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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09
Some of she Assas~fn's Ways---
ffis Suilen and MOrOsc
Manner.
By Telegraph to the N. Y. Tribune.

By Telegraph to the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Llttle incl
dents in the life of Gulteau since he
came to Washington are coming to
the surface and are of interest at
this time. He arrived here shortly
after March 4. On April 8 he made
his appearance at the Navy Depart
ment library and registered his name
on the visitors book. He returned
on April IA, and from that time up
to the adjournment of the Senate be
was daily visitor. He told the Ii
brarian, Capt. j. Ross Browne, that
he was going to be appointed Con
sui to France. He was on hand
every day, sometimes before the
library was opened, and remained
all day. He was never very COM
municative, and when spoken to he
responded in monosyllables. He
seemed to be of a morose disposition,
but was quiet and orderly in his man
ner. While in the library he sat in a
corner reading book. He frstread
Lang's American Battles, and FREE
quently called for the manual of the
Consular Service, over which he
would 81 porting for hours. The last
book he read was John Russell
Young's Tour of General Grant. MIR.
Bro ~ne one day said to him: 81
should think if you wanted a place
you ought to be up at the Senate Il
at the State Department. Some one
will get ahead of you.
Il can tend to my own affairs,
was the rather sullen retoft, and
then glancing up suspiciously he
asked: Have you told any one
about my place F." Further efforts
at conversation he repulsed.
Mr. Browne, speaking of this mar
some two weeks ago, expressed the
belief that he would probably com
NIT suicide. Some ten days ago Mr.
Browne saw him walking in La
fayette square and was told tnat he
was in the habit of doing this daily
His appearance was that of mai
greatly reduced in resources ant
very much trouble in mind.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09

have tendency to make the second
elective Office of the Nation what its
name seems to indicate it was intend
ed to be, and by Importing to the in
cumbent of the Office some portion
of the responsibility for the Execu-
live policy, would insure the Nation
against an abrupt reversal of reform
atory measures which might be en-
tered upon.
Tosurround the President and high
officials of the republic with guards
would not only be painful restraint
upon their liberty of action, but
would be doing great violence to the
spirit of our institutions. But TAX
ing into consideration the ease with
which crazy men or people embit-
tered and made reckless by brooding
over fancied wrongs may, by acts
like that of Guiteau, plunge the ma
ton into political confusion or worse,
| it is thought that the invent We GEM
us of our legislators ought to be
directed to the discovery Of better
means of protecting precious lives
than now exist. Attention is called
to the fact that in monarchal lands,
/ where penal laws similar to our own
. exist for the protection of the lives
Of subjects, it is made high treason,
punishable by death, to attempt or
conspire against the life of the mon
.. arch.
Should the President recover, the
. utmost penalty which could be met
| ed out to his assailant would be i'm
prisonment for eight years. In this
connection Congress comes in for a
share of condemnation. Attempts
t have been made almost continuously
during several years to secure the
passage of revision of the Code OF
Laws Of this District. But political
preoccupation, if not unworthier in
fuences, have prevented the accom-
} plisnment of the desired purpose
r Doubtless recent occurrences will
; have an early and beneficial effect
upon the law makers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09

IT seems as if even Mr.. Conkling
ought to be convinced by this time
that he will never secure ''yindica-
tion at the hands of the New York
legislature. And if he does not get
it there he wilt get it nowhere. The
present Legislature was of his selec-
ton. A majority of the members
were selected in the party primaries,
with nothing else in view but the
election of Mr.. Conkling's man to
the Senate. Mr.. Platt turned out
to be his man. Tuere are men in the
Legislature now voting against him
who really desire bis election, but
they are afraid of their constituents
It is hardly possible for another leg
islatare t. be chosen, over the mem.
bars Of which he will have SO much
influence. If he does not get swim
dicalion now he never will.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09
It's Relief and Cure a~ Certain as Fay
Follows Day.

