The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-24
REVIEW OF THE DAY.
The President Holding His own, But
Making no Progress.


Notwithstanding the bulletin this mornin
was favorable, a general feeling OF anxiet
and apprehension prevailed, both at til
Executive Mansion and throughout tn
city,
1t seemed to be almost generally cor
Ceded that the condition Of the Prcsiden
was in the highest degree critical an,
alarming, and on the streets four person
out Of five, II asked what they thought q
the Presidents chances, would have re
piled his death was but a question OF fey
days II not few hours. For this state o
excitement and alarm, however, real fact
Of the case hardly furnished sufficient Jus
tiRcatiOn. The condition Of the Presiden
was, 1t is true, the subject OF grave anxiet,
to his surgeons, his attendants and Mrs
Garfield, but not more so than yesterday
and not so much SO as on Sunday. Tha
afternoon there was really greater reason
for encouragement than ut any time since
then, because there seemed then to be on
ly very faint hope that the patients de
lnOraliged stomach could be brought TO ~
sumo its functions, AS soon rs the Prcsl
dent began To swallow food again bis con
dition, to TINT extent ut least, became more
hopeful Without adequate nourishment
death from exhaustion seemed inevitable
while with proper n0uriShment he NIGH
live, In q. qualified sense, therefore, he
was better this morning than Sunday
night although his general condition III
the interval had not materially changed
Ntsrn L.
ho had swallowed six ounces Of beef Juice,
without nausea or discomfort, and this
increasing ability to take nourshment en-
couraged the surgeons 10 hope that the
danger Of death from exhaustion, which
they regarded with the most apprehension,
might he avoided The President passed d
quiet morning, taking notlrishment ire.
qucntly IN the shape Of beef Juice, peptO.
niEed milk and milk pOrrilge, with enemata
every five or six hours. Up to noon to-day
ho had swallowed sixteen or seventeen
ounces OF liquid food, but there had been
no indication of nm increase in strength,
with the exception OF n stronger and slight.
ly improved pulse. The glandular swelling
remained hard and showed no change in
size or appearance, and the amount OF
muscous secreted in the back Of the pa-
tents NOUN was about the same asyes-
gay; lli llllIlgl itl.I.CLiI
rhe, pauent NJ noon was holding Ills
own, but was making no pcrCoptible pro-
gross. He slept about as much as usual
during the afternoon, and continued to
take nourishment ut intervals until at 4
o'clock, when he had swallowed more than
twenty ounces ~"
AZ 4N I'm, DIR. Reyburn reported the
general condition Of the President as slight
Y improved, This information was CON
hrmeu 6y the evening bulletin, which
showed inc pulse TO be lower than the pa
tent mas had at any evening examination
since the 10Th inst .1.0.t q.
YidHr REPORT. "....
Sinrc holf nns. a;S o'cldck tl,c pros;den,
ho. .,.n, 80, ~ ~ n..,s, ...,s,,,. ~ -
.i''' "'ei'' i''o9'o' 'ne t''ne quietly uno en-
tire evening and the slight improvement Of
the afternoon il still maintained. AT this
hour. II -. A. Dr. plss renor+s
80 f"'"'
.'e i'eS'''eh'S PulSc 4oz 10
lO4 and his temperature apparent
" about normal. lie Is slecpinp
nu;atlv and lila svmn,oms oss os tovo.ah,o
NJ nj 1nv time I,ring the dov ia f"s baS
swallowed 'tweniy.eiEht ounces of liomiI
fond ait,no orn ioiSlndIs All. I,,o.S;,,,, n,,si
Ind tso VII nrtritiye @ eneb,Sta' a. HeasIs,l Str for
some @ millS vr,tel fhis eyoninS mi SsSid
his stomach felt empty. The glandular
swelling shows no signs rs vet Of suppura.
tion, but the swelling q several parts has
entirely subsidized. The patient can open
his mouth freely md has been very little
Troubles to.day BY the secretion OF mucous
in his throat. DR.. Bliss expressed the
opinion that upon. the whole the
President has made slight gain to-day,
and that hissymptoms Indicate further i'm.
prov6ment tomorrow. Most Of The mem.
beB Of the cabinet were ut the Executive
Mansion tonight, and alI were more or less
encouraged by the statements OF the sur.
geons Attorney. General ATaCVaigh Mid
that Mt 0oclock the President seemed to
hn tnktnV his nniiriahnnnt Wnll mud hp fnlt
somewhat more hopeiul -
Dr. Hamilton arrived tonight.
a rulnor o3tained currehcy,tto'nightthat q
tEr n.n LIN tSI H. nrcsnrso scr ~ W.pbiSSten
Tho a. report was brought 10 n Standins by
Private Secretary Brown, who says there
Is no foundation whatever for such rli'
In9T. ri A,,,o,;,,,,,. ,,,,,,.., -, ,.o. .,.. -,
lne io'lo"ihs euD'eet"hl WIS sVn1 'o-
n,s"I; 1a,u'1 ,r,,.,.. ,s.,.,,a
Tile Presidents condition is more en-.