The Somerset Herald. EDWARD SCULL, EJilor mid Proprietor. VfEDXESBAY JulJr 1J 1S?J- REPUBLICAN JUDICIARY TICKET HON. A. J. COUJOUX, oi" .Somerset. (Sut'jcct to the Dlstrici Conference.) roR ABSOCIAT -iMm: WILLIAM COLLINS, of Somerset. SAMUEL SXYPEU, of Smimrt T j. BEPDBLICAN CODBTY TICKET. ma rTHosTAnv : S. V. TUENT, of Somerset. FOE BIIKItlFP: JOHN J. SrAXiLEU, of Somerset Twp. FOB EJ9U18TKB ARB UK OI2DIB : A. A. 8Ti'TZMA of Stonycreek Twp. ros tbiasi uku: JOHN II. AVE1MEK, of Somerset. rB t OMMlSSlONtCB: A HAM S. SH-UTEIt, of Jenner Tu JOSEl'H IIOHXER, of Somerset Tup. rB pooe norsE kihbitoe: DAXIKI, KIM M EL, of Somerset Twp. FOB Al'UITOUS: JOllX 1. iytOAHS, of Somerset Twp. 1SUAEL EMEUKTv. of Southampton Twp. The President has steadily im proved during the last ten days, and there is general rejoicing throughout the country. While there is every hope of his recovery, it should not he forgotten that there are many hazards yet to he encountered. His physicians speak hopefully, hut do not assert positive convictions of his recovery", his condition presents no alarming symptoms, hut it must he remembered, that so far the loca tion of the hall is a matter of con jecture, and that the danger of its extraction has yet to he encounter ed. Tiierk is much food for reflection in several of the incidents fast fol lowing on the heels of the attempted assassination of the President, and not the least of these was the effort of certain scurvy politicians and journals, to turn the horrible crime to their presumed political advan tage. While the heart ol the civil ized world stood still, in excess of de testation of the crime and sympathy with the victim, while men were yet looking with durnh horror and amaze in the faces of their fellows unable to think of anything hut the causeless, dreadful deed, these bancs of society and ghouls of politics, were swift to leap eagerly at a foul conclusion, and proclaim it through out the land. At a time of all oth ers, when the voice of faction should have been suppressed, these essen tially had men and dangerous citi zens attempted to create the impres sion that the assassin was but the agent, or executed the will of a por tion of the Republican party. In their utter selfishness they proposed to turn the President's death, then momentarily expected, into an en gine for the destruction of his lawful successor, and the consequent over throw of all legitimate authority. Happily the American people are too self-poised, under all circumstan ces, to be swayed by aught that does not directly appeal to their reason, and it required no secona thought to show that the men who would thus so basely attempt to turn to their political advantage the assas sin's dreadful crime, were not many removes in the moral scale above the wretch who did the murderous deed. Failing to excite a dangerous pub lic commotion, for no other object can he imagined, these men, swift in the paths of mischief, are now draw ing in their horns and backing away from their untenable and malicious position. TheT have earned and deserve the contempt of the world, but they have done one good thing, by proving conclusively that they are utterly untrustworthy, and have therefore deprived themselves of all power for future mischief. The shocking occurrence at Wash ington on the 2d inst so occupied ourcvry thought immediately an terior to the last issue of this journal, that wc failed to comment on the result of the primary election, the outcome of which had been ascer tained but a few days previously. Now that the public mind is re lieved bv the assurance that danger for the President's life lias nearly passed away, people naturally recur to matters of lesser moment, and of home interest. We have assurances from all parts of the county that the ticket, as a whole, is well received, and will be heartily endorsed at the coming election. Of course, where there was so many, and generally such good candidates in the field, disappointments were bound to fol low, and it is but human that the unlucky ones and their friends, do not bubble over. with enthusiasm in behalf of their more fortunate fel lows; but we have r.ot heard the faintest whisper of discontent, or the slightest charge of unfairness, with the methods and manner of the decision. That our new rules, im Ierfect as they aie, secured an em inently honest and fair expression of public sentiment is fully conced ed, and the nominees are therefore to bo congratulated that they start out without charges of unfairness, or doubts of the honesty of their nomi nation being cast iu their teeth. Those that were unfortunate enough to lie left, can console them selves with llie relhclion that like many good men who have preceded them, they struggled fairly an J man fully for prizes in the political lot tery, which fate allotted to others. The results of this primary contest also teach another lesion in one or two instances, which it will- he well for some of our aspiring young men to lay to heart It is fully made nianiicsl that tlH.1 Republicans f .Somerset County pre-eminently believe in the doc trine that "nominations do nomi nate," and that, to preserve its ex istence a party must preserve its or ganization. " Independence " in politics is ridit and proper, and perhaps commendable, but the man or men who become so independent that they will kick against, or bolt nominations when they cannot con trol them, have no place in the Pe publican party. Outside the party lines they can be as independent as they please, but inside of them they must play fair ; they must stand by all nominations fairly made, they must abide by the rules of the or ganization, which they virtually subscribe to when they become members of it Showing that they do not respect nominat ions, or that they do not regard them as binding, thev have no ri;ht to ask for nomi nations, and are not entitled to them if they do. In this respect the les son tautdit bv the late election has been an eminently wholesome one, and that it will bear good fruits we do not doubt Its teachings can be further enforced by giving the en tire ticket nominated a cordial, hearty, vigorous support No page of Amen ..u history will be studied more closely in the future than that which records the appall ing horror of the people of the Unit ed States when first informed, July 