Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1881, Page 2

9 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. tin twenty-four hours, Ile added, plate,” said the President, and he added, | terest to future visitars to the city asthe | change inthe tenor of the bulletins, They {| favorable symptoms set forth in the | General Barnes’ tinger, fully shows that it provement In twenly- Sy ie however, that there were, of course, srent dangers in the ense, ant that those dangers wero hidden ones. ‘Thea lowering of tho pitlse he regurded ag very encouraging, unt as tudteating that tho internal injuries wore favorably progressing, ‘This is the first time that Gen, Barnes has expressed a hops that the President might recover, RENATOR JONES, OF NEVADA, nt. whose hose Vice-President Arthur ts stopping, said to-dlay that, ff he had over supposed it possible that Garfleld would not survive during hits four-yents’ term, he (Artiar) would. never have thought of ne- ecepling the Viee-Presidential nomination. ‘Mr. Jones, who {3 also an intimnte personal friend of Seuntor Conking, satd tint the latter, In tho event of tho President's death, awould not accept any office under Arthur's Administration, and would not, as his been sald, becomo Secretary of State. ALL THE MEMUERS OF THE CABINET called early, and enme dows from tho’ physl- cians room with sitting faces, Mrs, Seere- tary Blaine ant Mrs, Seerataay Lincoln have called, and remain with Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Gen, Sherman is also with the President's wife, ‘he CabinetoMeers havaall gone to thelr Departments, having sectired considerable sleop last night, and are endeavoring to , attend ta the rottine of oftee work, ‘Chey are in constant communtention with the White Houseby means of telegraph, and spectal messengers for each Department are In waiting to convey Instant messages to the residences of tho Cabinet officers in the eyent of an unfavorable chinge in the con- Alton: ‘The President said upon awakening fais morning, {feel more refreshed than at wry tine sino thy ocetirrence,”” : THE PRESIDENTS HOS havo behaved splendidly under tho tryin ordeal. Young Harry Garfield came into the ante-room this morning, “You | are Jooking cheerful. this morning,!? anid Vr. Morton, addressing him. “I feel theerful,” sald the PresidenUs son, udding tho remark that the billetin. just Issued was asplendid one. Asan evidence of Mra. Gare Keld’s falth inthe President's ultimate re- Yovery, it may be stated thot she has given Wnstructions to Mr, Morton, who: has charge tf the newspapers recelyed at the White fouse, to preserve all the exchanges, ns tho ; President would’ probably lke to look over them when he gels well. - Mrs. Gnrfleldt does ot scom to consider tho possibility of a fatal result, - Tho same sanguine spirit appears to spire all the President’s faintly and his 1n- Hate friends. i SECRETARY AND MIL8. LINCOLN ymade n short call about 10 o'clock, Tho Becretary, in speaking of Mrs. Garileld, sald: “ J don't believe any change that could occur In the’ President’s condition would shake hat noble woman's faith in his “ultimate re- covery.” Secretary Blaine iad a short tall with the President, whom ho had not been ableto seo for two days, Mrs. Blaine has taken her turn In sitting at tho President's bedside. Le seetns to enjoy her dellente at- tentions, ‘l'ho L'resident Iuts no more falth- ful friend than Mrs. Dr. Edison, who proved such un efficient nurse to Mrs, Garfield in her recent illness, . She sat at Dis bedside all Inst night, and fanned him all through the still, qnieé hours. Dr. Bliss went to the White Tlonse at midnight, and yomained there till daybreak, M18 FAC NEGINS TO SHOW SIGNS of the terrible strain-ho has been under. Te has had but very Httlo rest, and Is scarcely: ever away more than a few hours at a Une, Justice Swayne, Col. Rockwell, and Col. Cure bin have also rendered goad service tn the pitting up with the President and attending tolis personal wants, Judge Swayne ls prob- ably the most intimate of them all, and tho President talks to hin Ina most confidential | and unreserved inanter, Said onvof the phy- | siclans: Cshall enil (r- eststs reached and passed when the Presiteit gets entirely well. Wherever that bullet Is Its presence will be | known by the Abseess that forms. When that trouble Is over wo shall know that all danger Js passed.” : AN INCIDENT which occurred on Saturday exemplifies Inn striking manner the shoel produeed on men of the coolest nerve by the sudden reception of tho intelligence of the attack on the President. A megsenger went with the ‘news to tho house of Attorney-General Mac- Vengh white that gentleman was at brenk- fast. Mr. MacVeagh was so oyereome and horrified that he started from tho tnbie and xushed out of the back enfrance of his house Darcheaded, and started off with an aliuless ‘purpose. It was two or three minutes befora “he recoverod his self-control and went back ‘for his hat. ; ) THE ATTENTION OF TIE CLEnGYMEN, : MEMBERS of the Christian Church, to which Presldett Garileld belongs, has beon unremitting, Tho Rev. F. D, Power, the pastor of the Vermont Avonie Church, tho Rey, B.A, Minsdale, President of Ilram Colleze, Ohjo, ant tho Mev. H. K. Javobs, of Cineinnatl, have been constantly in attendancent the White House; also a number of tho prominent members of ‘Mr. Powor's,chureh, anxiously waiting de- volopments, and ready to render any service, Prayer services uro held twleo | each day at tha Vermont Avenue Chure! 33:5 and7 p,m. ‘Lheso oxerelses have bean decoply interesting and lmpresslve, and have ‘been freely participated In, not onty by tho members of tho Christian Chureh, but.by tho Christlans of all denominations, and by ‘etrangers in the city. Dit AUNDERLAND, at one meeting yesterday, gave a araphic ac- countof the conversutlon between himself and the wounded Prestdent at tho depot, ‘Tho Doctor was passing down Ponusytvania avenue at the the of the shouting, when he ‘was called and told the news. Ha ran to the deppt, and was permitted to speak with tho Prosidont, who had thon beet removed to AND tho upper room, Koullug by — his silo =D Stndertand auld; Mfr, Prealdent, you are the servant of Got, You ara tn 1s hands, You have long ‘trusted Him, and, 1 say te you, the heart of this whole people will xo out to God tn that you may be spared? ‘Cho Prestdent calmly: replied; “LT know If, Dustor, | believe In God, and trust mysell in His hands.” "The inectings will be continued twiee each day during the President's erltieal condition, THB CAINE PROVE, s after visiting tho White House fn tho early morning to make tholr lnquirtos, did not re- turn again until