Daily Republican., 1881-08-31

4uAto DumCi0ns W supply al waste
Tho lnost important fact, perhaps, Is
the reduction Of the swollen gland by
about one half The President himself
says he feels decidedly better, and that
he has gained little strength. The
wound continues In healthy condition
and is again granulating slightly, Gen.
eral Swain thinks that the President
is little more than meeting oil de.
mands ppCn his strength. Tho systan
gives clear Indications OF beinR vigor.
Ously at work throwing Of all impuri-
ties and supplying their place with
beautiful substance. In short, Gen.
Swain, while fully recognizing the
gravity Of the case, regards it only with
hope and confidence,
DIR. BLISS OPINION.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, A45 p. M
In an interview with reporter of the
Associated Press, at halfpast four this
p. NJ, Doctor Bliss said that the Presi-
dents case today had been very salts
factory. Another incision, about u Of
an inch in length was made In the
patients right cheek this morning, and
large additional quantity OF pus re-
moved. The openings are now all in
communication one with another, and
the condition of the gland is improving
every hour. The patients s. pulse has
had somewhat higher range to day
than yesterday, but DR.. Bliss does not
attach any significance to this fact
for the reason that the local disturbance
arising from the g.andular swelling is
suffi rient 30 explain It, The patients
general condition remains As good as
yesterday, and his stomach is behaving
admirably. DIR. Bliss does not look
for any marked and decided change In
the direction Of recovery before Friday
or Saturday, by which time he thinks
the gland will have ceased to be q dan
gsrous feature. Up to this time all
goes as well A. could be expected.
DIR. BoyNToN's STATEMENT OF THE
CASE.
Late this evening q representative of
the Associate Press obtained the follow.
ing from Or. Boynton regarding the
Presidents case.
The Doctor said: "Were It not for
the advent of septic:e mia in the Presi-
dents case, he would now be conval-
escent. The stomach trouble of two
weeks ago; the glandutar copmlicstion
the stupor and delirium;the rapid pulse
loss OF strength, etc., were all due to
this course. The wonderful vitality Of
the Hresident enabled him to overcome
all of his dangers and complications at
tending the wound prior to the occur,
renee Of blood poisoning. In his case
septicnmin had undermined the foun-
da' lions Of life, producing y condition
much resembling typhoid fever, atten.
ded with stupoI, delirium and great
prostration. The processes Of digss
tion and assimilation had been pretty
much arrested, so that although he
partook of suffi cient amount Of nutri-
tious food, he became greatly emacia-
ted and exhausted. The blood, besides
being vitiated by the absorption of sep
tic matter, had become more and more
on account of the failure of
the system to assimilate food and trans
form it into blood.
The President has been laboring uuder
the influence Of this blood poisoning
for some time and during the past
week it became evident that unless
a favorable change soon occurred his
vital powers would give way. On
Friday morning change for the bet
ter was noticeable, the first indication
Of it being m abatement Of stupor and
delirium. This was followed by the
appearance as other favorable symp-
toms which indicated that the blood
poison was being eliminated and the
system was m aking an effort to rally
from the terrible depression caused by
the septicgmia. The problem was now
10 sustain his strength until nature
could further eliminate the poison.
The President was weaker on Satur-
day than at any previous time yet his
was less critical than on the
two preceding days. On Saturday 1t
was more q struggle with exhaustion
the canse Of the exhaustion hav-
ing to some extent been removed,
while on the preceding days the e1-
was nearly as great with no
apparent abatement of the cause.
II the blood poison continues to
be eliminated, and no more septic mat.
ters are absorbed, the President vii
slowly but surely regain his strength
In his present condition it Is not iIi'-
possible that there may be further -,
sorption OF septic matters, brin-j
with it serious complications, but Is
confidently hoped that such will noI be
the case. No irreparable mischief has
occurred to any vital organs, and re-
covery is more than probable. As the
processes of digestion and assimilation
become more fully re- established better
blood will be manufactured from the
food, which, as 1t circulstes through
the sys.sn, will stimulate TO more
healthy action all the functions OF the
body.
The process of repair in the wound,
which il now At complete stand still,
will be re- established; the discharge Of
pus, which has almost ceased, will
again become normal AZ to the Quanti-
ty and quality; granulatlons will epring
up. and the wound will rapidly heal.
The glandular trouble, although the re-
suit Of the septic and depraved condi-
ton of the blood, became not only An
annoying, but dangerous compllca-
ton, and it's subsistence was a very I'M
portant element in bringing shout
favorable change in the Presidents con-
dition."
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
DR.. Hamilton arrived in the city at
half-past ten o'clock tonight. DR..
Agnew xpects to leavefor Philadelphia
to. moro n morning.
Private secretary Brown said this
evening that Professor Bell has sue
ceeded In perfecting an induction
balance. by which, he maintains, he
. locate precisely the ball in the Pres
ldents body. 1t has not yet been deter
mined to try the experiment, however.
The members OF the Cabinet were at
the Mansion until quite late hour to-
night.
Secretary Blaine in response to a
question, said that he considered the
patients condition better, aud he felt
much encouraged.
Secretary Hunt considered the fact OF
the President holding his own during
the day good sign, and that the pa
tents condition was evidently better