Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-17

manner The lady, in concluding ex-
pressed the opinion that by tomorrow the
patients stomach would be strong enough
to retain something. In response to an in
quiry, she said that the President looks bet
ter to-day than he did yesterday
Dr. Hamilton is expected to arrive in
Washington about 10 o'clock tonight,
DIR. Reyburn as he was leaving the White
House was asked if he considered the II 30
bulletin as indicating cause for alarm.
He replied: There is no pereeptible
change in the Presidents condition since
this morning.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 p m.-The
last bulletin has cast a gloom over the at
taches of the Executive Mansion, and the
greatest anxiety prevails The change
which has occurred is even noticeable in the
expression and conversation of Private
Secretary Brown, who has, from the first,
entertained the most sanguine opinion that
the President would recover. Secretary
IL
could say anything favorable regarding the
present condition of the patient, said, in q
tone which showed that he was deeply af-
fected, that there was absolutely nothing to
say that everything that could be said
was now visible from the outside. The
extreme quiet which pervades the Mansion,
even in the Offices occupied by the clerical
force, is almost oppressive. Conversations
are carried on in monotones, and a general
feeling of anxiety and actual alarm is plainly
perceptible The most sanguine are appar-
| emily fast losing hope, and callers may be
seen leaving the Mansion with look of
despair upon their countenances. Rev. f.
ID. Power, the pastor of President Garfield's
| Church, was observed during the afternoon
perusing a volume containing an account of
the Presidents life. In conversation upon
| the outlook, the pastor expressed him
self feeling as though the pres
! ent crisis was the commencement
of the end While this feeling of despond-
ency is very general there are those who
yet maintain that the patient viii rally,
among whom may be especially mentioned
Generals Swain and Rockwell and Private
Secretary Brown. Mrs Garfield is said to
be as cheerful as circumstances will allow.
and she also entertaius strong belief
that her husband will recover. DR.. Agnew
is quoted as having said this afternoon that
fha TO-, l.
terday and that there was very reasonable
chances of his rallying. This statement,
however, was not obtained in a direct
manner. Whatever may be said, there
is no denying that the case is extremely
critical at the present moment, and unless
favorable change occurs within a short
time it may prove fatal DIR. Bliss this af-
ternoon said that he felt confident the
wound was doing us well as it possibly
could and that it had healed to within about
three inches of the mouth of the last iucis-
ion. He feared no further trouble from the
wound and said "the only thing to be over
come now is the irritahility of the patients
stomach, which we are doing our best to
master. At the conclusion of this sentence,
the doctor said ''That is all | have to say"
At 2.40 ?. m, Assistant Secretary Hit,
who just came from the private
part of the house, was asked if he had any
favorable news to communicate, in response
to which he said: Il am very sorry that /
have not in fact, l know nothing of the
/
late condition of the patient, although
l have been inside. the surgeons told me
nothing important. Mr.. Hit has Just sent
the following cablegram:
Lowell, minister, London. The Presi-
dents condition causes great anxiety. He
was restless and vomited in the early part of
the night He is tranquel to-day, but has not
rallied as much as hoped. At 12 80 his
pulse is ia, temperature 9S3, respiration
Is. His stomach refuses nourishment.
| [Signedl HIT, Acting Secretary.
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