New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-26

| "N''NN 'o-iiBuC ocOre ary Blame sent the fol-
| lowing dspatch
10 LOWELL, Minister, London
rne reslacnt M has lost ground today Some of his
choraetr 's % ana evening of the grayest
n, uiu tenpeatlre suggests serious and alarming
wa, wh eoqded and wandering His strength fails but sT he
Spparey dgeays aai fool OF nourishng Character and
that Is sl left of a reaction BLAINE seeretarvp w
| RENEWED FOREBODINGS IN THIS CJTy
GRAVE FEARS DIsPLACING uopE-EAGER INTEREST
IN EVERY LINE or NEWS FROM TIE CAPITAL.
nn'ep ioeling OF anxiety and alarm was caused
III this city by the dispatches from Washington vcs-
tnlly. Ever since the hopefulncss which then
h'c'i All ciasse' WAS rudely disturbed five weeks
ago. the line between hope and des3ondencv has
Decn very narrow, and the feelings of the people
nave iluctuated almost with every report from the
SICK chimocr With all the hopes and prayers and
WISHES control on the Prcsi 'nfs recovery, il was
only natural that the rebound from depression
caused by reports of affections should
be more rapid than the detection had been.
ana THIS has uniformly been the case The
gloom, when It came, was deep but even
slight pcam Of light served to dispel it from thou
Fahds OF hearts. With each recurrence of the sad
ness, however, there has been n very appreciable
io's OF elasticity. Gradually the people have been
separating into two classes-one believing despite
dlscoragemcnts, that the President will recover
m amc o'haf rearing that he is already beyond hope
N~""'' VI WIS MS Deem 10 lessen the public
deuonstration of emotion.
The crowds that have gathered in front of tbe
newspaper offices this week have varied in size
S,artlns intelligence always causing an increase in
'no huhper OF persons who stopped to read if per-
chance thor hopes were fulfilled. or their
worst fears realized. Bat there has
been little public talk. and none
OF the early excite nant when passlops wcro in
flamcd by the of outrage and the tboupbt Of
revenge. Yesterday had an anxious beginning
Inc inoruag newspapers had left pen ling the oues-
ton that had caused midnight consultation of
the physicians-should the President be removal
from the White House 1t universally felt that
the question was of great moment and nothing
was waited FOR with greater anxiety during the
forenoon than the answer of the physicians At
breakfast tables in offices, factories an storeroons
the question seem to monOpoIizc the talk about the
President for the early bulletin had given no cause
for alarm 1t was somewhat singular that there was
SO much unanimity in the feeling concerning it, The
burden of comment on the decision, when it came
seemed to Indicate general approval. Somehow
the fear had become very general that
res2,ye resolve to remove the President would
virtually be n confession by the physicians that the
case was desp rate that th"y were willing to as
snne risk; The bulletin which brought this in
creased hope could be derived. Ii ended fhe short
catalogue Of favorable rep rts. he President had
shept Wei had taSen more food naturally, and the
This all the optimi4ts had to encouTa@c
,annn, tne'n moro frequent pulse, a higher
nouneenIents were the sum of the bulletins
which which followed: They caused increased anxi-
cty IN all parts OF the city, especially when
in the early aft rnoon the report was spread that
the President was dead. denial of this rumor was
posted IN front of telegraph office in lower Broad
Alihoush the anxiety was universal in many
Quarters hope was undaunted: On" of the
have @ Sssa soSsy 1 %%ss''' he ssSI ssiG
pairel. ! still bslieve that our President will get
we'll" This, speech was like that of many Others
In spite of the tact that the bulletins brou ght no
news TO indicate that the President was mcnding |
their faith in his strength OF will and normal sanity
of body kept alive the hope of his recovery
There is no decrease III the interest shown in the |
condition of the President by the crowds that |
gat her nightly at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and other
uptown resorts. Last night the official bulletin rs |
soon as posted was beSeRed bv crowds OF persons who
continued to press eagerly forward to read |
it for a long time. A rumor that was !
at one time circulated that the President |
was contradctcd. There was an uneasy feeling |
prevalent in regard 10 the Presidents condition. It |
has noi been marked that many persons express |
themselves as anxious in regard To the future. They
want decided news for the better, which unfortu-
General Grant. ex-senator Conlling and other
Fifth Avenue Ilot, last night.
Increased anxiety to the condition of the |
President was very noticeable at the other hotels |
and uptown resorts yesterday. Wherever bulletins |
were posted crowds were in attendance all day, |
reading what was said and commenting upon the
a decided improvements toward the close of the day
was taken as an unfavorable omen.
During the dav and evening there were rather
more members at the Union League Club than is
usua at thus season OF the year. They eagerly dis
cussed each bulletin, aud II very evident that
the uniivoraOle news had gwen rise To deep
anxiety. 1t was hoped that after the operation of
Wednesday there would be n noticeable improve
mcnt IN the tone of the bulletins if great en-
couragement was not held out Despite the desire
to believe the contrary, the feeling prevailed that
the situation il growing very critical. There were
several members. however. who last evening ex-
pressed tho hope that all would yet be well.
Vce-l'resldent Arthur WAS ready to leave this city
for Washington yesterday at moments notice had
were 10 more encouraging than the published bull
lctlns. In the course of the day few of his nti-
mate friends called upon him. lie remained quietly
at home and told tho reporters who called that he
had nothing that was new 10 say.
PRAYERS FOR THE PRESIDENTS LIFE.
OCEAN GROVE, n .J., Aug pa praycr-meeting
was held in the auditorium early this morning for
the life of the President, ana his early recovery |
The immense building hlled with worshIppers
The meeting was conducted by the Rev. f. H. |
Stokes, ID. d., president of the Ocean Grove AssO-
cation. The prayers short but earnest, and
many persons wept while Offering their supplica-
tlons. The platf rm crowded with minister's
The meeting lasted nearly an hour. AT the subse
uuent meetings IL referred to one of the most
notable meetings ever held III New Jersey. About
5000 peOpl were present.
MUTE SYMPATHY FOR THE SUFFERER.
HARRISBURG, Penn, Aug. 2o-At this mornings
session OF the Deaf Mutes Convention resolutions
were adopted, offering sympathy with the President
In his suilcrngS and expressing toward Mrs. Car
field the utmost admiration and respect for the
Christian and faith displayed by her in her
terrible afiiction which have proved her worthy to
be the wife of james a. Garfield"