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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
EIeellent Snirtts.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 29.-Mrs
Garfield continues in excellent spirits
She was out riding again this evening
and while ascending the steps of the
Executive Mansion, near which your
correspondent was standing. she recog
nized him, with a bright smile and 8
cheerful "How do you do" A few min.
utes later a double pheetron, in which
sat Harry and Jimmie Garfield, drove
up the graveled road at a rafting pace,
and both the lads alighted, their faces
flushed with pleasure, and no one would
judge from their appearance that the
drawn his hateful shadow from
the White House portals.
They followed their mother
and could be seen bounding up the stairs
three steps at time. Considering that
Mrs. Garfield had not fully recovered
from the effects OF her late illness when
the terrible tragedy Of July I'd occurred,
and remembering the fearful mental and
physical strain to which she has been
subjected ever since, she is
LOOKING SURPRISINGLY WE'LL,
. little grayer perhaps, and q trifie worn,
but nothing more One Of her selEap-
pointed taaks, aside from her attendance
upon the President, has been the writ
Ing OI u QHAly lcSbcf u INC cl0cG G1I1-
Garfield, at Hiram. In spite of fatigue,
worry and the thousand discourage
mems arising from her husbands Ill
ness, she has never once neg
leeted this duty. A whole volume
might be written about her
selEsacrifcing devotion and courage,
and yet she is as modest and retiring as
a schoolgirl in her teens. This evening
Col Rockwell sent the following tele.
gram to friend of the family in Ohio.
Il Is supposed to embody Mrs. Gar1e1d's
view OF the situation. and for that reason
possesses peculiar interest: THE Pres
ident has made very pesceptible improve
ment to-dsy. We are greatly encour-
aged, and hope begins 10 approach, If
not certainly. at least strong probabil-
lilies Of. near csGFalescence." Ar. @. o.
Rockwell, Of ST. Louis, Mrs. Garfield,s
brother-in-Iaw, expressed himself Is
gaining fresh hope every hour The
family, he says, are usually cheerful to
day, and il would seem from his re-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
COMMUNICATIONS FoR eulFEAu.

Washington Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Many postal cards continue to arrive
in this city by mail, addressed TO Gui-
teau. The assassin. Among them are the
following. One from Greene, Iowa,
dated August 90. is as follows:
We wish we were thy night-eap strings:
Around thy neck we'd glide,
And In an ecstasy OF bliss
- We'd choke thee till thee died.
Some one from Albany sends him a
portion of a paper containing Rev. G.
II. Spurgeon's sermon on the Double
Crime" as also an account of drum
and fife tournament. tttis
From ParkersVille, Conn. he has an
invitation TO come there and receive
some democratic Justice"
3 A wood cut of Guiteau has been re
ceived, around the neck Of which are
several strands of Irvine, and The follow
ing on the bottom: IF the courts of
justice have not the legal power you can
depend on the people for the manual.n
Another artistic correspondent sends a
well-executed drawing Of Guiteau about
three feet square, with a rope over his
head.
Another sends box of bed-bugs, with
a suggestion to let them loose on him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

The following outfit is very good
one for people who are going TO camp
out:-Camphor, to use against the dep
relations of insects. Aqua ammonia,
for insect bites.N Gloves 70 project
yourself from bugs OH of pennyroyal,
to drive away mosquitoes. Soda, 70 heal
mosquito bites when the mosquitoes
have refused To be defeated, by the other
syrups and sauces. Coloriess iodine, TO
take down the lum ps caused by the
bites of insects. A large piece OF Swiss
muslin, fine mesh, to tie round the head
to keep insects away. A few rolls Of
mosquito netting, to keep the larger In
sects from destroying the Swiss muslin.
Whisky, for snake bites-a quart to a
bite fiAder, 4 to light fires to drive
away gnats. Sticking plaster, for bites
You Will not have much room for any
thing elseS 1gTl hgfs4py
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

