Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1881, Page 2

} 4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1881" TWENTY PAGES.~ ; ful in his temper, and that gave me great en- THE PRESIDENT. He Is Weak, Far Beyond the Idea Generally En- , tertained. Efforts of Nature to Heal a Hole that Goes Half-Way Through Him. YWis Pulse Raging Hach Eve- ning at 168, aud His Fever Liigh. The Most Surprising Confidence, However, Still Prevalent ” as to His Recovery. People Already Abroad Who De- mand to Thrast Their Hands in His Riven Side. _ The Air of the White House Hot with the Friction of Ccol- ing Machines. The Presidant of the Ex-Sauthern Con- federacy Ex-Ofiicially' De- neunces the Crime. Particularized Account of the Assasin as He Exists in His Cell. Beariag of Guiteaw’s Crime upon the Fatt of the Star-Route : Criminals. Experiments with the Villaixous Weapoa Used in the Assasinntion—Loger- soll and “Gath.” COLD FACTS. : Exrccrive Ma: The President p this moray quite comfour progress of case The pulse this morning the consulting surgeons titis afternoon: EX&CUTIVE Mansion, 1 p. n.—Drs, Prank H. Hamilion and J. H. Agnew: ‘The Presi dent continues to improve slowly. The acid eructations have not reeurred du twenty-four hours. «Au ounce of a a teaspoonful of rum have been tal two hours during the day and at long inter- vals during the night without producing any gastrie embarrassment. Av 9 a.m. he took ten grains Disulphate of quinia, which did not disturb the stomach. Yesterday, towards evening, he beeame restless, wearied, and anaious for morphia. was given bypodermically at $220 p.m. whieh he passed a tranquil ufht, si the most of the time. Yesterday afternoon he had a sin ze from the bow- els, in which a ‘able deficiency: of biliary coloring matter was observed. The yellowish tinge of skin continues about asat last report, AtSp.m. his pulse was 108; temperature 101.3; respiration 24. This ingrning, at the pulse was 100; teimpera- ture 99.4; respiration 24. Atl p.m. the pulse ‘was 103; temperature 101.3; respi tion 2 every A quarter of a grain atter Rovert Reyburx. Me ESecotTIve Manstos, July 9 The President's condition continued fa- vorable during the day. The febrile reaction this afternoon does not differ materially from that of yesterday. Pulse 110; temperature W195 respiration 24. : D, W. Briss, J. KB. : J. J. Woopwann, Ronenrr Reysui WARM HOPES. 5 A.M. SATURDAY. EXECUTIVE Mansion, Wasuincton, D. C., duly 9-7:15 a. m.—In_ view of the sup- purative action now going on, the Presi- dent’s condition this morning is as favorable as can be expected. He passed a comfortable night, his sleep only being disturbed, about lacm,, by slight pains in his legs, which, however, quickly yielded to simple treat- ment, His pulse is down to 106. The cool- ing apparatus is now in working order, and good results are exp rienced. The symptoms of the President continue favorable. Vice-Presiden: Arthur called at the Executive Mansion this morning. Mrs. Garfield had gone out fora drive, so that he did not see her, and there happened to be none of the members of the Cabinet present, but he talked fora short time with the aitending physicians with regard to the progress of the President's ease. The sur- eons assured hin that the President was do ipg well, and continues to improve. The doctors are more hopeful than ever, as each huur develops satisfactory symptoms, and siuows the President improving. Prof. Dur- sey is still trying experiments to lower the temperature of the room. The compressed air plan has been abandoned, and the scheme now is to have a cylinder with ice and char- coal, such as is used on board ships. 3PM The Presidentis sleeping nicely. Every- thing to-day: been in his favor, anda good night is ..”. icipated. a7 The'President has been more comfortable to-day than at any time since he was wound- ed. Ilis children were permitted to see him this morning, 2nd the attending physicians report that he is improving satisfactorily None of the systems of artificial retrizera- * tion thus far tried have entirely met the sanguine expectations of their inventors and sugeestors, but, as the weather continues reasonably cool, the President has not sut- fered much from heat since Thursday.. Ex- periments are still being made with the re- frigerating apparatus, in anticipation of the yeturn of hot weather, witelt is predicted by Gen. Hazen. UP. , The President’s symptoms are favorable and encouraging. “Unless some change 2" should occur for the Worse, 00 ‘official bul- letin will be issued until to-morrow morning. 11:30 P. Me The attending physicians report that the symptoms of the President at this hour are as satisfactory as could be expected. Ie has taken nourishment fairly well, although there was slight nausea this afternoon, The rative discharge from the wound con- a perfectly normal and The President awoke fter sleeping continuously and sald he felt better than ~ He is now resting att p.m, from 8 gy'clocix, he had during the qnictly, ‘Lhe basement of the tive Mansion is gradually “as: the appearance of an ineshop. or mod ventila anc re- s to the numb mucha . 2 wl parts of the country are ot- fering the attendiag surzeons, with the. as- sursnee that they will lower the temperature of the Presideni’s room from ten to thirty di From the basement near the main catrance come faintly the hum and hiss of, the engine and boiler taken from a steam- Jauneh at the Navy-Yard and brought here to run the Dlower or fan which is forcing rtificially cooled air, or, to speak more cor- air which is supposed to be attiticially cooled, into the President's chamber. At the eastern end of tie mansion lies a large Iron boiler, which is shortly to be brought in and sect up to furnish more power, and near ip stands one of the city fire engines, which was used last nicht in an uisneees atten to refrigerate air by altert ion and expansion, room stands a mie chan d nubling the wooden towers on W! heels used in ancient warfare. In the lower hail, an apparatus which looks a little like country eross roads is rotating slowly on an formed by its upright shaft, sweeplog its one arm in a wide eirele like a-half dis- mantled windinill. In the private seeretary's room and upper corridors are air-cooling machines of all sorts * sapsigut. A solitary sentry stands guard at the iron gate ofthe Presidentiz! mansion. Within there is yuiet and hope. Sevretary Blaine, who recently left, said: “It is all well. We are very confident of his recovery.” Dr- Reyburn “He is doing very well, There isnothing unusual or unexpected in the symptoms to-night. Itmay be many da befury the fever will subsite. We predict its exact period. Of coarse, there is adanger that ike sluuxhing of the wound may affvet sume of ihe er blue. si and secondary hemi me may ensia.’