Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
THE rREsIDEaT's CONDITION.
[Umnial RnlIatln


Gsu-, or mere, at time throughout the night.
llo continues to retain tho Eq1id food admin,
stered y tho mouth and the stimulating enc.
msta Nevertheless bis puiso has been more
frequent $1,000 midnight. and he is evidently
feeblcr this norDirg than Yesterday. Pulls,
100; temperature 9S.4 respiration %
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Auy. o7.-SecretarY
B aloe 8 ,ut tho t1lloWiog tl.gram 10 Minister
Lwal his mornirg:
10 Lo,reN Mmisier, London:
The Pr, 81 lent had bad night and bis synp.
TOMS at this hour. min, o'elaek. arc OF the m ,s
alarming character.
ISien,dI BLAINE. Secretary.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 27-About
o'cOek this morning he first lhtalligenc, bear.
ing on the condition of tho President was re,
ceived from the physicians room. This ioior.
IGaiioa though mesere Wss discouragipg. 1t
9as Substantially TO ,ha etfto5 that the Presi.
d1uls conditian WAS a llttlo less encouraging
than OF lsto hour last nigh; that his pulse
hsd not yet been taken but that it Was noic,a.
| bly, less firm. This feebeuess of pulse was not
Noticed ualil De. Bliss Weut to his bedside
Rboua claok this morning. ll3 then
observed that although thu Frequency of the
pllst lad not materially changed i!s character
WAS weaker aud m)re unsteady. lilo did not
Interpret this az @. rain evidence CT the pear.
ocsH Of tho cod, bus as circumstance oalcu-
'a;Cd to harrcw sill MIRO tho Presidents
| ohsLcl for rec)v,ry.
A painful period of suprse interviewed
| b2;EC2n the rcG$ipt OF this luiul nation and the
| arpeararc, OF tho moruiog buileilo, and the
latte, WAS waited for with 40 omintu, fer: bod
log thai il would o>rnrm tho worst fears.
Oio bu uu wh,u it made lis appearance
| n M al al hat ho Pm HaDk
hal lr1wa LOT bier sinco yesterday aud noting a
marked il ciease 10 Iu'sa ard respiration,
xioeulshcd ths last lay Of hope held by the
| general Iubic aud cast deeper gloom ever
chose n,s. Old daar to thu President. Tho
physicians do NOT yet say. however. that hope
In dead
1880 DE- R.yburn reports that the Pfesi.
dcnta strength up to this hour has 10: per.
ccplibIy failed slice The morning tXaNiaalioD.
lie canlltu:s to tske food about IS wall az here
ioiolo and thu frequency of his puida has not
Increased. II, ha' ST boon sponged off and
seems moro o0mt0rtsh,.
1850. --Gop. Swain 10 M interview with o
IipjItcr ct tito AssJoatOt ProGs at 1910 this
m3rniaE. Sail that III, Presidents puiso Ind
varied good d oil sitce the molning dressog.
The least lXotlicn OF any slight movement Of
tho body wss enough 10 Increase its frequency
so that although lis average rate might not
charge a gtoat d'al it Was occasionally higher
for Short periods. The swollen parotd gland"
nc said. "c1oil0uaa to disohor9e through the
car and through tho iGciRion uado several d:y,
ago, a!d this discharge SCOTS 70 tffJrd reliei. I"
Tho surg, N still hep, that tho punishment
Th;ci the patient takes will sustain his strrr : h
aud keep him on tho PRESENT plane If vitality
until ,hc Glaadu'ar absossa broamfs less throien-
lhg, when theie will, DO ia Con. Saa:m' q
np'Llon, cha. CT a. lssst of reouperation. All
tho men bers OF tho uabinot osm, to tho ESetu
'i7h Nlinsi IN at a. IN AID most of thorn arc
still Gore. They Wcru generally moro roticent
than YESTERDAY wish regard to thci. view, of Tho
situation.
S.cr.tsIy Winlcm sid that it WAS use
issI ~ dsgu!s, tho faos that Tho morning
bulletin was very diaclursgiug. Flo Was not
ready. hoTtv,s himself t. say that the case is
hoHe!,s. lie intended 10 hops aud think and
believe to tho ED that ho Pres d,ut will live.
Us master d&neral James waud only say,
w hll, !hcro IL life there is hope"
hit1rfcy General M:cVeaga Iesli1td 10
eoava.sa upon tho situation. bus admitted that
i snerncd IN him less hopeful this naruog
ll:3O. tho situation OF tho President has
no. changed muoh .inoo tho earIitr part of tho
! morp,g bu ,u!iru II vOIy critical. Tho nom.
bets 81 tho Cahlaot arc oil still here.
| lu1vtfci1l Ru'lui,.)
Ill Ia members OF the Cabinet are sti
mere nut IN dcas i7o cha. 81 has taken rltua in
! ih% Ire'ideni Glndlil>u. Attorney General
MauFe62h anth0,iZls tho stati mont that Eica
| President Arthur hua not boep teIesrsphed for
| ard ,G'st Ii d2BIsou to srnd for him has yot
bacn Rived a. DR.. Bliss said to o reporter of
tho associated press Ut 10 n TINT his belief is
ihe pfos;iHot c,nuot ueaver. Tia thinks. low.
over. that his death will not occur INN adiaey
s"d that he mag llagcr several days.
tOlhosl Ballelin.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. ~, 1870 y. n
| Theirs has Gesa no improvement in Inc r.csl-
danls condition Bil C, the last tullaiio was is.
sued lie cjL;iuuca to retain the LIQUID food
s,ia'iols:rred by the tOou h ss We'll al .ts tua.
Eiats. a; tho morri1g drcssiog tho parolid
swelling gppuar; ABOUT the same as yeaIerdsg.
N, mstti!s change vas observed in tho wound.
$1,000 mG.nins lhcleupefaturu nus asiscu about
degree AID the pulse hes & lc:uated somewhat.
Al present tho pulse Is To- temperature "a 6,
respiration 81
Noou.-Dr, Bis repar:s at noon that lbtro
has baen M M ksd change in the Presidents
oOvdliCn bn. that he is gradually fscg in
strength. lila palsa whsn list takon Vas llC
| to Is and slightly better 10 character than a.
p. m. Tho doctor ACKNOWLEDGED that tho
pi!lant was la mare feeble cjudltion lhaa yes
serdaY. lis says the patient still has hopes Of
raIiy'ug, though this inoraiag he showed more
ditc5dtagomeut thsl usual, wbiua may ACCOUNT
lor his physical depfossiou. Dr.. Bliss also s,ys
| tho chances FIR ralying have grown less.
! Up. m.-TEe coalition OF tho Presidanl has
lan'cr'' l'y chspGod slrcs tho noon hulletin.
WASHINGTON. d. o.. Angus 81. The fol
inwru, has beeu flnd for transm;ssiot:
Lo,ccN, Minister, Loadon
There has been 10 change for the botler in
the Ptesldon!'s cooGiiion sinco morning. His
fever has rls q and his rulso 1T this hour e o.
m is l20 lis physicians do not regard tho
CASE SO hopeless but very dangerous and CRITICAL
tSigned.) BLAINE, Secretary.
| EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. u, 23O D. NJ
The ovndIlon ef tho President remains SUBJ
stansiaIIy unchanged. Some of tho Presidents
intimate pCrs1usl ffieads aud attendants sill
cling to the hippo OF his recovery. Col. Rock=
we'll in conversation with reporter Of The A.so-
ciated Press this afternoon said with much ON.
phssis snd feeling, "Notwiths andiog the dis.