The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19


president continues to excite uneasiness in
spite of the declarations of attending ply
sicians that the symptoms of his case are
entirely satisfactory. There is much reason
for the disquiet over the slow recovery of
the president, that the copious discharge
from the wound, however salutary from the
surgeons point of view is nevertheless con-
slant drain on the strength Of the patient
and that the waste of pus must be steadily
repaired to afford any prospect of recovery,
but no evidence whatever that either the
discharge from the wound or incissions now
which have been found necessary to facili-
tate that discharge, have made any fatal in
roads on the presidents strength.
The Herald still finds fault with the man.
agement of the presidents case. The very
weak and debilitated condition of the presi-
dent is an unfavorable sign. The attending
physicians predicted that such symptoms
might be expected two or three days after
the operation. Why not state that the
last seven days have been as bad as the first
or second weeks, and that three weeks in
tervened before the unfavorable conditions
were renewed and the presidents improve
ment was said to be as marked and as salts
factory as it had been at any time since he
was wounded?
The Heralds Washington special says:
DIR. Agnew says the president is not out of
danger but says: II believe he will recover"
Hamilton says: 81 shall continue to have
faith in his recovery until all the evidence
is against hope"
Bliss says: 81 have never doubted for
moment that he would get well. That con-
fdence increases every day"
Doctors Reyburn, Barnes and Woodward
concur with Bliss.
The secretary of the navy said to-day: 'I
believe, and so do all the members Of the
cabinet, with implicit trust, that the presi-
dent will recover, not tomorrow or next
week, bnt in natures own time."
Lynchburg, Aug 1.-THE coalitionists
adjourned at a. IN sine die, having endors-
ed the regular readjusters platform. The
straight out convention assembled at nine
o'clock to-day. The platform was read and
after much discussion of the debt plank, was
adopted, Sc to 80.
b The platform reafirms adherence to re-
publican principles, than which none is
more sacred than the meeting of contracts.
The republican party of Virginia should
therefore especially protect the state credit,
which has been besmirched with repudiation
by the gross mismanagement of the democ-
racy. The republican party pledge them
selves to redeem the state from the cloud
hanging over her on account of monies loan
ed and misapplied, and most solemnly pledge
payment of the whole state debt save one
third which justly falls on West Virginia.
There is strong protective plank and a
strong elective franchise plank, demanding
manhood as the only qualification. and op.
posing the prepayment of capitation tax as
requisite to voting, but demand capitation
tax for the support of schools without its de-
franchising effects. It opposes the whip
ping law.
Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE Times Niagara
paper before the bankers convention to-
morrow declaring that state bank notes
based on commercial assets will be the mon-
ey of the future. The reduction in volume
of the public debt and tho increased price of
bonds have already destroyed the profits to
be derived from the issue of the note cur
rency, and must soon put an end to the
whole national bank system.
Chicago, Aug. ll.-Another case of trip
lets has occurred at Decatur. Ill. The hap
py father this time is . newspaper man.
Galveston. Aug. IA reunion of ex-
confederates living in Louisiana, Arkansas.
Missouri and Texas is beng held in Dallas.
A procession headed by local military, fire
department and brass bands took place yes
terday.
Saratoga, Aug. 1.-THE cattle commits
sion devoted to-day's session to discussing
and preparing quarantine regulation for cat
tie imported from Europe; also to preparing
regulations for disinfection of ears to be
used in export cattle traffic, and to devising
means of definitely ascertaining the extent
of infected districts in the United States.
The unwarranted discrimination on the part
ef the government against cattle was also