Daily Republican., 1881-08-26
UNFAvORABLn SYMPTOMS.

| ~ HuIuaH foresight may deIerlnlne, IN
President cannot survive"
UNFAvORABLn SYMPTOMS.
WASHINGTON. August 25.-It wa
indicated early In the day that the in
cision made yesterday would continue
to suppurate and that pus might accu
mulate in some other place in the gland
In fact, DR.. Bliss little later said tha
the pus might burrow in any direction
in the gland from the point where the
incision was made. This statemen,
gave possibilities of great danger in the
future. Should the pus burrow back
ward or upward the brain might be af.
tected. Or. Bliss, while making this
statement, expressed the hope that the
burrowing of pus might be avoided
DR.. Agrew left for Philadelphia on the
10 A. M. train, and his departure con
vcyed more hope to the multitude than
ii he had remained in the city. 1t was
felt that he would not have left Wash
ington had he regarded the President :
death as imminent. The people waited
anxionsiy for the noon bHlletin. The
special bulletin giving information Of
the result of the consultation upon the
subject OF removal contained no news
OF the Presidents condition.
The noon bulletin was still more de-
pressing. The Pulse had risen from
LOG in the morning to ~, and the tenn
perature to 90 from oSJ. The respir-
alion had increastd one beat. Private
intelligence from the sick room indic;.-
ted that the patient was not improving
and the rise In temperature so early in
the day wa, an unusual and unfavora
bic symptom. The discharge from the
DR.. Hamilton says he does not feel any
less encouragement to-day than yester-
day. On the contrary, he felt IA little
more encouraged.
"The pulse continues high. does it
note" askela a reporter.
'leS Of coarse, i would be better
We're the President less lively; but We
DO not feel any great anxiety
"Do you think there is any cause of
immediate alarm"
"No do not On the whole do not
think that.thtre has been any pcrcrp-
tible change in the Presidents condi.
non since yesterdy.
The afternoon dragged wearily along
void Of any incident The words from
the sick chamber we're few and unSat-
istactory. A campaign of waiting has
been inaugurated and no one can tell
how long it may continue.
THE PREsIDENT's WIFE,
WASHINGTON, August 25-The ply
sicians have encouraged Mrs. Garfield
in the opinion that her husband would
recover, and she has come to regard it
almost as an assured fact. Her cheer-
full bearing in the sick room, which
would have been impossible had she
thought her husband was to die, has
been Of great benefit to the patient.
Mrs Garfield is to-day aware, for the
first time, that the doctors are abandon
ing hope. DIR. Boyton told her to-day,
as gently as possible, that he did not
think it possible for the President to re-
cover 81 felt it my duty, as relative
and friend of the family to tell her
this" said the doctor, and to prepare her
mind for what | regard inevitable. She
bore it as brave, Strengthening woman
will bear such distressing news, and
simply said, "I still have hopes.
WASHINGToN, August G-Mldnight
The President is believed to be sink
ing into death. There has been mark
ed change in his condition during the
past twenty four hours, and that change
has been decidedly for the worse. Sec
retary Blaine's telegram to Minister
Lowell tonight is approved by the en-
tire Cabinet and is based upon informa-
ton furnished by the attending physi.
clans. The Zone chance mentioned
in Mr.. Blaine's bulletin is the chance
that drowning man has of supporting
himself with straw. No one can tell
when the end will come, but it is net
thought he can survive over forty
eight hours. The latest advices from
the sick-room are that thereis no change
in the Presidents condition. DR.. Pow
er, a pastor of the church of which the
presidet is member, called at the
White House tonight after the doors
had been closed ahd therefore did not
enter. Mrs. Garfield bears up under
her great atfliction bravely. To-mor
row mornings official bulletin will
prepare the public for the worst.
DIR. BoyNToS's HopELEssNkss.
WAsHlNGToN, Aug 75.-At9o O'Clock
this evening DR.. Bliss with care-wern
and hazard face said: "The President
is much morse-very much worse.
feal more discouraged tonight than |
have at any time before, for to mo the
condition seems to be graver
than at any time since he was shot
"In what partiular do you consider
him worse?" was asked.
"We!l he is worse in every way in
his general appearance, and state of his
mind, and particularly the wound, all
lending to show there has been not only
no Improvement but he is declining
"What is the trouble with tn, wound
"Well, do not like to say and will
)nlv repeat that there is anew feature
If the wound which convinces me its
condition is very bad There is some
hing about it which did not appear to
ne last night or even this morning
which causes me to consider its condl-
ion very unfayorable. y
HAS the President been deranged to-
law"
"Well l don't like to say anything
.hout that.
"Do you notice anything in his move
nents to indicate nervousness or es.
,ecial uueasiness?.'
The doctor refused to answer. Z
will only say in general terms that the
,ase api,ears to me more discouraging
han it has been at any time, but don't
ike to specify what I detect in the
wound of a suspicious character, because
don't know how 1t may strike other
but there are to me indica-
ions of a very unsatisfactory charac-
er."
"IIow is the parotid swelling doing"
"There is very little suppuration
,oing on from the incision, aud while
t was undoubtedly good surgery to
ance it, it has not had the effect of
ausing the swelling to decrease, and
is now very large and very trouble
ONE. His voice and pulse are both
va,L The latter shows unusual ttiphti-