The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-17
BOWED DOWN
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Ia Day Of Despair and Night Of
Suspense
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Only Broken by the Falntsst Cleans
OF Hope.
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Ths President Reaches Another
Critical Period.
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"GIOuds and Darkness are Round
About Him."
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And the Most sanVuIae Grow
DeSpOndsnt.
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The Physicians only say WE Hope
for the seSt."
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The Latest Reports Indicate an
Improvement,
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The Physicians only say I'VE Hope
for tho ssSt."
The Latest Reports Indicate an
Improvement,
While all dread the Approach Of the
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The PFesIdent'H aI0mAch hIIII kFbelIiOuH
Conditions kaVOFRbIe 90 AseoVeEy,
NEw YoRE, August l8.-AspeCiAl 70 the
Evening Post, dated Washington, 1880 A,
~, says The President still lives, and hopes
are cherished inst he will yet recover
The trouble 10 entirely with his stomach,
II its powers are notlgohe recovery is vel
poSslbls. The President passed comfort
able night, except that he was trou blsd by
rstChiug about three o'clock, This morn.
Ing he slept we'll, and without the aid oi
morphia, 4 DE- Bliss SAYS the phyBlGlanl
have been troubled by his stomach from
the beginning, and have from the ast
treated It with great care. II 1t can have
rest now by the administration ot nour.
iBhmsnt by injections, II may possibly he
able 10 resume its functions before ex.
haustion gets too great TO bs overcome.
To- day will probably be q day Of 6Ilspense
rather than Of incident The President
iS disposed 10 sleep, and nothing will be-
done unnecessarily to disturb him
WARRINGTON, August 10 : EXECUTIVE
MANsloN, $50 "A N The only intIrma.
ton that can 'be os'sined from the physl.
CiAna this morning bearing upon the Pfesi.
dents condition Is that there has been
some improvement during the night. The
pulae reported this morning 10 mot only
lees frequent but more firm.
oMINoUs SIGNS.
ll:l6 a, A.-Prlvale Secretary Brown
came from the surgeons room few
moments ago and reported that the Iresl,
dent was then. slseplng. No morphia has
yet been infected and there has been no
report oi nausea since BAN Secretary
Brown says the morning dressing showed
the wound was 10 q perfectly healthy con.
dition. Members OF the Cabinet arrived
at various times during the early morning.
Attorney General MaCYeaRh, accompanied
by Dr. Agnew, arrived al the Mansion
about hali.paSt seven. When be rsturned
from the private part Of the house he eK.
pressed an opinion that while there was
yet q hope the patient was certalnly In q
very critical condition.
There is q noticeable despOndent ex.
preston visible on the faces oil those hav.
Ing access TO the Presidents chamber, and
the greatest retlCenCe 10 observed, espec-
lally by the attending surgeons, who do
not enter the business portion oil the
house unleGs II 10 absolutely necessary.
The ddBpondent expression 0i Att rneY
General MacVeaRh was especially noticaa.
bls. Shortly alter y o'clock the Cabinet Off
Cers, With the exception ot Secretary
Lincoln, who arrived at q later hour, hsv.
Ing just returned from New York, left the
White House iiT their respective
departments The day bids fair 10 ba one
OF anxious waiting
CONDITIONS VAvoRARLE 70 REcoyERY.
The opinion prevails at the Mansion
among those who are thoroughly conyer.
SAINT with the Presidents condition that,
bhould Lhe TEN psralufe BY the loon
dressing be below ths normal point and
the pulse become more frequent, the
gravity Of the situation will be Increased.
II, on llie other hand, the tenn petatule
should remain normal or decrease. little
aud The pulse keep up, the situation Will
mot be considered Rs materially changed.
A stationary temperature and an i'm.
proved pnls6 would be the most favorable
Indication at The, present time. Nothing
directly from the Sickrbon1 has been re-
ceiyed IsinGs the iacts above stated. There
10 general feeling oil anxiety throughout
the city. As usual, there are many f1.
mors on the streets, such 10 "The pulse 10
lnctOasinR rapidly" ut ls known that
the President can not recover" eio There
10 no foundation fsr them beyond what
has been stated