River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-01
ANOTHER BAD SYMPTOM.

that symptoms have existed for day
or two past respecting the action of
the bowels; the bowels have given way
to a certain extent. The effect of adj
ministering nourishing injections, If
long continued, was known to be weak
ening to the lower bowels and yester-
day it was discovered that the injected
dose was rejected involuntarily, and
another effort was made combined with
the use of opium to compel the bowels
| to retain it, but without success. 1t
was decided that it would be impos
sible till the bowels had had all oppor-
tunity to regain their comparatively
normal condition to resume these in
jections. The bowels are, in short,
broken down from over-work in sup
porting the system by unnatural means,
and now if there should be any yield
ing of the stomach there will be great
Danger.
BLAINE TO LOWELL.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 25.-At 9
o'clock tonight, Secretary Blaine sent
the foil wing dispatch to Lowell, min
lister to London: The president has
lost ground to-day. Some ofhis symp-
toms this afternoon and evening are of
the gravest character The condition
Of the swollen gland and of
the pulse and temperature, sug
gest serious and alarming COM
plications. His mind at intervals
has been clouded and wandering. His
strength fails, but he still swallows
liquid food Of nourishing character,
and apparently digests it. On this one
fact rests the hope that is still left in
reaction.
(Signed) BLAINE, Sec'y.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The mem
bers of the cabinet were on hand early
this evening, and remained until late
hour at the white house. Most of them
were accompanied by their wives. All
that could be got from stray doctor
now and then, THAT was of any interest,
was that there was no improvement,
since there has been no perceptible
gain in strength during the past three
days. This, they argue, indicates
that septieamia or some other
unfavorable influences was at work,
interfering with the process of nutri-
triton, and nutralizing to great ex-
tent the efforts of the stomach to sup
ply the system with food. The presi-
dent they say should be gaining strength
now to get through another bad Sun
day, or to meet another reverse in the
shape of new complication, but in
stead of that he is hardly holding his
own and has no reserve of strength to
draw upon in case of necessity. They
find also another reason for discour-
agement in the behavior of the parotid
swelling. When the incision was made
yesterday afternoon it was generally
supposed, although perhaps not with
out sufficient warrant, that it would af-
ford speedy if not immediate relief,
and from that source M further danger
was to be apprehended. There was, con-
sequently, feeling of disappointment
to-day, when ii was found that not only
had the swelling not decreased in size,
but that pus was forming in a number
of places here and there in the gland,
and that the complication seemed to
be even more serious than before the
operation. These and other like con-
siderations, together with the absence
of any positively encouraging assur-
ance from the surgeons room, have
checked to-day the hopeful anticipa-
tons which were expressed yesterday
afternoon,
The surgeons, however, while con-
ceding the gravity of the situation,
continued to maintain throughout the
afternoon, that the outlook was no
worse than yesterday. DR.. Bliss came
into the telegraph office at the eastern
end of the mansion about 2 O'Clock,
| and while waiting tor some one who he
wished to see, talked frankly for 20
minutes with regard to the presidents
condition. He admitted there had been
no gain of strength and no improve
ment in the general condition, but at
tributed this largely to the glandular
swelling, which had become, he said,
principal, and the most that could be
announced was that there was not
thought to be any change since yester-
day.
STILL WORSE.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-10:15 p. M.
A private dispatch from the white
house, says appearances at the presl-
dents chamber, indicate that the case
has taken serious turn.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
Aug 26-1;3 80 a. mat this hour the
physicians are lying down; Mrs. Edison
alone remains at the presidents bed
side. He has slept some since mid
night, but is restless. About an hour
ago Mrs. Garfield entered the presi-
dents room, and kept company with
Mrs. Edison for few moments, and
then retired to her room.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 26-6:15
A. M.-Physicians and attendants can
not yet be seen, but from the best In
formation obtainable at this hour it is
believed there has been no decided
change for the better since midnight.
The presidents sleep during the night
was frequently interrupted by intervals
of restlessness.
SECRETARY BLAINE's OPINION.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. %, II M.
Secretary Blaine, who has ust left
the executive mansion, says the sur
geons are still feeling a little more hope
full with regards to the presidents case
than they did last night, on account of
the continued outflow of pus from the
infamed gland through the ear. The
general condition of the patient, how
ever, has not, he says, materially
changed. During the morning his
pulse has been fairly steady, but is now
higher than at $50.
SECRETARY LDSCoLy INTERVIEWED
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 20, 11:50
A M.-Secretary Lincoln, upon COM
ing out of the cabinet room this morn
ing, was asked what he thought of the
presidents condition. "Well," he said,
''there is just enough encouragement
this morning to revive the hope which
had up to last night that
the president viii pull through:
From what the surgeons told
us yesterday evening, | received the
i'm preston that the swollen parotld
gland had very much the character OF
severe and dangerous carbuncle,
which was enough, of itself, to bring a
well man very low, even if it did not
cause his death. With this impression
hope pretty nearly left me hen. This
morning, however, | felt again little
encouraged.