Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 03, 1865, Image 2
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TrKDirEfpA* KQBpIKO^MAY 3,1865.
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% r.j7V a TERMS FtMLisesTT
/?WE JK>l<i<AR per annum, pnyabln in pri uo - t old
A. * Com, WHQk Sloar, Bj?#o. Bfccj
M 3AIiTFROM BKOAD BTVBE
V A fotpe of the enemy's cavalry., esti*
- v;- mated at from ilnve to four thousand,
' ^".V^Bsse^ C"-.7(rd Rive a+ Smith's Ford
Sunday .evening . ad came within
*.' ^8Syfe$n walea ctA$Ss ptece. They stft.'
s^trmtiy ra-orssed and'- are reported
7 . 1ftV~ nC7ed in the ('.Section of Lira
- . v ooOn^jSprings. A flag of truce bearing
the recent order of Sherthan, was-des
v patched 'after them, But had failed to
U' reach them at last accounts. ' .
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THE KEOENT TBIJCE. '
The hope that terms of pCacehad
< r > J!Been agreed upon?which hope agitated
the heart of the country to its inmost
^7" depths, has proved deceptive. The
- . preliminaries agreed upon hy Generals
Breckenridge and Johnston on our part,
and Gens. Grant and Sherman on the
part of the enemy, were substantially
1^- these: That the troops of the opposing
armies should he at once marched to
their respective States "and there be dis
. tlin+ fVin e??/v?>r)fvt StatPH sTlOilld
WOUUOU y VUUb VUV .OVWWWM v?.vv? ^?
return tQ the Union, and occupy in
hi * every .respect the same relation to the
. Government, .and to each other, that
existed previous to the disruption ; that
the States should assume the payment
of the debts of their respective Governments
incurred during the war; and i
that said seceded States, should be i
guaranteed the exercise of all rights, |
privileges and functions previously j
-^theirs.
These stipulations were submitted to1
the President of the Upited States for
bajfcr-1?ppro,val, and returned with the endorse
ment that "no terms oaif be made with
wAWlnin *mi! " and intimatinc at the
.jz,same time, that these officers had nd'
authority to legislate upon^civil mair
- tens; their functions extending no far- *
- ;4|ir the conduct of their armies in
- Wt- : v3
^MRfoncluded the entire matter for
i -v ? ..* . .
ihe time?further effort at negotiation
being" deemed futile. Q*r. -If hnston
jiv ding it impracticable to exlrime his
:&y from its position,. md.-rod za^tfc
-- <*:> by the disaster in Vug an . wade
ter ns .of surrender-w; h <3ftr. Sherman.
' -dently impressed. ^;ih the he^ier
:f fhe?q t" / ??.* es that
i.ru*4 gnu of cue
v~ jMgr u - ' vy force of (
!, iiOk ho m .de ;erms *f a cba-j
ruPfcr intuirieu to restore qg*e* f?if- '
itidrnrinvi-.. its cit'z.:^i^ieefal
pursn'ts. Whether (i<,ne
Johnston-acted wiselym this manor or
not, it is difficult for us to determin e
amidst'conflicting views, and with the
. imperfect details before us. Still farther
is it'" uncertain whether these efforts
at pacification, will or will not,
produce the results anticipated by their
abhors. ^
Below will be found the order of Gen. j
Johnston, surrendering to the United
States authorities all troops, under his
command, east of the Chattahoochee
river. He further declares that all ?mattached
officers or men of the army or
navy,-not specially included. under Kis
command, may embrace the terms of
this -Convention ahd .surrender themselves
to the enemy. He has thus vir*
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tuany given up toe -country* an u aoaniloning
all hopes Mmself of "success by
Wair,'\thus dissipates whatever the coun
try might "have; entertained, of its final
deliverance. However humiliating this
course may be-to men who have fought
with the hope of fteedom to their conntry
.animating them, this Convention
ties their hands, and leaves no recourse
v - >,7?se^/ ? ?
for them but its acceptance:
Keapq'es Army of Tennessee. 1
Nbab-Gbsensbobo, N. 0., " V
April 217, 1865. J
General Orders, Ko. 18.
By the terms of the Military Convention
made on the 28th, by Maj. Gen.
