Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1881, Page 2

. i i i 7 THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 188I—TWELVE ean send the money to Mr. Field for her spe- Already that gendlentan has re- 30 for the olil fady, and has consent el fo recelve such othor sums as imay be sent for her, Tho Mrs, Garfletdl fund amounted to $324,675 Inst evening, Mn. Hosropp, a prominent inttler of Du- buque, In, hag left that city for the Red Rivor country to buy about 80,000 bushels of wheat, belng unable to find any In his own Stato sultable for milling. Ths Albany Lrcning Journal says that of the 164 delegates chosen to the Republic: an State Convention 154 are opposed to tho machine, five are Conkiing!tes, and five are doubtful, It looks rather bad for Conkling and the machine, With the exception of Utlea and Syracuso non of the large cithes have yet cleeted delegates, and the “ina- chine”? men are working very vigorously to control the organization of the convention tn these pinecs. ‘The atlds are axainst them, however, and thera is every indiention that Conkling will bo badly beaten at the forth- coming State Convention. . ‘Any Boutwent had o confer- ence with President Arthur yesterday. It {s thought that he will be appointed elther ton Cabinet position or to the vacency on the Supreme Court Bench caused by the death of Justice Ciiford. Judge Folger, of tho New York Supreme Court, is again men- tioned In conneetion with the Seeretaryship of the Treasury. Ie was Conkiing's candi- date for tho place under President Garfield, Gen, Rauni refuses to bo a candidate for placo in the Cabinet, nnd expresses himself well satisfied with his present position. Gen. Raum is of optnion that Robert Lincoln will ‘continue inns Secretary of War. Senator Patt, of Connecticut, 1s suffer- ing from a cancer in the breast, and will not be able to attend the forthcoming session of the Senate. Indeed, it is thought that he will never take his seat in the Senate Chamber again. Ife is paired with Senator Fair. Senator Ben Hill, who is in hospital’ at Philadelphia, expresses hls determination to be present at the organization of the Senate, Senator HII has lost about a quarter of his tongue, and the thront and parotid gland have been subjected to surgical operation, ‘Under the circumstances it {s impossible for him to indulge in public speeches, His gen- eral health Is reported to be good. Secretany Drama received through Minister Lowell yesterday a dispateh from Queen Victorin, expressing sincere cons dolence with President Garfleld's mother, and Inquiring after her henlth and that of tha Into President's widow. Hier Majesty also expressed n wish to procure n good photo- graph of Gen, Garfield, Mrs, Garfield, on re- celving the dispatch nt Mentor, requested Mr. Lowell to conyey to the Queen the grate- fulacknowledgments of herself and Grandia, Garfield for the tender womanly sympathy shown, and to assure her Majesty that her wishes inthe matter of the photograph would be complicd with at an carly day. * pikes Tne Minnesota Republican Convention, which met at St. Paul yesterday, nominated tho following tleket: Governor, Gen. 1. F. Hubbard, of Red Wing; Lieutenant-Gove ernor, Chiles A. Gilman, of St. Clouds Secretary of State, Fred Von Baumbach, of Afexandrin; ‘Treasurer, Charles Kettleson, of Atbert Lea; Auditor, W. W. Braden, of Rushton; Attorney-General, W. a. Linhn, of Lake City; Ratlroad Commissioner, Gen, J, IL. Baker, of Mankato; Supreme Court Judges, Charles Vanderburg of Minneap- olis, William Mitehet! of Winorm, and D. A. Dickinson of Mankato, ‘fhe convention was orderly and enthusiastic, ‘The ticket is an excellent one, and tts election Is a fores gone voncluslon. In an Interview with a correspondent of the Chicago Medical Review Dr, Wammond, of New York, very severely erlticises tho manner in which the late President Garfield was treated by his physicians, Fle says that tho oflicial account of tho autopsy abounds in contradictions, and was oyklently In- tended to decolye. There was, he says, Gross bungling from the first, an that the fatal negicet was In not miking a proper ex- minination of the wound in the first place, ‘This neglect led to nearly all tho mistakes in the President's treatment. ‘There would Have been, in his opinion, 8 reasonable hopo of ree Y, if proper treatmegt had beon resorted to, ‘Tue Ponnsylvania Democratic Convention met ag Williamsport yesterday under tho Presidency of W. N. Hensel, of Lancaster. Resolutions of tha usual character wero passed, declaring in favor of striet ad- herenco to the Constftution, home-rule, freedom of lection, denouncing mo- nopolles, cluss legislation, against a third term, ant against misappropriation of the public funds; alyo resolutions de- nounclng the arrogant, corrupt, and per- sonal dowlnation controlling the Republican party of tie State, demanding the prosecu- ton uf tho star-route thieves, and 9 real re- form of tho clyil seryice. ‘Tho resolutions roundly denounces the Republican State Ad- uilnistration, and necuse It of. all manner of crimes, ‘The convention concluded its labors by nominalng Orange Noble for State 'Trens- urer, . — Tam Anglo-French Tarif Commission dls- cussed the question of French duties on En- elish cotton tissues yesterday, ‘Tho French members of the commission were treated to some plain talk by Mr. Slege, ono of tho Radical members of Parliament: from Man- chester, who headed a delegation of mer- chants from that city, Ho told them thatune less a tresty which would permit a reasonas ble amount of trade in cotton fabrics be- tween France and England was negotiated tha Manchester Chamber of Com- merce would prefer ‘that the nego- tinttons should collapse, and = added that the propositions of the French wero very unpopular fi England in consequence of thelr prohibitive and protective character, He sald that tho costof production was about the snine In Franco and England, and ended by declaring that any inerease of duty would, lead to the uxtluetion of the English cotton trade with-Frunce, ‘fit