, 1881-09-16
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGKAPH 30 DATE


burg, Sept. 9th, aged l01.
The dedication in the Brooklyn board
of education amounts to 100000,
benjamin Sheriff while playing base
ball at Paterson, n Y. was struck in the
stomach by a ball from the bat aud died in
few minutes.
500 yard race between Powers. Canad
and Tisdale, Brighton, Mass, was won by
Powers in 80 seconds. This pcats the best
professional record ! ! seconds
The National Freethinkers convention
was held at Horneilsville, \. y. Some
| 5000 delegates were present from most
northern and western states and Canada.
! The speakers were Elisha Wright, Geo.
Chainey, Prof. Bell, Prof. TOohy, Thad-
deus B. Wakeman, CORTLAND Parker,
Rev. Samuel p. Putnam. Judge McCor-
mick PENN, DIR. Lamb and Mrs. ii. :.
Lake Gala. Col. Ingersoll sent regrets
and wished the convention success. Con-
dolences were sent the president and
family by an unanimous vote and hopes
were expressed for his recovery.
The Mining Associated Press reports
that mining stocks have been generally
dull and steady this week. Excessive heat
exerted depressing influence On the
market, which has been shading off in
| price. COmstOck shares state lines Nos.
2@J3 also declined to 230; Nos. 1@4 to %
| and Oriental and Miller TO 81. Closing
| prices for those stocks to day are 400 SOC
| and Sic respectively. Conditions men
| toned in last weeks report still prevail.
| No serious decline in prices is considered
| probable, and leading operators look for
| higher range and greater activity at an
early day. During the week the follow
| ing dividends were declared or paid:
| Copper Queen 10 cents per share; Eureka
Con % cents: Lapata :! cents; Tombstone
| 10 cents; Robinson Con. regular dividend
| % cents, and extra dividend like amount
August remittances from this mine were
Dearly Sl50,090. Total bullion receipts IN
New York for the week, S33U, U,223. Total
sales of mining stocks about $4,000.
A Terra Haute, Ind, paper prints
| lengthy interview with Senator Voorhees,,
of which the following points are the most
| striking: After promising that the presi-
dents recovery mi ght extend through his
entIre remaining term, and ghat there
were no precedents in American history
| IN the matter, the question first to be set
| tied is who should decide the question of
| inability. Certainly not the vice president,
| who might If too aspiring refuse to turn
over the Office when once he had assumed
it. 1t would also be likely to change
hands on very slight inability If, as once
| in history, the vice president Was in open
war with the president. Neither has the
| cabinet power TO declare the presidents
inability or to invite the vice president TO
act in his place. They could not do SO
under the constitution or under any u.
s. statute. The question must be decided
by congress, who meet IN regular session
| in December. The government is SO well
constructed, strong and harmonious that
no interest will suffer if the president
should Eot be able to lift his hand or
speak until then. Those who would raise
needless difficulties or present fictitious
questions would meet heavy condemna-
ton at the hands of the people. The
safest and simplest way for congress to do
| would be to create a commission of say
five members, embracing the chief justice
of the U. 5. supreme court, the secretary
Of state, the surgeon general OF the army
and two attending surgeons, whose duty
it would be to determine whether the
president was unable TO discharge the du-
ties of his Office, the action Of the vice
president of course to depend on their
decision. The same commission would
de srmine when the president was again
able to discharge the duties of office. Such
an act of congress might become a law
without the presidents signature ii he had
not vetoed it inside of ten days.
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SAYS: The president WAS removed from
the executive mansion at an early hour
this forenoon to special tram ut the de-
pot, which was to convey him to Long
Branch. Tie removal was successfully
performed without any mishap or note
worthy incident The entire route was
kept clear of vehicles by policemen sta
toned at every intersecting street A
number of people remained up all night
at the outside gates in front OF the man
sion, and by the time the conveyance con-
tanning the president passed through the
gates about one hundred and fifty per
sons had assembled to witness the de-
parture and obtain glimpse of the presi
dent When the president and party
reached the depot, perhaps two thousand
, persons had gathered there. The crowd
: was very quiet and Orderly, and the trans
fer of the president from the conveyance
in which he rode to the car was watched
III silence and with APPARENT solicltude lest
some accident might occur. The party on
board were Mrs. Garfield and daughter
, Mollie, Bliss, Agnew, Barnes, BoyntOn
Woodward ard Reyburn, Col. and Mrs
Rockwell and Caughter Lulu; General
Swain, Col Corbin. Secretary Brown
Dr. Edison, Rockwell, Warren 5. Young
and servants. The president at the depo
appeared greatly emaciated. His face
WAS careworn but natural. Gen SWAIN
said he had not been the least disquieted
:. but enjoyed the ride. He was taken from
his room TO an express wagon which wai
backed up to the front portlco. Bliss
Boynton, Reyburn, Swain, Rockwell and
Corbin carried him. G. ID. Rockwell and
Warren Young remained with the patlen
during the removal to the depot. The
president reclined easily on his bed where
, he has been so many days fighting TO
I life. His right hand lay on his breast ane
his left was stretched at full length upol
the coverlet. His forehead was covered
by linen cloth and there WAS patient
resigned expression of counteDance. liz
was carefully and tenderly deposited IL
the wagon. At $50 the horses weit
started for the depot. The remainder o
; the party preceded the conveyance to tht
, depot. The president cheerily but feebly
. lifted his left hand and waved fareW ei
as the Carriage moved from the mansion
whose inmates We're on the porch to wisf
him God speed The wagon WAS driver
slowly, never faster than ii walk. A mar
walked at the head of each horse to
safety No incident occurred. AT the
, depot the team was unhitched and ths
wagon backed up to the presidents cai