Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-12
DOMESTIC.
Condition Of the Frcsiden

CONDITION Oh tnc kEcsfUeHts
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON. Au-
gust 11th-7 P. M.-At 4 P. M. the COM
mencement of the afternoon fever was noted.
In degree it did not differ materially from
that Of yesterday. The Presidents pulse is
now 1858, temperature 1912, respiration Is.
Signed by Bliss, Barnes, Woodward and Rey.
burn.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Au-
gust 11th-4:3o P. M.-The improvement in
the Presidents condition, which became ap-
parent yesterday, continues without inter.
ruption. All the pus secreted by the wound
is now discharged spontaneously every day.
The fact that the quantity is not so large as
heretofore does not indicate that any is re-
tanned, but is rather an evidence that the
suppurating surface is decreasing in extent ;
or, in other words, that the processes OF
granulation and healing is going on favor
ably in the deeper parts of the wound. The
surgeons express the opinion that this is the
best day the President has had since the
middle Of last week, or since the beginning
of the febrile disturbance which led to the
operation Monday. The patient had between
10 and Ii o'clock this morning breakfast
consisting of boiled chicken, piece OF toast
saturated with beef juice and cup OF lea.
In addition to this he has taken at intervals
during the day milk and meat extra, and
other nourishment enough to make up an
aggregate of about twenty-five ounces of solid
and liquid food. He has been free from fever
throughout the entire day, and his pulse
ranged from 100 at the morning examination
to 104 at the present hour.
THIRD DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, August 11th-11:30 P. M
Although the Presidents pulse and tempera-
tureIare not as low to night as it had been
hoped they would be, the surgeons report that
ne has had good day. better than any pre-
vious day this week, and that his appearance
and general condition are improved. He has
taken since morning nearly two pounds of
solid liquid food without gastric disturbance,
and although his pulse still indicates weak
ness he 8 rs stronger tasn yesterday. He
was sponged off and took his last allowance
of nourishment about 8 P. NJ, and soon after
wards went to sleep without anodynes. His
afternoon fever began to abate as usual after
the evening examination, and by half-past 10
his pulse had fallen to last nights figure. His
temperature has not been taken since Z, but
has apparently fallen in correspondence with
his pulse, and there is every prospect that he
will have another quiet, restful night. DIR.
Hamilton arrived from New York at l0
o'clock.
NEWPORT, August 11th.-George William
Curtis was present at the informal meeting
of the Civil Service Committee to-day.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
NEWPORT, August 11th.-Gsorg William
Curtis presided in the afternoon. He said
this was the first national conference on civil
service reform, and its purpose was to inter-
change thoughts of local organizations A
resolution was adopted approving the bill
of Senator Pendleton, calculated to rem
edy the abuses of the spoils system,
and pledging support to it; favoring
competitive examinations; that Civil Ser
vice Reform League be formed for aiding the
object of the meeting; authorizing COM
mittee of the Civil Service Reform Associa-
ton of New York to act as a provisional
central committee of the league, and request
ing the various organizations to designate one
person each as a member of that committee !;
approving the bill of Representative Willis,
of Kentucky, to prevent political assess
ments opposing arbitrary removal from Of
fee and the interference of members Of Con-
gress with the appointing power.
Carl Schurz, L. 2. Wheeler. Dorman 3.
Eaton and others participated
Adjourned.
The Cattle Commission.
SARATOGA, August 11th.-The Cattle Com
mission devoted to-day's session to discussing
and preparing quarantine regulations for
cattle imported from Europe also to pre-
pairing regulations for the disinfection of cars
to be used in the export cattle traffic, and to
devising means for definitely ascertaining the
extent of the infected districts in the United
States. The unwarranted discrimination on
the part of the Government against cattle
was also considered, and DIR. Thayer's report
upon the contagious cattle disease prevailing
in Nova Scotia was read. The Commission
was permanently organized. with Professor
James Laws. of Cornell University, Chair
man, and J. H. Sanders, of the Stock jour
nal Of Chicago, Secretary. All coDmunica-
tions referring to the business or work of the
Commission must be sent to the Secretary at
Chicago. They decided to make searching
investigation at the great Western centers
of the cattle trade, to ascertain to GER
tainty that those points are free from ipfec-
ton.
Unpleasant Finale TO n Rumored Ro-
nance.
ST. LOUIS, August 1lth.-,John Amweg,
one of the chief actors in Ford's Comic
Opera Company, was shamefully beaten last
night by brother of Miss Nellie Hazeltine,
who was once engaged to Samuel j. Tilden,
according to the gossips, and by young friend
of Hazeltine's named Fred. Paramore,
stated to be her betrothed. The cause, as
given by Hazeltiue is that Amweg had been
Boosting about the city of having been made
love to by the belle of st. Louis, whereas Miss
Nellie's maid had been writing him letters
under her name. Amweg says that Nellie
was genuinely in love with him, and they had
decided to marry, and he had the right to
boast of his good fortune. Miss Hazlltine
has been taken to the White Sulphur Springs
by her mother, and there is much gossip in
the city.
The Returning ChIBeSe Students.
OMAHA, August 11th.-Twenty-two Chi
nese students. who have been attending
various American Colleges. passed through
Omaha yesterday, en- route home. As to the
causes of their recall, which affects all the
Chinese students in the United States, they
had but little to say, although seeming to
know what they were. One of the reasons
for this action by the Chinese Government
was the refusal on the part of the United
States Government to admit them to the
Naval School at Annapolis and the West
Point Military Academy. The Chinese Gov
eminent will hereafter send its students to
Germany and England, where the military
schools are not closed against them. There
twenty.six at Yale and the rest are divided
between Cornell, Lafayette and Columbia,
all Of whom will soon start for home.
settlement Of the Railroad Passenger
Trouble.
CHICAGO, August 11th.-At special meet
in of the General Passenger and Ticket
Agents to-day, new rates were made and an
agreement signed to maintain them. 1t was
resolved after the 20.h instant to have lin
tied rates from points east OF Chicago and
st. Louis to Kansas City and beyond, on the
So rate from Chicago to Kansas City and the
81 rate from st. Louis, using the regular
local first and second-class rates to Chicago
and st. Louis as the basis. The same through
rates may apply to Colorado and Cheyenne
and points west via Omaha as via Kansas
City. The arbitraries west of Council Bluffs
must be protected
Virginia Politics.
LYNcHBURG, August 11tb.-The Coalition
lists adjourned at P. NJ. sine die, having in
dorsed the regular Readjuster platform.
The Straighout Convention reassembled q!
Q A ~ to-day. The platform was read, and
after much discussion of the debt plank, was
adopted. So 70 49, Ross Hamilton, leader Of
the McKlenberg delegation, thought if they
remained in the Convention after the adop-
ton of the platform they would grossly mis-
represent their constituency, and therefore
would retire. The action of Hamilton and
his followers was severely criticised by the
President Of the Convention. The Commit
tee on Nominations appointed by the Con.
n Il