Huntsville gazette., 1881-07-16

and looks upon its approach calmly Then
he has strong Christian faith. lie became
a Christian in early lie, and has remained
one ever since, although he has studied
deeply into religious and scientific subjects.
With him religion was an emotional matter
"a subject moving the heart and affections,
and he believed that as such it should be
cultivated to the fullest extent. He and
Mrs. Garfield have talked this subject Of
death over time and again, and they most
thoroughly understand each other. The
faith OF both is united in one great Strength
ening Arm which uphods them in time Of
affliction like this, and so both accept the in
evitable with an obedient faith in the will of
God, and without stubbornness to His de-
cree
In an interview with correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press at Mississippi City,
jeff Davis is sreported as saying: ".This as
sault on General Garfield is horrible crime.
There can be but one sentiment among the
people of this country at the enormity of the
offense. What 1t may forbode to the coun-
try is hard 10 determine. When man will
kill the President because he refuses him
office, what may not be expected? Assassi-
nation is usually the outgrowth OF seasons OF
CALLING oppression. Even then it is the re-
sort OF force or sentiment too coWardly for
revolution and too contemplate for ciyiliza-
ton to tolerate. But this crime is without
even the excuse of excitement. A vulgar
l'lirium about office. Such crime makes the
whole Nation kin, alters all prejudices, and
bushes partisan thought
At prayer meeting on the night of the
Sth Rev. H. w. Beecher said: g In the his
| tory of this. country there has never been
such week of prayers as this last week,
and l hope the families Of this Christian
church have been united in that PRAYER for
the President, and now when from day to
day we have been cheered with growing
hopes, and to-day cheered more and more,
l hope the brethren will not fail to give
thanks to God for the benefit received. In
the assault upon our President the Nation
received shock which was on large scale
an equivalent of the shock which President
Garfield's system received from the bullet.
The Nation was for a moment in the condi-
ton Of child that wakes at midnight and
cries for nurse or mother. and finds neither
of them"
THE ASSASSIN.
"A Washington telegram of the 9th says:
''There is general commendation of the
course pursued in regard to Guiteau What
he would like would be that the newspaper
reporters should have access to him, tnat
his opinions and doings should be spread
abroad, and that he should be allowed to
feed his love of notorie Y by gloating over
the papers daily. Instead OF this, no 1nfor-
nation is allowed to reach him, and no one
is allowed to visit him save the law-otiicers
of the Government and District. This seclu-
sion is the worst punishment that could be
inflicted upon him, and he chafcs under it. A
company Of artillery is stationed inside the
Jail wall, and an officer is constantly on
guard in the corridor in front of Guiteau's
cell. One of the Deputy Wardens is also
there constantly, but they are forbidden to
speak to him. They are placed so that they
could see and instantly frustrate any at
tempt at suicide or escape There Is no
possibility of his breaking out, or Of mob
breaking in to him. The outer wall Of the
prison is three feet thick. Within that is
corridor eighteen feet wide. Then comes
another three feet of masonry, and inside
this are the cells. -
A New York dispatch of the 9th says
Guiteau joined Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, in 1867, and his name is No 2, 422 upon
the rolls Of the church. He remained in the
church until 1869, when his connection was
discontinued. He took a letter with him
when he went away. Some of the attendants
of Plymouth Church recalled him to mind
when they saw his picture, and say that he
was in the habit of speaking at the Friday
evening meetings. His talk was rational,
and nothing is remembered about it that
pointed to insanity. Guiteau was admitted
to the church by letter.
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service Divis-
ion, and who has been investigating with
view to ascertaining whether Outeau was
member of conspiracy, has come to the
conclusion that there had been no con-
spiracy, but that Guiteau acted alone.
Chief Brooks does not think Guiteau Is IN
sane. He is only eccentric, but his eecen-
tricity is of fanatical and exceedingly mean
and dangerous variety.
Mrs Theodore Dunsmore, of Leadville, Col,
the divorced wife of Guiteau, says he was
very cruel to her from the lime OF their mar
rage. When he was a member OF Henry
Ward Reecher's church he would lead in
prayer, and as soon as the meeting was DIS
missed would tell her Of some of his swind-
ling schemes, among others, that, when
given note to collect for a client, he would
turn over one-half Of his collection and re-
port that it was impossible TO collect the re-
mainder. She thinks the attempt to assassi-
nate the President was simply prompted by
his morbid desire for notoricty, for which
he would, she thinks, give his life.
GUtrEAU's PISTOL.
WASH1EGTON, July 9.
The report of o. NJ. Poe and James Nj.
Whittemore, who tested the force of the
bullet from Guiteau's s pistol, has been hand
ed to Colonel Corkhil. The pistol used was
a counterpart Of that with which Guiteau
fired, except that The grip is OF wood IN.
stead of ivory. The weapon is marked
I" British bulldog, - is double-acting, has
reversing cylinder containing five chambers,
each of one and One-quarter inches IN length
and forty -four -hundredths OF an men
caiber. The barrel Is two and half inches
long, In the experimental firing three
cartridges Of the four found on Guiteau, and
furnished to the testers by Colonel
Corkhill, were used, as well as three
similar cartridges furnished by De-
tective McEfresh. The fourth Of Gulteau's
cartridges, and another furnished by the de-
teclive, were used for the purpose OF weigh
ing the powder and determining It's quality.
The target was made of six pine boards,
each one inch in thickness, and placed one
behind the other at intervals OF one lnch.
First, ascertaining that the pistol was IN
complete order, shots were fired from 1t at
the target from distance of four feet. Ihe
results are given as follows: No. went
through three boards, and glanced on the
fourth. No. 2 went through three boards
and bedded in the fourth. NO. went
through one board and lodged in The second
with the point through. No. went through
tTo boards and bedded in the third. NO.
went through two boards and half through
the third. No. went through two boards
and bedded in the third. In each case
whero a bullet beddcd it badly splintered
the rear of the board. The average pene-
traitor from the foregoing is about three
inchc in ordinary soft pine. The weighing
Of the first cartridge reserved gave the fo.-
lowing result: kifie-muskeJ powder, 70
grains; leaden bullet, 200 grains. The sec
ond gave: Rifle -musket powder, % grains;