, 1881-07-05
r1,ptcl, after cansll,utcs stalkel through the

r1,ptc', after candidates stalkel through the
strGcts
OFFERING 1lt,tREs 70 sl'pPbnrEnR,
and paying Bo1tl for votes. The cause which
worked out tho ruin Of thnse Republics Is
wurkIng lflewise tia ruin IT our own. Let
,ls net he blinded to the truth md the teac!l.
itxs Of history"
IN all tho churches powerful sermons were
delivered to nycriiowIng congregations oil
the great sorrow ut the Nation, each pro11cil-
er touching MI special t,otnts.
>T5it: inv. H. l.. M'ANTIiuiA
OF ttla Calvary l!a,ltlst Church, Rald. "One
OF the tiost ai0ni:cnnt thoughts suggeated
by tl'is attempted murder nf the President.
is the great Importance Tint aitncts to the
sefecslou Of Vtce.1'sesi,te,Is. l1ow remote
has been tlla expectation TINT uen. Arthur
would ever become President Of the United
States. During the Inst few months ,l,any
3,ersons have felt vary much dissatisfied with
the conduct NJ Our Vfcc-rresdent. Those
wlo remembered his lonoreI father tIayc
frequently tad occasion, to wish tllat the son
POSSESSED sonle OF that sterling seiise Of dig
nifty and honor that characterized the senior.
Arthur. but Chester 4. Arthur was
ELECTED vfcE-rnrsfrESr TT no'T1IE BlD-
NlNH OF OSE NAN,
and most faithfully has lie discharged that
oblteatio1h A great many Republicans voted
for him untfer silent protest, hut nsw,
sl,nHlti lie be caIicd to tho Presidents chair;
we cal, only lIopo fur tho best. lie will tllen
haze II great opportunity to set himself
right With tho people, md 10 win
thcir confidence At,u respect. Should cir
cllInstanctH elevate him to tho foremost posi-
tlon III tbs country, It Is to be hoped that lie
will lay nsftte nlI fhctf0naf feeling. forgot nlt
icrsannl pv1n1fces md obligations, aud he
Tic true representative Of the whole people.
How ltltta did the slsrew.lest politicians III
Washington and Al!mny Imagine that such
4 RADICAL CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF
TIFF: NATION
could occur ns that Which now threatens u.s.
Iii MI this tslbnlu.oi,. hOwever, noue sh0tll,t
forget tl't power alld wisdom of tile AL
| mighty. Gou rules supreme, and II lltB why's
al times seem harsh anu fttscrutab1e. they
are nevertheless fraugl.t with some purpose
! Of hfs Uwi,, which III destined for our good.
| As AbralNln Lincoln lives to-day III the
lleart of M h1tect!ulllile people, 80 will Jat,cs
Abraham Garfield, even though he ltiay de"
GES. w. q. MITCHELL,
| who returned from Washington to-day, was
found Ut (;oyeruor's island, where le Is sta
toned. 1Ie saiA: u was ut tl,e War Depart-
| Ment abont II o'clock, Wien the report cn.ne
that the President had been shot. Only when
tl,e report haul bnen confirmed beyond doubt
/! WAS 1t realized how terrible n thing
Ind 1lappcned. #, very short
| time the streets wcrr s',ronged.
People bcgan rushing to t!4. Willie
Home rs soot, astl,c President Ind been coll
vcyesl there. There was lio great tunl,ltt.
Tile people seu,ncd IL bc labor'ng under a
grcat shock, which s1b1netl ti,cn,, aud gavu
| them tic nppcnr1lnce OF beng almost daxctl
by tho terrible decd. They gathered In a
| srent, silent tilronR about tic White House,
and filed every available Space In tile ave-
me. They
KEPT rltE1n GAZE FIXED on TIE nuLtErtSs
rntl wntcl.ett every movement Of the officials
| md physicians who arrived or were to be
seen. When the extrns rppcatcd they wcrc
| rapidly dfsfMscd of, md sreat numbers were
obliged tt eo without pnpers. One very
curious sight saw was this: Here and there
| yO,, cur1d sue gentleman staNding rp lit his
curslago mil Mntl1ne the news ia
pcoplc WIN were crowtltns around
mil listening eagerly. As nlui,y
;ts eoull grt: withln lleartnE ,llssal,ca. were
crowttcd togetf,er, eager tint nol wor,l
should cscupe them. Tho crowd, rs said
was eXtreniely silent, lnprtsstvely ~. / dh
mol even hear my threats utleretl nealnst ti1t
assasln. People seh'losl to-, 1nucl. osar
wie'lned Will tue horror Of tho occassnn Il
tlnu ruo,n III thetrninds fnr thoughts agatlts
the assailalIt. T1tey wera one great mnss a
syt'lHsttict'c, ll"rrtr-strleSa'' h'lasah beings
ltwas wonderful s'g'st''
i EX-SENATOR coSK1ASa =.
remained Ut Tug t!ftll avenue laoto1 tN-''a!
cn''vcrslils will lls Intimate lrle'l9 ''olI' r
snythc, OF Albany. a dispatch was re
celvetl frn,n tlct+Presltient Arthur nnnounc
!ne Ills arrival ut washington, and the latcS
report III regard to tho Presidents condition
Ex-senator Platt, WHO WIS nlsU ~ tlle l'otel
called OIL ,Alr. ConkllnE and dtscussct
Tho situation with hih. Mr. Conk
ling. wien asked II l!e still thought TIL
President could not recover. said he luz
Nothing to say to the publ!e on tho subject
Tn friend who nskod HIN, IL l'e Dla'l no
altered lais olisslon 0f tha night before. whct
Ile llatl said tho President WAS sure to die