Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-22
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GAINING SLOWLY. Slight Progress in the Presidents
 Case. VOMITING AS A NEW TROUBLE. Considerable Anxiety Caused By
 Its Appearance. THE DOCTORS NOT ALARMED. Their Explanations of this Latest
 Complication.
VOMITING AS A NEW TROUBLE.
Considerable Anxiety Caused B.
 Its Appearance.
THE DOCTORS NOT ALARMED.
Their Explanations of this Lates
 Complication.
THE PRESIDENT.

Slow Progress Toward Recovery The Patient Seized with Vomiting Spells NoUneasiness Felt by the Doctors-The Patients Stomach Acting Fairly We'll The Facts Revealed by the Bulletins. WASHINGTON, August 21.-It has been re- markedly quiet at the White House to-day.
 Callers of all kinds numbered scarcely more than score. The early bulletins showed the condition of the President to be not ma- terially changed from yesterday, and all that could be learned from the sick room went to show that while there had been no loss of ground the gain was very slight. The an- noying swelling of the gland continues about the same. It is less painful, but the conse- quent gathering of phlegm necessitates ire
 quent clearing of the patients throat, and makes him restless. The wound is reported as doing we'll. The flow of pus from the in- ner channel has not been materially increased by the removal of the slough, by which the cleansing catheter is allowed to penetrate to it's entire length. The wound is now kept perfectly clean. There is sad to be nothing about its condition to retard the progress of the case. The stomach up to noon had retained increased nourishment, and bade fair to be able to respond to the full demands of the case. Of course everyone has been deeply anxious as to the certainty of the conduct of this or gan, for on it seems to hang the life or death of the President No change has been made in the nourishment About twenty ounces of beef extract are administered daily by enema, and he has taken more than that amount of milk porridge koumiss through the mouth.
 THE DOCTORS AS CONFIDENT AS EVER.
 The.doctors have been approachable dur A1, 1@r- hS1HS c. ,1z TrNlT1
 They have been anxiously sought by the press for explanation of why the pulse was higher to-day than yesterday. The temperature re- maining less than 100 degrees most of the time does not cause alarm. Dr. Bliss gives most satisfactory answer to the pulse question. He says it has not been accelerated by any new unfavorable feature of the case. He thinks it is caused by the rest1essness the President experienced during the night. The patient slept enough, but he was frequently awakened by the collection of phlegm in his throat. His efforts to clear his throat always have more or less effect on his pulse and the frequent disturbances increase his restlessness. Dr. Bliss says that it takes a very slight matter to increase the pulse of a patient in so weak condition as the Presi- dent. He has known turning him over in bed to cause an acceleration of from eight to twelve beats. It does not remain SO high, but it often happens that some such thing has disturbed the patient just before the fig ures were taken for bulletin. In regard to the swelling of the gland Dr. Bliss said it was less painful, but very annoying. They were trying to keep it from suppurating and from present indications hoped to be able to take good care of it. Dr. Bliss also explained that by the opening of the inner channel of the wound they had been able to make compar- ison showing the progress of its repair. Early in the case the wound channel would hold three ounces of cleansing water, while now the entire channel held only two, indicating how much of the space had been filled by healthy granulation. In the comparison al- lowance is made for the shortening of the channel by the last incision. Dr. W. Boyn- ton as the old physician of the Presidents family has often been consulted recently in regard to the treatment of the President s stomach. This morning, however, he thought the stomach was doing well enough at pres ent to afford encouragement that it would
 yet be able to meet all demands, but that it
 would need more careful watching. He con- sidered the most important feature in the case at present to be the inflammation of the parot1d gland.
 THE SWELLING OF THE GLAND.
 Dr. Boynton considers the swelling of the gland the most important feature on account of its possibilities. Even after the recur- renee of vomiting this afternoon he said the inflammation was the most important. He SalQ the SGOmacn QaQ not evidently haQ rest enough and there was hope that longer rest | might bring happy results. What he feared l most is suppuration of the gland. They pre- ferred to scatter the inflammation because the | result of suppuration might be Indefinite. One possibility was the danger to the inside of the ear and another to the bones of the | jaw, and still another trouble might be with l the brain. While none of these troubles | were sure to follow suppuration, their possi bility must be recognized and hence he pre- l ferred scattering the inflammation. Dr. | Boynton said this afternoon that it looked | now as if the inflammation was well in hand l Another doctor said the same thing and the | same one at p. m. said he felt more en l couragement than on yesterday at the same time After the noon bulletin was issued l Dr. Woodward said: ''He takes his nourish | ment as usual.' Thus far all seemed to have gone comparatively well andno one expected z 1 bad evening bulletin. The exact figures were ! full as good as anticipated, and, as Dr. Bliss | said afterwards, if the vomiting had not beer 1 mentioned it would have been considered { | favorable bulletin.
 ANXIETY IN THE PUBLIC MIND.