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ANNUAL SALE, 9 MILLIONS, Sicamers eau Xvery Saturday from New York | Ofall Grocers, Druggists, & afin, Wat. Dealers, fie for doulhampten ond lirenom |] BEWARE OF IMITATIONS: State & Monroe-sts. ~ GOBAN NA NA VIGATI Pauonee ars booked for Janaon ang Va) bag cate digs of peau fie ew worse STATIONERY, ts! ee pH Reese ea OR ate ety | mamammnnnnmnen name accne ULVER PAGE, 32, C qVER PAGE 0.22" Stationery, Fancy Goods, INCOR TINE MAIL STEAMERS “Bevan a oR TANTS, soty ay Gam iaawatmecvumesea= | and Draggists’ Sundries, Wh Landon dite UVINEA. LAs spilgedoad anna tite July tam ¥zournon Tickets at reduced raves, x0 iS OPLICAL GOODS, cient BROTHA, 96 Washinaton-st. ating cs gad fount B wook. Tassnzo tox Beaters fe aeinss urOpe at Lowoat rales. #6 oftloo a eqnnee Clark and Itandolph-ste, ae fui Hianager Western Doperiagne -STATE LINE: roscones, Haruinetars, atc. To Glassow, Fpoal, Dublin, Belfast, and fa TAILORING. $m ry. trom ‘» overy Ty Uren | Fire eae mires | (5 Per Ct. Discount eop nor pigs, On all Garments orderod of we during July, 1851. Fine Spoctacioa sulted to alt stata pn solenting rinciples. Opera and Fi teid Glasses, Telescopes, bi! fanart cake iameinet Gs. | EDWARD ELY & CO., Taflorg, ' : NOTION, ‘Wabash-av., comer of Monroc-at. SUMMER RESORTS. 3, Manitou Springs, Colorado. MANITOU 3OUSF, i SENNING! ee Clay Be POR Bip, Open i pnts elogant Holol Lavy ing ween seniarad, thee ta trialosl capacity, eileen otters, rel thts ents fora squiled in, oat to Buuimer Lourits, es roenaan , GREEN LAKE, Sy math {Tetous tuaiter "gsr now pen, rare ee oneal sata Panta Rin Wak & SUNG DartCerds WB Attention, Boss Bakers. ¢ r LER ates a Ce te Be lNuinday: duly tes “en COM SREB ‘GkKO, M. We Waterproof ‘Linen Goilars and Gutfs Ub), Hetatr sha; cb firstele ne he Pen a A te aa a ne ae Trice Dist gt oY, Address BAK, Crue dada, Entcoge. FANCY ARTICLES, yory destrnblo goods, CHILDREN'S PERAMBULATORS aud, A Apollnars : OWS Cxaniire. C2r*iereons tcaving the elty for the mummer seaaon can have Tie Tittnune matied la thelr ad= drem at the following rates, postage prepatd: Day Trinexe, per month, $f; inelutlng Sune alu lanue, $1230 a Gurreau was ‘In Jefferson, ‘I'ex,, in 1873, aril was arrested there and fined for drunk. enness and vagraney. Whereever Guiteat has heen he left betind a reputation for meanness and rascallty. Wirt tho indications’ are that tho crops in Frauee, Spain, Russta, and Italy will bo far above the average this year, the reports from Germany Indicate that even a mediun ylefd {s not antict»nted, Rant E. RrcrAnns and Edward F, Gross, two young rifllats, the one 14 years of age the othor 1, drowned a.companton, Wilite Carr, aboy of 10 years, near Portland, Me, yesterday, Leenuse ho refused to give them SS cents whieh he lind. Iris naserted in ‘Turkish ofteiat elretes that Midhat Pasha attempted to ent his own throat récently, but was prevented by the Wardors, If Midhat Pasha’s throat 's cut, many people will find great diMentty In be Neving that Midhat Pasha was the operntor, —————— Tatts celebrated trotting mare Maud &., whose record of 2:109¢ over the Chicago track was tho fastest ‘in trotting annals, yesterday at Pittsburg beat that performance, trotting a milo in $3104. Mr. Vanilorbllt should send the mare to Chicago ngain; over this tract she can probably trot in 2:03, Bignor ScurArreNo, the director of the Aurora, the Vatican organ, is about to be created Cardinal. A, distinguished prelate 13 about to succeed Bishop Schinffeno in the directorship of the Aurora, which, It fs pronusod, will bo conducted ns an ordinary nowspnper for the future, . Prelntes do not make good editors, however. ———es ‘Tur Congregational Union of Nova Scotia and Now Brunswick, at their anual session at Halifax yestorday, passed resolutions con- demning the attempt on President Garfield's life, expressive of sympathy with the Presi- dent, and hope for hls speedy recovery, Tho Ohio Democrnis In convelition at Columbus adopted similar resolutions, ——— In consequence of the recent onslaughts on tho German residents of the Bohewian Capital, 178 German sojourners at Bohemian watering-places have petitioned Prince Bis- inarek to take steps: to protect tho lives and. wroperties of German subjects In Bohemia, Bismarck will probab ly talk over the matter with Baron von Uaymorlo at Hissingens JupcE ‘Crarronn, of tho United States Supreme Court, underwent amputation of tho foot . fur. gangrene yesterday. Tho chanees: of his recovery are excdedingly small, - Ex-Gov., Bagley, of Michigan, who went to San Francisco some time ago for tho benefit of his ‘health, is lying there. danger- ously il.” It ts feared ho-will not recover, | i _———— | ‘moved from St. Petors, to tho! relnuret of San Lorenzo in Rome at midnight Tuesday, An: .