Connecticut western news., 1881-07-13

all men in the world he is the last upon whom should have supposed such an attack would have been made.
 WE'RE THERE ooNFEDERATRs?
 While Guiteau insists that he was alone in the terrible crime, it is believed by many that he had confederates. There are said to be some rather vague indica- tions that three men were concerned Tn the plot, and that the three men were all at the station and in the building at the time the attempt at assassination was made. It is said that one of these two gave peculiar signal by rapplng upon the steam heater.-ond that this sharp, ] .aAouliar.-oicKing noise was distinctly heard, possibly two minutes before the arrival of the Presidential party. The theory seems to be that this noise was a signal by these men to Guiteau, their informing him that the President was approaching. The fact that Guiteau had left 8 package of letters with the res taurant keeper at the station is cited as another indication of his sound mind and methodical operations. He had also checked his baggage and had the checks on his person.
 l THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
 \ ceiving news of the Presidents assassina- tion said that he was terribly shocked at the news and could scarcely believe that President Garfield would not re- cover. |" It was terrible and cowardly deed," he said, "and sincerely hope no fatal consequences will ensue. I am sure the sorrow will be universal and every body hopes that the President will ! So fr1 %o r. struck down in full manhood. But from what have heard of General Garfeld's robust constitution am in hopes that he will not succumb to the blow" He seemed much affected by the position in which he was placed.
 | In conversation with a friend on Mon- day night the Vice. President shed trars in relating his interview with Mrs. Gar field, and said that this event, if it should termlnate fatally, would be the greatest calamity that could have hap pened to the nation. It is enough. he of party strife, and this would probably be found the moral it would convey, whatever might be the result of the Presidents wounds and in whatever hands the Administration of the Gov l O0 ACICb1OSIs
 | GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
 Telegrams in countless numbers have been pouring into the Executive Man. sion and the State Department since the assassination from the United States, from Canada, from every country in Eu- rope. The President and his Cabinet have been especially touched and grati- fled by the evidences of affection and sympathy which have come from all parts of the South. Hundreds of tele- grams, coming from every Southern State from Virginia to Texas, and rep resenting both sexes and classes of the Southern people, have been received and still continue to come. It has been utterly impossible, in the excitement and anxiety of the present crisis, to ac- knowledge these telegrams or to express to the writers the qualification which their good wishes and warm sympathy have given to the President and his Cabinet. On behalf of the Presi- dent and Mrs. Garfield Secretary Blaine issued a general letter of thanks on the subject, asking the newspapers to express for the President and Mrs. Gar field the deep gratitude which they feel for the devotion of their fellow country men and friends in this hour. of heavy aff1iction.
 THE FOURTH IN WASHINGTON.
 The Fourth of July sun rose glorious ly over the capital, but to find it's resi- dents restless and worried. The report had gotten abroad that the President was dying, and there were thousands who had not gone to bed all night, so great was the anxiety to learn the latest intelligence from the White House. A crowd hung about the entrance to the mansion all night through, with full recognition of the gravity of the cir cumstances. In all parts of the coun- try the feeling was the same. Celebra- tions of the day were postponed and in many places flags were displayed at half mast.
 | SUFFERING CF THE PRESIDENT.
 The President has suffered almost in cessantly since Saturday noon. His feet and the lower part of his legs have been swathed in rags soaked with pare goric. The pain that has been referred to as a nervous twitching is, 1n fact, most excruciating. For 8 time he found some relief in having hls feet squeezed and beaten by slaps of the hand. This office was performed by Mir. Crump, who held the Presidents feet in his powerful grasp and gave him much relief. But since Saturday night the feet have become 20 sore that he cannot stand the pain any longer, and hence the applications just spoken of. For a time relief was obtained by giving hypo- dermic injections of morphia. This operated to soothe his pain, but after a few minutes of restful sleep he would become wide awake and vomiting would ensue. AS this was the very thing of all others that it was desired to prevent the use of the drug was discontinued. He bore his pain like Spartan. Some times 8 spasm would come over his face, and the nervous hands that are scarcely ever still would be waved in air for a few seconds and then if the spasm passed by would fall lifeess by his side. But all the time he made no complaint.
 NOBLE WIFE.
 Dr. Bliss and the other physicians are charmed with the noble behavior oi the Presidents wife. Unobtrusiye. ten. der, never interfering with the attend ants, yet always willing to assist, quick and accomplishing in her obedience to the slightest wish either of the physi. ! ClauS UT OA tuo 1Ieslueu6 anu mann Caln- ing through all & sweet and cheerful ! composure, she shows herself model nurse and heroic wife, It had been feared that in her own weak condition the shock would have overpowered her, but it has seemed instead to have strengthened her to brave everything sc long as the President can hold to life : Swollen eyes and other traces indicate beyond mistake the ordeal of suffering 5 through which she has passed, but il the presence of others she has borne her Z self so bravely as to have inspired among