Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1881, Page 1

a THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAIiY, Except Sunda;, AT THE STAR BEILDIN Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner 11th 8: Oy The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Prest, |” THE EVErIsG Stan is served to sn*acribers !n city by carriers, on their own account, st 10 Sents per week, or 44centa per month Copies at thecennter, 2’ centseach. By ma‘l—postae pr=- Paid—60 centes month -one year, #6: six months, 23 the Post Office at Washiaxton, D.U., atter.} Tae Wrexty Stai—published ou Fridsy—$2 4 : aid. atx montha, $1: 10 eopies subscriptions murt be paid in sd- Vance: no paper sent longer than is paid for. of sdvertising made known on spplication. ver, 5S—N®. 8.810. uening Star. WASHINGTON. D. C.. SUNDAY, JULY 3. 1881. ONE O’CLOCK P. } THE GOOD NEWS TO- DAY. THE PRESIDENT ALIVE AND BETTER. ENCOURAGING BULLETINS FROM THE SICK ROOM, FAVORABLE SIGNS TO-DAY. 5 The Physicians Hopefl How the Night was Passed. ANOTHER CONSULTATION THIS EVENING. MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY. 15 GUITEAU INSANE? ‘The Latest Bulletin. 12:15 P.M.—The Health officer received the following: The President's condition greatly tm- Proved. He has secured sufficient refreshing Bleep, atd during his waking hours is ine ‘ned to discuss passing topiés, Heiscalm ‘With more full and softer expression. Pulse 16; temperature and respiration normal. The Presidents Condition Remarkably Favorable. Dr. Bliss, at a quarter past twelve, was im the very best of spirits, He 8a'd that inflammation had not set In, and that tae President's condition was remarkably favor- are HE BALL LODGEP IN THE LIVER. Numerous Cases in Which Persons Shot Through the Liver Have Recovered, 10 A.M.—The physicians In attendance upon the President seem to be greatly encouraged this morning by the favorabie symptoms. Tae President slept five hours during the nigat, and bastaken nourishment. He hag had a Batural passage of urine. Dr. C. M. Furd, who bad just k the President, stated to @ STAR reporter that the tempera. ture and respiration were normal and they had reason to hope for the President's recovery—which was more than could be said at nine o’clock last night. “The ball,” said Dr. Ford, in answer to the reporter's queries, “has probably lodged In the liver. An abcess may form, but we can’t tell much about it now. There are 32 casea on record, during the war, where men were shot through the liver and recovered.” The physicians have decided to hold a consultation at 7 o'clock this eveniog. A More Cheerful Look. At ten o'clock this morning there was a more cheerful look on the faces at the White House than there had been since ten o'clock yesterday morning. The members of the Cabinet all ex- pressed themselves as very hopeful, and most Of the physicians spoke cheerfully of the Pres- Ident’s condition. He 1s improving every hour, | Mrs. Garfield has been with him most of the morning. She ts weak, but bears up wonder- fully. The crowd in front of the White House did ot disappear altogether during the night. There were some people standing around tle fates at all hours. Tails morning the crowd ‘Was of g00d numbers, but not as large as yes- terday. At ten o'clock Dr. Bilss issued the following ‘bulletin: The i0 a. m. Bulletins ‘The President has rested quletly and awake ened refreshed. His improved condition gtves additional hope of his gradual recovery. Pulse 114, respiration 1s, and temperature normal. The President at 11:30. At 11:30 o’clock there was no perceptivle change in the President's condition. Guarding Against Inflammation of the Wound. The greatest danger to the President now ts from inflammation, which willset in. The ball has not been removed, and will not be until he has gained considerably more strength than he now has. There is every reason to hope that the inflammation will not be great or danger ous. The passage from the bowels, which was matural, and of urine, are ind’cation3 that the ‘wound has not touched the intestines or the | Dladder. The wound is kept well sponge, and BO precaution against inflammation ia ne- giected. Said Dr. bliss, at 1: o'clock, “Every- thing is now favorable, and the symtoms gradually get better.” ‘The President's Wife. Mrs. Garfield shows wonderful courage and endurance. She only took avery short sleep last night, and today was up early. Sue has been close by the President sincs early this She has a beltef. which cannot be shaken, that the President will recover. Perfect Quiet Enjoined. ‘The arrangements at the White House to day are, under orders from the physicians, such as induce to the most perfect quiet. They pro- nounce it as absolutely necessary that the pa- tient ehould b2 kept enttrely undisturbed. No carriaget are allowed in the grounds. Onlya few people are admittel througa the gate, and fewer get inside the hou-e. The peopie should understand this. There should be no fireworks to-morrow. J ‘The Feeling in the City. througheut the District to-day ts Presl- ‘The Vice President in the Citys Vice President ssteer ban anstved ta She cir. ‘He was accompanied by Senator Jones, je- vada. The Vice President has not yet called at the White House. He arrived at eight o'clock ‘this morning, and is staying at the Arlington. The President’s Hurried Remeval to the White House. It is considered by some physicians that the moving of the President from the depot to the White House in a hurried manner, in an amou- lance, Was il advised. Itis thought that he should have been removed quietly In a stretcher. One pbysician sald this morning that tn his opinion the Prestdent was just recoveriag from “his rell mell removal to the White House.” How the Night Was Passed. ‘The crowds about the White House remaiaed until 11 o'clock last night, when the house was close, and all were excluded except the piy- Sicians and attendants. The Srar extras gave builetins of the President's condition us to 10 o’clock. At half-past ten the