Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-08
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA Land Breeze Makes it Uncomfortable at
 Long Branch;
 The Patient Holds His Own. With Signs of a Slight improve
 ment. 54 s
!. CHANGE OF PHYSICIANS.
Three of Them Retire from
 the Case.
THE PRESIDENT.

the Case.
 THE PRESIDENT.
 | Longing for Sniff of Sea Afr--The First
 Day at Long Branch an Unusually Hot One--The Patient Holds His l Own--A Favorable Showing by the BulIetfns--A Change in l the Medical Attendance
 Dr. Bliss to have Full
 | Charge.
 LONG BRANCH, Sept. 7.-The Presidents first full day at Long Branch has been marked by extreme heat, and yet he has cer- tainly made some improvement. The heat
 was intense and until late in the evening there was nothing but land breeze blowing,
 when it shifted to the west There was not much of it, and yet the President welcomed it. There has been very little moving about at Elberon to-day. Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Rockwell and the young ladies have their meals sent to the cottage, but the rest took their meals at the Elberon Hotel. The Cab met officers are at West End cottage, and large flag marks each of the cottages occu- pied by the Presidential party There is, however, little else to indicate through ex- ternal appearances at Elberon that the Presi- dent is there. A guard of soldiers is still maintained, their tents being pitched in va- | cant lot beyond Lincoln avenue. Tickets are stationed only about Francklyn cottage and no one is admitted except those bearing certificates from Private Secretary Brown A very hopeful feeling prevails. Last night l .L
 the President could recover from the effects of his journey, while some began to think it was by no means certain that he ever would. But, as the President has so often said, it is always the unexpected things which happen to him. Once quiet, however, he seems to have begun the process of recuperation. BETTER SYMPTOMS IN THE CASE
 Before midnight the occasion offered for an examination which showed the fever to have entirely disappeared, and from that hour his sleep was much better. He slept | longer at time and with greater comfort. | At the usual intervals he was given liquid | nourlshment and nutritive enetnata When l he took his early sponge bath his condition was found to be fully as good as before he left Washington, and the morning dressing | showed that he had pretty well recovered | from the fatigue of yesterdays journey. During the day he seemed cheerful and at | least imagined that he felt better in the Long | Branch air. He certainly held the good gain l of last night No solid food has yet been | given him. The doctors have watched him closely. and while they hardly expect any 1 marked improvement for several days they have been thoroughly surprised by the recu- peration of last night and are every way satis- fled with the prospects.
 1 THE CABINET HOPEFUL OF THE RESULT. Secretary Kirkwood will return to Wash l ington tonight. Most of the Cabinet are of 1 too. Mrs. Garfield has had numerous con- veyances placed at her disposal, but as yet | spends all her time near her husband. Secre- tary Blaine states today that most of the Cabinet. will remain here until there is | no room for daily anxiety for the Presi l dent. Mir. Blaine will certainly do SO. He considers his condition as very favorable | and feels much encouraged about it. He will l send nightly message te Minister Lowell be- tween 10 and Il o'clock. Secretary Windom thinks there will still be ups and downs in | the Presidents case the same as at Washing ton, at least for a time until he is permanent ly affected by the change of air. Secretaries Hunt and Kirkwood also feel very much encouraged by the bulletins of the day | has not been here long enough yet for any favorable change to be expected, but if with | In week he began to show a marked inn provement he will feel almost confident of his recovery. The Postmaster General is still suffering from hay fever. He says he can't be cured till he gets to the mountains, and he will not go to them until the Presi dent gets on firm footing. That, however, he expects in few days.
 | THE COTTAGE AN OBJECT OF CURIOSITY, The beautiful moonlight to night called | out many people and the Presidents cottage was inspected by hundreds One of the
 White House ushers has come on to guard further Mrs. Garfelds privacy, and still an- other is expected to be added to the house. hold.
 | THE EVENING BULLETIN FAVORABLE. 1 During the afternoon the President was more affected by the heat than this morning. At one time the temperature of his room was 97, much hotter than in his room in Wash l lngton. Notwithstanding this the patient was | not seriously uncomfortable, although 1 the temperature was undoubtedly affected by 1t, at least little. Under the circumstances | the evening bulletin was not an unfavorable ones and on the whole gave general satisfac- l tion. After the evening bulletin had been issued all seemed unanimous that the dispatch had been fully as satisfactory as could be expected. Dr. Hamilton states to- night that the exceeding hot weather had been unfavorable to progress and comfort
 He says the evening bulletin is the most con- else statement of the present situation that can be made, but he is willing to add that the case has an exceedingly favorable out | look. Dr. Bliss says the President is better this evening in more ways than one. He does not pretend that there has | been any marked change. He expects none l for several days perhaps but he sees full in dication of better time coming. The wound and gland are both doing well, and there is no evidence of anything wrong in other respects except extreme weakness.
 9'This hot weather" says Dr. Bliss, lis no better for him than for you and me- If we l come and get good sea breeze tomorrow it l will probably make 8 difference" He says he is perfectly satisfied with the case to-nigAt. l He sees nothing discouraging in the symp- toms and that the President is not un- comfortable. Dr. Woodward committed l himself no further in the way of opinion than to say tbat the President would proba- ply do better with cooler weather, and that he is not dissatisfied Dr. Barnes says that even with the disad- vantages of the weather the President is bet Il ter off here than in Washington, and he hopes he will be much better.
 THE PRESIDENT LONGING FOR MENTOR. l Dr. Reyburn said that the stay at Long Branch depended entirely upon the condition | of the case The President was anxious to go to Mentor, and would probably be taken l hardly be able to go on such long journey | within two or three weeks. Even if he should improve rapidly it was best to make no plans, for in such case as this the future could not but be obscure even though the indications were good for plain sailing. DECREASE IN THE MEDICAL CORPS. At a late hour to night the agent of the National Associated Press received definite | information that the rumors about the retire. ment of three of the physicians from Presidents case were about to be confirmed l he information came directT from the the most interested and cannot be mistaken Drs. Barnes, Woodward and Reyburn signed the bulletin tonight the last time and tomorrow the early bulletin will contain the official an- nouncement of the fact that hereafter Dr. Bliss will have full control of the case, with Drs. Agnew and Hamilton as consulting phy-
 sicians one of them to be with Dr. Bliss all
 the time. It has been learned that the change
 was made in deference to the wish of the President and not on account of any differ. l 4l,. si~.