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YORKVILLE. S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1881. !
OCR STRICKEN PRESIDENT.
The country was startled last Saturday by
the intelligence flashed over the wires that
an attempt had been made to assassinate the
President of the United States, and that
he was then lying dangerously, if not fatally
wounded, the victim of the assassin's bullet.
The news caused intense excitement in this
town and community, and but one sentiment
of the citizens was expressed ; and that was,
in advance of a disclosure of the facts of the
case, utter condemnation of the base act,
coupled with the fervent wish of the President's
speedy recovery.
Owing to the absence from town of the
Intendant, no public action of the citizens
was taken on Saturday; but on Monday
afternoon, a large meeting of citizens of the
town and a number of the vicinity, was held
in the Court House, the proceedings of which
we publish in another column. A noticea'
ble feature of the meeting v?as that it was
composed entirely of those who voted the
Democratic ticket in the last Presidential
election ; but citizens who in a national calamity
can rise above party ground and partisan
sentiment and feel that the blow aimed
at the Chief Executive of the Nation was
aimed at their rights and at an official in
whose honorable record as President of the
whole people they are justly proud.
The latest advices from the President,
though by no means encouraging of a speedy
if ultimate recovery, yet lead to us to hope
that he may, in due time, be restored to the
performance of his official duties.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? A correspondent suggests Hugh S. Thompson,
Esq., the present superintendent of education,
as a candidate for Governor.
? Berry W. Hicks, convicted at Spartanburg
last week of the murder of his wife, was
sentenced by Judge Fraser to be hanged on
Friday, the 30th of September.
? At Union C. H., one day last week, by a
wind storm, trees were prostrated and a number
of buildings unroofed, including dwellings,
the Union Hotel, and G:>urt House and
;?;i tv, a wind waq nwnmnnni#>d Iw rain.
? At the receDt term of Court in Edgefield,
one man was convicted of murder and sentenced
to death, four convicted of carrying
concealed weapons and sentenced to fine and
imprisonment, five convicted of riot at church
and fined $60 each, and two sent to the penitentiary
for assault with intent to kill.
? The Spartanburg Spartan of last week
says: "Captain Kirkland and Major Bomar
have finished the preliminary survey to Shelby.
They will run a line from Gaffuey's to
Spartanburg, while Captain Ramseur will
survey the route from Shelby to Gaffney's.
These surveys will be reported to the annual
meeting of the Midland Company, and then a
locating survey will be made. At present no
one can tell where the road will run. The
Midland Company will, no doubt, select the
line which will cost them least money and
carry most freight. Meantime, let us wait results
with patience, knowing that whatever
course it takes, the county will be vastly benefitted.
One of our prominent merchants
states that Spartanburg is now a way station
on the Air-Line, local rates being charged for
car loads of goods. Corn now costs about
$15 a car load more than formerly. This
will add five cents to each bushel."
? The Abbeville Banner of a recent date
says: "The indications are as plain as possible,
that we are to have a new deal at the
j. i?i.-? ?
UCAt omm eiecuuu, auu mat .,uusc vriiu nave
been in power for the past six years will have
to stand aside in 1882. Whether the change
will be of benefit to South Carolina, remains
to be seen, but the change is certain to come.
The Democracy is strongly committed against
"third-terras," and being preeminently a party
favoring rotation in office, any combinations
or engineering which may be done by individuals
or coteries to keep the same men in
power forever, will no longer be effectual, but
will have the effect of disintegrating the party
as certain as the effort is attempted. For
six years the people, by the act of their nominating
conventions, have been compelled to
vote for and to keep in power the same men
who obtained the offices in 1878, but it is evident
that they will no longer submit to this
state of affairs. They want a change, not
that there is any very tangible cause of complaint,
but because of a belief, that a little
agitation of the stagnant waters will have a
desirable effect, and will disabuse the minds
of those who may have d<aubts as to whether
partiality has been extended to official favorites,
to the exclusion of others, v?ho may have
had equal claims for either political favors or
official preferments."
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The assays of bullion for the month of
Tnna of ttia TTnifod At jfitr nflioo in I
Charlotte, amount to 87,249.20.
? S. J. Falls, of Raleigh, State immigrant
agent for North Carolina, died in England
on the 5th ultimo.
? The Lincoln Progress says that section
has recently been visited with most refreshing
rains, and crops are looking finely.
? The normal school which opened at Chapel
Hill on the 16th, is said to be far superior
in many respects to any preceeding session.
About 225 teachers are in attendance.
? Albemarle Superior court, recently open- i
ed and closed the same day, there being only
one case. It is said that this is largely due
to the fact that a healthy temperance senti- j
tnent prevails in that county. j
? Mr. James Y. Christmas, of Warrenton, I
N. C., who married the only daughter of Mrs. 1
General Gaines, shot and killed his wife's
brother in Washington City oa Saturday ,
afternoon of last week, in self-defence. j
? The Danbury Reporter says chat "recent- i
ly a Stokes county man soaked some corn in 1
strychnine to kill crows, the crows eat the
corn and it killed them, his hogs eat the f
crows and they died, bis neighbors' dogs eat I
the hogs and that was ^e last of the dogs, *
our buzzards eat the dogs, and now alas, we've 1
got no buzzards." j
? Speaking of the trial of Parker, the al- <
leged assassin of Gen. Grimes, the Charlotte i
Democrat says: "Wm. Parker, charged with j
idling Gen. Bryan Grimes, and whose trial -t
jccupied nearly a week of Martin Superior j
2ourt, was acquitted. People in that section !'
generally, believe that Parker is guilty of the j
issassination of Gen. Grimes. That is also I
Tudge Schenck's opinion, who heard part of j
:he evidence last fall."
? The first cargo?one thousand tons?of
iron for the extension of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad (between Fayetteville
and Greensboro) has arrived at Wilmington.
Traek laying will begin at once
at the Gulf, the present terminus of the road,
and by the time the present cargo of iron is
placed, another will have been received,
which will keep a large force busy until the
road is finished to Greensboro.
