Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-04

the Fourth of July celebration. Met again
this morning and in view of the cheering
reports decided to proceed with the celebra-
ton a. originally planned, unless news I'M
favorable should b received, in which event
the whole character would be changed.
TOO p. N. Bulletin.
Executive Mansion, 700 z. Mo
change in the Presidents condition since
s o'clock
Unofficial Bulletins.
s.OoP. M.-Drs Frank Hamilton of n. Y.
and d. HAYES Agrew of Philadelphia have
been requested by telegraph to come TO
Washington by the first train, for consulta-
ton with attendant physicians. The Presi-
dents condition at this hour is favorable.
9.OOP M-The Presidents condition re-
mains unchanged. All symptoms are favor
able.
Around the Executive Mansion.
WASHINGTON. July 8. The evidences of
popular excitement in the neighborhood of
the Executive Mansion are not so noticeable
to-day, as they were yesterday. A few hun
dred people of whom large number
are colored, still linger around the
main entrance of the Executive
Mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue, but bet
ter police regulations are enforced than were
possible yesterday. The avenue, leading to
the gateway, is kept clear by an armed guard
and no person admitted without written pass
from the Presidents private secretary.
The same change in the direction
of better order and stricter control
is apparent in the Executive Mansion
itself yesterday. The official part of that
building was over run by newspaper report
ers snd correspondents. The friends of the
President and inquiring citizens generally
in their anxiety to obtain the latest
news crowded into the upper 60 idors and
the rooms of the Presidents Secretary, and
even obstructed the orderly transaction of
business in the Presidents private tele-
graph office. To-day nobody was allowed be-
yond the vestibule Of the house, and his card
has been taken to the Presidents room.
The lawless wandering about of excited
people in the upper corridors has
been stopped. All the members of the
Cabinet have been at the Executive Mansion
to-day, ami most of them have been there
continuously since yesterday morning, sleep
ing few hours on couehes in the library.
Nearly all of the prominent Executive Off
GERS of the Government have called during
the day, together with representatives of for
eign nations, justices of the Supreme Court
who are in the city, and large number of
the Presidents personal friends. None of
them, however, have been permitted to enter
the room in which the President lies, The
strictest quiet has been enJoined, and the
President has not been allowed to see any
one to-day. except Mrs. Garfield. his nurse
and attending physicians. Senator Jones of
Nevada, called tins afternoon and informed
the members of the cabinet that Vice Pres
ident Arthur had arrived in Washington, and
was his guest, and would like to see the
President if he could be permitted to do so.
Senator Jones was told, however, that the
physicians did not think it best at present, to
allow anyone to see the President, except
members of his family. Mrs. Garfield is an
unwearied attendant at her husbands bed
side. aiding the physicians and nurses as ne
cessity requires, and maintaining a self
control and cheerfulness, with firm
conviction that he will recover.
The popular anxiety in the city continues
without any perceptibie abatement, except
the crowd in front of the Executive Mansion
is not so large as yesterday. The commits
sioners have published a card requesting the
people to refrain from all noisy demOnstra-
tions tomorrow and municipal regulations
relative to cannon and explosions will be
stictly enforced throughout the city. Weather
is calm and clear. 1t is net warm enough,
it is thought, to have any unfavOrable influ-
ence upon the Presidents condition. There
is great difference of opinion among medical
men about the probability of the President
surviving his injuries; but there is an I'M
mstakable air of hOpefulness in the faces of
the attending physicians which was wanting
up to late hour last night
Despite his extremely critical condition
the country can reasonably cherish some
hope that the President may yet recover.
he l,pS aatts hull 4 -
work, without a large loss of blood, renders
it probable that no large artery or vein has
been severed. Had this occurred there would
doubtless have been fatal hemorrhage by
this time. To the hopeful side of the case
may also be added the important point that the
irritable condition of the stomach has been
somewhat overcome and healthy reaction
in that direction may now be expected. To
ordinary chances of life under such circum-
stance should also be added the Presidents
naturally strong constitution. His regular
habits. cheerful spirits, his unclouded mind
his great fortitnde, his hopeful reliance on
Prov idence and his determination to recover
if possible. These are all important factors
in his favor and while they by no means
offset the fact that his condition is one which
entails the gravest apprehensions they
serve to remove the conviction which OBJ
tanned so generally last night that his case is
absolutely hopeless.
What the Gazette Says.
WASHINGTON, July ;. The National Ga
zette commenting upon the attempted assas-
sination of the President says: 'Impos-
sible from the scanty information at hand to
form an idea of the motives to the crime
The attempt reminds us of that of Modelling
We will hope that the head of this great re-
public will recover, as the emperor happily
did. Our best wishes for the noble states
man whom crime has selected for its object
Prayers Offered for the President.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, July 3. A telegram
announcing the improvement of the Presi-
dent was read in the cathedral to-day, and
at high mass, the prayers of the people were
asked by the officiating priest for a speedy
recovery of the President.
Official BuIletin.-IO NJ.
Executive Mansion, 10 2. M--The condi-
ton of the President is less favorable pulse
l2O: temperature 100; respiration 20. He
is now more restless and he again complains
Of pain in his feet.
(Signed) ID. W. Bliss, NJ. d..
j. X. BARNES.
J. J. WOODWARD.
Vice President Arthur.-Guittean's Ap.
plicatiOn for a Pension.
WASHINGTON, July >. Vice President
Arthur called at the Executive Mansion