Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-27
FROM WASHINGTON

.SJt6Wi correspondence ~ he AL.1d. Gazette
WASHINGTON. ID. o.. Aug. -. 1881
! he gloon Of the impeding death of The
President perVOd, the city 10 day. Tho las
lihgt rit & hope OF his recovery has deserted his
mos: ssDgulue friends The anxious soioitudc
Of the las. eight weeks has & wen placs 10 The
Scul4d conviction of his speedy Gl solution. snd
ap nsogs over The national capital. The
O'clock bal eln to dsy gave his pus! IS 40. his
Temperature IS 80 e aud lis respiration % 22
There Was slight rally this morning, 10 c)nss.
quorc. OF which General Swain teegraphed
thstahere was still hope. but it was soon fol-
low, by relapse that left Linn weaker than
before. When taking his beet essenco to d. y
he asked DR.. Boynt;n, who YVES adniaisteri1 &
i TO BIN. it he was grCwipg wesk,r? The
DJc:,r told him he was weaker than be Vas
yesterday. I'll, tboa asked the Dooer If no
thought 1t worth while to koep up ho struggle ?
The D1cor replied. es. Alr, you must not
give up The fart" DR.. B,isi. at noon to day,
sad Tho frcs lent was by nj tho aid of
mortal phGsic ant; his only hope noW lay with
his God. Tno Presidents pulse flttrs. and
ahen talking ho will lnll to sleep VI utteriog
within him is fli,keriog like citde 10 its sock
before the last spark expires. Ho may die
suddenly 10 spssm. or he may al into ina.
tcse condition, and die after hours of uooonuoi-
husnekR. IL Is ported that other glshdj havo
boon affected, bu. thss merely rumor. The! @
we're fewer people thaa u;ual at the White
House to day, eyN p. Whe o the morbir g aud mid,
day bulletins were Issued, OF REiah hours lhero
was q crowd OF correspondents in The ported, and
ctoEd OF petpo VINO did not have admission
to the grounds, around tho gates in front of the
gtoundI. long Cabinet meeting was held
lois morning, at vi lien it Was determined not
10 cill The VIo, Presiden. to he capital at all.
for tho roasnn that ho W9r be informed of
the Gosth OF tho President IS soon as il occur
red, sod that be nlnqt ho tho judga Of tho pro =
DER time to o5no. y her thiugs Wero discussed,
but what they vera 70 member wjuld divu'g,.
Ii Is said that De- b Is hiss falsn eff twenty
hVe pounds thcJ hll attendance upop thu Pres,
idcnt hefor1. and hin w i kels whiv', roro
tlsck then. are now as white a. s1oW. lie bas
received a Iotter from Psor sy.vanis. signed y
.hn Secretary Of thu Amy Of tho U0knowu,
te ling him that lii death had been doom
eli BY thai orgsnizl i'm in 'o.sa tho Prchi
dent died 10 this conu( ioo il is said that
re- oebtly when DR.. Bliss Tes advised By ffeod
to remove tho President. aud told of cases 10
~hi9A recovery from similar wounds had been
followed by immediate Imrrovement. ha re-
marked. 'lu. what would be- sid If lha pfesi.
dent were to Gia alor Removal" This shows o
degree OF moral oowsfdness utterly iacompass-
bio with the proper aud eff ,ient praotic, OF the
DJc'nr's profession. The latest ulttrapoe at
the White House as this paragraph Is concluded
ia that tho Presidents lilo will not last until the
setting of to rrorroN's sun. One Euadred
thtui yards orb'ack calico were sold 10 Bal.
iiHore yesterday to the dry goods merchants 10
ths city nndsr tho Impression that stcl goods
would be 10 demand for iuosraI d. jrsllons.