Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-03
THE PRESIDENT.

Another ssBest Day''-The Patients Prog for Solid FOOd-Hope- that He Can Transact Executive Business in a Few Weeks-Cheerful Feeling at the White House.
 WASHINGTON, August 2.-An the Presidents days seem to his 'best day." For more than week now the case has slowly but steadily comparatively insignificant. His pulse is re- ported in the evening bulletins as 104. The temperature does not rise above 100, respi- ration within score to the minute. Imme- diately following the evening dressing these indications subside and the patient floats along another twenty-four hours under nor nal conditions. So it was this evening The
 President ate an adequate supper, and after the dressing of the wound went to sleep. At p. m. his pulse was below 100 and the oth- CT indications correspondingly moderated.
 Since that hour he has slept comfortably and
 rested as easily as he did in health. This
 happy condition of affairs adds daily to the
 hope of the physicians and to the confidence
 of all. Dr. Agnew has kept close watch of
 the case during the last several days. and ex-
 presses complete satisfaction with it's prog
 ress. He returns to Philadelphia to-mor-
 TOW, and Dr. Hamilton will come on from
 New York tomorrow evening. All of the
 physicians assure the members of the Cabinet that the President is doing as
 well as they could wish Secre-
 tary Blaine thinks he will be declared
 out of danger by next week at any rate
 The Secretary is preparing to take his family
 to Maine next week. Secretary Lincoln will return from Rye Beach tomorrow or next
 day, but expects to return to his family after few days here. Secretary Kirkwood is in-
 disposed Postmaster General James and
 Attorney General McVeagh will remain here
 all summer. Both called with their families
 on Mrs. Garfield tonight. Mrs. Garfield is
 cheerful and confident in the ability of her husband to be about in month. Dr. Bliss said tonight that the President ou ght to be able to attend to executive business in few weeks. When asked whether he considered him out of danger, he said of course no person so injured as the President was could be considered out of danger till he got well, but that no doctor there expected relapse or any accident to befan him. and were con sequently sure he would get well. Secretary Hunt is making arrangements to leave for an inspection of the navy yards during the lat ter part of this month. The United States steamer Tallapoesa, Commander Kellogg, now at the navy yard, will be. used and is be- ing put in order for the occasion She has
 undergone extensive repairs and improve l ments and will be all ready 1 to sail by the 18th. At present there is no intention to have the President as an honored guest on the Tallapoosa though | if he should be strong enough to go and his physicians consider it advisable It could easi- l ly be made ready for his reception. The President asked for peaches to day and relish afford.
 THE COURSE OF THE BULLET.
 pr. Bliss was asked tonight in regard to the course of the ball through the Presidents body. Said he, stAny attempt to give de- would be premature. We know where the ball entered that it shattered the ribs, that it disturbed the liver either by shock or per- foration and it lodged in the anterior wall of l the abdomen. Until we know more than that we had better let details alone. It is enough to know where the ball is Do you 1 intend to cut it out 2'' s'No, not unless it
 does mischief, and it is not likely to do So now" The doctor further said the case zwas proceeding very nicely indeed; as soon as the President was out of danger the public should be officially informed of 1t.
 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS IN THE CASE Dr. Agnew stated to friend this afternoon that the President was certainly doing very well, indeed there was no feature in the case they could wish to have improved. The present progress was in every way satisfac- tory. The President had taken nourishment hree times up to 2:30 o'clock, and some of