The Owosso times., 1881-09-09


were demolished and a number OF colOred PEG
Pile livingin huts along the rivers lost their
lives
The chances now appear TO be decidedly In
| favor III the Presidents recovery. His symp-
toms for tho last "a hours have been pretty
steadily favorable, although some feverish APP
pearar ces were little disappointing to the
more sanguina, and the expression OF the at
tending physicians Is. substantially that the
| President will probably live. The swelling OF
| the troublesome eland has at last begun TO d.
minish, the stomach acts well. aud the wound
progresses favorably. The doctors now say
that the President was very near death and OF
course do not forget, in giving their opinions,
that he is still in critical state. But there is
| all around good hope and growing confidence.
Latest-Hope In the Presidents recovery Is
reviving. Latest dispatches indicate continued
improvement. His mind Is clear, indicating
| the possible elimination OF the blood poison
ing, his stomach retains solid food, the in
famed gland shows satisfactory Improvement,
pulse, temperature and respiration are greatly
improved and every indication Is prOmising.
Ii Is hoped. that the crisis IL passed and re-
newed confidence Is apparent on all hands.
| The President is holding bis own and ma
terial improvement Is confidently looked for in
few days.
| The President has made a decided advance
| aud tho last reports are the best given since
| the relapse nearly q month ago. The after
coon fever which has appeared so regularly
| has not occurred for AZ hours, and the patients
symptoms are less feverish than at any time
| since he was shot. An opening from the In
famed gland has been found in the mouth,
| but the physicians do not regard 1t as import
ant. he swelling Of the gland continues to
diminish. The wound is also doing we'll aud the
stomach gains strength. He has eaten some
broth and chewed some pieces OF steak and
swallowed the juice His recovery is now con-
fidently expected upon all hands
One OF the Washington police commissioners
is trying to secure cheap nOtoriety by q de-
maDd upon district attorney COrkhill for Gui-
teau's pistol COrkhih don't see tho point.
Secretary Window announces that there is
no provision made for the redemption of mu-
tilated coins, and that holders can only dispose
OF them as bullion.
The rice and other crops in the vicinity OF
Charleston, S. O., were ruined by the gale on
the southern coast.
Sierraville, Cal burned. One life and $780,
900 lost
Declarations charged against Capt. Eowgdte
now foot up $4,000, and the investigation Ii
not ended. The captain has not been heard
from for a week. He left his family a. Wash
nglon without dollar.
There is great suffering from the drought in
Pennsylvania. Streams are lower than ever
ried to farmers In oil tanks. The ground Is
parched, and all late crops are badly injured.
The new Sault canal was opened on the 1st
1t Is 5l5 feet long, so feet wide and ~ feet
! high, the largest lock in this country.
A party OF five or six men tried to rob train
, at Cape Horn Mills, Cal, but were unsuccess-
full. The train was thrown from the track by
the displacing of the rails and the robbers be
gan to take possession with shot guns, but
| t,1v md haoama al
ting nothing. No one was hurt
he second assistant psstm aster general re-
puts the net reduction in star route and steam
! | b mail service during August, $9S,337. Tit
! total amount of reductions and discOntinuance.
since March is $1,479.779.
. The question of removing the President II
being considered aud the surgeons think /
can be effected within two weeks il the i'm
, provemeIt continues to be favorable. Tn,
!. abscessed gland is rapidly recovering nat
4 ural condition.
8 The Virginia tobacco crop Is being ruinet
s by the drOnth.
s President Garfield makes little progres
though many conditions are more favorable
The project Of removing him to Long Brancl
Q is receiving immediate consideration.
The heat at Jersey City is so oppressive tina
the opening OF the public schools has been post
poned for a week.
:, band OF Indians have this week been roam
ing around ia the vicinity Of FOrt Davis, Tex
as, numbering, stealing and committing 9th
! or Outrages. Troops and citizeus are in pun
suit.
Two women in New York have became in
/, sane i'm regard to the Presidents case aud ha y
. | been sent to the asylum. Each thinks hersel
\ Mrs Garfield and wants to 90 and nurse th
patient.
> Little Roadway Is made in opposing th
= New Orleans strike. But few hundred labor
ers have been put to work, and they accom-
plish little while the strikers number l0,OO(
There is no violence reported.
Minister Christiancy has returned to Wash
a ngtOn from PERU on leave OF absence. He EN-
phatically denies all Of the charges mad
against him by his wife.
1t il reported that Gen. Cars entire com
q mand, consisting OF six officers besides himsel
D and 81 enlisted men, were killed on the Sls
ult, by PedrO's band Of Apaches in Arizona. /
is possible, however, that a part Of the mel
=, escaped and are still living. Seven or eigh
? men besides tho soldiers were killed, including
!; an express messenger. Troops are being hur
ried to the place OF the fight as fast as posi-
Bile.
Tuesday 6th,in accordance with an invitation
from Gov Hoyt tho churches In Pennsylvania
Q held meetings " pray for the recovery OF tn
President.
, 1t is announced that Capt. Howgate ha
gone to the Sandwich Islands
Gen. Merritt late collector Of the port OF New
York has sailed for England to assume tn
Consulate to which no was some time sine
! appointed.
= Buffalo citizens to the number of 5000 in
B dulge in an expression OF their sentiments b.
hanging Guitean in effigy.
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