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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-12
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
HE IS GETTING ALONG FINELY
he sleeps Sweetly, Passing an Ex-
eeedingIy Coed Nighttime GUAM
tity OF Pus secreted Begin.
ming 10 Diminish - His
Puise Less Frequent
and Improving
I'm Quality.

Washington, August ll.--Onicial bulletin
Executive Mansion, 10 a. IN. The presiden.
has passed an exceedingly good night sleep '
Ing sweetly, with but few short breaks, and
awakening refreshed this merning at a later
hour than usual. At the morning dressing
just completedit was found that the deeper par |
Of the wound had been emptied spontaue-
ouely. The quantity of pus ecleted is begin
ming 10 diminish. The character and appe'
fn1S anee OF the wound are heall y
His temperature shows entire absence OF feveI
thisamorning, and his pulse, which Ia less fire.
quent than yesterday, Is improving In quail
iiy. At present II Is 100; temperature 0S;
resplrRtionl9
ID. W. Bliss.
j. X. BARNES.
j. j. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
ohlclal bulletin, p. m.-since the afternoon
bulletin was Issued Tho president continued as
then reported until abouts p m, when tn
commencement OF the afternoon febrile rise
was noticed. In It's degree IL did not differ
materially from thatof Yesterday. lIis pulse
Is now l0Si temperature lOl; respiration 10.
ID. W. Bliss,
III. WOODWARD,
j. X. BARNES,
RoDERT REYBURN,
ID. IL. AaSEw,
FRANK II. HAMILTON.
Executive Mansion, 1850 p. m.-Althougl
the presidents pulse and temperatur,
are not as low tonight as hal
been hoped they would be, IN,
surgeons report thet he had had good day
better than any day previously this week, anC
that his appearance and general condition ar,
improved He has taken, since morning
nearly two pounds of solid and LIQUID food
without gastric disturbance aud, although
his pulse still indicates weakness, The seemi
stronger tha on ypstarCiay
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-12
Burnet.

Special 10 the Herald.
Burnst, August II. Capt. Hall, engineer
ln.ohief In charge OF the east Texas & st.
Louis narrow gauge railroad surveying party
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-12

Vienna, August 1.-THE boat race between
the Cornell crew aud Vienna crew was won
by the Vienna crew.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

Extract from the Daily Puck for 1881: A grand discovery has recently been made, which, it is thought, will entirely supersede the use of the telephone and electric telegraph as means of com munication. It is called the post office. The system consists in writing letter containing your message, putting post age stamp on the envelope, and dropping it in box. It will then be forwarded to it's address by first train or steamboat. The advantage over the electric telegraph is, that the message will reach the per son to whom it is sent within reason able time. The Western Union Tele- graph Company talks about purchasing the patent.-Puck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

A TRAIN on the Northern Pacific was twice obstructed by buffaloes some days ago near the border line between Mon- tana and Dakota, and was forced to come almost to standstill. There were a number of soldiers aboard armed with repeating rifles, and nearly every pas senger had one or more revolvers. They all joined in Lrisk fire at the buffaloe &, which numbered sixteen the first time andtwenty to thirty the second; but the animals seemed wholly indifferent to the bullets. None of them fell or even showed signs of being wounded, and the train was unableto proceed until they saw fit to turn tail and scamper of.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

JEWISH papers in Earope are actively discussing the question of colonizing Palestine. The Jel0ish Messenger says that if the Russian refugees had been sent to that country, instead of to America, the colonization scheme would have received powerful impetus. But the unhappy emigrants from Russia have been in a bad way on reaching the shores of the Holy Land. They would have found none there to extend them the generous and practical sympathy which their brethren have shown them here. And they would have been leap- ing out of the frying pan into the fire in leaving the despotism of Russia for the rapacity of the Turkish thieves who rule Palestine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

A MAN had a curious race for life ear Meriden, Conn. He swallowed a large dose of morphine, intending suicide, but quickly changed his mind, and started for the nearest physician, who was two miles away. He felt the dan gerous drowsiness stealing over him, and ran with all his might. The exer- else kept him awake, but his mouth became parched, his eyes filmy, and his strength less. He stopped to pray, but an instant of delay warned him that, unless he depended on miraculous help, there was no time to be lost on his knees. He at length stumbled into the doctors office, and fell senseless on the floor, but was saved by energetic treat ment.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

