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ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA , BATUEDAY MQE.NINGAUaUSrr T , 1881. NO. 57
FLICKERING.
The President Hanging to Lifo
iy a Thread ,
Blood Poisoning Affecting the
'
Brain. *
r" ' ' ' * ' "t-
* s
Physicians Still Oling tp Hopes
of Sustaining JSim. . , ,
.No Important Change During
the Night.
-VUI WnshtnRtonV WaUliE In
Sasptmso. * ' .
' ' * "
-THE
oslcrda'y afternoon's ! dispatches
from the While HOUBO OKv faint-
. > - * * . * * * , > ' "
est glimmer of hope. Discharges
from the pus cavities in tlio
gland afforded some relief. Business
was generally suspended in Washing
ton. Daring the night the presi
dent's pulse .fluctuated , but no de
cided change in' "hi A condition could
bo distinguished.
LATE BULLETINS.
jNUlonnl AjsocuttJ Prow.
August 20. 8 a. m. There are in-
* dicattons of the parotid gland discharging -
- charging pus through the throat of
the president. In aomo measure this
further relief to the inflammation is
deemed favorable , but will , of course ,
. cause increased annoyance to the pa
tient.
August 20. 8:30 : a. in. The president -
idont slept most of the night , awak-
t cning at intervals of half an hour to
an hour. On first awakening there
was , as there has been several nights ,
sotno mental confusion , which disap
peared when fully aroused , and occas-
sionally ho muttered in his sloop.
These symptoms have abated this
i morning as on previous days. At
present i his temperature is slightly
above normal ana his pulse a little
mcro freouent than yesterday morn
ing. Puke 103 , temperature 99.1 ,
respiration 10.
( Signed ) V. H. HAMILTON ,
D. W. Buss ,
J. W.-BAHNES ,
J. J. WOODWAKD ,
"R. K.EYBURN.
10 A. SI. BULLETIN.
Dr. Bliss still talks hopeful ant ]
says th.it. the gland is suppurating
through the ear instead of through
the mouth. Ho considers him better
„ .last night and hopes to sustain
" * "viii > in TlfroUgn th.oSx.ay Wrnrourrurincr
loss of ground.
11 A. M. BULLETIN.
The drainage of the swollen gland
through the car of the patient seems
to bo affording some relief , and Sec
retary Hunt , Postmaster-General
James and Secretary Kirk wood have
telegraphed to friends that there is a
gleam of hope.
NOON BULLETIN.
The discharge ot pus from the gland
through the car is reported as contin
uing satisfactory. The wound is said
to bo giving no special trouble. The
patient's wilso has been stationary
during most of the forenoon , but. is
now somewhat accelerated.
2 I' . M. IIULLhTIN.
The , president continues sleeping
" quietly but is not gaining. Dr. Bliss
says the present is the most alarming
period in the history of the case and
that it ii a more question of suste
nance. Ho says that the president
has yet a chance of recovery , but a
slight one.
3 i ; M. BULLKTIN.
By noon the White House offices
were liter.illy thronged with pooplo.
The issuance of the bulletin was very
' discouraging , and few , it any , had
Httlo hope. During the day Mm.
Qarficld remained constantly at the
> bedsidu of the patient.
nvK O'CLOCK BULLETIN.
No ohaii"p is reported in the presi-
dont's condition thii afternoon. The
doctors nro trying to feel encouraged
.again , but the general opinion re-
'iiuiins thut the end is near. Attorney
General RlacYeagh says there is no
hope left , except that which always
remains while thorn is lifo. General
Strain fooU no lo hopuful than this
morning. Itoports from the sick-room
show no change.
BKVfcN oV'LOUK BULLETIN.
The president's condition has not
changed inatoriully sjnco _ thq , lastjbul-
lotin. llo ( continues to take by lifo
mouth7 tho'liquid food prescribed and
occasionally asks for it. Since yesterday -
torday forenoon , eommoncingat 11:80 : ,
ciioniaU have again boon givonj.it regu-
larintoivuls as moans of administering
stimulants as well as nutritive. They
-aro retained without trouble. Pulse
110 , temperature ! ) ! ) , respiration 18.
( Signed ) . V , H. HAMILTON ,
, W. BLISS ,
, J , K. HAUNCH ,
Hour. RKYBUII.V ,
.SINK O'CLOCK DULLETJX.
lloliiihlo ropoiU from the sick-room
are to the cii'uct that the president is
resting ouily , having short naps and
, oxpr-rioi.cing less annoyance from tie ]
i gland than last night. Mrs. Garfield
| is near him mo t of the time ;
TEN O'CLOCK III'LIKTIN , ,
Dr. AVooilward , who is now with
the president , reports that there has
itbeon no material change MIICO the
vcning bulletin , . -'I'ho gland docs not
fSbeni t > have chr.ngud. TJie president
jjias slept seine during the evening
[ iTul ii no mure uncomfortable than at
Ttfio s inio hour last night. Hjs pulse
prlien last tn\-on , ; ivas \llt Before U
ijclock all the uombers of 'the cabinet
i arrived at the White House with
i exception of Secretary Blaiiie
fIILBVEN \ O'CLOCK IIULLETI .
