The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-15

ton says Mrs. Gar6eld's disease resembles
the oldfashioned ,yphus.fever. She Is yet
In a prccarious condition. General Lew
Wallace win be appointed Minister to Tur.
key.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
All the Democratic papers OF Arkansas
are against "the new movement" and Vir-
ginia Is held up as warning. So says a
leading Government official from that State.
A number OF changes have been made In
the officers on duty at West Point.
The report tonight Is that W. +. Chandler
insists on sticking. II he does he will be
beaten.
The report Of the census will be seven
times a. large as that Of 1870.
Representative Whitthorne, OF Tonnes
see, says the South could be divided by q
war with Mexico, but never on the issues
OF REIMBURSEMENT, &c.
Senator German took number OF sena.
tors up the canal to-day on bis steam yacht
fishing.
Senator Conkiug, in his speech in caucus
yesterday, said that time will tell whether
he or the President is right in regard to the
confirmation OF Robertson. Some say his
speech was fiery.
Government receipts to-day Internal
revenue, S5S6,655; customs. S42S.473.
The Treasury now holds S355.9st in
United States bonds to secure the national.
bank circulation. There was received du.
ring The week Sl,6O9.OG0 in national.bapk
circulation for redemption.
All the developments in the siar.route
business are damaging TO those concerned.
and more startling disclosures are promised.
The report is that the removal Of Repub.
lican postmaSterS has been stopped. The
President will give the patronage Of Vir-
ginia to Republicans.
Republican senators say tonight that
Robertson will be confirmed.
Associated Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
pach.I
MRS. PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S CONDITION STILL
CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Dr. Boynton. who
has been the physician OF General GarlieId'S
family for many years, and who was called
here by telegraph when Mrs. Gar6eld's case
assumed dangerous phase. sand this after.
noon "Mrs. Garfield is suffering with
low nervous fever. II is not distinct typhoid.
nor is It intermittent. IL comes nearer the
old typhuS fever. She has been for seve-
raj DAYS, and Is yet, in a precariouS con-
ditiOn. There's no doubt about that. What
has made the case alarming has been her
high temperature, running up to l04 and
105. To-day there Is a change in that re-
spect; a lowering of the temperature, and
il that continues there will be change for
the better. Indeed, there is some change
for the better to-day, and We hope it may
be permanent. To-day Is the first day we
have felt ENCOURAGED about her; but we
can't tell with any pOsiiVeness rs 10 The re-
suit for several DAYS yet. She is not out Of
danger hy any means. The hot weather has
bad some effect; not much. She now suffers
but little pain" DR.. ROynton said, also, that
the constant excitement under which Mrs.
Garfield has been llbOring since last sum-
mer had the effect OF pr0s'raiing the sys-
tenn and weakening its power 10 resist the
disease; but that, while Mrs. Garfield is
not a large or stout woman, she has good
constitution, and her physicians hope for
her recovery.
Loto-Mrs. Garfield is better tonight,
but Is still quite i'll.
DEATH OF L. A. COPYRIGHT.
WASHINGTON, May Ill. a. GObrght
formerly Washington agent OF the New
York Associated Press, which position he
held for about twenty-five years, died at his
residence, in this city, al ) O'Clock this after
noon.