ovenlug, ‘Phoy all eft with renewed hope, Gen, Sherman called, and expressed great confidence In the patient's recovery, If!s oplnion was Iatened to with great Interest on tecount of the lurge expo venco he has Mind with gunshot wounds upon the battefeld, PYREN DR BLIGE STEPPED TO THR PSI: DENT BEDSIDE this mornlog pg said: Woll, Gonvral, you dro BL ensy, nud your Hnprovement dure She Inst twenty-four hours hus been remark- able.” “1 havo faced death bofore, Doctor,” ane swered the President, “and Lam not afralt aft him. ‘Tho President was golng'to add something, but Dr. Bliss enntioned him not to speak too much, Notwithstanding the caution, Gen, Sarileld added; “2 have enough strength left to fight hin.” “But you mustn't tlk any more? sald Dr. Biss,“ Wo've drawn on you for a good feal of strength already, and we want to trew' for more now, Don't talk, It willy weaken you." 2 a -“ Well, Doctor,” was tho President's plaas- wut response, “send In. your drafis on my, Hrength, and, ; YLT NONOK THES." A litle Jater, one of the attendants op proached the bedside with acup of ehicken- roth, * “Can't you glye L¢ to me outof a soup. with a smiles ed “Why, thoy feed children from cups, 50 that they won't soll thelr plunfore.”” Heseemed to relish his ment, and, a8 the attendant was about to leave him, te sald: “Now, tho nest Une you want me to ent, bring me something solid. Ud ke a nice Juicy beefsteak.” 5 Tho physicians have ordered * > A SEW BRD for tho President, It wilt have 9 wire mat- tress, and Will bo narrower sud higher than that on which he now Hes,: The prosent bed isso broad that the attendants have din entity in renching him when le fs moved, or when his clothes are changed. ‘Che lowness ofthe bel takes 1b cumbrous for thom to Hitt hl too sitting position, Dr, Ells Bilss, who Is strong and woll-knit, finds it dimleult tosnpport tho Presidents who rests on the Doctor's shonider when he {amoved, ‘The physielans say thita high bed will make tt mueh ensicr to support him. The bed will lave + NO NEAD-PIKOE, . so that tho patient can be approached from every side,» Later in the day the President male a sudden moyemont, and Dr. Bliss ap- proached the bed: “ Never mind ine, Doctor 1” sald the Pres- Ident. “Tm restless when lying down, I always useil to klek olf my bedelothes when Twas tt boys? . Not long afterwards his eye: fell on one of the bouquets whieh wera brought to the sick- room by Mrs, Blnine, He asked for a rose, and, after he hod inhaled the: odor, he held tho flower in his. hand for some the. TH NOUQUET * was afterwards presented to a friend of the President as he stepped into the halt of the White Honseand when it became known that he held bouquet which had been tn the Prest- dent's room, lie was at.ones surrounded by those who were eager to obtain a flower or a Jeaf, . Some of them even followed himdown the path to the gute, ‘The crowd outside found out the interest that wns xttached to tho bouquet, and, as tho gates closed on the President's friend, he was again. besieged. Ilo took out a flower and dropped tt, ‘Tho crowd serambled eagerly for it, end, in the meantime, he hurried away. s THY COOLING APPARATUS was fixed up this evening about 7 o'elock. My, J. Stanley. Brown, the President's pri- yate sceretury, stretched wire across the room and frony It suspended'a woolen stuff, tho bottom of which rested In a trough of fea water, ‘Tho water fs laken by enpillary action, and the evaporation and contact coals the alr. ‘Tho President did not speak while Mr. Brown was in the room, but smiled and waved his hand to him, ‘THE VISITONS ‘TO THE WITTE 1OUsE this evening to hear the evening bulletin were few. It was generally known that the President was stilt doing well, so that thors. was less anxiety than bufore.. Justice Mar lan was on hand, as usual, snd Secretaries Windom, Lincoln, and James were ‘In the Cabinet room, ‘She crowd outside was small- er than any evening hitherto. Drs, Diss and Woodward came out: before their bulletin was copled off, za “He ts stitt doing well,” Dr. Bliss satd, “and, while there hus been a little Increase dn ptise and temperature, he is better this evening than le wag thts time last night. ‘Che President still retalngs nourlsh- ment, and is feeling very comfortable, ‘The bulletin showed an increase of palse to 104, which was alx beats above the morning bul- Jeti. A THUNDERSTORM COOLED THE AIR this afternoon, and tho President seemed to enjoy the evening breeze. Visitors to the Whito House retired early, and the grounds: and: front of tho building presented: thelr ordinary quict aspect during the night, - ‘Tho first alarm Is. over. ‘Lhe: community now awalts developments In o calm, -hopeful stateofimind, =. +" Pe ALT DUREETING werengorly read by the crowds, If adoctor happened to come outot ndrugstoreand any- one In the crowd knew hh, le was at once besieged with questions relating to the bearing of the symptoms, ands to hls opinion, and all these.professlonal genf{lemen were ready and willing to glve‘thelr views, “Did you ever know any one to recover from a wound An tho liver??? was the question most usually, and, If the answer was in the aflirmative, the physician could ‘not got away until he had given na complete description of the wound, tho treatment, tho time it took the pationt to recover, and whether he was in any way dis- abled, In faet they want a complete history of the cnse, no detail belng unimportant to than. Any knowing porsun’ in tho crowd took {& upon himself to rattle off ques- tlons to the Doctor as fast as thoy came in his head, and sometimes tho physicfan woukl be hurd pressed, But, of course, ‘TNE NREAT GATUENING-PLACE awas around tho White House grounds. An hour before the first bulletin was Issued the crowd bean to collect, and It was noticeable that many women wereon the spot, Several of thom: carried -chlldren In thelr arms, Among the erowd wero many boys of 10 or 38° They did not induige in any romping or Tond talk.. ‘They seemed thoroughly hn- pressed with the aravity of tho situation, and discussed the Presidenvs condition with as much-gravity and expressed their hopes of his recovery ns: earnestly as though a font parent had been sirioken down, NOT A JOKE OF INDECONOUS RESAUIC was heard, Even a total stranger would have noticud that a chord of sympathy was vibrating In every heart. Some of tho peo- ple snt-on tho ground, taiking In a low fon, ‘Others stood peering through tho ruling and straining tholr eyes to enteh o Rihnpse of tho messenger who brought the Iniloth.. Anxiety tempored with hopy was on every countenance,’ Many stood around tho trea reading the Inst bulletin of the previous night. i : “Lot us pray to Gord that tho