Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1881, Page 2

» 4B CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JULY 9, 188I—SIXTEEN PAG —— Lee ——— She attended Mrs. Garfield through her it- | improve he would be certain of recoyrery, but ness, and was Just about going to the coun. fry for needed rest when the shooting took place, Sha was ab once suoimoned to the Prestdent's bedside, and has slice been tn al most constant attendance upon him, Sho is up with hing all night, wtking her rest in the mornings. Your correspondent saw lier {1 the morning, after she had feft the White House, “Tho President,” sho sald, “was RESTLESS AND NERVOUS Inst night, but ts better this nforning than he has bech yet. ‘Tho vléctttcal condition of the atmosphere during the heavy thunder-storins scemtd to affect his linibs, and ligeomplalned ofan uneasy fecling In jis feet. Iu rested a good deal during thonight, and was feeling very well this morning.” 7 “Did he ask for nhy food when le woke po ‘ Re sy, syre hes, Ig stomach [ya Mttte sensitive, and to be exercised not,to put too much nv “The ‘ ehieken-broth fs still jibe Ac him, Hls own Judgment Is veil’ to: Ehavye not known hint to fail Et i Ms.% = he could retin nourishment eel helen : *. PHOCALE, FROM NAUSIA + NOW, ‘ A jw ‘allie regurgitation. But sonietimes there at trum his confine: “Does he suffer mit. ‘ trent oh, birt he bears. |! This very wearsing to. “sit iy oer it with great patience, Last 1. raRtictore fo keep the roont ns -cool tts poss i he, lwo! of 8 Hed the attendants kept welling the t i une blankets, and we could see fron his sinters that the bustla aunoyed him some, ands." iim restless. ‘To-day an apparatus wilt putin which will work outside, of the roots DUNING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVE Int tho Incrense uf fever Is marked ‘by restles- ness and by n desire to have the position of hisdimbs changed, Ie still has diticulty in rafsing one of his fect, and : S-FEET ARE MOVED Por RAL when. lie desires it, Ho speaks seftlomn, be guuse tho doctors enjoin hin aguinst conver. satfou, and he often indlentes when he w ants a drink of water ar to have his feet moved, simply. by pointing his finger.” Mrs. Jtison spoke very hopefully in regatt fo tho prospects of the Presitont’s Fr ‘Se fT think,” shesald, “'that the chan tow in Isls favor, Le ty steadily improving, and is quite free from ubsolute pains, He recelyes : 2 BUY ONE HYPODERMIC INJECTION * ofafourth toa halfgeatn of morphiedatlys The Injection ts. made In his ann, but once, at iis reqnest, ft was made in his leg, Where fhe Was.thon feuling pulns, At present his greatest’ discomfort arises simply from his continement. During the. sweltering wfter- novi the surface of the body Iycooted by the use of the ntomizer, He distikes cologne, and’ prefers earbolle nell spray to any others, Itisi grent comfort to iin to have this spray passed over tho sure face'of the skin when suffering: from the ‘Tho yellowness of the: skin still con- but Is very alight." i EFESRING .TO THEE WOtSEOL! ‘of the striking down. of the? President; Mra. Fulson salts * Cho first’ day after the slinot- ing, When wo are ull’ of us afrald that he, 2 would not be long with us, he was very on fous to sco his wife, He kept asking ‘Have you heard from Cret (that Is, Lucretia), and’ he would ask whether anything had heen heard of? the: train, and when It would arrive. He asked me to send wtelegram to her, saying that he was pore feetly conscious, and able. to sep her, and for ine to.sign my own naine tolt. “Chat will show-her,? he said, ‘that 1 amat home, and hove you with me? | WHEN Mi. GARFIELD: ANBIVED >, sho was perfectly calm, Her. face was as still and white as marble. She came in with Gen, Swain, and: went right up to thobed- side. Leante ont of tho-roou.and left them ‘ECL UPON THB not before. DR. Mraas says thore Is ho purpose to remove tha Presi- dent fron the White House, and that ‘it can not be done with safety until he Is nea. rer covered, Stl, the sanitary. eondlts of the White House are not the best. Lo okie out of tho windows, on tho savuth, front, where the President's rootn is, the tong stretches of areen, sllny — low-lands | along. the iver front ea by seon festerlye In.the ho}: sun, ‘Sha winds that come from: the south, blow “direetly over, duis: mass of deeny ‘ing matter, and the miasuil Isborne tothe whitows of the ; room where the Presidentlles., DI MAMILTON. To the Western Assoclated Press. New York, May 8—Dr. Mamtiten ts very tuelt eneouragert, over toaluy's neves from Washington, He says tho term" bandable pus’? means a healthy pus, clear amt free from wingrene ar unhvalthy matter-<8 very. xootl slen indeed. OF course, the President cannot’ yet bo sald to be ont o£ danger, but there is every reason to bellevo that iil the chanves ave In his’ faver for recovery, + though It may be protracted, Whils the lo- ention.of the ball Ix tinknown there Is dan- ker, but the symptoms ag, reported’ Indicate, ‘that nature will take care of the ball, TINE LONDON.“ LANCET'S?, OPINION. Lonnos, duly, 3—The Laneet, the leading ssnedical journal of London, says: {The ace en tnts of the conditon of, Presiident Gartteld on the whole, satisfactory. « ‘They give eagoxWoble gtorind, for, hope.” There are of conrse ny, perlls still toe be sneountercd, Secondar,” Internal “hemorrhage inay occur When the betllet ts surgically or aceldentutly displnead. * HcXtensive Hillary mation or blood- polgoning is pay'sible, but, fo oklre at the case ns awhole, nde calling: the. history of stini- Jareases, It is Impossible not {' feed that fairly good hope: ts ‘pernibsstile, 16. way be. as ‘sumed ‘that’ the, coursd.tak an_by:the bullet nitst have been sueh ag to ¢svoid’ Injury to tho most hnportant structure 3. [tis searec- Iy possible that any farge vessels can, have beei Injured, and: a- hypothesis ¢ of the com- plete severance oreven severe ; Iyjury, of the great nerves Is not necessary tv account for pain in the lower extre pities.? ‘Che liver, If wounded, can hardly haive beeas extensively laverated, Lf Garfleld survives, tho perils of the:stoxt few.days,and thio bul!fat.can be ex- tracted, there car be no Wedical reason ab leasl,arising out of the gc meral<churacter of his injuries, why hashoule trot do well.” VENTILATE ON. » Wasutsatos, Ds C,, Jui y 8— ing Jutter of instruction ,to, } Commodore Pats. ‘tison, commanding. tho W dshington, Navy- “Yard,. was - addressed to-d ay- by Secretary Hunt: a 4 You will place under disnosa | of. Mr. Dorsey every article of muchtnery: for which he may “inaku nppliention to you. Ye du will also ussiga toduty under him a sklijfut ¢ eid ellelont on. gineur and machinist. with sucl 2 othor assistants ts bo muy cequire. frou you.; You will ob- tuin ail necessary transportat fan of material and omen Mr, Dorsey | my ‘They must be furnidied. — without delay, a3 thoy are for tho use of « the surgoons at the Executive Mansion, agid arcudgemed neces- snry to tho health xnd cor pfort o¢ tha President during tls present erltieat, ilies s. 3 ‘The Dorsey referrett ty by Secretary Hunt Is tho well-known, and skilfyl mining en- glneer who has hind exte nstve experience in artificial ventitation of,m ines, ate, It {3 pro- posed to secure better ar " more perfect ven Uilatton of tho President’s ‘room, by the use of mechanical appliances. * THE COMBAT :DEEPENS. require, |. WORSE, AND.YET'DETTER Specht Dismitch to The C Vteaav Tridune. Wasutsaros, D.C. dit'y 8.