Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1881, Page 5

sLY StaR—published on Friday. Biz montha ht copice for $1555 iptions must be paid in advance; than is paid for. made Known on application. [ Vo: 58—Ne: WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1881 FIRST EXTRA. 12:15 OCLOCK P. M. TOQFEICERS AND MEMBERS OF LODGE, No. 6.—A Special € NING, at 8 ‘to at- No. HIS EVENING. late brother, Wat. Finsage. 8. T: BOSS, Secretary. AT A MEETING OF THE DIRE Cet eR INSURANCE COMP, 1881, the following oft That a copy of “the above resolution be sent the family of the and that we tender them ‘therewith our sincere thy. se DAN‘ B. CLARKE, President. Secretary, THE NATIONS PATIENT. HIS CONDITION EXTREMELY CRITICAL. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT SINCE MORNING. to9%am., 1to2 p.m., 7 to8 p.m. t* Le (ee CHEAP COAL AND Woop FOR THE SEA- SON OF 1881 AND 1882. Re : CO-OPERATIVE 80 the best scheme of co eee Last night was a very bad one for the Presi- devel fh thie District of Colentee reat sesent at- | dent and a sad one for the other inmates of the tainab Die Polumbia. a) ee : very advantageous contract to Supply ite me White House. It could hardly have been sadder Fea Tn ee oer erem, the Present April 30. | if the worst had come. Everybody was down- oom the most reliable business firma in tue | cast. The physicians had no words of encouraze- - i hone Lay Boots cg te ut | Ment for anxious inquirers. During the earlier Jery , Jewelry Repairing, Dentiets A Deuce and Med part of the night achange in the condition of y neation, G 2 Carpets, Groceries and Provision: Hurtin Gee | the swollen gland became apparent. It was Fpmmiliing, Hardware, Hate, Fy ce, discovered that instead of one accumulation ponte, Coton do., OSsters, Pain : of pus, matter was collected in at least ‘obaces and. Cicare. vers a ee . vider needed ‘by individuals ‘or families, at ereatiy reduced |® half dozen cells. There was evidence, Brembertni ean te Raa eee ree annum: Cards of | also, that the accumulation of matter bers, or of the Secretary, for $1 and arnearte mibaerip cells was going downward. Great fears were tion of 25 cents. “The Society is not runhing any store, | entertained, however, that it would also ascend has no liabilities, no debts, and 7 a and reach the brain, as it was found that the ix square with the world. | The following named gentlemen will receive mntil Stew Glare, Merieattural "by it “October 1,145; An; | swollen gland was what is known aa a burrow- — Ke pocsererss ots o taper ing abscess. Such an abscess is a pretty sure Mint Bureau, Treasury Departments: dane Cage _sign that there is blood poisoning and of a uartermaster General's Office, 1754 1 th street north: pm i i ag eg rather virulent form. The President slept yery North’ Carolina avenue ‘southeast poorly. He was suffering from mental aberra- ‘Adjutant General's office, 100 ies a ‘$attent Genera Sree a tion a great deal of the time; was restless and northwest; H. W fice, 6)1 F street hnpatient. ¢ultaral Department, sé Themen Der: — ; | _THE ABSCESS BREAKS INSIDE THE MOUTH. southeast, and JOHN COOK, Secretary” | Laterin the night the burrowing abscess broke fice, Treasury, 618 1 street northwest. alé WATER (from Arkansas), (Saratova), Be" Michi | inside, and pus was discharged through the mouth. All efforts to control the abscess seemed to ayail nothing. The break inside was ad- mitted to be a most dangerous sign. One of the physicians said before it occurred that if such a contingency should arise he did not think the [De O45 Fixteres.— | President could survive. There is no need of con- cf — . | cealing the fact that the dreaded culmination or ainda quariatct scentary patel Sone teges” Fees | the asaaasin’s deed may be looked for at. almost mest oll competition and #efl st any hour. Again last night the President became duced rates. anxious and worried on the subject of being re- = | moved. Mrs. Edson was with him. The Presi- | dent said: “Where is Bliss?” “In the next room,” was the reply. Afteran impatient move- |ment the President said: “Go and tell him to = EURE In, Blue Lick, Bev gress Water, and other and for sale on draught at MILBURN’S PHARMACY, m5 In- ‘Retort Gas Stoves, re- | E. F. BROOKS, 531 15th street. J achat | come here. Tell him I want to be removed to Ganton Building, Room 10. | my ow1 V3 Practice before the Proaie Gos y a teem 10. | my own bed. Tell him I want to he removed Jaw a speciatt y H. MILLER, Attorney-at-Law, e Z ius’ removed his office to HoomsG ahd 8, Gunton Law Building, Louisiana avenue, near City Hall. jy25-3m HA Warp & HUTCHINSON, 317 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, > | and pat in my own bed. Twon't stay here any ~~ | longer.” After considerable trouble Mrs. Edson | quieted him, and Sewent to sleep for a few min- utes. In: THIS MORNING the Presideut was resting somewhat easier—a result of the bursting of the gland and the re- GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO tere ce wpa s cischarae of = a as sa es | the burrowing abscess. His mind wasclearer this Se Uernors es PLUMBING ES\CEEY | weorutag. |Last night he wan frequently out of RD HAY a his head and knew nothing that was going on AND HAVING A LARGE FORCE OF around him, and recognized no one. COMPETENT WORKMEN, Early this morning there was an anxious crowd ATTEND PROMPTLY in front ot the White House. The waiters for ALL JOBBING ORDERS. Janl2 bulletins were on hand at the house in much B LLETIN EXTRAORDINAR swelling was at once noticed