Hie condition of the president re-
mains about the same as indicated by
Dr. Woodward an hour ago.
MIPNIOHT nUI.tETlT * .
No material change in the presi
dent's condition. The physicians do
not anticipate any during the night.
, TWO O'CLOCK A. > t. BULLETIN
Thd president slept fairly well dur
ing tlio last ice hotvs. No now nn-
favorable syinpto \ developed.
Nothing in his outwufo\ i" ranee to
indicate any material changesiilco 'ho
last ofHciaf bulletin , &Thero is cCL-
tainly no warrant in tbo present situ-
alioit for n fatal torwwnti n to-night.
TIIUKE O'CLOCK A. M. BULLETIN.
There is no maiked * h'i\ngo tluriiig
the last hour. The pnlso has bbCil
pretty high. During "tho last hnlf
. hour it WW ( 130 , ThO tick-room at-
, tdm1iUitXJ ny Iho prcsldonl'B mind has
notboen.iioticenbly nb'erj&Jed tp-.night ,
NO iMrnoVKMfiNf.
W , AsmwuTON , Augusfc O 7 n. , ! ! .
Dr < lleybuni says thefo Js ( o change
in Hie condition of tho'president this
morningexcept. . thafcShij ) * frosting1
more quietly. The pulse and respira
tion are about the same as lust night.
A further discharge of pun from the
jiarotid swelling this morning is con-
siu rcd in a favorable light.
l.SrONlF.NOY AND DlUrAIlt.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
aspect of the resident's case tlio city
is remarkably qOM- There has boon
a settled feeling' ' ° f despair. No
crowds gathered abi > , ut the White
House gates as at the 'h mor crisis.
Al tha White House qniot Jprovails. |
The day bids fair to bo ono of terrible
anxiety. The improssioli' ( provVlUs
that there must bo a change for the
bettor to-day or the worst consequences
quences must ensue. All conditions
now demonstrate the effects of blood
poisoning and u decided reaction is
the only hopo. Dr. Bliss states the
glandular swellilig is fillcU with
little pockets of pus that cannot bo
relieved for several days. The secre
tion of pUs always creates severe con
stitutional disturbances. Tho' effect
is now in the brain aberration's of the
president. Yesterday and ' to-day
show the Working of vitiated blood.
The question now is whether this can
bo overcome , and it wiU'bo a miracle
if i * , is. The only hope is
that the patient may' retain >
tain enough nourishment1 to
sustain him while blood poison is being -
ing eliminated. How long that may
take no one can tell. The chances
are against this hopo. The physicians ,
however , say it is within the possibil
ities , but reaction must come noon.
During the night there was a repeti
tion of signs of delirium. Dr. jBliss
and lioyburn passed most of the night
lying down in the room adjoining the
sick chamber , but slept little."Dr.
Susan Edson sat beside the-sick bed
till morning.The president wns vary
restless during part of the night ,
at3& Leil holitl * ocvp ! lvtna
for a few moments only. Ho made
no effort to talk. All the members ol
the family" kepi their rooms during
the night except Mrs. Garficld. She
did not undress , but lay down on the
outside of the bod. Soon after 1
o'clock she heard the doctors moving
about and went into the sick room
with them. They found it nec ssary
to administer nourishment and soon
retired. Mrs. Garfield remained by
her husband's ' bedside until the presi
dent fell asleep and then returned to
her room. Gen. Swain relieved Mrs.
Dr Edson at ! l o'clock and daylight
found Mrs. Garficld sharing his vigil.
Shu looked p.ilo but ns resolute as
over and remarked to a member of
the family who nsked her how the
president was : ' ' 'He seems to bo no
" ' '
worse.
The first direct news from the sick
room was from Dr. lioyburn , who said :
"There has boon no change since last
night except that the president is
resting a little bettor. " A little later
Dr. Bliss said : "His pulse is about
110 , and tnmporaturo rfnil respiration ,
from the morning examination , ap
pears about the same as last night. "
There was a slight discharge of pus
from the parotid swelling through the
throat and the doctors sent word
through a cabinet officer that this was
deemed u favorable indication.
Secretary Brown remained at the
white house all night. Blisn nnd
Reybttrn breakfasted at 7 o'clock and
theothorphysicuinsarrivedat8 o'clock.
THE CIKNEUAL OUTLOOK ,
Secretary Brown's rooms were filled
with correspondents and news mon
gers when the morning bulletin was
issued. Its character was not at all
satisfactory. It gave no hope and
made no mention of4circumstances ,
which , on authority of two physicians ,
were known to exist. Ono was the
discharge ot pus from the gland
through the mouth. No mention was
made , of the , gland. This was inter
preted ( unfavorable and the bulletin
was severely criticised.fe "
Attorney General McVeagh , who
was ono of the first to arrive , was
asked how long this state of affairs
could last ? "I don't know , " he re-
plied. "God alone knows. "
The agent of National Associated
Press saw Dr. Bliss ;
The gland is now suppurating bet
ter. It is discharging a little through
the ear this morning nnd through the
mouth as well ?
