Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
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LONDON, July 2, Noon.--Shooting Of Presi-
dent Garfield has excited the profoundest SEN
sation OF CONSERVATION and grief among the
Americans in London. The first news was re-
ceived through Reuters telegram agency, and
was published between and 5 O'Clock, and
read with amazement and some credulifv
The afternoon papers, which on other days
continue to print editions till So'ciock, leave
off Saturdays at O'Clock, SO the latest pub
lished edition contained only the first and IN
certain details of the Presidents condition.
The greatest anxiety is everywhere manifested
TO hear further news. The offices of newspa-
pers and news agencies are visited by many
individuals to obtain information. Crowds
gathered at American Exchange, in the Strand,
where the announcement was posted that
bulletins would be received byx cable through
the night. AS tie news spread among the
theaters and other places of resort, the Amer
leans left the buildings and many ladies and
gentlemen in evening dress went direct to The
American exchange seeking the news. There
were numerous callers at U. s. Minister Low
ellis residence to inquire about the President
Earl Granville, foreign secretary, received q
telegram from the British legation at Washing
ton announcing the affair, and he at once ca
bled his coincidence. The Queen. who is at
Windsor palace, Immediately on receipt of the
news, personally telegraphed Minister Lowell
a message expressing deep regret and concern.
The Observer in a leading article
says The most profound and sincere regret
will be occasioned by the dastardly crime OF
which Mr.. fairfield has been the victim The
first impression must be that the outrage is
due to the same agencies as have attempted
the lives OF so many crowned heads, but there
is no evidence the attempted assassination
comes under the category of political crimes.
The probability seems to be that the outrage
was the act of a half crazed lunatic.
Abraham Lincola fell victim
to political animos;ty. Mr.. Garfield owes the
attempt on his life, as far as known, to a fan
cied grievance. A regicide, however mon
strcus, is still an Ineligible crime, but to kill
Oft one President with view of making room
for another, is an act of insane folly which is
not likely to be committed by any person in
his senses. Our American kinsman may rest
assured the intelligence concerning Mr.. Gar
fields condition will be awaited as eagerly by
Englishmen as by the Presidents own conn
trymen.
LONDON, July S.-The American residents
here continue to proceed in steady stream to
the American Exchange all day to gather the
latest intelligence regarding the Presidents
condition, and interest is IN no wise abated
GERMAN COMMENT.
BERLIN, July 8. The National Gazette
commenting on the attempted assassination of
Garfield says: ''It is impossible from the
scanty information at hand to form an idea of
the motives of the crime. The attempt re-
minds us of that of Nobling. We will hope
the head of the Great Republic will recover as
the Emperor happily did.
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 3.-His excel
lency, minister of foreign affairs, Washing
toni The crime at Washington has filed our
hearts with sorrow, and in the name of the
government and of the entire people of Roma
Ma, transmit TO your secretarYthis evidence of
the sentiment of grief which the news of the
assassination has inspired through The coun-
try, and bid you express these sentiments to
the government and IS the family of the illus
trions victim.
J.C BRAr1ANo.
: President ofthe counci. of ministers, and
mnistar of foreign affairs.
LONDON, July 3.--To Blaine, secretarv
Washington; Messages of inquiry and syrn.
pathy have been received from the Prince and
Princess Of Wales and Duke and Duchess of
Teck. Messages of interest and sympathy are
universal. Calls at my house and legation
are incessant. have only forwarded yonr
kilograms to our legatons in Europe.
LOWELL, Minister, London.
LONDON, July 3.-The Post says nothing
uas oo p'Oiounuiy moved Inc English natinn
for many years, not excepting the assassina.
tion OF the car, as this attempt upon the life
of President Garfield. We venture to saw not
only in England, bat wherever the Englisb
is spoken, the sad tidngs have f.Jtn
with all the force of a domestic calamity. We
hope President Garfield may be spared to tbe
discharge of the duties of his proud office. brt
we cannot Danish the feelings awakened by the
gravest apprehensions. The CRIME
was apparently motiveless and pur-
poseless, as President Garfield has
done nothing to provoke that political ami
mostly which so frequently furnishes canse
for regicide. We fail to see how fi1e murder 2
of the President can secu:e the ends of anv
political party. There seems no doubt the
assassin is insane. 1t will be satisfactory to
know the crime is not the outcome of pfhil.
ism. We may be permitted to hope that with
Garfeld's excellent constitution, he NAV re.
cover. 1t is inexpressibly saddening to think
that by the act of miserable idiot the Preside,t
of mighty republic and nominal ruler ,f
millions of Industrious and intelligent people-
should be laid at deaths door, the macbiue,v
OF the continent momentariIy p4ralyzed. onJ
possibly two States on both sides of the 4tior.
tic plunged into mourning.
The Dolly Ners says: 1t gives us the live
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