Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1881, Page 6

PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunda: 3 Ys AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘orthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th &t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. ‘THe EVENrxG Stan is served to snl in the tity by on their own account, at 10 cents per] Eevach, Synalar ue yeas, $6: tix montis, 0 vp inde d Post pant wamtogmn, D.C., as ‘Tae WEEKLY StaR—published iday—$2 a — —6 Che Loe on Fri sopiee Target Six months, $1: 10 copies for $ | iptions must be paid in advance; id for. acdvertiring made known on application. FIRST EXTRA. 12:15 OCLOCK P. M. THE NATION'S PATIENT. swelling was at once noticed and commented ee aid ing Star, V% 58—N°®: 8,857. WASHINGTON, D. C , FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1881 believe, the highest observed to-day. The char- acter of the pulse, however, is of quite as much importance as the rate, and in the President's case the character has improved a little since morning.” “Is Mrs. Garfield fully aware of the gravity of the situation ?” “Yes. She is with her husband now almost allthe time. Sheisa close observer and no- tices the slightest change in his condition and SECOND EXTRA. 3:45 O'CLOCK P. M. 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 HIS CONDITION E EXTREMELY CRITICAL. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT SINCE MORNING. THE ABSCESS IN THE NECK BREAKS. Last night was a very bad one for the Presi- dent and a sad one for the other inmates of the White House. It could hardly have been sadder if the worst had come. Everybody was down- east. The physicians had no words of encourage- ment for anxious inquirers. During the earlier part of the night a change in the condition of the swollen gland became apparent. It was | discovered that instead of one accumulation of pus, matter was collected in at least a half dozen cells. There was evidence, | also, that the accumulation of matter | in cells was going downward. Great fears were entertained, however, that it would also ascend | and reach the brain, as it was found that the swollen gland was what is known as a burrow- ing abseess. Such an abscess is a pretty sure sign that there is blood poisoning and of a | rather virulent form. The President slept very | poorly. He was suffering from mental aberra- | President would die, but the information which tion a great deal of the time; was restless and | impatient. i THE ABSCESS BREAKS INSIDE THE MOUTH. | Laterin the night the burrowing abscess broke | inside, and pus was discharged through the mouth. All efforts to control the abscess seemed to avail 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 | President could survive. There is no need of con- cealing the fact that the dreaded culmination ot the assassin’s deed may be looked for at almost any hour. Again last night the President became 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 come here. Tell him I want to be removed to | Dut it did not drain. the othe my own bed. Tell him I want to be removed and put in my own bed. Iwon't ny | longe ison | quieted him, and he went to sleep for a few min- Utes. | somewhat easier—a nd and the re- ree of pus from the burrowing abscess. His mind wasclearer this t night he was frequentl. his hea new nothing that was going around . and one. Early this morning ther crowd in front of the White How: “rs for bulletins w en hand at the in much o usual. a rush ing at int first awake several ni: st. some l when he al confusion, fully roused, in 1 tem- Pulse 108: Piration 17. dD. Frans H. Hatton. DENT WEAKER THAN HE Was YES- TERDAY. that can b out the President ns is that he is not in a dying condi- this morn: tion. He is weaker than he was yesterday, and all the symptoms are for the worse rather than the better. He was y than the | ay before. and is weaker n he w: yesterday. In other words, the wasting process is goingon and has not been checked. The liquid food which he still take by the mouth does not seem to late and build up the system as it should by enriching the blood. Such recuperative action is necessary, as stated Jesterday, for an improvement of any endurable character. There now seems to be no doubt Whatever but that BLOOD P has a firm hold on the President, and it is very doubtful if it can be thrown off or checked, in view of the weakened condition of the patient and the impoverished state of the blood. Every- thing about the White House to-day was gloomy. While hope was not abandoned, it was apparent to the most casual eye that fears of the worst Were planted in every breast. It was Teported that another pus cell in the gland had been cut open after the morning examination, but in- guiry among the doctors elicited only a denial of it. -PUS FROM THE ABSCESS ESCAPING