? s we President's stomach troubled ny torli wht dezree, he has suffered from nausea this evening, 11s nothing seri- ous howe oe professional utter- Nana ps le more so on Sevieh bluod,—i @ and inaaner, tha y strong hopes of the Pres covery. One of the Dresiden Why has been counted the least hopeful is understood it to meinbers oF tho Cabinet t ing that, i€ he could have ampped out a ense Tor recovery, he could not ye set down shor ‘Tavorable symptoms than those which have been thus far develuped in the Pre Gen. Swain said: “He is dec Tie says that he has felt more day than any time since he v By the way, he has svitled one disputed ‘point. He says that the first bullet only grazed his arm, and that it was the second one which did the mischief.” 2A. M sUNDaAY, At this hour the resident is sleeping quietly, with uo. noticeable change in his condition since 11230 p.m. The attending physicians have both dropped asleep, and, as the night is cool, a comfortable night's rest is predicted for the President. THE DOCTORS. CAPT, WALKERS WOUND. Spécial Dispatch to Tee Chicago Tribune, Remsvate, N.C., July 9.—Interest has been excited here, especially among physi- cians, who now expect President Gat certain recovery, by the discovery that Capt. David A. Walker, an ex-Confederate soldier living near here, was wounded exaetly in the as the President. Every one 6f yimptomisat the time wereex- ne as have been developed in the eof the President. It wasaftirmed, In Capt ‘alker’s case, asin the Pres Tecover, but, after four wW could not possibl, weeks? confinement, he was able to join his regiment, With Ute bullet still in his body. It has never been extracted, despite the efforts of wany physicians to get at it, and they have not been able to ascertain where the ball is. ON THE MORNING THAT GARFIELD WAS snur, Capt. Walker got up from the breakfast- table and remarked that his wound pained him very much. ‘Lhe pain continued until the evening, when he heard of the attempt on the President’s life and how he was wounded. said to Mrs. Walker: “The President's wound is in every respect like mine, and, with careful nursing and the iment I received, he will certainly get well.” Ite then OUTSIDE OPINION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmwyetox, July 9%—Inguiry among many physielans who are ching the Presidenv’s case, and who have inside views of the case not given to the public, develops opinion that while the President may possi- bly recover, yet so many dangers still attend his case that it is by no means safe to posi- tively predict his recovery. SURGEON-GENERAL WALES, + of the navy, said to Secretary llunt this mormng thathe did not consider the Pres dent had an even chance. Hesaid there w: a well authenticated case of a wound of the abdomen from buckshot, when the patient exhibited favorable symptons, and when the temperature and pulse — became perfeetly normal, and yet death en- sued on the eighteenth day, Two great dangers now attend the, case,— secondary hemorrhage and pyemia. It is well known to the medical profession that a person my die of peritonitis with the tem- perature even below that which is recorded’ from day to day in the President’s case, WET SHEETS REMOVED. The propriety of surrounding the Presi- dent's bed with cold wet sheets and blankets has been severely criticised medically, and in consequence they have been removed. THE BULLET. The fact that the seventh day has passed and that more radically dangerous symptoms have not appeared has renewed the interest in the probable location of the bullet. Some of the doctors are beginning to think that it may not have penetrated su far into the ven- tral cavity as has been expected and feared, and that the ball, owing to the fact that it struck the tenth rib, was deflected and then pursued a directly downward course below the liver, or passed around and is in frent. Those who hold this the maintain that, if it had torn the inter tissues, and so badly mutilated the liver, as is claimed by suine, that more marked symp- toms of such damage would now be appar- ent. There is also a great deal of comment that SO MANY OPIATES are used, in view of the direct injunctions of Drs. Hamilton and Agnew tnat the patient should not be so much kept under the inilu- ence of sedative drugs. An eminent medical authority doubts the theory that the ball passed through the liver, aud makes a strong argument in support of his doubt. The med- ical gentleman maintains that the President was probably in the act of lifting his right foot, wnich hardened a particular mus- ele, and that hardened muscle, with the re- sistance furnished by the shattered rib, has protected the fiver, and that the ball probably followed the downward direction of the fibres of that muscle to near the place of its inferior insertion at the trochanter minor, and now lies buried in the muscular fasci- enlae on that course, in direct relations with the seiatic nerve which it has injured. It may, some day, be cut out of the inside of the thigh, and, until it is, the President MAY NOT HAVE AN ENTIRELY comFort ABLE Foor. “Indeed,” he says, “the whereabouts of a bail that