St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-16

fastened to the train. Before leaving,
the President said, ~ am feeling bet
ter to-day"
GARFIELD's NAME HOUSEHOLD WORD.
A London special says: Every de-
tail of the Presidents removal to Long
Branch and of his subsequent progress
is read with eagerness by the whole
body of the public, and the first ques-
ton people ask each other when they
meet in the morning is, Chow is the
President ~ Not only in London but
in many different parts of the country
/ is this true The doctors here think
that every day now gives the patient a
/ better chance of recovery. The way
he has held out astonishes everybody.
His name is literally household word
throughout England, and people seem
/ to take more interest in his recovery
than in any domestic topic.
ATTEMPT To SHOOT GUITEAU.
Sergeant Mason of Battery d, Sec
ond Artillery, while relieving the
guard at the jail Sunday afternoon,
fired at Guiteau, the ball grazing the
assassin's head. The soldier was ar
rested. Being questioned as to his mo-
tive i'll committing the act, he quietly
replied that he had become tired of be-
ing compelled to go to the jail to guard
Il man who had shot a good man, the
President of the nation. He said that
before leaving the arsenal he had load
ed his gun with 45-calibre ball for
the purpose of killing Guiteau. He
said he had been thinking about doing
it for several days, and he had cOnclud-
ed that it was his duty to kill the as
saSsin. The officers and comrades OF
Mason speak of him in high terms
They say he has had the reputation OF
being Il good and faithful soldier and
that he is not drinking man. Some
of them say he is ut times rather eccen-
tric. but he has been regarded as thor
oughly honest and trustworthy. Some
of his comrades attempt to excuse his
act upon the ground that of late he
has been sick with fever and ague, and
has been taking Il good deal of medi-
cine, which may have affected his
mind. Mason has been III the army
most of the time for nineteen years,
f He is Il native of Virginia. Though
five of his brothers served in the Con
federate army, he Joined the Union ar
NY tlit Will. lit IL 'bD y CtilS VI
age, is strong, muscular and nearly siN
feet tall. Mason will be turned Over
to the authorities of the District o
, Columbia and doubtless will be tried
on il charge of intent to kill. If ht
should he sent to the Penitentiary fOl
any length of time he would probably
be dismissed from the army, but if he
should he sentenced for only a few
months by the civil authorities, he
would, after serving ont his sentence
in all probability, be tried by court
= martial, be subjected to military pun
ishment for month or so for viola
ton of military discipline, and woulC
then be released.
MaSon's shot made Guiteau frantic
with fear. He was found crouched il
one corner of his cell, praying loudlN
for protection. Though assured tina
g the shot was the result of an accident
he had no faith in the statement anC
he kept carefully away from the win
dow. He begged passiOnately to b'
removed to Il cell where he would no
be exposed to such shots. He ha
: from the beginning of his imprisOn
ment been exposed not only to shot
from the guards outside, but from an!
one with n lOnr-ran1e rifle