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on the years calendar bearing AMONG ITS Sc
cret happenings the dreadful assault Oh q
Nation President goes out amid tue pray
crfcl thar giving RI n grateful Pe'Pte
because dat the assassin's bullet has SO l4r
failed of It's seeming mission @ad' taou7H
spcd 10 slav. las but served % prove the
5urly manhood OF il, intended victim, the
calm courage OF a model wife and the Elte
patriotism of a constituency whose !ose IN
svmpathv and PRAYERS @ Heaven have so
visibk, sustained thei. chief Executive IN
his determinate wrestling with Death. Ad-
vices, 10 the moment OF writing, rom urc
bedside cf the distinguished sufferer are
most favorable. The months peflou OF
greatest medical anxiety will have expired
on Tuesday and, Dr. Hamilton having az
ready telcgraphed his wife that rccoveFy was
well-nigh assured, we may confidently m
t~icipate the Presidents early convaieseence-
Truly wasi it said to him rs he lay struggling
o,fl truly id heFepeat IN ieye 90 dreams
"The fea:t of the Nation VIII not leu 1he
old Soldier die"
Guiteau bides, as checrfrlly as such 4
scoundrel may, his time within the heavy
portals of the jail. Crocker, the Waraeh'
allows him no visitors nor q glimpse OF 'Ae
newspapers 50 that he cannot gfauiy q
morbid curiosity anent his deed and ITS
damages. Even reporters ere denied access
to him. he cannot have the cheap fame OF
tesrg ilteryiewed. 10 is known, however
that the egotistic wretch Is busliy engaged
splitting ink on anallcged Autobiography, III
the composition whereof lie mikes frequent
reference-Eeayoa save the mark to the
Eblel
PITY st Is that the II tr6crcr Will have 10
be let cheat the gallows because his victim
has cheated Death! Legally, assault
battery with intent 70 kill is Gciteau's only
crime now, and for this, srctchIngthe law
construction 50 As TO MARE q separate offence
of each shot, ne can be given bvt 10 years.
True, an CID Maryland colonial statute
which r-akcs an attempt On q rulers lie a
copitd crime might be resYrrected Tor the
LcNtft of this gentleman from Chicago but
the chances Of his netting the rope in that
Vay are small. Speaking OF the rope re-
minds me OF that epigrGmmatlc despatch
which q Western paper sent TO the Nhie
House: and, for clear cut meaning IN q lew
words. il stands alone among the mass OF
svmDathizing messages. Hope Tor ire
President. it read and hemp io~ ~ p
sassinr' Disciples Of the llitcratiyeschool
Read and marvel
4 curious supplement So the event OF Ju-
w 2d. is found in the statement first given
to the press In this mornings CpifU by
Mr.. Joseph +. Hayden, eN-assistant district
attorney. This gentleman was IN cmpioye
of the House of Representatives and, o1
March 3, - Glanced on an insane party,
WA. Myers by name, in the Capitol rotun-
On. learning Mr.. I4aydens christian name
MYERS first discovered his insanity and ITS
mad pcrpose TO the gentleman by declaring
that the latter had been sent by God To guide
him. He then produced q correct drawing
OF certain Capitol localities and ayowed his
intention 10 Kill the new President Hayes
whilst ne was taking the oath ON the Mon
dav following. To rlis end he asked to be
shown the place ~ the east front where
d" his man would be. Mr.. Hayden humor-
Cd the mars thought sufficiently 70 become
assured that he had no toll0wersin themcd-
itated deed and then turned him oyerto The
police who subsequently, on medical ccrtli-
cate. sent him to the insane asylum. Now
comes the humiliating sequel: Hayden did
not seek 20 attain any advantage for HIM
self because Of thus havingmaniieStly saved
the Prcsidcnt'sl lie or 1T the least an attempt
thereon. But he deemed wisely that the
Executive should know of it and thus per
haps be ~arncd. Fors such reason alone hc
sourht 1Ir. Hayes and laid the facts before
him. The latter seemed deeply moved and
Insisted on his p~cScrvcr's acceptance of an
Office. lie babe him to q table, there 10
consult the Blue Book and select an Office
for which he was 70 write out q N application.
Havdpr chose the position Of special agent
in the Post Office department. The Iicsi-
dent conceded in the choice and there the
matter rested for weeks. \ treasury watch
manship was then recommended for the
gentleman trt he neycc applied for 1t.
HAYES then sent him to Carl Schurz, in
whose INTERIOR department this cultured
gentleman was made q Laborer, at $500 per
annum. Finally, in Dec. '79he attained a
copyi,t's place, paying $500 which he re
SIGNED in March following. AtterGaricld's
accession to the presidency iltydcn visited
the cv-prcsiieit in Fremont, Ohio. lie
ri~hH' concluded that the initial oiici Of
Observation-Disclosures 60 him should he
made rood. Mr.. Hayes told himthat VIII. c
not desiring the President to pay his old
debts lie would chccrtully write him con-
corning the matter. Subsequently Hayden
sought The President, explained TO him the
case ard received cheering words: condi-
tional on Mr.. Hayes endorsement This
latter hc wrote the cX-Prcsident to request
and in due time waited on the President TO
learn: not doubling Us favorable import
Mark the language of Hayes latest rn-
d|orsemeut: "this man, he wrCt' IN effect if
not IN words" seems TO be laboring under
tbc dcllsion chat he saved my life in Wash
iugtou. Certainly | heard nothing OF II
whilst there"