Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-07

He manifested great pleasure when he re-
ceived word by telegraph, about a half
hour later, that the President was easier,
and was quietly sleeping. He gave orders
that the Presidents condition should be
made known to him frequently during the
night, aad bulletins were sent to him, at
his request, every hall hour from Wash.
ington direct.
The entire country Is convulsed by a
feeling Of indignation at tire brutal and
cowardly attempt upon our Presidents
life and kilograms have poured in from all
over the country and the civilized world
expressive Of sympathy and hope. Want
of space preoludes the possibility of OUT
giving to our readers the many kind and
noble sentiments uttered by the children
Of the Republic in the ferveucy OF their
sympathy and hope. Party has been OBJ
liberated ard love for the honored ruler OF
common country has spoken in sobs Its
appreciation ruler that has always shown
disposition to he governed BY noble i'm
pulses, and who was generous and coura>
geous in his dealings with men and princl-
pies.
While suspicious Of plot evidently
lurked 10 the mind Of some, there are few
who believe that it was other than the act
Of this one 'cowardly villain, who evident
" unfit to hold it, was importunate in his
demands for Office and v no, Infatuated by
his failure in this direction, coupled this
with the vicious and unfortunate dispute
between the two factions of the Rcpubli'
can party, became monomaniac upon the
subicc, of the death OF President Garfield
and was alone impelled by the combined
influence Of these two considerations, Ia
commit the act Of assassination.
The white.livercd wretch, with all his
mania, spleen and brutality did not have
the courage to face his man, but like &
mean coward shot him in the 6s:k, Oh! that
language should be so meagre in decent
words in which to depict the miserable de-
formity of such nature and such an act.
To the courage of his wife all attribute
the favorable change on Saturday nigh
and this brave wife and her cheerful exte
rior covering horror.strnken and break
ing heart will long Ike remembered By
those who ministered TO the wounded
man during the weary hours Of Saturday
night and Sunday.
No event since the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln developed an equal degree o
feeling with that displayed by our citizens
on receipt of the news Of like attempt or
the life of President Garfield A thrill o
horror coursed through the veins of TIT
community as it learned of the dastardl.
deed and party feeling sunk out of sigh
beside the appreciation of great nationa
calamity and all alike rcprobated the ac
and expressed feelings of sympathy for TIT
wounded President and of adherence o
the assassin. While all labored unde
great excitement, there was little Of the vi
client or panicky element of men made ap
parent, although by no means could it b'
said that al! succeeded in keeping thei
head" as it was to be expected, some mos
hasty and unjust conclusions were draw
and expressions made. Contradictor,
readings were taken from the wire durir {
the day and when the evening papers ar
rived giving the details of the attempt or
the Presidents life, Tire excitement reach
ed its highest pitch.
During Saturday and Sunday rumors
flew thick aud fast aud on the arrival OF
the train in Intervening report was brought
of his death This was coutradictcd by thu
telegraph and on Sunday the most con
tlcting reports were received This II
a great measure is accounted for by the
fact that the case made rapid and numer
Gus changes and his physicians were at
loss to predicate the result Mondays
news were somewhat rcassuring, but it was
not until Tuesday afternoon, that cheering
reports of decidedly favorable charge
came in and for the first in four nights &
sympalhizing country retired to rest light
ened of horrid dread.
The official bulletins On "Wednesday
gave out the brightest hopes OF recovery as
tn, critical hours from i to 10 on Tuesday
evening were passed without The relapse
occurring that had on the three previous
evenings which seems by common consent
among the attending physicians as most
favorable symptom. To the Presidents
strong will is attributed in a good measure
his recovery or bettered condition. On
Tuesday morning on being asked how he
felt, he said MY good friends be of good
cheer. | am, ard mean to pull through"
While our latest information is such as
Justify the strongest hopes for his recov.
cry, still it is conceded by the ablest physi
clans and surgeons in the country that his
situation is still critical and that weeks
may elapse withou. certainty Of his free
dom from peril as there are several phases
of danger yet to be encountered common
to gunshot wounds such as this, any one
of which may prove fatal but none OF
which are necessarily so.