{mmense procession ‘of members of - the Itallan Catholic Socictles ‘followed the re- mans, Thera were somo Interruntions by persons’ who shouted, “Long live Italy!** but the disturbers wero Menersed by .tho military. —____—__} Tun Bulgarian Assginbly met’ yesterday, Princo Alexander made 4. specch to tho na- sembled delegates, who thoreafter proceeded to vote themsolves incompetent to. lugisinte for the country by conferring on‘ the Prince nil ‘the concessions ho demanded. The As- sembly was then adjourned, ‘Tho whole affair was farcical in the extreme, Exrenients ‘with suspended olectric lamps wero mado In Paris ‘Tuosday. Four Inmps, covered with shades and burning naked electric Nghts, ware strung across the streets nt intervals of about 100 yards by menns of light wires connected by poles forty ‘feat high, ‘The light wns fairly alf- fused, but so Intense as to'be unbearable to tha ane, ‘Tho experlment was n failure, ’ “ 4mB: ons of McCallum More havo been Yory successful inthe marrying line. One of them married 0 Royal Princess; the other is about to marry a plobelan Indy and a large fortune. Lord. Colin Campbell, son of the Duke of Argyll, and brother to the Marquis of Lorne, will marry an Irlsh heiress, Miss Gortrude Blood, a week from to-lay, ‘Tho Princess Loulsa will attond the wedding. SEVERAL public bodies In’ Treland having taken steps to memorialize the British Goy-, ernment for the rolease of Fathor Sheohy, now in prison under the Coercion act, the reverent! prisonor.hns written ’n lottor saying that he does not want any favors for himself “| which ahautd not be extended to his fellow- suspects, and in ‘which: he expresses 0 wish that no memoria} bo presented on Ms behalf, —— : Tae jofrigoration Apparatus constructed in tho basement of,the White House works ad- mirably. 1¢ supplied the President's room with 18,000 cubic fect of puro dry alrata, temperature of 54 degrees yesterday, ‘Tho coolness ‘of the sick-room ling nn excellent effecton thepatient. “Another and mora pow- erful apparatus*will “bo. perfected to-day, and will supply cool alr to all ies ‘of the Whito House, * Av the meeting ‘of :the Publlo’ Library Bonrd yesterday, Dr. J.-B, Walker’ waa elected Prealdont for the ensuing year, W. 3. Wickersham . was retlected Beorctary, and W. F, Poole was, redlécted Librarian,” Dr, Walker has been for ‘several years nn activa momber of the ‘Library: Board, and there fa no doubt that he will make a caroful and palnetaking presiding ofiicer.| Tho reblection of Messra, Wickorsham.and Poole will ae general satisfaction, —— . Jupan LAwson, In opening the Assizes at’ Kerry, referred to the large number of ensos on tho calendar, and to tho state of lawles- ness prevailing in the county,’-The Kerry jurors did not-pay much attentlon to Judge Lawson's charge, however, as, notwithstand- ing lla’ Instructions, . they, acquitted all the persons charged with agrarian offenses, such ag shooting at Pelle and flagrant cases of inthnidation, L MictAEL-Davrre.