Tlic Somerset Herald. KDWAKJ) SCULL. Editor nd rnrictor. WKHNESDAY ....AuEti-trt. REFUZLCAN JUDICIARY TICKET HON. .! HN CESSNA, ni Hnlfi-rd. rim absouatb jrwiB : WILLIAM COLLIXS, of BoiiimswL. SAMUEL .SWPEItof Somiwt Tup. BEFDBUCAH COUNTY TICKET. ros rmTBOSoiisr : S. T. TP.EXT. of Soroersif. JOHN" J. SI'AXGLER, of Somerset Tn p. roc Bsaiflrrs aub KBrosnES : A. A. STI'TZMAV, of StonycmV T. Tna TBKArnnt: JOHN II. WE1MER, of fsiincrsot. APAil S. S1IAFFKH, of Jt nner Twp. JOSEPH HORXF.R. of Roniervt Twp. ro roo noru pinm-ron: DANIEL KIMMEUof Somerw-t Twp. fo ArorroM: JOHN 1. KHOAT, ofSomtwt Twp. ISRAEL EMEEICK. or Southampton Twp. The latest bulletins from Wash ington show but little, if any, proba bility of the President's recovery. The vast strength of the patient is nearly exhausted, and it can no longer be disguised that his life hangs on a single brittle thread. The only hope of his physicians was the possibility of giving him nourishment in the natural way, but the return of vomiting on Sunday afternoon shows that there is but slight prospect that he can retain sufficient sustenance to counteract the constant loss of strength by drainage from his wound. He has still an open wound twelve and a half inches deep, from which his strength w hourly ebbing; his stom ach will not retain food sufficient to nourish a babe; lie has lost some seventy jiounds. and is reported to be much emaciated; and, in addi tion to this, it is now admitted by his physicians that he is suffering from one species of blood poisoning. Can he much longer bear this waste and suffering? is the question. 4Since the day of his wounding hope has never seemed fainter yet, hope is apparently the only thing left us. The following bulletin, issued at S;.50 Tuesday morning, is the latest we have lefore going to press. It indicates an unchanged condition : 8:30 a. m. The President slept the greater part of the night, but awoke at frequent intervals. He hrw taken since last evening a hmrcrl quantity f liquid food by the mouth than in the corre?onding hour of any day during the past week. The use of nutritive enemata is contin ued at longer intervals. The parotid p welling is unchanged. Tulse 100, temperature 984, respiration IS. Mrs. Millard Fillmore, wife of rx-President Fillmore, died at her home in Buffalo, N. Y., last week, at the ripe old age of 71 years. Ox Tuesday of last week the Daily Putt and the Daily Courier, of Liver pool, England, announced the death of President Garfield and published obituary notices. It is alleged by the "knowing ones " that the assault of Guiteau on his jailor, was a cute dodge, on which to base the plea of insanity when he is brought up for trial. IIox. Jonx Cochrax, State Sena tor from the Second district, Phila delphia, died at Spring Lake on Sunday, the loth inn. lie was a Democratic leader in the Snate. AtxYiKinxc.totheNew York Time. Mr. Samuel J. TiMen is laying his plans to capture the New York Gov ernorship next year, as a preiimina ry step towards the lresidener in 1VS4. . ; It Ls not tho President V wound that is now giving his physicians trouble, but the low state of hie system produced b starvation His stomach ref'ises to longer do duty, and his alaraiiu? disability is his great weakness. The coming election in New York State is an important one, a new Comlroller, Secretary of State, At torney General, State Engineer and Purveyor. Treasurer, a Court of Ap peals Judge, several Supreme Court Judges, including one for the Eighth Judicial District, nad full legisla ture will be chosen. The last of the building ot the Centennial Exhibition of 1S78 the Main Building was sold at public auction, in Philadelphia, on the 9th inst, for T,fm. The building originally cost tl.C00.00a In its construction 75,XK),0W fcet of lum ber and 8,500,000 pounds of iron were consumed. The structure was 1 .830 feet long and 404 widt Many of our readers will remember Us vast proportions, and the wonderful iisplay made therein. 4 Pi-ring the month of July there arrived at the various ports of this country C2,5sy passenger, of whom 'tt(V,)7 were immigrants. The total number of immigrants during July 1S80 was W,tt85. Washington dispatches sav that the President's emanation i" fo ap-' paliing tbr.t friends who hnve not I seen him Mtn-e he was shot would j not recognize him. It is estimated; that he has lost not less than seventy-five pounds in weight. The latest bulletins from Wash ington represent the President's con dition as being substantially un changed. It is the same old story jfc over arain. Tho physicians nay that they are Katislied with the situ ation, and that the outlook is en couraging, but people will take no tice of Mr. , Garfield V continued weakness, of his increasing liability to attacks of fever, of the unabated frequency of his pulse, of the weak ness of his digestive organs and of his want of recuperative power, and they will form their own conclu sions. . Workmen and workwomen in France live and thrive on wages which would scarcely keep soul and body together in this country. A French journal the other day pub lished a table showing that thcaer age wages in fiftj--one di.-tinct trades were only GO cents a day, S3 C3 a week. These were the wages of men. For women, the average ia eleven trades is CI 1 cents a day, or $1 871 cents a week. Decorative sculptors a class of highly skilled and intelligent workmen receive only 12. cents a d' Such work men here would pr ..ably ram from $4 to S" per day. Now that the life of the President is in such imminent peril it Is rather curious to see how certain journals have changed their expressed views of the Vice President. They have now discovered that he has borne himself with dignity and discretion during the illness of the President, and that the country entertains for him nothing but the kindliest feelings, and further that should he be called to the Presidency he will receive the loyal support of all class es of citizens. After the unmanly denunciation of Mr. Arthur by these same journals, immediately after the wounding of Mr. Garfield, their gush over him now can be taken for what it is worth. - Pottlar sentiment toward Gen eral Arthur has sustained a wonder ful change within the last six weeks. Immediately after Mr. Garfield -was shot, it was a common thing to hear people, who knew no better, or who spoke without thought, deplore the situation, chiefly because it w ould be such a bad thing for the country if Vice President Arthur were called to the Executive chair. That was wild talk, due partly to misrepre sentation, partly to prejudice and partly to the excitement of the mo ment. No such apprehensions are now entertained. People know more about General Arthur than they did two months ago, and they have learned to recognize an element of consolation in the fact that he would be Mr. Garfield's sue.es.