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ELEVENTH YEAU OMAITA , TUESDAY MORNING ! , AUGUST 23 , 1881 , NO. 53
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AN ANXIOUS DAY.
'Yesterday a Day of Anxiety at
the White House ,
'Tho President's Improvement
Very Slight During Yoa-
terdiy.
HNo BociU'ronoo Yesterday of
the Vomiting or Nausea.
iTho President Takes and Bo-
tiins Nourishment by the
Mouth as Well as by
Biiomata.
The B'eeliug of Anxiety at the
*
' ' White House Growing
W * Moro Apparent.
'Dri'l'ownsend , Health Officer
Zi * of the District , Thinks He
Y Will Die Next Sunday
- ' " or Monday.
.An Interview With Him in
Which Ho Gives His Qpin- (
J' ion of theCase. . - >
latest Bollotla Report * the
President a * Roating Easily.
.
"
THE PBiSIDENT- '
National AsuocUted 1'rcss. " '
A G LEA 31 Of IIOI'X.
W.V.SHIXOTON , August 22. There
is a gleam of hope again this morning
which is quite encouraging. The
stomach luia reasserted itself and
other indications are no IC.-H satisfac
tory than yesterday. The night was
a very quiet ono at the White House ,
although the president was somewhat
restless. Ho awoke frequently , but
not so often as the night before. The
phlegm in his throat was ft little less.
Yesterday morning the president told
Dr. Bliss that ho thought if he could
vomit ho could get rid of some of the
phlegm. Dr. Bliss said he hoped ho
would not have to resort to that ex-i
tremity , hence the vomitiitgywhpn it
did 'come , caused' real anxiety.
The doctors were worried l.wt ni ht ,
and it was only nftorecvcr.il hours had
passed without n recurrence ot the
vomiting that they began to take full
heart. All the physicians retiredat
the usual hour. Dr. Bliss and Dr.
Reybuni spent the night : it the white
house after midnight. They wore
( not needed by the president until 4
o'clock , when Gen. Swaim relieved
Alra. Dr. Edson at the bedsido. The
prosidcnt then thought lid could take
Borne koumiss , and it wis given and
retained. After mora sleep ho took
more. No trouble followed and
hence there was renewed encourage-
incut.
im. AOXKW
.arrived ut 8 o'clock. Of ono who
mot him ho asked , "What is the
news ? " ' 'Bettor , " 1 hear , was the 10-
ply "That is good , " remarked the
eminent surgeon , and he passed up
stairs.
THIMOKNINO : rmihsiNU :
showed u normal temperature and
respiration , and a pulse three beats
less than yesterday at the same time.
The wound was found to bo doing
well , and the inflamed gland about the
same. Dr. Royburn said at 9 o'clock :
"The swelling is no more , and his
general condition is a little bettor.
Ho is no worse than last night , and
perhaps u little better. "
On tlio streets there seems to bo a
settled idea that the president's death
is only a matter of time. At the
White House a ray of hone is clung
to. Tlio greatest care will bo taken
with the stomach to-day and the one
metu will be continued. It is under
stood that there are no indications of
increased trouble in the region of the
parotid gland.
'Till ! NOON UULI.ETIN
is generally accepted as an indication
that the president hold his own dur
ing the day Dr. Bliss says that
there is a slight improvement since
yesterday. lie says it will bo impos
aiblo to toll just what will como of
the parotid swelling for four or five
dayH , but that it seems to bo giving
loss trouble to-day. It is not likely
to cause serious annoyance. The
wound , ho says , is doing nicely. Tlio
greatest fear ho now has of fatal con
sequences is from exhaustion ,
Dr , Bliss says , however , that
ho believes that the stomach
is going to continue bettor and that
thu patient will recover. Dr. Boyn
-4 ton says also that the stomach again
4 ! acts as if it would bo equal to all de
mands ; if this was not the case , thu
president would grow worso. Ho does
not yet give up. Ho says the parotid
swelling has turned out to bo less
cute than was feared. It is likely to
cause some annoyance for some days
but not necessarily dangerous.
HELD IIIH OWN.
WASHINGTON , August 22. Tim
best that can bu definitely said about
the president is that ho has held his
own thus far to-day. There has been
too little improvement in the parotid
inflamamution to afford much encour
agement. The wound ia doing well.
THE BKST FEATURES Of THE KAY
have been the improved condition ol
the stomach and the amount of nour
ishment taken. This lias subsoil-
tially endorsed the explanation given
yesterday that the vomiting had been
caused by the phlegm in the throat.
