Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18
THE CABINET SHOCKED.

They were aware of the low state of the Presi-
dent, but had not anticipated so sudden change
for the worse. Soon after the members arrived
and while they were at dinner the Attorney Gen
eral drove up to the hotel gave them history OF
the days of their absence. He told them that
While the symptoms Of to-day were not indicative
OF certain and speedy dissolution. they were of a
nature to make the presence of the full Cabinet
desirable.
DR.. BLISS ON THE PRESIDENTS LOW TEMpERA-
TURE.
According to night dispatch from Elberon,
DR.. Bliss was asked:
"What significance is to be attached to the
fact that the temperature is about half de-
gree below normal tonight"
DR.. Bliss here made a statement which. in
view of what all the surgeons have hitherto
said in fixing the normal standard of tempera-
ture at 1874 or 98.5 must be deemed extra
ordinary. He said: 'With regard to that, the
belief of many very able Psychologists is that
normal for temperature in perfectly healthy
man will ordinarily represent 50, and from that
to $50 is considered normal / think his tenn
perature absolutely normal. was a little sur
prised that it was SO low, but not alarmed about
it. as it was about normal. 1t is not an indica-
cation Of poorness of blood. There was abso-
lutely no febrile disturbance at all at the even
ing bulletin: but should not want the tempera-
ture to go below that"
DIR. Agnew Talks.
1.-THE SITUATION MUST BE GLOOMIER THAN NOW
WHEN WE HAVE NO HOPE"
The New York Herald correspondent at Elbe-
ron telegraphed last night as follows: Of all
the number about that sick bed there is not one
to give an encouraging word in reply. All they
answer is:-''We hope for the best There is vet
room for hope-there is yet chance, but the
condition of the President was never so grave
before Even those whose friendship with the
President takes on itself the nature Of a love
that could not bear to hear one word spoken
that told OF danger are forced to admit to-day
that the spark of hope is dim in their hearts,
and the worst that could be feared seems certain
stern conservatism which sits with such SPLEEN
did dignity upon him. declines to speak of the
future, but says simply:
1.-THE condition of the President is most
serious. There is more gravity in it than there
has ever been before"
"Will he die?' ask
" His condition." replies the doctor, sis most
serious
''Do you think he can live?"
1.-The situation is so grave that 1 have few
words OF encouragement to speak,
. Do you have hOpe?" asked again.
THE situation must be gloomier than now
when we have no hope" was the reply. and
leaving the impression on the mind of his listen
ers that he has little or none, he bows to them
ana crosses the lawn to the cottage where the
change that will bear him from danger.
Bare Chance.
WHAT DR.. BoYNToN SAID AFTER THE R1GoR YES
TERDAY.
The New York Herald correspondent tele-
graphed last night:-For an hour or SO none of
the doctors made their appearance Finally
DIR. Boynton, looking calm and self-possessed.
the English cut of his clothes and the way he
wears his beard suggesting very much the Eng
lish tourist, strOlled across the lawn.
yes the rigor is over" he said There is
no immediate danger, but the situation is very
serious"
''More dangerous than ever before ?" ask a
half dozen voices. and the Doctor, with that
calm deliberatiOn which never fails him, said:
Yes, more dangerous than ever before. They
will come and 60"
"What is the cause, doctOr?" asked
"The trouble in the lungs and the poisoned
of the blood. He has pyamia,"
land it is incurable?"
People have recovered"
"Wil the President?''
81 do not want to say anything about that.
He has chance-a bare chance. He NAV not
lie; he may live long time. have not given
up hope"
''What are the lungs doing?"
Getting worse, l think" ssNa k3-s
"And the wOund?"
Just about the same"
g Are there any further complications"
'NOne at ALL"
NOT ACUTE PYEMIA.
The Tribune correspondent at Elberon tele-
graphed late last night as follows: 'It was cur
rently reported that the surgeons agreed TO-DAY
that the President is suffering from acute
py9mia. This is not correct. Even DIR. Boyn-
ton, who has held to the belief that it is a bad
case of blood poisoning. says decidedly to-day
mat ne does not think it is acute pyamia. Both
he and Attorney General MacVeagh were among
those who did not give way to-day in any de-
gree TO the panic SO general among outsiders
THE BEEF BLOOD.
The new treatment mentioned by the physi-
clans is the administration of defibrinated beef
blood by enemata. The blood is procured fresh
every morning from New York abattoir and
whipped until it is entirely freed from it's fibrine
or stringy parts This process also prevents the
danger OF its becoming clotted.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. Sept I7.-Virginia 6's. deferred
past due coupons 92'54; do. new ten-fOrties, 531
'' BAETfMoRE, Sept 17-cotton dull-mid-
Wheat, southern firm under light receipts west
do. amber, l.5Oal IS; No. western winter red,
a!:47 November. 1.5OAal.5ON: December, i.53sia
l .3A. Corn, southern quiet and easy; western
nigncT, CLOSING StedOy-SOutnern white, SSa9O: do.
yellow. nominally u; western mixed, spot and
September Classy; October, 13a73,S: November.
76Ha765s. Oats steady-solthern, 5Oa53; western
white, 5la52; do. mixed, 50a5l; Pennsylvania. 5la
81. Rye steady, 1.05a1 0s. Hay unchanged. Pro-
visions unchanged. Butter very firm-western
grass, Haas. Eggs firm, 16. Petroleum un-
changed. Coffee quiet-Rio cargoes. ordinary to
fair, 10a12A. Sugar strOng-A soft, 10L. Whisky
quiet, 1.19. Freights to Liverpool per steamer
RecepIs-fiOur. 2 557 barrels: wheat
IL, 3O6 bushels corn, 81 862 bushels; oats. 42O0
bushels; rye, $50 bushels. Shipments-wheat.
20. 465 bushels; corn. 81 564 bushels. Sales-wheat
SSS. lS4 bushels; corn 2l4, $50 bushels.
NEW YORK, Sept T-Stocks higher Money.
4a6. Exchange-long, 4SO1S; short. 1874. Govern
ments weaker.
NEW YORK. Sept. H.-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat, cash and September q shade
better. Corn fairly active.
LONDON, Sept. II, p. m.-Atlantic and Great
western first mortgage trustees certificates Sc:
Atlantic and Great Western seconds, 2lL New
York Central l47A. Illinois Central, 1854.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON
The following quotations were current in New
YORK to-day at 2:30 pm, as reported by H. H.
Dodge. of $50 18th street. by special wlre:-
Western Union, SSH: New York Central.
12A; Lake Shore, I251; Michigan Central
95A: New York, Lake Erie and Western
453s: do. preferred, S9a; do seconds, 1O2%: Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western, l6A: New
Jersey Central. 96h; Delaware and Hudson.
l09]4; heading. 643k: Northwestern, 1859; st.
Paul. l11 Wabash and Pacific 81. do Draferrad