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i? hr Jftttclltgeiiccr. Monday Morning. April 17. 1 omo* fabU ' BOOK-BINDERS wanted, i "iss-ix, a*? aprll r-SATu*DAY, the 15th day ot April,pre | ?. .?ie?l such a scene ot sorrow and dejec tion, amounting almost -o despair, as was never before-witnessed to this city. Almost every countenance bote the evidence of deep and earnest g-ie1, and gave token ot the great ber.arement which had belallen the nation So sudden and unsuspected waa the terri i bie calamity that the country seemed par * aiixed by the shock and shuddered betore s m<? appreheaded, but unknown danger.? The first intimation received here of the fiendish assassination, was a bulletin posted at the telegraph office about 8 o'clock in the morning, mereiy announcing that Pres i "ejt Lincoln and Secretary Seward had been assassinated during the night. The news spread rapidly and the streets soon thronged with anxious and excited men, e&ger to learn the facts. None were will ing to credit the report. They could not believe tbat a crime so hellish in its con cp'ion and so fiendish in its execution cruld be perpetrated in a civilised commu* ni'y. Only the official statement from Sec retary Stanton cf the terrible truth, served to remote the doubts which sustained a hope that ail might yet be well. The confirmation of the first despatches caused a deep gloom throughout tht city Knots cf serious men grouped upon tbe S:reet corners and gathered arouni the telegraph offices, to glare at the bulletins wi:h w:!d stare and silent tongue. Thel Vry elements seemed to partake of the sad surroundings. Dirk clouds shrouded the suo with their sombre hues, addiDg to the general gloom that everywhere prevailed.! From tneuds and foes of the Administra tion came words of love and admiration for) the distinguished statesmen who had been stricken down, and expressions of deep in j-.^se.tion against the assassins and their 6iders and abettors. Ocoasional words ofI mattered vengance against rebels told ot] tLe bitter feelings and slumbering wrath, which had been stirred by this treacherous( ?:.b at tbe nation's heart, and which needed bat a spark to light the magazine of de-1 s-.ruction. But the general grief served] to keep down excitement and prevent outbreaks of violence tbat could only add! to the nation's woes. Throughout the day tbe bells of the city continued to toll forth the notes of sorrow and lamentation. Fiags at half mast and buildings draped in deepest black met the! eye at every turn, until the whole ci'y was enveloped ia tbe sable hues of mourning ; Tbt- Mayor upon receipt of the new3 im mediately issued a proclamation stating the fac'f and requesting a general suspension of business, and that the churches in the city wculd adapt their Sabbath services to the occasion. Tbe stores, offices and vari ous pl*cis of business were ail closed, and, tbe city assumed all the quietness of the Sabbath. enhanced by the solpmn surround ines ot tbe occasion. People quietly passed along the streets with grief depicted in every countenance. Every token aud ex pression served but to portray the deep hold which Abraham Lincoln bad taken upon the hearts of the American people, and the veneration that ia entertained for his memory. During the afternoon it was decided to hold a meeting at tbe Court House, to ex press tbe sentiments of tbe citisen3 towards theilluftri.ua deaJ. Handbitla announc inz a meeting at half past se?en o'clock were printed and circulated. In the mean time the Capitol, Custom House, Court House, and the varioua military beadquar ters were clothed in tbe habiliments of we, Nothing was left undone that could ten J to express a profound sense of the great calamity that had befillen us. When the hour of meeting had arrived, the Court House was filled to overflowing by the most seriou3 er&wd that bad ever assem bled within its walls. The meeting was organised by calling Henry Cracg'e, E?q? to the chair and ap pointing John E. Wilson, Secretary. At the request of the chairman Rav. Dr. Brownson opened the meeting with prayer. On motion the chairman appointed Messrs. A. W. Campbell, Dr. John C. Happ, and Samuel Liugblin, a Committee of three to prepare suitable resolutions for the con ei Juration of the meeting. While the Com. mittee were out, tribntea of respect were pr.id to the life and character of the illus trious deceaeed, by Rev. Dr. Brownson, of Washington, Pa.,and Revs. Moffat,McLure, and Martin, of ibis city. The Committee on resolutions submitted the following aa their report: Fellow Citizen* ?We need not recite to r u tbe circumstances nnder which yon and all of ua are convened thia evening Tbe object of thia meeting ia to express to each other and to onr fellow citizens every where, the sense of horror with which thi* community baa thia day received the news of the assassination of Abraham Lin coin, late President of the United States, and the attempted assassination of two members of his cabinet. The atrocious deed i* even yet new in the bi3tory of the civilized world and anparalled in onr ex perience as a nation. In common there fore, with christianized mankind every where, we atand aghast at the awful crime 1- cannot be but that the curse of Almigh ty God wi.l re3t on a cause which has ao ? jog threatened and at last excited the p?