Daily Republican., 1881-08-24
Slight IMPROVEMENT
.rxrGARFIELD aECoSkh
FROM HIS RELAPSE.
c.s,ric Diiturbance oi
u heo heo,..h-The Paroiid
s..lInnx NOT A""'ed'

,rTDS ID, C., AuShS' "
Anshil;Sdent's surgeons and attend
1is pfesliu"lh a IN ,he oplnion that there II
y NM S"@Spzoyement to-nlsh' ,,;u in - "' con m
y na,ams nr of the case. ana In,s ,h;nt @
upe'01',y' NV the ! o'clock bulletin, which j,
fined W y, ' there is some improvement,
@nIaii''as ", known fact that the surgeons
ne well. s...neIy Al cautious in the prepara,,
m ts'te"'JJ tns daily bulletins, his ofi'cia,
to4 Of 'Ao aan, "" /, regarded as hopeful
nn'0"Tryhue rhe progress made is, OF course, g.
sgn, ...,t i"t but is sufficient in degree 10
noi sF.a,,, and OF u quality to fur
b lv11rt,t;onal ground tor encourage
lsu asut last last night was passed WIN Gon. i.ua
ptu,, .,,rs r ront2rt. There was restless
lsa,,,S pa.. r,,u ling from the swollen slanq :.
les lf,n'h ~" whole the patient had II fair
nlsh, a, mi his own request, liquid nonr'
a'ep' -, " and the eMcmata was admin
sAlsH'' a., intervals. This morning MS
tf's" .t's ,as a, 100, which showed decided
pune basement %" ccmpa oA with O'Clock
.f, i.g rjght the decrease IN iavoi a ol 'n,s nus
M s.,,,r, nS' bpjpr ten beats. This Is the
!lv.n,DD 1. 6o,nt marked by the pulse AT
.en5 .yr t,,r p'tor for srveraI days, and with
~! n!m"I 'l umrerature gave augury Oh "A
HO'I'1I S,r V fnr M the iuv-lid. During the
m .,o"r "n the President was gwen ih-
i,'s.rdI .,.pd quantities of nourish'nenl, oeei
eI'.'Ia %s hsinr adaed 70 has diet at his own
l'v na.,t Hetort II O'Clock he had con-
NIn,1i; na5 in the natural way about seven
~nsps ',m, Of liquid nourlshuAeni' Dr. As-
su.Iv r Isif tor pn.laaephiain the morning
Yhirh % WAS regarded rs additional e'l'
'a. ,'"s',bs, ths President was making
Sr ."ms rropress. Bet ne leaving, Or.
I'r Imew said, in reply 20 n question, that
as President was better loaty than he
S,J % nspu for tie pas, three days. TIE
a%.D,y . D0.,at,u sa7 also favorable al
.smgI. @ there WI d rl,o ,f iour |. ats III
,Is Isrrl.p,omparrd with ;hc morning.
|Tba .,om3th rou luued during the at
,.roon 10 demand ood, ana koumiss,
hrfiuee and epjonihed lnNk "or" ad-
r;ri,,prrd from .iina 10 time NO
,,orbe yaseXpelirnccd from the gland
lpripp the day. The swelling IL CON
Srpi 70 the gland I,sett, and 1t IL softer
10 the touch than yesterday. The sur
,sOrs are still directing thelr efforts to
tsase the swelling TO scatter, but WITH
vbs, .lccc,, caLuut be determined for
gyeral days, lhe wuHnd Is doing as
well a, could BE- expected tranu'atloh
Is proceeding rapidly, and 50 far n, the
,hanu1l Can be view I'd, 1t looks healthy
in rolor aud tone. There was not much
fever during tn day, the temperature
remained norma until late in the eve.
mug, when ii rose about one degree
above the pvrlna.. The day closed With
mora hopviul feeling nginside and out OF
the White House than has been eXpe-
gienCel for thp past ten days. Tie pro-
greSs that has marx ii the day continues
tonight, and more favorable bulletin
Is expected 10 the morning.
ry0FFECiAL REPORTS.
