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Thirteenth Year--No 3990
AMUSEMENTS
TNiaVEllS HUMMER GARDEN C0NCERT
First appearance of 11m Oinracter Mngcr and
Actor MR UARHY MUIIiEN
Trcnlcmlous Itlt ami Re cwraijempnt of tlioMON
UMKNTAI HUARTET
Mr GEORGE KAINE tlio Dutchman par excel
lence
Tho Instrumental Bololsta nnd the Marino Rand
MID TlAY LUNCH or DINNER nt Popular
Irlccs bctw ecu 11 ond dully nuj
QUMMER THEATRE COMIQUE
Monday August 8 Nightly ana Tuesday and ITI
day Matinees
THE GREAT COMHINATION
la newbtarh la
First nppenranco of
Ieno Bhclilts Tlio Hermans
Leonard and Jones Htcclo and 1 opack
Ophelia Starr Hurry Woodson
It OAllen RUly Jlocro
VaIv In Wilson TnoBpark Bros
And our great Block Company In the best bill ever
offered tho iierformnnco concluding will the
Sparks Bros treat afterpiece entitled McSwee
ncys Masquerade A solids hours vnrletysliow
A BNBRS BDMMUn OARDEN
AN ATTRACTIVE BUMMER RESORT
OPEN FOR TnE SEASON
A Superior Orchestra supplies exnulslto music
and the llnest refreshments are served In llrswaass
style
WE CATER TO THE MILLION
EXCURSIONS
TTO i FOR THE CAPES
FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK
A VIKW OF TJIK OCKAN
Tho steamer Gkoiiok LkaiiY will leave from
Buvcnth street whnrf Batnrday August 13 at 0
Band nro genrorinescasonon tho boat ami
llghtful time Positively no Improper Pcrapn p
Penna avenne
QiTlcers
LOWER CEDAR POINT
The Proprietors of this Beautiful Summer Resort have Engaged the Large
and Fine Steamer
To Leave her Wharf Foot of Sixth Street at 830 a ro In Company with the
J OJE3HST W TIEIOSOILSr
ON
Thursday Friday and Sunday the 11th 12th and 14th insts
ARRIVING AT WASHINGTON AT 10 I JL
t V
oclock p m Returning arrives nl wasmngion
Monday morning at 0 oclock Tickets round trip
1 Muslo by the Marino Band null 3t
BUNDAY AFTERNOON EXOUR
SELECT BION
On the Palace Steamer FxcKLHion to
QUANTICO
Tw o hours for bathing fishing sailing etc Bath
houses bathing suits nnd towels
BUNDAY AUCIUBTH
nt 3 oclock p m from Seventh street w linrf Re
turning reach Washington at 1 p m Tickets
nosltU cly refused to Improper characters Adults
tocts Children SI cts nunU 3t
A POPULAR RESORT ll
QUANTICO
BATH H0U8KB BATHINO 8UITB TOWELS
ISSUING CRABBINU SAILING
Mnslc nnd Dancing on Boat and Grounds
Tho magnificent stcamcri tho EXCELSIOR
first class in every respect licensed to carry Ltiuo
people dally except Sunday at 9 30 o m and ZM
li in rrom7th strcet wharf Refreshments of all
kinds on the boat at city prices No tickets sold to
Improper characters Adults 50c children Mc
aull 3w
DIRECT TO LOWER CEDAR POINT
THE FINEST RESORT ON TnE POTOMAC
Crabbing FLshlng Boating Salt woier Buthlng
New Buthlng Suits and Shoes
Tho lino and fust steamer
jr TKCOivisoasr
iiowly furnlsliedhas been chartered by the proprie
tors of Lower Cedar Point nnd will run dally from
SATURDAY July 30 Including Bundu b leaving
Meals furnished on hoot andgrounds at SO cents
Professor WcberH Uniform Brass and Btring
Klrst claas accommodations Do-
lowed on tho boat or grounds will bo sta
Honed at both places to rcfusoadmlUanceta suclu
For tho accommodation of visitors cheeks will
ho given for parcels left nt
i iiiji 11
are ou cenis rounu mp cuurvu vo
years half price
lnrllejl l lsluna
slons to Lower Cedar
i to makd arrangements for excurv
Polntwlll apply on tho boat
James Hptelpr of WKooso UODil isd
nt office ofBt
V
FALLS
DAY am
fifi
every BUNDAY MONDAY AVKWNKB
1 vilrTlAY leavlnif Bvntli street wharf-
at 0 a m Sundays at 0 jo nmTretnrmnjtei7 n n
Faro round trip SI cent- For MOUNT VERNON
SPRINGS every BATURDAY Steamer leave
her wharf otu a ra returning at 4 p m rare 10
cents Dancing down nnd back on nil trips except
Sundays This bout will bo chartered at reason
able rates E a RANDALL Manager Jci3 2m
Norfolk and FojctresS Monroe
Steamer Lady of the Lake
Leaves Blxth strect wliari
Monday Wednesday Fiiday 530 p m
Tickets and Staterooms can be secured nt office
ALFREU WOOD Secretary
my7 h I Fifteenth Btrect
The Met Boat Gen M C Meigs
can bo chartered at any time for the Great Falls
Apply to
jQitN pujjuivjjjjvn
Aquciluct Bridge
Georgetown D C
SUMMER RESORTS
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs
HOTEL
- This favorite resort will be OPENED JUNE 1st
and Closed October 10th Information as tn rooms
and terms of hoard may bo obtained until June 1st
NatlaUlUerHprlnfNNYACOProptleton
COTXAGB IIIiXi
Formerly COTTAGE HILL COLLEGE
class iioaru Dprng uuu wuuhiuhj
grounas elegant uoutmg una us
First
shaded
Apply to
A 1K1IIJU AJ lur iviw
myMd York County la
HA TSAND UMBRELLAS
OANOPT UMBRELLAS
