New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-11

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THE PATIENTS DEBIILTY-TIIE DISCHARGE FROM
THE WOUND FREE AND sATIsFACTORY-rAKING
N"URlsIIMENr MORE HEARTILY WITH GOOD EF-
FECTs.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuYEJ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-"The President has
passed an excellent day" says the evening
bulletin. The outward indications of The con
dlton OF tho patient have been more fa-
vorablc at certain hours to-day than Mt the corre
spending hours yesterday This and the fact that no
more nnfavorable symptoms were developed have
Deen me warrant for the declaration quoted. In
snort, Il day in which the President grows no worse
has come to be regarded as good day.
lhee early morning found him very much rested
py the sound sleep he enjoyed during the night but
the subsistence of the fever had been followed by q
heavy preparation. This was at its height when
the morning examination was made and the
frequency of the pulse was attributed to the
erect ot the consequent irritation The temperature
had ialien to the normal state and the respira ion
was scarcely above that point. Iiad il not been
therefore, for the quckeued pulse the day would
nave peHun I" eYcry"ody's satisfaction. Critics OF
the case nave learned TO note that tardy discharge
has more effect on the temperature than on the
pulse, hence the quick conception that the wound
was dischargng efficiently Such indeed was the
fact. Not only was the counter opening proving a
satisfactory drain to the WOUND but it was found
that the lint dressings had kept 1t 50 free that the
tube heretofore in in the wound could be pissed
III and out with ease. Tho tube was not left in be-
cause the drainage in every way satisfactory.
and continued so during the day
In the morning the pers ira ion passed awav but
the reaction from the fever had continued effect
upon the pnlsa ion. The President lay prone iii bed
all day. llo has not been raised to n semi-sit,ing
pos urc since before the las mcslon was made
The fl - nonushmont gwen hm to-day was the
usual allowance of koumiss. Later in The forenoon
however, he asked if he could not have something
more solid and he was gwen some ioas' saluretcd
with the juice of nicely br lied steak. This he
found no difficulty in retaining, and toward even
ing he partook OF little moro of the same kind of
nourshmcnt. This was looked upon as unmistak-
able ground for cucoma0' nrnt. Under the
circumstances it was imp 81. toothnk other
wise than that the hi yh pal. AS due 10 tho
weakness Of the President At e.. n it was even
higher than IN the morning. Tls Ida, bulletin
attubutcd iS frequency 90 the o., ,u..,y of the pa
'hce to The physcai strength ot thc President. To
overcome ths 1t IS expected that the nourishnent
ability TO retain solid food was the more eagerly
welcomed. The effect Of even the slightly strength
9nrn diSt was noticeable IN the evening bulct
IN" pulse was not 80 high as nj nuOn while il has
usually been higher The tempcraturn however
was consdcGbly higher, hut only inaccordwth the
average fcbrile rise which has So long been an es-
tabishcd fealnre in the history OF the case
SIGNING HIS NAME TO 4 STATE PAPER.
THE PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE Rf-CoMPLAINING or
soRENEss-wGTAr TIRE PHYSICIANS ASD CABINrr
OFFICERS sAY-SECRErARY DIANE LEAVES
wAsHINGTON.
lHY TELEGRAPH To THE TRBUSEl
NhsWNGToN. Aug. 10.rne official document to
which the President wIotc his signature to-day was
a paper of cxtradi,ion in thc case Of an escaped
Canadian forlcr who has several years yct TO serve
in prison. Secretary Blaine took it to The physi-
clans, and DR.. Bliss took it TO the President. he
tod him what was wanted, and asked him if lac
thought he conld sign it, The President replied.
." guess so.' The contents of tho paper were read
to him, aud he asked for pen and pad. He
wrote hs name or twice on tn, pad" to see how
il looked, lac said, and then ,he paper being spread
before him he affixed his signature where 1t be
louged.
His position iii bed and the attending circumstan-
ccs made the operation an awkward one, but the
sir nature was no burleSque the fun round
hand of health, and even the preliminary
aut, raphs were very pmSontablc specimens,
Mrs. Garfield sat by the President long wmle this
afternoon He told her that he did not feel uncom-
Portable, bat he wished he Was stronger.
lie apolo, however, Of extreme soreness in the ra-
gion Of TIC lat ncison. He noticed It particularly
when the wound was being dressed. This soreness
of course causes irritation and doubtless has some
effect ON the pulse.
The physcians have had nothing hut good news
to speak about to-day. If they were anxious they
did not bctray it, Dr.. Barnes said the flow of pus
was excellent and there was cause for alarm.
Drs Bliss and RoyburN say that to-day's progress
has been slow but sure DIR. Bliss said tonight that
he had rot thOught, with DR.. Agnew, at first that the
pulse and temperature would keep up quite 50 long,
but yesterdays indications had been strictly full
filed to-day, and if to-day's indications were not
misleading there would be moro favorable condi-
ton tomorrow.
General Swain said tonight that the President
was by 10 means going down hill.
The members of tho Cabinet are confident that
there is no Immediate danger, and that hopeful i'm
provemcnt viii soon be rapid
Secretary Blame could nothing in to-day's re-
ports to delay his trip to Maine, and he has accord
ngly departed. Secretary Lincoln is stil abs It.
Other n"mbers of the Cabinet called at the Wmte
House tonight.
Secretary Window 1pon going. home, said
tlat he satisfied that the President
Lad gained something to-day. Postmaster-
" It's all right" Secretary Hunt talked with the
physiclanS about the proposed trip down the river
lie thunght the President cO0ld he so cared Tor On
shipbuard that he would suffer no annoyance when
once lie was able to get board. Such trip has
not been decided on however, even in the event Of
$40 7jv recovery.
There was no material change in the cOnd lion of
tlie PRESIDENT during the evening He went to steep
without the aid of morpluy and was resting quietly
v IN the physicians Tetirod and the White House
was closed for tic night.
IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE EVENING.
WAsmNGrON, Aug. 1O.-EXECUrGVE MANSION.
11:l5 p.n-Signs of iuprov vemeut N the Presidents
condition began TO be apparent to-day soon after
noon. His pulse which had been high duiing the