{s reported to be ia: ox: collent health and aplrlts, and to be: well ‘snt- isfled with his: prison. treatment, Edmund O'Brien and “John: Tyde,;, members of the Middleton (Cork) Land’ League,” have peon . arrested under the Coerclén act It's: un ‘| derstood that an agricultural’ laborer wi}} be Dut forward as:the candidate of the. Land League for the County of Cork, in the event TITURSDAY, of Mr. Shaw acceptin owe of the Commis: slonurshtps of the Jand Uourt proposed by the frish Land bill. Sruanr Wonrrny, the Tory Member of Partiainent for Sheflleld, presented a petition signed by 8,000 of his cunstituents In the House of Commons yesterday, expressing alarm at tho cifect which tho system of free trae ts Hkely’ to have “on tho industries of Sheitield, owing to Increastd foreign compe- tttion, ‘Tho Torles evidenty Intend to make opposition to free trade! an election cry. Should France continte to refuse to nego- tinto neommerctal treaty With England sim- Mar to the trenty about to expire, the ery will doubtless be n successt ful one. ‘Tim Bueks did not keep faith with the Democrats nt Albany yedtertay, Tho mo- ton for final adjournment.on Saturday pro- posed by’ Dayton, Demoermt, was voted for by forty-flya Democrate oo only saver Bueks, and was defeated, This innde tho Democrats quite angry, ‘td thoy threaten vengeance on’ the Inithil ss Bucks, They threaten to reniatn away.sghen Senators are voted for, and thus give the Administration imen an opportunity to cledt Miller and Lap- liam, It{s to ho most ‘sinkerely hoped . that the Demperata wlll. do ot will do as thos tlreaten, fi GaAsmerra is not snot sitlstied at tho petite assurances of Turkey. “His organ, the Ie- publique Francalac, says that Assim Pasha must think’ the French Government ‘¥ery shuplo tf heexpects It to boflevd that Turkish troops were sont to Tripollto maintain order alone, ‘The French Journal then goes on to charge that the Sultan’s Ministers have fo- mented ‘religions agitation In ‘Tripoll and Tunis, and have permitted a number: of fanatics to cross the Mediterranean in Tark- Ish wat-vessels for the ptrpore of preaching aholy war agalust France, and significantly adds thnt not ono more of these, fanatics shuld be allowed to prsa, ‘Time Ohlo Domocrats mut in Convention at Columbus yesterday, nut after a speech by the presiding officer, Gen. Powell, of ‘Dela- ware County, and after the adoption of reso- lutions of: the stereotysed'; Democratic pal- tern, including one of a very.mixed character on the tariff question, proceeded to ballot for candidates for State officers. .As was anticl- pated,” John W. Bookwailter, of Springfleld, was‘ nominated for Governor, His barrel carried him through, .Edgar M. Johnson, of Cincinnati, was -nominated for “Licu- tonnnt-Governor; FE. F, ingham,:. of Frankiin,, for . Supreme.’ Court Judge; A. F. Winslow . of. Cleveland, for State Treasurer; Frank C. Dougherty, of Iighiand County, for Attorney-General; and John Crouse, of Defiance, for Commissioner of-Public Works, ‘he nomination of Book- walter was a trittunplt for the Young Demac- racy, and the old Bourbons gre Brently dis- appolnted. The ticket id ‘considered not strong. | . ee —_. «Lv having beenstated meray” that should f now Senatorint caucus ‘behold. at Albany Conkling would withdraw, Conkling was In- tervlewed yesterday.on the subject, and he stated that he had ‘no intention to withdraw; thnthe intended to.be'n canitidate to the last. Ho -also - stated: that -lig- jeonsideged ‘his chances of ‘redlectts nd; Mn 'Eone “of” his assertion, produce : dispatches from ex- Marshinl Payn. and Speaker * Sharpe assur ing him that--‘no-~ election ,could, be had unless his-‘elaims were considered. Speaker Sharpo telegraphed him yester- day:.*We ean and: will hold out” Tle (Conkling) feels certain that If o regularly called caucus is held, and each member Js permitted ‘to voto “without being cowed by a subsidized press,” ho ts certain to ba nom- inated, Being questioned about. the succes- ston to Platt, he salt that, Inasmuch as Platt had withdrawn: without his (Conkling’s) consent, he would not interfere in the selec- tion of Plati’s suceessor. Mr. Conkilng ts very likely to be disappointed In his expecta- tions. The intorviow proves, however, that hho has not lost any of his inordinate concelt, and the roferenco to Platt shows him to be as selfish as he Is gonorally bolleved to be. Dr, Woopwanp, one of the nhysicians in attendance on the President, stated yester- day tliat the pationt has suffered from ‘ clr- oumseribed peritonitis” since the sécond day, but that- its extent has been reduced ench day unt!! now itis scarcely-perceptible. Le says thoabatomont of the Inflammation shows that the bullet is doing no harm, -On belng asked Sf there were othor. signs’ of