Show washington WHISPERS clerks to bo be edthe ed the conklin shoot ing of the president from tho the heralds special correspondent it is believed that the appointment ap 01 namen of hanibal hamlin as finister Vi minister nister to spain was a surprise to tho the veteran politician his attempts to speak the spanish ian language rr age will also surprise the tile S spaniards adiar a it may be safely said of th the appointee however that he will not do anything discreditable he will not steal take part in any jobs I or otherwise disgrace himself hon ben butler now here is au dhority for a statement that mr conkling is preparing pre preparing a ar great eat surprise for tho the politicians ans it t can hardly bo be in ili connection with new york polities politics for the people are fast losing los n their capacity for surprise in that d direction la Is there not some way wu in in which the democrats of new york i ork can put an end to tho the indecent exposure ex the republicans are mak making an i there matters have gone far enough to give the state to the democracy by an overwhelming majority and a further exhibition Is not only against the public majority but unnecessary ila in a public sense there is no longer any doubt but all tho the democratic clerks in several of the departments will be dismissed soon As they were selected after a strong competitive examination by republican officials there would not not seem to be in their dischia discharge api any evi a d es ir e to refo reform rm tanyell tho h e civil I nil service this morning as the president was about to board the limited express for his northern tour a man by the name of charles guitte Guitteau slipped up lip and shot him twice the president was immediate lr taken to the white house the city is Is in in a wild state of excitement Guit guitteau tean is in danger d of being lynched heis he is supposed p by some to be insane the seriousness of the presidents wound ignot is not known fears of his death ara are entertained KNOX NaTON D july ad 1881 |