Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-28

onOTLly aIterWarOS Ills UeO was fOueQ INTO an aQ-
joining room, while that occupied till now is
being thoroughly cleansed and put in, order.
His pulse is now "a, temperature 9s.5, respira-
ton IS.
| D. W. BLISS, j. ]. WOODWARD,
]. K. BARNES, RoBT REYBuRN,
FRANK H. HAMILTON.
Unofficial Bulletin pm.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION SATISFACTORY.
The condition of the President continues to
be in every way satisfactory. His pulse at this
hour is below 100; he is entirely free from fever,
and is resting quietly. He has not yet been
moved back to his own room.
THE PRESIDENTS BEST DAY.
! Secretary Kirkwood said at 9 o'clock this af-
| ternoon that his information was that the Pres-
dent was doing better than at any time since he
was shot.
| SECRETARY BLAINE TO MINISTER LOWELL.
LO,oeu Minister, Losadon:-At o'clock the
Presidents condition is very encouraging.
| Everything has gone well with him since my
! dispatch last night.
(Signed.) BLAINE, Secretary.
| DIR. BLISS SAYS THE PRESIDENT Is DOING VERY
WELL.
At half-past two o'clock this afternoon the
President was asleep. DR.. Bliss, who had just
left him, said the President was doing very well
| indeed. His pulse was below 100, and respira-
| ton and temperature have not gone up since the
| noon bulletin. DR.. Hamilton will not leave until
tomorrow. DR.. Agnew has promised to relieve
him at that hour. The members Of the cabinet
and Representatives Kelley and Hawley were OF
the few who called at the White House to-day.
p.nl.-Dr. Hamilton Satisfied with the Presi-
dents Condition.
At three o'clock there was no change in the
very favorable condition of the President. Dr..
Hamilton has telegraphed to his family this
afternoon that the President was looking better
now than at any time since the shooting, and
that his condition was satisfactory.
HOW THE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS AFFECTS DE-
PARTAENT BUSINESS.
A STAR reporter made inquiry at the Post
Office and Interior departments to-day as to the
effect Of the shooting of the President upon the
business of those departments. It was ascer-
tanned that in the Post Office department the
regular business has not been retarded at all,
except in the matter of the appointment of post
masters, whose commissions require the Presi-
dents signature. Only l2 appointments of this
character have accumulated since the shooting
of the President. In all other branches the reg
ular routine work of the department has moved
along in the ordinary way. In the Interior de-
the usual order of business that in the least en-
barrass the department. few changes that
would have been made have not yet taken place,
but the incumbents hold on and everything goes
along smoothly. Secretary Kirkwood says the
only difference made by the Presidents illness
has been that few minor officials who ought to
have been turned out have been enabled to re-
main in office awhile. The changes awaiting
the Presidents approval are mainly Indian
agents.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY CALLS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AND TELLS STORY AB0rIr THE PREsI
DENT.
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, called at the
White House to-day. He desired that his most
heartfelt sympathy beconveyed to Mrs. Garfield,
and also that she be told that it would take q
great deal worse news than he had heard to
make him believe that the President would not
recover. Judge Kelley told a little story about
the Presidents speech making in Maryland di-
rectly after the war. The President and Judge
Kelley were to address ameeting in Hon. j. A.
Creswell's district. President Garfield was so
fresh from the army that lie had ON his blue coat.
While he was speaking rotten egg whizzed by
his ear and splashed over the way Just back of
him. The President said: 81 am pretty used to
hearing the whiZZ of rebel bullets and can GER
tainly stand the whizz Of rebel eggs" The
speech making then went on. '.ShOrtly after
wards. said Judge Kelley 1--WE heard ker-
chunk noise on the stairs. Inquiry developed
the fact that the man who threw the rotten egg
had himself been thrown over the bannisters
and down the stairs
THE DAY AND THE DEED.
A gentleman went into W. H. Morrison's book
store, on the avenue day or two ago and con-
versation commenced on the President. Mr..
Morrison went to a drawer and took out leaf
of Marcus Wards Calendar OF London, and it
read thus: "1S3 days past; days to come. 182.
July Q, Saturday, 1881. How oft the sight of
means to do i'll deeds, makes III deeds DONE
King JOhn.'
The Sick Room Last Night.
THE PRESIDENT HAS NO FEVER AND RESTS COM
FORTABLY.
Mr. Brown did not remain on duty at the
White House last evening. There was not much
to be done. The members of the Cabinet were
there but did not stay long. They had only the
best words from the doctors and the sick room
Everything was as well as the most sanguine
could expect. The President went to sleep and
managed to get considerable rest before twelve
o'clock. There was no return of fever. DR..
Bliss said at ten o'clock that the President
was doing admirably, and that he re-
garded his condition as better then than
at the same time on any night of his illness. DR..
AgneW was not present at the evening dressing
OF the wound. The condition of the cotton over
| the wound showed that there had heen a regu-
lar discharge during the day. There was very
good discharge at the dressing of the wound
Dr. Hamilton arrived in the city about half-past
ten O'Clock. to take the place of DR.. Agnew for
day or two. Dr. Bliss went to the depot for
him. DR.. Hamilton did net see the president
last night as ne was sleeping, and there was no
| necessity for disturbing him. DIR. Bliss told him
the condition of the Presideat, and Dr. Hamil-
ton said it was satisfactory. The White House
was closed at IL o'clock =
AN ADDITIONAL NsTALMENT OF PATENT BEDS
has arrived at the White House. There are
three OF them. 1t is peculiar feature that each
patent bed which arrives is accompanied by an
agent or some person interested in the patent
who hunts out the reporters the first thing and
tells them all about the concern and that it is
going to be used for the President Immediately.
They are never used, however. No patent bed
is In use nor will any be employed.
EyRENG BULLETIN.
ExEcuTTvE MANSION, July ~, p. m.-The
President is still resting quietly. he has been
! able to take more n0uishment to-day than for
several days past, and up to the present hour
has had no febrile rise Of temperature. His
wound has just been dressed. II looks well
and has continued to discharge healthy pus in