Improve- ment, hoasnid that persons without any mod- ical knowledge could not fall to recognize a great ‘finprovement’ in the President's condition’ during : the past few ~ days by shinply looking at ‘hin... “iis eye is brighter, his color better, and he moves with less diMcully. An Increased minount of nourlshment-hng been given: with good results, and the wound fs doing woll,” said tho’ Doctor, © complication hrises tha resident will bo substantially out of danger by Saturday.” Dr. Hamilton sald that for his part he ex- pects tho Prostdont to recover, and that'he finds added cause for confidence every hour, “Tho President,” he says, ‘ia doing as well ascan be expected, and Ils chances of’ re- covery are oxceliont.” ‘These opinions’ will ‘bo aecopted by the public, and: will help to allay the excitement caused by the feverish conilltion of - the Prealdent Monday after noon, B Tun ‘President's. condition ‘at. 1 o'clock thia morning was better. than at any time slnce- ho. was shot, and the. hopofulness of his surgeons almost amounts to confidence In -his ultimate . recovery, - The “fever inns © decreased. ; Tls ‘pulso was below 100, and his. temperature about. 100, Dr, Bilss sald nt 10 o'clock last night that ho was satiafled .tho culminating: point had. been parsed, and ‘that: the condition of ‘tho'Presl- dent: will steadily “improve” from /day' to day, Suppuration ia progressing natitrally, the wound ‘has a healthy appearance, and thoro fa lttle'to droad now. front secondary hemorrhage ‘or’ blood-poisontng, "The - pa- tlent continues. to . take more - nourish- mont, each.day, and there ‘has~ been no gastric ; disturbance , irilieaaee Yesterday, in addition -..to eating: allce . of tonst,,;he-: chewed. the breast: of a woodcock,*but.did not awallow; the’ fibre, Before ho went to sleep last night the Presi- dent asked Dr, Royburm, what’ was the news, and the Doctor. replied -by- telllng -him that ‘the Governors of soyeral States had In viow to Isauo, when the President would be out of danger, ‘ a°, proclamation “fora general day, of thanksgiving ;} to: God «. for .; tho auswored prayprs of the-Nation,?? «,."Pho-pa+ tlont seenied to'he greitly touched and grati- fled nt this Iiforujation,. Col,’ Rookwwell. ro: marked to the Presidont that “the. heart of the Nation was'in his:toom,?: “ho ‘words seomed to-Impress’ huni greatly, and after wards he murmured iy his sleep; :**The heart of the Nation wu (vnot let, ee ‘ald mols dior die? : JULY 14, {esl TWELYE PAGES, Dr.‘ Biles sald: “If no new | RECOVERY. The President at Last on the Safe Side of the Crisis, All Previous Satisfactory Fig- ures Exceeded in Yester- day’s Bulletins, Probability This Morning of a Pulse at 90 and a Nor- mal Temperature. The Surgeons, Near By and Afar Off, Confident of a Good Issue. Garfield Ia Weak, but No Woaker than a Strotg Man Would ’ Naturally Be, Mo Has Got Plenty of Vitality to Live * Through. All That “Mas Shown Up. ‘What Danger There Is Lies in What Is: Feared, Not ‘ Seen. Conkliug Understood to Have , Taken the Midnight Train for Wash ington. ‘Arrival of Vico-Prosident Arthur in New York Beforo Conkling’s De- 3 parture, BATISFACTORY FIGURES. 8:30 A. at Exrcurive MANSION, July 18—8:90 a, m.— The President is. doing well this morning. Pulse, 00; temperature, 98.5;° respiration, 20. Is gradual progress towarda::recovery {s manifest, and thus far without sorious com- Pileations, = - D. W. Briss, J. K, Banners, J. J. ‘Woopwanop, Roperr Rexvnunn, ry in , ESxkrcutive MAnston, July -18—1 p,.m.— Tho President's condition continues favor- aple. Pulse, 94; temperature, 100; respirn- tlon, 23, ~ . Brass, i. K ‘Ban 3, _ 4. 5, Woopwann, * Ronenr Revuunn, Wasntsatox,’ D.C., July 18.—The follow- Ang telegram was sont by the attending:-sur- geons to the consulting surgeons this after. noon: Executive MANstON, 1p.m. .—Dre. Frank H. Hamilton and D, H, Agnew: The fever yesterday afternoon was less marked and oc- curred atalnter hour than on the’ provious dny; and to-day, for the first time, the Pres!