Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-07

ther Testimony as TO the Assasstn,s
Sanity-AetiOn OF the New York
Assembly Further TeIegrams-
How the Patient IL Kept Cool.
WAsHSeToS, July 6-The streets are
quiet 70 night There is no crowd 10 front
OF the White House or around the neEspa-
per and telegraph offices. Fear and Gus
pease have given place to feelings Of hope
and relief. The very encouraging condi-
ZION OF tie President has been continued
today and tonight. Il is not only eonsin-
ued, but supplemented by the assurances of
the attendant physicians that their patient
shows Improvement every hour. Every
body, from the wish being father to the
thought, confidently believes that the Presi-
dent VIII live. To-day has been the hottest
Of the summer. The Presidents pulse went
up, or the heat Of The torrid sun made itself
disagreeably felt even in his comfortable
chamber.
The physicians this afternoon devised an
arrangement by which the temperature of
Z the room is kept down. From the ceiling
sheets have been hung. The bottom of
these rest in troughs of water. The water
sAtnrates the whole sheet, and the breeze
that always blows through the room evapo-
rates the water rapidly. This plan has been
found practically successful. Ia addition
70 this some one fans the President all the
/ time.
" Nhhe the doctors are very much encour-
/ aged, they by no means think that the
President is out Of danger, or that his re-
/ eoTery is assured. There are so many
dangers surrounding each crisis that the
/ doctors are constantly in fear Of new aud
unfsvorable symptoms. The danger is such
thatunderthe most favorable circumstances,
Dr.. Bliss says, it will be two weeks or more
| before "out OF danger" can be said.
The excitement having now subsided there
IS eonsiderAb'e e comment on the mino. de-
! tails OF the shooting.
Secretary Blaine CONES in for no little
share OF criticism for the manner in which
he aeted when the shooting occurred. He
was right by the side OF the President when
he Hrst shot was fred. He became demor-
allied and left the President hurriedly aud
{
ly and intel.igently he could have saved the
second shot which now stretches the Presi-
dent Out on what may be his deathbed.
Most eYewiinesses SAP that Blaine ran, and
was evidently completely unneryed and
without sign Of coursge.
The President 20 night at II O'Clock was
sleeping quietly. His appetite during the
day has been very good, better than the
doctors would allow 20 be satisfied. he has
been very cheerful during the evening,
making pleasant remarks on 3 variety Of
subj jeets. His mind is perfectly clear. He
quoted early this evening number Of hu-
moroGs passages from Shakespeare, which,
from their genuine Eit and great spfude
to his condition and illness, would have
caused much merriment to those around
him if they could have forgotten the great |
daIger.
geon General in the Confederate army. says /.
that from the bulletins issued By the /
doctors IN charge he is Of the opinion that |
there is nothing that shows that any vital /
organ has been touched. IN his opinion |
the Presidents danger has been greatly ex
aygerated He thinks that it viii be found |
that the ball has done 20 vital damage, and /
that the President viii soon recover. At |
the same time Dr.. Garnett says his opinion 1
issimplY based on the bulletins that have
oeen Issued. Beyond them he has no means |
Of judging Of the Ease.
COL CoRKHILL FREEs HIS MIND.
No.. a...- C--LLsrt -,g5 - ,-orr
correspondent to-day that nothing had been !
discovered about Guiteau or his crime that
the public does not know. Col. Corkhin /
again refused TO permit the letters and pa
psrs, taken from Guiteau, to be copied for
publication. He said these papers will not !
be made public untn after they are laid be-
fore the grand jury. he is lot sure that the
papers wiz be produced In the trial Of Gui.
tesu, as the latter can be convicted T-tbou'
them.
CorkhIl continued: 'It would not do 10
publish these letters and papers just now.
those letters mention the names OF some /
psrsoas that knew no more about this vii
lAin's intention to kill the President than
you did. II they were made public right
in the midst OF this excitement there
are hundreds, yes, thousands,
who would Immediately say they we're con
nec.ed with Gulteau in his crime. The
letters do not shox any such connection in
any way, but the mere fact that he includes
them in his correspondence would be suf-
fcieDt 70 fAsten suspicion upon them.
II don't propose that they shall all suffer
in that way. When the proper time comes
vou shall have such Of them as | deem
ought to be published, and 1 will also give
YOU the statement TIA. he has made to me
from time 20 time. al OF them are il my
possession, and I propose TO hold On to
them"
"HaEe you had many communications
since the shooting oecurredf'
Stacks Of them. receive them from
both men aud women in Philadelphia, New
York, Brooklyn, snd the Lord knows
where"
"Wh2t do these people know about it :"
"Wen, they furnish accounts OF mysteri-
Gus meetings and actions OF persons, aad
want TO be brought on here to see X they
cannot recognize this man IS one OF the
leaders. They think tas. they know
him, and wish to see IL hs is
not the man that they meaa- Yes, and there
are lots Of them in this city, who want - 20
to the all and see If he is not the same man
whom they think has been in their store
some time or other to make q purchase.
Those from 8 distance want free ride here,
but they wont get It through me. Those
IN the city can Look at the man when he is
/ put on trial"
Is GCITEAU ISSANEs
District Attorney Corkhin to day received
the following letter from Rev. Il. c. Dun
/ ham, Of Boston, enclosing letter he had
received from Guitezu:
| s'Charles J. Guiteau was IN Boston the
/ winter OF lS79-'S0. he had 3 desk IN the
! Office Of the American Peace Society, pub
/ fishing The Tl7lth. II mail you q eOpy-)
/ I couysrsed with him almost daily
for months in his various moods l
| learned much OF his history be proved 20
| be a worthless fellow, dishonest and uare-
| liable, in religion 9 fanatic OF the worst
| type. But l never considered him insane or
/ bordering on insanity. The enclosed, which
| [ received iron him early in June, Certainly
/ shows no insane indications think Il wen
/ 70 write this much, at least, hoping the ends
I of uublic iuSrice NAV be met"