-rf etration of eucb an enormity Abra uatn Lincoln was the last of men to have ruribu'ively fallen by the band of violence. A:! bis instinct* and acta were auch aa to :ve unnerved the conception of so nor 'J-rous a purpose. History will recognise1 i j him the chief of our martyred dead who Late fallen victims to the unscrupulous ?mbitiona of the present rebellion. Steadi-; ?y he had grown in the affection of the ':&rifltinn world, wherever the American was koown, until at the time of bis dira'.b. original friends and foes of bia ad ministration bad learned to look opon him IlV.R? eminently a true type of the aim plicity of our republican institutions. | Insensible indeed to *11 the Rood instincts of human nature must have been the beans r?nW h13 Q"??Jer. Wo cannot t link of the perpetrators save as the veriest hetl'felf. Even to their "baser sort he had been lenient and forbearing precedent. Wiih an ingratitude Infernal In its character theunholy plotters ahettors and perpetrators of the murderous Heed, struck down the man ot all others Whose aymp%tbies were most actively in.l ?ervemng to temper the just punishment' flue to their rebellious crimes with the! largest measure of mercy. A great people: ?low to anger And dispot-ed lo be magoan-' ? ?cons in this hour of their victories, will' not fail to see io this unnatuial requital We true spirit that has aotuated the lead ?renip of the present rebellion, and when its origin and full extent are known they will exaot tucb a retribution as becomes them ?ns_prelacinga more formal expression of the views presumed to be entertained as loe sense of this meeting, we submit for its consideration the following resolutions : lit. That, humanly speaking, we de plore the death of Abraham Lincoln as ihe sorest calamity that oould have befallen history."0" 8t th'S CrUi041 perio11 uf il9 Vil' iTihat b0th as Amencans and as West irginians, we lament.bis untimely end.? ?U#x .? and memory will be forever friend h " WbeD We "eded a triend, be came to our rescue, and snatch rebelling * b?nd 'r?m lbe bur?ing of the rebellion, made us the bappy neoDle of a new and better Commonwealth. P 10 a nrnUI ,lriT,DS to rise in this dark hour of " ????ption of the high duties aav? ih h? lp" aoJ forKe'iioK all else save tbe lingering perils which still h?no round our distracted country we Dledire ourse|ves.and?kall our co^nTryu^ fo pledge themselves, to extend to ihe succea sor of Abraham Lincoln that full annpori Cv fnr?,hCrMi0? "tiU 80 Perilous|y neces aary for the oommon deliverance fnr't,hTba' fla * furihsr token ot onr respect tar the memory of the late President, we Will by proper observances commemorate XttVsm4yb'aet0P"'f"bi'^ 5. That a committee of tbirty-six bo bd pointed by this meeting to make such need, fol preparations for such commemorations On motion tbe above report of the Com ?,"'e ?? Resolutions was unanimously Pr t- ' 6 mee,i?K- On the commit tee of thirty six provided for in the lust rts P .l?n ~e Chairman appointed the follow mg gentlemen: His Honors-Mayor Sweeney, Chairman i Ur'LoP?. 8?nnel Laughlin.Wm.Tal lant^Jos. 8iybold, H. K. List, Hiram Young red. Myers, John Bishop, Samuel McClel lan, John Donlon, J. E. Wilson, J. C. Coop in? w ? EdwarJ Reed, E. Bock. = ly' O^.J.C Hupp, Rob't. Pratt, 8. P Hiltfretb, Wo. Carnaban, Mai D?U> y^ R-Hnh,Jari. Theo. Qarrell, Dan'l Peck Harvey Hall, A. W. Campbell, Thos Hombrook, Aog. Handlin, Henry Fisher, diram Armstrong, Aug. Pollack. After the appintment of tbe above Com mittee, tbe following resolntion was offered by Q. L. Cranmer. Resolved, That no individual who bae h,t," for {*?, P?rP0ae of going into the Rebellion, shall be permitted, from this date to return to tbe city of Wheeling, ol which determination on our part, this reao lution may be taken and regarded as suf ?cient notice. The foregoing resolution was amended by M. W. Echols, thus?''and this reaolu tion shall alao be taken as notice to all re turned rebels to at once leave tbe city." The resolution and amendment were be ginning to call out considerable discussion, but tbe cries of "question!" "question!" over sounded all opposition, and tbe reso lotion as amended was carried by an over whelming majority. Af er the adoption of the amended reso lution, and pending a motion to adjourn, loud calls were made for Mr. Cranmer. who addressed the meeting, speaking in tbe highest terms of Mr. Lincoln, with whom the speaker was personally acquaint ed. Mr. C. also expressed his views in re gird to Onion men and U S. officials, who could notsay no when called upon to jSign petitions to allow returned rebels to iremain among ns. He also paid his com jPliments to U. 8. military officers who paid court to secession women. At tbe conclusion of Mr. Cranmcr'a re mark-?, continued calls were made for Mr M. W. Echols, who responded in a short speech. He spoke feelingly in regard to the death of tbe President, whom he re garded as the Second Washington of Amerioa. He believed that he bad been basely murdered by rebels, and that the loyal people were and should be justly in dignaat and vindictive over the unparallel ed outrage that bad been planned and perpetrated by traitors who were noi entitled to any mercy at the hands of loyal men. The remarks of both speakers called forth frequent