The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-27

an hour. On first aWakiug there was, as
there has been for several nights past, some
mental confusion, which disappeared when
be was fully reused, and occasionally he
muttered in his sleep. These symptoms
have abated this morning SIS on previous
days. At present bis temperature Is slightly
above the normal and his pulse little more
frequent than yesterday morning. Pulse,
1903; temperature, 99.l; respiration, II.
ID. W. BLISS,
j. X. BLRsRs.
j. J. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
FRANK II. HAMILTON.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August 26-l0 A.
M-But very little information was OBJ
tanned direct from the physicians concern
Jog the condition OF the President this
morning prior TO the Issuance OF the morn
Jog bulletin. The absence Of oil reference
In the bulletn TO the general condition OF
the President and TO the parOiid swelling
was at once noticed and commented upon
by those waiting for IL. The Situation Is
considered by many as less hopeful than 1t
was last night at midnight, aud by others
as more so. Attorney General hacYeagh
pronounces II extremely critical, and when
a,ked this morning how long he thought
this suspense would continue, replied, " God
only knows" Postmasier-General James
and Secretary Hunt teIegraphed to Thur
low Weed that CLEAN OF hope at 10 A. n.
comes from the surgeons tbst bis symptoms
are no worse, and Improvement not impos-
sIble.
DR.. Bliss came out OF the surgeons room
at 1880 this morning and teIephoned to bis
wife that the President was little better
than last night. Ia reply to interrogato-
rIes, he said that the Presidenps pulse this
morning was less frequent, and that lhe
psrolid swelliDg bad broken into the right
ear, aud was discharging through that
orInce. The patieHrs mind was Clear, and
no conversed nationally with the surgeons
shout the condition of the infamed gland.
he psrtook Of food, which seemed TO be
grateful to him, and his general condliion
appeared to be little improved. The DOC
tor expressed himself as being hopeful that
the swollen gland would be relieved by ihe
discharge through the esr, sud that be
would pull through the day without much
change. AN
ExscUTIvg MANSION. August 26-l0:40
A. M.-Secretary Kifkwood came out OF
the Cahinet-room few moments since, ana
10 reply to questions asked by the reporters
for the Associated Press gave the following
statement OF the Presidents case, as be un-
derstsnds II, this morning: -,
81 have never thought" be said, until
last night that the President would die, but
information which we received from the
surgeons late In the evening was OF such
character as to leave very little room Tor
hone. The danger which then seemed
most imminent was the danger OF abb
sorption OF unhealthy pus from the
swollen psrotid gland. Mental disturb
anee and increased pulse seemed 10
indicate that this process oil absorption
bad already begun, and that II was poison.
ing the blood and thus acting upon brain
and heart" Taking up small egg-shaped
piece OF sponge which lay on the reporters
liable, the Secretary continued, "as I'M
derstand the case, from what the surgeons
have told me, the Presidents right parotld
yI,nd IA in some respects like this sponge;
everywhere through 1t there are Ut
tie cells or pockets, in each OF which there
Is an accumulation OF pus. Tue lnclslon
made day before yesterday pierced one OF
these pockets and released the pus when
that particular one contained, but II
did not drain the Others, ano IN TACT the
others could not be effeetuaIly drained at
thIr stage OF suppuration by single Incl
sion made anywhere. The fear last night
was that the Pus retained in these
small cavities would become unhealthy
and AZ / before said, result IN
,cnte blood poisoning. DR.. Bliss told
us however. last night Just before We went
home that be had not given up hope OF
favorable change during the night, and the
suroeops think this morning that there has
heen such sill BIT change Tor the better as
Dr Riis, hoped for. The breaking oil lhe
snnnuralipg gland into the cavity OF the
ear will. Il is thought, afford more relief
than could be given in any other way, and
A. is therefore regarded as favorable symp-
TOM. The discharge through that channel
seems 10 be free, ana the pus is thus FAR OF
n healthy character. The patients mind
tbis morning is clearer than last night,
shaving that there has been no blood.poi-
soning OF consequence from the gland as
vet. Taking everything into consideration,
/ mink there is reason this mOrning for a
little more hope"
FxEcUTIyE MANSION, August 26-11:15 a.
Secretary Lincoln, upon coming out OF
the Cabinet room this morning. was asked
hy rsporter Of the Associated Press what
he Thought OF the Presidents condition.
@ Well.v he said, "there Is just enough en-
conrapement this morning to revive the
faint hope which had up 10 last night that
the President would pull through. From
what the surgeons told us yesterday eve
niny l received the impression that the
swnlIen parotid gland had very much the
character OF severe and dangerous car
buncle. which was enough OF Itself to Driog
a well man very low, IL 1t did not cause MS
death. With this impression hope pretty
much left me. This morning. however,
feel again a little encouraged
"Upon what groundV
"Wen. the infamed gland, l am tol1,
looks better than il did last night, snd Is
dIschArging quite freely through the ear:
This. the surgeons regard as favorable, and
n seems so TO me. think. too, that the
general condition OF the patient IS little
improved to-day his mind acts better, ano
grasps ideas more readily than II did isst
nioht. AID there has been this morning pone
~ that incoherency OF speech wbich was
then noticed. II be were getting worse
10 moi think this would be the case. Upon
tho whole. therefore, l think we are iusti-
fIed in feeling slightly encouraged. Inc
csse Is not entirely hopeless"
ExEcuTIyg MANSION, August 2S-li;5V a.
W--I)r. Woodward, upon being asked at
n o'clock whether there Is any reason To-
sisy Cor increased hope, replied: There -
eeTsslpiy no reason for less hope. Pus Is
be,pe drained quite freely from tns IN