American News.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3971, 20 September 1881, Page 3

American News.

PRESIDENT GAEFIELD.

San Fbancisco, August 28.

At the time of the sailing of the stea mer, the condition of Presidf nl Garfield was considered hopeless, and his death was looked for hourly. All the symptoms were uumistakably those of blood poison* , ing. The parotid and other glands of the body were swollen and inflamed, and incisions made in the ono named showed accumulation of pus in many cells. Fits of delirium were frequent; he was restless at night, and his stomach rejected food, while, at the same time, lie r ceived no nourishment from enemata. He expressed a strong desire to be moved from tho White House, either lohis own home at Mentor, or to be taken a trip down the river, but his physicians are of opinion such a step would be immediately fatal. All the members of the Cabinet are present, awaiting the end. At date, it is 57 days since the wound was inflicted. Mrs Garfield was notified by Dr Boynton,, on the 26th, that nothing but a miracle could save her husbaud. She rep'fa^ " Then that miracle will occur. My husband will recover. He must." The assassin, Guitean, is in a state of abject terror, and has had scarcely any sleep since the first relapse of the President. An organisation, it is said, has been formed to take him from gaol, and inflict such exemplary punishment as will deter assassination in the future; and the guards of the gaol themselves, it is whispered, but await the fatal result at the White House to shoot the prisoner in his cell. Full arrangements, however, have been made to defeat these designs, and ensure the wretch a fair trial by jury. There are three batteries of artillery at the arsenal ready to move in defence of the gaol, besides a force of 250 marines.