Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-04
rHE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Guiteau's Brain-No Disease Found By the Doctors-The Assassin Not Firm on the Gallows - Sensational Report About the Chrfstia acys-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, July 3.-The report of the physicians who examined Guiteau's brain has been prepared. It bristles with technicalities which show that the brain was in normal condition and not diseased. Dr. McWillians assistant physician at the jail, says that the stories of Guiteau's $ frmness in his last hours were exaggerated. He was found sitting bolt upright in bed Thursday night, staring at va- cancy. The guards reported that he did not sleep any during the night, an occasional dose always ending in 8 start and inarticulate sounds. He ate nothing at breakfast or din- ner on Friday, though he prstendsd to. Dr. McWilliams says: "From what I have learned from the guards he broke down into perfect despair during the morning and wept freely. It was necessary to make every exertion to keep him up-to talk to him, fan him, and urge him to be firm, to be a man. When General Crocker came into the cell to read the death warrant Guiteau was evident ly greatly agitated but he was able to stand. Wh. n it had been read he sat down. When he reached the top of the scatfold he faItered, not stumbled. In reading his prayer he wavered so excessively that General Crocker was at one time anxious to stop it. I was just back of the scaffold, and could hear him catching his breath and struggling to control it. It was dreadful D The report of the doctors will say that the membranes of the brain were slightly in- famed, but this does not indicate insanity and the report will so hold. The report will contain an elaborate contour of the brain. Rnt a Qnf doctors a to who should sign the report the latter would have been given to the press on Satur- day. It will not be made public before We'd ! nesday, if then. The fight among the doc ! tors as to who shall sign is as bitter and as disgraceful as the quarrel over the manage l ment of Garfield's case.
 sensational story ahoat here this after noon says Mrs Christiancy, seeing her bus band passing her house, rushed out, throw ! ing herself in his arms and begged with tears | to be forgiven and reinstated as his wife l Friends of both deny any such scene, but ad ! init that brief interview took place on the ! street. Mir. Christiancy denies that the con | versation was at all of tender nature or tha | there is any intention of reconciliation l The attorneys on both sides say there is noth ing in the reconciliation story. It seems l probable that Mrs. Christlancy did in some l degree give away to emotion and indicate desire for reconciliation. Many believe tba | the result may be g formation of the divorce proceedings.
 New York politicians here are said to hay ! arranged State ticket with Secretary Folge for Governor and Mayor Seth Low, of Brook 1 lyn, for Lieutenant Governor.
 Some comment was caused here to day by l the nomination of John Davis as assistan Secretary of State, vice Bancroft Davis John Davis is son in-law of Secretary Ere linghuysen and was, it will be remembered talked of as probable private secretary O ! President Arthur.
 Nominations to-day: James Atkins o ! Georgia, to be United States judge of tn
 Northern district of Georgia George W
 Frydel, of Indiana, to be register of tn land office at Helena, Montana; Colore Charles H. Crane to be Surgeon Geners
 with the rank of Brigadier General Com
 modore Hughes to be Rear Admiral CaI
 tain William K. Mays to be Commodore
 Johh Davis, District of Columbia, to be as
 sistant Secretary of State; Eugene Schuyler ! of New York, Minister and Consul General t
 Roumania, Servia and Greece. A number c
 minor navy promotions were made.
 Mrs. Scoville left tonight for her home i | Chicago.
 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad he I organized savings bank system and buildin
 fund by which it's employees may obtai
 loans to build homes. The company Quarar
 tees the system.
 Attorney General Brewster is preparin
 8 paper political assessments, whic
 will be signed by the President (
 the Secretary of the Treasury, an
 issued as an executive order or promulgate
 by the Attorney General as an opinion, b
 which all office-holders may be governed.
 will take the ground that all assessments fc political purposes must be voluntary, an
 that no need fear dismissal because his failure to contribute.
 JuIy's Decrease in the Debt.
 ! WASHINGTON July 3--The debt statemen
 issued to-day, shows the decrease of u