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the Army r>f 'Ho>ili«r.n Virginia vffiad j
c« ao to Gen. Grant.
■-■r3hto Cenversaticn Ended. ■ -1
'Shortly before eleven o'clock ike i:i*«
terview'between the generals was co
aled bj Lee saluting and riding alowiy
down the slope, across the bulk* soil
into bis camp, on the ..-hill Jpeycind.-—
General Grant turned the bead of his
The Federal Rule at Macon.
Vie condense from the Macon News]
the fotlowing aecodht of ’-Be iccupa-
tion rf.thsit city by the "Federal milita
ry authority t
Late in the afternoon ot Thursday,
the 20th', the atlrance. of the Fcdera's
appfouebed the eity, which was surren
dered unctinditiOnal ,iSi " L ri 1
■pnTgunw'-^TjjBTf) m» n-i ni^wi <a»
Henry J'Long, sol families, corn 5 froiu tha Naw Ywk H»raU oC April 17th
horses and 'small. articles of
such ti'v waTches 4 , rnoi ey, si'rer
It** /ruin the hiwsei of ntixensf bifl
tins- was in 'direct contra vendor* t>'»
apcrta-l-orders, ami would be punished
tbueoughbredi Cindunatu-J towards the|eoljfe. Flags offruci?
OffWl House, followed by fift stall and ....
• large retinue or genrtafcfuc'era.
Muting oj old Friends.
——WtrtJtsniall an .Itobr thereafter .the
officers uesigna'ed by Genera! Lee to
carry out tbe. stipulations of' surrender
• arrived, avid were accompanied by a
large miinher. of rpted rebel officenc
The large verandah and yard i'j* front
was isoo/t filled with U brw -srmY rebel
officers in earnest conversation. Hilt
the “regulars” on eiThlr- *i,ie found
home acquaintance 'far West Point
rclassmate ruiumg ihr offiu*rs,- and in
many instances the greeting as warm
and affecting. _ Th^orf n, who but the
d»y beture were Peeking each (Mlrt-rV
destruction, now chatted quietly to*
getfier, recalled the incidents qf the
past, and gave iu their countenances
evidences of hr.riest respect. Almost
the first questions from rebel officers
• were-*-' 1 Well, wbaT- are jpiir going to
do with—wbat are you . going to do
with us r” * • •
The Effect of Gen. ih ant's. Ter me.
The -belief see.deJ widespread
intelligent officer's that t e L T <ri
ate* government iisti pledger!
jtBelf to-Rrar:t n:> qrta rusty for the of-
ntre of rre vNon, and* tliat.Af^gr must
ajl bang together qr hung separately/’’
On learning
taken n^jfrr
y General
arirtg” notice
of the Armistice bad been sent out by
Geueral ’ Cobh, out the Federal* refus
sed to recognize them on account of
a misunderstanding/
They met. oo resistance, as (in ac
eorrLnce. with the principle* ot the
Armisrice) General tjobli bad issued
orders .sgauwu fifing a tingle guu.—
Ai^ny . of i^u*" FederaU ontered tire
tgwn : during Thursday night, took
value,
ware,
Jas ff Burns, “ " M U
Win S Thompson, currency .500-
J Bell, currency 100
Adolphus Durham, currency , 2U
Wro Co war. ” ** -jjjlOG
Mrs Jss Orr “ “ . 50
Mrs W A Worsham “ 10
Mr* G Jacobs - “ “ x 10
Mrs M Maisby “ ; 10
Henry J Long “ “ 500
N J Carithers, 4 per Ctf 200
The Ghaiman then appointed a cen
tral Committee to arrange for receiv
ing further contribution*; $td the meet
i.hg having resolved, that these pro*
'•eetlmgi be published in the Athens
papers: adjourned.
' J. BELL, Ch’n.
J. J McCl’tr.oBH, StC,
.4 Cbitiesc TiHa?e oB a Mafkht Day.
At .thirty wiles from Kia ping we
reach the cosy liitle town of Coo-run,
On tba evening of the murder, Booth
bush. i Fg: ihfr Parltcalars of the Assasiio*- asfced thaol«fc ***** Hotel
I - ' tldo dl Lincolu. iMT ' ' *
if ts. d.p,ni;, or couiJ- 6, a&mmd s » d f " *
Wk'tfae K<W 4T'.. kt, of « f -«•"««» *«t
rioVnce '-They oceupteb every crntnufahle cor-
amor
ted
4'
.* P» Friday formal-possession pt the|. t!aru ^ t e
tak?*n. a Commandant rui^
Ptpvost Maishal appointed,, and tnanT^
narrow street that they
t'cnuld /scarcely extricate themselves
from the-stalls, from the piles of goods
w" •*? * k .™r ith ‘
•fiaveoccurred nor robbrries c.inufikined,
save petty ibe'ts on the suburbs.
Q iiet and order .have ungned, and
apprehensi in- has in a great degree
disappe-tied.
