The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-30


ment in tie Presidents condition bss
bees maintained during the day. and
1 tonight hope is stronger tha7 when the
/ noon bulletin wss issued. A very con-
/ tident feeling has taken the place Of thu
despondeDcy which was apparent 1t the
| White House last night. The effect of
todsys good tidings Is everywhere no
tieeable. The feeling Of gloom has been
lifted from the city. The President has
rested quietly and there has been no
thing 10 disturb him. He has percepti-
bly, Improved daring the day, though
1t was not q marked improvement until
it conid lie said, q. o'clock pm tha,
the President was better than he was at
noon. He has talked very little, bus
that was because they would 20. let
him talk. His pulse has remained very
steady and retained its improved tone.
There has not been any marked fever.
His general appearance has improved
and his skin 10 soft and moist. At 8
O'Clock Gen. Swain sent . dispatch that
the President was better than he had
been Tor o week pest. Col. Rockwell
endorsed this dispatch. which was not
reserved in any particular. but made
the statement without any qualification.
He is holding right mp to the mark.
said Col. Rockwell. Continuing. he
said There is 40 improvement all
round. mean TO include every symp-
tom. He is going to get we'll. ] believe.
Remember at the same time that the
PresidenE is still In . most dangerous
condition. We take ths good that the
gods send as, and viii thank them for
more Of the same kind. 1t is pereepti-
Bile. very perceptibIe. that be is i'm
proving.
About the middle Of the afternoon
the President expressed a desire to see
hfs daughter Moliie. and when she en-
tered the room and came to bis bedside
he took her hand and asked her about
her health. She replied that she was
we'll and inquired how be himself was.
lie said: i am better. Ask your
mother if the boys cannot come in
Soon afterwards James came to the
bedside and was greeted affsctionately
by his father. The Presidents pulse.
however, rose with the excitement and
emotion of this interview with his
children, and i. was thought best not
10 allow Harry to see hin. Later this
afternoon Mrs Garfield and her dsugh-
ter Mollie, with Mr. RndoIph and Col
Rockwell, went out for q drive. Mrs
Garfield looked bright and cheerful.
The carriage passed through the main
gateway on Pennsylvania avenue,
around which q crowd had fingered
all day. She responded with q bow
and smile TO the salutations of the
guard and to the greetings of one or
two acqualntapces. Passing in. some
one standing near the gateway cried.
That is Mira Garfield and by spon-
tspeous impulse almost all the nen in
tho crowd took off their hats and
stood with uncovered heads while the
carriage passed.
All the members of the Cabinet
called at the Executive Mans on. many
IF them repeatedly. and there was
rather more than the usual number of
private callers. The faces OF all were
brighter aud more hopeful, and gen.
eral feeling of encouragement seemed
u prevail The evening bulletin was
regarded az fairly satisfactory, al.
though tho febrile rise was rather
more marked than had been antici-
pated. Daring the evening. however.
the President rested quietly, and his
fever by / / O'Clock had subsidized. DIR
Boynton, at 9:30 this evening, gave
the following statement Of the aspect
OF the Presidents case: In my opin-
ion oil the patients symptoms tonight
show O marked improvement In the
first place his mind. which was for .
week more or less affected by the viii
aled and impoverished condition of his
blood, Is now perfectly clear and
active
Up 70 Friday night or Saturday morn.
ing don't think his will power had
had for six or seven days any Sustaining
influence upon his body. He hes had
no strong will power sincs yesterday
morning. However. thsre has been in
this rsspect q noticeable change. Not
Only 10 he more cheerful and hopeful.
bat his viii has recovered its power Of
sustained effort. and II 10 now co oper.
sting with his vital energies in the
struggle Of his whole being for life.
The condition of his stomach. 20 far rs
ability TO take food il concerned, con-
tinuss good. and / think there 10 fur
Their slight improvement in the process
OF assimilation and nutrition. He hes
swallowed today more than 80 ounces
OF liquid nourishmsnt, consisting chiefly
OF heef juice. pepsinixed milk and milk
porridge. and has bad in addition two
nutritive enemssa. This supply Of food
is entirely adequate il properly aesim.
hated.
Monday Morning. Report.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10th. 3A.M.-The
President has slept most of the time
since midaight. aud is now asleep. So
far be has slept better tonight than for
several nights past. and the favorable
symptoms still continue.
zmszensc Purchase.
CnIcAco. Aug 27-whAt is known
as the Jacob Forsyth tract, comprising
5000 acres in the region Of Wolf Laks,
below South Chicago. has been pur-
chased for si.20o.OI0. by syndicate
composed Ct the chief manipalators oil
the Western Indiana. the Chicago Belt
and the Nsw York, st. Louis and..Chl-
eago roads. The tract 10 said to con-
mand 40 miles of water frontage, and
the plan is 90 create q manufacturing
center 10 rival Pullman.
Great Fire.