Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-29
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Condition of the President = Morning
Bulletin.


EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Au-
gust 2S5h-S:30A. M.-The amelioration of the
Presidents symptoms announced in last even
ings bulletin continued during the night, and
since midnight some further improvement
has been observed. The pulse has progress
lively diminished in frequency, the stomach
has continued to retain the liquid nourish-
ment administered and last night the patient
asked for and ate small quantity of milk
toast. Stimulants and nutritive enemata
continues to be retained. There has been 20
mental disturbances during the night or this
morning. At present his pulse is leo, TEN
peratura 994, respiration II. Signed by
Bliss, Barnes, Woodward, Reyburn, Halnil-
ton and Agnew.
The Noon Report.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 2Ssh-12:30
P. M-At the morning dressing of the Presi-
dent several yellowish points were observed
just below the ear, just over the swollen pa
rotid gland, and an incision being made,
about teaspoonful # healthy-looking pus
escaped. There was also some discharge of
pus through the two openings into the ear,
and the incision mentioned in previous bulle-
tins. The wound looks rather less INDECENT
than it has been doing for several days past.
Since the morning bulletin there has been
some rise of temperature, but little increase
in the frequency Of the pu Sc, and in other
respects no material change has occurred.
Pulse 104, temperature 995. respiration 49,
Signed by Bliss, Barnes, Woodward, Rey-
burn, Hamilton and Agnew.
Evening Bulletin.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 2Sth-6:30
?. M.-The improvement in the President S
condition declared yesterday afternoon is
still maintained. He continues taking will
ingly the liquid food given by the mouth
and is apparently digesting it. The stimu-
lants and food given by enemeta are also re-
tanned. At the evening dressing an increased
quantity of healthy-looking pus was dis
charged from the suppurating parotid gland
The appearance of the wound has not changed
s;nce the morning dressing, and but little
rise in temperature or pulse has taken place
since noon. The pulse is perhaps stronger
than at this time yesterday. Pulse ITO,
temperature 997, respiration 20. Signed by
Bliss, Barnes, Woodward. Reyburn Hamil.
ton and Agnew.
The Change for the Better.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 2Sth-10 A.
M.-The faint hope raised last evening by the
reported improvement in the Presidents
condition was hardly expressed by the few
who shared it, for fear that a change for the
worse would occur during the night. So the
unexpected announcement made by the ply
sicians this morning that the President had
held his own during the night, and the favor
able developments of the night as related in
the morning bulletin, caused still more
hopeful feeling to prevail at the Executive
Mansion this morning.
EIsted with the Outlook.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 28th.-Gen-
eral Swain, who was almost alone with
Colonel Rockwell yesterday in refusing to
give the President up, is fairly jnbilant this
morning. 81 know" said he, that great
many people gave him up yesterday, but [
never did. I've been pinning my faith to
that mans pluck for twenty years" There
the night. The President rested better than
for some nights past, sleeping once for an
hour. He took nourishment regularly every
two hours. The usual enemata were admin
istered, and he was sporged off twice. His
pulse remained pretty steadily at 104 through
out the night, dropping about o'clock to 100,
where it remained at the time the bulletin
was issued. He has had no fever.
The return of hope at the White House is
unmistakable, but the physicians are evi.
IDENTIFY anxious that not too much reliance
shall be placed upon it. The ground gained
may be lost this afternoon. This may prove
and as the early morning is usually the Presi-
dents unfavorable period there seems to be
hope that the gain may be increased, and
reason to believe that recovery is now posi-
BILE. It need hardly be added that there
seems to be no probability of the Presidents
death in the worst event for several days to
come.
Blaine 10 Lowell.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 2Sth-The
following telegram was sent tonight:
Lowell, Minister, London: The condition of the
President at 10 o'clock continues as favorable as
could be expected. Within the past thirty hours
his improvement has given great encouragement TO
the atsendn: surgeons. He swallows an adequate
supply Of liquid food. The parotid swelling dis
charges freely, and gives promise OF marked i'm
provement. His mind is perfectly clear. He has
perhaps little more fever than was anticipated,
and his respiration is somewhat above normal. The
general feeling is one of hopefulness, but two or
three days more Of improvement will be needed to
inspire confidence. BLAINE, Secretary.
Quietly Sleeping.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 29th-1:45
A. M.-At this hour the President is sleeping
quietly, and his symptoms continue favor
able.
At Three O'Clock in the Morning.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 29th-3 A.
M.-The President has slept most of the time
since midnight, and is now asleep. So far,
he has slept better to-night than tor several
nights past. The favorable symptoms still
continue.
Br. Bliss Interviewed.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August 2Sth-12:45
P. M.-Dr. Bliss, in an interview this after
noon with an Associated Press reporter, said
that the change since yesterday in the Presi-
dents condition is suff cient to Justify him in
modifying the views then entertained by
himself as to the extreme gravity of the
crisis, and that he now entertains great
hopes of the Presidents ultimate recovery.
He said the pus discharged this morning both
from the wound and from the openings in the
parotid gland Is improving in character, and
that the quantity discharged from the latter
had increased considerably since yesterday.
While the inflammation OF the parotid gland
was in a progressive state the Presidents
symptoms became more and more a arming !;
but now that it is subsiding his symptoms are
steadily improving, and he thought it doubt.
full whether any further serious trouble
would arise from the glandular swelling.
DIR. BoYNToN's OPINION.
DIR. Boynton said he felt very much en-
couraged at the situation this morning The
Presidents mind, he says, is clear. His pulse
is steady, and he has this morning taken con-
siderable nourishment. consisting of beef tea
and porridge On Friday last, during the
day, the doctor said he felt that the case was
almost hopeless but in the evening, when he
observed that the Presidents mind began to
clear up and the patient became rational, his
hopes returned. The continued absence of
mental disturbance since Friday evening he
considers a very hopeful feature. But more
than this he also thinks the blood poison is
being more rapidly eliminated, and as a re-
suit the food is better assimilated and is being
transformed into richer and purer blood,
which, as it circulates through the system,
gives new life and vitality t. the Presid mt,
The danger to be apprehended from the
glandular complication, he thinks, is less
than. in the morning. At the morning dress
ing to-day another opening was discovered,
from which there was a satisfactory discharge
The discharge from the ear and from the IN.
cision was also more free than yesterday, and
the swelling has sensibly diminished. On the
whole, the doctor said, il these favorable
conditions of mind and stomach continue for
a few days, even without resulting in any in
crease of strength or vitality, he would feel
very hopeful OF the ultimate recovery of the
President.
DIR. Agnew's Views.
WASHINGTON, August 2Sth-Judge Jere
Black had long talk with DIR. Agnew this
afternoon about the President.
DIR. Agnew said the improvement which
set in yesterday afternoon had been main
tanned. There was now substantial grounds
for hope for the Presidents recovery. He said
the tone of the Presidents stomach showed
remarkable Improvement and his food was
evidently assimilatipg better than heretofore
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