Presiden again asked Dr. Bliss = what the chances were. Dr, Bliss replied: “As I told you before, Mr. President, I think your chance agood one, and has improved since you last questioned me.” The President: replied, “I told you, doctor, that I was gotng to take that chance.” Secretary Blaine, at haif-past ten, cabled our ministers abroad that at that hour the Presi- dent’s condition was improved, and that there was strong hope of his recovery. The President, a little before eleven o'clock, took some beef tea, which was the first nour- ishment he had received during the day. During the night his condition continued to improve Mrs Garfield remained as a constant attendant by bis bedside. He fell asleep a little after 11 oclock. The bulletiss issued from the sick room cccasionally were all of the most encour- aging nature. The physicians considered the fact that the vomiting had ceased and the nourishmment had been retained on his stomach, a most hopeful sign. Secretaries Lincoln, MacVeagh, Windom, and James staid at tne White House all last night. Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. MacVeagh left at one o’clock, Mrs. James at two, Mrs Windom at four and Mrs. Hunt at five. Is Guitean Insane? CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SHOW METHOD IN HIS : MADNESS. ‘There are a number of circumstances which, tm the opinion of some who are Investigating the matter, tend to show that if Guiteau fs in- sane there {s method In his madness, and that he was but a tool in the hands of others. All the letters taken from Guiteau’s package (eft at the news stand) are of about the same tenor as that addressed to the White Houseand published in Tae Star. One letter has been found since his arrest which is evidently that of a well trained perfectly sane mind. The fact that all the letters in his package would tend to show that the writer was Insane causes the suspicion that they were put up for that purpose. He told the haskman that be wanted him to drive to Congres sional cemetery when he got in, and it Is thought by some that he had an {dea of escape by taking the raliroad at one of thestations be- yond the city limits, or, if too closely prease1, to save his neck by going to the jail and deliver- Ing himself te the officers. Colonel Cook states that thus far, aftér all his experience In the line of insanity, (and some say that that is his specialty as a lawyer), he canuot yet see the first Indication of insanity in this case. All the facts point to a deliberately framed plan of assassination, accompanted by the preparation of means to escape and simu- lated defence based upon pretended insanity. NOT MOVED FROM THE JAIL. A report was current last evening, tha‘ Gult- eau bad been moved from the jall and placed upon a man-of-war at the navy yard for the purpose of securing him against any attempt that might be made to lynch him. It ha: beea learned upon inquiry that this is not true. Guiteau fs still In jail nnder a strong guard. New York Detectives Here. There are two New York detectives i the city, one of them 13 frank grove, who did big work in the Maa hattan bank robbery case. They are sup posed to be here tn connection with the shot ‘pg of the President. There fs no doust that there is a theory that tue act fs something more than that of a crazy man which 1s betng worked upand traced. Col. Corkhill, District Attorney, and Attorney Gen- tral MacVeagh were 10 consuttation to-day. Not a German. ‘The Germans here are quite indignant at the published reports that Gulteau belonged to their race. They desire the statement to be contradicted. Incidents of the Day. As the Arrewsmith was returning fron Blackiston’s Island with a party of excursion- ists last evening, im the vicinity of Marshall Hall, the steamer George Leary signalized “Garfleld assassinated.” The passengers at first were so amazed at the tidings that they thought a cruel hoax had been perpetrated upon them. Upon their arrival at the dock they found, however, that euch wa3 not the case, and were greatly shocked at the direfal tragedy. After the shooting some topacco juice on the washboard, near where the President fell, was Mistaken for blood, and was so great an at- traction forthe public that the rallroed peo- ple were obliged to obliterate it. During the afternoon what, with the curious to see the Place and the newspaper people and others measuring the rooms, there was much incon- venience to those passing and repassing to the trains. About the 4th of March Gulteau presented himself at the house of Mr. A. G. Hall, cad got several meals there, for which he did not pay. He stated that he expected to get a large sum of money from New York shortly, and would day then. He was looked upon by Mr. Hali as an eccentric crack-brained person. The Baltimore and Potomac depot was vis- ited by large crowds of people, who iaspected the scene of the attempted assassination, Among those early on the ground was a corps of artists, engaged in taking sketches for the pictorial papers. How Conkling and Arthur Received the News. . Vice President Arthur arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he joined Senator Conk- Ing at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. They had only then received the news. Mr. Arthur says he was staggered by the shocking character of the Information. Senator Conkling, it is stated, . gave expression to the strongest feelings of regret. A dispatch from New York says: “Later in the evening, Mr. Conkling’s triends say, he expressed himself more strongly than on the first receipt of the news: He is quoted as having said: ‘I was prepared for auy other news than this, and do not know what to say. When I sawthe dispatch in Gen. Arthur's hanés to-day I was stunnea and felt as if I comida hardly gain breath. I must, I Suppose, beifeve it true, though I had hoped not. and Still nope it is not so bad as reported. It is, if true, the moat terrible scourge that hus af- Micted this coudtry since tha murder of Lin- colin. Gentlemen (and