Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1881 — Page 2

! HE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. | BY S. KAY WILLIAMS [ DECATVR, I.VDIA.VA. I Thursday, July, 7, 1881. :n cold blood ■ President Garfield Shot Down i in tfe’Baltimore and I’oto- | mac Depot Lriv Charles Guitteau, a Disrcf putable Chicago Lawyer, Who failed to be Appointed to Office. i The Would-be Assassin Said i It Was Done that Chester Arthur Might Be Made £ President. Two Shots Fired, One Taking Effect in the Arm and the other in the Kidneys. Vice President Arthur Goes to Washington to Attend the Bedside of the Presi■h| -dent. The Latest Information Up to an Early hour This morning Indicates Decided Improvement in the President’s Condition. 7 lie Dates!. The latest information from the President is that be will doubtless recover. Every symptom indicates that

he is getting the best of his would-be assassin, and if this cheering news but | continues, and hj is brought from the I very jaws of death to health and offiI cial duty every true American heart will rejoice. The attending physician Dr. Bliss, gives it as his opinion that the President will recover. G'G grant that he may not be too sanguine. Washington, July 2.— At 9:30 o’clock this morning, when the President was at the Baltimore and Potomac depot with his party, waiting to take the train, he was shot twice by a man standing within two feet of him. The President’s friends rushed to him as he fell, and Blaine called for Colonel Rockwell. Washington, July 2.—President Garfield is now lying in a private room more anT Potomac depot.* Dr. TSJ'-, Surgeon General Barnes and Dr. Puvis (colored) lire in attendance. The shooting was done by a slender man about five feet seven inches in height. lie refused to give his name, but it is said by persons who profess to know him that his name is Duty. The prisoner was arrested immediately after the fifing by officers in the depot. He was first taken to the police headquarters and subsequently removed to the Dis trict jail. The .shooting occurred in the ladies room of the depot, immediately after the President had entered walking arm in arm with Secretary Blaine, on their way to the limited express train, which was about ready io leave. Secretary Blaine, on hearing the pistol shots two in number, rushed in the direction from which they came, with a view of arresting the would-be assassin. Before reaching the man. however, the

Secretary returned to the President and found him prostrated. Both shots took effect, the first in the right arm and the second just above the right hip and near the kidney. The physicians have probed for the ball unsuccessfully. THE SUPPOSED ASSASSIN. The President is now being conveyed to the Executive Mansion under a strong escort of Metropolitan police. Two companies of regulars from Washington Barracks Lave been ordered out to preserve quiet. Great excitement prevail'-', and the streets are thronged with anxious inquirers eager to learn the condition of the President. The shooting occurred in the presence of some fifty or sixty ladies. There is a rumor now that the shooting was done by the ex Consul to Marseills, Gutteau, who was removed from office. The pistol with which the shooting was done is a California weapon, with an extremely heavy calibre, better known , as a ‘ bull dozer." Station Agent Carney arrested the assassin, who said : “I did it. lam a Stalwart, and Arthur is now President. Take a letter I have here to General Shertuau, and he will tell you all about it."

THE WOUNDS. The President was shot twice, one J>all entered from the rear to one side.' and is believed to have passed through ’ the kfdu'ys. The sectors hold out! t-oiue hope of passible wcovery, but- it ■ js plain that they feel but tittle if any hone. One shot went through the v:.., Pri>sident talked to a Wes«4l*bU- i- ~ - tern Yssociatod Press reporter just ww -aid b felt pretty strong cousid- ‘ ring his wounds. nut complained of a tingly section in his feet as annoyci® uio.e than aaythrng < Ise.