THE famous spring of boiling water in the middle basin of Hell's Half Acre, in the Yellowstone region, has lately be. come still more wonderful as geyser. Four or five times every twenty-four hours it discharges great culumn of water, freighted with stones and obscured by dense volume of steam. The hollow formation for hundreds of yards around the ori6ce trembles under the upheaval, and tue water is thrown to a height of a hundred feet.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

THE French are notoriously an inge. nious people. The dearth of game this season has created new art. The juice of pheasants, cartridges and simi- lar birds is extracted ny process im- perceptible to the buyer of the birds, and these juices placed in dramatically sealed bottles, are subsequently, used to give gamy flavor to entrees of pigions and ehickens, which are represented, and, above all, charged fof, as the real article.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

INa Montreal breach of promise suit itwas shown that the pair agreed upon day of marriage, and marked it in a calender of her diary, and that he twice surreptitiously rubbed out the mark and put it month ahead She caught him at it on the last occasion, and sought by recourse to the law to compel him to keep the original promise.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

THE proprietors of the Boston Hrald, Messrs. Pulsifer, Haskell and Andrews, have started on Southern tour in special car. It is said that the yearly income of each from the newspaper is $50 GOO.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
$5O,Ooo.

A cIAIRvoyANT has been brought be- fore police court in New York, com pelled to refund the money received from her credulous victims, and put un- der bonds 10 withhold from further practice of her yagabond calling.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
NOTES OF THE DAY.

TIE Edinburgh Scotsman says that the Duke of Argyll, writing to Birmingham correspondent, has expressed his opinion that the Irish land act is piece of "bar- barous legislation
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

TIE financial depression in German y
 has compelled tho1sands of private purchasers of paintings to bring forth
 their cherished collections and place
 them upon the market again for sale.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

MR. LABoUcHERE. in his journal, 7f7aa, declares that the late Baron James De Rothschild lost on the Bourse in Octo- Der s0,000,000 francs or s16000.000, and this loss was the cause of his death.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

MR. GLADSTONE about year ago trans- lated the hymn Rock of Ages" into Latin verse. On various parts of the conti- nent this version has been accepted as the genuine revival of a fayorite ortho- dox anthem.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
SECURE A H0ME---LANDS! LANDS!!

THE undersigned, agent for the fine grant of 4 lands made to the Little Rock G Fort 1saith Railway, now offers for sole any and all he railroad lands lyingin Pope county.
 1hsse lands embrace some veyg f7le trdcss, ,a- elNding RIVER BOTTOM PRAIRIE AND UPLANDS, aud aa easy opport,1sity IS Here aftxed of securing chedp fdrm on easy terms. Correspondence solicited from those seeking homes In a
 MILD, HEALTHY CLIMATE, and in a new country which is rapidly develop fng and offers many advantages. . To those who have Improvements on Niiroau lands, would say no time should pc lost m coming forward and entering Into contract for the same, My instructions are to sell ANY AND ALL HANDS. and delay in making application may entail loss upon you.
 am prepared to give fuii information in re- gard to any of these lands ln Pope county
 Come eayiy and eranlaae my Pat and ha g priees and secure chsdp farm.
 JAMES POTTS, Agent. RaSellyille. Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

SNAIL FOX is present inand eomforta- ly near to Boston An epidemc is also feared in Jersey City.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
HAp orhrR woRK ro po.

l know something about the law Iproposs to
 take an active part in my defense Ny brother in-law, Geo, scoville, EEq of Chicago, is true and active friend, but ] disapproye Of some Of
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

Toward another outbreak, but was restrained by scoyile and two deputy Inarshals, who were sit. ting directly behind him.
 scoyille then resumed saying. This Is a pro ceeding which is at least peculiar If not unprece- dented It is very remarkable indeed that an ap- plicntion of this kind should be made, and that i should have had no previous notice Of it. that should not even Dc permitted to see the affidavit which has been presented to the court
 Robinson. There IS no earthly objection to you seeing it.
 Scoville Very well; wait moment. l say this is an unprecedented proceeding. 1 shall with draw from the case if the defence Is to proceed longer in this manner. will give whatever in. formation have Co counsel for defence and step out. do not wantto have this case continued and the prisoner does not want to have it con tinued. l do not want any further connection with the case unless when d motion is 10 be made am advised of t Ions enough beforehand to know something aeout i, Unlesa the defence can go on harmoniousiy with me in 1t l will withdraw
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
GUITEAU'S GAME
Sensational Scenes at the Opening of the Assassin's TriaI--Controversy Be- tween Robinson and scovilIe,
 Counsel for Defeuce.