tokens of the appro bation of their hearts. f6??YMTaRDAY the services in all the churches, to far as we have learned, wer of the moat solemn character, and held with speoial reference to the affecting dis pensatioo that has befallen ihe nation.? Notwithstanding the short time for prepa ration, a majority of the charches w<-re up propriately draped in mourning, which added mnch to the solemn and impressive services of the day. The Rev. James Tbo buio occupied the pulpit of the Ohapline Street church, and preached a powerful sermon from the 24 book of Samuel, 1st chapter and 10th verse, which reads aB follows; ''The beauty of Israel is slaio npon thy high places; how are the mighty fallen." We regret that we are unable to give a report of this and the other discourses delivered from the various pulpits of the city. I^Rivir?On Saturday the boatb at.the laodiog displayed their fl*gs at half mast, and owfog to the suspension of business by the sorrowful news of the day, but lit tle waa done in the way of shipments ? The fine packet Bostonia left at the usual boor for Cincinnati. Yesterday the Maggie Hayea, from Pittsburg for St. Louis, arriv ed sod departed. The river is tailing slowly. Weather oool and clouJy. P&tcb Campbell, who was killed by a railroad collision at Water S tatioo No. C, was buried yesterday. Ho was a member of the Rough and Ready fire company. The various fire companies ] turned oat in uniform to attend bis fu-j neral. 1 ?TOni of the persoDB Injured by the late explosion at the Missouri Mill, was buried yesterday. His name was Whitmore, 'and very singular to relate, it was not known until several days after the explos ion t^at he was hurt. It appears that he twas quite an old man, and was employed iin wheeling in coal for the boilers when the The bursted boiler ^explosion occurred. ?passed in close proximity to his person, but tithe old man ooatinued to wheel in coal |until some one observing his movements ' lold him to atop. The uext moruing he returned and assisted daring the day in re moving the wreck. It has since been as certained that his legs were severely scald' ed. It is supposed however, that fright more than his bodily injuries was the oc casion of his death. (^"Quitb a feat was performed by a Mr. Greer, on Saturday, showing a degree of nerve and agility not often found. They have a very tall and handsome fl?g pole at the Belmont Mills, but owing to the break ing of the halyards have not been able to hoist their flag for some time past. On Saturday, however, it was determined to make an effort to hoist the flag at half mast. Mr. Greer succeeded in olimbing the pole and restoring the halyards, and the flag wa9 hoisted to its place. Mutilated Ccubknoy.?The United State* Mail, the official paper of the Post Office Department of January, stated that mutilated currency must be redeemed by postmasters. The February number, how ever, states that this is an error, and that! the law doeB not provide for redemption byl the postmasters, but that any one can send! letters to the Treasury Department, on of-| dcial business, free of postage, and that it| is the duty of that department alone tol redeem mutilated currency. It is proposed In the appointment! of a committee of 36 to arrange for a proper! observance of Mr. Lincoln's funeral obae-1 quies, to select a programme as soon as the! day for such obsequies is officially an-1 nounced. What the programme is likely tol be we know not asyet. Probably it will con-l aist of firing minute guns, tolling of the! bells, draping the city, and some appropri-1 ate orations at Washington Hall or at theJ Court House. The Mayor will convrn both branches of the council this evening! to consider some action in a municipal way] E. B. Hall, Attorney General,I ind John N. Boyd, Fsq., were in town last! uight from Fairmont. Sprain's, bruises, &c., in horses and! and other animals, may be speedily reliev r ed by using Logan's Arnica. It has double! the gtreDgth of other liniments, but *vill| not injure the hair. For sale by T. H. Lo | gan & Co., and Logan, List Co., Wholesale! and Retail Druggists, Wheeling. 2t 'no home is completeI WITHOUT A WHEELER & WILSON family SEWING MACHINE! I [From the United Presbyterian "After mora than one year's experionco, vre can! cordial y recomaieni to our friends Wheeler ftnd| Wilton'* Family Sewing Machiaes, as one of thel mo it useful piece* of household furniture wltbl wbich any house o*n be supplied. It ia the *a8tl thing In our dctnestio institution that wo would! part with.