Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-19

the sick room is in substance that the
President passed a comfortable night
He was somewhat restless during the
early part Of the night, owing to pain
in the glands of the neck. This pain
subsided later and afterwards the
President rested easier. His pulse is
reported by the physicians this morn
ing at about 102. No nausea or vom-
iting occurred during the night.
TEN A. NJ.
Everything quiet about the White
House, and the President is said to be
resting comfortably. lie still retains
nourishment, which is administered in
small quantities at intervals. The
morning bulletin was read as an indi-
cation of Improvement
ELkVEN AM.
The President continues to do we'll.
He partakes of nourishment more fire.
quently and the quantity is being
gradually increased. The stomach
offers no resistance and the attending
surgeons express themselves as being
very much satisfied with the outlook.
The Inflammation of the right parotid
| gland is gradually subsiding.
Official BuIlesin-S:3O am,
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
August 19, am.
The President slept much of the
night and this morning is more COM
Portable than yesterday. The swelling
Of the right parotid gland has not in
creased since yesterday afternoon and
he is now free from pain. Nutritive
enemata are still given with success,
and liquid food has already this morn
ing been swallowed and relished.
Pulse, 100; temperature, 1874; respira,
ton, II.
DR.. Bliss says that DR.. Pomerine,
of Ohio, who was surgeon of General
| Garfeld's regiment during the war,
came to him soon after the President
was shot and asked to be admitted to
| the Presidents room to see the pa
tient. Bliss says he replied that it
could not possibly do the President
any good to let Pomerine see him, and
might do harm; but he promised
Pomerine to submit his request to the
other surgeons; that he did so, and
they fatty refused to assent to per-
mitting any visit from Pomerine. DR..
Bliss reported this decision to Pome-
rine a day or two later. Says Bliss:
"Dr. Pomerine went to the White
House, went through the reception
roem up stairs and slipped into the
Presidents room while his surgeons
were absent from the room; that
while Pomerine was beside tho Presi-
dent talking to him DR.. Reyburn en-
tered the room and very peremptorily
invited Pomerine to leave" Bliss
says Pomerine "sneaked" I" into the
Presidents room after having been
refused admission, and because he
was turned out he has since assailed
the Presidents surgeons.
! The President is better this morn
ing. His physicians say he has con-
tinued to improve, and they regard
the swelling Of the purotid gland as
about conquered. Surgeons and all
Others at the White House feel very
hopeful to day. The quantity of
nourishment administered is being
steadily increased and the stomach
retains and digests it. The Presi-
dents bowels are now acting regularly
and naturally,
OGiicial BBIIefiR--I2;80 pm.
The Presidents condition has per,
ceptibly improved during the last "a
hours. The parotid swelling is evil
IDENTIFY diminishing, and it has not
ppiued him since last night. He is
taking to-day an inefeased quantity Of
liquid food by the mouth, which IL
relished and produces no gastric irrita-
ton. His pulse is now 106; tenn
perature, 98-S, regDiFatiou, II.
Unofficial BuIIetin-I2sI9 pm.
DR.. Bliss, who has just come from