news Is bot- tor, or, nt least, ay good this morning,” sald one. ¥, . Tlo’'s a brave man, and he’s fighting death ke # herod” sald another, “No wonder,” continued a third. “Ho knows the whole country hopes for his life. Sluis like the hoad of a large family. Uo miuat Hye for thom? ‘ “Yes, Indeed,” came from another quar ter, “Democrats and Republicans, North: ornors and Southerners, hnye but ane wis. ‘Thy entire Nation t4 with him in this ght? People wore continually PULLANG OUT TITEL WATONES ns tho thue for the bulleting ippronched, Jensarks like tho above were current, After Awiille another yoleo was heat: "Pye boon a Dentoernt all my Ife, but 1 feo} for the Presldont as though, he were my father, 2 voted for Hancock because he Urol ua filo on political questions, and bolldve hie thinks as Lo on this question! A Thats go,” come fram another quarter. Pina Ropudliean, but PN bet there ain't a man fn this country who {3 mare out up.) about this than Gen, [ancock.!" ‘Then wdjscusston of * e TUE CONSUIAOY THEORY followed; “T's all nonsense,” sald one, Some nowspapers only tried to get up nm sonsation, Why, tho man's liny.as ay Marel Gare, - ‘Che President himself thinks so," . SL think too much of my country,” spoke Up unotiior, “to belleve that Vice-l'resl- dent of ‘the United’ Btutes, coull conspire against his Chief, _POb, tan, contliwed a third, haven't Wo sven Gen; Arthur, and can't wo tell from how ho ‘looks that he feols as bad as any OF WE as . " . | | AAMSTONIC Bror. ‘Thousands of versons lave yislted the Beupb of the shouting of the Prosident since the occurrences of the event. ‘ho ladles’ room uf tho Baltimore & Potomac depot will no doubt be as wich one of tho places of iu Medfeal Museum bullding on ‘Tenth street, formerly Ford’s ‘Theatre, tho scenoof tho Assasination of President Lincoln Already spectators have made offers for the row of sents on which President Gartield fell, to be eatried from city to cliy for exhibition, but all such offers have been nnd will be refused. ‘Lhe room rematns tho same ns on Saturday nmtorning, and possesses a weird Intorest for the fovers of tho sensational. Hfardiy a por. son passes through the «depot without look- Ing In it, SUSE THEN THE MESBENGRT was seen hurrying down the path, and every one gathered around the gute, ‘Fhe messen- ror has always to rend the bufletin before he natisitup, ‘Ths bnletin was favorable, “Road itngain! Mend it again!’ Lowder? Louder!” Unme from all sites, nud then there were unquallited expressions of de Neht. A moment Inter.tho bulletin was on tho tree, and those who lind heard tt: rend gathered around ft Many followed tho imessonger to the drug-store near by, heard him read it again, and scanned ft oitco moro after it was pasted upon the window, THE AUPRTITE: OF THE PRESIDENT Isregarded ag une of the favorably tndica- tions, Ie is very fond of milk, nd the phy. alelans have ordered kumyss from Philadel- phin.- A special messenger was sent to Washington yesterday afternoon with tho paekages, aud they woro delivered Inst night. BULLINE CHEEK. There is absolutely no other tople discussed in Washington bub the attempted assastia- tion and its possible consequences, but to- day, singularly cnongh, there appenred a few of the Virginia Neadjusters fn Washington who desired to haven talk with Secretary Blaine. 1 ts unnecessary to say that Binhie did not proposoto talk with Virginia Redd. Justers or with anybody as to the policy of tho Adwinistration with regard to anything not relnting to the solemn question of the hour, : 8 ALL THNOVaM THE DAY people Ungered sround the White House, ait tho cnrringes stopped o moment and soe one got out torent the bulletin, When any one came out at the gates he was at once questtoned, and tho mengerest detatls wore eagerly sought for long after the Inst bulletin at 8:30 last: night. Tho crowd had again collected about five minutes before the time. A. car was passing when tho con- ductor heard’ that a bulletin was ex- pected, Ho stopped the car and walted until the’. news ‘was rend before ho drove on. But although” this was tho Inst bulletin tho crowd lingered around tho gntes to question those who came out. THE DEVOTION OF THY COLORED PEOPLE is most affecting. ‘They romain ‘all day near the gates, and thelr delight at every favor- ablo bulletin 13 unmeasured, ‘Chey romain on the spot until all hope ot getting further news is past. Tho difference ‘be- tween Giitean’s nud the assasiiution of tho Czar is also freyuently discussed, people In- dignantly refuting the Idea that tho attempt- ed assasination of Gen, Garileld has any political shenificanee, Dr, Bliss says that he receives dispatches from all over the country from physicians and othors suggesting remedies, methods of ventilating, and cooling, Inone dispatch o man said that he had not yet patented his Ventilating apparatus, butthathe was willing 0 forfeit his rights In such an emergency. Some uf the suggestions,” said Dr.- Bliss, “are vague and absurd, but they aron touch- ing proof of the Nation’s love for Its atrickon Prestdent.” . : THY NIGHT AND DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSK wero quiet, - Hope has como whore thore ling been despondcney. «Although there Is uo renson for It, there seeins to be a general feuling that Is demonstrated that tho Presl- dent will recover, Senator Beck, who has been hero tvalting for the determination of the matter, his trunks having beat packed for his departure. for: Kentucky when the Presitent was shot, 1s suro that the Lresl dont will pull through. It fs refreshing to seo his cheerful face, morning atter morning, for he drives | into’: tho elty - from his. son-fn-law’s-.{n the country’ evory day, and to hear his hopeful assurance, which he hins given from tho first, that the Presktont will recover. “Oly 1 know he'll come out all right!’ says the Senator. “ He Jas cot the grit and the body, and he can't die” ‘ GEN, SHERMAN ; is justas confident. Iie, too, ns known all along that the President .would get well. Jie looks now upon the favorable symptoms aga vindleation of nis judginent, and ho goes about the White JTouse with an © I told you so” smilo on hls grim features, Io never Uelleyed thet a man who ald not Jose his healthy complexion, as was the cxse with the President on the day he was shot, would over dio with a aunshot wound, His experiences in the War have taught him that there are others just as hopeful as these two, ‘ + GEN, HUNTON, + of Virginin, anid to-ny: “Oh! I.knew ho wouldiwt dig. when Lheard of his pluck,” Undoubtedly the President's courage has I pressud the Imagination of a good ima people, and they believe ho will re- cover because he iutends to. It ts not a very rational, but it Is a yory natural, way to look at the. matter, At tg n comforting thought, aud if the Presl- Ment finally does recover, these people will hayethe harmless but pleasing right that Gen. Sherman fs already enfoying in anticl- pation. Of course the President’s courage, which is wonderful, aud grows upon.one nll the thne, hasn good deal to do with the splendid fight he has maintained, : TT HAS KEPT OFF NERVOUSNESS AND REST* LESN Hed, and it has onabled him to be gheerful and oven happy, ‘There are great hopes, and tho President is doing intinitly better by reason of hls pluck, Ho 1s doing better than could have been anticipated, but the President, has been very dangorously wounded, An ordinary man would have died from the shock of tho heavy slug, but Gon, Garilelt’s excellent constitution huscar- Tlud hin through ius far, and to«uy he has all hosymptoms of 8 man who: will eventu ally recover, IT MUST 1H BORNE IN MIND, howovor, that many healthful men wounded ashe ls haya had these symptoms of recoy- ery: hud have nevertholess dled, Naturo makes & struggle in his cnse because ho fs 8 strony and vigorous, and she has nothing whatever to contend with except the wound, In the ease of aman who had been asstpated, or ono of loss physical vigur than tho President, would have been able to make no struggle at all, He would have died ale inost instantly. G THESE BUGGESTIONS coma from one who thuroughly under- stanils the case, and who Is very near the Presklent. ‘The chances against his recov ery Just Saturday were nv thousand to ore, but, as ho said himnsolf, he tuok that chance, Death seemed almost to clalm him. ag tits own, After the first arent shock, death was hover so nwar ne victory a8 on that dread ful Monday night, when oyen thosa who tod been the most’ hopeful abandoned hope and contemplated death ag 9 certulnty, Life made a great effort, and agaln death was drlvon back for the time, not beaten, howovor, for {t cannot be ddnied that THE SPHOTHN TILE. HOLDS THE MEST, Post in tha contest, but the Proaldont bas made a vast gain in chances, This morning it was two to ono against hhn, and to-night It scoms almost - yen, ‘The tendency 15° tos wards; recovery. That is. all that oan’ bo eald, - except that — the progross has been-vory rapid, ‘here has been very Nttle Incident about the White Mouse, The sane visitors who have called, from the first day have wulted for news, but not so anxiously or sorrowfully, Thus far thera bas not bean the alichtest “CUNSIDERING have been unceasingly favorably from the: morning. ‘Cho attendants about tho house say that the phystelans are certain of ovon, ent than is annbunced In PROF. IUNSDALE, °* of Hiram College, Ohio, who las been tn Wasnington since Sunday avening, and who, owilng to his intimacy with the Préstilent and Mrs, Gueficlit, has axcellent oppdrtunity for kunowltng tho teisper of those whd aro near est tho President, was asked to-day for in- formation regarding 4: affairs within tho roums where It would bo dupossible for any one tess Intimate with to seaspahts to seek to'enter, “I reached Washingtont Sunday night,” replied Prof, Utnsdale at half-past 8, and have applied myself dit. gently over .siica ta find out tho Important facts regarding the condition of the President ati the various members of its family, At present Ist up tho Dresi- dent's ease thug: He is by no means out’ of tanger, anc can't be fur several days tu come, but better results than tliose attained up to thts hour could not reasonably have been ex.” peeted, nnd: the future is exceedingly hopeful, 80 far ans. is pos sible to foreenst it. What -Mriday, or Saturday, or Sunday next may bring forth nobody can. .conftuntly anticipate. We may, however, reasonably expect the Presl- dent to continue in the condition not matorl- ally worso than at present, . SINS. UARRIELD, : L have secon Mrs. Gariield every day since my arrival, and, some days twico, and talkedt with her freoty, buth abot the Prestdent, heryell,*and other members of the fantly, Sho fully comprehends tlie President's condition, and Lhave no doubt would sign her own nantes to such a statement as L have just made to you if there were any reason for her doing 80, She told mo at 1 o'clock this morning: that the President was more keenly alive to what was golug on than heretofore, owing to the fact that no opiates lind been given him for many hotirs. She saict that he slept a good. deal and peacefully, aud tint so fir as sho could seo ovorything. was working for the ‘vory best. Sho has herself slept pretty well nights WHE CIRCUMSTANCES 8UIt- ROUNDING WEN, i nad ling also got sone sleep curing the after- noong. ‘Tho intense heat of last night told uvon her somewhat, but she was very rese- Mute and cheerful this ‘morning, conversing ffvely with siteh personal friends as have any tight to, ask to. bo: admitted to her room. ‘Tho two oldest sons, Harry and Jiminy, are with thelr mothor at the man- slon, nnd the daughter, Miss Mollle, Is at tha house of Col, Rockwell, Irving and Abra- ham, the younger boys, are with thelr friends in Ohio. ‘Tho ehtldren naturally begin toshow soine signs of the terrible stratn of tho last four days, but they ure bearing up nobly, Gen. Gartield’s mothor ts witht Mrg- Trowbridge at Solon, Q., whither Mr, Phil- lips, an old-time frond of the family, goes, leaving Washington to-night, and bearing. 0 commission from Mrs, Garileld TO DELIVER CIEEIMNG MESSAGES and express the hopes whieh now prevail re- garding the Presidenv’s ultimate restoration te health, : THE OLD LADY {3 ‘underatood to be sustaining herself. well forn woman of her age. Mr. Rockwell, of St. Louls,.who tairried Mrs, Garfield's sis- ter, has bec atthe Exectitive atansion: two. or threo days. I understand that the only persons now, permitted to onter the sick room, beside the physicinns and nurses, are, Nes. Gariletd, Gen. Swaln, Col. Rockwell and Col. Corbin, Mrs. Gar- field gald, this morning, that tho President was go keenly alert as toeverything going on that great pitts wero necessary to be taken to kvep him quiet. Sho spoke of the heat and nolse, but sald that thechainber in which liv Iles fs the quietest in the house,” - oo min’ DocToRS, 2". NEXT SATURDAY. Spectat Dispaten 10 ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasiunoton, D.C. duly ,—An eminent surgeon who ling been glying close attention to tha President’s case siys that there are & great many erfals-thues - with. gunshot wounds, and that the next important crisis will come on Saturday. Posalbly, owing to tho Intense heat, this erists muy develop earller, ‘Tho tnmediate danger will. be in convection with tho sloughing of the wound in the