** [From the Western Christian Advocate.] I "Wo have personally examined the principal ma chines In use, and with an anxious desire to place before onr readers reliable information. As the 'result of ?nch examination we moat unhesitatingly roaommend Wheeler and Wilson** Family Sowing Machine as the machine for family use. There are good, better and best, and the best machine, we feel entirely sate in saying, in Whoeler A Wilson's." [From tie New Tork Times.] MWheeler and Wllson'a Machines are the favor Ites for families, being especially adapted to that purpose. They work moro rapidly, with less fric tion and a greater economy of thread, than most, if not all, others, and peform by far the greatest variety of work." EVERY MA CHI NIC WARRANTED THREE YEARS 1 Aim Full InBtructioiiB Given. f^T'Onr Interest not being second to that of the puichaser, we spare neither pains nor expense until the Mtchinee are thoroughly understood and used successfully. For faithfulness in this respect, rer ererce is made to hundreds now using them in Wheeling and vicinity, and tor this reason the W. k W. Machine always gives ENTIRE SATISFACTION. CALL AND BEE THEM IN OPERATION, or send for circular and specimens of sewing. WM. SUMNER & CO., No.99 Main St.,Wheeling, W. Va. mb!8 GOSHEN CHEESE. THE famous Ooshen Cheese for sale by H. J. t-MYTH. apri Oor. Market and Qnlncy streets. Saturday's Dispatches sec 1st Page. Description of the Assassin who At" tempted ;the Murder, of Secretary Seward and Sons. Height, 6} feet; hair, black, thick and fall and straight; no beard, nor appear ance of beard; cheeks red on the jaws; face moderately lull; twenty.two or twenty three yeara of age; eyea, color not knowo; large eyea, not piominent; brows not heavy but dark; face, not large but rather round; complexion, healthy; nose straight and well formed, medium Bite; mouth small; lips thin, upper lip protrudtd when he talked; chin pointed and prominent; head, of medium size; neck, short, and of me dium length; hands soft and small, and fin gers tapering; showed no signs of hard la bor; broad shouldered; taper waist; straight figure; strong looking man; manner, not gentlemanly, but vulgar; overcoat, double breasted, color mixed of pink and giey, spots small, was a sack overcoat, pockets iu side and one on the braaat, with lappels or flaps; pant9, blaok cotton stuff; new heavy boots; voice, small and thin, and inclined to tenor Jeff Davis' last Proclamation. Nbw Yok, April 15?The following is the substance of Jeff. Davis last proclama tion, dated Danville, April 5th: The General in chiet found it necessary to make such movement of hia troops aB to uncover the capital. It would be un wiae to conceal the moral and material in jury to our cause, resulting from the occu nation of our capital by the enemy. It is equally unwise and unworthy of us to allow our efforts to become relaxed under {reverses, however calamitous they may be. !For many months the largest and finest army of the Confederacy, under command of a leader whose presence inspires equal confidence in the troops and the people, has oeen greatly trammelled by the necessity of keeping a constant watch over their ap proach to their capital and has been forced to forego more than one opportunity for promising enterprises. It is for ua, my countrymen, to show by our bearing under reverses how wretched has been tne self deception of those who have believed us less able to undergo misfortune with forti tude than to encounter danger with cour age. We have now entered upon a new phase of the struggle. Relieved from the necessity of guarding particular points, our army will b6 free to move from point to point and to strike the enemy in detail far from hia base. Let us but will it, and we are free. Animated by that confidence in spirit ind foriitude which never yet failed me, 1 Announce to you, fellow-country, that it ie uy purpose to maintain your causa with my whole heart and soul; that I will never consent to abandon to the enemy one foot of the soil of any one of the States of the Confederacy; that Virginia, the noble 3tate whose ancient renown has been eclipsed by her Btill more glorious recent history; whose bosom has been bared to receive the main shock of thia war; whose sons and daughters have exhibited a heroism so sublime as to ren fler her illustrious in all time to come; that Virginia, with the help of the people, and by the blessing of Providence, shall be held ind defended, and no peace ever be made with tbe infamoua invaders of her homes t>y the sacrifice of any of her rights of ter ritory. It by the stress of numbers we should ever be compelled to a temporary with irawal from her limits, or thoBe of any other border S'ate, ftgaifc and again wil we return, until the bfifllid and exhausted enemy shall abandon ia despair hia end less and impossible task of making slavee of a peop'.e resolved to bo free. Let us thea not despair, my countrymen but, relying on God, let us meet the foe with tresh defiance, aod with unconquered and unconquerable hearts. Sherman's Army Advancing Again Nkw Yobk, April 15.?The Herald Goldsboro correspondent says : Sherman's army commenced its advance on tbe 9 h, moving in three columns under Howard, Slocura aod Schofield. During the rejoicings over the news Richmond, Sherman was called ont by his troops and bo addressed a few words them saying : He was informed Richmond had been captured and Lee wan flying dismay. He said Grant wrote bitn be was pursuing Lee, and hoped that he (bher man) would press Jobnsou, which said Sherman, I think 1 will do. The eoldiers cried, wo will, we will Sherman told hia comrades that he did not mean to let Jobuston have any rest. Johnston has evacuated Raleigh movme west, and leaving the town iu possession Himpton's cavalry. On tbe evening of the lO'.h, a small force of Howard's mounted infantry were tacked by some rebel cavalry, who however were soon dispersed with a loss of 100 men and two pieces of artillery. New Yobk, April 15.?A dispatch dated Augusta, Gti,, April 5:h, says: I Alabama is overran by Uaioo