has passed out of sight are to be judged with rational reference tu any recog- 1 disturbance, the beginning of which is df the k cuincident with the injur: did not operate, we mi if there were hepatic derangement, sine it in the liver; if thestom- lvd, Usat would tell the latest news of the bullet. But what funciion is deranged in the Dresident’s system? Only the function of the great sciatic nerve. Mr, Garfield's eloquent foot has been ery- ing out for several days that the ball ison the sciatic nerve, and the dull surgeons are meandering about his fiver.” Some periments whieh have been made in New York upon cadavers, by an eminent surgeon, tend to confirm this theory, for, although several bullets from a pistol of the same cali- bre were fired at the cadavers, not one of thein entered the liver, butall were deflected. UNE OF IIs PHYSICIANS. “ While he is sleeping, the wound has every facility for healing, and the only ob- stacle to the process is found in the fnelina- tion of the President‘to talk during hi ing how He is, all things consid very obedient patient, but it i: keep him silentall the time. it yesterday, when a thing gets on his mind, he has to let it off, but he talks very little, in obedience to the orders of the doctors, and for the last twenty-four hours he h. very tittle. Had the nansea which charae- terized the first three days of. his. iness continued, it is not probable that Gen, Garlield would now be living. Every ounce of fouit which he retains in his stomach adds to the reserved force which is brought into action in the fight which he is making for his life. Ever since the shooting he has inaintained a philosophical demeanor, and he seems to look upon himself in the third berson. ach had OF IIMSELF PERSO: he apparently has no thought, but he is anx- fous to live for the country, and for his wife aud children, Me is inspired with a firm be- lief that he will live, and, to those who know him best, this fact is more encouraging than all the favorable reports of the physicians. THE WIVES OF THE CABINET MINIST have been unceasing in their devoted ton to the gricf-stric! M dom, Mrs, MacVeag Blaine,—in fa Jy to offer their st 8, Which are gr: avcepted. There have been quanti flowers sent to the White House, but all that are admitted to. the sick-roum is a bunch of eut roses trom the conservatory of the Ex- ecutive Mansion, which Mrs. Garfield and Miss Mollie themselves gather. ‘The abund- ance of floral offerings are put in the Cabinet chamber and other rooms devoted to business in the mansion. THE Sir TION. A WEEK AGO YESTERDAY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INGTON, D. C., July 9—A week ago to-day the President was struck down by the bullet of a would-be in, A week ago to-morrow the worshiping congregation at Williamstown was startled from their sad devotion by the message trom the President to Dr. Hopkins, announcing his improve- ment—startled so that they rose in their pews and cheered. Since the first good news began to came in, Saturday night, the ten- dency of the President has been wwards 1 covery, with the exception of a few how on Monday night) ‘That was the only time when some progress was | not made. ‘There were some who gave up hope from the first. ‘There are sume who have very little hope now, but, that night, no one had any hope for the President’s life. It seems to have been the turning-point, for, ever since, he has mended rapidly,—more rapidly, the physivians say, than could have been expected, until, this morning, he woke up with’a better color than he has had since the shouting. TUE Co 18 BEGI G TO BELIEVE What the President hag believed from the first—that he will recovér. The pall of hor- ror that hung over the place until Tuesday morning has given way to the airof glad cheerfulness which characterizes a sick-room from which danger has passed, and where the endeavor is tu carefully guard the patient from its return, The nerves of the doctors are not onsuch a strain. They take more rest, and talk more freely. They go and come more frequently, and are taking s some of the rest they sv much need, OUTSIDE, the people who are always suspicious of the doctors, say that the first diagnosis was ex- aggerated, that the wound has never been dangerous. Last Saturday the streets were full of doleful croakers, who shook their heads and said that the doctors were deceiy- ing the public by not telling the worst. “Why,” said one man, “if he dies they won't let it be known for twenty-tuur hours.” 1t was not explained what good could be ac- evmplished by keeping such a secret, but to- day the theory that the wound has never been a serious one grows stronger. ‘The ‘bad symptoms of Saturday and of Monday night seem to have been forgotten. The hours when the President lay in the depot where he had fallen, unable to raise himself, the powerlesness of the aru he attempted to raise to salute the messengers at the door as he was carried in, the indications of the cuurse of the ball,—all these seem to have been forgotten, aud it is argued that the President could not new ve so well bad his wound in the aa place been serious, JAY BE that the diagnosis: ‘Was exaggerated, but it is hardly proper first to assume it to have been. exaggevated, and then to ascribe Improper motives for the ooeeen ‘tun. That is pre cisely, however, what 2 good many people here are doing, ‘The excitement is over. The true and manly sorrow at the President’s danger which was universal has given way to a cheerful hope, and people who must have something to talk about in the dull sea- son are beginning to permit their jealousi to run away with them, and to drag the quarrels of physicians and politicians into their talk of the President's ilu ‘They may be exactly right, but they have not a particle of evidence, There is a good deal of EXAGGERATED HOPE produced by the bulletins. This is not the fault of the bulletins of the physicians, but of those who read and interpret. Having