ubdomen, for tho surgeons aro: now understood to be ngreed that the ball Is not linbedded tn the Mver, and that there fsa wound fn the wall of tho abdomen, Whether tho bullet 4 In the Intter place or not, the sloughing of this wall in the abdonton will occur In TWO CONDITIONS, —first, the putrid matter may break through the ‘outer wall of the abdomen, In which casa a great danger will bonyerted, and thore WHI again be strong hopes of continued fine Provontent until a> further erltenl perlod Shall bo reached; second, tha wound may slough off Into the envity of the belly, which is more probable, and which is greatly to bo feared. ‘Then there will bo great and {minl- nent danger from blood-polson from the pus, It will be imporatively necessary that the pus shall be removed within ns fdw minutes a8 possible, a8 It would take but a short thne for It to’ poison tho blood of the ontire systoin, In which avent death would be Hkely to ensue. In-a few hours. ‘There is no way known by which pus can'be re- moved ie : i EXCEVT RY AN INCISION 3s of the abdomen and by e-successful subse. , quent operation In removing it, [t Is possl- ble that upon those two successful nets—a prompt Incision of the sbdgmen and the 16° moval of tha pus—the ilfy of the President wiildepond, ‘This statement may serve to show tha still grave dangers of the Prosl- dents wound, notwithstanding the vory fn- vyorable symptoms, Tne GREAT. PHYBICAL TH AND WiILt, » continue to gave lw The nourishment Whioh lo has taken nt intervals has been assimulated perfectly, and-has noticenbly {nerensed Ms strength. Hu has slept fre quently and with apparont refreshment,: ind the decrease In temperature and pulse has relleved all present apprenenstons of serious inflanination, One great drawback Is the weather, which yesterday, I many places in the city, renched 100 In the shaile, and to-day. fs not legs hol, Before 11 o’elock thts: mori: Ing the thormomedter marked 94, “egret {gs froquontly expressed . that. “Dr.” Gross, the eminent surgeon and medical sclentist, of Rhlladelphia, fatted yesterday to meet hn, consultation with’ tho Vrasidents chosen physloluns, by reuson of some misunder standing or mismanagement, _ DHL GOS, though he appoared at the White Houso, in response to a telegrau to attend the meiical, counell, was ‘not: enabled to meet the con- sulting physicians, and thereon lie took the first train for Philadelphia, and returned to his home In that city. Dr, Gross Is regarded by the mudical fraternity and surgeons of tho United States and In. England! ay one of the best of surgeon, as well as ‘the most eminent amhong medical sclentista of the age’ His ophuon of the President's colidition, the chaructor of the wound, amt ‘the probable re-.’ sult, would have been récelyed by the niedi- cal profession, as welt as by the Intelligent luity at large, as the basis for forming an Ine telllgent judament ‘upon the probabilltles and: possibliltivs jn-the case of President Qurfletd.’ eee ee ie : IN GIVING EXPRESBION. TO THEIN REGRET Qs to the absence of Dr. Gross from the med- Ical council the moresklilful surgeons do not hesitate to say that; even upon the snowlng: made by the President's physicfins iu thelr bulletins and otherwise, Gen, Garfield at best Is to be ‘considered “in oa most critical condition,”. Even accepting the E as offeyl bittleting, there are, eminent sure gvonssiy, several phages of suffering through whieh the patient has yet to pass, olther of which may prove fatal, though not neces- sarily fatal in thoie character. Weeks may olnpse Infore somo of those plinses shall be developed. THE MEDICAL ISTORY OF GUNSIOT WOUNDS, glves months rather than days or weeks for tho final development, when tho patient may he regarded ns absolutely ottred and fres from tho dangerotis, consequonces uf gute shot ‘wounds situated stiniarily to that in the ‘hotly “of, Presitent - Gariletd. | A wound’ siinilfit ‘to that in, tha Preatdentis body. was reculved by Cul, Jqiies 1. Brookih Chief of the Treastry Septet Service, Mr. } Brooks snys tliat, rom tilp Udserlption of the Prealdont’s woithy!, hu faaiilfe certain that It ig'afinost Kten{ieal witli the ono he recolved suring: the Jute War. He still carries the bultet fins body: “though the wound was considered vary efgfgoraus,’ and was even «pronounced by sonigephystelans 48 ALMOST SURE Tp PROVE FATAL, he peremptority rofiged to ajlow the sur- eons to probe for tla ball; preferring, as he says, “to dle from the effects of the original wound, with tho bath et, baily, than to be Killed by the unavolgidle ireltation.of .prob- ing, whieh..was nt bgsho€ uneertatn utility.” ‘Tho ‘President hag” suffered almost {ices- santly slucg Satutday noon. Ills feet and the lower pirt of Ils legs have been nt tines swathed In rigs.sonked in paregdrle, Tho pain that hqs-beoi referred to ns a neryous twitching Is, {1 fact, most exorutlating, For atime he found relief in haying: his feet saneezedand beaten by slaps of the hand. ‘Lils ofice was porformed by : age MUL CRUME, who had the Presidont’s fect in his poworful grasp, and gaye. him. much roliet, Mrs. Dr. Edison, who tins -beon so very faithful In her ministrations at the: White Mouse. again, spent most.of, the ulght thore Inst night. Dr. Bliss has to telegraph for Dr. Saudy, of New York, to come on for con- sultation rbot the general treatment of the patient, - Dr. Bliss still fears. gangrene, WHEN Di. MAMILTLON . eamchero.yesterday morning, onoof the first remarks’ mide by him was that too much morphine had been given the President, and fnalsted «that this - should be, stopped. Tho effect .of such large dosing with anodynes, he sald, was to deaden the symp- toms, and thereby prevent an accurate understanding of tho. condition of the Presl- dent.” ‘This advies of Dr. Hanulton was fol- Towed, and it will be noticed that, in the bulletin sent to him and-Dr. Agnew, It Is Specifically mentioned that but half a. grain of morphine had been administered in the last twenty-four hours,—that is, since Dr. Hamilton's arrival. Dr. Hamilton, in the published interviews with him on his return to New York, carefully declined to give his Personal opluion xs to the prospects of tho President's recovery, whichis tobe expected; uty fh IN MIS PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS Ifentu lio was not so reserved, and indicated. n de- eidedly despondent view. It is understood that there was 0 proposal to callin Dr. Ham mond, of Now York, but twas not carried out, -becnuse of the professional, antagonisnt nud Jealousy of.some of. those already eim- ployed In the case,. 