—The Prest- dent hud the, warst. night last. night that.he jing experienced’ since the , fatal shot, was had beon af any time. Tis pulse, had ine together, but sho told id afterwards that sho never lust control df heF feelings for a moment, Sho fy always eulmand collected when sha comes In‘ the slek-room, although sometimes, when she-fs In her own reom, her feellngs find rellef In tens, Miss Mollie Gare field Is staylng tit Cols Rockwell's house, ho children do not come Inte the siek-room, MNS. GARVIKLD COMES IN FREQUENTLY, andalts awhile, L-will not allow her’ to fan him.nuch, for her strength Is not saul to St, and then, tou, ff she sits bosidy hl he ty apt to tall, Some. family imuaticr will come into hls inind; and: he: will speak of it, JShewill say, ‘Now, you must not talk but {tis hard for him to keep from it altogether, when she sits by him? : “ Does the President ever refer to public matters? “When he was, quite itl, the- early part of the week, and was somewhat wider the Ine fluenee of tho murphin, he’ would say things In hls sleep, or wandering spells, that showed politteal matters were ronanlag rough his inlad. But ‘ . NE KNOWS TH NECHSSITY GF QUIET ‘TOO WELI to disturb hig mind abioutsuch things, ‘Che only.ings3age Unt has been shown him was that from Gan, Grant, andihe was told of the resolutions by Williams College, Ie -askeil Mrs. Gurtield how his mother burs the news, ‘ Bravoly, was the roply. * She tsa plueky littlo wont,” he said, Once he naked me what the fecling was outside. 1 thought It best to give au aecountot It, as ib would keep * his uniad from running on i. Ttold hha thas HH -PUNLIG ANNUGTY was intense, that telegrams and lettors of sympathy were coming from every part of the eiviized world. Hu asked whether the attaly had tended to lessen the factlon spirit {u‘the party. Itold him that it bad, He naked once whether the nifalr had any ef: feet In the votlng at Albany, ‘Phat’ was Ty the first part of the weels, Slnce then he Jas seemell to Ulsiuiss all suelt unittors fron Dis nina and wait patiently for die end, His spirits aro good! and his patience Is unfalling, Lhave never lost hepe, ant 1 think he will recover." f PROF, NEWCOSI, apeaklug of the report that he was planning B magnetly clectr{e apparatus for the pure Dose of dlscovertug thy loeition of the bullet In the Presliden('s body, suid that tho report. Tn a very insitbstantial foundation, “1 such an uppilention of the magnet mihi osaible, gud have written. tq St John's niversity, respecting It, but 1 doubt the practicability of any ste plin, At all events, evgn If it could be suecussful, probae bly” semg weoks would bo. required to make = tho; neevssary apparatus. The machinery woull have to be very delfeitta, and cumpllented, — The plan sonter ptates w revolving ningnet of wreat power, which could be drawn over the body, the revolutions of which, itisthought, might be dluinished as the magnet was Passe} aver the spot whore the bullet was Jocuri, It ty not the purpose ta attempl to adapt the -theary to anything In connection "whi tue President's wound, but thare may y biter be developed of great sclontifie. and medical use,!? ? : GURQEON-GENERAL, WARNES “hasbeen several times quoted, within the Jast day or two, ua expressing the positive be- Met that the recovery of the resident was a settled fact, , This ls noteorrect, IMayhas, In ‘yiow, of the ranurkably favorable symptoms ‘which have manifested thamsvlyes, a atroug: Hope that the President will: pass tho tinal had too mych experience with wounds :of at this stage. Jie sys, according to his Pre-ident would nat be reached and passed fired. Huwas better tls i ul than he erenséd nt toon Lo {03, twelve rdegrces lilgher thant was in the morning, fand at Po'eluck to-ntght the pulse remnined at 103, although on provlons, evenlngs It Iniy been reduced trom tha point at which {ie stoud nt noon. But the doctors consider use evening bul- letin ns Indiedting mucla better con. ditions than. al. oom, for. the reason that the temperature hagybeenreduced nearly ndegree, standing at 109 +10, which Is 2-10 Jower than it was at non. ‘This indication Is.considered, very faver:jble, in view, of the progress of suvpuration, of the wount, the tendency of whieh is to i noreasa, the temper- ature, * . Z THE DAY CT.OSES with continued zood hops, 03 It begun, 110 withstanding the unens}ness due to the Nigher temperature Inthe bulletin at noon, ‘the President was won je lust night after anildnight than he has be pn at any tine for forty-eight hours... "Lhe | terrible. “thunder- storm disquicted him, and he did not seem {to oye the force; to, rally from IL. Me was yery restless acpidisturbed. He complained a great deat ce muscular sore ness in the feet, and of pati in the ankle. folut, and the physielans ware uhout to ad- minister an ‘additional anadyne when, at t veloek, he fell into-n comfortable sleep, ‘There is nothing In the situipion tonight to create ale, tts true the pulse has risen, but.there are sutlelent caus for tt, and io increase Is not considerable. - Suppuration of the wound, at least iu lis extprunl parts, has bogun, aud the pus tsof tia biral and healthy character, ‘Chis condition ‘of the wound wold of Stself explala the Incrense tn the crisis ‘and come “ony. wll right.: But he hay | slightly to temperature ynd pulse, It shows A CHANGE IN THE LNTRUNAL CONDITIONS, : The yellow or jinfudice symptoms have sensitly diminished within twenty-four hours, but are still marked enough tomake it certain,” us one'uf the doctors suld to-day, “that thers Isa wound br the Uvers? ‘The faut that tho yellow sympdoms, are not more marked is “regarded as (lndllenting that tho liver fy not so baitly.tucerated ts was feared, But the hope that was entprualned at the be gluning, fi owhlen, | nt first, = Dr, Hamiton had) shared, . that the Hyer had not been leuched, and