Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-26
OK1OI1V/AI DETECTIVE

and one which would be better suited to his
condition than either trip down the river
or removal TO Mentor or the Soldiers
Home, if he should be in such condition as
to render change advisable.
Very Alarming Condition.
WASHINGTON, August 25th.-At a very
late hour tonight the Presidents condition
is very alarming. Unless there is a change
in twenty four hours for the better, it is ad.
mitted at the White House that he will not
survive. The President is very weak indeed,
and has been out OF his mind most of the
night. All is gloom around the White House
Members of the Cabinet are very apprehen'
sive. There is nobody here who thinks there
is more than a bare chance of recovery.
The Midnight Bulletin.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 25th-Mid-
night.-Soon after the evening bulletin was
issued the attending surgeons began to notice
a change for the worse in some Of the Presi.
dents symptoms. He became more restless
than during the day. His pulse became
more frequent. until it reached about 12C
beats, and he began to be subject to hallu-
cinations with regard to his circumstances
and surroundings. Most of the time he
seemed rational, but at intervals, especially
just after waking, he talked incoherently,
and did not seem conscious of his situation. An
examination was made of heinfamed parotid
gland, and its appearance gave reason to ap'
prehend serious consequences. Little more
could be done for it. however, than to con.
tinue the general method Of treatment
adopted yesterday. During the evening he
slept little, but was very restless and awoke
at short intervals. About 10 his pulse began
", ,fosI Nd ha ko H. J,,.J IL
passing into a guieter condition. At this
hour his pulse has fallen to H. and he il
asleep. There has, however, been no marked
change in his general condition, and it con.
tinues to be a subject of the greatest anxiety.
The situation at I:s6.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 26th-1:3C
A. M.-The physicians are now lying down.
Miss Edison alone remains at the Presidents
bedside. He has slept some since midnight,
but is restless. About an hour ago Mrs,
Garfield entered the Presidents room and
kept Miss Edison company for few moments,
then retired to her room.
Recovery Out OF the Question.
WASHINGTON, August 26th-2 A. M.-At
this hour all is quiet about the Executive
Mansion. The members of the Cabinet who
remained some time after the house had been
closed, left at IL o'clock. Two policemen
keep watch at the entrance to the grounds,
and report everything quiet. 1t is now
thought the President will last till Saturday
or Sunday, but his recovery seems now ou,
of the question.
Blaine 10 Lowell.
WASHINGTON, August 25sh.-The following
was sent tonight by Blaine to Lowell "The
President has lost ground to day. Some OF
his symptoms this afternoon and evening are
of he eharartar Tho M
the swollen gland and of the pulse and tenn.
perature suggest serious and alarming COM
plications His mind at intervals has been
somewhat clouded and wandering His
strength fails, but he still swallows liquid
food Of nourishing character, and apparent
ly digests it. On this one fact rests the hope
that is still left of reaction"
DIR. BOynton Interviewed.
WASHINGTON, August 25th.-At 10 o'clock
DR.. Boynton said he was discouraged. The
President was taking nourishment enough,
but it did not and could not do him much
good while the parotid inflammation con-
tinued and while his blood remained in its
present condition. Upon being asked if the
effects of blood poisoning would not soon
disappear, he replied: "Yes; but I fear
not soon. am afraid the President will
not have strength enough to pull through.
i
he cannot recover; but there has been a
change for the worse, and while I do not
entirely give up hope, my hope is much
weakened"
"You don't anticipate an immediate
end ?"
"No; don't think he will die sudden.
ly."
General Grants Opinion.
NEW YORK, August 25th.-General Grant
was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight, and
said the condition of the President was, in
his opinion, very critical It was very
ominous sign when DR.. Boynton gave up
hope.
secret Dispatches Ia Wall Street.-The
Code Used.
CHICAGO, August 25tb.-The Inte1. Ocean s
Washington special says: 1t is rumored that
lately some Wal-street brokers had means to
know the condition of the President and
what was occurring at the White House. It
is now positively known that some one in
New York knew of the intention to summon
DIR. Agnew before the pres fairly did. It
was kept profound secret here, but it was
known in Wall street by noon. Some one
who has special means of knowing the Presi
dents condition is employed in furnishing in
formation to the stock jobbers. This is shown
by the fact that three days ago person ap-
peared here and told several persons that he
had come to make arrangements for direct
wire from the White House to brokers'
Office on Wall street, but found that he had
been forestalled He offered to prove by files
at the Western Union telegraph office that
dispatches went directly from the White
House to Corbins place in New York, a
banker and brokers' Office. This gentle
man said that he would give $4,000 to know
five minutes in advance that the President
was dead. If more convincing proof were
needed, it only remains to give the cipher by
which it is believed that communication is
carried on between this person who has spe-
cial facilities for knowing the patients actual
condition, and certain other parties on Wall
street. 1t is not asserted that the key given
below embraces quite all of the code, but
there is enough given to show the nature of
this persons traficking upon the life or death
of the nations patient. The cipher is as fol-
lows, being literally transcribed as far as
known at this hour: Zone Harry" will
mean that he is improving 1.-Two Mary. F."
improving nicely; "Three II. g." failing ;
-Four Frank, failing rapidly; Give New
York" holding his own "Six M. b." will
probably die; "Seven s. D." will surely
die; Eight D. K. b." undoubtedly re-
cover; Nine John, surely recover: Ten
Bats" gaining Eleven Sam," gaining
btEOHStT IWelte UeTsey SlLy, 90 not
credit reports; Thirteen Brooklyn" no dan
ger Fourteen Washington" out of dan
ger " Fifteen"-it is not clear what is meant
by number fifteen. There is reason to believe
that twelve has been sent more frequently
than any other.
Dishonest and DishOnOrable Traffic.
CHICAGO, August 25.h.-In an investiga.
tion here regarding the story telegraphed YOU
this morning that cipher was being used to
inform Wall street of the condition of affairs
at the White House, your correspondent
learns upon indubitable authority that ipfor-
nation in cipher and in open English. antici.
pating by some minutes, or even hours, the
regular press bulletins, has been received by
the brokers and spectators nearly every day
since the President was shot, and that of late
these reports have come in with great reeu-
larity and frequency. No pointer is given
as to the source of this information in Wash
iDgton, but the fact is assured that some one
close to the sick room has driven dishon.
est and dishonorable traffic in the Presidents
symptoms.
The Vacant Authorship Of Railroad Ac.
counts.
CHICAGO, August 25th.-A Washington
special says that it is reported that the off
GERS of the Central Pacific Railroad have
been considering the advisability of man
aamus to compel Vice-President Arthur to
appoint an Auditor of Railroad Accounts,
on the ground that the Bureau is now with
out head, and they will be compelled in
consequence to rest under the odium of a
charge to defraud the Government, while