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A Day Of Suspense.

New YORK, August 16.-A special to
the Evening Post says: Washington,
August Is, 7:2O a. m.-The President
still lives and hopes are cherished that
he will yet recover. The trouble is en-
tirely with the stomach. If its powers
are not gone, recovery is yet possible.
The President passed a comfortable
night, except that he was troubled by
retching. About o'clock this morn
ing he slept well without the aid of
morphia. DR.. Ellis Bliss says the ply
sicians have been troubled by his stom-
ach from the beginning and have from
the first treated it with great care. If
it can rest now by the administration
of nourishment by injections it may
possibly be able to resume its functions
before exhaustion gets too great to be
overcome. To-day will probably be a
day of suspense rather than of incident.
The President is disposed to sleep, and
nothing will be done unnecessarily to
disturb him.
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Prepare for the Worst.

New YORK, August 16.-The Posts
Washington special says: DR.. Ellis
Bliss says regarding the Presidents
condition, the stomach is now resting,
and If the strength Of the patient can
be sustained by injection till the diges.
tive organs recover, it is possible for
him to get we'll. "Of course" SAID the
doctor, "if the stomach has given out,
that ends it. This cannot yet be known.
Until the facts appear we must watch
and wait Ifhe passes the day with
out vomiting and his pulse falls in rap
idity and gains in firmness we may hope
that he will yet be spared. If the retch-
ing continues and the pulse shows no
mending, the public should understand
that the end is probably near. Some
members of the Cabinet have seen the
physicians, and Postmaster-General
James has always been most hopeful
and buoyant. He said this morning
that the information he received made
him feel somewhat more easy than he
di.i yesterday, but the expression Of his
face was not one Of hope. There was
a weary anxious look about it, far less
reassuring than his words. Attorney.
General MacVeagh has always been
despondent. Heis not more sanguine
this morning. His face bears an ex-
preston of hopelessness. He inform
ed a friend that he did not expect the
President would recover. He did not
change his views after the interview with
the physicians this morning. 1t has
been supposed that the Attorney-Gen-
eral reflected the views of his friend DR..
Agnew, but he says his views are only
his own. The surgeons are more
hopeful.
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Once Mere Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE
President is undoubtedly better this
morning, and high hopes are entertain
ed Of his recovery The nausea from
which he has been suffering was evid-
emily produced by the ether administer
ed at the last operation. The stom.
ach seems now to have recovered from
the excessive weakness, and the doctors
confidently expect the president to be
able by evening to take nourishment in
to the stomach. The feeling here
about the President is now hopeful.
In an interview this morning DIR. Bliss
was asked if there was anything in the
Presidents condition indicating py;em-
ia or blood poisoning as the cause of
the Presidents unfavorable symptoms.
He answered emphaticalIy in the neg
ative, and said that there was no con-
nection whatever between the wound
and the present troubles; that the un-
favorable symptoms were due entirely
to the condition ofthe patients stom.
ach. and himself and the other attend
ant surgeons were confident that the
treatment adopted would soon remedy
this. In speaking of the Presidents
appearance he said that when he was
shot he weighed a1o pounds, but his
confinement has reduced this nearly 70
pounds. There was of course some
pallor, but as he wore full beard this
was not SO percephble as 1t would 9th.
erwise be. Secretary Blaine has been
telegraphed that the President is better.
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SLOWLY
BUT SURELY.
President Garfield is Sink.
Day by Day.