that the bullet had fallen into the cavity before tt reached’ tho liver, is no longer cherlshed, Tho physlelaus atl say thatl it iy certain dat there his been w Hyer wound, ‘They add, however, that they hope ant think that that wound fs a silght one, bat the H¥er-wound sluply suggested,” suld the Professor, that | greatly adds to the gravity ot tho situation; AS Ut, ASE TON, in tho Interview which hay been so much quoted, litleatod, If {te wore mot for Increased Jnwroal fever, or ‘an or Irritation, the oo pulsa and = temperature — might well lyve bet expectpd = to have been reduced = té-ny, = Thr there was. winarked wuprovement In the weather, It was not so hol, and there was a breeze dupe ing a considerable purtion of: the day, whieh was.not tha usual sirocee, ‘Bho temperature inthe sick-roum was much better, and the outward conditions were all. favorble to a reluetion of the pulse, Aue: phydlelang are very confident and hopeful, butruone of them go so Cur ag to say that it may be can sidered that the danger Is passed, Ale cane po something Inthe theery that will heres] pot be easy,”> sali qne of them tu- night, “fdr ten days yet, and during that “tne a great. deal wy yet depend upon the continuance of the Pregl- dent's strength, Jn tho teymination of the diMeulty al may depend supon hin, ft bs to by his own strength that must save hin, ‘The tuerease of pulseang wmperature In the bulletins to-day, andthe statements which have been nade by pergons:familiar with the secrets af tho wlek-champer, have tended it -RESTNAIN THE VERY. BUOYANT FEELING | the ‘charactor from which thePresident.is | which prevailed yestarday, aud to cause ull suffering to express himself with coutldeney'| to consider that the danger-neriod 1s by jo Meany passed, ‘There ts a reyewal of hupete- view, the seal critical point with, the] night from tho fact that this, the seventh day from the time of the shot, has pasued with- WnUl the expiration of thirty-one ‘days. If | out any {udicationsof secondary hemorrhage, “, WU W thas tue the President coatinued to | If therp wasto be gecpydary,hemarrhagy, it strauld have appeared to«lay, Tt ardinartly beating at that period, “Lhore are sald to be no algns of it to-day, and the seventh day has passed. If tho physleians*hppes are justl- fled, there ‘ls, then, no longer any danger front secondary hemorrhage, and there re- inaing, of tho prreat dangers, that olhlood- polsontng only, and as te chat we are told, that it will be foro’the danger Is passed, TWT THE PHYSICIANS MAVE STRONG 1101ES that there will be no blovd-poisonma, ‘The fiate’physteal condition of Ue Prestdent, hts eortect habits of Ife, Ure favirable sanitary ‘comlitions which sutrond him, are elements, whieh make ft more thin. possible that he will aseape that terrivle danger. ‘Cle lesson ‘ofthe bulletins and tho commentaries. upon ‘them by’ those who best understand them, ts sthat the fitvorable conditions of tho patlent ‘continue, that ha has successfully passed the Successive danger-perlods, and” that there tg now at least’ an even ehanee for ‘tte, Some of the phystelans ‘snid yester- doy that there was moro “than Sah even ‘ghanee, The most conservative say-to-wight that the clinnee’ for Mfe ts at ieast even. ‘Those, howover, who pronounce tho Presi- ent out of danger, and who declare thit his ‘yecovury fy only a question of a few weeks, do not, rend the bulleting or. the events right, Everytasdy hopes, and believes now that the President, will Ii ub ne physician will say {hat his recovery fs ceria”? ba Hl $ THIS WATCHING FOR NEWS trom the Whute House retired sate with, air austons feoflvg ns to what the fiat effect of the grent nervans exctlementot last ulght on tho Trestdent night be, but the first reports of the,errly mornin: reassured everybody. ‘The President awoke refresti with a pulse as Jowas the morning. before, the: respiration about the same, and, the zenered. syiiptois, so far ns thore was any change, “4 ttle Im proved, ‘The Intler purtof the day bronght still greater retlef, At the same Ume, the feeling outside 5 _ INCRNASHD ANXIBTY. ‘The bulletin at noon showed the guicken- iting of the pulse by a fer, heats, nt the hopes, ‘of the city, rise ornare dashed down by the isllght chaage In tho pulsations whlelt tho jbulleting: show. Unt the surgeons. were ifound to be pot only not disturbed but more ‘eonfldent of goo thai evtr, ‘They.snid the Slight incrense of foyer belonged to tho changing: stage of the wound from that of inflammation to suppuration, © ‘Phe first dis- ‘charge oof! prs was.- found to be healthy, and; thns | the first sign. of. the new stago. was aiwost Impostant..and favor inbleone, ‘The President has takgn his food, ‘throughout.the day with, greater relish and, with butter. results. Ho hing ‘experienced no, “bad or dlgtressing elects from Ht, ws he did, ‘for nportion of yesterday, Lhe yeltow ap. -pearange of the skin ts nobas marked,as lt -was. day, before yestorday, afternoon, and it no longer gives the surgeons any co) rt has not at any thie been ag prononn +18 often the ease with wounds of less serlous- ness, THE AREA OF INFLAMMATION avout the wound. hus sensibly decreased, ‘Tho three. troubles which. the pliysleiins hove looked: forward to after the Iniiamun- téry stuzc—namely, secontary. hemorrhages blood:polgoning, apd, abseess—are “enh ing thein less concern to-lny thay. at any pre: vious time, ‘Che healthy tnu'icetions of the first-appearance of pus, the perfect condition of the system before the wound, and the con- sequent healthy state of the blued, att combine to create the firm belief that the President will escape the complication of blooyl-polson- ing. Every day lessens the fear of secondary hemorrhage through: the -streneth, which Nature fs rapidly storing up to prevent It THE MATTER OF AN ADSCESS is more remote, nnd the ‘condition: of tho patient: for- two dnys.tnst hug greatly de- creased the anxiety on thls seore, ‘The Prea- ident maintains great hopefulness, and.ox-. hibits 3 UNDHOKEN COURAGE, ‘ Ilis desire to talk Is apparently the groatest diNleulty,he hus tu. overcome. He follows every uther direction of the. physteluns fine pityjtly. ‘The obligation of silence he fluids it hard to keop. Mrs. Gurfleld appears, to, her physielans and friends, taba. growlng stronger for her work, So far ns thera, being any signs of a relapse in her awn case, the itement and the grave “responsi: bility ‘which have fallen upon her on the very threshold of her awn convalescence seen to have itcted Hko a tonly to strengthen her and complete her: enre, Her courage and fortitude not only remali but Increase. Yo-lny, for the first tine, wider tho advice of her