Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1881, Page 1

VOLUME XL. OLOTIEING,* We hear af them inont every day, how snew Dodges now Traps, Ou TICES to capture the UNWARY, THEDEST TRICK prea boen playing for many or af eo OT lis Mint Tioiieat Coote at ray UN tneteray the Truth, THE WHOTL Fearon iad nothing but the Truths Wool at ROTI Kony cotton ait Cotton Pelees; For~ Lsep and Domestics on thet relative merita, digas am tan mont aure of eutchaigy your pitt Frage cut Holding It? We belleve it LOR RETR PROVEN IT: MIRCIANTS AND. CLERKS Are urged to sco our facilities for supplying their prosent.and pro- spective wants. HOT WEATHER TOGGERY we'have in abundance, much of it at lower prices than wo could afford to name earlier in tho ention. -by tho failure of tho wound to ndequately season. Fall Goods are already coming in for ‘every department, tins He's Clothing Dept, Boys’ Clothing Dept, Custom Tailoring Dept IT’s A J. NUTTIN &' CO. Who are telde awake 22 months in tho year. You'tt see plenty of evidence of this ut 104 & 106 MADISON-ST. FINANOLIAL, Preston, KEAN & CO 100 Washington-st, BANKING tn alt branches. INVESTMENT BONDS, Government, Mus Mclpal, and Haltrond, ¥ Faretgn Exchange. ‘ Letters of Credit. 3 PER CENT LOANS, Nery deutrablo applications for Iteal Hatate Loans neslated trabore tntarort: Chores cee eatoe WILLIAM TG MAN IEICE, * Attornoy-ai-Law, 24 and Hustest, © 5 Per Cent. ’ Mortgage Loans of “a hot less than 20,000 0n !mproved Ny property will b 5 SUGARS WroltSh ret 40 Doarborn-at, MACHINERY, DSIGNER AND BUILDER Special Machinery, JNO. J. CLAUSE, 35 to 17 Bouth Canal-st. on DISSOLUTION NOTICE. _ DISSOLUTION, ~ air réouipta coming to the Sdeumioa all tho Habliitios of rad He GEO. D, WEEECU AD, Geago, t, Avg, 12,1881, OWANG SAUTE Prd d to xottie forthwith the outatandin, . unis ot the th alt ata firm of Whitcomb & Hutior, wi Arta gopunus the husiness 10 tay own natie aL NO, {eax0, 11 QO, D. WHITCOMB, SM Aue 12, 1881, 8 Hpectack Pinciptue tae Eowunes Uae n dulted to alt aigite on sclontine TH and Bh oy ued Field Gisases, Tolescopey, Bil Be PAILORING, EDWARD. Ordered of us during Ausuet, 1881, ELY & €0., Tailors, Avs, Comer of Monroc-at. sesh —— RUPTURE CURED, ne RUPTURE com. u ? teas TAUREN Dean pngiticago, April it, 1381, i 1 Atte: ‘ier Truylet{, tau acrutay urota, und Undine fice ben aputet oad 5nd, uatli through suue Roteq'ing Let Ulborw hn failed. bur higes completely ee MOTTE HOLA! yer Koatnetpion n Washlugton-1 tat eer i No overstion whawver. & deisraler Manutucturucs of Lnatramen: ART ES Bsus Fyutteg gf al > use ds Huston Chlsaway EA 'S Per Ct_Discount| Bhe Cribs he Cxibune. “INTENSE nhxlety prevails nll over the country a3 to the residents condition, ‘Yesterday as tho: most untavorablo- day which ho passed since the second day after tho shooting. -Ilis stommel-refuseil to per- form Its tunctfons, and nourishmont had to be adininfstored by Injection, Vomiting aud nausea occurred soveral tines durlug the day, Tho patient's pulsb went at an alarming rate, rising ntone tine to 150, The physicinns wore ovidontly. much alarmed, but refused to spenk much, ‘Che Cablnetofiicers evinewtt the grontest: anxiety. ‘The streets at the Capital were thronged with eager, sorrowful crowds anxious to hear the latest nows, Thera is .10 doubt at all, notwith- standing the Improvement at midnight, that tho President’s condition Is alarming, and should his stomach refuse to perform {ts functions to-day the worst results are to ve anticipated, ‘The physicians are at their posts, and the patient ts fighting bravely for Wis Hfe, and he may pull through. Ile has plenty of nerve left, bus has now to fight against a compll- which presents tho gravest of diMeulties. So long as it was a question of allaying the wifavorable symptoms caused discharge,. the strgeons were cqual to the omergency; but, row that tho stomnch re- fuses-to oxercise its natural functions, they aro at aloss how to contend against this new and unexpected contingency, and do not..deny that: there 1s grave causa: for anxiety, Dr. Bilss, who has been untform- ly sanguine and hopeful, is quoted as saying: lust night that if the President's stumach does not improvo to-day he will dle. It was notapprehended that death would ensuo to-day in the event no improvement occurs, but it is evident from the oxpressions ofthe physicians that unless tho stomach quickly recovers its tone the gravest results in the near-future are. apprehended. At inldnight the President was resting quietly, Ils pulse had somewhat subsided, and hoe was freo from nausea and: vomiting, but there was reason to believe that these symp- toms would return if food should be adimin- istered. Viewed in its most favorable light, the outjook was at last advices a sorrowful and gloomy one. _ ‘Wanwer and partly doudy weather and local ratns for this region to-day, E. M. Manns, of Lome, Ga, and 0. D, Cresswell, of McLanesville, N. C., both stu- dents, were drowned I'riday night In tho | IIludson River, near Poughkeepsie, N. Y., ‘The bodies of both were recovered yester- day. ry One Colclough, who distributed .stamps for tho Irish Inw courts, and.who defrauded the Government of $50,000 by forging stamps, was convicted of the crime yesterday, .and sentenced to ten years’ penal sorvitude. ‘Under the cireumstantes the sentence was rathor light, Mr. Wirte, the ‘United States Ambassndor to Germany, had an interview with’ Emperar William yesterday, presented his lotters“of reenll, und mado his sfarqwoll. Me will :pro-; ceod to London immediately, anc will remain thoro a short timo before sailing for the United States. : Av tho. meoting of. the Board ‘of County Commissioners hold Jestorday, ® resolution introduced by Commisstoner Clark, provid- Ing that tho terms of ofice of ali the Board eniployés, except janitors and watchmon, Bhall expire on tho 3ist Inst., was adopted by a voto of 10 to 8, ; ‘Tur Division Superintendents of the Rall- way Mall Service met at Washington yester- day for the purpose of discussing and detor- mining’ on the question of providing soma method of heating postal-enrs In tho winter sons not to endanger the burning of tho same fn cnso of accilent to the,traln, Tie Quintard Iron-Works, of New York, through thelr representative, Mr, N. F. Palins er, have. informod Commissioner Waller that they would standby their bid of $147,500 for the Bridgeport pumping engines, Tho contract will bo concjuded In ‘a fow days, and the work will bo commenced about Sept, 1, and will be completed about July 1, 168%. 