Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-29
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 FRESH START. The President Shows Signs
 Of Improvement. Making Up His Lost Ground. The Week Opened Under Favora-
 ble Circumstances. FEAR GIVING PLACE TO HOPE. Everybody at the White
 House Encouraged.

Everybody at the White
 House Encouraged.
 THE PRESIDENT.
 Pulling Up Again-Recovertng Slowly From His Last Relapse-A Favorable | Change Followed by Continued Inn l p-ovement-The Outlook Very Hope ! fuI-The Doctors and Omcia1 House. hold Much EncOuraSed-Ths Story of 5 Improvement Told by the BuIle- tins.
 | WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The ninth Sunday In the history of the Presidents case has been favorable and the change has been more marked as last nights reports led to the feel | ing that death was hourly imminent. When 1 he awoke this morning the Presidents mind was clear. Drs. Bliss, Reyburn, Boynton, ! Mrs. pr. Edson, Col. Rockwell and General Swain were on duty the entire night reliev- | ing each other at brief intervals at the bed side. Mrs. Garfield was also on hand at mo- mentary intervals Shortly after midnight the usual enemata were administered Later there was satisfactory discharge from the bowels, and it's character was such as to give better assurance of the assimilation of food Just before daylight the President was sponged off by his physicians, and few minutes later his pulse fell from 104 to 100, which was the most satisfactory since We'd nesday last. Mrs. Garfield slept more satis- facterily than on the night before. She awoke very early, however, and was soon by her husbands bedside. She communicated the fact of the change for the better to the children before they were out of bed. Dr. Bliss came into Secretary Browns room before the morning examination was made and stated that the President was con- siderably better. He feared one trouble, however. The people had become so de- pressed by the events of the last two days that the better news would cause too great revulsion of feeling. "We must take care" said he, 'that too much is not staked on these improved signs. I myself am greatly encouraged by the progress made during the night, but would not feel like saying that it was sufficient to rebuild entirely satisfactory hopes" When the examination was made it was found that the gland presented an inn proved condition. The size of the swelling had not been materially reduced, though an increased drainage of pus had eased the ten sion. After the dressing was removed some little yellow particles were noticed short distance below the point of the incision made in the cheek. These were evidences of what would be commonly called the matter coming to 'thead." The spot was there fore carefully pierced with a needle first and the opening was slightly increased with the point of a knife. About teaspoonful of healthy pus was taken from this opening.
 DR. BoYNToN ENCOURAGED.
 Dr. Boynton this morning said the Presi- dents improvement during the night was very marked and gave cause for much en- couragement, and that he would ultimately | recover. Friday afternoon was, he thought, the turning point. Since that time there had l been slow but steady recovery. The in- 1 creased feebleness yesterday was due, he | thought, to the events of the preceding day | rather than decline in the case. The con- dition of the stomach was excellent, and he | based hopes of recovery that and the 1 complete restoration of the mental powers. l The President had taken an ample quantity | of nourishment, and it was evident that as- | similation was proceeding better. This | would have tendency to aid the elimination | of blood poisoning which caused the gland | swelling. The only question now was wheth- CT the stomach gave evidence in the right di- able the gland swelling would be licensed | within two or three days, and once that | trouble was out of the way the patient would | have plain sailing and proceed more rapidly | to recovery.
 CABINET OFFICERS AND OTHERS HOPEFUL.
 The first Cabinet officer who called at the White House was Attorney General Mac Veagh. For the first time in many weeks he | had bright look. Secretary Blaine's mid day cablegram to Minister Lowell was excel lent evidence of how he regarded the i'm provement. The noon bulletin had evi dently caused no renewed fear. At ? p. m. Secretary Hunt and Postmaster General James, who returned from New York this morning, autographed to Vice symptoms of last evening still continued Among the callers at the White House today have been Judge J. s. Black, Congressmen | Neal, of Ohio, and Dezendorf. Judge Black had an interview with the physicians and af- terward spoke as follows 'The President is siderable safety" Congressman Neal when asked if he felt encouraged, replied: 'I have | never felt as confident of the Presidents re- covery as now" MT. Dezendorf said Dr. Bliss last remark to him was that eff the | President continues as well through the ingly strong grounds to hope for his recov- cry" Captain Henry, who spent some time | with Mrs. Garfield to-day, stated this after noon that he believed the President would | eventually recover. ''He is still in a very critical condition" said he, '.but from pres ent indications he will not be so long"
 HOPEFUL WORDS FROM COLONEL ROCKWELL.
 Colonel Rockwell said at o'clock that he could not point to single feature of the | case that did not show improvement, but the | people must not lose sight of the fact that | the Presidents condition is very critical l ''But," he added, slet us take what the Lord | sends and hope for better things to come"
 THE CHILDREN IN THE SICK ROOM.
 During the afternoon the President asked, l ''Can I see Mollie?n Dr. Bliss said there was | no reason why the request should not be | ,fad as16 kha admitted He took her hand and asked if | she was we'll He told her with an assuring | tone that he. was feeling better, and | sent by her message to Mrs. Gar l field, saying he would like to | see his boys when the physicians were | willing. Later in the afternoon Jimmie was l allowed to go into the room, but remained | only short time. His presence in the room | had the effect of causing the Presidents | pulse to beat several points higher and ex- citing him. For this reason it was thought | best that Harry, who had hoped to go in, should not be admitted to see his father. | None of the children had been permitted to see him since the second incision was made. l Despite the resulting excitement the physi7 cians all inclined to think the interview with | his childrep did the President good rather l than harm.s
 DR. BLISS REaAINs CONFIDENCE.
 Dr. Bliss said he thought the most satisfac- tory symptom at present was the patients | clearnesse of mind The discharge of the 1 gland is more free and the relief according ly greater He had modified his belief of yesterday. He now thought the President | would recover, at least his chances were con- siderably better. "Now that the gland is be- | ginning to disappear, we. expect that the other l symptoms will disappear accordingly, and on l this base our renewed confidence. MRs GARFIELD AGAIN CHEERFUL. |
 At 5:15 p. m. Mrs. Garfield, accompanied l by her brother Colonel Rudolph, her broth 1 CT in-law 0. O. Rockwell of St. Louis, and | Miss Mollie Garfield. went out for drive. | Mrs Garfield looked almost happy, and the I strain she has endured for the past few days 1 seemed to have left no trace upon her. She l