Gei eral Wilsons represented aj a]
genlleirian cl leC't'tn-y, and % general
atio regard* the iules of ci-ilired wnr--
fare., and wc congra'iilatu our c-ytiZcns
upon Ins being in command oftbv
tiooqs here,
Thi/Ft-Leral Sd1u»e«a haVe generally
behaved thrmsvh^s with tmich (tecqV
runi. The y mingle freely jvith
the
that (3efleii»r Grant had
ahtage of their nei-csstties
and ijesperatf Srualidi, but had volun
tarily ^tended to tip m.ih>-*sa,ni'- mag-
nonnnous tcmis Offered 'two days'bay
fore and retiise/l by Oeu. Lee, they'
prpres-ed *fleuisefvcs ?Xj:*t-Jit>g!y
pratiffi'd. '/'iscussicn of the matter
sjnongthentseiveS ..cvmi-d'to Crvr.tly ^ tfae ol fili2eKS J
ftri-rgrtien this feeling. All admitted , ’ , ,
• ->tad tajinfud-v guard tucir preiaues.
citizens in the street, and we have
Vi
Pto
insujt oiir peojiie. Tilvy .guard the
[siffelsi patrol tiie town, nitd when oh
fare, ar,d from the live stock kiekirsg-
squaljog, bh-kting, lowing and neigh-
uig on every hard.
. Here hustings was being-transorted
by staid-brirgain-mnkirfg; healthy old
\ men, clad m soinoer betnegpun, blae
oV white cotton Slid the ^reat
brimmed straw hat scarcely attgcheJ
to lh#*.r vehtrable heads'. Ventures
xparkUng in tie eyes of the youngster
uagouator.s, who attired in their best
oirtfitv-**icoasuting of a rllaxumim oi
silk and a minimum-of less pretensions
mattri»*l T with i leati-shaven heads, and
mg,- v>t^fplidti'd,. glfstemrig queues;
CONSPIRACY.
' have been made
twenty-four' hours,
the existence of
3e part a gang
ling members- of
of the Golden
President Lincoln
* that ;heir r k .iay Bad iio fnitbiir p.wwer
. , .hf rcsista?;;;*,' and that tf was compeH*-:
ed f<j ?urr-. ndt r ou but own term.%—
,. • They appr-ired surprisenj lo fl-id-uo ex
nifthlOR of vinclh’tivrnfss on OtirTvwn
• part. Judging from their beaitycon-
'/ Jdf-siops of genf-'rous and liberal rrfat-
-ntgbt by ua one vroul.d c *t«c.»td*>- they
, jr*j> pried tb fcaia Reen ch »'t:-ed -og ft o'
er f.s Ulqns to grace the fiyuujpt/ut
Ui’efrh bt our Yictbijfios general
At first seme may be inclined to
( j h tliii.-k General grmi ntt suffi. ivutiy ex
acting. * But no (we who witnessed the
bclia.. iof of toe rebel otfiin-rs and iis-
- tehed to their conversation tyn the
subject could Jong doubt.the wisdutry
of hi* policy. ; ia -; b-u 1
j £$e t Arriixfyiighjliii / „ ; .
T.'-e’s ivnole aririy iioint df •'
light* J that they are op'VQftii# service,
f and gratetul to gen Gra,nt tor sparing
Ihent ail the necyssarv butsdiaUan.—*•
'The- moral effect of this on the' injss
of tb* Southern prople caiioof be ’over
estimated. .. * » - - -
m Issuing Rations, *
' Oh Sunday ewtiinq Ceionti Mor
gan-, Chief CommiyaaTy tifJS^bstsraiic*
fur the armies opening .»gaii)$t R;eh-
IUL.JH1,/•*>^-*1 :tvrnry tbou-anil rations
*1 bread am! writ to the rebel ai^y,
and on Monday was able to tdd the
rations of sugar, coffee and salt..
Heafi’qrs Corps Army c-f Patcmar, 1
Burkxville Junetior, April 11, lb65. /
3'here is, no clung* in the situation
prelaw *w
I’» l hr if iTciht we will tUitd that
ilurtug tbe ff fbie* that beeurred S?lur‘r
day they Gbbneu actively in Saving
go ds ;inrj iti piever.t}iig*the spread of
the fl-iuit-s. ludvetljtha'd it nidi been
Lr them, the fire ffi.it consumed Johns-
tnnV& H'etij’s'ytorrs ar.d .tffia Meth 5
o list Dvvnsttna, would have laidI the j ufr : po -^ wit hout distu.bance, a::
.is ie* a.j . per ap,. ^ S(J j ar ag VV£ cou | t ] S ^ P ju such a Y* 11
too eUibnfate^to be protected 1mm tba
great iiVat by "any sort - tff coivering—^
talked loundly and, and atuitcred a-
round ihetr customer, or around.the
-lock i«i whiph they were about toi-n-
vtsufliiMr**. .Ciipit^l, using their fan* re
me inqsi coque^tub manner, far tn<ffe<
for display tnan lor any real beriefit to
their olive compiexijns. The j^or<-
wealthy farmer, ifis owner of but a
ail
qut 9
of ibis corps since the dale of my Iasi
d if patch, Toe line ‘at the Snuih-iUe
Railroad from here - to Tetfjsburg
btill uti
entire sU-iare iu
i-piead; runher. Ii has not been.ascer’-
r,lined L-jw those fires .occurred; but
*c h»*e i>o -reason to believe that they
utigtortted through 'the efforts of the
Federal toldiers.
