Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-02
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O., July 9, 1881.

fROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July .. 1881.
There il nothing talked Of hero to day but
the assassination of the President. | do not
call 1t attempted assassination as tho papers
here do, because from the nature Of tho would
it is deemed, by hoss mes: familiar with such
II llias, ilnost necessari y fatal. No business
has been done q! aty ofthc Departments ner 10.
deed aoYWhere else except at ;hs market, every
body beiog or aged 10 listening 10, reading ac :.
counts Of, or talking about the affair and it's
possible and probable constqusuces. 1t 10
needless to say that it is regretted by all, ADD by
mono nor, SO than BY people from the South,
and the la!ttr thank Providenco that tho assls
sln is nelther Southern man, nor democrat.
The deed was committed in the ladies' rec,p
ton room OF Tho Sixth street depot Just before
the star,r 6 OF the $50 express, train for New
York. The Presidential party, composed of
nearly all the members Of the Cabinet were
bound to the commencement OF Williams Col
leee. NJ .sSaohusetts. All but the President and
Secretary Blaine wsro 10 the CARS. The Two
latter had just entered the B street door of tho
depot. MIR. Blaine in front, when they Were met
by man who bowed 10 them. They returned
the salute hut bad hardly passed him when he
drew pistol and fred two shots 10 rapid sue
cessoo o. toe President. one striking him ia
tho aim ADD The other in the small of the back.
Ii is tho latter that in sl probability will prove
fatal 10 as much as it can hardly have avoided
wtu 1diag ii her The spin;. tho kidneys. the
blsdd-r. or some Other vital part. Mr.. Blaiue
inoklng around saw the Pres. dent fall on the
1>or, near the door opening in to the general re.
caption rom. and running into that room oalod
for Co. Rock w, and was soon les. 10 the crowd
that Was Immediately attracted by the noise OF
the sho's When the assassin saw the Pfesi
dent iall be p1: bis pistol 10 his pocket and
started f1r the b street door Dear which ho was
met by one OF the depot policemen who arrested
HIM Without resistance. As soon as Tho Presi'
den. Toll ito w.i!iug woman at the ladies re-
cep;ioo 1000 1910 to him. raised his head upon
Der lap aud tanned him and wiped bis month
as BIZ voniud until he was removed to
room 90 the upper floor, where bis friends and
hia 500 and surgeon attended him until be
was carried 10 an ambulance to tho White
House, when many surgeons and Physicians
including the female dcc!or who recently at
tended his wifi, speedily assembled. Here his
wound was probed bu. ths ball could not DO
found though its direction WAS toward the
groio. 10 passing through the Blue Room on
the WY to bis oWo appahment. the President
partly raised hims,f upon the litter on which
be WAS borne, sod Kissed bis hand and smiled
family upon tho several members of bis cabinet
AID some Other gentlemen who had assembled
there. As be grew fainter after he reached his
room, 1t is supposed that be is bleediog inter
Dslly. AT half puss opc o'clt cs no is sleeping.
Inc surgeons will hold consultation upon him
Of o'cl OK this afternoon. Soon after be bad
reschtd room by his direc i'm tbs folio wing
dispatch was ,Dt to his wife. at Long Btancb:
"Fhs President orders ma to say to you for
him that % has been seriously burt-how s,r.
ous'g be c.n not sy. lilo is him.ef and
wishes you to come as soon as possible. lie
s.p6s his love- A. +. ROCKWELL.
Mrs. Garfield will arrive homo on a special
train al 5 D. N.
The Yorktown oonmisti)n adjourned Thur.
day. They tdopted tho plan of the monument
d:vi'ed BY Mrssrs. Ward, Hunt, and Van Brunt.
aod dcttrminod that the inscription thereon
slcud DO 10 soc)rdauoo With tho resolution
adopted ~ he cooinontal Congress. with the
exception hat mention be made of Gov Nelson
a,d hil ) 500 VtrRi1i, militia that took part
n he b,,tlo. While tho commission will TO-.
VIC lsrgs number OF persors to sttend the
o:n;rnGi'l. they Will Dot cntertsio more than
two huDdrea, anil as heretofors stated have
IoltelVu ihc steausT UcuTRo lj5aFV I0r tnGs
Purpose. Ii has not yet bcen decided whether
they will have temporary s.rucu .e of the
exact siE, and shape of tho monument erected
for the purposes of the celebration, bot tina!
question will be decided 10 day Two.
1t is understood here that the Mahonites 10
Virginia are taking an active part 10 arranging
The CITY and couoly meetings Tor the election of
delegates 10 the Slate republican convention,
and ths; the negroes. who compose the entire
voting strength OF thos, nee,iogs. are taking
their orders dire oily from them. and no. from
their old republican leaders.
MIR. Pevtou Coles, Grand Master Ct The
Masons OF Vifgois, who has recently been here,
sud who has jlst returned from 90 extended
tour through bis State is Induced, by what be
has seen add heard 10 tbiok that o great change
has come over tho people since the last election
and that the democrats will carry he State nt <.
November
Msilr William Gfeep, formerly of Alexan.
dria. chief ensineer of the Gsorgil and Missis.
sippi R.ilfoad, is in the city to day. This is
the road Of which * Senator Gordon i, the
President, and which will extend from Atlanta
to The Mississippi and tberc, BE- produced 10
AIbelquuque, New Mexico. 1t will be com j..
pleted as rapidly as possible