, 1881-08-06

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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA new York
special ssys there u a report of . power
full Nov York syndicate having been
formed TO take the entire control of the
Mississippi barge system which the St,
Paul Pioneer Press and another wesiern
journal havs recently been talking sbcrt-
!: b found On inssiry u tho proper
Observation-Disclosures isssb5ecs 70 sundsy
impor, ant Qualifications, and xhen thess
afe taken iato account there is not much
os a story left. Intimate friends cf
Gould, who are IN Position 70 know all
about it, say there il really nothing III II
beyond clever device Of Jim Keene To
bear Gould IN southwestern stocks by
creating an impression that the projected
barge line viii take away from Gould all
the grain carrying business and thus leave
them no earnings. Keene is getting
rather famous for initiating sehem,s OF
this colossal character that rarely come 10
anything beyond the limits of the stock
exchange, so we shall soon hear he has
cornered short contracts III stock he has
lately been hammering at /; you can de-
dend upon it you will soon hear no more
of the wonderful Mississippi barge scheme.
Nv informant might also have added, if
he had felt so disposed, that as soon as
Gould had secured enough Of English iron
for his southern railway enterprises We
shall hear but little Of the Gould barge
Inc Gould, as has heretofore been ex-
planned, has simply contracted to provide
British steamers bringing iron ~ New
Orleans with grain cargoes to carry home;
when no more iron is needed there will
b., no more barges. Grain will then be
left to seek the Atlantic seaboard as be-
fore by railroad, and the barges viii be,
soltl 1t auction for what they will fetch.
Keene himself does not talk on the sub
ject, but his brokers and business friends
do not hesitate to allude to the powerful
syndicate 2s if western journals had, as Is
their wont, made cry out of very little
wool.
''lsnsrance Il Bllss.-
CHICAGO, Aug. 4-The c.tzns of the
14th ward, composed chiefly II The lower
grades of society AID iu.u-i :rans, are
steadily opposed t. racciiati"n, hut small
pox has of Lar. rr>vrn very virulent
among them and toa ishi the city health
officers, aided by detachment Of police,
began to forcibly vaccinate the people
About 800 were treated. The entire
ward ia 70 be treated in the same way.
The Presidens.
WAsH1SGroy, Ang l. Bulletin Ia N.
The progress Of the president towards
recovery to-day is marked and satisfac.
tory. 1t took rather more than the usual
amount of nourishment including beef
steak, milk and extra toast saturated
with beef juice, little coffee to appease
the Generals appetite. The presidents
strength is daily returning, and he is
already able to do more in the way of
turning himself in bed and helping Others
rsise his body thsn the surgeons th:uk
proper 70 allow In the "a hours ending
at midnight he had between ii and IL
hours of ratural quiet sleep. And the
hypodermic injection of Of a grain Of
sulphate of morphia, which has usually
been given him after the evening exami-
nation, was reduced to 1-l6 of a grain
which was amply sufficient. This after
noon the febrile rise was slight and snb
sided before 9P. NJ. Since that hour the
patient has slept, and is asleep now. In
the opinion of the surgeons the pres
ident is better and stronger to-day than
any time heretofore since ne was hurt.
Dr. Bliss authorizes the statement that
the presidea, is in excellent condition and
is taking increased quantities of nourish-
ment and is daily gaining strength. All
reports Of unfavorable change should be
discrediied unless they have official au-
thentication. The presidents condition
is better than ever.
The Worids Washington special says in
regard TO the presidents condition: 'The
nourishment that is assimilated does no
more than to keep his system
in a condition Of uniform fee
bleness, yet the feeling of con-
fidence at the White House and through
ont the city has not abated particle to-
day. HIS attehdents are discussing
whether ii may be wise to give the Presi-
dent a rest at the Soldiers Home before
taking him to sea Mrs. Garfield is OF
that opinion and has selected rooms for
him in the Preside nt's cottage there.