now, for several days, heard favorable re- ports, a good many people are encouraged to think that the President is out of danger. ais a matter of fact he is not out of danger, and one of the ablest of the physicians who have attended lim says to-day that he eon- siders the President has a little less than an even chance for living. ‘T'his, however, does not agree with the opinions of most of the doctors about him. ‘They consider the chances are the other way. The President may xo through one or more crises. le must face the dager of a more general influmma- tion and of pywemia. * WITH THE PRESENT TENDENCY. he ought to be able to uvercome thuse dan- gers, as he has all others, but it is certainly wrong to give the impression that he is yet out of danger. If the people, who are criti- cising the diagnosis, thordughly understood this, there might not be so much disposition to ventilate the. general profound medi¢al’ knowledge there is abroad in the. tand, and which makes it wonderful how it is that phy- sicians find anything‘todo. It is certain that neither Mrs. Garfield nor the President ex- pects a fatal termination. Mrs. Garfield talks of her husband’s restoration to health as though nothing’ ¢duld prevent its coming. ‘The President hidiselt talks in very much the same Way. THE FEARS OF LAST SATURDAY have not been réhlizdd. he fearful week has run its course, and tne great terror is be- ing slowly lifted ftout ‘the hearts of the pvo- ts « dition, and. shis Wonderful 2 every circumstance thus far, inspire ail with strong faith fin ultimate recovery. ‘The confidence of M els attendi is In ho wis ted. {lis ards Gonvalescenee is nec- slow, - but as long. as it leads in that direction there is reason for a constantly-increasing faith in his recovery. Every day gained, without any unfavorable reaction, isa great gain, ‘The upward tend- ency OF the President's pulse and tempera- ture yesterday is the natural result of the es- tablishment of suppuration from his wound. Itis not regarded with anxiety, ‘The ea: continues encouraging. The fact that he has lived through seven days of suffering, and that no symptoms of peretonitis have as yet set in, gives strong hope of recovery. Tr MAY BE MANY DAYS YET, however, before he. passes in a state of se- cure convalescence. ©The President passed comfortably, and without disturbing symptoms, through one of the days which the physicians and those acquainted with his wound regard as a critical perivd. Both Gen. Swain and Col. Corbin said last night that they Jooked forward to the next two or three days with great anxiety. The President i8 not yet out of danger by any means, but, if none of the symptonis to be feared, and most par- licularly bloud-poisoning, ma ance before Monday, they will teel that THE WORST 15 OVER, The good fortune in the ease thus far has been chietly négative, is, several of the serious and commonly consequences of wounds of this description have thus far been averted, or at least avoided, until the time has now been jreached when some of these accidents need not be greatly feared. Most persons who hive been wounded simi- hurly to the President, if they died from the effects of the injury at all have died within a week. The public have become so ac- customed to the cheering bulletins of the past few d and have so eagerly harbored the hope, gruwiag into a conviction, that the President is recovering, that few understand HOW SICK AND WEAK HE Is. After the lapse of a weeit he is still searcely able to move his timbs, is forbidden to speak exeept a5 is impunitively necessary, isa constant sufferer from the pains of the y partake of food in the most nrefully selceted and pre- pared, cannot ber the slightest excitement, even the presence. of friends fn the sick chamber, or the messages of pathy and rts of the sonly in short, fevei Maps, part under the influence this is a deseripuuun of a y chamber, and while we may justly entertain hope; and asgrowing hope. as day stteceeds y without the appedrance of mfeetion whieh come in-from x world, and sl and of ser in tive drugs. then sympioms which mark'the progress of fatal cases, we should rementber that the condi- tion of the sufferer is sill most critical, and that, if he recovers, his.case will staud in surgical history as extraordinary. GREAT CARE IS TAKE to prevent the President from being informed as to the great public excitement at his con- dition, but the physicians complain that, not- withstanding their watchfulness, the mind of the President is so alert, and he so closely watches the faces and shades ‘of expression of those around hin, that lie, has a general idea of the agitation"in the count: deeply concerned at the manifestations of popular affection of which hie has been ad- vised. ‘There was 2 TOUCHING which "may be ex- plained by the following colloquy betweei the President and Col. Rockwell, his inti- mate friend, and one of his constant attend- anis: The President—Is it trie, Rockwell, that the Catholics have been saying mass for me in their churches? Rockwell (very aia surprised at the question)—It is true. ‘The President—1s it voluntary or ordered ? Rockwell—It is both,’ The President (w 'very evident sign of emotion)—I must ake some public recogui- tion of that when 1 gey up? ‘The incident served/ to show how keenly alive the President is/to the doings of the outer world, notwithstanding he is kept al- most a prisoner, ang italso shows how great his confidence ip. his recovery. No one seems to Know how fie became informed of the proceedings in |the Catholic churches. say a good word for the Hebrews he gets up,” for to-day, in all the Israelitis) churches in this city, the Jews, on their Sbbath, remembered the wounded Chief Magistrate in their earnest prayers, , “HE JS GOING TD PULL THROUGH. Thave said so all the time, but for two days, when we were all so frightened, I did not say so very loud.” ‘With these cheerful words, bluif, hearty Maj. Swain, Judge- Advocate-General, the! nightly