■The'Getu-ra! hi ciTuimand occupies
the residence nf Cnlbne] Nelson, for
u yrly Colooel John B.-md’s. Thp of*
fijle of the cotnmanilarjt of the Pos' and
nf-tlie Provost Milrshal are just oppo--
rite tbe Letiier House- That hotel is
not open to travelers, Lm/ the trains
are running on the rahruaus . as usua';
irnT pas.s-'s' must he proc-ured before
Ua.vc-.the city,
tmen gerfeyaily.resumed, more
we believe^ because oi.ffie uncertainty
iu rejj^vd tu qiir cui.'ency than any oth
er .jih'oujiit. - t
By order of the commandant ot the
post, mgrnes are allowed to pass
about the city, upog p>as«e* of the
employees, exempt alter dark. Many
negroes-accompany* the Federal army,
an st ot them men and boys, but some
ate women and- children Tbe latter
are woe begone in their rppe.irance,
and doubt re r-s wish ..they were onre-
inort* safe in- their termer homes;—
Qnrte' a number of 'Confi-detsite troops
the gnardiaftship of t>tir r» f « held her^.prWffifttTs, ^rupylbjj
, . troops, sftjci the imnieii* wagon ttaiiis
\>l iliu army are safely
through thtir midst to the- victorious
force beyond. Our ndvtnfe gnf.ril
consist of Gurtin'* brigatle, located at
Ci FaimviUe, a viliag* eighteen miles
.r et &y® these he -dqturter^, «hd contain
ing nearly two utousand inh^bitanrs,
Bvaxiy «,!l of whom still occupy thef-
‘" Sottu’.v. '
V • i-3
W-OAT KKXT#
j! tbe pas?ttn^« , . r d-pot and City'H dl. --
onveyed ] I Lt-V are.waiting the' ^kpiiratioii of
ten day* from thtir^aplure, when thev
will be parotei. - Ration* afe not*as
plentifui with them is might tie desi-
Ifed: • " -' " ' . m ■
Members af the Masonic^ ak-1* t. 0.
O. F. tire permitted to pass to and
trom rhrir respective lodges upon p4S-
ses from the presiding offi.'er'tbereoL
Rrugetsts, physicians, Railroad offi*
%eeul*tlor.s aro rite, not «lona iti cers; and etfi«vr.< and employees ^of flft/
-the crttope. but Btqotig offiitera of eveiy
grade, ns to whni Crsposhicn wi 1 be
iSnade «f tide arnfy, raw that «.4te- fit**
ishiug BT'ke has hren a-iaduistered to
tho-.enjamy that confronted it. Already
„ tbo probability cf a. Mexican rawpnigii
ii being discus ed, tnd at lea-t tureo-
.. lOuuh? ut the t fic trs vh*i t.«pr*s#
yphiiem re^iudiug th'oajjfiiuiovucd if *
. j upturn-With-Tbc Walu-3* einp-ie, ctc
CLiioui b’ j/s a crusade ag-iijft the
' • Ta«ra|||nd-.>3Y<»r-iig tr esialluih iiV’e'i/
in hu^wfiift. and restore il*s aeare.r cf
‘J the crown to hre.' ca'.ivo Uaitv ’ aml
* StVb v-tr.tsot.
AN t’CCC*ATtdit. ;
J Ttci> it * ated s» .prouiilb> tV.it
He.'
small plot, and the-' day Ubprer,
mingled and' bargained, bon.gti 1 ami
sold/ir. the quietest and*readiest man
nth,
ense
crowd, without the preservers of the
peace of Hesperian markets, and fairs
—ibr lynx-eyed polioeraen. Stalls,
sheded by square topped while cotton.
umbrellHS, which nearly knocked Our
•heads tiff iti' const'vuence ot our norr
stooping low enough to pas* beneath
even kind of native jirrduce; and long
rows of s icks Standing 'on * i-nd with
open month, exhibittng.their contents,
perfectly lined each side" of tba way.
Beans, peas, wheat, barley, and
tuilet werf.ihe staple articles exposed
„ i for sale. B.iskeft full of fresh and
Business sa p t . ( j vegetahlej; stand i laden with
home made ^,-oMon cloth, coarse, but
thick and" ihirable; or great bundles of
the white tfocu'.ent finttrisil ready for
spinning; -little stores of aiiyh dr sal
rftnmooiav; alt sorts qf.haidware and
pottery of native .raannfacture; tailoring
and sb< etnal<ing.. booth*; wiute harhesa
and saddlery hung over all the pole*
and pegs, of the saddle compartment.
There were tempting-displays of large
sT.ed, well colored, but very deceptive
flavorless apples, snd bar 1 , watery
pehrsr, with an “a bund-ant and arcepta*
hie assortment ‘nf pviiches, apricot*
and n'ectarinesVfn which we, indulged
greatly j 'and'/filletf'. pockeis and .saddle
. . . _
There'wore butchers, coning and w t>alter
chopping Rt-the. legs and. bodies ol
well dressed pigs, a lain- for the.occa
siii'n; and better tnan allpta sight whk h
made our gustatory Nwkes fairijr tingV,
there were delicious legs of yang row
—rhe Kuitton,.ahmit’which we hud in '
quired fruitlessly at every balling place',
f.eshly growing in i's rfelicate pots of
vvhiie and red.
