The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-16
TELEGRA.PHIC
SAFE AND SOUND.
That's W hat theDOctors Think
will soon be Their Report
Of the PresiLent.
More About Guitseau.
The President Thinks More
Than He Talks.

The President Thinks More
Ehan He Talks.
Washington, IA Yesterday the Pre-
sident asked Colonel Rockwell what the
feeling seemed to be among the people
st large. From what see in the papers
and from innumerable letters and tele-
grams | receive, think the unanimous
sentiment of the people is with you 10
the greatest extent; they were stunned
by the blow, and their affections are with
you TO man. I think the heart Of the
American people was never wrung so
before" SIT Ia sad heart" said the
President, shut undaunted." A few
moments later his eyes twinkled with
bunor, aud he asked: -"Will the heart
Of the American people give me glass
of water?" At 730 the bulletin was
issued and before the physicians had lett
the house the President was asleep.
Mrs. DR.. Edison, the nurse, said the
President on Sunday suffered intensely
and seemingly with much keener con-
seriousness than at snY lime yet. He has
tired-out feeling consequent on being
compelled to lie in one position so long.
Il is natural for so large, active and
healthy man.
The President said in speaking of
Guittesu, after thinking deeply for time,
''Docter, l wonder what will do when
that man is brought before me for par
don." l said 81 don't think there will
be any question of pardon at ali, Presi-
dent; such persons as he is ought be kept
within the security of very strong walls,
think" Then, afte. an interval Of
thought, he answered, ''I guess so, doc
tor" III rC'H 4
General Swain says they try to keep
the patient quiet, ''but sometimes he gets
ahead of US. He condenses his sentences
wonderfully, occasionally into two or
three words, SO he gets through before
we can even caution him against talking"
tence into couple Of words, and we be-
gun to tell him he must not talk he said,
banleringly, Why, / got through lcng
ago" "he is the mos: wonderful patient
lve ever seen or heard of. You can
imagine how fEetful a strong man lsying
PROSTATE on his back for over week will
become, but the Presideut preserves his
temper and, so far, have not heard a
complaining word from him Whatever
he says is cheerful, and he often speaks
in bahteging tone"
Washington, IA pom being asked
this morning if the President was grow
ing stronger, DR.. Bliss impatiently
asked: ''Hew DO you expect man 10
grow stronger on twelve ounces of liquid
food day, pretty high ten days fever,
and the drain Of a dangerous wound: no,
he is not growing stronger; when the
fever leaves him, when the wound is
healed and he is eating twelve ounces of
beefsteak three times day, he will get
strong again, but he is getting every day
nearer to the time when he will be grow
ing stronger, and that is quite enough for
US to be thankful for; is it not2" $50
you consider the President better than
yesterday morning?" "Yes, undoubt-
eddy, the pulse and temperature srs lower.
We we're somewhat disturbed at the in
crease Of the temperature which took
place on Saturday aud Continued E.4e~s--
it is down again aud the pulse is back to
SO. By the end of this week have the
strongest faith that the President viii be
out Of danger, and will be growing
stronger fast enough to satisfy our friends
here" :..-
Postmaster-General James has good
that scarcely hslf-dozan have APP
preached him by card during the last
week.
GUITTEAU's CAB.
Guitteau is still closaly guarded, and
nobody is allowed to sac him. He COM
plains of indigestion rom prison food,
but could get nothing better. he still
claims that it was bet8r to kill Garfield
than the republican party. The inspira-
ton frat came to hin just after Conk-
ling and Plat resisRed. His being
elected from the White House by the
Presidents order had nothing to do with
his attempt. His stSements regarding
his election were conflicting enough to
warrant suspicious tlat the assault was
rather personal revenge than anything
else. He tells various stories as to the
incipicncy Of his determination, placing
the date at widely di'erse times. Quit
teau lie not ignorant " the condition Of
the President, as .has been stated. His
cheerfulness is evidatly assumed; his
eyes are bloodshot.
New York, 14.-i&n'S Milwaukee: A
recent Washington Dispatch to the effect
that Guitteau based lis hopes of marry
ing rich widow up@ the securement of
government appointment, has caused
much talk in this cis!. While conduct
ing q revival meetig here last June,
Mrs. Sarah VanCot exhibited several
letters written her by 3uittesu with the
statement, In substsce, that Guitteau
was formerly sn ipfel, who had been
converted through hr efforts, and that
since his conversion b Was the smartest |
and most influential pung man in Chi
csgo. The letters we neatly tied to- |
gether with perfumd blue ribbon, and |
were mixture of ambiguous disserta-
lions upon things spitusl, rhspsodical
references 10 his all asor5ing affection,
profound admiration ,r and inexpressi.
BILE gratitude to the lay evangelist who,
he said, had saved hin Said one Of the
ladies who was priveged to read the
etters: "Mrs. VanCt expressed great
pride in showing the ittsrs, and seemed
highly to esteem the athor." The.lady
says that she knows tit Mrs. Van Colt
is the wealthy widowhe crack-brained
fellow thought be coulmarry.