bis friends say he turned suddenly abd went Into his room) if this thing has come, may Heaven help our country.” Conkling spent the early part of the evening at the Pifth-avenue hotel, and comparatively alone. He declined to see newspaper men, Dat to the representative of the press said that his regret for the President's calamity had vren fairly spted by the afternoon press. To say more would be unbecoming at this time. It ts, however, — that should the President ir. Con something mre, and fiat iewin be ous and ‘hot ‘unfriendly. Gen. Arthur Short time tn the af- ternoon at the and ‘nderstood was wl to have gone to his home on Lexington avent where, however, he could not b3 seen.” sie Intense Excitement in New York. A gentleman arriving early this morning from New York says the people of that city are ‘wild with excitement, and the depot was over- un with men tryin g to get here, but not able to do soon account of there not being enough cars to accommodate thei. Messages of Condolence. Among the messages recetved at the White House yesterday were the following : FROM VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR. New York, July 2, 1851, Hon, James (. Blaine, Secretary. of State, Wash- ington, DO 3 Your ielegram, with its deplorable narrative, d'd not reach me promptly, owing tomy ab- fence. Iam profoundly shocked at the dread- ful news. The hopes you express relieve some- What the horror of the first announcement, 1 Wait for further intelligence with the greatest anxiety. Express to the President and those about him my grest grief and sympathy, in which the whole American people will join. C, A. ARTHUR. Later in reply to an infavorable telegram from Secretary Blaine, the Vice President tele- graphed as follows: New York Crry, July 2. Hon Janes G Blaine, Secretary of State: Your telegram 1s ‘very distressing. I still hope for more favorable tidings, and ask you to keep me advised. Please do not fall to expreas to Mrs. Garfield my deepest sympathy. Cc. A. ARTHUR, FROM GEN. HANCOCK. GOVERNOR'S ISLAND. Gen, W. T. Sherman, U-S.A.. Washington, D.C: J trust that the reguit of the assault upon tha lffe of the President to day may not have fatal copseqnences, and that in the tnterest of the country the act may be shown to have been that ofa madman. Thanks for your dispatch And for your promise of further information. ‘W. S. Hancock. FROM GEN, GRANT. Exseroy, N. J. Secretary Lincoln, Washington; Please dispa ch me the condition of the Pres- ident. News received conflicts. I hope the Most favorable may be confirmed. Express to the President my deep sympathy, and hope he may specdtly recover, U.S. Grant. FROM THE COURT OF ST. JAMES. To Sir E. Thorntan; ‘The Queen desires that you will at once ex- refs the horror with which she has learned ot ie attempt upon the Prestdent’s life, and her earnest hope for his recovery. Her Majesty wishes for full and immediate reports as to his condition. LorD GRANVILLE. WRATHFUL CALIFORNIANS, They Want the Assassin Sent to ‘Them by Express, and Promise to Make Short Work of Him. The following telegram received trom Califor- ila shows the feeling there: BRipggport, CAL, July 2, To Evening Star, Washington, D. Ce Send, C. 0. D., that s—b that shot Garfleld The citizens will make short work of him. x CirizeNs. THE NEW YORK PRESS ON THE MURDEROUS DEED. [Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.) New York, July 3, “Faction’s Latest Crime.” The Trivune heads its editorial “Faction’s Latest Crime,” and says: “Do the leaders of faction ever intend all the mischief which grows from the wild-and des- perate spirit which they create, feed and stim- ulate, week after week? Is it not their constant crime against self-government that, by kindling such a spirit, they send Weak or reckless men beyond the bounds of right or reason? This assassin, it seems, Was not ignorant that he was trying to kill one President and to make another. Jan; and letters prove that he knew what he was doing oply too well. As “a stalwart of the stalwarts,” his lon was intense enough to do the thing which other reckless men had wished were done. So the assassin Booth put into a bloody deed the malignant Spite of thousands of beaten rebels. His deed stands in history as the cap sheaf of the rebellion. So the spirit of faction which fired the shots of yesterday gave 1n that act the most complete revelation of its rea! cuarac- ter, That political fanaticism has been show- ing itsetf before us all in many phases little sbert of madocas. The country has seen the wile est LAS ee abuse about the President, and has paid little attention—but not because it thought the men who uttered the'n insane, It has listened to malignant scandals which it bas seemed impossible that sane citizens would utter regarding the Chief Magistrate of their country, but has listened with contempt, tan- eying that the fanaticism of faction wonid go no further. But curses and threats are followed at last by murderous shots, and the coantry Starts with horror. Never again will any sane man cry, ‘Iam a Stalwart of the Stalwarts!” Never again will a blind and furious fanata- cism of faction seem to sane men a thing to boast of. As Booth ended the rebellion by showing what its real spirit was, so this horrid fash of light, which shows how narrow is the dividing line between faction’s frenzy and Mexican assaasination, will bring an end, let ‘us hope,t 0 a most shameful phase of partisan- ship !n this country.” “Zhe Tragedy Has No Political Hela- tions.’ The Herald says: “It 13 plain and clear enough toour own people that the tragedy hasn) | ser es relations and is only an ex} sion of e insane ry Sot Of an individual. Butabroad, where they imagine us from late agitations to be in a fever of revolution, and where they do not know that the limit of party passion never rises to this height, the event will be Misunderstood and misinterpreted and com- aos Upon as one of the growing evils of our system.” —S——_. THE FOLLY OF HANGING Domestic CaINa.