Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-26
TELECRAPHIC.
SPECIAL TO THE REcoRD.uNIoN
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Presidents Condition.

The Presidents Condition.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July
25th-5:S0A. M.-The President has passed s
comfortable night, much more so than or
Saturday night. He rested well and slept al
times, enjoying a refreshing and natural
slumber. Mr.. Crump, who watched at his
bedside nearly all night, thinks the morning
examination will show considerable fall in
his temperature since o'clock last night.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 25th-7 a. NJ
DR.. Bliss says he feels very much gratitied al
the condition he finds his patient in this
morning The President, he says, had nc
chill, and slept well during the night A
casual examination Just made shows little
or 10 fever, and his pulse is 9S.
THIRD DISPATcH.I
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 25th-10.45
A. M.-The Presidents condition continues
favorable, and at this hour he is very COM
Portable No material change has occurred
In his pulse or temperature since last official
bulletin. He has partaken of limewater and
milk alternately with meat juice this morn
ing with relish. When the wound was
dressed the cotton was found well saturated
with pus of healthy character. The sur.
geons say there has been a gradual and very
satisfactory discharge of pus ever since the
incision was made.
FOURTH DIsPATCHl
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 25th-11 A. NJ.
The President has had no rigor since yester.
day morning, and is doing we'll now. Blaine
at $50 cabed Lowell that the President
passed a comfortable night, free from chllls.
His pulse and temperature are much reduced.
FIFTH DIsPATCH.l
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 25th-1l:3C
A. M-Thirty-six hours have now elapsed
since the President had his last chill, and
there is yet no indication of another, with the
caused by the relapse of Saturday His con.
dition does not differ materially from that OF
the early part of last week. The surgeons
are now assembling for the noon consultation.
DIR. Bliss CompIimented.
CHICAGO, July 25th.-A special from Wash
ington says: DR.. Hamilton, of New York,
paid very high compliment to DR.. Bliss.
He said his management of the case through
out was absolutely above criticism, and he
was entitled to the warmest praise. Both
the consulting physicians took occasion to-
day to compliment the surgeons in charge in
the highest possible degree.
Outrage and Murder In South Carolina.
DARLINGTON, July 25th.-Yesterday morn.
ing the Hyman plantation, about twenty-five
miles from here, was the scene of a series o!
sickening and diabolical crimes, ending il
murder. under circumstances not only horri
Bile, but peculiar. The prominent figure in
this affair is Samuel White, cripple, who has
lost the use of both of his legs below the
knees. Whites sister is the wife of Rylaud
Thomas, an honest and popular farmer. Yes
terday morning while Thomas was away,
White, the cripple, having secreted himself
in the family mansion, went into Mrs.
Thomas room, and, locking the door. com,
mitted an outrage on the person of his sister,
large and well-formed woman, who made
desperate fight for her honor, but her in
human brother overcame her.
After the commission of the deed he began
to fear the vengeance of his brother-in-law,
and therefore decided to get the latter out OF
the way. He went down to the farnlyard
gate and lay in wait for Thomas, who returne
last night. White from his ambush in the
road sent a load of fine buckshot into the ut
fortunate mans head. So close was he to his
victim that the shot tole his heal in.o uE'
recognizable shreds and scattered the brains
about upon the leaves of the surrounding sap.
lings.
After this murder White crawled off to
the woods. This morning several posses OF
citizens went in search of him, and to-day
about II o'clock he was found hiding in q
gum pond under some whortleberry bushes
Being called upon to surrender be laughed back
defiance and threatened to kill the first man
who laid hands upon him. As the officers
advanced he began firing, and emp5ied the
six chambers of his revolver, but without
effect. He was then captured, but not with.
out great trouble. He is now in the Marion
jail, but there is great talk of lynching him.