MR. TAULBEE DYING ----- Physicians and Friends Give Up All Hope of His Recovery. ----- Anxious Relatives Gathered About the Kentuckian’s Couch. ----- Mr. Kincaic Prostrated By Bad Health and Excitement Over the Bad Affair. ----- The Surgeons Charged With Ignorance In Handling the Case – Some of Their Mistakes Pointed Out. ------ Washington, March 10 – (Special.)- Mr. Taulbee’s death is momentarily expected. He has been gradually growing weaker for the past forty-eight hours, and this has been perhops his worst day. He is in a delirious state constantly and the doctors and attendants have abandoned all hope. They can not, of course, tell just when the end will come, as he may probably linger for hours, possibly for a day; but it would not surprise them should death occur at any moment. The opinion of all the frends of the ex-Congressman, who called at the hospital to-day, is that Mr. Taulbee has no chance for recovery whatever. This belief is shared by his friends in the Kentucky delegation in Coungress, four of whom called to inquire after the condition of the patient to-day. Every report emanating from the hospital to-day was discouraging to those who had hoped that Mr. Taulbee’s strength would hold out until a favorable turn, no matter how slight, might be visible and thus render it barely possible for him to survive the injuries received. All through the day and evening a stricted watch was kept over the sick man than ever, and whatever was possible was done with a view of making him comfortable. There wasn’t much, however, that could be done. Dr. Taulbee, brother of the patient, James Taulbee, son of the dying man, as well as Mr. Taulbee’s brother-in-law, who arrived y esterday morning, are members of the dying man’s family who have been constantly with him through the day. Mr. And Mrs. Richardson in whose family Mr. Taulbee boarded last winter, and who are his warm, devoted friends, are at the hospital too, doing everything in their poser to alleviate his suffering. One of the faithful Sisters of Charity connected with the hospital has devoted herself unceasingly to the case, and leaves the roomonly when compelled to seek rest for herself. Through the day many friendscalled rightalong at the hospital, among thenumber being Senator Blackburn and many members of Congress, all of whom expressed their most poignant regret over the rapidly failing condition of the patient. Inquires were made hourly to-night as to the condition of Mr. Taulbee and each time the answer was that he was gradually sinking. At 11 o’clock he was more restless and uncomfortable than be had been at any time during the past twelve hours. Mr. Kincaid is,of course, suffering a great deal from mental anxiety. He had tried his best to nerve himself up to the inevitable of Mr. Taulbee ’s death, and yet it has been with the greatest effort. The slight physical frame and his ill health, from which he has been suffering for a year or more, render him hardly able to stand the mental struggle which he has endured since the unfortunate affray. He is in a nervous condition to-night, and it is a grave question whether he will be able to stand, considering his wek condition, the fatigue and anxiety which will be necessarily imposed upon him by confinement and the subsequent and annoying incidents of a trial for his liberty in the District of Columbia. He has many friends and much sympathy is expressed for him, as for the dying man. The ccriminal law of the District of Columbia is very severe, and that which may be regarded in Kentuchy and other States of the Union as a matter of self-defense is treated here as murder in the first degree, ar at least manslaughter. Mr. Kincaid has been under strictpolice surneillance for a week, and while he has not had the least idi of eluding justice, yet the authorities have deemed it wise to see that he did notattempt to leave the city. Four of fivespecial detectivesweredetailed for this purpose, andnotonly has Mr. Kincaidbeen closely watched, butalso your correspondent and the members of the Courier-Journal Bureau. Every effort has been made within the last thre or four days to obtain from Mr. Taulbee an ante-mortem statementbut his lucid intervals have been so short that thiswas impossible. The friends of Mr.Taulbee expressmuch disappointmentatthesfailure, andsome of them arecharging that it was the duty of the District Attornjey to have secured a statement from Mr Taulbee a day or two after the shooting. This however, was deemed by the authorities unnecessary, as Mr. Taulbee was not considered seriously, much less dangerously, hurt, until the doctors began probing for the bullet. It was a little surprising that, since anesthetics were administered to Mr. Taulbee, with a view of probing for the bullet on the Monday following the shooting , woith such unfortunate results, he has been in delirious and semiconscious condition, and only obtaining sleep by the frequent and abundant use of opiates. It is remarkable that the attending physicians of Mr. Taulbee, who stated repeatedly that they had located the bullet down near the tonsils, to use plain language, shoul now find on the eleventh day, that the bullet was at the base of the brain, where inflammation is now said to be setting in. All the facts, however. Will be brought out by the autopsy, and there may be a question whether Mr. Taulbee is the victim of Kincaid’s shot or the lack of intelligence of his attending physicians. ------- At 3 O’Clock This Morning. Washington, March 11. – (Special.) – At this hour, 3 o’clock a. m., Mr. Taulbee is still alive, but remains unconscious.