The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-27
FALSE REPORTS
AHD oE a NA1uaE To OAUsE ALARn
Sent Out IRON WAshipEtOn-Ths FbySi'
class Kept Basy COntradietiBE Ru.
mOrs - All the Indications 20
far PrOnouaesd EaVOrAbIs.

WASHlSoTon, July 2s.-Ths Presidsn
did not have good rest last night HI
was lsVsrish, and the fsVer continued thil
morning. The surgeona held . long con
sultasion, lasting nom halt.past eight until
ten o'clock. Dr.. Agnsw, who returned
last night, said the fever was the result oi
circulation in the wound, and that these
circulating causes must be removed. After
discussing the situation, another operation
was determined upon. DR., Aguew sent
Tor the instruments and enlarged the in
cision made through tt intsgument Of II 70
back Sunday 10 that he could insert his
finger. He lhSn, felt tho splinlsEs Of the
fractured rib inside OF the wound, and i'm.
pinRing upon the track OF the wound. He
began 10 remove these apliKteB OF bore
and took out altogether fifteen or twenty
fragments, one Gt them being shout an
inch long. He then, with his finger raised
the fractured rib and restored 1t to its
proper and natural position. Following
this operation the flow Of pus was much
better, ,When the surgeona dressed the
Wound this morning they dFe1Yefed
that The dlSehaTgs had : partially
stopped; that in fact II was entirely
too slight for the condition uf the wound,
and this was one thing that determined
the surgeons to pertIrm another operation,
or rather 10 enlarge the inCision Of Sun.
days operation, and to remove al the
splintsTs Of bone thAk-could bs found.
After this morning's operation the dis
charge was very Satisfactory, and the
President sx xperiencSd relief, Dr. AgusW
then said that he considered the Presi.
dents condition Rs favorable, and he
hoped for continued benefit from the
operation later Lon. About noon Dr.
Agnsw said the President was doing we'll.
He ate o raw Pgg and took some milk at
noen Tor nourishment, This morning he
slept about hall an hour alter The opera.
Hon, aud sK prOissd himself 60 Col. Rock.
we'll % feeling better
The surgeons took ou. the semi circular
drainage tube this morning and inserted
straight one INTO be new lnCibinn, They
intend to allow the mouth Uf the wound
TO heal up, aud to drain the woInd through
the incision made on Sunday. MrA Gar.
field at p. " told Treasurer GilhllAn that
the Pfssidsot waa decidedly bsttsr aimee
this mornings operation, and that she
felt very cheerful about MIN,
FALSE AND RxAGdRRATED REPORTS.
The repor,R which have been telegraph.
cd from here to-day to the effect that q
serious operation was performed this
morning tjr tho purpose oi removingIs part
Of The President's fractured rib are without
loundAtion. The wound has not been
touched since the mornlng's dressing, and
the only operation performed then was
the pulling out by DR., Bliss, with his fin.
ger, OF TWO or three small spicnlae OF
Splinisred bnne which clcggsd the puISage
and impaired the outflow Ct pus. Tue
surgeons do not admit that there was any
thing critical OF dangerous 10 the Prssi.
dents condition this morning, on the
contrary they say he has had y fairly
comfortable day. that the discharge from
the wound this morning, although not
large, was not 90 scauty 90 10 Indicate any
new complication the patient at this hour
Ii free from fever and Ia resting quietly,
and that bic general condition Ia at least as
good as It was yesterday.
coSsIDKRABLR UNEAsIEEss AT WASHINGTON.
There was considerabls anxiety mani.
tested throug ghout the Executive Depart.
ments to-day regarding the Presidents
condition, and the morning bulletin was
not all gratifying. Prominent Treasury
officials expressed the opinion that II
would be more satisfactory TO the general
public II the attending surgeons would
be more explicit and explain the patients
condition more 10 detail In the official
bulletins. The arrangement made pro-
yidiBg for the co 1HtAnt attendance Of one
OF the consulting surgeons Is received with
the greatest satisfaction, although there
is unmistAkAble evidence ol the ptevs.
lence Of sf-
30 = AMoRR UNEASY TEELrNG
throughout the city than has been mani.
tested since the fret few days after the
shooting. II is exhibited In more quiet
mahner and only observed through con.
yersatlon. For about Nh hour during the
early afternoon rumof was circulated on
the streets that Dr.. Agnew had decided
upon and was performing q very critical
operation. ia & ahort time the story was
greatly exaggerated, some saying the bul'
Fet hAd beeA found aud taken out, leaylng &
the patient extremely weak and II wss not
thought be would rally. II is believed
the story wac deliberately startsd
FOR rHg PURPOSE or AFFECTING THE STOCK
AARKET,
ihssmbeh "a Il vas telegtsphed from the
city By persona who had evarY facility for
obtaining the facts in the case. rhs ex.
citsmsnt occAsionsd BY the tumor sub
sided very suddenly, II bsirY promptly
denied by those near the President For
inStancs Col. Rockwell who Is in he Pits.
dents chamber almost cdnSi sanity, said
tbeta was no truth In the report, and An. .
othef operation has mot beBn spoken Of.
A Rebileman who visited the Manplon
tbie attsrn0ou, and who Ia an Intimate
lF4end 81 the family, SAID '''S'' p
MRs GAREtELp, wHo roLD HIN HEa Hus'
bANp's CONDITION WAS 9utrE ENCoURAo.
NO., .lBit'.4.f GU g.
that he was certainly better than ysstst'
day aud that be Vas resting comfortably.
About the time tue exciting tumof
wM circulated here adyiceS from
New York we're received BY 0
number Of Government officials and others
that tha excitement 10. that city was In
iente, and requesting the latest news.
TTsasatse ljilhllan received telegram
fr6u Assistant United States Treasurer
Hiilhouse, stating that there was great ex..
eilemehE on ihs street, and oil sorts Of
fnmots we're ia4At. some Of which 1871.