physielun, shoe left the White Ilouso for nride, Sho went in company with Mra. Windom, Those who saw her, observed but, litte trace of her great anxiety. She was dressed, in white, and, has, constanly worn that color siuce fer return, pecuuse the Pres- ident kes beat to gee her in white. : THE CHILDREN ARH IALPIRIt TO-DAY: than at, any provious thme,'ng ‘they scum to have gathered courage, heart, and hope from the general confidence about them, There ts no. better Indication of what the President's condition ts belleved to be than the bright faces of those who nro in attendanec. ‘All have had tine for rest, aid contidence and. rellef appear on all faces, While these feel- ings have ruled the day at the White Mouse, still none allow thomselves to lose sight of tho fact that the casets full of gravity, ‘The day hag been much more epnifortuble than yesterday, and the ovening is delightful. ‘fhe added menus of reducing the temperature of the slek room have been of much conse: quence, apd Ib ds belleved that, beginning with to-morrow, the heat will cause the Pres- Ident no special tuconyenience.. The fecling among the surgeung nppears, to be that If the Fresidtent continues through to-morrow and Sunday in ay geal condition as he ts at presont, tho chances of recovering will bo nord decldadly in his favor than’ atpresent, 9, SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS ard told illustrating the tina physteal coudt- tlon Iu which tho Presttont was prior to the attempted assasination, On the inorning of tho shuoting lio .was particularly jubilant, and romped with lis boys ln their bedroums, urging thou: to hurry and dress to start off on the journey on which they were ta have such uw goud thie, ‘The etter boy, who ls quite an athicte, turned a handspring over the bed, and eliallenged his father+to do tt, fauntiog him that his years and. size would vrovent him ‘fhe Prestdent aecepted the elullonge® and performed the feat amid the applause of his boys, It Is this buoyant. hoalth that has helped to maintain him in the fight he fs having for Ite, TUE VRESIDENT TIS AFTERNOON expressed a very carnest desire to read the newspapers, and called for then. ~ ‘The doc- tors declined to permit him to see. thom, as they havo been paytiewlarly careful not to allow liu fo be tnformed us to the grant ox- cltument lu the country, ‘The President thought, Lgwaver, that when Col, ‘Rockwell came Inte could treat with tim better for Uo newspapers than ho could. with the physicians, AML the mediclnes whieh are ndmluistered to the President are applied hypodermlcally, ‘he theory {s that It will note ta derange the stomach by the drugs thatare used, for the reason that there would bu danger of exciting the Hyer and causing unfavorable laternal symploma, | it has beon thought very fow madichies wera used, ox- evpt the marphine to allay tho'tatense pal and to cation sleep, but to-day the President has been glyen tive gratus at guint, +. VICE-PRESIDENT AUTHUR does not contemplate Jeaving Washington, as. Jas been reported, butwill romaiy bere wut itis kyowy that Gen Garield is owls Oye ‘of danges, ‘Pho VicerPreskigpt visits the White Lause uf least ong Y> aNd 13 Bel erally rocelved by Mfrs, eld, He has beey quite indlsposed ave » tho shock of Batra byt, pow that. the physiclans pro- nouuce the Presidgut so much better, he La, ecegsary to. walt ten days Ue-' reeoyering, Senatdt Jones, of Nevada, af whosg house he ts stapping, fs quite 1. MOV. BUT HAPPY. | jt Y AMPNPVEMENT. it Waamixatos, D. O., July &—Tho ton dent couttines in a'vary favorable eondition, He has exhibited more: strength than gt any .me sines the’ shootby, and everyhouy. Is, Wugh encouraged. Sr. Gartlelt was greatly refreshed hy her ride. this morning, and a more caitiden: Tlouso this afternoon than has iy pserved since Syttrday, ‘The doctors § hoy, are much eneguriked by the progress yf sity puration, and that the fover Is not,py any means what they*auntielpated. thet Tuts MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF NAYS to-day from the Bedsrpom of the Presldept is that iis wound has: begin to discharge what they term: “fanelable pis,” by which meant adischarge of vaatler Indicating the absence of conditions avhich have inde. thom fear blood-potsoutug. ‘This, L understand, Is tho turning-polttin the etse. Had the dischurge been elthar not Lindable or been from the finer Instead of" the outer Wall of the abdo- men, tho chang's of recovery would have been very few.) bean now bo stated, on the authortty of Dr, Bliss, that the probabl are largely on thy side of recovery. There isnd.diNeulty renytuing which tho whyst- elans do tiH feel confident of thelr ability to overcome, ' ‘ THE ATMOSPHERE OF TI WHITE HOUSE Is positively hiliriots to-day, Cabinet Min- Isters skip'aboutJike boys at a plenic, or rather like politteians who have Just learned that n despordtely close election has been de- cited In thelr favor. As Secretary Hunt ex- pressed it, “This has been nip-and-tuck, bit tick ns got tho best uf It, and wo aro all ready. to have a glorification. ? . SRITLED QUIETNESS prevails around the White [ouse, aint hopes of the” Presidents recovery has grown Into general bellet. LExeept Cabliet officers ‘nnd newspaper. correspondents, there were but n few visltorg here to-night. Dorsey has one ofthe District fire-engines tn the White |. House yird for the purpose of testing its ty. for compressing air for lowerlny the rulitre of the Prestdent’s toom. “Dor: fins “not “mich confidence in “the ttecess of this exporlinent, but: thinks fib: may do ‘some : ‘good. Compressed cold air will be thrown’ ‘Into the’ White Wouse through rubber hose.” A fire-engine | hos ‘been ‘telegraphed ‘for from New York and will reach hiere'to-morrow. When tt ar- | rives, Dorséy'snys he will be able to keep the. ; tempermure of tho’ Prestdent’s room at any i degree the doctors desire. DR. REYBULN r ) suid ton Western Associated Press reporter, at 100’clock, that the Prestdent's conitipn is feeling prevails nt thy. White: Y completed sue fully the frat Adantic eable constructed on Amerlean avcount, de- sled to minke tho first measnze through that dent Garfield Stomens hearty enble convey lo T Brothers’ slicers sympathy and “wishes for his speedy recovery. 4 4 (No Steyarune.] Bit ANDEY. 