Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
TsgE E>REslDENT's eoaDETlpN.
(OMcial Bulletin, J

(Ohicisl Bai!csip)
EXECUTIVE MANSION Aug. II, $50 d. H.
Tie President haa PISSED q .rsro1il right,
sleeping ucst of the lime. Ho cor,iaucs 10 re-
tsso the lutiitiVe e1em2.a ard has not voTited
since III, last tu!ialn. His general canditioa
appears moro hopeful than This time yester-
day. Pulse ITO, temperature 9S3. respira-
tlon IS.
tUuofiicial Buliotin.)
ENtCUTlHE MANSION, Aug lT-l0:30 q. NJ.
-lu conversation this mcrnrg on tho Pfesi,
tcG,'a condition, DR.. Boyrton ssld tho pres.
poets wore considerably brighter and tina. tho
patient Ii rostlrg comfortably. In reply to an
l'qllry the Doctor explained that the encmats
whlch wcrn bciog Administered, consisted pria
c!phily ot diluted x rso. Of bcet, yolk of on
cgc ard WhjskeY. the whole being dissolved and
slightly heated. d.. Bliss 10 conversation Cd
the sinio subject, stated that q small portion Of
muiaiic rca Wss also part CT the oaama.
Ibo latter gentleman expressed tho opinion
that tho Pfesidtnt's stolaach was gradually be-
cimtrg stronger aod referred TO Iho facs that
the nDurishGcnt was bai3g Tctaiaud a. proof
thereof. lh,d0ot0r still remai5s hopsui and
Says there Is Do reason for giving the Prcsi-
denis c:s, uD yet. DE-. Boynton 10 response
to question regarding the Presidents taking
Uoullsamrntlu the regular manner. said i. wss
possible that very small Quantity Of diluted
beet extract. probably g teespoontul. would be
given him about noon. 1t would depend, how
ever. upon the patient condition al that hour,
lie has cot bscn troubled with nausea sjcoe
yesterday afternoon, at which tim, he threw off
about gill OF hqnld matter cJniainlnR Iuan
thy OF lilo. Or. Baya!ou says Mrs. Garfield
o0nliuuts very hopeful. and feels rather moro
cncoursgcd to day than she did yesterday.
Unofficial Bnilelio
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. II. 1850 q. III.
DR.. Bliss in second interview this morning
was asked whether theto wss anything 10 tho
Presidents condition to Indicate that pyema or
blood poisoning was the Cause of the President g
untsvorab'e symptoms. and replied very err,
pha!lcsIly 10 tho negative and said that there
vas no connection whatever between the wound
and the present troubles; that the uuiavor.b!e
symptoms were duo entirely to tho condition of
the patients stomsoa and that tho attending
Surgeons were all quite confident that tho treat
mint adopted would soon remedy this. Ia
referilog 10 tho appearance ct tho President.
DR.. Bliss said that when BIZ YES shot bis weis ht
was about 2l0 pounds. that his coo6oemont
had reduced him probably seventy pounds and
that there was OF course some neor. tu! as Ee
wore full boald, this vas not so p.rcap.iblo az
it xould otherwise be. All the reports recev
ed from the sick room this morniog have been
OF On encouraging character and while there is
cellog OF reinsurance considerable anxiety is
still manifested aud the Door bulletin is AK
iously awaited.
(Ohoial Buctiu,)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. H. $3.50 p. m.
The Presidents condition has not materially
changed sirco the last bulletin. He has boon
tranquil aud has slept some, has DOT vomi;t i
aud Tho rusrltlVo eucmata Arc eti retained.
Puse ll2, tcnpcrature Is. I. respiration Is.
(Unofficial BuletiU.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. II, p. n
Tho Presidents mail has Increased very ma.
tcrslly sInco the relapse AID The number OF
suggestions as to how the uo!avorsblo turn in
the coss should bo mot ere innumer.tlo. Oae
correspondent says that if TRANSMISSION OF lhe
blood should BIO detcrmiEod upoc he is roaty
20 give hsIt or all of his blood il necessary E.,
sustain ard tuid up The President Previous
to the midday dressing Dr.. AsueR WIS asked
the condition Of tho Presdrn. TO which no TO-
sp)Ldcd: He ia better to day." When qucsu
toned further tho doctor saiG "Thrro is no,hD
| 1R further to say Than is contained in the bull
letin which is stated ovor my oSn together with
the signatures Of the other surgeons. Tho
dcctar pas pressed for o reply to question a.
to whather ho considered that tho patient had
en- tqlai chaoce icrreousory. and said: : 1t ia c
bad plan 10 speculate on chances, the bulletin
tolls tic s;cry that the President il hotter to-
day, gN0d inUrnDg.
(Unuthtisl Eu;lslia.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. Ia il. H.
d.: BHss ast camo from tho pstitn.'s room
aud betoru lcaVog tho mansion said that Tic
President hss taken nnurishmont twica sinco
| i he midday dressing occurred at l2:i5 end l:45
1t c)uSisted of oooied ioiusion OF boat niya,i
with few drops OF maliatic acid. Whas hiss
been Administered thus far has been retaneI
and tho improvement anticipated byis hos boon
realized. Tho President. shortly alter t1o tirat
dose WAS taken expressed himself as feeling
better. aud his pu'so iSdcsicd er:at Improve
mont having boo3mo stronger aod the numhir
| OF beats materially decreased.
EXECUTIVE MANSION Aug. l7-22::4j y. m,
Ia conversation this afternoon regarding the
statements made bv Dr. Hammond relative "a
Tho treatment OF President Garfield, 10 which
DC severely oiltctsss tho ability of tho attend
ing. surgeons, nr. Bliss said it was toe
bsd that Dr. Hammond would say euof
Thugs. and referred 10 tho Inconvenience
no had COMO to when iho doctor va:
IN trouble TO assist Kim, Tho longer ,ht
speaker dwolt upon tho subject the warmer ht
grow, and in conclusion he Fad that tao state
lnents creditoc by tho press to DR.. Hsmmand
were simply Infamous and uniiu,.
&uiaeGu Attempts to ASsasslnatc Il
Fail Guard,
WASHINGTON, Aug, l7.-Tbis morniog al
4:5O o'clock while Mr.. W. @. McGilI, ono Of
the guards at the jail, Ras passiog through the
corridor Something 10 the appearance of Gui
leans cell attracted his otiootion E,,,,;,,