4 _—— ‘Tim molst weather In England during the past week ling, according to the Mark’ Lane Express, interfered with harvest operations, , ‘and has to some extent damaged the grain crops, Thrashings, wherever they havo taken place, linve boon disappointing on ac- count of thinness: Tha feoling of donbt and mistrust with regurd to tho harvest has somewhat oxclted tho London markets, Reruns received. at: the Agrioultural De- partment up to Aug, ‘2 show.a falllng off in the condition of the cotton crop as compared swith July, The average condition in July was 05, and in August.88, Tho conditton Is reported to be about 14 per cent under that of Jast year, and the plant is small, and there has boon much shedding of bolls, Insect In- juries wore not roported -to-any great extent, Teronrs recolved by. the Department of Aariculture at Washington: In regard to the condition. of the spring-whent, corn, and tobacco crops Indicate that the falling off in | tha spring-whent crop will not be na great as anticipated, that tho falling off In.the corn crop In the Western States will be less than expected, but that in the South the yleld will be very poor, ‘Tho tobaccd’ cron will not yluld as much as Jast'year, . Tue London Agricultural. Gdzette says that about 51 per cent of the acreage undor wheat in England will yleld an average, 42 nor cent of the acreago'will yield ‘leas than hn Ayorage, While 8 por cont will: yleld mora than an‘ average, Beans,’ poas, and: green crops gonorally promise woll. A Paris agri- enultural journal says that the wheat crop will.bo sensibly under the ayerage, as well as barley, oats, maize, and rye, Bewaron ‘Dawes:has published a-third lotter on‘ Clvil-Seryleo roform, ia which ho takes occasion’ to' complain that the theo- ‘rettcal” Olyil-Service’ reformers have orltl- elsed iim. harshly ond unjustly, Ie. says they are :too ‘dogmatic .and: Impationt,..Ho ‘holds that the President las power wider the law’'as "it stahda' to: catablish the com- patitive examination aystem as; a test, for fit+ ness to, ofllce, ad’ 'that al] that is needed. now , 18°: agarosalye .. public +. opiniog . in, favor. of: the ‘system 7-and.§ cournyg . ‘and belict.on the part ‘of «tho ‘Departments, . Tle holds that the Pendleton bil] [a an oxcels tent meaaire on the whole; but belloves ‘that Oye: system” of examination whict” flo, bill would provide for ig,fuudamentally wronr, ‘Hels vome doubt, too, a3 to the coustitue 'UESDAY, Uonatity of the measure. ‘The Constitution vests the power of appolntincent In the Pres. ident, the courts of law, and tlie heads of the Depnrtmonts, And that power cannot bo takat nway front them by 6 Congresstonal aw, ‘ Sevenar Irish ‘Tory Peers have requested Lord Sulisbury to withdraw his opposition to the passage of the Land bill, ‘They ure that the rejection of tho bill will bo followed. by an agitation in Ireland whieh will prone | bly deprive thom of a very Jarge percentage of their rents, ‘The experience of the past two years {8 not lost on the Irish Peers evl- dently, although !t docs not seem to have had much effect on Lord Salisbury, whe has advised iis followers to stand by their amendments. —— Tue, two principal barge Ines plying be- tween St. Louls and New Orleans have been consolidated under the name of the Missis- sipp! Barge Line, The combined capital of tho oltt Ines was $1,800,000, andthe carrying capacity ot the barges was 3,750,000 bushels of grain, The now company will have a capltal gf $8,000,000, and its nominal man- Ager will be Henry C. Monrstick, Jay Gould will control the*compuny, however, At tho rate Gould! is going he will soon bo able to say, and with some degrees of truth, that ho owns and controls St. Louls, — On tho 30th of July Secretary Binine sent Rmessage to Minister Whito at Berlin, in which, ufter reenlling the services rendered. by Baron Stouben in the Rovolutioniry War and the part he played In connection with the surrender at Yorktown, Mr. White is In- structed to convey to tho descendants of Baron Steuben: now residing in Gormany, through tho German Government, Invitations to attend the Yorktown centennial colebra- tion in October. Secretary Blaine gracefully alludes to tho part which Baron Steuben’s countrymon have played in Inter days in de- fending. the Republle and adding to its growth in wealth, prosperity, and Intelll- gence. ; . In his speceh at Bolleyitie a‘ fow evenings ago, Gambetta ts reported to hinve sald: “TL hope to seo the day when our several brethren will once more be united. to France,’ ‘The North German Gazette, Dismarck’s organ, regards this as an uninistakable reference to Alsace-Lorrainc, and as indicating that M. Gambetta Is anxious to be regarded by his countrymen ag ono who has devoted his Ife to tho task of effecting the realization of French projects of revenge-on Germany, and the Gazette is doubtless right, The German Journal snys that, wiiilg itis destrous to