The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-01
The Presidents Mother

mOFs were In circulation in Washington
Id the effect that Capt. C. z Henry mad
gone trom there to Hiram and Mentor to
prepare President Gssrfield,s mother and
younger children for the worst, and to
have them in readiness To start for the
capital a moments notice. la view of
the rnmors call was made to-day on
the aged lady at the residence of her
neice, Airs. Clapp. in Hiram. She was
found in excellent spirits over the en-
c0ursging news of Friday and Saturday.
Her first inquiry was in regard tn her
sons condition on Sunday, of which she
had learned nothing. She was informed
that the President had suffered little
relapse in the afternoon, but had i'm
proved considerably during the night
The reporter read to her the interviews
had with Drs. Bliss and Boynton, which
had q cheering effect upon the aged lady,
81 do hope he will recover" said she,
''but am afraid the chances are all
against him. Poor boy; how he has
suffered
"Do you intend going to Washington
soon % inquired the reporter, at the same
time informing her of the ru-
mors in circulation concerning
the movements of Captain Henry.
/ have not received word that I was
wanted there, and until then l will re-
main in Ohio. He is receiving the best
of treatment, and I conld do him no
good. Capt. Henry is at home on pri-
Vate business. and / have not heard
word from him. He is coming TO
Hiram Tomorrow TO start his son in the
college.
Do you intend remaining at Hiram
duriag the fall was the next INQUIRY.
No. shall probably leave for Scion
nezt Saturday. if nothing startling hap
pens before then. Some time next
weeA am going down To Mentor to see
the boys. Ipity them: they have spent
such a lonely summer. When they
left Washington they expected TO see
their father and mother in few weeks;
but they have been terribly disappoint
ed. James did not think best 10 take
them on the New England trip, and
sent them home for a short time
Mrs. Garfield sat musing for @ few
moments, and then remarked, half solil-
oquizingly: Guiteau put veto on all
James pleasure plans. wonder what
they will do with him if the general
gets we'll? He is a dangerous man. and
ought not to be turned loose on the
world.
Mrs. DR.. Boynion is also visiting with
Mrs Clapp. and declares that Mother
Garfield bears up under the excitement,
better than the other members OF the
family. The morning official bulletin
and occasionally letters and kilograms
from Mrs. Garfield and Master Harry
arc received by the Presidents mother,
and Mrs DIR. Boynton is in receipt of
daily letters from her husband
The PresIdent-EfecT of the Last Operation.
WASHINGTON. D. c., August 24-As
stated in the official bulletin sent ut 10 30
this morning, the swelling of the Presi-
dents parotid gland, although it had not
perceptibly changed in appearance since
yesterday, seemed a little softer to the
touch. As q more careful examination
made later IN the day convinced the
surgeons that pus had already be-
gun to form, and as the patients con-
dition was satisfactory, it was decided |
to make an incision Immediately after |
the afternoon examination. The opera |
tiOn was comparatively q trifling one,
and was performed by DIR. Hamilton |
without the use of anRsthetIcs, local or |
general, but with antiseptic precautions |
in the shape of n carboiic acid spray. |
The cut was made just under and for |
ward of the right ear and resulted in the |
liberation of small quantity of healthy |
pus. estimated by DR.. Bliss to be about |
equivalent in bulk to two medium sized |
peas. The patients pulse went up to |
115 Immediately after the operation, but |
soon began to recede, and IN half an !
hour had fallen TO the point at which it |
stood when the examination was made |
for the noon bulletin-104. The pa
tient is now resting quietly, and his |
general condition is in no respect
worse than before the incision was
made. 1t is thought there will be NO
further trouble with the parotid gland,
escape through this opening. The pa
tient has swallowed to-day about four
teen ounces of liquid food, consisting
principally of beef extract, peptonized
milk and milk porridge. Al this hour
he continues to do we'll.