In this respect there has been loss
trouble to-day , The physicians have
been cautious in their statements , ad
mitting that the improvement has
been very slight , but apparently tak >
ing new courage in the fact that the
patient has held his own , which may
give some pf the complications , time
to mend. . iNo ono affects to make-
ight of the situation , Its gravity is
00 manifest ami while there is still a
rF.r.i.ixa or OHNKHAL itornruLSEss
n the White House itis of a very silent
s'tarnctur ' and not at nil buoyant.
vcn Dr. Bliss , whoso confidence thus
'ar has been unshaken , ha ? grown
conservative about the features of the
case. Ho talks frcolv but avoids en
tering into details. During the after-
loon ho was asked what was hisopinion
of the progress made since yesterday
and replied : "There is a little im
provement. "
"What is the important feature of
: his case ? "
"Tho stomach , of course , is a very
important matter just now and has
been. "
"How di > cs the swelling of the
, 'laud progress ? " > -
' 'Tho swelling of the surroundings
i > f the gland has about disappeared.
The gland is hard yet and is sore , but
it causes him no pain. "
"Do you think it- will suppurate ? "
" 1 cannot say as to that. "
"Do you want it to ? "
"Wo don't. We want it to do
what is" b6s.t for the patient. If it
scatters wo't shall not expect trouble
rom it'olsdwhoru. ' I sea no indica
tion as yet of suppuration , but 1
think it may 'do BO , We can toll more
about that lit four or five days. "
"If it shoUldsuppurate what would
bo the consequences ? "
"It would * cause some annoyance ,
but oorhap's-nofc snrious. "
"Do youf fear any effect on the
brain. " *
"OhA' , nq.Jnot , n , nil. Such nlight
havebceiYflUQ of tlio possibilities if it
had suppurated inHuedfatoly , but now
if it s'upp'urAtds tho' pds'baif ' quickly
bo released."T " "
"Is then ) ahy occasion to believe
that theT'pus frim"subh ( suppuration
wouUfbavmor6 ! yioloht than' ' that in
O wound ? " i " .
"No , not at < Vl''N ' . p
"Then you don't anticipate danger
from the inflamation ? "
"No ; the greatest fear 1 Jiavo of
anything resulting fatally would be
exhaustion. If ; the stomach ia going
to be unable to counteract thu drain
on the system I thall bu discouraged ,
but it looks now as if the stomach was
ing to do well. I believe it will
bo equal to all demands and that the
president will evdntuilly recover. "
"Tho drain oirnho system means
just what ? "
"The iiatur.il drain and discharge of
the pus from UKwound. . "
"You say the wound is doing well. "
"Very well indued. "
"How'ha' } the fewer , , bcen to-day ? ,
' " - ' 1
Perfectly satisfactory ;
"Is there much taken from the in
ner channel ? " I i
"Not much , but Mt is thoroughly
drained. " -
"Then you think the surface is well
granulated ? "
"I think the trask of the wound out
to where the slough was is almost per
fectly uranulated. " i
"And-tlmt the-p ootid swelling has
no connection ivith > lia ir < i : nti ? "
"None except so far as the wound
has produced the low state of the
patient by which the inflammation
wasisupormduced. "
"A septic condition means septo-
mariiti , does it not ? "
"Of course. No ono denies that
there h a tinge of suptunmnia in the
caso. "
"What then is scptomania ? "
"An almost univeisal txccompnni
inent of a gunshot wound and an indi
cation of that degree of blood poison
ing that is unavoidable though not
always dangoious. "
"And wheio is the line driufti be
tween soptomania and pyiumiu ? "
"They are distinct maladies.
mia is the result of absorption of
broken down pus. Good pus cannot
bo absorbed. When it is broken
down it can bo and then pyiumia
ensues. In the president's case thcro
has been no such thing as broken
down pus and no evidence of pyiumia.
The symptoms of pj'iemia are unmis
takable. Among thcso uro tainted
skin , a poculia perspiration and a
peculiarly sweet breath. The tem
perature , too , keeps up very high.
1 suy again that the president has no
pyioinia. I say , too , that his sopto
mania is moving off , The indications
are apparent. "
"Then you think , doctor , that the
stomach is the main thing ? "
"I do , and beliovu it will bu able to
moot the full demands of the case. '
DU. 110VNTON
says to-night that ho feels encouraged
by the events of the day , particularly
because the stomach is doing so well.
Ho says ho by no moans gives the
president uj > . Ho thinks the rallying
time will como and he will recover ,
Ho also says the swelling of the face
has entirely subsided" and that the
gland itself remains about stationary ,
Ho says it is plainly recognizable by u
physician that the parotid inflamma
tion is not to bo such a severe- case 'as
was feared. A sudden suppuration
might have worked harm. At least
it would havn caused much alarm ,
since it has thus far been kept under
control , It possibly may continue to
be kept so. Iff it should suppurate
now it would , of course , cause annoy
ance to the patient , but would be com
paratively harmless. Ho says that
such casoa of parotid inflammation us
ually continuo from a week to ton
days. Thus it will likely be several
bays before its exact issue can bo de
termined. Ho nays that the president
has had less trouble with phlegm to
day than yesterday. He is sure this
trouble idono has caused thu vomit
ing.
