, 1881-08-08


EXECUTIVE MAHBft,H, Aug. 1-Ii:l5 =. m.-
Tho President !s now slcupinR quietly, wtthtut
morphta, Ills pulse Ia ~. The morning exum.
fnatlon will bo very Thorough, and will probably
result III determining accurately the en,lsc md
nAturd Of tue lcreltsc1 rlBo III pulse aul tctnper
ature. Tho Executive Mansion 10 ctoscd for to-
night
TIE PRESIDENTS CONDITION
Ia not rs favorable Tonight rs Ia desired. Tho
stir9runs tn conversation md by oleial bulletins,
Mllny tho apprehension aIi they can. but they
10 not leny TINT there is moru danger Tonight
for tho paticnt than for the ptst two nights.
THO r'se III temperature and puIso which has
been noticed for tho mast thtrty-stx hDurs be-
came very marked this morning. Tho nfter-
moan fcvcr cntnc OH oarlcr to-any thun ycstcr-
day, nnd continued lonKer. The wound docs
not discharge rs freely ns since tho ra!npso OF
two weeks nEo. Thore is tear that nnuthor
operation will havo 10 be performed.
Dir. HAMILTON DID NOT f.EAvE TODAY,
ns tic hnl expected. although Or. A0new arrived
last night. lie will stay over until tho present
bad turn takes u chauko for the buttor. IT.
morrow morning thero will be Il very careful
examination Of tho patient, and. unless hr gets
mitch hcttor during tho eyenIiiR. there Will bo
IN operation performed. l>r, Hiss stated very
positively Tonight that tho prcsltlont was Uet-
tor tllnn last night, and that thoro was no applu-
hCnEfOn OF tho fortnuttUn OF Ahotbpr pli8 cntIty.
Stii, thero aro grounds for fear flint tho Prest-
dent will have to undergo another crisis. Tie
rcal1lt OF tomorrow lnurunY is looked f0r,yllru
TO with much anxiety.
a FEELlS1 OF .uNEAslNEss.
New YOisK, Aug. 7.-T'ho Tttnes' Washington
spcctnl snys: Notwithstanding tho assurnuco
Ut NIL tho surgeons attellltng tho President that
there is M cause for apprehension, thore
Is feeling Of uuenssness III tho pub
lie mind over tho continued stubbortlnoss
Of tits fcvor. After the examination
nado at Tonight tho wound was prepared tor
tho usual evening dressing, asld tho most cara-
full scrutiny failed to lind amy CAUSE for tho In,
creased fohrio rise. Tho How OF pus .wns found
to bo liberal. and a microscopic examination
Nor was thero anything In
TILE oESE1AL CONDITION OF THE rnEs1-
to indicate tho presence Of anything unusual In
tho wound. Atu Tonight Dr. bliss said tho rts0
Ia temperature could oniy 10 oxpluinctl by tho
effects Of tho heat Friday and Saturday. THO
to1nporaturo Of tho prcsldent's room to-duy was
comparatively comfortable, hut tho patient was
so reduced In strength that ho could not
speedily rally from tho bad elect arodueol by
tho t1oat Of tho preceding day. 1Io further said
that thoro WINS no cause Of apprehension last
night. and rs the temperature OF tho patient
showed n slight decline, there could tu
NO CAUSE FU1s APPREHENSION
Tonight 1mncdintciy after tho wound wAs
drassui Tonight Drs. Agnow anti Hamilton qult
thu White House and proceeded 10 the house Of
Attorney General MaoVcagh, whose xuoats thay
ware. The fact TINT these two ointment surgeons
did not deem 1t necessary to linKer nclrur tho
President was regarded M satisfactory evidence
that thore IL nothing alarming In his condition.
Another WashInRton apoclnl aays' ''Thore Is
tendency III .certain quarters, and 1t IL much
to be regretted, 10 exHgg0rato oyery upward
movement Of tho Prcsttlont's pulse Of temper
atrre howovor slight, into danger symptoms OF
tho
MOST ALARMING PROPORTIONS,
and poopic falt alart1,ei upon hcarinR OF ru-
n,ors which huyo itttlo or NJ Foundation II, fact,
and all thls with roadIness that dues lnoro
credit to their hearts than th0ir wis
doul. From tho beginning tho rrcsl-
dont'a physicians have said TINT variations
III tho fovor symptoms were tn bo expected, and
that tho unbrokon downward tcndonoy Ut thaao
would bo all unprecedented record. 1t certainly
glvos rise to nd apprehension lu tho minds Of
tho phyaicians.'