Since the Reduction o Dr. she mans terms
usands are crowding upon him tor trea III III,
gadl, thro lny away Their gripping, Irksti t, dis
,pirltl K, amt life, un hing trusses. His treat
mtht for this aff1 ct ii max he ate teulntor
able and safe II the performance Of very Kind OF
x-rciSt or Hbor l is a grand thing al d those
who are ruptu ed an d. not proviae tn. msely
with I must endure tho daI gers t that precdri, rs
sill Ito d tue Sc ( iusses al THO gh lite
Thousand of these cured give the most fate ring
testimonials Il graft de to DIX. SHERMAN. He Is
the auth and invento of his POI uar 81 It
he mpariS hi, secret to no It is al plicdhe 10
a classes and Gas S. and. under his reulced rate,
within the reach of almost ev ~ one.
Patie, N receive trea mtnr and leave 70
home same day. SHtt MANS Book on kup-
ture gives nvlnciug proofs fir nj PR fesSiOna
gentlemen and Others of his successful treatment
L is II ust ated wi h photograph picture f bad
cas- before cure, and Is to tn ST Who sen
10 cents Principal office PSI Broadway, n. 4
Branch office Al MIX street Bo ton. Days IN Ne"
York-Monday Tuesday Saturday. Lin BoStoh-
Wednesd y Thursday and Fir day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09
A GRATIFYING FACT.

Amid all the gloom and sorrow
that has hung like a dark shadow of
affection over the republic during
the past week, st ring the souls of
the people, as they have rarely been
agitated before, there is one CRAFTY ing
fact, for which we should be truely
thankful. The closest and most
rigid investigation of Guiteau's crime
demonstrates the entire absence of
everything in the shape of con-
spiracy. There is no evidence that
any other being besides himself had
tie slightest knowledge of his
base intentions. We think it not
only possible, but highly probable,
That he was melted to UNDER
t Ike the desperate deed by the ma~
li5nant and Incorporate oppo,
sltion to public men Of which no
party or faction has been al ogether
guiltless, but the act itself was his
own, and his secret intentions were
communicated to no one. We have
said before that the tragic occurrence
should teach the American people a
lesson, and that malignant factionists
are in some degree responsible for
this attempt upon the Presidents
life, but that any living man coun-
tenanced or desired it, much less
advised it, we do not believe, and
tue whole country is satisfied that
nothing of the kind has been done.
This is gratifying to every true
patriot. Our sympathies for the
great and good man who is
our President are just as
earnest and our sorrow just as deep,
but we rejoice to know that the at
tempt upon his life was not an attack
upon our free institutions, the out~
come of a conspiracy and the delib-
crate plan IF a faction Or party.
At present, we have buoyant hope
that the life of the President is to
be spared, and that he will be re-
stored to the people, who SO univer-
sally confde in his goodness, wisdom
| and patriotism. But 4 it is the viii
of the Infinite Father to take him
from us, there is no evidence that
any party or faction of the people Of
any section, will not rally around the
old flag, and stand by the Constitu-
ton, the chart which has car
ried us safely over stormy
seas in The past. There will be nc
revolution or attempted revolution
The government will be admins
tered by the legal and constitutions
successor to the President, and while
confidence in the wise administration
of the government will not be 81
universal as now, still the laws will
be enforced, obeyed and respected
and the government founded by on
forefathers and baptised in thei
blood, will go on and the republi
will still exist. God be thanked tina
such is the truth, and that nothing
has been developed by this TRACED
to shake the confidence of our PEG
pie in the stability of our free insti
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09

TaE crazy Kernsn has come out
for tie repudiationists. This is as
il should be. He IS not crazier than
the aders Of that faction in general
are, and with them he will find gem
i'll C mpanionship. Savage, Herman,
NJ rks, Beasley, Tolley, and the rest,
are hail fellows well met. They are
revolutionists and repudiationists
by nature, and it is not strange that
they Lave an attraction for each
other. Their idea is to succeed at
all hazards, and they have about as
little love for l,w, administered in
regular form, as the devil has for
holy water.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09
Cge qailp C5rmlele.
Entered at the Post Once at Knoxville. Tea.
aessee. as Second-clasS matter
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1881.