--or. X'r.'h .Imtvvai. Another anxious day has gone by, and still the patient sufferer at the White House has been able to hold his own. He has even, accord- ing to the bulletins, gained some ground. The exhauscd stomach shows signs of recuperation, and a little nourishment has been normal ly taken with entirely beneficial re sults. Though it must be a source of great discomfort, the doctors are agreed that the inflammation of the parotid gland is a natural and not a ! dangerous complication, the conse quence of the debilitated condition to which the President has been re duced. The wound itself is said to be rai.Idlv healinsr mi. and has i ceased to be the cause of apnrehen-! ... ... , sun, w una m-rjuuug now ue- pends upon the ability of nature j eager to step into the fhoes of Gen and the doctors to re-establish thcral Garfielliho would have been natural process of nutrition. As to ' mercilessly, and perhaj justly, crit this the chances seem to be evenly ! C1 lu? t,t0 WahinS' balanced. Xorth A rUan . The President's condition, not withstanding the slight improve ment which his physicians arc dis posed to record, is far from re-assuring. The inllammation of the paro tid gland may not be an indication of blood poisoning or at least only rk -.1l'. Wii..-! . . C 4l.A nnsi inn . . f , . , ' f r .... r..w.,-uut M.v this symptom is not calculate. ' to restore confidonre yi Mr. Garfield's chances for recovery.- There was a time when the surgeon claimed that every day strengthened Uuj prospects of hi? convalescence ; that can be said no longer. The drain on his S3-sicm ontinueg, and the means of repairing the loss grow lets and lew. The utmost that the medical attendants are now able to do k to sustakt life ; they cannot hope vo replace hi wasted energies. Yet discouraging ns tiw case seems to be, it is not hopeless, fta tenac ity with which the President cling? to life, his immense will power, and his " unstauipedabla " courage, may yet enable nature to work tlut cure which the surgeons have, so far4 been powerless to effect. So long as he himself does not despair, llie country may well cling to the hope of his recovery. .- , axuxos. Auv tL dimerous messages of sympathy from all parts of the country called fbrtli Ly Ihfi critical condition of the President mat cxie from New York, the sender a etou 1 l.i... .. rr r. ""J ". , -,s - - douU 1"he suspicion that one wor sorco of his blood if transmission thy of this high olhc, as re believe would save the President's life. J General Arthur is worthy, is engaged The PoslofhYe Department has conferred authority on postmasters, not possessed before, to correct mis .. t directed letters where possible, and forwsr i iheui, instead, an has been the cnstoM, of sending them to the dead letter oilier. This is certainly a commendable stejK Ylry f'v"appl"cants come forward t tike part in tin: coims's for the j free scholarships in the State Agri- j cultural College. Is it to be inferred i that there is an aversion to a farm er's life in the rising generation? It is doubtful whether or not this is true, but still the fact remains that the applicants for the free scholar- hips in tlw iut-titution referred to are very small. T'h'jruh. Pexxsvlva ..i never suffered as severely from drouth as she now docs along her entire line, the coun ties bordering on New Jersey and New York. The water famine is so general that in some local i lies vigi lance committees are organized to prevent any waste for unnecessary purposes, which are named. In Monroe, parts of Luzerne, Lacka wanna, Wayne, Northampton, and parts of Pike counties the drouth has litTilly parched the country, ; destroying all late crops and laii fruit.and rendering the roads almost i impassable bv dust. 1 f a fire should j . . .... . i. occur in any town in that locality, where tho great majority of the buildings arc frame, the effect would be terrible, as no human effort could stay the flames before they had de voured every object consumable. Congress will be asked, at the coming session, to provide at once for the erection of a mansion for the President of the Vnited States, to be located somewhere beyond the ma- llarial line of Washington City, and where a main sewer need not c run through its basement. Such a man sion ought to have beer, built thirty years ago, as tho White House for the last twenty years has been unfit for habitation. The experience of the last six weeks now proves how unhealthy the house has become, and how unreasonable it is to com pel the Chief Magistrate to take his family there as a place of permanent residence. Congress will be asked as soon as it meets to proceed at once to secure the erection of a 6uit- able house for the President, located where its occupants will be in no danger of malaria. Happily the probability that Gen eral Arthur will be called to the Presidential chair by the death of President Garfield is growing les3 day by day, and yet there is just enough chance of it t give some weight to the opinions of prominent men as to what kind of a President Mr. Arthur would make. William H. Vanderbilt has no hesitation in saying that, having known Mr. Ar thur for years, he regards him as in every way qualified to make a safe, sensible and honest Executive, who would do no act that would impair the safety, the credit or the prosper ity of the country. He adds : " I have large business and financial in terests, and I have no fear that any of them would suffer through Mr. Arthur's conduct in the Presidential office." Jay Gould says: " I regard Mr. Arthur as a man peculiarly well qualified for that high position, and 1 believe that his administration should he be called to the office, would be one of which the country would have reason to be proud." This sentiment is undoubtedly the prevailing one in business circles Any sensational tdk concerning Mr. Arthur's possible occupancy of the White House is as ridiculous as it is unwarranted. Phila. Record. CriiiciKinjf the Viet I'resitlcnt. It is