Daily Republican., 1881-07-07

Corbin remained up all night. DIR.
Bliss shows very plainly the strain
which his duties have imposed upon
him He has lost flesh, and having had
but little sleep is greatly worn and IA
tigued. Around the door of the Exc
cutive Mansion was clustered group
Of correspondents. The public can form
but little idea of the intensity of the la
Dor by which the newspapers have been
kept fully posted of the situation at
Washington from the hour of shooting
to the present time. The correspondents
have watched while others slept, and
the quantity of matter written and tel
egraphed hence is unparalleled IN the
history of the telegraph service in this
city. For the first time since the
wound was received no opiates were
administered last night. In consequence
the President was much brighter and
clearer-headed this morning.
After Swain had refused him meat
this morning he made demand upon
Doctor Bliss for beef-steak. The Doc
tor, after some hesitation, gave him a
soft-boiled egg. The action of the di-
gestive organs was eagerly watched.
The physicians, not knowing what in
Jury some of the smaller intestines
might possibly have received, preferred
to let the patient draw upon his own
forces for sustenance rather than run
the risk of administering solid food.
The time has arrived, however when
the test must be made, and the gratiti-
.. - A y IN u
when it was learned that the egg had
been readily assimulated. Later on
Major Rockwell prepared two ounces of
scraped beef and gave it to the Presi-
dent, who devoured it up eagerly. Up
tot +. NJ. the President h as only eaten
and retained upor his stomach since he
was shot sixteen ounces OF chicken
broth, one egg, and two ounces OF
meat.
A BRAVE woMAS's CONFIDENCE.
Another correspondent says: Mrs.
Garfield has never lost faith in the Presi-
dents recovery. She gave proof Of this
undying confidence to-day in a practical
way that also showed the thoughtful
ness of a woman under all circumstan-
received this morning by one of the
clerks with message from the wife of
the President. This message was. ~
wish you would save me q set of your
papers and some OF your exchanges of
the Sd, 4th and 9Th. want to show
them to the General after he gets well. ="
There was no hesitation or qualification
in the request. She was sure the PreSi-
dent would want the papers. The ply.
sieians disturb the patient just as little
rs possible. Their object is to do every
thing for the wound that can be done,
and at the same time irritate it as little
as may be.
A drainage tube is kept in it to lessen
the possibilities of poisoning by draw
ing off the pus which forms in the cavi-
ty. 1t is dressed az intervals with ice
to keep down inflammation. The heat
has been so intence as to require that
the temperature in the sick room should
be allayed by artificial means. There
has been much discussion of the best
means to employ, and it has been de-
cided to use ice in the hail and small
room adjoining the chamber To-day
clio hs were damnened in ice water and
hung where the air passing in through
the windows ard doors would become
cooled. In this way the temperature
of the room was reduced - degrees.
Tonight men are engaged putting up
revolving fans near the ceilings, which
will agitatate and freshen the atmos-
phese.
Speaking of different reports atoat
Senator Jones says: "Members of the
Cabinet visited General Arthur at his
house every day and their intercourse
with him was of the most cordial char
acter." He does not believe that even
if President Garfield dies that Conk-
ling would accept the premiership un-
der his successor. He says: "His TO-
rum is the Senate and he has progressed
greatly as a Senator in the past few
years, especially in regard to thinking
and speaking on his legs. If he does
return to tine Senate, he will not, in my
opinion, accept office at all besides,
life is too short for revenges, especially
political"
Since the attempted assassination of
the President Mr.. Judd, one of the lat
trr's secretaries, has recalled to mind
the fact that last fall, soon after the
October election, while the President
was at Mentor, Ohio, he received from
the then unknown Charles Guiteau the
following letter, dated New York City
and written upon headed paper of the
Fitth.avenue dotel;
DEAR GENERAL: Charles Guiteau,
hereby make application for the Aus
trian Mission. Being about to marry
wealthy and accomplished heiress OF
this city we think that together we
might represent this nation with dig
nifty and grlce. On the principle of
first come first served have faith that
you will give this application favorable
consideration. CHARLES GuITEAU.
The letter was shown to General Gar
field rather as a curiosity than as
communication to be answered, and he
several times ai'terward referred to it
half humurously as an Illustration OF
unparalleled audacity and impudence'
Guiteau has been allowed to read some
OF the published accounts OF MS crime
and the prisoner betrays great interest
in all that the newspapers say OF him.
He has even asked why the letters and
papers of a personal nature that were
found in his pockets after his arrest
were not given to the press, not bearing
on the case at all but because they
would interest the public as coming
from him. Guiteau's egotism is natur-
al and unassumed. 1t was thought
that these papers were retained by Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill on account OF
soEe information contained in them.
Such is not the case, however, and the
idea of making Guitean, the tool of a
conspiracy is no longer entertained.
In speaking of the case to-day
Secretary Hunt, who WAS then pay
ing one of his periodical visits to the
White House, said to your correspon-
dent: "rhis idea of making Guiteau
appear as one Of q group Of cOnSpirators