Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-13
The PRESIDENT LIVES.
The Latest Bulletins Chronicle Con-
tinued Improvement and 1ncreas-
ing Chances Of Recovery.
A Princely GIFT to the Garfield Family-..Pleas
ing Story Illustrating the Presidents
Physical Strength Gar
fields her0isn.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 9-11:25 A. NJ.

WASHINGTON, July 9-Al:a0 A. M.
The symptoms of the President con-
tinue favorable. Vice President Arthur
called at the executive mansion this
morning. Mrs. Garfield had gone out
for drive, 80 that he did not see her,
and there happened to be none of the
members of the cabinet present, but he
talked for a short time with the attend
ing physicians with regard to the pro-
gress of the Presidents case,
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 9.-The Cour-
ier-Journal prints the following:
BEAuvo1R, HARRIS Co., Miss, July S, 1881.
To Mr. FiadJey S. Collin:
inst. and thank you for the kind expressions it
contains. The evil influences to which you re.
fer as causing the bitterness felt towards south
ern men it may fairly be expected will
give way to the sober sense of the
people. If they shall, like yourself, detect a
istered, will not, like the telegram you cite in
| regard to the attempted assassination of the
President, say am thankful the assassin was
not southern man. But I will say that
| regret he is all American. Crime is black
enough in itself and has a deeper
seems to have prompted it. 1 sincerely
trust that the President may recover, and that
the startling event will arouse the people to the
consideration of a remedy for the demoraliza-
ton which wild hunt after Office is creating.
With best wishes for your welfare, am,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
New YORK, July GA Washington
special has the following interesting
point concerning the attempted assassin.
alton: Col. Rockwell, after expressing
strong hope of the Presidents re.
covery, was asked:
"How is it that you were not with the
President at the time of the shooting. y
"You see," said the colonel, "the
boys, James and Harry, started
off in the Presidents carriage tc
pick up DR.. Hawks, their tutor, who
was stopping on F Street. The Presi-
dent had arranged the night before fol
Secretary Blaine to call at the mansion
to go to the depot with him. The sec.
retary came round in his own carriage.
Mine was in reserve and followed Just
behind the secretary's. I had severa'
pieces of baggage to dispose of, and sc
drove directly to the baggage-room, and
was getting checks, when heard crack
crack, withan interval between the shots
as long as it would take to cock pistol
On the sill of the door leading from the
ladies' parlor into the general reception
room =. or main hall stood Secretar,
Blaine calling for me, and point
ing to the would-be assassin, Gui
teau. It was terrible thought, bu
nevertheless one which flashed across
my mind that the Presiden
haa boon shot: Onickly, had th'
Presidents carriage brought to the mai1
door, the cushions arranged to make tn
President as comfortable as possible
and was prepared to take him directly K
the mansion. The physician advised
against it, and for the best. After ha.
written from his dictation touchin;
telegram ohis wife and hasty examina
tion had been made up stairs, he wa
removed to the ambulance. The Presi
dent put his right hand in mine and tn
driver was cautioned to proceed slowl,,
over the cobble stone pavement until W
reached concrete at Seventh Street. w
had travelled but two squares fron
the depot when he asked, How far ar
we now?' and in subdued voice said
1T hurts, oh, it hurts At Thirteenth
Street he again asked, where are W
now?' I told him, and he urged us t.
'go little faster
"Has the President said anything
more to you about the affair %
"He would if we would let him, bu
the physicians forbid his talking"
"And Mrs. Garfield? ?"
cit would be impossible for me t
describe this brave, heroic wife an
mother. She, too, realizes the restrain
which the medical advisers have beel
compelled to put Oh her visits to th
Presidents bedside. The sympathy be
tween them, the union of their hearts
impels the President to want to exer
himself, and then we have to protest
and the good woman retires."
els it true that on the morning of tn
deed the President turned handsprin
over his bed?"
cit was the morning before; this da
week. Jimmie, there the fellow sits,
(pointing to Private Secre tary Brown
desk), "came into his fathers chambe
half-dressed, and in his nimble va
turned handspring over the bed an
back again. See here, papa, if 20
were not so stout you might do thai
too; couldn't you?' The Presider
} kept on with his toilet unit
James bantering, somewhat nettled hi1
and before the boy could realize it, th
President had turned gracefully from on
side of the large double bed to the othe
and came down with a thump on til
floor. "There, my boy, the so
> is not greater than his fathe1
Now finish your dressing" I"
suppose" continued the colone
"the story was told to illustrate I'll
! strength of the President and his SUI
pleness at his time of life. Very fe
) men of fifty years, for the President wi
T be that old on the ninth day of Noven
Der next, would dare to undertake sue
+ feat. But the story has q thrillin
sequel. You know the ladies' room
: where the shots were fred, is almo'
twenty feet wide, that is, from the doc
sill to the opposite hall. The'aislewa
J leading to the main hall is formed b
t double rows of seats, heavily cushione
3 and of large framework. When ii
President entered the depot with Seer
/ tary Blaine, he was in the cheeriest
' moods. He passed halfway down tt
aisle, Blaine preceding him Very fe
0 steps. Guiteau stood at the inside en-
: of the row of seats, near the maj
> entrance on the left, when he fred Il
| frat ahOt which did the Preside1