No , that was a mistake. It was a
mucous pus like that from an in
flamed throat that came through the
mouth.
Is lie troubled much now with
phlegm in the throat ?
Not so much as ho has been. It
takes him , however , five or ten min
utes to clear it out. Sometimes he
gurgles und manages to keep it pretty
clear. \
v You still think the gland is full of
little pockets ot pus ?
Yes , but this drain through thu car
is relieving it.
You must not think the president is
out of nis head. Ho may have been
eliglitly nt times , but now his head is
as clear na ever. He asks after the
condition of the gland , and fully ap
preciates that it is now the important
feature.
You retain a hope ?
Yes , ( hat the president may be kept
up long enough for elimination of the
blood poison/ That is the strongest
hope , of course , and there are now
signs of its disappearance. The little -
tlo molecules I referred to the other
day OK on the nock and under the
amis arc fading away. It looks now
as ife were going to sustain him
through the day without the loss of
ground.
Secretary Kirk wood was'met in the
telegraph office. "How docii it look ? "
ho was asked , nnd ho gave an explana
tion boiit as follows : "Until yester
day I tfouiti not have b&liovcd that
the president would die. Irist ' > > fl ? > t.
however , tlio information wo received
from the Burgeons wiw such as to
C.IUBO mo to abandon All lldpo. The
k'rcat danger feared was fi-oii ) the ao-
sorpu. ' ° n of pus into the blood , from
the "latin , Tl ! ° Blnnrt was said toliAVO
been tilled wltu l ttl ° pockets of piu
which no single iiici ' " " cow d relieve ,
llonoo wo feared the genO l contam
ination of blood and suddtn death
from blood poisoning. Now there
sooins to be n relief from this fear ,
nikl consequently fcpl a Httlo en-
coiiKjnd again , but it 8 n vcrJ' " ' ° '
Most cabinet ofliccM canio ba6k
during the morning , uniT .ovHlontly
become a little cncourpgod. ' * ' ' ' " 8 " '
master General James cfimo from thv
cabinet room nt 10 a m. "Woll , how-
is it ! " was nsked.
"Thoro is a gleam of hope. You
can read this dispatch , " nnd ho showed ,
a message ho was just sending to Hon.
Thurlqw Weed. It readthus- ,
A gleam of hope , nt' ' 10 o'clock ,
comes from the physicians.- , The
president is no worse and recovery is
not impossible.
( Signed ) WM. II. Hrxr ,
Tnos. L. JAMES.
Vico-Fresident Arthur remains at
his residence on' Lexington nvonuo
and rigidly refuses to BOO anyone ex
cept intimate personal friends. Ho is
in direct and constant telegraphic
communication with the White House ,
but up to 2:30 : p. m. this afternoon ,
Jiad received no summons to Wash
ington and even then expressed his
faith that the president would vo-
covcr.
GRANT'S HYMVATIIY.
NEW YOHK , August 2i. ( Gun.
jrant remained at the Fifth Avonno
: iotol last niaht , and was closeted u
long time with ox-Senator Conkling
ihis afternoon. The interview had
no political significance. Speaking
of the president's case , Grant said
[ .hat he had formed no plan to go to
Washington in any contingency , and
added : "I would willingly go now ,
jr any time , if I could bo of service ,
but I could do nothing. " Ho was
very grave when referring to the
| ir6sidcnt , nd his voice was tremulous
with emotion.
JILAINE'B c-AiiLEniiAM.
„
The following has just been sent
Lowell , minister at London :
idont's pnlso and temperature are
higher. Pulse 1 18 , temperature 100.
Dui ing several bom's List niyht bin
pulse was 120. In the early morning
It fell to 108. It is hoped that the
parotid swelling has found a slight re
lief by a dischago of pus through the
right car. He continues to swallow
liquid food in an adequate supply.
Ho exhibits a tendency to continuous
sleep or drowsiness. His physicians
pronounce lib condition to bo critical.
BL\INK.
Dr. Bliss , leisafternoon , said : "Tho
condition of the president is very crit
ical , even alarming ; while not entire
ly hopeless , still very grave. Wo
liave resinned the enemata , which
now consists of whisky. The pres
ident is more likely to die of exhaus
tion than blood poisoning. The ques
tion is whether ho can hold out till
the present condition is overcome. A
trifling recurrence of the delirium was
noticed by Mrs. Garlicld this morn
ing. He is conscious of what takes
place about him. The mental dis
turbance is duo to the anaemic condi
tion af the brain.
The fact the gland was not men
tioned in the evening bulletin is ad
versely commented upon and regarded
as an unfavorable indication.
As Dr. Hamilton was leaving the
mansion , after the evening dressing
of the wound , he said , in reply to
Attorney-General MoVoagh ; "Tho
president appears a shade better. "
Dr. Itoyburn says that the present
condition of the gland offers a possi
bility that if the president can be
sustained for a few days ho may yet
tide over the effect of the depression
caused by the suppuration. This is
the only hopo. Meanwhile the requi
site nourishment is administered , and
the general condition of the patient
shows no change , i
Dr. Bliss takes a juoro hopeful view.