Wisconsin Democratic Convention which met at Milwaukeo yesterday adopted the rather un-Democratle plan of referring the uumination of Stute oficers to n connult- teu conslating of one.from the State at large and two from ench Conyressional: district, ‘Tho comuittes reported the folluwing us the nominees: Governor, ALD, Frat, of Racine; Licutenant-Governor, W. A. Anderson, of La Crosse; Secretary of State, Michael Jolin- son, of Dane; Treasurer, Col, W, HL, dJavobs, of Milwaukes; . Attorney-General, 3. Jy Briggs, of lows County. For Superln- tendent of Publio Instruction the com- mnittea reported In fayor of the In- dorsement of Prof, Grahiain, the Republic. an candidate for that oftice, ‘Tho report - was adopted, and the gentlemen named were declared tho nominees of the convention, ‘The thinness of the conventlon’ (several counties wore unrepreseuted) seems to fore- shadow the abandonment of the Democratio party orgunization In the Badger State al ue distant date. WASHINGTON, A Qreat Sensation Caused by Rumors of Further Assasination. Two Mon Overhenr lanning and Prophesying Arthur's Murder. Western Cities Still Furthor Ex- cited by Rumors of an Act- ual ‘Tragedy. Subponas Issued to the Witnesses in the Forthcoming Trial of Quiteau, People in Utien Agog Over the Appear. anes of Senator Jones in Their City, King Kalakaua Received Yester- day at the Capital as a Royal Guest. Iil-Feeling Caused by the Appoint- mont of Rockwell to His Present Place, Benjamin Hf. Browster, of. Philadelphia, Associated with the Star. Route Prosecution. Boutwoll, of Massachusotts, Sent For by the President For an In- terviow, A SENSATION. PLOT TO ASSASINATE ARTHUR. Soectat'Dupateh to The Uhicago Tribune, Wasitnatos, D, C., Sept. 23,—Tho . pollea authorities here have a statement made by aclerk in tho Medical Museum, who says that he heard last Wednesday evening some nen talking under his window, on Louisiana avenue, aud that thelr conversation Indicated. n plot to assugtuate tho President within a month, A ttle Investigation satisfiet! tho .hollce that the conversation roferred:to was carried on between somo intoxteated men, and was more expressive of a bellef that assasination might happen than of any in- tention to plot for it, ‘Lhe police do not en- tertain the slightest apprehensions, ‘There has been n good deal. of wild talking, but the life of the President Is belleved to be perfectly safe, A LITTLE DIFFERENT. To the Western Associated Press, WaAsuinaton, D. C,, Sept. 28—A Mr, Bay- joy, who is employed in the Army Medlenl Museum, has created something of a sensa- tion Ini police and official circles by filing 0 sworn statement with the Chief of Police that he had overheard a plot to assasinate Presidout Arthur. Bayloy’s aMfidavit is in effect that about midnight last Monday night, while lying on.tls bed, which was in a lower front raom of No, 40t Loulsiana avenue, he heard two men talking of the assasination of President Arthur, Bayley states that his window blinds were closed, and the two men were leaning against a tree-box immediately in front of his room; that one of the men sald it would happen in one month; that he, referring tu somo man whoso namo was not mentioned, had sworn to Kit! President Arthur within that time; that the aman who had thus sworn was a Garfleld Republican, Bayley says he was so niuch agitated that he did not know what to do; that next day he informed the Chiof Clerk of his division of what he had heard, and he advised Bayley to report the facts to the police, Upou this advice Bayley filed his sworn statement, ‘The po- lice authoritles do not attach much {mpor- tance to Unis matter, but they have quiotly taken some precaution for the protection of the President. ‘There seems to be no doubt that Bayley overheard the conversation he reports, but it was probably some half- drunken fellows talldng, Baytoy isa nephew of IL. P. H, Bayley, of Virginia, who was the Republican canditate for Congross Inst year, and he was appointed to office by Senator Logan, #0 has written to Senator Logan an account of the affalr, Bayley says he saw the men as they walked off, and he can fully recognize them, THE REPORTED, PLOT has put the police on the aul vive, although the general Impression fs that there Is moro imngination than reality in the story. ‘lo- night four efleers are on duty in the vieinl- ty of Jones’ mansion, and visitors were eloscly scrutinized. The Prestdent’s house- hold are disposed to ridtenle the report. Mr. Reed, private secretary to the Presi- dent, requests the press to dony the reporis that the Prestdont has suifered from malaria, Ills health fs good, and he has suffered from nothing but fatigue and anxiety during the summer, Ho will not oecupy the White House unt! December at the enrltest, much preferring Cavltol IM, capectuily in such weather as that now prevatllug, RUMORS, AT CINOINNATI. Bprcat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CINCINNATI, O.,. Sept. 28.—Following the Bayley sensation concerntog the plot to kill the Prealdent camo o dispatch tonight acti- ally stating that Arthur had been shot, Ex. tras were printed and much exeltement pro- duced, ‘Lhe honx wus soon éxploded, AT BT, PAULL Spectal Dispatch ta Tra Chicago Tribune. 8r. Paur, Sept. 23.