Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1881, Page 1

Haley Gono HADISON AND PEORIA-STS, as FALL WRAPS. ADVANCE STYLES E GARMENTS FOR N AND WINTER, prepared to ex- ty of new Gar- d Early Win- ich will be found well ention of buyers, of our Spring and 4c ot Cloth and Satin Weare already hibit allarge varie worthy the att Summer stoc! Hantles, Dolmans, Havelocks, Jackets, and Elegant Costumes CUOSED OUT REGARDLESS OF COST. CARSON, PIRIE & G0, TAILORING. ON ALI. GARMENTS ORDERE) OF US DURING AUGUST. ,. AUTUMN AND WINTER STOCK BEING DAILY RECEIVED, Tie MODES for AUTUMN and |, WINTER now issued, EDWARD ELY & CO. TAILORS, . {65 Wabash-av., cor. Monroe. SHALL COUP LING SPRINGS, f FRSHDING: RUBBE ‘Prrourhout tho United States and C; Bhaft-oupling Springs (patented). Tallling and lock the coupiing-bo: salong uss Hamps, Jnpannud pair ma! ti doxen pairs Japannid oxprossedt to any- Monoy to be sont ua when gooda celvod, (Kumpio pale Japan aro Stores, Carr Commercial ravolors find our goods tho bo rideiine” evor handled. Conimissions iboral. FINANCIAL, PRESTON, KEAN & G0, 100 Woshingtonest, BANKING tn all branches. INVESTMEN'T MONDS, Government, Mus Aelpal, and Haltroad, * Forelan Exchange. Letlers of Credit. ~~ 6Oc.: - Feduced ta 80 und TSoper pound; Finest Grapes qrown, Siuacats TAYLOR'S FRUIT STORE, 3 OLARK-ST. co _ OPTICAL GOODS. | Fino Mpectacion sulted to alt af Iiles, Opera snd FI futeduen Maromotnn, else 2! jzhts_on solontina oy 5c SUMMER RESORTS. NEW BELVEDERE HOUSE (EUROPEAN PLAN.) A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE. + forner 18th-st, (Union bquare), Ne Yo ‘ant ostablishmont combines evory nd in tntorlor ombelll and coms d epaanad by any hotel in i, bomutitully furntengd, une havin 4, ab moderato prices, ‘according to JOSEVIL WEILKLE, Proprictor, Lorluaso as bargain GS Wout Monroc-sty si yery contrally lo bs. rribune oMice, or manner by BIA! fy tou boy 1 Mudtsonvst Unen Collars ). Hetata shape anc fintsh through No jaune gin require, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. Seerotary Blaine rented, thanking hts Tloll- ness for his prayerful {Interest In Mr, Gare field, and acknowledging, also, tho deep In- terest which members of the Homan Catholic Communion hnye manifested inthe patient's condition, . She Tribune g Ore. —— Wansen, fale weathor and light variable winds for this reglow to-«tny. —_——_= ‘ties continued drought in the vicinity of Clnuiinati has had the effect of drying up some of the stronms of the section, and many milla worked by water-power are lying ldle, Tho water in tho Ohto River has not been so low for twenty-five yenrs. ‘Tar President was sleeping quictly at mid- night, and both Dr. Boynton and Dr, Bilss reported that he was slliehtly better than he was during tho day. Ae swallowed ducing the day twenty otnees of Hquld food, and took about twenty ounces: more by ene: ma. Dre Biss says that there Is. not tho slightest symptom of blood-polsoning, ‘The Prestdent, he satd, is weit, and hls con- dition causes great anxiety to the phystetans, buttho Improvement. in the patlent’s stomach sulenley elves gootl grotnl for encourage- mont. Gus, Lestin Coostns dled Sunday morning at his homo at Lexington, Ky. 1 the both yenr of ils age, ‘The deceased General served with distinction In the war of 1812 andin the Mexican war, He wasn stanch Union man, and helped to keep Kentucky from seced- ing. | : Teelection judges are yet rolling up the nuijorities for ‘ate, the Democratic enndl- dato for Stato Treasurer at the recent Ken- tueky election. Yesterday they had figured out a majority of over 9,000. If they get a few days more they will be able to inake tho majority 110,000, Booxwarten, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Olifo, had a conference with ® number of the leading Bourbons at a Cleve- Jand hotel yesterday, Lhe Bourbons in ques tlon are kicking agatnst tho authority of the State Executive Committee, Bookwalter tried to make peace, butit is not ensy to | ties are Bourbons strongly imbued with the spiritof Kikenny cats. Mr. Boolwalter ty feeling rather despondent. 11s barrel Is be- ing emptied rapidly, and there is no prospect that he will obtain anything for his expendl- ture, _— "S118 week will probably witness a desper- ate strugele in Afghanistan between the Ameor Abdurrahman and Ayoob Khan. Both of these daughty leaders nave Issued proce Iunntions to thelr chief partisans calling on thom to rally to their support. Ayoob Kian anticipates matters by announcing himself a conqueror. : eee Som thna ago the proprietors of tho saw- mills in the vicinity of Muskegon, Mich, employed a number of newly-nrrived ine migrants at Castle Garden to work in thelr mills, ‘Tho immigrants entered into con- tract with the iill-owners, but they were not long in.the yleinity.of Miskegon when they began to imbibe notions of independ- enco nud {teas of rights and privileges which boded mischief to the mill-owners and danger of abrogation of tho contracts. They struck a fow days ago, and muny of them arc now Sn jail awaiting trial for breach of con- tract. —— Secuerany Wispost las notified the holders of the outstanding 5 per