At U o'clock he said that there is yet
no phyiemia and no trace of it , The
discharge from the glandular swelling
is „ not offensive. No other glan'd is
affected. The dischargeb from , the /
gland , will probably continue 10 bo
made through the ear for the 'next ' '
forty-eight ) hours at least , after which
time the matter may begin to ooze ,
instead of discharging freely.
"Is there any possible hope against
the worst , and if the worst does come
when will it bo ? "
"Jf wo can give sufficient nourish
ment to sustain vitality until the poi
sonous matter in the gland is dis
charged KO will pnll through. Should ,
howerer , all the present complications
in the case turn ont in the worst man
ner possible the president will not
die within three days. "
"Is it true or false that the bowels
have given away BO that no more one-
mata can bo administered ) "
"It is false. Wo hare given the
president enough nourishment by the
mouth and enemata to sustain him
three days. We have not ? ot stated ,
but may in this evening's bullttin , thai
wo are giving him poptonized beef ,
yolk of an egg and six dnvnis of
whisky every four hours. The quality
of the food is of the best that any
man can have. Even the milk porridge
ridge is specially prepared from the
very purest milk.
A BID DAY.
The afternoon was the &adde&t yet
experienced at the White House. The
admission by Dr , Bliss that there was
a slim chance had a depressing ell'ect
on all , and the information that came
from the nick room indicate ! that thu
worst was not far distant. Hope was
again revived by the sercn o clock
bulletin , Just before tlinncr hour
lllaino , Hunt and Lincoln ipcnt a few
minutes with the physicians.
On his departure , Maine niid :
"There seems to bo HO changn. "
Hunt said : "Tho iloct r.f seem to
fcol better , ' but I can't Co why. "
Secretary Lincoln said : ' { My lunw is
by no means strong but wo u ill nut
civo him up. We will sen how it is
later. " Attornoy-Ucnonrt , MnoVcaglF
called in later. On what information
he could obtain , ho said ho. could sue
no substantial ground fvrJmpo except
So fitf AS hone 1 always associated
with remaining life. Mrs , Garfiuld
has been all day by i\rp \ bedside ,
watching bvciy movement ot the suf
ferer. She thoroughly widorslands
her husband's condition liUt is calm
and resolute. Her vigiljt > attested
by her jfalo face and sot fb.itIIICR.
The children , lee , rdeoginr.c. { ho
crisis. Miss Mollie has mt'Ta ( | iiictly
about the house ta.t'.lxy ' , attending to
little duties and waiting on her
mother. Hairy and James sucni to
fully realize the ncarno& of death ,
The former shows the Btromjcst sense
Oi' anxiety , but the latter does not
undoCB'imfttc ' ' ' 80 long a * the
mother Jct.8 ul.\llur d'iWw" not
give way to CT J011CC8 o 'f ° " ' 1- . .
Up to /ctoek thin , ? VOMNllt t
it had not been dodcldd t ? Rolul , for
thb-mothcr of tha pn-sicteh * Pr " "
younger children. _
On. Swain tologrtftfl/oel to his \vifv ?
this crcning that ho had loai no hope
since morning. , , ,
Col. Rockwell telegraphed Collector
Ilobortson that the president was very
low , but hope was not abrmddneil.
Ono correspondent wrote that he
was largo , healthy , and willing to ( jive
some of his blood for the purpose of
transfusion. Dr. Itoyburnyni stand
ing by when this communication was
received. Ho promised that the oiler
should bo submitted to the surgeons ,
but did not think the transfusion of
blood practicable in this caso.
It has transpired that the cabinet ,
at the meeting last night , considered
the question of sending for Vice
President Arthur. The discussion
uns attended with more than usual
deliberation and the gravity which
prevailed in the cabinet at the time
was the best possible indication of the
critical condition of the president.
It waa the general opinion among the
cabinet ofHcois that it way every
body's duty to hold up the hands of
the vice president in thistryifigtimes.
It wan admitted that tho'coming hereof
of Gen. Arthur , unless'absolutely
necessary , to wait for the deatU of the
ptesidont , would occasion criticism
After an exhausted talk tlio physi
cians were called ill and were inform
ed of tint subject under 'di&o vision.
Tb y rpplu-d < li < t thcnJ/fras iJs'lW *
sion for immediate action , thai. * any
way the president would not die sud
denly ; that ho might live lor two or
three days. Thereupon the cabinet
adjourned the question until this
morning. At the meeting this morn
ing they had another consultation
with thu doctors nnd disciissod the
matter further. Tlio pliyhiciaii.s rc-
tuinod the answer that thoio was n
prospect of immediate dissolution ,
nnd th ? question was postponed until
the evening meeting.
At 8 o'clock the following conversa
tion took place between the represen
tative of the National Associated
Press and Dr. Boynton.