2 WESTMIS Ney Yoni, July. dons Me. John Beightand the Dean of Westimints- tor Joln with us in thants for your message, and aro full of ;grluf and deep sympathy... Prayers rg dally oifered np in the Abbey for the pros- urvation of that prectotis lite, God grant that these earnest petitions may he answered, - Cynus W. Fenn, STATE OF OREGON: : SALUM, Ore, duly 3—The Hon. James @. Blane, Washington: ‘Lhe people of Oregon Send” congratulations, rejoleiia with ‘all tru, Srlends-of Iberty over the huproving prospects for the recovery of tha President, “WW, ‘Taven, Governor pws Minser, State Treasurer, Executive | July 3—The I tnglons ‘Phe ped regard, to party’ altillattai, have been niter- nating bel hope wat fear as to the fnal outcomy of the assault ign tho “Lresident, AML ave foytil over the good’ news, Ue ts ', Liyconn, Neb., rapidly tmproving, and wo rrp filled with ade tilration at,tho fortitnde’ ilsplayed by Mrs. Garfield uring this her hour of svyere trial. A ; Anbinus NANCE, 1 RING KALAKAUA, Lonnos, daly &—King Kuloknia catled at the United States Legation to-tay and’ in- we after the condition of President Gar- field.” . { SE SAT. ' . DASE LAWYERS, Speetdl Disputen tu ‘The Chicago Tribune, * Wasninatoy, D.C, duly 8—It Is now lenrned’ that’ the papers of Gultéau now in :possession of the District-Attorney, which he wisted to have given to the press, consist, mainly of editorials from anti-Administra- tlon newspapers. * A good many lawyers have unsnecessfully enteavored to obtaln recess to Gultequ, In order to bo engawed ps cann- sel for ‘Yis defenge. ° But the District-Attor- oy” hag pernutted , no one to, seo hin. It sts. ‘understood that a number” of lawyers <of prominence are oanxtous to appear? In the casa for the defense, on aceount of tho great noforlety It would ulve them, Insanity, of course, will: be the defense, , ‘The’ Government will ‘watttain that he Is cnttrely responsible for hls acts, As the trial will probably go Into. the entire question of the legal responsibility In com- mora hopeful. than ever; that all symptoms sare favorable, aud the surgeons’ hopes In- ergase every hour, Ue said the rise in pulse and” temperature to<tay was due’to a cuss thoroughly understood, ‘and Pdpes not" indicate — anything » _wnfavorable. but, where thy bullet “passed. Everything it canes In contact ‘with 1s dead matter,. and must slough of. ‘This sloughing process has commenced most fayorably, 15 shown by the character of tho pus discharged from the wound. One great danger apprchentet was that the sloughing might cause hemorrhage by ruptusing a blood-vessel, but De. Reyburn says this danger Is now ina great measure passed, He says tho sloughing - process causes some irritation, and. produces surgleal, fever, and+ this caused the rise lemperytires nnd pulse, aver is not high oyough to be Xu fact It is moderate ant im- gustinecs quid conditions satis- says tic President has taken ‘thore nourishment to-day than any day yet, qud a little more stimulant, and has retained it all on his stomach COL. 1OCKWELT: sald to-night: Utat about 8 o'clock thls even- ing the President awakened from a short sleep, and Inquirat: “ Where's . Bliss?” Dr, Biigs was Imnadtiately called, and the President suld to tin: “ Voetor, "1 feet tired. Hadn't’ you better buck me in my It ‘Yo bea? Tho President’s wound hart him some, and he wanted ‘it dressed for the night, He continues, his geod © humor : and cheerfulness, ant manifests ib frequently. One quod sign, however, fs that he gets a little cross sometimes. Doctors ayd attend- ants say this ts Indeed. favorable, VICE-PRESIDENT ANTUUIS -:; received visits to-day. from several of the Cabluet Ministers, ant he sald that he begins | to, fqul Ike hhngelé gies more. As the Presl- dont Inproves the load of anxiety Is’ re woved from his mind. Lotters te Mrs. Gariield, aud’ others at the White House proposing romodies, making suggestions, and in many-enses from doctors offering serviges, and guaranteeing tho cure of the President continue to pour In by the sore, 'Tiiese people wight ns well save their Iqbor and postage stamps,as Mrs, Gartield uever sees thair letters. Private Secretary Brown opons all letter, and only sends to Mrs, Gar- field such as are front rolatives, TELEGRAMS, : CHAUTAUQUA, « EXECUTIVE MANsION, Wasuinaton, D.C., duly 8&—Tho following telegrams wore re- celved to-day: y : Cuaurauqua, N, Xi, duly &—Preskiont Garfeld, Washington: Chautauqua, at tts first mooting for 188], sends cordiul aatutution to our beloved | Prealdent, bis wite, and family, Your wiso : words epokon last yoar stall nover be forgotton. | We rejdico in the prospect of your rucovary. Lewis. MinuEn. | J, 1, Vince’ : BUSSTA. ‘i ; - Newront, R. L. July &—Lo the Scerctary of State:. Mr. Qiers, Sgoretary of Staty, Informe mo that his Majesty the Emperor instructs me tu convey to the President and bis family ox- pression of ble ayiupathy, logethar’ with tho dcop Indignation which be fects tu cunsgqquence of tha attempt made upon President Gar- lgld's Jife, TL au happy to serve as a moth tor this oxpression of my soyeralgn | synputhy, especiaty at a timo when the chinces tyr, tbo President's restoration to health will render it colucidont with tho first renewal ‘of hops on the part pt all citizens of tho. United Bates. Lio pleysyd to communicate us goon qs It uhall Lo posslblo tho ussuraucy of tha beg wishes of his Majesty, the Umperor Algrauic| ILL, to the President and bis Cunily, Let mo bo permitted towdd the expression of heartfoly hope of my wife and myself for the proservation of Gen, Gariicld's valuable lite, eas +o, Me BARTEOLOSRW. . Anaentise deruntic, The Minister:of Foreign Affatrs of tho Argentina Icopybilg seat the following dla patch ta thelr "representative hora; Ex: press ollictally the sorrow of the Argentine Govosnmont.” Ss. 7 2 HEBREWS, Unlon Lodgapt “Keshacr Ghel Barzel,” naw ip sesston af New York, sent the fol- lowlux; Se e : the Hon, Jamea' GQ. Blaine: Union. Eades | unaniinously qwudors tho sympathies of ;its momberé 10 tho’ brave, mauly, and piteigue Fevsidont of the Union, fh this the hour bf bis aileron, and fervently pruys that an ‘allewise Frovideuce muy anouttlly cause big wal rovontly wade by the foul bund of the’ tT to heul, and restora. Hira in thy (i Visgh oF bls wwanhogd aod! ygesul activity table famuy and country, Istau Manx, a MAW, Pearzeng!: Gronup QATUELYER, IL N Newitt TUR LAFAYETTE PAMILY fob): PAnts, July SrSearetury af Stato, Wal, dugtons. Airlut ati peoUnt, of the abit; warm syyapatiites, © ‘ae . wn at Lavaverre Fayity, , ’ RST MEBIAGR, GL Lownon, July 4 (via the Ameftean babie), | —Tq' the Prealdgnt of the United Btatea Washington: Bjpmeng Brothers, having jus sie. . é " a Argue with you, You can’t convinces ine. i| Ward = Beecher’a: Was disinisged w biel tes|re for Hotorlety, for which , wide, “his personal frlonsls and clerks hy clyeulating “the paver among the byginess mon. of this been sent, eqbleda disnateh from London this speen much ‘larger were It uot for tho fact | lew a : nutting eriines, and deeide where, In tho die ferences between the nets of pérsois of UNEVENLY-HALANCED MINDS: and those tirged on by’enthusiasm and in- sanity, dlifer, the result will be of general Interest, In consequence of tho medico- teal “questions + Involved, “No steps Will, however, be faken to bring Gul- teau lo trial while © there is) any uncerrainty ag to the condttian of the Presi- dent, and It umy be mouths before he ig ar rajgned atthe bar ef the Criminal Court, According to fthe cominon law, it fs held that he would be Hable to trial for murder It the Preslucnt shod dio within a year from the the of tho shooting, : AN FCORNTHIG 14% WiOSK ECCENTRICITY 8 ME To the SVester lated Presi , D.C, July 8.