A TELEQllAM KUOM ONK OK OAltHELU'S
fcO.VH.
CLEVELAND , August 22. A private
telegram from Oariield's son Harry
to Postmaster Sherman , of Cleveland ,
to-day noon , says that the presided
rested more quietly last night and is
bettorj to-day. It closes with the
words , "Wo feel more hopeful al
present. Rudolp , of Mentor , Gar-
field's brother-in-law , with whom the
president's two younger sons are stop
ping , says the rumor that the boys
were ta be token to Washington owiiif ,
to the president's dangerous condition
i untrue. The boys uro staying con
tentedly on the farm at Mentor.
Marshall Henry , who started for Cin
cinnati , 0. , in understood to have
urncd back to Washington upon the
receipt of the news that the president
was worso. Gurticld's mother is stop
ping at Hiram with Mrs , Clapp , her
licco , and while deeply concerned re-
rarding her son , scorns like the rest of
ho family to Imvo implicit faith that
all will come out right.
THK CAHINF.T OFFICF.UjI
were at the White House this evening
is usual. They were assured that
lie situation was more encouraging.
The president had slept two hours up
o 10:30 : p , in. , and was asleep again
jofore 11. Another ononntu was ad-
ninistcred after thu evening bulletin
was issued. The amount of nourish-
nent administered during the day by
oncmata has boon about " ( Jounces. The
unount of liquid nourishment taken
Jirough the mouth was twenty-two
unices. The rise had materially sub
sided before 11 p. m. , and the phlegm
u the throiit was not so troublesome.
Dra. Bliss and Woodward remained
at the White House all night. Dr.
Uoynton and Col. Hock well divided
iratch by the bedside. Thu mansion
ivas closed at the usual hour and the
family retired early.
VORK1ON BYMPATIIY.
ROME , August IB. To Hon. James
G. rplnine , secretary ot state :
As the holy father 1ms learned with
painful surprise and profound sorrow
of the horrid attempt of which the
resident of thu republic Was the Vic
tim , lib is now Happy to felicitate his
excellency upon the news that his pre
cious lifo is now out of danger , and
will over pray that Clod may
gran * him speedy and com
plete recovery . of his health
and long spare him to the people of
the United States. The undersigned
has the honor to join in those senti
ments of sincere congratulations and
wishes for complete recovery.
L. CAUDINAL JACOBINI.
The following is the answer :
To His Eminence L. Cardinal Jaco-
bini , Rome : Plooso convey to his holi
ness the sincere thanks with which
this government received the kind ex
pression of his prayerful interest'in
behalf of the stricken president. Since
your message was sent the > presideiit'B
condition has been changed and wo
ire now filled with anxiety , but not
without hope. The president has
l.een very deeply touched by the pious
interest for his recovery shown by all
the churches and by none moro widely
pr more devoutly than by those of the
Roman 1 Catholics.
JAH. G. BCAINK , Sec'y.
TO LOWELL.
The following was sent to-night :
To Lowell , London : The president
has been able to swallow and retain
about twenty ounces of liquid food to
day , showing n better state of his
fttomach , but his general condition is
serious if not critical. Ho is weak ,
exhausted and 'emaciated , not weigh
ing over 125 or 130 pounds. His
weight 'wlion wounded wu ftoni fcO&
to 210 pounds. His failure to regain
strength is ono feature which gives
special uneasiness and apprehension.
( Signed ) BLAINK , Sec'y.
MONDAY'S BULLETINS.
WASHINGTON , August22 8 a. m.
The president has asked and taken
a small quantity' of koumiss this
morning , and it has caused him no
trouble with his stomach. Ho has
had no signs of nausea since yester
day afternoon.
OFFICIAL.
EXKUUTIVK MANSION , 8:30 : a. in.
The president hus not vomited since
yesterday afternoon and tliis morning
has ttvicu naked for and received a
small quantity of iluid nourishment
by the mouth. Ho slept moro quietly
during the night , and this morning
his general condition is moro en
couraging that when the last bulletin
was issued : Pulse 101 , temperature
08 4-10 , respiration 18.
( Signed ) D. W. BLISS ,
J. W. BAUNES ,
J. J. WOODWAIIO ,
R. REYHOIIN ,
D H. AONKW.
OFFICIAL.
EXECUTIVE MANSION , August 22 ,
12:30 : p. in. The president has con
tinued this morning to retain liquid
nourishment taken by the mouth as
well as by ononmtu. There has been
no recurrence of the vomiting and no
nausea. Thu parotid swelling is not
matcrialbysmalfer , but continues pain
less. It has caused for a day or two
an annoying accumulation of viscid
mucus in the back of the mouth , but
this symptom hus not much abated.
At present his pulse is 101 , tempera-
turu 08 4-10 , respiration 18.
