The Republican journal., 1881-07-14
THE WOUNDED PRESIDENT.
News and Notes from the White
House.
PARTICULARS CONCERNING
THE ASSASSIN.
JAMES A. GARFIELD.

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When the fingers frightened in Pains HELPLESS
And the good ship quivered all her beams along.
This was no deed OF mutineers that throng
In clamorous revot-no sunken rock
Madness at Deaths own grandeur dared 70
mock
pititul fool has worked the State this wrong
Not with the waves alone; with rebels hate,
with friends distrust, he battled Slowly
Our confidence III him who steered us on
Danger that found him faithful, crowns him great.
The Ship Of State sails on; but of her crew
Who well might take the helm he being gone
From Puck
WINES AND MEDICINES SENT TO TIE
WHITE HOUSE.
The storehouses of the whole country
are open to the President. Large pack
ages containing fine wines and liquors are
received every day. Everybody who has
some very old wine, whiskey or brandy
is sending it to the White House for the
use of the President. Some port wine
fifty years old arrived Thursday. The
gentleman sending this contribution OF
old wine said that he was 4 temperance
man. The wine had been placed i'll the
family vault thirty years ago by his
father and had never been touched. He
hoped the President would accept it and
find it beneficial. Large quantities Of
patent medicines are received, with heal
ing qualities fully set forth in accompa-
nying circulars. Mrs. Garfield, too, has
received quantities of beautiful bouquets,
and some one sent her Il large box OF cut
flowers by express Thursday,
THE PRESIDENTS LAST LETTER.
BY a singular coincidence the very last
letter written 10y President Garfield was
Presidential campaign-M aor General
Winfield 5. Hancock. 1t was dated Fri
day, and related to an appointment re-
Gently conferred upon Samuel Mitchell,
one OF Gen. Hancock's aides de-camp. 1t
was friendly and pleasant in tone and
could not but have pleased the recipient.
The letter informed General Hancock
that Colonel Mitchell had been appoint
ed Assistant Adjutant General of the
Army, and after apologiZing for depliving
the Generals staff of an excellent officer
concluded: ''Whle your General loses
an ornament the army gains an assistant
general of whom it may we'll feel proud"
LEAF FROM GUITEAU'S HISTORY.
Since the attempted assassination of
the President, Mr.. Judd one Of the lat
ter's secretaries has recalled to mind the
fact that last fall, soon after the October
elections, while the President was al
Mentor Ohio. he received from the then
unknown Charles Guiteau the following
letter dated New York City. and written
upon headed paper OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel:
Dear General--I Charles Guitcau hereby make
application for the Austrian Mission being about
to marry a wealthy and accomplished heiress of
this city, We think that together night repre-
sent this Nation with dignity and grace On the
principle of first come first served have faith
that you viii give this application your honorable
consideration. CHAS GUIrEAU."
The letter was shown to Gen. Garfield
rather as a curiosity than as Il commune
ton to be answered. and he several times
atterward referred 10 it half dangerously
as an Illustration of unparalleled audaritv
and Impotence.
Bogus PICTl RES.
\ good deal Of amusement is afforded
to the people at the White House by the
illustrations in the pictorial papers of the
scenes and incidents about the house
They might as we'll be representations Of
something that occurred in China, as far
us recognizing either the persons or
scenes depicted. They are mostly afro
clOuS caricatureS.
A HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES.
The Baltimore Sun has this historical
"reminiscences: The room now occupied
by the President has always been used bv
the Presidents. Gen. Taylor who died
in the Executive Mansion occupied the
room during the winter, but as it was
the custom, always removed to the north
west chamber for the summer, and he
died there on the 9th Of July, 1850. En-
cept Tor Its closer proximity to the street
this room would be much more desirable
and cooler for the President now. Dur
ing the visit OF the Prince of Wales in
Buchanans term, he occupied this north
west room, and it was afterWard called
the State bedroom. During Lincolns ad-
mlnlStratlon it was newly furnished, the
bedstead being magnlicently carved the
work OF Boston firm. The first to oc-
cupy the room was Gen. Burnside on the
night when against his personal wishes,
he had to take command of the forces at
ter Gen. Mcclellan was recalled The
room adjoining the Presidents into which
1t was reported he had been removed. is
one OF the handsomcst in the Mansion.
and during Buchanan's term was occupied
by bis niece, Miss Harriet Lane.
GUI1EAU AS AN AUTHOR.
1t appears that, when in Boston. the
assassin, Charles j. Guteau, took the
manuscript Of work bearing the title
"Ihe Truth: y Companion Of the Bible"
10 the Well-knOWn Boston publishing
house of D.. Lothrop 4 Co., and asked
the firm to become its publishers. 1t was
received, and handed by the firm to its
committee OF examination, who at once
rejected it. Guiteau then took the book
to Messrs. Wright & Potter, and had the
MeSsrs Lothrops' name as publisher in
serted without their knowledge or con
sent. The book was printed in octave
form, and contained 1876 pages. \ small
edition only was printed, and Guiteau
had the assurance to take some of them
TO Mr.. L0thrOp and asked that they
might be put on sale by his house. Mr.
Lothrop was naturally indignant at the
liberty taken by this stranger in using
the name OF his firm on his title pages
and III an advertisement without consent,
and sharply reprOved him for doing so
Gulteau made a very humble apology,
and promised to withdraw it at once.
GUITEAU'S CRIME
1t has been satisfactorily demonstrated
that Guiteau alone is responsible. His
own admission in regard to his purpose
and conduct have been corroborated by
the facts ascertaned by the searching in
vestigation made by the detectives and
other officers. Six weeks ago he deter
mined to kill the President, and it is now
known that he was at the railroad depot
for that purpose when the President and
Mrs. Garfield went to Long Branch IL
short time ago. The crime was not COM
mitted at that time, because he was
moved by the apparent helplessness of
Mrs. Garfield, who was recovering from
severe sickness. His diahOlcal reSnlll-