1t may be remarked that, every day since the attempt to rssasinate the President, his condition has seemetk com- paratively favorable, and every.eventng there has seemed to be a change for the worse, ul- though this was nob -anarked Inst night. When the President was first shot, and. be- foro he was (nken from the railroad station, he sald very litle, but ono of ils’ remarks Was ye ‘ “T HAVE RECELYED: MY DEATI-WOUND.” This feellng he lid all day, and his despond- eney was not retleved wutll after the arrival of Mrs. Garflold -and -his. meeting with her. Me has sines then: shown wonderful -norve and pxorclse-ofswill, and this, coupled with Nis -excecdingly, vigorous, pliysique, enabled him to weather the crisis much bot- ter than would otherwise havo been the case, and hie hing been quite cheerful for. the Inst tayo days, “Medical mon say that it!s quite possible that. ho may. continue . in tho sume comparative condition days, or even weeks, without showing any rad- jeal clungo for the better or’ for tho worse; that recuperation under — the dnost favorable eiretmstances will necéssari- ly bu slow and tedlous; and tlint the pecul- larity of such cages ts that, whiloovery symp: ‘tom. may appurently be encouraging to the highest degree, a sudden reaction may come gud death ensue in a foy hours, ‘Lhe sure Reons are nble to prevent INFLAMMATION At TUE ORIFICE OF THE . obo WOUND , ae by the application of Ice, but, ns they cannot reach the spot where thé bullet ts tmbedddd, the Inflammation cannot be stopped there. Ib has bean determined now that no attampt shall’ bo nude to probe for the wound, Dr. Bliss authoritatively announcing this to-day. Dr, Buss says that the President, Is doing very well. 4 . wee 2 Spe ThUTIE 13)? says one of tho physicians, “the Prealdont Js a Httle. crosy, and, tt Is a, most excellent sign. A dying innn Is never eross. We have largo hopes., OF; course, ‘there fs danger. Thore is great danger. ‘There will continue to ba danger wntit the wound has henled,’” “+ And how long before that will happon,?” was asked, ae, na ee . “ Itinay bo two months, was the roply. “ But the President hing paased the first great dangor pertod,’ Wo think, and weare justi- fled In thinking, that the slanger from In+ ikuimmution of the peritoneum, or perttonitls, dy pnssetl” 1b should have ‘appeared before this If It was toctave come,“<" ( ° THEINS 18 HOME INFLAMMATION, fis was to-bo expected.” It Is necessary that thero should be, in order that the wound may heal. But thére has bec no dangerous in- flammation, and we have carnesthopes that thero will tiot* be, “Another erlais-time will be next Friday'or Batarday, and possibly a Uttle before,” ait theso danger porlods will return at certain well-known: medical Inter vals wntll’ tho" woitd Is fully healed, Tho symptoms during the day linve ‘all been fayornble, ‘Tho pulse, for tho first timo sInea the awful “ball was’ fired, lis fallen below 100, | ‘This morning, at) 8:80 o'clock, It stpod’ at 1, and tho Presldent, when’ ho naked [ft } thot was very’ far froin hormal, was 7") B i . : * @RRATLY REJOICED ‘ to hear that It was" fiol, . It Is not surprising that the pulse Ineredstd after that hour in ‘the morning. The pu 1 probably of every- body fu Washington! ‘increased, for « tho thermometer in the slindiest’ pinces, where thore was what ls somehnes called 8 breeze, had stood to-day over200," ahd it was to bo expected: the pulsél-of “the: poor pa- tent would respon@.* Bit, notwithstand- Ing the Intensy hei his ‘tempornture foll, from 8 o'eloc® hy the morning until noon, fully’one degree, “standing then at 077-10, a temperatiro Which’ probably would nye Beon Indicated by" great majority of thé well people In Washfngton to-day A this “torrid bent, 0° 0 be ae Oe *YOU MAY BAY To TE PunLIO '* that the conditions are favorable, that/wd are all very hopeful‘ that Geh, Gartleld, with his remarkable will, ts emphasizing his declara- tion that ‘Iwill: take that: chance,’ “But, of course, the people-ought not to be misled. ‘The hopeful indications do not, of necessity, nian that thé President will got woll:~ ‘They. mean that he has a chance for‘ life, 8 favore ublo cliance,’, hopofu) chance; and ‘th ‘Is determlned to make the moat df it.” ope St dt MIEN PUYSICTAN 24 9? wlio" has carbfully studied the cagé ‘saya; ‘Tho Indicahdns aro relatively tv ls favor, but only reintiyely, for the. vast majority of ‘men with wounded: Ivers do not live, and ‘that his-liver Is wounded: thero‘can be no question. The direction which the’ bglt took, % ie oY has. passed through tha lower part of it, But there Is luck fn medlelne, and wo are now laracly hopeful, on acconnt of Gon. Garfield's wonderful pluck. Hv certainly does not propose to dle, His dear, good wife does not Intend to lot him? . zg A DISTINGUISHED ANATOMIST of Washington, D. C., lias been atudying the enso in connection with tha medical reports, aud tins made a enroful anatomical diagram, and lng Indicated. the probably - position, -In. fis Judgment, of. the.bullet, Lo lias submit- ted tha diagram ty some of tho attending hyglefans, and thoy are {nelincd: to agres iwith him. ‘Tho bullet, according to this din- grim, entered near the kidnoy, as. Is well known, passod through tho lower portion-of tho ver, and is in tho bony sub- staneo adjacent to the spinal column, but (id not piores the marrow of that column, and Is lodged thore, This’ bony formation, ‘inn map ‘of-the sizo and. strength of Gen. Garfield,” anid the auatomist, “is as Inrge ns A Rooit-sized fist. If tho ball ts lodaed there, At will be much easier to remove the pus by indans Of tnbes, when the sloughing of’ the wound shall come.” ‘TH BIMGNT RISE IN THE PULSE which was naticed'nbout oof, was duo to tho. fact. that:the bed of tho. patient’ was changéd in otist: to make him more cont- fortable. Te has retained all the fuod upon Alsstomach, This afternoon, notwithstand- {tig the heat grew.moro fntense, hts pulse bo- gon to fall, whieh was regarded’ ns an es peelally favorable sign. ues t A MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE NAVY who visits the White House, In conversation this evening, sald in regard to the reports of ho physicians: “Tu understand thelrslgnttt- cance you should bear In mind what the rec: ords of a porfectly norfial condition are. Ip fn niin of the President's age the normal tem- porature would be 93.3, the normat pulse 7 to 74,and tho normal respiration 18. ‘The ratio isnbout fuur beats of the pulseto one resptration, ‘The {importance of" these exam- Inations are that they reveal to physicians the changes in the patient's physical-cond!