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well as he,a4s To-day, I think there will +
some GROUND foT; ;fpcouragement" -:
THE MIGHT.
no MORE ENCOURAGEMENT.

] A~-'3 Ds -~1 -Au&es' A41C [ACI
, ing bulletin brought no motc encouragement
J and yet there came unofficial 1iewt3 to the c1
feet that for the first time in elGytii DAYS th
President this afternoon had cateh,wiIat wa
:: called splld food in the shape of niilE toas;
and there have been reports tonight that th
surgeons again think there is once moro;
chance, and they are making desperate ef
tort to bring the President back to life
SO the President lies in the sick-room,
wasted form, and the crowd outside thinks o.
h1lil, talk5 of. him, and wishes it might pu
Its strong arms about him and Keep him from
the death, that is claiming him for its own
lie and the surgeons have been making To-
day splendid fight against fate. Nature
rallies occasionally, and his eye brigIltgns
ard Ills pulse grows stronger. Stinulanss
are administered, which may account some
what for the apparent gain.
WHEN THE END CONES
tnefe VIII be no shock, for every one is
thoroughly prepared for it. Very few Of
those who now stand at the gates ask for
| news. They believe that there is now but
one thing to learn, and that wilt be known
! soon enough The crowd turns to specu-
latine. They seem to live in the atmosphere
! Of the future. For them the President is
dead, and, while the children play in the
square yonder, and the fountain spar
kles in the sunshine, they idly discuss
Art!iur's Administration and the possibility
OF organizing the Senate. There is no
lack OF sympathy among them. There are
no more sorroWful people in the world to-
day than the people Of Washington. They
know the dying President as few people OF
this country do. His face and form have
been as familiar rs the streets for twenty
years. They knew him in
HIS MIDDAY HEALTH
and i'll all the buoyancy of his spirits. They
TO hot sorrow less than other people, but
they have been facing the end now for many
days. and their 0ycrwEought minds aud
nerves ask relief from consideration Of
what the future shall bring forth The |
crowds have gathered again on the streets |
Tonight. The only noise coues from the |
newsooys with their extras. There is a +
solemn sadness over all. The people still |
refuse to return again to the hope they have
Abandoned. Death, it is thought, cannot |
come Tonight but it must come very soon
unless an unexpected and radical change /
shall come instead.
At $50 y. III. the White House was closed
tor the night The presence OF all the
Cabinet with the exception Of Postmaster
General James, led 10 rumor that the Post:
master-G6neral had gone to New York on
\ SPECIAL MISSION TO GEN. ARTHUR.
All the Cabinet spoke encourasing1y of the
Presidents condition. Secretary Lincoln
'aid. ave feel renewed hope" Secretary
'Findom said, Ills condition is favorable,
Secretary kirkwood said, ave have more
lope." Dr.. Boynton came out shortly after,
nd said: "The President is getting along I
bout the same, aud / think there has been [
II Improvement since yesterday. He has
etained and enjoyed solid food His pulse.I :
about III. The gland is dischargus, and,
his vitality holds out until we can re- | !;
'ovs the misunderstanding, he will recover; +
ut the discharge is not as copious as we =
otud desire 10 give hlm needed relief". It ! :
lust be said. however, that DR.. Boynton's !,
p!nlon IS qualified By the statement that the n
resident Is In such condition that in two | :,
ours' time all these Slightly favorable indi- +,
t1ous might disappear, as they did last | II
ght, and that should there be recurrence 81
the symptoms By this morning, the most | :,
ngulne could. no longer hope. At the ~
hlte House at midnight it was said that it II
as greatly feared that this rally was only h,
=
soME IMPROVEMENT
10 the tFts.e,1, Associated I'res.-
D. G., Aug. 27.-There is ia
'doubted1y some improvement in the presi- IL
Mt tonight as compared with his condi- pS
n earlier in the day, and though 1t is not DC
leh, 1t has lad the effect OF somewhat re- oe
ling the hope of his possible recovery. pu
ere has been since night set in all abate- y
''st OF tile fever, and the President asked III
sonle lnilk-toast, which was prepared for uo
II. lie ate 1t with apparent relish, and 'l'
$ encouraged those around him to hope We
t 1t might possibly indicate beginning of $"
appetite Which would increase Secretary SIR
lihe said tonight that tM
lE PRESIDENT WAS CERTAINLY BETTER, bill
whether it was 4 mere transitory im- SUI
Yelnent or something that promised inl- wa
yelnent could not be told. Dr.. Doynton ss(
/ about Q o'clock that there was q ner- agt
tibIe improvement, enough to found | tfe
!; slight hope upon. lie thought thc d. for
Of the President for toast might show All IA
'rove1nellt Ill the tone Of the stomach, and
was 4 favorable sign, inasmucfl as one and
y absolutely necessary now is to build isfa
up and impart strength to his systeu Il
was impossible until the President tion
Id take and digest noMrishment enough bul
trengthen him. DR.. Boynton said there that
favorable change slie
SoUG1 To INSPIRE HOPE ONCE MORE: imp
as apparent at the White House tonight NOR
there had been some Improvement in has
Ease. Everybody there felt better, but Of
feeling was only comparative. 1t was thin
u upon the idea that there was now some chal
on to hope for further Improvement. nigl
Corkhill said to-night that OF al
eau would be well guarded and protected give
any hands except those Of the law. lie rvlfs
nobody but officials will be permitted to eate'
iuitean until he is arraigned for trial. fidcr
THE ASSASSIN GU1rEAu the c
arfu1 that some outsider melitates an srrp
K on him. but how he received this i'm Il mo
ION Is unknown. unless from observing SYM
the Number of soldiers had been i'll thine
ed. Usually he inquiries Of the guards
oy come on duty for tile latest news that
the President, and receives the stereo- tenti'
answer: "lnproylng at last sc- Hous
|s." 70 which lie replies: "Iam glad order
IT It.. He IS still engaged in writing. be Gu
of his etfusions are directed to outside the |
IS IN reference to procuring bail, while show
purport to give an account Of the very
1T vision that inspired him to shoot has b
President and hic raacnnc fnr. fho | co;<f =