—A rumor came by tole- graph tonight that tho President had been shot, It was soon proven a canard, THE ASSASIN, . BUDPENAS IssurD, Wasitnaton, D. 0. Supt, 2%—-District- Attorney Corkhill today took the last steps in the proliiminary arrangements for seour- ing the Indictment of Guiteau next week by Issuing subpanas to the following witnesses for the Government In the cuse of the United States agalnst Charles J,.Gulteau; Edward A. Balley, thostonographer, who has a large niass of notes of conyersations with Guitenu while In jail, giving his history from early boyhood, reasons forcommitting the act, eto. ; George W, Adams, Presidentof the Bventig Star Publishing Company, who was in the depot en youte for Cape May when the shuot- Ing occurred; George W. MeElfresh, de- teetivo; Dr. D. W, Bliss and Dr. D, 8, Lamb, Who wore present ut the autopsy; Jacub P. Smith, special officer at the Baltimore & Potomaa Depot, who witnessed the shoot- ing und oselstod jn the arreat of Gultean; Sarph E. D, White, in_charge of the Indies’ Walting-room at the depot, who wituessed tha shooting and helped raise the Presidents. Robert A, Park, tho ticket-sellor, who Jumped through the window of his office and asyleted in ralsing the President; Police aun Patrick Kearney, who spoke to the President just before the shvoting, telling him he had ten minutes to wets for the tratn, and algo assisted Iu Gulteau’s arrest. ‘The District Attirney will ask $8 efor Don Simon Comachto, Chargé Affaires of Venezuela, who was in the depot and wlintssed tho: shooting, to testify, All the above named! witnesses are dirceted to be in attendances at! the reassombling of the Grand Jury at the Criminal Court-roon, Monday next, when tho ense will be presdated to tho Grand Jury, NO-ANBWER das yet been: received by tho District At- torney “from Georgo Seoville, Gultean's brothor-In-law, who was reqttested by the prisoner to appear as his ‘counsel, Gulteat says he fs not afcattof the law, for that will protect him, and prevent his being hung. He: Is reported as feeling somewhat disappointed at not recelvingn prompt reply from his brother-In-law, Scoville, SERUT. MASON. ‘Tho story published yesterday to the effect that Sergt. Mason’s attempt to shoot Gui- tuaut was the resultof a plot among the sol ders of tho Second Artillery, whieh fur- nishes the guard at tho jail, is Indlgnantly dented: by bot men and oficers, 'rhey regard Mason asa ood soldier, whose mind was unsettled by malarial fever, combined with tho prevailing excitement, Lt Is be Neved that his trint wit result In acquittal, on the ground of temporary insanity, and his discharge from the army. ‘The Court- Martial does not meet untt Oct. 25, GEORGE SCOVILLE. UF WILL ACT AS GUITKAU'S COUNSRIn Mr. George Scoville, the attorney, arrived home from Harlan, Wis., Inst eventing, and no ‘Tntwuxe reporter ealled upon him shortly after at his restdence, No, 532 West Monroo street. Ithas already been stated In thesa columns that: United States Distriet-Attor- ney Corkhill had advised Mr, Seoville that an tndtetment would be asked for against Gulteau, the assasin, Mouday morning next, when the grand jury of tho Distriet of Col- unibia would moet for the October term, and that Guiteau would be called to plead at no later n time than Wednesday morning next, Tho newspaper representative asked Mr. Seoylllo if he had received any communica: tion from Mr. Corkhill. Mr. Svovtlle replied: “Yes, 1 have recelved atetegram from hime? “May 1 sea it?” asked the reporter, Mr. Scoville assented, ‘and ‘brought out a dis- dlspateh dated Washington, the 20th inst., of which the following Is 0 eupy: Ucurye Scoville, attorney ane Counsclor-at- Law, Ronn ss Metropaitan Huck, Chicagu: Tho geand Jury of this District will meot on noxt Monday morning, [ ‘called today at tho Jail and fie formed Charles J. Gulteau that bis cuse would presonted to the grand jury inunedintely: Upon their assembling, and that {should expect hin to plead ta the indictment for murder by Wednesday morning at tho furthorest, and that if he had any eonnsol ho desirod.to appenr for him on aay pretiminury question I would notify thom by telexraph. He asked ne to notify you, nud request you on bis bebnlf to appear ut that time ns bisvounsel, and also to request you to gvetro the services of some ominent criminal Inwyer to appear It his de- fonse, Me suggested the name of tho Hon, Entory A. Storrs as a gentieman in whose ability and profesafanal character he had grent confidence, and would lke his reten- tion, If possibio. Will you plouso notify mo by tolexraph whathor you willappoar at the tine of his arraignment, and any communication you muy desiro wade to tho prisoner previou’ to your arrival, Gronae B. Conkirnt, United States Attornoy, Distelet of Columbta, “aya you answered the dispatel 2?” asked, tho reporter. .Lhave not yet answered ft,” replied Mr, Scoville. “It was sont to me to Harlan, Wis. but Lind not made up my mind what 1 Will you act as Guitenu’s counsel 2? “f£ would rathor leave It to the United States Government to appoint counsel to de- fend him, But my wife, who is Guiteaws nearest relative, and almost his only friend upon earth, insists that [ SHALL APPEAR AS IIIS COUNSED, and I suppose I shall have to grant that re auest,? 3 “Will you so telegraph Mr, Corkhill?” “Yes, sir; Lsiall answer the dispaten to- morrow to that effect, y “When willyou leave for Washington?” “Cshullbe thera In thig to’ be on hand when ho Js called! upon to plead,” u we you engage othor counsel to nasist “That I hayon't determined upon yet.” “Do you anticipate a speedy trinl 2?” “ Ldow’t know about that i doit think that Guitenu can be tried right away. When he Is enlled upon to Ritad the’ time for his trial will be fixed, We will hava to sveure ume tn order to prepare for n defense, Wit- nesses will have to be summoned. from all parts of the country, mid that will take thne.” “What will be your defense?” “I think thot has been pretty well out- ned, Iam not In favor of making any technical objections to the form of the indint- ment, orto question the jurisdietion of the court, Our defense will be Insanity, and shouldn't advise anything else. We lave known nothing of Guiteaw for threo years past until this sttnmer. [do not apprehend but that ho will be accorded a fale trial. “Our greatest effort will he to get men on tho jury who will have judicial” minds—men who havo read of tho ‘case, know tho facts, and who will be fair In tho trial, I belleve that the Government will seo that Guiteau fs pro- tected and that he shall have an impartial to trial.” CABINET SPECULATIONS, FOLGER, : Wasixatox, D, C,, Sept, 28.