- dent's morning temperature fell to a normal point ‘The general progress of his symp- toms appears more favorable than hitherto, During the last twenty-four hours he-has taken thirty-two ounces of milk and ono ounce of rum, ‘This morning he had also a alice of mille tonst and chewed the breast of n woodcock, but did not enre to swallow the meat, He had Inst night one-quarter ofa grain ofsulphate of morphia hypatermically, In no twenty-four hours during the past week hos he received more thana single dose of this ‘quantity, He slupt well during tho night, This morning. he received ton grains of bi-sulphate of quinin. Yester- dayatT p.m. his pulse was 10; tompern- ture, 102.4; respiration, 24, ‘To-Iny, nt 8:30 fm, bis pulse was 00; temperature, 93.5; respiration, 20, Atip. m. his pulse was Ob; temperature, 100.6; respiration, 22, , DW. Brass, 30K. Bannes, | J.J. Woonwann, .. Ronerr Reynuny, TT ot EXkcutive MANsion, July 19-7 p.m Tho President has had less tover this qfter-. noon than either yesterday or the day be- fore. “Ile continues: slowly to improve. Pulge, 100; temperature, 10.0; respiration, ww D, W. Briss, J. 1 Bann, J, J. Woonwanp, Ronent Reruns, ——- THE DAY. . : GA. 3, WEDNESDAY. SXECUTIVE MANsION, July 190 5, m.— Mr, Crump, who pnased the night at the Prosident’s bedside, says tho President passed a comparatively comfortable night, boing somewhat restless for an hour or so aftor midnight, but testing well and sleeping most of the time sincoda.m. At this hour the President is sleeping autetly. : 1:30'A. Ma eile Tho abatement of ‘the unfavornole symp- toms which imade thelr appearance Monday afternoon and ovening has steadily con- thiued, and at this time the Prealdent's pulse is 00; temperature 93,5,or normal ond. res- piration @0, or within one of normal, The fover has subsided entirely, The President takes, ‘readily, tho nourlshment allowed by the physiclans, and suffera no Inconventence fromiit.. His sleep was more siatural ond more refreshing last ujght than that of any othor night, | Tao “ Dr, Bisss seems heerfiil and happy this morning, lo thinks the Preaident’s genoral condition Is better than It was yeatorday at thishour, His temporaturo has fallen dur ing the night, and is now about the samo ns it was ‘yesterday morning. .‘The morning consultation and examination fs now pro- gressing, and the official moralngb bulletin wiil soun be prepared, Col,’ Corbin, who: tos * just visited tho President's chamber, says: ho ts satisfied that the fever reached the maxlmum Mon- day evening, snd that the patient 1s veyr much improved, Ie commences the day," anid the Colonel, undor more favorable clr sumatances than on any prevloys day,” ‘ ‘1310 P, Me “The President fs botter to-day than ever before: since he-was shot, Dr, Bliss says thare are. marked ‘slans of linprovement; that tha, pulse: and temperature are nearly normal, :. ‘The President ate somo woorlcock aud toast to-day in addition to the regular dlet of inllk dashed with rum, Dr, Bliss says |" the President Is now on tha yoad to: steady but necessarily slow Improvement. This ts the twelfth day since the Presidant was shot, and t the day on which the ‘surgeons gay the. turn in such wounds occir. Tho attending surgeons ¢ay that the indications to-day are of n change for the better, ‘The 1 o'clock bulletin shows that the Improved condition of the President continues, notwithstanding ithe very hot weather, ‘The fever is lower than at the middle of any day recently. ‘The pulso is below 100, and the temperature senrecly more than 100. ‘The surgeons be- Neve that tho Inereaso of fever this evening will be very alight. 145 1 Me The Prosident’s cundition is very easy, but with a slight Increase of fever. . B40 1 3 Dr. Bliss reports the President's condition at this hour moro favorable than at the same time yesterday, Mls‘ pulse fs now 102," Ils temperature has not been’ taken since nbout Ro'clock. It was then ‘slightly above nor- mn His general symptoms are favorable and he Is resting quietly, 416 ‘The attending surgeons report tho Presi- dent’s fever at this hour is much lower than at the same tine yesterday afternoon; that his general symptoms ore favorable and Bate isfactory. 