The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-07-29

the wound stopped this morning, and surgeons
ray that this may have caused tho change in
his condition.
l:3o ?. x.-Attsnding surgeons have just tel.
esraphed Drs. Hsmilton and Agnsw u come to
Washington ii once for consultation.
$50 p. H.- DR.. Bliss reports the condition
Of the President much improved since noon.
News thatthe President was not doing 20
wsli spread rapidly through the eisy. and be-
fore long many footsteps were turned toward
the White House. Tho same expressions of So
licitude and anxiety which marked ali Mces
just after the President was shot, were visible
everywhere. DR.. Bliss said, at quarter past
l o'clock P. ~: s' have just left the Presi-
dent. He is sleeping now and resting easier.
There is no greater complication in his case"
New York, July 2s.-Excitement at hotels
and On exchanges and on Wall street, is almost
as great aad painful to-day as on the day the
President was shot.
Executive Mansion, July "a, 10 A. ~ The
President was more restless than usual during
the night, and had another rigor just before
midnight. This morning at S:l5 his pulse was
9s, temperature 9S4, respiration Is. A con-
sultation was then held with DR.. Hamilton of
New York and DR.. Agnew of Philadelphia,
after which . counter opening was made
through the integument of the back about three
inches below the wound. 1t is hoped that this
will facilitate the draining Of pus. The Presi-
dent bore tho operation we'll. IL 4. NJ: One
abscess was reached by an incision. The pus
is discharging through both tho incision and
tho wound.
July 24.-The trouble with the President
seems to be that tho wound is healing too fast
from the interior. The sending for surgeons
was precnution. not an act of panic.
In relation to the nature and necessity Of the
operation performed by DR.. Agnew this morn
ing DR.. Rey burn said The direction taken by
the ball after it entered tho body was forward
and slightly downward until it struck Of
tho ribs; it was then detected still further
downward, and little to the right, SO to
make acute angle with the line of the back.
When the probe was Introduced into the wound
to the depth Of 8 or 81 inches, its direction was
such that the inner end was only about II
inches from the outside Of tho body at . point
tOUeT aoWus A8o V8oatubsob shtS A0othfuS
showed that pus cavity had formed in the
track of the bullet, and beyond the point where
it glanced from The rib, and that this cavity
could be reached by direct incision three
inches below the mouth Of tho wound. A wide
cut was made into the pus cavity, which was
reached at the depth Of little more than an
inch. A flexible rubber drainage tube perfo-
hoy> ;r<~ nod 10 fho nj
made by the ball. and after being carried
through the pus cavity was brought out through
tho newly made incision. The discharge which
followed the opening of the pus cavity was en-
tirely sasisfactors to the surgeons and was soon
followed by relief to the patient. DR.. Reyburn
said there was no symptoms of blood poisoning
in the Presidents case.
Cauandaigua. July 33.-Nsws Of the election
of Laphsm Was received here with demonstra-
tions Of rejoicing.
New Orleans. Jsly "A Are destroyed
buildings from No. lis to No. lco, and No. Al
Girard Street. Loss 100000.
Dallas, July ga train was wrecked yes
terday afternoon about 400 miles west Of this
city on the Texas and Pacific road. Three
men were killed outright and Eve wounded.
ct. Paul. July e3-Gov. Smith. of wisconson.
having learned th.t striking iumbermsn at Eau
Claire mean mischief, called out two battaiions
Of State troops.
July 74-Eight companies Of State troops are
encamped At the public park. where 1900 strik-
ing mill hands are assembled.
Omaha. July 43-A trusted agent Of Jay
Gould says that an silisncs has been formed
between the Texas Pacific (Gonld's railroad)
the Atlantic :and Pacific, controlled by the
Nickerson interest, and the Utah Southern and
Union Pacific, to form junction in the Pah-
tanagut valley, Nevada, and unite in building
q trunk line through from that psint to San
francisco. 5000 900 worth of bonds for this
trunk line has been subscribed, in London.
The Southwest system in Texas and extensions
consisting Of abont 200 miles. cost of construc-
ton alone $40, ,oo0. 900. are now building about
seven miles per day, and will be finished this
year to Leardo. It will be built into New Or
leans about October 1st, where it has bought
immense terminal facilities in connection with
the barge line. It is calculated to complete
the Mexican line to the City Of Mexico inside
grain crop of tho Missouri river will find an
outlet at New Orleans.
Las Cruces. N. NJ. July 2s.-It is reported
that some of Lieutenant Guilfoyle's company,
while travelling from Fort Stanton. Alamo
canyon. in the Sacramento mountains, were