i man who shot him wrote his name an a card as CHARLES GUITTLAC, . attorney at law, of Chicago. Washington is wild with excitement and the whole populace is gathered about the Baltimore and Potomac depot. The man had evidently delibeiI ately planned the asst.ssinai.ion with the idea, so far as now can bo ascertained, of making Arthur President. THE PRESIDENT CONSCIOUS. Washington, July 2, 11:05 a. m.— President Garfield is conscious and does not complain of great suffering, lie has just dictated a telegram to his wife. It is impossible to say, as yet what the result will bo, but the surgeons are of the opinion that the wounds are not necessarily fatal: The following telegram has been sent : “Mrs. Garfield, Elberon,Long Branch: “The President wishes me to say to you. from him, that he has been seriously hurt. How seriously, he can not yet sav. He is himself, and hopes you will coma to him soon. He sends his love to you. A. F. Rockwell,” A LETTER TO SHERMAN. Washington, July 2.—The name of the assassin, as written by himself, is Charles Guitteau. and he says that he is an attorney at law in Chicago. The Star says, in an extra just issued, that when the assassin was arrested he said, “I did it, and want to be arrested. I am a Stalwart, and Arthur is President now. I have a letter here that I want you to give to General Sherman. It will exjlain everything. Take me to the Police Station,” HIS CONDITION IMPROVING.

Washington, July 2, 11:30.—The condition of the President is very much improved. Immediately after the shooting bis pulse went down to fifty-three, and bis face, as he was removed to the White House, was of an ashen hue. His pulse has now recovered to sixtythree, and the color is returning somewhat to his face. His general symptoms moreover denote a.very considerable improvement. It is not thought wise to make any farther attempts at present to withdraw the bullet, and it is difficult to determine until a thorough examination is made how serious the internal injuries may be. Surface indications, however, give good ground for hoping that the President will,rally. THE GOVERNMENT STILL LIVES. Long Branch. July 2.—So far the only particulars of the shooting of the President received here are from the following dispatch : “Executive Mansion, ) Washington, D. C., July 2, j ■ General Swaim. Elberon. N. J. “We have the President safely and comfortably settled in his room at the strong and nearly normal. So far as I can determine from what the surgeons say and from his general condition I feel very hopeful. Come on as soon as you can get a special. Advise of the movement of your train when you can be expected. As the President said on a similar occasion sixteen years ago, “God reigns, and the Government at Washington still lives. (Signed) “A. F. Rockwell.” notifying the ministers. Washington, July 2.—The following has been forwarded by cable : “Department of State. Washington, July 2. ■James Russell Lowell, Minister, etc., London : “The President of the United States

was shot this morning by an assassin f ■ named Charles Guitteau. The weapon i was a large-sized revolver. The .President had just reached the Baltimore and Potomac station at about twenty minutes past 9, intending, with a portion of his Cabinet, to leave on the limited express for New York. I rode in the carriage with him from the Executive Mansion, and was walking by i his side when lie was sh,.t. The assassin , was immediate arrested, and the Prcsi- ■ dent was conveyed to a private room in ! the station building, and surgical aid i at once summoned. He has now, at : 10:02 o’clock, been removed to the | Executive Mansion. The surgeons in ; i consultation regard bis wounds as very ' I serious, though not necessarily fatal. ■ 1 His vigorous health gives strong hopes I iof his recovery. He has not lost con-' j sciousness for a moment. Inform our Ministers in Europe. (Signed) “James G. Blaine, Secretary of State.” . THE DOCTORS. The following physicians are ia consultation at the Executive Mansion Drs. Bliss, Ford, Huntingdon, Woodward, C. S. A., Townsend, Lincoln, Keyburr Norris. Parvis, Patterson. Sujgeon General Barnes, and Surgeon General Wales. The bulletins of the President’s condition from the Executive Mansion ’ will hereafter be telegraphed every half hour. UAN NOT FIND THE BALL.

\u effort has just been made to i ' probe fcr the bril, but without reaching it. Another attempt will soon be i: nvvte, .rad until the direction taken by i the ball its known, the extent of the in ■ juries and immediate danger can net be known. There are at present no i ; signs of serious, internal hemorrhage. and very little external bleeding. A . consultation of ths most e eluent sur- ] geons of the city will b? held at 3 p. I nt. The doctors ti. this hour hope for | the best.