For Carriage Phaeton nnd Wagon from f 175 to A
STINEMETZS HAT STORE
1337 PENNA AVE next to corl3th street
nugii
HELMETS HAMMOOKS
Helmets for military mid cltltens wcarat all prices
SOLAR HATS SOLAR HKLMUrS
WILIiBTO Sc BITOPP
003 PENNSYLVANIA AVE Jc2l
SUN
npld K
J OH3ST HOC3 B3HS
Manufacturer and Repairer of
UMBRELLAS PARASOLS
eiuD street northwest
jf ARASOES BROOADED SILKS
at 45o per yuul to bo bail nt
MRS GUTMANS
OIJ SKVEVTILtjTUHET NOKTUWJJSX
SPECIAL NOTICES
yK ttaLETTERS WBITTBN ON ANY SUBJECT
Iun r h rnvUmiiirifnifirnii Lectures ami
Speeches prepared at short notice Clnlms
pii All miauiessconiiuimmi i x-
B38t
LAVINIA U I1UNDORE
nORBA BAROA1NB
TRUNKB AND HARNESS
Tho largest assortment In tho city of flno quality
Ladles Dress Bole Leathers KolloZInc and Pack
ing Trunks Ladles and Mens Bntchels and Trav
eling nags Iocket hooks Bliawl Straps etc at tho
established manufactory of
K KNEESSI
429 SEVENTH 8TNWopp Odd Fellows Hall
her 150 Different Stilts nd Sires or Trunks on
hand
REPAIRINO Trunks Rags and Harness Re
paired promptly and thoroughly at low rates by
hrst class workmen Je2D
WK PSODA WATER O CENTS
JWaS GRANULATED ICtt
WM B ENTWIBLEH PHAnMAOY
Corner Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
PURE DRUGS AND CIIEMICALS Jc2
LA PRINCESS
Is the name of our new
n UKKT UIUAll
It Is the Best Cigar yet offered for tho money
SICKLES CALIFORNIA CtaAIlsTORB
No IOU lenna Ave bet Tenth and Eleventhsts
IS1 YOU WANT THE VERY NICEST
Bread buy OUR NEW SOUTH it Is
sure to please For salo by all first class Grocers
and wholesale by
TKNNEYSONS
Dealers In riour Feed Corn Oats HnyHtrawc
CAPITOL MILLS
Je4 West Washington D O
L DUOBANAN
ELECTRO MAGNETIC HEALER
Is prepared to receive patients nt No B03 Penn
sylvania Avenue Room is corner of Ninth street
myio tf
IF YOU WOULD AVOID CHILLS AND
Vivirs Atmn nnd 1nvprs Bilious Fevers
nnd other diseases Incident to the season take
BROWNINGS BITTERS and you will surely es
cupo them
BROWNINGS BITTERS have been In uso for
over tw clvo years nnd no person was ever know n
to have chills or bilious fevers while using these
Bitters For sale by diugglsts and grocers gener
ully
BROWNINO a MIDDLETON
PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS
010 Pennsylvania Avenue
THE CELLULOID TRUSS
That never rusts nover breaks never wears out
always clean and can bo worn while bathing Is
for sale ntCH AS FISCHERS 023 Seventh st
northwest Mrs Fischer devotes her attention to
tho w ants of lady patrons
DSpWI RESPECTFULLY INVITE THE LA
umt dies to call nnd examine our fine Import
ed goods
W T BALDUS Pharmacist
Cor Pennsylvania ave and Nineteenth street
jjgy8UDaCRIBERSII
Read This Startling
DISCOVERY 1 1
And send at once live 3c stamps for sample box or
M for n large size box Tho great demand coming
from thousands Is a sums olaiiaktkk that It Is
meeting the kkkds or BUFFKnijJo humanity
Any one suffering with diseases of the Throat
Head or Lungs mnv bo cured by the timely uso ot
DEUSTKNB ANTIMORBIFK5 or THROATand
LUNG REMEDY which Is a purely vcgetablo dis
covery nnd nlensnnt tn thn taste whv suffer
er with Bore Tliroat Hacking Cough Bronchitis
Mphtherla Catarrh Asthma Croup Spitting of
jiiuuu t t uK AUHKH wuuupiiiK ijuk xiay je
ver Pneumonia Bad Breath Hoarseness Quinsy
etc And why not keep It nlwajs by for tho llttlo
ones as well as for the older ones T Try It and be
convinced of Its wonderful curing powers Will
send by mnll Mention this paper Address
J 0 DEUSTEN A CO
mr3 Woodbury Gloucester Co N J
mgjcoBTOVES FURNA0E8 RANOES c
Ttnplatcs shectlron u ork firepIaceslovesranKes
furnaces repnlred Tin xoollng spouting and all
kinds of tin work promptly attended to Bend
your order to
R II O BOUIH
518 Eleventh st 11 w near lst
FOUNTAIN AND NEW
JWHr Daslinway Stub Pens also Caws Ink
nt Factor Rates by George R Herrlck wrent
Macklnnpn pen Co 020 1 street deit tt
FBEUND OATBRBR AND CON
1703 Ninth street ruw Delicious loo Cream and
BiruWDcrries constantly on Hand up 7
THE WONDERFUL CUR-
ATrVR AI1TTNT
IDRj WJLLTAM MtlTNTICIl No 149S Nnw
York Avenue cures Catarrh Bronchitis Diseases
of Lungs Liver and Kidneys Dyspepsia Neural
gia Rheumatism Fnrulj slsand all Nervous Com-
nlalnts
Consultation free
PROPOSALS
1
i
Washington t a iPhuiisday august 11 i88i
mrl g
FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO
PROPOSALS IN THE COUNTY
Ot FICK UK TUB lNHP CTOlt OK BUILIIINCIS
DlNTIIICT IIP COIUMIHA
Wasiiiniitok August 8 1S81
Bealeil Proposals w 111 bo received at tho office of
tho Commissioners DC until noon on AUGUST
13 for the erection of Two Public School Buildings
In the County the plans and specifications and In
