Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-31

6rounu NO furtnor Adverse
Complications-SloWly Impr0v-
Ing, with Good Future Pros.
pects-Latest O1lcial InfOrma.
ton.
WASHINGTON. August SILT there
wal any change yesterday II Wa for the
better. but II was small. and the Presi.
dent seemed to be just holding bis own.
he IL not expected to gain much for
some days. The discharge Of the gland
hss relieved him. The ball has not
shifted much the last day or two. Many
think the change In Ito position caused
the present strong rally. It 10 not i'm.
possible that the ball may pass Of
through the rectum. The nearest ap-
proach to solid food be has taken is milk
toast and chicken jelly. Solid food IL
not to be given for some time yet. There
10 no danger OF the gland s~loughinR Of.
Many offers to take care Of the Prssi-
dent by magnetism and otherwise are re-
ceived and rejected with thanks. Evi.
IDENTIFY the swelling on the face. though
painful. is diminishing.
MEDICAL MOVEMENTS AND OPINIONS.
WASHINGTON. August. 3l.-Last Sat-
urdsy morning the President was at his
worst. Nearly all hope OF his recovery
bad gone. Dr.. Hamilton fingered after
the morning dressing and made the dis
oovery that the yolks Of egg. which had
formed part OF the enemata for several
days had not been s%ssimilstipg thor.
ouRbly, il at all. and were poisoning the
System. Without waiting to make his
discovery known or to consult with any
Of his associates, he rushed to q drug
store and purchased . supply OF pow.
dsred charcoal. He Immediately admin
istsred an enemata containing q large
proportion Of charcoal. The effect was
apparent almost Immediately and the
incident marked the turning point In the
Presidents condition. There 10 scarcely
any doubt that the presence OF this nm.
digestsd mass was the cause Of the
glandular affection which cams 80 near
terminating the lie OF the President.
WASHINGTON. August 31.-Dr. Boyn.
ton ssys : "Whils there has been NO
material gain Of strength, there has
been . marked improvement in the
President since the recent crisis. and he
now takes his food with ss much relish
a. at any time during his illness. No
marked change 10 expected at onoe. All
We can reasonably expect IL for the pa
tient to hold bis own for Q few days. II
be makes even . slight improvement II
will be perfectly satisfactory. The Doc
tor said he had not noticed any symp-
tom OF another crisis. His prospects
for Anal recovery are very fair. but In q
case OF this kind no q can say posi-
lively that the patient will recover; there
fore he could not mako any definite pre-.
dioiion on that point. Hamilton arrived
last night, and Agusw left for Philadsl-
phis this morning.
New YoRK, August 3l.-A hsartlsss
hoax was played on DR.. Hammond, sx-
Surgeon General OF the army, ysstsr.
day. He was informed that he bad
been invited to Washington to take
charge Of the Presidents case, and really
started for that city. It will be rsmem.
bered that Hammond has declared from
the beginning that the President cannot
scover.
~oARFIrLD's RELIGIOUS STANDING.
WASHINGTON. August 3l.-Rsv. F. D.
Powers. pastor Of the Vermont avenue
Christian Church in this city, has writ.
ten Q letter concerning the Presidents
character a. q Christian man, In which
he says : "Hs never hesitated, when II
was necessary. to testify to his faith
he has lectured publicly In the Christian
Church within two years on the evil
denoes OF the Christian religion, and
has for ak years been q devout and con.
slant w~orshiper and communicate. TAX.
ing into estimate the temptations attend
ant upon such Q career Of general loose
ness as is seen In Washington life. and
political lie especially. the marked I'M
faithfulpsss Of political men when they
attain such prominence In official posi-
ton, and the extreme poverty and OBJ
security Of his brethren In Washington,
together with the poor house Of worship.
esteem az an unusual Christian . man
thus faithful, where nine out OF ten
would have failed"
cHARAcTrRIsTIc LETTER.
NEW YoRk. August 81. - Times
Cleveland correspondent says: The fol-
lowing il AN extract from q letter writ.
ten by Mrs. Garfield to the Presidents
mother only q day or 70 before his re-
cent great danger:
Slowly bat steadily James is coming
up from this trouble with his stomach.
/ begin to wonder what can happen ne1t
and whether there IL any lower note In
the scale for him to touch; but II there
10 I shall not despair. and you must not.
His strong constitution and superabun.
dant vitality l believe will carry him
through. / bsgin to see how little i
know about the trouble attending such .
wound. 1t seemed to me when he got
through the first week and then the
second 80 well that Il must be plain sail.
ing. / can now understand Why the
doctors were never ready to say the dan.
gers were all passed. They would say
that they thought they were. etc. II
has been q strange. disappointing sum-
mer, but IL We all come through alive
and well We will not complain.
II PRESIDENT THIS MORNING.
Executive MANSION. WASHINGTON.
August $3.50 A. Mo material
change has occurred in the Presidents
condition since yesterday. He was
sl-epipg quietly and comfortably at mid
night, ard has continued DO most OF the
time since. His pulse 10 now slower
than Il was at 10 o'clock last evening.
At this hour he 10 sleepipg.
Chicago Hot Wheat.
CHICAGO, Angus. 3l.-An examination
Was made yesterday Of the city and 81.