cavalry, under Wil 01 and other commaaders, mov tng towards Mobile. Gen. McC^ok's force ia reported to have burued the Red Mouutaio Iron Works, and the village of Elohen, and tapped the tel pgraph at several places, sending dispatches to r? bel officers. Two ^columns of Yankees are also re ported advancing npon Columbus, Missis sippi. The same dispatch says the rebel steam er Gertrude, with a cargo valued at $200, 000, wag 6unk in the Spanish river, near Mobile, on the31at ult., by a collision with the steamer Natchez. A special to the Herald, from Washing ton, says; President Lincoln yesterday revoked the passes to Hunter, Letcher and other lead ing rebels to visit Richmond. The Presi dent was willing to bare a convention held but did not want it controlled by these men. New Yobk, April 15 ?The Danville Register of the 5th, says Breckinridge, the rebel Quartermaster General and other offi cers were expected to reach that city on horseback on the 6th. x The Herald's correspondent says, au ex pedition lately went us Chewan river,North Carolina, and captured Winton and Mur freesboro. The ram which the rebels bad been building at Halifax has been destroy ed. The ram, Albemarle, has been raised by our meo and found to be not seriously injured. The Herald's Goldsboro correspondent baB a report from Raleigh,saying that Gov. Yance would call the North Carolina Leg islature together to repeal the secession ordnance. The World's Goldsboro dispatch of the 10th sayst, the Raleigh Confederate of the 9th eays, that city was sacked and fired by a mob of the lower classes. The 16th Virginia veterans were left behind to pro tect the people, but were unable to do so. | Louisville, April 14?The Fire depart ment, and the city council made an impos ing appearance to-day,inbonorof theresto rauon of the Stars and Stripes over Fort Sumter. Business was generally auspend , ,ed. One hundred gone were fired. The public buildings, newspaper* and telegraph offices, and a great many private residences and stores were splendidly illuminated.?? In the eveuiog wo noticed Gens Palmer and Briskiu, with their respective Staffs, and a portion of the 30th Wisconsiu, in the civic procession. Officially Notified of Mr- Lincon's Death Washington, April 16th. Yesterday morning Attorney General Spaed awaited trpou Hon. Andrew Johnson, Vice Presi dent of the United States and offi cially informed him of the sudden and unexpected death of President Lincoln, aud biated that an early hour might be ap pointed for the inauguration of his sue ceasor. The following is a copy of the communication referred to: Washington. April 15?Sir: Abraham Lincoln, President of the U. S., was shot by an assassin last evening, at Ford's Thea tre, in thia city, and died at the hour ot 7:22 o'clock thia morning. At about the same time at which the President was shot ?o assassin entered the sick chamber of the Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, and stabbed bim in several places in the throat, neck and face, severely, if not mortally wounding him. Other members ot the Secretary's family were dangerous 'y wounded by the assassin, whilst makinp nis escape. By the death of Presides Lincoln, the office of President has de volved, under the Constitution, upon you. The emergency of the government demands (hat you ehould immediately proceed, ac cording to the requirements of the Con stitution, and euier upon the duties of President of the United States. It you will,please make known your pleasure as tc arrangements, as you deem proper, they will be made. Your obedient servants. (Signed,) Hdgh MoCullooh, Secretary ol Treasury. E. M. Stanton' Secretary of War. G. Wills, Secretary of Navy. Wm. Dinnison, Postmaster General. J. R. U8HBR, Secretary of Interior. James Speed, Attorney General. To Andbiw Johnson, Yicc President ol the Uuited States. Mr. Johnson requested that the oere mony take place at his rooms at the Kirk wood House in this city, at 10 o'clock in the morning. Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States, was notified of the fact and desired to be in attendance to admin ister the oath of office. At the above named hour the following gentlemen assembled it the Vice President'* rooms to participate in the ceremony: Hon. S. P. Chase, Hon. H. McCulIougb, Attorney General Speed, F. P. Blair, Hun. Montgomery Blair, Senator Foote of Vt. Yates of Ills., Ramsay of Minna., Stewar: of Nevada, Hale of N. H., and Gen. Farns worth of Illinois. Alter the presentation of the above let tej, the Chief Justice administered the fol lowing oath to Mr. Johnson: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect^ and defend the Consti tution of the United States. After receiving the oath and being de l olared President of the United States, Mr. Johnson remarked: L Gentlemen?I must be permitted to say that I nave been almost overwhelmed oy the sad event which has to recently occurred. I feel inadequate to perform the iuties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me. As to an indication of any policy that may be taken my me in ? be administration of the government, 1 must say that that must be left f >r devel opment as the administration progresses The message or declaration must be made by the acts as tbey transpire. The only as soraucea that can now be given of