Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
4 Cheerful Patient.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The interest about
the Presidents shooting now centers in the
prospect of his final recovery. The treatment
under which he has been all of the time is
continued unchanged. He gets along very
well under it and grows stronger almost every
hour. The physicians Will not pronounce
him out of danger, in as many words,
but DR.. Bliss says as much
very bright ons at the White House. Every
word from the sick room was full of cheer.
The President this afternoon requested DR..
Bliss, when he went to the room occupied by
the clerical force, to tell to the "boys' that
he was all right, and that he hoped the doctors
would soon allow them to come and see him.
That Is fair sample of how the President has
and his frame of mind most cheerful,
and it was with the greatest
difficulty he was kept from talking at all
times when he was not asleep on all manner of
cheerful topics. Every two hours he is given
little rum and milk, in addition to his diet
of Cruel, with oatmeal now and then. The
rum is some of the Biyior old case that was
sent him the other day. This afternoon,
when he drank the small amount of the mix
ture that DIR. Bliss handed him, the President
said: "Ah, Bliss don't you wish you could have
some of that rare old article?" And he
smacked his lips as if he enjoyed the thought
immensely. An instance of how light the
hearts are at the White House will be of In
terest Young James Garfield and Col. Rock
Wells boy occupied good portion of the
room, with paper, scissors and paste, making
balloon. They were making an immense
one James said they were getting the bal
was pronounced out of danger by the doctors
they intended to have grand ascension on
the ground back of the White House. There
is one thing that the President does not like.
He don't want to have his wound dressed, it
causes him so much pain, but what
he principally objects to is the
uncomfortable position which he has to
assume in order that the doctors may accom-
plish the design. He calls Incorporation his
torture. When DR.. Bliss tells him that he is
going to dress the wound, the President
always says. sHow long will the torture last
this time?"
Tonight the Presidents condition continues
favorable. DR.. Reyburn, who is on duty with
the patient, says he is getting along fine. 1t
cannot do better, be said.
The authorities continue to follow up all
clues and hints they receive about Guiteau.
They find nothing that does not confirm their
previous opinion that he acted alone.
The attorney general has received a letter
from German who lives in New York. He
says he was in Washington June lS, IA and
Is. He went around to see the objects of
interest. On the 14th he took seat iu La
fayette park, opposite the While House. Near
him sat man who answers, he says, to the
description given of Guiteau. With Guiteau
was another mani shorter and stouter,
with dark mustaohe and light
colored hair. He heard the man who, he
thinks, was Guiteau, say to his companion,
SIT cannot be done at Long Branch. 1t must
be done here at Washington. Arthur will
then be President, and 1 VIII then get my
pardon rThis conversation hethought nothing
Of till be read an account of the attempted as
sassination. gsasa w.iI