Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29
From WASHINGTON
Speeial Correspondents Of he Aisen. Guas
WAsnIEaToH. D. o., Aug. -, 1851

w 6cbiNhtOFl, " w., y Ch - 1901.
The appearance Of thirgs hero TO day is
slrikiugly different from that thy presented
las. Saturday. Thee, scctrjiiog 10 tho Press
dout's physioists. hs Was djios. and the civ
wss depressed With eIai snd WAS preparing
funeral decorations; to day th,s, same physi-
clans say he is oa plao rosd &c r, coVcry, ard,
as ccn5tq lelcs, the grief has given place TO
the Joy OF revived hope and The mourning hue
been put away. DR.. Bis and DR.. Bsrnes said
CD Saturday tho President was beyond mortal
help; members OF the Cabinet ssid be oyu!d
not live aud Consulted upOn what they should do
when Ills death was aunouaosd, ard tie
Treasury employees were paid of b.csuss it
was supposed that Department would be Closed
st the ed Of the month b3 reason of the Presi
dents death. 10 day DIS. Bliss. Barnes and
sIl lhn other physicians 10 attendance 1T
tho White House sly everything is "a
Vcrable, aud that ii the President gets
safely over tho Lcyt few days. Of which they
have lite doubt, his recovery will bo at
surtd. He brother 10 lay. Mr.. Rockwell,
arrived this morning anil WAS admitted to the
Ptesideu : roou,. Tho President extended his
hand to tin when llo approachcd hla bed 10,
greeted iln kindly and askeG. With interest
and affection, about his kiUstoIk. Too Presi-
dents mind is said to be perfectly tl,sr, and he
takes aud retains l.quid nutrimant both By the
natural chapuel aDd by meADs of oysters. The
skeIIins If The psrold gland doc So 70 dove:
it extends blmos. en- l:eIy over tho whols Iisht
side Of his face. Some yellow spots were OBJ
served unSr the pint of the Jaw this morning,
which rp ,Eboin2 runoturrd, allowed s)me 'iGui.
ablo rua 10 escape. Le old Kits through tho
surgeons iLc,so1s ahd rar still rsoIan opeo, ard
pus continues 10 escape through them, but the
swelling sill remalUs hard ind tense, and
much suppuration will hsvy to take plec, bofcre
OF will 90 down. and there is dagger of the pus
burra|rg unlcss exits b:Como moro available
than they arc at present. Ills pulse q. noon
TO day w.s lOG. his temperature, 9S 6, and his
respiration Is. There is much stimulating
qlor mixed with his nulrlmant and nJtwith
s'andl0g the prevail l,g hopufnnes5 many stlll
believe hat The present rally is only temporary,
and will b, succeeded By another rel .pse whioh
will Garry him off, His death hes been dis
counted 80 often that tho fluctuations 10 bis con.
dilion rev prCdu.c lille or no If G. upon tho
prioa OF stocks.
There is srumor ih)At 10 day to tho ifeot that
it las been decided by tho CoLkIiBeites 10 case
of the Presidents death to allow all tho MEM
hcrs Of the Cabine. 10 retain their positions ct
least until he regular sussiou CT Cor gtess, ey.
oept MIR. Blanc. who, Lhsy say, On sccouut of
bis unrellabllity AID known cfOokedoess will
have to 20 at onoo. His place, sccoldicg TO the
report. will BIO first offered Secretary FISH, who
1t 10 expected will d elmo il, aud then TO tx.
Senator Frelirghuson.
Uultesu Il Kept coDbt,ntly iniOimah Of The
Presidents CONDITION. Acc)ldir & to iitr;unnst,
o deputy District Attorney visited him this
morning and heard bis story of tho recent soItll,
ho had with o turnkey.
The journals OF all tho sessions of The Sauato
have been examined. and no c,s, has brou
found IN which tho cath Of Office was admniss
tered to Senator eltot ly snybt II else than
The President oil tho Senate exc ut said Senator
vas at the same time ellc.od President OF the
Senate. Undtr tho rule thtr,furo, should the
President die, President of The Senate will
have to be elected b,lors tho two Now York
Set ators are sVorn in, uaes that President be
cna CT them, Of which there Is 60 likelihood.
Messrs D,2aDdorl and Jorgeusen ara both
here. With raforrrc, to the oouras they will
persuo a. regards Mahonism 10 ViIginia, tho
former says ho will not kick 10 the lruc 5; the
latter, that he has nolhng to say 90 tho sub.
jact That they h.vo both lest Tho Admins
tlailou support op Their previous 0np0slil1n 10
Mshonlsm is plain. Whether they will at,
tempt to lcgAin i: BY SUPPORTING Mahoaism ro-
malGB to be seen.
A prominent politoian JUS hcro from Ohio
SAY lha democrats ct that Slate sro saoguine
ct SUCCESS pcxt October; that the death of tho
PfisldeuG will contribute to that end. by slCnc-
log Fust'l ) c'y Of eniofsitg Garfield, and
kiog it unnecessary for tha stalr"da,.-, ~. ~
office ho'dtrs. with whom ~" rt auu
10 DO active " eueagsl .ss. y bs ~ , oiSo,;nD
- ,lfemembered that when MIR. Conkling
was eutrea cd to 60 to Ohio and help Foster
in his Lost contest, he refused atd asked when
Foster had become republican?
Intelligence here from Virginia is to the
effect that Messrs. Leg and R,vcroomb. Of The
House OF Delegates. sod StovalI and Sbcrrard,
Of :hr Senate. heretofore pronOu1cyd rerdiu'-
ters. have declared Tor Tho democratic ticket.
A gentleman inst from Ac,amaoc county says
the bedrle hero hate Mabnos oulg lass than
they do Guiteeu. nd one lust RETURNED from
tie Ware SGl!h or Springs snys that from
what Iln head there from diff rent parts of the
State he berrves that the democratic ticket
will receive Dot cn'y tho votes Of ell the demo
crsta IN MS Safe. but those o. all The re-
puhl.c9ua.