Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-07-07

he was given beef-tea, which remained
upon his stomach, and seemed to refresh
him considerbly. About eight o'clock he
dropped into quiet, peaceful sleep, and
slept until after ten. Soon thereafter the
President expressed desire to have read
to him some of the newspaper accounts
of the attempted assassination. This his
! faithful wife assayed to do, the physician
entering no objection. Casually from a
pile of newspapers which were brought
in. Mrs. Garfield selected the New York
Times. and proceeded to read therefrom
an editorial which, though not charging
directly, intimated broadly that the ass.
assination might be
THE RESULT OF A CONSPIRACY.
When the point had been reached in
the article where this intimation was too
broad not to escape the attention of the
President, he said: "That can not be.
There was no plot-there was no conspir-
acy." At this point DIR. Bliss forbade any
further reading of newspaper accounts to
the President.
WASHINGTON. July 4, P. M.--Doctor
| Agnew says there are some very en-
couraging features in the Presidents s
case, and he mentions as such the fact
that the kidneys or intestines are entirely
uninjured, and perform their functions
readily and freely. He saws the liver is
lacerated, and the nerves leading from
the spinal column to the lower extre-
mites are hurt. but that this is less injury
| than might easily have been expected
| from the size and course of the bullet.
He says the stomach retains nourishment,
and from this the President is gaining
strength slowly to resist the encroach-
mcnts of secondary inflammation.
,. GRACEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
The Secretary of State has issued the
following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, II P. N.
To the press:
On behalf of the President and Mrs.
Garfield, desire to make public ac-
acknowledgement of the very numerous
messages of coincidence and affection
which have been received since Saturday
morning from almost every state in the
| Union--from the South as bountifully as
from the North, and from countries be-
yond the seas have come messages of
anxious inquiry and tender words of
sympathy, in suck numbers that it has
been found impossible to answer them in
detail. I therefore ask the newspapers
to state for the President and Mrs. Gar
field the deep gratitude which they feel
for the devotion of their fellow country
men and friends abroad in this hour of
heavy aifliction.
(Signed) JAS. G. BLAINE.
Secretary of State.
WHAT GENERAL sTEEDMAN SAYS.
CLETfhANp, OHIO, July General
James B. Steedman, of Toledo, to-day
said to a Herald reporter:
"By God! General Arthur shall never
be President of the United Statesi He
is an unnaturalized foreigner. We
looked it up once thoroughly and know,
ard will unite to man, Republicans and
Democrats, to see that he is not President.
There being no President the Vice-Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate, and no
Speaker of the House, we will carry out
the constitutional provision, and make
Chief-Justice Waite Acting President un-
til a new election can be ordered. Under
the provisions of 1903, no man can be-
comePresident who directly or indirectly,
in the remotest degree, is morally re-
sponsible for assassination that places the
Presidency in his power"
u General Sherwood, prominent Green.
backer who stood by, said; "We will
Join with you in that also."
THE vICE.PREsIDENT HEARD FROM.
$40 P. M.-The following telegram has
been received by Secretary Blaine and
General Sherman:
} New YORK, July 2.-The Hon. James
G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washing.
ton: Your telegram with its deplorable
narrative did not reach me promptly,
owing to my absence. 1 am profoundly
shocked at the dreadful news. The hopes
you express relieve somewhat the horror
of the fast announcement. I wait for
further intelligence with the greatest
anxiety. Express to the President and
those about him my great grief and sym-
pathy. in which the whole American peo-
pie will join. G. A. ARTHUR.
FROM GENERAL HANCOCK.
GOVERNORS ISLAND, N. Y, July 2, 1881.
J General w. T. Sherman, Washington:
trust that the result of the assault upon
} the life of the President to-day may not
have fatal consequences, and that. in the
J interest of the country, the act may be
shown to have been that of madman.
J Thanks for your dispatch, and for your
promise of further information.
w. S. HANCOCK.
FROM GENERAL GRANT.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived by Secretary Lincoln from Genera
| Grant:
"ELBERoN, N. j., July 9, 1851.
Secretary Lincoln, Washington:-
Please dispatch me the condition of the
: President. The news conflicts. l hope
, the most favorable may be confirmed
Express to the President my deep sym
pathy, and hope that he may speedily re
cover. u. S. GRANT"
THE QUEENS HORROR AND SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Secretary
of State received from Sir Edward Thorn
ton, British Minister, the following, datec
London, 1925 p. M:
To Sir Edward Thornton, British En-
bassy, Washington: The Queen desires
that you will at once express the horror
with which she has learned of the at
tempt on the Presidents life, and hel
earnest hope for his recovery. Hel
Majesty wishes for full and immediate
reports as to his condition.
'LoRp GRANVILLE"
PROCLAMATION,