Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
Sympathy of the Country
AT BUFFALO,

AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, July 3.-The newspaper offices
have been besieged all day with anxious
crowds awaiting the bulletins displayed an
nouncing the condition of the President. The
ed enthusiasm. A general meeting of veter-
ans was held last night at the armory, when
the following resolution was adopted:
Resotred, That we, his late comrades in
arms, deprecate the cowardly act which may
deprive the country of an honored President,
and deeply sympathize with the nation in its
hour of trial.
In the churches prayers were offered for the
life OF the executive, and special sermons were
generally delivered upon the subject of assas
sinatlon.
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July SIN every church of
the city to-day special prayers were offered for
the recovery of the President In the Catho.
lie churches at the suggestion of Archbishop
Wood the prayer for the authorities was re.
cited at mass and at vespers. In the three
churches of the Disciples of Christ, with
which denomination the President is closely
connected, bulletins of the physicians were
read to the congregations.
WILLIAMS CoLLEeE-DR. HOPKINS.
WILL1AMsTowN, Mass, July 2.-To-night
is wrapped in gloom. The countenances of
the students and faculty are saddenei Presi-
dent Hopkins is completely unnerved It was
painful to witness the sorrow expressed In the
features Of the venerable Dr. Hopkins, Presi-
dent Garfeld's early college instructor, when
the news of the assassination was first made
known to him tonight. The telegraph Office
Is crowded with students and town people
waiting for every scrap of news relating to his
condition. On Williams the blow falls with
heavy force. On Monday the trustees will
decide whether or not the exercises of COM
mencement shall be carried out.
WILL1AMsTowN. Mass. July 3-The first
day OF the Williams commencement dawned
pleasantly, and though perceptible gloom
covers the exercises In consequence of the
Presidents assassination, a large audience at
tended the Introductory ceremonies. An ad-
dress before the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation was delivered this morning by Rev.
DR.. Horrick johnson. At the conclusion q
dispatch was read announcing the i'm.
proved condition of the President. Bac-
calaureate exercises were held In the afternoon.
| Before beginning his discourse Dr. Chadbourne,
with much feeling said: We have met here to-
day to show, through happily not in mourn.
ing, were we to follow the impulses of our
hearts we would set in silence. There is a
| great calamity, but the world moves and we
must hide our sorrow and put our hands to
the work of life. Men holding positions of
influence and power must soon pass
away and We must look to
the colleges of our land for those to replace
the rulers OF civil and religious place. The
time has now arrived for US to close our year
ly work on the college course by this college
service, and 1 ask your attention to the words
of God, found in the sixth chapter of Gala
tions, seventh verse: Whatsoever a man
soweth, so shall ne reap" On the close of
the address kilograms were read from the ex-
acutive mansion stating the President was i'm
proving, which they hailed with tremendous
applause.
| Ex-President Hopkins during the service
received q message from the President saying:
| ''God bless the dear old doctor, give him my
| thanks and love-"
| A prayer meeting was held this afternoon
and evening and fervent prayer offered for
| the Presidents recovery.
TO GOV. CORNELL.
To Hon. Alonzo Cornell, Governor, Al