Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-04

~ AssF' 49, a. ledQ tuo
re llved That this congregation, represent
log every shade Of religious and potio, opin
ion, bss betr1 With ioexpressiblo horror of the
attempt TO sssa.sioa.e the President of the
United S;st.s, aud most profoundly s5mpa.
lhizs with the Americans 10 he hour Of
national consterna.! 10 and distress"
ID. Ptrssr then asked the congregation ii
they approved the resolution to rise. The con-
gtsgstlon INN adi3tely rose en- nasse.
A Rpcc al prayer for the recovery of President
Garfield was offered at Mr.. Spu;geoD's Taber.
nscle yesterday
QUtBEc, July -Io the Euglish Cltbedrsl
yesterday, prayers were offered FIR the recoveri
OF President Garfield. Great sympathy is *
pressed for him and his family. aud tn, hotels
snl thces OF the newspapers and o. Ccrs1
Wasson are besieged by anxious enquirars for
! The latest bu lotin.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 4.-The leading Ras.
slsn ntW5paDers express CONSERVATION at the
| attempted assassination.
ROME, July The Liberia charao., riz 8
the attempt on President Galfsld's lille Es sD
40. Of bsr5,rous and foolish vengeasc,. The
entire prlv.uCiul press of Italy expresses soir,w
at n, ccoursnce.
THE FEELING AT THE SOUTH,
Amid the pain, anxiety and tulpips, 10
| Ubicb Fifty millions of Americlus await tn; is.
su, OF liie aud death, 10 the person OF tkeir be-
loved Chief Megstrltc. there are s)De co.,
| soIog circumstances. Ols OF tbess is the
| eDoDtsneou' ou' burst OF warm atd loyal tceiog
| that cimss trtm sill psris of the South. The
news that an assassin had ruck down the
Ifesdept--sn assassin who, 10 the presence OF
| his victim, proclaimed himself "a stslwart."
| call d his tncdy deed "a political necctsity,"
aud said, Now Arthur ia President, "--calIed
| out from all paris of tho South simultaneously
o cry Of srtf aud wrath. COUPLED with utter
AMOS OF deepest sympathy With lh, President
and lis anguish stricken family. Meetings
were held 10 Charleston, New Orleans Atlanta,
Augusta. Savannah, Louisville, Nashville.
Richmond, Lyuchburg. Charlottesville, Raleigh
ADD othtr places. more or less Informally,
| wLloh gave vO;c) 10 sentiments as proiGu IDLY
and sincerely patriotic as anY that came from
the Presidents oWn State, or any other part oil
the Nyr.h. This impu|sive feeling that did
MOI pause for moment to consider or cacu
South that voted solidly against Garfield,
| o!uot L; shows that there is feeling among
! our S,uhern fellow cliz,rs that, however
wrnlj mintr,ty may oppose candidate,
when oroe be is elected BIO bec)mes, not the
President of the ma joli;y merely. hu. Of all the
people. AID Stu Carolioa ard Virginia feel
the blow to have been aimed at them as muob
ss at Oalj or Massachusetts,; and it may help
| to soothc the pain of the iuslrious sufferer to
teel that his wound has called forth such evil
dcnoes Of loyalty and love from thai par; Of
our laud Whtra be had least reason 10 e3pect
it.-Balto. American (Rep
sTAUNToN., Va July Tic NEST intense
solr9w prevails in this city 10 Consequence oil
the Presidents condition. Blsnes, is alncs!
| entirely suspended and crowds .ther arc and
tho bulletin boards
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 1.-THE follow.
lns telegssm has been rec,vaG:
m MONTGOMERY. Ala. July ..
TO Hon James G. Blaine. Secretary of
State. Washington:
Profound and universal sympathy here f,r
President. Telegraph US his ooudiou."
Signsd, ID. 2. r. COBB. Governor"
serious aud unfortunate difficulty has arisen
between members Of tho medical profession 10
| reierenoa TO the Presidents case. Involving
primarily questions ct professional etiquette
add Courtesy bu: including also charges of 10
competency and malprtc ics. The following
have beea ascertaiued to be the f,c;s: Whep
the Prcsldan! vas shot DIS. Townsend aod
Iurvls were the FISH to reach him. Alter wards
Dr. Bliss arrived and at once took charge OF
tho case. The Presidoo. was placed 90 an am
huIancs and driven up tho avenue to the White
House ct full sallop. % reacbiog tho White
l1ouse be was permitted to lie with bis clothes
90 until alter o'clock 10 thu alternooo, some
hours after no was wounded. Dr. Bliss, it is
iutthor stated. selected an advisory board If
nhy5clans Wlthou: consulting DR.. Townsend.
es.erdsy he addressed letter to Dt. Town.
SIND. Informing him thai, by direction Of the
President, his services we're DO longer needed
Members OF the profession assert that it was q
gross breach OF professional oliQu,tto 10: d..
Bliss TO assume charge; that Di Townsend
oeiog tho first to arrive was ontilled to the
charge until tho President requested otherwise
which, Is claimed, ia not tho clso. bu. that
Df. Bliss hiss been ectlcg eotirey on his owe
volltloO. Members oil tho profession also Say
that It was careessDesa to pu! q man in the
condition OF the President 10 wagoo to b,
shaken and l>tod Tor a mile; that he should
have been placed on sretcher md carried by
hand. Comment ia also very severe on the
ia,. Of the President no having been uner,ssed
and put comfortably 10 bed i'm mcdiately GA ar
rival at the White House.
Dr.. Baxter. tho personal physician Ct q 70.
rourDcd 20 the city aud went At ouc, TO the
White House. lie was met by Dr.. Bliss, and
It is slated violent sccpo eusucd between
them. Dr.. Bliss said Dr. Baker should no.
SEQ the President. DE-. Baxter then asked that
tho President DO Motif ID that he had arrived in
the oily, a1d then if DO preferred Dr. Bliss to
ramsiu 10 ATTENDANCE, he, Baker, would With.
draw and say no moro about il. DR.. Bliss, it
ia said, cioed to tell The President, aud &C.
eu'cd B.xer Of trying to take tho case from
him. Baxter rolorled with considerable Der
ity and thoD left.
A member Of The Cabinet afterwards CON-
mnnIcated TO the President The isct Of DR.: Bax
tets TRIVIA, and also showed the Pr sid mt the
letter written by d.. Bliss 10 Dr.. Towoseud.
IS 'xser claims that. according to professional
etiquette. Bliss had DO right 10 tho ii 'st plsc,
to assume charge. and that hs on arriving 10
The city was entitled to a!samo charge unless
the President requested otherwise. lie says
opeuy that if the President rem aims 10 charge
OF Bliss be will not be properly treated. Mrs.
Garfield has Since her arrival expressed dissat.
isac;ion With the treatment. Dr.. Bliss, how.
ever, ro3sesses tn q oonSdenoa or m,,D noorl,