WASHINGTON, August l6.-The l
o'clock bulletin stated that President
has not rallied from the exhaustion Of
yesterday as the surgeons had hoped.
Pulse Ia, temperature 9s.S, respiration
lS. The bulletin says the President
had a tranquil morning and had
not vomited since the morning Bulle-
tin. The morning bulletin stated that
he had not vomited since a. m.
and the o'clock bulletin, taken in con-
nection with that, implies that he had
vomited this morning at II O'Clock.
The surgeons thought they could de-
termine by p. M. whether the Presi-
den: would liye or not; that if the tenn
peratute went down and the pulse kept
up it would he a sign of death. At
that hour the pulse stood l26. After
that the pulse receded some. but the
temperature has gone down $40. The
surgeons do not say anything now but
it is evident they entertain little if any
hope. The fall of the temperature,
though light, is regarded as serious
and foreboding the worst results, 1t Is
true tie pulse has fallen some, but the
temperature has now gone below
normal, which Is most dangerous symp-
tom. The Presidents stomach still re-
fuses all nourishment. Food injections
have only been partially successful, but
life cannot long be sustained in this
manner. The surgeons stick closely to
the patient, watching every movement
and hoping for some favorable turn.
From all information to be obtained, it
can be stated that the chance of the
Presidents recovery is very slim. The
surgeons do not give up the case. and
that i. about the best that can be said.
The President does not rally. He re.
mains about the same apparently, and
nothing can be done to impart any
strength. All that the people can do
is to hope. There Is not much in the
case now to base hope upon. 4 spirit
of despondency has now invaded the
White House.
Secretary Blaine is to arrive this al
fernOOn
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The manner in which the President
fingers is mystery not only to the
people in general, but to the medical
men of the country. 1t seems that his
condition should have been better by
this time. And though he has had
the advice ofas good surgica! talent as
there is in the land, there is distrust in
the minds Of many, and feeling that
things might have been better. 1t
seems like grave charge to even in
innate that men would allow jealous
les to affect their action in the treat
ment of a case like that of President
Garfield; but that such is the case,
many are already convinced. The
people yet well remember the jealous
les that existed among the Union
Generals, and how they fought each
other during the earlier years Of the
late wa:, and the result OF these con-
tests. 1t seems to be gall and bitter
ness to the less successful for one man
to gain a reputation above another in
the army, in the medical profession.
and even in the church, as we'll as 9th.
er vocations. At the bedside of the
wounded President are a number oi
physicians, and they must agree before
any course Of treatment can be follow.
ed; each has his theory and remedy,
and a compromise must be made, or
the remainder yield to the stronger
will ofthe one, and the consequence is
that the course pursued is probably
not quite satisfactory to either OF
the attending physicians. Each
would like to have the reputation Of
being in charge of the illustrious pa
tent, and neither is willing to stand
back and let another take the lead,
hence the patient is, in measure, left
without any uniform and rational
course of treatment. There is an old
saving that "too many cooks spoil the
broth" Ifthey would dismiss all the
doctors but one, and then let him call
in what assistance he might ask, the
probabilities are the President would
soon be better. The life of the Presi.
dent of the United States should not
be left in the hands of men who are
ealous of each other.
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THIS ISSUE.

This issue of the GRAPHIC. although
only an average one, presents q choice
array of matter for all classes OF rea-
derS. On our first page we present the
usual variety OF Editorial Notes, HUI
norous selections. State Items. Neigh
borhaod and County news, and a gener'
al miscellaney. On our local and edi'
,orial pages will he found comments
items, and current news, with quite
full accounts of the presidents danger
ous condition. A full foreign and loca
market corrected up to Thursday
morning. is also another valuable fea.
iurc. We ann to make this absolutely
correct.
Our inside pages present over twen.
ty-iive solid columns of general reading
condensed news. a splendid continued
story, poetry, a letter by Nasby, current
politics. etc. Look the paper over
show it 10 your friends and ask them t.
subscribe,
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Intense Anxiety In Gotham.

New YORK, August 16.-The anxiety
in this city over the condition of the
President is hourly increasing and the
streets in the immediate vicinity of the
various newspaper offices are thronged
with thoughtful-looking men in search
of the latest news from the Presidential
sick-chamber. On Printing house
square and Park Row and Wall street
the excitement is most noticeable. The
telegraph Offices are beseiged by anx.
ious seekers after some consoling news
from Washington, but an omnious silent
shaking of the head and the sad look of
the majority denote feeling of uneasi-
ness, painful to witness.
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Manufactures,

The last issue of the Canton Press
contains some pertinent suggestions or
this topic applicable to that locality,
TO the effect that those industries
which have already formed start
should be fostered and encouraged
an d built up, We have by no means
yet abandoned the hope Of getting up
I boom in this line for kirksville. Cen.
,rally located, with cross railroads,
fine timber, cheap coal, and a good
population surrounding us, there is
is Lut one solitary reason why mum.
Der of manufacturing enterprises
should not be started here with rea-
sonable hopes of success-and that
only reason is the indifference of our
people. Let that be overcome and
and the rest would be easy.
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The President.