W. T. Sherman, U. S. A., and Gen.
J. E. Johnston, C. S. A., the officers
and men of this army are to bind themselves
not to'take up arms against the
t*. . i r?. . . ?, .1 i l
ututeu. states unut-properiy relieved
from their obligations, and shall receive
guarantees--froiju the J Hnited States,
against fnfltedtatfcn by 'heUniffcd States
long ae thev observe rbat
' gation, and the laws hi force where
y feaide. Fof th ese objec "S dbpli ca ie
muster rolls will be im do bum cicely,
at. i ai'e* tue distribn^'on of the nocess
vy *jc r>er-, 'h?> _>nus will march unohifl*F-va.
to } "h" rr-pec *ve
- si - - I r.ii? I ' i* - . all r'e
iw ?+*'& -a5 i.rop~>" - fi. ol ieot
"v ' V 1 ? *? "T . ?'ic^iu n -o ':h?>
t ( ? j ?*uti3k:* ty of th-- ' n-m:tn
? o <? .*-.k" 't. ^vencs n vf*??hrr
i.' "oVo ovor^ line 01 su"f,o ' v
.. r . iffij v.er.d cn its 01 neral the du.j,
sparing the blocd of this g Jli \
uiiny, and saving our conn try from iurther
devastation, and our people fion.
ruin.
(Signed,) J. F. JOHNSTON.
' Accompanying thjg, is the order of
Gen*. Sherman, stipulating on the"part
of the United States,' the manner in
which the Surrender shall be received.
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Touching one or two poirffe, it is explicit,
bat as regards questions vital to
i$toe real interests of the country peapeaMjr
delivered into his hands, it is silent.
This sOende may arise frolh a reluetance
oh the part- of the Yankee ..Commander,
.to interfere in-matters that the
Pivil authorities should adjudicate.?
Certain it is, that if General Johnston
considered a further prosecution of the
war hopeless, and thereupon assumed
the authority to pronounce a suspension
of arms and a delivering up of the
country to the enemy,, he should have
insisted upon an understanding, that
| woul-1 hare defined the actual-position
' of thp country and the-relation it is to
oacup7 to the Federal Government
/ If the right existed in a military officer
to make a wholesale surrender of
territory, .it .existed also to an extent
that would have enabled him to have
i made terms and stipulations definite
and comprehensive as to the stotutfof
its people.
Here is the order of General Sherman
?
Qrs. Mil. Hit. of Hhb Miss. "}
In the Pield, Raleigh, N. C., >
April 27,-1885. J
f Special Orders, No. 65. .
XheGeneral commanding announces
a farther suspension of, hostilities, and
a final agreement with General Johnston
which.terminatos the war as to the
armies under his command, and the
country east of the Chattahoochie.
Copies of the terms of Convention
will be furnished Major-Generals Schofield,
Gillmore and Wilson, who are
specially charged with the execution of
itn dptjula in the "Denartment of North
Carolina,'* "Department.of the South,"
and at Slacon and Western Georgia.
Capt. Jasper Myers, Ordinance Department,
U. S. A., is hereby designated
to receive the arms, &c., at Greensboro',
and any commanding officer of a
post may receive the- arms of any detachment,
and see'that they are properly
stored and accounted for;
if
. Gen; Schofleld vrifl procure at once,
the necessary blanks,- tfnd supply the
other army commanders, that uMfornrity
may prevail; and great care must
be taken tfetf all the- terms and stipul actions
on our part be fulfilled with the
most scrupulous fidelity, while those imposed
on ouriritherto enemies be roeeived
in a spaiafbecoming a bTave andrgen.erous
army.
Army commanders may at. once loan
to the-inhabitants, Buch of the captured
mules, horses, wagons and vehicles as
can be spared from immediate use, and
the commanding Generals of armies
may issue provisions, animals,, or atifpublic
supplies that can be spared, to relieve
present wants and to encourage
the inhabitants to.renew their peaceful
pursuits, and to restore the relation^ of
tV.ciidship among- our fellow citizens
and countrymen.
Foraging *$1, forthwith cease, and
where, necessity or long marches ooin
the ticking of forago, provisions, or
private property, compenJi
be made-on the spot; or
hjiulo the 'disbursing officers -are potpr-w.vied
with funds, vonohere* yiil he^
given in proper form, payable at the
I nearest mility depot.
By order of Mai. Gen. Sherman.
L.51. DAYTON, A. A. G.
Official:
! Ejnlo<?h Falconer, .A-. A- G.
-Richmond Whig of ApriflB.
/ The Surrender of Gen. Lee. ^
INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE GREAT
EVENT.
We copy from the City Point correspondence
of the New Yerk Times the
following particulars of the surrender
of General Lee. The letter is dated
April I2th :
I am ablo to lav before you the highly
interesting and important details of
the surrender through the- courtesy of
OaI TbI "D Qkoffnov tlio ominont lal.
Vvl? JL (li JL * ^ WiV V/MWUV?V ?v*i
egraph engineer, who Was an eye-witness
to the whole scene.
* * It will be recollected that Gen?
Grant's first letter to Lee was dated on
the 7th (Friday,) the day of the battle
of Fannville, and the correspondence
was kept up during the following day
and up to eleven o'clook on Sunday, as
already published. In response to Gen.