( Signed ) D , W. Buss ,
,1. K. RAUNKS ,
J. J. WoomvAiio ,
ROUT. REVHUIIN ,
HAYEH AONEW.
August 22 2 p. m. Up to this
time the president has retained twelve
ounces of liquid teed and oncmata ad
ministered to-day. Thu phlegm is
less troublesome and there has been
no indication of nausea.
August 22 2:10 p. in. Dr. Bliss
has just mid that the president's
stomach now seems to bo ableto per
form ull the work it may bo called
upon to do , and that ho now believes
the president will recover. Dr. Boynton -
ton also just said hu bus some hopes
of the president's recovery.
OFFICIAL. *
WAMHINOTON , August 22 030 ; p ,
m. The president has continued to
take liquid nourishment in small
quantities ut stated intervals during
the entire day , and has haU no return
of nausea or vomiting. Nutritive
cnomata are also retained. The
wound is looking well and work of re
pair is going on in all portions exposed
to view , At present the pulsa is 110 ,
temperature 100,1 , respiration 10.
( Signed ) D. H. AONLW.
D. W. BUSH ,
J. J. WOOIIWAKD ,
J. K. BABNE.S ,
ROU'T REYBUUN.
Au uet 22 , 8:30 : p. m. The prosi
dent has taken some more nour
ishment since thu evening bulletin
tin was issued , and has experienced
no difficulty with the stomach in con-
icqilciico. Ho 1ms been asleep once
his evening , and the febrile rise is
subsiding.
August 22 , 0:30 : p. m. The cabinet
are at the While Himso , ns usual , full
of hope , but feeling very anxious.
The members nrcj however , nioro con
fident than last night. The stomach
the patient continues to do well.
August 22 , 10:45 p. m , The prosi-
lent'n pulse has fallen to about 104 ,
and his gnnoral condition remains un
changed since the evening bulletins.
Midnight Since 11 p. m. the prosi-
Innt has rested quietly nnd apparently
comfortably nnd is nou asleep.
Augutit 23 2 n. in. J o material
ihange has been noticed in thu presi-
out's condition since 11 o'clock.
linco midnight hu hus been sleeping
luictly.
DR. SMITH TOWNSEKD
SAYS THK riUBHUKST WII.J , 1 > 1K OJC NK.\T
HUXIUY Oil MONDAY.
NEW YOIIK , August i 2."The prcsi-
lent -will diu on Sunday or Sunday.
L'hcro is no likelihood of his imme
diate death , " was the astonishing
statement madu by Dr. Smith Townsend -
send , the health oflicer of tlio Dis
trict of Columbia , and hu added : " 1
can give a reason for my belief. "
Dr. Townsond-was thu first physi
cian who reached the president on the
jiormng of the shooting , who lifted
\im \ from the pile uf cushions which
iraa preventing the circulation of
blood , laid him prostrate on the floor ,
opened the wound and allowed thu
jlood to flowKavo _ him brandy and
ammonia , which stimulated to con
sciousness , nhd hcarU his first spoken
words , "I think I have done , " betoro
, ho arrival of any other physician , lie
tad boen'iu the act of stopping into his
carriage at his office door when the
nessago from the president reached
lim as the nearest prominent physi
cian and was present at earlier con
sultation. "
"Why do you think ho will die ? "
"Because ho will have another
rclapsoton Sunday or Monday and \yill
lot have strength enough to survivu
t. Scarcely a physician in Washing-
on believes to-day that ho will live
wo days , and even some of the men
at his bedside don't bulievu that ho
ins strength enough left to survivu
mother relapse. .They . certainly did-
t believe it tWcnty-four hours ago. "
"But why should ho have another
relapse ! "
"Tho periodicity of theao relapses
ins never been wanting and has thor
oughly established itself. It hns como
again and will como at least once
more. If ho survives the next ono ho
will live , provided the system is not
.horoughly exhausted as not to be
iblo td ossinfulato and recuperate.
That Is exactly the condition in which
I bolicvo him to be. "
"But why this-poriddicity , pyiumia
and malaria i Hu 1ms both. "
"Hu has boon snfl'ering from both
throughout. AJJ tlrfyxjath v ° r of
thd District 1 know that malaria , that
as shown by statistics , ( and they are
carefully drawn and watched , )
is no more prevalent than
at the soldicis' homo or at
Baltimore or any locality of av
erage health. But it exists nnd ho is
moro or less under its influence.
Seven and eight day relapses show
this to Bomo extent and there is mulu-
ria'iii 'his system and has boon > from
tlio outset , although I think it us
likuly to Jiavn been accumulated else-
whcro > aiiii | Washington The doctors
may deny the existence of p tunriu as
Jioy will but it e\ists. I Jiavo be-
iieved from tlio firat that the public
was entitled to the whole truth and
they have not always had it from the
\Vhito House. They now admit that
Bcptomania hns existed for wpoks'and
deny pyiumin. Blood poisonining has
existed for weeks nnd the president
lias lived longer than any of the physi
cians even believed he would , God
knows I would give or do anything
that ho might live but I don't believe
it possible. Ho is too far gone to
make recuperation possible. His
lower limbs are paralyzed.