—-Chief Brooks, -of the Sceret Service Divislon, who Investi- ented the agsasiqution to gee If Gultetu had any confederates; sald to-day: * Our Investl- gullotis ave aboutovor, We lookut over the whole flelds ‘Chere is really nothing that has heen * published In ‘the enso cept tho wiame of the — unfortunate? gentleman Wwho,.throngh inistikenbenevolence,..1qnt Guiteaw money, beltaving it was to help lin pay his board, ‘This Wold probably ‘be tof na fmportance to any oue except that gontle- nap Whnself. To nuke it piblle’ would bo dole 0 gteat wrong, People ‘are so apt to discredit what a nys ¢ “ Do you think, . from your examingtion of Guiteau, that he is Insane?” . + -“ He Is an-eccentric man—a mean who would bo fanatical about apy subject he might dabble tu. . He woul go.to extremes. Ido not think that anything he sail to mo {udlentyd Ieratjonn , * "MU 18 AS SANE AS ANY MAN.’ An insane man, or monomuntag, rather, ex eltes ono’s. pity.. Ue -exeltes antagonism,” Ong’s «disposition Is to argue with hima When’ one advances an argument that bafles hii he seems to realize that his p6sition {8 wnte! able, and impatiently says: ‘L dowt waht to! rf can’t chiunze your views? ‘There {s really dio mystery qbout tho case,, As [ stated, tho newspapers lave printed. everything about it: They have. got overythiug in some way. as for Guiteni’s past career, the newspaper Toporters séeik to have found gil abuyt that”? ——r x THE DIVORCED WILE, WHAT BUH MAS TO REGARD QUITEAU. , LeApvinur, Colo, daly &—Tho-Clironicle this afternoon contains on tuterview. with Mra, ‘Theodore Dunsinire, the divorced wife Charles ‘J. Gulteau. Sho ‘was married to Duusiulre at Boulder, Colo,,.in 1878, and is how residing in this city, Sheshoweda decree of divorce granted In 1874 on the ground of adultery, allowing hor alimony and - pro- hibltug Guiteau, from. marrying wotil her death. She'says he was yery eruel ‘to her from tha thng.of thelr marrluge, When ho was) a. member) (Gf - Honry church ke wonld ead In, prayer, and us svon as the meeting pul tel} her of some of bis swindling = achant among - others, that, whon Riven note ta.collect fora client, he wauld urn over ouly one-half of ils. cullec- Hon arid report that It was finpogsible to col- wot tho -romnlnder, Giiteau's” tathor was Cashier of the First National Bank of Fyev- sporty ly “Whilo in’ New-York Gulteau got to spending wll hls money und thine at tage houses, gud (lyally. x TOLD UER SE, Wound Ive To suPronT é a UERSELP, She wert to Saratozw aud rematuad two months, On har return. she found that Guiteau had a loathsome disease. Mor frlonds discovered the fret and 1 reed her to get allyaree, wich gho dh, Sho was afterwards a eleric da thd Treasury Department vt Washington. © Hy never palit any alhuony. Last February slo * received mam Note from -- fin requesting jusguteaton sta remy. Sho qnawered says ge that qergutaston wouldibu granted on pays ment of $100, He wrote agaln, saylug he had ho money, but was about Lo marryy weallhy uty, and wanld ny pe, money as soon us he was married, ‘Vo this she pald no attention, Sho thinks the attompt, fo assnsluute the: Presideut was siuply praiypted by Ila mars he would, sho thinks, alyp hls af sac ie ALI” GIT, UCcHSS OF TIE PNDURTAKING, Special Dipateh (0 The Uhiguga Tridung |" New Youu, duly 8M, Cyrus wW, Field Is moctluy with success In his. subscriptions tothe fund for tho-beneiit of the Gurfeld faintly, le tho event of the President’s death, Ho has gong ta wark with zeal and energy ta the mattur, and fa being assisted by several of ne city. My, Fluid saya he fins been In reeelpt of many lofiera of gyinpathy aud cncoysage: wont; My, J, DP, Morgun, to whom word had myorning, of which the following extract 1s mada; “L- shal} deent tt 9 priyilexé te aub- agribe $5,000: to: a fund fuy the benedt of the Preaqunt’s ‘tauilly In ‘casg of hls death, a, gatamity which I hove and trust -may snared both ta ayr country and his fgmlty,” ; MB, FIELD ; eats “The its} wayld by this tlma have I =The Hon @. Blaine, Washington: this moment reeetved the following telegram from ‘I. IH, Wells, Lon- ates G. Blalne, Washe lo" of Nebraska, without be “brougat waquening aqd sorrqw all ovor our land ; that many men to whom I look for material the city. TE have communicated with them by telegraph when in the country and by cable whet in Europe, anc.will no doubt luring the day receive their answors, The suggestion made’ this morning that: the sib- scription be mien Natlonal atfaty [consider avery good one, and shall be. happy to re: celve- subscriptions of any denomination whatsoever, from one penny to $5,000 or more.” ' “Mr. Cyrus AY. Field,” sald a broker at the Windsor thiseventi, - EILIND A BETTER THING than when he started the suibseription for the benefit of Mrs. Garflel. ‘Thero has boen en feeling ever sines the ‘shotting of the Presi. dent {ook place that’ tha sympathy: whieh forud such abundance gf expressions tr words ought to take a more pubstantial form, No une, however; lins seen exactly the thing to do until Mt Field: pointed tt out. Now tyerybody is anxious to de some: Uting In tha good'cause, ‘I hear some talc to tho effect that Gon. Gneilel@t will refusd fo accept tho gift in cage he recovers his health, bit I think he ting more sense. Tho’offer- ing is Ve fa pn A GENUINE EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY, and grows ojtt of n feeling (hat the wiftot stich Aina ag Prestddnt Gariield must not be‘left to the possibility of pecinfary’ ém- barrassmont: “T think:the Inowledge thint such a subscription is on foot will nesist the recovery: of tho. Presidont,'na it wil! relleye his mind of any’ anxiety as fo proviston for his family, and, while: President Garfield Is inno need of such a stimulus, the “feet that lis fuinily hag a competence will make hha hone the less {independent and patriotic In tho discharge of hits duttes as President," BEECHER, ~ : wis neMAnKs. § Speelat Dupatch to The Chicago Tribtne. Nuy York, July $8.