Morris tribune., 1881-09-08
CURRENT NEWS.

George M. Child and other residents of Long
Branch have offered their houses at Long
Branch for the use of the president
The president made, during the early part of
the summer, number of engagements for the
present month, to attend several agricultural
fairs, among other places. He has referred to
these several times and regretted his inability
to keep the engagements.
1t is said that the cabinet have decided, in
Difference to Mrs. Garfield's wishes, not to give
utterance to respondent sentiments again, no
matter what occurs, for when the president
was at the worst and tie doctors gave him up,
Mrs. Garfield chose not to consider the case
hopeless.
AS has been indicated from day to day, this
question of the notorious inability of the pres
ident to perform the duties of the Office has for
some time been the subject of grave cousidera-
ton by the members of the cabinet and others,
but no decision has been arrived at as to the
proper course to pursue in the premises. Up
to this time no formal meeting of the cabinet
has taken place for the discussion Of the matter
Capt Blanchard of Brooklyn, has been in
Washington making an Offer to cure the presi-
dent He has been sea captain. His method
of cure is By animal magnetism. He is large
man, and says he has cured many cases simply
by handling the body and imparting to it ami
NAL magnetism. He only wanted to see the
president an hour day, and promised after a
week or ten days to put him out of danger.
There have been number of offers of some
what similar character made, all of them be-
ing rejected with thanks
doubted authority, the reporter learned that
simulants in large quantities-6 drachms of
whisky 5 drachms of quinine and 25 drops of
laudanum are given in the enemata injections
every six hours and the contin-
uance of favorable symptoms though
the week may be ascribed to this,
and these stimulants may perhaps carry him
the serious outlook always of failure at any
moment of the power to retain this injected
nourishment
A Cleveland dispatch says: s'Mrs. Garfield
| from the beginning was not satisfied with DIR.
Bliss. She was greatly worried that he had
the case in charge when she first heard of
and before she arrived in Washington. The
first thing she did on her arrival was to make
her feelings in this regard known to her init
mate friends. She preferred other doctors in
Washington, but she was told that any change
for Washington doctors would make great
row, and so ste finally yielded 80 far as to per
init DR.. Bliss to remain nomipally in charge Of
the case"
Five hundred delegates were present at 8
Y. The speakers were Elizur Wright, John
Chainey, Prof. Bell, Prof. Toopy, Thaddens B.
Walemap, Courtland Palmer, Rev. Sam v
Pullman, Judge Mccormick of Pennsylvania,
Ruben Daily of Indiana, DR.. Lamb and Mrs. II
s. Lake of California. Col. Ingersoll sent a
telegram saying circumstances prevented his
attendance. He wished the convention success
By unanimous vote the convention expressed
its sympathy with the president and his family
and desire that he may soon recover.
In regard fo the disability of the president
and the question of Vice President Arthur's
temporary assumption of Office, Secretary Win.
dom said s'We have reached no decision as t.
what to advise, nor, indeed, have we formally
considered the question. But there is no doub
that some of the departments are in need of the
executive signature in various matters tha
should not be delayed. AS far as my depart
ment is concerned, the reverse is the case
have been surprised to find how smoothly we
could go on two months without the interven.
ton of the executive. There are many things
on which 1 should have liked the counsel and
Judgment of the president and his APPRECIATION
before certain things were done; but as far as
mere executive acts are concerned, nothing i.
suffering for the want of president There
are no papers to be signed, thus far, that can
not as well wait, and no inconveniences or EN-
barassing delay is being caused by the presi
dents disability. In other departments, how
ever, l unders and that SO much cannot bt
said.