THE ASSAS5INAJ:;o.V
Davelop*qtnH|
witliiu tha past
showing conclusiv!
a deep b»id plct on
of conspirators,^ inc
tho order of K
Circle, to mor
and bis Cabinet, -ffo have ronson ta
believe that Secretary Seward receiv
ed several month* since a® intimation
from Europe that something, of a des
perate character w«* to transpire at
Washingtoo, and it is more than prob-.
nbfo that the-intimation bad reference
to the pint of assassination.
PHK&IOBftT WARNED OF THB C0N8PI-
R/CY.
It was a-certain&d some weeks ago
from p'oraonal friends of the- I're.sident,
ihut he had "received several private
letters warning him that an attempt
would probably bo. made upon his lito,
tmt to this he did not seem to sitach
mnch if any importance. It has al-
wnya benri thought ‘that ho was not
sufficiently careful of his individual
safety in his last visit to Virginia.
On frequent't»c#sr6u9 be would stare
from tho iSsecuttvo tnansiou for his
sununej couutry residence at the sol-
dier’a hom.Cs without the usual daval-
ry escort which 'hurried, and overtook
him before he had proceeded far; .Ii
has boeu' truderstood that tho escort
y/aa accepted by him only c i the im
portunity ol hi* friends as a matter of
precaution. . ..
The President hefon retiring to bed
would, wUtfU important military events
wer« progressing, visit the.. War- De-
pertmeht, genoralfy alone passing over
the dark intervening grounds even at
late hoars o» repeated occasions, and
after the warning-leiiers Irad been re
Crtived several close aud intimate frien'H
armpit for uny cinvtgoucy were care
ful that he tliould not ct>ni>uue hi*
visits w ithout. thvir company.* For
hioiselt the l’rf-sldent'bad u<‘ fear*.
tHU DISPOSitlO.V OF THIS liBMAJNS ANO
• THI4 EUNKBAU.
; After the doiith of tjte President,
.inet as soap a* the body had been tie-
oentiy cotipssed, it was taken to the
White Uou*o, wuere it was (eir.porari
ly laid out iu one of the tippor rooms
nt the houso, known as the Guest's
Room, iu the northwest cusner .of ttie
(fulldjug. . No chajige has beau made
the airaligemeht of the furniture.
I>n the middle of the Toom were t»o
undertakei's stools, covered With black
velvet, opon. which rested tho- ciotli
covered cooling board, on which were
placed tua remain*. Tua body was
dressvi iu t e suit of plain block worn
by him on the occasion uf his .last • in'-
augurntioo. Upon hi^pillow aud ov
er tlie breast of tho corpse were acat-
lernd white flowers a ad ^reeh leaves.
offVringaof affection. The l'oatures are
natural. -A placid smile is upou tb
bp*. The eyes aud upper part ot tho
chefeka aro still discolored by the^ef
Are you going to Ford's Theatre to
nightV" Mr. Iiadker replied, *'No."—
Lie said, “Yott ought to go; there is to
he setae splendid acting there to-night.”
Tho next heal'd of Booth ^as a lit
tle af.er seven o’clock, when ffio, jo
ooinpauy witlj five others, entered A'*
drinktug saloon of George B^rrjV aof
joining Ford’k Theatre, and all >>i.rbeurj f 1
joining r ora s a ueatre, ana >.i.inow ^ ^ — 11 me oiu il e 4
drank together. The emphasis of their ***» Gollege. were destroyed—iqcM,
manner iu taking .the'drink attracted - ]t«g the large hook amj fob priinin'
attehtion. After drinking, they form- eatablishtnPnt nf J. fp. Burke fitc"*
ally shank bands with each other, bid- Gfe inest extensive of the kind in
ding one another goodbye. Upon lei- - es 1 s “ e
ying the bar-room two of tho r party
rode off on horse back. After thA trat*
gic occunencsvat Ford'a Theatijfl ap
officer commanding one of the fortifica
tions east of the city, wrb hurrying to
.lis command, and was accompanied by
an bfdhflv.* Between Lincoln: Hospi
tal and Camp-Barry, they came upon
two men riding, desperytely;-. Thvse
two turned down * labo in which Were
four other*. mounted. Tiro officer
and bis orderly gave chase,, and were'
tired upon. The orderly was wound
ed, -and the party pursued rode Tapidr
ly sway,.and escaped with those who
fernevidently waiting for them.
. Tflese fact*, in connection with oth
ers which for the present should not be
published, lead to the belief that the
horseman who crossed tho AnacqttU
river on that filed night wrfre accdm
plices and decoys, uod that the* real
culprits are either concealed i# this
have taken a different diree
city or
tibn.
Detectiues
moat ex-ffevt
from New York and
here for this.purpose
are on the hunt. The
men in' the profession
other cities are
Got. L- C • Bt
io
ker arrived to-day. and is engaged
fere'ing out the assassins.
Contradictory Reports as to the Cap-
Uire of ike Assassins.