Grant's last letter, Gen. Lee. appeared
on the picket line of the Second Corps,
Miles' Division, with a letter addressed
to General Meade, requesting a cess a*
tion of hostilities while he considered
Gen. Grant's terms of surrender. Gen.
Meade replied that he h&d no authority
to accede to the request, but .that he
would wait two hours before makingan
attack. In the meantime Gen." Grant
sent word to Gen. Meade that he would
! be up in half an hour and the matter
j was turned over tp him. A flag of truce
proceeded to Appomattox Court House
shortly after noon, and at about twc
o'clock p. m., the two Generals met al
the house of Mr. Wilmer McLean. Gen.
{ Lee was attended by Gen. Marshal, his
A (vonoval fwir) f-iront Ktr Pnl
' iuijutuuv v vuvi uij y vu? \^iuuy v
P irkear, one of his chief Aids-de-Camp.
She two Generals met and greeted eapl
other with dignified courtesy, apd proceede
l at once to the business .before
J diem. Gen. Ltc immediately alluded
to the conditions of;the surrender, chara.
Prized them as exceedingly lenient,
- and g'.id he -would be fcU.d to leave all
the details to Gen. Grant's own discrer?on.
Gen. Grant stated the terms oi
jok : that the arms should bo afefcoked,
: tjilery parked and 'the auppliet
<4ni Tr\)..:ri^ns'turne4 over ;to Him, the
< /; r'^amin^theirside arms, horses
ersonal effects. General Lee
picmptly assented to the conditions and
the agreement of suirendhr was engrossed
and signed hv General Leeat 3.30
o'clock.
Gen. Lee asked Gen. Gxaht ibr an
interpretation of the phrase,, "personal
effects,' and said that miny of his cay
alrymen owned their own horses. Gen.
. Grant said be' cd^&truedjif;to meag that
the horses must, be ^frnfed over tqtheUnited
States Government. Gejj. Lee
admitted th'e correctaessrand jtuSice of
the interpretation," wlieh Gen. Grant
said he wpuld instruct Bs officers to allow
those. men who ^waed^their horses
to retain them, as they wouTdnOed.them
for the purpose of tilling their farms.
General Lee expressed a great'segse^of
/gratification for such a gSnerous cdnsidoration,
afid- said.it .would haveavejry^
good effect. He subsequently expressed
a hope that each soldier mightbe furnished
with a certificate of his parole,
as evidence to prevent him from beingforced
iifto the arfay untilregularly* exchanged.
Gen. Grant assented to thesuggestion,
and the printing presses
were soon put to work to print, the documents
required.
In regard to the strength; of his ar-'
my/Gen. Lee said he had no idea of
the.number of men that he should be
( able to deliver up. There had been 90
many engagements, ana siren neavy
losses by desertion and otheV c&nses.
within the past few days, arid the'retreat
so rapid, that no regular' rooming
roportshad been madeaincolettnug
Petersburg; but it is generally believed
by the best informed officers that Lee
surrendered eighteen or twenty thousand
men. Of the army, horses, wagons,
&c., there is jet no official account.
Gen. Lee informed Gen. Grant that bis
men were short, (if provisions, whereupon
General Grant ordered twenty-five
thousand rations to - be distributed to
them- ' Thus substantially ended the interview.
Both Genprals were the impersonation
of dignity and courtesy in their
bearing. Lee is ill fine health and
though apparently impressed with the
vital effect and importance ofthe aot
he was performing be was cheerful and
pleasant in his demeanor, Thehouse
where the stipulations were signed was
a fair brick structure, with neat grounds
and quite neatly furnished; JThO room
in which the interview took, place was
a comfortable parlor, about eighteen
by twenty' feet, and adorned by the
usual furnishing common to the aver*
?* tr?' 1.
age ot Virginia nouses.
Both Generals were in full iniform.
Lee wore a very fine-sword. Grant had
no side-arms, hiving heft camp the day
previons with the intention of being
gone hut a few hours, but on the contrary,
being gone all night. When Jhe
two Generals first met tncy were attended
only by the staff officers already
mentioned; bnt during the interview
several of our officers entered and were
introduced to General Lee, who received
them cordially and made no objections
to their presence! They Vere
Major-Generals Ord and Sheridan, Brevet
Major-General Ingalls, BrigadierGenerals
Williams, jtawliijgs and ^Barnard,
and Lieut. Cols.: Parker, Dent,
Badeau, Bowers, A. A. G, Sorter, Babcock,
and Captain Lincoln, Tal. P.
Schaffner, Eecj., was' the only civilian
present.
It should be said that General Grant
had anticipated the surrender for. several
days, and had resolved beforehand
not to require the same formalities
rthjch.^re required in a surrender between
the forges of two foriegn nations
or beligerent powers; that-they were
qpr own people, and to exact'no conditions
for the mere.- purpose of humiliation.
.