structions for which will lie furnished on applica
tion to this office Tho bids mutt bo separata for
each building A deposit of 0110 hundred iloo
dollars must accompany each bid as security that
the bidder If successful will enter Into contract
with good unit sufiictfut bond within live 3 dnjs
from dnto of award of contract
The Commissioners rescne tho right to reject
any or all bids
By order of tlio Commissioners D
THOS B ENTWIBLE
nuJKU Inspector of RulldlUKs
FOR THD EltECTIOtf OF TWO
PROPOSALS bfllOOr BUILDINOS
OF PICK OK TIIK IK HP CTOlt OK BUILUIMOS
DlSTIIICT OK COMJMllIA
Wahiiinotov August 8 Hull
Healed Proposals w 111 be received at office of the
Commissioners D C until noon on AUGUST JU
for tho erection of Two Public Hchool BulldliiRS
tho plans Bpcrlllcutlons and Instructions for which
will be furnished ou application to this olllce Tin
1IIIW MUST 11K HKlAltATK KOIl KAflf 1IUIMIKU
A deposit of llvo hundred MOO dollars must nc
company each bid ns security that the bidder If
succewful will cuter Into contract with Rood and
sufllclcnt bond within 0 daj s from datoof award
of contract
Tho Commissioners reserve tho right to reject
liny or nil bids
By order of the Commissioners 1 C
TII01 B KNTWISLE
nnS inspector of Buildings
MISCELLANEOUS
AKTHUK B SMITH
DEAIKH IN
vtood Jhysrx2 coal
Oil NFW YORK AVKAVashlngtonD O JolOtl
00S NEW YORICAVENUM
Desires to Inform Ills friends and customers he has
reiiio ed to his new store UM New York avenue
w here ho w 111 couttmiu tlin
FXJUlSriTTJIlB
unslneKH lu nil Its branches augJd
Now and Second Hand Furrtlturo
BOUGHT AND BOLD AT
SSBJ PENNSYLVANIA AVKNUE JoH
COOK
Less Trouble than any other Fuel More KnVellvo
than any other Fuel tlienncr than any other Fuel
Klovciof tlioCclebratiHlbuN DtAlT pattern for
HilonrforTentattlio Olllco of tho Viishlngton
Uas Light Company 411 and 4ia Tenth atiiw
1118 0
W I l VBEEHOPP
Denier In Wall Papers Window Shades Iictuie
1 rallies Pktnns ie
018 HIIVENTir WltltET MJRT1IWIW1
THE DEPARTMENTS
The National Bank Notf s received
for redemption to day amounted to 141
000 j
aoVFItNMKNT RECEIPTS TO DAY 1
toms 00108700 Internal rovenue 321
21081
GFNnnAL Prancis Walker Superin
tendent of CenMis lias returned from At
lantic City
Capt Wm V SlunafN Twcuty flrst In
fantry lias been ordered to duty at tho
West Point Academy
The President has recognized ClQorge
E BIwl as British VIco Consul for tho city
and port of Portland Me
Acting Secretary or State IIitt
deems it unnecessary to send a messngo
concerning tho Presidents condition to Min
ister LoweU tlili afternoon
It is stated nt tho Stato Department
that no consular appointments wimtovor
will ho considered much less made until
tho President is well again-
Tun board of artillery oflkcrs of which
Col TldbiiU Is president detailed to con
sider questions rclatlro to cliangcs in light
batteries reassembled In this city yesterday
after n long ndjourament ri
v K V y j 1
Secretary Kirkwood has rotttrncd
from Fauquier Wliito Sulphur Springs in
excellent Ho called atithoWhlto
llouso last evening and ibxprcsscs himself
vcrychecrfal lu anticipation of tlvo Ircsl
dentsrcootcry ri
Snt Sioux Indian chiefs from Stand
ing Bock named Big Head Bed Bull
Thunder Hawk Bears Bib Walking
Shooter and Flro Heart arrlyed at Plcrro
D T last evening and proceeded on tho
Northwestern Koad for Washington in
chargo of B II Waggoner
The Treasury Cattle Commission
held its first session at Saratoga Yesterday
Tho object of the commission is to establish
such regulations as will prevent tno suip
incnt of infected cattle and this being done
England may bo induced to relax- tho op
pressive niamntlno regulations now en-
forced at ncr principal ports against Ameri
can cattle
No further details havo been as yet
received In tho Interior Department of tho
killing of Spotted Tail by Crow Dog Tho
officials hero howovcr aro of tho opinion
that It was caused by Jealousy on tho part
of Crow Dog who thought that Spotted
Tall had by his visit to Washington received
more liberal provision for his tribe than was
accorded Crow Dog
Naval Orders Lieutenant-Commander
W II Brownson has been ordered to
coast duty Acting Carpenter C II Bogau
to tho St Louis Lieut 11 M G Brown
has been detached from command of the
Alarm and ordered to tho Lancaster En
x
sign Lyman Amies from tho Teuncssco and
placed on sick leave Carpenter C F Hum
phreys from tho St Louis and placed on sick
leave
Movements of Naval Vessels
Constitution has left Newport1 for tho up
per part of Narragansctt Bay Owing to
scant nnd unfavorablo winds tho Now
Hampshire was unablo to accompany her