—JSudge Fol: ger’s Nuue has boen frequently mentioned i Cabinet speculations during the last three days, It ds remembered that ho was strongly backed by Conkling for the position, when Garfield camo in after the rejection of tho surgestion of Morton, ‘Che fact that he had 8 clalin’ of $180,000 for percontage on the sile of Intornal-revenue stamps whilu he was Assistant ‘Treasuror in New York, was urged agalnst his appotutment, and pre valled. ILvd this claiin not stood in the way it fs ascertained thatGarticld had determined to appoint hm, and thus all trouble between the New York Senator and tho Admlnistra- tion would Layo been prevented. ‘The Court of Claims deelded agalust Polyer's claim, Mit HOUTWELL, OF MABHACHUSETTS, Who bad on Interview yesterday with tho Tresluent, returned home today,. In conver- sation he ndiitted that he had been sum- monced hero by telegraph for consultation by. tho President, but declined to state the sub- Ject discussed; that it referred olther to his appolutment to a place in the new Cablnet or to the Supreme Bench yacaney is the gener alassertion. Itison the cards that he will take Hunts place us Secretary of the Navy, Some Southern politicians of more notorlety than vromfnence visited the President to suggest the name of the Roy. W. N. Hicks for Postmaster-General. Mr. Hicks Is now preaching in Dr. Sunderland's chureh In this city. At the close of tho War he brenchod fora while In Charleston, subse- auently ta Savanuan and Macon, Ga, and lnttorly In Jacksunville, Fin,, always appear. Ing In politics whore opportunity offered, Ho was a Grant delegate in the Chicage Con vention, He is possessed of fine orntorical powers, Gen. Raum, who’ has been mene tluned for Secrotary of War, should Lincoln retire, declines to be constdored as a cnnuti- dute, Ile is well satisfled with his present important post, and does not belleve that Mr, Lincoln will retire, i ATTORNEY-GENERAL MACVEAGIE adheres firmly to his determination ta retire from the Cabinot as soon as the President Is ready to appolnt his successor, Ha‘ apent two hours with the President this morning,’ dn reply to a question if the star-route prose- custons would ba dolayed by his retirement ho sald that ho had never attended to the de- tally of the case, They hud beon In good, hands, and would continue lu the sume until the trials wore concluded, | ‘Phe interests of Justice would bo attained as well iider.Any successor uppoliited by the President as un- der hin. Jo is entirely satisiedt with the present condition of the star-route cases, and tloes not doubt that Iudlctimenta .will bo found, The President will be ready to fill the place whon the called segsjon of the Senate tweets, {f not bofore, ' KECREYARY suzy” will leave to-morrow for his otien-doforrod tour of inspection of the Northern Navy: Yards. Le will boxin with Urooklyn, and Will then sake the ‘Tallapgogs for.-Newport, CUhurlestown, aud Portsntquth, He will be ke gone two weeks, He Is understood to he quite willing to remain in the Cabinet, SECHETANY LINCOLN declines to discuss Cabluet prospects, Io will vistt Ryo “Boach with his family for a} fow days, leaving here Saturday, - JONES, HE QUES TO CONKLING |, New Yorn, Sopt. 23.—A dispatell’ to tho Telegram from Utien sayg: “ Shiteh excite: ment and comment was caused Hils afternoon whon Senator Jones, of Nevada, an Inthnate and confidentint ‘friend of the President, stepped off tho cars. Me proceeded without delay to tho residency nf ex-Senator Conk- Mng, anda tong conference was held. Ru- mors of Immediate Cabinet changes are ly: ing about town, and every one is upon tha aut vive to learn the result of the confer- ende. ; y ROCKWELL AND SWAIM. COI ROCK! Wasittnatoy, D. C., Ser —Ollicers ox- pluln the proposed retirement of Col, Rock- well from hia detail as Superintendent of Public Butldings and Grounds as follows: ‘The original creation of the ofllee provided that the duties should be performed by tho Chief of Engincers of thearmy, ‘Thatofticer, Gen, tumphreys, reported to Congress that it was Impossible forthim todo the work in addition to his army duties. It was then provided that an oflicer should bo detatled from the corps of engineers, Lieut.-Cal. Michtler was first thus designated. Ie was succeeded by Maj. O. E. Babeock, during Grant's Administration, who procured) tho {nsertion of a clause In the Appropriation DI that the ofiger detailed should have the rank and pay of a Colonel of Engineers, When Prestaont Garileld desired to provide AVLEASANT DUTY FoR WIS FRIEND Capt, Roekwoll, he selected this as approprl- ate, and ons which should Increase nis friend’s pay from $2,400 to $3,000, and fur- nish him with very extensive patronage. ‘Tho detail was ordered to be made. Gen. Drum, Adjutant-General of tho army, at once prepared an argument and decision that tho detail was Hlegal, as being from the Quartermaster’s Departinent of the rtmy Ine stead of the Corpsof Engineers. ‘Chis was supplemented by a protest from Gon. Wright, Chief Knglneer, to tho same effect. The President did not letve the question to the Attorncy-Goneral, but to JUNGE-ADVOCATE GENERAT, SWAIS, who furnished a written opinion to the ef- fect that a clause in the Appropriation bill providing for Increased rank anc pay of dis- abled oftlcers repeated the previous provision that he should be an ofticer of the Corps of Engineers, ‘The clause shuply read: “he oflicer detailed ay Superlntendent of Public Buildings and Grounds shall haye the rank and pay of a Colonel of Engineers.” In ne- cordance with this opinion Col, Rockwell was appoluted. ‘Thore was intel Ill-fecling created by the overstouvfghing of the ongl- neers, and it fs known that it lng been deter- mined to bring the subject to the attention of President Arthur at the proper tlne, It was also belloved that had President Gartletd Nved Col, Rockwell would havo been made Quartermaster-General upon the retirement of Gen, Meigs, jumping over thirty oflicers, hig sentors in rank, GEN. BWAIS Very few officers believe that Gen. Swalm wilt resign his commiyston tn the-army. Ie | Was not appointed by Gartield, and could not posslbly be disturbed in his position, even If ‘such a disposition existed. tits rank is that of & Brigadlor-General, with a pay of $5,500 and allowance, ls duties