difficult to be a satisfactory President, and then again it is diffi cult to be a satisfactory Vice Presi dent. We are not sure but it is more difficult to be an acceptable Vice President, especially under the peculiarly distressing circumstances that surround Mr. Arthur, than it is to be the Chief Magistrate himself. ...If lrvAnhn' haJ lted off to Washington at every unfavorable g ymptom cf t!ie President, as if uni, ii ii.ii iiij uiuw mc i rt'Muciik was suffering from '"inability." within tho meaning of the Constitution, which rendered him unable to. per form -the duties of his position, and insisted upon taking ujfin his shoul ders the Presidential oilice, he would have been roundly censured, as he would have deserved to be. That he has done'none of these things, but conducted himself with com mendable modesty and feeling in the midst of all this trouble, has gener- auvbeen placed to his credit. Hut how extremely difficult it is to satis fy everybody in apparent from an editorial in a new " ork York paper of Sunday. This takes General Ar thur to task for not beinsr fit the i SC?i;!wfltl,ue.Vr?j!1';"t di,,arc?n?i the duties that devolve upon him. "Instead of being there," says the newspaper, ready to assist him in the duties of his office, anxious to relieve him of every care and rer sponsibility, he ha?gone a-fishin w ith a list in his pocket of the office holders he intends lo decapitate as soon as the telegraph informs him that the President has breathed his last. If a public document has to be signed, the lresident is lifted up frpm his dying couch a doctor reads ove? the paper to him, and his scrawllafinaureiswithdiftienltv' affiuV J other attack of fever' office-i f The talk about a list of holders in. the pocket of the Vice t n.T5ixu;jv is a sit.itmcuil ail HMlHO-j ious fling at Cteneral Arthur, whidi j his quiet and modest Iwaring has j not degcrved.; The newsnaner inak-i . . - , ff j ing it had no means of knowing it here that it was untrue. Mr. Ar-jit thur ever publ v . . " u.mu.. . Ai',ivpuvc wu (.win iruaioa nas i is a Republican; no one lia, eompleudy subsided, and tlwt the questioned his devotion to Rr patient is able to , take and digest ! ican doctnne?, and that he wiU auiUble ftxid, there wiU yet be room j ij vuu luo m-,,uuum piuicipies i lor recovery, un me oilier Hand Part strenarth. his final . reonverv old hrewer . l cf his nreneeessor. if h h llrl tA ; if tho tmnmmmonf ruiJ.l 1 :.n i. i i a. t r'.i ii . '.ui I j 7 a- v . r , ""r"".....t i.wiucu uu mifjui u uopeu iur. tu view oi in is , we uoor oi , the iiiiij ,ot affairs, no one can fairly cdnesdav is not maintained, thoro aiatamont nf iha n nnth Cr,n ( i, T": T- TT T - in speculating upon what he will do with a. few petty offices in case a rent misiortunc should befall his chief, is worthy onlvof a vcrv small head an 1 heart. We venture to say, : if General Arthur nad done precisely what the paper which thus assails him denounces him for not doing, that paper would have been among the first to declare that he was try- 'ing urfol. the" President of his pre rogative , ami assume powers which j did not 'icloiig to him. Certainly1 no one could have liehaved with more delicacy than has the Vice President so far, wVhy, not treat him with the common courtesy which should prevail amonj gentle men, and w hich' is 'characteristic of fair play? Inter-Ocean. Supposing tho Worst . The precariou condition in widt h the President is lying has naturally revived some political discission in regard to the political consequences which might be ex pected to attend his death. 15ut in its tone the de bate now going on is- essentially dif ferent from that which so suddenly and tumultuouHly f prang up on the memorable day of the attempted as sassination. 1 Not many: jeople re tain their presence of mind through all the excitement caused by news so dreadful and : bo utterly unfor seen. ' By far tho greater majority gave themselves up to appreheri- oivua i ...in ii u. v .vi.v ...v ' cwina whith worn nAnn th0 lfs the less dis- quieting because they were so vague a"nd unsubstantial. They feared they knew not what, and they scarce knew why. 1 Panic was in the air, and sober sense which is usually a salient characteristic of the Ameri can citizen was whirled away in a storm of wild alarm. We had supposed that an Ameri can President, placed in office by the public will, and wielding his powers for the public benefit a man neither enjoying or claiming any personal privileges, who for a little while had been raised up from among the people for the general good, and who in a little while would descend from the height to which he had been raised and bo one of tho pcoplo again we had thought that such a ruler was safe from the dangers which beset the hereditary and despotic sovereign, and it was a staggering : shock when Guiteau's pistol opened our eyes to the truth that in a republic as in an empire the man who in his person represents authority ia uot safe from the malevolence which authority in spires. It seemed as though the crime at Washington pointed to the failure of republican principals and institution?, and the gloom of this suggestion did much to darken the j future, ' The bitterness provoked by the contest in New York State was another element of apprehension, and the unwarranted attacks which had been made on the Vice Presi dent were a powerful factor in agi tating the public mind. Happily that agitation has now subsided. People have entirely recovered from the panic bv which at first their 'judgment was obscured. Guiteau's crime is now understood to nave no political signifiicence whatever ; to have had no more connection with the success or stability of our insti tutions than any vulgar murder prompted by cupidity or revenge. The phantom of a political revolu tion to follow the President's death by which many were affrighted: lias also disappeared. .