Tho pennant of tho commanding officer
of tho training squadron has been trans
ferred to tho latter vessel Tlio Touticssoo
Is now engaged in target practioo in Gard
iners Bay L I and will wior sail for Now
London Conn
New Tostal IIulinob Tho following
arc a couplo of new rulings In tho delivery
of mall of Interest to tho goneral public
In case a number of letters aro found in
a lcttor box wholly unpaid by stamps
affixed and also thoro bo found a sum of
money but not sufficient to pay ona full
rata ou all tlio nfortsald letters thoy should
bo returned to tno writers it Known
together with the money If this cannot bo
dono thoy should bo scutto tho dead letter
office
The following liow ruljug will bo of in
terest to Gultcauit was partly brought
nbouf by tho circnmstahccs attending mat
ter mailed to that miscreant
Letters addressed to- convict serving a
term of linpilganmopt should bo delivered
to tho warden or other Olllocr lu clinrgo of
tho rrrisWicjs Lcttcriaddresscd toa per
son Imprisoned Jo await trial upon
iridlcffdejir pr pendiiitf indictment
should bo delivered according to
tho order of tho person addressed at
any tinio beforo conviction nnd sentence
If suclx a porsdniWas rolcaacdoi ball no
quratiinjytouiaj alsoniljisjtlolnty pro
snmesevcry person to bo innocent until
convicted by aJUrythq inability to clvo
bail ought notUo oprivo hlnj of the right
to control tho corroApdndeuco addressed to
him through tho niui Until after tcu
tenco tlicrcfoie tho letters Inust bo sub
ject to tho order of tho person imprisoned
unless upon judicial proceeding authorizing
tho scUuro of letters in accordance with
tho decision of tio Supremo Court of tho
United States lu ox parto Jackson 0 Otto
G21
iurthcr aiders still aro that any Inscrip
tion any word or words wimtovor on tho
fuco of a postal card except tho address
will prevent tho trausmissal of tho same
nnd it will bo sent to tho Dead letter Office
PERSONAL
Mr Geo W llioas tho bankor Is much
better to day
Lieut Juuiiciiiiill Roiiertson U
A is itt the city visiting his father G
S
Gon
jiuvuriy 11 ituuerisun
Mrs Nfliih GiiantSartoiub formorly
of this city lives In nil old family mansion
tho property of hor husband Iliiiicomq is
10000 por ninitim
Mr John SwInkhurnh cashier In this
city of tho Now York otijtallo Ijlfo lu
Btiranco Company will lewvo thisjwcok for
iv months Vacatloif lu tlioNrortliovn States
Hon John S Barbour prcsldout oftho
Virginia Midland Railroad and member
elect from tho Eighth Virginia District has
returned from DeorPurk in oxccllcnthcalth
Mr John P Bonney for sixteen years
a prominent hotel clork at Guys Old Foun
tain and St ClalrIIotols lcspcctlvcly in
Baltimore and well known in Washington
died In tho former city day beforo yester
day aged 30 years
Mr Dinsmour and 1rlvatd Secretary
Brown havo proven themselves to bo tho
most enduring citizens oftho District For
nearly soven solid weeks thoy havo bebu
subjected to tho iiitcnsest strain and as yet
neither havo succumbed but both keep up
their health and spirits
Mrs Dr II Kino Mr H B King mid
family Mrs M V Bonnor Mlsa Jennie
Waters tho Misses Talburtt J 11 Collctto
aud family W M Gibson nnd family
Misses Linton nnd Johnston and Miss Ella
Kelly nil of Washington aro at Leonard
town Md
The citizens of Boston will present Mrs
Garfield with n lifo slzo portrait of her hus
band to bo painted by Mr llorthwroug
now of that city but formerly of Washing
ton and well known hoio tweho years ago
as tho champion entchcr oftho old National
ba 1 biilluliii
Second Edition
400P SMC
THE PRESIDENT
Ill Condition Very Much Improved
nnd All Quiet nnd Cheerful nt tlio
While House
A slight Improvement was notlccablo In
tho Presidents condition yesterday
afternoon His pulso which had been
high diirlngthb earlier part ot tho day nnd
which Indicated moro than ordinary weak
ness fell from 110 to 101 In tho courso
of tho afternoon nnd his tempcraturo
at tho ovenlng examination was lower than
it had liccn at tlio satno hour on any day
sinco tho lith Thcso facts wcro taken as ovl
deuce llrst thnttho woundlspnoomorolua
healthy condition nnd free froniTCtalned pus
rind second that tho disturbanco caused by
tho operation of Monday has nearly subsided
After- tho oveniug examination and dress
ing which wcro entirely satisfactory the
fovor which catuo on Into in tho evening
began to nbato and tho pulso to fall and
the parent wont qulotly tb sleep Tho
President yesterday afternoon performed
his
FlrMt Ofllctnl Act
slnco tho 2d of July by signing a formal
requisition for tho extradition of a criminal
who soino tinio elnco took rofugo in Canada