the future ia a reference to the paat. The course which we have taken in the past in connection with this rebellion ranat be regarded as a guaranteo of the future. My p^at public lire, which haa been long tud laborious, has been founded, aa I in conscience believe, upon a great principle of right which lies at the basis of all 'hinga. The beat energiea of my life have been spent in eudcavorjng to establish and perpetuate the principle of free govern ment. I believe that the government i phasing through the present perils and will Bettle down upon principles consonant with popular rights, more permanent ami enduring than heretofore. I must be per mitted to say, if I understand the fueling of my own heart, that I have long labored jto ameliorate and elevate the great masa ot the American people. To an honest advo cacy of the great principle of free govern ment haa been my lot. The dutiea have been mine and the consequences are God's. Thia has been the foudnation of my politi oal creed. I feel that in the end the gov eminent will triumph and that these great principles will be permanently eatabliabed lu conclusion, gentlemen, let me any that I want your encouragement and coun tenanco. I shall rely upon you and others in carrying the government through its present perils. I feel in making this re quest that it will be responded to by you *nd all other patriots and well wishers ol the rights and interests of a free people. At the conclusion of his remarks the President received the kind wishes ot the friends by whom he was surrounded. A few momenta were devoved to conversation | All were deeply impressed with the aol emnity of the occaaion, and thejrecent sad occurrence which caused the necessity for the speedy inauguration of the President was gravely discussed. Mr. John8on ia in fine health, and haa an earnest aenBe of the important trust con fided in him. Mr. Hunter, Chief Clerk in the State De partment, has been appointed Acting Sec retary of Slate. A special meeting of the Cabinet was held at the Treasury Department at 10 o'clock this morning. i The Condition of Mr. Seward. Nkw Yobk, April 16 ?0. A. Seward tel egraphed Mr. Sanford, Presideat of the American Telegraph Company, aa follows at 11 o'clock this morning: "Uncle is as well this morning as the circumstances will permit. He retains his mental vigor and resolution. The surgeon apeaks very favorably. Poor Fred is still utterly unconscious. He has not opened his eyes since 12 o'clock on Friday night. The Major will get along nicely." Fortius? Momroi, April 16.?By an ar rival here to-day from Wilmington, N. O., intelligence is received that Sherman took up biB line of march Southwnrd from GoldBboro last Monday. A large amouut of supplies have been sent through the Dismal Swamp Canal in barges and around the Capes lu steamers, for the use of his army. The steamer Geo. Leary which arrived from City Point thiB morning, brings a ru mor of the surrender of Johnson to Gen. Sherman, but it needs confirmation. The Remains of Mr- Lincoln Washihgton, April 16 ?Tbe corpse ol the late President baa been laid oat ia tbe White house. It is dressed in the sail of black worn by him at hia late inaugura tion. A placid smile reata upon hia fea lurea and the deceased aeema to be in a natural sleep. The corpae will be laid out in atate in the Eaat room on Tueaday, in order to give the public an opportunity t?! see once more the featureB of him they loved so well. The catafalque upon which the body will rest ia to be placed in the south part of the Eaat room, and ia some what similar in style to that used on the occasion of the death ot President Harri son. It ia underatood that the funeral will take place on Thursday next. Rev. Dr Gurley will doubtless be the officiating clergyman The remains will temporarily be deposited in the vault of the Congrea aional Cemetery and hereafter taken to Mr. Lincoln'a home at Springfield. III. Up to this time it baa not b en ascer tained that the aBsassin of the Pr*. si ions baa been captured. Tbe Extra Star has the following: Developments have been rnide showing the existence ot a deep laid plot on ttn part of a gang of conspiratore, including members of tbe order of the Kaights o! the Golden Circle, to murder President Lincoln and his Cabinet. We have reason to believe that Secreta ry Seward received intimation from Ea rope several months since that something of a very desperate character was to be transacted at Washington, and it la more than probable it had reference to the plot of assassination. Tbe piok-encircling this city on Fri day night to prevent the escape of tbe parties who murdered President Lincoln ind attempted the assassination o* Secretary Seward and hia sons, were fired upon at several points by concealed foes.? Arresta will be promptly made. It was ascertained some weeks ago that he President had received several private letters warning him that an attempt would probably be made npon his life, but to this tie did not attach much importance. It h*8 alwaya been thought that he was not snf Qciently careful of bis individual safety on his last viaitto Virgioia. Tbe following incidenta of the last day of his life have been obtained from sever il sourcea. His son, Capt. Lincoln, break fasted with him on Friday morniog, bavinglj just returned