- For every reason Mr. Garfield's recovery is most earnestly and pray erfully to be desired. Any great political change has a disturbing and therefore a prejudicial effect upon the business of the country, and on account of that, if nothing else, the necessity for the ice Pres ident's succession would be most unfortunate. And there arc other reasons to the same tenor. Mr. Garfield has gained in an extraor dinary and quite exceptional meas ure the confidence of his fellow-citizens. If he recovers, he will have greater influence than any American iTesident before him was ever able to command. His capacity for suc cessful action in public affairs will, humanly speaking, be well nigh un bounded, and that he will use it to the miblic good no one can doubt Merely from a political point of view, his life is therefore of inestim able value to the country, and that he will be spared must bo the heart felt prayer of every good citizen. Iut whatever happens, there are no rocks ahead which need occasion alarm. Should General Arthur be called to take supreme control, the jar of the transition will be quickly over, and in a few days everything will be running along as smoothly as though nothing had happened. I'hiln. Xurth Amrrican. Anofhor Crank. Wasuin(;ton, August 19. Early this afternoon a young woman ap peared at the entrance to the execu tive grounds attired in a bathing suit and applied for admission, say ing she must see the President im mediately or he would be dead in an hour. She had in her possession a minature saw and a vial contain ing a liquid. A curious crowd gath ered around the female, and one of the guards informed her that she would have to go with him. 'What for?" she inquired. "Why," said the guard "don't you see whata sen sation you are causing ?" "That is not my fault," she quickly respond ed ; "you are a policeman disperse the crowd." After again demand ing to see the President, and stating that she was just from Manhattan Peach and that her husband was a fireman in Brooklyn, the policeman look her in charge. The crazy woman who was arrest- more a rout her. ed at the White House gates this morning, upon being taken to the insane asylum was found to be Wh th ri,h , rWih(r tw wore, lhe theory; of the: police ofhciahi is that she was taken crazy I when on the etago, and felt that she j regain his strength, he will stand a was necessary to save the President's fair chance of recovery. I f on the life. This she proposed to do by a contrary ths stomach again becomes gold amulet, which she wore, and intolerant of nourishment and en by a shoe she . carried. She said i tirely refuse for any great length of that if the shoo fitted the President ' time" to receive food, the consequen- ? u y .n wy pne uvra ttt: J'f had a suit of i m ..v i . i 1 t i rc?lt ciosc to resemble a man's. 1 The l-iiJo5, Lancet . Ixixdox, Aug. Ii). The lancet of tins week says; f"PresidentGaruelds increased debildir nml nnratmt. ' vw frequent puke aio elements ia thi ! prove that g-utnc irntatioa has j will be but small chance of combat-! in2 successful v the. Ktnm . haustation. , . . . t THE PRESIDENT ! HIS CONDITION NOT ENCOURAGING. Ho Ih I liable to Retain Food on Hi Ktwinacli, Hvlnjr Vomited ... .j. Twice During Sun ; . day Afternoon. J j AlX DEPENDS I'l-O.N V! A Vo.t A RLE Tf I! S TO-HAV IT OASTKIC PWTl HIS- . ANTE CONTIXt ES Til PRESIDENT CAN NOT LIVE. , Washington, August 20. Satur day in every stage of the President's illness seems to have been a day of anxietv and sometimes a critical day. to-day, however, seems to be an exception to the rule. The morning bulletin was u most gratify ing one and seemed to greatly re store confidence. The President's pulse had gone down two beats since yesterday. The morning bul letin was as follows : a. m. The President has passed a quiet night, and this morn ing his condition does not differ ma terially from what it was yesterday at the same hour. The swelling of the parotid gland is unchanged and is free from pain. This morning his pulse is t)S, temperature 5W.4, respiration IS. EI RTHER ABOET THE TROlIINC In an interview with a represent ative of the press this afternoon, Dr. LUies gave in substance the fallowing account of the recent exploration of the President s wouid by means ot a flexible rubber catheter, reference to which was made for the hrst time in the noon bulletin to-day : Since the operation of the Sth of August no drainage tube has been used in the wound. At the morn ing and evening dressing, however, a small flexible rubber tube about a quarter of an inch in diameter was introduced and a weak solution of carbolic acid and water forced through it to cleanse the wound and bring out accumulated pus. Up to yesterday morning the surgeons had lcen unable to pass the tube beyond a voint distant three and a half or four inches from the mouth of the last incision. At that point I al ways met with an obstruction which could not be overcome without the exertion of force, and fcirce the sur geons did not think it prudent to employ. The apparent prominence of this obstruction finally led the surgeons to believe the depth of the wound had healed, or at least the track of the ball had healed at the point where the rubber catheter was stopped. A few days since, how ever, it was noticed that the quantity of pus discharged by the wound at one of the regular dressings was greater than the quantity of water which the wound would hold after the pus had been- removed. This clearly indicated one of two things, viz: either that the pus whibh was in excess of the apparent capacity of the wound came from a conceal ed and unsuspected cavity, or that the surgeons were mistaken in sup posing that the depth of the wound had healed. It also indicated that the obstruction which prevented the passage of the catheter did not in terfere with the flow of pus outward from the deep and unhealed interior. The low temperature of the patient negatived the theory of a pus cav ity, and the surgeons therefore came to the conclusion that the deeper parts of the wound must still be open, and that the excess of pus w hich could not be otherwise ac counted for must have come from there, notwithstanding the apparent obstruction encountered by the cath eter. On Thursday Dr. Dliss made a long and careful examination of the wound, but wa3 still unable to get tlje tube deeper than about SI inches. ,On Friday morning, how ever, during the dressing of the wound, a slim piece ol cellular tis sue, a piece about as large as the end of one's little finger, sloughed' off or detached, and was washed out with the pus. This fragment of tis sue had apparently been half de tached for some time and had acted as a sort of rude valve at the point where the track of the ball seemed to be olistructed, closing it against the catheter and against water from the outside, but opening to the press ure from the inside and allowing the subllow of pus from the deeper parts of the