Daily Republican., 1881-07-12
ROBERT REYBURN,
j. j. WOODwAKD,
j. X. BARNES,
ID. w. BLISS,
THE PATIENTS BACKBONE,

EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 1l-2 81
p. m.-rhe condition CT the President
has not materially changed since TILT
date of the last official bulletin. He
complains little Of WEAKNESS and
muscular soreness, and has once OF
twice manifested IL slight apprehension
that his recovery might leave him in
some way MANNED or disabled so as to
incapacitate him for active physical eX-
ercise. He said recently to one of his
attendants: 81 wish could get up OH
my feet. would like to see whether |
have any backbone left or not" But,
whatever doubt there may be in the
mind of the President as to the exist
ence OF his physical backbone there is
none in the minds of his friends as to
his moral backbone. After ten days of
weariness, danger, heat and suffering,
he remains as brave and cheerful as at
first and is only restrained by his ply
sicians' orders from talking animated Y
with those about him. Ths tempera-
maintained to-day at seventy.tive
degrees, which is about fifteen de-
grees lower than the temperature of the
external air. The jennings refrigera.
ting machine is now pumping into the
room twenty thousand cubic feet of air
per hour at temperature of tifty-tive.
A LITTLE MORE FEvERIsH.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July II, p.
M.-The President has had rather more
fever this afternoon. In other respects
his condition is unchanged. Pulse. lOS
temperature, 1928 per,piration, "a.
,. w. BLISS,
j. j. WOODWARD,
j. X. BARNES,
ROBERT REYBuRN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 1l-9.20
= M.-Ihe Presidents temperature,
which ut the date of the last bulletin
was higher than at any time during the
day, has since steadily fallen until it
now stands at about last nights figure.
No special importance is attached by
these daily fluctuations in temperature
and pulse. AT this stage of the Presi-
dents case they are to be expected. The
general condition of the patient at this
hour is favorable and satisfactory.
SLEEPING AT INTERVALS FAIRLY
WELL.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July II, Mid
President has passed u
quiet day, but has had a little more
fever than usual this afternoon. He
has taken Twenty-Five ounces of milk,
an ounce of rum, and a piece of milk
toast during the day, without any IN
dications Of gastric disturbances, and
bas slept at intervals fairly well. Since
the date of the last official bulletin his
pulse and temperature have fallen to
about the mean of the pest three days
and he is how sleeping quietly. His
room throughout the day has been kept
at a steady temper ,ture of Is degrees,
the refrigerating machine in the base
lnent working considerably below its
full capacity. On two different occa-
sinns, by way Of experiment, the tenn
perature was lowered to 10 degrees, but
Zach time the President complained of
being 100 cool.
THE LATEST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
TON, d. u, July II. II a. m.-The Pre-
'lucnb ldNOTdOle COnultlOn continues.
He is now sleeping quietly.
WHERE THE BALL WENT.
The tenth day of the Presidents i'll.
1ess has passed by and there is nothing
cut words of good cheer from his cham
Der, Hope has very nearly given way
% obsolnte confidence in his recovery.
The sick man himself said to Dr. Bliss
his morning." 81 feel better, Doctor, I
hink | am going to get WE'LL" 81
hink so too, Mr.. President" said the
physician, in reply. The patient is very
weak; Of that there is no doubt. 1t is
ln effort for him to raise his legs, and
vixen he turns in bed he suffers consid-
'rable pain. The jaundiee appearance,
which the doctors said had manifested
tself in his face as the result of the
llleged laceration of the liver, has en-
irely disappeared, proving that if that
'rgan was touched by the ball the in.
ury was extremely slight. The physi-
'ians are paying great attention to the
present condition OF the Presidents