2, 1881, of the attempted assassina tion of the President It was a mo. ment of extreme pain and solicitude when the heart of the nation stood still and pallor crept over every face. The President assassinated ! Where fore, and by whom ? were the first inquiries which fell from ever' lip. And before these questions could be answered the whole country was stricken with sorrow, and solicitude filled every heart Never can we forget never will men forget this first feeling of solicitude. Will the President live? What say the sur geons? The first intelligence de clared that the wound was not nec essarily fatal ; but on the heels of this came the announcement that the President was sinking, and he could not live two hours. .Secretary Plaine telegraphed Vice President Arthur that the condition of the President was critical in the ex treme. That dispatch wrought the nation up to the highest pitch of ex citement. No public calamity had ever produced a like effect on the public mind. It was not confined to section, State or city. The thrill of anguish, with the force of an electric shock, seemed to iierce every heart in the land. It reached to foreign land., and rulers every where hastened to inquire as to the causes of the foul deed, the charac ter of the accessories of the assassin, and the ultimate effects it would have on the administration of the government and the course of the people. 27e people were stricken, ovcr uhclnuxl. and plunged m anguish. It was to them as a thunderbolt from a clear, noonday July sky, the first effects of which arc indescribable. There was a complete suspension of business all over the country on Saturday afternoon. The reports of good and bad news kept the nation in a tumult of excitement, driving them from hope to fear; exciting and depressing with shocking rapid ity. Nor was this confined to the people of the United States. All of Sunday, throughout both continents, wherever the telegraph cnctrated, there was excitement, inquiry, conjec ture, hope and fear. The sob of sor row responded to the depressing news in every direction, and the prayer of hope was on every lip as news of a more cheering character was given to the country. There was some thing sublime in the prayers of the nation on Sabbath day following the shooting. Tkcre was an evidence of faith in God which will ever redound to the credit of the American peo ple. During the darkest s.nd the highest moments of the crisis the cry was, whe: the news was dis couraging, God help him, and when encouraging, thank God. This feel ing did not cease to move the people everywhere. Men came together like brothers to weep over a mutual affliction. The injury to the Pivsi dent was every man's sorrow. K ve ry woman wept for it, and every chiid seemed hushed in silence by the gloom which lowered on the country aud cast its dark shadows into the capitals of the nations of Europe. Such was the sorrow of the Amer ican people such their fears and hojws, and such the sympathy of the world for them in their afflic tion. A ray of hope now beams upon the land, the light of which seems to be felt in all parts of the world. The President lives, and there is reason to believe that he will survive the injuries he has received And this again elicits expressions of gratitude to God. This faith in God elevated; the nation's sorrow far above a common grief, and renders its rcjoicin? over the first assurance ef recovery sublime, HarrUjvrg Tcl-gmph. CITXJXCS. Couaieucul travelers were never so numerous in the interior of Penn sylvania as they are at the piceenf time. Every railroad route is fairly overrun with them, and they swarm in tltc hotels at all the minor cities ana towns. I StXAToii David Davis is the larg est land owner in the State of Illi nois, the faxes on his cttates. valued at ?-",U,o,,1 being $ 23,001) annu ally. SuuErAKv Kikkwooo, has ap pointed an Indian to a clerkship in the indian office. His name is Fran cis La Flesche, and he is a brother of "Pl ight Eyes." The Ni-tioual Guard of this State will bo reduced from live brigades to three ; from 1 4-3 companies aver aging 05 men each, to 1 15 compan ies, or in other words from l,000 men to 7-30. This Jcourse has been made necessary owing to the insuf ficiency of the appropriation of S22'J, j to m intain the State force at its present excellent standard, and it would require at least $25,- 000 more to cover the cost of the summer encampments, for the pres ent number of men. Tjie Pennsylvania railroad is building a patent car at Alloona shops for the transportation of fast horses and sulkies. One end of the car contains compartments- for four horses, and the rest of tha car is to bo used for sulkies, harness, cte. The new sporting stock car is in tended to be attached to passenger trains, so that grooms and stock can travel from point to point with more rapidity than by v ordinary freight trains. Should this car prove satisfactory, others of the same kind will be built. "There is not the slightest color in either fact or probability for the uncharitable, not to say infa mous, insinuations which some reputable journals have seen fit to utter, that the miscreant Guitcau was the tool of a conspiracy impli cating mcmljcrs of the Stalwart fac tion of the Republican party. The persons who have indulged in impu titions so grave and terrible must have lost their heads. The attempt to connect Vice Presi dent Arthur and ex-Senator Conk- ling with the present tragedy is only less in the magnitude of its enormi ty to the perpetration of the deed itself over which fifty millions of people mourn. If reputation is as vsluable as life, and to a man of honor it is more so, he who seeks to thu3 slab the character of a public man, by so much even as a whisper, is as truly a murderer in intent as he i(7o noes about to comnass Ins ileath, Vague intimations are often more effective in poisoning the popular mind than uirect anu open charges, It ought not to be necessary to de nounce such inuendocs as the mor bid fancies of a distempered imagin ation if not the wicked devices of a depraved heart. The man Guitcau represents no branch or wing of any political part' in the United States. His guilt is his own." Ph'd. Heeord, Don.) Pv the admirable" manner in which he has borne himself since the President was stricken down. General Arthur has