The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-19
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inst. Siemens Brothers were the contractors.
The first message sent over it was one of con-
dolence to President Garfield dated London,
July Sth.
The efforts which are being made atAlba-
ny to make the Stalwart lions lie down with
the halfbreed lambs. have been, thus far,
abortive. Conkling has nailed his colors to
the mast head and don't propose to take them
down.
DR.. Weisse, OF the University Medical Col
lege, after making experiments on two dead
bodies, the conditions being as far as pcssi-
BILE the same as those in the case of President
Garfield, gives it as his opinion that the ball
has not penetrated the liver, but is lodged in
the lower part of the body. 1t is said hat
DR.. Frank Hamilton has expressed similar
views.
1t is stated that notwiths anding the favor
able bulletins which are issued concerning
the Presidents condition, stocks in the New
York market are much depressed. 1t ap-
pears the bears are taking advantage of his
pICCdIiOuS COAluittoh ~ CNSitO otvlShSholoh
in regard to his recovery, aud thus lower the
market for their ultimate gain. There are
tricks in every trade but ours.
We notice that a move is being made by
the governors of several of the eastern states
looking to the observance of a day of general
thanksgiving for the prospect Of the speedy
recovery of the President. The setting apart
of a day of thanksgiving for his recovery
would be eminently proper, but would it not
be quite as we'll to wait until he does recover
before steps are taken to observe a day for
the purpose named?
The democratic legislators at Albany are
in no amiable mood. They have for weeks
witnessed the s~quabbie between the factions
of the republican party, and are now becom-
ing thoroughly disguised with it. A resolu-
ton providing for an early adjournment was
recently voted down by the aid of stalwart
votes, and now the democrats have informed
the Conkling men that unless a resolution
for adjournment shall be passed tomorrow,
enough of them will leave TO enable the half
breeds to elect their candidates. 1t is ques-
tionable whether they will carry their threat
into execution, but should they do it, it would
be done because patience has ceased to be-
come a virtue.
Tue report has been pretty thoroughly cir
culated n the eastern cities that Mr.. Conk-
ling will withdraw from the senatorial c ntest.
If the halfbreeds have been 'laying this fat
tering JUNCTION to their souls they may as we'll
stop the performance and look the rough, in
evitable square in the face. Mr.. Conkling
has taken the trouble to let the world know
that he don't propose to do any such a thing.
He says he is still a candidate and will CON
tinue to be one and that he believes his claims
will be yet recognized. Mr.. Conkling is in a
position to name his successor if he cannot
succeed himself. As long as his henchmen
remain true to him, Messrs. Miller and Lap
ham may whistle in vein for the eight or nine
votes which they need to insure their election.
They have only one chance for an election by
this legislature, and that is, blythe democrats
carrying their threat into execution and leav-
ing for their homes, thus leaving the JOINT
convention in the hands of the halfbreeds.
1t is certainly right that every effort should
be made to ascertain whether Guitteaus
shooting of the President was the result of a
conspiracy among a number OF persons or
whether it was the unadvised act of a single
individual. While a few halfbreed organs
are partly disposed to believe that Guitteau
has accomplices in the crime, nc evidence of
a plot or conspiracy has as yet come to light.
We noticed in an eastern exchange an ac-
count of the appearance at Washington OF a
.swoman in black" who claimed to possess
important information and who desired to
see Guitteau. The account closed with the
decl- ration that '.tle woman was a cores
pondent of democratic papers" What con-
meet OF the "woman in black who, it is said,
was a writer for democratic papers, had with
the attempted assassination. remains to be
learned. It is quite likely the Whole story
Originated with some brainlcss penny a-liner
who wished to create Il little sci sation in
democratic circles. His success will not be
encouraging, in view of the fact that the
would-be assassin. after she shooting, pro
claimed himself a stalwalt aud added that
ssArtbur would now be President" .
From late dispatches we learn the authori-
ties are still following up every clue and hint
they receive about GuItteau, but thus far they
have found nothing that would indicate a
conspiracy. Bat that there may be another
person implicated in the crime, the following
telegram, under date of the 11:h inst, slows:
The Attorney General to-day received a lei
ter from a German who lives in New York.
He SAYS he was i'm Washington June 18th,
18th and 18th. He went around to see OBJ
jects of interest. On the 14th he took a seat