Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-05
FROM RASHING7
Special Correspondence If tbs Aleza. Gazette

fEOM WASaINGI ON
Special Correspondence II tbs Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON. d. G.. July S. 1881.
The coucition of the President at O'clock
to day was considerably NOR, favorable than
the most satg lino of his we'll Wishers last night
txpec cd it would be. His respiration and
pulse wire both moro uolm Il than they were
last uigat, bis nausea hid disappeared. bis dis.
chlrgts wero moro natural scd sun, slight
nouriahneot that he had TAKEN was retained.
Dr.. Bliss. The sag on 10 casrg, is 80 convinced
OF his Improvement that to day. for tho first
time site, lie WAS sum noDed to The President
be has lett the White House and COMO to his
oWn homo to tske uctdad repos,. Tho ims
provement. however. is not unusual 10 such
cases. aud tears are entertained that untavora.
Bile symttms will rcluro towsrds pightfsll. II
he recoVers. his olss will be remarkable one,
aud vi naturally be looked UPON as az instance
OF the direct interposition of ProVidercs. 1t is
COW nearly three days ard quarter since be
reoslged his wound, and should ho live two days
longer he will probably recover. The prevail.
ing warm weather does not m'iiiao against
him, and II it did appliances ara at command
for c,Clirg his room to aoy extens that may be
required. Everybody about the White House,
and, indeed 10 al Washington, seems delighted
at the Presidents improved condition, and the
wishes OF all. Irrespective race, sex, ago. ON.
dlticn and politics are that it may be perms.
nent. Old surgeons however, those familiar
with quo shot Wounds, shtug their shoulders
when asked their OPTIONS Of his condition, aud
say the improvement is only temporary The
crowds abou. the White House, and st the no
tells and bulletin boards to day are much small.
or than they were yesterday, and the excitement
about the Presidents condition that has pre-
vailed sloco the hCur be was shot has quiated
down and settled TOTO az anxious So!lctuds for
his recovery
Msj,r Archer iofcr Md the Gsz,ttu's corres
pondeot tn 5 morning. that. owing 10 some dc
Try 10 the preparai)n of the papers necessary
| to the legal transfer OF the Ag,ew properly to
the Potomac Manufacturing CcmDa that
transfer Was GOT completed uotl last night, but
that now, having possession Of the property. he
had scot engineers there to day to loolte the
site tor The furnaces, two of which will b, ertc..
I'd at ouoa for the mauufsc!ure Of The scrap iron
ntw there into blooms, and that others ~ill be
cut IN Immediately after TO- making blooms
direc IL from the ore. Ho also says that bis
company intends 10 iup'cv5 thoir entire water
front, txtcudrg from Duke street 10 thu Ship
Yard with stone abutment, which will be fill.
| cd 10 with tho r,tuse OF tho iron works, aud
| which vi be, not only USEFUL but an ornas
N 'ntsl subsi ue for whalves, CONSTRUCTED after
the marner OF the other whstves of the city.
There are numerCns reports to day of plots
and conspltacies which break the uouotony of
the tax about the condition of tho President;
| ooe is to the etftot that an organization If six
hnbHra1 boo h,on - L
perfected all its pIacs fer breakiog open the
al snd banging Gulteau as soon as tho Pres
| lden's death shall be announced; another ia
thai detective aud special police i,er hav,
been detailed to guard Woe President Arthur
| from what is considered probsbls attempts at
| assassination. Early this afternoon &C iosauc
MIN was arrested on the street armed ui,h q
revolver who said he had come in 90 mor1iug
train for the purpose of shoo,iog Blaine, who,
| he said, was the CAUSE Of all The present trou
ole. lilo Was taken to the station house, and
licked no, but wonld not reveal his nsme.
The Vic, Pfe.idaut remsiCs at tho House Of
Senator Jones where 10 receives the bulletins
from The White House as soo1 as they are
| issued. The New York Sun has been defend
| log him against the implied imputation OF com
plciy IN tho assassination of tho President.
lilo sent to tho offc, of tho Secretary of tho
Senate this morning ior the Gil, Of tho Sun
kept here and spent an hour or two 10 reading
tho recent numbers Of that newspaper.
JUICE John I. Harris, Of VrRiuia, raised
through the ely last wssk. 10 reference to the
next tails ellc:Ion 10 Virginia h, seemed to be
cortie1t OF tho SUCCESS CT The democracy, tut
said they should max, 90 mltak, about noni
| ua'ing their Strongest men.
MIR. j. Il. Tucker pasasd through here last
Saturday % bis way to Philad .lphia, where he
and Senator Bon Hill w,ro to hav, dulivtr.d
| addresses yts erdsy.