The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-08-31
"IIope Springs Eternal"
1 SLIGHT TURN FOR THE BETTER
IN The PRESIDENTS CASE.
4 Peaceful and Quiet Sunday Through
ont which the Improvement Of Sat.
nrday Night is Maintained and
Slightly Increased.

Slightly Increased.
rNeus end Opurirrl
WASHINGTON, August 2S.---The situa-
ton this evening appears tn Justify the
conclusion that the President has, all
! things considered, passed tho most favor
able Sunday of any for the last four
weeks. He is unqucStionably in a weak
/ or state, but the progress or change made
has been IN the right direction. In on
sequence Of this it has been Il day of great
poacc and quictudcatthe Executive Man
Sion. Very few people have fingered
about the place. The members of the
Cabinet and their ladies have been there
Off and on. anil tho doctors been fitting
about with bright faces, and general
checrfnlncsS has been the order of the
day. This continues This evening. The
household have felt Il great lc~ttinG-down
after the uspensc of the last for.y-cight
hours.
Mrs. Garfield and M0llic. accompanied
by Mr.. \. X. Rockwell, Mrs. Garlicld.s
brothcr-in-law, went out for aStiort ride
which was extended into the shadows of
! the evening. Mrs. Garfield looks bright
er than for some time, and her appearance
Of contidense inspires 4 good many sink
ing hearts. This party WAS soon followed
bv Dr.. Bliss and his family. 4 large
crowd was in attendance at the gates, rs
usual and congregated on the adjacent
corners.
Thore was 4 good deal of nervousness
and some anxiety to know what the nlght
of such a day was to bring. The fcbrlle
rise Of noon indicated that a high pulse
might he expected later. This uncertain
tv was assisted materially by 4 street re-
port thai the President was not doing so
well as might be expected from the cx-
travagant statements let fall by tho doc
tors Happily, while very few appeared
to expect much. there WAS no ground for
the unprecedented unfavoral,le turn. The
bulletin brought with it the bases OF 3
continuance of hope. The President had
successfully passed the day. That was a
good deal. Moreover, he showed visible
signs of improvement in point of stoln-
ach ind the condition of the parotid
swelling. He has had Q%uinino pills adj
miniStcrcd during the day, and the effect
of 4 vigorous use Of Stimulants was APP
parent in his general system.
On tho other hand, the rising of the
pulse and temperature, accompanied by
quicker respiration, was not SO satiSfact"-
nv us could have been wished. AT ITO,
99.7 and 20. these seemed to place the case
back again in the same old rut of person
III tttlSNl NV Php'lN NV ~
pcarance Of the rapi! pulse and abnormal
respiration plainly showed the terrible
weakness OF the patient. 1t WAS not at
all rcassuring. People are quick to catch
ut the significance of figures. Figures
don't lie. Doctors do. Figures have nc
svmpthics, no %prcjudices, loves, hopes or
fears. They arc rs cold as Charles Fran
els Adams. Whether or not this entities
them to lie always believed may be qucs-
toned by some, but they arc certainly
moro reliable monitors of the President ;
ups and downs than anything else tho
doctors have been able TO furnish from
day to day.
The doctors affect to treat the rise as OF
small Importance, as expected, and in nc
way altering matters for the worse. With
the public, however. they are apparently
accepted as indications OF an u%n!avOra-
bile condition. There is q good deal OF
wise d-shaking over them, and the
anxiety for o-morrow is increased.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 2S---ll
P. M.---Dr. Woodward reports at this
hour that the Presidents condition con-
tinucS favorable. His temperature has
gone down since the evening exalnina-
ton, but his pulse when last taken, about
an hour ago, had not changed since the
$50 =. NJ. official bulletin. 1t is not cX-
pectcd to fall much until after midnight.
No unElvorable symptoms Of any KIM
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