are not sovere, and In no way bring him in contact with the Presidont or ctyil affairs, NOTES. BANKRUPTCY, Wasutnaron, D, U., Sept, 28,—The Sennto Sub-Committee, consisting of Ingalls, Me- Millan, and Garland, charged with preparing report on the subject of a general bank- Tupt Inv, mailed a letter today to some mem-. bers of a commeérelal organization, taking Anterest In tho subject of bankruptcy, re- questing thom to mect or communtiente with the sub-comunittce at Washington, where the conimittee will remain at least witil the end of the special session, poNDs, Up to the close of business today $7,220,7: of Sper cent coupon bonds uniler the 10a call, and $18,120,100 of tho registered 5 por cont bonds under tho 101th call, have been presented at the ‘Treasury Department for payment. ‘The Secrotary of the ‘Treasury has recelved Information from the Sub- ‘Tronsurer nt New York to tho effect that te $2,000,000 of bonds purchased and - redeemed - yesterday were all extended 6s, none of the extended 5s beng offered. Only $80,000 ot the amount was of bonds Included In the $20,000,000 call, If this proportion should holt in subsequent weelrly purchases, the present call will re sult in the redemption of over $20,000,000 ex- “tended Us, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, King Kalakaua and party have necepted an. invitation from the'Secrotary of the Nuvy to go to Yorktown and Fortress Monroe In n Government vessel ny sv0n us 4 suitable one arrives, : SENATOR PLATT, OF CONNECTICUT, who has pared with Fair, of Nevada, Is suf- ferlng with cancer fu tho breast, Ho Ig not likely ever to take his seat in tho Sonate agaln, SENATOR MILT, now In the hospital In Vhiladolphia, writes that he will be here to voto on the organiza- tlon of the Senate, Ie has lost about a quar- for of Lils tougue, and fins been subjected to surgical operations on the throat and parotht Blond, which will Interfore with publle speaking. Ills general health is good. NUMENOUS DEMOONATIC CANDIDATES for Secretary of tho Senate have uppeared, the intest boing John Q. ‘Thompson, now-| Sergenutat-Arms of tho Mouse of Ropre- sentatives. Ropublicans appear to be agree that Gorham and Itlddleberger will be yoted foras the caucus nominues, Wore the Re- publicans capable of electing It Is probable that they would have to bo dropped, ng sov- eral Garfield Senators would decling to vote for Gorham, aud others would bolt Riddlo- berger, WEMOVAT. President Arthur today directed tho re- moval of Sol, Star, Postmaster at Dendwood, Dakota, for confessed complicity with the Star-routo contractors tn defrauding the Dost-Oflice Dapartinent, ‘DENJAMIN IL NUEWSTEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, has arrived in Washington to assist ox-Dis- trict-Attorney Bliss, of New York, and Dis- trlet-Attorney Cook in the preparation and Prosecution of tho Star-route bosses when indictments are scoured. Bliss thinks amplo evidence has been secured for presentation to the grand Jury to entitle the Government to Indictments, and intends to push matters oa promptly as possible, Counsel are conti- dent thoy will have Pyosident Arthur's sup> port in every proper effort to convict and punish the guilty men. 5 CALLENS ON THE PRESIDENT, : The President was engaged with his corre- spondonce during the forenoon. Ati3 o'clock two carrlages drove up: to ‘Senator Jones? restdence, contatning ‘King Kalakaun and sulte, ‘The party was ncoompanted by Ansist~ untSecretary-of-State Hite, who Introduced them to the President, “They remained about twenty minutes, and had fy very, picasant ine ene irae Histon orAanon te Mf wlio 4 Dy nO: called were Gov. Jewell, ‘Altori; -Genoral MooVoagh, and Rocretaties Lincoln, Hunt, ee bh: FATAL FLUX AT LEXINGTON, KY, Lextnuton, Ky., Sopt. 2.—-An epldemio of flux seoms framtnent hore, Mr. Josoph Hollon- damp died Sunday, ateo Mr. W. F. Beanbope and “N, Ev Hobbs, and several‘othera are'now lying at the point af dvsth. Buch an epidemic was predicted to follow tue drouth, 9a 10 did Ju 164, THE AUTOPSY. Tiside Faots in the Post-Mortom Examination Still Ooming Out. Beliof that tho Surgeons Did Not Find Where the Ball + Lodged. Dr. Hammond Quoting from Dr. Hamilton’s Text- Books. Ono William Nedden Shot Through the Sceond Lumbar Vertebra March 16, 1865, This Patient Made ‘“ A Good Re. covery,” According to Dr, - Hamilton's Book, The inexcusable Neglect Lay in Not Finding the Track July 2. AN tho Keoping Open of tho Fistula, Which Ought to Inyo Closed, a Dopendent Error. Dr, Olevingaer, of Ohioago, on Bliss, Welsse, and Shrady os Throa Mu- tual Admirers, LEAKING OUT. THE FACTS OF TIE AUTOPSY’ GRADUALLY COMING TO TIE SURFACK. Spectat Disnatch to The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 23.—It has been as- certained, on what would seem to be indis- putable nuthority, that the whole treatment. ofthe President's cnse fs to be xono over from beginning to end, In a way that will not reflect special glory upon the surgeons who were the most closely identified with it, Dr, Diss, with his blundering, zusbing ways, has never inspired any contidenes here; but It is now claimed that, even after Drs. Agnew. and Hamilton were eatled In, Dr. Bilss cone tinued to humbug the public, and, to a certaln oxtent, the consulting phystctans, Rumors of the most dan- nging: kind are quietly passing around, and It is said that bofore a inonth passes the Atsculapian battle will be fleree. ‘hat mod- est, unassuming, though very skillful man, DI & A, BOYNTON, of this city, knows more of the matter, and of the mistakes that were made, than prob- ably any other living man. Your corre- spondent called upon hilm this evening at the residence of M.A. Hanna, on Franklin street, in the hope that he might feel like giving the public some of the thany things he knows so much better than any one else, ‘Ig there anything farther than you stated this morning, Doctor, that you would like to say in regard to the dead President’s cnsy?” “Not at present. I feel that my mouth should bo sealed now, ‘The thne may come when Ishall feel tke adding soinething to ‘wy present statement. ‘The attending physteinns went out of thelr way to contro- verb my suitement in regard to the disensed condition of+the lungs. 