Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-26
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. IMPROVING AGAIN. Better Symptoms in the
 Presidents Case. Hopeful Feeling Among the Doctors. An Increase of Appetite and
 Strength. 4 Call From Senator ConkIinu. Asking fn Person Concern-
 ing the President.
A Call From Senator ConkIing.
THE PRESIDENT.

THE PRESIDENT.
 MehdiBg Asaia-rhe Patient Has Conn.
 foPtabIe Day-An Increase Of Hopeful
 signs-The Doctors Feeling conadent-
 Experiments With the Induction Bal.
 anee-senatar COnkltnG Calls st ths
 White House-BuIletins Issued From | the Mansion.
 WASHINGTON, July 25.-The more favorable reports from the White House yesterday af.
 ternoon and this morning have allayed the excitement and the city has resumed it's usu-
 al appearance. The dreaded symptoms of | py@mia have not appeared, and the testimo- ny of the doctors is to the effect that the case has assumed the character it maintained up
 to the formation of the pus cavity. The | President is very weak of course and in dan ger, but he seems again to be improving The non-recurrence of chills is gratifying fact, as their continuance would be a difficult con- plication. The absence of any indications of | new abscesses is of course another welcome I feature. Yesterdays operation, though very I successful, was necessarily fresh call on al l ready exhausted nature The fever attend. I ing the retention of pus has weakened the President considerably, so that he has now very little strength to endure further surgi- cal operations. The discharge now comes both from the wound and the counter open ing, but is the most profuse from the latter No danger now is anticipated from blood poison from any of the existing conditions, although of course the danger would return should another pus cavity form. The great est care is now taken to keep the cavity per- fectly clear, and the channel between the two openings is frequently washed out with dis injecting fluids.
 The President is thought to be once more on the road to recovery, but all admit that it will be long and tortuous road, with many dangers yet to overcome. Doctor Agnew, it has been learned, is very anxious to locate the bullet, and thinks it important that it should be removed from the body if this can be done with safety. He experimented yes- terday upon an old soldier from the Soldiers Home who has 8 bullet in his body, but was not altogether satisfied with the electrical ap- paratus of Professor Bell. The electricians thought that they had definitely located the bullet in the old soldiers body, but Dr.Agnew did not agree with them Some of the phy- sicians are beginning to think that the ball after all may not have touched the liver, and that it is lodged in the muscles of the lower part of the back or in the spine. There are said to be some indications that Dr. Agnew was of that opinion, and he has never yet expressed tho belief that the bullet did pass through the liver. Professionalscourtesy, of course, would prevent him from saying that, as according to the diagnosis of the attend ing physicians, the ball passed through the liver and by some circuitous way, without iniuring the intestines, reached the anterior wall of the abdomen. The morning bulletin, issued at S:3O, was cheering as follows: EXECUTIVE MANSION !. WASHINGTON, July 1s s:30 a. m. The President has passed more comfortable night tin yesterday morning. He is doing well this morn ing Pulse 96, temperature 9S.4, respiration IS.
 J. K BARNES, J. J. WOODWARD, ROBERT HEPBURN. CoNKLING's VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
 Ex-Senator Conkling, accompanied by Senator Jones of Nevada, called at the Execu- tive Mansion at 1 p. m. They remained if asked to see Dr. Bliss. Both gentlemen in- deed expressed a desire to hear a statement of the Presidents condition direct from the doctors. MT. Conkling especially said the many conflicting reports had exercised him so much that he thought it would be best for him to call in person and hear the truth. Dr. Bliss informed him that the condition of his patient was very favorable to-day; every thing was progressing nicely and no further danger anticipated for the present at least They remained in conversation for about if teen minutes before they took their leave Before doing so MT. Conkling desired to have expressed to Mrs. Garfield his heartfelt sympathy and best wishes as well as the pleasure it gave him to learn of the Presi- dents improved condition. Both gentlemen shook hands heartily with Dr. Bliss and Mr. Brown and shown down the private stair case to their carriage On the portico cor respondent was recognized by MT. Conkling and received handshake. In reply to a question he said he did not know how long he should remain in the city and could not say whether he could again call at the White House before his departure. The carriage was then driven down the avenue to Senator Jones' residence on Capitol Hill.
 GENERAL RETURN OF CONFIDENCE.
 The local excitement occasioned by the Presidents relapse has subsided almost as quickly as it arose There has been no loi- terers about the White House to-day and this morning the bulletins posted as usual about the city were so reassuring that the in- tense interest seems almost already thing of the past. The general appearance of those at the White House was perhaps the best thermometer of the Presidents condi- tion. Every face there was bright and beaming. The Cabinet officers have implicit faith in the bulletins of the physicians, as may be seen in the action of Secretary Win dom. He made hurried call at the White House this morning. and was at once fur nished with a copy of the bulletin, and, as encouraging that .I didn't think,it necessary to make further inquiries" Another evi- dence of the renewed confidence is seen in the fact that the Presidents sons resumed their studies today. Mrs. Garfield too is more cheerful She has not been at all des- pondent, but was very anixous until late last evening The President while undoubtedly weak from the copious discharge from the wound and chiils and fever, is much stronger than the people believe, and is able to move himself about in bed a little. He can move his legs up and down at will. He has not had any regular meal since Friday. His condition was so critical since that time that his usual breakfast had to be discontinued. The only food now given him is beef juice and milk and lime water, which are partaken of at intervals of three hours. Considering the serious crisis through which he has passed his appetite is good and all his bodily functions are in comparatively good order His continued favorable progress during the day has been particularly encouraging to the physicians, all of whom now hope for still greater improvement without serious draw backs Secretary Windom found this was the opinion of all the physicians this fore noon. He even had an interview with Mrs.
 
 bedside all the morning. She said, Every thing is going splendidly and we are all hope ful.n ~
 THE DOCTORS FEELING HOPEFUL AGAIN.
 Dr. Bliss makes no secret of his hope. The afternoon examination had shown only fa- vorable change since morning. He said in answer to question, ssThe President is now on the same plane he was three days before the first rigor manifested itself D " Doctor, do you think malaria had anything to do with the chills ?" Mot in the least. There are no evidences whatever of malaria in his system" In regard to the consulting physicians he said: ''Dr. Hamilton remains here all day, and when Agnew left last even ing the understanding was that he would come back this afternoon to personally in- spect the result of the operation made by him yesterday morning. Dr. Hamilton leaves for New York to-night, and it is prob able pr. Agnew will return to Philadelphia tomorrow. Judging from t5e present fla