New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
THE PRESIDENT.
Continued from First Pare.

him.
1t having been stated that an operation would be
performed while Dr. Agnew is here, with view of
extracting the ball. that subject was brought to the
doctors attention. He said:
lhat Is ridiculous. In the first ri ace~the Presi-
deht Is no condition to stand Opcrat on and, II
any operation should be anticipated, the whole
number OF surgeons engaged on the case will be
present before II occurs, you may rest assured"
dne 40 doctor alG9 talked very freely and frankly
and was very sangune. He said:
=, went into his room to-day and told him that
ne was certainly looking better and that thought
he was getting we'll. and he responded with an ex-
preston of similar opinion"
1t has been feared that probably the parotid afec
non would result in iniurng the Presidents hearing
In the course of the day his hearing tested, and
the result was entirely satisfactory, showing that
no luJlrY had been occaslOncd.
Dr. Bliss denied very emphatically that there was
any exhaustion of the parotd, and pronounced the
statement TO that effect erroneous.
RECREATION FOR THE CABINET.
Secretaries Window and Hunt, Postmastcr-G General
James and Secretary Lincoln, with their families,
expect to leave here Tuesday next for the White
Mountains if the Presidents condition will warrant
it. Secretary and Mrs. Blaine will also go. The
party viii go by special car from New-York to
Spr ngfeld, Mass, thence over the Connecticut
River Railroad to White River Junction and
Twin Mountain House. They will be absent
eight or ten days. Francis James, of Post
master- General James, and j. Jameson, of the rail
way mail service. will also accompany the party.
The Cabinet will return 70 this place where hey
eXnect to remain until about the 1st of October.
The following card is telegraphed al tie request
of DIR. AgDew:
A statement having been published in refer
ence to the retirement of Surgeon General Barnes
Surgeon j. j. Woodward and DIR. Robert Rey-
burn IRON the corps of physicians in attend
ance President Garfield which, II allowed to pass
unnonccd S calculated To reflect inuously the pro
fessonal character of these gentlemen 1t is stated that
ON the saturday sunday preceding the removal OF the
President to Long Branch the President
munlcated TO DR.. Bliss the wish that Drs. u rncs
Woodward and Rey burn should accompany
him there that this information being conveyed to
these gentlemen the latter reluctant to be left he
Tn all DlpIf IN
I)r Agnew, who effected compromise by winch Drs
Barnes, woodward aud Eeyburn tn accompany the
patient from Washington To Long Branch and then their
connection with the should In answer to
these statements beg leave to say that entirely
Ignorant of any such transaction and certainly
never was asked To act referee in the
settlement of any question OF the kind No knowing
the gh personal and professional character Of the three
gentlemen In question, wond tor moment do them
the great Injustice to believe that they would desire to
continue their connection with after receiving the
Information purported to have been made.
ID HAYES AGNEw.
At II o'clock tonight Dr. Agnew said that the
President had had very fair day. and that he was
resting comfortably. Up TO this hour there had
been no signs OF "A febrile rise.