After the interview, .General Lee returned
to his own camp, abont ahalf mile
distant, where his leading officers were
assembled awaiting his Tetum.
He announced the result and the
terms, whereupon they expressed great
satisfaction-at the leniency of the conditions.
They "then -approached him in
order of rank, shook hands, expressing
satisfaction at his course and their regret
at parting, all shedding tears on
the occasion., v ?
The fact of surrender and the liberal
terms werp then announced to the
troops, and when Gen. Lee .appeared
among them he was loudly cheered.?
On Monday, between 8 ana-10 o'clock,
a. m.," Gen.. Grant' and ^taff rode oiit
in the direction of the rebel lines, and
on a hill just beyond the court house,
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where a mil view 01 tne renej. army;
coidd be obtainfed, ?Uojfc Lee was'meVj
attended by bat one staff officer and'
orderlies. The Generals halted, and,
seated en their ? lufrses, conversed for
. nearly an hour upon the prospects of
the.future,, each soejpipg to reaHae the.
mighty influence which the events of
' the present were to have uppn it. Gen.
Lee signified very, emphatically his de-,
sire for a to.tal cessation; of hostilities,
and indicated his intention to do all in*
bis power to cflect that fpd, ThTbest
of good feeling prevailed, hnd this was
the last interview between thef wo comt
mander?. Gen. Grant returned? Mo
; Lean's housp, and soon aften Generate
Longstreet, Gordon, Pickett and Heth,
with a number of staff officers, arrived,
. and after recognitions and introductions,
, an hour of very friendly intercourse
k cOOJt place, during wmcu many sceneo
't and ijipidonts of bye-gone college day?,
. and days of service together in the.regnlar
army, were revived and re-told
, with much good nature.
Gen. Grant gave G en. Lee and his
, principal" officers .passes . to proceed
[ whither they wished. The parties soon
. separated, and early on Tuesday mprn5.
ing Gen. Grant and staff left the scene
\ of the grpat event for their headouar.
trers at Oity Point,., arriving. at 4.80 a.
m. torday. General Meade was left in
[ I command to superintend the details of
! the surrender, whi^i would oeci^y sev'
eral days, the wo?k of providing each
H. man^and officer with antndividual part
olo being a slow and tqcLoqp ajairrI.
part of them written and part printed
, by, portable printing presses wnjpb apt
company the headquarters. ,r ^
The completeness of the destruction
LofGen.. Lee's army-may be inferred
' from the fapt tlj*t two weeks ago his
J army numbered not less than 65,0.00.!
men; thpt we have .cap tuned ~ from hi?55.000
prisoners; that his killed and
wpanded are not lesrthan 14,000; and
that the balanoaof4hg army deserted
r^T.y, " "
[on the uetreat, erfell intootrr hanffftf
the "Surrender.
ihiffprtteulg were veryhearty,
AsTthe various gentlemen of the staff1
Speared at their 'old homes,1 and as
commemorative of they: triumphant
return, Brady, the eminent photograph!
er of New York, preserved the group}
| ofj^ *fcheir friends in tbis-and future
| "' ? -Fftwi the Wanhin^ton Chronicle, Ap?1U5th?
| Particulars of th? Murder of Abroham
t. Lincoln*
I .At half-past ten o'clock l%Bt night, in
.the front upper left haiufprivaiejpox ia
Ford's Theatre, while the second scene
AT the third act of "Our American
Gouj^uV was bring .played, pistol was
fired, and Abraham Lincoln shot through
'.the neck and lower part of the h?ad.
A second affcgr the shot was fired, a man
vaulted over the baluster of the box,
saying, "Sicsmperprannis and~ adding
another sentente, which closed with,
i.i ,?J- tti?_ r? j.1.^
tutr nuruB, "rvYQUgv IM* MUC urvunii,
ran across the stage with a gleaming
Jatffe, double-edgea and straigl it, in hi*
hand. The man was of ordnuwy stature,
well-built, .white faced and beardless,
save that ne.wore a .black moustache.
His ha^r and eyes were black.
The crowd aapeqdedthe stage; the
aptreSsea, pale beneath their.rouge, ?an?
-Wildly about. Miss Keene, whoa# hexe-efit
night it was, oame forward, endeavoring
to quiet the audience. Several
gpnuefflent$imbe$ to the box,fcnd finally
the audience Were ordered out by
some gentlemen.
"... I)lra. Lincoln, MLs Ha^is and Major
itathburn were in the box with the
President. - . *
THE MUBDEROUfl ^TTEitPT AT SBCBETA#
BYapWiSKD's.
