Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-15
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
TagE PREsEDEhT's CONDITION.
lOGioial RnllaiIa.l


EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. Is. S: 80 q. H.
Tho President did not rest SO we'll as usual last
night untiI towards three 'clctk. His siaop
was rot sourd and BIO aWcko at short intervals.
His stomach was irritable and ho vomited sew.
eral times. About throo O'Clock he became
compis,d end slept we'll until after seven this
morning. His stomach is still irritable and his
temperature rather higher thin yesterday
morning. At present bis pu 50 is los, temper.
| ature 100 .. respiration 20.
(Unofisia Bu'lelio.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August l5-ll q. %.
Private Secretary Brown reports ct this hour
that tho Presidont'5 condition haa GIN: Jerably
i'm proved sine, The official bulIelia If this
morning vas issued lilo has taken little
nourshmont, which has been retaiaid on is
stomach.
iUuo6icial Bullctipl
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. j. II m.-Tho
President is said to be considerable better st
| this hour than when tho morning bulletin WIS
is .uad. lilo has taken somo milk and small
quantity OF beet eX rae; he hes sis, partokcn
of some whiskey with cgg. all Of atioh he has
retained.
10 response to 40 Inquiry as to tho csuso Of
| tho Presidents vomiting, private Secretary
Brown said that it was du, entirely to q weak
stomach, and while it was more or less aggrava-
tod by tho wound, that it c1uId not be attributed
solely to lis effects lilo added ttas the Presjs
dent Contracted dyspepsia while h, was 10 the
army, and had at 20 tune Size, beon entirely
ttco from 1t. and that when he was 10 apparent
good health he was oftontimes troubled with
n:ulea. Mr. Brown says that tho surgeons arc
not st all alarmed ut the patients present con
diiioD. During the last hour he has slept some
and appears 10 DO stronger Ii hayiog been
intimated that the operation performed on
Monday last WAS in fact 90 attempt to remove
tho ball. MIR. Brown WAS asked if tho story had
auy foundation. lie replied that it was enlirs ~
erroneous. and said that there was no immsdi.
80 intention of disturbing the ball.
(Of,s BulIetin)
EXsCUTlyE MANSION, Aug. l5-l2 50 .. m.
SiEos tho last bulletin the President has not
again vomited ard has been able to rstsn
tho pourishment administered. At the moro
iog dressing tho discharge OF puj WIS free and
OF good character. Size, then bis pulse has
beon moro frequent, bus the temperature has
fallen to lido beIow what it was OF this timo
yesterday. At present bis pnl,e is lis. tom
pcraiuro ~ and respiration 49,
(Uanficisl Bulletin
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August 1.-The
surgeons took tho patients pulse at about
l:45 p. N. when it vas | -, being decrease Ct
q beats in less than . hours. Al his hour PHI
vate Secretary BroRn, Who just cana from the
surgeons room. eays tho pulse is still d.cseas-
leg.
ST. Louis. AUGUST Is. -Tno Globe Demo
crat, contains the tollowiDi: Mr.. y. o. Rock
well. CT this city, brother 10 law of President
Garfield, ytstesday received Tho following v5ly
hopeful letter from Dr.. s. A. Boyot0n, who
Was been tor many years tho phySiosn of the
Garfield tsm!l aud is noW in constant attcn-
daEca at the White House:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. WAsuIE0roN.
August II. 1851.
My Doar Sir.-Iour favor of the 10Th rec
cslVed. The newspapers ct lhiogs mixed
somewhat. The President is 10 much better
condition now than at any tiro since tho il Jury
s1d Is improving every day, with every nrCs
poet OF gClog steadily on to recovery. SiGco
5ou LETT he was obliged to Undergo a pretty
severe operation which promises TO he tho last
in the way of culliug. You need feel no sux,
l.ty for bis recovery is otlya matter of time.
10 riEsrd to nursing We now have things we'll
arranged, Mrs. Edsoa takes him ons plight ua.
til q. m, and Gtn;rA SEaino follows her and
rtma uuii q. M, then Tx, him urd re.
min with him until Mrs. E;soa roturoa come
time d0ling tho day, aud then sho aud | take
tuins staying with hin dutiog tha day. The
next night stay with him until 3 o. I'D, then
Col. Rockwell follows me aud rem aims uniil a.
N. when 5g'iu take him. urd 20 il 20 day
after diy, aud nix BIT alter night
l read yonr lcttor to tito Prcsideat AID Mrs.
Garfield. Thoy send thiir love and say sou
ntci not Thick OF coming back for no is getting
Along 10 vel that he will not need so much
care alter fW days. lilo is weak, but is
much rur ger than when ytu loft and IN very
toCd CONDITION every Way.
q A RoyNTnN