—Tho Rev. Teniry Ward, Beecher, at a prayer-ineetlne, peferring: to tho attempt to assasiiate tho President, said: “Inthe history of this country ‘there has never been such a week of prayers as this Inst week, and Ihope ‘the :famities of urls Christian church have heen wunited in jathnt prayer for -the-Tresident, and now, whon from day +toriday ‘wee have been . cheared with growing hopes, ant to-day ‘cheered miore’.and mare, -£ hope the brethren will not fail to give thanks to God for the beneilt received. In the assault upon our President the Nution ‘recalyad a shock whiel was ons lire ‘seal in equly- Alent of the shock whieh Prestdunt Garield’s system; reculved fromthe bullet, The, Na- ton was for amonient In the condition of a ehtld that wakes at midnight and erles for nurse qrimother ang finds neither pf them, When Fort Sumter was dred upon’ ‘ THE SHOCK WAS ISIMENBE, + but indignation came to our relict, and tho rising of it great people, ub It has been called, that sprang up ab firstwas a surprise. to everyone. Utt, in the enge,of the President, the danger was very great to himeand there would have been great inconventences If his life had been taken.” It would not have shaken the Gavernment nor tho Naglon. - Lt. Is. .atranze that om ‘nian who . ‘had just gone through, so niany dangers’ oi the battle-feld should, after so many years, have been stricken down by tho-hand of a skulk- Ing assagIn,—struck down’ mm the “midst of security and peace.” “Tlie deed-had unified all partles, sects, and denominations. There were no purtisan, no sectarian, and “no “dlyt- slon of senthnent mmong.the people. . Every one wanted to help the President.” We'were inthe midstof — * . ogee POLITICAL JUGGLERY. “ Tregard it ns one of tho most unfortunate, and Linay say disgraceful, things L haveever known, Tho whole dificulty ties In this, Who shailhave tho plunder?” . The Repub-, edn party, which carrie the Nation through aitting on the ground’ throwing dice tv, seu who ‘should ‘have! thé:share of the Saviors garments, Liberty v3 Im periled for the snko of party plunder Guiteat’ should be tho subject of penal nc- tion, We have no uso,for sieh non any longer. “ His liverty should no longer be nér- initted. Heshould be dlor rigid control. 2 . ————; POLITICAL CHATTER, , ENECUTIVE DISABILITY. * Bpectal Dizpateh to The Chicavo Tribune ~~~ Wasinxetoy, D, O., July 8—No question has been raised whether,. under the congti- -tutlonal proviston asito: the successton upon rte death or disability of tho President, jtue Executive fynctions would not devolve | upon Vice-President Arthur, in case of. the ‘continued illuess of the , President. °The- question Is not, at present, a practical one, anit Is not 6 all likely to become one. und Is of too delleate a nature for the Jaw pfficersof ‘tho Governinent to express. ‘any opinion up- on it... It was to-day intinjafed by ‘an ofleial that, if-.any such- qyestion should. be presented, ‘tho. analogy ‘of the English Regency debates would throw light upon it. ‘The disabillty gontempluted by the Constitu- tlon Is not a transient one, suchas might -be . caused by tness, but a “disability of a kind cnusing such a long suspansion of Execiitlve functions as te obstruct the workIngs‘of the’ Government, ‘Thera’ was not tho, remotest: probability that auch a vorfdition of altars wouk| presont itself in Gort. Garfleld's case,’ wee . CIVED BERVICE, * y ‘The attemptad assusination of the Presl- dent fs resulting Ina dpmand for peform in the Clyll Serylee In-the most unexpected: quarters, The National Republiean, , this morning, forinstince, takos jlinost as stronz grounds as George W, Curtis dees ag tosome features of the Clyil Service, and Insists that tho Presldont should decline to seo the great mass of applicants fot oflce. . This, it saya, {3.0 porsecution of tha Pregident.: Appllos- Uons should be referred to the Nopartuents, and prusented to the President only by Cab- inet ofticers or Congressmen, The Repul- Ucar says: “Noman Who -sceks ofice ever heed be allowed to cross the‘ threshold of tho White House door,’ ‘. PUBLIC FERLING. + parrsuutiag s+ “ Prrrenuna, duly 8—A jolut letter hasbeen written to Goy, Moyt by Collector Dave, tho Muyors of two cltius, the ‘Llon, J, Ks More- head, and otfiers, asking the Coyernor to ail- dresg the Governors of the respective States and Territories on the subject of Issuliig ¢ concurrent ., provlaujution for a general thanksgiving over the recovery of the Presl- dent, , aay ae nod one WASIIINGTON. : Wastinatos, D, Q., July &—At A meeting held Uils evep! by the Ohio Republican Association of the District of Coluibin, the following preamblg gud resolutions were adopted: |. F ‘ Wuunwas, Tho membars of: thig Ass jon : buyo heard with feelings of jncxprossibte grief and sorrow of ‘tha attympted assasination of Preaidunt Jumes A, Gurfold, and deem tt proper, ysporsoual fronds of tha President, au ’resle donts of Oblu, and ne _citizegs of the American Republic, to make g umblo'declaration tn ree Igtlon to thie gtupeudous gla and appalling calamity; tharefore, perenne gs ete can Resoloed, That, 19 common with all goad poo- ple of this and other countsics, wo regard with |, the deepest horror and dotestat{an : tho: great crime whick, without. pulliatiog ‘ar excyso,. sought to taka the |ife of an kayored aad bo- loved fellowscltizen and (9 strike dows the hoad * ‘of the Nation white enyaged jn the high dutles ; of bisgrvatoliice, 62 ttt | Resolped, That wo tonder to Président Gar field, to bis berole and noble wife, to bis-venar wale and A Saiinevie mother, aud so big-chitdren our alni sympathy and condoloncg in the greapastiodon which hua: defwllen them, and zy ‘ 0 tender to der aunt Reg apa tenes to Peeel ny Garbeld, Pople our Boartcelt. copgeatyl and $0 the peoply of every civilized feta rt ip tarlong aay ate assistance In tho matter are absent from, struggles, Is now, like the Roman‘ soldlers,: |) confined for lfe un- |” course wy ho! aulks?Aftter'the Preatdunt rallied, from @e shook J-really. belleved he mighy recor |) But later news: yesterday, gave ine ee! auslety,? east providence of God, wo have nt well-zroung, Feason for hope and believe tho work of the ty, sualn will fail nga wicked pirposo, and that q Hfe of the chosen Hrestdent of the Nation jg be spared to his family, bla country, aud may. Kind, to yet perform his mission on carth tho full measure of bis uscftilness for the conn try and humanity. WILLTAS LAWRENCE, Chatrinan, DANtEt A. GuoBvExOn, LH. Rontssony D.C, Pixxenroy, WILLTaaeh. Brows, A THANKSQIVING JUBILEE, Ente, Pa, July &—DLyste Post, GA, Ry of Aftugheny City, now In camp here, will hoff aigrand