New-York tribune., 1881-09-09
one OF them now" The Colonel drew from his
pocket telegram which he read as follows:
PITTsFIELD, Mass, Ser


pocket telegram which he read as follows:
ro p...,,.o PITTsFIELD, Mass. Sept 7.
The Gared dAlfln ana Hrh@r hG 1n Sf" o Psea and the
shi OF ne town without regard to party lines, Ber
when so orty assailed, where thousands of Berk
teIs were waiting to welcome you all unite IN
oS S9 a"r your SPEEDY and to-day the shire
20 oor pS With yon and make tcaeios the efforts of your
Of the and Arthur caS AND and others
The President" continued Colonel Rockwell
was greatly pleased by the kind expressions in
the telegram, and bade me telegraph his thanks"
Dr Hamilton, in conversation with DR.. Pancoast
to-day, spoke very encouragngly of the prospects,
saying, in effect that he had the strongest hopes of
recovery. Sobery stated, the President has made
some progress to-day, but he is not out of danger
and it would be we'll for the public to postpone
celebrations and thanksgiving for time. The doc
tors and attendants human beings as well as
professional men, and their heart strings have been
kept at great tension for long time. The change
for the better has caused rebound in their
hopes. which finds expression in somewhat
travagant terms. Moreover they were talking for
the most part to persons who have closely followed
the varying features of the disease in their nutest
hnctuatons and who were expected to place the
expressions of confident hope in the scales against
the events which had preceded them, and gather
the truth from the balance. The result is cheering.
Yesterday only one thing seemed lacking. but that
feature of the patients disorder was ready
for Improvement, when the one thing needed
granulatmg, the parotid absccss had little
more to do than heal the incisOns made to relieve
heartily the weakened blood had a ready relieved
itself of much of its impurty. To-day cool weather
came and every organ has made days journey
toward complete restoration. A fortnight of such
progress and the fireworks may he sent off and the
songs Of praise and Thanksgiving sent mp. Saints
and scotters tonight are reminding each other that
the change is concident with the day and hour of
Dr. Boynton, Mrs. Garieli's physician. remains
with the President, and acts as here ofore in the
capacity Of nurse. DR. Edison retires, and has eonc
nurse but her duties can he better performed by
one of the opposite sex. regular schedule has
o. Rockwell remain with the President one night
aud General Swain and Colonel Rockwell the next.
other once in two hours. DR.. Hamilton is here TO-
night, aud expects to be relieved by DIR. Agnew
The President ate portion of partridge with the
softer parts of slice OF toast for dinner, and had
capacity for % more, but stoppel eating of
gsstys Ss s%Ge the evening ts}n
changed up to 10 o'clock and everything promised
we'll for comfortable night. A gathering haze IN
the afternoon had thcKeued that the moon,
barely visible through it, had the tint of old gold.
The wind continued fresh from the east and tho
ments had given place to shawls, wraps and warmer
clothing generally. Old weather prophets say
STORM lS brewing.
Attorney General Macvcagh called tribune
correspondents attention to-day to the official men
ton in recent bulletin to The service rendered by
the Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY in
removing the President He said That ernt-
itude was due equally to the New-Icr-cy
Southern Road, which had cNcrtcd Itself
TO- excellent, purpose in facilitating the removal,
The bali mile of new track at llbcion was Hii
under difficulties wholly by tho enterprise of tue
New-JcTsey Southern Line.
Secretary Kirltwood left here for Washington this
evening. He is anxious TO get the work of lis pe-
pcIllont in such shape that he can leave il f,r n
short vacation. He wishes 20 spend some limo in
the old home of his youth in Ohio where Nra Kirk
wood, now in Iowa win join him. Secretary Win
dom, Secretary Hunt Secretary Lincoln aud Post
masters General James, planning trip to the
White Mountains and will probably leave here
next week, if the Prefidents condition continues to
be one of improvement.