Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-26
EASTERN DISPATCHES,
TEE DYING PRESIDENT.

TEE DYING PRESIDENT.
still Hsebly Clinging to Life. But
the Great Brain and the Strong
Franc Seems Finally Yielding
to tho Inevitable Blood Poi.
soning 6upervenes ~ His Fin.
ishing sttoke-Latest 0iicial
News Today.
NEW Yoax. August 25.-asn. Grant
was 1t the Filth Avenue Hotel tonight,
and said that the condition Of the Presi.
dent was, In his opinion. very critical.
It was . very ominous sign when Dr..
Boynton gave up hope.
TIE PsrsrDESr's CONDITION LAST NIoHT-
n DEADLY BLOOD POISONING.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-At . very
late hour tonight the Presidents oondi.
ton 10 very alarming. Unless there is .
change In twsuty.iour hours for the bet
tor. II 10 admitted ct the Executive Man.
sion, hs will not live. The President 10
very weak, indeed. BE has been out Of
his mind most OF the night. and his fac.
ulties wandered wildly. The trouble
now IL from the swollen gland. and the
consequent serious complications Of that
GLAND. In addition to not having dimin-
ished In its swelling. there are o signs
that pus has accumulated In at least
halt . dozen cells. 10 addition to the
one opened yesterday. and BY opening
them o. much matter could be dis
charged from each 90 came forth yester.
day after the inoision. Il 10 also evident
that the accumulation OF pus 10 pressing
downward In other cells. II 10 feared
that Il will also 20 upward and reach tho
brain. These signs Indicate In the most
marked drgres that blood poisoning has
full hold OF the patient. All 10 gloom
around the White House. The mem.
bsrs Of the Cabinet are very a%pprehen.
sivs. There 10 nobody here Who thinks
there 10 more than q bare chance Of 70.
oovsfy.
DATES aoUa ANTICIPATED.
CHICAGO, August ga Times Wash.
special says: Dr.. Asusw went back to
P~hilsdslpbis yesterday and will not 70
turn until Saturday. This indicates on
bis part bis judgment that the President
will not die before that time. Those
who remember that Sundays lately have
been the Presidents WORT days, think
that he will die on the coming Sunday.
n psssrprSr's CABINET.
The doorksepsr - be opened the door
Of the Cabinet Room last evening bowed
his head % II At . funeral. and nl.d out
In q drssry. slow. sad way ss II tho end
expected By svsry one had already ar.
rived. Secretary Blains's white bat was
slouchsd over his eyes. and Mrs. Blaine
Wal leaning ON bis arm; she was 10
tears. Postmaster General James. who
has been the brsvest and most cheerful
Of them all. had bis straight, black
frock coat buttonsd up to bis chin. and
bis mouth set 10 . decided way far dill.
tsren, from his usual smiling look. SEQ
Rotary Kirkwood was putting Q big cigsr.
with bis hat on the back OF bis head
and the knot Of his black nscktis was
around under his left ear. A loose
broom dustsr coat hung limp upon him,
while bis wife oluns rather TO the sleeve
Of bis coat than to bis arm. He appeared
TO have no thought Of her existence ~
hs walked heavily after Mr.. Blaine and
Mr.. James. Secretary Hunt looked the
most distressed OF them ell. The big
black mourning band on his white hat
added to his utterly mournful appear.
luce. Secretary Window followed him
with bis wife. saying bat little to those
Who attempted to stop him. seorstsry
Lincoln was alone. Gen. McVrsRh was
not In the party ~ be left b white
House early In the evening.
The Cabinet party stopped for . mo-
msnt upon the front porch VI the white
House, while their carriages were walt.
ing. The moment they stopped they
we're surrounded by . crowd Of Dor.
respondents, but the Cabinet Ministers
had nothing to say. Mr.. Blaine said
that those Who wished 10 know bis
opinion would and II In his dispatch 10
Minister Lowell. He had nothing to
say bot that. The members OF the party
said the whole story was oontainsd IN
that.
sIoM OF pIssoLuTroN-Nas. oAaSrxLos
pzspAra-rar OTHER xrMsrss OF
TEE FAMILY NorIyrrp.
NEW Yoax. August 28.-It 10 oonos-
dsd BY all journals ,hs. the situation At
Washington Is grave. The Sun has the
following from that city at midnight:
One Who 10 In . position to know says
that the pus 10 no longer OF . healthy
character, but has become thin and wat.
cry; that Il 10 the exception now when
the P~rssidsnt's mind 10 clear, and that
Tor the greater part Of The time IL wan.
ders, that there 10 hardly . possibility
that he cau live, and that the end 10 10
be feared 10 not further on than batur-
day OF Sunday. He has vitality enough
II l. bslisvsd 10 last u least ~ hours.
II was learned last night that Mrs.
Garfield has not until yesterday after
noon realized that the. President was IN
90 low . state, OF that It was possible
that hs would die. She was very much
overcome when informed how very low
be was. and that the physicians feared
the worst. Il was decided that II the
President was not considerably improved
this morning 10 notify the children and
other Numbers Of ths family OF his ssri.
Gus condition.
TIE PansIpESr THIS NolSrSo.
EXECUTIVE MAssIos. WAszIsoTox.
Angus. 2e-4 A. Mo notosabls
change has occurred In the Prssidsnt's
condition during the last hour. Hs 10
now asleep. The physicians ere doing
and the members Of the family are still