The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-19

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ilTst quantity OF koumlss Mrs. Garfield was
sitting by The patients bedside, when he
expressed himself as feeling comparatiyeIy
well. and inquired II It was not
DESIRED TO rRY THE STRENGTH OF MS
STOMACH
by permitting him 10 have n0urishment. and
expressed wish for koumiss, whereupou
his wife gave him the first portion. The
tact OF The Presidents having suggested the
administration OF nourishmeDi Is considered
by the attending surgeons az an indication
ihsi the irrItabiIity Of the stomsch is
subslding, and thar In consequence
the patient commences 10 crave food.
Considerable anxiety WAS exhibited
about haIf.past IL O'Clock on account OF
slight delay In the noon bulletin. The con.
tents Of the bulletin when 10 was read IN
Private Secretary Browns room at quar-.
lerpast O'Clock dld not allay The anxiety
because Of the announcement IL contained
IN reference to the inflammation OF the
parotld gland, and until the assurances
OF the consulting and attending surgeons
we're obtained great apprehensions were
felt that new aud serious complication
bad been encountered. DR.. Hamilton was
first OF the surgeons applied to Tor lnforma.
ton regarding the ip1,med gland, but be-
yond the statement that 1t was nothing OF a
serious character The Doctor was disinclined
TO talk. He intimated that he could not
explain the affection to nOn.proie ssional
In The brief time he had at bis disposal, and
left with the remark that it was
NOTHING TO CAUSE ALARM.
When DIR. Bliss left the Mansion about
2:45 j. NJ, be was met at the front entrance
by several members OF the press. His at
tentiOn was called 10 various rumOrs which
had been circulated since the midday
bulletin WIS issued ia connection with
the inflammation OF the Presidents paro-
lid gland. These rumors were 10 the
effect that 1t was an indication OF
pJamia, low fever, and other complications
OF more or less serious nature, and also
that modification had set in. The Doctor
said that il wss very curious 10 him that ia
view Of the fact that py9mia was such a
specific disease that some people will insist
that the President has it, while the attend
ing surgeons have thus far been unable to
discover any indication Of It whatsoever.
g. This inf ANIMATION, The Doctor continued,
" is nothing unusual in cases where the pa
tients have become greatly debilitated |
have seen it In many cases OF gun-shOt
wounds"
"rhen it is not py emis, Doctori"
"Oh, no."
ais il an indication OF iever-typhoid or
otherwisel"
mot at all, sir. It is an affection which
need not cause the slightest alarm"
The Doctor with this remark stepped into
bis carriage and drove of.
These assurances OF the attending sur
geons were placed on the newspaper bulle-
tin boards throughout the city, aud carried
by one person TO another 10 such an extent
during the carly afternoon that the extreme
anxiety occasiOned by the announcement OF
the fact Of the Inflammation OF the gland
diminished very considerably before night.
General Swain says iDasmUch as the
President has retained the koumiss he has
taken to-day
HIS STOMACH is PROVEN TO BE GRADUALLY
STRENGTHENING,
and this being the case, in his opinion the
crisis has been passed ana the patient will
now continue TO improve.
Early this evening Or. Reyburn was
asked his opinion OF the Presidents con-
dltion, whereupon the following dialogue
ensued The Doctor said the President
is doing very we'll"
O. "Does he experience much lnconVe.
nience from the Inflammation referred TO in
the noon bulletin ?"
A. "He has considerable pain In his
neck, which is the result Of the ib6amed
gland"
o. "WelI. doctor, what is the cause OF
this Inflammation; how do you explain
it?"
A. at is the result OF extreme debility"
Q. ado not similar symptoms manifest
themselves in typhold-iever?"
A. "They do; but Inflammation OF the
parotid gland also frequently occurs IN
cases where patients are in q state Of eXees.
siYe debility from other causes"
O. Has the President taken nOurisbment
at all during the day 2"
A. eyes, sir he has been taking koumiss
in small quantities all day."
q. I" Has be experienced any trouble In
retaining it?"
A. "None whatever. He has retained it
ALL"
O. "DO you think the President is better
TO-DAY than he was yesterday 7"
A. p" He Is as well as we could reasonably
expect. and think he is getting along
nicely"
At the time of this interview, previous
10 the issuance Of the evening bulletin, the
PATIENTS pulse, although not taken accu-
rately, was not thought to be any higher
than when the noon bulletin was Issued
namely, 10S.
After the evening bulletin came out there
was a perceptible feeling OF qualification
among those who came TO the Executive
Mansion.
DIR. Reyburn, when asked what he
thought OF the increased temperature. said
90 II cannot be considered rs an unfavorable
indication, lnasmuch as it shows that
THE PATIENT HAS CONSIDERABLE VITALITY
LEFT"
O. "On the whole, Doctor, do you con-
slider the President better to-day tDan yes
terdayi
A. Eyes" replied the Doctor, "he is
better to-day"
@. "Do you still keep up the enemata,
Doctor ?"
A. ooh yes, we will not discontinue the
epemata yet awhile"
O. 81 Has the President taken anything
besides koumiss to-dayS"
A. eyes, be swallowed two tablespoons
full of milk Cruel, which was prepared by
Mrs. Garfield"
O. Ibid he retain 1t all 7"
A. "Every bit Of It,"
THE LATEST INFORMATION
received from the private part OF The man,
sion indicates that The surgeons are hopetui
that the President will pass comparatively
night. He was resting quietly
at IL O'Clock, and though he has taken con-
siderable nourishment tonight there has
been no return OF nausea.
Captain HOWgate Before "a United
states Commissioners.
U.s1trxGToN. ID. c., August 1S-Captain