cent regls- tered bonds maturing the'lst o£ October that the Treasury Department will redeom such bonds without rebate of interest. Secretary Windom explains that he has taken this course Leenuse he thinks that it is‘as well to pay now as at any Inter thine, —— ‘Tur Pall Malt Gazette snys that tho British Ministers were badly worsted In the recent debate nthe House of Commons concerning tho arrest of Michnel Davitt, It regards the reasons put forward by Sir William Mar- court for the arrest of Davitt ns unwortliy of respect, and expresses hope that Davitt will bo released immediately, —— Trisagain rumored that Father Shechy and six or seven other Irish suspects, includ ing Mr. Kettle, will be released In n few days. ‘Tho Land bill received the Royal assent yes- terday, and is now Inw. Tho Irish farmers nro rather disposed to give it a fair trial, ‘There is no question that It will prove of great benefit to Irish rack-rented tenants-at- will, —_— + Carr. Hoornn, of the steamer Corwin, which was seit in search of the Jeannette aud the missing Arctic whalers, in a report to Sceretary Windom, aunounces that tte ar- rived at St, Michacis July 4 from the Aretic Ocean, where the Corwin party discovered relles of one of the missing whalers, proba- biy the Vigilant; that nothing was known of any ono belonging to tho Jeannette along the Stberlan const. Capt. Iooper also reports the discovery of nn island near Cape Serdze, Tho narrative of Capt. Huoper, which willbe found very, Interesthfg, is printed: at full Iength on another page. Tr dynamite fend 1s abroad in Switzer- Jand, ‘Tho Grand-Counell of Zurich ting pro- hibited tho holding of o Socialist Conven- ion there next month, ‘Tho Socialists havo appealed from tho Council’s decision to the Fedoral ‘Tribunal. And now the members of the Federal Tribunal aro threatened with detruction by dynomite if thelr decision is uot favorable to the Socialists, Not only that, but they have threatened to blow up half of Switzerland, and begin there 1 con- flagration that will: burn up the world. -O’Donovan-Rossn is dothing <compared . to ‘the’ Soclalist dynamite flouds of Switzerland. —— “Grex” Binney Rypen, of St. Louls, and Janes O'Brien, of the sama elty, had a des- pernte fight at Mot Springs, Ark., yesterday, O’Brien was tho aggressor, but used only his fista, Rydor useda knife, and inflicted dan- Rerous wounds on his antogonist. -Ryder lias the reputation of betux a desperate char- actor, He: killed-nt least- ove man, and O'Brien ts not likely to recover,’ : * ‘Tnene was a dovidod drop ‘in the prices of. ‘eorenls~ on’. *Change’ yesterday. . Whent opened two anda half. cents lower than at the close Saturday, and. fell off another cont during tho ‘day. Oetober wheat closed at $1,413¢." Corn went down two and s quarter cents, It {s reported on ’Change that Robert Law and Mr, Ricker have pocketed nice sums as tho result of Inst week's high prices, ——EEe ‘Tis Ecumenical Metliodist Conference, ‘which fs to meet Jn Rondon text week, will consist of 400 delegates, the lay. and clerical forence , wille-be’ representative of 4,000,000 actual communicants, and of a population of 18,000,000, Halt of the detogutes will repre- sont the churches of Great Britain and the Europenn Continent, while the othor half. will ropresent the Methodists of the United States and Canada. ‘Cho muln‘purpose of the Conference will be to devise means for prose cusing forelgn missionary workso as to cause the spread of Mothodism and the conversion ofsinuers, ‘The London dimes says: “Tho Conference promise to be the most interest- ingand important sinco the days of tho Wes- leys.”” et ‘Tne President's condition was much muro fayorable last night than'on the previous night. ‘Lhe Indications were, however, that there would:not be any very decided, im- provement for two.or threo days. ‘there was no recurrence ygsterday of the vomiting spells, ‘ho patient took nourlshment both by tho mouth and by enema, and retained it, de optained” cousidarayle rofreshiug sleep yesterday. i —_——_— Tue- Committee on Eyualization of the County Bonrd has agreed on a report, It deorenses tho assessment of the wholo city by $6,700, lenying {t stand nt $31,103,870; In- erensus the assessinent of North Ohleago $186,090, making: it “$1,809,000; it also in- creases the nssessment of West Clilcago, inking it $4,202,010, and lowers tho asseas- mont oft South Chicago by $850,880, muking ing ft $15,801,000,. EE Sy ren ‘Tre Spanish elections huve. resulted In a great triumph for tho Sagasta-party, Even in Madrid, where it was thought feeling ran high against the Ministry, six of tho Mfints- terial candidates have been returned at the head of the poll, The Carlists will have no representation in the next Cortes, and the representation of the Republicans ‘will be hardly worth mentioning, ‘The Sagasta party ove much of thelr success to Castelar, ‘Tux French elections of Sunday Inst re- sulted in a sweeping victory for tho nd. vanced Republicans, and In 9 crushing de- feat for the Bonapartista nnd Clericals, In Paris and in tho lurgo cities of Franco tho Irrecouciiables gained some seats. Keller, one of tho Clorieal “leaders, has been de- feated, while Clemenceau, ‘the bitter enomy of the Clerics, has been elected by two con- stituencies, Leon Ronault, a Republican of Bome note, was defeated at Bordeaux, Jules Ferry fins been: revlected, Game betta’s narrow. escape from “defeat in the Bellovilla District, where ho received 4,000 -votus less than he did in tho last. election, 1 looked on as 0 very decided check, ‘Che re- sult of the elections will strengthen the pres- ent Cabinet, and free tho members from the dictatorship of Gapibotta, Mussns, PauMen, Robinson, and Shutt filed in the Sangamon County (11k) Clreuit Court yesterday an Information tn equity in tho namie of the Attornéy-Goneral and on bohale of, tho people of Iilinois agalnst the Chicago & Allon Rallroud Company, the Wiegins’ Ferry Company, the Madison County Ferry Company, the St. Louls Bridgo Conpany, sud Tunnel Rallroad. ‘The pur pose fa to break up tho poulingarrangements botwaon the Chicago & Alton aud the othor companies montiontd, It ts clalmed Uat the pooling. arrangement . works rent hardship to tho people, that by means ot tt tho public are taxed that the companics may grow rich, ete, ‘The caso Is likely to attract great attention, and Is bulleved to be the first ofa sories of attempts. to break up the pool- ing arrangomentbotween yarlons transporte- tion corporations in this Btate, Of course the compantes will fight vigorously, and it ‘will taka n couple of years at least to obtaln final decision, de ‘Tae Strike of tho employés of tho New York, Lake Erio & Western Rallroad at Hor- nellavillo and other polnts continues, ‘Che atrikors have up to tho present time acted in an orderly and peaceable manner, ‘and there is no reason to apprehend any disturbance, “Itisantd ‘that, should tho ratlroad company rofuso to make some concessions, tho strike will become general along tho line of the road, - z Faruen RYAN, the pastor of St, Patrick’s Church, Dubuque, Is, has been appointed Vicar-Gonvral of the. Dubuque Diocese by Bishop Werinessy. :. The: German Catholics, who comprise about half the Catholics popur Intlon of the diocese, aro sald to be very much dissatisiied at the appointment, They think that a clergyman of tholr own nations ality ought to be appolnted to the position, © Irisstated that King Humbert of Italy will soon pay 8 visit to the Emporor of Aus- tria, and thereafter to the Emperor. of Ger- many, ‘Tho projected visit is believed to be in the Interest‘ of o new, triple alllance to which Austria, Italy, and Germany. will be the parties, Ifthe alliance {s- perfected, Austrin will forget all about the unpleasant- ness at Sadowa, and Ttaly all about the affair. at Custozza,—for a tine at least, ; ——— * Janes Tonty, charged with the murder of his daughter about a year ago, pleaded guile ty to the charge of murder in the first degree in the Criminal Court yesterday,: ‘Tobin, it will be remembered, agrecd to plend guilty once before, but the principal witnesses In tho case having left Chicago before the case was called, Tobln determined to plead not guilty, and did so when the case game up for trlal a month ago, One of the jurors fell sick during tho trlal, and with the consent of the defense and the prosecution the Jury was dls- “charged, In the moantime State’s-Attorney Milla has not beon fdle,° He employed Du- tactive Monahan to bring back one of the ohtef witnesses from Montreal,“ Monntan ‘guocesded, ‘Tobin's counsel sald It was hope- Tice Rey, Dr, ‘Thomas Is ready to meet the churges made agalnst him by the Roy, Mr, : Jowett and the Rev, Mr, Hattield. -- He will Inslatow having a full’ and falr trial. + He will not’be satlsfiqd‘ until the case agalnst Lim has been’. passed on by the highest tribtinal of the Afethodist Episcopal Church, the General Conference, — Mr. , Bierbower, - ono of Dr.’ Thomas’ Jawyers, says that the trial will: not! be. couoluded “within three years. Editi an ae, Se aoe i ON ths 18th of August tha Pope, through Cardinal Jacobian, sent a message congratu-" lating th President on bls escapa from death at tha hands of the assagin, end assuring hin that ho .would dally. pray, fon bg ragoyery, “to place: hiwaelf-Ju the hands ‘of, the Court ‘and plead gullty, Tha evidence offercd jn -the ‘cuse yesterday after the plen of gullty had been entered showed that Tobin's crime was ono of the moy brutal and raflanly ever perpetrated in this city. ‘Clie general Smprea- gion fs that the’ murderer will be sentenced to ba hanggd, : aa = patch up a peace when the contending par- | delegates betng in equal number. ‘the Con-- Jess to defend the case, aud advised his cilent THE. PRESIDENT. A General Improvement An- nounced... Yesterday Morning. More Quist Sleep: Enjoyed by the Patient than Here- tofore, A Rather Non-Committal Midday Bulletin Issued by the Surgeous, The Sick Man’ Demonstrates His Ability to Swallow and Re- tain Food, Slight Spasms of Delirium Experienced hy the Sufferer: Through the: Day. The Situation Very Gritical, but the Attendants Consider It’More Encouraging. At Midnight No Chango. Was Visthle, hut tho Morning Was:Awatted with x Auxtoty. i ? Last Evoning’s Offtoial Figures: Pulse 110, “Tomperature 100.1, Respira- tion 19, OFFICIAL, SA. Mt. Executive Mansion, .Wasttnatoy, D. C,, Aug. 22-8:20 a. nii—The President has not vomited since yestdrday afternoon, and this morning has tiles asked for and re~ celyed a small quantity of Hquid nourish- ment by the mouth.” Ma slept more auletly during the night, and this morning his geu- eral condition Is more e¢ncouraglug than when the Inst bulletin: was issied. Pulse 104, tempernturo 03,4, respiration 18, D. W. Briss, ~ J. K, Banses, J.J. Woonwanp, v Ropent Reysuny, 2. Wares AGNEW. 