The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-07

envy or beam any ill.will. II b merely
Indifference with him. He Of ali men
should have been spared from such Q
wound"
WAsHIn4TON. July 6.-Df. Blio
0ys emphatically that the Presidant
h decidedly improved this morning.
and that his prospect il more 6hvogabIe
than ct any time yet. The Precedent
this morning woke up from Q rood
sleep, and all present in the room Vere
delighted to hear him say, I" I am hun.
cry, and must have something to eot !"
and he was given some chicken brotb.
though the doctors bad some fear that
1t would not remain on his stomsch.
II die, however, and after eating Il the
President remarked, al feel much
better" Then the doctors made an
examination, and found that the swell.
ing In the stomach called tylpalite, !"
bad receded. and that the pulse was
gradually falling to it, Normal condi-
ton. Allthe fhces ct the White House
to-day wore expressions Of hope. The
doctors show that they really feel the
encouraging words they utter. The
weather - warm but the President's
room Is most pleasantly situated, and
gets all the breeze there Ii. The sur
geOns agree that the turning point In
the case will probably occur to-day"
WAsHINGTON, July 5.-Mn. Gar
heId Is the only persOn except the doc
tors and the nurses and Gen. Swain
who Is allowed to enter the Presidents
room at will The other ladies, wives
Of the Cabinet officers and intimate
friends are permitted occasionally to
visit the room one or two at time.
Whenever Mrs. Garfield goes into the
room he welcomes her with Q smile
and she invariably speaks to him en-
couragingly. The surgeons do not
remain continuously in the Presidents
room. They can, 80 they say, judge
better Of the case by remaining away
except when they have an examine
ton, and then they compare bis con.
diti0n with what IL was ut the time Of
his last visit. A good portion Of the
time one Of the ladies II allowed 10
remain In the room to fan the Presi-
dent. Mrs. Blaine frequently relieves
Ms. MacVeagh 1t the bedside, and she
IL relieved In turn by one Of the other
ladies. The President Is inclined to
talk to visitors more than the doctors
believe is for the best, but he always
talks in q CHEEKY way. In response to
an inquiry az to how he felt, he said
My good friends, be Of good chser.
/ mean to pull through, and will"
Commissioner Dudley, who Is IN
intimate friend, was admitted last
night to the Presidents room. "Dud-
ley, / am glad to see you" was the
remark of the sick man. 81 know you
have come here to see Garfield, and
not the President" Still addressing
Mr.. Dudley, he said: II am very anx-
ious to live, indeed, and II necessary I
could let them cut of my limbs inch
by inch. Still, II have to die, am
ready to 60. Keep your courage up"
The President frequently chats and
jokes with those about his bedside.
WASHINGTON, July o, ga. M.-Drs.
Bliss and Woodward both express
themselves ~ feeling very much en-
Outraged at the Presidents condition
this A. N. His pulse at this hour 70 ..
m. Il about 100.
WASHINGTON, $50 A. M.-The Presi-
dent passed . quiet, restful night and
says that he feels more refreshed
this Morning than at any other time
since Saturday. Pulse below one hun
dred. His physicians are greatly en-
Outraged.
WARRINGTON, II A. M.-Secretary
Blaine just sent the following message
TO Lowell, Minister at London:
The President passed q very COM
Portable night and for the frat time
since he was wounded. His physi-
clans feel freshly encouraged but are
intensely anxious for the trying days