The life and public services of Abraham Lincoln ... together with his state papers, including his speeches, addresses, messages, letters, and proclamations, and the closing scenes connected with his life and death. By Henry J. Raymond. To which are added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by Frank B. Carpenter.

REWARD OFFERED BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

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ough examination of all persons attempting to cross from the United
States into Canada, and will arrest suspicious persons. The most vigilant
scrutiny on your part and the force at your disposal is demanded. A description of the parties supposed to be implicated in the murder will be
telegraphed you to-day; but in the mean time be active in preventing the
crossing of any suspicious persons.
By order of the SEORETARY OF WAR.
N. L. JEFFERa, Brevet Brigadier-General, Acting Provost-Marshal General.
REWARD OFFERED BY SECRETARY STANTON.
WaI DzPARaTMrT, WAHamITox, April 20, 1866.
Major-General JOHN A. IDx, New York:
The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still
at large. Fifty thousand dollars reward will be paid by this Department
for his apprehension in addition to any reward offered by municipal
authorities or State Executives.
Twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid for the apprehension
of G. A. Atzerot, sometimes called "Port Tobacco," one of Booth's actonplices. Twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid for the
apprehension of David C. Harold, another of Booth's accomplices. A
liberal reward will be paid for any information that shall conduce to the
arrest of either the above-named criminals or their accomplices. All
persons harboring or secreting the said persons, or either of them, or
aiding or assisting their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of the President and the attempted assassination of
the Secretary of State, and shall be subject to trial before a military commission and the punishment of death.
Let the stain of innoc*ta blood be removed from the land by the arrest
and punishment of the murderers.
All good citizens are exhorted to aid public justice on this occasion.
Every man should consider his own conscience charged with this solemn
duty, and rest neither night nor day until it be accomplished.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
FLIGHT OF THE ASSASSINS.
WA DPAxrTMT, WAsuxOTOw, Apr 9 2L
XMjor-General JOHN A. Dxx, New York:
The counties of Prince George, Charles, and St. Mary's have, during
the, whole war, been noted for hostility to the Government, and its protection to rebel blockade-runners, rebel spies, and every species of public
enemy the murderers 6f the President harbored there before the murder,
and Booth fled in that direction. If he escapes it will be owing to rebel
accomplices in that direction.
The military commander of the department will surely take measures
to bring these rebel sympathizers and accomplices in murder to a sense of
their criminal conduct. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
THE CONSPIRACY ORGANIZED IN CANADA.
WAR DIPAIBTMT, WASHINGTON, Apra 24, 186i
Mjor-General JOHN A. Dix, New York:
This Department has information that the President's murder was
organized in Canada, and approved at Richmond..
One of the assassins, now ih prison, who attempted to kill Mr. Seward,
is believed to be one of the St. Albans raiders.
EDWINS I. STANTON, Secretry of War.