— There is at present, says a writer in the Builder, a tendency to be run away with by a vagus im- pression that certain fashions which some ar- istic poopie happen to have adopted are nece+ sarily desirable, and it {sin consequence of this weak-headedness that so many personscover their walls with plates and dishes of china. Ob- viously the proper place for a plate or dish ison a table, and obviously also its primary object ig utility. This utility consists in being placed on a table to hold certain things, and no plate or dish was ever intended to be hung on the Wall ofa drawing room, certainly not in regu- lar sets up to the soup ‘tureen, as may be seen in come houses. We are not, let It be noted, in any way protesting against vases or even pieces of domestic ware being Placed on tables or shelves tn moderation where their color, if they have a color, helps to light Up a room, or where some delicate painting on them may be carefully observed. But domestic china, a8 a Tule, 13 not fit to adorn a wall. It no pens) ie Soir tyes the breadth of com} with pictures. An exception be made in, favor of the genuine Wedgw ware, with designs by Flaxman, and the competent artists who were seperes by Josiah wea Bentley; and be it noted how thorough y urs, a to lnform any so-called “high-art” person who may wish for thelr advice that the decoration of walls with do- Inestic china is inartistic.—aret amateur, ————— EMBROIDERED NaPKINa.—Mra. Loftie a well- ti it for its purpose, that of wip! the mouth. It should too but loag enough to goover the knees. Ic may'b elapo- rately 01 but not so as to prevent it easily ed. If, says Mrs. Lottie, is to re are a was around the school census, “what's Bone. bosk ‘want to sell?” she asked. “Iam the number children | THE NEWS OF THE ASSASSINA- TION IN PHILADELPHIA. Great Excitement—Talk of Organ- izing to Go to Washington. {Special Dispatch to The Star.) PHILADELPHIA, July 2, 3:06 p.m.—The excite ment here over the attempted assassination of the President has not been paralleled since the Tourer of Lincola. Large crowds are gathered about the newspaper offizea and on Chestnut street, Giscussing the event, The bulletins are contradictory and exciting. There is a great deal of talk in the crowds of organizing ana going to Washington. This talk comes from those who are excited politically, ana probably should not be heeded. One of the rumors circulating here is that the assassin cried “I am a stalwart,” but thatisknown to be untrue, as four persons who arrived on the limited train here at 1:30 p. 1m. saw and heard the whole affatr, and declare that all the man said was: “It’s all rigbt” Mr. Henley, of the White House, who left on the 8 o’clock train, says that he knows Guiteau well; that he has been around the White House & good deal, and that he fs half insane. A. Prayers for the President, A SUGGESTION. Editor Star:—The writer is informed by the Minister in charge of the Church of the Epiph- any that at the dally services, at 9 a.m. and 6:30 ees special prayers will be offered for the resident. Would it not bs well for us all— clergy and people—to unite in these Lea Sfetal IDES. THE NEWS ELSEWHERE, The Feeling in Baltimore. [8pectal Dispatch to The Eventng star.) BALTIMORE, July 2, 1.80 p. m.—The excitement. here is intense, equalled only by thé indigna- tion of all classes, The streets are crowded, and the entire police force is concentrated on the main thoroughfares. The most fervent wishes are expressed for the President’s recov- ery everywhere throughout the city. J.T.F. [By Associated Press.) The News at Long Branch. Lona BRancu, N. J., July 2.—So far the only particulars received of the shooting of the President, is that learned from the following dispatch dated Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., July 2., addressed to Gen. Swaim, Elbe- ron, N.J.: We havettie President safely and comfortably settled in his room at the Execu- tive Mansion, and his pulse 1s strong and nearly normal, sofar as I can determine what the surgeons say, and from his general condition, and feel very hopeful. Come on as son as you can get special. Advise of the movements of your train, and when you can be expected. As the president said on a similer oocasion, 16 years ago, “God reigns, and the government at Washington still lives.” (Signed.) A. F. ROCKWELL, Gen. Grants Regret. ELBERON, LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 2.—Gen. Granthas just arrived, and expressed to your correspondent his deep regret at the attempted agsasination of the President. Mrs. Garfeld 1s almost frantic over the news. Her physicians allow her to see none of the serous dispatches, but dictate hopeful ones toher. The utmost excitement prevails here over the sad news. A Dispatch to Gen. Grant. A dispatch to Gen. Grant has somewhat re- Meved Mrs. Garfleld’s anxiety. It says: “Prest- Gent's wounds not mortal; shot in the arm and hip.” Excitement in Boston. Boson, July 2.—The news of the attempte3 assassination of the President caused the most intense excitement in this city, and crowds surrounded the newspaper offices, allot which have issued extras. In the early partot the morning business was temporarily suspended on every hand. ‘The later favorable neve that the President was not dead in a m<asure quelled the excitement. Business Suspended in Baltimore. BattimozE, July 2.—The most intense ex- citement prevails throughout this city at the attempted assassina‘ion of President Girfleid. All business is suspended, and group3 of men are as:embled on every street, dumbtsuad-d. anxiously aud fearfully awalting the resul. Around the newspaper offices about Baltimore and South streets the sidewalks and streets ara blocked by crowds of men. The papers are 13- suing bulletins every half hour. There is a oo expression of sorrow and indigna- lon. Philadelphia Greatly Excited. PHILADELPHIA, July 2.