The Guiteau trial began with series of extra ordinary scenes First there was the entre.s..ssss of the prisoner himself mansSiissS s;,a close ly guarded He looked better than on his first Sppsaranse, but was a repulsive object and sent a sfiudder of horror and disgust through the dense throng which chokcd up avery available foot oi space in the court room. Then the domestic group, the assassin and his sister and brother, sit ting together before the judge in position that revealed them to the gaze of all. It must have been terrible ordeal for them, and especially for Mrs scoville. She bore herself with composure however, except that her eyes unvoluntarily filled with tears as the balliffs were unlocking the handcuffs from her brothers wrists. John man, and did not seem discouraged by the sharp stares which he met from all sides. He bears family likeness to the prisoner, but is far SUI peyior in looks and manners. The only persons in the cours room who by their presence recalled theclosing scene in the life of the assassn's vic finn were the faithful Rockwell and Swain. No wonder they
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
THE COURTS,

EQUITY CoURT.-To.day-- VS.
Scaggs; referred TO auditor. Grymcs VS.
Grymcs; w. $. Perry appointed guardian ad
Item. Bacon vs.sCox; A. r. Bradley and
Walter ). Perry appointed trustees to sell
King VS.. Buckley; conveyance set aside and
sale ordered. Calligan VS.. Strong; restrain
ing order returnable October 90 granted
Sedlcy VS.. Fitzmorris; appearance of absent
defendant ordered. Burchc VS.. Pedrick;
sale confirmed nisi and reference to auditor
ordered. Anderson VS.. Anderson; leave to
amend nunc pro tune granted. Noursc VS..
Ashford; ca,ise set pcrcmptdrily 1T next
special term. Deacon VS.. Mason; reference
to auditor ordered.
CRIMINAL CouRT-U. s. VS.. Phillip Rel
ter case continued until December term.
John O'Brien, assault; motion for new trial
filed. VIM. Woodson, larceny recognizanco
forfeited and bench warrant issued. VIM.
II. Harrison, assault with intent to commit
rape; recognizancc forfeited and bench war
rant issued.
COURT IN ANc.--To.day Block VS..
Block; appeal dismissed on motion of
defendant Peters VS.. Sutcr; Chief Justice
Cartier delivers the opinion affirming the
decree below. Marcy VS.. District of Co.
lumbia; appeal dismissed on motion of Mr..
Miller. Smith VS.. Wheeler; case on trial.
Mr. George ID. Seymour was admitted to
the bar on the report of the examiners.
Assignments for tomorrow Nos. 63, 81,
10, "A, 50, S5l, SIT, 81, 9S, 30,
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
GuiTEAu,S DEFENSE.
rr. Mcrrick VIII Not Assist In H.

In connection with tho statement that IL
was probable that Hon, Il. I. Mcrrick, the
eminent co0nsclor-at. law, of this city,
could act under request rs counsel for the
assassin Guiteau, The CRITIC called upon
Judge Mcrrick this afternoon, and asked
him as to the matter.
The Judge said that he was so cngrosscd in
business of n civil character that even IL he
had any inclination to attend to the case he
could not Ito 1t Justice. Moreover, he has
virtually retired from criminal cases. not
having acted in one for five years. and is
not DESTROYS of taking up that depart
ment of the legal profession at ALL
Judge McrrclS said that he did not care
to utter any expression that would injure
Guiteau's case, but he hoped that for the
sake of the American people the miserable
fellow was insane, as he could not conceive
how - sane American could commit so hor-
riblc and brutal crime.
My idea about the case" concluded the
Judge, " is that he should not be given
trial. The people ought to take him and
string him up and settle tho tragedy en-
tirelyr
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
Death ofEx.senator Abbott.

Ex-senator j. C. Abbott died at Whining
ton, N. c., Saturday. Gen. Abbott was
born in Concord, N. H., July Is, 1926; stu
died law and came to the bar in 1852 was
quartermaster-g general of militia from 1855
to 1861 in 1861 he raised regiment of
troops for the war and was lieutenant
colonel in 1863 he was made colonel. and
in 1865 he was brevctted brigadicr-gen-
cral " for gallant services in the capture of
Fort Fisher" Soon after which he settled
in North Carolina and engaged in the lum-
ber business He was delegate to the
State Constitutional Convention of 1867 !;
elected to the State Legislature early in
1868, and was Senator in Congress in
1868 for the term ending in 1871, serving
on the Committees on Manufactures, on
Military Affairs, the Pacific Railway and
Enrolled Bills
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
Foreign Notes.