The Philadelphia Press apparently
determined to be out-done by Col. Bob.
Ingersoll, comes to the front with the
following good word for Texas:
Texas, too. is going ahead. \ year or
two ago when she sought capital IN New
York, capital politely but firmly de-
clined TO be planted within her borders.
The debt has been reduced, the state Is
paying as she goes, and there IS an &C
emulation of $l,SO0,00O. Capital has
noted the change, and, always ready to
help them that help themselves, is pour
ing in from the north al the estimated
rate of a million u week. Her railroad
extension amounts To fifteen or twenty
miles week, and other developments
and industries are progressing. Texas
has it in her power to become a great as
we'll Us a big state, n fact which she Is
only beginning 10 appreciate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post is the fellow
who has been disturbing people with
sensational reports about the President.
II is he who invented the disturbance in
the Presidents bowels, knee joints and
ton. The Associated Press reporters
should quit quoting him. Tie IS news
paper crank. Suppress him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
What DE-. Hamilton Saws.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Dr. Frank
Hamilton said TO a reporter OF the Even
ing Post: The President is in more
hopeful condition than / have seen him
at any time. There Is more ground for
encouragement. and l should feel greatly
disappointed if he does not get we'll.
ascrlbe his Improvement To other causes
wholly independent of the suppuraiiOn
of the gland. / mean to say il is not in
any measure, in my judgment, due TO
the elimination of the poison by the
gland. have reasons to believe that his
symptoms are not due to py9mia
but don't care to give those reasons at
this time. / can only say as said at
first, the President is in more hopeful
condition than at any time, and cannot
conceive anything that will defeat the
wished-for and now almost assured re-
covery. The fears that we shall sustain
disappointment are unfounded, think
and my colleagues in Washington agree
with me entirely"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Charles Dickens, in Oliver Twist, de-
scribes well the present state of mind OF
the American people, in the following
language:
''Oh! the suspense, the fearful, acute
suspense, OF standing idly by while the
life of one we dearly love is trembling
in the balance! OH the racking
thoughts that crowd upon the mind, and
make the heart beat violently, and the
breath come thick by the force of the
images they conjure up before it; the
desperate anxiety to be doing something
TO relieve the pain, or lessen the danger
which we have no power 10 alleviate
the sinking of soul and spirit which the
sad remembrance of our helplessness
produces; what fortunes can equal these
what reflections or endeavors can, in the
full tide and fever of the time allay
tharn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
A statement from Col. ROckwell.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 29.-Col
Rockwell, in speaking of the dispatches
purporting TO give the weight and de-
gree of emaciation of the President, said
he could not subscribe to the opinion
that the Presidents weight had gone
down to 1875 pounds. He said he had
helped to lift the President many times,
and was able besides to judge of the pa
TENTS general appearance and condi-
ton, and he gave it as his deliberate
opinion that President Garfield, to the
best of his belief and judgment, weighed
nearer $50 than 1875 pounds. On being
questioned further as to the published
statements concerning the Presidents
emaciation and debility, Col. Rockwell
said he was not nearly so emaciated or
as weak as has been stated. The talk
about his inability to move his limbs
was all nonsense. The President does
not keep still for five minutes at any
time. When he is not asleep he draws
up one leg and then the other, at times,
and he moves his arms about him at
will. He sometimes brings his arms to.
gether over his head when going to
sleep, and in other ways shows his mas.
terry of the members of his body. He
could turn himself over in bed, and per
haps would, if permitted to do so, but
this is not allowed him.
IN ORDER TO TURN OVER
it would be necessary for him, as it
would be for anybody else, to indulge
in kind of cork'screw motions, begin.
ming with the upper part of the body.
This would very likely injure the wound
IN his back, and hence the prevention of
the act. What emaciation there is
is mainly in the limbs. The trunk and
head are not much thinner, although the
beard which shields his face may hide
the emaciation there.
A melancholy interest is attached to
the incident noted by Col. Rockwell
which relates to a trip made by the
President to Elberon just before the
whole party was there. On bright
starlight evening the President invited
| Col. Rockwell 10 take ramble near and
view the ocean. They walked together
to the theater, and as they went along
Garfield suddenly turned to his com
panion and said: Now, is it not strange
and Is it not striking, Commenting on
the protection and security afforded by
free institutions,) the President of thu
United States can go about his way IN
attended and without body guard anC
without paraphernalia that encompass!
others rulers and is as secure by travel
ing this way as any other citizen in thu
country?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
Protection Against Apaches

SANTA FEE, N. M, August 31.-Gov.
Sheldon has returned and issued an ad-
dress announcing his intention to at
once organize and arm independent
companies in exposed territories, so that
in the event of an outbreak a strong
force can be modified TO act in con.
junction with the military for aggres-
sive as well as defensive operation
Such policy will certainly prevent
such raid as recently occurred.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Atchison aud Leavenworth are reioic-
ing over the copious and refreshing rain
that fell in those abandoned cities Sun.
day night. 1t is encouraging to note the
people of those towns have not become
wholly indifferent TO the benefcent uses
nc ,pat.r
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