THROUGH ‘The pus from the inward break in the gland is Deing discharzed 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 abs brough the ear. It Wil: be remembered that when Dr. Hamilton eut the gland the other day he did it in order to give an cutlet for the accumulated matter, fearing that it might seek an outlet it and possibly go through the ear. The swelling of the gland has rot gone down perceptibly. JUDGE TYNER’S LOPES REVIVE. Judge Tyner, First Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral, was at the White House this morning. He stayed there for some time. and when leaving told THE Stak reporter that from ail he could Jearn he felt more hopeful. He thought that there had certainly been an improvement over the eagy morning. He was of the opinion that natural bursting of the inflamed gland was | in iteelt a good sign. Certainly the President | Garfield. Serzeant Dinsmore sent him down to had been eased thereby, and was brighter than before the discharge commenced. ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. @enfidence since the early part of the day. ‘30 4. M.—-COMMENTING ON THE BULLETIN, ETC. di- were at the White House unusually early to- | day. Most of them were accompanied by their wives, and remained in the private part of the hhouse off and on during the day. None of them were hopeful, though towards noon they ecpieane themselves as having regained some | HOPE ALMOST GONE. A DISCOURAGING BULLETIN. “A 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 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 hope for recovery.” “Does her strength hold out and does she still x STEW EG that the President was a little better than last | THE PRESIDENT SINKING. keep up?” | night. In reply to interrogations, he said that - **Pertectly. She has not shown the slightest weakness. “Ta case the President should grow worse— so much worse as to leave no room for hope— what would probably be the cause of death?” “Exhaustion. Unless some new complication should make its appearance, the patient is not likely to lie directly from any other cause.” “Is there any intention of sending for Dr. Agnew?” “No. We should be glad, of course, to have the benefit of Dr. Agnew’s counsel; and if there were the slightest doubt as to the proper treat- ment of any symptom of the President’s case we should send for him, but there isnone. We are entirely agreed upon the treatment.” In conclusion Dr. Bliss said: -‘Please do not misunder: id me and quote me as saying that the President's case is hopeless. I do not think it is. He has a chance, although, perhaps, a slim chance, of recovery; and for recoyery 1 st hope.” AT TWO O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON it was hardly possible for the President to be in 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 tae 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 room a few moments since, and in reply to ques- tions asked by the reporter of the Associated | Press gave the following statement of the Presi- CHANCES OF REACTION LESSENING. —— WAITING FOR THE BULLETIN. The gathering at the White House for the noon bulletin wasunusually large. The talking in the private secretary's room went on in undertones. The crowd got impatient, as the bulletin was delayed for some minutes. As usual there were those on hand to say that the delay wis the sign ofa bad bulletin. This im- pression. vas strengthened by the recollection that usually it is known beforehand the gen- eral character of the medical announcement, and that to-day there was not the slightest thing known about it before its promulgation. There was a rapid break for downstairs with the bulle- tins as they were distributed. Sergeant Dins- more has to stand at the stairs and check the stampede of the bulletin holders, to prevent too dent’s case as he understood it this | much noise being made in the hurryto get out of | a more unsatisfactory condition. He may not morning: “Ihave never —_thought,” | the house with the bulletins. The bulletin bearers | Gis to-day or to-morrow. He is getting weaker, he said, “until last night that the | are becoming a nuisance. The bulletin was as but may linger for several days. Sad to say, however, even the physicians now give out no words of hope for his final recovery. THE SCENES ON THE STREETS: depressing as had been anticipated. The pulse had gone up ten beats since this morning, the temperature had gone up nearly a tenth. and there was no improvement in the respiration. The bulletin was as follows: we received from the surgeons late in the even- ing was of such a character as to leave yery little room for hope. The danger which then seemed most imminent was the danger of the ab- Official Bulletin—12:30 p.m. Ben ee pola eye “= sorption of unhealthy pus from the} THE PHYSICIANS REGARD THE PRESIDENT'S PO- ted. Th iL id ii bulleti ted swollen parotid gland. ‘The __mental SITION AS CRITICAL. ie as Ste Se irenee ar eee disturbance and the inereased_—_— pulse} At the morning dressing of the President it | b@Ve been surrounde: ny Ys Harpies Of Ben was observed that pus from the parotid sweiling | P!