wound. Cpon the re moval of this fragment of tissue, Dr. I'.liss again introduced a flexible rubber tube, and finding that it no longer encountered resistance, pass ed it in as already stated to the dis tance of 12 1 inches. A 1 most the en tire track of the ball was then thor oughly washed out The pus which came from this deeper part of the wound, although not great in quan tity, was unusually wiiite, and was perfectly healthy in character. . It was in fact better pus than that se creted by the more superficial parts of the wound. If any septip taint lias passed into the patient's blopd it originated not in the pus, which has been entirely protected frpm acid. j Nothing new will regard to the i direction of the ball had been learn ed, Dr. Bliss said, from tho passage of the catheter to this unusual depth. The tube was so soft and flexible that one could only judge approximately the direction" which it had taken. It passed downward and forward toward the point in the anterior wall of the abdomen where the ball had always been supposed to lie. and" that was the most that could be alfirmed. In Dr. Bliss' opinion the distance from the end of the tube to the ball was not three inches. . ALL DEI'KXDS LTO. THlt STOMACH. ! In conclusion, Dr Bliss said the whole question of the future of the President's case depends now upon thestjmach. If that organ can receive and assimilate food enough to make good the present drain - upon the system and enable the patient to i nil . ' ces may oe latai. jt present all the indicaUons are that the stomach fact, he said, u We base our hopeful anticipations." THE RENEWED YOMITIXO. Washixotox, August 21. To night's bulletins stating that the President had vomited fwice this . vvf iii iiv , uiuibvu nivv Mill? afVrnoon was 'ft uprise to the pub- eueci. ne tqrgeonp nave said ot- late that the Presidept'j recoil depended upon his stomach; that jf ' it would retain noarisbmenl to im, i effect The surgeons have said of of vomiting is regarded general! as j m.t nnf.mii.Ki. BTr,m 'n. i Bliss says, however, that the vomit-J - MM.W1V....W.1. bj m.i.vi..; -jy.. iffitSLS-S: tinued irritability of the stomach He says that owing to the swelling of the parotid gland a mucous col lection jrathered in- the President's throat, which it has been difficult forhim toexpel ; that this has caused th-; President considerable annoy ance for two days past, and when he sleeps this 'gathering of phlegm j in his throat cu-uscs it rattling; that' to-day his efforts to expel the phlegm caused a vioient spell of ( coughing which ended in vomiting i and that the second vomiting fol lowed a fit of coughing, imme diately.. Bliss ,'says that the vom iting came about two hours after the nourishment had been taken into the stomach ; that there was no nausea whatever, and all the evi dence, he says, goes to show that the stomach performs its functions and is coinltt?ly free from irrita bility. He said that although satis fied the vomiting was caused by the mucoua collection and the cough ing, : it has been decided to give tho stomach a short rest, ami that no more nourishment will be put into it for a few hours; that ene mata will bo depended upon entire ly to sustain the President until it is entirely safe to resume the giving of food by the mouth ; that as the stomach has had this strain, it is better not to risk irritating it any with food. He says this statement, of course, of tho vomiting was not included in the bulletin, because it would liavo required too much ex planation to make it understood, jarm wonu iave extended the bulle- tin into a lenghty document, that the doctors considered the advisa bility of making this bulletin, but concluded to simply state that the vomiting had occurred. He says the first vomiting discharged the contents, but the second expelled about four ounces of bile, and thus cleaned tho stomach out. The swelling of the gland is hardened, and is preparing to supperate. The surgeons think it will not be in con dition to cut in less than four or five days. The last spell of vomit ing was at 5:15 o'clock p. m., and up to 9:30 there had not been any more, so a message then received from one of the doctors said. De spite the explanation given of the cause of the vomiting, their is a gen eral disposition here to take a gloo my view of the case. lue marked reticence ottnesur-i geons and the attendants on the President to-night tends to increase this feeling. They have remained shut up in rooms near the President, except that two or three of the at tendants passed through the pri vate Secretary's oilice, but they would not say anything about the case. Efforts to get even a ..,1 4..n i. .,... -..:i, . I 1T declined to be seen or send any nies- sage jls to his opinion, simply refer - . .- .' ring the inquirers IC IMIIUIII'13 l lilt UUUCMIl. Whenever the President appears to be doing well it is not difficult to see the surgeons and attendants. To-night all the members of the Cabinet met at the White House, and they have remained close in the Cabinet room. The countenances of the inmates of the White House indicate a feeline of uneasiness, to say the least. Tiiere is a fear prev alent that the Prudent is too weak to be nourished much longer by en ema, although Dr. Hliss says this method has so far pi . ved eminently successful, and that ihe President really gains some strength from It Washington, August 21. Dr. Boy nton said about 0 o'clock to night it was about as well to admit that this vomiting spell of the Pres ident might portend serious results ; that while it was doubtless true that severe coughing had brought on the vomiting, it might indicate continued weakness of tho stomach, will admit of his taking nourish ment into it from now on, the case would look desperate. Dr. IJoyn- ton thought to-morrow would prob- ably decide the case one way or the other. Sion after Dr. Pdiss admit ed, substantially, that the condition of the case to-morrow would be like ly to show whether the President can recover or not He expressed himself as feeling hojieful, but said tllf Prclilfn inllttt. Iu 'ihlo trk ri. ceive nourishment in the natural way if he is to recover. He believ ed to-morrow would probably show a favorable turn, and if so there would be ground for hope. If on the contrary, the stomach should revolt against food, thecase will look badly. nLAINF.'s DISPATCH. The following was sent to-night. Lowell, Minister. London. The