1 didn’t make my statement ag strong as It could have been mundo on that’ subject, but simply began on what thoy admitted, and then then drew my conclusions from that.” “THE PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND who havo known you so long and favorably, Doctor, had grent conildonce in whut you sald, ‘They believed you would nelthor hold out talse hope nor’ cultlyate needless fear, and whatever you sald was eagerly sought attor. It now gcums that the whole country are beginning to seu that you wore right in your diagnosis, ‘here is, then, nothing in regard to the gencral management of the cage which you desire to make public now??? “Nothing st present. Tho proper timo may como for something further to bo suid, but not now.” : ed “ Was tho statement that wont to the Asso- cinted Press this morning substantially as you would havo it “ Itwas, My words were taken down in short-hand as I said thom.’ This is all that can now be hat from the Doctor, but from n gentleman who should be Goon AUTHORITY tho followingstatements have beon obtained, After tailing to (nd the bullet at the end of the pus cavity supposacd to by tho wount, the intestines were removed. “They wefe hard and glued toxether from tho effects of perl- tonitig, and so much forco was required In taking thum out that something broke, and wiint was supposed to bo the contents of one of tho small intestinos waa discharged into the abdominal cavity, ‘Che mutter was afterward discovered to have come from a pug xbecs4 near the Iiver, ‘Tho intestines were put Into a washbow! and carried to the side of the room opposit the body without having beon opened for evidence of pyyomia, ‘Then a confused search for the ball was be- gun, The heart was taken up and cut, In oriter to prove or disprove the statementthat tha President diod of ombotisin, or a blood clot In tho heart, THY ESBALMER was allowed to Inject his preserving fluid into the velns before the autopsy, o very | strange proceeding, [fa strictly correct nu- topsy hadc* buen desired, ag the fluldt may have washed away the bload-clot in the heart, If ono existed. Indeed, the lungs would hothave been examined had not Dr. Boynton urged it, The other physivians really desired to exclude him from the autopsy, but, as he was wrolative of the family, they were not able todo so, The lungs were cut open and found full of pus points, as Boynton had predicted, A portion of one lung ptaced In A glass of water sank to the bottom, ad the Jungs not been full of pus, tholr cells would have causod the pleco to float, THE LEPT KIDNEY showed evidence of an abscess, but {t was Not cut open, The sight kidney, however, was found to contaln a pus cavity, Finally, the spine was discovered to ba Injured, and the track of the ball was found, but no bul- let, It was suggested that the intestines be searched. When thoy were Ilfted up the bullet was found at the bottom of the bowl, ‘There were ovidences that it had beon en- cysted, but the surgeons were unable to tell exactly from what locality it camo, The statement was made that the President dled from the effects of a rupture of ono of the mesenterle arteries, buttho doctors huye not taken the pains to describe which one, DIS, AGNEW AND HAMILTON seek to rellevo themselves of the blamo by saying that they were called Into the case 100 late, whereas they were in attendance thirty six hours after the President was shot, It is now known that most of the time atter July 3 the President was under tho influence of opiuni, and that Dr, Hamilton protested against giving bimso much, Bliss, however, still persists that the bulletins wera strictly accurate, and with unblushing wenduclty «claims that to bave wilsropresented the case would have been unjustifiable,” “S,. THE ABOVE sTATEMENTS wore Bhown to Dr. Boynton, and he said ho did nob desire Ww have lt go to the world ay wy, PAGES potng sinetloned by hii, as it was not ace tate fy all resq Whlle that is so lt is sill probably safe to say that thero are same, atleast, of the polats that the atte pt will be made to substantiate against the doctors who had this all-important ease In charge, ITAMMOND, THE IRATE DOUTOR INTERVIEWED, Chicago Medical Review. (New York Correapantence, ta He Hublished Get. 5) Your correspondent was wiable ta tind tnore than De Hemmnotil at hone in thine to complete the Intended interviews, It was lis Intention tolnterview Drs, Sling and Sayre, but those gentlemen could not be reached in tine for tho present Issue. ‘Tho following Is tho result of tho Intervlew of Dr. {taumont: “What has been your experienca with Bunshot wounds lnjuring the bodies of the lumbar vertebrin 2? “L Iave not seen, at least I do not ree- ollect having myself seen a ease, resembling the Tresttent’s in this respect, that no other vital organ was Injured? 3 “Wold you consider a gunshot wound involving ao vertebral body, that belng the chief injury produced, and with the retention of the bullet In the wound, unqualiiedly fatale? 4 “Dy no means, here In tho second eiition of IM, FRANK MAMILTON'S EXCELLENT TEXT> HOOK on military surgery, page 100, a caso Is re- ported, that of William Nedien, private ‘Kwentleth Votunteers, wounded by a rifle: ball March 16, 1865, whieh ‘traversed his Joins ad" grooved? tha second lumbar vertebra. Paralysis Immediately ensued, as In the President's ense, and siinitarly disap- peared. 1n September of the same year a sinall piece of bone with an attached frag- ment of lead was dischargett, and by Sept. 19, 1807, only slight paralysis of the bladder matned, and the wonnd had closed. ‘There was a slight posterlor curvature of the spine Mn the regton of the first three honbar yertebne, ‘The ball was detected two years and oa ohinlf Jater in the Ktunbar muscles of =the =~ opposit side, flattened at oneend, aud encrusted with some caleareous deposit, ‘his patient mado 4 good recovery aud was exhibited before tho New York Pathological Soctety, the mem- bers;present ail concurring In the belief that the second Inmbar vertebra hid been me jure. So you sce stich cases—and this one 43. ns much Ike the Presidents as two cases can well be—ara NOT NECESSARILY FATAL.” “Do you think that the presonce of the bullet, or that of splintered fragments ot bone, may be considered to have been tha chief sources of irritation In the President's case?”