? Speaking of the progress of the Western
N. C. Railroad., the Charlotte Observer says:"The
Richmond and Danville Railroad corporation,
now the owners as the successors of
Mr. Best, it is believed are acting in good
faith, and in due time the road will be com
pleted to its connection with the Tennessee
?i? _r ?i D..f ?V.q
9joicill ui ruauo at iuuk i isiunu. -uut tuc<
plans of railroad men these days are past
Onding out, and we find consolation in the
thought that "we shall see what we shall
see.'"
PUBLIC MEETING.
A public meeting of citizens of Yorkville
and vicinity was held in the Court House on
Monday afternoon, 4th instant. On motion
of J. F. Wallace, Esq., C. E. Spencer, Intendant,
was called to the chair, and A. W. Ingold
was requested to act as secretary.
The chairrae." explained the object of the
meeting to be f r this community to give expression
of the! condemnation of the recent
attempt on the President's life, and on the
conclusion of his remarks, Rev. Robert La
than moved that a committee of three be appointed
to draft resolutions expressing the
sentiments of the meeting. The motion was
adopted and the chair appointed as said committee,
Rev. R. Lathan, W. Porter Good and
James F. Hart, Esqrs., who after retiring for
a few minutes, reported the following :
Whereas, the citizens of Yorkville, S. C.,
have heard with profound regret and deep in
dignation that a wicked attempt has been
made to assassinate James A. Garfield, Presi
dent of the Uuited States :
And whereas, we desire to give an expres
sion of our abhorrence and indignation of the
act; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we regret the attempt made
upon the life of the chief magistrate of our
' country as an assault upon the institutions of
the same aB well as upon the people of the
several States, and that the cowardly act
should receive the severest rebuke and con
demnation of all classes and parties of our
common country.
Resolved, That on behalf of this community,
we hereby tender to the President our
earnest sympathies id this affliction,, and express
the hope that he may soon recover there
from, and be enabled, under the hand of
Providence, to resume and discharge the du
ties of the high office to which the voice of
his countrymen has called him.
Resolved, That in this deep and saddening
affliction to the whole country, the venerable
mother and the devoted wife and children of
the President,' aveour heartfelt sympathy.
After the re ding of the resolutions, they
were unanimously adopted by a rising vote,
when
L. M. Grist, Esq., moved that the Secretary
be requested to transmit to Hon. James G.
Blaine, Secretary of State, a copy of the proceedings
of this meeting. The motion was
amended by Mr. M. Strauss, who moved
that the proceedings also be published in the
Yorkville Enquirer. The motion and
amendment were adopted.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
C. E. SPENCER, Chairman.
A. \V. Ingold, Secretary.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Another Railroad Scheme.
The annual meeting of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad Company was
held at Morehead city on the 1st and 2nd instant.
The officers reported an increase in
the gross earnings over the previous fiscal
year of 24 per .cent. The net earnings for
the same period were also largely increased-.
Propositions to lease this road were submitted
by the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road Company, and by the Midland North
Carolina Road. Each offered the same rental
and substantially the same terms, but the
stockholders, by a vote of 15,585 against 910
shares, directed that the lease be made to the
Midland Road.
The committee appoiuted to receive and
| report the bids recommended the acceptance
of the Midland's offer, as that company proposes
to use the Atlantic and North Carolina
Road as its eastern division. This road now
runs from Beaufort harbor to Goldsboro, and
is ninety eight miles long. The engineers of
the Midland Company are now surveying an
air line from Goldsboro to Salisbury, and the
entire road will shortly be put under contract.
The completion of this line will reduce the
distance between Goldsboro and Salisbury
fnrtv miles. At Salisbury connection will
J
be made with the Western North Carolina
Railroad, which will form the western division
of the main stem of the Midland system.
It is asserted that the whole line will
be completed and in operation from Beaufort
harbor to the Tennessee State line within
twelve months.
Weather rrophecy fer July.
Mr. Henry G. Vennor, the "weather
prophet," in a letter to a newspaper in Otawa,
Canada, of the 23rd ultimo, makes the following
predictions of the weather during the
present month:
"I believe that the present summer is one
in a triad of similar summers, probably the
middle one. It is likely to resemble that of
1880, and to differ in some of its minor details.
The approaching month of July will give a
great deal of rain, as in 1880, over a large
portion of the United States and Canada, while
in Great Britain the weather will, in all probability,
be likewise stormy and wet. The
storms of wind, thunder and lightning are likely
to be severe aud frequent. The heaviest
rains for New York and vicinity would be after
the 20th, probably on the 21st and 22d dates ;
between the 10th and 15th days an exceedingly
hot term is likely to be experienced in
both the United States and Canada. Within
a few days from the close of the month, probably
about the 27th or 28th, a cool wave will
occur, carrying frosts in Canada and cool
weather generally, with storms of wind and
raiu throughout the United States. Where
storms have been severely felt in the Western <
and Southwestern States during June, there I
also will the severest storms of July be expe- '
rieneed. Notwithstanding these frequent and I
severe storms during the wjoflth, frequent al- .
vernations of fine hot weather will counteract 1
Vo a great extent the damage done to crops i# i
general in the West. The entrance of July I
in Canada, and also to a considerable extent I
n the United States, will be cool and show- I
;ry, and the present lookout for the Fourth '
s not a very promising one." <
LOCAL AFFAIRS. .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C
James B. Allison, J. M. Jacks6n and A.F. Lindsay,
County Commissioners?Fence Law
Election.
Latimer <fc Hemphill?Second-Class Millinery.
R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sale.
R. Latban, School Commissioner?Free School w
Notice?The School Teachers. i F
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DEGREE CONFERRED. *
Westminster College, of New Wilmington, p
Pennsylvania, has conferred upon our towns- f<
man, Rev. Robert Lathan, the honorary de- is
gree of Doctor of Divinity.