10 P. After the evening examination the Prest- dent dropped. to sleep, but his sleep was somewhnt restless, and he now and then talked while sleeping, Once Col, Rockwell, who was atiis bedside, heard htm say in his sleep: ‘Fhe great heart of tho Nation will pull the old soldier through it? Itwwill be remembered that the other day one of the nt- tendants said to the President, In response ton question of his: “The great heart of the Nation is with you.“ Well,” the Presi- dent repiled, Inconteally, “sere heart!” and on a subsequent day asked If the great heart of the Nation would: ‘give him ‘a glass of water. MIDNtamT. The Presideht hus been sleeping qulatly most of the evening, and ‘Jus fever hus con- siderably decreased since the date of the Inst oficial bulletin,» fly symptoms at this hour are nll favorable. . When ho was Inst awoke he asked Dr. Royburn what the news was, ‘The Doctor replied that the Governors of several States had it in view to Issne when he (the President) should be out of danger a procinmation appolnting 9 general day of thanksgiving to God for answering the prayers of the Nation. ‘The President seemed touched and gratified. 1250 A. M. TITURSDAY. Dr. Reyburn, .who ‘was _-relfeved by Dr. Dliss at midnight, says the President ia sleeping splendidly, and all. 18 going well, Secretary Blaine has: just sent the following cable dispatch to Str Edward Thornton, who {sto arrive to-morrow ut Queenstown, Ire- land, on the Bothnia: ¢ President's condition, tweltth day after wound, must encouragiug, Hopo a TEDOVORE, fast turning into confidence. Buatne, ‘Secretary. This dispatch represents the situation at this hour, Sem The President's favorable condition Is un- changed. THE SURGEONS. : Dn. REYBURN, .__. Speclal Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, + Wasninaros, D, C, July 1—Dr.: Rey- burn, one of the attending physicians, says “ We are very much. encournged to-day, -It ig the first ‘time for several’ days that his pulso has been normal in the morning, and the temperature: Is -xreatly reduced. «Wo have goot reason to be encouraged. We ex- pect tho temperature will rise somewhat this evening, but do not apprehend any serious trouble from it? . “Is the President strength “ We cannot say that he fs gaining much strength. Ho ls very weak.yet,—-very weak, Indeed. He cannot move himself about at all. He cannot turn himself in bed, To-day hecan move his feet a ttle, but be cannot move his body in the least, YP TAKES SIX MEN TO LIFT HI when the shects are changed, three on each side. They raise hin bodily In the double linen sheets.” “Ought ho not to begin to gain some strength?” “ Weean hardly expect him to gain much strength untli he Is able to ent some solld food, and we fear to give him very. much on account of his stomach. We do not wish to excite that. is stomach Is the grentest diMeulty now. Me has had dyspepsta ever since the War, in a greater or less degree. There areinany things when he is well thot he cannot ent at all, There are other things that he cannot eat without pain, Jlis dyspepsin troubled him consider ably prior to and during the campaign... Le does not always retain the milk we givd him, and we ‘do not dare to give Mm things that) he is not certain to retain, us the nausea might’ have an Injurlous effect, He. is gradually taking alittle more solid feo, ‘To-lay, in addition to his aniik and rum, ho had a part of a-plece of toast and chewed 9 litle of a breast of woodcock, but he did noteat much of it, We hope soon that he will UE AULE TO TAKE prone NOURISHING, SOLID gaining much We do not expect that he will galh a great dent of strongth untilhe does, He is now wenk,!? “ Ilts symptoms ara now encouraging, Do you expect to be able to soun say that he is ontof danger?” © We cannot forecast the consequences that may happen. ‘He fs not out of danger now, Possibly, in two weeks? thing, if the conditions continue as favorable as they are to-day, wo may be ablo to say that ho is out ot danger, but ft will be unwise to say that ho ‘Js at this thine. - “Is it truo that the President lind, or has, what is called clreumseribed peritonitis?" * io has bad that nearly all the tlme from the first, but the timo ts passed when there Is any danger to be apprehonded from Its ex- tending to genoral peritonitis, 1¢ 1s localized and clreumsoribed,”” “THERE SEEMS TO NAVE DEEN LITTLE BAID about thut