12:80 Ro. - Executive Manstoy, Wasntnaton, BD, C., Aug. 22—12:80 ps m.—The President has continued this’ morning to retain tiquid nourishineht taken bythe mouth as well as by enema. ‘There ling been no recurrence of vomiting and no nausea, ; ‘The parotid swell- Ing ig not materially sminiler, but. continues: painless, It has caused for wday of'two an annoying neeuniilation of vlacld mucus, in, AEis vymptom Ras, the back of the moutts now luuch abated. «At present his puise ls 104, temperature 08.4, respiration, 18, D. W. Briss, J. KK. Bannes, _ ad. Woonwann, Ronent Revnurn, ‘D, Wares AGNEW. 6:30 1. . Execurive Manston, WasitNnaton, D, C., Aug. 22-:90 p. t,—Tho President has con- tinued to tale quid nourishment in small quantities at stated - Intervals «during the un- tlre day, and has bad no return of nausea or. vomiting. Nutritive enematn are also re- tained. ‘Tho wound Is fooling well, and thé work of repair is going on in all portions ex- posed to view. ‘The pus discharged {s henlthy, At present his pulso is 110, temper- ature 100.1, respiration 19 BW. Brass, J. 1K. Banners, J. J. Woopwarn, Ronertr Reypurn, D, Mayes AgNew. UNOFFIOIAL. BAM Exrcutive MANsION, WASHINGTON, D.C, Aug, 28a, ut.—Lhe President is. reported to have passed o comparatively quict night,— better than the night previous, Io has ex- perlonced no natsta since yesterday after noon, when he vomited twice, and this mort ing asked for and hns taken a small quantity of koumiss, 9330 A. an ‘Tho assurances contained in the morning bulletie that. the stomach had rensserted It- solf, and that the other Indications were no less satisfactory, raised the hope of the de- spondont this morning. Last night, com- pared with que preceding one, was compara: tively aquiet onc. ‘Tho President woke fre- quently, but not so often as during the night before, the accumulation of phlegm being Joss troublesome, About 4 a. m, tho Presi- dent asked for kounitss, and a small quantity. was given him and retained. ‘Tho morning dyessing showed n normal temperature and rdapiration, and the‘pulse two beats less than yesterday morning, Tha wound was, found to bo doing. well, and the lnilamed gland fs in about the same condition as last night. Dr, Royburn sald at 9 a, m3 "Tha swell. Ing is no-worge, and the general condition of the President {sa Httle better,, The anxicty 1s somowhat lessened by tha development of this morning, but the gravity of the situation is still apparent,” . WAM. ‘Tho President's condition la not materially changed since the morning bulletin, ‘There has been no recurrence of vomiting, aud the patient has taken a ‘small quantity of mllk porridge and a fittte koumlas without nausea, It has been rumored that his mind ‘las wan- dered at Sutervals, but this roported mental Ulsturbauco seams to havo been nothing moro than slight Iucoherenceofspéech immediately after awakening from sleep before his.senses | were fully undor contro). It has not ac- curred at any other time, and Is perhaps dus to extreme weakness. ‘Tho swelling of tha parotld gland remains sbout statlonary, The feoling at the Exocutive Mansion this fore- noon is one of anxiety, but the general Im- pression seems to be that there Is no greater cause for alarm now than there has been for two or three days past, : A Bal AUSHO Ae Meee Dr, Bilss reports that the condition of the pationt Is -alightly better’ than yesterday, ‘There has been no ‘nausea of youlting since yesterday ‘afternoon, and, tho stomach ap- pears: tobe again reauming its functions. The Prealdont has swallowed and rotainod without discomfort sinca mornbyg ; about twelve ounces of milk porridxe and koumlss,- and at 7 a: ft, ail enema of: beot extract was, Another eyome wil} be given About noon. 4.1" | Mat ‘There has been ne change-{n the appear- anea of the parotid glund alice yesterday, although theye has been 9 further wight sub- sidence of. the fiflanmmation of surrounding parts, ‘The purgeons hope they havo ‘this .than 180 pounds, fenture of tho ense under control, although they cannot yet spenk with confidence, ‘The gland may suppurate within the next three or four days, notwithstanding the menstres which have been taken to reduce fnifamnn- tion. In that ease the pus will bo Mberated by an Incision Justas soon ns its existence becomes apparent, ‘This will not neces sarily Involve great peri! If the patient's strength enn be sustained. ‘The danger most to be npprehended pow, Dr. Bilss anys, 1s ex- linustion, and with this danger they hopé to deal sticecssfully untess the stomach entirely breaks down, 2310 P.M The President Is passing a quiet afternoon and sleeps n good