won universal respect, and has done very much to disarm the attempts of hose who, with more zeal than discretion, have been endeavoring to prejudice the pubac against him. lhc truth is that Mr. Arthur is a gentleman and a man of honor, and he has con ducted himself as such in a pecu liarly painful and terribly trying situation. It seemed as though whatever he did under the circum stances might bj2 open to miscon struction, but he has found safety in following the impulses of a refined and chivalric nature. Philadelphia Xorth American. D thing the past few days it has been asserted with monotonous fre quency by those infallible and om nisccnt persons, who evolve their facts from the depths of their inner consciousness, that in the event of General Arthur succeeding to the Presidency Roscoc Conkling would be the leading member of his cabi net This is a perfectly gratuitous and unwarranted assumption, and as such is in keeping with the many other assumptions which have with out any substantial reason been drawn to General Arthur's disad vantage. In the first place, the Vice President is not the man so to af front good taste and ignore public sentiment, nor do we believe that Mr. Conkling, even if he were given an opportunity, would consent to profit bv Mr. Garfield's death. ibid. Instead of impugning republican institutions and shaking the political foundations of tiie nation, as some panic-stricken people predicted in the first hot flush of their horror and indignation, the attempted as sassination of the President has had a diametrical opposite effect It has attested the loyalltty of the Ameri can people to their government, and has shown that the system under which wc live is established upon a basis too solid to be shaken. ibid. One of the wise party organs, in alluding to Guiteau's statement that lu was "a Stalwart," says: "We shall never more hear a man boast of Being ' a Stalwart,' " Again, he likewise boasted of being " a lawyer." Are we also to hear no more of law yers ? He made a special boast of being a theologian, and wrote a book about the second coming of Christ. Are we to hear nothing more of " theology " or of Christianity ? In ter Ocean. It is creditable to the newspapers of the West that comparatively few of them sought to turn the attempt ed assassination of the President to political account Not so much can be said for the New York papers. The majority of them wove into their comments a spirit that any decent American ought to be ashamed of. tbid. Tins u what Guiteau wrote fa t-he President a few weeks ago; "J re gret the trouble you are having with Senator Conkling. You are right, and should maintain your position. You have my support, and that of all patriotic citizens." Guiteau was a thorough half-breed. The Stal warts don't own such cattle as that ibid. KiMM-kcd IHm-n for Abusing Garfield. CmcAfiO, July 6. At the Grand Pacific reading room last night an unknown man applied a stream of insulting and jUihy language to lresident Garfield, and was reward ed by being knocked down by another stranger who heard the remarks. The latter's name could not be ascertained, but he is said to be an cx-Confedcrate soldier who had served under Stonewall Jackson. CHEERING NEWS DECIDED IMPROVEMENT 1H THE PRESIDENT'S. CONDITION. THE P2.Y3ICIAE3 FULL CF HOPS. ;oo i;?-:s6xs I'outiii: iiKiaia-' THAT HU AVILIi UUCOVF.lt. Tho Latest Bulletins Issued Show Continuence of Favorable Symptoms. Thc intelligence nt Washington yesterday continued to be of a favor able character. Although the Presi dent is not yet out of danger, aud will not be for several days yet, the case has assumed a decidedly hope ful aspect, and there seems to be good ground for the hope that the President will continue to mend and will ultimately recover. The encouraging aspect which the case assumed on Tuesday morning has steadily continued and filled the entire country with joy. GENERAL CONFIDENCE. Washington, July G. The mem bers of the Cabinet were generally at their respective departments to day, There was evidently a more decided feeling of confidence in the recovery of the President The in terest of the people in the condi tion of the distinguished sufferer is unabated as great crowds still gather about the bulletins posted about the city and gates leading to the Execu tive Maffsion. Secretary Windom stated to your correspondent to-day that the Pres ident from his ur. rofessional judg ment has made decided progress to ward a safe point to recover)', but it would probably bo sonic days 1 e fore the possible complications of the injury could be regitrded as safely passed. He said that the dec laration of Dr. Agnew that perito nitis was possible up to to-day had caused much anxiety, but no symp toms having occurred up to to-niglit every one was feeling a profound sense of relief. Secretary Plainc who has been a closo attendant at the bedside of the President said this evening that he was feeling more encouraged at the prospects than at any other time since the tragedy of last Saturday. The Secretary says the case still has its dangers and it wounld not be wise to allow this feeling of encour agement to lure us into a relaxation of vigilance. It is noticeable, how- evee, that there is a more cheerful i air about the White house. The President renewed his ex pressions of anxiety to-day about the presence of coagulated blood in the vicinity of the bullet and the importance of its removal. This seems to be the most dangerous con dition in the way of recovery, but at this moment lie has expressed no inconvenience of pain lrom the presence of this extraneous matter. The physicians seem to agree that unless this be removed there will be serious danger of blood poison. It is said that as soon as the presence of clotted blood or the location of the bullet are operating injuriously the President will feel the sense of pain in that locality, and by , this means the seat of the ball may be ascertained, and as a last desperate remedy the cause of tho irritation be removed if possible, by a skillful surgeon. THE Sl'KGEO.VS nUM.ETIXS. Washington, July G. The fol lowing were the bulletins issued by the attending physicians, showing the condition of the President : 8:30 a. m. Tho " President has assed a most comfortable night, and ias slept well. His condition has remained throughout as favorable as when the last bulletin was is sued. The pulse is becoming less frequent, and is now DS ; tempera ture, 5)S 7 ; respiration, S'J. IO.uO p. m. The condition of the President since the date of the hist official bulletin, K:30 a. m. has fur ther improved. His pulse is now U'6 and temperature normal. 