and commented upon by those waiting for it. Attorney General MacVeagh pronounces the situation extremely critical, and when asked this morning how long he thought this suspense would continue re- plied: “God only knows.” Postmaster General James and Secretary Hunt telegraphed to Thur- low Weed that “4 GLEAM OF HOPE AT 10 A.M. comes from the surgeons. His symptoms are no worse, and improvement not impossible.” Dr. Bliss came out of the surgeon’s room about 9:30 this morning and telephoned to his wife that the President was a little better than last night. In reply to interrogations, he said that the President's pulse this morning was less fre- quent, and that the parotid swelling had broken into the right ear and was discharging through that orifice. The patient's mind was clear, and he conversed rationally with the surgeons about. the condition of the inflamed gland. He partook of food, which seemed to be grateful to him, and his general condition appeared to be a little improved. The doctor expressed himself as hopeful that the swollen gland would be relieved by the discharge through the ear, and that he would pull through the day without much change. 10:40 A. M.—THE BREAKING OF THE ABSCESS GIVES THE PATIENT RELIEF. Secretary Kirkwood came out of the Cabinet Toom a few moments since, and in reply to ques- tions asked by the reporter of the Associated Press gave the following statement of the Pres{- dent’s case as he understood it this morning: “I have never _ thought,” he said, ‘until last night that the President would die, but the information which we received from the surgeons late in the even- ing was of such a character as to leave very little room for hope. The danger which then seemed most imminent was the danger of the ab- sorption of unhealthy pus from the swollen parotid gland. +The mental disturbance and the increased pulse seemed to indicate that this process of absorp- tion had already begun, and that it was poison- ing the blood, and thus acting upon the brain and heart.” “Taking up a sinall egg-shaped piece of sponge which lay on the reporter's ta- ble, the Secretary continued: “As I understand the case from what the surgeons have told me, the President’s right parotid gland is in some respects like this sponge; everywhere through it there are little cells or pockets, in each of which there is an accumulation of pus. The incision which was inade day before yester- day pierced one of these pockets and released iy pus which that particular one contained, bd it did not drain the others, and, in fact, the others could not be effectually drained at this stage of the suppuration by a single in- cision made anywhere. The fear last night Was that the pus retained in these small cavities would become unhealthy, and as I before said, result in acute blood poisoning. Dr. Blisstold us, however. last night just before we went home that he had not given up the hope of a favorable change during the night, and the surgeons think this morning that there has been such a slight change for the better as Doctor Bliss hoped for. The breaking of the suppurating gland into the cavity of the ear will, it is thought, afford more relief than could be given in any other way, and it is therefore regarded as a fa- yorable symptom. The discharge through that channel seems to be free. the pus is thus far of a healthy character, and the patient’s mind this morning is clearer than last night, showing that there has been no blood poisoning of con- Sequence from the gland as yet. Taking ever thing into consideration, I think there is reason larger numbers than usual. There was a rush for the bulletins when they were distributed, and a scampering away after they had been captured THE AVENUE CLOTHING HOUSE, 999 PENNSYLV4NIA AVENUE, by eager hands. The following was the official bulletin: Official Bulletin—8:30 a.m. EXECUTIVE MANSION. August 26, 8:30 a.m. The President slept most of the night, awaken- ing at intervals of half an hour to an hour. On first awakening there was, as there has been for several nights past, some mental confusion, which disappeared when he was fully roused, and occasionally he muttered in his sleep. These symptoms have abated this morn- ing as on previous days. At present his tem- SEASONABLE GOODS NOW IN STOCK. 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SHEDD, GAS FIXTURES, R yex In other words, the wasting process Plumbing, Tinning and all Jobbing promptly at- | Yste s ee | is going on and hasnot been checked. The No. 40 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST. QHEPPARD'S DO BIRT SHEPPARD'S EXTRA WASHED SILVER GRAVE! WeALLISTER’S PORTED MIXED BIRD SEED; BISHOPP’S MOCKING BIRD FOOD; FOR SALE bY GEO. E. K WY & S STAPLE axp Fancy Guocrrtes. Headquarters for ‘WHITE §' auto 09 F STE SIVERSALLY __ 816 liquid fuod which he still takes by the mouth | ‘SONG RESTORER” FOR ALL SEED does not seem to assimilate and build up the ‘temas it should by enriching the blood. uch recuperative action is necessary, as stated y. for an improvement of any endurable , character. There now seems to beno doubt | whatever but that | ! | BLOOD POISONING | has a firm hold on the President, and it is very | doubtful if it can be thrown off or chécked, in | : ———— | view of the weakened condition of the patient een BY THE | and the impoverished state of the blood. Every: alaxative and refreshing _| thins about the White House to-day was gloomy Fruit Lozenge. | While hope was not abandoned, it was apparent TAMAR for | to the most easual