~
One who has been prominent in this
movement said to-day: There has been
a good deal of idle talk IN the newspa-
pers and from men who have been OPP
posed to this gift, as though President
Garfield, in the event of his recovery, or
Mrs. Garfield would refuse to accept it.
All such talk is based on
A MISAPPREHENsIoN OF THE REAL FACTS
in the case. Neither the President nor
Mrs Garfield have any voice in the
matter This is trust fund, and under
its conditions the money is invested in
United States bonds and kept in trust
by the United States Trust Company
The income from the bonds is to be
paid to Mrs. Garfield during her life
and at her death the principal is to be
divided among the surviving children
of the President. If Mrs Garfield
should refuse the income it would &c
back and become part of the fund. Il
would be reinvested, and at her death b<
distributed, with the original principal
among the Presidents children.
know, moreover, that the fund has al
ready been great source of comfort tt
the President"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Now,
as TO the fact that America Is outstrip
ping England in wealth, who will be al
pains TO deny it? II is so, and it must he
SO. Not the maddest commercial policy
on her part or the wis est on ours could
in the long run outbalance the immense
preponderance of natural resources on
the side of A America"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Il see that Mr.. Thurman is spending
the summer climbing over the Swiss
Alps. This is probably sanitary meas
ure. l am not squandering any wealth
on European tours, but have reason TO
believe that shall be we'll enough to be
on deck in 1884 Us. j. Tilden.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

1t is reported that Tom Hendricks
Indiana's chronic candidate for Presi-
dent, has had stroke of paralysis. II
Sammy TIlJen doesn't bring suit against
the Hoosier statesman for infringement
of patent we have greatly overestimated
his qualifications as politician and a
business man.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
N NrEREsTING SUMMARY.

In view ofthe intense solicilude which
the people feel in the progress of the
Presidents case, the following sum
mary Of the daily hights st record of mis-
pulse, temperature and respiration since
the date Of his attempted assassination,
will prove of interest TO our readers and
a source of convenient reference. The
/ Sundays are marked with a star;
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

NEW YORK, Aug. ga Washington
dispatch says the Presidents pastor saw
him a few moments yesterday morning
and says he then spoke clearly, calmly
and cheerfuily. He understood his con
dition and expressed himself prepared
for death. Last night DIR. Reyburn. rec.
ognizing the great danger, told Mrs
Garfield that it would be better that ali
the children should sleep in the house
For this reason Miss Mollie, who has
wells, came from there and passed the
night at the Executive Mansion. Rev
DIR. Powers, his pastor, was with him Al
noon The smaller children have been
summoned from Mentor.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

General Hazep, Chief Signal Officer,
says the reason why Captain Iiowgate
was able to rob the government so sue
cessfully was that General Myer never
examined the vouchers when he cndors-
cd them
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Payne, the Oklahoma raider, who Is
preparing 10 go into the Indian Terri
tory again, claims TINT army officers at
Fort Sill are daily taking out silver and
lead from the Wichiia mountains.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Hog cholera is raging with great vio-
lence in different sections OF Iowa. Lo-
calities not yet infected have determined
on establishinga strict quarantine against
Henry Clay Dean.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Mrs. Garfield, the Presidents mother,
is now at Hiram, Ohio, and maintains
an admirable fortitude under the news
which comes to her daily from Wash
inntOn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Mr. II. u. Hayes, of Fremont, Ohio,
is very much encouraged over the Presi-
dents condition. Mr.. Hayes, It will be
remembered was General Garfield's
predecessor at the White House.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Kansas City Journal; A whole fam.
lily in Lyon county, Kansas, were pois-
oned recently by eating toad stools for
mushrooms. Why don't somebody sit
down on these toad-stools, anyhow
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

AS this is sort of an off year in poll.
ties in this state the burning question in
Kansas seems TO he whether Maud :. and
General Sherman will be at the State
Fnir 70 he held NJ Topeka next month.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

at begins TO look rs If | should have
to fan several very large-sized cats on
my views regarding the President
DIR. Hammond.
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The people in their intense anxiety
regarding him seem To have forgotten
that The President is an Ohio man.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Utter young ladies' now wear sunfiow.
crs at their threats. They look very
beautiful-that IL, the ladies.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Mississippi is gelling ready TO join
Virginia in nm effort TO shake of the in
cuhus of Bourbonism.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
Investment Securities

Saving Banks, Insurance Companies, Trus-
tees and investors generally, are invited 70
correspond with us regarding Bonds they
may desire to buy. sell or exchange.
Municipal Bonds. Water WOrkG COmnaa:s
Loans. and desirable Railroad Securities Al
ways on haEd. J.W LEWIS co .BanksrN
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

We believe it was Doctor Townsend
who knew that the President would die
without fail ON Sunday c. Monday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Dave Payne is trying to revive his
Oklahoma boom again. Enemata OF
brain food might not prove an unsatis.
factory experiment in his case. y, -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
PRICE RAID CLAIMS.