foster friendly relations with France, it shall com- bat every attempt to represont that Alsace- Lorraine has not been permanently annexed to Germany, === 2 Reronrs;recelved ot the Interior Depart- mont yesterday leave little doubt that the murder of Spotted-Tall by Crow-Dog was the result of a conspiracy, Black-Crow, one of the’ leading Indians, aspired to tho posi- tion held by Spotted-latl, and organized a conspiracy to put the latter outof the way. Crow-Dog was the chicf instrument of this conspiracy. “He has been arrested, and will ba tried on.the. charge of. murder and con- spiracy, and Black-Crow will bo ttied as an accessory. Tho agent at Roseb ud, Mr. Cook, recommonds that ‘no successor to’ Spottad- ‘Tail bo appointed, but that young Spotted- ‘Tall be recognized as the Chiof of the Im- medinte followers of -his father, and that in cases where {t its necessary that the tribe bo represented the Government choose some Chicf distinguished for his loyalty to the United States Government. = * -* _— YeEstenpAy morning tho Inborers, . fire- men, searchara, and foremen, to the Humber of 103, employed in the Uniled States public stores at Now York, where the work of re- eolving and discharging Imported goods which pass through the Appralser’s Depart- nent, ia done, quit ‘work, ‘he men have been hitherto employed directly by the Unit- ed States Government, and have been re- celving $2 and $3.50 per.day. Recently the Government determined to have thework done by contract, so thats saving might be effected. The. contract prico: was $43,000, while it cost the Government under the old system 63,000. Tho men sought to hnvo’ the contract sot aside, but foiled, They then quit,-work, causing great inconvenience to the mereliants, cart- ors, otc,, of Naw York, who could not get goods out of the Appralser’s Dopartment, ‘The Custom-House officers telegraphed to Washington for Instructions, Tho result was that the men wore offered the old wages, but still refused to work unless the contract was abrogated. 5 Av n meeting of the Committee of the Fed- eration of Libora! Associations hold fn Lon- don yesterday, ‘and. which was very largely attended, resolutions wore adopteddeclaring that the Lords lind mutilated the Irish Land bill by, thelr amendinents, urging the Govern- ment to reject the amendments, and to resist dictation by a class majority, It was hold that the actlon.of the Lords would compel the country “to consider the possibility of malntaining a systom which enables an irre- sponsible Chamber to defeat the wilt of the people, Sir Wiifrid Lawson, Jesse Collings, Prof, Firth, Mr, Monk, and Mr, Barran were - among the members ‘of Parliament who attended, Mr, Gladatono was yesterday In recolpt of hundreds of messages ffom Liboral Clubs and Assoclations urging tho Government of which he ls the Jeader to make no conces- along to the Lords, ‘As he was about enter: ing the House of Commons last night ho was choored by a large crowd which had assom- ‘vied before tho House, and on entering was hoartily chvored by the Liboral mombers of Parllamont, r Tie -House of Commons bagan the con- aldoratlonof the Irish Land bill as ro- amended by the Lords Jast night, Mr, Dill- wyn, Mr, Grant, and othor Liberals declarad at the outset that.if the Govorumont made any material concessions to the Lords thoy would oppose them, Mr, Gladstone atatéd that he was not surfflsed at theso ox- prossiqis. Seyernt verbal. amendments by the Lords were then agreed. to, Tho Gov- ‘ernment agreed also to the ellinination of the so-called Parnell clause, which provided that a tenant's intorest shall not bo sold for debt “pending anu application ‘for the fixing of a Judlclal - rent,: and» also: to ° the “amend: -ment‘by the. Lords, glylug- the’; landlords ‘a right ‘to--apply... to ¥ the’. courts for fixing | a‘ Judiciat: rent,; and ’.ono’ other ‘Important amendment. ‘Tho’. bill. was thes “sont: buck lo'the Lords, who will prob- ably , pass, It. They, will, pretend to regard the concessions made by) the Commons’ as slmportant, and. will not-seek :to, prolong 4: struggle which promises to be disastrous for them,,‘Tho Paruellites were yory much an: uoyed, at the. concessions made by the Goy- ernment; and taunted the Government lead: ers with aurrendoring to te Lorde: : Ohicage Bai AUGUST VERY OBITICAL. The President's Case Has Taken a Sudden ‘and Un-, expected, Turn. A Formidable Difficulty ‘with His Stomach'Now Pre- sents Itself, That Organ’ Scems to Mayo Al- * most Entirely. Suspended Its Functions. The Result’ Has Been to Cause Great Alarm Among the Surgeons. Dr. Bliss Says that’ if the President's Stomach. Does'-Not Improve To- “Day Ho’ -Will, Die, This Mournful Finality. Would Not, How. ever, Be Expected to Occur Immediately. Secretaries Blainet and Lincoln Will Return to. Washing- ton Forthwith. ‘ Vice-President Arthur Also Notifled of * the Latest Phase of the Case. At 2 A, M. the President Was Rest- ing Quietly, and No Alarming ‘ Ohange Was Anticipated, ‘ _EARLY THIS MORNING. SLEEPING COMFORTANLY, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasinaton, D. C., Aug. 10-20. m.—At this hour tho officers of the Executive Man- -siun sny thatthe President is sleeping cop- -fortably, and that the pulgo has been reduced fifteen buata since 7 o'clock? - It is not expected that thore will le any change before morning. ‘Tho Cabinet oficers buve all sont special mea- sengers to tho White Housg to bo ready for any emergenvy. ? ‘To the Western Asspelated Press, Execurive MANston,Wasninxatox, D. 0. Aug, 10-3 a. m.