EXECUTIVE MAEsIoN, Washington,
D. T., Aug, ., 1850 p. m.-The freSi-
dent has laC a rather better day to-day
than was generally anticipated. The
somewhat dlscouraging tone OF Secre-
nfy Blaine Telegram 10 Minister l. ".
ell last night seemea to prepare the
public for the worst, and, although the
ohra. blIletin this mornins was not
liavOab.e, general feeling of anX-
sy and apprehension prevailed both
AtAe Executive Mansion and through
eatthe city. 1t seemed to 10, almost
universally conceded that the condition
el tle President was IN the highest de-
gree eCHllcaI and alarming, and ON the
N~s tour persons out OF five, if asked
what they thought Of the Presidents 5
chances, would have replied that his
dea'f was a question of "a few days, il
|l0 OF alew hours.
fo'tbis state UfrXcitement and alarIn,
however, the real facts Of the ease har /
y'umlshed u sufficient justification.
iae condition Of the President was, it is
tue, asuoject Of grave anxiety to his
ageldant,, aud TO Mrs. Garfield, but
~. more 50 lIan it was yesterday and
s sos 80 much rs On Sunday. On
ouhlay afternoon there was real y
greater reason for encouragement
snau az any time since then, be-
oauee Were seemed then to he only %
mos,l ,oas lal'', hope that the patients de-
mu.a'Aea .n',. stomach could be maue to
1s"u!'1e p,"i!s lE' ''llc'ions. AS soon ~ the
b;s ,'"'.'u' o'. 1l Ocssan to swallow food again,
haoon' o vUnul'oO, to that extent at least,
rusta rsenle more hopeful. Without ade.
finn ion'' on punishment death from exhaus-
nron.s rn s'e'ue1 inevitable, while with
i'pe' II o,,,1., H1.oellShmsnt he might live.
hat'aqq qaalA4d sense, therefore, he was
SrnIau 'I' uA'S morning than he was on
conG;,;s s nlshl, although his general
trisI,u iI"', u Ill the lnt"rva. hal not ma
,ramin.,i'll y viallsed; Before the morning
sjy sju'la'on amu today, he had swallowed
Or di,"on d,v, VI beet juice without nausea
" to to,,l Jn'oF and this Increasing abili-
iono i. w 'aAe a hourishment ENCOURAGED the
syHsnV. Hs suat the danger OF dea,1 from
the b,..'n' ,n"., which they regarded with
ID, ''' apprehension, might be avert
inr, 4r tsti' ttr'sldent passed a qu ct morn.
,he sbam - sIIo''rlshrAent frequently in
AID 'I"Gr "iTL OF beef juice, peptonized milk
eyerv t,.A s,. potridge, with Al enema
bad swaI,",,,'ix wal W NIX hours. Up to noon he
ounrS rs"a.',owed "a. sixteen or seventeen
been no IL, li4ald food, but there has
strppptb '',ulcaClon OF an increase in his
se, es'A' asI !. WIN tht exception Of A stron.
sanduIs'r.i isltly improved pulse. The
showed = swelling remained had, and
apce AMI y c'lanle in size or appear
hthe h,o,' sne amount Of fmucus secreted
he sam" .A part Of the mouth was about
Gsnyraa,a'ss ''ra as Yesterday.
boon was Speahlng, the patient at
DO percpntH!a tiHp!!alng his own, but making
ss muck bp''o.e progress. He slept about
afternoon, ,"s "I usual during the
shment y, anu m continued to take nour-
flock be Vt hnn intervals, until at folr o.
'ventv =" ",, mad swallowed more than
burn reporIo1 TToes. At 4.2O p. M, +, DR.. Rpy-
}ithe patient ,'" mat the general condition
dsniormartiiSSe.e seemed lightly improved. |
''vtenlng buIIat;a' was confirmed by the
Elise than b.'n' IN. which showed a lowei
vening ey., snu patient has had at any
astant. A"'i'ination since the 18th
'f'he tim" ,,past nl,; six he has slept most
he slight pn'rtly and naturally, and