The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-03

S,rgeous as 90 MIR. Garfield's
chances for Recovery,
&C., Sc, sc.
uo,Veen and 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
-, bcyeIy startling intelligence reached
n.bctclcgraph from Washington that Pre-
Lon, Garfield bad been shot by an assassin
.,p,. P,l;imore and Potomac deI0. IN the
c,pit,l city Just as be was about to take the
United eypre.s.train for New England,
,,h.re he rroposed to spend the Fourth and
.t,i.f season OF recreation. a subSequent
d.n,icb confirmed the rumor, and in less
,t,b b,li an hour from the time OF the
.bockin, assault the uews had not only
reached The remotes. sections of this city,
IAN, had been spread with lightning rapidly
oe,crv part Of ibis country, and even cablea
IN Furope. Dispatches were then received
bcyc In rlnid succession, and the bulletin
hoard, u the newspaper and telegraph
office. were thronged by eager readers
throughout the remainder Of the day. As
evening wore on our kilograms repOrtedthe
President to be sinking rapidly, AMI that
he could not recover; but about haf-past l
o'clock this morning his condition was re-
ported as decidedly improved. A special
received ABOUT that time read: " He may
die AZ any moment, and be may recover.
Those nearest him now think he will live.
hi, fever is nearly over
We present to our readers the fullest de-
tails of the shocking crime in the news and
telegraph reports published below:
tAsocilted Press reports 10y telegraph = the Dis
paich.J
The ASSASSIN.
WASHINGTON. July 2.-The shooting was
done by a slender man about I'VE feet seven
lDche, in height lie refused 10 give his
name, but il is sl d by persons who profess
TO Know him that his name is Gltteau, and
MAT he is cx.consHl to MarseillCS. The
man was arrested Immediately and carried
to the police headquarters, and was SUISSE
Quently removed TO jail.
The shooting occurred in the ladies' room
Of toe derOi Immediately after the Presi'
dent bad entered, walking arm-in-arm with
Secretary Blaine, on their way to the limit
cd express train, which was about ready to
leave.
Secretary Blaine, on hearing the pistol
shots, two 10 number, rushed In the dlrec-
ton from which they came, with view of
aresiine The assassin. Before reaching he
nan be noticed that the President had
fallen, and returned 10 him and lifted him
up.
BOTH sHOTs TOOK EFFECT
The first in the right arm and the second
Just above the right nip and near the kid.
neys. The physicians prObed for the ball,
bat un,Ucctssfully. Two companies OF
regulars were ordered from the barracks,
aud have been posted around the Executive
Mansion.
There is great excitement, and the streets
are lhr0nged with anxious iuquirers eager
10 learn the condition Of the President.
The shooting occurred in the presence OF
fifty or sixty ladies. The President has
been made as comfortable as possible, and
all persons have been excluded from the
grounds.
The President Is conscious, and does not
complain Of much suffering. 1t is impossi.
Die to say as yet what the reSultwill be, but
TIE surgeons aIe OF opinion that the wounds
are not necessarily fatal.
TBE NEWS BROKEN TO MRS. GARFIELD.
Ihe following dispatch has been sent:
Mrs, Garfield, ElberOn, Long Branch.
Nd: The President wishes me to say 10
you IRON him that he has been seriously
huil, boss seriously be cannot vet say. He
limseli, and hopes YOU will come to him
SON. lie sends love TO you.
"a. +. ROCKWELL"
MS CONDITION IN THE FORENOON.
1880 4. M-The Presidents condition
I1s improved, and bis pulse, which was as
~" o. 3d. has raised TO ca As soon as It
ie1ele' 20 The physicians will probe for the
Val aud will then be able to tell the nature
Of TIE wounds.
~ DC man who did the shooting Is Charles
vHeau, attorney at law, Chicago. lie is a
Wlegntr by birth, and has been q persist
ut applicant for a consulate, which was re-
.aseI by the President. lie has haunted
'ue Executive Mansion for two or three
's5eSs' aud his not getting what be wanted,
believed, resulted in temporary aber-
is'lon Of mind.
TaE NEWS SENT ABROAD.
"4ShlAGf0N, ID. c., July 2.-The follow
''S Jas been forwarded by cable:
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., July 2, 1881.
don
lle President Of the United States was
C pOl Ibis morning by an assassin named
uaiies Gitteau. The weapon was
iase'slzed revolver. The President had
s s,ea fesehed the Baltimore and Potomac
. .@1lon III about twenty minutes past o, in
isuu'ug, with portion Of his Cabinet, to
Ts'So OF the limited express for New York.
psVue 10 the carriage with him from the
$i11seullYe Mansion, and was walking by bis
in' mnen he was shot. The assassin was
,sneuialely arrested, and the President
80 80 conveyed 10 private room in the sta
,ayu'Daiidlng aud surgical aid at once sum-
ssssu' lie has now, at 20 minutes past 10,
gu removed 10 the Executive Mansion.
s - on consultation regard bis wound
IA, serious, though not necessarily fatal.
n. s vigorous health gives strong hopes OF
TO- ~. recovery. He has not lost consciousness
rope. '''O' t :. vus 1,''i y, -, ~ Io'
Secretary OF State.
TesSI'oA FROM Tue SHOCK or the INJURY.
nv lell9Slng Official bulletin with regard