deal of the tine. Up to the present hour he has swallowed and te- tained twenty-two ounces of Hautd nourish ment, consisthog of milk porridge and kou- miss. He has also had two enemas—one at Tum, and one svon after noon, No new is general condition Is about the saine ns at 330, ; 4:10 of Dr. Bits at 4p. m. satd that the Preafdent hod had s mueh more favorable afternoon than yesterday, and was doing fairly well. He continues to swallow nourishment in the shape of inflk porridge and kounlss without diticulty, and has, in the opinton of the surgeons, had food enough to-«lay to sustain Mls strength. He suffers no further annoy- ance from secretion of mucus Sn his throat, and 1s entirely free from pain, Dr. Bliss was asked this afternoon what he thought of his condition, and the Doctor replied that it he could keep down nourishment enough he would get through ull right. “The President then inquired how tong it would be, If he should make favorable progress, before he could take.n trip on asteamer, or go to Men- tor. ‘The Doctor could not, however, give hima definit reply, None of the President's syinptoms are worse this afternoon, and some of them are better. His condition continues +] erltical, but his attendants think, there Isa Mttle atore reason for encouragement. ILM ot The members of the Cabinet, with thelr families, remained at the White House to- night Inter than usual, and did not leave until nearly 11 p.m. ‘They were agreed that, while the situation is a little more encotrag- ing than it was last night. there fs no rea- sonable, confident hope. Secretury Windas sald: “Heseems to be a ittle betler.timo Jnstulght. While we see no real reason se be encouraged, we are a Little less discour- nged.? Attorney-General MacVengh sald: “We feel that he Is a little better tan he was Inst night.” Secretary Blaine said, “A Mitte better than last night,” and, upon being asked-whether there was any: reasonable ground for confident hope, repoated his first answer, Seeretary Lin- coln plainly, frankly. bald: "We are wait- Ing. We ares little more hopeful, ora lite tle less discouraged, than Inst night. But we are walting and watching with great anxioty.” “‘I'heso statements explain the situation better than any oflieini bultetins, MIDNIGIT. “Serfous, if not critical.’ That Is Seere- tary Blaine’s résumé of the*situation at this hour. The President-doos not welgh more Ile has lost fully elghty pounds. . 1Ie is wenk, emaciated, exhausted, and tho surgeons scum unable to lnercase lis Welght.. ‘Che day closes and the morning begins with grave doubts, . OSA. 6 TUERDAY, No material chiango in the President’s con- dition has been observed by the attendants at the bedside sincoll p.m. Since midnight hho has rested well, sleeping most of the time, THE DAY. SOMEWHAT BETTER, ‘Special Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune. Wasurxartoy, D, 0., Aug, “.—The Presl- dent to-night {s somewhat better, but the {mproverment Is relative, and meaus :lo worse, With a singles important oxcoption thosignsare of a negative character. ‘Lhe important exception Is the stomach, During the day the President las been ablo to take and to retaln a considerable quantity—Iit Is sald twenty-two ounces—of Nquid nourish- ment without any uneasiness or nny recur- rencdé.of vomiting or nausea, ‘The {ndica- tion isa’ good one, It shows the stomach has not altogether failed film, thot it 13 beginning to resume = its functions, * aud that, so far as thoy dare to test It, it has assimilated a small quantity of very delicate nourishment, Of course this scanty nutritious fluid has not done much:to give strength to the pa- tlent. It ling served lttle purpose, except to show that A THERE 13 TOPE that the stomach moy regain its tone and do the work of bullding Which 1s essential to the recovery of the patient, © It 1s still necessary to administer the nutritive injections, and ft hos been discovered to-day, by the admission of Dr, Boynton, notwith- standing former statements, that anodynesin no form wero administered, that in every In- jection there {sn certam quantity of oplun. ‘The swelling of the gland of the neck has de- erensed in that portion of it between the cya and the ear, but the maln swolllng;, which was quite long, is not reduced, has not been ‘seattered, 18 very hard, and is expected in threo or four days more to suppurate. Drs, Royburn and Bilss this afternoon have both sald that they expected that such would be theresult, They also add that. THEY DO NOT AVPREMEND ANY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ry from such suppurgtion, aud say that, as soon as it isdiscovered that the swelling must break, an Incision will be made to permit the pus to escape, Dr. Dlisa says that he expects no poisoning from the pus; that it fs the sweet and healthy kind of pus similar, to that which ho supposes has been found ti the deop pus-pocket near the iliac rexlon, which two or three days ago the surgeons to thelr surprise discovered nine Inches beyond the three Inches of ,the healed wound, The” doctors do not secin to be fully agreed as w the probable character of the pus tliat may come from the swelling In