1116 reasons why. The following letter was taken from the prisoner’s pocket at the police headquarters : “July 2. “To the White House.: “The President’s tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party and save the Republic. Life is a flimsy dream, and it matters little when one goes. A human life is of small value. During the war thousands of brave boys went down without a tear. I presume the President was a Christian, and that he will be happier in Paradise than here. It will be no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to part with her husband this way than by natural death. He is liable to go any time, anyway. I had no 'll-will toward the President. His death was a political necessity. lam a lawyer, a theologian and a politician, and I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts. I was with General Grant and the rest of aur men in New York during the canvass. I have some papers for the press which I shall leave with Byron Andrews and his co-journalists at 1,420 New York avenue, where all the reporters can see them. lam going to the jail. Charles Guitteau.” The papers referred to above have not yet been given out for p*:b!k;:t:>u. Byron Andrews, who is the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Ji-ter-derail says that while it is true a package of papers are in the hands of the police, aeeompinied by a rote ad dresse I to himself (Andrews), he has no personal acquaintance with Guit- > teau, and never heard of his existence until this morning. From what he has gathered from the police, Andrews believes that Guitteau lives in Freeport. 111.

A POLITICAL NECESSITY. The following letter was found on the street shortly after Gnitteau’s arrest, the envelope unsealed and addressed: “Please deliver at once to General Sherman, or his first assitant in charge of the War Department: “General Sherman: I have just shot'the President. 1 shot him several times, as I wished him to die as easily as possible. His death was a political • and politician., I iv» a Stal wart of the Stalwarts. I was with G-acral G■••ntand the rest of our men in New York during the canvass. lam going (0 i'ue Jail. • Please order out your troops at once and take possession of d.c Jail. -Very Charles Guitteau.”

IN THE DISTIRCT JAIL. Washington, June 2.—The District ■ Jail at the eastern extremity of the city was visited by an Associated P; f ; penorter after llj/cioek. for the pu* j i Charles Guitteau, the would-be assassin 'of President Garfield. The officers re- ■ fused admittance to the building, stat- ■ ing as a reasen therefore that they were • acting under instructions receive from the Attorney Genera), the purport of which was that no one should be allowed to see the prisoner. At first, indeed, the officers emphatically denied that the man had been conveyed to the Jail, fearing, it appeard, that should the fact be made known that he was there, the building would be attacked by a mob. Information had reached : them that such a meeting had been ! contemplated. A large guard composed of regulars from the Barracks ' and Metropolitan Police Force, are ■ momentarily expected to arrive at the , Jail to be in readiness to repel any at - ’ tack. The statement that the assassin ! is Guitteau was verified by the officer ’ ,‘s charge of the Jail. The prisoner arrived rt vtes ■ lit 1 th* cell at 10:30 o’clock, just one I.cur after the ..boot . 1 ing occurred. He gave his name as ! Charles Guitteau, of Chicago, 111. In 1 appearance he is a manabout thirty I years of age, is supposed to be of French ' ' decent. His bight is about five feet ! five inches.

NOT A LUNATIC, BUT A PLOT. Washington, July 2.—There is a theory which has many adherents that the attempted assassination was not the work of a lunatic, but the result o' a plot, much deeper and darker than has been suspected. It is cited in support of this theory’ that Guitreau arranged before hand with a hackman to be in readiness to drive him swiftly in the direction of Congressional Cemctry as he made his appearance on returning from the depot. In the meantime he had a bundle of pipers in the hands of a boy, with a view, it is maintained, 1 of creating the belief in his insanity in the event of his capture. Guitteau said | on his way to Jail that the President’s assasination was premeditated, and he wen t to Long Branch for the purpose of shooting him there, and was deterred by the enfeebled condition of Mrs. Garfield, which appealed so strongly to his sense of humanity that be came back without carrying out his intention. Those by whom Guittea his been examined since the shooting say he shows no symptom of insanity, and it is understood that the letter whicu has already been telegraphed, addressed to the "White House," is the only , document in the collective which sup- ' ports the theory of insanity. It is rei ported that Guitteau had an accom-

place, whose description is in the hands of the police, and further developments are anxiously looked for. UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE WOUND Washington, July 2—An effort

