The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

/ TIE President, u the beginnfag Of iast
week, latter the special anxiety caused ~
the annoducement thas one Of his lungs
showed signs Of blood-poisoning, had Ia .
measure subsided,) seemed to be, il not
fairly gaining, It least, holding his own !;
and was considered 90 far out of imme-
date danger that nearly al the officers of
the Cabinet, who had attended him TO
Long Branch, took their departure in
divers directions on trips of pleasure and
recreation, leaving only Attorney General
McVeagh, and two physicians, Bliss and
Agnew, on duty.
On Tuesday the patient was assisted
from his bed TO an invalid chair, where he
remained in reclining position for more
than half an hour, returning to his bed
without any perceptibly bad effects from
the unwonted exercise. The lung diff
Guilty, which seemed TO be an accumnla-
tion of pus, causing q distressing cough,
seemed to be passing off The doctors,
Bliss and Hamilton, gave cheering &C
counts of the Presidents condition, and
seemed much encouraged.
On Wednesday he sat up again for an
hour and a half, and his pulse went down
to 100 or less
Thursday was another "good day 4"
and tie official bulletins were more than
usually hopeful in tone. For the first
time since the shooting, DR.. Bliss ven
tured to leave the sick room, as he had
urgent pri vate business in New York city.
Three quarters of an hour in the after
noon were spent in the invalid chair, and
the expectoration from the lung became
less difficult and unfavorable.
On Friday the symptoms again became
somewhat alarming, and plainly indicated
the near approach of another crisis in the
patients condition, which, in view of his
extreme weakness and loss of vitality
was anxiously watched. His pulse in
creased, as we'll as his cough; the dis
charge from the wound was anything but
satisfactory, and his mind wandered.
Bed sores, which had disappeared since
his removal, made their appearance, and
rigors occurred
On Saturday there was a recurrence of
the rigor, and no improvement in the
general condition, which was pronounced
by the physicians as being Every unsatis-
factory" A chill lasting half an hour oc-
CURED, followed by nausea, caused, as
stated by the physicians, by acute pye-
mia, and abscess in the right lung. After
the chill he rallied slightly, and obtained
relief in sleep.
The following special was received yes
terday evening:
| Editor FzOr5didn The President had another
chill on Sunday. 1t lasted about ten minutes
| He suffered considerably from its effects. No
vomiting occurred, and the patient experienced
reaction Immediately. The rigor subsidized by the
| appearance Of the fever. When asked the cause
of the recurrence of the rigor, Dr. Bliss said Ii
may be due TO local causes, but If So they are not
manifest. think that their recurrence is due TO
the enfeebled condition of the patient"
| There is no improvement in his general condi-
| ton, and the greatest apprehensions prevail
The following cabegram was sent Sunday
| night 10 Minister Lowell, by Attorney General
| MacVeagh: 1.-THE President passed compare
| lively quiet and comfortable day but this even
| ing he had another chill, of less duration than
that of yesterday, but sufficient to increase the
very great anxiety already existing. He has been
slowly growing weaker, and his present condi-
ton excites the greatest apprehension"