eye that fears of the worst CONSTIPATION, | were planted in every breast. It was reported Pemmcerle | that another pus cell in the gland had been cut cerebral congestion, ete. | open after the morning examination, but in- quiry among the doctors elicited only a denial of if | PUS FROM THE ABSCESS ESCAPING THE Ear. The pus from the inward break in the gland is being discharged from the ear instead of through the mouth. It was at first thought, as stated above, that the discharge was from the mouth, | but it has been discovered that the matter from the mouth was mucous pus, and that the dis- charge from the abscess is through the ear. It wil. bé remembered that when Dr. Hamilton cut the gland the other day he did it in order to give | au outlet for the accumulated matter, fearing | that it might seek an outlet itself, and possibly | So through the ear. The swelling of the gland has not gone down perceptibly. THROUGH and never produces irritation. Bold by all Chemists and Druggists. 7 CENTS THE BOX. Ss ECIAL NOTIC 19-Lawl2w-1p ew _ PALAIS ROYAL. _ JUDGE TYNER'S HOPES REVIVE. Ww H. WHEATLEY Judge Tyner, First Assistant Postmaster Gen- . STEAM DYEING eral, was at the White House this morning. He = AND WE 2 pees there for some time, and when leaving SCOURING ABLISHMENT. | told Tue Star reporter that from all he could Jill call for and detiver WORK anywhere in the Dis- | Jearn he felt more hy ddress by ¢ . opeful. He th hat trict upon receipt of adr Py tal or ofherine ought that there had certainly been an improvement over | the early morning. He was of the opinion that the natural bursting of the inflamed gland was in itself a good sign. Certainly the President had been eased thereby, and was brighter than before the discharge commen and to all parts of the country. No. 1068 (OLD 49) JEFFERSON STREET, Nean Burpee, Groncrrowy, D. C. WAOTICE.—HAVING PURCHASED OF WM. RU- THERFORD the STOCK, and FIXTCMES of | Glass Store, No. 1217 E street northwest, astnell will be conducted as heretofore: The corr a — _ ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET Falppeticlad “Allgood wid sti leat expt were at the White House unusually early to- Mee = THOMAS TAYLOR. "| day. Most of them were accompanied by their gpaeROS AED ORGANS. wives, a remained in the private part of the & al jouse off.and on during the day. None of thi Pr corgen AG cg Phew Re nen | were very hopeful, though towards noon they — eee expressed themsetves as having regained some SIDNEY T. NIMMO'S confidence since the early part of the day. = ~ gas tem STREET NowTR ey | 10 4.M.—cOMMENTING ON THE BULLETIN, ere. = But very little information was obtained ai LEW1S Jonson & Co., rect from the physicians concerning the condi- BANKERS, tion of the President this morning prior to the ANIA AVENUE AND 10TH issuance of the morning bulletin. The absence | of all reference in the bulletin to the general EE Ns® Boxe, STOCKS: yi | condition of the President and to the parotid this morning for a little more hope.” A GLIMMER OF HOPE. Attorney General MacVeagh and Postmaster General James have been most widely divergent in their views for the past three weeks. The Postmaster General has kept up hope and the Attorney General has been the other way. Te- day these two gentlemen came nearer being in coincidence with each other than heretofore. They are, in fact, not very far apart in their opinions. The Attorney General, after being told by the physicians about the bursting of the gland, and being made acquainted with the other features of the case, summarizes in saying: “The situation is very criti- cal.” Postmaster General James, after talking with the surgeons puts the diagnosis of his opinion in the words: ‘Improvement is not im- possible.” ge srouna upon which the ray of hope which @ 12 o'clock has shed jts light around the White House has for the corner- stone of its foundation the free and natural sup- puration from the inflamed gland. The relief consequent upon the outflow of the matter which had accumulated is not only perciptible nae very marked. There hangs the thread of ope. THE PATIENT BETTER AT NOON. “The greater the discharge from the gland the better it will be,” is what comes from the physi- cians. The discharge from the ear, induced by the inward bursting of a cell in the swollen gland continues. There has also been and still is a discharge «from the incision made by Dr. Hamilton the other day. Towards noon the ap- pearance of things at the White House was much brighter, and the gloom of the morning was partially lifted. The reports from the sick room gaye the glad news that the President was resting a great deal easier, and that he was much relieved. Upon these reports was founded the more cheerful spirit that pervaded the house It is not so much any one sympton or mere de- velopment that causes anxiety now, as the com- plication of the many diferent ones which seem to follow each other in an endless proces- sion. DR. HAMILTON STILL HOPEFUL. Dr. Hamilton says that the President isbetter, and that he still has hope for the patient. THE PRESIDENTS HOROSCOPE. In times of deep public anxiety, whatever there is of superstition among the people comes to the surface. The announcement that the President demanded to be taken to his old home at Mentor was regarded by the superstitious as a very bad sign, for there is a vague notion among them that such wishes always precede death. After the President was shot, THe STaR republished an extract from the horoscope of Gen. Garfield, as published