The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-19
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
LATEST NEWS FROM TIE WHITE HOUSE.
He Passesa Comfortable Night, and
His.Conditi0n is Better Than ON
the Day Before-A ParOtid
Gland Inaamed = Tho
Surgeons MOrei Hope
fui OF His Ulti-
mate Recovery.


Angus. Is, $50 o. m.-The president has
Passed very comfortable night, sleeping
very well the greater part of the time. There
has been no farther vomiting, and the nutri-
tive enemata are still retained. This morn
ing his pulse are slower and his general con-
dition better than on yesterday. His pulse
is l04; temperature 9S 8; respiration IL.
d. w. BLISS.
X. BARNES.
j. j. WOODWARD.
Unofficial bulletin, IL q. m.-The indica-
tions are that everything is progressing
nicely in the sick room. DR. Agnew left for
Philadelphia ..on the limited express. He
will probably return tomorrow in order that
DR. Hamiltn may 60 to New York on Sat.
urdsy. Private Secretary Brown accompa.
MED the ctor to the train and says he
talked very encoursgingly of the presidents
chances previously to leaving the mansion.
Dr. Agnew had o talk with Mrs Garfield
and he informed her that he felt perfectly
secure in icing temporarily absent; If
any emergency should occur he
can easily be summoned, etc.
AT this hour the president is resting quietly.
About three. quarters of an hour ago he took
q small quantity of koumiss, which was given
him by his wife. Up to this time no bad
effects have been experienced from it and at
present he is sleeping.
Official bulletin, Executive Mansion, 1890
p. m.-The president is suffering some dis
comfort this morning from COM
mencing Inflammation of the
right parotid gland. In other respects
his condition is somewhat improved and
especially his stomach is becoming less In.
tolerant. He has asked for and retained
several portions of liquid nourishment--much
more than he could swallow yesterday. The
nutritive enemata continues to be used with
success. His pulse is 1OS; temperature 9S
respiration Is.
FRANK HAMILTON.
Unofficial bulletin, Executive Mansion, 2
D. m.-As DR.. Hamilton was leaving thC
white house about an hour ago, he said IN
response to q question by a representative Of
the associated press, that he could not GER
tsinly say what was the cause of the inhsma
ton, but it was proper to state, that it wa
no indication of any serious complication l,
wRs not of unusual occurrence in such casel
!, and it caused no alarm whatever 10 the at
tending surgeons, The doctor then pro
!, ceeded on his way to luncheon.
Executive Mansion, 2:15 p. m.-The pub
lication of extracts from letter written
by DR.. Bliss to a friend in Chicago
in which he is quoted ss saying that he
holds no interviews with newspaper CORES.
pondents but that they insist upon inventipg
false and foolish conversations with him, and
concluding with, II don't think the prosi.
dents surgeons and physicians are shallow
fools because the press gang here try tc
make them out as such" has been the sub
iect of considerable comment among men,
bers Of the press during the day, aud in order
to obtain the facts in the case the article was
clipped from morning paper and sent tt
DR.. Bliss, with the request that he should
say in writing whether or not no wrote the
letter referred to. In response DR.. Bliss re-
piled as follows: "In reply to your note
requesting TO be informed
if tho enclosed slip from the Chicago Evening
Journal was written by me, | have to
state that the paragraph is base fabrication
and is only one of the many false and cruel
attempts upon me since have occupied the
position of surgeon in charge of tho presi.
dent. | have. not heretofore thought proper
to saake any public denial of the hesrtlesc
attacks on my character, and only now reply
10 your kind note of this date, because you
seem to think 1t of sufficient importance tc
call my attention so IT,
Very truly yours,
ID. w BLISS.
The following was sent this evening:
To Lowell, Minister OF London:
I lAt o'clock the president showed slight
Improvement in his power 10 retain and d.
gest food, but his general condition 10 moi
strongly reassuring.
BLAINE, Secretary.
Official bulletin, Executive Mansion, Gt30
p. m.-The president has done well during
the day. He has taken additional nouri,h-
ment by the mouth this afternoon with
evident relish without subsequent nausea.
There was some rise Of temperature, but his
general condition Is rather better than at this
time yesterday, His pulse is 1903; tempera-
ture 100; respiration Is.
ID. w. BLISS.
| ROBERT REYDURN:
ID. HAYES AGNEw.
80 FRANK HHMILToN.