PERSONAL MENTION. j.
We were pleased to receive a call, Mon- 7
day morning, from Mr. Roswell T. Logan, of r
the News and Courier editorial staff, who ^
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came up from Charleston on Saturday for
the purpos^of placing his son in the King's ^
Mountain Military School. t
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CIlllRCHF.ji NRYT SltMHAV t
Services will be held in the churches next s
Sunday as follows:
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. j
The pastor will preach at Shiloh at 11 A. M., j
next Sunday, and in consequence of his ab ?
sence there will be no service in the Presbyterian
church at Yorkville.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R. j
Lathan, Pastor. The pastor will 611 his regular
appointment at Tirzah next Sunday.
Church of the Good Shepherd?EpiscopalRev.
R. P. Johnson, Rector. Services at '
the regular hours, morning and afternoon. f
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. Marion Dargan,
Pastor. Services in the cliurch at Yorkville, (
forenoon and evening, at the usual hours.
BLACK'S STATION TOWN COUNCIL. 1
At the recent term of Court, his Honor
Judge Aldrich, upon motion of counsel for
the Prohibition Town Council, of Black's i
Station, vacated the order of injunction heretofore
granted by him restraining said Town
Council from acting until the further order
of the Court. The effect of this last order is
to continue the Prohibition Council in office
pending the suit commenced by the antiprohibitionists
for a perpetual inunction.
The order was vacated on the same day that it
was served, upon the facts being brought to the
attention of the presiding Judge that the board
m<innrfnnn k n J n aia/1 11 rt J nM /i/> win S it m a n .
ui luauaguo uau auicu uuuci uci taiu &uaudaraus
proceedings instituted by the prohibitionists
at the Spring term of Court.
THE FOURTH.
TJje Fourth passed off*quietly in Yorkville.
All the stores were closed, and business was
suspended for the day. There was a tolera
bly large attendance of people in town, some*
of whom had been attracted by tbe sales ad
vertised ; but it being a legal holiday, nothing
was sold except a.lot of remnants of the stock
of goods of the old firm of Adickes, Byers &
Co., and the choses in action appraised "doubtful"
or "desperate," belonging to the estate of
Samuel Rainey, deceased.
Under the auspices of the colored Odd Fellows'
lodge, an excursion was made to Lincolnton
by the colored people, and we are
told by some who went along that it was the
most quiet and orderly excursion party of
colored people that has ever been known on
C. &. L. R?ad.
KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL.
The second session of the past school-year of
the above institution closed last Thursday, the
week having been devoted to examinations
of the various classes in their respective stud
ies. We learn from the Jfriucipal that tne
examinations were highly creditable to the
cadets and satisfactory to the faculty. The
graduating class consisted of cadets J. M.
Jenkins and S. B. Lathan, in a full course of
the studies laid down in the curriculum, and
Cadet A. R. Bratton in a partial course, he
having omitted advanced mathematics with
the view of devoting more time to other studies
of more practical use in the profession
which he proposeg to adopt.
On Thursday night a complimentary ball
was given by the cadets, which was the most
brilliant and enjoyable affair of the kind we
have ever witnessed at the Garrison. The
youth and beauty of Yorkville were augmented
by fascinating belles and gallant beaux
from the surrounding towns, and fine music
by the Italian string band, of Charlotte, gave
additional zest to the occasion.
The first session of the present school-year
opened on Friday, and we are pleased to learn
that the prospects of the School are brighter
than they have been since 1873.
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1 KM. Li L>VlltU A
In the northern portion of the heavens may
be seen, from early evening until morning, a
very large sized comet, of which the papers
have had much to say within the last few
days. Prof. Green, of the United States National
Observatory, says : "There is no doubt
that a comet has come this way?whether aD
old friend, returning after a long absence, or
an entire stranger, is a question yet to be
solved. Despite its erratic course the path- i
way of a comet iB readily ascertained. All i
the known orbits of comets are catalogued, :
and by consulting this catalogue, we readily ,
perceive if the visitor is an old comet or a |
new one." I
It is a much finer comet than Coggia's *
comet in 1874. In fact, it is the most bril- '
liant that has appeared since 1843. The comet
is bright?the nucleus so interestinnr
that it will be Drobablv carefullv exam- 1
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ined by the spectroscopies. In twenty-two minutes
it moves three minutes in the arc, aud in j
an hour nine minutes, giving it a daily rate of t
travel northward of about three degrees and ]
twenty six minutes. An astronomer says that i
its course is from aud not towards the sun, j
and that day by day we may expect to see t
the comet apparently receding from the sun, [
and probably also from the earth, with its r
path in the direction of the tail. Its visit *
will doubtless be a short one, and it will rap- c
idly grow fainter day by day. I
The Cambridge Observatory reports that the 1
comet is now moving away from the earth at a
the rate 300,000 miles per day. Its nucleus
is probably one thousand miles in diameter, t
and the inner head of the envelope twelve j
thousand, while the corona is vastly more a
than that. The tail is at least four million I
miles in length.
There seems to have been a cool meeting C
recently between General Grant and Mr. Gar- a
field at the latter's Long Branch Cottage, a
It is thus described: "At the last moment (.
General Grant, who had just arrived at EI- w
beton, entered the reception room. There t(
was a buzz of excitement as the General, with b
hat in hand and bowed bead, approached li
Mr. Garfield and extended his hand which I]
was heartily shaken by the President. 4moment
of jphjspered conversation ensued b/9- sj
twee# wfcen ^General G^ant stepped
back and walking out op ti?e platform, ,gp- 1
tered his carriage whieh was in waiting. 01
rhree minutes did not elapse from the time of E
General Grant's entrance until his departure."
A STALWART'S BULLET, >
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owardly Attempt to Assassinate the Prcsl- ^
dent% y
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Washington, July 2.?President Garfield *
'as shot this mornmg at the Baltimore and
'otomac depot while on bis way to New g
ingland. He received one ball in the arm
nd one between the hip and kidneys. Five
hysicians are in attendance and have probed
jr the ball in the hip without success. He
s dangerously wounded, but may recover. ?