in March last by “Ruthiel.” At that time the prediction as to the mode of death seemed to have no application | tothe President’s wound, but since the danger | has been removed to the face it will be read again with interest. and may perhaps strengthen the eaipore tons in their belief in signs in the sky. The astrologer said: “This beIng a nocturnal birth, and the moon being on the cusp of the ninth house, she was the hyleg, or giver of life. Her position could scarcely have been more unfavorable. She was very near the most evil of the unfixed stars, Ca- put Algol, at her full, and nearly in parallel to lars. These things threaten injuries to the face and eyes and a painful death.” ANOTHER CRANK | turned up at the White House to-day. He was from Ashtabula, Ohio. He had black whiskers, | anda plain but neat dress. He wanted to see Mrs. Garfield very badly. He said he had come to bring peace and good will, and must see Mrs. Garfield. Sergeant Dinsmore sent him down to police headquarters. He was a crank of the ters after an examination by the police surgeons, this crank, Louis L. Hyde, was ordered sent to his home, Lyme, Ohio, at the expense of that town. ‘ LAST NIGHT'S BULLETIN. EXECUTIVE Mansion, August 25, 6:30 p. m. There has been little change in ee Pregiden ‘8 condition since the noon bulletin was issued. The frequency of his pulse is now the game as then. His temperature has risen somewhat, but isnot so high as evening. There hag diahange of Pus during the da in parotid swelling, but it is ‘insize. Nounfavorablecl been in the condition of the wound. He has taken by She mouth s suficlent supply of liquid food. tam- perature 99.8, gentlest and mildest type. At police headquar- | 2d Eitra. | 3:45 O'CLOOK P. M. HOPE ALMOST GONE. A DISCOURAGING BULLETIN. THE PRESIDEN! SINKING. So CHANCES OF REACTDN LESSENING. WAITING FOR THE BULLETIN. The gathering at the White House for the noon bulletin was unusually lage. The talking in the private secretary’s room went on in undertones. The crowd git impatient, as the bulletin was delayed for some minutes. As usual there were those on land to say that the delay was the sign of a bai bulletin. This im- pression was strengthened by the recollection that usually it is known beforehand the gen- eral character of the medical announcement, and that to-day there was mt the slightest thing known about it before its romulgation. There was a rapid break for downstairs with the bulle- tins as they were distribwed. Sergeant Dins- more has to stand at the stairs and check the stampede of the bulletin hoiders, to prevent too much noise being made in the hurry to get out of vith the bulletins, Thebulletin bearer pming a nuisance. The bulletin was as depressing as had been antitipaced. The pulse had gone up ten beats sin¢e this morning, the temperature had gone up nearly a tenth, and there was no improvemeat in the respiration. The bulletin was as follows Oficial Bulletin—2:39 p.m. bIANS REGARD TIE PRESIDENT’S PO- SITION AS CRITICAL. At the morning dressing of the President it was observed that pus fromthe parotid swelling had found its way spontaneasly into his right external auditory meatus, through which it was | discharging. Some pus vas also discharging through the incision mad into the swelling His wound looks as well asit has done for some time past. His pulse and temperature are at present higher than at the torresponding hour for some days. He continws to take by the mouth the liquid food preseitbed. Nevertheless, we regard his condition as *ritical. Pulse, 118; temperature, 100; respiration 18. D. W. Buiss, J. J. Woopwarp, J. K. Barnes, Ropmr Reysurn, FRANK H. Haron. THE ABOVE BULLETIN: had the effect of spreading discouragement everywhere, even at the Wlite House. It was | the first really bad bulletin tlat the doctors have | issued. It showed that the doctors themselves were beginning to weaken ia confidence. It i the first bulletin that earried with italarm on its face, the depression was more widespread than if there had been simile bulletins pre- viously. The words ‘nevertheless we rezard his condition as critical,” looked oninous. Thisafter- | noon hope is still feebly entertamed. It looks as if the President cannot recoverand that his death is only a question of thne. [he doctors do not give any tangible hope, but they do not, by any means, say that they give thepatient up. The fever during the day came oa early and has con- tinued. Compared with yestefday’s noon bulle- tin there was to-day six more beats to the pulse, the temperature was eight-terths higher ahd respiration less by one. It leeks bad this after- noon. The same difficulty ig experienced in keeping up the patient's strength. He does not gain in that direction in the Jesst.. SECRETARY BLAINE TO MINIS*ER LOWELL. The following was sent this aternoon: Lowell, Minister, London: At this hour (half past one) tie patient's pulse and temperature are higher. Pulse, 118; tem. perature, 100. During seyeralhours last night his pulse was 120. In the eatly morning it fell to 108. It is hoped that the parotidswelling has found a slight release by a discharge of pus through the right ear. He condinues to swallow liquid food in adequate supply, He exhibits a tendency to continuous sleep or drowsiness. His physicians pronounce his condition to be critical. Busine. Secretary. This dispatch stating that the pulse last night went up to 120, and that the President has a tendeney to continuous sleeping, was the first in- formation as to these conditions