Ho has not moved them
in a week. Nervous troubles
afl'ect his stomach as well as blood
poisming , and after a relapse ho can
not bo inado to retain food even by
artificial menus. That means death.
f can see nothing else , I ha * ! previ
ously made similar c.iscs somowlmt of
a study ninco I wan wounded in much
the same way , and lay seven weeks on
my faco. When I began to convalesce
esco I walked to the hospital and noticed
ticod cases of blood poisoning. In
; ; un-sliot wounds paiticularly 1 found
that mrm diedasaiulo in from twenty
ta sixty days. If they lived beyond
sixty days they recovered. Tlds prob
ably influenced mo in the opinion that
I have already expressed from the
first , and I sou no reason to change
now , that the president would proba
bly die , but that hu UMS alivu ut the
end of sixty days hu would probably
recover1 When I first said this none
of the physicians believed no would
liyo sixty hours.
"What do you think of the trout
mont ? "
"I have been accused of bitterncus
toward Dr , Bliss because of his treat
ment of mo , and while I think his
treatment of myself and Surgeon-
General Wales more than discour
teous , I must admit that the treatment
mont has been excellent , and while
there may have been minor errors in
tlio arrangement of the case , it is not
now open to criticism. Professional
discour'esy is a very minor matter in
the face of the country's grief and
can bo settled afterwards. Dr. Bliss
is probably the poor of any physician
in Washington , although I might rank
ono or two men higher in some re
spects. Of Dr. Hammond's criticisms
as to the early probing , you must re
member that at the outset wo had two
overwhelming difficulties to encoun
tor. Wo believed that the president
would die in a few hours from the
Hhock , and there was every reason to
buliovo that the ball hud entered the
ponitonost cavity. In ono event tlu
effort would have been useless and ii
the other it would not only have boei
dangerous but might probably , by add
ing to the shock , have proved fatal
vrilUny candidly that at 11 o'clock-
on iho night of tlio shooting the
ucsulont had lived longer than any
of us luid thought he would and there
vas not physician present who bo-
iovcd at tnc tiino ho would live two
lours. Our belief was * o strong that
10 saw it mid was bravo fu the face of
vhat ho bulioved. It would have
> con cruel to have tortured him. I
aw Surgcon-Oenoral Wales probe the
round with his finger and ho touched
ho liver. I thought his linger fol-
owed u line loading toward thu verto
rea nnd believed the injury near
ho vous and likely to lend to total
arnlysis. In either event death
uciuod certain ; 1 cannot , therefore ,
hink the criticisms of thu treatment ,
o far as 1 know it intimately , uro
imtified.
THK IIIEAS i.vritr.saKi >
iy Drs. Bliss nnd Boynton are not
ontrndictcd by others. Agnew has
iceii RA anxious as the rest. Hu says
hu etomneh is a great thing. Hu
\illbuicliuved by Dr. Hamilton to-
norruw afternoon.
DR. HAMILTON
NTiUVIEWEI : > Y THK AOKNT OP TIIK
NATIONAL ARSOC1ATE1) P11KS.1
NKW YOHK , August 22 When Dr.
lamillon left NVaahincton it was with
ho undcrutanding that ho would ru-
iuvu Dr. Agnew on Tuesday night
unless fri'ilf developments should
nnku his presuuco necessary Hooncr.
) r. Hamilton was , however , mot at
iis residence this morning by the
.gent of the National Associated Press
ml said : "I do not expect to return
o the capital until to-morrow after
noon , whun 1 have arranged to go by
ho 3:30 : p. m. limited express. "
'You have Had no dispatch ) recall-
ng you ? " asked the agent.
"None , and I hardly expect any. "
"You would be recalled in an emor-
oncy if there were one 2"
"Undoubtedly I should , but I hope
lone will arise. The symptoms , no-
.ording to morning dispatches , are
nifavorable , but while they are serious
hey nro not of such n character ns to
udiuatu any immediate dancer , I
hould think. "
"Would you mind saying what your
ipinion is of thu cause of yesterday's
'omiting ? "
"I c.inuot exptuss opinions. "
"I did not know but thu symptoms
veru of so donfiitu a poit that1 they
vould warrant a definite opinion ? ' '
'Oh , jon can see for yourself that
ho vomiting is caused by tliu flow of
nucus into the tlno.it. " i
' Poisoning ? " was then asked.
"Not at all ; only from tlio flow of
iiucus from the salivary gland into
ho throat. "
MISCELLANEOUS.
CONFl'.UKNCK WITH HIOUX CHIEFS.