the neck if tt shail become an abscess. Yesterday Dr, Boynton was apprehensive of serlous consequences, ‘To-day ho {a more hopeful, and ts NOT 80 CERTAIN THAT IT WILE BREAK ‘as he was yesterday; but, however imuch they now may ditfer as to the probable course of this undeveloped abscess, none of themin- sist that the gli Nght, and trifling, and , insignificant thing which at. fires “it was claimed to be The best that can bo said of St Is that the President suffers loss pain from it, It is sald, fn fact, to be paln- Joss, but the rigidity which it glyesa ta the ‘| museles that control the mouth cauges con- alderable discomfort and till provents tho Prosident from opentng hiamouth more than half aninch, ‘Tho physiclans, for the first time in somo days, in the night bulletin re- for tothe wound. ‘They do 60 ‘only to say thatitis «+ MEALTUY IN THE PANT EXPO8ED TO VIEW, ''That-can only mean iy the three juchea from the exterior‘ surface of the: Jast Incision, ‘which [g* the ‘onjy portion’ exposed to view, As to the remaluder of tho wound, tha nluo | and a half. iches which wore explored tho other day, it Is'evident that the ‘surgeons know nothing, At least they do-not tell us anyth{ng about It,"as hing been the caso” whenever the sumach-has regained to somo | - dulor swelling is the yery. extent Its tone and commenced the process of assiniiintion even in a stight degree. ‘There has been an Increase of fever to-meht, ‘The temperature lias fnereased nearly two degrees aboye what it’ was this morn- Ing and this noon, snd the pulse fs Odegrees liizher than it then was, ‘The surgteal fever has found some new material to feed upon, Altogether, this evening's bul- letin furnishes a litte more ground for hope—or, to state it perlinps more precisely, it furnishes ROME LESS GHOUND Fol ALARM—~ than the bulletin of yesterday, Very few are willlng to say say that there is reason- able ground to hope that the President will recover, ‘he only one of the physicians who says this to-night fs Dr.. Bliss, and he says it in an unofilclal way, One of the attending physicians, soon after the shooting, notified n local cditor he te- 4 sired favorable newspaper comments, what- unfavorable symptoms have appeared, ancl, @ver the news might be, as an important factor In the treatment: of the case, © That theory of the function of a newspaper may possibly explain the official cheerfulness that is always manifested whenever there Is the slightest foundation for hone, or whenever the universal alarm Is not so great that buoy. aaney does not seem Indecorous, Dr. Rey- burn to-day lias expressed himself with GREAT CONSERVATISM with the probable future of the President's ease, Surgeon-General Barnes and Dr. Wood- ward conceal themselves within the turtle. shellofolficlal red-tapetsim.are mysterious and silent, butdtook wise. Dr. Agnew Sives apart, and is little sought by the interviewers, but te those whe do approach litim he does not express himself with great confidence. 3Lrs, Dr. Edson, the faithful nurse, who in the dlarkest hours has cheered Mrs. Garfield with her confidence In the President's recovery, to-day has becuine more despond- ent, and has given expression to the hope that the Presjdent will ultimately recover with much more hesitation and sadness than ins been here wont; but the Preatdent’s condition, undoubtedly to n limited degree, HAS IMPROVED. - The situation, however, is still very grave, although not finmediately alarming. It has been learned that one of the uunnmed causes for the vomiting was the fact quot the Pres! dent swallowed some of the gargle which the surgeons, after long deliberation aud much hesitation, decided to use to-relleve tho effects of: the glandular swelling aud the Inflammation of tho “ton. sils ‘The gargle was of such a character as to excita nausea, and, together with tho phlegm, caused the irritation of the stomach and vomiting which were followed yesterday by such alarming symptoms, ‘The statement in these dispatches of yesterday that the Prestdent was slightly delirious at thnes Is to-«lay substantially confirmed by the admission of the attending physicians and fully confirmed by the direct statement to that effect by Dr. Boynton. SLIGHTLY NETTER. Jo the Western Arsociated Press. Wasninatos, D. C,, Aug. 22.—The Presi- dent this morning began the day [1f a con- ditlon which was regarded as slightly better than that shown by the last official bulictin yesterday, Ho had passed a quicter and more coinfortable night than was anticipated. There had beon no recurrence of the vonlt- ing waich excited so much alarm yesterday afternoon, and his pulse before he awoke at Gam. was down to 9% ‘This auspicious opentng of the day seemed to “justify, or nt leagt make more reasonable, the belief ofa few sanguine persons that the case was about totnke a favorable turn, and when the morning bulletin oppenred, and ft be- caine known thatthe patient had begun to swallow food again without vomiting or nausen, a taint waverlng hope took the - place of the profound despondency which prevailed everywhere throughout the elty lust night, At 7a, 1m. the surgeons gave the President an encma consisting