" \Vhatdoyouthink of the situa
tion now , doctor ? "
"Tho president failed to-day until
I o'clock , and then came to a stand
still. Af tor that there was aslight gain
and that gain still holds good. "
"What is the condition of the pa
rotid gland at present ? "
"There seems to be no change in
appearance. "
"Are there any indications of pirn
formations in other parts of the body j"
"There are none. "
"What is the character of the pus
taken from the wound to-night/ / "
"It was about the samu as last
night. "
"Was it as good last night as it has
boon ? "
"Hardly ? "
"In what did it differ ? "
"Well , there was not so much of
it and it had a watery appearance.1
"By what was tiiat probably
caused ? "
"By the generally low state of the
president's system.
"Does that cause any iilarm1 ?
"Npt particularly , but it is an ad
ditional indication of the generally
vitiated characteriof thq blood. " t
"Now , doctor ) 'how" lofig Mo you
think the president will live/ / " j
"I can'no't'undertake to say .as to
" " ' - - * '
,
"You don't think ho will die tonight
/night 1"
"I hardly think HO , and lie may live
'several days ; ho may live several
years. "
"Thnn you think ho U hotter now
than ho was earlier in thu dayi"
' Somewhat. At one time this af tor-
noon Ididnotexpoclhiintolivo through
the night. Tha indications were very
bad and the pulse ran up to It38 and
staid at 100 for some timo. Unco
then , as I said before , there has been
an improvement , which seems to con-
tinuo. There is another thing that
looks a little bettor. That is that the
president's mind seems clem or to-day.
Wo do not usually expect a man's
mind to improve when ho is physically
on thu downward track. "
"At ono tine since the noon bulle
tin " said Dr "it looked
, , lioyburn , as
if the whole parotid gland was going
to slough oil' like an immense car
buncle in a spongy mass. If that
should occur thu result would bo very
dangerous for the president's weak
condition and he could poorly with
stand such a shock. Later , however ,
its appearance changed and the pro-
cow of suppuration bid fair to proceed
regularly. "
The evening bulletin did not reas-
BUro the inmates of the White House ,
the old cry of "holding his own"
proving more and more unsatisfactory ,
More comment was caused by the
lailuro to mention thif gland in the
bulletin , since the jilfjr.iicinns have
declared the gland to bo < Jio most im-
rtorUnt feature of thu caso. The fig
ures wore evidence that there hail
been no material change in the general
al condition , The administration ol
food and enomata was looked upon ns
a farce , sjnco no nourishment seems
to bo assimilated.
The resuming of the administration
of onomata causes widespread com
ment. The fact that whisky Is used
with them is recognized ns an extreme
resort. Ttvo were given yestcmay
nnd two to-day , the second ono just
nftor the morning dressing. It is
believed thut his system cannot long
sustain \ho intensifying inject inn.
Anxuiij ; the telegrams received to
day ere several from eminent olcctii-
eians , ollering thcjr murices for the
recuperation of the president's vital *
ity by means f the electrical fluid.
Iho dootora' opinion of the president's
condition , ihl not admit oven of a
con nrativoly slight shock.
Dr. Hamilton wns asked if the shade
of hope to which ho referred earlier
in the evening had broadened. "Jusl
a shade , " wim the response.
Secretary Lincoln said , "There is
ground for encouragement. "
Secretary Bln.i o 8id < , "To see the
pulse rimnthg from 110 to 130 whore
thu patient , is as emaciated and debili
tated ns the president jjives little
ground for hopt . "
An oncournglntr report , which was
reported to-night by a cabinet officer ,
is that Homo of the blood which es
caped from the incision in the check
yo5torduy Una examined under it mi-
crosoojto iiiul found to bo norfootly
pure. The Hurgeons nro surprised at
this , The doom of the White House
wore closed earlier than usual. Dm.
Bliss and Woodward remain alone at
the White House during the night.
Mrs. Dr. Kdson hits been with the
president during tlio evening , Mrs.
Harliold sitting with her nt times.
Dr. Boynton tnkcs the sick room
watch before midnight , and will be
relieved by Col. Rockwell between 3
xndt in the morning.
riiK r.xrtuTiVK UIIAIU.
Tlio cabinet to-ni ht ugain consid
ered the advisability of summoning
Joncral Arthur to Washington , but
Lite question ug.iiii wns postponed ,
ouing to a hope uhich the physicians
"lold tor , and their utiitcmont that thu
president would live nt least two or
: hree days.
The pastors at thu Union prayer
nooting to-day agreed ( o recommend
o their church that Sunday be ob
served as a day of fasting and prayer
'or the president.
Tim cabinet spent the morning at.
ho White House. Mrs. Garfield oc
casionally entered the room where
ihay were , but spent most of the time
in the sick-room. The convcroatibnwns
'f a JetVP iu iclHractor and Mrs. _
Uarilold'ii race wits the brightest one'
present.
Swnim says he bchuvoi thu presi
dent will recover , but thu general im
pression of the cabinet is that hope is
slight. The cabinet left the White
House at 10 p. in. , with saddened
[ aces. Attoinoy CJcnoral MacYoagh
said : "No material change , bdt hois
certainly no worse. "
Secretary Kirkwoml said : "It is
but a shade , but on the right side. "
Postmaster General Janii's remarked
that matters were still grave nnd crit
ical.
