The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-18

MIDDAY SYMPTOMS.
The midday bulletin shows that th'
President is no worse. 1t says the Presi
dents condition has not changed sipc'
Monday that he retains nutritlve enc
mAta and has not yomIted any more.
Pulse liz, temperature 9s.7l0. respiration
Is. IL Is probable that the President II
slightly better than yesterday. Another
spice bllBteT was todRy put on his atom
Rch, which stimulates 1t some. At thu
consultation Of the surVeons this morning
1t Was decided 10 administer TO the FIeai'
dent OF noon, II his condition would then
warrant, about enc teSspoonlul oil beel
Juice, but when the noon examination wal
made 1t was decided to defer putting any
thing into his stomach until this evening,
Unless he grows worse his stomach will
he tested this afternoon, as the doCtoE9
are inclined 10 think the rest 1t has had
hRa somewhat improved ita tone, Mn.
Edison insists that 1t 10 better to give the
stomach further rest, but the surgeons are
an1ious 10 give food as soon 90 the PreSi'
dent will stand 1t, This morning the doc,
toTs made very careful examination oi
the wound TO see II there were any signH
Of blood poisoning, but they determined
there were none. That the wound Ia
doing well there is Q much more hopeiul
feeling at the White House and among the
Cabinet officers. Dr.. Bliss said about one
O'Clock that the Presidents chances oi 70,
Coysry had improved, but the case was
still critical. Mrs. Garfield isels more
hopeful than yesterday. The Deputy
Warden OF the jail denies the story OF
GuIteau's assault upon the guard, The
Walden was absent yesterday. This de-
nial 10 not altogether credited, It 10
claimed that the occurrence really took
place, but the Deputy Warden realizing
that 1t was careless management 10 let
Gulteau get bold otA knife In the absence
Of The Warden, 10 trying 10 protect himself
by denying that II happened, ? s.
The Presidents surgeons have this after.
noon twice given. him Q teRspooniul OF
bee juice with q few drops Of murialic
acid IN II, and 90 far his stomach has re.
tanned this nourishment. 1t 10 yet too
early to Determine whether bis stomach
is strong enough to retain this nourish.
ment or not. II II does, then his case will
be hopeful. Should II produce nausea
agaln It will Indicate a most unfavorable
condition. The doctors continue hopeful,
and the President says he feels as II his
stomach was stronger. '
HoPR RISING.
Amore hopeful feeling is apparent at
the White House. Mrs. Garfield, whose
hope has never faltersd, is In q cheerful
spirit, and Pdyate Secretary Brown and
the other attaches also showed more en-!
coufSging manner than yesterday. While
the bulletin don't show on its iAcs much
improvement over yesterday morning,
the very fact that the President 10 no
worse and is holding his own under such
trying circumstances Is satisfactory. All
this day the Pfesidsnt'S stomach Is getting
rest and becoming In condition to re.
tain and assimulste nouriahment.
Dt, Aguew sid particularly this morn.
Ing that the President was much better
than he was yesterday. The President
had several short maps since the morning
bulletin and 10 now resting easy.
william Crump,th Presidents steward,
who broke down about two weeks ago
from constant attention on the President,
aud who has been reCupeFating at Pine
Point, returned this morning much i'm.
proved In health. He will probably re-
sume his station at the Presidents bedside
TO night His information Of the Presl.
denL'A condition WIS reassuring. m
ssU.t DR REYBURa's VIEWS eH
doctor, how do you feel this morn.
inR'" asked the reporter of DR.. Reyburn,
aB he wAs ABOUT 10 enter his carriage.
"0hI feel much better" !" was the CHEEKY
answer.
"Then you feel more encouraged than
yesterdAy7" r.
"0h, yes, mnch more 90"
"And does Or. Hamilton share 10 this
same ieeling2"
"Yes sir" said Dr.. Reyburn, "All the
phyBicIans certainly agree that the case 10
not by any means hopeless"
Dr.. Agnew stated that he had not per.
fected bis arrangements, but he certainly
should not leave before tomorrow. !
~ ArALk WITH BLISS.
Dr. ,Bliss III second interview this
morning was asked whether there was
anything 10 lhe Prssidenes condition to
indicate that pyemeS or blood poisoning
was the cause Of the ProAident's uniavor.
able symptoms. He replied very en-.
phatiCally In the negative and said there
was no connection whatever between the
wound and the patients troubles; that the
uniAvorable symptoms were due to the
condition Of the patients stomach, and
that the attending surgeons were oil quite
confident that the treatment adopted
would soon remedy this.
In referring TO the appearance of the
President, Dr.. Bliss said th when he was
shoI bis weight was about 2l0 pounds,
that his confinement had reduced him
probably seventy pounds, and that there
was OF course some pallot
All repJfts received from the aick room
thiamotning have been oi an encouraging
character, and while there is feeling d
reinsurance considerable anxiety is still
m Aniiestsd, and the noon bulletin 10
an1lously awaited. If''l
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