President's sleep last night was brok- i en and unrestlul ; his symptoms inroughout tne day nave been less fa vorable and his gencrel condition not encouraging. He is unable to retain food on his stomach, having vomited twice in the afternoon, the last time at five o'clock. This even ing he has been able to drink water and retain it The swelling of the parotid gland has not increased. The pulse and temperature are about the same as yesterday. His sleep up to his hour 11 p. m. has been some what disturbed. We are deeply anxious. Blaine, Hec. Minnesota RepuMU-anw, St. Paul, Minn., August 17. The Uepnblican State Central Commit tee met here to-day, and called the State convention at St. Paul on the 2Sth of September. The following resolutions were unanimously adop ted: Iictshvcd, That in the presents hour of national anxiety and solicitude, we express the earnest hope that the skill of the physicians may pre- ering the President of the United vau, ana prove successful m recov states to health and the discharge of the duties of his great office. ' Be-tnhed, That we denounce with feelings of the deepest condemna tion the act by which so noble and useful a man has been stricken down, and carnfstly demand that a suitable punishment, so far as it is possible, be meted out to his despic able assassin. yotrftj, mat we express our deepest sympathy for the aged mother, the devoted wife, and other members of the President's family in the great affliction, and pray that they may be sustained by a kind Providence in their prolonged trial. Rmilved, That these resolutions be forwarded to the Sectreary of Shite, and Secretary Windom, as an expression 'which' w;e- believe' js in dorsed bv every citizen of Xjmricso t.. 1 ' - - ta Y Failing Ffoor. -Pifwhubqh, August .-This ruorning about l 'clqck, wljile a fore ofVn were denial sh'.ng an t. i i iT'"'-'1 iorcpmmen were denmiistnr.g an yon Puouesue avenue,: me imra story give way, isen in and kiUing John Feincv instanUy! n.K.Lii.,;( ., i thtt debris, j ly injured .i.b.a i.tic rtn..u.-t uui nufc lilL.ll- j GDimU ATTACKS A GOAEDJ j pESPEPATb ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE LATTERS LIFE. I Th PrJoiK-r Makt-B a l"nli!c K.Tort toj Knot no Fierce StruKx'e f'r a R- volvcr Knife Fonml in llw j INtMNTHMion oT the Won Id Im? A-ata-wln Th IVi m Offiii-r'n Account. Washington, August 17. Con sid. rable excitement was auscd here this morning by a report that Gui teau, the assassin, had made a des perate effort to escape from the jail, attempting to kill one of the guards. EXIE.WokINi TO SITPKESS TIIEAE E.UR. The deputy warden of the jail de- tret hold oi'a knife in the absence the warden, is trying to protect himself by denying that the thing happened. DETAILS Or THE AFFAIR. The Critic, which first published the story, says: News of the Presi dent's critical condition gave rise to a number of rumors at the jail yes terday, which were increase! by the fact that early last evening the guard was doubled "and the miliUry drill was held in the rotunda, the noise of which awoke Guiteau to a state r c. ,:....,.,. ir ..,...,I his cell and inquired anxiously for news from the ITesident. A rumor reached the jail early in the evening that the President was dying, and it was supposed that Guiteau heard it. He was observed to climb up to a nJUUWW 111 1113 II 11 41IIV4 Sit whin u r.A .;....- i, S11U HI LLl Al LA iltiin.HK, W. C. McGill, who has chrrgeof the jail on alternate nights-, visited the prisoners cell several times, and coming to the conclusion that Gui teau had heard from some of the prisoners ed times clin dow miirht be attempting to hang him self prompted the guard to vicit the cell at 4;U) o'clock this morning. Mr. McGill, upon opening the cell found that Guiteau was concealing something in his hands, and deter mining that it was a knife, he said : wl"kiit nra vrk.i ilninfF witVi flint f IJ i' 4.1 . , VIA WV.Alp, " . ."1.1 . knife?'' Guiteau then looked up ex citedly and cried : "so help nie Gol I have no knife!" Mr. McGill in- S1 he. had' and KtoPFc to" ! ""i""': ' "V, ! snrane uo and rushed at him lun- I , J 1 ously and made a savase cut at his throat. McGill drew back and the nied the story of Guiteau's assault 1 rcM.iei.i ,..... .a., - - ; i upon a guard. General Crocker, he, as well ah Mrs. Garheld, insist ; c v SnJTJ"; W.. the warden, was absent last night, upon be.ug kept we . inarmed of , J"!,, ' '"",.. This denial is not altogether credit- every phae of his illness, and fol- : . - -cd here. It is claimed that the 00 lows with deep interest eycry move f amio-t a w, re currence really took place, but the rr.ent looking to his comfort. J he ; ; maW,(iii :, '' deputv warden, realizing that it was daily dreeing-, ! the wound have . i..e JIV,. .,.,i'J.,nmfli.nt tr. L.t CimUioii not srcneiallv caused him "real nam. 1,1 '"'ijtv- alarmingiumors, he watch- u"" " m-: the Mexira naj"a him with unupunl care. evt i.:l ' . ; , v , . , and retook the st-k V Mr. McGill observed (iuiteau 'V'.i T V- 1 . i red during the latter r,.r. . ging to the iron liars ot Ins win-; ' ,7 T- " ' i It is i.robable that th . . a i irinm inun iii'!iiMir u i ri i ri : l m ' . . . - i. and an idea that the prisoner "R-v au I " "! firs W(,r Sfm, f;. ,,rr i.it on.li'saw Mrs. Garfield to-day. and re- n: JL ,a.. ,.,1. v. 1. r, liiaAil. Liv.au iub un biit. ibi shoulder. The guard drew his re volver without cocking it, but find- j ing himself unable to disarm his assailant he finally cocked the re volver, when Guiteau dropped his knife and grasped the more formid able weapon, crying for help and culling that he w:is being shot. The pistol was accidentally discharged, and several guards rushed to the cell, when Guiteau was disarmed. rP 1 1 o t;i(icc 1 n n n1 ffiini'lj that he was acting in self defence, and that Mctiill had attempted to ih(-.nt him WHAT THK W A RnitN AY-. Warden Crocker, of the jail, says that there i9 no truth in the ton of Guiteau's having a knife or hav ing assaulted a guard. Crocker says all there is in the story is that Gui teau was climbing up the bar? of his cell evidently to hear the talk about the President. The guard ordered him down and he refused to obey, The guard entered the cell, and Gui teau still refused to get down from the iosition he had climbed to. The guard seized GuiU-au and there was a scnille in which the guard's gun was accidentally discharged. This version does not gain