—The public is greatly exercised here over thenews from Washington. Large crowds congregate at the bulletin boards of the newspaper and telegraph offices, and eagerly watch for the news as it is posted up. The excitement among the 3d street people 1s intense, and as before indicated in these dis- patches the market is breaking badly. ‘The Car for "Irs. Garfield. PHILADELPHIA, July 2,—The Pennsylvania Tallroad has ordered a locomotive and car at Jersey City to carry Mrs, Garfleld to Washing ton. She had arranged to meet her husband at dereey City to-day, and lets Long Branch this morning on the Central railroad for Jersey City. The messace informing her of the attempted assassination 1s awattieg her arrival at the latter place. There is much excitement here. ‘Khe News in Wall Street. NEw York, July 2.—The Post's fmancial arti- Cle (1:40 p.m. edition) says:—The startling report that President Garfield had been assassinated Teached Wall street a few moments after 10 o'clock, but at first it was not believed, and consequently had no influence on the stock market, Later, when the trustworthiness of the news was need beyond question, thére was @ rush to sell stocks, and a sharp decline in prices; and the market has since been higi- % agtes) Creed A ay a vashington change respec! 1e condition o' the President. = z Antecedents of the Assassins HIS RELIGIOUS PAMPHLET—A DIFFICULTY WITH HIB PUBLISHERS. In 1877 the assassin Guiteau employed Messrs, Juda & Detweller, of this city, to print in pam- Pphiet form a lectare by him upon the second coming of Christ. His visits to the printing establishment were very frequent, and Messrs. Judd & Detweller had much trouble in getting apy money from him for their work. Finally they had s0 much annoyance from him that te oe" ite ogee as tat office ree. The fol is the and opening of the pamphlet : ‘THs LECTURE 18 THE KEY TO THE BIBLE; STUDY In, AND GET SOME N&W AND VaLUABLE [DEAS., CHRIST'S SECOND COMING, A.D. 70, oe BY CHARLES J. QUITEAU, [A Chicago Lawyer and Theologian.) “It I will that he (Joha) tarry Icome, what is “vat to thee» (O%2) ot SECUND EDITION. PRICE, 25 Cents, Wasumeron, D. C.: Tadd & Detweller, Printérgand Publishers, The Author’s Preface. Peared in response to the expectation of Christ- endom, and we are here to show that the rea- son He has not appeared is because He came at the siege of Jerusalem, A. D. 70, “in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory” and judged the righteous and wicked, the quick ana dead of the Primitive Church and Jewish Nation. This is the proposition we propose to = ‘by a careful review of the New Testa- en We present the idea that Christ came in Judgment at the destruction of Jerusaiem as a dtzcovery, and ask for it a prayerful recap- Won. Noone can understand the Bible with- out this view of Christ's second coming, and herein 1s the great value of the discovery. In examining this subject we wipe away the tradition and mist and unbeilef of past ages and stand on the words of Jesus Christ con- ceruing His own coming and the expectation of Paul and the Primitive Christians. We ir- gine ourselves with Christ and Paul in Ju- dea. They were addressing common people, and we take them at their word. We velieve they said what they meant and meant what they sald. The Career of President Garfield. President Garfield has been so promtuently, constantly and actively engaged in public at- fairs for the last twenty years that his char- acter and the incidents of his career are freshly familiar to almost -every person in the United States, and he hasin no small degree engaged the attention of the people of all other coun- tries. Nevertheless, in connection with the dreadful event of this morning, it will be inter- esting to sum up the more saltent points of his life. James Abraham Garfleld was born at Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, about fiiteen miles from Mentor, his late resi- dence, on the 19th of November, i831. His poe were of old New England stock,and his father, Who was one of the earliest settlers in Cuyahoga county, died in 1533, leaving a widow and four children very ‘ly provided for. James was the youngest child. He strug- gied against poverty, and in spite of it acquired a thorough education. Up to his 17th year he worked at carpentering and canal eon going to school at intervals when he could Soak Le Mies in ote <i he entered the uga Seminary at Chester, subsequent Uhe Eclectic Institute at Hiram. He graduatel at Williams College in 1856, with high honors, and then returned to the Hiram Institute a3 a tutor, from which position h3 soon rose to be its principal. He frequently preached in the uipit of bis denonfination, the Christian (or isciples) church. In 1858, Mr. Garfield married Miss Lucretia Rudolpb. of Hiram,—she who has been his congenial, affectionate and helpful wife through all the varied scenes of his remarkable and il- lustrious career. In 1861, Mr. Garfield was admitted to the bar, having been previously elected as a republican. to the Obio state senate. Just ashe was enter- ing upon the career of a lawyer and politician, the war call sounded, and he promptly an- Swered It. He entered the Union army as co!- onel of the 424 Ohio regiment, and was soon thereafter assigned to the command of a brigade, He distingutsded himself as a brave officer in numerous battles, and was, in 1863, brevetted @ major general for conspicuous bravery. he was chief of staff of the Army of the Cum- berlad, and subsequently served on the court martial held In this city which found Gen. Fiw Jobn Porter guilty, and in the fall of 1863 he was elected to Congress—his commission asa —— belpg sent to him while he was in the eld. He has had a distinguished career in Con ress, as he had in the army. He was for years @ leader of his party in the House, and was generally regarded as the most briiliant and able member of the republican side of the House. He served continuously in Coagress fom 1863 until 1880, having held the position of chairman of the committees on military affairs, banking and cur- rency, ald appropriations, respectively. His course as a leaaing republican was marked With @ liberallty and