Daily Republican., 1881-08-27


to sleep. The mind of the Presiden
dwels constantly upon the subject O
his removal, and there is no doubt tha
" will be a serious drawbacl
to him in bis present condition
About $50 a. III. Private Secretary
Brown reached the White House ant
anhcur later sent out private bulletin
to the members of the Cabinet.
ALARMING RUMoss.
Before the bulletin came down stairs
q ruiDor was started that the swoller
parotid gland had burst into the moutl
and was discharging pus freely. TIL.
became al once topic of conversation
and its influence for good or bad in tn,
case was eagerly canvassed. Additions
al alarm was caused by this new sylnp
tola. At 8 10 the morning bulletin wa,
issued, but tho meagre details it con
tanned were very Disappointing The
wound and parotid swelling were no
alluded to, and the most unfavorablt
inferences were AZ once drawn from its
paucity of detail "rhe wound has be-
come 50 much worse that the physi
oians dare not make a statement in re-
gard to it," said one of the byetanders
81 believe the President is dying nov
and the noon bulletin will announce
his DEATH" said another. 'rhe sur
geons have performed another opera
zion and dare uot state tho result" re-
piled third.
Still laaer crowds of people began tC
Assem- bic around the White House gates
| uI thn.a ha ti,L ,f nd ,ius, -,
to the grounds came directly to the
Mansion 10 receive copies of the morn
| ing bulletin. 81 knowed he WASH
dead, boss" said an ancient darkey to
"a reporter rs he eagerly asked for a
scrap of news. 81 knowcd no WASH t
dea,, as soon ~ put my eyes on dem
| flag poles. thanked God, boss, dat
tn" flags wasn't At half-mast,' The
,olored people have All intens o interest
in the fatc Of the President, and there
is scarcely an hour during the day or
righv that from q half dozen to one
hundred Of them cannot be found in the
vicinity Of tho White Honse gates.
They talk terociously about Gniteau
and it wonlh fare badly with the mur-
derer were he TO fall into their hands
There isa large elm tree just to the
west Of the north gates, where the bull
Ietins hav. been posted every day since
the shooting occurred. "A large limb
hangs out over the sidewalk, and this
afternoon man was overheard point
ing out the advantages which the tree
Il TO ',ied for the solution of Mr. Guiteau's =
future.
l.,+,, t.,rtt, hntttnNnr
gan 10 come from the uIuer chambers
in time. IL was also asccrralned that
instead of discharging through the
mouth the parotid swelling had broke"
into the right ear, and was discharglng
through the auditory meatus,' To
this was added soma rather encourag-
ing words from Doctor Bliss. to the eff
feet thai as this discharge had been
Vt y copicns it might greatly relieve
the patient. Doctor Hamilton also said
that he had a CLEAN cf hope, and he be-
lieved that if the snpnration through
the car continued freely and the pa
tient's stomach was not disturbed that
he might possibly weather even the
present great crisis. The physicians
said hat the swelling of the gland had
not abated, and it was filled with small
pus cavities, which had thus far failed
to succumb to the treatment adopted by
thom and would seek an outlet either
through the incision or into tne ear.
Dr. Bliss in the morning expressed
himself very hopefully. He was pleased
with the condition Of the wound, the
swelling of the gland and the FREQ dis
cha rgc 0. pus through the ear. The
patien y stomach, he said, was in good
condition and he had hopes Of his re-
coyery. This opinion was circulated
widely and it undoubtedly did much to
elevate the depressed spirits of those
who had regarded every hope o. lost.
Tho boys shouted the extras of the To-
cal papers on the streets, some crying
their wares to the tune Of The dying
President !" and others " A gleam OF
hope!' The papers sold rapidly and
everyone Dr1 tho boys were dissatisfied.
Rv.NISGi AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, August 26.-There
was an oppressive quiet il the cutter
chambers of the White House this
evening. Hundreds fingered at the
outer gates throughout the day and
evening. TIE Cabinet officers came at
times to the Mansion, remaining there
only few moments at a time, and ro-
turning aimlessly to their departments.
Just before the evening bulletin Dr.
Hamilton SAID to member OF the
Cabinet;
"rns President has done we'll since 4
o'clock"
Il, there any gain ?" the surgeon was
asked eagerly.
"No; he has merely lost nothing"
At s o'clock the Secretary OF State
drove to the White House, and without
leaving his carriage, waited for the
evening bulletin, which, owing to the
unusual number Of visitors in the Sec
retary's room, was distributed in the
lower corridors. 1t conveyed the dis
nea, tening intelligence that the patient
had received enemata at regular inter
walls a. a In cans Of miEistering slim
ulants az well as nutrition. Tho pulse
wh ;ch had risen to 1873 st one time, fell
to 116 at the hour Of the bulletin, but
was feeble and fluctuating. Tho Presi-
dents mind was clear, Dr.. Reyburn
8 ID on leaving the White House, and
there y as no stupor as long as the pa
tient was fairly awake. In the early
evening the children, James and Harry
Garfield, Miss Mollie and Colonel Rock
well, went to the south lawn Of the
Mansion and occasionally little bursts
of laughter we're heard from them.
Efforts have b,eL made BY tho brave
mother to keep from the younger chill
dren the knowiadge Of the imminent
danger Of the President.
lI'sr WEI BE SEPARATED?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.--Early this
morning Mrs. DR.. Edison offered the
President some b"ef tea. He declined
it, and waved her feebly away. But, :"
she s...d you nust take your beef tea. y
Tho President slowly gathered his wan
dering facultie, and recovering him
self said: "Eyc'-e me, Il did not recog-
nize you.'
During the niyLt Mis-, Garfield was