If six men in Europe would heartily
agree one-third of its military burden could
be taken off.
Oyster shells in Paris are reduced to
powder and used in the manufacture of ar
tificial settler water.
France is now building seventeen iron
clads, England ten. This will give France
fifty-three and England fifty-seven.
Baron Kuster, court steward of the
Gar at st. Petersburg, has been discharged.
1t will take $f5,000,000 to square his ac-
counts.
On the panel under the letter receiverof
the general post-officc in Dublin, Ireland,
these words are printed: "Post here letters
too late for next mail"
Harrison Ainsworth, who has Just been
paid high hOnors at Manchester, is the old
est of the novel writers of Great Britain.
Lord Beaconsfield had the advantage by n
few years over him, and now that he is
gone the author Of Lockwood stands high
est in seniority.
Although the queen has had the royal
apartments of Hollywood rehabilitatcd for
her reception, the chapel remains roohess.
1t is a beautiful structure, and its vaults
are still the burial-place of many historic
Scotch families. In these days of restora-
should be permitted to remain thus dilap-
dated
The Princess of Wurtemburg, who mar
ried u Breslau DOCTOR whose acquaintance
she made during his attendance on her in
valid father, has never regretted her alli-
ance. The pair live in one of the suburbs
of the Silesian capital, where the princess
spends most of her time in nursing and
caring for her husbands poorer patients.
king Ludwig, of Bavaria, met with an
amusing mishap few weeks ago at his
romantic residence in the mountains be-
yond Munich. He had caused to be devised
a mechanical contrivance for agtating the
waters of an artificial lake in n manner
which should initiate storm. When the
waters became very boisterous, so that they
pleased him much, he set out upon them in
n boat alone. Very promptly he found him
self upset. Courtiers who had remained on
the neighboring shore, in violation of his
command, and from fear that harm might
befall him, went Immediately to his rescue,
else he might have drowned.
The leaves from the trees in the Paris
boulcvards and gardens are dried and used
for stuilng mattresses.
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
National Hotel Arrivals.

A. w. Mullins, Mo-; l. Kiralfy, N. Y. DR..
IL. ". Yemans and d. V. Bell, jr., Detroit;
W. A. Gavett, Mich; ]. f. Kinney, Neb.;
q. b. Briggs and IL. b. Mech, N. Y; +. T..
Lerch, baltimore; Mrs. A. Kelly Miss G..
Kelly and Mrs. j. X. Wilson, Minneapolis;
Mrs. G. Il. Higgins and Mrs. J. Brown, w.
Va; w. NJ Burfee, Syracuse; C. w. Smith
and wife, N. G.; o. +. Bresse, BALTIC. w.
Sandhursh, Phila.; ii. s. Towle. Chicago !;
II. S. Welsh. Phila,; II. j. Schloss, N. VI;
Hon. T. w. Ferry and Hon. o. d. Conger
and wife, Mich; Hon. j. III. Slater and
Hon. l.. F. Grover, Oregon Hon. ID. Davis,
ILL.,; Hon. A. j. Edgerton, Mimi. Hon. r..
i. Van Horn, Mo-; Hon. b. Wilson, W. Va;
NJ. V. Foster and wife, New Bedford; Alex
Hay, Penn; b. +. Bond, p. S. Geiger and
b. Il. Sheriff, BALTIC; J. o. Patterson and
Or. L. Williams, Chicago; b. Berkman,
Bath, N. Y; J. P. CORN, Cleveland; w.
Lafton, Ca; Eppa Hunton, !r, Va; III. j.
Wctmore and wife, w, Va; Col II. p. Shall
cross, W. Va; A. b. Welchsler, N. Y; G..
H. Weller Trenton; IL. w. Elder, Syracuse;
III. M. Reed, N. Y; Il. +. Sanford Lead.
Vile; DR.. o. J. Hood, Mobile
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
A pleasing incident of travel was noticed

A pleasing incident of travel was noticed at
Peoria, H., the other day, where father
instructed his five boys to rush quickly for
the car rs soon as the gate was open, and
each one of them (five) turn over the back
of n seat so as to secure four seats apiece on
the shady side. This they did, and when
the whole party of ten, including nurse and
baby, got in, they spread themselves over
the whole twenty-six seats on that side of
the car, except the end benches. No one
else could get n seat on that side without
an ugly dispute with both parents and
children. The father and mother had four
seats, two of them being for their traps
and their wraps, and for their feet two
little boys had four seats for themselves
their bird cages and rabbit boxes n grown
up son and young lady" daughter each
had four seats the nurse and baby had
had four, and so it went through the
family.
An exchange says that Won Moltke
can get only three hours sleep out of the
twenty-four, Perhaps Mrs. Won Moltke
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
Insulting Message From Conkiing TO
ascn foraNlA