—At thig, hour overything is quiet In tho viciaity of, the slck-room. The physicians are dozing andthe watchers in tho President's room cannot. bé;secn, Nothing bus ‘beon observed alnce inidgight to Indlcdte any interruption to the natura) slumber. which tho Proaldent was thon enjoying. ‘ ra “es ORBTORGL, B300.A. ae Executive Mansion, Wasutxotoy, D. C., Aux, 15—-8:50 a. m—The President did not rest as well as usual last night untll to- wards So’clock. His sicep was not sound, and lie awokeat short Intervals, His stomach was Irritable, and he yomited. several times, About3o’clock he became composed andslupt woll until after 7this morning, ts stomach Is still {rritabie, and hls temperature rather higher than yesterday. At present lis pulse 19 108; tumpetature, 100.3; resplration, 20, > » DW. Briss, J. K. Bannes, - dd. Woopwann, pA Rouenr Revnury, D, IAyNes AuxEW, 18:90 1, at Executive Mansiox, Wasutnatoy, D. C., Aug, 15-13:80 p. Since the -Inst bul- Jetin the President has not again vomited, aud has been able to.retaln nourishment ad- mninistered, © At tha iaorning dressing the discharge of pus was free and of good char- acter. Since thon bls pulse hus been moro fre- quont, but temperature bas fallen to a Little be- low what tt was at this timo yesterday. At pros- pathis pulso is 218; temperature, 0; respira- tion, 19, D, We Butss, J. K. Daunes, J, J. Woonwann, Rouenr Revounn, D. HAYNES AGNEW, 6:30 P, 31 4 Executive MAnston, Wasitinaton, D.°C,, Atg. 15-0:00 p. m.—Tho Irritability of the Prea- ident’s stomuch returned during tho afternoon, and he bas vomited throo times since 1 o'ctock. Although tho afternoon rise of temperature 18 vas than it bas been for several days, the puisu and respiration are more froquont; so that bis cundition is on the wholo loss satisfactory, ‘tls pulso ig now 190, temperature 00.0, respiration 2, : DW. Brass, ? id. K, Banves, . J, J, Woopwann, ‘ Rovent Ruyuunsy, ‘ D, Hayes Agnew. UNOFFICIAL, - 19 O’e1ack NooN, Executive Mansion; Wasuinaton, D. C., Aug, 15~12 m.--The President is sald to bo conbiderably better at this hour than when the morning bulletin was Issued, Ho has taken some milk and a sinall quantity of beef oxtract. “Iie hag also partaken of some whisky with ogg, all of which: ho hag:re- tained. - s t 9 S315 Pot, EXECUTIVE MAnsIQN, Aug, 15—9:15 p, ms —Much anxioty ts oxttibited throughout the city regarding the, Presldent’s condition, and numbers of inquiries haya been made at the Mansion throughoyt ths day, ‘Tho feeling throughout the ‘country.was similarly mani: fested bya large nunnber of press . corre- ‘spondonts, who called at tha White House to recelve the 12;80 p, m, bulletin forthe papors which they represont,. Aside from’ these, many requests? for. “‘tatest -nows’ have boun received’ from’ the tseyeral’ Executive Dopartinents, “The temperature and resplra- ton, as stated in the .snat. byltetin, are gon- craliy conceded as fayorabte Indications, but tho pulse,which is given as 118,causos copsidoralc un cnsiness tn the public mind. Bipco tho issuance of tho bullutin {t “hag “beon’ imposalbie to confer with any ono of tho attending surgeons,” 24345 POL © Exxcousive . Mansion,7Wasminaton, D, OC, Aug, 15445 p, m.~Tho -Preaidont’s condidion . Pomaius wbout the samo aswhon rvported at 3:15 P.M, Cxcopting - perbapas alight rise tn tem poraturc, caused by tho usual ‘afternoon fover, ‘Tho fobrile rise, however, it sald to bo uo Rroats, cr than berotofore,, ('The-~ pationt bas ‘beyn nausoated ouco *%-sinca tha = last bulletin was sont, ,Thosurgoous refer to tha Vast official bulletin as abaut govoring tho vaso Up to this hour, with ‘the exception of a retura ‘of pauses above mentioned, and show no dle “position to talk: furthersou the subject, Tho evening bulletin’ is auxlously. awaited by the public. “At tho Executive Mansion there isa perceptible fegiing of natural suxicty about the patient, hut no actues alarm exists, and, ou the coutrary, the prescuy uatavarable symp: \ 16, 1881—TEN PAGES. toma aro considered but tompornry, and itis thought they will soun pass nway. 6:00 p, st. Wasninator, D. C... Aug, 18~6:00p. m.—The irritability of tho President's stomach returned during the afternoon, and ho hes yoinited three times since t o'clock. Although the aftorncan rlao of tempornturo is less thin {t has beon for several days, tho pulse and tesplration are more fretuent, fo that his condition {5 on the wholo less satisfactory. His pulec ls now 130, tempers ature 09.0, respiration . ‘This bulletin is elgned by Dra. lisa, Barnes, Woodward, Noyburn, and Agnew, The surgeons stilt kcop close to the President and avold giving any opinions out> alite, but thorp ia no cunceating the fact that tho Prosident Is decidedly worse, and ‘that ho fs in much datiger. Tho gonernt fecling here is one uf grontdeapondency. Crowds are pressing to tho White Houso for tha Intcst news, and doctors not connected with the caso have but little hope. Dr. Garnett and emtnont surgeons fear the worst rosults. flupesnre still folt that tho Preatdent may got better to-night. 8230 1 Me EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, TD. OC. Aug. 15—8:90 p. m—At this hour, information obtained from tho attending surgeuns Is to tho effcnt that, whila the indications are that the President's wound ts doing very well and Is an- varently not causing the present trouble, tho fact cannot bo concealed that tho patient {4 cx- tremely wenk, and that bis disability Is. such as to cause anxiety... It bas beon dotermined not. to disturb his -stomuch by permit- ting him to cat for the present, and nour- ishmont is being’ administered by muana of injection, Tho. surmaons explain the diMleuity by the assortion that the Hrosident’s stomach has falled to respondusit should; beuce the determination to luject nourishment. Thera is n decided feoling of anxiety umong tho mem- bors of tho Cubfnot and attending surgcona, aod at this writing the situation is at icast vory grave. Nothing has beer heard from: tho sivk-room during the Inst hour, and the Cabinut officers aro now iu walting to hear the latest news, Attor- ney-Gencrat MacVeogh eatd, In responso to 0 question: “Woe have beard nothing since tho bulletin was Issued, Of course wo are very unxious. We expeet tu hear something very soon." : orn Mm ExEcoTive MANsION, Aug, 15-0 p. m,—Tho President hagt-xperienced no trouble from nausea since 6 p.m. A bypo- dermic injection of morphine was adininisterad Nshort tino ago, and at this hour the President is sleeping. O15 PM Exectrive MANsion, Wasntnaton, D. C., Aug. 15—-0:15 p, o.