and is now in thq custody oftho Canadian
authorities pending tiro action of this Gov
ernment
A Vnys Routing In tho
f T C 1er
Thofoutlno in thq sick room is some
what as follows Immediately after tho
drcssluR of tho Presidents wound in tho
niornlngho bi ftlvin tlloj only substantial
food which Is administered nt all during
tho day which consists of a small piece of
toastjnlcy beef with a small plcco of toast
and milk After eating J10 as a rulo takes
a shorfnan of perhaps half an hour After
thcso naps io usually asks for a glass of
watcr which Is poised to his lips by one of
tho physicians in attendance tor tho first
timo sinco ho has been shot ho took on Mon
day a glass of water in his hand and drank
It without assistance This required con
siderable cxartton and sinco then ho has
not nttemptea to ncip iinnscii to anything
When awako Mrs Garfield usually reads to
him from a newspaper published In his
homo district to which ho listens with op
patently great interest At noon ho is
given milk to which mm Is occa
sionally added This howovcr tho President
dislikes nnilhas recently asked to bo given
raw milk yhich is now granted him Ifis
temperatures is then taken by tho
cians and ho is placed in a position which
makes hlmtiuost comfortable Mrs Gar
field is bvilho bedside tho crcater nartof
tho time wllcn tho President is awak3uuT
very often Administers milk to him which
is tno principal ioou given mm nt inter
vals uurlngithc day after Ills one substan
tial meal in tho morning Ycry often thc
WQUndrisscaHilncd during tho afternoon
by Dr Bliss to sco if it is discharging freely
In tho evening tho usual process of washing
and dressing tho wound is gono through
and tho President Is acalu placed in an easy
position anttleft alono vyitli Mrs Edson or
vn liocKweii vr uoynion or uen owaim
to tako another nap Jt is notlccablo that
aftor each dressing ho -fall asleep which
proves that tlio operation is a tiresome one
tioort nulloiln This Bforninp
Tho regular bulletin this morning was as
follows
Exfcutive Mansion Aug 11 830 a
m Tlio President has passed an exceed
ingly good right sleeping quietly with but
few short breaks nnd awaking refieslicd
tlils morning nt a later hour than usual At
tho morning drawing just completed it
i was found Jtjiat tho deeper parts of tho
wound liadibcciiVDinpticd spontaneously
Tho quantity of pus secreted is beginning
to lluuulsn I its cnaractor and tno appear
ance of thdlvound nro healthy His tem
pcraturo snows an entire uiisenco ot lover
thls looming and hisulsiwliiclf is If
froquent than yesterday IsMirtproving in
quality At present it is 100 tcmiKsra
turo 080 ircspiratiou 19
U T J JV J5Al t3
JJVoqbwARD ROBT ItEYnUKN
Ir ItmnlitouH Ipliiioii of tlio
191H cntion
DrUUiiUiftiAi rtvlll um vhcroj from New
ofimlr8 10 cloiP From a
recent I rflonficw with Iiliniappcars that
tuu
ki
Obi tiO
tho hypothesis that tho ball is lodged in
tho Tight ilkpfiwaiidno to tho presence
of a slIglfiT Tnduration in this reciou
discovered about two weeks ago It is
sensitive toKT pressure and very tender
and has remained In tliat -condition
Wuro ltsdlSctosuro llbrcovor tho
truck o the wound so far ns disclosed by
cuiueius points 111 tnu direction 01 1110
ight liinoissu ami tno cany symptoms
turo such as would naturally follow from
Lull- tnliilln wA 11 irt1
on It may bo added regards the extraction
jof tho bullet by way of tho canal mado by
it in reaching its supposed sit
uation evcn with tho long and flexible
proho forceps in uso ii such cases as Im
practicable and while tho foreign body
creates no illsturbauco theiois consequently
no good surgical leusou for probing nnd
thcro nruiunny against it It has also been
positively stated by tho othor physicians
that thoy liavo 110 Intention of cutting fur
tho ball forv somo timo at least or until its
romoval should become absolutely neces
sary 5
Unlet mid Cheerful
Alliilrs wcro quiet nnd cheerful at tho
Wliito llouso to day Visitors wero few
and wcro nil satisfied with tho reports re
ceived of tho Presidents condition Among
those who called Wero Secretary Wlndom
Postmaster General and Mrs James Attorney-General
MaoVeagh Major Morgan lion
Ben Lq Fovro of Ohio Mrs Parnolinnd Miss
Ford
Very Jlueli Iniprotcil
Tho President was so much improved to
day that ho was able o resume his regular
breakfast which has boon omitted slnco
Saturday last Ho picked tho wing of n
chicken nto a plcco of toast and drank a
cup of tea IIocomcdto relish his meal
moro thau usual aud tho doctors aio in
hopes that his appctito will improvo every
day Sinco breakfast ho has had his usual