symptom, Doctor?” “Tt hus not been mentiongd in the bul- lotins, but the symptoms have existed, The body is very soro,”” “Tg this symptom one that helps you ‘to locate tho bath?” “Certalnly, ‘It indies us to think, almost to know, that the ball 18% the anterlor wall of the abdomen.” « © And you can ultimately: romovott without dauger, if it should be necessary?” It will hot matter ‘so much whethor we remove It or not, if all the other natural con. ditions of the body are Features OF course, We will be well get. fl out afterwards, ‘The tpatnrcnatton is not extending, On the contrary, It 1s being re- duced, The draluage-pipe $3 working well, ‘Tho one we have In use now [sa bone from which wo have extracted all the Ime, go that it Is entlraly flexible, 1¢ does not enter the wound wore than threa Inches, : We haye not wished to forea it, Wo have also ono of rubber, aud may puta longer one in to-more row, ‘The wound ts dolng woll,”,* DOS THE NTENGH EAT havo an unfavorable effect on hin? wEhe heats uot bad’ for the * Le It avill heal quite as well iu this dry heat, and, ag far as comfort goes, the temperature In the sick chamber Js now entirely within our control,-thauks w the -Soaling : apparatus. peritaul Bolo vitality. #0. @lent still desire to: talk much? “There. Rin 3 rather exaggerated no- tions ‘as to WF talking, - Se -talks inuch lesa than seems to bo belleved, . To-day he has -been even leas disposed to: talk: than usual. Io has been very quict to-day.” DR. nT8a. Atno previous time have his | phystetans spoken so hopefully, or carried Inv their de- meanor stich convincing. evidence of thotr sense of rellef from their weight of appre- - henston. Dr. Bliss’ eamo ont.of the sick- ruom at halt-pnst 7 o'clock this ovening benr-~. Ing thebulletin of that hour. He said that his patient was unmistakably better, and, In re ply to a direct Inquiry, he said that the day hail bee. the most favorable. one, all things considered, that the DPresident had. experi- enced. Jiis appetite’ was. good. for ono In . his condition, and: food’ assin- Nated well, creating no disturbance. ‘Tho netlon of the bowels was normal and satlafac- tory. ‘The maximum of febrile symptoms occurred. to-tlay at au eariler hour than on yesterday, .but. the symptoms wero less marked... The , wound was. discharging through: the: drainage pipe, and the matter thrown off was of a hedithy character. ‘THE SLOUGHING OFF OF MATTER from the sides of the wound hind censed from portions of Its surface, and sunie of the pus revented the fact that it came from n granu- lated surface. ‘The President’s chict food was milk, and the nmmount taken and asslinilated. was suffictent «in, quantity to support = fe = of. Staclf, 80 that there wos no fear that the complications resulting from the wound would, by pro- venting the taking of nourishment, lead to a gradual wenkentng of tho patient, and thus render the curative process slower or less certain than tmder othercireumstances, The present apprehensions of pyremia had ceased, ‘The patient, was stronger thon heretofore, moving his arms with some degree of ense, and even crossing his lower limbs without help, when he desired to do 80, to rest him self. A little woodcock was given him this morning ns a relish, but Dit, NLIBS DID NOL THINK IT SERVED ANY avon runvosE. Dr. Diss expressed tho opinion that the bullet had passed tlirough the Iyer and was now lodged in the hypochedrium, A swell- Ing had been notieed’.tn front, being blackand blite In color at first, but had sub- sided, and finally disappeared. This prob- ably marked the location of the ball, the dis- coloration belng the result of the blow. If this theory proves correct, the extraction of the bullet will be a comparatively simplo . affair, although its oxtraction is nota matter of absolute necessity. Dr. Bliss says that the method of turning Uie patient, In orderto get access to his wound was by raising him upon the sheet, when those upon his left would relax thelr hold,’ gradtially ‘toworing thelr side of the sheet, allowing the President to roll slightly in that direction. All the mn- terint used in dressing the wound. was kept constantly carbolized, aud a carbolized spray qwas thrown upon the wound at the times ‘of dressing, Dr, Bilss sald the temperatureand i ATMOSPHERE, OF TIF. SICK-OOM WAS DE- TAQUTFUL. ‘The tem; perature ‘was kopt at 81 degrees, but 10,000 cuble feet of-alr, were forced into tho ‘oom each hour, amakhig ita escape through the open window. ,All odors were. at! once removed, and he shad been surprised at the degree of, “purity, tantly, maintained, The dratnage-plpos are: frequentl} changed. Thoy are now Snserted about three inches Into tho wound, no pressure boing used, TI NOYNTON PANIC, To the Western Asvelated J’ress.