" The report of'an assassination attempted
upon Secretary Seward having
reaohed tnis office, we set out for the
Secretary's housed and^there found that
he, too, bad been assaulted. We learn*
ed also that at ten'o^clock, just as the
man in Pharge" nf .Lafayette Square
called out that the gates vere doted, a
ohan made his Way into Secretary Seward's
house, representing that/be was
the bearer of a medioitfe prescribed fc$r'
Surgein-General l&mes, and which he
was ordered to "deliver to 'Seeretary
Seward ii) person? - .
Pushing into the Secretary's rooi&>
he seized theold, suffifring Statesman
with one hand, and cut him with^a dag
gcr-knifeon both jaws, then turned and
forced his<way into the hall, where meeting-with
Frederick Seward, the Sepres
tary's son, he attacked lum, and inflict,
ad three wounds with - a dagger-knife,
(prolflDbly the same,) on the joung
man's head, breast and hand. He also
attacked jfty QJarenoe another
son of the Secretary of -State, and
inflicted upon him several very serious
wounds.
' .The assassin then rushed Cut, mounted
a bay horse, with light mane, and
rode off, not at a gallop, but at what is
called a "pace." i
Doctors Barnes, Norris and bfotspn,
"Were soon in attendance, and did all in
their power for the sufferers.
Secretary Seward was able to speak
and "swallow, bfft both canted him^muoh
pain, though none of the Arteries of the
throat were cat. The1 doctors all agreed
that*' the. Secretary in no immediate
danger of losing his life. _
TRACES OF THE ASSASFlNOF- THE PRESIDENT.
We then ascertained" that the police
.were on the track of the F^psident's as sassin.
and found that a variety of evi
,aence= all pointing one ^jay, would in.
all probability justify the arrest of a
character well known throughout the
cities of the United States. Evidence
taken amid such excitement would, perhaps,
not justify us in naming the suspected
man, nor could it nid"in his apprehension.
A number of-persons have
i been arrested who, it ia hoped, will be
able Jo identify him. The assassin left
behind him his hat, a spur, and a horror
an&gloom never equallecTin this country, j
The hat was picked up ifi the Prepi-1
dent's box; and, since we beganthis
statement, Ms beep identified T>y pairties
to^vhom it has been shown; and accurately
described as the one belonging
to thesuspected man, by (iher parties
not"allowed to see it ere describing it.
The -spur was dropped upon the stage
and that also has been identified as-the
.one procured at a stable where the same
man procured a horse !n the evening.
The. horse so obtained was a dark bajj
which woe also the color of that mounted
at the stage door of the theatre,"by
th?fiying Msassic. "The horse, up to
the hour of 3 a. m., had not been returned
to the stable; has been seeir riderless,
with English .saddle and plain
stirrups, roaftiing the streets, - but escaped
fromjmreuit.
THEY JIAVE SLAIN THEER EEiT FRIEND.
Comment onthis deed now were wors.e
' than useless, & Ven possible toois
with'our present feelings.* The.perpe
trators of thedeed stand (we hope we
are n<& profaiie) Hke Judas Isc viot~ip
this: thatt%y have stricken down the
nfljri who stoj>d -forth their Ms* intercessor
before the nation and the laws they
had. raised their impious hands to slay
by *dfcprovQk?d rebellion. Their only
shield, their truest, most forgiving frien^
hie who plead with his people to temper
justice with njercy?him have ttfeyJEn.
And Who can now teH the 'consequences ?
POLICE HEADQUABTElhs.
No sooner had the dreadful event
been announced in the street, than Sir
perintendcnt Iiicliards-.%nd his assistants'
were at work todisoevcr the assassins.
In a few moments the telegraph had
aroused the Whole poliee force of the
city.' Mayor Wallach, and several
metnders.of the^ity government, ^ere
soon on the spot Every measure of
precaution-was. taken to preserve order
in^the citg, and every streetwM^patards,
.GenerfAu^K sent Worses - to
mount the police. Bvery. road out &
Washington W* picketed, and eV^ry
. * #
flashed the mournful netfs "to Balthnore, *
upon-- active duty. Pverf roatFwas ?
picketed, and every precaution taken to
prefvept the^ escape of the assassins. ^
7A preliminary examination wasmade
py Mtf. Rieh&rda and his assistants.?
Seferal persons were called upon to tea- ?
tify, and the evidence, afl elicited before
JttaMnforiual tribunal, and. not^ under tl
oath, was conclusive to thia.poinV; the a]
murderer of President Linooln was
JoEtfWilkes Booth. His hat Was found
in the" private box, and identified fry"
several persons who had seen hiin within r
thedastrwodays, andtha spur which he
dropped'by accident, after W jumped to c
the stage, was identified as orfe of those h
whieh he obtained from the-Stable where b
he Hired his horse.
