing none but persons ol household and personal of the deceased to enter the premises Senator YATIS and being among the number admitted The body is being with a vie w to its removal to Illinois Flags over the department and are at Scarcely ng transacted anywhere either on private or public account Our without any preconcert whatever are draping their premises festoons of mourning The bells are tolling mournfully All is the Uie The ia and in to the joy so r our M This ia indeed a day of gloom prevail Mr W RKW who assisting nursing of Secretary SKWARK received a stab in the Hio the knife or from into his borly The are he wi I recover A report is circulated repeater that was miles side 11 it be true as asserted tint tlie Department has tion it will bo government departmrnis are liv or der and will he draped with the usual of mourning The roads leading lo and from the city guarded by military and the utmost is observed as to all attempting to enter leave the city UPON THK BODY Of April 15 An was this afternoon over of President by Or STORE f th flair lo which jou and urges BOOTH to to the ol tb the subject Th writer of th to Doom from his I a at that time for the reason a th alleges that the bad Its The writer of the letter seems 10 beea Implicated BOOTH in mysterious referred to as be Informs BOOTH In the he prefer to express his views 1 thro to that he was out of hid no and would be lo as hla were desirous that he his connection Thli on note paper In a f neat hand bears the of Sam At which lasted two policy of ih toward was the beai pre Ills wan den to dopil a liberal as was by ft li that this the Harmonious lur twu jears the PrtsliU Hun ness o which nas Ilia aad has so lily un part One of tlie ol Cabinet lo lend at the door that The was to-day stronger than It had been for tutee past Saturday April P M To-day no ono Is allowed to leave the br or on fool and the ol from of the of Wash has been suspended br Gen Auosa The repaired to the appointed In Secretary of Attorney-General J P Jr Hon BLAIR Vermont RAMSAY of Minnesota of is of Nevada HILI of and Gen of Illinois At eleven o'clock oath of office was by the Chief Justice of the United Jin his usual solemn and manner Mr JOHNSON received the kind gentlemen by whom he was surrounded in which showed his earnest sense of the responsibilities so suddenly devolved l and made a brief speech In which he mid The duties of the are mine I coum are w I shall lean upon yon if of In i ently to the o Gad let am uMa ID our of on that To edge our oit Him who his flik ou the land In the very r its lo Union snd In whereof I ffi 1 snrl and privy seal of il e iho City of 15th of April yesr of our Lord one thousand and R K By The Blair Ami r Apil Afler by v Mr llll Mr lalo Mr III< ncy Is to tma a i to body p Hie oui 1 no be until trie doin ir i J Hie To or uki ni i BiM A l l li I am the ity of the of the duties of ibe lam l s I n iic Mi now Mr to be in health and has a high arid the hopes that are upon him JhaJ was solemn and and his produced a most gratifying impression lupou those who participated in the ceremonies i t iif n i n rt u -i n inr U n a i r i roll him ai tii Phil It ahunt in a s out lor we rid r it lit a calamity imi win one me ana gloom o n mi ol ihr iDf Trill li tkK in our finl o 11 no- i of rbe will Issue his first proclamation to People H n jB expected though nothing has been III the of the of and REWARD are attempting will place on or about escapo to Canada You will thorough of lo cross from tho into all suspicious Tho vigilant scrutiny on your part he force all disposal is demanded A of I lo be jn the kwill hrs you lo Hot in in venting the r f iry nf War IV L Brig Gen u iich he any sim by rr ni f w II t i o ni mi to a tiii n DTf t- ilio tu M 1 ij f e lao lii thul our i nl favored HID o utk nn ol i i Ibe and DOM in in ij Utf GuO liu Ilie i M n R K 1 U.S next It is supposed that his Mr i will bo deposited in the br ln Cemetery inr UIHI ri ot hit ids tie FROM RICH roa nl inr liorn Ihr Si narr M l i a Jii i II irn April 13 B 1 1 thr mn The Richmond of yesterday r i the MR AM will Very Special lo iho Times Saturday Apill li Mr will m h unconscious calmly and haa an Mis head contused and An Invalid soldier nurse saved Mr life cornn of Is covered with black MOVEMENTS 5 Gen GRANT arrived in city late last night Of April 13 lo recent lur assembling of Ine ss rhe of Virginia li of he corne lo oi already published tber will lo Id of the ID he cill hy J A Oiu and who are found houri after publication ol Ihli notice will be subject lo arretl trier ar clir E O C ilif sr Aim or TUS Va 13 J No 37 will no 10 from North or to of to come trili city on orders from President Secretary of War or Hie Department Commander now in will return it once or bi I ri r on j fi Nl r f he J li i il H rp riim put i >u Trie Lnr il rr im inr nn t in with lead latler also HT to but was intercepted on white IE tin A sliver plate upon the coffln breast be in Inscription ABRAHAM which was MT or UNITED STATES Born July Died April 15 The remains have been embalmed A few locks of hair were removed from the were referred to the D then proceeded to front far relate to their CapL the Md part meats Esq waiting he again offered Acting Secretary of Blals during the disability J for th consolation of the family of Mr and hi on the Secretary President formally that to retain the present Secretaries of de of The following minute taken by Dr show the condition of the lat President through out the K U THE ASSASSINS O of kin the Crime lo by a unpaid Irom of the Associated Preis and It Is supposed returned to He t Bra to nir N J April 13 GRANT left Burlington for at 6 o'clock this morning MRS U S GRANT Saturday April IJ Gen Gnut who left for who was Informed of the as he April There U no of Ibe report Ibal the of the President has been arrested duties In the sam 11.15 Tbe Theatres Dispatcher from announce that all t Among the circumstances tending to fli a In that will be doted until further i In tb crime on Boon wer found trunk one of which from a lady In this a movement of the kind bss plicated Him lo desist from the perilous Old flowery Theatre will The Is charged of Ibis order By command of Gen ORD E W SMITH The the Corpt and Com of forces Richmond from It's command and lo and vicinity E O C DID tbs Army of ib Jamas com max d this report Gen R E Ln arrived In Jon wai Incorrect Tbs state In the thai Gsu tOj hii mother Mri i a In the hand of at Point permuted to come to Ibis lo sea his mother wtJ reported to D In Ill-health Gen I ri ffn i ii fi M T Kill o v ol i tii i ii uinn ir ii ini r in i i rig lur at me houi ihn II ou ir i i opened bv ror inti i nt lo o ina o now 10 ill in urh nj f port on 10 the and tki if ik ihn and r-ii i i x S J -I B VAN P Kml 01 unm U NBW YORK CITY by ibr Niw You April of Vf The death of of the well excite frtl lod I be sim a for Ifie C Jl WM about lo a tu Ihi Friday April and family left Harrow But few tie net to i tin i on f our cliT he wi ol Presided All am lorrow all hearts art grieved and al the g -U the or