Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

sicians having declined to allow the patient to be worried by it. It would require ths President to be almost completely wrapped l up in wires and would take long time tc get the desired effect; and even then it could not be regarded as certain in its operation.
 A DECISIVE BULLETIN IN PROSPECT.
 Dr. Bliss said this afternoon that if the President kept in the condition he is now ir for three days longer, they would issue ar official bulletin declaring that his recovery is | almost certain. To-day was the first time that it has been officially declared that the l President re1ished his food and it is true I and besides, it is regarded as most encour- aging.
 1 TESTING GUIrEAU's STATEMENT. Had Guiteau shot the President at church, as he first intended, he could have put the pistol to his head from outside of the win | dow. An examination was made of the place to-day, and it was found that Guiteau could have gotten within three feet of where the President usually sat. Sticking his arm in | the window his face could not be seen by 1 anyone in the church.
 | ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM THE SICK ROOM. He fell asleep early tonight and was rest I ing quietly at midnight. The Cabinet off, cers spent the evening with Mrs. Garfield as usual Dr. Reyburn encouraged them with the statement that the President was practi- l cally past all danger and gave them some in | teresting facts in the case. Among other things he described the new tube which had been inserted in the.wound. It is of rubber, three-elghths of an inch in diameter, bore one-quarter of an inch. It has been inserted three and and half inches within, showing ] that the wound is probably healing and may yet break. If an abscess should be formed no danger could ensue. If not the tube might be drawn in further. In that case it will not be disturbed, but the physicians have no intention of forcing it in further. 'The tube" says Dr. Reyburn, "is doing its work nicely. The blood that has not come from the wound is being absorbed in kind and pyamia is not thus at all expected. Tapping on the patients liver now reveals the fact that the suppression of blood in that organ has ceased" Dr. Reyburn, speaking of the the- ory that the liver was not lacerated, says he cannot conceive how under the circumstan- ces the liver could have escaped injury. He does not care to enter into 8 discussion of thls feature of the case, being satisfied to know that the case is well in hand and the President is recovering. At midnight the President was still asleep and was passing good night.
 AN EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES THE SHOOTING.
 Senor Cammacho, minister of Venezuela, resident at Washington, went before the dis trict attorney and gave his version of the shooting of President Garfield. He said: ''I was standing within a few feet of the Presi- u. l saw Guiteau before the first shot was fired. He stood directly behind President Garfield and close to him. The pistol was pointed squarely at his back and the muzzle was but few inches away, so it could not possibly miss him. I looked at Guiteau's face. His teeth were clinched and his mouth closed firmly. His eye was steady, and his face presented the appearance of a brave man, de- termined upon desperate deed. When he fired, the President was struck and quivered all over. His eyes closed partially and his joints relaxed. He began to fall forward, and was half down, when Guiteau fired again. I don't think it was over two seconds. The ex- pression upon Guiteau's face had now changed. His calmness had disappeared, and he had the nervous expression of man lest he had failed and wanting to make sure that he had not. He fired wildly this time, and with hurried movement, unlike his previ- ous deliberation. It was the first shot that took effect, the second shot passing over the President as he falling Then some one cried Lynch him. Now the man was a coward. All his determination deserted him; his face blanched like that of corpse and he looked wildly about in terror to make his escape. He trembled with fear; his eyes rolled from side to side, as if he knew not which way to turn. In moment he was seized by several persons, and I saw him no more"
 BULLETINS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
 SD. m.-The President is doing well all the time and continues to gain slowly.
 p. m.-The Presidents condition con- tinues favorable and the wound is doing nicely.
 D. m.-The President is still on the gain. No unfavorable symptoms are visible.
 6 p. m.-There is no change in the Presi- dents condition since the last report.
 7p. m. (oficiaD.-The President has con- tinued to do well during the day. The af- ternoon fever has been slighter than on any day since July Sd. Pulse 99, temperature 10O.4, respiration 20.
 D. w. BLISS,
 J. K. BARNES,
 J. J. WOODWARD,
 ROBERT REYBURN.
 8 p. m.-The Presidents condition is the same as when the official bulletin was issued. 9p. m.-Nothing new from the sick room. 10 p. m--The President is now sleeping quietly. There is no change in his condition.
 Il p. m.-The Presidents pulse is 93. The temperature is about the same as at p. m. All the indications satisfactory.
 Midnight-No change in the Presidents condition since the last report.
 July 16-1 a. m.-The President is now sleeping calmly. No change in his condition since the last report.
 2Sa. m.-The President is sleeping quietly. No change in his condition.
 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GARFIELD FUND.
 NEW YORK, July 15.-The contributions to President Garfield amounted to-day to $1, 279.