WASHINOTON , August 22. The
Sioux chiefs had u conference with
Secretary Kirkwood to-day. Rod
'loud said that the money paid by
the railroads for ; the privilege o'f ' run
ning through their grounds shoufd be
divided among thu whole tribe. On
the subject of irrigation Rod Cloud
said thu Indians would mnku poor
ditches , but would work under the
inshnotions of the whilu men. 8p cnk-
; ii ! , ' of Spotted T.iil , ho said ho was
iis chief couiisellei1. Hu asked that
thu Ogullulu Sioux bu sent to Rose-
jud agency. Kirdwood said the
natter would bo taken under con
sideration , i
JIOWOArB AHMITTKIITO HAIL.
Capt. Howirnto was admitted to
hail to-day in the sum < lf § 10,000 , W.
W. McCullou-'h , W. B. Moses , and
Nottlcy t Anderson bccominL' , sure
ties. Howgato is still very ill :
O1T1CIAL ItKrOHT OF TJIK NEW .MKXICO
INDIAN I'JOHT.
WASHINGTON , August 22. The war
department to-day received n.copy of
.ho following received at Chicago , Au
gust 20 , 1881 :
To the Adjutant General of the
Army , Washington , D. 0. : The latest
"rom Nmv Mexico is that Lieut. Tay
lor , of the Ninth cavalry , struqk the
Indians on the lOtli and had quito n
Tight , captured some horses and cap
tured property. The scouts say that
there were two white men with the
hosliles. Taylor is pushing the In
dians towards Black range. Col.
Hatch says hu would bo up with troops
on the 17th. Our loss was a few
liorscs killed.
( Signed ) W. D. Wiui-i'f.B ,
Assistant Adjutant General.
WINDOM'H UIUCULAU ,
Secretary Windom has issued n cir
cular giving notice that the depart
ment will redeem upon presentation ,
with rebate of interest , the outstand
ing registered five per cent bonds 0111-
braced in the iOltli cull , maturing
Jctober 1 next.
Inilioat'cms-
NktloriM Associate * ! 1'ri-M.
WASHINGTON , August 211 la. in.
For the upper lake region : Warmer ,
Fair weather : light , variable winds ,
mostly eastj stationary or lower pres
suro. For the upper Mississippi vnl-
loy : Fair weather , warm south winds.
Falling barometer , generally followed
by rising barometer and colder north
west winds. For thu lower Missouri
valley : Fair weather , variable winds ,
shifting to colder northwest winds
and higher
Greenback Convention-
National Aiwoclatwl I'rcM.
ELMIIIA , N. Y. , August 22 The
prospects are that the greenback state
convention to bo held hero to-morrow
will bo u largo ono. A number ol
delegates aru already on the ground.
It is expected that Wendell Phillips
will bo present and addiess the con
vention to-morrow evening. No names
for the several positions have yet
been proposed.
Benteucod to Bo Haiig.
National Aiwoclatod J'ross.
Four SMITH , Ark. , August 22.
Sayquanoa , convicted of the murder
of an unknown white man in the Sue
and Fox country two yearn ugo , was
sentenced to-day to bo hanged on tha
14th of October. Suyquaneo is u ful
blooded Boo and Fox.
GENERAL NEWS ,
The Judge Decides Not to Ad
mit the Malley Boys to
Ball ,
*
The Irish Land Bill Rocolvas
Royal Assent and now Bo-
cmnos a' Law.
Tho.RopublicariB Victorious iu
CJtho Recent Frouoh Elec
tions.
A Sao and Pox Indian Sen
tenced to bo Hung nt Ft.
Smith. Ark.
A Mincollnuootii Collection ol
ZIH Hup * nnd MiilinpA'SVom All
Over the Country.
Natlon.il Awodatoil
AIUINH JIIMttKLK ON
ST. PMKIWNUWI , August 22. The
statomotit telegraphed that Hartmami
in ulxnit to lecture throughout the
United Stales on tlio account of his
ixttonipt to blow up ( ho imperial train
in November , 1870 , furnishes M.
DatkofTjWith an occasion once more
to air himself on the subject of extra
dition , nhd ht the same tiino to vent
his spleen' against England fur ref lin
ing to enter the recently proposed in-
tornatinnul extradition conference. ,
IIAKTMANN B J8X.TUA-
DITION.
It is now reported that the lUissian
government has about decided to- ask
forthu extradition of a man calling
himself Lee llartmann and at present'
in Now York.
DKSI'EIIATE AFFRAY.
LONDON , Auyust 22. A dispute' ' *
from Ciuio says a despurato affray recently -
contly occurred at Soudan in conso-
of the preaching of a
| ) roptiet and ono hundred nnd fifty
Egytian soldiers ucro killed.
Jamen Ruduath's name has been re
moved , from thu membership , of the
Cabdun club of Him city.
In the house of commona last eve
ning Lord llarlington vbr&u ht for
ward the Indianbudget , tlitf c-jtimatod
surplus for the current j'ear.
