The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-25
REVIEW OF TINE DAY.


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REVIEW OF THE Day
WAsHxdrox, August % The slight i'm.
proyement noticeable lin the Presidents
ease for two or three days past received o
slight check to-day, by reason Of y being
found necessary to open the inflame'l gland,
the physicians believing II showed evidence
Of snppuration, prejudicial to the progress
towards recovery II Is claimed tonight
II was but slight, and the patient Is said to
be resting easy, the increase OF the febrile
symptoms following the operatipn1 having
subsidized. On the whole the day may, be
said to have been good one. ~ i "
The President awoke early this morning
reinforced by several hours sleep, some
what broken, 1t il true, hut les so than
the preceding night, and asked for food,
which was given him In the ordinary way.
The fact that there has been no occur.
renee Of the vomiting since Sunday, and
his stomach and pulse being stronger, EN-
rounged the physicians to hope that they
might for thetime at least foregothe attempt
to administer IiOnrishment by injection.
To-day food given him has been admins
tered by the moth. In this manner the
President has taken good deal Of nOlir.
ishment since o'clock this morning, and
retains all Of II. The physicians arc begin.
ming to reckon with confidence that they
will have no further trouble With tie stOn-
ach. at tboth dressings OF the wound the
physicians say.they found it'in good con.
dition, the amount tAnh charactef Of the
pus discharged being satisfactory. II was
not mentioned in the bulletins that were
Issued, but unofficial bulletins announce
that the favorable appearances continues.
The fevefisl symptoms have been some
what higher in the average all day to-day
than during yesterday, bdt this Is ac-
counted for blythe sultrineSs of the day and
the slight operation on the inilamed gland.
At this writing, II y. NJ, the pulse is two
beats higher than II was. at this time last
night, but the reports from the sick room
state the President is sleeping nov. a
breeze has sprung up and the lowering ,bt
! tthc temperature L expected To have d Ben.
efCial effect -
- THE fSFhlNED GLAND. ,
It was not thought that the surgeons
would 80 soon operate on the intlamed
gland, and the report that but small
quantity OF pus had been liberated, about
| half iiiimbIeful in quantity, gate rise, ,toa
street rumor tonight that the cutting had
been 10 soon that the swelling was not ripe.
The doctors, OF course, deny this, and they
evidently knew what they were about when
they concluded to make the cutting. DR..
Hamilton handled the knife at the express
request OF the President, who bore the
operationw well, although his pulse jumped
| 10 fl5 within d few minutes after the cut
ling, No anHthrtics were used, but an
tispeptic processes were taken IN the shape
Of rarbolic acid spray. Z
Halt ah hour after the operation the
pdlsehsd feceded ID 10Y, the figure gt tic
noon bulletin.
All the members Of the Cabinet were at
the White House tonight and remained
Two or three hOurs, leaving finally about
10 o'clock. On quitting the, Executive
Mansion they appented Hopeful ahd ex-
pressed themselves us inclined TO view tlie
rase more favOrably even than last night.
Dr, Hamilton ind Woodward remain
on dlty In the Surgeons room tonight
and Dr., Boynton will keep watch In the
siCk room. There have been but few cali
efs at the White House either during the
day OF evening, and things about the Man
sion wear quiet look.
Private Secretary brown, who has Just
come from the Snfgeoh's tuot1, brings the
repOrt that everything Is progressing favor
hbly, the President resting easily and his
pilsation fallen two beats below the figures
ui the evening bulletin. al. ;tI WAR;
General Swain saidJ tonight hA felt
mntp encouraged than ut any time before
sinpe saturday. Col Rockwell, who hap'
pehed 10 be 'staHiling ~, expressed Tie
same feeling Upon slBg aasesd y, win i,.,is e
gard TO The reppttet dellrigm o. I'M FIsi;II I.s;I.
dent Col. Rockwell saidi HIhe k9lk
about deiiriun is GIL nonsense. The
President Is not delifious and has not
been Heis sometimes q little ihcoherent
tDs a moment after he wakes and betore ne
inily RES rDtllnl Of his senses, Just as any
Ilody would be in hts y0ak Gt1 hetilitGted
condition and after sven weeks teyeti
1lut al ali other times bis mind ls as clear as
yBtrts b 64lAofI nv X l, e.
npoeP he always IeGagHi1e yM iTnnen
yD,i g1 Into tile nOlnT
WHY, N pDiltss he does
"And call yDt by Manner
/ "Cerlainly."
',iloes he take any interest in outside a.
. laitsf' .4,I 3jill.II
/. UYes, 10 a certain extent. Not aS much
/ perhats as Earlier jn his illness, but yestet
!, day morning he said read NE oyer tbs
0 Incoming papers, which MIS- liqgHeld
had Inst brought In, and asked me Il
o read him somo pilhc headings. told hin
2 there didn't seem to be anything WOrtt
4 reading TO him, and he said nothing more
!. Dr. Hamilton upon being asked thl