The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27

ly divergent in their views for the pas
three weeks, The Postpaster General ha
kept up hope, and the Attorney,tienera
has been the other way. To-day these tw,
gentlemen came nearer being In coinci
dence with each other than hereto
fore. They are, in fact, not very far apar
in their opinions The AttOmey-CieneTal
after being told by the physicians ubou
the bursting Of the gland and being lnadi
acquainted with the other features Of thl
case, summarizesitin saying, "Fhe situation
IL very critical" e'
Postmaster General James after talking
with the surgeons put the diagnosis OF hi
opinion in the iOllowlngwOrds: Improve
ment Is not impossible. The gFOund upon
which the ray Of hope, which ut II O'Clock
hadfhed its light around the White House,
has Tor the corner stone Of It's foundation
the free and natural suppuration from the
inaamed gland The relief consequent
upon the outflow Of the matter which, had
accumulated Is not only perceptible, but
very marked. There hangs the thread Of
hope. ,a.. H.. -l a..e.
The gathering at the White House for
the noon bulletin was unusually large, The
talking In the Private Secretary's room
went on in an NndeFt0ne, The crowd got
impatient, and w usual there were those on
hand to say that the delay was the sign Of
bad bulletin. This idea was strengthened
by the recollection that usually 1t isknown
before hand the general character OF the
medical announcement, and that todlay
there was not the slightest Knowledge
about 1t before lts prOmulgation. There was
u rapid break FOR down stairs with
the bulletins as they were distributed.
Sergeant Dinsmore has to stand ut the
stairs and check the stampede OF the bulle-
tin holders to prevent too mnVh noise be.
ing made In the hurry to get out OF the
house. The bulletin bearers are becoming
n nuisance. The bulletin was us depressing
rs was anticipated The pulse hVd gone
up ten beats since eight O'Clock this morn.
Ing. The temperature had gone up nearly
u tenth and there was no Improvement In
the respiration,
BLISS ADANDoSs ALI HOPE, AND THEN vEERs
.Il AROUND.
DR.. Bliss shortly after noon in an inter-
view expressed himself ~ practically
abandoning all hope Of the Presidents re.
covery and conveyed the impression ofhav-
Ing given the Case up. At 5 o'clock this
eyeninghO had yccpd around considerable.
At.that hour he was asked how long he
thought the discharge from the gland
would keepup He replied that might
discharge freelyfOr fofty.eight hours and
then opae, \ III tft l
"HoWahopt the nourlshment2n
"Ho has been given sufficient nollrlsh-
ment td dsllstain lin by encnAtl. He has
been given theyolk Of AIN egg peptornizcti
milk and six drahms Of whisky every five
hours by the mouth, and he has been fed
very libcrally. Very fresh beef Juice has
been administered, aud he retains It all.
Ills stomach Ii acting admirably"
"ls there any Improvement In the Presl-
dents appearance|
'"There Is; he looks better to-day than
yesterday"
IA there pypmle2"
"There Is not; there Is poisoning In the
blood, as there has been for some days but
pyHmia has not developed itself"
20 Wv iSl"It uMc HIht tutc Pun uhtIAIke
smells otIensivelyT ..
at Is not, The pus Is healthy in charac.
ter and there 10 nothing, whatever, OlIGn-
sive about It."
SIS there Nnyeviilenceof inflammation in
any other gland about the body2"
''Thcre arc no Signs whatever, Of such
inflammation. No other parts Of the body
ure inllamed."
"lfthe present symptoms should become
aggravated to their worst do you think
there would be my danger Of immediate
deathp ilT'N
Even with such aggnvation, which !
do not expect, tlG President could not die
inside of three days at the least"
When the above conversation took place
DR.. Bliss was Just going into, the White
House, after an absence therefrom Of about
an hour and II hall.