Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-17

WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH NIX
bLAIsk.-Ar. b, slne was very sick, indeed.
curing the days when the national republ,-
can convenuon was In session IN Cincinnati.
ard 10 10 the fault OF his physieisns more
than for any other reason. that any Question
has ever been raised about the attack which
Frustrated him on the morning OF Sunday
The 18th OF Jure. IL will be remem 0ered
that he walked with his wife % the COngre-
gational church, In this city, on the morning
OF that day, and, while standing In the porch,
became suddenly faint, sat down. asked 20
be taken home, became insensible, and after
ward lay for t~o whole days IN a STATE OF
syncope. Al the end OF this period OF iuscn-
sibility he recovered the fun control of his
faculties. and very soon afserward became
folly restored. Nov there vas nothing mys-
terious In this sudden pruetrstion and
Physician would have been able 20 explsip.
Nj re than this, it may be said that any good
coctor knowing MT. Blaine's mental and
physical condition during the early days OF
strain upon bis nervous q, stem for the
montn previous, could have accurately
$500 700 ,, his prostr.tlon, and could have
sooeo win equal accuracy that, n there was
Dol An immediate fatal result. nis recovery
would De extremely rapid. Mr. Baine's at
..sss, Wa tnst anectlon well SHOWN 20 the
meolcsl profession as snemia, and N N
pad bten properly named ana described 70
The world ~ The time. Mr.. Blaine would
lave peen pared tne many sharp things that
have been said about ia He suffered moi
fro m coneeNti n OF the brain, hut rom an
absolute dimiuution OF blood q a Wes kentns
Of its quality, caused by the extrenoe pi,ys,-
cal AID mental strain of the preceiIng
weeks 49, Han. Or. Boston HerI.d.
THE SENSATION IN WALL STREET Yrs
TKkDAT.-A special ID The Baltimore san
last n light from y w York SAYS TIE .,death's
OF Commodore Vanderbilt at 1910 was
THROWN into the stock exchange, snd on the
street At 1870 =. m and being state. posi-
lively, was pretty generally credited. NeS
ORR Central, which had been stro1g at i02s
lU2 Was At once the object OF attack. and
IN few momeI u was sold down u TOO "a
Iall OF two per cent. which was very coaye-
nlent FOR some Of the shorts 10 cover NJ
About this time there began 10 be "A doubt
snout the truth OF the report aud several
private kilograms went up 10 mis- residence
on 4th street for positive in formation Rafore
reply could be received the comuolo ress
secretary made ais appearance in Exchange
Place, where he hao come 20 transact some
money matters, and be gave the report a IA
contradiction. The Indignation OF tpose vino
had lost by the fall I'm Central stock vas very
great, and crowd gathered round the ofric,
OF the "Wall street Financial News RuraanfS
and demanded an explanation OF the hoax.
The only explanation vouchsaf,Si by ihe
proprietor, however, was that he was anof
In when the report was sent out" There Is
q law Furnishing an act OF this Kind with a
me OF 5000 and Imprisonment, aud the
attention OF the president OF the stock ex-
change, IL is understood, has been called 10
the subject Central stock rallied a fer ths
contradiction OF the hoax 70 IOi , sttll I nar
cent behind the best price OF ne morning
with q determination on the part OF the near.
10 sell IL down.