The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
CURRENT NEWS.
PREsEIDENTIAL NOTES.


Branch for tho nso Of the PRECEDENT S
prooiamati- ns for day of prayer for the presl-
lent Some txed the 9th 40 the day and others
a later day. - i. ~
Tho process ot'repair on the wound is said to
and the parotid swelling has subsided
30 that now his face 10 beginning to assume q
natural appearance. ts."-s'-
The president made, during the early part Of
ehe summer, number Of engagements for the
present month, to attend several agricultural
fairs, among other places. He has referred to
these several times and regretted his inability
to keep the engagements.
Tho number of passengers carried In July
over tho Chicago, Milwaukee L st. Paul road
shows an Increase of 2arer cent over the
carried III June, aud an increase of
81 per cent. over July, 1880, while tho in
crease in mileage is only l3 por cent.
1t ia said that the cabinet have decided, in
Difference to Mrs. Garfell's wishes, not to give
utterance to Respondent sentiments again, no
matter what occurs, fer when tho president
WAS at the worst aud tt doctors gave him up,
Mrs Garfield chose not to consider the case
hopeless.
As has been indicated from day to day, this
question Of the notorious in lab lry 1T the pres-
ident to perform the duties Of ths ofiire has for
some timo been the suhjsc of grave cositlera-
ton by the members vt the cabinet and others,
but No decision has been arrived at as to the
pro er oturse to purrue IL the promises. Up
to this tiuie nv formal meeting Of the cabinet
has taken place for che discus sion OF tho matter
Capt. ElHnchard of Brooklyn, has been in
Washington making an offe' to cure the presi-
Of cure is b; animal magnetism. He is large
man, and ray. he ha- cure.I m lily cas- simply
by handling the bMiy and ,mparti,ig to it AMI
NAL magnetism He only wanted to see the
PRESIDENT M hour a day, and promised after =
week or ten days to put him out Of danger
There have been number II offers Of some
What similar character made, all Of them be.
,uR r'jeet d wit thanks.
Secretny Flaine 10 reported to have told 4
flieM' that one o: tn, Mcet serious obstacles
he cabinet had % meet in considering the adj
visibility Of ,nvitin the vics president to come
to Wusl ,nGton to aesu ue executive control was
Mr.. Carrie d. obj ction. She had declared
+ suc;, l'reroga,ives would be submitted to-
ih- la J set her foot down on this matter, and
they could rot induo5 her to hear to any as-
sumption Of power by the vice president.
A Washington dispatch says: From un-
doubted authority, the reporter learned thai
sinlulants in largo quaatities-6 drachms OF
whisky, drachms of quinine and 20 drops of
every six hours and tho contin.
uance Of favorable symptors though
the week may DO aecribed to this
and these stimulants may perhaps carry him
over until his system ia built up, but there is
the serious outlook always of failure at any
momont of the power to retain this injected
nourishment
A Cleveland dispatch Gays: 'Mrs Garfield
from the beginning was not satisfied with DR.:
Bliss. She was greatly worried that he h1d
tho case in charge when she first heard Of it,
and before she arrived in Washington. The
first tbirg she did on her arrival was to make
her feelings in this regard known to her init
mate friends. She preferred other doctors jr
Washington, but sho was told that any change
for Washington doctors would make grea
row, aud so she finally yielded go far as to per-
nitDr. Bliss to remain nomirally in charge Of
the case"
Five hundred delegates were present at {
Free Thinkers convention at Harnellsville n.
Y. The speakers were Elizur Wright, John
Chainey, Prof Bell, Prof. Toopy, Thaddens D
Walemap, CORTLAND Palmer, Rev. Sam v
Pullman, Judge Mccormick of Pennsylvania,
Ruben Daily OF Indiana, Dr.. Lamb and Mrs. II
$. Lake of California. COL Ingersoll sent q
telegram saying circumstances prevented hi
attendance He wished the convention success
By unanimous vote the convention expressed
its sympathy with the president and his famil.
and desire that he may soon recover.
On Sunday DR.. Boynton said: *'The blood
is by no means in good condition. It is pool
and thin. The president has not gained muct
bulletins. The Improvement of which VI
speak is only comparative, and does not indi
cate that the president has gained anything
He will not gain until ne is taken away from
here; and You may be sure of one thing-tha
if all goes right he will be out of here befor
this time Tuesday morning. We apprehend n
trouble from the removal. The only danger j
from fatigue so weakening him that he coul.
not meet and successfully cope with any ney
complication which may arise.
Gov. Hoyt Of Pennsylvania telegraphed
suggestion to Secretary = aine thata day be ap
pointed for praying for tho president, to which
MIR. Blaine .resronded:,, "Proclamation
Two power that the cabinet has not felt author
lied to.assume it's exercise even for the ebiec
which you propose, heartily as they sympath'z
with it and earnestly as they desire it; but it i
entirely competent for your ecxellency to com
mruicate with the executives of other state
and promptly accomplish the esired end"
was in accordance with the above, that Gov
other states and proclamations. were issued
and an almost constant attendant upon til
president said ON Monday: II know that
is stronger. detect increased flesh upon hi
hands. The hands few days ago were 80 TIL
that the largo veins upon the back of the1
| stood out p'ainly, rs though they were abov
the skin, and appeared to lay across the bones
For the last day or two, however, can Sc
that the hollow places between tho sineu q
the hand are filling up and the veins are n {
prominent. I am confident that he will pu
through and not Only an the journey vel
bn; will recover his health" Some one sale
w %S Grn%p you a aavs b awsys .d hooht
On rkeat hour al &bo,nb< ho mould re
cover, and I think SO yet"
Attorney Gen. MacVeagh, who has conduct
ed the correspondence with the Pennsylvsni
| railroad officials for the removal of'be pres
dent to Long Branch, says he 'oute over wiic
| the special train wou'd proceed woul 20 dires
| to Mo,.mouth Junction, Nv At the latte
point the special train will leave tho m III: lin
of thu Penn ylva'.ia road and pr C ed TO James
burg, N. J where it i'll take the regular Lou
Branch read. The train, he though, woul
1,a abo.t forty mile per hour, ami he did NJ
ink the president ould experience any dis
turha' &c whatever frtm this high rate of speet
owl, to t'.e>fact that \ contrivance has bee
op' cd which would prevent any Earring O
jostliG to the patients coach.
nreyard f., tue di-ahi ity of the presider
and the question OF Vice President Arthur
temporary assumption of Office, Secretary Wiz
DOM sai i: "We have reached no decision as
WAC. W auv'oos upt, AuOeous law . All nl"i
considered the On, sion. But there is no donl
that some CT the departments are in need Of til
executive signature in vArlons mat ers tbs
should not be delayed. As far IS my depart
ment is concerned, the reverse is the case.
have been surprised to find how emoothly "
could go on two months without the interven
ton OF the executive. There are many thing
on which should have liked the counsel an
Judgment of the president and his abprobatio1
before certain things we're done: but as far a
mere executive acts are concerned, nothing
suffering for the want of president Their
are no papers to be signed, thus far, that can
not as well wait, and no Inconvenience or en-
barassing delay is being caused by the pres
dents disability. In other departments, how
ever, unders and that 30 much cannot b
said.
RAILROADS.
Chicago Tribune: The railroads running I
Chicago from the west are getting great
alarmed over tho business prospects for thi
fall and winter. The great decrease in tho crop
all over the west is alone sufficient to diminis