general cred ence. . HOW THE KNIFE WAS OBTAINED. The question how Guiteau abtain (HI the knite is generally explained i.v. .1 1 .u . once occupied the cell and that sever nv me mcL iiiul 11:1111? neniorn "w7i "'"u'"e"? i six weeks struggle for life. The will return to the citv r.r.::! concealed by that criminal. I he throng man whom you have often ! President's illness shall t knife is what is generally known by heard talk so grandly from the ros- j pletelv under control or he L .CT- i , : ' i V criminal substitute for ack knife, I carving knite, razor or dagger. It is made out of the piece of steel found I in the sole ot a boot which can be sharpened on a stone or window! sill until it becomes exceedingly! keen. The blade is generally about j two or three inches lon? and half; an men oroaa and an men or more left unsharpened, and wrapjwd in rags or paper for a handle. These instruments are used bv prisoners for various purposes. Tfiey are con fiscated by jailors whenever they are found. It is also considered possible that one of the other priso- neri nad in some way left the knite where Guiteau could get it. 1 he assassin considers hia escape very fortunate, and when a guard said in his presence that he had thought the pistol shot '"had settled tho dog," he replied : My dear sir. that is too important a subject for joking. A life is valuable. w hat mo; ill says. The startling episode created in tense excitement at the jail. Mr. McGill, the -uard, told a reporter this morning that he supposed Gui teau thought the President was dead, ?nd l?k thls mean, ,of Provm? his insanity iiiosi. conclusively, l ne guard who was attacked is "a heavy built man, of kind, pleasant man ners, and against whom, personally, Guiteau could have no bitter feeling The success of the plan to kill the guard would not have given Gui-I . . -,. , , "-t- 1 7i ii : rru" ""I;, : A e., tne ueeu. i ne guards at tne of U-con-.ing county for oilicialspec "LaIe iS? iVfly,: Hl4n mineraf irruption. '.Mr ' ninVii '"''"ells has placed the matter in the Guiteau s attack. 'hands of Hon. II. C. Pearson, his HETK E.NT OKFI !AI.. a reporter and and duty and not public about the assassin. Tho theory advanced by some is that' .1 'i -J - " . 4 , tne Rnne was civen to mm ry a Atgh hvestlgatmn i prisoner. l""1 iwiiRaun will be ordered bv General Crocker at " ft ht out -' " " ' ' " ' - hwv' - . The guard of saldlora at the jail has been doubled and now consists of twm U men and hree comm . " i K" . 1 . to.m.mw. . aiuiieii OU1LI.TS. J 111 OS t Vigilant . .v . 1 . " . I watch is kept oyer the prisoner. j s soon as the facts were known ' accused officials will be'arrested and f savs : "An unsuecc--;f',;'. made his way to tho jail j indicted as soon as the prosecuting j was made yeste'dav U r.-. :i" . saw Assistant warden Rnss party has collected all the evidence ' cursion tin, Uuvintf " , , v;i army officers who are doins for the chanre that it is imssible ti ! men. women and children,''? a - there. They all refused to talk '""ing against them. f cross tiw across the tra- " said they had been instructed' " V ' .. ,. ' i train was iroinir i the rate oi u to communicate anything to the' . UeaerAl Gmqi4 UriM,ea. miiM an h.,ur. and the engine m flow H Han Riitr.-rpil. IMACl.YTKIi KKVrrkM, Hol.LOW EVES AXI TK.IITLY PHAHV SKIS. i i Washington, August 1(5. A gen tleman who ha sten the President within a day or tw say9 ho was so j shocked at his , altered appearance that h? could scarcely conceal his ? sense of painful surprise." His ema ciated features, hi.-: hollow eyes, the skin drawn tight acros-t hi face, told a tale nf suffering and weak- - nev that lh. infiriiiatiwii dribbled hul elms had not con r. ho had not seen him -i.nt ' ftn tx tVrtf refll:7Pif th i truth whin Heir attention was " - . - - - fected U it It reported from of j l.'"t w henever . tho time approached h;r tins service in' i.as aiwavs man tested some dread that Dam would veyed to an anxious nation. The I -"fX- ' "A 'J:' great change in the President's ap- ' ! 'S, "Vk (1 penratiw tna V not have bem so ob-1 tf . t,il.r1''" S"". T,(,r' vious to his attendant as to one i V"' ' l'er ri ar!1 1 in 1, tti 11.111 is .1.. t. .-!...-. .... !... ""' ""HIIHJZ T.J. V be inflicted, lie is i-aid to have sometimes expressed relief that the manipulation was ended, but never to have complained in a single in stance. Mrs. Garfield has said very little that did not indicate firm re liance upon the skill of the physi cians who have held the balance of life and death in their hands, but she La seemed sometimes to be puzzled at changes in President con dition which she had not been led j 1? om rq-resentation. made hf 5' P?.ycian, t is un- derstood that she has faith in Dr. Pliss, but more in Dr. Agnew. and it was at her request that Dr. Ag- new w as telegraphed to return to tho citv when Dr. Hamilton was . - . I about to leave She desires to have , . . - . . ) ilt-ri? itll LI1C L1U1-'. XL 1.-- ll.lb lllld 1 ii .1 ... :... It is not that her c.i ,.!.mi .1.1.. m..; ctiiiiiuciitr 111 me ?mii ut iiic j ttnf j tM.rulri-ina hia itpn lif friend say she Ik; ' - . . ' . . 7 fear lest prc-ss a warm friend of General (Jar ficld. who remarked that if he had been ft hospital patient under the care of the same surzeons he would now be on his feet. Slalemeiit ly a Personal 1 he fnnUlml. Kriem! l Wasiiiwtox, Aug. 1;. Marshal Henry sends the following to inquir ing Ohio friends: T JrU'wl in Ohio The Commer cial correspondent kindly offers the opportunity to communicate to you during these hours of anxietv. I 1 ceivel from her a d 1 ceiveu ircm ner a ucianeu account i 01 tne 1 renoent s conauion. rne is ' i : n 1 r.. 1 .4 . 1 1.. Mill :iui aim i nt-vr.ui, :w iic has teen during the strain of these long weary weeks. SiiesaLd that at no time since the President was wounded, had he aske.1 anyone to read to him from a book. Letters from friends have teen read to him, ond on a few occasions the head- 1 I - ..1. . . 1.. line, aim eriiap! ;i snuri .irucin from a newspaper. This fact will iLlustrate to those who ki;iw him no taUM na3, '"' ven ;nnr the nwwt fciyorable days. I 'have converse! with some of the j physicians and attendants, and am satisfied from all 1 can learn that Iii-i v . :t :t:. i , icuiis euuieu in trv..' .. me nuuini ia uuui lien, j i-irjt j iioi, uy special car, ana ne trouble is the weakness of the stom- j UI Sl-el verv much reliev-i ach. I am assured that there is no! here, of course. At that .Ii indication of blood poise-n. Dr. j from the Capital we car.n.