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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1881
Page
3
Dispatches from Washington detail improving condition of President Garfield after being shot. Officials note a stable night, better pulse and nourishment, with Cabinet and public hopeful but cautious about full recovery. Separate reports from Albany cover senatorial ballots and Republican conference plans.
The Charleston community reacted with grief and horror after the attempted assassination of the President. A large Chamber of Commerce meeting adopted a resolution condemning the act and offering sympathy to the President and his family, and the Mayor telegraphed James G. Blaine expressing profound sympathy to Mrs Garfield.
In Corkling New York on July 2 reporters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel learned from officials that the Presidents assassination was too serious to discuss. Ex Senator Conkling declined comment saying the event overwhelms him and he prays for the country.
The assassin of the President, Charles Gittean, visited Poughkeepsie in July last year and advertised a lecture on the political situation for July 2. The talk was not delivered. He later sought engagement as a speaker for the Republican committee but was deemed mentally unsound by leading Republicans who refused him.
Ward was announced to speak at other places in this State. Gen Grant and Mrs Garfield Long Branch July 2. General Grant has arrived and expressed deep regret at the attempted assassination of the President. Mrs Garfield is almost frantic over the news. Her physicians allow her to see none of the serious dispatches.
General Grant comments on the attempted assassination and calls for immediate execution of the would be assassin and followers, condemning Nihilism as a seed of violence and urging swift, decisive punishment.
A New York Mercury account recounts a comic San Francisco episode where an ambitious amateur pianist, backed by a generous hall owner, faced Gottschalk. The staff removed piano hammers to create a stumble, yet the amateur persisted, earned applause, and received a $250 check from his father in the green room.
A Shetland pony imported by William Sinclair from Holm proves highly intelligent. After losing a shoe, the pony returns home with the newly fitted shoe, demonstrating not only memory but understanding of its own footwear. The incident occurred near Pratt the parish blacksmith, who re-shod the animal and witnessed it proudly trotting home.
Richard Smith urges independence for editors challenging party lines arguing editors must speak for the people rather than blindly follow leaders. He says honest conduct by the press sustains a party and warns against relying on office seekers. He notes editors can’t hold office due to their higher calling. Do you play the piano
Poem excerpt recalling the end of day with laborers resting and cattle in stalls. It envisions gradual change and final peaceful sleep, contrasting toil and weeping with calm sea-wind and holy rest. Refrains of by and by echo hopeful resignation.
In a Parisian-tinged tale a widow of Bruges, 18, wealthy and independent, attracts three suitors as they vow to woo her in a three month contest. Each man shares theories of persuasion while the Italian boasts of feminine sympathy and the Englishman and Frenchman reveal their contrasting plans. The scene ends with their triumphant toast fading as the hour passes in the empty room.
A North American Review piece recounts a young student linked to a literary circle who faced exile after a secret society was branded revolutionary. The Czar, moved by the student’s honesty, pardons him with a personal interview and a paternal blessing though the exile remains.
A collage of humorous vignettes, quips, and anecdotes spans weather, fashion, etiquette, and daily life. It cites odds and ends from mills to markets, a Parisian pun, a cornet of corns, and a misread sign at a clothing shop, all delivered in a light, scattered newspaper humor tone.
The Crown Prince of Germany, famed for aquatic drills at Potsdam, playfully submerged grenadiers during morning swimming. After dunking a Grenadier Schott who claimed no furlough, the prince learned Schott had not yet received leave and later Schott was ordered to apply for travel and diet funds to the imperial court.
The Spanish Abolitionist Society gathered in Madrid in the Italian One House with about 3,500 attendees. Speakers from Republican and Democratic circles urged immediate abolition of slavery in Spanish colonies and prohibition of whipping and iron collars for enslaved people.
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