nHowanco of- milk Tho necessity for
A Cliiiiiiro of iunrtcrN
for tho President is becoming niflro and
moro apparent ovorydav nnd it is bolloved
that thcro U nothing clso that would ba of
moro assistance in building up his now de
bilitated oyfdciu Ho has now been con
fined to his bed for forty ono days and has
had only ono change- of scono during
all that time of suffering That
yas when his bed was rolled into
an adjoiulng apartment to allow his room
to bo cleaned upland purified Jtowas
taken bock tho samo ovenlng It is now
feared that ho will bo takon with bed fover
unless something can bo dono soon to
strongthon him nuUcentlyto hear removal
to tho Soldiers Homo Tho puro and in
vigorating breezes thcro would assist ma
terially lu his convalesconco and soon start
him on a rapid load to Treovpty
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THE DOINGS AT LYNCHBURG
Clrnpulc Account of tho
tlio DclcgnlOH Conducted
Thchisclves Tlic tecllnjr 0cr tho
ItOMiiIt To lry ProcccillnffK ly
tho HtrnlKlit Outn
Special to Tun IlVKNiNd Cnmf
LYNciinunci Va Aug 11 Forhaps tho
straight out Republican clement of tho
county may consolo themselves with tho
Idea that Virginia is solid nnd will re
spond nobly to whatever call tho party
makes upon her but then some people nro
apt to ho deceived Certain It Is however
that those who havo been subjected to danc
ing attendance- upon the alleged Republican
convention hero nro convinced that it will
require moro brains and magnetic
strength
To Pull the ITnrtv Through
than was developed hero yestorday
Tho two factions tho straight
out clement and tho coalitionists wcro
In an inharmonious wranglo all day Con
ferences and consultations wcro continually
held but to no purpose It was believed
early lu tho day tlmteftch of tlio factions
was afraid oftho other and then latcrstorlcs
of a compromise wont forth but when tho
hour of noon drew near tho parties split tho
Straight outs going to Holcomb Hall aud
tho Coalitionists to tho city Opora IIousc
In convention tho
FactloiiN InrriMtriicl nnd Unbilled
The Straight outs led on byJorgouscn
and Dczcndorf cried no compromise nnd
sulked It out until a conimittco from tho
coalitionists waited upon them nnd gave
llotlco of a willingness of tho latter to com
promise Tho coalitionists wcrobackid by
good ndvlco and reasoning but that cumo
from their leaders Tho majority of tho
delegates wcro cither
Too Drunk or Too Ignorant
to apprcclato the importance of their posi
tion Thoy woro a hard lot taken alto
gether and being composed mostly of
negroes It may bo believed that their great
est strength lay under their arms
Yesterday mornlnetho endeavors of tho
leaders to get their followers into fighting
trim was amusing anil moro man onco
tlirco or four policemen nnd a bull dog
wcro pressed Into tervite If n dolegato
was wanted tho bar rooms had to
bo ncarched If a delegate sought
a trlcuu 110 100RKI into a oar-
room nnd moro than ono person was Im
pelled by circumstances to ask Where
under the sun tho visitors stored all their
beer and rum Men of every description
Kvero hero In renrcscnt tho mrtv
riiero wcro somo with broken shoes
tliTotigh which blistered toes peeped
las vvtlioiigh In derision and some
yitli upturned pants broken in
iilacos calculated to bring on instant ex-
fposnro should tho friendly pin used to
draw tlio gaping wounus logcincr uo caucu
upon to reoci xneso pcopio wnnucrea
from place to place uncertain whero
to go or what to do Two thirds
of them had not boon provided
Iwith quarters and it is not au unusual sight
to stumblo over ono or two of tho delegates
eating a scanty meal of say for instance
cheeso nnd crackers in a doorway homc
whoro that warded off tho blistering rays
of tho sun
Ex Ntatc Hciin lor IcwIn
too cut u pretty flguro among tho assem
blage His actions wcro conspicuous and
disgusting Sovcral times ho paraded up
and down tho main Btrect with each
arm thrown lovingly around tho neck
of a burly negro while ho whispered
into their cars alluring words and ideas
unon which to build faUo hope Con
gressman Jorgcuscn and Congressman elect
Dczcndorf woro likewise conspicuous
though thoy woro not bold enough to imi
tate tho example of Mr Lewis and Mr
Pophani figured prominently Jn this respect
also Every inducement to catch delegates
was put forward and it was no wonder that
tlio factions fought savagely for first place
of tho delegates wcro in just that
ihapo to bo purchased at nny pjlcc
itsmost JnlK Wus JIuNhcd
it noon By that tiniaitliQ delegates to tho
two factions woro ready to begin business
as beforo stated thoy split nod proceeded