12:30 p. m. The President re mains quite as comfortable as at the date of the last bulletin, lie takes his nourishment well. Pulse I'M ; temperature 99 7 ; respiration 2'5. 12:53 p. m. There has been a slight rise in the pulse of the Presi dent since the ollicial bulletin of 8:30 this morning, caused by chang ing of bed and the movement of the taticnt's body which it necessitated, lis symptoms arc still regarded as favorable. 1 p. m. -Unless some unfavora ble change should occur no further official bulletin will be issued until 8:30 p.m. Secretary Plaino sent the fallow ing telegram to Minister Lowell, at London : "The President passed a very com fortable night, and for the first time since he was wounded his pulse this morning is below 100. His physi cians feel fresh encouragement, but are intensely anxious for tho trying days yet to conic. 'Dlaine, 'Secretary of State." 2:30 p. m. The President's con dition at this hour remains unchang ed, all rumors to the contrary not withstanding. 3:30 p. m. Among other favor.v ble symptoms of the President's condition to-day is the fact that lie is beginning to find fault with his physicians because they do not give him enough to eat He called this afternoon for beefsteak, but upon being told that it was not pru dent at present to allow him to eat such hearty food he grumbled a lit tle, but consented to compromise on an egg, and say no more about it. The eg was given him. He wished also to know this afternoon whether he cauld be permitted to hold a Cab inet meeting, and evinced generally a disposition to talk, which his phy sicians were obliged to discourage and restrain.' His symotoms at this hoyr. 3:30 p. in. continue to be favorable. 3:30 p. m. Dr. Bliss says the President'u condition and symptoms at this hour are favorable and satis factory. 8:30 p. m. The President's condi tion continues as favorable as at last report He has passed a very com fortable day, taking more nourish ment than yesterday. Pulse 104, temperature 100 G respiration 23. No further bulletin will be issued to-night, unless the condition be comes unfavorable. Epecutive Mansion, Jul' G. 10 p. in. Unofficial. ' Only a slight change has taken place in the Presi dent's condition since date of last official bulletin and that is in the direction of further improvement. He is now resting quiet 1 ib. Unofficial The Presi- dent is resting quietly, as are also physicians and attendant. Kvery I'ouy about the Executive .Mansion is a threat ileal nnrouraged. V.: iiimston, July 7.' The follow ing announcements concerning the Piesideiit's condition' day: 7:20 p. m. Tii. V si very cnmfoit" .-. were made to- '"tit passed nt, nnd is thought to be mum . -. hat improved this morning. The physicians are now with him. and an ollicial bul letin will shortly be issued. !):00 a. ni. The physicians have not yet issued their morning bullet in. Tho President's symptoms are probably less dangerous this morn ing than at ai y previous time since the shooting. The first callers this morning were Postmaster General James and Second Assistant Elmer. They loth left with bright faces. 'J:15 ;t. m. The President has passed a most comfortable night and continues steadily to improve. He is cheerful and asks for additional food. Puke 'Jl, temperature DO, respiration 23. There will bo no further bulletin issued until onr; o'elock. I). W. Puss, J. K. P.aijnks, J. .1. WoomvAi;i, IloP.KKt IiKYBUItX. 1:00 p. m. The condition of the President continues as favorable as this morning. Pulse 100; temper ature, 100 8; respiration 23. Unless sonic unfavorable . change should occur no further bulletin will be is sued until 8;30 p. m. D. W. laiss, .1. K. Uaknes, J. J. Woodward, IIoiiKUT ltEYlirii.v. 3 p. m. The condition of the President has remained substantial ly unchanged since the date of the last official bulletin. The slight in crease in pulse and temperature since this morninir is said by the attending physicians to be only the natural lluctuation of fever from morning till noon.- The President has eaten chicken broth to day and has expressed a strong desire about noon ior toast and oatmeal with milk. Tho latter was given him, as probably the lea.-;t objectionable kind of solid food which he seemed to crave. 3:20 p. m. Tiie symptoms of the President continue to be favorable. Reports that jaundice has set in, or that there has been any" unfavora ble iurn in the ease, are unfounded. 8 p. m. The favorable condition of the President continues. Pulse 20G, temperature 102, respiration 23. 1). W. Puss' J. IC. JUhnks, J. J. WoODWAIlD, HoP.EKT IiEYIil'UN. Unless some unfavorable change occurs no further bulletin will be is sued until to-morrow morning. NATl'RAI. SlTPPt'HATION. 1 p.m. The slight inereapc of the pulse and temperature of the Presi dent since morning is attributed by the attending surgeons to the heat of noon and to the process of suppu ration which i3 now going on in the wound near the snrface of the body. This process, which is accompanied by a slight discharge of pus, is en tirely natural, and is nn expected and necessary result of the injury at this st:?ge of the case. A GOOD SHOU'IXa. .3 p. m. The following telegram was sent by the attending surgeons to the consulting surgeons thts af ternoon : "The President's condition has not changed materially since our telegram to you yesterday. During the afternoon and evening he was troubled with acid eructations, and the administration of nutriments' was again suspended for several hours. One quarter of grain of morphia was administered hypod ermeically at 8:30 p. m. and follow ed at once by tranquil . sleep. To word midnight, however, he became restless and complained of muscu lar soreness in the feet and pain in the ankle joint, so that .vc were on the point of administering an addi tional anodyne when he fell asleep, and on awakening was so free of pain that it was not given. After 1 a. m. he passed the night tranquilly, sleeping composedly much of the time. At intervals since that hour he has taken an