Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-23

all uiebt. Dr. Boynton and Colonel Rock well directed the watch by the bedside. Tn Mansion was closed at the usual hour and tn family retired early.
 | HIS DEATH EXPECTED BY DIR. TowNsHEND. 'sThe President will die by Sunday O Monday There is no likelihood of his i'm mediate death," was the astounding state ment made last night by Dr. Smith Towns bend, the Health Officer of the District O. Columbia, Sand, ? he added, 1T can give req son for my belief. Dr. Townshend was tn. first physician who reached the President or the morning of the shooting, who lifted hin from the pile of cushions which was prevent ing the circulation of the blood, laid hin prostrate on the floor, opened the wound ano allowed the blood to flow. He gave him the brandy and ammonia which stimulated him to consciousness, and heard his first spoken | words, q think I am done for," before | the arrival of any other physician 1 ssWhy do you think he will die," the re- porter asked ssBecause he will have anoth- CT relapse on Sunday or Monday and will not | have strength enough to survive 1t. Scarcely | physician in Washington believes to-day | that he will live two days, and even some of the men at his bedside do not believe that he | has strength enough left to survive another | relapse. They certainly did not be- 1 lieve it twenty-fou hours ago." "But why should he have another relapse p The periodicity of these relapses has never been wanting and has thoroughly established itself It has come again and again and will come at least once more. If he survives this next one he will live provided the sys- tenn is not so thoroughly exhausted as to be unable to assimilate nutriment and re- cuperate. That is exactly the condition in which I believe it to be-" s'But why this periodicity?" "Pyaemia and malaria. He has been suffering from both throughout. But the py@mia symptoms are also always q 1,,kI kIai~ Iau .ok in sympathy, and their results are felt to- gether. The doctors may deny the existence of pyamia as they will but it exists. I have believed from the beginning that the public was entitled to the whole truth and they have not always had it from the White House. They now edmit that septicemia has existed for weeks and deny pyemia. It is distinction with very little difference. Blood poisoning has existed for weeks and the President has lived longer than any of his physicians ever believed he would. God knows would give or do any thing if he might live, but I do not believe it possible. He is too far run down to make recuperation possible. His lower limbs are paralyzed. He has not moved them in weeks. The nervous troubles affect his stomach as well as the blood poisoning, and after another relapse it cannot be made to re- tain food even by artificial means. That means death. had previously made simi- lar cases somewhat of study since I was wounded much in the same way, and lay seven weeks on my face. When began to convalesce I walked the hospitals and noticed cases of blood poisoning in gunshot wounds particularly. I found that men died, as 8 rule, in from twenty to sixty days If they lived beyond sixty days they re- covered. This probably influenced me in an opinion that I have already expressed from the first and see no reason to change now, that the President would probably die, but that if he were alive at the end of sixty days he would probably recover. When I first said this none of the physi- cians believed he would live sixty hours" ''What do you think of the treatment ?" ''The treatment has been excellent. While there may have been minor errors, the man agement of the case is not now open to criti | cism." CONGRATULATIONS FROM HIS HOLINESS. The following by cable is furnished from the State department To Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of State Wash ington: As the holy father learned with painful surprise and profound the horrid attempt of which the President of the republic the victim now he to feicitates his excellency upon the that his precious life is out of danger and will pray that God grant the speedy and complete recovery United States w The nndersgned has has tne honor no to join in thess sentiments of sincere congratulations and wishes for complete recovery.
 (Signed) L. CARDINAL JAooBINI. To which Secretary Blaine sent the follow ing answer: His Enlinence L. Cardinal Jacobini, Rome: Please convey to Ris Holiness the sincere thanks with which this government received the kind ex- precision of prayerful interest in behalf the stricken President. Since your message was sent are now filled with anxiety. but not without hope The President has been very deeply touched by the pious interest for his recovery shown by all churches QeTOGeQly those Of the Roman Catholic communion. (Signedl JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State. THE NEWS SENT TO MINISTER LOWELL The following was sent tonight: Lowell Minister London The President has been able to swallow and retain about twenty of liquid food to-day, showing 1ae e ol ms put nls d not weighing over 125 or 130 pounds pounds His failure regain strength feature (signed] BLAINE. Secretary. BULLETINS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
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 EXECUTIVE MANsIoN,l
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-S:3O a. m. The President has not vomited since yesterday | and this morning has twice asked for and mouth. He slept more quietly during the night and his morning his general condition is encourag- ng than when the last bulletin issued. Pulse 104, emperature 98.4, respiration IS.
 J. K. BARNES,
 J. J. WOODWARD,
 ROBERT REYBURN, |
 D. H. AGNEw.
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 EXECUTIVE MANSION,
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-12:30 D. m. | The President has continued this morning to re- ain liquid nourishn1ent taken by the mouth well IS by enema. There has been recurrence of vom- | ting and no nausea.
 The parotid swelling is not materially smaller but continents painless It has caused for day or two an nnoying accumulation of viscid mucus in the back If the mouth, but this symptom has now much bated.
 At present his pulse is 1O4 temperature 9s4 respi ation IS.
 D. BLISS,
 J. K. BARNES,
 J. J. WOODWARD, !
 R. HEPBURN, !
 D. HAYES AGNEw, !
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 EXECUTIVE MANSION,
 WASHINGTON, Aug 22-6:3Op D. m The President has continued to take liquid nour- I shment in small quantities at stated intervals during he entire day and he has had return nausea or omiting. The nutrient enemata also retain ed | The wound is looking well and the work of repair oing in all portions exposed to view. The pus ! is healthy At present his pulse is 1lO 100.1, respiration 19.
 D. W. BLISS,
 J. K. BARNES,
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