¢ a0xious to hear the latest tidings from the sick room. There was a general feeling of de- had found fts way spontaneously into his right) Soar Growds hace book coined oie external auditory meatus, through which it was | gates of the White House all day eagerly inquit, discharging. Some pus was also discharging | ingfor news. Therules denying admittance to the through the incision made into the swelling. coun pat one orp aca eat a ee few Ee ad av it has done | were strictly enforced. For several weeks people His wound looks as well as it has done for some | Known by the police as oonwected wine ae nee time past. His pulse and temperature are at | or having any official busing verte Wane present higher than at the corresponding hour | House have not been required to exhibit passes, for some days. He continues to take by the | but to-day every one was required to show his mouth the liquid food prescribed. Nevertheless, | Pass before entering. It is stated that the we regard his condition as critical. Pulse, 118; | Passes have in someinstances been misused, the temperature, 100; respiration 18. 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 small e haped piece of sponge which lay on the reporter's ta- bie, the Secretary continued: ‘As I understand the ease from what the surgeons have told me, the President's ri parotid gland is in some respects like this sponge; everywhere hrough it there are little cells or pockets, in | each of which there is an accumulation of pus. The incision which was made day before yester- i day pierced one of these pockets and released | the pus which that particular one containe¢ owners having transferred them to other parties, and trusted to the fact that the police knewthem es D. W. Br J. J. Woopwarn, to secure their own adwission. One notable the others could not be effect , ¢ this stage of the s peuration byacingioin.| JK. Banwns, Rosert Reyavrs, case is thgt of a clergyman, whose pass was cision made anywhere. The fear last night FRANK I. HAMILTON. presented this morning by a member of his con- | was that the pus ined in these small cavities gregation. THE ABOVE BULLETIN had the effect of spreading discouragement everywhere, even at the White House. It was | | the first really bad bulletin that the doctors have | eons think | issued. It showed that the doctors themselves a slight ni rst bulletin that carried with italarm | on its face, the depr than if there | would become unhe: I before said, result in acute blood poisoning. Dr. Blisstold us, however, last night just before we went home that he had not » 7 PUBLIC DESPONDENCY. The public has all along shared the same hope that has been apparent among the members of the President's official household—hoping with a blind faith that the President would get well—-though none could'give a reason, perhap | for his faith. To-day, however, the most hope- | eretofore, were anxious and despondent. ntort could F~ found in the bulletins. The this morning ti change for the for. “The breaking of the suppu: cavity of the ear will, it is. th 1 more relief than could be given in er had be bulletins p d itis the: mn r ke | viously. The words “nevertheless we regard his | eemed to rdalize that it was the eve of Me eee ahr cent | condition asritical,” looked ominous. ‘Thisatter. |e rat calamity. Men conversed with sub- ane SS Lue Ese OF shook their heads when nt's mind this | neon Hee : : od : | the President cannot recove death a no is only a question of tit sdo not aN TS eee ME STS. heat | aibtG. Wo ny | In the several executive departments the sad c into e nk that they give the jiitient up. The | from the White House has completely orale: 8 Mille more hop | feve the day caine on extly and has con- | stampeded the employés. But little business to- | LIMMER OF 101 [terre peal SE ere eruey tn | day was transacted in them, Not only the clerks | Attorney General MacVeazh ated | ra tenOeRE Ie tee cee onan but the heads.of the departments anxiously in- Generai James have been most v respiration less by one. quired for the latest news. The bulletins were in their views for the past t : e/ noon, The ulty is experienced in | eagerly scanned. During the day Dr. Bliss tele Postmaster General lias kept up hope and the | keeping up th strength. He does not | graphed to the Secretaries hourly bulletins from Atte To- in in that dir men came nearer being with each other than in fact, not very far apart | 24 . i Attorney General, after 5 y the physicians about the bur: of the gland, and being made acquainted with | ther featu the sick room. These were posted up in the corridors and read with interest. This Morning's Wopes. Secretary Blaine, who left the Executive Man- sion about noon, said that the surgeons were it this afternoon: London: At this hour (half past one) the patient's puls and tempe igher. Pulse, 118; t perature During several hours last night eal 120. In the early morning it fely criti- | to 108. It is hoped that the parotid swelling has «| found a slight release by a discharge of pus | through the right ear. He continues to swallow | liquid food in adequate supply. He exhibits a tendency to continuous sleep or drowsiness. His physicians pronounce his condition to be critical Biatne, Secretary 100. 