Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-08
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence al TIE Alera. Gasett.
WAsHIN0ToS. y. o., Jnly s. 1881.


The condition Of the President continues 10
improve hourly. lie drank some sluel this
morning and il strong enough 10 fan bimi elf.
lie TGs samoShas excited By the severe light.
niog tnd thunder yesterday evoniag, tnl bis
pu'sa VAS raised somewhat thereby, but it fell
to IT. normal rate es s,on ns tho violence Ct
Il c stcral absted. His wound is saplursling
naturally 10 day. aud Dr.. Bliss says he is getting
along splopdidIy. As the extreme heat of
The weather may have an luxurious effect upon
him, arrangements are being perfected for i'm
prOvllp tie rcfrigersting ventilation Of his
rom The eVaporatiog process, and that by
Whicn compressed cold cir is thrCWl toto the
r. ON through tho tlucs that arc used for boat
lrg PURPOSES 10 wln'c:, arc both 10 operation
AID tho Pletl1cnt as yot has not oupaiced of
any discomfort from the hes'. The general
impression now. 10 which most mediS.l men
sSrcc, is that tho President will Certainly re-
cover; low h0%ev.r. who like to lock on Tho
dark Side OF every pc urc, still say that it il
impossible for HIN TO recover. Among tho
latter it is rumored is Dr.. Townshcnd, who was
the G'st physician 10 $40 the President after be
Was wounded, and is reported to have said az
fatl. All tho members Of The Cabinet con.
thu, TO call at tho White House on their way
10 their respectVo departments 10 tho morning.
and ut intervals during tho day, and Gen. Sbsr.
man and mis- vile arc frequently there.
Ia order that no muro OF tho prominent
officers or the government MAJ ho mt .nied to
the danger Of assault from the dtranged people
DOW horo all the latter ere being tskan up and
put whore ltey can do DO BARN. Capt. Wal
ker, OF tho army, was arrested under his order
this morning. AID clniood 10 tho itslno ssy :
Ium.
Taere is noting now about Guit"au. Tbs
only thing that can be said abou. him il that
every ono Of the statements he has made siooe
his luoarcersilOu, that Is every one tina. hiss
been Investigated, has been coroboratld.
Now that The anxiety about tho Presdspt' i
Condition has sbated, the Cabinet of6osrs d.
vote soms attention to their respective DEPART
ments, AMI work therotorJ at them is progress.
ing as usual to tsy.
Mr.. Jorg.psen arrived from GA Point this
mOrning. but ho has nothing fresh about
the politic.l affairs 10 his State, sayirg that
everYbodys attention their is erg:ossed with
the attempted assassination tf the President,
and that p1ii.oJ arc utterly igaorod for tho
time being.
1t appears that tho Mshonitcs who Wero re-.
Gently here, and who were reported to hive
come for the purpose Of Securing the itaueuoo
of what they supposed would b, new admin.
istraliou. Continued their tlip. and yesterday
wect to Harrisburg, where they called upon
Mr. Cameron, who is their firm iliand and SUP.
porlor The untiuely and uo5cemly appear.
ance of those Mahopitcs hcro and The abuse
their Richmond orgin is said to DO hesplug I'D.
oo Raw. Dr.. Hegc, tho distinguished Pfcsby-
tetiau pretcler of that city for bis beautiful ad.
dress delivered at the ctiz.n's maeliog, csIlsd
to express sympathy with the President, are
dOisg III, IN no good abroad nor at home.
Mrs. Goodwin. who has been turued out Of
hnr placo us postmaster at Louisa Court House,
We. IN ord r that her pltc, might be given TO
q. ID. NJ. Hunter. a M.hopte. is the widow of
q good and tru, republican. and was acceptable
10 tho eotro community supplied from her Of
fee. She was spE onted upon the reooumen-
d.''n Of Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie. Gf Alfxlndria,
when he VIZ q III amber of ths u. s. House OF
Rspres, ntanvrs. Her sutc ,sior is tue son Of
tho Iutn Mr. Ilu1ttr, who WIS deputy clerk of
the c>u:t OF ALI xludlin c. unity. when The clslk.
ship tn RET vas held by the Lite G!oryo A,
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