from the capitulation of Lee,f tnd the President paeaed a happy hour lis I 'ening to all tbe details. While at break ) fast he heard that Speaker Colfax was in j the house and be sent word that he wished! to Bee him immediately. He conversed! with him for nearly an hour about his fu I tore policy as to tbe rebellion, which hel was about to submit to tbe Cabinet. Afterwards he had an interview with] Mr. Hale, minia'er to Spain, and several! Senators and Representatives. At 11 o'clock, the Cabinet and General! Grant with him, had one of the moat satis [ factory and important Cabinet meeting?! held since hi6 first inauguration, when the! tuture policy of the administration wasg harmoniously and unanimoualy agreed on,l *nd Secretary Stanton eaid he felt tbat| the government waa stronger than at anyj previous period since the rebellion com-jj menced. In the afternoon the Presidents had a long and pleasant interview witbj Gen. Oglesby, Senator Yates and other! leading citiacns of bis State, ta the eTen-r ing Mr. Calfax called a??ain, at hia request,I aud Mr. Ashman, of Mass., who presided! over the Chicago Convention of 1860, wa.sK also present. | To them he spoke of his visit to Rich-B mond, and when much uneasiness wasH manifested at the North while he wan at? the rebel capital for fear that some initorl might shoot him, he replied jocularly thatl be would have been alarmed himself if any! other person had been President and gooeg there, but he did not feel any danger what r ever. The conversation turned on a mat 1 ier of business with Ashman. H-j maden the remark that be saw Mr. Ashman wasg -urprised. and immediately, with his *ell| kni-wn kindness of heart, said: "You did no understand me, Mr. A9h man, I did not mean what you inferred! ind I will take it all back, and apologize^ lor it." llo afterwards gave Mr. Ashman a card"! to admit himself and friend early the uex<r morning to converse farther about it. Turntrg to Mr. Colfax, be said: "Your| ire goine with Mrs. Lincoln and me to the? theatre I hope." But Mr. Colfax bad others] engnpem-uta, expecting to leuve the cityf next moring ? He then said to Mr. Colfax, "Mr. Sutn-S ner has the 'gavel' ot tbe confederate Con T igress, which be got at Richmond to hand? [to tbe Secretary of War, but I insistedH ''.here that he mu3t give it to you, and you| Itell him for me to band it over." | Mr Ashman alluded to the 'gavel, which he still bad and which he had usedrj at the Chicago Conveutiou, and the PresiT dent and M. S. Liocoln, who was also inj (he parlor, rose to go to tbe theater. It was halt an hour after the time th??y5 had* intended to start and they epoke about! wui'iog half an h >ur looger tor the Presi r dent, who Wunt with re'uctauce, as Gen I Grant had g^ne north, and he did not wishfi the people to be disappointed, as they both had been advertised to be there. At the door he stopped and said, "Colonel Fox do not forg-it to tell the people in the mining regions, as you pass through them, what I told you tbir morning abou^ the development when peace comes, and I will telegraph you a San Francisco." Ke shook bands with both gentlemen with a pleasant good bye, and It-ft the ex execuive mansiou never to return to alive. **' Secretary Seward will Recover? Reported Arreit of Booth New Yohk, April 16.?Tfce Times special says: Secretary Seward will recover. Frank Seward U still unconcious. He bre*tbfs calmly and baa an easy pulse. His Lead is dreadfully contused and lacerated. An invalid soldier saved Mr. S.-ward's life. The Herald's special says : Booth has been arrested near Baltimore and will be placed for safe keeping on board a monitor at the Navy Yard in Wash ington, anchored in the stream, so as to keep him from the reach of the people Maj Qen. Augur has offered a reward of $10 000 for the arrest of the murderer of the President and the assassin of the Sec retary of State. Various arrests have been made of parties suspected of being impli cated. Some have proved their iauoceuce but others are held. The letter found in Booth's trunk, which showed the assassination was to have taken place about the 4th of March, an-i urging a postponement, said the government officers had bccame suspicious, and it would be impruleot to do anything then. It also advised them to go to Richmond and as ccriain how aach action would be regarded by the rebel government. Other disclos urea are withheld for the present, yet evi dence sufficient has been obtained to im-l plicate some six diffierent persons in the' late diabolical plot. All are trorn this seo-i tion of Maryland. Two pair of handcuff* and a gag were found in Booth's truck. < It appears that Booth had leased a stable in the alley in the rear of the theater. He' hired a horae from a livery stable in the ^aft^raoon, took it lo the nlley, and hired a 6c?rvant from the lad\? whom hp fcind the ssble to ffi'cb the hcr-f, while he pepe tratcd the deed. Bofith'e mistress attempted ?o ron'inir Btrcide to-day. An nctrfsa at Govt*r'? theatre received an anooymous note yesterday, not :o sing the eocp, ? dherman's march to the Sea." D*y before yesterday. Booth called oa Mr. He*s, irraeurer of Glover's thtatre, and urtfPii him to announce some new an?l ex citirp play for Friday evening. ??nd invite the President and other officials and get up a sensation. Toe best data thato an beobtnined shows that there were not over tiwe or ten min utes difference between the time of the as dtiult on the President nod Mr. 8eward, *howing it was not done by the same per son. Washington, Ap-i'. 