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 is now a little higher than at 8.30. Dr. Boynton says that he cannot figure out any change for the better in the President's condition to-day. If anything, he thinks the President is a little weaker. In his opinion everything depends upon the swollen gland and the course it may take. The great thing to the say “Improvement is e ground up) at 12 o'clock not im. 1 Which the ray of has shed its free and natural sup. puration from the inflamed gland. ‘The relief | This dispatch, stating that the pulse last night convequent “upott the outtow of | ercnaiter | went up to 120, and that the President has a batyey mace Le hangs. the thread of | temdency to continuous sleeping, was the first in- hope. formation as to these conditions that had b THE PATIENT BETTER AT NOON. made public. ‘The sleepiness is a sign of bid€d| be feared is that it may slough off in por- “The greater the discharge from t poisoning well advanced. tions. If it does, all is gone. If,on the other better it wil t comes from the physi- | Dr, Bliss Says the President's Condition is| hand, it continues to suppurate and clear itself cians. The dis from the ear, induced by Alarming. of the accumulating pus, naturally, without the inward bursting of a cell in the swollen | The noon butletin has rather: deepened than | sloughing, there will be ground for hope. and continues. There has aiso been and still | relieved the intense anxiety which prevails at| _D®. Woodward, upon being asked at 11 o'clock is a discharge from the incision made by Dr. | the Exeentive Mansion. The discharge of pus | Whether there is any reason to-day for increased Hamilton the other day. Towards noon the ap- | from the inflamed parotid gland through the ear, | hope, replied: “There is certainly no reason = pearance of things’ at the White House was | which was regarded this morning as a favorable | 1¢88 hope; the pus is being drained quite freely much brighter, and the gloom of the morning | change, and one likely to afford relief, has not | {om the inflamed gland through the ear. Was partially lifted. The reports from the sick | thus far answered expectation. ‘The symptoms| _ ‘“!* there any danger that the pus will find its room gave the glad news that the President was | of the patient continue to be urgent and alarm-| Way down the throat?’ |festing a great deal easier, and that he was | ing, and he seems to be gradually sinking. “Tthink not; nothing but mucous has been It is not so inuch any one sympton or mere de. | 1:40, and made the following replies to questions See hope that the ineigon made in the face | velopment that causes anxiety now, as the com- | asked him by a reporter of the Associated Press: and the drain through the ear will take the pus | plication of the many different ‘ones which “What do you think of the condition of the from the gland.” seem to follow each other in an endiess proces- | president this afternoon?” Secretary Lincoln, upon coming out of the (inane “His condition is very critical.” Cabinet room this morning, was asked by a re- “Would you call it alarming?” porter of the Associated Press what he thought “You may say alarming if you choose.” of the President's condition. “Well,” he said. “Ts it worse than at any time heretofore?” “there is just enough encouragement this morn- “It is.as badasat any time before—not en-/ ing to revive the faint hope which had up to Inst tirely hopeless,you understand, but very grave.” | night prevailed that the President would pull “Does he continue to take nourishment?” through. From what the surgeons told us yes- “Yes, about the same as yesterday. We have terday evening I received the impression that also resumed the administration of enemat: the swollen parotid gland had very much the His system seems to bear them well, and stimn- character of a severe and dangerous carbuncle, tints can Oc given, In that way better than | whicti was enough of itself to bring a well man throuyh the mouth.” ‘ very low, evenvif It did ‘pot. causoliis death, ae 0 Heme noouOno stimulants?” _ _ | With this’impression, hope pretty much left me. walat I the present condition of the swollen | Qaunmonanesnowever I feel again a little en sl ? “So far as we know, about the same. In| ‘Upon what ground?” order not to disturb him unnecessarily we dd batts Han Pa ieee aonamine S| no wake the poultices and wrappings off this Quite freely through the oat ‘This the surgeons iv belief in signs in the regard as favorable, and it seems so to me. Pats think, too, that the general condition of the patient isa little improved to-day. His mind acts Letter, and grasps ideas more readily than itdid last night, and there hasbeen this morning none of the ineoherency of speech which was then noticed. If he were getting worse I do not think this would be the case. Upon the whole, therefore, I think we are justified in feeling slightly more encouraged. oe 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 hit 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 yestemlay morning. Being ques- tioned about the n of the gland through the car espe tha i was very eat isfactory, and that the dissharge was peifectly ealt! There had been evacuated anery DR. HAMILTON STILL. HOPEFUT. Dr. Hamilton says that the President isbetter, | and that he still has hope for the patient, THE PRESIDENT'S HOROSC 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 vazue notion | among them that such wishes always precede | death. After the President was shot, THE St. republished an extract “from the horoscope of | Gen. Gardeld, as published in March last by | “Ruthiel.” At that time the prétiiction 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 | in with interest. and may perhaps stre uperstitious in th | the th 's the danger now to be apprehended that of acute blood ‘poisoning from the pus in the I do not think he astrologer said : ] “This being a nocturnal birth, and the moon | | being on the cusp of th be was | the hyle: Her position could She was ed stars, Ca- arly in pareilel to Mars. These things threaten inj 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. that there is much dan- ger of that now. He is more likely to die from haustion. It’s a question of his ability to hold it if the present condition of things con- “3.” here been any recurrence of delirium ery little. Mrs. Garfield, who is with him | all the time, ar she noticed it only once this | morning, and then to a trifling extent.” jis mind you think, then, is clearer than last night?” “Decidedly so. He talks rational: great deal. it is true, but a little—an scious of what is going on around him.” —not is col | police headquarters. He was a crank of the | gentlest and mildest type. At poiice headquar- 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. I presum the anemic condition of the brain—the bratatg not ly nourished. it is one of the effects ina tote then, it? bia tla te i m clearer more active to day than yesterday is a favorable sympt —_ 80 far as it goes 7” : ef ugh th signs of filtratt Lu an ere We ol ion, There was nothing, howanen to Indicate the presence or danger of sloughing off. It is his opinion, if the condition of the zland and the t mis -as favorable as it Now is, the trouble will be: removed and the gland heal n F LAST NIGHT'S BULLETIN. Execttive Maxstos, August 5 There has been little change in the President condition since the neon bulletin was issued. | The of his pulse is now the same as | then. His temperature has risen somewhat, but is not so high as ‘day evening. There has from the fociston 1s tee fu one ell rte Parotid sw: ‘in size. [officers at V still feeling a little more hopefal with regard to | proaching with steady stride. Sincethe issuance of the noon bulletin his pulse has at one time Tun to 138, with a corresponding increase in temperature. There has been administered to him since the afternoon examination a quantity of stimulants. = He has been given brandy, milk and raw eggs. 7:45 OCLOCK P. M. His pulse went down under their effect, but CLOSE OF A GLOOMY DAY. there has been no general improvement. The indications are that by to-morrow he will be in |THE SUFFERING PRESIDENT. a comatose condition. Dr. Bliss,coming out of the White House, said, a few minutes ago: “There is simply no change.” The President has not been telegraphed for. Mrs. Garfield has been told —— that the President is ina very dangerous condi-| A “SHADE OF IMPROVEMENT.” tion. ae a SECRETARY BLAINE'S DESPONDENT DISPATCH LAST NIGHT. At 9 o'clock last night Secretary Blaine sent the following dispatch to Minister Lowell: “The President has lost ground to-day. Some of his symptoms this afternoon and ey: of the gravest The condition of the swollen gland and of the pulse and temperature suggest serious and alarming complications. His mind at intervais has been somewhat be- clouded and wandering. His strength fails, but he still swallows liquid food of a nouris hing: | character and apparently digests it. On this | one fact rests the hope