Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-03

Come on as soon as you can. Get
special advice of movements of your train,
and when you can be expected, as the Pres
ident said on a similar occasion, sixteen
years ago: "God reigns, and the govern
ment at Washington still lives"
(Signed1 "A F. ROCKWELL"
WASHINGTON Jnly 2.-The folowing..dis-
patch has been sent
@ To Hon. G. A. Arthur, Vioe- President,
Neao York:
WASHINGTON, July AT this hour,
o'clock p. m., the Presidents symptoms
| are not regarded as unfavorable,
but no definite assurances can be
given until after the probing of the wound.
At o'clock there are strong grounds fol
| hope, and at the same time the gravest
anxiety as to the final result.
[Signedl JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary of State. >
ELBERToN, LONG BRAE.sH, July 2.-Gen.
Grant has Just arrived and expressed deep
regret at the attempted assassination of the
President Mrs. Garfield is almost frantic
over the news. Her physicians allow
her to see none of the serious dis
patches, but dictate the hopeful
ones to her The utmost excitement pre-
walls here over the sad news. A dispatch tC
General Grant has somewhat relieved Mrs
Garfeld's anxiety. 1t says the Presidents
wounds are not mortal; that he was shot il
he arm and hip.
2:1O p. m.-The condition of the presi-
dent is more unfavorable and it is believed
internal hemorrhage has commenced.
23Op. m.-The Presidents condition i:
more unfavorable Dr.. Beekwith, an cld
physician of the President, says he, has but
few chances of recovery, and that he may
not live twelve hours
WAsHINGToN, July NO official bulle
tin has been furnished since l o'clock. The
condition of the President has been grow
ing more unfayorable since that time. In
ternal hemorrhage is taking place, and the
gravest fears are felt as to the result.
BALTIMoE July 2.-The most intense ex
citement prevails throughout the city at tht
field. All business is suspended and groups
of men are assembled in every street dumb
founded and anxiously awaiting the result.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The public il
greatly exercised here over the news from
Washington. Large crowds congregate a
the bulletin boards of newspaper and tele
graph offices, and eagerly watch for news
Mrs. Garfield left Long Branch at 1910 OF
a special train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
She will arrive at Monmouth junction a
2 p. m, West Philadelphia at p. m, ant
Washington about 7 p. N.
| WASHINGTON, d. C.-3 P. M.-Hon. Sam
uel Shellaberger, who has just lief
the bedside of the President, says ther,
seems to be absolutely no hope q his rally
ing. His symptoms are growing more ant
more alarming and his death is thought tt
be near
The following message has just beel
sent
NASHiNGIoN, euly z, lool-
''Hon. Chester A. Arthar, Vice President
Ne,o York:
''At this hour, half past O'Clock, til
symptoms of the President are not favors
bic. Anxiety deepens.
[Signedl "JAMEs G. BLAINE"
EXECUTIVE MANSION, p. m.-The TO
lowing official bulletin has just been issued
81 D. m.-The Presidents condition
, somewhat less favorable, evidences of il
ternal hemorrhages being distinctly recos
nized Pulse 1872, temperature 968. Thf
) is little below the normal He suffer
, rather more pain, but his mind is perfect
clear. w. BLISS, NJ D."
, WASHINGTON, July 2.-There is a t cor,
l which has many adherents, that the a
/ tempted assassination was not the work
a lunatic, but the result of a plot muc
deeper and darker than has been suspected
1t is cited, in support of this theory, th
Guiteau arranged beforehand with a hacl
3 man TO be in readiness to drive him swift
I in the direction of the Compression
, Cemetery as soon as he made b
appearance on returning from the depo
In the meantime he had bought bur
die of papers of boy, with the view, it
maintained, to create the belief in his insa1
J. ity in the event of his capture.
= Guiteau said, on his way to JAIL that Il
5 Presidents assassination was premeditate
i and that he went to Long Branch for IL
d purpose of shooting him there, al
was deferred by the enfeebled cond
ton of Mrs Garfield, which a
IS pealed so strongly to his sense
Il humanity that he came back without carr
= ing out his intention. Those by who
Guiteau has been examined since the shoe
Il ing, say that he shows no symptoms of i
II sanity. and it is understood that the lette
which has already been telegraphed, a
dressed to the White House, is the ON
document in the collection which supper
n the theory of insanity. 1t is reported tn
Guiteau had an accompice, whose descril
!. ton is in the hands of the police, and fl
ther developments are anxiously locke
for.
'e WASHINGTON, July DIR. Townsen
d health officer of the District, in conversatie
# this afternoon, said: ''I found the Pres
dent, when l arrived at the Baltimore al
> Potomac depot, about five minutes after Il
:, shooting occurred, in vomiting and failil
/ condition. / had his head lowered, whit
# had been elevated by an attendant and a
ministered aromatic spirits of amonia al
L brandy to revive him." This had the d
sired effect, and the President, regaini1
Consciousness, was asked where
felt the most pain. He replied
In the right leg and foot I then e
amined the wound, introducing my finger
Z which caused slight hemorrhage. l tn,
: desided to have him moved up stairs fro
q the crowd Shortly after Oettino him the