that had been made public. The sleepiness is a sign of blood poisoning well advanced. Dr. Bliss Says the President's Condition is Alarming. The noon bulletin has rather deepened than relieved the intense anxiety which preyails at the Executive Mansion. The discharge of pus from the inflamed parotié gland through the ear, which wag regarded this morning as a favorable change, and one likely to affard relief, has not thus far answered expectation The symptoms of the patient continue to be urgent and alarm- ing, and he seems to be gradually sinking. Dr. Bliss came out of the surgeons’ room at 1:40, and made the following replies to questions asked him by a reporter of the Associated Press: “What do you think of the condition of the President this afternoon ?” “His condition is very critical.” “Would you call it alarming?” “You may say alarming if you choose.” “Is it worse than at any time heretofore?” “Tt is as bad asat any time befere—not en- tirely hopeless you understand, but very grave.” “Does he continue to take nourishment?” “Yes, about the same as yesterday. We have also resumed the administration of enemata. His system seems to bear them well, and stimu- lants can be given in that way better than through the mouth.” “Do you mean alcoholic stimulants?” ‘es. whisky.” ~What is the present condition of the swollen parotid glands?” “So far as we know, about the same. In order not t6 disturb him unnecessarily we did not take the poultices and wrappings off this noon.’ “Ts the danger now to be apprehended that of ite blood poisoning abet the pas in the acute glands? “No; I do not think that there is much dan- ger of that now. He is more tikely to die from exhaustion. It’s a question of tis ability to hold ‘ us if ‘the present condition: of things con- Inues. ~ “Has there been any recarrence of delirium 7 “Very little. Mrs. Garfiek is with hi all the lime, says she notice? Wealy dave tis morning, and then to a trifling “His mind you think, theese than last 2 ly He talks: rational | great deal, it is true, but ieee ae aoe scious of what is going on. around him.” “Is the mental disturbancembtributable either to the condition of the swotleg: gland or to ab- sorption by the blood of any ‘vitlated products of Shanta I presume, to «No. i not. i the anemic condition of ‘the ‘raln—the braia is not pene pishet It teoue of the effects f "The fact, then, that his amid ie clearer and more active to day than is a favorable sym) n, £0 far a8 it goes 7” ; “ “Has the patient’s pulse ches! higher at any THE PHYS! i time to-day than it was the was made for the noon . “No, I think not. Of coarse every time we move or disturb him the rate of the pulse is ac- celerated, but we do not always take it at such times, and might not notice a transient fluctua- tion. The rate given in the noon bulletin was, I believe, the highest observed to-day. The char- acter of the pulse, however, is of quite as much morning.” Is Mrs. Garfteld fully aware of the gravity of the situation ?” tices the slightest change in his condition and appearance, and she discusses his symptoms with us frequently. We have not thought it ne- cessary to say anything to her with regard tothe probable result of the case because we still ho, for recovery.” “Does her strength hold out and does she still tectly. weakness.” “In case the President should grow worse So much worse as to leaye no room for ho} what would probably be the cause of death? “Exhaustion. Unless some new complication should make its appearance, the patient is not ikely to die directly from any other cause. “Is there any intention ‘of sending for Dr. Agne “No. We should be glad, of course, to have the benefit of Dr. Avnew’s counsel; and if there were the sl as to the proper treat- ment of any symptom of the Pr should send for him, but there is none. entirely agreed upon the treatmen In conclusion Dr. Bi “Please do not misunderstand ine and quote me as saying that the President's ease is hopeless. ti slim chane hope. She has not shown the slightest 2 We are AT TWO O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, Amore unsatisfactory condition. die to-day or to-morrow. He even the ph words of hope for his final recovery. ON TH to-day resembled those witn President was shot, when de: pected. have surrounded ail day by throngs of peo- ple anxious to hear the latest tidings from the ick room. There was a general feeling of de- spair. Crowds have been collected gates of the White House all day ea: ing for news. The rules denying grounds to any one not provi. were strictly enforced. For several weeks people known by tie police as connected with the pre or having any official business at the White House have not been required to exhibit p but to-day every one was required to show his pass before entering. It is stated that the passes have in someinstances been misused, the owners having transferred them to other parties, and trusted to the fact that the police knew them to secure their own admission. One notable case is that of a clergyman, whose pass was presented this morning by a member of his con- grtgation. PUBLIC DESPONDENCY. The public has all along shared the same hope that has been apparent among the members of the President's oficial household—hoping with a blind faith that the President would get well—though none could give a reason, perhaps for his faith. To-day, however, the most hope- ful, heretofore, were anxious and despondent. No comfort could be found in the bulletins. The people seemed to realize that it was the