The condition of the President is
fully shown by the dispatches which
we publish in this issue. Since Satur-
day but little hopes have been enter
tanned Of his recovery. Tuesday night
he was thought to be in a dying con-
dition. but he rallied slightly Wednes-
day morning, At the present writing
he seems to be wavering between life
and death. We can only hope as to
the result. Our news columns contain
the very latest up to the hour Of going
10 press.
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The Bulletins tell the Story.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. H.
Previous to the mid day dressing DIR.
Agnew was aseed the condition of the
President, to which he replied: HE
is better to-day" When questioned
further the doctor SAID: "There is
nothing further to say than is contain
ed in the bulletin" The doctor was
pressed for a reply to the question as
to whether he considered that the pa
tient had an equal chance for recovery.
He said: ''Iti is bad plan to specu-
late On the chances. The bulletin
tells the story that the President is bet
ter to-day. Good morning."
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Xouce to Builders.

We, the undersigned trustees of the
Methodist church in Greentop, Mo-
will receive bids to build 4 church
house 25xt', si.'een 1foot studdin9.
The plans and specifications can lie
seen at X. X. Wells & w y. Rey noIdS.
Will receive bids for one week from
Saturday. Aug. 10th, 1881, bids 10 be
left with r. X. Wells. Trustees reserve
right to reject any or all bids.
j. w. OEE.
JAS. ID. BARLOW,
Trustees. RoBT. SpAEKs,
X. N. FOWLER.
5. FRENCH
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The MurderOuS ApacheS.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, August 16.-A
rancho fifteen miles east of Elrlta was
burned and one woman and boy kill
ed py the Apaches. The reportl Of the
destruction of the village and the mass.
acre Of the lnhabi;ant near Rio Paerco
is antrue. We have reliable reports
that in all twenty Mexicsn and one SOL
dier have been killed and one white wo.
man captuaed by the Indians since the
10th inst. No damage by the Indians is
reported within fifteen miles of the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad. Quite a
number of ranehmen are moving to-
gether for safety.
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A discussion IS going on in France
as to the discoverer of the artificial
incubator the Egyptians hatched eggs
III the sun and others by means of
boiling water; but it was only in 1873
that the idea was practically solved by
NJ. Roullier, who, instead of obtaining
only seven per cent of chicks, secures
seventy by his hatchers. He employs
SO workmen to supply orders for the
Inc latter, and dispatches forty thou
sand chicks yearly, in patches of IS
50, and 100 by rail and to every part
Of Europe The incubators are esti-
mated to supply 5000, 1000 of barn
yard fowls annually to the market.
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Thenew Commissioner Of Agriculture
seemingly proposes TO build up his own
reputation on the ruins of his predeceSs-
or, There rs scarce any thing that Mr..
lie Dnc did that Mr.. Lorlng is not try
ing to undo. lie Dues tea farm is pro-
nounced failure and fraud, his corn
and sorgham experiments bunglingly
and wastefully conducted, and his arte-
sian well fund uselessly squandered.
Perhaps, however. when Loring's wind
mills cease blowing the dust. the public
may get a glimpse of what he is doing,
or proposes to do, for the agricultural
interests Of the country.-FDmer's
kerier
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Graphic Library.

The GRAPHIC library has now over
200 regular patrons Though not large
it presents very choice selection Of
works, historical, biographical and the
leading standard works of fiction.
Books can be taken out for. ONE and TWO
weeks nominal price OF five cents per
week When kept out longer than two
weeks without special permission an
additional penalty oftive cents per week
will be charged. Catalogues of books
belonging to the library furnished in
application. tt
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GREENTOP GRAPHICs.

