New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-27

this time encouraging"
good many sensational runors regarding the
Presidents condition have been circulated to-day,
remarked the correspondent.
Yes, have heard about of them We
have decided to make our official bulletins full
and explicit and try if we cannot in that way pre-
vent the circulation of such unfounded rumors
don't know whether shall succeed for certainly
we have ali the time been willing that the truth
should be known. Of course, are obliged to con-
line ourselves to the il develops and cannot
indulge in predictions"
ANNOYED BY MIssTATENENTS.
1t is evident that tho surgeons are greatly annoyed
by misstatements aud Misrepresentation respecting
the Presidents condition and symptoms which have
been sent to of the newspapers. Some of these
garbled statements and the correspondents infer
ences therefrom have been attributed to- the sur
geons themselves; and they have been credited
with making anatomical and physiological state
ments and expressing medical opinions which never
could have emanated from person possessing even
the most ordinary and superficial knowledge of an
atony and physiology. One of the sources of the
rumors which have been flying over the country
to-day was the following fact Dr. Agnow when
he returned from Philadelphia brought with him a
surgical instrument of kind which he feared he
would not be able to get here and which he thought
it probable he might want. He left this instrument
at the house of Attorney General MacVeagh when
he went to the White House this morning, but dur
ing the morning examination of the Presidents
wound concluded to send for il. messenger came
out and whispered to Private Secretary Brown who
quickly ordered his carriage and driving somewhat
rapidly to the Attorney Generals house returned
with the instrument, which he sent at once to the
surgeons.
In some of the departments business was practi-
cally suspended for short time in consequence of
the receipt of alarming rlmcrs, clerks swarmiDg
into the corridors and questioning everyone who
might perchance have anything authentic in regard
to the Presidents condition. People who went to
the White Honse for the first time manifested some
increduity when told that everything was advanc-
ing finely.
Secretary Kirk kwood, who this evening had q talk
with the surgeons has telegraphed to some anxious
friends in the West that the Presidents condition is
more favorable than at any time since last Thurs
day.
CHEERFUL FEELING PREVALENT.
The evening bulletin fulfilled the promise of the
surgeons in being full and explicit 1t was also very
satisfactory and reassuring. and the Cabinet officers
and others who visited the White House this even
ing returned to their homes in n more cheerful
frame of mind than they have enjoyed for several
days. At half-past o'clock as they were going
home, Secretaries Lincoln aud Kirkwood expressed
themselves as very hopeful and happy. Secretary
Lincoln said {: " DR.. Woodward has just told me
he has been before since last Thursday"
Secretary Kirkwood said " / feel immensely re-
lieved, and have sent dispatch to Iowa saying that
the President is doing we'll"
Other members of the Cabinet spoke in equally
hopeful and cheerful terms Shortly afterward Dr.
Reyburn, on his way 10 visit patient stopped long
enough to say: "Thc President is doing splenddly
He is sleeping now, and all feel hopeful"
AT 10 o'clock Dr. Bliss said: "The President
l.a
abated, and think his pulse is below 100 with
respiration and tcrnperature normal He received
one-eighth of grain of morphia tonight and
soon fell into quiet refreshing sleep"
Secretary Blaine, who left the White Housua few
minutes later expressed himself as much gratified
at the Improvement in the Presidents condition, and
1T was very evident that he felt much more cheerful
and hopeful than he did twenty-four hours before
gentleman who visited the Mansion this after
noon, and who is intimate friend of the family.
saw Mrs. Garfield, who told him that her husbands
condition was quite encouraging that he was GER
tainly better than he was yesterday, and that he
was resting comfortably.
SPECIMEN OF MANUFACTURED NEWS
Among the wild rumOrs respecting the Presidents
condition which have been telegraphed from Wash
ingtOn was one which appeared in The Clereiand
Leader of July "a. This is the story as told by tho
correspondent:
Do yo remember" asked the lieutenant detailed
to command the United States troops in the Execu
tive Mansion grounds to your correspondent to-day
the last day / was stationed here ? II was on
Tuesday, July 12."
Yes, i remember the day. 1t was when the
Presidents pulse rose much higher than at any
previous time"
"Well, 1 trained very hard that night I was
compelled to sleep in the East Room of the White
House. You may not know it, but the physicians
gave the President up for dead that night The
Vice-President was sent for and remained until
nearly morning. All the members of the Cabinet
were present, and Justice of the Supreme Court
was at hand to administer the OATH The physicians
had no idea that the President would live through
the night. He did, though, and improved so much
before daylight that the Cabinet all left for home
1t was agreed not to say anything about it, and the
newspapers never had an inkling of the matter.D
The same story was published, it is said in
Chicago, Cincinnati and Boston Secretary Hunt
aud Postmaster-General James called the attention
OF TRIBUNE correspondent to this paragraph to-
night and expressed desire that he should say that
no such incident occurred, and that the story
Is a pure fiction from beginning to end.
REGAINING GROUND THAT WAS LOST.
THE PRESIDENT PASSES A COMFORTABLE DAY AND
TAKES NoURIsHMENT WITH RELIsH-rnE USUAL
FEBRILE RISE NOT AT ALL MARKED.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-11:3O D. m.-There has
pcen more excitement and anxiety throughout the
city with regard to the condition of the presdept
to-day than at any time since last Saturday morn
ing The removal OF q few small splinters of bone
from the wound at the morning dressing was exoo
gerated INTO serious, painful and weakening on
eraion the reticence of the attending surgeons with
regard to the details of the patients case was taken
as q tacit admission that something was wrono. n