Daily Republican., 1881-07-28
OUR SICK PRESIDENT.
STRONG HOPES FOR HIS RNOy.
ERY ENTERTAINED.
without rover for tho Ftrss T,ua
since he was Stricken Oown,
Improving steadily,

0 ieFer. ms morning when the sur
t geons assembled to dress the wound. h.
! was bright and cheerful, and talked
v freely with them about his ease Drs
r Agnew and Bliss made a careful exam
| nation of the abdominal region. wher,
5 the bullet is believed to be lodged, and
: Df "A ghew concurs in the opinion that
the missile is lodged in the right ifa(
tossa. When the surgeonspressed upon
the point the President said he became
sensible OF the presence ofa hard sub.
stance, which IS believed by the sur.
seohs to be the bullet. A few DAYS af.
Ter the inJuri the surface directly over
thlS region became discolOred, and re-
manned so for several days. Upon the
development Of this discoloration, Dr,
Bliss expressed the belief that 1t fur
nished evidence of the location of the
bullet The ball causea no disturbance
whatever to the President.
The surgeons appear Indifferent about
1t, and say that it can be removed at
any time that may be deemed necessorv
ml'hcut serious Inconvenience to the
President. The ound is now acting in
manner that is perfectly satisfactory.
rus flows freely, and microscopic ex-
anilnations show that i; is healthy.
mere Is u material diminution in tie
nov compared with week or ten dav,
| ago, which the surgeons sav indicates
tllat ohe pas surface has been reduced
and that several inches of the lower
portion of the track of the wound lead
ing to the bullet have healed. Will,
the now OF pus is reduced, there are no
indications whatever that the emission
Is opstructed. Ii there was an obstrur.
tlph, that fact would be iu,ljcatel in
thc plS Itself, and it would also mani
itSe lIse!f III annoying disturbances
similar to those which caused so much
alarm on Saturday and Sunday last
me case is now entirely free from all
disturbing influences, and no further
complications are looked for, The sur.
geons are unanimously i'll the belief that /,
'he President is now in state of con.
'aieScence, and Willie they expect him
70 move rapidly forward they viii! be
Pleasantly surp-ised if his progress
should continue without interrnption.
ANY interruption, however, that NAV !,
occur VII be incidental and temporary
an can be overcome without diniculty, !
ms "a the first day since the injury
that the President has been without fe.
YER At o'clock to-lay his pulse was
10, with normal temperature and res
Firatlon. The excitement caused by
the false and exaggerated reports O:
yertetiav was completely allayed by
the ol!iclal bulletins Of last night and !,
this morning, and the White House TO
day had few visitors outside of the
newspaper correspondents. The public
the ultimate recovery of
lhe PRESIDENT is now stronger, and for
the pest OF reasons than before the re-
lapse.
The surgeons to-day began the issue
ot noon bulletin. This addition TO
ne official notification of the progress
II the President will be very salisfac- {
ory to the public and etiectually serve a
o suCd them against the inventions t
u designing Speculators and sensation $
u newspapers. With bulletins from d
ne attending surgeons at intervals of \
TX hours every day, there will be no !
Xcuse for people being virti,uized by Il
he agents OF stock jobber.. Dr. Agnew Il
eft this morning for Philadelphia and G.
)r Hamilton is expected Tomorrow at I
he dressing Of the wound. p
Tie following official and unofficial b
ieGraln' We're issued yesterday after II
UOn fl
EXECUTIVE MANSION, IL 30 Z. M n
lie ireSid"ntS wound was dressed :,
ust atltr the morning Bulletin was "
'slled. Il looks well, and the rus, u.
'Mch is healthy in character is dis ~ y,
hArglug freely. Since then he has %
eSltd quietly, and takes his noursil- " y,
lent rcIulIy and without gastric dis. :,
urbance. AT present his pulse is 80 ~ ~
9S.t respiration, Is. " -
u. W. BLISS, "a q
j. X. BARNES, ~ u
j. j. WOODWARD, u u
ROBERT EEYBlrRN. az az
LSE'ITIVE MANSION, 2p. m.-1'he y.
cry favor BILE symptoms noted in the W. ",
I>t official bulletin still continue. The ~
resident is free from fever and resting VI
Iue1ly. Dr. Aghe" returned to Phil,,- -
tIPhla to day, out DR.. Hamilton will ~
Ike his place here tonight or to.mor- ~. =.
wv morning. .,
TO MINISTER LOWELL. od
Lowell, Minister, London AT one pc
clock =. IN. the Presidents > condition tlL
greatly improved. Pulse down to 80.
mperatue and respiration normal,
I'd appetite good. His sleep last might r
as very refreshing. 81,
BLAINE, Secretary. ~,
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 4.l5 y lii M Msn'
t 4.lj l.. III. DR.. Bliss reports con ''' s
nued and steady in provement in the y, VI,
residents condition. He las been fi;o
ry quiet and comfortable throughout ~ Nv
e day: has taken nourshmenl in in. 10, M
eascd quantities without any symp- Wv, rao
ms of gastric disturbance has 81 ,pt ,h' ,i,'
aceiully at intervals without ano- ;"n ;"a
mes; and, up to this hour has been ii.e
slrely free troinfever. All his symp- ,un
MS, in the judgment of the attending ,a" 'aa'
rgeoas, are full of encouragement. lv' T
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 7p. m.-Tl.e san
esldent is still resting quietly. He Th'
5 been able to take more nourish,nent the
Gay than for several days past, and Ac
to the present hour has had no feb tie
rise OF temperature. His wound
Just been dressed. 1t looks well,
has continued to discharge healthy
IN sufficient quantity during the ..r,
Y. His pulse is now So; temperature, S.,' "a"
. respiration, 20. G"i ;oIi
j. w. BLISS, f",' Gov,
j. K. BARNES, w. U.,
j. j. WOODWARD, ~
ROBERT REYBURN.
'OND DESPATCH TO MINISTER LOW '.'
THE following was sent tonight So
Secretary OF State u,++,
.owell, Minister, London:-At II p. and
the Presidents physicians give "a .au "a.,
,rs is n,;,a'. ~ y, m.a .on.'atioil. H. tion
J;nos,i .o.' ,,, u. io, ,,e,,i.' eenv ~ III gre,
81. g. w 'uu H. H.. ~" .."i,eos .. es., Vi nate
from anxiety, but are growing more
eful. =.
Signed) BLAINE, Secretary. p 9
XECUTIvE MANSION. i1.30 p. M Ban
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