? “Lthink there can be no doubt that tho bullet per se had very Hite to do with tho serious relapses that marked the progress of the cnse?” “What in your opinion was the cause of death?” “Tmust say that 1do not seo my way suf: ficiently clearly through the Inherent contra- dictions of the post-mortem report to given very positive answer ns to the Immediate cause of death, ‘Tho actual cause in my opinion was PY.EMIA, DUE TO NON-DISINFECTION oF THE TRACK OF ‘THE WALL.” “So you do not consider the post-mortem report a vory satisfactory one? “Certainly not the one thus far given to the profession, but 1 shall reserve my opin- fon on that point, at lenst in p@t, a3 itty In- timated that 2 more complete history and post-mortem record will be published before long”? * What fs your opinion as to. the relation Letweon the secondary hemorrhage, found after death, and the pain experienced by tho President just before he died?” “Ido not think there isany, Tam,as 1 intimated, not vory well satistied In my own iniud as to tho character of thatalleged hem- orrhage, but there 1s no doubt in intnd that tho President : DIED WITH A HEART chor, such as is formed In any profonged agony, and particularly In exliausted subsects,” “ Do yoingres with Dr. Bliss in calling such a condition neuralgia of the heart?” “The term in that association Is nonsense,” * Do you not believe that Ifa surgeon en- dowed with the tacts eruditus lind care fully examined the track of the: bull, he would have found some irregularity avout tho vertebral body which might have led hin to further explorations. and to perhaps a ra- toni! surniise ns to the location of the ball??? “ UNQUEATIONANLY, and tho holo cut through so spongy a bons would have been found so clean and direct that a Nutnton’s probe could: lave been car- ried through and the. ball possibly be de- tected? “If the ball had peon detected, an oporn- tion for Its removal would have beon a very grave surgleal undertaking 27? “Certaluty not as serious 2 one as Jumbo- colotony or nephrectomy,” “ButI seo hero that In this night’s tele- gta Dr, amilton is reported as saylns in tw sort of fronteal manner that the bullet could have beon romovedt If the lumbar vere tebra had been dissected out, THE AONTA VENA CAVA AND THE THORACIC DUCT DIVIDED, and a wound twelve Inches deep mao by tho surgeon’s knife, by whieh {ime the pa- tent would have been dead.” “Tf that statement is correctly reported, I can consider it nothing less than an inex- cusable perversion of facts and an inten- Wonal deception of tho public.” “Dy you think that the surgeons in charge could have made the mistuke of taking a fistulous tract for the bullet channel if an adequate examination of the wound had been made In the first place pt “No, for tho slinplo renson that the fistula did not form for many days tater.” “Do youthlut tiatanything in the history of tho case or tha post-mortem . revelations would havo justified. an abdominal section, for the purpose of removing the ball? “‘Thore is a curlous contradiction on that head In tonight's Hecord, Mero In an edi- torlal It ty sald by some one who ought to have some Information to justify so remark- able a statement, that the bullet was found aniong the intestines after they had been remoyed from the abdominal cavity, That does not tally with tha language of the autopsy report, which states that tho bullet was behind the porltoncum, unless wo ugsume some extraordinary dissectlig, I the report fs correct, an attempt to open tho abdominal cavity would have been unjustl- flable."" * Do you feel satistlod that tho sccondary hemorrhage was tho immediate causo of death, or had anything to do with It” “If there was such a hemorrhage soma explgnation ns to Its natureand origin should ave been made, ‘The natural supposition is that there was ulveratiye and necrotic usure of the biood-vessel; in that case the hem- orthage may have been a slow and gradual one, it ls very unfortunate for scionce that the body was Injected with chloride of zine, Such tnjectlon may break and dislodge clots, and it ls very easy for Dr, Bliss to deny tho oxistence of a heart clot when the ombalmer destroyed it elght hours beforehand.” © Doctor, would you say that the Presi- dent's treatment had been bungling all tho way through?’ 7 “THK FATAL NEGLECT, In my oplnion—] do not say snistake, for mistakes aro pardunablo; neglects never— the fatal noglect was the not making a prop er examination of the wound fn the first place, Tho Preatdent, as his long and heroic struggle: and the rapidity of his reactions proved, was a munof splendid constitutfon, and such an examination should huye beon nade the first day. But it fs a fact that for four hours his clothes were left on him, and for ten Lourg ne examination was even ul tempted, and then the only StrReon, Dr, Wales, who attempted one, was checked and, dismissed. Tn the subsequent treatmens, many ot the fundamental maxing of Mrgery were lost slahtet Dr. Hamttton, in a work INTENDED TO ‘TEACH YOUNG BURUEONS THEME HUSINESS, laysttawn the followlng rules, not one of whitch was coiuplicd with {1 the treatment of this Important case, le says that it ean. hot hy too strongly urged that if you wish to give your patlents the best chanees, that pleces of clothing and nose splinters of bone should be removed, unless they aro in the larga cavities, when spcelal rules Iatd town {n othor parts of the book govern the ease, Headds that many unfortunate exiimples ilustrate tho results of neglect to follow this rule, thnt patients tayo Jan in Hospitals for Many months, when the happy discovery of allttis splinter or a fow