VA NkS11 1AAN ce
GREENroP. Aug. 16.-The wife OF
John Turk died on Thursday morn.
ing of last week at o'clock, at her res
idence in this place. She died from
consumption. from which she had been
suffering for several months. She was
in her % year and leaves Il husband
and three children. She was a MEN,
Der Of the Christian church. Her re-
mains were buried at this cemetery on
Friday. Her funeral was preached
Sunday at II clock at the Lewis Grove,
near the school house, by Rev. Davis,
being largely attended. She was a
daughter G. W. Bailey, of Iowa, who
has been here for several days during
her last illness. He returned to his
home on Monday last, taking with
him the three children, which was at
the request of his deceased daughter.
Our post office was moved last week
to w. S. Gatlin store
NJ. Speer. jeff Dyer and Geo. Pryor
have just returned from trip to the
west part of the state where they have
been looking out location. jeff Dyer
purchased farm in Harrison county
Mo-. Of two hundred acres, for which he
paid ten dollars per acre. They report
corn and oats crop in Harrison county
as looking fine.
H. Gatlin and wife moved to Mora
via. Iowa, on Monday last. We are sor.
ry to 10 o,se them. They were good
citizens and we wish them success in
their new home
T. p. Leedam was in town last week
collecting rail road taxes. Some of our
farmers are grumbling and say the
rail road tax is equal to the James
boys robbery.
We had good rain on Saturday last.
1t had been neeCed for some time.
Early corn is looking well. Late
corn will he cut short in this vicinity.
Mrs. F. Tice has been on the sick list
for several days, We ale glad to learn
she is improving. DIR. Sickles is her
attending physician.
Mrs. Metcalf is quite sick thi, week.
but is now improving, which we are
glad to note. Dr. Wilson is attending
her.
The Weekly GRAPHIC has tue largest
circulation of any other paper coming
to this place.
John Davis and Mr.. Frietly Shipped
six car loads OF bridge t!mhels from
this place last week, which was sawed
out 1T Freillev & Mlller's mill & miles
west Of this place.
Geo. Speer left on Monday last for
where he will accept Job as
watchman on the Wabash rail road.
DIR. Hail. OF Iowa, was in town Mon
day.
Green Owens has moved up to his
1t You want square meal
give him call.
b. Chase's hide, produce and hard
ware house is still booming.
jeff Long has recently purchased two
lots IN the south part of town, and he
is going to put up a dwelling house
soon.
Geo. Owens has been in town for
several days, painting and grainlng.
He has completed granting DR.. Sickles'
new residence. which helps the looks
very much. He did good job.
w. Wiley Is hclping the looks Of his
residence by putting in a new 'front.'
and newly weather boarding it. He be-
lieves in beautiiying everything about
him.
One of our young townsmen said his
name was Nose last Sunday night. He
got left all the same, Try again,
Nose. J.S
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Secretary Blame says there are less
than 100000 offices of every grade and
character in the government. and that
ior these there are on file in the de-
partment over 100000 applications.
These striking figures indicate the enor-
nous labors devolving upon The appoin-
ting power, and the vast importance
of a change in the system of appoint
ments to the service which does the
common work of the people. They also
show a deplorable weakness for Office on
the part of million people IN this Ma
ton, which ought not to be in these
prosperous times.
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Coroner's jury at Kansas City finds
that Mrs. Paul came to her death by an
abortion performed by DR.. A. Ruper.
A Canton butcher found in cows
paunch he butchered last week, a few
nails, screws and an emblematic pin of
the q. A. Il.
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4 Decline In Stocks.

