, 1877-08-17
SENATOR MORTON.
Tile CantlltiOn nj Ills Ifrn1tIi-l1ta Recent
1'nrn1ytlc strolsc, ni'.i Tho Ono of Ten Years


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Sptcfa. Dlspatca 10 7ae Tribune.
= INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. ll.-Atlv,ccs from Rich.
tnoIll received Tonight state that Senator Nor
ton h uiucl, better, u1Iu That his condition Is
stcadi!y improving. Ills Washington physician,
Dr. l]liss, !s With him, md has grca. fatt In his
ultimasc recovery.
Cincinnati cnp,n,erria. Aug. is
Tho condition VI Senator Morton's health for
some years lIas bec.l stitch that intelligence Of
lis occasional fits Of ilncss has excited very
serious approximations. Ills urigtnnl trouble
wns brought iii by excessive exertion through O
lD,lgnntl !cspcratrly.u,,tcsteI campaign. Wien
the campaign was over he found himself straugc-
ly exhausted lie Was not only physically inert,
but hts u[Ntl was sugEts1l,-tlll not anewcr his
wlil,-uud he wrutn even tho few lines OF
q private letter with difficulty unl re-
iNctancc. THIS u'uilit!on Of thincs
lasted for fortnight. AT, thu
eud Of This time, lie read ths morning papers,
US WAS hts llablt before getting out Of bed, and,
WHEN he PROPOSED 70 gct ur. found to his utter
sent for his physlcun and lawyer, AMI adjusted
Ills affairs. At lrKt, Lis hands. as we'll as his
!ret, were ai1r.sesl By the peculiar paralysis,
nnt ths uutnt,t!ess f,adna!iY passed away from
klcs; and Il was singular feature Ut the case
that Ills ntnl at once, when tho physical diff
Guilty declared itself, tcca1,o active. This was
alnost Us susis'c'l as tue ra!stng Of curtain or
the rolling away II cloud. Tho Inability Of
Gov. Muston 10 walk or to stana Tor my coisld-
CRADLE time, tIwtng to the weakness OF Ills at,-
klcs, has prevented lin from, taking constant
e1crrise, nna tlts bus s0nettn,es resulted in d
ecpiiou, ill., lieait, has becn vigorous, and his
jabors In thu Senate and On the htumphaye becn
Gigantic. f1is physical disabilities seem to havc
stirred Ills intellectual faculties to lhe highest
intenslty, llls ae'lssy has lecl, something sur-
prisinE. AZ MI example, liz li4ls lust returned
from hts seeond trip to tic Pacific Coast, Oh
business CONNECTED with Senatorial lnties, since
tie October election. Ills friends hare often
beRgeA him to sp4ru lmseif. and devote tho
ionlly hoping that II liz would ,io 50 10 nIIght
soon bO Un hts legs unrc more. lie has,
howeyer.. found hs cllet consolation In his
!aslors. His industry llas been inresHant, aud
iIsately VI tic letutl of Subjects at, bis grasp
upon tic logic and prtnetplcd ot public policy,
hasc with each sslcreedttg ycar had moru md
mosc positive Illustrations: His intellectual
must striking; a,ll ycs be ~as lie great War
GuvcFnUr before that. His Atiligtlous hive sof-
tenc.I Ills personal 1nanncrs aut! wuys, and
tulICllUi with eoH,ettiln9 of tenderness bis iu-
ally winning way oven with hIs cueu,es,-anl
fuW lucl. l.uYc muro OF them, Or tuvc fount
them .purs bitter, Or l,avo been mora
fs,noFssIs,s,;iy {n ss,,y assaulted @ sn private aairs
uN1rtesy tie ','an.! teinper, tho gentle consid.
cration that Morton shows his ansagonlsta,
wuula not l.e suspected ly ttoEe who Teau lis
an'ilich!ng aud ltnplacaha uttesances as pub
lfc man and hls gclrMiscs. perseverance in
scnator Atorton IL suffering was caused by al
indigestion following un tn.pEudcuru In dist,
aud T. would nut have excited 10 u,ucl, atten-
ton II 1t AHa not bccn accompanied by tue
paralysis ti Tie lott arm. This Is y very serious
sY,npion,, but It n,ny pass olt in a few days, aA
the paralytlc affection at his hands did moro
tt,aa len wears us". We ,nay say Of him, as
Dlsracl! salli Ut Derby; !" lle IL man WIN, fnr
lna.iy @ yeaEs, i!As sarxe!y influenced tho public
7tifota.a ~ ClntiAAati CAn,msrctai.
KicitAoNp. lnl., Aug. Ex-senator Morton
iha raetdc Coast. lie Las Travelled over 5,0LO
miles during the last nine weeks, and Cot.-
ducted the Grover tavestigasio.,, during which
time pc t.as sxa4!linc'i over lto witnesses; via
Territory, british colutnbia, ind attended sey.
eral large receptions; uale two hours' pol,t.
leal speceh ut Salem, Ore.; and spout acy-
erul days at Betl lloila.lay's scaslio
river. lie accumulated considerable tiesi,, .pI
plrtooE Of no tmall amount Ut rich food, lIa
arrived in San Francisco on MONDAY, Aug. s,
The nc1t morning he found he had lost thu uso
u Hl4 ltAt Altls kIt UGtE1IulHCu 10 fEt4Eu
t.ou,s at once, aud left that rity.on Wednesday,,
tue 18th.
The senntur tlas suffered from attacks Of H.
digestion tor number VI ycars, anu this attack
Which has 81 pEoatratel hlm resulted from sha
sali,e cause. Thc trip was very tedious. and tho
weather unusuuily warm.
Gov. Burbank, who had returned home some
days agu. aad Col. Holloway, were telegraphrd,
aud immediately started to meet the Senator on
the Pncac Railroad.
Ds. rhotapsop, OF indianapolis, an old and
valued friend and physician VI the Senator's,
Joined the party ut Peoria, ILL.,, ana came hera
with bfn., wGerv be will remain until The Seua-
tor rreoyeEs, a. hc believes 10 will
t Tbs stricken scuat0r Is now 1t tho residence
Of Mira. II. <. Burbank, Nra. Morton's mother.
lie Is surrounded by hls lamily aud relatives,
and eommunlty Vt friend. who teel the deep
est sollcitude In regard to his condition. liz Is
resting very comfortably tAts evening; suffered
slight attack Ut nctYousuess and pfo.trAtiua
about {u'elock y. LII.
Undoubtedly hlsyrcat psostratIon Il due nearly
. tuucl u the fatigue u Lrayel ~ from any
other Cause, but l. Is thought that tlvbsncl!g;ll
results os the peslcct ress Ia Is now experience
tnx will soln restore his strength.
Senator Morton llad Il Yuul nights rest, and
Is gradually galuing strength. lie ps&ssd tho