This m&n Booth has placed more than *
onceat Ford's Theatre, and is, of course, r
acquainted with its exitsand entrances, b
and the facility with which he escaped
behind the soeneo is easily understood;*
He is a son offJunius Brutus Booth, a
the renowned actor, and has, like one p
of his brothers, in vain attempted to I
gain a reputididn off1 the stage. His
father was an Englishman, apd he-was
born in Baltimore. He has long been ?
8 man of intemperate habits and sub- ^
ject'to temporary fits of great excite*
ment. His capture is certain, but if he"
is true to hi# nature he will commit su:oide-,
and 'thus appropriately end ins ;<i- .
reer. " ' -I'
A report has been circuit-Xi. 'ii-J ? ;
repeated by almost evcrybo^g
Booth, th? air . - - if 1
teen "miles tliis side of P/alvuforc?'**. .
It will be^seen, by rtf&rring tljrii-J'*1
other column, ti-. :t O" .J. Au- j ,
gur, Provost ISfjsrshtft 'dlftho Bcp^a
ment o? Vashinfibto^offerrR &\ i ;
/1/41c(Wr t?% ' n? rMi.frf.TT. f\T 1M
y^U Mll/UOOUU UVZilfl U vv ktv VMM x?v ^
parties who will arrest the person or ^
persons who assassinated the President, ,
Mr. Lincoln, * Secretary of State, Mr. .
Seward, and his sons. ,
? person ttho assassinated Secre- w
'tary^S&ward left bdhindhim a slouched 1
hat arid'an old, ruflty navyTrOinlver ? ai
The* chambers were-broken loose from
'the barrel, as if done by striking. The
loads were drawn from the ohambersj 3
dfce ftfeing but a rough piece of leadj .
ahdrihe Others balls smaller thffia the R
chdmbars?-wrapped ill paper, as if to f?
keep, thetii #rom nOling out,
the closing scene. ?
Washington, April 15.?The Star h
extra, just issued, has _the following acr. ..
cpunt -of the last hours of the Presi- 61
dent's lffe: At twenty-two minutes
past seven o'clock $hp president breath- cl
ed his last, closing his eyes as if falling f<
to sleep, while his countenance assumed w
as expression of perfect Berenity . The?? pi
were m ipdjip^fciqns pain, and it was
not known that he was dead until the "
gradually decreasing respiration ceased -t]
altogether. Rev. 0r. Cfurley, of the w
2iew York Avenue Presbyterian Church
imnuycBntely on its hohW asoertai?ed
that life was extinct, knelt at the bed
side and offered prapei, which was res- P
pornled t o by all present. Dr. GrLy ley *'
then proceeded to'~*thc front aarlor, i1
where Mrs.' Lincoln, Qaptaii Robert t'
Lincoln, Mr. John'Day, the private
Secretary, and others were. waiting*.. .4',
where, he again offered "prayer for, the 8
consolation of the family. . ?
At six o'clock the pulse of the end- g
pent sufferer perceptibly failed aftd at
half-past six it was observed to be mote
fall, and the breathing labored. At 1
, seven o'clock there were symptoms of c
immediate dissolution, and twenty-two 1
j minutes past seven death closed the ?
I scene. '. 1 " *
inauguration of president johnson
Washington, April 1.5?12 o'clock c
m.?Vice President Andrew Jolmson t
was sworn into office as President .vi *
the United States by Ohiet Justice! t
ChaSe to-day at 11 o'clock. tteoretery h
McCuIloch. and Arvrnc? '
Speed ana others.. werg preset; P-v!.
.received . thp kind cxpreaftteai .of. She"'
gentlemen by Who.n 'nj .. ivoi :-A&
in a man., x % ' . mru-ii.:
sense of the ;r> & : .-"ly: A-: i:j?
den.Lv d^y^lv^l me*!.brief
speech,V'hieirj'* . .'i-Lj't * ' >'
tvThe dutic . ./ .
I will perform J: jss . opl .
'are with God.- Gtct>i. siu-ii ic&u s
upon you?I feel that I shall need ypuj i
support. J am'deeply impressed with
the solemnity ;q? the occasion and the <
responsibility^ the duties of the office
I am assuming." :A - .. a
Mr. .Johnson appeared to he in very ,k
good health and to have ji high and re-,
alizing sense of the hopes that are now t
centered upon Him. His mapner was ,
solemn and dignified, and his whole .
bearing produced a most gratifying im- (
pression upon those who -participated ,
in the ceremonies. ,Ii is preb&blo that g
during the day President Johnson will
issue his first proclamation to the A- c
merican people, ~ .
? ?I<M
A Merited Rebuke.?In addressing 'j
a jury upon one occasion, the'celebrated
Lord Jeffreys fotfnd it necessary to
make free with the character of a military
officer who was present. Upon .
