, 1877-10-30
SENATOR, MORTON,
The Great Statesman Hopelessly En-
tered into tho Valley Of
tho shadow.
His Existence Beyond Wednesday
Night Not Nationally
Expected.
Total Abatement Of Interest in ANY but
His Immediate Relatives,

Srtefai D!fsa,~h to ire t1l~11o tribune.
1sDiAsAroLfs, Ind. Oct. .:'.-scnatur Nor
ton Inns 1rnwn decidedly wnr,c, anl his conAl-
tion has become almost hoprics. within tue
last fnrty-c,cht hours. 1t arpcars Impossible
su tet,irc reaction In his syAtcnl, and to is I'm
able to rctsiu food of anY character. IL t,ay he
atseptcd a. true that his lcasi, Ia an event 10
bc looked for ut any time, although, probabilities
asc That 1t will mt .xrur tor several nss. 4 ri.
mor prcvates, Tonight TINT lie was deu,t b, there
waa III truth wltAttvcr In 1t. airl, although
weaker tina" Int night. his tua.li,to3 Frf,ta.ifs
Essentially il,c same: llc has nut yci lIccn Ibid
must die. but III. Thompson aui ttr Ia,niiy
have ato.st Gfven W all sca-uaaLfu hpps:. u.
though c1lnging tu tile rct,lutr tr,1slb,1Ity IT
sl!ang: IN wtllel, The stona.n win ry,s!n it"rl.
,r.law II he l.al been given W, atut the reply
was no; that 70 long As there wan Iite thrte MAS
it"pc, hut. un'ehs lis sttnAatt, st,nuld
l.ofd t.u&rtmcnt, he could mol Iva
The. Senator appreciate. h,~ rr,thal
condition. and says he HoulA prefer /" dir
rather than to LIVE llciI pleas lnvatit. S.' Ire
commencement III til;a last sickness. III august.
h'. lmtncnsr "jiI-Er'wcF, nn'n wh"h III n"r''
reliance has a1ways bcrn p!s,st. utt,"ar~ In taY..
been trukcsl, and he lsas not brr,. aflc su sum.
ninn 1t IL lt1s aht. Dfs. fhuHIr-',1 x,uI
Wuolfuru nrc with him every u,1.nrnt- M utr
also the ts'vurA msnbtre vi iis sasn.ly. Iru t.y
t.is faithful sifc. IT, In, every alsrhtu.,,, a,I
the entire city is an1ious and sol,cituus Oh IL bis
cuudtInr.
x,.,!s, - t..n't1s e r., e*,s.ss I'!s.>
family VI senatnr Morton has setit,i duwt,
taso the belief tat dcAtf, Is tDcte tnalter VI n
tcw tlaY*. The sou Ollie. u fale, si.s trefi
srtnsn.,nea lhnt. and "iiitr Relatives arc ssriy
tn-.. The Scnutor Is awaru u his condition.
Jt't mnssc t. bc.s.gcd Will cxlcl. and h,b tt,Alf
IL burtlcne,l with icltrrs frnl all parts VI tic
country asklnv asn'ut hin. tie extrctnrsl ss,-
ticttulc Ii manifested hy alI mil ut tue ltcsty.
teriar n,IbI-ters' 1nertiug tt,-Jsy his rase wAs
made ttir obirrt Vi special prayct.
80. 6p<cfaf stsH1fch l.! me t%tt't:r 7fthHr<
WAs1lisafos. u. e., Oct +l.-A humber Ut
telcgrans luyr bee, rcs.lsei here uur!,lI the
uay unI evening by scnatot stcuul.al, Sc,rr-
tary Thompson. u!Id utl!cis, III REGARD II the
condition ol eersatur Aftnt'u. TAct are ln.kc,l
uput, ltEc a. h,sgv l!ttr4,tiuIt- ot hls immediate
death. Tnre Is universal expression VI re-
sA.'1ot in.ba4A =, Jsr c1.,e1so 7Ytaar+
lSrtAHAro roLIe, Ii'l. U.t. "A--Altcf Ml,ln!-ht
scI"s''r Murttn. mil retained ou hle STOMACH
A!serwnrsI lie slcnt r4.sly. ami t!,r h,Ie Vi his
physician WA B1rn.tl,cllcI.
T"t,. H'<s'rrn A.sneir'ra Tr.ss.
ISDlANAfpti-. 1nd.. Oct. .9..-in rrCar,i 10
sctlntss Murttns condition tu-,lt.ht, ttc truth
II perhaps oett told ny thc tuIYw.,a, wn!ch
will apbear III the lturl1f cIutuh of the Jour-
MHt tb.sntrruw lIIurnl,l:
Senatnr Morton IN gradually sIAking. tnh It nuw
fee'a' scarcely los*fu!r thu TIC can last than
Iay ~ iw" ilu.c ttf.h-'llrnt the hcasis VI h."
flend. tnr IN M'Ir Of tHu each day. bui "hrt. 'tH
the fttutn VI u4ht. they cun1t.tc his cuu.I,.+.n
WI. .sas al IN. tsss tsfo:c. a"sfe tt rt''< nc"
ilun. IN hs di."asc which leave Al! In drr.
FAR. S0tns has b&rn sraa 10 him. 1nr
Any communication hf news fEaue 10 tim. for the
pn-t twtnty.ioar Euurr. III. stomach rrfa!tcI a
tmaI ppti',n Ut n1usl~h!nent II, tile iufcnoun. hut
erected escfs llitni gwen III tne evening lie IN
!ontef takt' intert+ n what !" gun: III stoui,d
hni, and ont! ctas,s .he presence Of ha own faIn
fly lie nsxe,l his iHw. tol. Holloway.
yesterday H. the phEsic'nns hal Ei.en
but the. chanrca arr aga,n-t his rurri,iny
through Wednesday nEht. Tfese we're ruaUrn II
hi. drath ou the streets thruu3h thr day, aud
general 'rc!,ng q glenn ovcsthadowra the cly
a. tt!e Frputt~ Of hts c.n!l.1on rladr known.
Whlt. t"eft has !,ecn lite ffuu which IN tshc
ho1r. for seseral aays. yet tho peop!c arc
Ec!gcsa0t 70 helcss shcy are II 'as~ scaatar
MoFton. lie physician. ur. Thunp.pa. stands
Or him day aud night. and yet
.nat w.li cnausc the stomach Ut his pa.sent IL r.
tIln nVnttshmrnt. and. with itch Grunge, he
thinks tlc mtIN yet survive. Tacro u hare pot.
s1J.llsy that such lnar bc lllc result. tut il IL
tna1. from nil human appearances. near Al hanL