The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-05

nsnt official OF the Administration, the
EeCreaTy's personal feelings are deeply
involved. He has been
A CLOSE AND INTIMATE FRIEND CT THE PRES
lDEST FOR YEARS,
They have stoodby each otherin trouhloua
and stormy times Of the past when both
were in Congress together. The bond Of
affection between them has strengthened
with each succeeding year.
The surgeons who are attending strictly
to the case spend most Of the time at the
White House, and at least two OF them are
there all the time. They do not remain
constantly at the Presidents 3 side but stay
| In the library, two rooms distant. They
say they can better jndge Of the case and
its changes by thus remaining away from
the President and by comparing the con
ditiou St one Welt with that at the next.
A COMPETENT NURSE
remains in the room all the timO. The Cab
met ministers spend the time at the White
House. Members Of the Cabinet appeared
at the White House early this morning,
Hon. Marshall Jewell came. Commis.
sioner Raum called early. Attorusy.Gen.
eral MacNepgh, who has been the coolest
man Of everybody in the great disaster,
was vt the White House early. Senator
Harrison, Of Indiana, come early this
morning The foreign ministers aud mem
hers OF the Diplomatic Corps are very st'
tentive Sir Edward Thornton called
three times yesterday and has three times
put in his appearance to-day. All other
foreign representatives call 10 inquire and
leave cards twice q dRV. Mr.. A. N. Glib.
son WAS at the White House this morning
Judge Harlan called this morning. -
TRLEdRAMs IN COUNTLESS NUMBERS
Have been pouring into the Executive
Mansion aud State Department all day,
from the United States, from Canada,
from every country in Europe, aud even
from tho Japanese, all expressing the |
warmest sympathy and most earnest hope
for the Presidents recovery, The Presi.
dent and Cabinet have been especially |
touched and gratihed by the evidences OF |
affection and sympathy which have come
from all parts OF the South. Hundreds OF
telegrams, coming from every Southern
State aud from all classes OF Southern
people, have been received and still con.
linuo to come. II hos been utterly impos
sibIs in the excitement Of the present to
acknowledge the receipt Of those tele.
grams or express to the writer's the graft.
lication which their good wishes and warm
sympathy have given the President and
his Cabinot. A general telegram Of &C
acknowledgement to the people nl the Unted1
States will shortly be prepared by the
Secretary Of State for publication.
4 PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ny THEAD
MlSlsTRATIOE.
The Secretary of State has Issued the
following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsuINoToN, July all P,N,
10 The Pres:
On behalf Of the President aud Mrs.
Garfield, desire TO make a public &C.
know Judgement OF the very numer.
ous messages OF coincidence and affection
which have been received since Saturday
morning. From almost every State in the
Union, from the south no hountilullY a.
from the North, and from the Couu.
triea beyond the seas have come
messages Of anxious inquiry and
tender words Of sympathy In such
number5 that 1t has been found i'm.
possible to DpsEer them in detail. 1,
therefore, ask tho newspSpprs to express
for the President aud Mira Garfield this
deep gratitude which they ieel Tor the
devotion Of their iellNW GOuntryueu
in this hour OF heavy ViEllCtion.
Signed JAMES &. BLAINE.
Secretary OF State,