has been made to probe for the ball, but without reaching it. Another attempt will be made, and until the direction taken by the ball is known the extent of the injuries and immediate danger can not at present be known. There arc no signs of internal hemorI rhage. and very little external bleeding. 1 A consultation of the most emminent . surgeons of the city will be called at 3 'p. m. The doctors at this hour hope ■ for the best. blaine’s escape. Benson ex-Chief of the Secret Ser vice, who happened to be standing near heard the shot rushed to the assassin, and just as he was about to raise his I pistol with three chambers still loaded ; it is thought to shoot Secretary Blaine, throttled him and threw him to the ground. The pistol found ! in the assassin’s hands was a mutder- , ous looking weapon. It was a fivechambered heavy navy revolver offer ty-four caliber. It makes a holt as large as a musket ball. The sills : remaining in it were designed for self-defense, or as some think, for ' Blaine. Those who stood near say hat | Guitteau made a movement wien tricken down as if to shoot Blanc. UNFAVORABLE. \ Washington, July 2.—The Prcsi I dent’s symptoms at this time are more ■ unfavorable. It is thought there is an | internal hemorrhage. 2:30 p. in., The President s symptoms continue to grow more unfavorable. SUFFERING MORE PAIN. Executive Mansion, 4 p. m., —The following official bulletin has just been issued:

“The President’s condition is somewhat less unfavorable, evidence of internal hemorrhage being distinctly recognized. Pulse 130, temperature nine-ty-six. That is a little below the normal. He suffers rather more pain, but his mind is perfectly clear. D. W. Buss. M. D.” 5 p. m.—The President is a little easier and says he suffers rather less pain just new. His mind continues unclouded, and he converses freely with those around bis bedside. Washington, July 2. — Executive Mansion 5:20 p. m.—Dr. Llisssays the President is resting more eomfoitably. but his Condition is very critical. Mrs. Garfield is expected to arrive about 5.45 p. m. SLEEPING. Executive Mansion, [ Washincton. July 2. 5:45 p. m. j The President is now sleeping quietly. He dropped asleep about fifteen minutes ago. A telegram was just received at the Executive Mansion from the Baltimore and Potomac Railway, G-aitWu’bnLAte.f ver and will arrive here at 6:10 p. m. A gentleman from the sick room said the President's son James was crying, and when the President noticed it he said: -Jimmie, don't cry ; the head is still all right, but the trouble is clswhere. M A NIFESTLY V.’ EA K ER. The following bulletin was isued at the Executive Mansion at 6 p. tn., The President has slept a few moments, but is manifestly weaker. Pulse 140. and feeble. He is mentally clear, conversing freely when permitted to do so. D. W. Buss.

INGERSOLL CALLS. I Washington, July 2.—Colonel Rob- , bert Ingersoll was admitted to Mr. Gar- ■ field's room. The President stretched I out his hand, and, in a voice uot strong ' said: “I am clad vou have come. I ° > Colonel Ingersoll said: “Are you in ' pain ?” The President answered: "I feel a ; ' prickly sensation in my feet. ' One of the physicians said that the ’ prickly sensation was not a good jynip- ' tom. I ANOTHER VERSION. A gentleman who was an eye witness of the attempted assassination ■ gives the following statement of the ' - j occurrence. “I was coming down Pennsylvania , avenue when I saw a carriage coming iup the avenue, the horses running so i i fast that I thought they were running away. Just as the carriage arrived in , front of me a man put his head out of the window and said: ‘Faster! Faster! Faster! Damn it.” After hear-1 . ing this remark I thought there was something wrong, and I ran after the I carriage. When it reached the depot i i a man jumped out and entered the la- i ; dies' room. He had not been there more than three minutes when the President arrived, stepped out of his : carriage, and entered the ladies' room, i The President after passing through a I door was just turning the corner of a seat when the assassin, who was standing on the left of the door, fired. The ball struck the President in the back, ■ and he fell forward. I ran into the i depot, and just then the man fired ! again while the President was fall’ng. 1 The moment th a President fell, a po- ! liceman who had been standing at the i depot door keeping the way clear for

the President and his party, grabbed the assassin by the neck, and as he ; pulled him out of the depot another; policeman came to Lis assistance. Just after firing the shot, the assassin exi claimed: I have killed Garfield, ArI thur is President, I am a Stalwart.” [ bile the President was lying on the

