The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-15
THE PRESIDENT.
He is Not Well, but soon Will
Be.
A RELIC.

ball which penetrated the PreSident's
coat sleeve, but which having struck a
medal suspended round bis neck dropped
into his shirt bosom, and is now in his
possession. He left town immediately to
prevent being detained as a witness, and
losing his salary and perhaps his place.
He will surrender the bullet if assured it
will be returned when the district sttor-
ney has no more use for it
Inquiry develops the fact that the
signer of the card telegraphed tonight
and credited to the Star, about the miss
ing bullet, is practically non c1n.pOs
naentiS.
jackson is harmless lunatic, and a
wag perpetrated so-called joke in his
name.
Vice-President Arthur called upon
each member of the cabinet this after
noon, and informed them that he had
pressing matters Of business requiring his
attention In New York, bat he did not
care to leave Washington unless the
Presidents condition warranted. He
was advised to call at the White House
to night and ascertain for himself the
Presidents condition. He did so, and
was met by the cabinet. He had short
interview with Mrs. Garfield, and very
pleasant one. Surgeons informed the
Vice-President that they thought he
could go away without any apprehension
Of any unfavorable turn in the Presi-
dents case. surgeons assured him that
they hsd additional reasons tonight
for feeling hopeful. The Vice-Pres-
dent expects to return to New York
tomorrow, but will probably come back
to Washington in few days.
At midnight q Western Associated
Press reporter visited the White House,
to ascertain tie Presidents condition at
that hour. Both surgeons who are re-
naming through the night with the
President had gone to sleep. The Presi-
dent was sleeping Goandly, being watched
by his nurses. Just before going TO sleep
the doctors left word that anybody
calling for information, should be told
that the President was resting naturally
and easily, and doing finely; that the
fever was receding, and the case looked
most promising. TIE attendants at the
White House said the fact Of the doctors
going TO sleep looked well, as they have
not been in the habit of doing so.
Charleston, 49, The governor endorses
Fosters plan for thanksgiving.
New York, ia Washington special
to the Times says: Nothing that mas been
discovered since the shooting of the Pres
ident, nothing in the conduct of Guiltesu
st the time, or prior, 10 his attempt on
the President's life. has furnished the
slightest evidence that a single human
being had any previous knowledge of
the purpose of Guittesu, nor has any
thing whatever been revealed that would
justify the suspicion that the shot aimed
at the Presidents lite was the result of
conspiracy.
Washington, 1.-THE President is
passing a comfortable day. The fever
Is diminished and symptoms are favor
able.
There was g marked change in the
scene about the Executive Mansion, this
morning. compared with that which has
prevailed continuously since the Presi-
dent was wounded. Bright and cheerful
expressions have taken the place of sad
and mourntul ones, and the encouraging
statements made by attending physicians
relative TO the ultimate recovery of the
President have the effect of relieving the
terrible anxiety which has been prevalent
for nearly fortnight.
The following telegram was seat by
the attending surgeons to the consulting
surgeons, this morning:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, pm.
DR.. Frank II. Hamilton and DR.. Ag-
7aeU:
The President has continued to pro.
gress favorably during the last twenty
| four hours. The febrlle rise this after
| 4Ia1 IHo
| day. He has taken, since our last tele-
gram, twenty-nine ounces of milk with
sn ounce of rum divided into doses, be-
sides small slice Of milk toast, this
morning; at noon, to-day, small sand
witch of scraped raw beef, with two tea
spoenfuls of Vintine's beef juice and Al
ounce ofToksy wine Of '69. The medi-
cation has consisted OF single hypoder-
mic injection Of one quarter of grain OF
sulphste Of morpbia, given last night
and ten grains of bi-sulphste of quinis at
Sam. to-day. We administered yester-
day at 3 pm. snems Of soap and water,
which was promptly followed by q
cepious movement Of normal consistency
and color. At z p. m. his pulse was 100,
temperature 10l.6, respiration "a. To-
day, st 80 am: Pulse 80, temperature
1913, respiration %. At 1p.m.: Pulse
"a, temperature 9S.5, respiration q.
(SigneO d. w BLISS,
j. K. BARNES,
J. J. WooDwARB,
RoBT. REYBURN.
New York, 13.-Frem the Times: DR..
Hamilton was interviewed by Times
reporter, last night, upon the condition
of the President. He said IS consulting
physician he could bear positive testi-
mony to the honesty of DR.. Bliss and col
leagues in preparing bulletins. The re-
ports given are complete and perfectly
reliable.
Question-In the official bulletin, doc.
tor, there is reported every afternoon 9
rise in the pulse and temperature. Il
that bad symptom? Answer-There i:
no reason for alarm. It is, in fact, buI
natural. Since the second day after the
President received the wound the diurnaI
Increase has been marked. They were
to be expected; with any man
ordinarily the pulse will beat faster il
the evening than in the morning, while
if one remsinsin bad throughout the dsy
the change vii re especially noticeable
Nobody has the slightest notion to in
terpret such changes as boding i'll to the
President.
Q.-From what you know of the wound
would you have considered death prob.
able? A.-6ot after sufficient time had
elapsed to ppve that the wound was moi
fatal.