Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-01
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DOMESTIC NEWS.


Cause Of ihe URfayOrable symptoms.
WASHINGTON, August 31st.-Lass Satur-
day morning the President was at his worst,
and nearly all hope of lis recovery had gone.
DIR. Hamilton fingered after the morning
dressing OF the wound, and made the discov-
cry that the yollIs OF eggs. which formed part
of the enemata for several days, had not been
assimilating. thoroughly, il at all, and were
poisoning the system. Without waiting to
make known his discovery, or to consult with
any Of his associates, he rushed to drug
store, purchased a supply of powdered char
coal, and Immediately administered an ene-
mata containing large proportions of char
coal. The effect was apparent almost i'm
mediately, and the incident marked the
turning point in tbe Presidents condition
There is scarcely any doubt that the presence
of this undige5ted mass was the cause of the
glandular affection which came so near terni.
mating the life of the President.
HoaX on Hammond.
New York, August 31st A heartless
hoax was played on Dr. Hammond, ex-Sur-
geon- General of the Army, yesterday. He
Washington to take charge of the Presidents
case, and really started for that city. It will
be remembered that Hammond has declared
from the beginning that the President cannot
recover.
Letter from The Presidents Wife TO His
Neither
CLEVELAND, August 31st.-The following
is an extract from letter written by Mrs.
Garfield to the Presidents mother only day
or SO before his recent great danger:
WASHINGTON, August 29th.
Dear Mother Slowly but very steadily
James is coming from the trouble with his
stomach. | begin to wonder what can hap
pen next, and whether there is any lower
note in the scale for him to touch but il
there is I shsn not despair, and ycu must
not. His strong constitution and supera-
bundant vitality [ bslieve will carry him
through. l begin to see how little l know
about the trouble attending such wound.
It seemed to ne that when he got through
the first week and then the second so well,
it must be plain sailing I can now under
stand why the surgeons were never ready to
say that the dangers were all passed. They
would say that they thought they were,"
etc. 1t has been strange, disappointing sum.
mer, but if we all come through alive and
well we will not complain.
wife Murder and Suicide.
Boston, August S1st-Francis c. Pease
aged 23, recently from Rinkland, Me-, last
night shot dead his wife. aged IS. and i'm
mediately fred several shots into his own
body. He will die.
nuei Over Politics.
New YORK, August 31st.-The Sun has
story Of a duel at Garranton, Va. between
Robert r. Campbell and James G. Scott.
The affair resulted in painful though not
dangerous injury TO one Of the principals,
and also in the arrest Of all the parties.
The affair grew out of political quarrel.
Killed by Jumping from .he Cars.
UTICA IN. ". August 31st.-E. R. Col
lins, formerly wholesale grocer at Troy, and
lately of San Francisco, was killed by Jump
ing from the cars on the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad near Utica last
night. IT is thought to be case of suicide