Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-15
THE NATIONS CHIEF.
All is Well and the Next Few
Days Will Show a Marked
Improvement.
The Physicians Ridicule the
Report of Their Cutting for
the Ball.
DR.. Agnew Arrives at the
White House and DR.. Ham,
ilton Departs.
Miscellaneous Notes From the
Miscellaneous Notes From tho
Capital,

Capital,
PASSES A COMFORTABLE NIGHT.
WASHINGTON, August 14.-Sun.
days have come to be such black.
letter days in the history of the presi.
dents case, that to-day's bulletins
were most anxiously awaited. The
first news from the sick room was to
the effect that the patient had passed
a comfortable night. The figures in
the morning bulletin showed that the
fever had not all departed, but there
was so much of an impro, ement over
yesterday morning and evening, that
they were generally received with
satisfaction, Satisfaction almost be-
came confidence when the noon
bulletin indicated the pulsation for a
week, and a temperature reduced
from that of the morning, assurances
also being given that the wound was
doing well, and that the pus was free
and healthy. Anxious ones began to
think this vas to be the best Sunday
since the shooting, 30 indeed 1T was,
taken all in all, but the increase of
pulse during the afternoon
spoiled what had bid fair to
be marked as an Improvement.
For whole days, so firmly had some
people grappled the idea that Sunday
was sure to develop some crisis I'D the
Ease that the evening hour found
quite a gathering about the bulletin
board. The sight of the pulse at los
was disappointment, but the fact that
the temperature was lower bore with
it a feeling that all was yet well. At
the white house the general feeling
was that there was no cause for alarm.
The physicians undertook to make
no explanation of the high pulse.
They pointed with satisfaction to the
favorable comparison between to-
nights temperature and that of last
night as showing an improvement in
the last twenty-four hours. DIR.
Reyburn said this even
ing: "The president has made
SENSIBLE IMPROVEMENT
to-day. We are perfectly satisfied. "
DIR. Bliss r%eiterates his opinion tnau
all is well and that the next few days
will show a marked change for the
better. DR.. Agnew arrived about II
o'clock this morning. He was pres
ent at the midday and evening exam
nations. This afternoon he assured
Attorney General MacNeagh that
''the p~rnsident wa, vn thegain. To-
night the Attorney General told
Postmaster General James that
''there was no cause for
alarm" There have been no outside
callers at the White House to-
night except Senator Dawes, of
Massachusetts, who came alone
as 7 p. m. He said he had heard on
the street that the president was fail
ing and came to learn the worst. He
saw the doctors a few moments, and
when he came he said, "The worst /
can learn is pretty good; the doctors
say he is on the gain" There has
been Il feeling of quiet contentment
at the mansion all day, and the even
ing bulletin has not seriously dis
turbed it. AS long as the doctors are
satisfied with the case the family have
learned not to worry over matters.
Henry, James and Miss Mollie Gar
field returned tonight with Secretary
Hunt and family ON the Dispatch from
Fortress Monroe. Nearly all the
members of the family have now taken
some recreation during the excite
mdnt except Mrs Garfield and Pri-
vate Secretary Brown. Mrs. Gar
field rides out to the soldiers home
once in a while, but is never absent
more than a few hours. Mr.. Brown
is almost constantly at the office or
attending to duties about the man
sion.
DIR. Bliss has almost entirely recov-
cred from the effects of the pus pois-
oning and think he need expect no
further annoyance therefrom. He is
authority for the statement that the
doctors ridiculed the report that they
had decided to cut the ball out. He
reiterates the assertion that there has
been such intention in the minds
of the physicians.
At 10 p. m. Drs. Bliss and Wood
ward, by a cursory examination, esti-
mated that The temperature had fallen
at least a degree since the evening
dressing. He was asleep at that hour
and for that reason no accurate exam
nation was made.
The watch by the sick bed, now that
Crumpi is sick, is divided between Mrs.
Edison, DIR, Beynton, Gen. Swain and
Col. Rockwell, each sitting up half
the night and each alternating during
the day. He rested as well as usual
and ate quite as much solid food as
yesterday. He went to sleep at the
usualtime this evening, DIR. Wood
ward and DIR. Bliss are the only ones
on duty tonight. DR.. Agnew re-
mains in the city several days. The
following was sent tonight
TO MINISTER LOWELL.
Lowell, minister to London:-The
general condition of the president was
not materially changed. The after
noon fever is about the same. Pulse
this evening los, temperature 1908,
respiration 10.