ounce of the al humcnized chicken broth, alternat ing with an ounce of miik, to which a tcaspoonful of very old and excel lent rum was added. All this has been retained, as well as five grains of sulphate of quinia, taken this morning at 8 o'clock. The -j'cllow-ish tinge of the skin, mentioned in our last telegram, has sensibly di minished. Wh.cn the antiseptic dressing was renewed this morning, the wound was found to be discharg ing a small quantity of healthy look ing pus. The reaction accompany ing the establishment of suppura tion is, as might be expected, mark ed by slight rise of temperature and pulse as compared with the corre sponding hours of yesterday. This, however, we do not consider unfa vorable, . under the circumstance?, and wc should not 1 o surprised if it continued through the afternoon, and were repeated in the afternoon .and evening for several days. - The record since our last telegram is as follows : Yesterday, at 8:30 p. m., pulse 10G, temperature 100 2, res piration 23. Vhis morning at 8:30, pulse 90, temperature 9!) 2, respira tion 23. At 1 p. m. it is pulse 108, temperature 101 -1, respiration 2. (Sighed ' D. W. liu J. K. Pauses, J. J. Wooihvaup, 1'OBEItT PkEYIll'KN. A VKHY ( OlJKoP.TAIH.E AETEUNOOX. 8 p. m. The President's condi tion continues favorable. He has passed a very comfortable afternoon, and has taken more nourishment than on previous days. Pulse 108, temperature 101 4, repiration 21. (Signed) I). W. Puss, .LK.Paunes, J. J. WooinvAitn, ItonEUT ItEYPUltN. The conditions continue so favor able that there will be no further bulletin until to-morrow morning. Washington. July 9. 8:15 a. m. The condition of the Pres ident continues favorable. He is more comfortable than on any previous morning. Pulse 90, temper ture 99.2, respiration 23. The wound is beginning to discharge laudiblc pus. D. W. Bliss. J. K. Baiines. J. J. Woodward. KoBEBT KeYBUIIN. most norr.Ft L. 10:10 a. m. Colonel" A. P. Rock well, at this hour say's: "The President passed a comfort able night. I was with him from 1 o'clock till daylight He ulept well and was refreshed. I do not see how he coyld well be better six days after such a shot as he received. I think we are justified now in feeling most hopeful." . NO SIKONDAUY HEM 1!1:H A!l. 12.05 p. m. The symptoms of the Prei-idcjit at this hour" are as favor able as at the date ofthu la;,t ollicial bulletin. The report lhat second ary hemorrhage ha.j set in is entirely without foundation . o;;TI.T1,S KAVoUAIil.K. 12.30 p. sr. The progress of the Prcaidentjfl case continues to be favorable. Pulse K-,v. Temperature 101. 1. Inspiration 21. 1). W. Puss. J. K. JlAUXET. J. J. WonPWAHD. Koi:i:ur kr.vw i!.s spmy's p.rf.urri.v. Wash rxoTOM, July 10. The fol lowing bulletins -were issued from the Executive Mansion to-day : 8 a. m. The President has pass ed the most comfortable night he hay parsed since he was wounded, sleeping tranquilly and with few breaks. Tho general progress of his symptoms continues to be favorable. Pulse 100, temperature 10, respira tion 23. Tho next bulletin will be issued at 1 . m. 10 a. m. There has Ik.-cii no no ticeable change in the President since the issuance of the 8 o'clock bulletin. Mrs, Edson who just left the sick room says the President is resting quietly and comfortably and that the case is progressing as favor ably as could be expected. 1 p. m. The President's symp toms continues to be favorable. Pulse 102, temperature 100 5, respir ation 22. 0 p. m. Postmaster General James says that the President is progressing finely, and the surgeons are perfectly satisfied with the pro gress thus far made. 7 ). m. The President's symp toms continue to make favorable progress. Pulse, 108 ; temperature, 1019; respiration, 21. D. W. Puss, etc.' No further bulletins will be issued until to-morrow morning. 11:15 p. m. Tho President is sleep ing quietly. Ail his symptoms are favorable and the doctors are pre paring for a night's rest for them selves. Dr. Pliss says : "We are en tirely satisfied with tho manner in which matters are going." 1 :30 a. ni. The President's favor able condition continues. TO CONSULTING PHYSICIANS. " The following dispatch was sent by the surgeons in charge to the two consulting surgeons, Dr. Frank II. Hamilton and Dr. D. II. Agnew : Such light changes as have taken place in tho President's condition since our telegram of yesterday are of a favorable character. About 7 p. m. his bowels were freely moved. Shortly afterwards he received hy podermic injection of one quarter of a grain of morphia. He slept more natuarally during the night than he has since he was hurt, and this morning is comfortable, takes his nourishment well, and appears on the whole better than hitherto. During the last twenty-five hours he has taken altogether fourteen ounces of milk and one ounce of rum. This morning at 10:30 he again received ten grains bisulphate of quinia. Doth yesterday and day before the wound was dr -ed antiseptically twice during ti," 21 hours. This morning it is discharging rather less pus than yesterday, but it appears healthy. Yesterday at 7:15 p. m. his pulse was 108. U :nperature 101 9. Uespiration24. To-day afe S a. m. his pulse was 100, temperature 3i K), respiration 23. At 1 p. m. his pulse was 102, temperature 100 5, respir ation 22. I). W. Puss, etc. H.nv GuiKcau taut His Uevolvcr. Washington, July G. Considera ble talk has been indulged in since the arrest cf Guitteau with regard to the means by which he managed to get the money to purchase the re volver with which he shot the Presi dent. It wa3 known that for weeks lie had been without money, and had been beating his board bills, yet he purchased a new revolver, and the question is where did he ret the money ? The detectives have discovered that the pistol was pur chased at O'Meara's gun store, op posite the Treasury Department, and that the money" with which it was purchased, was borrowed by Guitteau. The man who loaned it to him is said to be a reputable and worthy citizen, and out of respect for his feelings the authorities are withholding his name. He was deceived bv tho smooth tongue of Guitteau, and now feeling his unfor tunate but unintentional connec tion with the sad affair, those who have the facts arc keeping them quiet. The fact that Guitteau had talked a good deal of expecting $500 ! from some source on the day of the shooting wa3 also made the most of i bv those who saw lit to adopt the idea of accomplices and a plot, but a careful investigation has proven this to to have been merely one of Guitteau s lies, dictated by the de sire to appear as a man of means. Cailrau ami liis Hcircsx. Washington, July 0. Since the attempted assasinalion of the Presi dent, Mr. Judd, one of the hitler's secretaries, has recalled to mind the fact that last fall, soon after the October election, while the Pres ident was at Mentor, Ohio, he re ceived from the then unknown Charles Guiteau the following letter, dated New York City snd written upon headed paper of the Fifth- avenue Hotel: Deau General : I, Charles Gui teau, hereby make application for the Austrian Mission. Being about to marry a wealthy and accom plished heiress of this city wc think that together we might represent this nation with dignity and grace. On the principle of first comes first served I have faith that you will give this application favorable con sideration. Charles Guiteau. The letter was shown to General Garfield rather as a curiosity than a3 a communication to be answered, and he several, times afterward re ferred to it half humorously as an illustration of unparalleled audaci ty and impudence. The Feeling at New York. New York, July ' G. The hotels and clubs presented an empty ap pearance, there being a general feel ing of safety in regard to General Garfield's condition. Kx-Senator Conkling remained in town to-day, but his movements arc unknown. He left, his room at G and had not rehired at 10:30. The following postd card was received at the ho tel: "Proprietors Fifth Avenue Hotel, Twenty -third street and Fifth ave nue : Gents We will hang Conkling to-night at 9 sharp. fSigned Com. Fouu, Right Fouwaud, MRS. GARFIELD. A I KKSI'.NT OF jp-JW,Mi Foil TtIK mjf.lk wifi: f Tin: Tho Mmeiticiit OHa'"'1'"''1 ' Mi'ii-Ih-i-s of llii New Voi-k CliiimlM-r .r C.iiiinr-e ? ilelievftlie lrcnilciit nf Auxi.rij In K--;;:tnl otIic FnMirc i)!' HiH I 'ii'itilj-. New YoiiK, June 7. In res;j.-nsr to a eail for a speild nutting f the Clminlier iil Coiiiti:ei ei', to take soil)'' action in regard to tin; attempted assassination of the President, a large number of members assembled to-day. Ilesolutions were unani mously adopted, setting forth their unrpeakable grief and indignation at the attempted assassination of President Garfield, and that they were deeply moved by the Christian heroism with which ho had met this appalling calamity, that has alarmed the whole country, and compared with which political con tentioM and personal interest have sunk into insignificance, tendering to the President their heartfelt con gratulations on his having survived the perils that surrounded him, and offering to his heroic wife, aged mother, and his children their deep est sympathy. Mr. Samuel D. Pabcock said that he hoped whatever the results of this dreadful affair may be, it may teach our public men to-day a lesson which is needed now more than ever before a lesson that party spirit must be tempered by patriot ism. Mr. S. P. Chittenden, in the course of his remarks, said this attempted murder had no political significance whatever. Mr. S. P. Thrasher also made a few remarks, after which the Cham ber adjourned. It was then an nounced to the members present that a number of gentlemen had de termined to raise S250,O0, which is to be invested in United Stales bonds aud deposited with the UnitedStatcs Trust . Compan', and the income therefrom to he paid to Mrs. Garfield during her life, and at her deoMi, equally divided among her chihhc:i, in appreciation of the noole diame ter of the President. A subscription list was then pre sented, which was headed by C. W. Field for $5,000, and below were the name3 of Drexel, Morgan & Co. and Jay Gould each for like amounts. Messrs. C. P. Huntington, S. P. Chit tenden and D. Willis James at once stepped forward and each subscribed a similar amount The following persons put their names down for 1,000 each : James P. Colgate, J. P. Trobtr, Percy 11. Payne, Jessop, Pa ton it Co., C. Lanier. Field, I.indley &, Co., J. eligma: and W. II. Fog. All citizens of New York are invito! to participate in the testimonial. Mils. GAia iku NOTins-:r. Executive Mansion, ) Washington, D. C, June 7. ) Postmaster General James h:'.s re ceived a telegram from George Wil son, Secretary of the New York Chamber of Commerce, in which the latter requests the Postmaster Gen eral to say to Mrs. Garfield that the members of the New York Chamber ot Commerce have subscribed $250, 000 to bo presented to her, both as a token of their sincere esteem and sympathy and -as a means of reliev ing the mind of the President en tirely from anxiety with regard to the future of his family. M!H. GAUF:EU) S GRATEi-VI. ;'o.se. To this telegram Postmast'-r Gen eral James has sent the following re- j ply : i Executive Mansion, ) j Washington, June 7. ) ! Ltcorge H (Mun, Lp, Sri'iuirg fj the (Jhamher vj C'MVwe; Xt :c York City: Your despatch has been delivered to Mrs. Garlicid. On receipt of it she remarked that there was so much that was touching and beauti ful in the sympathy of the people of the whole country, that she did not dan; trnst herself to think of it. (Signed) Thomas L. James, Postmaster General. Garlieitl and His Cliilili-.-n. A Washington correspondent thin uescnoes a President's visit of the wounded Tuesday children on morning: The greetings between the father and his children were pleasant but quiet. The boys wero in first, and the President spoke kindly to each. James, the eldest son, was flushed a trifle, as though with dillicnlty restraining his feeling, whereupon tho President tightened the grasp upon his hand, and said, kindly, "Keep good cheer, my boy; I shall pull through." Tears came into the boy's eyes, and he turned away to brush them off. A tew minutes later he was at Secretary Windom's, where Miss Mollic had stayed over night, and presently she returned to the White House with him, and was shown into the sick room. The President lay with closed eye-. She stood a moment at the foot of the bed, and then, thinking him asleep, turned to withdraw. The nurse signalled to her that he was not asleep. Then she stepped softly around and ne&t ling her hand in his laid her face against