eve of some great calamity. Men conversed with sub- dued voices, and sadly shook their heads when asked what their opinion was, IN THE DEPARTMENTS. In the several executive departments the sad news from the White House has completely stampeded the employés. But little business to- | day was transacted in them. Not only the clerks but the heads of the departments anxiously in- quired for the latest news. The bulletins were eagerly scanned. During the day Dr. Bliss tele- graphed to the Secretaries hourly bulletins from the sick room. These were posted up in the corridors and read with interest. This Morning's Hopes. Secretary Blaine, who left the Executive Man- sion about noon, said that the surgeons were still feeling a little more hopeful with regard to the President's case than they did last night on account of the continued outflow of pus from the inflamed gland through the ear. The gen- eral condition of the patient, however, has not, he says, materially changed during the morning. The pulse has been fairly steady, but isnow a little higher than at 8.30. Dr. Boynton says that he cannot figure out any change for the better in the President's | to condition to-day. If anything, he thinks the | 2°t President is a little weaker. the course it may tak be feared is that it may slough off in _por- tions. If it does all is gone. of the accumulating pus. naturally, without sloughing, there will be ground for hope. Dr. Woodward, upon being asked at 11 o’clock whether there is any reason to-da hope, replied: less hope; the pus is being drained quite freely from the inflamed gland through the ear.” “Ts there any danger that the pus will find its way down the throat?” “I think not; nothing but mucous has been found in the throat as yet.” ‘What do you hope most for to-day?” ‘We hope that the incision made in the face and the drain through the ear will take the pus from the gland.” Secretary Lincoln, upon coming out of the Cabinet room this morning, was ed by a re- porter of the Associated Press what he thought of the President's condition. ** Well,” he said. “there is just enough encouragement this morn- ing to revive the faint hope which had up to last. night prevailed that the President would pull through. From what the surgeons told us yes- terday evening I received the impression that the swollen parotid gland had very much the character of a severe and dangerous carbuncle, which was enough of itself to bring a well man very low, even if it did not cause his death. With this impression, hope pretty much left me. This morning, however, I feel again a little en- couragement.” “Upon what ground?” “Well, the inflamed gland I am told looks better than it did last night, and is discharging quite freely through the ear. This the surgeons regard as favorable, and it seems soto me. I think, too, that the general condition of the patient isa little improved to-day. His mind acts better, and ideas more readily than itdid last night, and there hasbeen this morning none of the incoherency of speech which was then noticed. If he were getting worse I donot think this would be the case. Upon the whole, therefore, I think we are justified in feeling ese more encouraged. The case is not en- tirely hopeless. When Dr. Bliss went to the White House to attend the noon examination previous to issuing the 12:30 bulletin he was stopped as he got out of his carriage and asked what was the Presi- dent's condition. He replied that at the morn- ing examination it was the unanimous opinion of the surgeons that the President was better than he was yesterday morning. Being ques- tioned about the heat rigeter the ent through the ear, he replied tl vas tory, and. that tre discharge was perfectly been evacuated no angry If, on the other hand, it continues to suppurate and clear itself importance as the rate, and in the President's | of the noon bulletin his pulse has at one t case the character has improved a littie since | run to | | | The places where bulletins are posted | { | | dition of ghe Pri In his opinion | decided that the everything depends upon the swollen gland and | yj: The great thing to | the President that he “ eit . c for | i Tne 1G Cettelnly no tcenon (or) ert and’ Vie PrSaiOat at thee heat meeting. 3 P. M.—THE PRESIDENT SLOWLY SINKING. alarming than it hasever been. There is no longer hope of his recovery. The end is ap- Proaching with steady stride. Sincethe issuance ne temperature. There has been administered to him since the ‘Yes. She is with her husband now almost | afternoon examination a quantity of stimulants. allthe time. Sheisa close observer and no- | He has been given bran¢ milk and raw eggs. His pulse went down under their effect, but there has been no general improvement. The indications are that by to-morrow he will be in pe | A comatose condition, Dr. Bliss coming out of the White House said, a few minutes ago: “There is simply no change.” President has not been telegraphed for. riieid has been told that the President is in a very dangerous condi- tion. CRETARY BLAIN#’S Last 3 At 9o'clock last night Secretary Blaine sent the following dispatch to Minister Lowell: “The President has | of his symptoms this aft: of the . DESPONDENT DISPATCH Some ning are condition of the and temperature x complications. prneen and e The ad and of the pulse rious and alarmi ct rests the Lope that is still left of a re— action.” WHAT GEN. GRANT SAID Last Ge Grant was at the Fi last night. and said to a reporte ent was, in his opinion, very tical, and that it Was