shreds of clothing relleved them, Tle tusists as far us the hall and othor bodtes ara concerned that their ree moval Is casier ti the first few hours: thin later, owing to tho subsequent narrowlng of the wound-ehannel. “ Ant you Chink ft would have made some difference In the case If these precautions had been taken? “think there would have been SONADLE NOPE ' 's recovery, especially when we bear in mind his spletdid constitutional conditton.? * Do you think any positive damage was doue aside from the negatlye damage by neg. Iect 2” “None, except tho persistent: efforts lo Keep open a fistula that ought to have been bertuitted to close, under the erroneous idea Unt It was the bullet track, unc this tnereas. {ug the hus,absorbing surfaces, All this can, however, be referred to the original neglect as the one fatal fait of omission? MUTUAL ADMIRATION, A LETTER CHITICISING LISS, WEISSE, AND SHADY, ‘To the Editor of ‘The Chteago ‘Tribune. Cincaco, Sept. 28—Today's fasue of your Journal contains certain statements made by Tvs. Shrady and Welsse,* of New York, whieh tend to render still, more compllented iunl perplesing the alresdy very confused neilical history of the ease of the late Pres Ident. Why these two gentlemen should bo called In the cage seetns dificult to decide At first sight. Ono of them ts known only asx nt dermatologist who has made some rather objectionable exporiments on the ca daver with valueless results, The other is chielly known as tho editor of the Medical Record. Neither of these two gentlemen has hithorto consfilered himself or been cons sidered by the New York profession asa pa. thologist, yet they are called to Washington by Dr, Bliss to deeldo a purely pathologleat question, How they came to detect that the hemorrhage was from the splenic artery in Tleu of the mesenteric, and from a disseeting aneutrism, when these elreumstances eseaped the notiee of Dra, Hamilton, Agnew, Barnes, Woodward (who Is a pathologist), Lamb, and Reyburn, fs a matter that must remain something of neonundrum, ‘The statement of Dr. Weisso that the case was not compll- cated by pycemin inust seem one of tho bold est when the previous history of the case Is recollected. ‘I'he conjoint atntomonts of these two gentlemen havo a precision about’ them that compares. rather une favorably with tho statements of tho medical attendants who had charge of tho case, and why this should bo so is ono of the niany problems that require solution, THE MOST RATIONAL EXPLANATION is, that Dr, Dliss’ stutement of the case {s to bo puvilshed In the Ifedicat Record, and of course the editor of that non-committal Journal contd not do more than support se estevmed a contributor, The Medteal Record has been usually and in thls oase noted for its non-committal editorial comments, and the dissatisfaction with this lms been so great that x rlyal journal is svon to be estab- Ushed,. Despite this, there nre oceasions when the greatest violation of professtonul ‘deco rum has suilleed t@ rouse the Iecord from its apathy, and one ‘of these stin- ulants was furnished by — the cine durango — spcenlation of Dr. Bilss. Ud Dr, Bliss desired a complete vindlea- tlon he, might Have summoned pathologists from New York, like Joneway, Sutter- thwaite, or Welch, whose opinions wauld have been recelved ng final, and it Is exceed- ingly unfortunate, to say the least, that he did nat fottow this course, Itis also wnfor- timate that his ethical course tn the whols matter has been sharply erltfelzed by such Journals as Walxh'’s Retrospect, Gatllatra’s Medical Journal, and the Chielnnatl Lancet. J have here purposely omitted the Chicago Medical Review, of which L am a reader, and whose course, In common with: two of your corresporidents, | propose to eritictsa Inter on, A prominent New York daily has aven charged Dr, Bliss with speculating on the changes in the health of President Gar field, With 5 2 ALL THESE UNPLEASANT SUSPICIONS RIFE IN THE Amn, : Dr, Bliss has inken e course that certainly does not tent to improve hls reputation: Judulng from two letters appearing in Tas ‘Trinunk, It woull appear that there aro ao few men in the medical profession who ro Bard it as nspecles of mutual admiration society, and look upon a medical journal with holy horror for hinting that there are errors in the profession which require re- dress. Not such ts the opinion of Dr Hillings, who in a late address befure the Anternationnl Medical Congress on “ Medleal Journallsm” claimed that mutual admira- tion produced stagnation fn ideas, and death to progress. Like ‘the two gen- Uemen —alrendy | alluded to, I -am & reader of the Chicago Medlcut Review, and, whilo on many occasions Its course toes not entirely mect with my approval, still I for one honor the editor for having the moral courage to nvow his opinions, especially in the present Instanee, which are fully justl- fled. One of tho gentlemon already mene toned cites the phrase “ ctunduratigo syndls cate” as being of the Review's coinage, Mo $s evidently not an extensive reader of med> {eal or other journals, or he would be aware that tho plirase had been In existence for weeks bofore the Review used it. This gen- tleman claims that the Review intended Its criticism ontirely for Dr, Agnew, though how he found thls out would puzzle any other reader, and has evidently puzzled his fellow-critie, who claims without apparent reason that the Review shielded Drs. Agnew and Hauuilton as a subterfuge to broak the force of criticlum, : ‘The course proposed by tho editor of the Review us regards the surgical procedures Was in some respect allied to and in no te spect equaled in boldness a procedure pro posed, before. the Presidentvs death, by uo ess a surgeon than Dit, BIS, OF NEW YORK. If the medical professton were to hayo such journalsjas these two critles propose, sich & aystem uf mutual admiration and mutually covering up of errors would soon reduce the profession even lower than it was when de servedly satirized by Mollére. * 5. V. CLEVENGER, M. 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