floor of the Id ies 111 lie wns surounded by Sccretries Windom, James and Blaine: MrsJlunt. Miss Windom and Mrs. James were also standing near the Preside!. In o>’ four Uli “' utes after tie shooting Dr. Bliss arrived. ThcPresident was then put on a bed and erried up stairs, where an examination was made U the doctors General Slcrman then came and called an anibu.hiice to carry the President to the Whit House. A spectator thus describes the removal o' the President to the M bite 1 House: "The President lay in an am- \ bulaneC propped up with pillows, and i with hi: right hand thrown over his j head; his face was ashy white, but ■' bore a <alm and placid look. He seemled perfectly conscious, and opened his eves frequently to view the surroundings. While he was being carried up stairs he smiled sadly, and waived his hand in recognition of friends. His sufferings must have been intense, but he gave no sign of it, aud was as gentle and submissive as a child. cannot survive an hour. Washington, July 2. 6:40 p. m. The President is under the influence of morphine, and is consequently suffcxifiS !«>«•» poin t* hft was earlier the day, but that his condition is critical in the extreme cannot be doubted. He will scarcely survive an hour unless some almost miraculous change takes place in his condition very soon. The engine of the special train which is bearing Mrs. Garfield to ashington broke a [ iston rod at Bowie, but another engine has beeu sent lor and the delay will net be great.

LOSING STRENGTH. The following telegram was sent at 6 p. el, Hon. Chester A. Arthur, Vice President, New York: At this hour (6 o'clock) the condition of the President is very alarming. He is losing bis strength, and the worst may be apprehended. James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, England’s sympathy. London, July 2. Thornton. Washington: Is it true that President Garfield has been shot? If so, express at the great concern of Her Majesty s Gov eminent. aud our h:pe that the repoit that he has sustained serious injuries is not true. Earl Granville, Foreign Office. Executive Mansion, | Washingion. July 2,7 p. in. ) The following telegrams has just been sent by Secretary Blaine to \ ice President Arthur. To Hon. C. A. Arthur, Vice President, New York: The frv'hlent was able to recognize and converse with her. but, in the judgement of his physicians, he is rapidly sinking. James Blaine. Executive Mansion, 7:10 p. m.— The President’s condition is not perceptibly changed, cither for the better or for the worse. His voice is strong, his mind unimpaired, and he talks freely with those around him.

CAN T LIVE LONG. i Washington, July 2, Bp. m.—The President is very low and sinking, pulse 150, but conscious. His physicians say he can not live more than two hours. Mrs. Garfield arrivedan hour ago. MORE COMFORTABLE. Washington, July, 2.—8:30 p. m. —The President is sleeping pleasantly and is more comfortable. Pulse, 12.8 , temperature !)!*. slightly above normal : rc spiration 22. and more regular. 1). W. Bliss. M. D. VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR’S RESPONSE. 8:15 p. m.—The following telegram Las been received by Secretary Blaine and General Sherman: New York, July 2. The Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washington: Your telegram, with its deplorabe narrative, did not reach me promptly, owing to my absence. lam profoundly shocked at the dreadful news. The hopes you express relieve somewhat ’he horror at the first announcement. I wait for further intelligence with the greatest anxiety. Express to the President and those about him my grief and Sympathy, in which the whole American people will join. C. A. Arthur. -- Tut weather is too hot to moralize on the shooting of G arfield this week. By next week we will be able to perform dial duty.

Tu r .. ... w r of Russia gone to the Beyond a»d President Garfield at death’s door, and all through the medi um of the assassin. Other great men are dropping off suddenly. We have cause for being alarmed. Gov. Foster of Ohio requested that the people of his state refrain from any demonstrations on the Fourth, but that gentleman saw proper to proceed to North Leesburg and spread the eagle’s pinions. Lb claimed l.etters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Decatur Postofficc .'dims county, Ind., for the weekending July 4, 1881. if not called for in four weeks win be rctur; cd to the dead letter office. Joke Mist Susan 0 Connell Thomas Persons calling for the above letI ters will p ease say advertised. B. W. Showy. P. M.

THE FOURTH. How it was Observed in Decatur. No Fights. No Intoxicants, and of course No Drunks. The day dawned bright and cloudless. Later the heat became rather oppressive. The Bank, offices, and some of the business houses were dosed throughout the day. And it is much to the credit of our community that not a single saloon was open, and not a single person was seen upon the streets in a state of intoxication. A crowd began to gather early in the day, and before 9 o'clock several thousand people were upon the streets. The exnected accession from Portland and Ft. Recovery did not put in an appearance however, owing to the beggarly treatment offered the excursionists by the G. R. &L R B. Co., which insisted on transporting them in flat cars. If the railroad company can t furnish decent accommodations for its patrons it had better shut up the shop and go out of business.