Rearing himself several times eontemp- 1
1 tuously spoken of as "the sojdler," .the e
son of Marzboilod with indignation,and '
interrupted the pleader. "Don't call .
me a soldier, sir, I'm an officer."- Lord I
'.Tftflvflro imnr,Mlin.te7v went on: "Well 1
gentlemen,' thfe officer, who iemo.soldier, 8
wits the cause of all the raischiefthafc
has Recurred." ;
i The consmanctffig general of the ^
Yankee- forces at Savaftflah has an- n
nounceii that the families of all Oonfederftte.offiwrewfll
be jsentout-ef that *
mty. g
L - *
?hrt^oyqff OfilMt yoer- ?dewai*_.wtfh it J
qvptf monriojpT' aajjed'ooe. nejgi-.be? uf aa- h
mother. "Because.! 6#iofc getaa~#hw^h? a
J?.ba* fcwit&J" m^Mhn-aeighbOr.^
. '' -3-f ^
. v.
Wbeni^the weathoir-favoraW^O hay ma*
iog? When i* ^ pitcMprkjfj^^?^ I
When ftre writer* like Oattle? WheO they
re abeoldlely driven to the pfeov
Do &sh ever sl^ep?-and if hot, what is
la' uae of making a bad in the sea ?
The min "who afood upon trifles has been
lowqaway.
We once heard of a dog'who had a whis- j1
e which grew on the end of his taiJ. He 1
Iwaya called himself when wanted. ~ '
Women's "Empire State" is matrimony. \
fere she is always in the majority?elwaya ,
cigns and sometime# storms. > j
If von wish to attract attention, no into I
bureh S5me 8dndayT, after the Slices 1
we began, in a pair of new squeaking 1
oots, and*parage op tbe broad aisle. 1
A man came into 8 printing-office to log .
paper, "Beoanso," said be, "we like to ,
3a"d newspapers very moofa, but oar neigh* (
ore ate ail too stingy to teko one." J
"WeUj Jemmy didn'tquite kill yon with ?
briok-bat, did be, Pat ?" No. By the* j
iper, I flialHief^had." "What for ?" "So 1
could have seen him bang, the veilyain."
"It is not proper for yon to play school, ^
iy dear, to day, for it's Sunday." "I know j
i, mother/' replied the little girl, "but it ^
r Sunday school that I am playing." j
An editor out West, wholrnd been to'aee i
laoootu performed, winds up a criticism ?
t. ihi> play mth "Shakspeare wasa ttBtDp.'" \
im-editdi'i wefcs'uppose, is a brick.- ' 1
Th ; jfv.t. who ; !, !! ;-.u office" got tired* ,
" . - v purposehf renting himself: ,
. v : .*
w ijjtc' go; awny, paa
>fc bp.- ti : 1 f;o'. since. j
*
Ti a a r, 'own wlio is so cross*
c a bottle his eyesfcot 1
V' , '-ws, and drJW the oork j
jau.,lifer, ili alwayfr imagined hisnoso to
e a big baiiTLog around the corner.
V , v . 1 jfc. A.\ >1
There are two eventfal periods in the life <
f woman?one, when she WondeWwhO she i
ill have; the other, who will hare her. ']
he first query flatetfkfc sixteeir?febtf neki i
t forty. i
Poetry is said' to be the flower pf litera- 1
j re; prose is the corn, potatoes and meat; j
itire is tho aquafortis; wit is the spice and .
epper; letters containing remittances are
le apple d amplings.
A rem ark ably hard drinker, who was ex*
[ring, begged one of his friends to bring
im a goblet of -water, telling him, "On
ar death beds we most be reconciled toour '
aemies."
A oertain sign-board hits the'following- 1
'asflical inscription; "All persons what art
mud fyghtsning or trespusiog on this gcoud
ill ^runnfai) will' tViM- Crtmnafc trtcrirpr nf
fthelawr." ' ' ' *
" Hans, what is the matter ?" "De soril
wagon has run away m it de grcou horse,
t>4 broke de axeltree of de brick- house
hat stands by de corner lamp-post across
0 telegraph."
.
Why are.the ladies. of,. the present day
ke the lilies of Scripture ? Because they
toil not, ceith or do they spin; yet Solomon *
3 all bis glory was hot arrayed like cms of
hem."
Mrs. W., walkings one of the wharves
a New York, jocosely asked a sailor-why a
hip was always called <?ibe." "0, faith,"
ays thie son oil Neptune, l,becauso the rig[ing
costs more than the ttiU." '
A young lady who had not received so
andb attention from the boa ox as her feoale
associates, said to her iover, "I told
hem I woold wait until the ohsflf bad blown ,
ff, and then I would pigk ap the wheat."
Smart compliment, that.
