The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-30

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| .,.,+esnrn s,er m s,neier date 0s 18th says:
:. feeI now IS though have turned the
eorutr.n President Garfield ls quoteo =.
hsv,ng semsrkcd 90 his wife Saturday night
! inst after his Iuacb Of mils-,oast. " pen
snornjne dawncd IN the sick.room sunday
| the patient was sleeping quietly. AT tn's
honr Mrs. Garfield entered noiselcssiy' AZ
sbe leaned over aud kissed the patient ten
derIy, the latter opened bis eyes ana cnseI-
! ,ly said: "Gced morning, Crete. no"
are you and the children Tnese
simnIe words from the sufferers lips 10.
dlcafed the cgearness OF bis mind, and
few minutes later, when the poysi-
clans entered, they found him wloe
awake. The nrst Official notice sent
out from the While blouse this morning
was the private bulletin TO the Caoinee
officers. II said that the President passed.
more comfortable night than usual, ana was
regarded as somewhat better than yes'eI-
day. This cheering intelligence was sud-
seorentIy confirmed by the regular morn
ING bulletin. This wss conceded 70 De tDe
best one issued for ten days past. the pa
tjen,s general conditions were more en-
courspjne than even the most ssngulne Dau
b,en led TO expect. DR.. Bliss, when leaviDg
| nj g:3O O'Clock, said =" There Is marked I'M
movement. will hope and pray tnae !.
will continue" The Doctor then walked
down to the gate, where he was met " 'nH
crowd. he gave cheerful answers W az,
inquiries. AttoTney-Genersl Mac eagu nnu
Secretary Kiikwood drove up Just as ".
Bliss was leaving the GROUNDS. HOW 70
the patient this morning, DoclOr Tue,
ioonjred. 8. We'll, he Is somewhat BETTER"
was the answer. sand, may add, he APP
pears very bright"
VISITORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
There were many visitors at the mansion
besides the Cabinet officers, after the morn
ing bulletin appeared, among them Judge
Jere. S. Black A. b. Fsrquhar OF Pennsyl-
yania: General Blunt, Marshal Henry,
Colonel Rudolph. and others. Judge biSck
was cornered by your correspondent, 10
whom be said: 81 have Interviewed all the
physicians, and my impression IS mat tue
President is going to get well: Inoeed,
you can say that with considerable safely.
The Cabinet officers and Drs. Agnew ana
Hamilton were. not so sangulne as loose
previously quoted. They were hopeful, Of
course. but requested members OF the press
10 warn the people not 10 base too much
hone upon The improvement until it had
been proven permanent. At the same time
some strength since last night.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
Four companies Of the First United
States artillery arrived here by the Norioik
steamer from Fortress Monroe this morn
ing, and proceeded at once TO the arsenal,
where they will rCmhn on waiting orders.
They are under the command OF Colonel
Livingston. The Colonel was met by the
american correspondent this morning, VINO
asked: "Wbat is your mission TO wash
ipgton at this timer" "Well," said the
Colonel, eve were simply ordered here to
relieve at times the guard which hiss been
doing duty at the jail since the shooting OF
the President" "Are you spprehensiye."
asked the correspondent, that an attack
viii be made on the Jail in case the Presi-
dent dies ?" The Colonel, smiling, said |:
eve have brought with Us four pieces OF
artillery, which, II necessary, will do duty
at the Jail il that institution is attacked by
= mob" OWN The guard at the Jail be
increaSed?" asked the correspondent, 81
cannot say as 10 that" said Colonel Liy-
ingston.
PRESIDENTS WILL.
Distrct.Attoruey Riddle stated this morn
ing that his visit 10 the White House yes
terday had nothing whatever to do with
preparing the Presidents will. He said
that the President had never made his will.
The subject Of his doing so was thoroughly
d. cussed by the AttorDey-General, Private
Secretary Brown, and himself on the night
Of the attempted assassination, and the con-
clusiOn was reached that il would be mex
pedient TO do anything 10 the matter just
then. The matter bias never been seriously
considered since.
REV. DIR. POWERS REMARKS.
Rev. DIR. Pow err, pastor OF the Vermont
Avenue Christian church, Of which the
President is member, was one OF the ear
lest callers at the White House this morn
ing, and one Of the most delighted when
news came down from the sick-room that
the President was brighter and still holding
his own. Having become satisfied with the
condition OF affairs he returned home, and
later from his pulpit impaired the encour-
aging intelligence TO his congregation. Du-
ring the course OF his sermon he referred TO
the miraculous vitality Of the President and
OF his resignation and faith, even though the
rustic OF the death-angers wings he'd sound
ed about bis ears. DR.. Power. in his con-
Guiding prayer, fervently invoked Divine
aid for the safe delveranee Of the patient
which prayer was echoed from the heart OF
every member OF the congregation. At all
Of the other churches the clergymen offered
| feryent and feeling prayers for the Presi-