The Republican journal., 1881-07-14

COLUMBUS, O., July 10. Gov. Foster
sent the following telegram to the Gov
errors of all the States and Territories
tonight:
GOVERNORS OFFICE, !
Columbus, O., July TO-
The present indications strongly encourage the
hope that the President will recover from the eft
fleets of the horrible attempt upon his life. 1t must
occur to all that it would be most fitting for the
Governors of the several States and Territories to
issue proclamations setting apart day to be gen
orally agreed upon for thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God for the blessed deliverance OF our
President, and the great evidence of His goodness
to this nation. If this suggestion meets your ap-
probation permit me to name the Governors of
New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland
and Ohio as committee to fix upon day to be
observed. Please reply.
(Signed CHARLES FOSTER.
NO INTERCOURSE ALLOWED WITH THE
ASSASSIN.
WASHINGTON, July9. The district At
tomey declines all applications for passes
to see Guiteau. He says that he has had
already many thousand applications from
persons who were exceedingly anxious to
see and talk with the assassin. He had
determined that it was not proper that
Guiteau should have any intercourse with
outside persons. He said that in due
time Guiteau's statement of the motives
OF his crime, and all the proceedings
taken by him prior to his assault on the
President, would be made public, and
that it will be very interesting. Guiteau
is getting very nervous since his confine-
ment in jail. lie has not been allowed to
see paper or told one word as to what
effect his crime has had on the country.
He begged the guard in charge of him
to-day to tell him whether the President
was dead or not, and if he was not dead
what were the chances of his recovery.
The information was denied him, where
his mouth again to any official in relation
to the matter unless he was furnished
with newspaper
NOTES A Nd COMMENTS.
President Garfield recently took out a
life insurance policy for 925,O00.
District Attorney Corkhill believes
Guiteau rational and sane.
The Governor of Kentucky has pro-
claimed Thursday the 18th as Il day Of
public fasting and prayer for the recovery
OF the President.
Petitions are in circulation in Boston
recommending the Governor to set apart
a day for Thanksgiving upon the conval-
cscence of the President.
Dr. VIM. A. Hammond, in regard to
Guiteau being insane, says: 81 am in
favor of hanging such insane people on
the same principle that | would shoot
mad dog"
Senator Jones is reported as saying
that if Garfield dies he does not believe
Conkling would takea place in the Cabi-
net. II he does rot return to the Senate
be will not accept an office.
Guiteau is very solicitous for the pre-
servation of his health. When taken to
jail, he objected to taking his shoes Off,
lest in walking across the stone floor, he
might ''catch his death O. cold'
Secretary Blaine keeps away from the
President, most of the time, as the Presi-
dent, when the Secretary is present, per-
sists in talking about public business, in
spite of circumstances.
Jimmy Garfield said, on Thursday
Papa is going to get we'll again, as sure
as anything He said he was, and you
know when papa says anything, he gen
orally does it. | would bet odds he gets
we'll
Mrs Dunn, mother of the lady whom
Guiteau married, is an inmate Of the
Home for the Aged near Chicago. She
asserts that a brother of Guteau's father
died in an insane asylum.
There is no cessation in the receipt of
kilograms of sympathy from all parts Of
the world for the President and express
SlonS of thankfulness at the favorable
symptoms that have appeared in his i'll
ness.
DR.. ID. W. Bliss, one of the Presidents
physicians, is a native of New England.
During the war he was volunteer sur
geon, and was mostly during its continu-
ance in Baltimore in charge of a hospital.
Since the war he has been in private
practice in Washington.
James A. Garfield and James G. Blaine
have for twenty years been friends. Those
who have seen them in the sick room to-
gether say they act and talk like brothers,
and more than once the stricken Presi-
dent, since last Saturday morning, has
extended his hand to his Secretary Of
State and said GLOW love you" as a
man would talk to a woman.
Mr.. Conkling has sent telegram ex-
pressing sympathy with Mrs. Garfield and
gladness at the improved condition of the
President. He also sent q letter to At
tOrney General Macy eagh, asking him to
express to the President his sympathy,
and also containing suggestions as to the
punishment OF the crime. Both were ap-
prOpriately answered.
Major Bundy, author of life of Gen.
Garfield, spent Sunday, June 26th, before
the shooting with the President. The
President heard a sermon that day which
affected him considerably, and he said to
Major Bundy: "What is all the world
compared to the repose of the spirit in
mans body. There is where we are to
look for peace, that the conquest of the
whole world will not give us. A man
who keeps his soul free and turns to God
in contemplation frequently, is the wise
man"
Guitcau remains in the cell in the jail
where he was first placed, and makes no
complaint. The detectives and secret
service men have chased down every clue
and suspicious circumstance, and have re-
ported the bottoms knocked out of them
all. Not one of many officers employed
on the case believes that Guiteau had an
accomplish. The papers found upon him
at the time of his arrest, and others be-
longing to him are of no Importance, and
will soon be given to the press.
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