that is still left of ar action.” WHAT GEN. GRANT SAID Last NIGHT. Gen. Grant was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night, and said to a reporter that the con- dition of the President was, in his opinion, ve critical, and that it was av ominous THATS WHAT BR. HAMILTON SAYS. (DR. BLISS SAYS THERE I$ NO PY.EWIA. BULLETIN INDICATE: MATERIAL CHANGE, > Most of the members of the | the White House about three ¢ | thing about the house was then very quict. | There were very few visitors on hand. Even the newspaper men were there in small fore It was the interval between the cessation of work for the afternoon papers and the con: when Dr. Boynton gave up hope. j Blencement of labors for the morning dailies. ae | There was no sign of hope either outside or WHAT DR. AGNEW SAID IN PHILADELPHTA. ig sa ee ; ia from | MSide the house among those who came from Wuhtcocon A ie | the sick room or from consultation with the terviewed. but in reply to the question whether | MYsiclans. The fact that hope had about de- or not it is true that the glandular swelling in i j the President's throat resuited from the fever | the private secretary's office. That apartment produced by septicemia, and that upon the pa- | Was upturned: it almost bordered on topsy tur- r to recuperate from the exhaustion i vy. It was learned from the sick room that the by the fever would depend his re- | president's ulanneen ; a covery, the doctor replied: “That is the whole | Pt¢sident’s sleepiness still continued. The effec caee.”" He declined to predict what’ would be | the stimulants administered was only tem- the eeu: pory in its character. The patient continued to Tie SERVICES AT THE cunasti4s cnvaen, | M€*?.@ great deal through the afternoon, and it Speoinl prayer meetings have been held every | (7s ©oNcus 10 prevent his falling into a coma- evening during the present week at the Chris- | t°s€ condition. atte tian church. Last evening short addresses and | 4 ?- Mi—WHAT MEMBERS OF THE CABINET SAY. prayers were made by Rev. Mr. Power. Dr. Butler, | Shortly before four o'clock Attorney Generel Messrs. Garrett, Summey, F. M. Bradley, C. W: | MacVeagh left the Ingue ate ote Shelton and ex-Governor Arney, of New Mexico, | MacVeagh left the house. He was asked as The latter spoke of the President's constant at. | (¢Patted from the portico what hope there was tendance at his church. When the congregation | He replied: “I do not see anything upon wh occupied a room in the City Hall, fifteen years | to hang a hope. You cannot tell, t about since. and afterwards, when they bought thelr | asick man. But I see nothins that warrants Bresent @diice from the Methodist church south, | cocourazement. He continues ip THE “abinetewere at clock. ry ign which moved down to the Mount Vernon Place chureh, Gen. Garfield, he said, was always acon- | deal stant attendant. Whatever the press of public | duties, even after assuming the pres’ office, he was regularly seen in his p) chureh. when leaving the White ed by THE Stak report aid he, “no cl f pment could be gathe been nothing to induce encouragement. WHAT THE pocToRS Say. The Vice President's Position. he considered the Presi- a this afternoon than w York Tribune re- t and agit: over the condition of the President the Cal and the Vice Presi- ave had an_opportu- nof inability of the successor qualifying worse cond this morning. Boynton said that in his ¢ nt Was perceptibly weak at think there would be a marked ct ‘inion the t he did ze for dent and his friends nity to look into the quest President aud need of hi promptly in the event of his demise. | the better. Whatever conclusion the Cabinet may reach, THE FIGNT FoR LIFE. the counselors of — the President | At 4 widock ib wen seqoited toma ths aie [have urged that the Cabinet cannot | 7 Stace hahaa si orn that the President wa: ful, and that noi brighter and more shment was be | take upon itselfto de President exists, and i le when inability of the | is known that Gen. Arthur | will not heed any call or st to him, His pulse had then séne | He = to acti io is mie VEO re ea if is out 110. ‘he P ident is makittg a | safe to s: , that while Vice President Arthur |)... a. es tet aaa tok | | will not disrezard any request of the Cabinet or | DIE Meht for it,” was the report, “and is not | of Mr. Blaine as its 1to come to Washing- | #iving in. ont tie so While the President | THE CROWD AnocND THE WHITE Norse GATE | lives. cases show that there is | has increased and is slowly growing large. All ice President should | they can see at this hour is a few people colt qualify immediately onthedeath of the President, | U!