The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-09-03
Prest Garfield

The President aT to have suffered from
unfavorable symptom the Sth ult. The dis
charge Of pus froIe wound becoming slug
gish. On the desperation was performed
to relieve this eondiof things, and the subse-
quent bulletins wen three or four DAYS of a
hopeful character. he evening of the I4th
however. symphonic fever manifested them
selves, and on thSwing day the fever ran
high, causing alarnd preventing the Presi-
dent from taking a~nurishment. The scene
at Washington on evening OF that dav is
thus described in 8 taphic despatch:-s Be
fore seven q large c~rossembled at the entrance
to the Executive Non, recalling the scenes
witnessed for a feVs immediately following
the shooting. Onhrge tree near the East
gate = bulletin Is alVpOsted as soon as issued
from the White Hound when the messenge,
put up the : o'clocpletin there was a spon-
taneous movement ne assembly towards the
tree in order to Learn contents. Those who
would reach the PROGRESSIVELY read the built
tin aloud to the ans crowds that were con-
stantly coming andng, and its discouraging
announcements wer.On spread oyer the CITY.
ItN WHO Hthlu tlGACNlu IcdO turned lHdN
with hope for the who has so heroically
borne the terrible sings during the past six
weeks, and many , AVA fully convinced
that the morrow suDuld rise on the National
emblem flying at hallst throughout the coun-
try. 1t seemed wheonidence was the hioh-
est, dependency wasT the lowest"
The latest news mGnow on the 18th. Is
thus summarized +'' Efforts made during the
day to have the Prent retain nourishment
failed. The stomacls so sensitive that even
water would not rem After injection was
resorted TO, he ralliedhtly, and his condition
was further more imph by a few hours sleep.
In the evening he waslin given nourishment,
and again the stonl refused to retain it.
About s O'Clock halfvine glass of hot water
was administered andS was retained. Soon
after taking the hotter the President fell
asleep. Through the. the President retained
his mental faculties, occasionally conversed
about his case with surgeons" Happily
the following day britt a rally and the illus
trious patient, subseqtly, though very slowly,
recovered. A telegraf the 18th, from Wash
ington, says -" Theeing here about the
President is now hoTd. In an interview this
morning, DR.. Bliss vasked if there was any,
thing in the Presids condition 10 indicate
pyemia, or if blOod4soning was the cause of
the Presidents unfaable symptoms ? He an
sYered emphaticallNlSo4ther Is no connec-
programme, .tBs-sszsarea9ea ua the nsa,
ton whatever betw the wouIfGaIR IL ..wharss-
ent trouble. The uvOrable symptoms are due
entirely to the coiion of the patients stom-
ach.r He and tlother attending surgeons
were coniden thaie treatment adopted would
soon remedy this In speaking of the Presi-
dents appearance laid that when he was shot
he weighed 30 pods, but his confinement had
reduced him nearI0 pounds. There was, OF
course. some palIbut as he wore q full beard
this was not so peptible as it would otherwise
be. Secretary Pne has telegraphed that the
President is bette
The latest desch on the 18th reads as fol
lows :-"Execut Mansion, IL p.m.-To-daI
las been much re favorable than yesterday
and the general ling of reinsurance has beer
gradually prcWi1 The interest of the day has
conferred upen I condition of the President
stomach from ii to time, and great encourage
ment has beenerived from the fact that tn
nourishment tab naturally by the Presiden
has been retain and it was decided to give tn
President Il COD infusion OF beef. The Fresi
dent is now aping, and the indications @
nausea have appeared. Each day whicl
shows no absoe decline is considered as reall
a gain. as in hort time the nourishment re
quired to sup the relentless exhaustion oil IN
wound viii, bhe decrease IN the discharge {
the pus, be omitted to go toward building IL
his system.
By the arri of the J. d. Spreckels, at Kahr
lui. news to { Goth ult. has been received. 4
that date thbulletins as to the President
health contind TO be of q favorable character,