IT has transpired that Guiteau
bought the pistol with which he shot
the President, several weeks ago, and
that he went to the river front at
Washington and hired a colored man
TO put up target, at which he fired,
in order to perfect himself in the use
of the weapon. He was actually
practicing, in order that he might
become good shot and make sure
his deadly work. This does not look
like the act of crazy man.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09

The st. Louis Globe Democrat,
commenting on the expressions of
Mr.. Conkling, which appeared in the
CHRONICLE of yesterday, says:
Mr.. Conkling consented to an interview
yesterday, which, we regret to say, is not in
tne right vein. few words for the strick-
en- President would have been much better
than his extended praise of Mr.. Arthur.
We agree with Mr.. Conkling that the gov
ernment is strong enough to survive the
loss of any President; with little extra
exertion it might even survive the loss of
an ex-senator. We have approved Mr.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-09
FOR THE EX.
ElUflVE.
The Necessity OF Establishing
sOsne Measure 10 Relieve The
President of the Odtum and
Worry Incident 10 the Appoint
ing Power.

Worry Incident 10 The Appoint
ing Power.
WASHINGTON, July s. The ats
tempted assinstion of the President
has called attention to the necessity
of providing some more stringent
means of preserving the life of the
Executive head of the na ion. and
prom nent men in and out of Con-
gress here say that the su ject
should receive early and careful
consideration by Congress. Demo
cratic Congressman are pleased to
| assert that the act of Guiteau is the
natural outcome of the "spolls
| system, and Senator Beck has
spoken freely and emphaticaIly to-
day in regard to the duty of Con-
| gress to fix some tenure of office OF
establish some measure Of civil SER
vice reform at its very next session
which shall remove from the Shouts
ders of the Executive the respon-
sibility for the appointment to OF
retention in Office of one hundred
thousand Office seekers.
Representative Randolph Tucker
shares to some extent the opinions
of Senator Beck. Many expressions
of opinion are heard to the effect tina
the remedy for threatened evils to
follow the succession of Vice Pres
ident was to be found in carrying ou'
a policy which President Hayes was
said to have entertained when he en-
tered upon the Presidential duties
of tax ng the VIce-President more
! freely into the councils of the Execu
tive, ana submitting to him as to 6
! Cabinet officer all questions of public
| policy. This, it is thought, would
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

waste of time by unnecessary adjourn.
ments; they have been honorable,
prompt and efficient in the discharge
of their public duties and in all things
stand right upon the record. Mr..
Alexander, of the Senate, aud Messrs.
Gephart and Murray of the House
have nothing with which to rcproach
Themselves, and that i, pleasing fact
which we desire their constituents 10
note and appreciate. When fault Is
found with the legislature hereafter let
it be placed where it properly belong ;
that Is, with the party majority that ha-
control Of the body. There the re-.
sponsiblIity must rest, and no where
else. In such an atmosphere a. the
Pennsylvania Legislature uuder ring
rule, men who are faithful to the trust
rtposcd in them by their constituent.
deserve and should receive due credit.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

says he will have none of William T.,
but then Blaine will not let his name
be withdrawn-and what is poor Gar
field to do about it? The upshot of
the matter is, both MacVeagh and the
Postmaster General threaten to leave
the Cabinet, if these appointments are
confirmed. At this time, it looks rs
if there would be n rupture. Garfield
has discovered, early in his Presiden-
iial career, that the head which wears
Il crown does not lie easy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