—A gentloman who Just camo from a private part of the mansion saya Mra. Gurticld informed him that tho President was atill sleeplog quictly. 930 1 oe Executive MANston, Wasiinatox, D. C., Aug. 16-0:50. p, m.—Private-Secrotary Brown, who just came from tho surgeons’ root, anys tho President is still aleeping- Ho also satd tha steep was tatural, ood that no morphia had been administered to-duy. Tho statement heres tofore to that effect Is crroucous. ‘Tho paticnt'a. Pulse has-decroased ten bexts, beluy at prosent about 120, No further trouble. from nausoa bas been experienced. The surgeon catimate his Wasutngtox, D. C.,, ‘was very mitch cooler. It fs feared by some that TIE GHANULATION OF THE WOUND may havo beguh at some distance from the ball, lonving an ‘unhoaled portion. between tho ball and the Point of granulation. If this Is tho case {t_ might necount for tho President's woak con- dition, for it {8 assumed that he cortainly should have recovored from the effects of the opera- lon of Jast Monday; but tho physicians say that thoy are confident that the operation of granulation whick has bezun Is unbenithy: that it bes commenced at tho ball, and they do tiot think that thore {s any intermediate apace in -the chanuel of tho wound between the ball and tho point of granulation whero pus is rotained. Whatever may be the oxpianation of tho bule Jetin this morning, it shows A DECIDEDLY Wonse CONDITION than yesterday, and the feobloness and frrita- bility of the stomach are Indications which givo the doctors much concern, At 1:20 p.m. Dr. Agnow aid that tho Increased pulso was not duo to tho wound, but to the stomach and tho rost- lesa nizht. Gon. Swaim, whu bod just left the sick-rovm, sald that the wound never looked batter than itdidattho noon drossigg: that It wos granulating well, and that all the inereaso of pulac was duc to gnatrfe disturbauce caused by loss of alecp, vomiting, and debility, ‘The Presidont was then siceping, Thoso reassuring statements were given ina contident tone, Tho high pulse, howover, bas caused great alarm, ir. Annew was reported assaying that tho in- crease of pile cannot Indicatu tho formation of an additional pus cavity, aa that would neces- sarily bo Indicated by an increase of tompera- ture, At2:i0 p, m, the President's condition BIOWED IMPROVEMENT, ‘Tho pulse bud declined to 112, and scemed to bo Steudily failing. He had: been siceplog natu- rally, and tho tone of his stomach was better, ‘The community wos in a very disturbed state, and cagerly sought tho latest news. The arelvat of Mr. ‘Talntor, Prof, Hell's assistant, at the White Houso this afternoon started a conject- ure, which soun grew to n report, that furthor experiments were to bo muda to locate tho bul- Jet, Mr. ‘Talntor called, howover, to couvey telegram froin Prof, Hell in Hoston, describing the progress howns making in perfecting hie apparatus. At 2:45 p, ut, the doctors snid that they regurded the’ Preatdent’s condition this morning as very critical. Thetr apprehensions wero sothowhat rolteved this afternoon by tho reduetion of the temperature, but thoy admit thut Increasing pulse with decreasing tempera> ture are indications of weakness. THE ING NCLLETIN. Spectat Maateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wasnisatos, D. C,, Aur, 15—8 p. ni.—'This has been another critical lay in the Prestdent’s case, und at this hour thorcary the gravest approhen- sions ng to what may bapper betore morning. “ Fhoro is nowuso in disguising the fnct,” said Pri- e-Sceretary;Brown to-night at7 o'clock, us he read tho eveulng bulletin in a subdued and somewhat tremulous tone, “that tho bulletin shows consliderabie debility. ‘Tho fact is, tho stomach has uot responded asit should. The situation is due to this, and not to the wound, ‘Tho wound Itself is In a first-class condition and is doing very well. I repeat, the bulletin sndi- cutes considerable debility.” Private-Secretury: Lrown's words were not necossury to make this fuct apparent. Tho bulletin was short, but it TOLD ITS STORY IN A TERRIBLY EARNEST way, teinporature at this hour to be avout normal. |. and surprised those who heard It. ‘Those who Indications are that tho pulse is still subsiding. WM Execurive Mansion, Wasurnatox, D. C.. Aug 15-1190 p. m.