Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-04
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,
A World in Sorrow and the Ma
tiOn in Prayer.
From Our Special correspondent.


WAsHINGTOS, July 3.-The city is COM
psratively quiet tonight, although the
streets are filled with people. In front Of
the White House there is a deep crowd. Il
will not disappear wholly all night. The
suspense, anxiety and deep interest felt In
the welfare of the President is apparent Oh
every face. To day prayers for his recov
cry were offered in all the churches.
kilograms from all quarters of the globe
pour in expressing the deepest considera-
ton. From these telegraphic messages It II
clear that the feeling for the President in
HIS danger is even more fervent in the South
than in the North. The West is mad and
ready to lynch. One man telegraphs from
California to send the man who shot the
President to that State, &C. o. d." and
short work will be made of him.
Affairs at the White House have been
more cheerful to day than yesterday. The
bulletins from the sick room have been
cheering in their character. Everybody
there appears cheerful. In the Presidents
room are two nurses, Mrs. Garfield and the
doctors. No others have been permitted to
enter. The strictest quiet is enioined. and
very few people are allowed to enter the
house, though the President is far removed
from the sound Of their feet and voices.
Vice President Arthur, who arrived here
to-day, has tried twice to see the President,
but has not been permitted that privilege.
In fact, DR.. Bliss, attending physician-in-
chief, said to me that he would admit any
one to the Executive presence rather than
Arthur. His entrance to the sick room
would produce emotions that would result
most probably fatally.
The doctors buoy up the hopes Of the
public. They have been justified in doing
so from all the present symptoms Of the
President. He has been recovering from
the shock, ard has since $50 last night been
gradually but slowly improving. These
favorable symptoms, the truth might as
well be told, have been exaggerated, and
again they do not mean so very much, In
view Of the fact that the crisis has not been
reached.
The ball is lodged in the liver. In ninety
nine cases out Of hundred death has been
the result of such wounds. The President
has an unusually powerful physique and
great vitality. To these two are the favor
able symptoms since last night to be ac-
credited. But the ball remains in the liver.
There is no hope of getting it out. He viii
carry it around with him II he should
recover.
Every precaution has been taken to pre-
pare the patient for the Inflammation, which
is certain to set in. There is chance, but
no more than q chance, that the condition
of the wounded President may be such
when that Inflammation, Of which there are
already symptoms, comes that he can be
pulled through. Tonight there has been q
very slight change for the worse, but that
does not indicate.anYthing, as the Icrisis has
not come.
Already there is, despite the careful
spopging and attendance upon the wound,
some slight Inflammation, but that does not
show anything in particular, either. 1t is
the secondary Inflammation that is to be
feared. That is the erueible through which
he has to pass. What is feared most from
that Inflammation is peritonitis, which
would be fatal. The great crisis, upon
which hangs the thread Of life, may not
come for forty-eight hours. Yet 1t may
come within. twenty-four hours or eighty
hours.
While there is q possibility that the Presi-
dent may get through with it, and every
body prsys that he will, still, il be lives his
will be one of the most miraculous cases on
record.
Guiteau, the assassin, remains In JAIL
There are various theories advanced as to
the causes which led him to do the deed.
There are some who want to say that be was
tool of conspirators. Two government
officers, Col. Cook, special attorney In the
star route cases, and A. NJ. Gibson, are trY-
ing to establish the theory that the stsf
route thieves put the assassin up TO his
deed.