The general anxiety about the condition of President Garfield did much to prevent it from being the joyous an- : niversary that it would otherwise have been. The few copies of daily papers to be had in the town were eagerly | bought up and read and dispatches I were eagerly inquired for. Probably for the same reason there was a noticeable absence of display of I decorations. Some business houses I however made quite a handsome dis- | play of flags. &c. The morning’s news j from Washington had more hope and i had the dispatches been of a nature to inspire full confidence on the President's recovery, the rejoicing would have 1 been increased rather than diminished, flow can the heart of the nation be glad when its great head is wavering in the grim shadows? There was 'more or lesg shooting of fire crackers, torpedoes Ac. during the day. This should have been strictly prohibited. The K. ol P. Lodi:' met in the morning and adopted the following: “Castle Halt. Kekionga 65 K. ofP. At an informal meeting of No. this a. m., the following was unani mously adopted as the feeling and sense of the brothers present: H’Acreas, We having received no tice of the attempted assassination of I our President. James A. Garfield, and that st this moment he lies prostrated struggling fpr life, therefore be it Resohid, That we as law-abiding | and liberty loving citizens of this oar 1 great commonwealth, believe it would I not be fitting to parade to-day as a I and conduct ourselves tn a manner and i in keeping with the condition of thing- ' so suddenly thrust upon us.” The Masonic Lodge also took uo i part in the demonstration, for what ' reason is not known. The procession ■began to Wore about 10:30 in the following order:

Chief Marshal, Decatur Cornet Band, Decatur Hook and Ladder Co.. . Decatur Odd Fellow’s Lodge, Decatur , Encampment Odd Fellows, Ministers i and Officers of the M. E. church, citi- ' zens After traversing the principal streets the procession moved west on Monroe street to the site of the new M. E. church, where the exercises connected with the laying of corner stone were herd. The order of ceremonies at the netrwburch was as follows: Music by the Band; Singing by the ; Choir of the Mtyhodist Church', “Hear , the Trumpet Loudly Calling;” Saluta tion, read by Rev. Mr. P.iret, of Port land; Hymn, read by’Hr :v Mr. Bicknell, of Monroe, and sung Ly the ehoir, . “Christ is made the sure Foundation; Invocation, read by Rev. RD. Spellman, former pastor of the M. E. church of Decatur. The ministers then united in reading the 132nd Psalm. Rev; Mr. Wans, of Monroeville, then read Pth ■ Corinth, 7 16; Address by Rev. Y. B. Meredith. P. E. Ft. Wayne Diet. An them by choir. "They all shall sweetly ■ obey Thy will:” Rev. Metts then deposited the books and papers in the • leaden box to be placed in the corner, •tone. A list of the articles so depos-, ited is as follows: Copy of Bible; copy of New Testa- ! ment, new revision; copy M. E. hymn book; copy M. E. discipline; copy M. E. almanac, with picture of John Wes- 1 ley; copy of minntes'of last M. E i conference at Wabash; copy Sunday School Journal: copy Sunday School Advocate and other Sunday School papers; copy Western Christian Advocate; copy New York Christian Advocate; copy Ft Wayne Daily iVew.', Sentinel, Gazette of 3rd and 4th of July; copy of Indianapolis Daily Sentinel and Journal'. copies of last week's Decatur Journal and Democrat; copy Masonic Advocate; copy Decatur IZerald, printed July, 1873; history of Decatur Fire Company; history of Knights of Pythias; history of Decatur Lodge, h. ana A. M. with picture of court house; history of Decatur Lodge of Odd Fellows; history of Decatur Meth- : odist Sunday School organized in 1837; history of Decatur “Busy Bees;’’ his tory of Methodist church of Decatur • organized in 1841: history of members and pastor of Methodist ehurch of Decatur: history of the new church, and of those who have contributed to it to