The most contradictory reports have
prevailed till day in regard to the ap
prehension ot Booth and the tnan who
bad made the attack on Secretary
Seward. It is confidently and know-
rug! y ascertained by many that BooJLh
has.been taker , and is on "A* gunboat
in the river, vayio^ly , stated ' as. the
SLcffaiBk, •ejtoi'opKH'c. i n q uir > ps at
fhc Provost Marsha!’* office and at .the
Police he’aiilquane's tad to cOnfian
any of these sutementSr
Thirig Thousand Dollars Reward t)f
fered far Vie Assnsiiins.
There Were Ivro fi
Macon on the jgght ofSaturd ’
Fire iti
were _
instant.. The first was caused^’
catching of some cotton i*th„ L..
of Ward’s old carriage
corner of MuJberry ° " rD
disoweL-k
th ® cell,;
, ,or y» on
/’I'n*. i
The bttihJl i e ‘“"nliouedTtSgetherwUk
all »ho« between it and the old J
It yvas firnt*
.-■Thirty thou*and ;da-dra rci<-
offi-r'd for the di-unti.
Uim df the criminals, tCn thduianct by.
Gen. AuVur/
Tot Conspiracy.
The qi.-Uets encirciurg the city on
Friday night to prevent the escape ot
he pjrtirs who murdered President
Ldicolo were, fired upon at several
points by ccncealec* torces.
Free President •< tphnston fo 4awe befn
also Assassinated.
I*, is very evident that the then Vice
iatreit, ’which 4#^*f8ecked"
tbe two adjaitHtigskiitelfif«^he Meth.
oriist Book Depository, and the Hard, i
ware store of N R ood;) Were cotaplet*. i
ly destroyed, » p?
^ MesarcDr. M. * ’
Jhornpson,B. IFalk^tH JWeed, ^
W. B. Johnston princind
losers by the fires.’ K P *‘
W% hear a great trrtrt^ different r t .
pore* ad to the eause of the burning
the majority of which put It down t ,
tbe act oi ar. incendiary.
The Sn? fifttir the’ B R'Railroad D*.
pot Sunday moffmng, consumed an old
f ame, building, in .which was stored
some bacon and cotton bagging.
—r -—■— _
PreMdeat Jobo.sob's Policy.
At a meeting of ihe citizens oflo-
Ha,.held in Washington City, Gover
nor Storey, of Iowa, stated tlrat he had
justr had a long internew wttb Presi-
deni'Johnson, in the course of which
that gentleman expressed himselj m
this wise, with- regard to his future
Ip.’iiey Chief Magistate.
“ That while be would deal kindly
with the. mass' of the people 1 of the
South and the rank r,n.i file oi their
armies, regarding them, -ad*he did,
merely as the victim's-athtl suffereis of
the rebellion, he, nevertheless, would
rtrt.earthil hoi to pursue' any policy
which would prevent the government
from visiting condign punishment m
the guilty authors of the rebellion. J
The Pr&flfcR{ Pr^er3s ## to the
loyal people oT the country -and the
‘fhntferau.ls of brave-TtSeti wlrWTia.i f*|.
Ivn in defence*Lntrvn dtf^ng :be
,<ttoggle, and fo'the claims : bf'justice
feels of the cruel shot which caused lm», ^Presidenf Jonnson was included in
; . ItofkosviHe Janeti.in*—thuapTetaat
In a oaiion ot these headq-uai-iers—-may Le
co rati la ted a mtiitsry poet .-tog. soot*
month* tc come. Aia ing to ita i npur-
• 'eat raiiiOjsiii coamiui:;4-tiqos and (:q,q>
tralily. Jt-L c.*iTl*n: ih-it aouie esieu-
sive system of provost gu ud» qr police
•t^ire l o'be. inangurated iu the
'ru the Wilbdrawni of -pur forces
•a t - ; from tbts \ichrtty, hs Jio country v ill
remain in au vttretrtc rente of-uurrs 1 .
.. i cud di*qtti;i.iidtt fov nvmthj Larwafte'f.-
c No mora uilfortumte event er-uiLl
r. LappeB to the iijtiTwiis S-f the inhabit
itants thweabent* than !fc« .immediate
•i i I’and loiaL fr^hdrawii of one fro<ip«, »■*,
m.
* •“•Cf»EC'
*dd dvserters (\,iu
ni vlMM,'i"bw r<»aji«« thnjugn t
. weald- iatmeni«te!jr organ
!:uiu ei-
ue forests
gas tfftd bfher publit*‘ wbiks, afej-per
ynttted' *,o phss altef dark. To an^ ffhm
fneir osual phu e* jpf 'huaftiess.
Alt trt’b./irs'tin'g iiqutirs fouedby the
prrivqst gnafil*, Unless uri<l : r . charge
-ff tSip officers of the respective corn-*
tin *<ry"Hutf bmlical departments, are.
dt’Strhi ei
death. The face, however. ”is nanyul.
ani,tti<i.'bii.a"d prow and' firm javr re
main as in the portraits of the late
1‘rcsKtent bo famidai to the people
Lt was.proposed *o remove tbi dis-
coloration from th« faca by chciuicul
pruceSs, but the Secretary of War in-
simed that that woe-i pari of .ibe hit
uiry'of-the event, kiuI it ehonld ba at-
lowed to remain as an evidence to- the
thoursands trhp-wouid view the b<*iy
wben it shall be lanl in stare, ot the
deikh which this martyr to hia ideas ot
jua'ice.aud right , bad .suffered, 'i he:
body was covered with the White clotu,
and ever the features Was thrown ,r.
tine ckrti brie handkerchief, k ’ guard
ofJfVbnor baa been present jrr this thuaip
b»r at eatls ever since thw body W4-
thus laid out: Gxiro. Augur,
kins snd Howe, *uch" kifended' by
iceru, have been atternttte.
ly tbe watgherli beside th*e. groat de«d.
Tap oha;:d CATA^AIACB
upon which the h.d-y .ot .nr.. Lincoln
is to be laidiu ; tate, it being erectoU
iu the Last ltooro-of t e WaitoTloube.
undo; tbe direction ot John Alex.au,-
floi, Esq , the upbntetwepbt-the- White
House’. It is to be placed-actosu the
breadth-of the room, oasi end west, op
posite th door leading from Alia ro^ tiiih up, tq a
cdptibn rowiiia Tbe ^«*roftbe ca.taf- ; ir
•Afeyuo. upon which the coffin will-be
placed. i» dboBt foar fret abort* -the
4/vt-l of the floor. It will bis approach
vVora Cor*?TaY\Vbcnyau »r‘p
asked to’fight for “your country “V (In
you comprehend the -full meaning of
tlje wicri’d. appeal ^embraced ip ^ r i c* -dither Side by'nrie -a’.ep. Above
Ail cfficrrs. as weil fcaanlisled-pi^'n,
found iu notous lieuse* of ililfaine,
are arrested, x -
Citizeo* wishiog to attend theatre,
procure p*ssea at ’bt box office when
pitichasuig tickets.
.■J*ffer**n, Ga .' Apri 1 20th, 1865;'
Agreeable to appointtt»»*nt, a tiuiin-.
het ot the peirple ff-J-cksnn enuritv
aspwinbjed at tlie Frrsby terbsn churc>
in JeffV.'f5'"n/»/» c^V.si'K-r this-appeal^
the Secretary <*f the -Tfeasury fn iha
people of the Co^fedcrney, wnen.IIon.
J. BpII was called to the Clrair.vnd-J.
J. McCulloch requested to act att Sec
retary.
- A Ct»m miltce tVportcd <l*e folio wing
resohitiops as matter for the consider
ation oTyhe meeting, pending, which
Hen, H. V Bell sustaiucJ the res jlu-
ri.ifia bv^’an earnest 'and highly enter-
tuihiog" sp eCh of some half hours’
fc length. The resolutions*wfere
*’ &. *££** r°*.»A ‘L “ d lM %
ahll..iu.iJe«V.th< ) ^ , * .
rs aria app^henrion atteuding the
■ The siudua!.' ot .privatu p)cRorty tu
~ ’ ‘ no of
M
:fJ this vk city .and along iha
- 'rosd.nerrrwaiving thd. aFeptioti
ill fan of piekef joarda fjrrn*hi
curps-iplotojcasc. and covers ' a
■“* of country. It ia-ihis mag-* 4
attendance tr.
iuiuihuant? tuar w
ovir to the fbality
oTered to conlrihute :
J G -Met-esfrir, 5 per ct,
tf&t'fee, in r nrr'enry
-1 T Whiteheati,-A per eta
* i Simpkins, “ r
i VViribuht, in currency
j B S Davis, 4 per ctg
ierci? ^T.ht is ‘tyour country;'’ VVt
answer in the words of an old French
officer, which’ we firn| in a vidume _dt
4fiwiif.e Su*tvestr^«; eiHitW -*^An Attic
Philtrsopber in Pati*.’^ \ ‘
‘'perhaps Jou have nvtpr thaugkt
Wliat yWur country means,”' continued
hc\qtlacing bis hand tin :ny shouirle'r;
it us all tliAt'.suri^hndsjou, a’1 that has.
brought y^m up and fed you, all that
you hR"e loved ' Thu country that you
see, these bouses, thes.-. iree?;, those
girls Who-go alOng these laughing
this fo-- your- eewrrtry i -I’he laws*
w‘"irh prtoteef Voii, (tie brekwi -which
pwj-rfur your whrk, the words yos^
tcrchange with OtT.ers, tbe joy-
grief which cojfie to you froiti the men
and things among' which you live
this iii your country ! The little room
where you. used to see your mother
the rememberance she has left* you.
the earth where she sests^fthis is your
country! You gee it, you breathe it,-
everywhere! Think to yourself, roy
son.’pfjour rights snd your dutie*,
your affections and your w-ants, your
ons*were adop- p fi3 , an jydur present blessings;
calkd far. theiu all und^r a single name-
thaf nante will be your Csuntryl
ccrtificatev
$5000
?°
5000
200
•50
200
Thr.s L Stapler
UliUon Matthews
flFf
vis, to sbidirtrs' families 10.0
Oj;f,‘ f 8 per' gt bonds ‘
er SiiU’rs, in .currency ‘
15«
500
100
500
100
. B0
500
500
write
~and
rCMottfl'."—'We learn that a-gentle-
man came out of Savannah t tiring thb
past we^k and sfatfs that he bad seen
it slated M Nqw; Yprk papers filar
Fmnce, Austria and Spain had sacuc.
wztid the Coafi'derqcy, and-, that they
had agreed to «ust»i» our Govemr^eot
bf armed iuterventton; Further
titulars ffiaxf been related, but
r.Train* ft m reputing them
they are corroborated. Hue ’thing is
certain,. that there' ii spine 1 news be
bind the curtain, that, has, fed to the
araiistice. . Time alone will fle.v«rlop
the facts. ~r('onrtitutiovalut.
par
We
Until
tt.e murdernus programme oj Friday
night. CJfl Thursday a tnan of get»'
(eei appearaace took a rooffi at Kuk-
wr.od’a Hotel, where Mr. Johnson
rioaids. For reasons best known to
the proprietor of tbe. yleteclive, the
name registered has not been dis
.closed. I'-lriag the following day he.
WAS itfmtuiar in his inquines about
tt)e ronri* of Mr Jottnson, bis. where
abouts ami habits.
Since Pnifoy night the strange
lodger lias not* been seen, and on
breaking open bts room last nigbl
vard is- afad'kee«lom- tbrought- tS’e world, that
coo vie- .tieason should . %fiif : hcifard'eiJ a* the
highest crime undet oilr Cnfi^titution
ar»u Flag, bird that trensdn should be
rendered infa rti ibsTor all iiiae to cone.
Wtultf be etitertair.erl tftese views
he should endeavor to gain the confi
dence of the deceived and betrayed
mass -s of tlie Southern people, re«
ga.riiing them as the yirople material
for reconstructing the insurgent gtatei,
and to restore-tlfefe fo rheir p^opte re
lation to the governroent. He would
neither recognizemor Icold official cuoi-
munion with those wh.o had occupied
official stations and ncknWleged tho
iity i'. i fhe reriaNS^ ^SNrerirnjneat.
For tour years he h.ad Toughi the rebel
govrnment’with ait the en|;ergy of hi*
character. He well, kne^ the horri
ble outrages to>!iifch loyaj^dtizens in
the itouth had beeu svtfijr’dfecl; and it
was lus»determinal ion to act in such a
manner as woule brest prfatect individ-
uel rights and vindicate tbe character
of the government.
He expressed'deep sympathy for
the betrayifil and deluded masses of
■fift . .. . # -ai - c:
; And navy revolver, and a bank book
ohJ; B\ikes Booth', showing a krai
a.ice Cf ovflr four hundred dollars in
bank. Duung the afternoon of Fri
day Budth called at Kirkwood’s and
sent to >iri Johnson a card, as- tol-
tuvva:
■ ‘'Don’t wish .to
you at hmo'e?
A re
mc-mii.jj - ---"7 ■’ rfie South , ea> : ne*rK rlcsired them to
'.litre wire found cofleeafed; bet^BJta. T eturti-to thffpiaHegiance to the gov-
itre! (g;d anil- atattress- a bbiiriu ktflfw .^rfatnent, and the restoration of their
fortfaer per.ee and properity. -
[ Constitutionalist, 28th ult.
■■'H T ^Affairs la Macon.
We have-convert'd, says the /Jilin*
ta Register, with a great many indidr*
als who have recently left Macon.
From them we learn touch of affair*
in that city.
The enemy walk about as if the city
.ind citizens belong to them, but they
keep good order. The latter doubt
less, is owing to the fact thal all whi*.
key which could be discoved was de
stroyed. r - : i £ •**
The leniency which the rneroy at
firit displayed toward the citizens is
giving«\vay, and the screws are com
ing down tighter- and tighter every
Hay. Gea. Wilson undoubtedly looks
fur the appointment of ni litary Gov
ernor of the State andjsxpecfs it.
Tbe people of Miacon accept their
condition-with the best possible grace
disturb you
__ J. Witks Buoth.T *
Bnen rfic assasMnattoir of'Mr: Lins
coin detoifted, Senator Farwei! r ot
M .ine, watfcriu the theatre, and hur-
.liteii’lo'Mr/Jo'iiasuti's room and awoke
him of tneffiiirribn:
tragedy. Up'pkvntenngVtbe room be
look rtfo prftt'au'ibn Yp . 'extinguish the
'light:’ {t ffitty be fhat fhls ctrcum
Stance,or perhaps life eaVly (etirigg-of
-41f. JohnsoO, Sifved him from assavsi-
riatio'n/ * . ' . '
- Since hi? inauguration, President
Jojuisun is attended from and to his
iidtel by a muopted guard.
H'fiAn’qR i 'miL’RY Div’rt OF THE- MTfeS.' 1
; * Jo tin* fill Id, Raleigh, April 18, 65. f
Spt^kl TTieM ‘ *7d«rrs, tv
with
nm
in’
Nti.50 1 , ; , 5< ,. a
Thk General commanding annouce
l
•,he President .ot the United Status, Markable ffaatiirerin this matter fe, that
\ r. Uncoln v \Ciirassasst«!ated by one 8 1| the negroes are bticfc'
who uiterCtl thi 'State* motto ot^ Vii -; Very few ladies appear On the street*
At the same t imp, 'b®_ beci8,» are very decided in'their, expre**
Ahere is- St Canopy flutet# laBide 1 with
white Btlt.' The wlrblwcataf.flque will
fad covered with black alpaca,* with
centre* of white c-ape, aiid tbe "corni
ces also-covered witi^ h ack.
TMB FC.VEB AI. CAR
baa been desigued By Mr. a. M. Clark,
Architect of tufa ' r reasnry. ‘--ft will be
a magnificent affair, fourteen feet in
lengdi '.1 bfa Bed of tbe «ar will- in*
fourteen feet from the groanJ, draped
with black cloth and velvet fcsiooned
with "^hite.* ' • ’
After the f"noraV the.if mains will he
>r*eily de'-ioisltcxi irr the vablt ot
the C'ongrusaional Cemetery, and her^r
afwr tak-wi to Mi? LiuCold's home at
Springfield. ML
Assist ant Bacretary of tlia .-TretsBory
H;.r.iugto'n. Major hrgu<;lu the Com
missioner of Public Buddtipgs, and Ala- r
j?.r G<* era! Augur, iu charge if the
defencos ef VVashingfon, w'df have ttie
direcuou cf, the eutica prog»ramroe of
t]io funeral, and of the public cerenio-
liies appr>qiriate thereto. 1'Ue funer
al was announced to. take place last
Wednesday, 12ih iofit. *
THB ASPAKS.Ss AND THfiiH ACCOitfu si t ujs.H»at oj»r fneioy, despa'is
mg, of mectiug us in rnanly wariare,
hogin* to resort to the 8ssas*ins tools
Your General does not wish you to
infer pfet this i •• universal,• for le
knows that the great mass of the^Con-
.tederate army would scorn to sune-
tiou such acts, But he beliii^es it the
tegitimate cbosequence of - rebellion
againnt. rightful authority.- We have
tpet every phase wtiich this war has
assumed, and must now be prepared
for'it in its last and worst shape, that
of assassins and guerillas; but woe
unto, tbe people'who seek to expend
their wild passions in such a manner,
Tor there, is bu.l one dread result, -^li
but geneiafly'ftiey are sullen ane ill
at ease under the restricutions they
feel theicsfclfes subjected to, and the
presence of the enemy. .
Large numbers of- negroes are be
ing drilled in the 6ld f
, _ -H -* r. — ._«! ht front of
pain a tin sorrow, that on "the ere- j Vineville and the scrubby 'ird'\t
of the 1 Ith ihst., the thamttc .,1^ ,j 8 . a ji TC - with them. They must
hare several thousand faf thetn./ai r«*
CHS.
Two theories aro pursued in regard
to ike escape oT Abo assasains of Mr.
Lincoln and tbo-Seward*. G;i£ is they
have ready gflfue from thf ci»y; the
other that they are still concealed here.
1 hero, is no doubt that mow thin one
wore -oonneetad with the »tiagic oaci»-
rence. Information baa.bees obtained’
abowiug-tbat bix or m»re.,were engaged
in it. : Tltfa authorities believe from
ihrnr .investigation that there were a
number of aiders i.nd abottora besides
the priweipai.aptors. It da new.defi
nitely nscertuined that John 1 Wilkes
Booth is the n,urdeier off^tceaiden?
-1 incoln. There are stories afloat
bhowing-that fong ago he maktfestud a
disposition t# become an setn? in 1 some
' meb great tragedy^. [2 -./•
mtua. ( , ■
fkM of 3tate, Me,Seward, whilst sut
ftfing fiom at hruUvn 'arm, w.is also. 0 j
'atAbbetlby another mnrxltirgf,'in his w j
own hbu‘W/biit. still survives, and his
son \v«f,founded, suppoafefffataHy. ,
If is* beltetri-ti 'by perkbhs’' capable of
judging, that offiier, high offiettrs were
ilestgned to sharp the same fotc-;-**-
By order of
: . T V - Mb] G
I. M. D.
sions cf dissatisfaction :if*the presence
the enemy, and of .hefr sympathies
with our cause. ,Sl-
T" e enemy say they find more Out-
sphlren rfabelfl, n as they, caft fis, than
theyi'hRfe found in any otlier. citjf they
-hu'vk'risitfd. ' .
The Telegraph, % /?orift-’(fcrate *na *
the Conftkfrrac}' have suBpeti^®, »«o
.wiil-probably mot readme till after the
armistice expires# 1
Vety little is doing tn comtn«cta«
circles', the stores generally remkiawg
clostd.
North Carouxa.—Northern ac
counts say that Gov. Vance, of North
Carolina, has caiied the Legislature 01
that State together, and that he has
been invited to return toOFUlatgh, and
re-occuppy the gubema||j;ial chair*
AkotheB/RaId.—A raid of .about
twenty five hundred Federal^ arrived
at Newt)an cn tlie 27th. They w-tre,
;n mute to join Gen.
t hey are now re—
t*
.U . .
as they affirmed, e
. SHitRMAV. HTUo'n at M
n.1 A A IZ • I «D“U*to.r th* e 11