° sarang ah cigs Se Os | in and out, and the noon bulletin, wh posted on atree. The place, howe | have a peculiar fascination and the people do jarfield. It is not true that his per- | not move on. They talk in sage terms about sonal relations to the President are even Un- | Plood poisoning and se! upon pleasant, let alone being hostile. During the | oe. ne who cae cs ae ee troubles at Washington following the nomina- | ¢V€FY ene who comes out the gate. They seem tion of Senator Robertson as collector of the | to think that every man who egresses from the port, Mr. Arthur was all the time trying to be | gate can certainly tell when the Pi peacemaker. He labored down to the last mo- odie. They will not be satisti ment in trying to bring about some compromise | na prediction of some kind. ead eee eee ae ee Se cael or Dr. Bliss Gives Reasons for Hope. Senators Conkling and Platt he went personally | A 5 geet ive o'clock this to General Garfield to eee if some a v could | _Dr- Bliss was asked about five o'clock this not be devised by which an honorable settlement | #fternoon how long he thought the could be brought about. When it was finally | from the gland would keep up. He replied that oerioed tise ten was way epen conn it might discharge freely 48 hours and then voze. mise or reconciliation, € hur inly told “ va ent?” the President that he felt bound in honor to sus- | _2/0W about the nourisiunent? tain his friends, and added: “I trust, Mr. dent, you will not think that there is anything personal to you in my action.” The President, in his usual hearty way, took hold of Gen. Arthur by the shoulders and said: “Personal, my dear fellow, nothing of the sort. I know you have no such petty feeling at ali.” Yon may be assured that this was about the substance of the conversation at the interview between the Presi- dent and Vice-President at their last meeting. eS UA 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 1 body. } Is the report true that the pus discharged The Commissioners have directed the parking | smells omanrayr™ . commission to spread lime on the soil of the | “It is not. The pus is healthy in char- ‘king spaces along the line of Louisiana and Indiana adele recently improved, and to sow | acter, and there is nothing whatever offensive about it.” grass seed as soonas the season is favorable. Double rows of trees will be planted on these} «Ts there evidence of inflammation in any | other glands about the body?” avenues during the autumn. “There are no signs whatever of such in- en. Arthur believes that there is nothin in national affairs to warrant undue part in the event of thedeath o | sustain him. has been fed very liberalty. | Juice has been administered and he retains it all. His stomach is acting admirably.” appearance?” terday “Is there py mia?” “There is not. There is poisoning in the blood, as there has been for some days, but pyzmia has not developed itself.” 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 regulations, 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 yile odors, are only partially destroyed; that a part of the gases are conducted through iron pipes in the furnaces, where they are destroy: by 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 conclude ,and_ believe that the nuisance of the ammonia works has been sne- flamed.” “If the present symptoms should become aggravated to their worst, do you think there would be danger of immediate death: “Even with such aggravation, which I do not expect, the President could not die inside of three days at the least.” When the above conversation took place Dr. Bliss was just going into the house, after an ab- sence therefrom of about an hour and a half. THE WOUND DOING COMPARATIVELY WELL. It should be noted that the condition of the wound has been lost sight of since the appe. and the serious complications which have been the results therefrom. The fact is that the wound is doing so compara- in methods suggested by me, and adopted by this company: but we cannot’ consider this report completed without __ stating other nuisances exist still in that neigh- borhood, and which might be er, through iznorance, attributed to the manufae- ture of sulphate of ammonia.” This re) port was at that time Lei Lapse ad ee 1 A. inson, je con- chudes by nating that his several visits to the | iufo the White House this evening, and in reply ammonia works since that report and his last | to ap tegalry if there was any ground for hope one a few days ago have all given him proofs that the nuisance before creat: badly that in forming an opinion of the case the original cause of the trouble is not taken into consideration. | pulse went up t parted was shown even inthe arrangement of | h | ‘pa great | He has been given sufiicient nourishment to By enemata he has been given the | yolk of an egg, peptonized milk and six drachms | of whisky every four hours. By the mouth he Very fresh bees “Is there any improvement in the President's “ There is. He looks better to-day than yes- flammation. No other parts of the body are