‘date; history of Mite Society of Decatur: history of Methodist choir, history of the Temperance organization in the county: history of bur,day Schools in the county, with notes o other matters. After all these articles had been placed in the box it was hermetically sealed by Mr. John Brock. Mr. Metts remarking that he expected them to stay there forever. While this was being done the choir sang something or other; your reporter did not know what, and the title was not announced. The corner stone was then formally laid by Rev. J. B. • urns, asfollows:

j -In the name of the Father, and of the Son. and of the Holy Ghost, amen. We lay this corner stone ol a house I to be consecrated to the worship of | I God according to the usages of the j ■ Methodist. Episcopal Church; followed by a prayer. In the more mechanical part of the | work he was assisted by Mr. Jacob Buhler, sr. Rev. Metts then made several announcements when the doxology was sung, and the benediction j pronounced by Rev. Nevin- The pro- i cession was then made up and proceed- ■ ed up town and disbanded. By this time it was noon, and the crowd dis- ’ 1 parsed t> various places to satisfy the , I demands of the inner man. The hotels j were well patronized while therooms ol . I the Busy Bees and Mite Society were ’ i thronged with a hungry crowd who at- i ; tempted with more or leas success to i ■ get a square meal. The afternoon a . exorcises were held in the fair grounds. I ' Quite a large number of people resort- ■ ed to that shaly retreat, and were edi , ! fied toward evening with a wheelbarrow , race between three champions. Two lof them wore the red uniform of the | Fire Brigade, but they were dm th left i ingloriouslv in the Tetr. There was al- ‘ so a balloon ascension. The balloon 1 ,-oired grandly to th : haight of ab Ml live feet and then took fire and <• >1- j ! laj- d. There w - also » D'l" 11 ' ( play Ity the Fire company in which a . I building or two was torn down and : probably other kindred exhilir iting di ; versions. The Firo company furnished ! refreshments for the exhausted in s >me ; of the buildings. Th • evening’s enter ; tainmetit was also given at the f air ar MU Is. A whole p.'-'k of fire era X ■ ere was exploded, and a rocket or two -ent up. The rest ol the fireworks was j supplied by a few individuals who had the ‘ daylights’’ knocked out of them. Then the crowd once more •folded their tents like the Arabs, and silently stole away,” and the celebration of the glorious Fourth was at au cad in D. ■ . eatur. Some fireworks went oil -p iradieally over the town, and the world ; moved on again. CASI ALITItS. iwrMCI, Wm. Ross*I who dispenses soda water at Darwin A [Tollhouse's drug store, dropped a i “fount upon one of his feet, and in '■ Hi..-ted a wound which will compel him to go slow for a few days. f Toward evening, as Mr. .1 -ph > Smith was returning home, when about . a mile from town his hor;<> took fright ■ an 1 runaway throwing him violently i from the wagon. When picked up he was unconscious. It is not known : whether his injuries are serious as he , refused medical attention. Mr. Smith is an aged man and resides about three miles south-west of town. With these exceptions, we believe no one met with any accident daring the day.

(JHA T. The Democrat is late this w< ek. Several of our citizens are preparing to go north over the G. 11. A 1. road. Guitteau should Guitteau a hotter climate than this. Patent applied for. We understand inducements are being offered Hon. John P. Irish to remain in Fort Wayne. Yesterday, Wednesday, is believed to have been the hottest day of the season, so far. One hundred in the shade. There will be a Sabbath school picnic here on Wednesday next. Schools from surrounding towns and country will be present. Dr. S. G. Hasting swings his professional card elsewhere in The Democrat. His office at-present will be at Dtrwins gallery. A little rumpus occurred at the new M. E. ehurch on the morning oi the Fourth, but we have been unable to get lull particulars. Dr. Schrock, who had an attack of heart disease on Monday, is reported much better this morning. For a time the doctor’s life was despaired of. Rev. Carns' host of friends here regret very much that he could not remain longer. He returned home on Monday, shortly after the laying of the corner stone. We surrender nearly all our space this week to accounts of the attempted assassination and Fonrth-of-July doings. Correspondents, neighbors. , editor and all are compelled to take a , a back-seat this week. We are told that Freeman Galbreath has renounced Republicanism, as seen through the Republican party's kaleidoscope. He says, we are informed, ■ the party lias become corrupt an 1 he , can therefore no longer consistently affiliate with it

f » - Mrs. Thomas, wife of our townsman, Joseph Thomas, died at the home of htr mother, near Richmond, last Saturday after a lingering illness from that dread disease, consumption. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of this entire community in this his saddest affliction. They halted neath the branches rs a majestic oak, standing close to the rippling waters of a bright silvery stream. To the left appeared a hill, and the “chain” that linked each with the other was valued at twelve dollars, less ten per cent, for cash up and up. But the world moves! Additional particulars next week.