' 'Can you givu us a word of en
couragement ? " tuid thu reporter to
Secretary Windom. He answered :
"Just a very little , but wo should bo
contented with little bits now. " Sec
retary Hunt said : "He remains about
the same. "
IILAINK'H OAIILKOUAM.
Secretary lllaino sent the following
dispatch at 10 o'clock to-night :
Lowell , Minister to London :
While the president has made no gain
to-day , his loss of ground has boon
less , in the judgment of Ins physicians ,
than was expected last night. In
this aspect there is a slight fouling of
encouragement , or , nt least , u ray of
hopo. Adverse Byniptoms are still
manifest , and the one favorable indi
cation of swnllox\ing and digesting li
quid food continues. Two or three
times duiing the day ho asked for
nourishment. He has spuken intelli
gently nnd voluntarily , and through
out the day hit mind has been loss af
fected than yesterday. Thu expected
relief to tlm parotid swelling from
the discharge of pus through the ear
lias not beun realized. Thu situation
is ono of great gravity nnd danger.
( Signed ) BIAI.XK , Secretary.
, , I CJUITIJAi ; TKKKIFIKO.
General Sherman enid this evening ,
tp a reporter who questioned him
(
concerning the piocooding * taken by
Iho" military to pnitoct the jail , tlmt
ho did not propose to give any par
ticulars about the matter , but ho
added : ' 'Von may bo assured that all
will bo done that is necessary , In
the military ns in civil lifo thu only
rule of conduct is to bo prepared for
coming events as they arise and leave
the results to a higher power ,
Guiteau is seriously alarmed and
foam he will bo lynched or shot
through thu window of Inn cell , It
was for tliiu ic.-uon that he wanted
iron shutters put over tlm window ,
and lias also icquosted thut ho bu
given u piece of rope upon which in
suspend the blanket for screens , The
report that an order WHS insucd to re
mand Guilean to the United Btulen
steamship is duiied , but tlio I'usgaio
lien near the wharf at the navy yard ,
and a tug with steam up in constantly
in Iho vicinity and isevidontly kept
cady for bf mo omonjenuy.
Early this morning the United
States stearin r Dispatch uas ordoml
to get up steam nt once. The dll'mora
ViTio questions as to the ixasoii , but
replied it waa unknown to them
Many heluvo thut Guitoau in cuvo
of an cmorgoiioy will be pluci-d upon
this boat and taken to Portress 7 > lon-
roo. Others think the Dispatch will
take the ussassiu on board and gi ;
several miles down the river and dru }
anchor out in thu stream , It is ru-
portvd that thostrenuthof thu jail has
bcon tcatod with a view tow.nu msccr
taining its power to resist an annoil
tnob ,
Ono of the rumors was that a larijo
gang of roughs from Now York. Philadelphia
adolphia , and Baltimore were oi.
route for the city for the purpose ol
lynching Guitoau. Telegrams were
sent to the railroad officials ami ix > -
lire authorities of the city , nnd the
report was not corroborated. Ar
rangements have been mndo BO that
notice will l > given by the police to
the officials in Washington of any de
parture of largo bottles of men for
this city. The general belief is thut
if such an attempt is made the lynch *
ors will separate in small bodies nnd
c6mo by different routes.
The jail building in of unusual
strength , but any attempt to break
into it will bo mot by military resist
ance. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
jail officials wore tclogr.iphoil that if
they wanted assistance to call upon
the United States marines. The lat
ter are under waiting orders , ready for
an emergency , and no niatine is al
lowed to bo absent from the barracks ,
uonuow IN TUP.
NwYoiiK , August 20. The critical
condition of the president caused an
unusually largo crowd to assemble al
the Fifth Avenue hotel to-night ,
among thorn Senator Logan , ex-Sena
tors Platt nnd Conkling , Gov. Fenton
and Gen. Grant.
Gen. Grant left for Long Branch
early in the evening.
A'ico-Prosidont Arthur remained at
his residence this evening and re
ceived n few callers. It was rumored
that the vice-president would leave
Tor Washington on the midnight train ,
but at HiJiO ho stated that he had re
ceived no dispatches from Washington
outside of tlio regular bullotiiiH , and
would certainly not leave to-night ,
SUMMBR SPORTS , '
The Tnrf.
National Anoclatod I'lvsa.
t 1IUIOIITON lAti ! : .
NKW YOUK , August 20. In the
racing * at Brighton to-day the first
race , ii vo furlongs , was won by Cridge ,
Dlara A. second ; time , 1:01. :
The second race , mile and n half ,
vas won by Una , Potomac second ;
time , 2:40. :
The third race , seven furlongs , was
von by Clara A. , Bride Caku second ;
imo , 1:31. :
The fourth race , mile heats , was
von by Aleck Ainont , Maj. Wheeler
ocond in the first heat and Nimble
Aiot in the second ; time , 1:401 : " , l47j. ;
Thu fifth race , handicap" steeple
chase , was won by Dora Doan , Gift
second ; time , 2D8A. :
Bnno Ball.
Jatloiml AstoclateJ I'reHt.