in- | | away. nce of the swelling of the gland | cessfully abated by the improved _ scientific | tively well, and the inflamed gland is doing so | y 4 MORE HOPEFUL PEELING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. The bulletin of this evening will be @ little better in its character. This has induced @ better feeling around the White House, which rises or falis ikea thermometer upon any re- Port of the slightest character from the sicily room. The feeling at 6:30 is alittle more en- couraging on all sides. It is only, however, a slight renewal of hope. Gen. Swaim has tele- graphed to his wife that he feels more encour- aged as to ultimate recovery than he did yesters day morning. . NO CHANGE AT SIX O'CLOCK, Ata quarter to six o'clock there was nobody atthe White House except the doctors in the sick room, ene watchman, two members of the Cabinet and three ushers. Word had just come from the sick room that there had been no change. The feeling of all around the White House haa not improved. The dread is as great as it wat at any time during the afternoon. The pulse ig now about 112. Oficial Bulletin—¢6:30 pm BO MATERIAL cna’ INDICATED, UTIVE Mansion, August 38. t's condition has not changed ma- terially since the last bulletin was ixsned. He continues to take by the mouth the liquid food prescribed, and occasionaliy asks for it. Since | Yesterday forenoon, commencing at 11:30 a. m., | the enemata have again been given at regular | intervals, as a means of administering stimulants as well as nutrition. They are retained without trouble. At present his pulse is 116; temperae | ture, 99.9; respiration, 18. | DW. Briss. J. K. Barwes, J. J. Woovwarn. Rowr. Rereurx. FRax« H. Hawuirox. NOT A REASSURING RULIETIN. | While this bulletin shows an improved condi- tion of the patient over his state at several pe- rieds during the afternoon, yet, as compared with last evening's bulletin, and with that of ~ | noon to-day, it is not reassuring. | Th | bulletin, but there has been no improvement over the noon provement. . when the et the very critical tinues, RSTITION AS TO SATURDAY. ioned as a matter of interest p that the President has a sort of tition that if he dies it will be on Satur- He has spoken of this conviction, it ts sad, everal times. The night's watch opens very mily indeed. —_—_—_—_—— Telegrams to The Star. since between two and tly condition of the President cc Tan PRES It nu | at this su; ‘THE PRESIDENTS CASE. | OPINIONS OF LEADING ENGLISH JOURNALS. THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED, |THE SARATOGA RACES TO-DAY. Satta f at noon, bulletins He has receive ile states he has | ard to the President's ¢ h SUMNONed, 1 tion te be in he or its re- lent, THE i t ' | rial this morning says: been too plainly losing if the most suneuine ad friends alized, ous and ought business, ians | | is conva not to be i eclitive ould contin} of SURpe ny ways anoma= annot be left anset- without injury to interests far f and wider than those of any parties or persons, Dr. Hammond on the President's Condition, ¥ August 26.—In answer to a ree Dr. Wm. A. Hemm plied as i think the time hi when t n be of any servi her to the F © public, and in the presence of deat: I have nothing to say, | = > _ A Brewery Burned. FIREMEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PrLapetraa, Pa., August 26.—Early this | morning M at 3Ist and | Jefferson, i originated from a tank of oil in the se attached, ul gutted the armset fire were fire burned for thi establisiment. sounded, but there | the engines owing to the alar . There were over vels of beer During the knocked several fireme MT a ladder, badly in- ames are Fred’k Cannon, Irons and John Wallace, re the most serious. > A Deserted Wife's Suicide, GaLvestox, August 26.—A_ special from Dak las, dated yesterday, to the News say weeks ago C. F. Burke arrived here from Little Rock with alady companion. To-day his wife and two children came to the city and bis 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. Asien iten nine, Looking for a Murderer to Lynch Bim. Denver, CoL., August 26.—A special of yes terday's date to the News from South Arkansas, this state, says:—*The dead body of a man named McCorkey was found dead at Mears last night under circumstances which indicated mar- der, and evidence pointed strongly to Charles Stone, a noted desperado, as the murderer. Stone started for this place shortly after the finding of the body, and he was arrested on the way. A number of McCorkey’s friends came after him, but the authorities had spirited him Fifty armed men are scourmg the streets here to-night, for Stone with the intention of lynching him.” Fatal Powder Mill Explosion, Porttanp, Me., ings of the powder manufactory of Watson, Burrill & Co., at Warren, Me., containing nearl | juring them. The Henry Clements, V Cannon's injuri = i i i