The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-06

strange behavior he has deep Yein OF re-
! llgIous fervor. He has been Insane on re-
| igious subjects for fifteen years. AT one
! time he proposed 10 start religious paper,
which vas TO be revelation 10 the religious
world. He got out y prospectus, and that
was The End OF The scheme.
Reporter Did you ever know bin to be
violent In bis manner toward people--eyer
4, know him 10 harm any one?
Scoville lie was always InoffensiVe, ex-
ccpt In one Instance, when be raised an axe
on his sister, my wife, three years ago. We
then bad a consultation about putting him
In the asylum. but gave up the idea, as that
was the only instance Of his violence known.
To-day ! asked bin II he had personally
applied for a position under the Govern.
ment. He answered be had made no efforts
| in that direction for Two months past that
| he had left bis name with the President and
Secretary Blaine, who knew what be
wanted, and he expected them 20 attend to
| Il. He wanted the cons ul-generalship TO
! Paris.
Reporter Is bis father Iivingi
ScoyilIe: No. His father died last year,
and none OF The family knew where Gulteau
was at that time; IL was three months after
when he learned Of his fathers death; he
! has never written TO any Of US since he has
/ been IN Washington.
Mr.. Scoville was ct bis place in Wiscon-
sin Thursday when he received telegram
from client stating that II would he neces-
sary for him 10 go TO Washington TO look
after patent case. Mr.. ScOyllle made pre-
partitions to leave Chicago Saturday fore
noon. Soon after be entered the car gen.
ileman told two ladies, who were seated i'm.
mediately in front Of him, that "the
President had been shot by a man
named Guitesu, belonging in Chicago;
! that a telegram had been intercepted adj
dressed TO one Scovile calling him to
Washington, and thus establishing the fact
that there had been preconcerted plan for
the assassination Of the President, as SEQ
vile was known to be somewhere on that
very train on his way to Washington" The
| ladies repeated this conversation, and MIR.
ScovlIe heard himself cllled some very
hard names. His business here, as stated
before, relates exclusively to patent claims
OF clients, and he /, working in connection
with Mason, Fenwick IL Lawrence. cor
ner OF Seventh ana + streets, in this city.
He received a telegram last night calling
| him to Hartford, Conn. Ia connection with
his clients business, but will probably stop
over in New York for two or three days.
The Presidents Mother
HEARS THE SAD NEWS WITH FORTITUDE AND
SENDS A DISPATCH TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
CLEVELAND, July 4.-1he news OF the
shooting OF the President was broken TO his
mother yesterday forenoon at Scion. She
had been so much overcome by the fatal
accident which resulted in the death Of
| Thomas Garfield and Mrs. Arnold that the
family bad kept from her the Intelligence OF
the attempted assassination. But this morn
ing she felt better, and spoke OF attending
Mrs. Arnold's funeral, which took place at
Bedford yesterday. In announcing her
intention, she remarked: "Last Sat-
urday Thomas was buried; to-day Cor
nelia. | wonder who it will be
next Sunday" Mrs. Trowbridge, at
whose house she then was, sent for
Mrs. Larabee, another daughter. When the
latter arrived Mrs. Garfield inquired il she
was going TO Mrs. Arnold's funeral. Mrs.
Larabee replied she guessed she could not,
as something had happened. so the sister
thought it bet not to go. What has hap
pened?" inquired Mrs. Garfield. ave
have beard that James is hurt" replied
Mrs. Larabee. How? BY the carsG"
asked the mother. "NO, he was shot by IN
assassin, Dut he was not killed." answered
the daughter. "The Lord help me |" ex-
claimed Mrs. Garfield. Mrs. Larabee as.
sured her mother that the latest reports
were favorable, and showed that the Presi-
dent was resting quietly, and in fair way
Ito recover. when did YOU hear this 7"
oueried Mrs. Garfield. Yesterday noon,
but we thought it best not to tell you. The
news was not as favorable as to-day" was
the reply.
You are very Thoughtful. | am glad
Won did not tell me-" said Mrs. Garfield,
adding that she thought something had
| haDpened, as she had noticed that the man
ner Of her daughter had been peculiar to-
ward her yesterday. She bore up under
the intelligence with much iOrlitude.
She read the dispatches calmly, and said
Chow could anybody be 30 cOld-hearted as
to want 10 Kill my baby?" In general con-
yersatiOn she expressed wonder TO What
was coming next, and inquired what would
probably be done With the assassin. Upon
some one saying, "Hang him." she re-
piled, "He deserves it," This afternoon
She dictated the following dispatch to her
grandson, Henry A. Garfield, Executive
Mansion, Washington:
"The news was broken to me this morn
ING, aud shocked me very much. Since re-
ceiving your telegram | feel much more
hopeful. Tell James that hear be is cheer
| ful and that | am glad Of It. Tell him to
keep in good spirits and accept the love and
sympathy Of a mother, sisters, and friends"
ELIZA GARFIELD.
Mrs. GarlieId's BeauIiTul Faith.
Especial TO the Baltimore Apericln.I
WASHINGTON, July 4.-Tbe President Is
only thoroughly content when Mrs. Gar
field is near him, Upon leaving the sick
chamber after her first visit Mrs. Garfield
Ii. l..
in the corridor, - He will not die"-an
opinion TO which she has since clung. Later
events fortified this opinion, ana when she
left the President for the night she said 10
her friends, cheerily referring to his i'm
proved condition, al knew he would not
die" The President fell asleep Just after
she left him. He was awake several times
afterwards during the night, but in the
morning his eyes fell first upon her, and
her sweet greeting opened the day brightly
for bin. She had occupied the room adj
Joining that in which he lay. She had left
no instructions for calling her, perhaps
knowing that she would be called il nects-
sary, but she was sustained chiefly by her
perfect faith that death was not yet TO visit
her home, At sunrise she appeared in the
sick room, taking her place quietly near the
sufferer. DR.. Bliss and the other physicians
are charmed with her behavior. UnObtru-
siye, tender never interfering with the at
tendants, yet always willing to assist. quick
and accomplishing in Der obedience TO the
slightest wish either OF the physicians or OF
The President, and maintaining through
all sweet and cheerful compOsnre,
she shows herself model nurse and
heroic wife. II had been feared that in
her own weak condition the shock would
have overpowered her, but it has seemed