GAEFIELD's administration, says the
Doylestown Democrat, is not exactly
the "happy family its friends would
wish it. Things are not altogether
lovely within the borders of the new
political Jerusalem. Garfield has split;
upon the rock which has wrecked ma
ny stronger ruler with wiser advis-
ers. In the effort to please everybody,
the President has not succeeded in
pleasing anybody. Imagining that he
could be greater man than Moses,
Garfield thought he could pick out
men from all the antagouistic camps
Of the Republican party, and appoint
to Office, without consulting the lead.
ers. He has found out his mistake.
His nomination of Robertson for Col
lector Of New York, had as bad an ef-
feet on Conkling, as shaking blood
red bandana has on bull. lie be.
came furious, and declared war upon
the appointce, because Robertson does
not parade in his train-band, The pet
ty offices given the Senator's friends do
not compensate for the fat place, and
great patronage, given to bis cpemics !;
for whoever controls the New York
Custom House, controls the Republi-
can party of the State. Garfield has
been asked to withdraw Robertson's 5
name, but he docs not seem inclined to
do ii. Postmaster General james Is
as wrothy as Conkling, over the ap.
pointment of Robertson. There is fur.
thcr disturbance at the nomination Of
w. +. Chandler, TO be Solicitor Of
the Treasury Department. lie is the
friend of Blaine, but the enemy of At
Iorney General MacYcagh. The latter
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14
The Mormons.

When President Garfield comes to
deal with that unsavory relic of bar
barism, the Mormon question, he will
find it surrounded by the same diff
culties that perplexed, and even baf-
fled, many of his predecessors. 1t will
tax the wisdom of the President to its
fullest capacity to meet the question
fairly and judiciously, that Is, if any
degree of consideration is to be given
to the condition in which the uniorlu-
nate followers Of Smith and Young
are at present placed. The statute
books of the nation already contain
stringent laws against polygamy,
but thus far they have been dead let.
ters-to;ally useless because not en-
iurccd-aud we notice that one OF the
Washington correspondents of the
Philadelphia Tones, in recent letter
to that Journal, touches upon some of
the troublesome points that will arise
the moment the question is touched by
the administration. lie truthiuiy SAYS
the "qucstion is very big one. 1t
involves more than you think OF, uu.
less you have given it good deal OF
attention. Wha, is to be done with
these thousands Of illegal wives and
their thousands of bastard children
poor things, who had no voice in de.
tcrmiuing whether they should cxis,
They were brought into the world
without their consent, and it seem,
pretty hard that they should be pun.
ished for the villaiuy or religious iniat.
uation of their parents. Ifall the Nor.
mons are imprisoned, as the law di.
reefs, for bigamy, why the jailor. in
Utah and elsewhere will have their
hands full, So how is Mr.. Garfield to
deal with the great subject. That the
system blackens the fair page of our
national history who can doubt, but it
Is easier 10 moraIizc about it than to
cure it. No one who has visited the
fair city of Salt Lake and heard the
story of the Mormons can doubt that
some power greater than the sin OF
physical lust must have inspired them
Nothing in human nature can be more
horrible, but still you must look the
question straight in the face. What
are you going to do about it? 1t is q
bigger subject than the funding of the
debt, the appointments to office, the
apportionment or even the Chinese
question" If President Garfield car
treat the subject with success and rid
the country Of the deep disgrace which
flows from it, he will be entitled tc
high need Of credit from his fellow
countrymen.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14
Democratic County Committee Meeting.

A meeting of the Democratic County
Committee will be held at the Bush House,
Bellcfonte, on TUESDAY, ArEtL %, Mt ,
o'clock, 7. NJ, at which it il earnestly
hoped every member of the committee
will be present. The apportionment of
delegates to the different districts for the
ensuing two years will be made, and other
matters of importance to the party will be
considered. Z. GRAY MEEK,
ChUrmun.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

THE body of the late distinguished
Senator Matt. Carpenter, Of Wiscon-
sin, has at last been consigned to'the
tomb The burial took place at Mil
waukee on last Sunday, with imposing
and appropriate ceremonies, Il proccs-
sion of civic and military orgauiza-
tions esccrting the remains to their
final resting place.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