it The President knew her touch, anil without opening his eyes said tenderly : "How is my little eirl this morn ing?" "lam very well, pana; how do you feel?" "Almost as good as ever;'' he re plied, with a smile. The child kept ner place, saving nothing, until the President fell into a slumber a few minutes later. IHaiue's Iiil Tiii-c.ireneil. Washington, July 5. A raving lunatic named Daniel McNamara, who belongs in Virginia, but who arrived in town from Philadelphia said that he had come for the purpose of shooting Mr. Blaine. There did not seem to be much method in his madnes, for he began operations by smashing two win dows with bricks on the avenue. He has been sent to the insane asylum, lie stated, when exam ined, that he had been inspired by the spirits to kill General Grant dur ing the latter's Administration, but was defeated in that object, and said that if an opportunity would be given him he would explain the manner in which Guitteau was prompted to assassinate the President A rtohre- man and detective have been de-f tailed to watch and guard Vice President Arthur, as fears are enter tained that the idea of shooting public men has tiken a firm holtl on the minds of a number of luna tics, who will endeavor to carry out the crazy purpose. .titTHru'f cJinr.F. JullM l.fl-l- tit lreSclcni' Fwlin.iJ ' 8i'ii:itl Vlec Washington, July b. Alt' r Vice i . ft ..il ... . fr ,n U hit- IIuuseye.terJ.iy w returned ttl-,, v;; r.id. t,ee ol Sen.t'or Jones on ( ,:.pi-1 ' ' U Hid and subsequently taw a, " arid i -) L;- ,T ' drive of v mil, m the . suburbs, r ' j .Senator Jones wa3 at home fc a , f , ....ii... ,... lew! enrnt! to m house to ' . 'V." ''-"'A caller who ii-tu ."": V ".' ... see tho Vice President, no was I I ' . l!..n asKeu ii.l. quern . ... "HOW UOeS Ull- ICO 1 ll.-M. WI. ronqiort himself in this crisis?'' "Like the thorough gentleman he was the answer. "He is a man mupulously olisfrvant of the nict .n.l r.unctiiios of life, and, of course, it must grieve him beyond endurance to nave an assassin miwi the president, and then exclaim : 'I am a Stalwart and Arthur is Presi dent ' He fetls sensitive over it. as any high-minded' man would, but what can lie Uo aiwui is : ouuniu, who was such an egotist that he thought his service entitled him to the Austrian .Mission, and who was passed from head of department to Head of department as a sort of butt, and who f'jlt, when he said he would lake the Consul Generalship at Par- is tliat the Administration could not refuse it to him this lellow, who was a mere mendicant for office and who wrote Garfield that he was in perfect sympathy with him, final ly got it into his head that he had been wronged in not being appointed to oilice and picked on the President as the chief offender iu the matter. Then thinking it would be of advan Uige to him to connect .himself with one of the factions of the party, he avers himself a Stalwart after shoot ing tiie President, and impudent y, incidentally, couples General Ar thur's name with the deed in a man ner that put him in a very undesir able light indeed. Put, as I said before, what can he do about it ? I was in New York attending to some of my private business when the news of the shooting arrived. When the Cabinet summoned General Ar thur here he sent for me and told me lie would like t have me come with him for company sake. He told me that as soo.i as he heard of the shooting he ft'.i that it was his duty to come here, but lie was de terred by his di. ilkc of doing any thing that would make the public think he was in haste and desirous of assuming the robes of office that seemed to be put within his reach sucn an uniooneii-ior manner, inu request of the Cabinet for his pres-1 ence solved that dilemma ami let! him out handsomely." nonsensical i:EPo;:rs. ' Since he has been here hi.- con duct has been such as to win the plaudits of aii fair minded jM-ople. From what I know of General Ar thur I am satisfied if he could have foreseen the events to-day when he was nominated he would not have accepted the Vice Presidency under any solicitations, but he has been elected to his place, and he cannot shrink from his requirements. any of the people who talk about General Arthur stop to Consider the President had been previously hurt in a railway or other accident it Avould have been the duty of the Vice President to repair here, so as to be ready for any emergency ?'' About tiie reports published in some New York papers relative to General Arthur's fears of assassina tion and the employment of detec tives to protect him, the Senator said : '"It is 'all nonsense. General Ar thur has told mo that life is not worth living if one has to be in con stint dread of losing it. All the de tectives in tne world cannot protect a man against assassins. Alexander of Pussia surrounded himself with armed Cossacks, and yet a glass bomb ended his existence. If a! New man is to die by the hand of an as sassin no detective can ward off the blow. The story about the -detectives watching over Arthur has just this grain of truth. When he left New York, unknown to us some over-zealous friends employed a po liceman to accompany us on tiie train. We knew nothing of the matter until the cars started, and had no neeed or desire for the man's services. After we got here we told him so, and he returned to New York." CONKLING AND THE CABINET. Speaking of different reports ailoat Senator Jones said : "Members of tiie Cabinet visit fmi-ri! ri!Ti c.f nut 1..,.. ... day. and their intercourse with him 'n niuui w nn luiu?U lUl vn f i . - al character." ieve that even if dies that conk - the premiership it. He does not lielievc 1,'v liiwi Willi. hi liMliltbCl President Garfield ling would accept the under his successor. He snvs : it;., ;. i ... v i i ii,.? ivji mil Lilt: .en.-iTiT :iri,i i.fx Senate lie wilt not. in mv omnion. uwnt, offi..A o nil w.:.i.w v.L .-. . ?. aw. f.,r r..t...n.. . " 1 - " " , w .ti v n . , i , i3 LOO ...'