The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-27
EASTERN STATES.
The President.

WASHINGTON. Aug 25.-At 9 very
late hour tonight the Presidents con-
dition is very charming. and unless
there is a change in twenty-four hours
for the better Il Is admitted at the
White House that he will not survive,
The President is very weak indeed and
has been out OF his mind most of the
night and his faculties wandered Wild
ly. Trouble now arises from the swol.
Ten gland and consequent complica-
tons. That gland. in addition 10 not
having diminished in its swelling, now
shows Enthusiastically that pus has &C
cumulated in at least halt dozen cells
in addition 70 the one opened yes.er,
day. and by opening them IS much
matter could be discharged from them
as came forth yesterday after the in.
cision. It is also evident that the &C
emulation Of pus 10 pressing down
wards IN other cells, and it 10 feared
that it will slso 60 upwards and reach
the brain. These signs indicate in the
most marked degree that blood poison
ing has full hold or the pstiens All
is gloomy around the White House.
Members Of the Cabinet are very appre-
hensive. Nobody here thinks that
there 10 more than bare chance foi re-
covery.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug 26.-14
s.m.-The physicians are lying down.
Miss Edison alone remains at the Presi-
dents bedside. He has slept some
since midnight, but 10 restless. About
an hour ago Mrs. Garfield entered the
Presidents room and kept Miss Edison
company for few moments and then
retired TO her room.
Had for English Crops.
A London dispatch says that i'm.
mense damage has been done to bar
vests all over the United Kingdom, and
in fact il will prove almost ruinous if
fine weather is longer delayed. The
Daily Telegraph says that another few
days of wet weather will render bar.
vest prospects desperate. The year
began we'll for crops but the culmina-
tion OF the harvest season is very disas-
trous.
Drought I'm Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 25.-The city 10
flooded with stock, countrymen bring.
ing them in rather than feed them at q
great loss. They must haul corn from
the city to feed them il they keep the
usual number. There has been but lit
tie rain in two months. Early corn is
destroyed and the late crop badly dam
aged.
A Railroad 10 Let.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 25.-At noon the
trustees of the Cincinnati Southern
Railway began to open bids for the
lease of the Cincinnati Southern, the
lease to be for twenty years, in five
periods Of five years each, at separate
annual rentals for each Of the five
periods Ten bids were put in, the
lowest being from the Louisville and
Nashville Company. They bid for the
first period $500.0e0 and for the last
81. 900. 900 annually. Samuel Thomas
made the highest bid-$SS0. 900 for
the first and Sl.550.000 for the last
period annually.
The Intruders Must Go.
Fort SMITH. Aug 25-Lieut Shoon-
maker; U. s. A.. acting under instruc'
iior from Indian Agent Tufts, csmped
with his company Of about twenty sol.
diers and body of Indian militia IN.
der Gov. McCurran. o few miles from
this city in the Choctaw nation. has
issued peremptory orders TO all white
settlers who have not paid the odiou'
license TO the Choctaw authorities &c
quit the country Immediately. Many
persons are forced TO leave their crops
and homes and seek refuge in this
State. being unable 10 pay the tax
Great distress prevails.