The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-08

WHAT GLADSTONE AA,D.
London, July IA special dispatch from
New York says Mr.. Gladstone ia criticized
u by suggesting in the house Of commons that
| the citing OF President Garfield was the
result Of A polIt,c,, conspiracy. Mr.. Glad.
stone made no such suggestion u'i e'y' nor
90 far as known here, privately. What La ~"
did say In the house of commons, on Mon.
day, In response to Sir Stafford Nortbcote'a
enquiry whether the government cosd COM
!, municate anything touching the terrible
and atrocious crime, was simply that
be could not DO surprised that that
question should DO asked 10 regsrd 10 the
Outrage, the Character Of which was such Ms
to attract the attention of the whole of the
civilized world, and which so grep,ly affected
tine feelings aud welfare of u nstiop, not
.nlv friendly, to England, but growing more
friendly yearly.
Official bulletin, s D. m. The favorable
condition IT the president continues. his
pulse Il Jog; temperature 100 and 9 10; res
piration %.
CORE PoNDENCE DelwgEN C0yKLING AND
MvEAGH
II Washington, Jun The following cor.
respondence has passed between Senator
COnk,ing and Attorsev-G len, raj McVesgh:
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Jul, g.
My Dear Sir-In abhoreuce with
which sll decent men alike shudder.
at the attempt to murder the president,
n have given thought to the matter to which
your attention may or may not have been
called Our criminal code treats of premed-
itated homicide in All cases alike, irr spective
OF the victim, the murder being visited by
0 the greatest penalty Perhaps 10 distinction
between one csse and another couldbe founded
on pubic relations had by persons slain, but
' In case OF IN attem to murder, br nd dis.
tinctions can be made between asssulting the
% life of nm individual AID attempting to take
life Of specific value to the whole pecpl
The shocking occurrence Of saturday,
10 Think, demands that the deiinition of the
punishment of assaults amid as
Lish executive oflisrs, whether
70 successful or not, should be made
thoroughly vigor US. The man who at.
% tempts the life of a president, II morally
responsible, cor ''s an offerse which tho
Do nation ought ard against ant punish
by exercising Nwer civilizsd nations
consideration. Aiv profou sympathies
90 are with the president and with all Of YOU
every hour. The conf ct of reports keep,
no nope and fear striving with e,ch other, viii
w nothing stable except faith, at less, that tn,
co express 10 the president my deepest sympa
thy in this hour, which should hush all dis
70 cords and enlis' all prayers for his safe de
liversnce: Please also give +
=, Mrs. Garfield my most respectful
w ,t;n tbak Ill ,,sn ~.
sm cordially yours,
1oscoE CoNKLlNG.
m Washington, July $40 Hon. Koseo
w Conklng, New Yok Thanks for your 10,
er Of on. which has just reached me. II
90 suggestions will be carefully considered an
tho kind messages of sympathy will be con
veytd to the president and Mra. Garfield q
90 the earliest opportunity.
WAYNE MAcyEAau.
HANDSOME PRESENT TO MS GARFIELD
W Washington, July Pos master Gene ,
james has received tel, gram from A.,
90 Wilsor, secretary of Nv York chamber {
commerce, in which the latter requests III
M postmaster general to say to Mrs. Gs,fiel
w that the Q nbers of tne New York chsmtt
OF commerce have subscribed $3.50 OOt
80 10 be presented TO her both Us q Toxic
y" of their sincere esteem AID sympa,h,
and as means of relevinghe mind Of the
president entirely frop anxiety, with regar
W to the future as to bis family.
Tbs telegram Postmaster General Jsmc
replied to to-day rs follows: Your dispac
90 hss been delivered to Mrs. Garfield, O
receipt of 1t che remarked tba. there wa
90 so much that was touch & 81 a beautiful
IN the sympathy of the people G
the whole country tbc' she did nc
U dare to trust herself to ,bnL of it.
GENERALIZATION.
90 Cincinnati. July The reading of th
bulletin from Washington on change pyip
80 y favorable view Of the presidents cond
tion, was listened to with stiffness, deno.in,
inlense interest and the reading was folowe
90 BY hearty cheering and Interchange of cor
CALCULATIONS.
M RESTING QUIETLY.
Midnight-There has been no change |
the condition of the president since the da,
IN OF the last official bulletin. He is restin
quietly.
m DENUNcIATIoNs FROM MISSISSIPPI.
Washington, July 7.-Hon. b X. Bruc,
register of tho treasury, has received hun
m dreds Of letters and kilograms from Missis
sippi, from both white and black, democrat
and republicans, denounoirg the assassins
a, tion OF the president, and expressing SINGER
w hope for his recovery.
The corn and cotton crop IN tho souther
90 portion of the country Ia locking very wei