. ,V,l,,Ll" . I S I r -i -1 . I 1 1 -V lll , ., a J l - J I cal. Fonkliii- Heard Fro:. Washington. Ju!v -The loirin-x mr,Lj. v has progressed greatly as a Senator ! . u-f'. Vff : in the past few years, especially in ihty or distrust ng::.,rt : regard to thinking and speaking on suc1h,au hour. ? ns.e:u.i,o; nis legs, u He aoes return to t ie vr- between ex-Senator Conkling and!!" 1 b' V10?; in . ..... : o rnn npnnliTrif n-i Attorney uenerai .Mac eagh : Fifth Avenue Hutd, Xew York. July My dear sir: In the abhor rence with which all decent men alike shudder at the attempt to mur der the President, I have given thought to a matter to which your attention may or may not have turned, Our criminal code treats premeditated homicide in all cases alike irrespective of the victim. Murder being visited by the great est penality, perhaps tut destruction hetween one case and another could be found on the public relations held by the person slain. Put in the case of the attempt to murder a broad distinction can be made be tween assailing the life of an indi vidual and tho attempt to take a Hie ot special value to the whole people. The shocking occurrence of Saturday I think demands that me ueiinition and punishment assault a i .. ,,. ilk ingu executive; oihcers, whether successful nr tt ! should be made thoroughly rior- lr !n-n who attc,npts 'the life ot the President if mnmtw r.,o.,.,.,: iv, commits an offense which the nation ought to guard against :,", PuHisn by the exertion of iowcr civilized nations may employ. I suggest this a deserv ing consideration. My profound X iPat.?,,l's5 withtl' Indent and with n I ,.r r . 7 . Juu cerv- nour. ae conflict of mvi, i.. ' i ST! I fenr cfv, ...... . with nothing stable each other, except the iacis, and 1 trust that uie worst is passed, i w,sh ill n It,r?aVlcnt m decPst ynP3- thy in this hour, which should hush all discords and enlist all prayers Please ms sale deliverance, ! respectful i-j:;.; : ail will br ;i 11 it Jijifri ' ; .id-Jin-'. K, est ontH.rt.n.ifv i " ! ' A Was.ijn COX. .;. tor Coukinv.r .ci,t, ti,'. f..: grain io ie,. p,e, afternoon : .t An.. AV:7 l'frL. ff, HaJaiigton : VI r,,.,l f... ,i m. .1. ::iy t-, V :-!..-. ar. 1 V as(.' j arc mot wel'om, ior tiie h.i( pi'n t, III.- To this disp-tc!, eral .fame-! sr-r,t the Krmi.'iie MnH.:i;i P. j j llifcoe Coiikli.hj 7,-v.v Ac ine ice i'rts;:..-yt j;;.t,.,..j v, egram in my 1,,-uvl.- f ,r ',i,.'V. Mrs Garfield. I Iuv, ,,'.' with his request, j, desires me to r, turn ).r't'. ' your kindly sympathy. Thumas h. j. A $."). (too Cincinnati, July 7 .!.,,.. three o'clock this aft-ri;',.' broke out in M.imu.i dren's carriage imuii;;,,.,, and Augusta street-, and minutes the entire build;.; 7" five-story brick) was in ;! ,7,.' building was located h, of some of the lar-t plra:.'... tories and other inflarsai'u!,':'. ings in the city. Th.; ;;r,.",' leaped to the I'uhni fur;:':!. ;7 ry. on the upper r-;:.. - 7 Closterman's large eli:.;r ; the eastern side of :u'.'.U Then it caught i:i M. ;:!. ,-'. furniture factory, ad;,,;.,;,.:.. , ternian's on the soutl'i c: A. s:" sequently extended t lU-7-ry. The first four !!!;;. h: are a total loss, and I; Jr'i ;' is badly damaged. TI., rumors of great l i present only one ;,-r Peat, is known to l e !e employed in Marq.-.a's with others, had i:m :h except by jumping s r , .- 1 : I li.- A. uows. lhe m;ur L-nn-ivn .ore ('!. it. r,.- in j totj j0;,s :ji r'.. r". engines lrom (.'nviiit.-n j ground. The fire is t-h. ! the lumber piles, but r.; adjoining nuu.iin--: ;s Tin re were ( -ighty-six j ployed in Marqua's f-vl one is known to have ii wounded and 45 e-vt, injury. Twenty-f.,t:r !, unaccounted f..r. nr.d it likely that they ;dl peri flames. Persons d :,: men jump fr m v, ;:... 1 v. into the celi.ir. thr:!;h in the sidewalk. v:.i r t-.c iTJfc'Kiy s'-iii-wutci tneni. i: . l! j 'L ca"lt- vii.ifc wme hi ar overcome by the heat ::i ing. The loss u gre:.t r ; estimated. Tho princip.i Wm. Ilesor iv Co., stuv 6:200 0. Thev Lav. valuable stove patterns. !': five-story wan-hon.' v::. destroyed. Marpnis !- ' 000; "Clostermans. s'IJ".'-: Cabinetmakers' l"ni,:i 6v'.u Merit Smith. furn:tur- -1 IStraub, Mill & Co., t .'"": Hesslebrook, sa'.n and he house 51 0.fM';; Cof.rad Mu"-: boarding-house, '.. no: .-A ; j mailer losses. F.-siei.it:ir F.i , Jill V 5 i'x.- Conkling being asked his i.j.i the situation and the .v.,v newspapers are dispu-o! t-i :r said : 4-The assault upon l'.-e-Mi: field is an astouii.ihv assault I the Nation. The shot ti.vd madman is a shot lired at No language can over-ta'.e tl . mity of the deed. There is. 1 er, no occasion fr puU.e a;.; sion or excitement. 0:r foresaw even such dir..- p-v-i: and provided for tliera. T stitutina points out juu-t wk:;t I be done in hist such aa i a.i The Vice President, on tl. .- li the President, instantly s" and the government y- e:i i i i i?-ianj oceurrt,: iihe ice i resident :s he Vre: "fVl" j ndau . iietl ,urtneP'at & . i In his hand n har::i wui c - 1 me i- , ... r""' "... position, can ' now t;.i .iie shadow pas-i- near up tne na i . i , Kids of the : ll.l.. ideiit. This is t!ie C'oiutiii:: the law-a'.i.ling people of t: try' will all unite in d.'irs will have the prayers -f ; men and women. .--..-- ,! whether by pistoi I whether bv or 'or t:v.- can people witrt rzi". nant accord. There oeinu' dent of the Senate and n- of the House, tiie Vice IV- i the one safeguard and r'- 7 l!' the country against un.vrtaa.sy. chaos ; and lost, indeed, to " and virtue must be the A"; who would increase dan'-r ,,r ' turbation at such times. '"Sad and deplorable as t:i- ; is, it is i lie glory and sa'.ty t' free institutions that ni iiu:;;, act can.r.-.ich beyond the it at whom !.; aims. T'uu"-'' belongs to :he people, :!" on peacefully, even in ' 'r::': thi. Grief and horror u; i ;- i vade all hearts. .h-:iinv:.'' . when death strikes the j'-'-"1 family, the survivors niu-t u- ; proceed ; so when the hi.i l ,!; ' roverr.ment falls, conip'1--';"1' ' dutv still remain t the X.i'-n ', of - ' 10 It its citizens. M"i;ru::: do, each man lias his part hide and firmness, ani ' ... t ; t , ' .. ! :..t, Live sense aim bsmiihu , this peoj.le- through gri- r !' will not be wanting n-v- ?f:'-"7 of bitterness and treason:-..-umny, this is the tii;:e i-r; ,:. iean people to cultivate !'l'::.:7 good Will, and strengthen -'"j1., en the links which bind t i,,;';.,i gcther. Civilization wih i!l""' stumble because Provided N. mented one poor creature.. cause ferocious and atroc:" -., hood has for a tiineattcnii- " wilder the publie sense. One applicant United States C t for the -,sit:.' Consul I is i 1 1 ...onr.)I,l!t. )I lA;".- Holmes, Aldrich andhi-i"r- biie interests. If- i-