HOW AND BY WHOM IT WAS DONE.
Washington, D. C., July 2.?The shootQg
was done by a sleoder man about 5 feet t
inches in height. He refuses to give his c
lame, but it is said &y persons who profess to ^
;now him that his name is Guiteau, and that (
le is an ex-consul to Marseilles. * The man j
vas arrested immediately and carried to |
>olice head quarters, and subsequently re- t
noved to jail.* The shooting occurred in the
adies' room of the depot immediately after
he President had' entered, walking arm in
irm with Secretary Blaine, on their way to
he limited express train, which was about i
eady to leave. Secretary Blaine, on hear*
ng the pistol shots, two in Dumber, rushed ,
n the direction from which they came, with j
i view of arresting the assassin. Before ,
eaching the man he noticed the President j
"all and returned to him, and lifted him up. |
Both shots took effect, the first in the right (
irm and the second just about the right ,
lip and near the kidneys. The physicians ,
probed for the balls unsuccessfully.
Two companies of regulars were ordered
from the barracks, Mud have been posted
around the execntfw4 htanBion. Great excitement
prevails in Washington, and the
streets are throDged with anxious inquirers,
eager to learn the condition of the President.
The shooting occurred in the presence of
50 or 60 ladies. The President has been
made a^'.oomtbrt&ble as possible and all persons
have been excluded from the grounds.
The President is conscious and does Dot
complain of great suffering. It is impossible
to say as yet what the result will be, but the
surgeons are of the opinion that the wounds
are not necessarily fatal.
THE PRESIDENT TO HIS WIFE.
The following dispatch has been sent to the
President's wife:
Mrs. Garfield, Elbernon, Long Branch,
New Jersey : The President wishes me to say
to you from him that he has been seriously
hurt. How seriously he cannot yet say. He
is himself and hopes you will come to him
soon. He sends love to you.
A I? Rrvni/nrpr t
X' XDV/VA II r"t * * "
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
The following haa been forwarded by cable
from the Department of State :
Washington, July 2nd, 18&1.
James Russel Lowel, Minister, Etc., London:
The President of the United States was
shot this morning by an assassin named
Charles Guiteau. The weapon was a large
sized revolver. The President had just reached
the Baltimore & Potomac station, at about
twenty minutes till nine o'clock, intending,
with a portion of his cabinet, to leave on the
limited express for New York.- I- rode in the
carriage with him from the executive mansion
and was walking by his side when he
was shot. The assassin was immediately arrested,
and the President was conveyed to a
private room in the station building, and
a surgeon was at once summoned. He has
nbw, at twenty minutes past ten, been removed
to the executive mansion. The surgeons,
on consultation, regard bis wounds as
very serious, though not necessarily fatal.
His-vigorous health gives stroug hopes of his
recovery. He has not lost consciousness for
a moment. Inform our ministers in Europe.
James G. Blaine, Secretary of State.
THE ASSASSIN.
The man who did the shooting is Charles'
Guiteau, attorney at law, at Chicago. He is
a foreiguer by birth, and has been a very
persistent applicant for a consulate, which
was refused by the President. He has haunted
the executiVe mansion for two or three
weeks, and his not getting what he wanted, it
is believed, resulted iu temporary aberration
of the mind.
The district jail, a large brown stone structure,
situated at the eastern extremity of the
city, was visited by the associated press re
porter shortly after 11 o'clock, for the purpose
of obtaining an interview with Charles Guiteau,
the assassin of President Garfield. The
officers refused admittance to the building,
stating as a reason that they were acting under
instructions from Attorney General McVeagh,
which were that no one be allowed to
see the prisoner. Information had reached
them that a movement to mob the jail was
contemplated and a large guard of regular
troops and metropolitan police was momentarily
expected to repel any attack that
might be made.
Charles Guiteau is about 30 years of age
and is supposed to be of French descent. He
is about five feet, five inches in height; sandy
complexion, is slight, not weighing more than
125 pounds. He wears a moustache and light
chin whiskers, and his sunken cheeks and
eyes far apart, give him a sdllen, oi as
an official described him, a "iooney" appearance.
The officer in question gave it as his
opinion that Guiteau is a Chicago communist,
and that he has noticed it to be peculiar of
nearly all murderers that their eyes are set far
apart. "Guiteau," he. said, "proved no exception
to the rule." It is stated that two or
three weeks ago Guiteau went to the jail for
the purpose of visiting it, but was refused admission
on the ground that it was not "visitors'
day." He, at that time, mentioned his
name as Guiteau, and said that he came from
Chicago. When brought to the jail be was
admitted by an officer who had previously refused
to admit him. A mutual recognition
took place, Guiteau saying, "You are the man
who wouldn't let me go through the jail some
i!a nmn " tu a anlir a! kan wamn hif un mo/la
l/liue UgU. 4- no UUlJf U14ICI IPUJfllEk UD (UdUC J
before being.placed in jail was that "General
Sherman would arrive at the jail soon," This
officer was iu charge of the old city jail at
the time of the assassination of President
Lincoln.
The following letter was taken from the
prisoner's pocket at the police headquarters :
July 2, 1881.
To the White House: The President's tragc
death was a sad necessity, but it will unite
he Republican party and save the Republic.