Some of The Democrat's friends are laboring under the impression that no copy of the t aper was deposited in the corner stone on the Fourth, and informed u; of that, impression. A note received from Rev. Metts says that The Democrat of June 3Gth, which of course was the issue immediately preceding the current number, was duly deposited; but the date not being announced our friends were naturally inclined to the belief that The Democrat surreptitiously slipped out instead of otemly slipping in. Why the date was not called and the name announce.! as in other oaoes we are of course una file to say. <.*-«. Personal*. Pete Tonnellier W in town Monday. Ike Strass was in tonwn on the 4tb. J. I’. Hi- ;-. >f Geneva, was in town on Saturday. Frank Adams is rusticating in Deca tur this week.

Miss Grower, of Foil Wayne, is visiting in Decatur. Rev. Myers, of Cadiz. Ohio, is visiting his brothers of this place. Dr. Jilleff and Frank Crawford were at Shane ville last Sunday. Geo. Pontius, of Bluffton, has b:en spending a few days in Decatv . Mis Etti Meibers and Miss ChrisU>»a Brut - are viriwwg in Toledo. Tony If dthouse is again on duty after a week’s visit in Toledo, Ohio. Miss Ida McCarty returned to her home in Hartford City Wednesday. Rufus Allison and Andrew Frilze Sundaycd in \ au Wert last Sunday. Ed Burris, of Indianapolis, is spend i ing a few days in Decatur this week. Mi : Katie and Andrew W Ifley rcj turned from Kalamazoo on Saturday ; last. Bro. Marsh, of the Portland (.'• nm»r< .’<<«/, paid US a friendly call on the i Fourth. Dr. Ballard and wife of Greenville, Ohio, aiw the gm sts of Dr. Caverdate tl ’.s week. Miss Carrie Morrow, of Rueha Vista, was the guest of Miss Jes i |L Allison over Sunday. I John D. Hale ami f amiiy, of Geneva, ; made a holiday of the Fourth and I spent it in Decatur.

Judg" Bobo, R b’t Allison aud John Crawford were al Rome City fishing a couple of days last week. The Ali -vs Tillie and Mollie Dailey, of Marion, were the guests of Miss KatoNibloi-k on Monday. Norval Wandell, of Ligonier, Indiana, is the guest this’week of his uncles, Norval i I William Blackburn. Miss Dixon, who lias been visiting the Misses Stu Jabakcr for the past three weeks returns to her home in Ripley, Ohio, tomorrow. Mi-s Ella S hirm -yer left on Monday last for Portland, where she will engage iu teaching music. Mrs. F. G. Crowell, sisterto thee liter of this paper, is visiting the latter. Mr. Cr.ovcll re' iriu j to his home in • >hio yesterday. Miss Florence Dent, who lias been visiting her I'ucle, B. 11. Dent, for the past week, returns to her home in. Columbus. Ohio, to-morrow. G W. A. Luckey left Wednesday on the 2:20 p. in train for Yalparaiso, Ind., and the Northern lakes, where he expects to spend a few weeks, hoping to regain his health, which, at present, is very poor. Rev. Nevins and wife are visiting th ir daughter, Mrs. W. G. Speneer. Mr. Nevius tells us the town of South Bend is building up very fast, aud thinks it only a question of very short time when it will be the first town in Northern Indiana. Public Sale. — Os buggies Sheldon, Ind., July 15th 1881. at 11 a. na., by Taylor & Sons. They must build the bast buggy. Every body wants their make. They sell fifteen per hour on days of sale from SBO.0 4 to SIIO.OO tach.

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