Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-08
ERO.N WASHINGlON
Special Correspondence of the ALera. Gasctte
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. S, 1881.
The Presil lent has experienced smother reisps1.
As sisted 10 this correspondence several days
sso, the h'sh pulse BE was reported to hsva-
fer al that Is kuovo OF bis condition seems to be
founded unon hearssy-Ess iocoupstill, with
the steady improvement thst, according to the
bulatos, Tss ia progress. and results have de-
mo1strated the correctness Of that statement.
His pulse to day was SO LIch sud the other
cvideIoas Of iIh4nDstovy fever so sppsreLt
that bis physicians, resident as we'll IS corsu.s-
iDg. alter consultstioo. determined to risk ao-
| oner operation TO relieve hu OF the suferog
! Incident upen wha! they bsli ysd was pas, for
| ~h!cl there was cotxt. d.. AsaeR, tasretore,
st;yr TIE el'l9at had been -dy:ed inseo.ibe 10
Dsio BY the iubalatio0 Of ether produced,
| tast is ex coded, he icci.ioo made o. the FIST
| operstlon 10 pon, below the - d or last rib,
| 80 that the pus from the supposed site OF the
bul3s I'll! have cjnuou downward hJS.
Another pus C witty wsS thus eped and pus
tube Introduced ito the track of the wouad
from 2 10, c ;Dsd raoly lower tbsn the other
one. lie has DOW 10 bis side the isgeed hole
mad, by the bullet and 40 opening nearly four
ioches l9cg INSIDE y tie Two operations 10 'sc.li-
tate tie discharge L! pas. Tso oparirgs ct this
s!z: would &c csDgeruuS even to strong nso.
but 10 oao who has been weakened ty FIVE
We, Ks cort leneo, 10 bed eod sick msn's firs,
aod pro!use ci'cbsrEe OF pus Guilog ell tina,
time, they sre more than dangerous, and the
restored coGd1eDo3 Of last Te:k nes given tlsca
70 teeIcg c! uocstts!n.y sgd alXe'y IN the
public Mid, IT not IN hist Of the Presidents
pb5sicisos. Tho s;i sly Ihs. be is doltg We'll.
There is good dssl 0! Ictement hare 70 day
10 conStquacca Of this relapse, and the brokers
are sTalhuG themselves of the opportunity il
stfoIds Of affecting the value Of stocks
ln.eIiisaccs here TO y t:ou Vlrsios il 10
The tt2c' that tie sIra sht0u. delegates to the
repohIiclc convention have small mEjJrty,
b1s that notwithstanding this fac. the Ma
honIles vii probsti5 capture the Convention By
buying o Sufficient punbar # negro delegates
elec:ld as strsis htoutS, aod that they hsy.
made S.! necessary arrangements for that puf-
posa aud will conmance Cpsra:ious upcn The
negfo daiga's aS soon SIS they step of lhe c.rs
OF L5ncbhurg. lis no l,ss csr,sio, however,
that Ia this eSect tho s.ragbelts Vii. bolt,
meet 10 another pl;ce AID oouioate slrs cat
repu5hcau n,ke: Oh pronounced d.bt payiue
platform. aud that should it BE- evident to them
that dtf.c:Ico from their racks viii be large
euluSu u uahs tue elSCI0p or Inc MAoOoe
ticket at al probable. they will, Oh .lac.ion day,
vote the regular democratic ticket, bslpg
ASSURED that democratic success will be less TO-
jurlous to the S;sl='. Interest tbsn that OF the
repudistlonists.
Dir. j ohu r. Ticker is 10 the city to day o.
bis way TO tie White Sulphur Sptiogs. He
sreeks 70 the NEST enthusiastic terms of the
tcSe: nominated ty the rscaut dem,c-n,ic c,n.
Vsn;ion Of Virgins. ana Is rsrG4ss. i, uiII hs
eiec:ed By large ma ,ri:y.
It's reported here tost Mr.. Henry Dulauy,
Of Ludoun couotS. Vs., the youog mi'liJosirs,
will, ct an early ds7, bec,m4 actively attached
to the tankiog h-u:e Of Burke and Il roert 10
AeXardrls.
A cocr!rS Firlioisu climbing the stairs to
the dome OF The Capitol last Saturday, put both
feet 10 c1spid:r flied With sand on ope OF
the landings. and sbutasd them well, 10 order,
be sad, to keep ron sippios."
The prevailing impression about the horrible
murder here last Saturday is that the old negro
woman beiDg provoked By the children in f:
Of ungovelnab.e rage, Killed one OF them aat
than kl.:e1 the o.he; 10 prevent its telling on her