a very ominou when Dr. Boynton gave up hope. terviewed, but in reply to the qu or not it is true that the glandu the President's throat re nm whether swell ulted from the produced by septicemia, and that upon the t power tor from the exhaust produced by the would depend hi . , the doctor replied: “That is the whole He declined to predict what would be the result. THE SERVICES AT TH ISTIAN CHRCH. Special prayer meetings have been held every ening during the present week at the Chris- ian church. Last evening short addresses and prayers were made by Rey. Mr. Power, Dr. Butler, Messrs. . M. Bradley, C. W. Shi jovernor Arney, of New Mexico. The latter spoke of the President's constant at- tendance at his church. When the congregation occupied a room in the City Hall, fifteen years since. and afterwards, when they bought their present edifice from the Methodist church south, which moved down to the Mount Vernon Place church, Gen. Garfield. he said, was always acon- stant attendant. Whatever the press duties, even after gssuming the presidential office, he was regularly seen in his place in church. The Vice President's Position. WHAT *‘AN INTIMATE PERSONAL FRIEND” SAYS. *‘An intimate personal friend of Vice Presi- | dent Arthur” said toa New York Trilun® re- porter: “Since the excitement and agitation over the condition of the President ‘the Cabinet officers at Washington and the Vice Presi- dent and his friends here have had an opportu- nity to into the question of inability of President and need of his successor qualifying promptly in the event of his demise. Whatever conclusion the Cabinet may reach, the counselors of the Vice President have urged that the Cabinet cannot ake upon itselfto decide when inability of the President exists, and itis known that Gen. Arthur will not heed any call or suggestion of the Cabi- net as to acting in place he President. It is safe to say, also, that while Vice President Arthur will not disregard any request of the Cabinet or of Mr. Blaine as its head to come to Washing- ton, he is averse to doing so while the President lives. Precedents in like cases show that there is no absolute need that the Vice President should qualify immediately on the death of the President, and Gen. Arthur believes that there is nothing pressing in national affairs to warrant undue haste on his part in the event of thedeath of President Garfield. It is not true that bh per- sonal relations to the President are even un- pleasant, let alone veing hostile. During the troubles at Washington following the nomina- tion of Senator Rotertson as collector of the port, Mr. Arthur was all the time trying to be eacemaker. He !abored down to tlie last mo- ment in trying to bring about some compromise settlement. Even after the resignations of and Platt he went per neral Garfield to see if some way be devised by which an honorable se could be brousht about. n for compro- Gen. Arthur plainty told it bound in honor to sus- tain his Is, and added: “I trust, Mr. Presi- dent, you will not think that there is anything personal to you in my action.” resident, in his usual hearty wa gen. Arthur by the shoul ; fellow, econcitiatio of the sort. I know you have at ali.” You’ may be bout the substance of the the interview between the Presi- ap District Government Affairs, By order of the Commissioners the District offices were closed to-day at 1 o'clock in order to give all the employés who desired to do soan opportunity to attend the obsequies of George W. Riggs. The Commissioners Will attend in a body. ‘The Commissioners have directed the parking cominission to spread time on the soil of the parking spaces along the line of Louisiana and Indiana avenues recently improved, and to sow grass seed as soon as the season is favorable. Double rows ot trees will be planted on these avenues during the autumn. In reply to a letter from Mr. H. C. Thorn ask: ing if collateral security will answer in lieu of bondsmen for plumbers to comply with the new | rezulations, the Commissioners state that a de- posit of $500 will do, but that a man cannot be his own bondsman. THE “VILE ODORS” FROM EASBY'S WHARF. District Chemist DeSmedt has made a report to the Engineer Commissioner, in response to a complaint made on the 9th inst., by Mr. E. W. Whitaker, about the vile odors in the atmos- phere, coming from the direction of the asphalt and ammonia works at Easby's wharf. at 27th and H streets. He says that at the asphalt works at Easby’s wharf, the vapors, creating vile odors, are only partially destroyed; that a part ofthe gases are conducted through iron ages in the furnaces, where they are destroyed y combustion, but a greater part escape from the refining kettles, their covers being impertect. In regard to the ammonia works, he refers to | his report of January 10, 1880, which reads as follows: “We lude and believe that the nuisance of the ammonta works has been suc- cessfully abated by the im] iene ae _ methods suggested be v aa consider this report without that other The President's condition at 3 p. m. was more | . with a corresponding increase in | lat intervals has been somewhat be- | clouded aud wander . His st h fails, but he still swallows liquid food nourishing acter and apparently digests it. On this from | lined to be in- st Telegrams to The Star. THE PRESIDENTS CASE. OPINIINS OF LEADING ENGLISH JOURNALS. THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERVIEWE ——— THE SARATOGA RACES TO-DAY. —o Vice President Arthur. HE FAS NOT BEEN SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON. New York. August 26.