attendant until 4 o’clock each morning of the President, swamarized the Presidént’s condition this evening, He continued: “There are no wn- favorable symptoms.. Everything is working wal. ‘he increase in the pulse is due to the inflammation incident to the sappuration and the sloughing of the wound. This inlaim- mation is necessary. It is the process of nature which precedes healing. ‘The wound looks well. Itis clear and red, and has the starlike diation which the physi- cians say indicates favorable progress, It is doing as well as anybody could hope. Every- thing about it is very healthy. There is no miflammation except in the track of the wound. THE INFLAMMATION N IS ENTIRELY LOCAL- There is no general ‘trouble from it. If the President passes safely to-morrow noon, we shall all have the strongest hopes that there can be no further serious danger. The President to-day has taken some chicken-broth and milk, with a little dast of rum init. He ddés not like the rum, He suid this morning: ‘Don’t you think they re running me too much? Wis fuod all nilates well, and does him good. Still, of course, he is very weak, and the doctors say he Is uot out of danger, but we think that if he passes dver to-morrow we may well expect that he will certamly recover.” “Is he cheerful ?? was asked. Gen. Swain answere it. “HE I8 NOT LAUGHING OUT LOUD MUCH just now, but 1 tell you he ts going to pull through. He is very comfortable, but very weak.” “Does he still persist in talking, Gen- eral?” ““No; he is becoming more tractable in that respect, and he,js as cahn and philosoph- ical as he Is at Cabinet meetings. He puts Liniself in the third. person and reasons out his condition. He does not say many words, but the few he does/say are compact, pithy, and forcible. We.think at this hour that everything looks very favorable, indeed.” Gen. Swain further said that, although Gen. Garfield does ifot talk much, he can put a good joke into ‘ne word. “This morn- ing,” said Maj. Swain, “he was very ANSIOUS TO, S#E INS CHILDREN, and 1 took them in “one by one. it pleased him very much, ang they were delighted to see hin. | He greens them affectionately, but they could not rémain but a few moments, + as it would unduly excite him.” s Mrs. Garfield was out driving at the time, so she could not be present at tho interview. ‘The children were only too glad of the op- portunity of seeing their father. The meet- ing was short, happy, and impressive. Not much was said on either side. but there was nothing wanting to shaw the strong love ex: isting between the afflicted feather and sorrow-stricken cnildr He kissed them all, and, In giving them his blessing, bade them be of gvod cheer, and, above all things, to love und respect their mother, and todo nothing that would vause a moment's sor- row to her. ‘The children were “affected at their father’s impressive words, and prom- ised to obey his wi respect. TH are constantly their fi and feurs of the family working at the 5 table with a note- book, and, in sponse to the inquiry whether he was taking upon his shoulders. the atfairs of State, said no, but he was Keeping a dairy, “1don't intend to keep it jong,” he replied, “only till father zets so I can read itto him, You see he don’t know White Ilouse, and ain index of the hopes Little Jinunie was what’s going on. The doctors won't tell him anything, nor allow Col. . Rockwell nor Gen. Swain to do 60. He continued with boyish frankness: “TI tell you, none of my chums wijl ever aspire to be President. 1 don’t like Washington now. Mother has been sick ever since we came to, B and- now father is shot. Ambition ice for school essays, but it’s like other things,—it dow’t pay. Mollie, my sister, don't get along at all. Sne’s going to stay at Col. Rockwell’s house, where she has 2 chum, Col Rockwell’s. daughter, and our Harry, and Lare here in the gloomy place.” After a pause: “YT HATE THIS PLACE. I wish I wrote columns for the newspapers like youdy, Wouldu’t L give it to it Pil do itin my di: any way.” Yesterday a dispafeh was received from President Garfield's youngest’ sons, Abram aud Irving, who are at Mentor. It was idently written by the boys them- selves, for it said: “Dear papa, hurry up and get well and come out -here to seeus. Weare having a good time and send Jove ‘The message was read to the Pr dent, It.is not now likely that Mrs. Garfield, his mother, will come on to Witshington un- less something gives her ground to believe that unless she dues she may not see him ative, ‘Lhe boys will not be brought here exeept in Une light of a similar calamity, Meanwhile, Marry, Jimmie, and Moliie will stay here un- til the ease ta! a decided turn, and, if for the better, will then be dispatehed to Long Branch of sume viher seaside resort. TUE FEW INCIDENTS which occur in the sick-roum gain publicity, and they are all eagerly caught up. waln,?” he said to the General last night, “1 see that you are by me, but L can’t talk to you.” At Lovelock this morning he awoke from one of his naps. Gen. Swain sat by the bed fanning hkn. Me looked at the General intently for a moment, then reached ont and grasped his hand. “Swain,” he said in a low voice, “you and I have pulled through a great many tight places to- wether. We have been together wher the buliets flew thicker, but NONE OF THEM WERE SO EFFECTIVE AS THIS one has been.” He asked the General dur- ing last night if he had seen the pistol whieh Guiteau fired. Gen. Swain told him that he had.