- Wasmsartoy, D.,6.,: July 18—Thera has beon'some uneasiness among the President's most intimate friends over a report that Dr. Boynton had made s careful examination of the President and fount that his condition was more critleat, than reported by.the rogu> Jar physicions, and that the bulletins did not correctly represent the actual facts, It was ascertained that Dr. Boynton had made some Private statements conflicting with tho ofll- cial bulletins, and that upon examination he had found the pulse hixher and respiration more frequent than given officially. Dr. Boynton | {ga homeopathic physician, who is permitted .to “bo with the Prostdent at Mrs. Garfield's request. Ho thongs pus was beginning to form - in, abdomen, and . that the Praildent was growing too weak for .safety. Drs Boynton sald yesterday that he considered the President's conditton critical. Stneo the developments of this morning, however, the Doctor Is much encouraged, and hopes for % steady Improvement of the President's con- dition, pn noyNTox . satd this morning: “Tho history of tho tast ” twenty-four hours adds grently to my conil- dence, ‘The fever last night -did not quite reach the point of Mouday night, while this morning the condition ig much better than yestorday, I look now for a steady Improve- tment. The introduction of the tube, which, induced freer flow of pus, inny, have had something to do with the Improvemant.” | SURGEON WooDWARD, for the first time, was found somowhat com- municative thls morning, In reply to a. question .28 to what was the nature of the “circumscribed peritonitis,” admitted to have been present: for aome time, he sald: “Tt Is slmply inflammation indicated by the tenderness In the anterior wall of the abdo~ men, Ithnsexisted uver since the socond’ day. Its extent has ‘become more cireun- seribed with every day, until now it fs scarcely perceptible. It 1s one of the iridica~ tlona which appears to tell us where tho ball ° is, If tho bail is there, the abatement of in- fnnnnation shows that it Is doing no harm.” “There are, ather sigas of . improve- aient 2) “Yes, If ono made no examingtion and had no medical knowledge, yet he gould tell thint the President has improved, during . the, past few days, simply by looking at him, His eye Id brighter, hits’ color better, and he moves with less diMfoculty, An Increased amount of nourishment, has been given, with gon results, ‘Tho wound is dotng well.”” ” Unier the most favorable clroumstances, “ how long will it be before the Prestdent can teave his room and attend to business?” “Tdo not fuel. Inclined to make predic- Hons, ‘The cases so far reported in wiilch men havo. recovered from similar wounds show that soveral months have been required _ to bring the patient back to active life, Dr. Bilss says that if no new compilention arises the Prosident will bo, substantlally out of danger by Saturday.” Dit, IAMILTON'S RNCOURAGING DUMATES. “New Yous, July.18&—Dr. Frank Hamil ton sald to-lays “Lam sorry to see a tend ency to magnify the.importance of such trifling relapses as that of Monday night, be- cause an atmosphere of anxiety, so to speak, is created which cannot but have its effect upon the attendants and family of ‘the Preal- dont, and thus: Indirectly upon him. Vor my own part, T expect the President to re- coyer and find renewed contidence in covery hour, “My: own dispatches fast night and this morning dono} ‘mention the pala iu the abdomen referred to by the morning uewspu- pors,.. Judging by, the press reports, th{s pam may be due to a variety of causes,—colle, perhaps,—but need not necessarily point to ‘Tacal iporitonis Liss boda rosea