Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

the President by fansticd tramp cast q
gloom over the whole city. The anxiety
that was depicted on every couutenance
was wonderful to behold. Every one talked
only of the terrible event, and all with
abated breath. People gathered In crowds
about the Executive Mansion, hundreds
lingering the entire night, after the occur
ence, ready to catch every word that came
from the room of the wounded President.
On Sunday night the numbers were
but slightly less, as l mingled with them
uatil eleven O'Clock l found it was not
throng led there by idle curiosity, but
composed largely of the best citizens who
were in deep sympathy with the afflicted.
Every one who came from the White
House was piled with questions concern
Ing Gen. Garfield as rumor was start
ell that his condition was worse and no
bulletin was issued for three hours, the
anxiety became intense.
The fourth was very quiet day. IL was
greatly to the credit of the people that
there was no demonstration or noise
about the city IL has been the custom
here for the past few years TO have large
| excursions down the river on that day,
and great preparation had been made this
year yet comparatively few persons leit
the city on any of them. One friend said
To me In the evening, ait Is wonderful the
river seemed deserted to-day there was
scarcely anybody on the boats"
There seems to have been a wrong Inn
preston gone about the country in regard
to this attempt, careful Investigation OF
the matter / think will convince anyone
that II is not chargeable TO our civil SER
vice system. Guiteau has pursued an ezra
tic course His whole life for years has
been professional tramp. He has been
much about this city for the past three years
living at first class boarding. houses most
of the time. As yet it has not been learned
/ that he ever paid his board at any place,
I but boarded as long Is they would keep
| him. and when driven away, look up an
other victim. Since he came this time has
| boarded at Mrs. Riucs on 18th street n.
| w where Sen. Logan, and Hon. ;. ID.
/ Lindsey OF Maine boarded, afterwards at
| 922 and 92i l4Lh So. y. w. where Sen.
I FRYE has made his home the past two sea
sons. do not believe that he could he set
down as a disappointed office seeker, as
he WAS lust a. confident OF receiving the
desired position the day before the at
tempt rs al any time for the four months
that he has been here, nothing that he has
said showed any doubt in his mind but
that would have what he desired.
Woodward, Gibson 8 Co. OF the Star
Route investigation. saw IN IL as they
thought God send, TO them, and cndeay-
I orrd To get Tn, idea abroad that II was the
wo K OF the expeditors. This was too
thin They have succeeded In getting a
great uproar over the entire country when
/ In fact they have no case, rs the events OF
the last few weeks prove. AZ first they
were awaiting the new Grand jury, then
when that was empsnnelled they were not
prepared to 20 before it, and gave out
word that they preferred 10 let the warm
weather pass, and have the court adjourn
/ until September, ana when Gen. Brady
called for speedy hearing they cody told
| the court that there had been no case pre-
! scented TO IL. Gibson has for nineteen
years been most assiIuously devoted TO
yilliyiOg republicans, beginning with Pres.
| Lincoln, 50 down through the long list 10
Pres. Garfield being connected with
/ the famous Sherman-W ebber letter,
and Is charged by Gen. Brady with
boring him 10 be permmitted 10 have 4
grab at the Star Route pickings. Wood
ward was removed from his position IN
the Post OGice Department by the order
OF Pres. Grant, aud is now seeking to get
even with him fiinging mud at his friends
They will in my judgment find a most in
/ glorious ending TO their foul schemes.
/ The Capitol Don Piatts old paper said in
! its Issue OF the Sd ms. that no jury could
| be found who would be willing TO convict
on evidence procured by Gibson" since
| his infamous exploit with Mrs. jerks,
Jim Anderson and the Webbers.
The weather has been very warm during
/ the past week, several very heavy showers
have passed over the city within the past
two weeks. Much the worst gale ever ex-
perienced was on Monday night June 18th
! uarootiug hundreds of houses, and doing
/ other damage. | counted thirteen in one
square that had their roofs blown away,
others nearly as bad, and one house had
the walls OF the third story blown. out
without disturbing the roof No lives
were lost,
1t is very gratifying TO listen to the ex'
pressions of approval of the appointment
of ex-senator Hamlin as minister to Spain,
that we hear from all parties in this city
where he is so well known. Few men have
been so long in public life, none have been
more thoroughly partisan than he, yet he
has probably made fewer enemies than any
other statesman who has been before The
public for any length of time, for the rea-
son that he has always been true to his
friends, and his party, ever living up t.
his convictions OF duty, never deceivine
any one. remember once to have caused
to be presented to him paper for
his signature he returned 1t without sign
ing it, when met him the next day he said
t, me 81 do not want you TO misunderstood
my action No had inst signed A paper Of