Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-06

1T is quite vexatious the way the
msnipulators OF the kilograms as
to the President's condition have
TRIED with the people. Euch q
mass of contradictory, vague and
Worthless dispatches haa, seldom
been fabricated before. In view Of
the universal popular anxiety, 1t
would certainly seem to have been
very easy as we'll as expedlent
thing for the surgeons In attend.
ance upon the wounded President
to have prepared u succinct ac-
count of the character and exact
location of the wounds, and yet the
number of conflicting reports as to
the exact locality and gravity of
Gsrfeld's injuries is simply ride.
ulous. As first reported, in addi-
tlon TO the wound In the arm, Mr.
Garfield was shot through the kid
neys. Another report said that the
ball had entered between the third
and fourth ribs. Still another that
It's way lay between the
sighth aud ninth ribs, while the
third rib version inclined to the
tenth and eleventh. After these
several accounts had boon duly
word came along that the
ball, after passing through the
rigat lobe Of the liver. had lodged |
ID the anterior wall of the abdo.
men,. 1t Is something unpardona.
Die that the fifty millions of people
If the United States should have
'een treated In this trifling and
'ontemptible manner. A simple
title bulletin of fifty words would
AVE disposed of all this vague
population and given those who
Inow something about the human
rame an opportunity to fQEna-sfI
east an intelligent spinion as to
be pfSAeble result of auitteau's
'astardly deed. While the official
'ulietins. have failed to give any
satisfactory account Of the wounds
themselves, the varying reports Of
he Presidents condition have
een frivolous and vacilIating In
be extreme. One hour we have :
Gen assured that everything ~ !.
oveIy, that the deadly Intent Of
he assassin has been foiled, aud
hat the President lie out of danger.
'rssto! change. The bulletin
'hich arrives the next hour or so
pmes burdened with iugubrious
Intelligence. The President is
hiking rapidly. On these occa.
ions Surgeon. General Barnes 10
ivariably trotted out az the medi-
He beats Job Trot.
IF all hollow as a professional
spencer OF woe. All his opinions .
mack Of death and the grave. Que
tempted to believe that he must
ave been a constant reader Of
[srvey's "Amongst the Tombsn
his early days, SO steadily do his
loughts tend towards those mel.
ncholy resting places Of the dear
.parted. Surgeon-General Barnes I
ayes Garfieid's sick room wiring.
e out tear and announcing that !,
'ere is no earthly hope of his re. d
very. Later he announces that
10 President can't possibly live 9
70 hours. His patient having 7
the creditable achieve. /
ent, under such discouraeing cir e
of living two and forty U
'urs after that date, Bsrnes next :
Inounces, at $40 P. NJ. Monday, a
at Garfield can't live till mid. 6
ght.. Such is an outline of the Y
~ in which the people of the Z,
1ited States have been treated at a n
isis so Interesting to them all. 1t u
not only frivolous but positively !,
decent. While. IS we have said, Nj
ere is no real and reliable data &
base an opinion upon, we are In G.
ned to think that the President ~
II recover, and that the fanatic h
litteau's Insane impulse has 81
On defeated, a result which b
uld give, We do not hesitate to u
7, unaIloyed pleasure to the II
'ole people of the United States, e