The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-23
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HIS MIND XVANOERs,
And he is Otherwise in Il Sad
Condition.
HIS Stomach Again Goes Back
on Him, and Is Once More
at Work.
The Doctors Alarmed end
GIOse-mOuthed.
The President Anxious to Get
Out Of the White House.
Some Gloomy Reports.
4 BETTER SATURDAY.

Some Gloomy Reports.
4 BETTER SATURDAY.
Washington, 20. = Saturday, in
every stage of the Presidents Illness
seems to have always been day of
anxiety, and sometimes a critical
day. To-day, however, seems to
have been an exception to the rule,
The morning bulletin was a most
gratifying one and seemed to greatly
restore confidence. The Presidents
pulse had gone down two beats since
yesterday morning, but in other re-
spects the figures were the same as
yesterday. The morning bulletin,
though, was assuring, inasmuch
as it indicated no unfavorable symp-
toms, and the reports unOfficially
received from the sick room were
that the President was doing well,
the stomach retaining tone, and he
continued to take and retain nour-
iShing food. The swelling OF the
parotid gland had also sebSided and
was less painful, and in the opinion
Of the doctors would not form an
abSceSs but scatter. 1t was not be-
lieYed that it would appear else
where. The President has had q
good day and is resting we'll to-
night. The President has taken
more nourishment to-day than yes
terday. Now most Of the nouriSh-
ment is given by the mouth and the
enemata are being reduced. The
President is doing finely, and strong
hopes of his recovery may now be
entertained.
ARTHUR.
From the last information to be
had, tn ere is no truth in the report
that Vice-PreSident Arthur cOntem-
plates insisting upon assuming the
presidential duties. The matter is a
delicate one, and the course of the
Vice-PreSident since the shooting of
President Garfield has been Of a
character to warrant that he would
take no part in the contemplation of
such a plan unless endorsed by
members Of the present cabinet.
The cabinet, it is known, has made
no recommendation of such a ma
ture, the statement to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and all statements
on the subject heretofore published
are pure fabricatiOns. TWAS repre-
scented that POStmaSter-General
James had agreed to sustain Arthur
in assuming the duties of President,
but the acknowledgement said to-
day: You may state positively for
me that l have neither been con-
suited about the matter nor have l
considered il"
VOMITING.
Washington, 21.-Executive Man
sion, $50 p,m.-The President has
vomited twice during the afternoon.
The administration of food by the
mouth has therefore again been
temporarily suspended, and nuritiVe
enemata will be given more fire.
quently. His temperature is lower
and his pulse rather less frequent
than yesterday afternoon. The
paretid swelling is painless, but
stationary. Pulse los, temperature
99.2, respiration Is.
(Signed.) D. w. BLISS,
J. X. BARNES,
J. ]. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN,
D. H. AGNEW.
Executive Mansion, 7.30 pm
DR.. Bliss has just left for home. He
says that the united opinion of the
attending surgeons is that the vom-
iting which occurred this afternoon
was caused by irritation of phlegm
in the Presidents throat, as result
of the infamed gland. The day at
the White House has been extremely
quiet, and until early in the after
noon nothing could be ascertained
regarding the President, excepting
what information the official bulle-
tins contained. The callers were
unusually few, among those most
prominent being ex-MiniSter NoyeS.
Judge Wylie and First Auditor
reynolds, the latter being constant
visitor. About 1 o'clock DR.. Bliss
came into Private Secretary Browns
room, looking very tired and APP
parently worn out. When asked
the cause of his WEAKNESS, he re-
piled that he had not had much rest
during the night, as the President
was quite wakeful. The following
dialogue between the doctor and a
representative Of the Associated
Press enSUed:
What was the cause Of the Pres
ident being so restless during the
night, doctor Pit was caused prin-
cipally by annoyance from the
glaudular Inflammation.
In what particular manner was he
noyed?-Principally by the Sc
erection of phlegm in his throat,
which awakened him about every
half hour.
L suppose you are still endeavOr-
ing to scatter the swelling of the
gland r-Yes, we are trying TO pre-
vent suppuratiOn, and to accomplish
that the Inflammation must te
sea tered.
What is the probability of sue