Life is a flimsy dream and it matters little
vhen one goes. A human life is of small
ralue. During the war thousands of brave
)oys went down without a tear. I presume
he President was a Christian and that he will
>e happier in Paradjse than hpre. It will be j
io worse for Mrs, Garfield, dear snuj, to part
vith her husband this way than by natural j
leath. He is liable to go at any time any j
ray. I had no ill-will toward the President, j.
lis death was a political necessity. I am a c
awyer, a theologian and a politician. I am
. Stalwart of the Stalwarts. I was with Gen. ^
Irani and the rest of our men in New York
I ' A.I T Un?*A OAmA nnnnwa Inn
lUHUg lilt! L'HUVUK#. x nave sumo u?jjc?o iui
he press which I shall leave with Byron An- '
rews and his co-journalists at ll20 New York
venue, where all the reporters can see them,
am going to the jail. Chas. Guiteau, t
The papers referred to have not yet been f
iven out for publication. Byron Andrews, C
rho is the Washington correspondent of the r
Jhicago Inter Ocean, says that while a pack- b
ge of papers is in the hands of the police, a
ccompanied by a note addressed to himself, P
Andrews), he has no personal acquaintance h
ith Guiteau, and never heard of his exis-, n
;nce until this morning. From what has 8'
een gathered from the police, Andrews be- lj
eves that Guiteau's home is in Freeport, j si
llinois. . | if
The following letter was fouud on the street fi
lordly apujteau's arrest, the envolope ?
pealed pnd a.tjdre&sed to Gen. Sherman, J
r his first assistant, in charge pf the War a(
epartment: fc
To General Sherman: I have just shot the I di
'resident. I shot him several times, as I f
rished him to go as easily as possible. His v
eath was a political necessity. *f am a law- I
er, a theologian and a politician. I am a stal- b
fart of the stalwarts. I was with Gen. Grant | b
nd the rest of our men in New York during ; v
he canvass. I am going to the jail. 11
Please order out your troops and take pos- c
ession of the jail at once. ! v
Very respectfully. j a
Charles Guiteau. t
On receiving the above, Gen. Sherman a
;ave it the following endorsement: s
Headquarters of the Army, )
Washington, 11.35 a. m., July 2d, '81. j
This letter * * * was handed me this
ninute by Maj. William J. Twining, United j
5tate3 engineers, commissioner of the District ,
>f Columbia, and Maj. Wm. G. Brock, chief
)f police. I don't know the writer, uever j
teard of or saw him to my knowledge, and
lereby feturn it to the keeping of the above
lamed parties as testimony in the case.
W. T. Sherman, General.
ANOTHER THEORY. |
A Washington dispatch of Sunday night t
s ' 1
says: i
"There is a theory which has many adhe- 1
rents, that the attempted assassination was not '
the work of a lunatic, but the result of a plot
much deeper and darker than has been suspected.
It is cited in support of this theory
that Guiteauf had arranged with a hackman
to be iu readiness to drive him swiftly in the
direction of the Congressional cemetery as
soon as he made his appearance on returning
from the depot. In the meantime he had
left a bundle of papers in the hands of a boy
with a view, it is mairttained, to create a belief
in his insanity in the event of his capture!
Guiteau said on his way to jail that the President's
assassination was premeditated, and
that he went to Long Branch for the purpose
of shooting him there, and was deterred by
the enfeebled and saddened condition of Mrs.
Garfield, which appealed so strongly to his
sense of humanity that he came hack without
carrying out his intention. Those by
whom Guiteau has been examined since the
shooting, say that he?shows no symptoms of
insanity, and it is understood that the letter
which has already been telegraphed, addressed
"To the White House," is the only document
in the collection which supports the
theory of insanity. It is reported that Guiteau
had an accomplice whose description is
in the hands of the police,' and developments
are anxiously looked for.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ASSASSIN.
A Chicago dispatch of Sunday gives the
following account of the assassin, Guiteau :
"Charles J. Guiteau, who shot the President
this morning, has been known in Chica
go for the past 12 years, ami for much of the
time been considered as more than half insane.
He may have had French blood in
his veins, but was to all appearance an American
; he wore his hair brushed up in front,
giving his face a startling look. When he
first arrived in Chicago he began practicing
law. He married a sister of Geo. Scovell, a
well-known lawyer here, and lived about Union
Place, but being of shiftless character he
became a nuisance and was finally forbidden
his house by Scovell. After living in a precarious
fashion here for some time he went to
New York only to return in 1878. He then
professed to have been converted and began
lecturing under auspices of the Young Men's
Christian Association. He was next known
in connection with a scheme to buy out the
Inter Ocean and run it after the pattern of
the New York Herald. As Guiteau had no
capital and no backing, his schemes collapsed
and he returned to his former practice of
"dead beating." His reputation has never
been of the best, and his name was connected
with several scaudals. He sank so low
that no notice was taken of him whatever.
About six months ago he disappeared from his
.usual haunts^nd has not been seen in Chicago
since. Guiteau is described by the lawyers
here as having been whilehere what is known
as a "shyster," whatever practice he had
being in the lower Criminal Courts. He was
regarded as of weak mind and at one time
was a fanatic on temperance, and delivered
lectures at the First Methodist church on
that subject. Failing to pay the Tribune lor
its advertisement of the lecture, that paper
L: C -.,1 1 1 L
wruie uiui up ?a a uauu uuu who aueu oy mm
for libel. The suit never came to issue. He
wrote a pamphlet on the second coming of
Christ, which was published by Jansen & McClurg
as a curiosity. Very little is definitely
known of the man, and that little is unfavorable
in every way."
His antecedents in Chicago are also given
as follows by a dispatch from that city:
As soon as it became known that the wouldbe
assassin was a Chicago roan, inquiries were
at once began as to his antecedents and business.
There are many recollections of Chas.
A. Guiteau (which is his correct name), who
lived there several years and acquired an unenviable
reputation. He was at one time on
the point of marriage with an estimable young
lady on Suuth Side, but his character became
known just in time to prevent such a calamity
vto the lady and her family. Guiteau left
the town immediately after this for several
months. Que gentleman remarked: "I remember
Charles Guiteau well. He was here
two or three years ago and seemed to have ao
visible means of support. He preached or
lectured on religious or social subjects, upon
which he was an enthusiast. He started here
as a lawyer, but failed utterly, and then he
tried again to lift himself iuto notoriety by
lecturing on religion one evening in each
week." His card in the newspapers is produced
to-day, and is a literary curiosity. He
bored newspapers by trying to have his manuscript
printed. He failed also as a lecturer,
when be then began life as a tramp of the
more respectable order. He was branded by
a hotel keepers' association as a dead beat.