“ What would the initial force of the ball probably be ?”” he asked. “I have not calculated yet,” replied the General, “Don't disturb yourself now with thinking on that subject at all, Iwill Jook after all these things,” ‘The President smiled, but made no answer, and soon after dropped off into a gentle sleep. Lust ‘night he turned to Col Rock- by his bed, and asked: “Where is Dr. Bliss?” is in his rvom,” said the Colonel, you would teil iim,” said the Pres- ident, “that L would like to see him.” ‘THIS 13 THE FIRST TIME DURING HIS ILLNESS that the President has called for any of his doctors,and Col, Rockwell was somewhat sur- prised. | fed Dr. Bliss, and when he en- tered the room, the President said: ** Lam very tired, Doctor. Don’t you think it is about time to tuck me in my litle bed 2” This Incident Is explalned in the private le! ter to the consulting ph, nm to-tay, in which it issaid that “yesterday, toward even- ing, he became restless, wi d, and anxivus for the morphia.” It for that purpose that he sent for the doctor. “HAS TE EVER sPoKr = OF THE WRETCHED asked of Col. Rock- who shot. him?” wa well. ‘0, only to ask his name and what had become of him. He was told, and then he d: ‘He must have been erazy. an insane person could have done such a thing. What could he have wanted to shoot me tor? Ido not know that he ever re- ferred to the matter at any other time.” “Do you talk or read to him “No, we do not. He begs for the news, and we tell him there is some excitement, buc he must not try to discover what it is just now.” “*When can I see the papers?’ he asked to-day. “*After a while,’ I said. «*Don’t worry about them. We are saying all of them for you.” “*Allof them, Rockwell?’ he asked earn- estly. “*Yes,’ I replied. “Well, then, perhaps it would not be best for me to get well.” 2 “The doctor explained to him that he must not talk any—not because it was likely to -aifuct his nerves, but because it shook his body.” Col. Rockwell, in reply to the question, “Has the President for a moment LOsT HIS SPiutts 2? answered: : e “Not for an instant.” “ Always hopetul 2” “If not aly ealm and resigned. Fora little while I think he believed that he would die, but when he said that he would try to take the chance that remained for him, and make such use of it as possible, he began to brace up. From that moment his wonderful natural health, which £ have never seen equaled, stood him in good stead. ‘Then he has & grand will-power, perfect faith in him- self, and a clear conscience.” Col. Rockwell said that the President had not becn inforined of the action of the New York Chamber of Commerce in getting up a fund for him, “We do not inform him of anything that happens,” he said, “as our object is to keep him perfectly quiet.” When the President was told that his friends all over the country’ were. sending him large stores of fine wines and liquors, he smiled again and said: “‘’he White House wilt now HAVE A WINE-CELLAT SURE.” The President was greatly interested in the operationfot putting up the cooler, but, while watching it, he said nothing. Mrs, Gartield insists that it was well for all who see the Preside it to appear to him to be possessed of the same hope which he has, and, when the oidest daughter Mollie came this mom- ing to ‘see her father,, Mrs. Gartield said: ‘ow, Youmustn’t goin that way. Brush away your tears and look as pleasantly as ‘you can, for that’s the way your father wants to see you.’”” GEN. SHERMAN was asked at his oflice toclay what he thought of phe case now. He said: ‘It looks now as it? woul get well. Lhave great confidey-Saxowhat a cool-headed, intellizent man 4! 1S DGout his own case. If he has a mortgtigy lady's % he is very apt to know it. Wh Hon, Lue reta last he was very eheer- couragement.” TELEGRAMS. . FROM THE BRITISH PREMIER, New York, July 9.—A_ dispatch was to- day recvived by aresident of this city from the Rt. Hon. William E. Gladstone, Prime Minister of England, and Mrs. Gladstone, saying that they ‘tare much touched by the telegrams about President Garfield’s condi- feel a profound sympathy, and watch lously the accounts of the Presidenv’s progre: Burr. \Lo, N. Y., July 9.—Presidertt Gar- fletd, Washington: The following resolu- tion was unanimously adopted by the Board of Trade of Buffalo: Resylved, That we extend to President Garfield and his aflicted family our warmest sympathies in the grief that surrounds them, and assure them it fs with feclings of pleasure und gratiti- cution that we leurn of the President's improved condition, ana we hope he may soon be fully re- stored to health and strength. Sous B. MANNING, President. WILLtau THunrstos, Secretary. CONGRATULATIONS. Wasmixatos, D. C., July 9.—Telegrams and letters from ull parts of the country continue to pour into the White House and State Depart- ment. This morning's mail brought something like a bushel of letters to the State Department, all touching upon the attempted ussusination of the President. Accompanying many letters were bandsomely-engrossed resolutions adopted by the City Councils or public meetings of citi- zens. Itis the purpose of the Department to carefully preserve. all these letters und tele- grams with the ultimate view of baving them arranged, classified, and printed. They will doubtless muke several lurge volumes. who has been absent froin the’ city some weeks, sent to-day, in his own handwriting, the following communication: Avos, Cunn., July 8.—Dear Sin: Having been absent from Washington since May, 1 was not able to cail in person when the attempted assasination took place. I would, thorefore, now request that you convey to the President and family my deep personal syinpathy, and that of Mrs. Yung Wing. We hope and pray thnt tho President will recover, and be restored to heulth and strengthayain. The Chinese Gov- ernment bas undoubtedly expressed to your Minister in Pekin its horror of the terripie event, and its sympathy for the President and family, It will ball with delight every symptom of the President's {mproved condition and final recovery. Accept the assurances of my per- sonal sympathy with your Government. I re- main your obedient servant, © YuNa WING. ‘The Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of Stato MINISTER WHITE telegraphed from Berlin to-day to Secretary Blaine: Lam recelying congratulatory artictes, letters, aud telegrams from ull classes and all parts of Germany upon the President's improved condi- uon. THE EIGHTH DAY. AN IMPATIE PUBLIC. Wasutncrox, D. C., July 9.