Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-14
THE PRESIDENT BETTER.
DOING sPLENDIDLY" TODAY.
MARKED CHANGE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Official Bulletins.

Official Bulletins
$50 O'CLoCK-THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO DO
WE'LL.
ExECUTIvE MANSION. $50 a. .m.-The President
has passed comfortable night and continues to
do we'll Pulse, 80; temperature, 99.S; respra-
ton, %.
[Signed,] d. W BLISS, J. r. BARNES,
J.J. WOODWARD. ROBERT REYBURN.
ONE O'clock P.M.-SATIsFACTORY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. PM. July IA.
The progress of the Presidents case continues
to be satisfactory this morning. Pulse o., tenn
perature 9S.5. respiration %
[Signed,l D. W. Bliss.
J. X. BARNES.
j. J. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
DIR. BLISS AT 11:5O AM. REPORTED
that the President is doing as well as could be
reasonably desired. The surgeons have just as
seinbled for their noon consultation and eXani-
nation.
THE BEST BULLETIN YET.
The one o'clock bulletin this afternoon, is the
best that has been issued yet The pulse and
temperature of the President were lower than at
noon of any day yet. The President was given
this afternoon a sandwich of raw beef. He ate
it with satisfaction. At one o'clock his condi-
tion was of the most favorable character.
3P.M.-ON THE HIGH ROAD TO RECOVERY.
The President at o'clock this evening was
unchanged from his very favorable condition.
He is better than ever before Each hour he
seems to get better though There is no
longer any doubt that he is on the high
road to recovery. The great danger is past.
nj ofo
favorable character is taken the President can
be said to be practically out of the great danger
in which he has been. For the past ten days he
has improved so much that nothing too hopeful
can be said of his condition, except that his
recovery will be rapid. 1t will be slow but sure,
the doctors all say.
THE PRESIDENT DOING sPLENDIDLY.
Said Lieut. Col. Rockwell at IL o'clock to-day:
''The President is doing splendidly. He has
taken his allowances of milk and rum, and has
eaten a slice of toast. There is manifested con-
tlnued Improvement in his condition.
MRS. GARFIELD
was in the sick room early this morning. She
spends all the day there, only going to her
NE 5. At night the President will not allow
her IL the room. She goes to bed early and gets
good nights rest. Instead of getting weaker
under the strain and anxiety. as was feared she
pcdlS bravery, getSUDeJtef ana Is rapidly
regaining the strength she lost by her long and
serious illness.
THERE IS MARKED CHANGE
the scene about the Executive Mansion this
morning as compared with that which has pre-
vailed continuously since the President was
wounded Bright and cheerful expressions have
taken the place Of sad and mournfu ones, and
the encouraging statements made by the attend
ing physicians relative to the ultimate recovery
n thl 6anf hal fnfr
the terrible anxiety which has been prevalent for
nearly fortnight. Heretofore the attaches Of
the White House, as well as those who were
there on business IN connection with the Presi-
dents Illness and those calling to make per-
sOnal inquiries, might have been observed in
groups conversing in monotones, while to-day
the sadness OccasiOned by the. attempted assas-
sinatiOn, and the fears which have been
entertained that recovery was doubtful,
have given place to brighter hopes and
the general drift of conversation is more
CHEEKY and pleasant, indicating the great salts
faction which prevails regarding the patients
condition. Especially was this noticeable in the
expressions of members of the Cabinet leaving
the White House this morning, each of whom
made pleasing and satisfactory replies to all in
terrOgatOries regarding the Presidents condi-
ton. The guards are still kept about the White
House grounds on patrol duty, and will proba-
bly, be continued until the President is able to
be about. The refrigerating apparatus, under
the supervision of Mr. Powell, is practically fin
ished, and all noise caused by its construction
has ceased, leaving the mansion and the sur
roundings perfectly quiet and pleasant.
The Presidents Condition Last Night.
AN INTERVIEW WITH STEWARD CRUMP.
Gen. Swain and Col. Rockwell are with the
President most of the day and night. The doc
tors have night and day watches, though DR..
Bliss who has charge of the case. is at the house
nearly all the time. Mr.. Crump remains with
the President during the night, and Mrs. Edison
stays during the day. This morning as Mr..
Crump was leaving the house to go home and
get some sleep he was stopped by THE STAR re-
porter. His feet are still much swollen from his
continuous standing for the first five days Of the
Presidents illness.
.How did the President pass the night?"
asked the reporter.
every comfortably" was the reply. "From
one to three this morning he had shat nervous
spell on him which he had the other night. After
three o'clock he slept quietly and got good
deal of healthy rest"
THE PRESIDENTS ANXIETY TO KNOW THE NEWS.
"Does the President talk much?"
"NOt as much as he used to. But that is be-
cause he is not allowed to. He wants to talk
the same as ever"
''Does he want to know what is going on in
the wOrld?'
she does. He is very anxious to get the
news. He frequently asks me about such mat
am with him all night and sleep all day, and
don't read the newspapers. That satisfies him,
but he will again recur to the subject and want
to know the news. / answer him the same way
every time"
"Is he cheerful"
she is very cheerful. His talk when he is al
lowed to say anything is bright and often full of
wit. He requested me at the start not to repeat
anything that he says, and l promised him
would not"
TALKING IN HIS SLEEP.
Last night at midnight the President was
sleeping quietly, as he had been most of the
evening. His symptoms at that hour were all
favorable. When he was last awake he asked
DR.. Reyburn what the news was. The doctor
replied that the governors Of the several states
had it in view to issue when he (the President)
should be out Of danger, proclamatiOns appoint
inga general day of thanksgiving to God for the
answered prayers of the nation. The President
seemed touched and gratified. In conversation
with the President yesterday Col. Rockwell
made the remark to him that ''the heart of the
nation was in this rO0m." The words seemed to
make an impression on him, and last night.
while Col. Rockwell was sitting by his bedside,
he murmured in his sleep:-s'The heart of the
nation will not let the old soldier die"
CIRCULAR TO MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
The Presidents private secretary sent the fol-