Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-31
ANOTHER GOOD DAY.
THE NATIONS RULER.
BIS IMPROVEMENT UNINTERRUPTED.
CONFIDENCE ALMOST RE-EsTABL1sHED

HOPEFULNESS OF THE SURGEONS.
1t can be said without qualification that the
President passed comfortable night. The SEN
sitiveness of the gland of which he complained
yesterday afternoon abated and he was without
pain during the night from that cause. His sleep
was tranquil The pulse went up during the
night, as usual, and again repeated itself during
the early hours Of the morning by going down.
The night was devoid of incident in the sick room
beyond the regular attendance upon the patient.
The morning examination demonstrated that
the wound was in an improved condition, and
that the healing was going on. The gland also
was in an improved condition. 1t had dimished
perceptibly, and the discharge was full and freer.
An agreeable absence is to be noted as the result
of the morning dressing. There was break in
what had become the daily cutting into some
other cell of the gland. The great dwindling
away of the gland and the absence of necessity
for a new opening shows that it is healing. The
bulletin this morning dwindled down to its pro-
portions of the successive days when there was
nothing but improvement to be noted. It was
as follows:
Official Bulletin-S:3O a. m.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION AS FAVORABLE AS
YESTERDAY.
The President has passed tranquil night and
this morning his condition is quite as favorable
as yesterday at the same hour. Pulse 100, tenn
perature 9S.4, respiration 1S.
Signed by the six surgeons.
THE PATIENT HAS BEEFsTEAK FOR BREAKFAST.
This morning beefsteak again made it's ap-
pearance in the Presidents bill of fare. In ad-
ditiOn to the liquid nourishment which he was
given, he chewed piece of steak and swallowed
the juice. There is no doubt but that the Presi-
dent has
IMPROVED SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING.
Gen. Swain was this morning asked by the
STAR man how the President was getting along
He replied:
"The President has gained very rapidly during
the past twenty-fOur hours. He not only feels
better but looks better. The gland is doing ad-
mirably, and has gone down fully three-fourths
and is rapidly healing"
"HOw about the wound? p
''It is doing WELL Granulation has set in and
the discharge OF pus was larger this morning
than usual. 1t was of healthy color. The doc
tors are well satisfied with his condition and
were much pleased at the morning examination
doing admirably. The President asked for a
hand-glass this morning and made critical
examination of his appearance. He said he was
satisfied with his looks. The President passed
the night very nicely, and is in an improved
condition this morning"
1O:45 A.. M.-THE GROWING FEELING OF CONFI-
DENCE.
The surgeons regard the Presidents condition
thiS mOrnjnp with iDcraa cod satisfaction and on
couragement. The parotid swelling has steadily
improved in appearance and it is thought that
the patient has in all other respects gained
ground slightly during the past twenty-four
hours. He is thus far having quiet, cOmfor-
table day. Among the members of the Cabinet
and the Presidents personal friends there is
growing feeling of encouragement and conf
dence, and it seems to be the general impression
that by Saturday or Sunday, when the glandu-
lar swelling shall have ceased to be hindrance,
the patient will enter the stage Of convalescence.
During the forenoon the Presidents pulse was
very fair. 1t did not go up as it did yesterday.
In DR.. BOyntOn's language, the President is in
better condition this forenoon than at the same
time yesterday. The wound is slightly i'm
proved. There is more activity about it, 1t has
been very indolent for some days. The renewed
activity is not very great will it be for some
time. The discharge of pus from the wound is
greater, but still it is sluggish and not as satis-
factory as might be wished for. The forenoon
was passed very quietly. There was no news
from the sick room that was not good news.
There being nothing new in treatment or in the
general conduct of the sick room there was
about the sameness of information, but it was
happy mOnOtOny. The Cabinet called during
the morning, but there were but one or two
visitors excepting them. The encouraging ex-
pressiOns Of hope of the members of the Cabinet
were stronger to-day than yesterday.
WHAT DR.. REYBURN SAYS
DR.. Reyburn was asked by the STAR reporter
how the President passed the night
"very comfortably" he answered.
"HOw about the wound?"
1T remains about the same Il is healing
some."
"DQes the swelling continue to go DOWN."
''Tfe gland is doing very well and the dimi-
mutton in its size continues"
''There was no further cutting today"
'NO. There was no necessity for any, because
the matter is discharging ITSELF The discharge
this morning was very full and satisfactory"
"Does the President suffer any pain from the
swollen gland?"
eff any, but very little"
'How about the ball?"
'That is matter Of very secondary i'm
portance. The ball causes no trouble Just now
it is not thought Of as an object of danger any
more than if it were in somebody else's body"
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES
called at the Executive Mansion this morning
but upon receiving the bulletin at the door he
said: ''That is good enough; I'll go to the de-
partment and go to work, and he drove away
without going up stairs.
DOCTOR AcCryu
expects to return to Philadelphia this afternoon.
THE CHANGE OF LOCALITY OF THE BALL.
is perfectly apparent and is clear proof that
it has not been incysted. 1t has not been
in its new position-a little further down-lone
enough to become incysted there. Unless it
should become incysted the ball will at some time
have to be taken out. 1t may shift to place
where there would be considerably less danger
in taking it out when the time arrives than
there now is.
Oflicial Bulletin-12:3O pm.
BETTER THAN AT THIS TINE YESTERDAY
At the dressing of the President this morning
the parOtid swelling was found tn he dischorr