The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-09
DAILY BULLETINS.
The President reported
to be improving.
Jefferson Davis and his views
on Assassination.
No choice at Albany this
afternoon.
TO-DAY.

TO-DAY.
The following telegram was received at
the r. I. & p. depot this morning.
WASHINGTON, July 9, $50 a. m.-The
President passed tranquil night and this
a. m, He expressed himself as feeling
quite comfortable. We regard the general
progress of his case as very satisfactory
Pulse, 100 temperature, SO; respiration,
26. Bliss
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
Executive Mansion, II :25 a. m.-The
symptoms of the President continue favor
able. Vice President Arthur called at the
Executive Mansion this morning Mrs
Garfield had gone out for drive, so that
he did not see her, and there happened to
be none of the members of the cabinet
present, but he talked for short time with
the attending physicians with regard to
the progress of the Presidents case.
THE PRESIDENTS AGILITY.
WASHINGTON, July "a correspondent
asked Col. Rockwell whether it was true
that the president turned a hand spring on
the morning Of the attempted assassina-
ton. ut was the morning before this day
week, Jimmie, there the fellow sits, (point-
ing to Private Secretary Browns desk)
came into his fathers chamber half dress
spring over bed and back again"
See here papa if you were not SO stout
you might do that too. couldn't you? The
President kept on with his toilet until Jim
bantering somewhat nettled him and be-
fore the boy could realize it the President
had turned gracefully from one side of a
large double bed to the other side and
came down with thump on the floor.
There, my boy, the son is not greater than
his father. Now finish your dressing" l
suppose continued the Col. The story was
told to illustrate the strength of the Presi-
dent and his suppleness at his age of life.
Very few men of fifty years, (for the Pres
ident will be that old the ninth day of
November next), would not care to under
take such feat"
DOCTORS DISPATCH.
The attending surgeons sent the follow
ing telegram to consulting surgeons this
afternoon:
Executive Mansion, 1 p. m.-Drs. Frank
H. Hamilton and J. II. Agnew. The
President continues to improve slowly
The acid eructations have not required dur
ing the last "a hours. An ounce of milk
with tea, and spoonful of rum have been
taken every two hours during the day, and
at long intervals during the night with
out producing any gastric embarrassment.
at q. m. he took ten grams or BI Sui
phate of Quinia which did not disturb his
stomach. Yesterday towards evening he
became restless worried and anxious for
morphia, a quarter of grain was given
hypodermically at $50 p. m. after which
he passed tranquil night sleeping most
Of the time. Yesterday afternoon he had
a small solid passage from the
bowels in which was notable
deficiency Of bileary coloring.
matter was observed. The yellowish tinge
of the skin continues about as the last
report at 8 p m. His pulse was 1O6, tenn
perature 1913, respiration "a. This $50
"a. m, pulse 100, temperature 99-4. respir-
;ation "a. At p. pulse 1O4, tenpera-
ture 101, respiration %.
[Signed1 ID. w Bliss,
- J. K. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,