The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-08

at whose residence the deceased had hia
temporary home; Commissioner Parker,
General Morgan L. Smith, and DR.. Peter
son, in connection with the attending ply
sician, DR.. Bliss. The Cabinet officers now
here have shown their devotion to him by
their constant personal presence. Colonel
Douglass, assistant private secretary to the
President, has been telcgraphcd to return
from Virginia.. and is expected tomorrow
night.
GENERAL RAWLINS'S DISEASE.
Genera, Rawlins's disease was occasioncd
by protracted exposure during the war
which produced plcuro-pneumonia, and first
developed itself while he was in the field
before Vicksburg. He Was net prcdisposcC
to consumption, and was entirely free from
tubcrcular complaints, consequently he die
not fear the threatened advance of thu
disease, and, disdaining the advice OF lii
physicians, refused 10 absent himself from
active service, but remained constantly or
duty until the campaign was ended. ThC
natural result Of this course was an aggra
waited attack, resulting in sub-acutc In
hammation Of the lungs, which, continuing
for several months, produced cavities in thu
apex of both lungs. This was his condition
when the war ended, and he came to Wash
inrtOn as chief Of staff of the General o.
the Army, and, finally, when he entered
upon bis duties as Secretary Of War hif
physical condition was such that he wa!
unable 10 walk more than two blocks ut ;
time without halting once or twice to rest
He was reduced to mere skeleton, but hi
indomitablc will, aided by efficient medica
treatment, soon partially restored him t.
his former strength, and in the course o
the following year lie gained thirty gh
pounds in flesh.
DIET AND TREATMENT.
For the last two years Of his life Gene
raj Rawlins's almost invariablc diet was
raw beef, stale bread, fresh milk, and soft
cooked eggs. The most extraordinary pru
dcncc Was required from him and his fam
lily to prevent deviation from dietary
rules. When he left here for Danbury
Conn, three weeks ago, the extreme
drought, the dryncss Of the atmosphere
and perhaps tho change of dict, proved to-
much for him, and before his return ht
was attacked with q slight hcmorrhagc
and since then lie steadily declined.
CABINET MEETING AND THE FUNERAL.
An informal Cabinet meeting was held to
night at the Executive mansion, Sccrcta
RIGS Cox and Robson and Postmaster
General Crcswcll, with the President, bein2
present, and for short time General Sher
man and other army officers. The objcc
Of the meeting was 10 mature arrangement
| FOR the funeral OF the late Secretary Of War
! Il has been decided that the funeral shal
take place on Thursday at 10 o'clock \
| NJ. The remains arc to be escorted to th'
! Congressional Cemetery, in this city, whicl
! is deemed an appropriate place for the bu
| rial. The arrangements arc, however, sub
icct to any modification the widow OF TIKI
| late Secretary may suggest, or perhaps t
such action rs may he taken by his owl
Stale of Illinois, the following telegram
! hayin" been forwarded to Governor palmc
! by Getcral John f. Smith
WSHINGToN, September 6.-5 p. IL
! GcnTal Rawlins died at 4.l2 this p. NJ
| Ilaslllinoi, any wish TO express with re
"arl to the disposition Of his remains
OFFICIAL TRIBUTES or RESPECT.
Tomorrow morning the military takC
'hargc of the body, when it will be re
rovcd to the War Department to lie il
tate, catatalQuc being i'll course Of erec
Jon for that purpose. 1t will be guarded
" detachment Of cavalry and artillery
The funeral escort is to be under the com
nand Of Colonel Barry, United States
;rmy. Tomorrow the public department:
yill be closed, in accordance with an order
iisucd by the Department Of S,atc.--Cor
;2$ion1cncc Of he Baltimore san.