to formally organize lu tboir own way
Tho sessions of each faction wcro bolster
ohs and noisy Up to D oclock yesterday
afternoon beyond appointing temporary of-
flpiru find niiA nr twfi rnmmlttepj iirnoM
cnllyuothlnfiKaribccn accomplished Thcro
was an anxiety 6a both sldcfto visit tho con
vention of tho other brtt so strongly bitter
had tho rival factions becomoapplicatlons for
admission wtwfi refused Tho Straight out
clement appointed a committee early In tho
uay to comer wim a similar commuteoirom
tlio coaljtloulsts with rcfeicnco to u com
promise This action was subsequently re
considered but the coalitionists not
to bo outdone In the matter of making
advances toward peace nnd har
mony appointed a like conimittco In
thu afternoon though not until after n
heated debate Tho proposition was most
stoutly opposed by D Scheilery Lewis son
of ex Stato Sepator lowis who maintained
that it was tlio dnty ot tho sulkers to corno
to tho coalitionists if they sought a peace
ful settlement of tho disagreement Mr
Mitchell eoloicd of Richmond whllo not
oxnetly opposed to tho proposition rather
deplored the necessity of having to seek
favors from tho other faction Ho said tho
colored pcopio would havo lecn better off
if thoy had
Xovcr Krcn Xorfrciiadi mul Dezcndorf
I am willing however finid ho to
oven swallow them if wo cm bunt and do
font tho Daniels ticket
This llttlo discussion created a breeze in
tho convention and tho lambs wcro rapidly
straying away from tho fold when a tall
eoloicd man a person of not a prepossessing
appearance moved to facilitate matters by
limiting debato ou all subjects to flvo min
utes
This proposition was carried to tho in
tonso relief of newspaper correspondents
In tlio meantime tho convention was in a
IIlKh Stnto of IMsordcr
and the chairman not having 11 gavel
rapped tho tablo bo often with Ills baud
that ho barked tho skin from his knuckles
Tho duties of tho aro ex
tremely odious ho said and tho conven
tion will rcliovo him considerably by pre
serving order
For n timo order provailcd aid tho com
initio on credentials was called on to mako
tjioir report They wcro not ready Indeed
no member of tho conimittco was In tho
hall and nftcr a tlrcsomo desultory
harrauguo tho was In
structed to go and bring tho conimittco in
Tho proceedings then went along moro
smoothly and tho coalitionists wcro wild
with Joy when it was decided not to noml
nato a ticket but to support Cameron and
tho Mnhono ticket
Tho ItlvnlN To dny
Lynciiuuro Va Aug 11 Tho dele
gates to tho rival conveutlons turned up in
bettor sbapo this morning Tho coalition
ists nro satisfied with their work of last
night and aro preparing to lenvo for homo
this afternoon bollovlng that nothing the
stvnlrdit oiiti cau do can hurt them
Ai
rtlri
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TWO CENTS
Tho IStrnlfrht outa
met at llalcoinbs Hall this morning Tho
question whqthcf to adopt n platform or to
nominate first was discussed nt length
Young of Nanscmoml mado n vigorous
speech urging tho placing of a ticket in tho
field nt once JI6sald if thu convention
would not do so ho for ono would tako tho
stump for Daniels tho Democratic nomi
nee
Dczcndorf said ho Was glad tho timo for
compromise had passed Tho Htmlglit outs
had made ovcry effort toward compromise
and their advances had been coldly re-
eclved Tho other sldo did not conio to
compromise but in support of n combina
tion which will result similarly ns had
matters In tho halids of tho samo managers a
lu 1809 when tho party wos sold out As
far as ho was concerned administration or
not ho proposed to stand up for1 tho I
NntlonnI RcpubUcnn Vnriy
Ho gavo n Scathing retrospect oftho pro
ceedings of tho coalition convention
brought out tho political records of each 0110
lu no very flattering terms aud added that
ho did not bellovo United States Republican
Senators favored tho toilillon or
tlon scheme perfected by their opponciits
Inst night nud as far ns President Garfield
was concerned ho was frco to say that he
had never expressed Any approval of tho
courso taken by their Bide Ho detnilcd tho
last Interview between Gen Wickham and
Gnrflold when tho latter Indorsed tho
Straight outs and said that Indorsement
was given nftcr earnest consultation be
tween tho President and his Cabinet
IN A MUDDLE
Virginia NlrnlRlioutN Jlnkc JVomlnn
lloiift nnd All Tho Nominees De
cline
LYNciinunci Va Aug 11 Tho Repub
lican Strnlghouts reassembled this morning
and proceeded to complcto tho organization
nnd ndoht a platform and nominate it Stato
ticket Tho platform recognizes tho fulL
debt of Virginia as claimed by tho debtt