—Although there bas been afecling of anxioty nt the Executive Mansion allday, no alarni was felt regarding tho Prosl- dont’s condition until Inte this afternoon. Tho fuct that none of the nttending aurgcous have entered the busincasdepartinents of tho Mansion during the day occusiuned an unfavorable suse picion, which the evening bulletin: proved was. warrunted. ‘Since tho buliotin was issucd there Lave been constant arrivils of anxious inquirers-at the »White Mouse: The room of Private Sdoretary’ Browne his been crowded all tho evening. Among those first to arrive’ wero Postinustor-Gentral Jnmes aud Attornoy- General MncVeugh., Shortly after came Assist- ant Seeretury of State Mitt, Secretiry Winduin, and Secretaries Kirkwood and unt, Second Asslatunt Postmuster-Gynern! Elmer, First Cone troller Lawrence, Gen. Francis A. Walker, As- soclute-dustico Hurtan, Gon. Sherman, Gon. Drum, and many: moro of prominence. -Secre- tary Linceln is Iu Now York and Secretary ‘Bhiac in New Hampshire. Both of these. yca- tlemen bave boen communicated with by tele- aruph concerning: THE SEMOUS CONDITION OF THE PRESIDENT. Private Seeretary Sweet said to-night that ho ‘expouted Seeretury’Lincoln to return to Wash- ington to-morrow, Onc of tho attendadts upon tho Prealdent sald at 10:00 p,m, that ho did not consider the Preal- deat’s condition necessarily alurming, although itcertainly warranted anxloty; that he had not vyonilted during the past six hours, and that bis stoop had been perfectly natural. In tho opine fon of this xontioman, overything ts betng donc for the pationt that professional skill can aug- goat, nod ho fools quite sure, morning will ehow fmprovemont, Tho members of the Cabinet loft tho Manalon for their respective homes about 11 o'clock, at which hour the patient was stil slecpluc naturally and quictly. Drs. Bilss and Reyburn remain at tha Executive Mansion dure ing the night: ~ Assistant-Soerctary Hill deomed {t advisable, at a Inte hour to-night, to inform Socrotary Blainoof tho unfavorable changu in tho Prosl-- dent's condition, in order that he might returo to Washington. TOE DAY. “A DIZAPPOINTING BULLETIN, Speetat Dispatch to The chicago Tribune, Wasiunaton, D, C,, Aug. 15—4 p, 1.—Tho morning bulletin was very disappointing, It looked as If the patient's stomach was une able to do Its work properly, Ifeso, the situation of course was vory serious. ‘To counteract the drain from the wound, the patient must bo able to take and assimilate nourishing food. “That the physiciuns have given the President all tho stluutating food he could bear is well known, It may bo that thoy have, In this deslre, overestimated | nightmare, hitherto have not fora moment lost conttdeliee in tho President's certuin recovery at this hour begin to fear that thero may be doubts, Tho bulletin anid: “The irritability of the Presi- deut's stomach returned during the nftorucon, He bas vomited three times since 1 o'clock, Al- though the afternven rise of. temperature ts Jees than it has beon tor several days, the pulso and respiration are more frequent, so thit his cuimiition fg, on the whole, less satisfactory, Pulse 130, tuinperaturo 1,6, respiration 2" THE MEDICAL IHN not connected with tho onge who have oxamined the bulletin say that It Indicates a possibly col- lapaes “At no timo sinco ‘the ‘dreadful’ July | whon the fearful ebot~was fired, bas tho pulso been go high, and, as the temperature docs not nminterlally increase, It shows that tho fever is not incroastng, but that the pulse bas quickened tothis great tight by the rupld inercase of do- Dillty. Tho bistory of tho day until tho evenlug bulletin waa w record of iucreasing fear. in sume respects this hus been é. ‘THE WONST DAY SINCE THE SHOOTING, At tho Orst oxamination In tha moruing it ap- peure that, while the temperature was not ine creasing, the pulse was increasing in a remaric- able way indeed, A portion of the tino the temperature was falllog while the pulse was in- creasing. ‘Chis condition wasa sign of possible collapse. During tho moruing hours there wero the greatest apprehensions, arly in thoufter- noon the Preatdent rallied somewhat, and there were hopes that the dangor had pussed, Tho stomach was the seat of tho diituulty, Tho wound was declared never to hive buen fo better shape, Gen. Swuim suid that it had not been in as good 4 conuition at any time aluce the shont> ing; that tho pus discharge was goud, aud that the wound was granulatng finely, Tho medical situation {8 in subatinee this: The suppurae tlon nocessury to recover CAUSES INFLAMMATION AND FEVER. ‘Thia wastes tho tissues. ‘To repair this waste aud prevent {t from undermining bis strongth and life, nourishing food and stimuluntsuro ad- ministered. To accomplish this has been tho great surgical dittculty. Tho Preslacnt's stom- uch Ia his weakest organ, He bas suifered from chronic dyapepslasinee the War, That weaknosa fa manifested now. <A robust man in appears ance, be has not presented tho conditions neces- sary to resist this disease inallits phases, It hag been necessary to give the fover somothing to fecd upon besides tho lifo-tissuos of tho patient, The President's appetite, small and capricious, ons been carofully studied and stimulated all through tho last aix weoks., Ouco or twice before the stomach hus broken down, ‘but nover tn such an ominous manner as it bas done to-day, . ‘ THE LIBERA USE OF ALCOHOLIC sPmnitTs Tuy have contributed somothing to tho scual- tiveness of the Prosidont’s stammach and nerves, but, whatever may bo the causo, ho beyan to-day, Oftor having beon oxbausted by two bud nights, during.one of which ho was visited by a terrible Tho morning bulletin toid very tho ability of the patlent to digest: The | bluntly and piainly thata crisis was approach. Horrible nightmare which the Presidont had | ing, and Washington poopte, who have learned early Sunday morning fudicated. that he | to undoratand the varying symptows of discaso, suifors from indigestion. Huawokein torror manifested runcewed Interest and gathered from a dtewm that’ the doctors wera dig | Sut the bullotin-boards os thoy did in tho secling him, and he was completely wn- neryed by the frightful vision, ) IE WAS UNAULE TO BLEEP with any comfort aftorwards, and was in an unfayoyable condition’ all Sunday, carly weeka, Tho department oMicials took re- nowed interest in tho caso, and messcongora wore froquently sont to tho Whito House to learn the Vory latest nows, s TUE BAD BULLETIN "Pho | soon reachod the vountry at large, and, as bad