STATR CT KANSAS, SEoRETARY's OFFICER
TOPEKA. August Is 1881.
The Price Raid Auditing Commission viii
meet at the State Capitol. in Topeka, Kansas.
ing days. meet and examine ali claims pre-
sented for payment, growing out of the Price
Raid IN 1854; and the defense of the state
against Indians during said year.
Claims may be fled with the Secretary
from this date at any time prior 20 November
], 1881.
For blanks address the undersigned
JANIS NTH,
34t4 Secretary OF State
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
MENyoR- ID. Julv D 1Se

MY DEAR DALzELL: l have your let.
ter, and thank you for it. know you
are very sincere when you say you con
graduate me on the result at Chicago
but to me there is something sad about
it all that suppose neither you nor any
other man in the world except myself
can understand.
Yet rejoice that have so many true
friends. At least, my letters would seem
to indicate that.
/ have written to Jewell to give you a
prominent place in the canvass, though
l doubt very much the propriety of hav.
ing anything to do with matters of that
sort. / am Obliged 10 you for all your
kind words at every stage of my pro-
gress, and in no formal sense subscribe
myself, as ever, your friend,
l. A. GARFIELD
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
DIR. HAMILTON SATISFIED.
AS DEy1L1su AS EVER.

Guiteau continues as devilish as ever
He has written letter u the district at
torney in which he has expressed his in.
creased regret that he was not able 10
kill the President while in church and
thus secure his death in an instant. He
says he is sorry that he suffers so much
and good deal more sorry that he is
not dead.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

I'm stake my reputation as surgeon
on the Presidents recovcry."-Dr Ham
lion
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Authoritarian is aptly defined by
the New Orleans Times, as the refusal
of the young men of the South to think
backwards
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01

Tom Fleming Says he took second
money in the race on Saturday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
Heavy Gale at Sea.

NEW YORK, August 30.-The steam
ship Hudson. Capt. Freeman, from New
Orleans arrived today. She reports
having had bad weather off the east
coast of Florida, lasting thirty hours.
August 2Sth she fell in with the ship
Sandusky, from Pensacola for Liverpool,
with lumber, dismasted, waterlogged and
stern gone; took off the crew, who had
been seventy-eight hours without food,
and out of water part of the time. Capt.
Lowder, of the ship Sandusky, left Pen
sacola August 18th, for Liverpool. All
went we'll until the oath, when it COM
menced blowing strong; on the 25th the
storm continued and increased to a
heavy gale. The vessel hove to under
main lower top-sail and fore top mast
stay-saiI. The ship commenced leaking
badly; on the 26th the wind increased TO
hurricane, and the leak gained so fast
that the pumps could not keep the YES
sci free. At six p. m. she had ten feet of
water in her hold, with both pumps con-
stantly going, but to no purpose.
At 8 O'Clock squall of great violence
threw the ship on her beam ends when
the masts were cut away. At that time
everything was swept from her deck, III
Guiding both houses, with all the stores
and fresh water. All the officers and
reached the weather miZZen rigging, ex.
cept two seamen and the cook, who were
never after seen and must have been
swept away when the deck load went
over. The ship slowly righted herself
after the loss of her top hamper, but was
completely water-logged wreck. The
crew remained on the mizzen rigging
until daylight, the sea continually sweep
ing over them and threatening to carry
them off every moment. At day-break
we were enabled to better our position
somewhat, but as the ship was constant
ly breaking up it was day of terror
About 4 O'Clock in the after
noon saw brig steering nearly for US
but she passed by without noticing us
though her people were plainly visible
to us. The wind was still blowing 8
heavy gale and a tremendous sea was
breaking over the ship. When nearly
dark the whole stern frame broke and
was swept away with the after part Of
the main deck, and the timber com
menced coming out from between the
decks. We were then obliged to aban
don our position aft, and after great
risk we got forward and into the fore
tops, where the night of the 9th was
passed. The next day was fine. hui
with heavy sea constantly delugine
the ship. At 5 80 p. m, we saw vessel
which proved to be the steamship Hud
son, Capt. Freeman, from New Orleans
for New York. The crew and officers
were taken off after being twenty hours
on the wreck. without food or water.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
NATIONAL GREENBACK CONVENTION

The National Greenback Party Of Lyon
county, will meet in delegate convention at
the Court House in Emp0ria on Saturday the
18th day of September, 1881, at 10 O'Clock a
M, for the purpose of placing in nomiR alton
one candidate for County Treasurer; one
candidate for County Clerk; one candidate
for Sheriff; one candidate for Register OF
Deeds; one candidate for County Surveyor;
one candidate for coroner, and one candidate
for County Commissioner iOr the district com
posed of Emporia city and township. The
difrercnt townships, and wards IN the city OF
Emporia. will be entitled to the following
REPRESENTATION. to- wit: