Dennison and Speed were not at the Cabinet council to-day. Not much was done. Stanton has got back, and in some allusions to Sumner appeared...

 The Stonewall has gone to Havana. Seward promises to have Tassara posted. Is confident the Spaniards will exclude her from their ports; but...

I was actively engaged in bringing forward business which had been interrupted and suspended, issuing orders, and in arranging for the funer...

A disagreeable, rainy day. Only a light Cabinet-meeting. As usual the dignitaries were absent, but Seward is not in Washington. Fessenden an...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14 , 1865 — 12 p.m.       ( Sent 12 . 20 a.m., 15 th. ) Lieutenant-General GRANT, On night train to Burli...

WASHINGTON, April 14 , 1865 . General GEORGE G. MEADE: The President was assassinated at Ford's Theater at 10.30 to-night and ca...

To-day have a letter from Admiral Lee respecting the exportation of French tobacco from Richmond. This is an arrangement of Mr. Seward to w...

I am pressing on the matter of Wilkes. He and his family are moving to extricate him from the results of his own insubordination and folly....

WAR DEPARTMENT,           April 15 , 1865 — 1 . 30 a.m. (Sent 2 . 15 a.m.) Major-General DIX, New York: Last evening, about 10....

WASHINGTON CITY,                      No. 458 Tenth Street, April 15 , 1865 — 4 . 10 a.m.       (Sent 4 . 44 a.m.) Major-General D...

WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, April 15 , 1865 — 12 . 10 p.m.        (Sent 1 . 40 p.m.) Major-General SHERMAN, Commanding: P...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           April 15 , 1865 — 3 p.m. Major General DIX: Official notice of the death of the late President Abraham L...

[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 15 — 1:30 A.M. Maj.-Gen. Dix: This evening at about 9:30 P.M., at Ford's Thea...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14 , 1865 — 12 p.m. (Sent 12 . 20 a.m., 15 th.) Lieutenant-General GRANT, On night train to Burlington: ...

Chase, Blair, Bates, and myself were at the Cabinet-meeting. Seward was absent, but his son was present. So also was Judge Otto, Assistant ...

The battle of Fredericksburg is still the topic, or the wonder, and it transpired more than nine days ago. It will have its page in history...

At the meeting last evening there were present of the committee Senators Collamer, Fessenden, Harris, Trumbull, Grimes, Howard, Sumner, and...

Soon after reaching the Department this a.m., I received a note from Nicolay, the President's secretary, requesting me to attend a spec...

News came that Abe Lincoln 1 had been assassinated at Washington, in a theater, also Secretary Seward and his son. 2 When the news came ...

Received note from Gov. Seward, asking me to name Consul to Rio. Named James Munroe. Another note from Fred Seward asking me to call at Sta...