Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-19
The Vice President Ready.

remained in his house this morning receiving
but few callers. A reporter called on him but
the Vice President declined an interview, send
ing word that he had received nothing but the
official bulletins He has previously stated
however, that he was ready to obey any sum
mons made by the Cabinet, and he hoped that
the Presidents strong constitution and the care
full nursing he receives would enable him tC
soon resume his executive duties. At the Fifth
Avenue hotel up to noon the only bulletin re-
ceived was that sent at O'clock from Elberon
and many anxious citizens loitered around the
hotel in hope of receiving more encouraging
news.
| SECRETARY LINCOLN HAS NO HOPES.
B0sTON, Sept. 19.-Hon. r. T. Lincoln Secre-
| tary of War, left Northampton, N. H., for Long
Branch this p. m. He has no hopes of the Presi
dents recovery.
What Attorney General MacVeagh Says.
THE DOCTORS UNABLE TO DIsPEL THE FEELING
| THAT DEATH is IMMINENT.
About noon to-day Attorney General Mac
Veagh telegraphed the War department as fol-
lows about the Observation-Disclosures chill at
| 10:3O and outsiders look for death at any mo-
ment. Doctors try to dispel this feeling. but
without avail" A few minutes later the follow
| ing dispatch came also from the Attorney Gen.
|
and growing weaker"
Effect of the News.
AFEELING OF DESPAIR IN THIS CITY.
There is no longer any hope existing in the
public mind for the recovery of the President
Even those persons here in Washington who
have hitherto maintained blind faith in happy
issue of this national sorrow. now abandon all
| hope. The general expectation is that news OF
the Presidents death will be received before
many hours. Even should he rally. the impress
sion is that would only be temporary. The belief
| is that the remarkable vitality which has
! so long sustained the suffering President is
now exhausted, and that the heroic will-power
which grapped with death for so many weeks is
| now undermined. 1t is useless to say there is
sorrow everywhere. Every heart is grieved.
There is settled gloom over the whole CITY.
| All personal interests are, for the time being
| forgotten. Business is almost at a stand-still
and the nation awaits, with bated breath, for
the sad tdings that are regarded as inevitable.
The more favorable news contained in last night s
bulletin had, to certain extent, revived the
| peoples hope; but the news of this morning
quickly dissipated it. Dispatches received here
this morning from AttorneyGeneral MacVeagh
| indicate that the Cabinet anticipate the worst In
| the departments there was to-day very little
done, except to watch for the latest news. Moth
ing was thought of except the President
AT THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Soon after 12 O'Clock the following dispatch,
from Long Branch. was posted up in the Inte-
rior and Post Office departments:
''At IL o'clock the pulse was 118 and the tenn
perature about normal. The reaction had taken
place and President was sleeping"
While this dispatch did not inspire hope, it
had the effect of creating feeling
that possibly some more favorable turn of the
case might occur The clerks and employees of
the departments as rule abandoned their desks
and gathered in knots to discuss the sad news
Many of them spent considerable time running
to and from the telegraph offices in quest of the
latest information. Rumors were flying in every
direction At one point it would be stated that
| the President had had three chills, and
the doctors had given HIM up In
another quarter good news would be told glibly
for instance, that the President had rallied and
was much better. Many of the government en-
ployes were kept busy chasing these rumors.
missioner Price that he would probably be de-
tanned at Long Branch tor some days. as the sit
uatiOn was very critical. This would indicate
that he does not anticipate speedy termination
of the case.
THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT TOWN.
There was more excitement in the city to-day
in regard to the Presidents condition than there
has been since he was removed from Washing
ton. No work from a practical standpoint was
done in the departments. The clerks cOngre-
gated in crowds around the bulletin places or
gathered in knots in the corridors of the public
buildings and talked. 1t was stated at
the Treasury department this afternoon about
two O'Clock that dispatch had been received
stating that Mrs. Garfield abandoned all hope
This broke the faith of even the most sanguine
that the President would recover The preya-
lent feeling seemed to be one that if Mrs Gar
field, who has been SO strong in her faith all
along, gave up. then, indeed, there was no
chance. AS the afternoon wore on the excite
ment, which was in initselfsubdued,- increased.
The crowds began to grow large around the
posted bulletins. The general feeling was that
the end would come within twenty-four hours
Wall Street To-Day.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-The Posts financial
article GAO pm. edition) says: The Stock Ex-
change markets are dull and present few
ieatures OF interest The gloomy news in regard
to the President has had cOmparatiyely little in
huence on values, although it has tendency to
cneck operations in many directions Stocks
nave Deen irregular within narrow range of
quotations; Prices generally, however, are
somewhat higher than at the close on Saturday.
about to be settled being revived The largest
transactions were in W.U., Lake Shore, Erie, Del
aware Lackawanna and Western & Northwest
Hannibal and st. Joe preferred was an exception
t st 1as 1ne general hst opening 2 per cent higher
at 12O. The common stock was offered at 800.
government bonds are steady, state bonds dull,
ana rallroad bonds firm on small transactions.
NO omciai notice has yet been given as to a call
or purchase of bonds by the Treasury. Money is
IN good supply at 5a6 per cent on stocks, both
1Or call and time loans.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON
Inc following quotations were current in New
York to-day at 2:30 p.m, -as reported by H. H.
Dodge, of $50 18th street. by special wlre:-
western Union, sSH; New York Central,
l42A; Lake Shore, R6k: Michigan Central
a2a; New York, Lake Erie and Western,
4oH: DO preferred, s9H; Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, la61: New Jersey Cen
frai MA: Delaware and Hudson. 100: Reading.
%; Nortnwestern. 126k: st. Paul, 120; Wabash
and Pacihc, 5O1 do: preferred S9A: Onion Pacific,
LsA: M. X; and T., 4O14; Hannibal and St. Jo,
offered at 800; do; preferred, llsK; Ohio and
/ e.. 2la2h: Northern Pacific common, 80:
Go. preferred. 79A: San Francisco common; 45k;
d0. preferred "a Central Pacific. 9l4; Rock
Island. 1864; Chesapeake and Ohio TN; Louis
vile and Nashville. 96A: Nashville and Chatta-
nOoga, S9 Ontario and Western. 301: Man.
haiti haitian Elevated. 22K; Illinois Central.
l3O]4; Canada Southern. 65n: Chicago. Bur
lngton and Quincy, leo: Denver and Rio
Grande. SS4; st. Paul and. Omaha. 425s: do.
preferred. 1G7 C. c. c. and l.. 92ss: Erie and
Western. 53: Ohio Central, FIX; Texas Pacific
5lA; Texas Pacific L. G., 77aTS
Closing Government Bonds-6's. 100zsa101; SIS
reg. lO0zsa10l; ms reg, 113ssa113k; do.
coupon: 113Aa113<; As reg. u6a1l6A; coupon,
1167.a1l7. -