- tion. When the patient sinks the pulse bents quicker and weaker, the distension .of the arterles becomes smaller, and‘ the pulse be- comes wenk and unstendy, Atono timo.on Saturday night, after the shvoting, TIL PULSE GOT UP To 150 and became so wenk that no one but a pro- fessional man could have felt It. ‘Cho decline of tho pulse-beats. since. and the decline In tomperature avo most favorable symptoms. Wore internal bleeding to begin, ft would at ones be indicated by much quicker and weaker beating of tho ‘pulse, decrensed fre- quency of respiration, and the vatient would feel great dlstress, Septic’ poisoning would also indiente Itself by grent dlstress of feol- ing, rapid pulse, and fever, with nausea,” - Di, UPDEGRAET, To the Weatern aAssoclated Press. Wasutxaton, D. C., July 6—Dr. Upite- gratt, of Ohto,.n member of Congress, ar- rived here Inst night, and was at tie White House at ito’clock this morning. He says he considers that tho President’s condition is’ progressing: satisfactorily; that the tem- verature and pulse are nearly normal, and that the Internal exeltement fy subsiding. ‘The danger is yot to come, and If the Presi- dent can stand the fover he will pull through. w Pag “ ctry Doctors 7 who have not seon tho President, but who have been kept professtonally Informed of his condition, iow generally agrea that his chances are good, Even those who yester- day thought lia couid not recover now admit that the signs nro in‘his ‘favor. The lowering of the pulse is pronounced the best sign. ¢ ‘ LOCAL AND PETTY JEALOUSY. Tho quarrol that the doctors had over tho ense continues to’ excite’ coniment here Local physicians are divided i; thelr opinion ofthe matter? Some approve of what ‘Dr. Bliss did, and others condenin. him. Physi- elans who-voluntarily went tothe Waite House without belng sent: for have -been eriticiscd ng secking some notoricty.in con- nectlon with the cuse,- ‘They deny this, and say thoir thotive way to bo of. service, night an impression was out that the doctors ought toxo to tho Whito- House and: offer’ tholr services, ‘Thutamong some It was said a failure to do this would be construcd ns ine ditference, ant some of the doctors who vol- unteered thelr services did so unly¢to mani- fest tholr interest In the case and show their willingness to do what they could.” » TOO MANY. DOCTORS, cit One opinion Is gengral that Dr. Bliss wai right in reducing thé: number of doctors around the President's bedside. ‘Thers were so many that It amounted really to i crowd, and prevented that quiet which was neces- | sary. . Dr, Biss Informed Mrs, Gartiold that qitlet must be maintained, and that could not be done while n dozen or more toctors lind” thu right to onter the room of the President. It was decided Immediately to stop the visits of. all’ except the few who were necessary, and Instead of sending for others, and in- forming thom personally of tho state of the easy, Dr. Bliss wrote notes. ‘This seems to have offended some, but, In justification of Dr, Bliss, {t ts sald ho could not spare tho timo to seo tha doctors Individually, and be- sldes the Presidont’s condition was then so eritival, and absoluto aulct was go necessary, thot it was considered best not to lave an- othor gathoring of alt the doctors: who havo scon the caso about the President's room, BUNGEON-GENERAL NARNES,, who visited and examined tho Preatdent, says that his condition hns undoubtedly tin- proved. Ho says tho case fs still Involved In dangers, must of them hidden, because the tourse of the ball and the exact nulure of the wound are not known, but that, upon tho whole, tho President's condition {3 Improyed, and that ha (Barnes) feels hopeful of “his re- covery, “Dr, Barnes has not hitherto been hopeful, but this morning It was evident he foels much encouraged, - * c . DI, AGNEW’S OPINION, BS PRLADELPHTA, Pa,, ditly 0—Dr, D, Hayes Agueow, In conversation this morning, spoke as follows: “{ think itsnfo to say that the President's chances of recovery haya under Rone very great Improvement since yester- doy, [never thought It at all followed from the nature of the wound that he should dio, ‘Tho subsidence of abdominal tenderness can- not bo overestiunated as naign in the Prete dent's favor, ‘Tha principal danger yet to bo approhonded Is from verltonitis, and avery’ iour that’ passes linproves the Presjdvnt's chances of escaping It. ‘fo-day Is tho critical period, .1f hw gots over to-night without the appearatco of this inflammation, he ought to recover,” ° .S : SIMILAR WOUNDS, gis Wasitnatoy, D, ©., July 5,—An exaniing tion ‘of the medical record shows that sixty- two men who were wounded in aalnllar mans norto that of President Gartield, In the War of the Rebellion, recovored, Most.of those “enses, recorded in the medical records, were Unton soldiors, but several were Confederate soldiera, “All theso cases were treated In the hospitals of the Unton army, Somo of tha vases wero precisely such wounds as tha doc- toré now consider the President's wound to be, Ono of the most notable cases was a sol. ‘dier in Gen, Garfield's regiment, who was Wounded and the ball lodged, In the yer, Ho recovered and Is yet flying, «~~ 3 OPINIONS OF NEW YORK PIYSIOLAN! ~ New Your; July: 6—A_ phyaiclan, In a communfeation to the Tribune concerning the nature of the 'Prosldent’s: wound, says; “It 19 the opinion ‘of a Jargé‘‘numbar of in- Jolligent medical men in this clty that nelther tho'liver nor any ‘other’ yital, part’ his beon wounded” This Ig borne ont, by the’ fact that beyond the first shock’ thera have’ been no material changes, elthe: in temperature, pulge, or respiration. ‘Tho changva that might affect the former are the ‘most fmpor- taut indications elther of the shock or of per-: as Indicated: py the examination by Surgeon- Stonitis, but the body “heat has not’ risen ie ‘Thoy ‘ say that Iast Saturday evening ond. that , and in response recolyed the following grat te above 101 degrees anda fraction. The mog . probabte explanation of President Gartely’s : wound is that the bullet took an upward ang Inward course, and lodged in the densa ti, suo nboultha spinal columu, No man iw * Juved In tho manner clalmed by the wi, 1 nesses would live so long without any nego.“ siun of really unfavorable symptoins,"* . 4 OLD AINIY SURGEONS. Drs Motus, Ia, July 6.