fever went down slightly at midday, butre- | nows travols rapidly, it was known In Now York turned in full force at night, At 10 o'clock | and other fnancial cltlos almost as soon os it last night he was reported “officlally” to ba | Washore, Telograme began to como im from doing well, resting fulrly, without much fover. - At that: moniont he was vomiting vloloutly and In great distress, Mrs. Edson and Dr. Boynton, who usually alternate In their nightly watching, wore both on duty” lastnight, and hia condition was extremely atavorae Itis sald by some who should ki the vommorolal cities oagorly asking for somo authentic nows as to tho Presiiont’s condition, ‘but it was vory dificult to givo any aatisfavtory replics, Nothing .vory rcassuring could bo Jeurnod at the Whito House, Tho bulletin had truthfully told tho story, Tho President, after the moruiny dressing of the wound, foll asloep aud obtained a little reat, There was an jie jow that the disturbed condition of the | provomont, too, in stomach Is .Jurgely:due to the freo use’ of T1% CONDITION OF THE STOMACII, brandy, Tho President has himself protested | and ho was sald to have tuken an ouicoanda against this, as the liquor is very distasteful tu hint, but the physiciuns think It necossary to‘ adinintster it In order to. maintain his stronuth. It ls upon the stomach which the physicians have relled, and must rely, to build the President up, ee “THY PHESIDENT'S NIGHT was a reatless one until towards morning, half ot miik with somo rum. Later on it was learned that tho President had been somowhat sustained by injections of nourishment in tho form ofenoma, _ Privute-Becrotnry Brown read tho manusoript of the uoon bulletin aloud ber foro it was sont to be coplod, and, as be read tho words, pula’ 18," there was an exclamation of surprise, for st was thought that ho must havo mado an crror, aud that Jt stood at 108; but About3 o'clock he became quict, and slopt | horevcated that bo was correvt, and that the until after 7 ‘Tho Irritability of the stomach, ie a8 the puusy for bis resticsness dure ing the nlubt, and that irritability still oxispod at | bope. ea tho time: or tho taking of the bullotin, At thas Le ‘f ? hour bis tomprrature was 100%,-somothing { gayoa groat doal of concern, «Tho physjolany bigher than yesterday,—his pulse J0¥, and hig rosplration 20. The offusta to foroa tha stomach | mornin, and }’rlvate-Socrotury : Brown, upo to tuko nourishing food did not appear to bo | reading It, romarkod, It isa favorable on successful, Possibly the Irrithbility of Jast night {sto by somewhat attributed to the effects isa was yeally 118 Tho temperature, “hows Byer bad vot incrvased, and this caused somo ‘THE NOON BULLETIN * Gald that it was botter than the nows of tho ‘The fact that thoro bad been no retura-of the nausea was gousidersd @ hopeful ‘alzn, but the of the extrame heat of last wook, tho hoat of | publin woro restricted for thelr Information to Baturday notably: baving been extraordiasry, » But two relatively cool nights aud une comfort. adlo. day havo tatorvoued, aud this muruing it | io fact, sbosg ‘who the olliclal Huileting, 9s 1} wae wluost jimpoe sible to.sce @ physician, Durlog tho eutire day, ly tho anterroows anid that thoy gat but one.or two. Rilmpeds any of tho attending physicians, and whon they did wero unable to obtain any information.: The: doctors, for that matter, wero busy In the aicke. room. They realized how anxtous the day was, and wore unwilling forn, moment to leave thn. -: Prosidont's bedside, Owing. to tha absence of direct communication with the doctors, bt \ MOST ALARMING Nusons * were stirring. Among thom was tho story that Gnothor operation was to bo performed. ‘The bulletins of tho day, however, havo beon sut- Nelently frank and plain to show tho President's. condition, Neither tho physicians nor tho’ bul-* lotina dying the day stated that ‘nourishment - bad been furnished by onemna, and it: was. not until tuis evening that the ‘physicians acknowl- edged that such was tho case. Soon after the hoon bulletin tho President: was announced *to be considerably botter, and his ptilse was ro- ported to have fallen, but tho fall was not very perceptible, All possible attempts wore mado to overcome tho obstinacy of © tha’ President’a stomnch, but thoy wore not’ auccossful, Tho physicians, however, to tho fow to whom they did talk, safd thot bls THE TROUNLE WITH THE PRESIDENT NOW iswith bis stomach,and not with the’ wound. One pbysicjan not connevted with ‘the caso plainly said that the President waa starving to death, and that the attending surgeona had nee- lected tho stomach; that tho case was no longer one for surgery, but for modicine and ‘nursing: and that these two Inttor important things hid been overlooked nnd tlemannged, Onall hands it was admitted that tho very high pulac and the stationary or receding temperaturo indicated debility, and not fever. : ‘ ras ha Attorney-General MacVeagh called during tho afternvon, and had an Interview with Dr Agnow, and, after it, sald thay the physicians hoped that they had overcome tng nausea, and that thore would bo tio furtuor troubles from pus-fever; but THIS NOPE WAS NOT REALIZED, for atd o'clock, or soon thoreufter, tho nausea, returned, and tho evening bulletin showed that. tho President hid throo attacks of retching be~ tween Land 8 o'clock. How violent theso at tucks were did not appenr. Dr. Agnow stated that he was not without hope, but that declara- thon was not vory reassuring when we kaye been constuntly: looking .all those weeks for reporta of declded progress. Whatever may have been tho real condition of tecling inside the Whito Tfouse,, there certainly. was grave and serious alarm outside tho gates, ° AN