ALIIANY , August 20. Albanys , 7 ,
Treys , 12.
NKW YOUK , August 20. Treys
0 , Metropolitans 4. \
' , . 4 - . : .v lv , * - < . * . -
IntUoat'otM- '
National AwoclitoJ 1'rcui.
WASHINGTON , August 27 The
bllowing are the probabilities for
, ho succeeding twelve hours ; For
ho upper lakes : Partly cloudy weath
er , local rains , winds mostly south ,
stationary temperature and pressure.
? or the upper Mississippi nnd lower
Missouri vallpy : Partly cloudy wrath-
or , local rains , winds mostly south ,
stationary or lower temperature and
stationary prusiure.
The Soimlonfi SqnaVblo.
National Aitoclatid 1'rcni.
SALAMANCA , August 20. The con
vention to nominate a successor of
jorin Sessions , state senator from
his district , mot to-daj * . The first
ballot resulted ; Sessions 35 , Marvin
20 , Fonin 17 , Barao 18 , Allen ! ) . The
ast being : Sessions 1)7 ) , Barso 211.
Marvin 8 , Allen 20. It is doubtful
whether a nomination will bo made
until after an adjournment ,
Thosoimtorial convention adjourned
.o 0 o'clock to-morrow morning. The
'orty-ninth ballot , stood ; Sessions 115 ,
Mai vin .1 ! ) , All < w i ) , Bai-so . *
"A MUplaood Switch.-
t'atloiul AJficfaUiU ! 'ri n.
CIIIOAUO , August 2G. At noon two
fiuiuht trains on the Illinois Central
road collided at Twenty-sixth street ,
wrecking the engines and many load
ed cars. Damage 85,000. , The cause
was a misplaced nwitch. No ono was
injuicd.
Tha Grantor Myttery.
Natl'uml Awicutwl I'ruit.
Niw : HAVKN , Conn. . August 20.
The inquest over the body of Jennie
Cramer wai resumed thin afternoon
at , West Haven , and brought out new
ami startling fucta. rhillips , u new
wiliiCHS , U'Htitiod positively that ho
oaw Cramer with Blanche Douglas on
Chanel str-et Thursday evening , con
tradicting thu hitter's confession. 8 ,
. ) . Mnttoon , a drug clerk , also con
tradicted DjuglasH. Ho eays that
both ware in the Htoro Thursday oven
iig | , The most startling testimony
ww tlmt of Mary Williamson , thu
cluwibcr-innid of the looms over the
ItatcliUb houso. Shu HOYR she pro-
purod a bud for .lames Malloy nnr
another Thursday night night , ant
saw him in bed the nest morning ,
This contradiuts Mulloy who rays ho
elppt at homo.
r A1 ul Holler Explosion * .
MirrAuniiA , Ind , August -'U. A
poilalilo engine attached to a circular
eiw | nil ) owned by John Ferris
iJro , , on the farm of Juines Bulange ,
oxilo'ed ) ) yesterday. Sylvester Yato ,
the onginoQr , wuu thrown ono him-
drud foot , striking n log , and was
In uisud and bc.ildud HO badly that he
died ,
( Jjtir..viivnu , Ky. . August 2l ( , 2 p
m Thu bnilor in thu mill of H. II ,
Moody exploded , killing Gcorgu
J.imea ami wounding several others
Fiomlisli I'oluonlmj.
N&ttaiul A odAtl I'lus * .
WAUUKrtUA , August 20 9 p , m.
A man numud lloivard , living tei
uiik'H iioitli of thin placu < yeutoi'da ;
piimoncid hU whole family. The wife
und childiun have died , His un
governable temper und doinuutio
trouble are nud ; to bo the cuuuoa o'
the net.
TERRIBLE
Hiip Packinn Honse in Ohica o
Destroyed ,
Over a Millijn Dollars Qooa .
Up in Smoko.
Villajjo of Joan Baptisto Again. , >
Devoured by Flimos. - *
No Water Obtnlnnblo nnd tha Cai "
thcdrnl inDanRor- ' 4
Terrible Flro. .
Nitlonul AwncUtal | 'rfy . ' '
CuiftAoo , August 2C. Thi * cvun. . .
ing John C. Hatoloy's packing house "
at the stock yards was totally do-
Irorcd by fire , caused by n lighted .
Camllo left in the cellar , igniting the
wood work. The building was a
Ihrooand'a ' half story of ' brick , ! 100x
225 foot ; loss § 25,000. Four million
bacon sides were burned In the build
ing ; loss 8150.000. Fifteen thousand *
barrels of pork wore doslroycd ; less ,
$ .150,000. Total loss , 3825.000.
The insurance is ? 100 , 000 , in 100
companies. Six firemen were nsphyi-
iatcd , but not fatally. A half car
load of saltpeter exploded.
The building was valued nt $75,000.
Peter McOlouch , of Milwaukee , held
receipt for 8400,000 of pork and
sides. Ho was insured for $100,000. .
The total loss of the fire is $1,000,000.
There was no explosion but a terrific
noise wns caused by the falling walls.
A THini ) TIMK IIFHTROVRU.