His last appearance was that of a dandified
man of small mental calibre. He was unusually
fond of notoriety, and. would go almost
any length to get his name in the papers. He
was arrested here once for embezzlement. He
got the idea in bis head that he was fit for of-*
flcial position, and has been trying with all his
power to get the consulate to Marseilles. An- ;
other characteristic of him was his proclivity 1
to follow and persecute with his attentions respectable
young ladies to whom he had ob- J
tained a casual introduction, or on whom he j
forced his attentions. At one time he found 1
himself in an ugly predicament with the at- 1
Forney of a young lady whom he had thus (
pestered beyond endurance. The attorney in- '
pited him in his office one day, and threaten '
:d him with a sound horse-whipping if he did (
iot promise to desist, and Guiteau desisted. <
He has not been heard of for some time in t
his region. It is said that his father is the <
President of the Second Rational Bank of )
Preeport. His family is of Italian descent, 6
>ut Guiteau has always claimed to be Ameri- '
an born. He was officially compelled to
[uit the city on account of the accumulation
f financial difficulties, In other words, Chiago
had become "too hot" for him.
VHAT THE FATHER OF THE ASSASSIN ! s
HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS SON. 11
Boston, July 3.?The following is an ex- /
ract from a letter dated March 30, 1873, v
rora the father of the assassin to John W. s
}uiteau, his brother, in this city, in which he r
efers to his son Charles as follows: "I have g
een ready to believe him capable of almost f
ny folly, stupidity or rascality. The one ,s
ossible excuse I can render for him is that
e is insane. Indeed, if I was called as a wit-1
ess upon the stand I am inclined to think I a
iiould testify he is absolutely insane and hard- ' c
f responsible for his acts. My own impreson
is that unless something shall 'stop him ] (;,
l his folly and mad career, he will become a
t subject for the lunatic asylum. Before I
nally gave him up I had exhausted all my
owers of reason and persuasion, as well as ! H
ther resources, in endeavoring to control his
itjopa and thoughts, but without avail. I ft,
?und that he was deceitful and could not be ci
epended upon for anything. Stubborn, wil- ci
ul, conceited,, and at all times outrageously ai
kicked and apparently possessed of the devil. e'
aaw him once or twice when it seemed to me
ie was willing to do almost anything wicked
le should happen to take a fancy to. You ?
fill remember, perhaps, at the last conversa- ?
ion we had about him, I told you to keep "
lear of him and not have anythiug to do ^
vith him. Should anybody ask roe anything c,
ibout him, I should be compelled to say to si
hem that I thought he was insane, or at least c
i monomaniac, and should there leave it aud a
ay no more about him. His insanity is of ^
uch a character that he is a^ likely to become ?
i sly, cunning desperado as anything. Could
[ see him I might possibly make another and
rigorous effort to change the channel of his
houghts and feelings. If I could not do that
[ should have no hope whatever of being able ^
;o do him any good. I made up my mind 4
ong ago never to give him another dollar in t
uoney until I should be convinced he was <
thoroughly humbled and radically changed. e
[ am sometimes afraid he would steal, rob or 1
io anything before his egotism and self-con- (
seit shall be knocked out of him, and perhaps ^
aven that will not do it. So you see I regard a
his case as hopeless, or nearly .so, and of t
course know no other way hut to dismiss him s
entirely from ray mind and leave him entirely I
in the hands of his Maker, with a very faint j
hope that he can be changed either in this ^
world or the next."
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED. 1
New York, July 2.?The news down town !
was received with consternation and caused
much excitement on Wall street. Brokers and
bankers almost forgot their business in their
eagerness to get further particulars. They s
besieged Freeman's News Agency, on Broad \
street, where dispatches from Washington \
were constantly arriving and being distribu- i
ted. Groups were seen in the streets, anxious- ;
ly discussing the subject, and news boys did a i
rushing business in extras At the opening ]
of the Stock Exchange the news knocked the (
bottom out of the market, but further dis- ,
patches, announcing that the wounded President
was in fair way to recover, and was not I
so dangerously wounded as first reported,
caused a reaction and the decrease was soon
recovered, so that within an hour quotations
were back to a healthy standard. At the
Sub-Treasury and Custom House there was
also much excitement over the news, and
great concern was expressed for Gen. Garfield's
recovery.
Collector Merritt was somewhat agitated,
and when asked for his opinion regarding the
attempted assassination, met the request with
the question: "What's the latest?" When
informed that the President would recover, he
said he hoped so, and would not venture any
opinion on the effect of the news, ^either
would he say whether he considered that the
attempt had any political significance, but
merely remarked: "If the President die3,
why General Arthur will be President.
General Hillhouse was' in his office at the
Sub-Treasury, but was too busy to be seen.
The news of the shooting reached police headouarters
simultaneously with the report that
tiie President was dead. Amid the utmost
excitement the story passed from mouth to
mouth and was listened to at first with incredulity,
but as a fresh confirmation of the
rumor arrived here, indignation took its place.
A total suspension of business in all departments
followed. When a later dispatch was
received announcing that President Garfield
was not mortally wounded, a shout of "God
be thanked !" went up from every side and
the sudden revulsion of feeling made more
than one eye moist. From all sides was heard
one expression', "If President Garfield lives,
he will be the most popular President the
country ever had."
THE NATION'S GRIEF.
How the News Wps Received at Different
Points in the (J~ion--The North and the
South Meet at Garfield's Bedside to Staunch
the President's Wounds.
baltimore, maryland.
Baltimore, July 2.?The most intense excitement
prevails throughout this city at the
attempted assassination of President Garfield.