jubiles Monday’ fy "honor of} Preqident’s linproyement. An tovitation |y extended to all comrades to’ Joh, and large delegations greexpecte., | BPeALDANS, VT. +: : . St. ALUANS, Vy ditly 8=The closing ‘gy, sldu of the American. Institute of Instrog, Mop wag held thls afternoon In the presen of 3,000 persoris,. ‘The spéeykers retcrred'ty the continuancy is Iiitess were ty, . the President, aud repo) of favoradte symptoms Jn celved With el pevrs. ” DANVILLE, Yas : “A Muass-meefing to express syn. tizens was held to-nlalit, pathy President Garfield, — Severy speeches: yore “mpie. " Lesaluttons - ye adopted warmly expressive of: destation the erlme and syinpathy-for terer, 7) PROBS WHIS o ins “+ Bpeelat Diapateh to 2s Chteago Tribune New -Yonk,, dung -8—Dr ‘Faneuil 7 Welgsy Professor of Pru and Surgical Anatomy {ithe Medteal iiesit Of thy University “of the City" of “New Yor, Ins for several - «nye. past guged "In" ‘making * fone’ ¢ upon om cadaver ‘with oo view ¢ ascertaining the Brobable cdurse pursiied by the bullet in tho - President's, body. A gy porter of the Sunca'enlled on the Profess at his office thls événiig, and. found big quite jell plensed withthe result of his'ty. verhinents thug far, , ‘Since the shootings the Preaidenf,?” sald “tha. Profess, “tor. rather’ ~ after’ the "first : “fon, eight. hours “after” the” ~ shooting, being deeply faterested In tho case, I ha evolved x theory “which “ seomed to“y strengthened day by-day.ag tho” case’ pr aressed.”.I determined to makp soine oby, Vatlpus by spectal dissections in thd regio involved by the-wound. The: results of ny disseetions were such, that they: seemed ty cuntirm, or at least giye some welght, to ay theory. T'then~ " i “ "CALLED. UPON Dit, HAMILTON and askeil lit {u.give mea statdment of thy exuet contition of the President at the tin he visited Im. ‘fhe facts’ obtained tra ‘the “Deetor, Went. “stil “further toward orroborating “iny, “theory, * thiy afternoon. gt 2: o'clock “Dr. Mamtlo came to tha medical department of the Unt versity,” aecompanted by’ “Dre. George fF, Sheady, editor of the JIfedical Record, 1 seyeral pther physichins. ‘The: demonstra tlons occupied nearly four hours, and thet object. was’: to. prove, if" possible, thy truth, of,.my_ theory, ..Three ‘eadares wero ..used,..each.- one . as neany a8 posstble ofthe size and weleht of tk Preshtont. "The dissections wore very sas cessful. Denyliigs were juade, from natun of. the region .of the’ Wil be pribtished °, soot nedical Journql.’ “Several duys ago 1, qbrained s revolver, satd'té be of the same make as thi usgil’ by Gultequ, inorder to practice with -Ivas to its penetrating powers, Meet of oc tes MY FIRS’ THEORY = , wel was the cartridge fred at the President wis defective, but, whon L came to see and hands the weapon, I realized ‘that It is not effectlra tt short range, 1 -fired repeated shots caijaver, , and: the gil aA ot go ah. tha’ Updy, Dut. whan ho boties Were Stptick the Lilet went stralght ‘through. Where the ball-struck, the bullet went straight through. “‘Lhe buliet ts said fa lave ‘ofitered the “Presitent’s body for | iuchés to te.right of the. indian line ofthe back, striktng the eleventh rib... ‘This is ~ 5 -A- MOVABLE RID, 5 and the effect of strikiog jt was -to- diminish the furee of the missile ng well as to defes It, Ifthe ball struck convex ‘surface it would naturally be deflectéd downward, be cause it fy natural for the rib -to ria upon bélng crowded forward. Tn the progr of iny experiments It’ was determined tht the plaies through: which the balt passed by, steach the eleventh rib were skin, subsutany ‘olis'tissue,—n broad, flat muscle Knowl i; tho latixstmus dors, and the serrata pork ug, th Inferior nysale,- * THE POINT THAT. ¥ 34 {g that the ball cuutd not have penetrated tht Iver without passing through the pleurasd wounding the peritoncuni, and I do not be + eve the paritopeyny wag wounded at all.” “You are ‘convinced, thon, that the liver: was not touched 2" page “Vory nearly conyluced. Iseoagreat many. miore reasons for thinking it was not.woundall thun there are reasans for belleving that {t was.” ‘The © palys Qf: -which the Pre ident? -cOmplained “ “in ~ his “legs. aot feet. wero tnidqubledly. “caused © by at Injury to the sgintic nerve,--In brief, the ball! striking the“ eleventh "1b, - was deflected: downwards. If may‘ or: if may not hare opencd the lower’, portion of the pleut It --renched- ~ the - anterior’ surfacs of, the, quadratis — lunbarum — mur cle, tracked through: the ' fat on It surface without wounding tho: peritoneum wording the: lilo-hypogastric. and Hole wulnal nerves, digtrlbyting to the gicin of ty scyotung,. Hence the paln and soreness of the’ skin of..theacrotum, Continuing 08 its’ doyrsg: the« Dall’ reacheil : the sut:! fyco, of’ tthe * {lincus-interens, muselé, passing through the substance'of ar below the psoray-magnus inuscle, aud lodged upol the Iunbo-sieral cord of-the' saory} plexus or even beyand ‘that- cord, upon the sac plexus, ‘The Jeash of thé" nerves, forms tht contributing ‘nerve-trupks which, <{n (lh form! ‘the sclatls ‘nerve. This” verre lenves the lower abdominal cavity, passlog down the back’of the: thigh, diateibuting Wd the mus¢lea of the'leg and feet, hence the ia mediate jihhy in the' ‘Proaldent's right lerand foot, ay the tingling and cramps, - ‘The sub sequent sorenogs and numbness were due’ tho pressuro of the ball. att * 3 7 HE BULLET probably remains .there, pressing upon (hit orlxin of the uclatio nerve, ‘Therefore, the sonsitivoness of the natlent's-lower extrelsk tles continues, » The Immediate - fall: of Tresidentwhen wounded, together with ‘t acourrence of. vomiting, are symptows Injury to the MOTVES wT Js thera auy safe Way of- getting the buk leLout under the present, lroymstances? " “T presunie the butlet ‘had ' better’ be -! alone for the present. “IL don't” waut to # anything about treatment, however, but atuy satiaded thatthe bullet’ can be felt. 4 niger. nsiniiated in the dissected body upot the’ sncral plexus can be felt by ano! finger. juserted into the rectum, and oP bullet tn the President's body fa undoudl Jy on the sacral plexus?” : io. GON, GRANT, - Wie EAT Rew Ae Te ee ar KNOWS ABOUT. auTed ne 2 . «@. Dispatch to Now. York -World, :! - -Fonq Bixanou; July 4.<-Gep; Grant sy the day at lly: oattages -whera’ he’ received? foporten, whovasked WUE sii) ky ; ahaels yer one ‘ sain Gynerd a the chat 18 Prealdent’s recove! watt $9 bard {dtexprest an‘opluton, of wy hope¢ “dra! all <for “g favorable re “in your experlenca with wounds of ‘il aycipathiging | similar charactor what has bean thq result _ “Phove known a fh alti great many cages of wet ‘4