Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-18

| Messages to this effect were sent the cabinet
| officers Since Sunday last the appearance
of the President has greatly changed. His
| face has ~n
BECOME HAGGARD
and blanched to whiteness. His person also
has fallen away perceptibly and the debility Is
now so great that he scarcely moves. 1t is
| necessary to turn him over in bed when it be-
comes painful for him to continue in one po-
siton. The report that bed sores have ap-
| peared is not true. The theory that the pres
| ent gastric trouble comes from py@mia is re-
| jected by all the attending surgeons. They
| don't see any signs of it, 1t wOnld show IT.
self in color, and would make itself known by
| its odor. Nor do they believe that the condl.
ton of the stomach would now be different II
ether had been omitted in the last operation
FEELING OF RELIEF IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE up town hotels
were filled with people to-day, anxious to
learn the news of the Presidents condition,
and when a slight improvement was an
nounced there was an expression OF cheerful
ness on all sides. Vice President Arthur re-
mained 1T his house and received but few call
ers. He said he had received no dispatches or
call from WdSuluS1on, WV hoo 49,
plans in relation to leaving for the capital. '
General Feeling of Reinsurance. q
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Ang. II, IL p. NJ
To-day has been a much more favorable one
than yesterday. The general feeling of reas-
surance is gradually growing. The interest
of the day has centered on the condition of
the Presidents stomach from time to time,
and great encouragement has been derived
from the fact nourishment taken naturally
by the President has been retained. When it
was decided to give the President cool infu-
sion of beef, DIR. Bliss informed him OF the
purpose and he seemed perfectly willing
to take it. After the first quantities
was taken, the patient showed signs OF i'm,
pruvement, his pulse becoming firmer and
regular, while it was considerably less fire.
quent, being as low as 106 at one time. This
Improvement continued from 1916 p. M,
when the first teaspoOnful was taken, until
after lbs p. M, when the second was admin
istered. The patient slept calmly on both oc-
caslOns.
AFTER TAKING NOURIsHMENT.
He awoke after the first nap without exper
iencing any annoyance from the iratlbility or
weak condition of his stomach, but when he
awoke the second time he remarked to the sur
geons he tastev liquid, and this time he barely
escaped being nauseated, and the symptoms
showed the stomach would not bear anything
further to-day. One of the surgeons ex-
planned the situation by saying: 81 sponged
him quickly and told him not to think of his
stomach, and he would be all right. This
with and the disturbance passed away, and no
vomiting occurred
DIR. BLISS said it was then determined to best
not to attempt the administration of any fur
ther nourishment except by means of anema'
for the present,
THE HOPE OF TONIGHT
is founded on the action of his stomach, and
as it gains strength confidence in his recovery
increases and vice versa. Marshall
Jewell called at the mansion this evening and
requested to be permitted to see Mrs. Garfield.
The request was granted, and after returning
from the private quarters the gentleman said
he had informed the lady of his intention OF
leaving the city in the morning, and before
starting he felt as if he would like to hear
some encouraging news, and asted the cal
condition of the President. Mrs. Gar
field replied to his question, "Do
YOU think he is BITTER" with
ssIndeed do l know it," This reply The
gentleman says was emphasized, and carried
reinsurance with it. During the course OF
conversation, this evening, Secretary Blame
said he was in Augusta, Me-, when he first
heard of the unfavorable change in the Prt ST.
dents condition, but the information, as con-
veyed, did not indicate the cau>e of alarm.
The reason Secretary Blaine was not heard
from before his arrival was
because he did not deem it necessary
announce his coming. The secretary felt
more hopeful on his arrival than he had ex-
pected he should before he reached the city,
and while he admitted the
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION,
he thought there was decidedly good reason
to hope for better reports from the sick room
in the future. In conversation with one OF
his immediate attendants to-day the subject of
his general condition was referred
to, whereupon the attendant re-
marked, Contrary TO the general
impression regarding his extreme disability.
BE has without question great deal of vital
ity yet, and cannot be said to be extremely
feeble. A prominent surgeon said tonight he
had been very respondent for ten days previous
to the second relapse, but when the condition
of the wound was thoroughly explained, after
the lrritability of the stomach had asserted it.
self, he felt too much attention had
been paid the wound at the
EXPENSE OF THE STOMACH,
and now that the surgeons had discovered
this weakness, he anticipated great care would
be exercised over his diet in future, and that
all would 60 well. The gentlemen said his
dependency had been turned into actual hope.
Before the mansion was closed DR.. Bliss was
asked if there would be any more nOurish-
ment administered naturally tonight.
ssNo," he said, mot until tomorrow. We
have made the experiment, and are satisfied
the tone of the Presidents stomach has been
improved by it," He said in reply to further
interrogatories, that everything was pro-
crossing finely since the evening dressing;
that the patient has been asleep nearly all
the time since the evening dressing
occurred, and that no morphia had been
administered for three days past, while the iu-
formation obtalnable tonight is of very fa-
vorable character and shows an increasing
opinion the President will rally. There is no
doubt he is still in a very critical condition,
and should his stomach be irritated in the