Daily Republican., 1881-07-09

mie Garfield at work at the Secretary's
table. He was writing in note book,
and to my question, "Have you taken
upon your shoulders the affairs of the
State 2" replied no, but he had done the
next hardest thing, he had started q
diary. 81 don't intend to keep it long"
he said; "only till father get so can
read it to him. You see he don't know
what's going on. The doctors won't
tell him anything nor allow Colonel
Rockwell nor General Swain to do So"
He drew his chair over to the side of
mine and came under the influence of
my big palm leaf fan as lie continued
with boyish frAnkness:-"l tell you,
none of my chums will ever aspire to
be President. don't like Washington
now. Mother has been sick ever since
we came to the beastly place, and now
father is shot. Ambition is all very
nice for school essays, but its like
other things-it don't pay. Mollie, my
sister, don't get along at all. She's
gone to stay at Colonel Rockwell'S
house, where she has II chum, Colonel
RockwelPs daughter, ami only Harry
and are here in the gloomy place.
After q pause-"I hate this place. 7
wish wrote columns for the news
papers like you do-wouldn't ] give it
/ to it. I'll do it in my diary anyway.
Yesterday despatch was received
| FROM President Garfield syoungest sons,
Abram and Irving, who are at Mentor.
1t was evidently written by the boys
themselves, for 10 said "DEAR PAPA
Hurry up and get we'll and come oQtt
| here to see MS. We are having good
time, and send you love-" Tie message
was read to the President. 1t is not
now likely that Mrs. Garfield, his
mother, will come Oh to Washington
unless something gives her ground 10
believe that unless she does she may
not see him alive. The boys will not
be brought here except in the ligll, OF a
similar calamity. Meanwhile Harry,
Jimmie and Mollie will stay here until
the case takes decided turn, and if tor
the better will then be despatched 10
Long Branch or some other seaside re-
sort
DIR, BoYNTON AND THE PATlENT.
Or. Boynton, a first cousin Of the Pre-
sidcnt. was domiciled at the White
House last night. To a correspondent,
who called upon him DR.. Boynton said
that General Garfield was by no means
out of danger. My relationship and
close personal connection with him and
his family" the Doctor said, "enables
me to judge of the probability of his re-
covery.'
"You think he will recover"
ole has all even chance in my opn-
ion"
.What is now to be feared in the Pre-
sident's case"
'"rhcre are several symptoms that
may show themselves. First of all,
here is blood poisoning; and then he
may die from exhaustion. The appear
ance OF these symptoms world he very
alarming. The patient might recover
, from them, but in the President 5 case
would not want to see any signs or the
trouble. | rely IL great deal on his
strength and fine physical codition be
| fore assassination. AS | said before, he
has an even chance. The symptoms,
thus far known, are all favorable, and
if this state OF things continues IL few
days longer the outlook will be more
! brighter
THE yENTILATLNG APPARATUS.
An improvement has been made on
Mr.. Browns air cooling apparatus. 1t
was found that the woollen cloth, whose
use has already been explained in thest
despatches, when soaked with the ice
3Cld water which it drew up from the
trough below, soon got warm a:,d the
Temperature then rose. Therefore t.
preserve the minimum temperature
with this apparatus it was necessary to
shift the cloth at intervals, making, OF
course, much disturbance. The new
plan is to put the tin N-shaped trough
in the air, fill it with ice water, and
hang the cloth so that its upper edge
and end lust falls into the water, the
rest of the cloth dropping below, SC
that its lower end drains into another
trough. The water is taken up as by a
siphon, and the temperature is thus
kept several degrees lower than in the
other rooms.
A SPECIAL COW FOR THE PRESIDENT
To-day the Alderney COW that a
wealthy Baltimorian sent to the White
House arrived and was tethered in a
stable below the State Department
building. The doctors had found somt
difficulty in procuring the very best
, milk, and it was their wish that theii
milk should not only be the best, but
should be drawn from one animal. The
gentleman referred to hearing this ten
dered the service of one Of his tlnt
Alderney herd, and to-daya soft eyed
bovine arrived there in special
car from Baltimore to give her aid il
the presidents recovery. She was
placed under the charge of one of tht
most reliable men attached to the White
House stable, and who alone of all o
tie force of help employed in ant
around the Executive mansion, knows
how to milk. The President it seems,
was much interested in the arrival o
the animal and her disposition, ant
would have talked about her good quail
tiles all day if it had been permitted.
THE GREAT PROBING DIFFICULTY.
, OF course one of the dangers attend
r inc the Presidents condition lies in thu
inability to locate and extract the bal
which is believed to be somewhere il
the abdominal cavity. just what to dc
about this matter has puzzled the ply
sicans who have charge of the case
The practicability of the suggestion o
! Professor Newcombe, Of the tnite'
States Naval observatory, to make us'
of the electric or magnetic power to dis
cover the whereabouts of the ball ha
been doubted by some, although DR.
Bliss and others regard the plan as per
: fectly feasible.
ALL QUIET AT THE MANSION.
l There were but few callers at tn
. White House last night, only the Cab
met Ministers and their wives came
l Other callers during the day We're Chi
Ian Pin, the minister of the Chimes
: Empire; Prince Camporeale, Italian
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