Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25

little graye team he was when the Senate adj
lourned. The two visitors were shown into the
cabinet room. The Presidents private secre-
| tary was the only person in the room. Dr. Bliss
was sent for. To him Mr.. Conkling said that
| the recent unfayorable turn i'm the Presidents
case had been source of anyietyto him. and he
| called In person to day to make inquiries Upon
| being informed that the Presidents SUMMONS
| this afternoon were all of the most encouraging
| character, he expressed qualification and asked
Dr. Bliss TO convey to Mrs. Garfield his sincere
| sympathy and good wishes. Afterwards the
fact that ex-senator Conkling had called was
conveyed to the President. The visit was of
short duration. Coming ont of the White
House, the ex-senator said to THE STAR reporter
who paid his respects to him: IL am very glad
to hear that the President is better
The Presidents Decided Improvement.
WHAT DIR. HAMILTON SAYS.
DR.. Hamilton said this afternoon -. might
talk all day. and would not say ANYTHING more
than is contained in this mornings bulletin.
That bulletin expresses my views exactly
The Presidents appearance this afternoon
is greatly improved over his appearance yester-
day. He looks great deal more natural and
his Improvement shows itself i'm his face and
general appearance. Yesterday he looked very
badly.
The Feeling Throughout the City.
HOPE SUCCEEDS the PAINFUL ANXIETY OF THE
LAST FEW DAYS
The effect Of the better news from the President
is visible everywhere in the city. People look.
feel and talk brighter. There is still an all
prevailing desire to hear the very latest news,
and the person who is supposed to have any
information is stopped without any regard to the
preprieties of ordinary daily intercourse. The
fact that man just from the White House is an
entire stranger to persons wanting to learn
something from the President. is no bar what
ever to his being piled with questions. The chap
with repertOrial air finds himself i'm special de-
mand. Ladies driving along the Avenue i'm car
rages hail him and call for the latest from the
President. The bulletins are watched for eagerly.
The feeling of confidence in the Presidents ulti-
mate recovery which prevailed prior to the re-
lapse is returning. His escape from the danger
which threatened him Saturday and Sunday
night seems to have fixed the opinion of some
that he is bound to get well. The Presidents
death now would be as great a shock to the
country as if it had Immediately followed the
shooting.
SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE OPERATION THAT
RELIEVED THE PRESIDENT.
There is a good deal of comment on the fact
that the operation which relieved the President
was not made before yesterday morning. The
attending physicians thought best to await the
opinion of the consulting physicians In the
meantime the sac of matter-the great disturb
er-had been emptied 10y DR.. Bliss by manpula-
ton of the hand 1t filled again. however. and
showed the necessity of an incision. This was
made as soon as the consulting physicians had
examined the wound and pronounced that the
| proper course. Instead of the matter now hav-
| ing to traverse the elbow of the wound formed
| by the detection of the ball after the rib was
| struck. it can be taken out directly through the
| incslon, which is funnel-shaped.
MALARIA IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
There is a manifestation of malaria about the
White House. Charley Hendley, the stcno-
grapher, has had it for the past four or five
days Forced to succumb. he is now at home in
bed. The office coachman is i'm bed from the
same cause. One of the doOrkeepers likewise is
between the sheets with malaria: and further
one Of the stablemen is in the same condition.
4 stronger argument for the reclamation of the
Potomac flats could not be made.
CURIOUS ARTICLES RECEIVED AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
There were two things that arrived at the
White House to-day by express which are worthy
of note. One was stuffed humming bird
perched on one of the impossible little trees that
are affected by the taxidermist. 1t came from
Rhode Island and was destined by the sender to
relieve the mOnotony of the sick ROOM" How
1t could afford such relief not even DR.. Hamil-
ton could tell. The other arrival was small
box Of alleged crackers. They were to satisfy
the appetite and at the same time impart much
strength They looked and tasted like half
cooked biscuits which had been allowed to
harden.
PRAYERS IN THE CHURCHES.
In the churches yesterday prayers were offered
for the recovery of the President as on the
Sunday following the shooting. A large con-
gregatOn attended the Christian church eX-
pecting that the pastor. Mr.. Power would con-
tinue his remarks concerning the crime, but.
except in prayer, the president was not men-
toned.
ROBERT HABERSHAM Ell LOTT. BISHOP OF TEXAS,
who teiegraphed to Gov. Foster that the people
under his charge would earnestly join i'm PRAYER
and thanksgiving for the restoration to health Of
the President of the United States, after Gov
Robertson had declined because he thought
state and church matter should be kept sepa-
rate-is the son of the late celebrated Bishop
Stephen Elliott, of Georgia. He is one of the
youngest, if not the youngest bishop i'm Amer
lea. and was a soldier i'm the confederate army
He was severely wounded.
Wall Street To-day.
FEvERISH AND UNSETTLED CONDITION OF THE
STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 25-The Posts financial ar
ticle GAO pm. edition. says: The stock exchange
opened with the knowledge that the condition
of the President had improved and that there
was still a reasonable hope of his final recovery.
As the heavy decline i'm stocks in the last hour
of Saturday business was Ostensbly because of
| the belief that the President could not live Zone
| report having it that he was dead). there was
| this morning sharp advance on the news noted:
| and during the first half hour the market was
| decidedly strong. good part of the transient
| ''short interest" having been covered in this
time, and there yet being no sustained buying of
the leading stocks, the market then relapsed into
afeverish and unsettled condition and as we write
good part of the early advance has been lost.
The decline of Saturday further weakened mar
| gins to degree that many stocks have been
forced for sale to protect brokers. United
States bonds are Is lower for the As and ~
| higher for the AS. and otherwise unchanged.
| The only sale of state bonds was Louisiana con-
soils at IS .'seller thirty" Railroad bonds are
dull. at a decline of 1za21s per cent. The lat
ter, Central Iowa firsts, to 1l51S st. Pual frsts
| fell (Southern Minnesota division) IL to 106,
| and Kansas opd Toxa dc no m Scl1[