broad statesmanship, which sometimes brought him in contact with the prevailing sentiment of his party io the Houre. He boldly, during hislast term, pro- claimed himself in favor of amending the elec- tion laws so as to deprive them of their parii- sanship, and an amendment pro; by him Was adopted by the democrats. While acting a8 member of Conj Mr. Garfleld visited juisiana in the winter of 1876 in connection With election frauds perpetrated in that state in the Presidential electton of that year, ana in the spring foliowing he was a member of the electoral commission, whos9 action resulted in seating Mr. Hayes as President. buripg the winter of 1879 he was elected by tae legislature of Ohio to represent that state in the United States Senate, to succeed Senator ‘Thurman, whose term of sérvice expired on the 4th of March, 1881. While in the enjoymeat of Unis great honor, but before he had taken his Seat, he was chosen as the republican candl- date for the Presidency by the convention of bat party which met in Chicagoin June, 155), In November of that year he was triumphantiy elected to that high office, and on the 4th of March following he was inaugnrated amid demonstrations of enthusiasm and popular re- oe fuch as were never paralleled in the story of the country. t No ae ever commenced, a Is = 0 say, more p: prospects for har- mony and success than did that of President Garfield. His own party was united and strong; the democratic party, north and south, accept- ed the situation gracefully and in faith, belleving that an era of feel in na- tonal politics had at last commenced; the country was prosperous and happy, and it was moreover at peace with all the worled. What its end will be it were idle now to speculate, ArMy ORpgRs.—Post Chaplain John B. Mc- Cleery, U. 8. army (recently appointed), will Teport for assignment to duty at the Leavon- worth military prison, to relleve Post Chaplain Andrew D. Mitchell, U. S. army, who will re- Port in person to the commanding general de- partment of Arizona for assignment to dats, rhe general court-martial appo!nted to mact at David’s Island, New York harbor, by special order of April 9, 1881, 1s dissolved. Srx Hovss Paz Day.—The Treasury depart- ment, commencing on the 5th instant, will be closed at 3 o'clock, instead of at 4, untll Sep- tember 1st. ‘THANES FROM TURKEY.—Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish minister at Washington, has receivea a letter from the secretary of foreign affairs at Constantinople, conveying the thanks of the Eoverament oe the Sublime Porte for the aid sent from the United States to the sufferers by the earthquake at Chios, THE HENLEY REGATIA. A Sad Mishap to Cornell Which Loses Them the Race To.day. HENLEY, July 2, 12 m.—Cornell crew when leading the Hertford crew by uarters of a length, unfortunately ran thi ves ashore after the race had lasted barely two minutes. HENLEY, Ji 12:30 p. m—When the Cor traversed about a of Roly ig rew finished alone. The = in for position at the start obtained the Berk’s or side station, which is the more advantage- ‘ous position on the Henley course. ‘The Cornell-Vienna Match. ‘The match between the Cornell crew and the Vienna Rowing Club crew is fixed for the 5th of August, to rowed on the river Danul the couree being with the stream a distance o! about four miles, Cornell Entered for the Metropoli- at crow have Snered for the Metro: Corne! > cit atta for fours without coxswatns, come off at Putney on the 14th inst. Art Dawuarn’ genta four-| linen Col iinen fone toes gents’ colored bo! aker te 25¢.; gauze undershirts, 16c.; British Halt Mong 3 for #8; best fancy halt hose, 250 8 One Rilawndried ‘entries comp ’19c.; lunch baskets, at 230., 33c. a for $2.50; our faee ners Teduction of in our hostery, glove, cot and lace dey ts, One Combination Store, 806 7th st. northwest. — Adv. | i a PES S: 3 TWO CENTS. Why Tin Roofs Go. WHAT BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS SAY ABOUT IT—THE LESSONS OF MONDAYS STORN—THE SUCTION THEORY. The wholesale destruction of tin roofs by the storm of last Monday evening has attracted the earnest attention of builders to the manner cf laying roofs, Most builders and architects hold that the great majority of roofs that were blown off were badly constructed, and that th remedy is in making roofs strong. Some novel theories have been advance as to the action of the wind, and what causes the roof to . “The wind as It travels,” said Mr. C. E. utton, architect, tO a STak reporter, “de- scribes a cycloidal circle. When the vertex Strikes & roof it is going off. It can’t be kept on, You see, as the wind leaves it makes a sort of vacuum. The pressure upwards would be about as great as the momentum of the wind. These roofs are built to stand static pressure and not upward pressure. The way to remedy it ts to abandon tbe fiat tn roof, and build a doubie pitch roof of about twenty degrees inclination. in isi4 the roofs were blown off a row of ho ises corner of 15th and S streets. They were butit in the very best and strongest way, with skel > ton frames of wood filled tn with brick.” THEY DON'T BELIBVE IN THE SUCTION THEORY, Mr, Kinderdem, of Robert Davidson & Co Stated toa reporter that the destruction of Toots was due to wad construction. if a roof was repeny put on and cleated the wind wouid not under i¢ and move it. The Idea of suction, Said, was absurd. The trouble Was that the houses were built by incompetent builders People were not willing to pay enough for a good building. MR. DAVIDSON, of the same firm, sala that a tin roof should b Cleated st least every three feet. Some pcopie would put slests in only every cen fect. It takes t me, O¢ course, to put a roof down weil and cosis something. ‘ne wind, he said, puckered up the tin wher'g, was loose. The Up would ak and the Wicd would then get under ‘t and roll it on. MR. GRAY, of the firm of Gray & Page, architects, said that the loss of roofs was owing to defects in con- struction. It woula be found that roofs were