Grand Rapids (Mich) Times, Oct. 0.
Front the Eagle Of yesterday we excerpt
| the following.
"Tbe Dayton (Oho) journal mentions
little incident of the Chicago Convention
which seems to show that Senator Conk-
ling forcsaw the outcome from nearer the
beginning than many others. 1t was an in
cident in which Conlsling and Garfield one
for Grant and the other for Sherman, were
the characters. and is related as follows.
"'Among the late President Garheld's
papers win probably be found little memo.
randum from Roscoe Conkling to him in
pencil, written in the hall of the Ma
tional Convention at Chicago, in about these
words;
amy DEAR GARFIELD If there is to he
dark horse In this convention, there is no
person whom would prefer before your
self CoNKLING.
"' The reply was:
"'My DEAH CoHHLINo: There will be no
dark horse In this convention. l am for
Sherman. j. A. GAftFtRLD.'
"'This was pending the great struggle, and
just before the mighty tornado which car
ricd Garfield into the Prcsidency-and the
grave"
"Our esteemed contemporary must needs
forego such pleasure rs it may derive from
fancying that 'Conkling foresaw the out
been present at the Chicago Convention,
and TO have seen the incident which gave
rise TO the above itom. Conlsling-arro-
CANT, able, prcsuming, peacocky and
plucky-was trying to throttle all opposi-
ton by passing gag law binding all del
cgates to support the nominee of the Con-
vcntion. A delegate from West Virginia
he who replied to the sneering inquiry as
to his identity made by the turkey gobbler
from New York by saying that he was the
man who made q hundred speeches for
Hayes in the last campaign while Conkling
was making but one--opposed the motion
but just before it was put Gen. Garfield
came to the front and made his famous
plea for peace, The waters were troubled
for u time but the oil poured
by the polite Senator.elect from
Ohio quoted them, and the motion
was withdrawn II was at this moment
that Conkling turned to Gen. Garfield
face flaming with Indignation and impu-
dcnce. AS the General took his seat with
the Ohio delegation, Conkling impetuously
pulled from his pocket card and wrote
something upon 1t. Calling n page he sent
the card to Garfield, who glanced over it,
tore it into pieces, and threw them upon the
floor Having noticed the affair." we were
curious about the contents of the card, and
when the convention adjourned explained
to a journalistic friend who was upon the
floor of the house, the circumstances. He
found the card. Upon it was the single
sentence, with no address or signature: Is
this the dark horse putting himself for
ward?'
1.-THE occurrence made marked impress
sion upon us at the time, and since then we
have narrated it upon several occasions.
We tell the story again only because it is
being presented in distorted light by sew
eral contcmpOraries
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
Lutheran synod.

Interesting ordination services were held
at st. Paul's Church last evening by the
Lutheran Synod. An ordination sermon
was delivered by Rev. DIR. Barclay, of Bal
timore, after which the candidates for Holy
Orders were addressed by Rev. DIR. Domer
and formally licensed to preach. Revs. A.
II. Buck, of Uppercoe, and A. Bell of Refs
tcrtown, Nd, were ordained rs ministers.
Licenses were granted to Messrs. T. s.
Brown, Upton Hankey and NJ. d. Gaver,
of the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.
Pa, and the license of Professor G. V.
Yonce, of the Frederick Female Seminary,
was renewed for one wear
The Evening critic., 1881-10-10
Gen. tsnrfieItI.s Innt.

To-day Postmaster d. b. Anger Eek
pressed to his cousin, Gen. l.. w. Weaver,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, the hat worn by
President Garfield on the day of his inaug-
uration. Quite an interesting story is
associated with this hat. Gen. Weaver
made it for President Garfield and presented
him with it just before the 4th of March,
with the agreement that Garfield should
return it to him after wearing it for the
season. After Garfield's death he wrote to
Gen. Anger to sec about the relic, and
after long Search assisted by Private
Secretary Brown and Col. Rockwell, it was
traced out and found in the possession of
Dan, the Presidents faithful body servant.
1t seems that Mrs. Garfield gave it to Dan
before leaving the city. Very sadly and
reluctantly he turned it over to Gen
Anger. rcmarking that he could sooner
part with ~ brick house." The hat is u
beaver and much larger than those usually
worn, being eight and q seventh.