EXCITING DAY, ‘To the Western Associated Press, ‘ Wasttsatos, J. C., Aug, 15,—Thore ‘has been, the greatest excitement here to-day about tho Presidenteince the day he was shot. Business was almost entirely auspended, and people were runoing everywhere, hunting for the latest news. Tho White House was fillod up, and: throngs pressed nbout tho gates, Tho excite-- ment was started with tho morning bulletin,, which was considered very ‘unfavorable, Tho. midday bulletin, Instead of reassuring the peo- plo, inereased the unensincss, and tha night bul- tetin made muttera still worse. Everybody wanted to find out what the surgeons thought of the nse and whut hopes they had, but this was rather ditticult, as the surgeons kept themaclves outofsight, This ~ . ADDED TO THE ALARM,’ and nt night tne whole population was on the, streets, ruing to thelr honies and the White: House. Tha surgeons remained. close by thot President, aud. the ollives at’ tha White Huftso¢ were thronged, but Httle could:bo learnod that! could be called default. ‘Those who Bad access: to the rovins nenr to tho. Presidént and doctors would sny Mitie, Col, Corbin suid-tho situation wascritieal, . Attorney-General MavVenh tolt Senator Pugh, of Alubnma, that it was tecltes to dony that tho case was ns critical'as could be, Eex-Sheri? Duggett, of Brooklyn, who has ace ceas to persunul atiendaitsof tho President; said | IT WAS AS BAD AS COULD IE. ANI this 80 ’ ; but gave to satisfaction as to the stuto uf .the cnse. It wus pluin all day that tha surgtons were alnarined, Thero.was no concealing that fact, Varlous rumors wero alloat and could bu heard at every turn. : * 7 TN“ NIGHT. re EXCITING SCHNES, | Spectat Dispateh'to The Chtcagv Tribune, Wasuinatoy, D, GC, Aug. 15-11 pome The scenes about the White House this aven- Ing have been of tho samg exciting char- neter as those which -accompatied the early days of the President’s Hincss, Anxions throngs crowded about the gates lending to the Executlye Mansion, eagerly scanning the countenances of every one who pnssed ont, and Inguiring for news fronr the sick-room. ‘There was very Jittle news,.to give, and that in the early part of tho eventing was of a gloomy character. After the evening bul- letln, Inaecordauce with previous arrange: inent, 0 telegram was sent to Secrotary Lin- coln, who was In New York, advising liu of the dangerous condition of the President, and he Immediately replied that he should take the night tran, and would arrlye in Washington to-morrow morning. “ F A CIMMER DISPATCIE was sent to Seeretary Blulno at his ome in Malne, the returns of which are not known; but Jt is to bo expected that Secretary Blalne, upon the recelpt of It, would Inmne- lately set out for Washington, A dispateh * was also sent to Vice-Prestdent Arthur In+ forming lim as to the grave condition of the President, but not containing, It Is suid, any sugrestion-as to tho. ne- cessity .or propriety of ~ his. . (Arthur's) return to Washingion. In tho absence of Bcore- tary Blaine the olbur members of the Cabluct would pertapa not feel disposed to take that re- aponslbility.” Theso dispatchos were kept yery scoret, and It oyidently was not the Intention that tho fact that they bad been sent should be mado public, Shortly after this, however, an oxumination was mado of the President, dis> turblng bim ax little as\possible, from which the physlolans sald that = * TUE PULSE NAD FALLEN TEN BEATS, ‘or to 129, bis temperature, was about the samc, OW, bis respiration improved, and bie general condition somewhat better, aud soun after hoe | foll astcop. 1t is gala that no anodynog wore used, Dr, Boynton, who last week wrote ‘such ‘a cheerful otter to St. Louis, anid about ¥ o'clock that tho Frealdent was: worse than‘he had beon at any timo; that when bo had the yigor hig condition was better, 43 the phygl- clans could understand and remove the ouuso ot them; but that now the trouble wag in the vital orgau, bia stomach, and that modical sol- | ence sucmned balled in its attom) romedy, “ oe BECRETARY KINIWOOD, <2 °s , shortly before 11 o'vlock, ascorted bis wife ta tho door, and notificd bis couchman to return, as ho should bimect€ yomain:until late in the night, Tho fact that Sty, Kirkwood hus hiimngelt tofind a but Just arisen Crom an attack of malarial fever « indicated the groat interest which ho took in the caso, Ho sulds ‘* Tho Proaldont bas just waked up from a vomfortable slecp of’ nearly an bour, Ne scome to feel 4 }ttle custoy, - Ho sald upon awuking, +My stoniuoh fcole more aquict now, but I do not know how It would bo if I out any- thing," 2 as : Kirkwoud further sald that 'the Prosidont bad a largo prickly irritating -plastor gil over bia. stomath for tho purpose of croating a counter Irritation in ordur to rollove tho stomach of the - ifflammation which waa causing tha grpat can gor, “In any vvpot, sald the venerable Socra- tary, “ the phyaldfang do not “apprehend a fatal termination of tho caso: to-night, but‘ Wey do ‘thinks that, untess tho condition of the Presi. - ‘dont’s stomach shatl Imprayo by: Yormorrows tho. greatest dangors may bo feared." THY GLOMUEST NOYR PEFONE stp 3 Ls was ntUo'oluck, ‘At ‘thay $1mg "sy. ywas learned “yee De, ‘Agaow had called upon Mra: Garilvid, gud bad informed her thas unexpected and dan= > geroustornplications bad .arisgn in’ the Presi- dout's condition, aud thas ho himself looked up- on tha_resule with ‘severe apprebonsiou, anu, although while there. was bopo, she: would do woll to propare for tho worst, “Mrs. Garfield, of : coursc, Know as weil as any one (bo grave dans wore of the alck-room to-day, and 1 ls Jearned abo réoelyod thig uMiaial iatelligenoe with,tbe , wd to increase the feallng of/alarnt,,