carried off of cheaply bullt uouses or old houses where the material was worn out He did not believe in the suction theory. The wind, he said, got under the roof and MR. JOHN HENDERSON, builder, faid that it was rare Lnat a 200d root Went off. He baa nouced some aouses un- Toofed tn the recent storm wtere the rafters had not Leen fastened down ax ail. Sometimes the tin would be stripped off the wood. If the roof was properly made, it would not go with- out taking the whole celiing and upper part of the studding. Tae wind, he thought. struck under the cornice projection ana made MR. BRIGHT, ettoe Srm of _..u. © Humphrey, when ap- proached by a Srar «eporter, said that the rem- edy was lo make roors perfectly tight. He thoag bt Enat the wind gets under tne roo’: that great deal or we damage charged to. © wind .ast Mongay was one bv elecuricity; that the €.ectricity started the tin.and the wind took 1” off. of thc roofs he had found Were not properly :ustened. In some cases the rafters were laid on the walls without any- Uning to ind. Many of the bulidings that suf- “ered were those built hastily ard cheaply by speculators. A flat roof, if well madc, was apt te suffer in such a storm. The suction ae: pet Donen Was ap old theory revived, pu did not have much faith au .t Out-of-Door Sports YALE'§ VICTORY OVER HARVARD YESTERDAY. The annual race between Harvard and Yale took place yesterday afternoon at New London, On account of the roughness of the water it Was six ¢’clock before the start was made. The crews were aligned, and in a moment tne referee made ready to give the word, and aimost ipstepuy the Yales flew through the water as though sprupg from a bow, but only vo 02 re- called at the third stroke amid the jeers of the Harvard crew. They were because of making @ faise start. Once more, ‘Are you ready?” followed by the word “Go,” and at three minutes six¢ clock the boats started. As the two shells New by the pier at the navy- Yard there was scarcely difference enough in their relative positions to be d'stinguishable. At this point was witnessed what was doubt- less the finest contest between college eights everseen in thiscountry It was the decisive point of the race, and it seemed for a moment 98 though Harvard was destined to win. A mighty effort, however, seat the Yaies a fuu length tn the lead. At the end of three miles Yale bad a lead of twolengths. Yalestruggied for a greater lead and Harvard to cut it down, and thug, spurt answering spurt, the two boats crossed the line in the same relative position that bad been maintained for nearly a mi! Yale leedivg by two lengths. Time, Yale 22 Harvard 22:19, BRIGHTON BEACH RACES. ‘Tne Brighton Beach Racing _Asso- clation inavgurated their sccond meet- irg to-day with four rnces. rst Tace, Brighton stakes, for three year-olds, one and an eighth miles, was won by Duke of sfon- taloap, Baltic second and Bauter third; time 158 French pools paid $s (0. Second race, purse $200, of which $50 to the second horse, one mile: Aleck Ament won, Bernardine second and Buckra third; time 1.443; French pools paid $22 05. Third race, purse $200, for all ages, $10 entrance, to g0 to sovend. horse, three- juarter mie heats; Won by Charley Sprague second; time 1 17, 1.16, 1.15. Franca pools paid $2315, Fourth race, purse $250, of which $50 Lo the second horse, handicap hurdle race, one and & quarter miles, over five hurdles: Terror won, Redding second and Miss Malloy third; time 2.19. French pools paid $35 60, THE SHOOTING AT BENNINGS. The following scores were made at Benntng’s yesterday: Original entries—Lauritzen, 3: Burneide, 31; Bryant, 29; Laird, 20; Beall, Bell, 29; Cash, 25; 27. Re-entries—Beal 32; T'atrd, 30; Cash, 30; Bell, 2; Ross, 25; Laurit- zen, 28; Bryant, 25; Walter, 21; McWhorter, 26; Wanstatt, 25. Mr. Beall took the first prize on his re-entry score, and Mr. Lauritzen the second OL his original entry. IN THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA AT OTTAWA yesterday the first-class sculliag match was wor by Ross; Gandour second and Hosmer third, The starters were Trickett, Riley, Gan- cour, Hosmer, Ten Eyck, Schaeffer, Ross and ald. Ross won by two lengths without any ——— exertion. There was a lively le for the third place between Hosmer ck, both of whom rowed a plucky ett, wWRO seemed to be The chief cer follow- in to the press: Slightly war- ericeen b amen ates ith street, of storm.— A: FOURTH OF a ‘Trains £0. for Washington Sruss See cear urs Sommodstions on the grovind—"adot. For next thirty days a discount of twenty | he was | The latter, splendidly ridden by Archer, ran the American so near that there was | Cry, ‘C'est Frisian gai a gagne, Dut instantly ‘the fateful number | to the last. javerage time. | grand stand. it 4 & Be be | The American Horse Astonishes the Parisians. A Paris letter says of the scene of winning ‘the grand prize by an American horse, Sanday, June 12th: “The horses walked slowly back In Indian file in front of the trivunes, and thea with a little delay, there being only one falso start before the flag was lowered, the lot got om In an irrep le ine, Foxhall at once made ‘the runping, and kept nearly a length ahead of his competitors unt{i halt way up the hill op- te the stand. Here he was passed by Dab in, Dut, having reached the crest of the hill, Fo again shot abead and maintained bis advantage until he got to the o3, when clos® by Albion and Tristan. ors a “18 went up, And Tl was kvown that Fordham had kept his advantage It was only Oy a short head that he won, and from th» distance the rac Contested, resolved 1s pen =Foxhall and third, while diler cobell Mfth. The time ocra- | pled by the race was three minutes seventeen Seconds, Delng abou’ five seconds jess Cuan tae The pace, indeed, thanks to Foxhall, was tremendous. There was, natur- ally, very little enthusiasm, Dut there was tn- Stantly a rush made to catch a glumpse of the | Victor as he was walked back Into the weigh- lug ground, and tne jockey was hearttly ap- Piauded. I speak now of