Democratic messenger., 1881-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Presidents persistent fever,
which ran very high Sunday, is ex-
'plained to be cue to an abscess upon
one of his lungs, transferred thither
from the suppurated parotid gland. 1t
is reported that severe surgical opera
ton, to get at and cleanse this suppura-
tion as the abscess of the gland was
cleansed, will be necessary. The ex-
haustion from such an operation is
dreaded, and if it is overcome, the
gravest danger from the natural devel-
opment of the abscess is apprehended
with a patient already so worn out by
disease. The members of the Cabinet,
in view of this alarming news, have
given up the vacation trip to the White
Mountains, which they had been plan
ming.
Thursday, Sept s, was observed in
many of the States as day of fasting
and prayer for the recovery of the Presi-
dent
AT Washington Sunday Sergeant
Mason, of the Second Artilley, fired
at Guiteau through the cell window,
but missed him. The sergeant was ar
rested.
Sergeant Mason, who shot at Quit
eau, is confined at the Arsenal, and
says: I" only regret that l did not kill
him." When asked when he had formed
the idea to shoot Guiteau, he answered:
"When the attempted assassination was
made by the scoundrel / first heard of
it In Texas on q train where there were
q number of soldiers, and l secretly re-
solved if ever was put in position or
had the opportunity, TO kill the assas-
sin. On Sunday morning loaded my
musket, knowing that / was going on
duty, with the intention of shooting
him the first chance / got. When we
arrived at the Jail walked TO where /
could get the range of his window. and
fred. am perfectly sane, andif had
killed him would be willing to remain
in prison the remainder of my life. II
restored to duty will shoot him as
soon as l get chance"
The steamer Columbia foundered
off Frankfort, Mich. Sunday night and
fifteen lives were lost. The schooner
Regina foundered off Cove Island, Ont.
Saturday night and the crew of four
men were drowned.
AT the Methodist Conference in
London Bishop Simpson denied ..that
there had been falling off in the observ.
ance of the Sabbath by the Methodists
of the United States.
Sitting Bull refused to GO on board
the steamer Sherman at Fort Yates tc
be transferred to Fort Randall, but the
soldiers bound him hand and foot and
took him ON board. The San Carlos
Indians are said to be on the war path
The Chinese quarters at Oroville,
CAL, was burned Thursday night. The
loss is probably $75,0 Largely in
sured.
AT conference between Secretary
Kirkwood, Governor Fremont, of Ari.
zona. and Adjutant- General Drum, held
in Washington ON Sunday, it was de.
cided to issue arms to the people in that
section of Arizona threatened with in.
vasion by the Apache indians.
"A sad case took place in New York
on Sunday. A German named Was.
bacher bought load of pears and was
selling them. Some young thieves stole
the pears and assaulted the peddler. He
shot at them, one shot killing the ped
dler's daughter and another severely in
juring an assistant peddler. The thieves
escaped.
DIR. Geo. W. Bookwalter, of Anso.
MIA, O., was arrested Friday by agents
of the Secret Service at Union City,
Ind, with about $500 in counterfeit
gold pieces in his possession.
The Chinese quarter at Oroville,
Cal, was burned Thursday night. The
loss is probably $4,000. Largely in.
sured.
A special dispatch to the Galveston
! (Tex. Ne,CS from Casiroville says that O
construction train of nine cas- ON the
Sunset route was wrecked Thursday, west
of that place. One man was killed and
fifteen were wounded.
The coal trestle of the Erie Railroad
at East Buffalo, N. Y, together with q
large quantity of coal, was completely
destroyed by fire Friday. Loss, about
S15, 900.
-Alonza Eddy, of New York, was
found guilty of horse-stealing Friday at
Easton, Pa and was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment.
The ten-mile riding race at Des
Moines, Ia., Thursday between Miss
Pinneo, of Colorado, and Miss Curtis, OF
Kansas, was won by the latter in 26m.
lis. Thirty thousand people witnessed
the race.
Three white men and two Greek
Indians were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark.
Friday for murder.
A train on the Shelbyville Branch
of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lex
ington Short-Line Railroad was precipi.
tated into Floyds Fork Greek, near
Anchorage, KY, Friday, and eight
persons were killed.
Robert Williams, of DanvilIe. Va.
was killed by his two daughters on Fri.
day.
j. N. D. Shinkel, the member OF
the Cornell crew who is accused by the
other members of having sold the race
at Vienna, denies the charge and attri-
butes it to spite.
The inhabitants of Arizona are arm
ing and preparing to fight the Apaches.
The Federal Government has been ap-
piled to for arms, and General Nc
Dowell has received orders to issue 200
pieces.
The Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention on Thursday nominated
General S. NJ. Bailey by Vote of nearly
two to one for State Treasurer.
"A sad incident of the fires in Michi-
gan has come to light. The remains of
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