16.?M*j >r Gen. Ord has issued an order addressed to the peo ple of Richmond and its vicinity that no jifficulty will be made ii admitting them with market wart-B to that city. They are iuvited to commence their ordinary tram,: it once, and aru assured of protection in passing: to aud from within the lines of the United States forces. The citizens and storekeepers ot Rich mond are requested to rescue their ordi nary avocatio: a as speidiiy as possible. It is to the interest of the Government authorities to protest all gooda and proptr ty of the cit!ians and to restore them in *9 good a meanure aa may be practicable for the lormer prosperity of the oity. Another ord> r has been Issue! by Geu. Ord, as follows: "All officers and B^ldiers ol the army of Northern Virginia who were not preseut at ibe aurren ler ot that array by Gen. Lee. at Appomattox C H . on *he 9:ta of April 1865, are hereby informed that the terms ot capitulation are extended to them and they can at once av lil themselves ot the *ame by coming within the lines of the Uaited States forces at or near Richmond, laying down their arms and reviving the'r piroles." ? ? The gentleman who ommuoicated the *bove information pays Lee d<d not, after the surrender, repair to North Carolina, bin has been remaining at App)iu*ttox C. H. to carry out the terms of the capitulation It is supposed that by this time he is in Richmond. ... Gen. Grant having extended to him the courtesy of an escort ot 100 cavalry men, the best possib'e feeling exists between the two Generals. Nothing dafloite has recently been heard from Johnston's army, but it is the im pression it will be disbanded or melt away by desertion. Provided a spirit to con ciliate its discordant elements be manifest ed, a wiso policy to win back the people generally as loyal fellow citisens, is regard ed as of the utmoU importance. The Richmond Whig of Saturday, says Col. Loomta, Assistant Special Treasury agent, is expected in that city ev< ry day with instructions, and that until his arri val no captured property, coming un4er the act of Congress authorizing the Treas ury to take charge of it, will be permitted to be removed. i Libby Prison yesterday contained up wardi of 8 000 coofcderite prisoners, bat llbey are being released as fast a3 the ne 'ceesary papers can be lU'ido out. We learn that Ool Robt. Ou'.d,confed erate Commissioner of Exchange, Lieut. Col. W. H. Hitch, Assistant President Baliock, of the Southern Express Compa ny, anil II A. Hamilton. Agent, were cap. lured within Gen. Oram's lines, driving in la wagon, they haviog driven into the lines by mistiike. Upon discovering their error they surrendered nnd were brought lo Richmond and liberated on parole. All prisoners of w >r are sent direct from Richmond lo Ci?y Point ?? soon as possi !? The following is Leo's farewell address to the army of Northern Virginia: | HKADQUAUTKBa Aw MY or NoilIBSBS Va., lApril 10.?General Order Ao. ?After Ifour years of arduous service, milked by l?i un-urrpaBsed courage and forrtude, Ube urmy of Northern Virginia has b?en compelled loyieled lo overwhelming num beri and resources. I ueed not lell this survivors of ,o many hard fought battles who have remained steadfast to the last, that 1 have consented to this reBult Irom no distrust of ibem, but holding that valor ind dev tioo c-uld accomplish nothing that could compensate lor the lo?s that would have attended the con'inu uinn of the contest, I have denrmiued to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose pa-l vigor has endeared then to their country men. By the terms of agreement, officers ^nd men can return to their homes and re main there until exchanged. You will t.ke with you the aatisfac'.ion that pro. ceeds Irotn the consequence of duty faith fully performed, and I eairuetlly pray that merciful God will extend y >u his blessing. With bo increasing admiration of your constancy and devoiiou lo your couutry ar.d i faithful remembrance of your kind ami fceueroua consideration of myseif, I bid you an atfectiooaie firewell. (Signed, R- E Llm, General. New Orleans, April 10. vU Cairo, 16. !?The T.rot-d pub isht-s official dispatches [of tbe csp'ure of &puoit>h Fort and Fort Blakely. Tie firmer at 10.30, n:m , oo ibe 9ub, with 700 prisoners, and the latter on [tlie same day, by a-s iult, and over 4 000 prisoners, wilb a large amount of ord nance e'nres. Uunbouta and troops are proceeding ou towards Mibile. Later. 3 p. m.?From a reliable source it is learned that Mobile was captured last evening by a portion of Gen. Smith's com mand, assisted by the light draft boats, ?ifter ft short resistance by the enemy. NEW GOODS. WRITING DESKS, PORTFOLIOS, KNVELOPBg, HOfIIS 19Q PAPER. NURSERY BASKETS, WORK BASKETS, BIRD BASKETS, HANGING FLOWER Do., TRAVELING BASKETS. GUIPURE LACE, MANTLE AND DRESS ORNAMENTS, BUGLE TKinaisro, WIDE BEL.T1BG, VARIETY OF BUCKLES. AUO, 100 Children's Carriages, UK>1TD BTTLK3, f At tb? Variety 8torts of D. NICOLG k BRO, mhSl 109 Mtlo 1'EN Tierce* Sajear Oarel Driel received and for vale ay mbl8 PRYOR, HjWSLL