The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-14
TINE PaESlOENT.

We are most happy to announce to
our readers this week the cheering
news that our beloved President still
lives, and is on the high road 70
complete recovery. Everything that
skill, money and loving hands could
do to help his condition and make
him more comfortable has been done.
And what has also helped in his al
most miraculous improvement in his
own patient and brave spirit. which,
enables him to overcome the pain
and tedinm Of his sick bed. His he
role aud devoted wife cheers him
Will, words Of love and her cheerful
pre-ence makes it bright and CHEEKY
about his bedside. The prayerfui and
hopeful nation has settled down to
the belief that recovery is certain,
his hysicisns believe il and announce
IL, and thus losI Of sorrow is being
liftesi from the hearts Of the Ameri-
can people. The latest news concern
ing the Presidents condition which
we publish here, is taken from this
mornings paper:
NEW YORK, July ia Washing
ton special says that the Cabinet OFF,
GERS who called this morning were
Postmaster General James and Secre-
tarics Lincoln and Window, who fair
~ beameI with pleasure at the figures
of the official k;lletin. The fact that
Secretary Blaine has informed the
Vice President that his presence here
Is no longer considered necessary has
tended la increase confidence in the
favorable increase nf the Presidents
case. When asked last evening when
he would return here. MIR. Arthur
said lac hoped n"t until next Deem
Der The illnc-- at Senator Jones, at
whosc h"u,- ihs Wee President has
remained, n,iY cause him yet to re-
main "A day or iwh Dr Bpyntnn said
this noruing: The history Of the
last twenty-four hours adds greatly 10
my confidence. The fever last night
did not quite reach the point of Mon
day night, while this morning his con-
dition is much better than yesterdays
! look now for steady improvement.
The introduction Of the tube, which
induced freer flow Of pus, may have
had something to do with his improve
ment"
WAsHiNGToN, July 13.-The Presi
dent is better to-day than ever before
since he WAS shot. Dr. Bliss says that
there are marked signs of improve
ment that his pulse and temperament
are nearly normal. The President ate
woodcOck aud toast to day, in aidi-
ton Ia his regular diet of milk dashed
with rum DIR. Bliss says that the
President IL now on the road to
steady but necessarily slow improve
ment This il the 18th day since the
President WAS shot, and IL the day on
which the surgeons say the turn in
such wounds would occur. The ut
tending surgeons say that the indica-
tons to-day are Of "A change for the
better The one o'clock bulletin shows
that the improved condition Of the
President continues notwithstanding |
the very hot weather. His fever is
lower than in the middle Of any day |
recently /: his pulse below 100. and |
temperature scarcely more than luO. |
The surgeons believe that his increase
Of fever this evening will he very
slight.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July l3-The
following telegram WAS sent by the |
surgeons to the consulting |
surgeons this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July IL, p M,
To Dys Frank H. Hamilton and ID. III. /
Aync1:
The febriIe rise yesterday afternoon
was less marked and occurred ut u
later hour than on the previous day, |
and to-day for the first time the Presi-
dents morning temperature fell to the
normal point. The general progress
II his symptoms appear more favOra-
bic than hitherto. During the last
twenty -four hours he has taken thirty
Two ounces of milk and one ounce Of
rum. This morning he had also
slice Of milk toast and chewed a breast
IF wOOdcOck. hut did not;:care to swal-
ow meat He had last night one
quarter grain Of sulphate-morphia n.y.
In no twenty-four
hours during the past week has he re-
.eive,l more than single dose of this
quantity and slept well during the
night. This morning he received ten
,rains Of bi-sulphate Of quinia. Yes
erdlay ut !. p. IN. his pulse was lO4
temperature l0l respiration "A. To
lay AT $50 a. IN his pulse was 80; tenn
'erature 9s.5; respiration %. At p.
n.-pulsc ~ temperature 1906, res
'iration -
tSigned. ID. w. Bliss,
J. X. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REYBuRN.