The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-24

llQ ulU IOOQ Dy Tie NOUN at regular
intervals during the day, and has
had no recurrence of the gastric dis
order. The parotid swelling remains
unchanged. In other respects the
symptoms show some improvement
over his condition yesterday after,
noon. Pulse 104, temperature 90 2.1O
respiration 10.
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
j. K. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
Inter Oceans Washington: At I
Secretary Blaine is sending several
private dispatches in answer to
questions as to his opinion. He re-
piled: l AN simply saying the symp-
toms are more favorable; that is all.
New York, 23.-Washington spe.
cial: As very considerable nourish-
nient has been retained upon the
stomach during the past forty-eight
hours, without the least gastric dis
turbance, and in view of che fact
that he is showing unmiStakable
signs Of growing exhaustion, the
fear is expressed that there is a lack
OF ability to aSSimilate, even such
easily digeSted food aS has been
given. That the President is nOta-
bly, weaker than at any time during
his illness, is admitted even when
his condition is compared with the
close of his sixty hours starvation
on Friday last. When awake, he
lies still. scarcely turning to look
toward his attendants, unless it be
necessary to take something from
them. Only to his wife does he at
tempt to offer greeting. To all
others he is Indifferent. There is
evidently an effort to keep his con-
seriousness. An attendant describes
him as lying, this morning, with his
knees drawn up and his right arm
passed over his head, just as he laid
On the stretcher when brought into
the White House.
2.30 pm. = Unofficial bulletin.
From the very best information
obtained at this hour, including two
of the attending surgeons, it may be
said that the condition Of the Pres
ident has not changed in any respect
since yesterday afternoon. He is
taking increased quantities of
nourishment, and this circumstance,
of course, affords rational grounds
for a feeling Of encouragement; but
the same uncertainty, which pre-
vailed yesterday, with regard to the
future course of the glandular in
fiammation, prevails to-day; and
there is still some question whether
the patient can take nourishment
enough to sustain his strength
through the present critical stage of
the case. Indications are that he
can, but until there is a more de-
cided change than has yet occurred,
confident predictions must be
Withheld. 1t can only be said that
the patient is certainly no worse in
any respect, and that his ability to
take nourishment is steadily in
creasing.
ClExecutive Mansion, 1880 pm
The President has had rathera bet
ter day than generally anticipated.
The somewhat diScouraging tone Of
Secretary Blaine's telegram to Min
lister Lowell last night, seemed to
prepare the public for worse, and
although the official bulletin this
morning vas not unfaYorable,
general feeling of anxiety and APP
prehension prevailed both at the
Executive Mansion and throughout
the city. 1t seemed to be almost
generally conceded that the condi-
ton Of the President was in tle
highest degee critical ard alarm
ing, and on he streets, if four per
sons had ben asked what they
thought of tie Presidents chances,
they would nave replied that his
death Was question Of few days
if not a few lours. For this excite
ment and alxm, hoWeve., he real
facts in the Ease hardly furnished