All business is suspended and groups of men
are assembled on every street, dumbfounded
and anxiously awaiting the result.
philadelphia, pennsylvania. jl
Philadelphia, July 2.?The public is
greatly exercised here over the news from
Washington. Large crowds congregate at the
litilluHn lwinvHa nf nowanunpr and t.plpfrrftnh of
fices and eagerly watch for news.
boston massachusetts. '.
Boston, July 2.?The news of the attempted
assassination of the President caused most
intense excitement in this city, and crowds
surrourtded the newspaper offices, all of which
have issued extras. In the early paijt of the
morning business was temporarily suspended
on every hand. Later favorable news that the
President was not dead, in a measure quelled
the excitement.
ilaleigiij n. c.
Raleigh, N. C., July 2.?There is great
indignation here at the attempted assassination
of the President. A/ public meeting of
citizens has been called to denounce it.
louisville, kentucky.'
Louisville, Ky., July 2.?There is considerable
excitement here over the news of
the attempted assassination of President Garfield
and great anxiety is manifested to hear
from "Washington and New York. The impression
is that the outlook for the country
and for the South especially would be very
much less bright with Arthur than with Garfield
in the Presidential Chair. There is no
anticipation of any serious- trouble in any
event. Much sympathy is expressed for President
Garfield and his family. Business today
is rather more quiet, but not to any extent
disturbed.
Charlottesville, Virginia.
Charlottesville, July 2.?There was intense
indignation here this morning upon the
receipt of the news of the attempted assassination
of President Garfield. A call is out for
an indignation meeting to-night and is signed
mostly by Confederate soldiers.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Augusta, July 2.?This community was
thrilled with honor, indignation and disgust
in hearing of the shooting of President Gar- (
field. All classes bemoan his fate and express
most profound sympathy with the illustrious ,
victim of a cowardly assassination.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, S. C., July 2.?The news of 1
the assassination of President Garfield exci- i
ted universal grief and horror in Charleston. <
The sorrow felt by the community is seen in ?
the faces of all classes. The hope is everywhere <
expressed that he will recover. The Chamber i
of Commerce held a large meeting at 2 o'clock. I
Addresses were made declaring sentiments of i
sorrow and condemning the act of the assassin 1
us the deepest crime, expressing the wish that t
the President will soon be restored to the peo- i
pie of the United States, to whom he is so f
dear, without regard to polititical opinions, 1
tind declaring to the President and his family t
the sympathy of the people of Charleston with 1
them. \
The Mayor sent the following telegram to c
Secretary Blaine, as soon as the news was re- t
jeived: t
Charleston, S. C., July 2.?To Hon. Jus. a
(i. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washingtont
Jur entire community is deeply shocked by ?
;he startling intelligence of the assassination n
)f the President, and hasten to re<iuest that h
,'ou will express to Mrs. Garfield our profound s
sympathy at this distressing time, and our t;
ijncere hope that the President's life may be b
ipared to his family and country, tl
[ Signed] W,M. A, Courtney,
Mayor of Charleston. e
nashville, tennessee. a
Nashville, July 2.?This community was _
hocked at the news of the attempted assassi- ?
lation of the President and popular Indignation
ml abhorrence at the the act are universal, tl
General anxiety is felt to hear tidings of the tl
rounded President's condition, and expres- S(
ions of sympathy and hoj>e for his ultimate
ecovery are heard everywhere. Crowds are u
athered about newspaper offices and inquiries ol
or news are dispatched from all parts of the
tate.
new orleans, louisiana. .
New Orleans, July 2.?The news of the
ttempted assassination of President Garfield
reated intense excitement in this city and is ,
lmost the only subject discussed. All con- p
emu the action in the strongest terms and
)cpress sympathy for the President and a hope Ji
>r liis si>eedy recovery.
4 savannah, oeoroia. p
Savannah, July 2.?Dispatches briefly an- 'tli
ouncing that President Garfield had been ai
lot, but giving no particulars, were received m
ere at 10:30 o'clock this morning. The news of
rented a profund sensation throughout the fo
ty. and words of execration for the assassin th
nd deep sympathy for his victim were on
my lip.
richmond, virginia.
Richmond, Va., July 2;?The most intense . .
xcitement has prevailed here during the day
ver the intelligence of the attempted assassiation
of President Garfield. When the first
umor was rej>orted it was generally discred.ti,
but on confirmatory dispatches being reeived,
the public mind began to realize the
liocking news, and in a short time the whole
ity seemed moved. Crowds gathered rapidly
t the news centres, anxious for particulars
nd expressions of deep regret at the dire
alamity which has befallen the Nation and
ondemnation of the dastardly act are general.
atlanta, georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., July 2.?In response to a
all issued at noon, to-day, by Maj. Avery., a
ery large number of the best citizens assemiled
at the Opera House, this afternoon, at
:30 o'clock, to consider appropriate resoluionsconcerningtheassassination
of President
rarfield, the following resolutions were adoptd
by a rising vote: That we the citizens of
Atlanta, Ga., have received a telegraphic aninn
nrpment of the assassination of James A.
xarfield, President of the United States, at
he capita], to-day, with the profoundest regiet
md horror; that to him and his family we
;ender our deepest sympathy in their sudden
iffliction ; that we join our feeble voices to the
)rayers which burst from the breasts of all the
>eople that his life may be spared for the performance
of the duties of the high office to
vhich he has been so recently elected.
Speeches were made by Congressman Hamnond,
Gen. John B. Gordon, Senator Brown,
Jhief Justice James Jackson and ex-Goverror
Bullock.
charlotte, n. c.
Charlotte, N. C., July 2.?The feeling of
jynapathy for the wounded President culminated
in a public meeting which tcojc place at
the court house about 5 o'clock, p. m. The
meeting was organized by calling Mayor F. S.
DeWolfe to the chair, and requesting W. B.
(Griffith to act as secretary. The chairman
briefly stated the object of the meeting, and
on motion of Gen. J. A. Young, a committee
of Ave was appointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of the meeting. The
chair appointed the following: General J. A..
Young, J. H. Wilson, Dr. J. A. McAden, W.