the people in the ‘On the course the seene was al- Vogether different, for no sooner was num>er “13’ shown than UwWo enormous banners of sLars and sirlpes were exhibited from the top of a drag, the youdg men on the roof waving mean- while their white hats with frenzy. Toe amusement created by (his unusual display of Patriotism Was thoroug'ily good-humored, aud the congratulations with which every American Was greeted by bis friewds were as hearty as they were sincere. Americans are vasuy more popular in Paris than are (he English, aod they would rather see the biue ribbon of thelr Tart fall to an American than toa horse of other nationality. As to the members of the large Janutc colony in Paris, no words can describe their exultation, ‘To have cavried off in one year the two chief prizes in Eagiand and France 1s, indeed, an achievement of which they have every reason to be proud Toe fact of their popularity in Paris is amply attested —— ‘Unat ubelr triumph is gradget by Hints on Sca-Rathing. duly and August are the months for sa-bath- ing, which, if properly managed, ts one of the most healthful and invigorating of exercises, ‘though Its good effects are often neutralized through ignorance or carelessness. Tne fol- lowing extracis from Dr. J. H. Packard's 2a ced Som Baneng (one ef the “A leelth Primers”) furnish a very samm: of rules for the guidance of the unproteset mal reader in this matter: How Long (o Bathe,—it 18 quite absurd to lay down positive rules as to the Ume people should remain in the wat.r, since they do not carry watches in with them. And amy day's expe- rience on the beach in the: season will show a great many bathers sporting in the water for half 6p hour or an bour, and even longer, with- out apy perceptiole ii effect. It is q tite a common practice sinong the young >in, take a bath, come out acd Me on the sind, and goin again, perbaps a number of tines. The Powers of endurance vary greatly; acd it is Well known that swimmers have ‘somottmes remained in the water for many cousecauive hours without harm. There can, however, be no question that for sanitary purposes, aud as 4 matter of pradenea, it is better to take the Dath, and to leave tne Water for the day. What is wanted in ordinary sea-batuing ts to carry the chilling of (he body only so far as to Promote the subsequent reaction. Tae first sense Of Cold on entering the water 1s soon fol- lowed by the feeling of returning warrath and this continues for some litte time, to be again succeeded by a Sense of chilliness. Tue second cooling is accompanied by a diminution in the activity of the circulation. shown especially blueness of the lips or finger nalis: and th should invariaily be regarded as a signal tor leaving the water a@f once. To walt uatll the teeth chatter, and the skin of the fingers be- come shrivelled like those of a washer woman, is in a very — degree imprudent. For those who bave young children or inva- Ids under their charge. and who are able to observe and regulate the exact time of their Stay In the bath, li may be sald that this may be to the condition of the skin, somewhere ween two and fifteen mtautes, It 1s always safe to err on the side of pradexce, and te cut the bath needlessly short rauber than to prolong it at any risk. erhaps it hardly need be said that the colder the water 1s, the less time should be spent tn It. When the air and the water are both coid, the duration of the bath mid correspoudingly diminish, This condition of U es of shock and of iclent reac~ mee One should enter a sea bath comfortable warm aud exercise actively during the stay in the water. The temporary chilling of tne sur- face will then give place quickly to a glow, which may be kept up or even increased by thorough rubbing. How to Bathe.—There are very seldom oppor- tunities for aiving into the sea, and only avery small number of bathers are expert enough to @oit. The best plan is to walk or run rapt into the water, wading out at once far eno ellwer to dip the whele mn, head aud all, or to allow @ wave to over the bather. Some like to have a bucket Of sea-water dashed over them before going in, Once in the water and thoroughly wet, one need only keep moving, oc- caslovally going uncer a wave, as long as the Water is agreeable, add there ts no sense of chiliness. Sirinming.—It 18 not safe to swim in the sea when the tide ts running out, as then It is dim- cult to make headway Lowards the shore. It is not safe to swim when there 1s a heavy surf, as even @ good swimmer may be 80 confused and baffled by waves breaking over him as to lose his presence of mind, and perhaps swim sea- wai instead of to the shore; or he may be ex- hausted by the forc® of the water as to sink. It is not safe to swim when there are strong currents running in the general iine of shore, aged weaiere sees outwards ee eep the bather in deep water longer than ico can hold out. Should he find himself such @ current he should never try to make head directly agatnst It, but should swim a onally towards the shore, and, above all, shou! iry to keep his presence of mind and save his stren; On leaving the surf bath 1t is always boat for the bather to wash the head with fresh water, s0.astofree the hair from salt, which would otherwise make it very sui! and harsh. At many places there are connected wit the Dathing-houses hydrants at a suttable heigat, by means of which this may be very convent+ eptly done. The whole surfaceof the person should be thoroughly dried and rubbed aown witt coarse towels. ThiS is a luxury even in very hot Weather, and adds greatly to the benelit of the Pemmnenianty ait the midday bath a stight immediately alter the ast lunch outa be taken; and, if there ts afver- Wards avy sense of chillinese, exercise tn some form, such as billiards, ee or Waking (on 8 pi Rot in the sup), should follow t ‘or halt ur oran hour. Then anap ts . (an SurJ.—Al good effects which be the bathing are ni the fright an@ there may be left a lasting ll g & i i if ' 8 i i sanction of a 7 and tne Se ees