NEW YORK. August 16, II a. m.-The
alarming news regarding the Presi-
dents condition cast gloom over
Wall street which was reflected in the
heavy tone of the stock market. Spec
ulation opened weak. and under very
pronounced pressure to sell, the entire
list recorded short decline, running
from = to 81, Texas Pacific, Lou
svllle & Nashville. Canada Southern,
Kansas & Texas. Hannibal & st. Joe,
Reading Union Pacific. Wabash and
Pacific and Nashville & Chattanooga
eading downward movement.
Here is fact we'll stated by one Of
the greatest Of Englishmen, Lord Ers-
kline: Il never knew a man remark
able for heroic bravery whose very as
pect was not lighted up by gentleness
and humanity; nor kill-him-and-eat-
him countenance that did not cover
the heart of bully or poluoon."
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James Starbrid, husband Of the
postmistress at the Richmond & Lex
ington junction. Ray county. has been
arrested for pilfenng from the mails.
HIS thefts are 5000 in varying sums.
Mrs. S, Is not implicated, but S. has
been rather "bad egg"
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Very few people object to the price
Of the Graphic, SI.5o per year, but let
those who do turn through it, mark its
size and the quantity and variety of its
leading matter, and they will find it
contains more than twice as much as
any Of the ST. 90 or $I.25 around here
hence ii is the cheapest as well as the
hest paper in North Missouri.
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A lady of Pettis county brings suit
for divorce on the ground of impo-
tcncy of her husband-said to be the
first instance that this was ever urged
as 4 sole reason for divorce IN Missouri.
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The governor has pardoned Duncan,
sentenced in Pike county in 1873, for Ii
wears. for murder in second degree,
Prisoner has consumption and can I re.
cover.
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Sol. q. Kitchen, the "greenback thun
derbolt of southwest Missouri, Is II
the field talking green backery.
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Three parties of engineers are locat,
ing the line of the st. J.. l. S. +. road
t..tween Pacific and st. Louis.
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". II. Glenn, is a candidate tor sher-
IN OF Pike county, subject to the demo-
nratie nominating convention.
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DR.. J. C. Hughes, Of Keokuk. died
on Friday, last, and on the same day
OH. Browning Of Quincy passed to his
eternal sleep.
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fNo. L.

mo L.
On ACRE FARM-Within II miles Of rail
OOrOad station, school. church. ete.,-all un
der fence-timbcf pasture-balanee prairie
Small house. good well. orchard etc,
Very desirable place. Low price and
easy terms. Apply ut this Office.
EARM-Farm of 40 acres; 80 under cutiva-
Il tiOn. Fair average house. 100 apple and
peach trees. six miles northeast of town.
Part timber land. Part cash, balance time.
Now rented. Price 1880 Apply at this Of
lice.
ElARM Ofll0 acres. all fenced. 20 acres under
Il cultivation Buildings new and first class
over 700 fruit trees. small fruits. Land good.
miles south Of State Normal. For Partic-
nlars inquire at this office.
THOR SALE.-Some four hundred acres of lad,
l. NJ In guilty alton, several houses. coal vein.
and good mill site water >t-am) on the iaui.
VIII b. sold very cheap easy terms Apply ii
this ofire-
u OR SALE-Small farm-lO acres. all uE-
Il der fence, coed well, small hCu,e, frame
and log combined, stable and other out houses
= abOnt y choice apple trees. also cherry; X
peach: ten acres i'll grass. IA miles south
east of kirksville. Price 300 cash. Enquire
at this office
A DESIRABLE RESIDENCE-In east part of
town one OF the best neishtorhoods In ,fs city;
hahe trees. small fruit, living we'll Title perfect
sriee. ss'o-half cash. Apply al this ofiee-
TEXAS.
business STAND-for country store
Ogood trading point acres Of ground;
2dwellings, store 2 stables, small stock Of
goods. Enquire at this office.
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TEXAS.

business STAND-for country store
good trading point acres Of ground ;
2dwellings, store, , stables. small stock Of
goods. Enquire at this office.
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FOWLER7S TAILOR SHOP-Second

FOWLER'S TAILOR SIiOP-Second
" story, east side the square. is the plac.
TO get the best suit of clothes for the least
money. Call and see him before you order
and save money.
SsTkAYED OR STOLEN-Frofa the undersigned
Ssincc Monday. June Is. bay horse. blind In one
eye and ten years old. sOrrrl mare. blaze face.
u years old and has lump on left side: from
Illinois and may have started back A liberal re-
ward for information leading to their recovery. Ad-
dress, ALEX. BAILEY
July 3, 1881. Shiblet : Point. No.
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4 DESIRABLE RESIDENCE-In east part of
town. one OF the best neighbOrhoOds In the city.
New house. 8 rooms. two lots, number nf fruit and
haie trees. small frnit, living well. Title perfect
srice. $s5O-half cash Apply ri this Office.