of four ounces of beof extract, with the yelk of an egx, and shortly after- ward, In compliance with his request, he was given x small quautity of konmiss, which he SWAIJOWED AND RETAINED WITHOUT D15- COMFORT. Later In the morning, as there were no signs of gastric disturbance, the patient was given more koumiss and milk porridge, and by noon hehad taken and retained ten or twelve ounces, ‘he exelting cause of tho vomiting yesterday—viz,: mucus in the throat—seemed to-day to bu absent. ‘The secretion from the Inflamed parotid gland was very scanty nnd gaye the patient no annoyance, ani the glaud {teal caused Netle, ifany, paln. Hethereforo rested more quietly than usual throughout the day, awallowing liquid nourishment at regular intervals without nausea or discon fort. enema was given, consisting of five ounces of beef extract and the yelk of un exe, and shortly aftor tis the patient went to sleep. With the excoptlon of the usual slight rise of pulac and tempernture, his condition re- malned substantially unchanged throughout tho remainder of the day. THE PATIENT, * _. A RESTLESS NIGHT, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnaton, D, C,, Aug. 2.—Tha’ Prest- {dent passed another restless night Inst night, and his condition this morning was precarious, ‘I'he actlon of the inflamed par- otld glund justifies the appretiensioy of those who observed the swelllng with alarm, It Interfores with the favorable progress of tho vase lutwo ways: the secretion of phlegm {n the throat itself nauseates the patient and tends to crente a disturbance of the stomach, and it nlso Interrupts breathing aud contin- uous ‘sleep, Every ftteen*or twenty mine utes tho secretions haveguthered onough vol- une to: cause uneasiness and dilticuity of the throat. ‘Tiils involves coughing. ‘The President has- had. wo mora paroxsyms of vomiting, but theso trequont efforts to clear the throat create disturbance and weakness, * 1{is pulse goes up several | biats, and he becomes oxhausted, . lt Is evident that the inflammation Inside, from its own speeltic character for evil as AN INDICATION OF DAD BLOOD, is working Injury to the healthful operation of Important functions, -Pencoful and rest- ful sleep Js of the greatest consequence to & sufferer in the Vregluent's conilition, aud it Is needless {a say that any feature which tunds to increase the Irritability of the stomach is unfortunate, Dr, Ilias enmo out of the White’. House this morning looking tired after ‘the night's wateh, nnd showing the terrible straly to whieh he ip subject, He keeps his wonder- ful nerve, however, and Inglats thatthe Presle dout will yet recover, “1 have seonsicker men than he fa get well,” ho sald, and ho is golngto pullthrough, If he dies now. he Will dle of exhaustion, and wo are not golng to lot hin dlo of exhaustion.” dle charac terized the report that he was. dying: and ‘could survive but few hours nb most non- sense, Ho would dlo iinmediately were the worst symptoms to appenr, “THE WOUND, «+ he sald, was progressivy fayornbly; “and the trouble In tho gland wag nog Snervasings Tt -fy tapossible to talk with» Dr, -llas without catohing some of his hopes and determined upirit, Nevertheless, tho desperate: condl- tlon of the Prosident Is well known, . Seure- tory-of-Wur Lincoln, to whom Dr, Biss has explaingd, thesituation’ at length, says that Between 13 and 1 o'clock auother it fs Idle to disguise the, fact that the Presl- tlent Is very low. . I: have ‘great confidence In Dr. Bliss, howaver,” sald ‘tha! Seoretary, “ond in thls crisis ho Is showing wonders. ful nerve “and command .‘of, resource, It may be they can pull. hin ..throagh yet. ‘The bulletins to-day I regarded as very encouraging, and for this reason: the feature | which made fast night's bulletin so bad ts reversed. IIo waa ‘then rejecting food. Io fs now accepting ft. Agaln, if one was. ths. favornblu this shoukt be favorable. 80 I feet slightly encouraged.” : ¥ eek * MRS. DR. BDSON roturned home this morning for tho firat time inthrea days. Sho says that during Yriday and Saturday the President suomed very . indifferent to his surroundings, this amolut-,. Ing nt thnues to n stupor. Sunday he brightened up a. good “deal.” and seemed amore natural. ‘Towards evens. ing, however, the drowsy, Indifferent.’ -.; feeling returned. Ile passed a very restless night. ‘The vomiting of Sunday she ascribes to a garglé which the phystclans gave him, to rotieve the phlegm in. the throat, some of which he apparently swallowed, to.the dis- turauce of the stomach, ‘There,wag some ~ doubt a8 to the expediency ofthe gargle, ut it was decided to use {t, The stomach for the past two or three days hag been bet * ter than might have Ligon’ thought. . He has, expressed a desire for food soveral-times, *; and, exeept for the mnusea of Sunday, had NO DIFFICULTY IN METAINING NOURISI-. MENT, * ee She deseribes him as inn very werk state, and says ha eaunot be sald to have. inade - neh, if any, progress alnca the relapse of Inst week Monday, but thinks, on the other hand, that he is no worse, and still hopes that: he will recover... All feol the greatest solict- tude, however, so much so that Mes. Edson, who hud Jeft the White House this. morning .