—Old ariny gy, geons here any the most critten! perlod ts ye to come, ail the danger fs from Abscess ang suppuration, 2f the ball ts I the abdoming suite this may not bo developed for Several days. COOTANG THE NOs, i So many recommendations In regard tp lowering the tamporatitre of the room hiaxg been made by prominent phystclais and ge. entific men that tho plysiciang iit attenidaney | upon the President tinve deckded to nsk for definit ndvica on the subject, and thoy wi ask some of thoso who make recommends tons about the temperature of the room tg . submit thelr plans in detail, with a Teportay to tholr oxperlence, and whitt success atteng, ed them, “Last night 0 telegram was sent (g Boston by. the attending physicians orderin, refrigerating vessels to be pincer {n the sley room and the halls of the Whito Louse, ‘Thi, 4s to be done with the object-to counteray ’ the terrible July heat. Dr. Sands, of Ney, York, sont a dispatch to-Dr. Bliss recon. inending stich appliances to reduce the tem | perature. . “TIE INFORMATION CONTAINED in tho telegram to me.” sald Dr. Mamiltonty a Thnes revorter, “is very encouraging iy {ts character, It Indtentes that the: danger: otis symptoms of the President's caso hay given place to symptoms. mutch more fayop able.” » “You feel more hopoful, then, of the Pres {dont’s ultimate recovery than you dit "Tuestiny 2" wat “Oh yes! much more” hopeful, It nop Reems a8 -thore ,; was” over reagon to look for recovery... ‘The viows ex pressed by Dr. Loomis: in the Times thi morning were particularly sound as to varie, tles of peritonitis nnd indicating that variety + to be apprehenited now in this ease {3 of af .lenst dangerous, ‘Te President's symptom ure of simple traumatic peritonitis, such a occurs witlrordinary wounds on the body, | believe that the critical porto in this casa b » now past’ . ae : ; : THE DOCTON FURTHER SAID ton reporters “ Encouraging news from thi White House to-day gives much additiond Rround for hope that the President will re cover. From the first tho Inpse of time har been in encouraging factor, but at this stage, the: end “of the fifth: day, the chauces --of recovery, you may say, ‘inereaso in steometricnl — ratio: ~ While the danger is not passed, it is becom ‘Ing lessened more rapidly than thero was renson to expeet from the supposed nature, of the injury.’ There is yet an unknown quantity In the ease that makes speculation extremely diMeult,. The courae and. position , of the ball lave not us yet been determined.” “Are there present any symptoms, or are, they absent, that Jead to the honé that the Iver may not have been injured so mudh as Was at first suppose 2? ; : “If the liver was serlously injured, as hay been supposed, 7 Wy THE PRESENT SYMPTOMS ANK~MUCIE MORE ayo FAVORABLE > = than could naturally bo expected. Further more; 1 will say 1am not without hope, not withstanding the testfiuony to the ,contrary.’ that the ball, having struck the edge of arb ° was deflected and took a course which did. not serlously Injure any of the vital organs. Even so far ss tho ; liver ‘ds ' con cerned, {,.l5 . 0 strong source. of encouragement that Ils ‘functions do noi seem yet to be perceptibly impaired. So fu as wo have been Informed there isnot up ta», this moment any yollowness of tha skin such“ 48 must sooner. oF Inter result from a serlous Injury to that organ." “Are you yet sutistied that havg escaped harin 2” “From reports recelved from the attending physiclans to-day it may be asserted with almost absolute certainty that they have en- tlrely esenped.” Set te ie , Dr. Hanillton sald further that another day fis favorable to the patient as yesterday and the day before would warrant a ‘still higher degres of cheerfulness, and, while it could not be predicted that there would not bea regppenrance of inflammation, yat the probe bilities werd that there would not be, THE DAYS DEV ELOPMENTS, +e BLAINE AND ANTHUR, : «New Yon, July &.—When the 7'tmes. cor respondent called on Vice-President Arthur thls evening ho found him closeted with Sec retary Blaine. ‘Che conference insted nearly an hour, Both gentlomen looked fresh and bright, and altogether different from yester- day and the day before. - When this fret wat mentioned to Gen, Arthur ho: replied with a Smile: . “As tho President gets better, I gat better too.” Biatne cheerfully answered a* question as to what was new by-saying: “Tho President Is doing splendidly.” Since Gen. Arthur arrived tu town two or three ntémbors of the Cabindt have made it a prac tee to call on him at Senator Jones’.rest: dence every morning, and two or three others every ovening. Secretary Blaine. has ‘not missed an evening, aud his visits haye lasted from forty minutes to an hour each...’ * COURAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. Wasnixaroy,D.O,,July 8&,—The Hon. WW. | Dudley, the newly-appointed Cor. issioner of Pensions, who is an intimate friena of the’ President, called yesterday at-.the White Tlouse and was admitted to, the sickroom, IIe waa recognized, and beckoned to come to tho bedside, “ Dudley, 1 am glad ‘to .see you,”.auld the President. I know you've come to seo Carfleld, and not the President, 1 an yery anxious to live, indeeds-ana, If necessary, I could lot them cut. my mb off Inch py Inch; ” atill, if I have to: die, Tam ready to go. Keep up, your courage.” Tha Presitent. frequently chats and jokes with those about his bedside. “The ‘President’ {s devoted to Mr. Brown, his private secretary, ie likes to have him near his bedside all the imo, tines ROCKWELL. . > When Col, Rockwell: entered: the _Presl- dent's room this morning he found every- body wearlng n ohoarful look, “ How do you {vol this morning?” ‘said heto the President, Ifylng dnawer: ‘Very much refreshed; slept woll last night, “I feel better than at any. timo since Saturday morning,” is voice Is strony and his manner very cheerful,” > - ; MINS, GARFIELD, . Mra, Dr, Susan Edison, who: fs attending Mrs, Garfiald, roports her as cheerful. and Raluing strength, a3 ay hy . ‘THE RECOVERY OF THE PRESIDENT, * which Is now possible, it §s, already re- marked by his fclends, will give his Admin- {stration 9 hold on the people of ‘all sections which will bo simply Invincible. : It is sug gested this morning that, in casa he recovers, thore should: bea Natlonal celobration, asa sort of postponed Fourth of July, to give ex prosston te the popular rejoloing, 2; THERE 13 A FEELING OF POAITIVE HOPE prevalent hero now of the Prealdent's recor: -- - ery, Iie has continued to Improve through, out the day steadily, Ife hasa good appe * ' tite, and relishes food, Indeed, he wants t¢ eat more than the dootors wil} allow hin To-day he wanted something more substar tial than chicken broth, and suggested beot steak as wdish he would relish, but.the doo tora could not allow that, ‘Tha President hat. been’ - more-choérful - to-day’: than. any tine yet. ~He ‘has. apparently ~ become inspired’ with ‘tho falth ot his“ wife thal ‘ho will ‘get well, Ho made good-natured , remarks on & number of subjects, and ut one time quoted some humurous passages {row Shakspeare." To-night there were compare tively but few visitora at the White House, ‘There was no crowd. about the gates, ‘Thy + oe Bus des 1