Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence ot the AleIa. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 25, 1881.

WASHINGTON, ID. w., July 20, 1881.
While the excitement g,rdieg the Pfesi-
dents relspse Is not s. apparent es /. wss las:
Saturday, i: las by 10 uears .5attd AID bis
condition is a.m;st The OILY topic cf genera!
conversation. His physisiars held conaulta
ton to day, d.. Hamilton bsing present, nud
came TO tho conclusion that he is as vel! as
GOULD reasonably be expected under ezsliog
circumstances. He is considerably wcak"r Of
course than he was last week, so wax 10 fact
,hst be can scs.c S move bis limbs, but barring
that, they say he is heller than he hiss bean
since lsst Friday. All the members of tie
Cabine! AID their wives havo bcon st tn:
White House this morning, aud they seem to
be satisfied that the worst is ever, or. IRON
some u, Xpleined cause thsIe seems to be .
pro7e!ilcR IMPRESSION outside CT The Wniic
House that be will not recover. DE-. hgDe1'
| ef. tor his hlne las, Digbt but will probab J
| return this evening and it is probable thGt d.
AMI DIR. HauIlton viii "speii' each other uut!
the result; Of tne cssc ohsll BIZ definitely deter
| mined. Ooe of the President regular sltcrd
ing physicians Is reported aa se:lrg .bst should
| OF uoaeorsb'e symptoms maul!est themselves
during me Ecyt seven days Bis case will thee
y
that thec his recogery will DO assured. Some
Surgeons @ho have Tot seen tho President, sn1
who have TO depend upon the deserip ions they
| read Of ri, wounds given by these WHO 60 SEC
hiu, sod the bulletins issuad from the White
House as tho pfsIais,s upon which 10 baso
their conciusl0LS, sem 70 hi X that boyo0t
tho nero tact tina. the pies!del. IL not Ge.G
there is nothing upon which 70 IIolirste che
hopes that bis ettendl1s physicians an!ertiin Of
his recovery. They say ths. The rigCrs ohllis
and great Eeakoess Indicate extensive sGppuca
ton, and that, TOO, in so deep seated a part
thst there must be greet dauler OF the irh-
trs!loo CT pus iato tissues from '7hch il Rlsl be
likely 10 be absorbed lntO the Giaod vessels esd
thus Cue p}amis or blood poisoning. There
was dull aud gloomy lock ahou. the " bite
House to day, the ooy c.l<rs there btiaa
enquirers about the Presidents copdion, aod
they talked snd walked a. lhiugh the whole
house were sick room. There aro not many
people standing oD the out side ct the gIclosure.
the eD'raDOc 70 which ii guarded By tic police,
who still will allow Do 0ns 10 enier 9liroa, Is
card Of admission; ard the u. s. ,r ,ops who
were On eye sore 10 maui persons, have oeeu
removed frou the troot Of the house and ste
toned Gu. Of sight iii lis reur
Mr. Conkli; 8 has arrived from New York.
de was al the Capitol yesterday mornng. and
took bath aud wus shaved thcre. He viaittd
Senator J0oes. bu. is stopping at his = rooms,
on l4:h street. 10 tells Ills tficuda thss hu is
permsoensly out OF poIi:ci, aod tha: he iaicuGa
!rop the present 10 cJpiu! hlGiscIf to tbs prec.
tic: ct his lrotess Oh.
Guitcsu has been informed Of the uofayara.
bic change 10 TIE Presidents cood,i,n, and
he's been Vlsbiy aft c;cd by l., for whereas he
Was quite per: before. kucw:cg tbsi BIZ pucish
ment OF NOS. you'd be only eight years iupris.
ooment, Now that there is dsoGer OF his snot
proving fatal there is tqu.l danger OF his being
hst g.d, nc has nov b,c- IN su!icu I'D ,uoTesa.
Secretary Bg.eh. Of the Senate, who arrived
here last Saturday uiHh:, ACC who was recover
log from prolonged atttcs Of illness, hes sui
ferod relapse, aud is nav Q1ite sick
MoTa changes have booa made smlng the
ofic!rn Of the Potomac Ferry Conpsoy. Capt.
Wood has been appointed superintendent o.!
the steamers A.roEs1i,h aDd Mystic; Capt.
RS, cotamsnCor OF tho AFRO ssuitt; Mr.
Cole, formerly eDeinoer Of cue of the ferry
bosts. has been transferred to the Arro9smti,,
and the rcsuitIog vacancy filled by the appoi5t
poiotment of Mr.. Foster. The Arrowsmith
having received the certificate of tue inspectors
will, Mr. Phillip, the. Geueral Manager OF the
Iioe, says, resume her regular trips TO morrow
morning. The old cneineer, 50 veil as tho cid
captsIo of tie ArroWsui!h, have gono 10 the
steamer j. hn Thompsou.