-' for n day of rest, could not feet easy even for ashort absence, and returned atter “two or ” three hours’ rest. Dr. Powers, the Prest- dent’s pastor, who had a tall with Mrs. Gar- field yesterdny, says thathe found her very cheerful, still expressing the greatest .confi- dencein lis ultimate recovery. Ho bore himself with cheerfulness, and did not seonur to have lost strength. Fle had ‘expressed .5 wish to go to the seaside to avoid the malaria ofthe White House atid Washington, ‘and uid uot want to go to the Soldiers’ Home, THE’ DOCTORS. Dit, DOYNTON. Wasttnatoy, D, C., Aug, 22.—Dr. Boyn- ton was inet by a representative of the press, when the following dinlog took placo:. + “In your opiuton, Doctor, what Is the out Took at present?” tek FP, Gh Ss “think the President is a little Improved to-viay, He hns taken and retalned his noure ishment well.” are re . “What kind of nourishment ‘are you giv- ing to-lay 2” * 3 ; ¢ The samo as heretofore~koumlss and milk porridge.” ee whe “Does the patient appenr to relish it 2". “Oh, yes; he asked for it-this‘morning, . you know.” a : “Tfow do you feel about ‘the glandular ~ troublo to-day 2"? Fee 3 _ 4 “T feel better about it to-day,’ es Has it grown materlally larger than it was?) 5 MibGal oto ee “No, Lao not think it quite so Inrge ng Ib was, and aes : ‘ T AM _QUITS CONVIDENT, should suppuration set'in,...t. with. be ina much smaller degree, and have n less serlous effect, thau it would Lave had had It coin: menced to suppurnte before, If It should suppurate now, possibly tt will wot ‘do any grent Injury.” * on “What are the chances of preventing sup- puration 2? 5 “Well, I can't: answer that question. : It» is a very tncertain complication, and one about which no reliable prediction can be made,”? i ee res “ Tow long will It be before you can de- cide whether or not suppuration fs. likely to occur?” a ' 5 “The glandular affection’ became vislblo Wednesday Inst, I should think by’ to-mor- row or on Wednesday we should. be able to determing.” aul é “Do you consider that tho President's stomach Is performing its natural, fuh¢- " : I think his stomach is doing very; well.” be “here-as been same tatk about tho Presi-- dent’s belng delirlous at times, Doctor. What are the faets about that???” art “Tho Prestdent ins been alittle detirious at tines, butit-hns not amounted to any- thing serious.” Le IS “fo whatdo you attribute the delirium?" ! “It is caused by’. a IS EXTREMELY FRRULE CONDITION, © together with his long ‘Illness, “1b would be Alkely to occur fn any-case where: a pationt al become so enfeebled asthe President nas, . ae Mee aes “Thon you do not attach any great im- portance to Ib? I a a “No, sir; not at all.” Sipe “Well, Doctor, 1 understand that. the at- tending surgeons have ndinjpistered. with the enematn a portion of opiuh, 1s that truc F Uf so, woulun’t it havea tendency to cuuso delirium 2 oe ee “*Tn all cases\where enemata are adminis« tered a small quantity’ of. Inudanum, of somothing similar, is ono of tho component parts, ‘This Is adininistered for the purpos@ of niding tho retention of’ tho onemate. 1 . font suiliciont to cause delirlum.” : “What do you think’of the case on thr whole today?” mi) #1 fool mora encouraged than I did yestere jay,” ; eae ‘The Doctor Intimated at the concluston of © * tha Interview that the Presideut waa atlil ig a very precarious condition, and that his ens courigement wos based on the outlook of the present tue. aS Di, BLISS, ; In conversation with a reporter late this. -. afternoon, Dr. Bliss, who’ secmed. rather more than ordinarily cheerful and confident, sald tho general condition of the President had not changed very much sluce yesterday, . .-: but that what chauge there had been was in.” tho direction of Improvement." .- * Its, furthermore,” ha‘sald, ta: change in preelsely those symptoms, which’ are re- garded with the most auxtety and which haye the most direct bearing, upon the future of the cuse—viz,; ‘symptoms «dependent upon the condition of the stomach.” . 5 Phe one ‘erent question now Is,” he sald. - 1a the question of nourishment, If the Prea- Sdent’s stomach will take and assimilate food‘ enough: to meet the drain upon lly eystent, caused by fever and the constant secretion of | pus to.sustuin hls strength until the other . Unfavorable complications disappear, and to enable nature, to carry on the process of . ., repulr which hag begun inthe wound; 1 think | there Is every probability of- complete recov ory, ‘The consequences of the swelllngof the parotid gland, or of the alight septle tulut of the blood’ in which that swelling hail ita orlging are of, secondary importance whem ‘compared with the conssjuences of | : Be A.VAILURE OF TUK STOMACIE - to assimilate ‘food, Exhaustion ta the thing oat to be feared,” * é n boing ako what ho thought of the condition ne the patlent’s stomach to-day, pty ads Mh iakes. food to-day very well, and we — - ‘hope to lave no further trouble with It, The + stomach itself was not go much in fault yos~ iia Heanesiuol tet {iat ts jeu ni \s naclous inugus i hig throat,” Le told me.