Garfield's Peril

. ondence Cleveland ! Il N nol genetall; known tbal President Qarfieid w u once before, In 1876, In dangei ot ili-ntli in Mwalnation, tmt meb aaJd t( have been ei The electoral commission, whicli ¦'¦¦ tlic rexed presiden t lal quest Ion in 1876, was compoaed of flve jndges of t nipreme conrt, ñn na Ure laaiibaiiet die iiiiiisj of representatives, two of the latter being republicana, vit: Haar and Oarfleld. Whilc the nigbl -i-iuiiMii the comniission wert' lieinjr li'lil :it tl1 capítol, a rumor ipread among the republicana thal an atlempl would 1 made to kil!, kidnap or disaUe one o( the two republican representativo. 'I m commission rtood seTen demoMi seren republicana, iind one donhtfnl. Il' Huur oí Garlield could be removed, the hountrol led by demócrata, would ooi be lilI another republican to till the var.'ini'v. ('liict of pólice Kicliarils ol Washington becHme acqnainled witli ETie plot and aacertained that no democratie memben of the Uouse wcracoiieerned In t, imt that the coDsplracy had ita orlgln n , rk. il., .. uYicttrnCc Ulenci to warnuil thv arresl of atty (eroii, and :üiy attempi lo do bo wlthotrl stronji prooi woald lia f been hooted at; bul II ra icciiic'l prinli'iit to hars Mesan Qarfleld nod lln.u protected bj a body jtiiard of vigilasl friends. duty was ondertaken hy repreaentatiTe Thorp, of Ashtabula o., Ohloj I). Wilson, asslstant chlef of the lmr efraviiig and printiiij il III ¦¦! tl i tlie roinmtarton clocil :inil Mesar, (nrfíeldand lloar approacbed theircarriage at tbe north fronl of the capítol, a uumberof appmrentlv iilli' tpectators lio wre in tin ipaoe nul n the coloiiatlc iiont of tbe tenate wing, advanced toward tbc i tlemen. Instan tly thetbree truaty friciiüs, i with two concealed revolvers, . who lialted. Two oí dio ¦ Itb Oarfleld iiid IIoar_and the otbr mouuted the box itli the driver, all keeping a ln;lit lookout on the way home, epecially al Qoar's hotel .-tiiil ;ii GarfielUs linuse ut Washiugt"ii avenue and 1 -tred; bul tbougll sinall proupa of looken-ON appcarad, no hotile demnnstrations were made. THe nexr rrtgtn anotncrscsïttni wns i o eongressnien i regtiarded by the faitlifhl friends, and the [Hot, if plot ihere wan, lell to pleces. Draper was rinc 'iic!mi ¦_'¦(! by 8ergennt-nt-Armi ¦ Al tli.it time. lliri)UL,'li lear Of iidiculc, th f atts wrt kept secret; bul since tbe -liootini; ,i president in a railroud , to rcalize thut tlie desperate men who beliere in "ruk) Of ruin" would llave liad no Bcrunloa against tlie killing of bolli Garfleld and lloar, if ni the acrotnpli-linii nt of thetr purpo