THIS COMET
Ai.EXANrmu , August22. The com
et is visible from this city just below
Ursa Major. ' '
nnnuLS IN moNrt.
GALLUTTA , August 22. Tljo ring-
leudera uf the rubola in thu rocentdis
turbance ) ut Sim , have boon brugti ) (
to this , city , in fetteiB. ,
, Till ! LANI 1IILL A LAW.
iMHfHttf } 'AugiuHVto' , ' -'I.'hlu tfrish
and bill has received royal assent nnd
ias become u law. The formal title ia
Th6 land law ( Irohind ) , act of 1881. "
Iho bill as passed and engrossed
vould ( ill nin'e columns of The Lon-
Ion Nuws. It consists of seven partr '
uul u vast number of sections and
ub-Buetion. It applies to Ireland
inly.
I.NTEUNATIONAI , LAW CONFIIKEMJKI
CoLoriNK , August 22. At Satur
day's sitting'of'tho ' ' International law1
orifcronco Hctiry Richnrd , member ot
ho British parliament , read u paper on
he recent progress of arbitration.
'Ion. David Dudley Field said ho hoped
ho time would como when the clause
> rovidiiig for international arbitration
vould bu introduced in all treaties.
ilr , lane , of the Japanese embassy ,
aid hu feared that such wars as thu
ate civil war in America and that bu-
ween Franco and Germany could not
uvo been settled by arbitration.
'I8SKNHIONH ' AMONO 1IOEH FACTIONS.
LONDON. , August 21. It is reported
hat dissensions have already broken
> ut among factions in Boor politics.
Die most important of dilllcultics
which have arisen occurred at Pott-
ahoirutroom. Such of the Boors as
md boon installed in ofllco succeeded
n taking possession of the land
agent's ofllco and refused to allow that
afiictul to take charge. It is said that
10 was not satisfactory to the loaders
n power and that they desired to
> luco another man in oflico. Amount
ho Boors , loaders who were not
onsulted in the treaty arrangements
nuch dissatisfaction is expressed over
ortain articles of the convention ,
t'ho section over which most ill-feei
ng is shown is that fixing the amount
> f the Transvaal debt. The justice of
bin section is disputed.
rilBNUK ELECTION.
PAUIH , August 22. The republi
cans calculate yesterday's elections
lave increased their party in thu
chamber of deputies fifty members.
All of the ministers have been
elected.
Shooting Affray InKunsa * City
National AenotlatoJ 1'tuw ;
KANSAS CITY , August 22. Cal
Hatcher , u hack driver , was probably
mortally wounded at the hands of a
teamster named Joshua Howe , about
1 o'clock to-day , at Williams' wugon
yard , No , 1,0111 Grand uvpnuo ,
Hatcher and Howe are accustomed
to put up their horses in Williams'
yard wlnlo they take dinner in an adjoining -
joining boarding house. To-day
Howe put his wagon under that par
ticular portion of the shed whicli
Hatcher s hack is accustomed to oe
cupy , When Hatcher came in ho be
gan to expostulate with Howe ami
dually commenced to abuse the latter ,
calling him names , etc. Howe re
plied in the same kind of language ,
and all parties wore greatly excited.
Presently Hatcher called If owe a vile
name , and Howe , taking a navy re
volver of ail calibre from iv wagoi
standing in the ypd , fired. Hatcher
loaned up against the wagon \vhee
and remarked , "That's all whUM
Ho then proceeded to abuse HAW
still more , whonMr. Williams stop poi
up to Howe and took thu waive :
from him , when the latter jumpoi
into his wagon ami rale away in the
direction of West 1'nik Several
men wore in the yard at the time of
the shooting , but they nay they did
did not suppose ILitchcr WH shot , as
lio'ditl not fall and went on talking"
after the filing. _ Hatcher walked
into iho housn himself. The ball
struck him on the left side of the ab
domen , pausing tint from just under
the skin almost directly opposite
where it entered. Howe is still at
largo.
SwitdbntanV Strike-
NutUnal A sodatc < > I'rcM.
August 22. The Eritf-
strike still continues ntuf.
has caused nrarlf nn cnliro blockade
east of Huflftlo , only n few freight *
being moved. The engineers nnd
liremun are on their engines , wailing
for switchmen. If the company in
sists on the engineers doing switch
men's duty they "will strike. The
stiiker.ido not interfere with a few
more left on duty and keep-entirely
from the yards. Abmii five hundred
c\rs : of freight from tlio Eale Shore
road cannot bo received * by tlic Erm
in coiiPKHiuncu ( of the atriko.