—The word given at the White Mouse officially regard- ing the President’s condition changes little } from hour to hour, and the phrase, “Ile is doing well, and his condition is very satis- public demand is being made for more de- tails. E THE PRESIDENT LOOKS RETTER to-day than at any timesince he was stricken down, and the few friends admitted to his bedside to-day were particularly impressed with this fact. Col. Rockwell, who went into the President’s room this morning, found the President looking decidedly bet- ter. Ilis voice was stronger, and the Presi- dent manifested a strong disposition to talk, and had to be restrained. As Col. Rockwell stood by the President’s bedside the Presi- dent said: “I hear that the Catholics have been saying masses tor my recovery. Is that true, Rockwell ?”” “It is,” responded the latter. “Were they spontaneous or ordered?” askel the President. “Both,” said Rockwell, “Well,” said the President, “when I get up 1 must make some recognition of this Christian act.’” MRS. GARFIELD said this morning that she was confident of the President’s recovery. She telegraphed herself for Dr. Boynton, in whom she feels very great confidence, and his presence bas inereased her confidence -in the President’s recovery. Since the arrival of Dr. Boynton Mrs. Garfield has been greatly relieved, and she no longer hesitates to leave her ius- band’s bedside and take rides in the open air, DK. BOYNTON is in constant attendance on the President, and, at Mrs, Gartield’s request, will remain atthe White House during the President’: critical period, and if he sufficiently recuy- ers will uccompany him to such place as may be considered best for his complete restoration to health. THE CHIEF INTEREST about the President's shooting now centres iu the prospect of his final recovery. The treatment under which he has been all the time is continued unchanged. He gets along very well under it, and gains under it almost every hour. The physicians will uot pro- nounce him out of danger in so many words, but Dr. Bliss says as much, although not in so many words. To-day has been a very bright one at the White House. Every word trom the sick room was full of cheer. The President this afternoon requested Dr. Bliss, when he went into the room occupied by the clerical force, to tell the * boys” that he was all nght, and that he hoped the doctors would. soon allow them to come in and see him, THAT IS A FAIR SAMPLE of how the President has been all day. His spirits have been of the highest and his frame of imind the most cheerful: It was with the greatest difficulty that he was keyt from talking at all times, when he was not asleep, upon all manner of cheer! ful topics. Every two hours he is given a little rum and inilk, in addition to his diet of gruel, with joul-nieal now and then. ‘The rum is some of ithe eighty-year-old case that was sent him (the other day. ‘This afternoon, when he drank the small amount of the mixture that Dr. Bliss handed hin, the President said: “Ah, Biss, don’t you wish you could have some of that rare, old article?” He smacked. chis lipsas it he enjoyed the thought im- meusely. AN INSTANCE of how tight hearts are at the White House will be of interest. Young James Gartield and Col. Rockwell's boy occupied a goad por- tion of the ante-roum with paper, scissors, and paste in making a balloon. ‘They were making an immense one. James said they were getting the balloon ready, and just as soon as the President was pronoutteed out of ee by the doctors intended to have a scension in the grounds back of the White Ilouse. There is one thing that the President does not f He don’t want TO TAY SI it causes him such pain. cipally objects to is the uncomfortable posi- tion which he has to assume in order that the doctors may accomplish their designs, ile calls this operation his torture. When Dr. Bliss tells him that he is going to dress the wound the President always say: “ dow long will the torture last this time 2” To-night the Pres{dent’s condition eon- tinues favorable, Dr, Reyburn, who is on duty with the patient, si that he is get- ting along finely. It cannot be better. THE JAIL. HOW TUE ASSASIN PASSES HIS TIME. Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune. Wasitncton, D.C. July 9$—"This is hell)? said Guiteau peevisnly, a3 he paced- up and down his five-by-eight cell. Yes- terday he asked a guard to tell him whether the President is dead or not. If alive still, what were the chances of his recovery. No reply was made ‘to him. He then declared that he would not tel! anything more to any factory,” bas begun to grow tiresome, and a: official who should visit him until be allowed: to see the papers, There et, eral commendation of the course pursue tegard .to Guiteau,. What he Would jj would be that the newspaper resnce should have access to him, that his osm = and doings aA" SHOULD BE SPREAD AEro. Ais, and that he shoutd be alloweit ‘ts teed pi, love of notoriety by gloating over the daily. Instead of this, no inform, fa tea lowed to reach hit, and no one i. “de visit him save the law-officers of the Gre Ey ment and Distriet. ‘This seelusion ieee Worst punishment that could be. i upon him, and he echafes under it, 4 pany of artillery is stations Inside th . Jail-wall, ‘and an oli-er is ony - SY ti on guard — in corridor front of | Guiteat One ur af Deputy-Wardens there constants but they are forbidden to speak to hint, dy frustrate any attempt at suicide or ‘There is no possibility of his breaking.g or ofa mob breaking In to him, The outa wall of the prison is. three feet thi Wita : in that is a corridor eiziteen: feet ole ‘Then comes another three feet of masoury, and inside this are the cells, THE CELL IE oct grave-robber, ‘hot is now serving blackmailing. When Guitea a was removed to another cell. While Brow was in the cell, he-ornamented the wall with, Pictures cut from illustrated papers, ie the door is a motto-card with the i inseriptio: “ Be faithful!’ tn the upper portion of te wall, alongside of the bed. woodent re; resenting Gen. Washington and his in Below it is a guou-sized woodent of Gen, Garfield, and a eartoon from Puck represent. ing the President and his Cabinet eetting into a tally-ho coach. All these pictures were 1 in the cell when Guitean entered it, Guiteay received the same. treatment as the rest of the prisoners, IIS PRISON Cor is furnished with a straw matt blankets, and a pillow. Every jects quired to keep his cell in order. Guireay generally gets up at about 6, makes his bed, and tidies up his room. At $ v'cluck ‘he receives his breakfast, consisting of potatoes, -bread, and coffee, and alternately. of either salt mackerel or salt codfish. This is putin a tin ration-box and handed in to him. He i is given dinner at 3 o'clock, consisting o£. bread, Potatoes, and alteruately of corned beef or fresh , , meat, ‘Three times a week he receives vegetable soup, in addition. On Friday he gets no meat at dinner, but is given bean soup ine stead. He gets only these two meals a'day, At9o’clock the gas is turned off and the lights in the cells go out, when there is noth- iug for him to do but to go to bed. Hr TS AND S| WELL, There could be no severer punishment toa son of hig depraved imind and-perveried than the seclusion and ignorance in he is kept. His egotism and are — intensi and nothing which vanity troubles him save that he is not allawed to revel in the details of his crime. Gen. J, Crocker, the Warden of the jail, said to your correspondent to-day: “Since he has been here he has never manifested any sign ot regret or remorse on account of his act. He takes a pride in the notoriety he thinks he has gained, and. would like to talk about it constantly if he y ag allowed, todo so. He was very inquis' events outside, but no one was allowed wo talk to him, or give him any information, and he has stopped asking questions, because he finds it is no use.” “HOW DOES HE PASS WIS TIME 2? “He lounges on the bed a good deal of his time. Sometimes he walks up and down his cell for exercise, and he reads -about halt his time. After he found that he could tot get hoid of any newspapers, he asked for some reading iatter, I nientioned seve! books that we had here, but he did not care for them, and sait he would rather have a Bibte. He was piven one, and said he would ~ read ft’ through by sections. I suppose he meant that he would start at Genesis and gostraight through, as that is the way he seems to be doing. He said tome that he had been a close student of the Bible, and had once, written a book called “fhe Truth,” whieh’ he intended to be used as A COMPANION-VOLUM MENT. Mle said that he had vublished the work, but nearly the whole edition hid been destroyed by a fire in the printing-house. He had re written and enlarged it, but had not been able to publish it ag vf “ Did he say anything about his religions opinions 2” “He said that he was a Christian, but that he had some peculiar views of his own. He thinks that the second coming of Christ tao’, plxce at the destruction of Jerusalem. He also holds that people at the present day get inspirations from God, just as in the days of the prophets. Gen. Crocker said that there was nothing Irrational in CGuiteau’s manner’ TO THE NEW TESTAY or behavior. He displays a retentive memory. He has never shown any signs of fear over the consequences te himself of his act. Gen. Crocker once asked him-if he wanted counsel, and he re plied: “No, not at this stage of the proceed- | ings.”” ‘Although he receives no information, he surmises that the President is still ative, from the fact that he is not arraigned. Du THE WARM WEATHER OF THIS WEEK he wore only a shizt and a pair of pAntaloons, and went avout hiscell barefooted, Once he complained of feeling ill, and the Jail phy- sician found that he was’ somewhat bilious and costive, and prescribed for him. Yester-, day afternoon he asked fora bath, whieh was allowed him. He seemed to enjoy it very much, and put on fresh underclothing far- nished from the prison store. He remarked, ing put in his cel again: “Lam going stniss the President and polities from 107” mind and read my Lible.” When Gen. Crocker approaches the cell Guitean alw: endeavors to get into con" ion, with the hope of gotting some in- but the Warden will tell bho and he retires sulkily to his bed. aud goes on with his Biblical studies. * THE OFVICER WHO LOCKED UP GUITEAU Jast Saturday ina ecll at police headquar ters, a few minutes after the shooting, said to-day: : ©The nan looked fightened w brought In, He was very nervous. Its eyes were snapping and wild. I put him inacell, as quickly as possible. He at once beeame evol and detlberate, and, when I asked him why he had committed this terrible deed, he calmly and firmly replied: ‘It will be of no use for you to ask me questions, for Lin a lawyer.’ He refused to say anything whatever regarding the affair at the depot.” One of the police officers who helped take Gul- teau from the police headquarters to the jall says: “don’t think the wretch [ss fur gone with insanity thet he is not afraid to die. We kept him here at headquarters & very short time. Y THREATENING CROWD the avenue, and it was decided to be best to get him away as soon as possible. While we were getting him into a closed carriage there Were cries of Shoot him)? ‘Kl hint?) Lhese threats frightened hin. As soOn + aS he was. put into the carriage he eroucied back in the’ McElfresh sat on one side of him, and Lon” the other, and the fellow concealed himself as well as he could between us. He was ereatly htened, Ue remained drawn. up in that way until wa got upon Capitol IHih, half way to the jail. * At this point we saw SMITH, ONE OF THE MESSENGERS > } belonging to the White Louse. Westonzed ee ‘ began to gather in frontef the building In i are placed so that they could see lists seat and pulled his hat down over his eyes.” He trembled with fear.