Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-29

mach, enfeebled by the poisoned condition of
the blood. seemed unable to properly and CON-
pletely ..ssimilate the food given it, and the re-
suit was a steady and unmistakable failure of
all the vital powers, indicated by higher, fee
bier and more fuctuating pulse, less salts
factory condition of the wound, and until to-
day considerable degree of mental disturb
parotid gland had not changed
in any respect for the better, there had been a
slight discharge Of pus, both from the incis-
ion made several days ago and from the Orifice
of the ear, but its quantity was not sufficient
to relieve the Inflammation or diminish the
size of the swollen gland. 1t continued,
therefore, to exert depressing and dangerous
influence upon the patients already weakened
vitality, and there was no prospect of any
character. The process of repair
along the track of the ball had ceased, and the
examinations were becoming less perfect. The
pus discharged by the wound was also un-
natural in appearance and consistence. All
the unfavorable symptoms are due directly to
the vitiated condition of the blood. In the
opinion of the surgeons the danger of death
from exhaustion might be avoided were it not
for the condition of the gland, but it seemed
very doubtful whether the process of repair
could begin or go on in presence of that
complication. Such in brief, were the unfa-
vorable features of the Presidents case at
noon. The only favorable symptoms were the
continued ability of the stomach to take and
retain food and the clearing and mere perfect
action of the brain.
Soon after noon the Presidents attendants
reported slight improvement in his condi-
ton At o'clock Col. Rockwell sent the
following telegram to w. N Robertson, New
York: " At this hour, q o'clock) the Presi-
dent is quite comfortable His pulse is ia.
He voluntarily remarked he felt stronger than
yesterday. Whatever the future may bring he
has not yet given any signs of dissolution.
He said ten years ago that ut was always the
unexpected that was happening with him."
Later in the afternoon the surgeons ad-
mitted that some Of the Presidents symptoms
were more encouraging. His pulse began to
show greater steadiness and slightly i'm
proved quality, and his mental faculties were
clearer and more active than at any time dvr-
ing the past week. Both these symptoms
were taken as indications Of improved nutri-
ton. The President himself voluntarily SAID
several times in the course of the afternoon,
to his attendants that he thought he felt bet
ter than he did yesterday, and remarked that
for the first time in several days, he found
himself able 10 taste the food he swallowed
The $50 official bulletin showed slight
amelioration of the PATIENTS symptoms, ana
although the change was too trif1.ng to just
fly any great amount of encouragement. 1t Was
eagerly accepted by those who cOnld no.
bring themselves to believe that the President
would die, ground far renewed hope.
DIR. Bliss In conversation with Rev. Dr.
Powers, pastor of President Garfield's church,
said about Z, that the President had thus far
rather better day than was anticipated this
morning He did not think there was enougn
change, however, to justify any anticipa-
tions of recovery, or to modify the views en-
tertained by himself and other surgeons as
to the extreme gravity of the crisis. III"
he said, "the President gets through to-mor-
row as well as he has to-day, think there will
be some ground for encouragement"