AI.UANY , N. Y. , August 22. SIHMJ-
lal dispatcher to The llerald any that
there is no general strike on tlio west
ern division of the Erie railroad. At-
Hornellsvilto the switchmen refused
t6 work but' their place * arc benig ;
rapidly lilleii with now mem All pon-
scnger traiiwhavo been running reru- ;
larljrnnd freight ia being forwardbtL
as fast na [ it arrives by running traiui *
throughout without makinarany over ,
Thi ombarnuwos ' wny froignt ? alighlr \
liut prevents A 'blockade. At Sula > -
mancai no trouble i.i oxpooted aniH
most of the atriking Rwitchtnoti arc at-
work. Tlio reports which have boeni
sent out have been greatly oxagor -
ated.
MOTTO "From Mexico
National At otlat d Preiw.
CITY OH MKXICO , August 22As. .
nonstcr mass meeting was held' hcru >
to-day by the merchants of this oity
ami surround ing to wtis. A resolution ;
was adopted protesting against the tar"
of onehalfper cent n month on all'
sales. The bill , of which this tarbo-
came a law , was recently passed by
congress and was for the purposeof :
raisitlg inovu- money to pay railroad
subvention * . Similar mooting * wilt
bb held in the different cities * ami-
towns llfroiwhout the country , and"
measures will bp taken to Have.-
'the law. repealed nt the next scs.sion ,
of congress , whicli convenes iii Svp-
tember.
AmoricAii onginoera are now at
work reconstructing the Morclos rail
road and stronnthoniug the dillc'rcnU
passok on that line. ' ' '
Trial of the Malloy Boys.
NatlonM AsioclattU 1'rcn.
Nnw HAVE ? , Conn. , August 22i'
Tlio adjourned hearing of the Cramer *
alleged murder case before Jutttioo
Booth' this morning was without defi-
> nivQ rWTt. ( Mr. Biish , for tlio state ,
sited for a further adjournment of' iu
week or ton doya. ' Counsel fordefen-
'ant objected on thu ground that the-
lalloys woremidu.r . arrest without
videnco ugainat them qr even prooF
mt any murder or crime had been
ommitlcd. Counsel demanded thut-
icy bo admitted to bail. Justice-
lobth has reserved his decision till
] ) . m.
Justice Booth'decided n ainst tho'
lotion of thu counsel fbr th'o dbfensu
udnn't the tu'b.'iil '
: > prisoners und'ad-
onrncd the henringtotwn weeks franu
o-day. . _ . . '
An Old-Timor Gone.
Rational Atuochtcil I'rrss.
CHICAGO , August 22. O.ipt. Jho.
'oinoroy , an old Itxko captain , nniL
Iso u printer known in almost every
lowspuper ollleo from Maine to Mex-
CQ , committed suicide early this moni-
ng by takinu laudanum. He gained
vide notoriety in 1858 by taking iu
argo of grain throuuh the lakes , and.
cross the ocean to Europe. Has was-
ho second vessel that ever mad a this ,
rip , the Dean Richmond having-
itado thu passagu in 1857.
Hanged to a Troo-
'atlonal Atuotlatctl 1'roM.
SAVANNAH , Gn. , August 22 ; Fraut
ludson , the colored murdered'of ' Mr.
> , wife and a colored woman ut
'crrol county , Ua. , has booiv captured' '
ml hivs confessed to the crhno. It is
eportod that ho has boon taken from
lie Albany jail by a mob nnd' hanged. .
ELECTRIC BRIEFS *
{ .Ulonil Awoilatud Pram.
JoCoiiKY , Mo. , Auguot 22Rojr. : .
Either Hamson was fouad' dead ia
ied yesterday at the resulonca oE A.
l\cKinnoy \ | , near this placo. He.
ctired in good health tho. night bo-
oru and is supposed to. have- boon
trickon with apoplexy.
CIUCAOO , August 22. Pjiilip Kaua-
scli and Thomas Kuchinka two Ba-
lemiuns living in the same toueuieut.
on thu outskirts of the city , bucama
involved in a quarrel yesterday over ; w
very triviul nnvttur Kuchinka.
plunged a dirk kuifo into Kaiuiaeh ,
intlicting a fatal > viund ,
CINCINNATI , O. , August 22. The
drought has continued till tlio streams
throughout this whole section am
drying up. Thu waterialowor than ib
lias been for thirty-five yoaw. At
ftincsvillo and many other plucca mills
Imvo stepped on account of the low
water that wore never before inter
rupted in this way.
FUANKVORT , Ky. , August 'J2. Ofli-
cial returns from tW out of 117 coun
ties show the total vote for Tutu , dem
ocratic candidate for state trwturer ,
to bo JH.U32tattering G80. Tato'a
majority when the returns are in wiU
bo 110,000 ,
DDXAWAIIE , Ind. , August 22.
Whi\o L. S , Rosoberry and family
were away from homo their saw-mill
aud residence wore burned to. the
ground , Everything in the honso and
mill , together with u hundred thous
and fett of lumber , was destroyed.
Loss $8,000 ; no insurance.
"BUCK-DRAUGHT11 cure * 6V ptH
siu , iudigciitiuu and heartburn ,