Daily Republican., 1881-07-06

their offices and houses. The ladies re
mained and rendered what ser sice
were required. The President resumet
his cheertulncss and his pleasant tall
until he was told by General Swain tina
he must cease talking or he would shu
the door to every one, when the Presi
dent sighed and said he supposed h
must obey. 81 am very anxious tt
live. indeed" said the President, ant
i f necessary would let them cut IN.
limb off inch by inch, still, if l have u
die, I'm ready to GO Every once il
while Private Secretary Brown enter
the room and the President is Away
glad to have him at his bedside. BE
sides Mr.. Brown and the nurses, Mrs
Garfield is the only person allowed ir
the sick room, except occasionally an!
of the Cabinet ladies. The Presiden
always welcomes his wife with smile
and she speaks to him encouragingly
Said Cabinet officer: "She is like 9
roll of iron, and she is as all good wives
would be on such an occasion. So fal
- o'clock-it has been the brightes
day Washington has had since th
shooting.
There is more doubt of the conspirac!
theory. None of the Cabinet officers
approve it, and the President himself
does not believe in 1t. When Mrs
Garfield read suggestion in a newspa
per to the effect that there was a conspi
racy, he said: "No, no there has beel
no conspiracy. This is the deed of al
Individual.
LAST NIGHT SCENES.
Ats o'clock as the darkness cam'
down upon the fourth night of the ma
tons great sorrow, there was an in
creased fear that the condition of til,
President would grow worse, as wa!
the case Monday night.
The hour of nine had come, and OF
the steps of the White House had gath
cred many newspaper correspondents
men who have had a severe trial during
the last three terrible days. And there
were numerous telegraph messengers,
all of whom, correspondents and mes
senger, were awaiting the issuance C.
the 8 o'clock bulletin. Suddenly there
is II stir near the entrance. The las
bulletin for the night has been issued
from the White House and the city
grows happier every moment at the re-
newed assurance OF the Presidents lm
provement.
For "a half hour before the bulletin
was announced the room of PrivMe Sec
retary Brown was crowded with public
men and correspondents waiting To-
the announcement of the physicians
Its character, however, was already
known and men who last night wer'
Respondent tonight were chattins
cheerfully. and congratulating eaci
other on the change that twenty-foIi
hours had brought. Justices Harlan
and Field sat at the embrasure OF ont
of the windows talking with Colone
Rockwell and anotherot the President
college classmates. The members .
the Cabinet passed in and out. Smlle
were upon their faces and they were
glad to see people.
The whole situation was summed NJ
by Attorney General McNeagh, wh'
said: yesterday the chances Wer'
against ns. To-day the balance ha
been turned aad the chances are in on
favor"
AITHUR'S SUSPENSE.
Another special despatch from wash
ington says:
After Secretary Blaine had left hin
last night Vice President Arthur wa
in Il condition of great anxiety and hisf
nervous excitement The Secretary o
State had said to him: The end is a
hand. The President isdying. You mus
prepare to assume the responsibllitie:
which the Constitution places upon yot
in the event of the death OF the presi
dent" He had informed him in brok'
en- tones that he had ceased TO hope
and that he had come to prepare hin
Tor the worst and to make such arrange
ments as were proper under the circun'
stance. Arthur, sick with sorrow, az
cepted reluctantly the statement OF tht
Secretary, respecting the. Presidents con
dition az true, and replied that when
as stated by Blaine, the Cabinet and
Justice Field, the senior Justice OF the
Supreme Court now here, should cal
upon him, he would be ready to take
The oath of office prescribed in the east
of the President of the United States.
While he waited in the great draw
ing room of Ben Butcr's largest house
occupied By Senator Jones as hi
residen e, in sorrowful expectation tha
every moment might bring to him tht
sad news that the President had died
the door bell rang violently and al
orderly handed i'll message iron
Blaine, which the Vice Presiden
eagerly snatched, opened and read
'"Thank Cod" he said, handing it tt
Senator Jones and sinking back into
cus hioned chair. 1t was a simple mes
sage and short, but it meant grea
deal. With the rising of the COO
breeze the Presidents condition hat
changed for the better. No apprehen
sion OF hi. death before morning wa
entertained. The Cabinet was about t
30 home to bed. With relieved minds
the Vice President and the Senator re
tired. This morning intelligence of tn
continued improvement IN the Presi
dents condition was communicated u
the anxious men in the granite castle
Opposite The Capitol. They thanke'
Tod agaia an,i took fresh courage. The.
ate what they termed the "nrst com
, tJ.tabt,. MoL.' since they heard III
sad news.
The Wee President will remain
,seuAtor Jones house until the Presiden
: ptonolnceI by the physicians out o
danger No man in America has OK
perirnce,l greater mental ansulSI
through the quasi tragedy of satur.tu
than Chettar A. Arthur. He is OK
nervous, emotional temperament, am
has Suffered Intensely. In proport!o
to 5llA Intensity of his anxiety is, .
course, tie intensity Of his relief. IL
il, as happy at the improvement OF III
President as the President himse.l
Tie utter absence of the slightest regrt
at his diminished prospects OF sitting |
the Presidential chair is one OF til
PLEASANTLY remarkable features Of thes
remarkable days.
T'ha.a il much uniIIst cOmDla nj u