The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-08

AN tndta.rubber warehouse In Broad
street. London, wine-store in Cheapside,
and seven other buildings, containing prop.
erty valued at 81, 200, 00O: were burned on
the LIST.
THERE were on the 1st about 225 cases Of
yellow fever In Havana, Cuba. The deaths
during the previous week numbered. 20.
AN unsuccessful attempt was recently
made to relieve the French garrison of a
fortress on the Algerian frontier. Arabs to
the number Of Z, 900 attacked the relieving
force, compelling it to retreat. The Tunis-
ian troops in the vicinity refused to assist
the French, and gave evidence OF strong
anti.Gallic sympathies. The situation Of
the garrison was regarded as critical.
President Garfield.
THE following correspondence transpired
on the 9th:
LONDON, August q.
James G. Blaine. Secretary Of State. Wash.
nave lust received from her Majesty. the
Queen, at Balmoral, q telegram IN these
words: II am deeply grieved at the sad news
of the last few days. and would wish my deep
sympathy to be conveyed to Mrs Garfield.
j. Il. LOWELL. Minister.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON. August ~.
have s Submitted to Mps Garneld your te,e-
gram conveying the kindly message from her
Majesty, the Queen. Mrs. Garfield is con-
stantly at her husbands bedside, and does not
give up all hope of his recovery. Her request
Is that you return to the Queen her most sim
cere thanks and express her heartfelt appre-
citation OF the So constant ST. interest and tender
President and his family in their deep grief
and most painful suspense.
JAMES G. BLAINE. Secretary.
DH. REYBURN was reported as saying on
the Goth ult: "Since the Presidents con-
dition has become so low, we have exam
ined his lungs carefully every day and have
always found them healthy. The report
that pus cavities have formed there is en-
tirely without foundation" DR.. Boynton
also said that he made an examination of
the Presidents lungs the day before and
found them all right.
The following incident in connection with
the critical condition Of the President on
the 18th ult. is related in Washington
special of the 10Th to the New York Evening
Post: cit appears that the surgeons, after
the alarming symptoms Of the morning, de-
cided 1t was useless longer to continue the
struggle, and two Of their number were
selected to wait upon Mrs. Garfield and to
inform her that medical science could do no
more, that she must prepare for the worst.
The interview which occurred between
these surgeons and Mrs. Garfield will, II
reports are true, be regarded as one Of the
most dramatic incidents in this extraor-
binary case. Captain Henry, the Marshal
of this District. . friend of the Pres
ident and his family, says that Mrs.
Garfield heard the news, and, smothering
her emotion, arose and said: Gentlemen,
you shall not give him up! He is not going
to die. He is going to live. feel, know
it. 20 back to your post, and leave it not
until every remedy is exhausted, until death
itself has set its seal upon him, for will
not believe that he is dying. Go back,
and do what you can. You cannot do more,
but don't you give up. am his wife, and
I say that we will not give up until the end
itself is upon u.s. Mrs. Garfield has never
surrendered more than a moment or two
at times to her grief, and then she has re-
tired to her room, and, after brief alb
sence, has returned to her post Of duty at
the Presidents bedside"
IT was noticed on the 18th ult. that the
bullet in the Presidents wound was chang
ing its location, the movement being slight
ly downward. A telegram of the 3Oth ult.
says close watch was being kept for the bull
let, and an examination was made each time
the enema was administered, as it was en-
pected to make its appearance alongside Of
the lower bowels. As soon as discovered in
this region an operation would be per.
formed to remove it. 1t was going down
simply by force Of gravity, and was looked
for every day to come near enough the
lower intestine to be detected by the sense
of touch.
BUT little improvement was indicated in
the Presidents condition on the LIST, but he
is reported to have ''held his own" and,
although he did not gain strength enough to
help himself. he was said to look better, his
voice was stronger, and he talked more.
The condition Of the wound did not i'm
prove, and the physicians thought it would
not until the gland was better. The patient
chewed a piece Of chicken and swallowed
the juice; he also swallowed the juice of a
piece Of beefsteak, and took q little oyster
soup in addition to the usual amount Of
liquid nourishment. His pulse at $3.50 a.
m. was 100; at noon, 10S, and at $3.50, los.
In the $3.50 bulletin the physicians state that
the President had had no rigors for several
weeks. In his dispatch to Minister Lowell
at $3.50 p. m. Secretary Blaine says the Pres.
ident continued to do well in his eating and
digestion, and the swollen gland steadily
improved, but, in the previous twenty-four
hours, he had made no substantial progress
in his general condition. In the judgment
of his physicians, however, he still held the
ground gained on the 18th and 10Th ult.
His pulse and temperature had shown a
marked increase over the record of the day
before, which, the Secretary thought, might
he attributed to the exceedingly warm and
sultry weather. The question of the Presi-
the physicians, but no action was determined
on.
LATER
THE President was reported to have made
. slight gain on the I'd, and his symptoms
at night were regarded as being more favor
able than on the night before. The $3.50 p.
m. bulletin says: 1.-the President has
passed comfortable day, and this evening
appears better than for some days past. He
has taken larger proportion of nutriment
by the mouth, and manifested q greater rel
ish for it. His pulse shows some improve
ment Is regards frequency and strength.
The parotid abscess continues to improve.
The wound shows as yet little change.
This evening his pulse is 104; temperature,
09.e; respiration. 49," His pulse at $3.50 q.
m. was 100; temperature, 9S.4; respiration,
II. At noon, pulse, 100; temperature, 9&7;
respiration, IS. In his dispatch at night to
Minister Lowell Secretary Blaine says the
day had been very satisfactory one, and, in
the judgment Of the surgeons, the Presi.
dents symptoms were favorable. Tue Sec
Rotary adds: "Taking the twenty.four hours
through, he has had less fever and . better