THE dead lock still continues IN the
United States Senate. The Republi-
can members of the body believe that
it is far more important to carry out
the terms of corrupt bargain with
Malone than to transact the public
business for which they were convened
by the President.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

THE widow Of John Brown, "whosc
soul Is marching on" called The other
day on President Garfield. The Pres.
ident, from u press of business no
doubt, declined to see the widow of the
sainlel martyr Of aboliiiOnism.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

JUDGE HARE in the Court of Com.
mon Pleas of Philadelphia, Saturday,
rendered decision affirming the valid
ity of the recent selection Of the anti.
Gowen officers of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company. II is be.
lieved that President Gowen will ap.
peal the case to the Supreme Court.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14
Who Shall be Held Responsible

Who Shall be Held Responsible' 2
The one hundred dav. commopIy
exnected =, hc ,bc l;,r;, og , ro,rr,r
session Of the Pennsylvania Icyi.la,uro
eypircs today. and no,bipr in tbc w,v
Of jmportaut and needed legislation has
vet been aec,mp,i.bcd Indeed we
believe that no. Il sinpl, hill of any
character La. vet hacr r,..ed ,br,,oL
,II ,ba ..,,,.s roc,.s,r, ,o,oolo a. l.n.
Time has boea .b,,ncalN wo.,el
Prom the onepr,. J,v oc ,bc .c..;,,
until the pre.,nt u6mcnt thor. lo.
been a brazen p.,Icc, or du,y q nro.
.umntuop. di.r,,ord of tho pnhl;c wcl.
fare tba, ron only Lc characterized o.
sublime in in.olorcc and verol;,y +,
!, little wonder that the c,ur.. nc ,t;.
legislature la. ar,u-ed ,ha ;,5f,r,.
tion or the pn,rla of nh -cc,i,n. oy ,b.
State and caused bitter lenunc;sfi,p.
to be uttered by the pre-.
Bot who shall be held rc-pon.ible
for the deep disgrace Of thi. condition
of our State affair? Tbi. !, the o,,,...
ton that should come home +, every
r.n.c,ir, mind ,b,, ,,;,.s ,,,,oh, .,
the subject In the Pennsylvonia lc.
si.lature, with its two hundred and
iilty.oue members. there is majority
party and 4 minority party. The ma.
jority party largely outnumbcrs the
minority. That majority /. composed
of Republican membcrs and !, !.
stronger than the minority by fftv.
seven votes on Joint ballot-sourteen in
the Senate and forty.three in the House.
IL will thus be seen that the Rcpubi.
can members are in supreme control
of both branches. If the session has
beea frittered away in disgraceful
wrauglcs that have prevented the en-.
actment of necessary legislation. which
party Is in fault? Which party. with
its din of contending factions. wasted
six weeks of precious time in the cE.
fort 10 elect a TuiieI States Senator
| Dsnunciation ha. been well deserved
but il may strike in,cll;ran, oh.ervor.
that !, has rr,boblv bocr 80, ooro.,l
-too indi.cr;minate-,b,, . son.o .,
;n.,ice seems to demand ,bo, tho ll,mo
should be place1 upon the rich, .b,,I.
der.
The tru,b !. b,, tho soy,;,, boy
heen cp,irelv CENTRALIZED he tho po,,h
| licon maior;tv Tba, majority viii
not only be ap.verable for tho d,ro.
,;on or tho se..;,, bevo,d tho Ln,l-.,
lava Inn, : ,o1o, ohor.o,hlo III
tho as,ouod;r, C.., ,ha, %, .;na,a
important pubI;o act has roc.;v.d fno,
consideration. WHY !. ,bi.g Tboro
oro ,ood mon n ,bo laa;.lo......
bo,b side. wh, have aI,roy. ho,, -
dv and anxion. to nerform tho d,,;c.
for which they were elected and Il :
no. fair that they shoull sufT.r in tho
estimation Of their constituents c,r tho
sins of others. Itmu.t be remembered
that the reputable class Of our s,.,o
law makers are powerless in the hands