Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-26
.TC-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
gsaH sMEsIDENT,s GoanlTlos.
(Ohicial Bulletin !


The President slept most of the night, awaken.
ipg at intervals OF halt an hour 10 an hour. On
first awakening there was, as there has been
lcr several Dl9hts past, scma mental confusion,
which disappeared when he was fnlly reused,
aud oec,: onaly he Gu.ttr5d 10 bis sleep. These
symptoms hRVa ahated this morning, as on pre-,
vious days. At prcsert his temperature i,
above Tho Dormsl. acd his pulse little more
iltqle1t than yesterday morning. Polse los,
temperature 81 aud respiration Il.
tUooficial Butlelio.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. &c. 10 a. NJ
But very little Information was obtained direct
from tho physicians oouoer1ing the condition OF
tho President this mcrDlr 6 prior to the issu-
auce OF the morning bulleun. The absenc, OF
all reference il tho bulletin to tho general con-
dtion Of the President and to tho parotid
swelling WIS at orc, noticed ard commented
upon by those val lag for it. The situation is
considered by many as less hopeful than it was
last night at midoight. and by others as more
so. Attorney General MoVeaeh pronouno:s il
extremely critical, and when asked this morning
how long he thought this IN pccsa wcud cen.
liuua, replied. God only knows." Postmas-
ter General JAMS and Secretary Hunt telo.
graphcd 10 Thulluw Weed that "a CLEAN of
hope at 10 a. IN. GENES from tho surgeons. His
symptoms arc no worse and i'm provement not
imp ,ssbls" DR.. Bliss oamo out of the sur
geurs' room about go this morning aad telc-
phontd to his wife that The President was q
lt,lo better than last hight. la response 10
blerrorstiOns, ho said that the Pres; Il .nt's
pulse this morli%g wss less irtqaant, and that
tho parotid swelIlog had broken toto the tight
car aud was dllcisreing through that cr6ue
The p:t!enl s riod W:s closr, and he converscd
rail }ua.ly With Ito surgeons Ghnut the condi,
ton OF The iufamtd gland. lie paEtock OF
food, which seemed to be grateful to Lin, and
his general clDdtl1n appeared TO bo q little i'm
proved. Tho Doctor express, Il himself as hopo
iul that the. swollen gland would ba rei, we'd by
tho discharge through tho eur, and that no
would pull through tho day without much
change.
(Uoofi.isi Bu lsio.l
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 26, l0:40 a. n.
Sscrc.zIy kukNood Uamo Gus OF the Uabinet
room lew moments Sinco aud 10 reply 10 quss.
tots asked by tho reporter ct lie Associated
Ittu', gave the lcl!nwiog statement of the
President oss, as no understands il this morn
lbs 81 haV5 btvrr thought" no said until
lss: night that tho President would de- but the
Information which we rte iVed ir3m the sur
goun ) lac ID the evening was of such a char
L
dagger %hioh then seemed most emincnt was
tho dagger OF the absorption of unhealthy pus
ircm the swollen parold g!and. Tie mental
dls!urbsLad and tho decreased ru'sl seemed 10
ndIo.to that this pIOots5 tt absorption had al.
foadg b. gan aud that 1t was poisoning tho
blood and thus hctl1e upon tho brain AID
Ecari. Taking up small egg-sbsped pieco
OF sponge which lay en- tho reporter table the
Secretary olEiihuoi: AS | uGderssnd tho
case rom what tho surgeons have told mo the
Pfcsldrrts right parOtid glatd il 10 somo re-
sroos Ike thus sponge; everywhere through it
there arc illlc GJlls or pOokolS 10 oseh Of n hch
there IS an aoolmulstIan oil pus. Tho incision
which Was made day before yesterday pierced
ono OF these pockets snd released lie pus which
that raril5u'ar otc contained. but it did not
drain tho Others and "a fac, the others CT ud not
BE- ell, C.nsily drained at this stage OF tho sup
pnra;i6n b9 single lnOlsion medo anywhere.
Tho fear last night was that the pus retaioCd 10
thcso smnl cavities would become unhoaltY, ard
as boIore said, result in acute blood poisoning.
d.. Bliss told ui, hcwsvtr, last tight Just before
We went homo that he had not given up tho
hope tl favorable chaues during tho uieht enl
tho surgeons think this morning that there has
hcco such slight change fog the better as Dr..
Bliss h9rcd fer. The breaking Of tho suppu,
rating gland into tho cavity of the car will, i. is
thought, afford more rcllat thon could b, given
10 auy other way. aid i. is therefore regarded
as favorable symptom. The discharge through
that channel seems to be FREQ, the pus is thus
Tar CT healthy cbara tor and lho.pationl's
mind this morning is cosrcr than last eight
showing that there has boon 90 blood poisoning
OF Consequence from the gland as yet, Taking
everything into Consideration, | Thick there is
rceson this morning fer a little m,re hGpe."
UoofhIal Builetio.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug &c. ll:l5 a. IN,
Secretary Linotlo. upon coming cut of tho
Cabinet room. this morning, was asked " q
reporter OF tho Associated l'rjss Whist bo
thought OF tho President condition,
'WtlI, he s id, "thero is ast cpaush on
ocuragtmant this morning to revive TITO faint
hcrc which ! had Up to last night that tho
President would pull through. From what tho
surgeons told us yesterday ovenog | raooivod
the impression that thu swollen psrolid gland
had very Euch tho character of q s:vsre and
dangerous oatbuucc, which Was cuJugh of Itself
to bring q we'll man very low, even if il did not
Gus, bis death. With this impression, hope
pretty much lcls me. This morning, however,
feel agniu little oDcnur. cement"
Upon what Gr0und2'
'Hell, tho ilh,ned glsnd | am told, locks
better than it did last night ADD is iischatging
qaito freely through the oar. This the sur
geons regard a. favorable and i. seem so to me.
| think, to-, hist tho general condition Of The
patient is llttlo improved to day. Ills micd
aets bottor ard erasps ido=s moro readily than
it did last night, aud thtr5 has boon this moro
ing nono of tho iGc,hcrsuoy of speech which
vas then notic,d. If hs watc gottiog worse |
do not think this would b, tho case. Upon tho
Ehelo. therefore. | think We arc testified in
tefhng slightly moro o1otutsg:d. The cas-, lie
not entirely hopeless.
(UnOf6c;al BulIetn)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 26, 1880 q. N.
d.. Woodward upon being asked at | o 'ocok
whether there is auy reasoo TO day for increased
hope, replied: There is o,rtai1ly no roascn for
less hops; 4he pas is bong drained quito freely
from tho lrd,ued gland through the car"
is there any danger that the rus will find
lis way daWn tho ihroai2'
Il thick nos, Dohing but mucu has heen
louud ia tho throat IS yet.
What DO sou hcpo nos. for to day."
'Wc hcpD thst The ncisiou made IN The fac
and tho drain through the ear will take the ru;
lean Al