R. Myers and A. B. Davidson.
Resolutions were adopted, andadispatch expressing
the sympathy of the community was
forwarded to Secretary Blaine by Mayor DeWolfe.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
Savnnnah New*.
The event in itself is astounding and deplorable
in the extreme, but its significance depends
much upon the character of the assassin
and the motive that prompted the murderous
act. If it should prove to be like the attempt
on the life of President Jackson, in 1834, merely
the irresponsible act of a madman, it will be
even deplored as a calamity with no political
significance. But, on the contrary, should it
be, as we are loth to believe, the outcome of
partisan rancor, resulting from the easting
political complications, it will be regarded, at
home and abroad as a damaging blow to cur
system of free Republican Government. UnHar
snnii <*irnnmstAnc?s itwould shake the con
fidence and depress the hopes of the American
citizen, while by the monarchists of Europe it
will be hailed as a convincing proof that the
President of the American Republic has no
stronger hold on the confidence and affection
of his people, and is no safer from the assassin's
hand than the autocrat of Russia. We hope
that later accounts will give a more favorable
aspect to the deplorable affair. In the meantime,
the President will have warm sympathy
and heartfelt wishes of all the people for
his speedy recoverv.
Charleston Newa and Courier.
Such events as the tragedy yesterday lift the
people above personal and sections feelingsmake
the whole country kin. The only thought
in Charleston was that the President had been . j
aimed at as the mighty heart of the whole Union.
We don't pause to count the cost of the
bloody work in its effect upon the relations of
the parties. Far be it from us to affix up mi
the Stalwarts a responsibility which is not di- ;
rectly theirs. But it cannot be forgotten in
this sad moment, tha , the intrigues of Conkling
and the slanders >f Grant wrought up the
miserable assassin of the President to the pitch
of regarding the death of the President as a *
political necessity ; t: at he proclaims himself
"a Stalwart of the Stalwarts," and"b6aststbat
he has made Vice-President Arthur, who is
Coukling's man, President of the United
" - ? v on-J T
States. They who are to ue oeneniteu uy it resident
Garfield's death, will be early in proclaiming
their regret. We don't question their sincerity.
But they were bitter foes of the President,
and what the country will not forget is
that the deed is done in tfeir name and that
they and their followers will derive power from
the President's death.
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
It seems but yesterday that we beheld Mr.
Gariield, smiling, happy, seated in the Sena ;e
Chamber before a notable assemblage to be inducted
into the Presidency. He had risen
from the humblest walks of life to the highest
by his own endeavors under Divine Providence,
and that day marked the acme of a proud and
a glorious ambition. He delivered an inaug jral
address that gave to the Continent assurances
of peace and comfort, and, tufning aside
for a, moment from the tremendous civic trust,
he became a true son and husband who, recognized
in a mother and a wife the sources'of his
great career and inspiration. Because this is
an American Union, and because our President.
is a fit ruler for a free people, a wail of
righteous indignation swells in unbroken chorus
over this whole laud, protesting again it
the gigantic wrong ana demanding justice
against the villain who horrified the Republic
and disgraced the image of his Creator.
Henry Watteraon, In l.ouiavilie Courier-Journal. ,
Chicago, July 2.?Hon. Henry Watterson,
who is in this city, telegraphed the following
editorial to the Courier-Journal: "It is haul
to say whether the country could be more
appalled or distressed than by the ghastly
tidings which come to us from the National
Capital. The assassination of a ruler of a people,
at all times and under all circumstance!!,
is dreadful to contemplate, but it is in this
instance attended by domestic surroundings
of so touching a description?relating to a
man of such gentle character?as to carry
with it a sense of personal bereavement. The , ,
President of the United States has been stricken
down in the early morning of what promised
to be a career of political usefulness, pei sonal
honor, happiness and health, and, at
least, of sincere devotion to his country. It
is fortunate that the hand which dealt ths
blow was not that of a Southern man, because
if it had been, we should have, from one end
jf the land to the other, a Stalwart outcry
igainst the ?outh. The author of this dire
mime seems to be the merest vagabond, yet
lie claims to be a Stalwart. And what is
there in the character of the man in whoso
lame and interest the deed was done, and
-vhose desperate fortunes it saves from destruc;ion.
to rescue them from the suspicion which
voultl. bv a change in that author's nativity.,
irm]j attach itself to a most innocent people r ,
ifrs. Surratt was hanged on less circumstanial
evidence than occurs to the mind as to
itoscoe Conkling and Chester A. Arthur. The
die nature of the contest at Albany, the
lespieable rancor or the combatants, and the
>ase methods adopted by both parties, render
he murder as likely a weapon as any other;
nd whilst we should be slow to accuse any ody
and prayerful that the man, Guiteau, is
lot the instrument cf a consiyracy, we should
ot be eager to assume the'innocence of a
ody of political wretches, whose hands are
tained by every other crime, not to preoipiate
in wishing to hurry into power a band of
audits and plunderers who may have planned
liis assassination as their last resort."
Dispatches and messages of sympathy pourd
in during Saturday from representatives
nd rulers of foreign governments and distinuishei
citizens of all parties of the United
tates. Gen. Hancock telegraphed: "I trust
lat the result of the assault ui>on the life of *
le President, to day, may not have fatal eonjquences,
and that in the interest of the couny
the act may be shown to have been that
P a madman."
THE PRESIDENT TO THE PEOPLE.
The Secretary of State furnishes the followig,
with the request that it be given the wi?st
possible circulation: t
Executive Mansion, Washington, July
?11. P. M.?To the Press: On behalf of
resident and Mrs. Garfield, I desire to make
iblic acknowledgment of very numerous
essages of condolence and affection which
ive been received since Saturday morning,
rom almost every State in the Union, from
ie South as bountifully as from the North,
id from countries beyond the sea have come
essages of anxious inquiries and tender words
sympathy in such number that it has been
und impossible to answer them in detail. I
erefore ask the newspapers to express for