The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-13
a. weunaed Pre.Itsens-En incidents,

Senator Becksiys that when he heard that
the President was shot BY az English "bull'
dogv pistol he made up his mind that the
damage was not as great as was represented,
aud the chances for recovery were fair. The
Senator has pretty thorough acquaintance
with firearms and their specific uses. In a
crowd the " bulldog be saws, Is an excel
lent weapon, as IL will usually bring down
and stun is victim, but It's carrying or pen
etratine force is not remarkable. American
rided pistols carrying the same weight Of
ball would bore hole quite through man.
ARREST OF THREE "CRASEs."
The correspondent Of the Baltimore
American SAYS.
Crazy people slilI continue To figure promi.
nently in connection with the attempted
assassination. Three OF them were arrested
here and sent 10 the asylum to-day. The
first arrest was OF colored woman, Matilda
Bran.comb, who has been banging around
the White House gates several days. Sne
wanted to see the President .and have him
write TO ex.President Hayes to return 70
her certain money that she loaned him In
the early days Of his Administration. she
said he used TO pas her the interest on the
money every month; but now that ne nad
| retired, she wanted the principal. Inc
next one run in was welIdfesseu
nero man, who feared a white man
named Webb intended to assasslnate him
for exercising q hope for the President
recovery. Hannah ID. Hunger, white
woman who came here from Michigan,
turned up at police headquarters this morn
| ing and asked TO be escorted TO the ONCE OF
| Attorney. General MscYeagh. She SAID she
| had been swindled by lawyers out OF oil her
property in Bay Guy, Mich, and that she
came here 10 see the AttOrney-General ana
compel him 10 have it restored. she sara
she knew he would do it, because Garheld
had refused 10 do what was right ana had
been punished, aud that the same would be-
fall officials who did not listen to the cry OF
distressed people. A letter to President
Garfield was among her baggage, which con-
tanned the clause: ~ kindly ask you 10
send some Christian sirs to look after the
| wicked town Of Bay City, Mich, and reform
il and its sinful citizens" The rest OF her
story was composed OF attacks on Macy easn
and Garfield and threats against them, mixed
with mourning over the sinful lawyers OF
Bay City.
WHAT NURSE CRUMP SAYS.
No one has a better opportunity for OBJ
serving the changes in the Presidents con-
dition than '|Billy" Crump, his faithful
nurse. Crump made a wager to-day that
the President would be able to take ride
within six weeks. "And there's another
thing" said Crump, who is quite enthu'
siastic over the encouraging prospect
.'you fellows who worked so hard and lost
the pleasures OF your Fourth OF July VIII
not be forgotten. Wait till the President
gets well, and then we will have Fourth
OF July worth talking about"
| A VISIT FROM Mr.. CYRUS ". FIELD.
Mr.. Cyrus Field arrived in Washington
yesterday morning, and, in company with
Postmaster General James, called az the
White House and had brief interview with
Mrs. Garfield. 1t is hardly necessary TO say
that no alluson whatever was made either
by Mrs. Garfield or Mr. Field to the hand
some subscription being raised for her by
the New York Climber OF Commerce. Mr..
Field simply called to pay bis respects TO
Mrs. Garfield, and 10 express bis sympa'
tbies with her and his hope for the speedy
recovery Of the President. His visit dld
not exceed ten minutes.