MONTUKAL , August 27. 12:30 : n.
m. The unfortunate villaqo of St-
Jean Baptistc , in the north part of tha
city , is now in the grasp of the de
vouring element for a third time in
side of two years. There is n *
valor service nnd only n.
mud engine available. At
his hour several houses have been
lostroyed nnd the fUmra are still
oapiiijr along. Great fears are ontor-
aincd for'the safety of the splendid
.Ionian Catholic cathedral.
THE PAY'S DARK DEEDS.
klnrdom foul and Rnbborlo * oa.
KnMemtua. ' * Day
Vivtloiial AiocUtoJ I'ruui.
THE WA * OF UAOKH
NATOHKJ ; , Miss. , Auiist 2C. In a.
lilliculty at Doadnmn's Bond , Nolan.
iakor white , shot John Allen , colored
; , #
.
ored , in the nock , killing him.
MUUDUUKI ) HIS I'ATHEll.
BLOOMFIKI.D , la. , August 20.
; Iiram ' Brooks , aged 18 , shot and
killed his father at Floris , in this
county , last night. The older Brooks
was beating his wife with n club.
MUNCIK , Ind. , August 2J. ( Burglars
blow open the safe of Crook & Wolf
at Danville last night and secured
notes valued at 81,200 and $100 m
cash.
FOUL MUllUBR IN IltKLANll.
LONDON , August 2(5. ( Two unknown
men , supposed to bo connected with the-
land rent agitation , wont to the house ;
of Dennis Coyne , Johnston , near En-
liold , Ireland last night , threw litnoiu
his eyes , dragged him from his bod.
and murdered him. They then madu
their escape. The police nro search
ing for thorn. The body of the mur
dered man was burned by chemicals
and bore evidence of outrageous ,
.reatment.
Saw Mill Burnod.
S'ntlniial A cx'lati < l l'ru .
PADUCAH , Ky. , August 2J ( 2 p.
n. The largo saw mill of Upton &
Jraddock , at Obion station , Tumi. ,
inirnod accidentally last night. Loss ,
88,000. There was no insurance. i i
Tlio Golden Coast-
National AtoocUtcd I'reu
SAN FUANCISCO , August 20. 11 n.
in. The Laokawunna and Jamestown
liavo arrived.
Residents of Alaska , through a.
convention held at Harrisburg , mem
orialize congress to establish n terri
torial government. An election for a.
delegate to present the memorial anil
represent the territory will bo hold
September 5th.
EDUCATIONAL ? NOTES.
The unlvemlty of lierlln has 215 pro-
smtiirH , and during the juist academic year-
t,027 perHoiiH attended their lectures.
About 100 new students nro expected at
: lie university of California next term.
t'luvt Institution IIM beengenerally reor-
St. Loul * Iiiul a generous sum $033-
)23.32 ) to tnuiul ui m her schools durintr
the fiuit year. Of thin money $839,882.23.
WOH IHed.
1'uiillri from the country who attend tha
fjan f'nuiclnco high BcliiKiU are required to
puy K > u month , Thone who attend tho.
gr mumr ttchooU puy $2.50. / '
There lire 21,000 teachen in Iowa ,
largely fem.ile. Tne averaK monthly
couiueiiHaiiim of the glrU I.H 820 , whllo tlio
men hdiro un average of 31. And yet
leuchi-M ur vavier to get than kltcheu
gliU and roustabout * .
The adinliinlon of colored utmlenU to the
TcniK nud unlvi'mity at Knuxville I * dln-
cusuud hy thu tnutcea of tlmt hihtltutioiit
and a ttrun niojudlco agahmt it IIOH becit
developed. Thu utato Hiii > erintondent ,
with \vlmt tt u Kojtlivillo AmerUan culU
"jiiactloal wituloin , " pmiioHox that uolorol
upiillcants bo sent to bitk nnherbity at
tlio Htato's ciMCMiae ,
There U n Ktrango avcnuiiiily "f teach-
eitt In the 1'ruyince of Untarlo. In HOIUU
cnnvn forty tir lifty applications have been
lundo bytliird rlasg teacheni for ultuatlonit
ultli it tulaiy of not ni"ro than WOO a
year. ' 1'nu tiouMo lieu In the cany mlua
which permit a voiinK pi'imm to tuke twi >
niontliH1 instruction In the Model bcliooln ,
and then to enter thu profehblon , line it for
a year or two , and then leave It forever.
A colored "tcliool-inarm" In liucna
Vixln , ( > n. , lias a number of men with
famlllt'd attending her tchool one 40 yeant
old. AIIIUIIK th > number In tbe man , \vitli
whom bhe U boarding , and one of the lirut
to iccelvo the rod of correct on was her
landlord. Two wee-ka ago , th 40-year-old
student wan told his nuxt failure to kuow
hU le ion would lulux' upon him "tho roil
cuituln. " Do wy i ahe It rk-ht , aud If
\\ldleho atti'iuU her school he disoboja
her couiiuniidii or falls to comply with her
legiihitioiH , that she on rlit to whlit him , " *
und hit duty U to submit to the '
limit without complaint.