payers but tho convention declined to obli
gate tho party lolncreascd taxntiou to meet
tho interest liability whereupon soycrnl
delegates withdrew Thd1 fallowing gentle 1
men woro thon nominated
Gen William C Wickham of Hanover
for Governor J
Samuel M Yost of Stavinton for Lieti 1
tenant Governor thu
Judgo Wllloughby of Alexandria for
Attorney General
All thcso gentlemen havo declined nnd It
is now uncertain whether a ticket will bo
placed in the field
DEATHS WORST AGENTS
At Iciirfiil Work In Central null Sontln
Amcrlcn
Panama Aug 2 Yellow fover prevails
throughput Colombia at Guayaquil San
Joe Do Guatemala and nt La Llbertad in
Salvador In the thrco latter places It is
killing twenty pcOplo dnllv Along tho1
Isthmus canal routo yellow fever is so bad
that for tho fourteen days past tho a crago
of flvo deaths have occurred dally among
tho foreigners In tho Canal Company M
rtlnnc sub director and next in olllco to
Do Lcsscps died from it on tho 21th ult
M Barbler chief of brlgado das sandnges
on tho 28th nnd M Zlmbowski a brlgado
chief on tho 29th In Pom nnd particu
larly in Lima and Cnllao tho Biaya fover
is epidemic This is fatal in twenty four j
hours nnd thcro is no known cure At
Maatlnn and Acapulco small pot is sweep-
lug tho country and it prevails also in
Colombia and Bogota
bnrntogru Itnccs
SakatcxiAj N Y Aug 11 Tho first
race three quarters of a iullcjurso 300
allngcs was won by Anlparnlso LHa War-
field second and lirolln third time 110
Thcjflecpnd TBcoufU tho Kchnoj stakes
three year olds two miles 100 entrance
lf00 added was won by Hindoo with
Grlckmoro second mid Bonflio third time
332 -
Tho third race puiso -100 nil ages
ono milo and a furlong was wou byt
Gold Bug Churchill second riremau thlrdj
time 1511
Tho fourth race purse 300 for all nges
one mile was won by Sycaiuorc Brooklyn-
pocond G6vcrnor Hampton third J time
111
1ro Hono Iubllco
Niagara Faiw N Y Aug 11 Tho
Board of Health of the Stato of Now York
nt its session this morniug dlcus scd the
ndvlsablllty of cstabllslilng a fred Vaccine
Institution by tho Stato Resolutions cro
ndopcd to bo hiibmlttcd to tho next un
gicssrequcsllng tho corporation of tho Na
tional Board of Health to compel steamship
companies to vaceinato emigrants at foreign
ports nnd also to subject them on their ar
rival lu this country to reinspcctlon Drij
Briggs plan to arrest omall pox p iticuts in
transit between dlflcrent cities was also
jinder considerntliiii
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Cliiireh lluiinitfcd by Fire
Kric Pa Aug 11 St Pauls Episcopal
Ilunch was dimagcd to thojjxtout of
OfH this morning Tlio soxton lighted n tint-
dlofor tho purpose of going into tho cellar r
to superintend tho depositing of coal A
gust of wind blow tho curtain over tlio or- 1
gau fiont across tlio candle and tlio curtain 1
ignited nnd tho organ icar of tho chapel
and roof of tho main building weio de
stroyed
1
Intnl liiiirroI
Dkli uos Ohio Aifg 11 Iiuiijumlu
Young and James FIshcrf respoctallo farm-
ers to day quarreled about tho merits of a
horse Young shot nnd iustautly killed
Fisher
ItrndlntiKlih IlniiKrouMCouiMlloit
London Aug 11 Unulhiugh Is worso
and his illness is regiuUiI as serious Tho
eiyMpclas an indirect result of his strugglo
in tho lobby of tho Commons principally
affects his mm an fuco
1
Duke of Argj Ioh Slnrrliigc
Iqvios Aug 11 The Manchester
Criianllnu announces that tho ninrrlago of
tho Duku of Argylo has hcen aiKinged for
nest Saturday
1
Mn SAvunu G Kinslry uf tho Na
tional ThcdbcMa jn tho city superluteuirng
gcncially HiaSImprbvcments and TcnOVlP7
Mont pblgftMlnn prlncipalityfvtt5
not trtiPlBiWTKlusloy has sold hlsskyo
torrlerwto tho Maiquls of Lorno although
tho Prmtees LoulsoHa l oported to havo
offcrcd nkta Tirico for that intelligent
thoroughbilTsVJr
Capt JSiiNPsWAiKrR U S A Icavc3
to night cir rhutiitb Wyoming to join Ilia
regiment DUrlBgihls stay in Washington
Captain Walker has by his genorons dpg f
sltlon manllnew of character and personal -magnetism
won a host of friends audhis
loss to our social circles is dcoply to bo ro
grottod We know of no olllccr in the
army moro generally beloved and ostcomod
nnd it causes us a pang akin to pain to utter
tho last words Au Rovolr May good
luck throw her slipper after our captain
E L Lamme of Washington D 0 la
registered at Guys Hotel Baltimore
Tnu Critic goes down to fumo It was
tho first paper to apply tho sobriquet of
Billy tho Kid to Senator Mahone and
now wo sco it holds to him in every paper
in tho country and isutillzed by his oppon
ents in ihc Lynchburg convention
n