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physicians could hope. We all feel greatly
encouraged, though still profoundly anxious.
The President returns his sincere thanks for
your warm expressions of sympathy. He
pears up wonderfully and faces death with the
calmness of q true Christian courage.
ioigned) JAS. q. BLAINE, Sec. of State.
CORNELL TO BLAINE.
ALBANY, N. T., July 3.-Hon. James G..
Blaine, secretary of state, Washington: This
mornings tidings, which were awaited with
extra anxiety, have been received with reverend
thankfulness. The improvement in the CON.
ditlon OF the President is gratefully accented
as basis OF hope for his early convalescence.
Assure the President that the people are
thoroughly united in the expression of horror
OF tne WICKED crime, as we'll as in prayerful
soicitlGe 1or hls speedy and complete restora-
ion. (Signed ALoNzo B. CORNELL.
ROBERTSON TO BLAINE.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 3.-James G. Blaine,
secretary: Will you tell me the Presidents
present condition. Reports differ very great
ly. Assure him of my deepest sympathy with
him In this hour of the nations peril. and
with Mrs. Garfield in her terrible trials.
Prayers more fervent and earnest than ever
before for any man or any cause will 90 up to-
day from every church and every LOYAL heart
In the land that he may be spared MAY kind
providence grant the petition. (Signed,]
w. II. ROBERTSON. 3
TO ROBERTSON.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-To Hon. VIM. H.
Robertson, Albany, N. Y: We grow more
and more encouraged as to the final result,
though still most deeply anxious. The Presi.
dents condition has steadily improved since
last night at O'Clock, and now, at 3P. NJ, he
is doing as well as his physicians could pos.
s1bly hope. He has never lost consciousness
or courage for moment, and awaits the issue
with more calmness than his surrounding
friends. (Signed) JAMES G.. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
ALFONSO.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The minister from
Spain, Mr.. Borca, called upon Secretary Blaine,
at the executive mansion, this afternoon, for
the purpose of delivering copy of the fol-
lowing telegram from the minister of state ut
Madrid:
MADRID, July 3.-To the Spanish Minister.
washington: In the name of the king ex.
press to the government of the United States
the profound sorrow that the attempt against
the Presidents life has caused in Spain. His
majesty's government ferventIy hope for the
recovery of President Gartield.'
HlORAN.
The following was received this afternoon
by the secretary of state:
"L1sBoN, July 3.-Blalne, Secretary, Wash.
ington | am Mortified by the attempt on the
Presidents life. Await intelligence with
anxiety. (signed MoRAN."
EXCITEMENT AT CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, July 3.-Telegraph, newspaper
and telephone offices were kept busy to-day
answering inquiries as to the Presidents con-
dltion. The continued favorable reports dur.
ing the day in general measure allayed the
intense anxiety previously felt. Ia most of
the churches services were held especially ap.
propriate to the calamity, the great crime
Delng The theme OF discussion, and fervent
prayers were offered for the speedy recovery OF
the President. In numerous churches bul.
letlns were received from Washington. At a
meeting OF committees this afternoon it was
formally and unanimously voted to abandon
The celebration tomorrow. Word from vari-
Gus sections of the State indicate that a few
places in northern Ohio will celebrate the
Fourth. Rumors of collapse of the Presi.
.ent caused considerably s,.excltement. Crowds
hoyered about the newspaper bulletin boards
until late at night.
EARL GRANVILLE.
Lord Thornton last evening delivered to the
secretary OF State copy of the following dis.
patch, with many expressions of deep sorrow
at the tragedy:
LONDON, July 2, 5 P. M.-Thornton, Wash.
ington: Is 1t true that President Garfield has
been shot? Ii so, express at once the great
concern OF Her Majesty's government and our
hope that the report that he has sustained
serious injury will prove untrue.
(Signed.) EARL GRANVILLE,
Foreign Office, London.
LAND LEAGUE DECLARATION.
PHILADELPHIA, July Sat the Irish land
league meeting to-day, resolutions were adopt.
cd setting forth that the cry of the oppressed
must be unheeded, and the sufferings of our
nation's President alone have our first and
deepest concern.
RICHMOND, VA.
RICHMOND, Va, July 3-Troughout the
day the greatest anxiety prevailed among al
classes in regard to the Presidents condition.
The newspaper and telegraph offices were con.
stantly besieged by inquirers for the la test
news from Washington. A general gloom
pervades the community, and the hope is uni
versally expressed that the favorable symp-
Toms may continue, and that the Presidents
lie may be spared. In nearly all churches OF
the city to-day and tonight feeling allusion TO
the shocking event was made by the ministers,
and feryent prayers offered for Garftld's re.
covery.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 3.-Prayers were of.
fered up for the speedy recovery of Presi.
dent Garfield in all the churches of this city
this morning and evening.
NEwBUReH, N. Y, July s. The shooting
Af hQ ov,f o,f1 l1l l.
and sermons of all the churches to-day. In
some the latest intelligence by telegraph was
announced from the pulpit, for the informa-
ton OF anxious congregations.
TRENTON, N. j., July 3.-In all churches
of this city reference was made to the attack
upon the life of the chief magistrate, and
prayers were offered that his life might be
spared. The event casts a gloom over all
classes
CHARLESTON, s. c., July 3.-At all the
churches here to-day special prayers were of.
fered for the recovery of the President, and in
the sermons feeling expression was given to
the public distress at the crime.
Opinion of DR.. Norman Brfd0es
CHICAGO, July ga Neacs reporter called
upon DR.. Norman Bridges, Rush medical col
lege, and asked him regarding the chances of the
Presidents recovery. The Doctor replied, the
morning dispatches certainly indicate there's
quite prospect for recovery. There y moth
ing in such wound as his appears to be that
man may not recover from. Many persons
have survived similar injuries. tits now II 80
and more than "a hours after the
Injury and no fever or other
evidence of inflammation has oc-
CURED. This fact gives hope that
the intestines are not wounded. OF course the
intestines might be lacerated and no fever su-
pervene after this length of time, but this
could hardly be the case with pulse, tempera.
ture, respiration and mental condition so thor.
oughly normal as they are now. It is very
true there was, Immediately after the injury,
some shock. The face is said to have had an
ashen hue and the pulse and temperature fell,