-r. Boynton is more familiar with the ' accurate information as :-- caprices of the President's stomach than any of the attending physician, and I am informed that hi is now consulted more particularly on that subject than formerly. Nothing is .1 1.., "... .. .1 none, nun i-r, iiiioui a morougri consultation of all the physicians. At this hour the condition of the President is quite 'eneou raging. He is very weak, however, and in my judgment will be feeble for some, time. liet nie remind vou of what I President lfirw.l:i!f kmuI ii n-ct-a - U to-night: -'Vou may hone! j but you must not be too hopeful." " " llir in n w icar, - 1 hut the debility and weakness of r : v 1 .u... r iruniM now pine ami wasted, but rtill has the will to conquer in the terrible struggle as he has conquered a hundred cnflicts before q h Hfxuy " ' ' sirearjr Riainns i;etnm. . W.iiixtox, August H. .Secre - I Lirr U:i)nn nmv-l n fK llmW - express at 4 o'clock yesterday after - noon, and was met at the depot by Secretary of War Lincoln, who drove tl - - - - ' . with him at once to the White UJ .i.-ruwin ..lll'l irv Hill, There'' he met Prs. liovnton and ......n.-, ,,iit ui, tin.- mile ni me i j executive Mansion, and alter a j short conversation with them, which j relieved his mind very much, he j 3aidi he went to the Arlington Hotel ! ana todii np hk quarters there tern- porarily. He said that he had left Augusta; Me., at 3 o'clock on Tues day, and traveled with the utmost celerity, barely making the connec tion with the southbound train rt New York in the morning. Now he will stiy, however, until the dan ger is over or the end conies. He at once indited a dispatch to Minis ter Lowell, and in the evening re turned again to the White House, where he met and haa a long con versation with Mrs. Garfield. " W M.i.iAMsposiT, Auj: ... 1st 111. Mr iu ue me prosecutor in a suit to Lc wrought against the Commw-ioners attorney, and it is expected that the KFEixrtiuM, 111., August 17. The next reunion of General Grant's old , ff' 21st . t) :.: " (iWu 9' m- 2V i J?t LntifrS! hf'tli0 atthit Tl , ll yk g present u no ijj. w ft awatiy at that ti nut. A meetinz of a citi mmlit , was held lat night to perfect the ar nnttoiZ?!? p,'r,'iCt,the ""gmfnts and raise means to meet llie expenses. Generals Sherman , , 1 vnuciau C1ICT1IIU11 amHUgan are also expecteL , , IfiD IMI:t KEb. FI VE t.F rill.M ARB Kill "TEAM v, ,:v ,., r- 1 rr:ocr,,E s Fi IM'.I IJlT, 4 ToUil.t,,f!r dj.,,,..,.' !1""-'"t '"'' 1ms the , aw - 1 in Guadaloup anon, a di - l. ,, '.. ' j!,,''-"r. Vt - - 1 r,,. ,. , . e -,P , j "" - Hue. : in h'litif.ri ... indicat-d that the .... ' I if tllllrilor.-.l .. in' n up. One had evi.inrit;v while yet lying down ' r lugiuve irom iiwt f- ; uukiuw. ami s. .......1. 1. ' bC, niiuiTK nun wuro : Long was a man of aW , of age, and had been in 'j; ..." of the country with "' l. ...... ll " T mice iiiuilllis. If cam ...... i.e. nu.dii, nvett,,. lie was a man of capital ' mediate cause of the 'k ; ! follows: A nartv ,f f"!' th( ey are called. "w,., st month an l .-ti,!i- . j j , They were f.,llowd i.v w no goi so ( in;f. ,on . they were obliged t ,!,.' stwk. This was di,r.e j;. "i ty of the late murder. T cans took the st k. ar, back home at that t:n. iiCl 1 : Silc.l Cittle and in,r-J i to m.. t. T lint. - - 1 an f 7 , 1 - - " 'iV- i niNsci nnrl .'.M,...f icaiir Kiarieu (ireat excitement itrr-nil. i " K"1?- 1 1 a! DeP". ? to t ue.. a ne t iliiuin boy. , father was murdered, ai-oha: led a bodv of men. aho'eii t. berin over two hundrr-rf ate a gan; thev will I Ha CoUl'i LC ; carry wnrir.ti, Great apprehension Americans in'Sonora. a- its... than likely be a war of rt..;. We are hourly expK-tfcji ion. The Mexican tm.; . force on the line an 1 wi'.iV;. invaders. Gm. Fremont i-: sent, there is no head to J.f A can forces, and law!e?sr:ii ; to be the order 01 the da v. n international com plicate arise unhss immediate -.r-., taken to put a stop to the j f Swrrtarj Blaine Vbtm. j Washixctox. Aut:-t 17-' tarv Illaine arrive.lht? -L- I " ., .. , mg on tne limited exprs ! ! seven hours after he I He came directly tiip r.'h St J regular train, lo a j greeted him upon his a. ! said that he was i.ot travel; state Dt t carne tv th? or. methods of nubile t'tmv-v. 'dition of affairs in th -ii: There is more learned 37a: j Washington than their no j to be here, but I cannot c .nr.: j blv stay awav in view of the r. , , . - - : eti ana excitinir conditi.-.n o:. and am extreme! v sl.nl ti -ii. turned." Mr. Blaine proeeei le-i from the depot to the Whiles where he received the rftuwi formation from the doctor tL: experiment of giving the!': nourishment bv the natur.it -, ! nels seemed to be succeed. 1 . . , .1 1 xiiatne accompanied tne ! It is not probable that Mr. L ; ed the reach of aid. 1 ; T,u' V-n d r. ct- W.siiix',to.n, Aug'i-t lv-- following cablegrams wwx !etl yesterday : Oshorx, August 17. Ji'-f-'r ! Wa-hinfilna r lam l . l i .1. i. .:.i.nt u V, I, 1 1 1 1 1 1 HUH L . 1 1 . . ii- .vti. .1. ! and to express mv deep yn;j ; with you both. ' ' Signed i The ' ' Mrs. oarkifli-'- AVV,-KK. v- if . i- l : nn? i our. b J, ;'"." President's condition. for the U-tter. In the judges. medical advisers there isstwH for recovery. HU mind fx; clear and your Majesty ; ""J pressions of svnipathy grateful as thev are graufiu-? knowledged. (Signed ) I.ITRETIA K. GAHVlKi - Ti-rril)l' W intl Snn- Cn-vunEKsnrR". l'x An-ust i A terrible wind storm acccnip by heavy rain visited this pi afternoon. The root ot st - Mtiol -t Vnisconal thurcn . - r I - . ; j ; blown oil' and carried sixty theeable enls and ceiluw rnJ)ii.I i.. Thp church tu' damaged. The rous ofpul'"c ' inrivate buil.lin.'s wt-re l.i..)wr. , . . TK i T iWn rm.I nM.-il . Vi nil tett " V I . . - , r Second street. No one wa hir;- Attempt to AVr kTri li.VI.VFSTOX, Texas. Mvt ' special to the AVit fri-mSan t .1.. . .i .. tVii.ui troni ing wjc ui, L-.ivnici track in every tiirecuon. - k , who were riding on lhe . 1 were badly tjuser" riti ww Hd Ki"l v New Yor.K, Aun-t . til amount of the "fe t'ne fund for the brnet.t i.f rr I i f1 ? "j r with the sum l'iou-' ... , . i edged, make a grand t.'U" I cusn., j :tel.-". r... ft..., ""im, earmx-. u.. . men. 1 in 1 (,! ;,. . . ' fl Vl . in-,,;;
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