—Vice President Arthur was seen at his house to-day at noon. He states be has only received official bulletins | in regard to the President's condition. He has not been summoned, nor has he received any intimation to be in readiness, to go to the capi- tal. Should he receive such a message he would once. He refused to state what he ht of the President's condition, or Its re- quirements in relation to the Vice President. > English Views of the President's Case, THE LONDON LANCET THINKS IT VERY RERIOUR, |. Loxpox, August 26.—The Lancet says: When | itis born in mind that in cases of starvation | death supervenes, when a loss of two-fifths of the original weight has occurred the fact that | President Garfleld has lost eighty pounds is t to excite serious apprehension, | We cannot but regard the parotid swelling or | abscess as of serious import. Although it be exaggeration to speak of his recovery as alto- gether beyond hope, a- speedy improvement is hecessary to avert the worst results. THE LONDON TIMESON THE “INABILITY” QUESTION mes inan editorial this morning says: ricki has lately been too plainly if the most san fi sand friends are realized, must be tedious and ought be ac uy not to be imperiled by any claims of business. Trying on the affairs ang | Tre impossibility of | state without som It is scarcely possitile | ment of the United States! present state of suspended ani- The situation is in many ways anoma- lous and perplexing, bat it cannot be left unset- tled much longer without injury to interests far izher and wider than those of any parties or is hardly disputats ne much ust 26.—In answer to a ree tion to day as to the es of the nt’s recovery, Dr. Wm. A. Hammond re- plied as follow i think the time has passed | when my opini the President or the public. | of death I have nothing = A Brewery Barned, FIREMEN SERIOUSLY INITRED. PHILADELPHIA, morning Henry ferson, was destroy from a tank of oil in the | | | msof fire were in arrival of m wires bein 000 barrels wed, 1,000 worth of machine Joss will foot up about $60,000; insuranc During the fir : | Canton’s injuri sare the most serious. _ A Deserted Wife's Suicide, weeks azo C. Rock with a lady © ‘o-day his wife and two children came to the city and his lady companion, a Miss Carter, left immediately for Little Rock. Mrs. Burke, after getting the children asleep, locked the doors of her room and took two ounces of laudanum. When dis- covered she was beyond recovery. — Affairs in British Columbia, Vicrorta, B.C., August 26.—Sir Charies Tup- per and party arrived here Wednesday evening and were received at the wharf by the mayor and councilors and many citizens. The tm: said that the people regarded the present Can- adian government as the true friend of British Columbia, and presented a congratulatory ad- dress. Sir Charles Tupper expressed his tanks for the reception, and said he would reply to the address on another occasion in a public address, The town of Yale, which was recently almost entirely destroyed by fire, is being rebuilt. > Looking for a Murderer to Lynch Him, D me Con... August j was found dead at Mears last, night under circumstances which indicated mur- der, and evidence pointed strongly to Charles Stene, a noted desperado, as the murderer, Stone started for this place shortly after the finding of the body, and he was arrested on the ‘A number friends came after him, but the authorities had spirited him | away. Fifty armed men are scouring the streets | here to-night for Stone with the intention of lynching him.” Fatal Powder Mill Explosion. PortLanp, Me., August 26.—One of the build- ings of the powder manufactory of Watson, Burrill & Co., at Warren, M aining nearl aton of fine sporting powde demolish by an explosion about noon yesterday, which | blew in the ends of the packing-house and of two other buildings. The latter were also filled | with pow h however, did in: plode. amuel Mank, of Warren, who was at work in. | | , | the buildin: | Jersry Crry, N. J., August 26.—Some time the state inspector of milk, Dr. Ni | visi nilk depot of the Erie ra | dumped several thousand quarts of adulte jors itk that he found the cars int street. found that the practice of | bring ki ‘i still indulged mm trad. This | morning at four o'clock he visited the sar pot with a numbe pers, and whe the milkmen had loaded their wagons he com- menced operations. His force was not large enough to capture all the milkmen, as some of them ran away, leaving their loaded wagons standing in the street, but he succeeded in turn- ing sbout rts of skim ik into the x ofthe milk men. Th Davis, who fined them They were warned it repeating the ofeuse a. N.Y., August 26.—This is the last extra day of the season. There is a fair attend- ance at the race track, and the program is good. The weather is warm and the track faultless. The first race, distance tiree-quarters of a mile, was won by’ Lillie R., Mary Anderson second, and Lost Cause third; time, 1.15'¢ Second race, one and a half Getaw: jes, Was won b julevard second, Gen. Monroe third; time, ig. Third race, five furlongs, Perplex first, Droge hega second, Fosteral third; time 1:03!4. Fourth race, one mile, Bootjack first, Jessie K. second, Brooklyn third; time 1:42. HE IS FEARFUL OF VIOLEN ANP ASKS TO BB MADE SAFE AGAINST ANY ATTACK. Guiteau, since his recent encounter with the McGill, has been more quiet than before, i 4 = i i ie f if ! i i H i SE: 2g £8 Hy Hi ace, 44 i el i i i E 4 iE