A private of the ' Galway Rifles wSs reently
standing sentry, when an officer, noici.iff
that he bad a black eye, charged him
rifh having been fighting. "Please sir,"
ho tidier replied, "was iPtoot^for that you
ng;. 4o-J Uie f"4*
'* -r . jjgjtoagS: >
A?- 4 w li^jlo.;fQy..utc^i?caI heni
. ? fe- v
' ,* of aniwfifinff.the I
'' censors
J .' zU 'be rheu%.
;:'-v ' him
tm:? a
. "yiae. *^0MflP >
itt. -vdr, 'v.-aa" raet* with a htagh apd
he;?Biatfcl ' a v?ag:
"I am duirj to see yptl* descend to such
:!ap trap maDcoavre# as that."
"Yea?" was hia quick reply. *4>at-yottH
id mit I Dever n qdertake aoythwg,wiUwmt f
loiogthjpugh It.",
"Yoti oaft do- aDjthiDg, if yon will oaly;
iavo patience,says oar old fogy uncle,
rlro ttiudodiis fortune by bdiog platftod In*'
he old town when, corner lots wone worth
inly tea dollars an acre, and waited till he
yoke up one morning ttf find them worth
1800 a fqpt. ' . %. *' ' - W-* I
t,
"Viatei uiajr vu-uanwLA IU a nov^j u jrvu
an only wait."
"How lrfng?'' queries impudent ibl imlatient
Young America, who fijin hardly
rait for Bis bread, or tfte old man'frobituary.
. -frugal" * *
?.
I Wonoeb.?Whoa tr yobog
nibe parlor all day witfefrerdogordcoverd
with rings, I wonder if her mother donH
rash, and do the worfcin the kiwhen t * *
When a deacon of the churoll sells strong
otter recommending it as BWeet Ivwond&r
f He don't rgjy'o0 tho moriia of Ghfiatior i
alvation? ' ^p5j| j
Whew a young lady laces .-her'waist a:
bird smaller than naturfcrnSde it, I wonder
f her pretty fignre wilfnothhortea Itfeeon?e
aiserible whife?Bhe doesijb|fc ? - ?
?top mend a garment; I wonder ifta is
ot lacking eomewhere,i?ayto?ardstht topr
w iasfcjwht 4 L - mfg&m
' # % tZ 9
I Wo KfffOttTB TO DO tflUttV
[ have hestdof aomu
r3sHj^?fe' -I
*hett $?
L_ -* -
ind tue iztseot would wake to iUe, ww be:ome
the mother of an endless multitude,
ind bo it may.be with ua. WV-aresoalHI
ng the needs of knowledge, and piety, and
^mornd?tyr bat we see opt th$ seed nptiog
:orth. Our ioetraotioDB Beont to be ?orgOt:en
; the fruits j>f* cmr: libaraJiljr. eebiu to
lave perished ; and rour favors. appear to
iave-been in vain? Bui be of* good itotrrige
; tbe seed is still io the earth UflddMp**
:d, and the time will oome when it Shall
ippn* forth, and yield a plwUeodi,#aiwe^.
tt U watched oner by the God of ?ea?%
rod not a seed shall perish. Thdhaodlbat
Ottered the seed m?^ be*ithered, bttt tfo .
seed itself aluH' swell, *ai sao-d forth ita?orm,
and become a mighty tre&HMpg
roioe that Uttered the sermon -may b* silent,
but others that rooeived tbe truth shall oome . \
forth and declare ina fresh to tbngoD orations
that are yet unborn.. ^
_??JgL;'
A Heabtx Laugh.?After all, what, a
capital, kindly, honest, jolly, gforidns ggpd [
thing |k laugh ': is ! ' What a tonic ! What ^digester!
What a febrifag! Wbat^E,
walk before breakfast or a nap aft^ diaper.
discovers tho gums of ihfopoy, or age, the
grinder* of folly, or the pearls of fawuty ;
whether it racks the sides add deforms the
countenance of vulgarity, or dimples the
visage or uwiflte^s the ^eyo of r^emept-r^
hurnao oorateoani^ into' sometH^ap^rolaugh
is a glorious thing. "LiS^tbicg
of beauty/* it is "a joy forej^/'^berp
is no remorso in^. It leaves no stfog^x- ,
cept in the sides, and that goes of. .jflEfc?
,a Bingle unparticipaled langh |s a great affjir
tn wifcftMM Knf. if in eoMnm ?nnlo
It IB more infeotioaa than scarlet fevor. You
cannot gravely contemplate a laugh.. If
there is one laagher,ancf one witness, there
are forthwith two laughers. And so on.?
The convulsion iff propagated like soanS1^?
What a.thing it is when it becomes epidemic
! " *T*mmSr
.
TheGbbedbofthe Wobed.?The following
cla&siuoations of % inhabit^ of
by6C#rtF: w!?PeUteric^a^e^thoS^
Statistical Department .:<if:^r^nj'' ^tiag r
'Christians, 385,000,1)00, or 25.77 per