Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-26

our cnurcn VINO Is not perDnaliy acquainted
| with the President and his family. None of our
members though, go rushig about the White
House. We make no show Il our acquaintance
with the President
THE MRS. GARFIELD FUND.
Messrs. Riggs, Roose and oilers who have sub
scribed to the "Mrs. Carried Fund.- have re-
ceived the following circular:
145 BROADWAY. NEW YORK July 23d. 1851
Dear Sir.-With this l send Ou printed list of
contributors to the fund Of hrs. Garfield. l am
| anxious to have the list clssed on the 30th in
| stant, and that the amoun subscribed should
reach 900. Amongst gour friends, there
| are probably many who would be glad to sub
scribe if the subject was brought to their notice;
viii yor, therefore, kindly use your best exer-
tlons in furtherance of this OBJECT, and mail the
paper to me on Saturday afternoon, the 30th in
slant, and oblige
Yours respectfully, CYRUS w. FIELD.
Secretary Blaine to Minister Lowell.
| THE PRESIDENTS SYMPTOMS FAVORABLE.
Secretary Blaine sent tie following at noon
to-day:
| Loaoeu, Minister, London The Presidents
symptoms at noon to-day are favorable. Sew
eral small pieces of the shattered rib came from
the wound this morning while dressing it.
(Signed R.AINE Secretary.
Col. Rockwell said at noon that DR.. Agnew
that it had relieved the President very readily;
that the fragments of bone had kept up irri-
tation and consequent fever; that soon after
the removal of these fragments the Presidents
fever began to detline, and he expressed him.
self as feeling easier and better.
QUIET DAY At THE WHITE HOUSE,.
Matters around the White House to-day were
very quiet. The members of the Cabinet and
one or two others were ali who called during
the forenoon and early afternoon. Now and
then an intimatiOn came to the house of certain
wild reports that were in circulation. One had
it that modification had set in and that the
President was in danger of death within a few
short hours. Another vas that blood poisoning
was fully developed. 1t is almost unnecessary
to say that neither of these reports had any
foundation in truth There was not the excite
ment created by these Wild reports that was in
duced by similar ones which were circulated last
Saturday. The operation performed this morn
ing was not SO important, though more painful
and longer in duration than the operation last
Sunday. DR.. Agnew continues to speak hope
fully Of the patient. The good results of the
operation were perfectly apparent this afternoon
in the Presidents reduced pulse and the half
hours sleep that he obtained.
The Wound and LIS Treatment.
In an interview witha representative of the
Associated Press at 10 o'clock last night Dr.
Bliss said that the President had had. generally
speaking, very quie. and comfortable day.
There had been no recurrence of rigor and up to
3 pm. the patient was entirely free from fever.
At that hour however, the daily febrile rise be-
gan, and continued until the evening eXamina-
ton. when the pulse reaehedabout its maximum
nj no fprn n hoi, of
l0l.S degrees. Then both had slowly but steadily
fallen. This febrile rise is the usual afternoon
fever which the President had all of last week
and although it was a little more strongly
marked yesterday than it was previous to the
formation OF the pus cavity on Saturday, it does
not, in the Judgment OF the surgeons. point to
any new disturbance or Indicate any unfavOrable
change. The nOurishment given yesterday con-
sisted of milk, beef extract and little toast and
was sufficient in quantity tofully maintain the
patients strength. No anOJynes We're admins
tered during the day, but the usual hyperderlnic
injection of about one-eighth of grain of sui
plate Of mOrpha was given after the dressing of
the wound last evening" There was fairly
copions discharge of pus from the new incision
made by DR.. Agnew, and its character was per-
fectly healthy. About two and a-half table
spoonsfm were obtained when the
wound was dressed yesterday morning,
and an equal quantity besides that
taken up by the absorbent cotton during the
day Slight pressure upon the front wall of the
abdomen Increases the outflow, and for that
reason the amount discharged during the exam
nations is much greater than that which flows
out naturally in the intervening intervals of
time. The track Of the ball is now open to OBJ
servatiOn through the new incisiOn as far as the
point where it passes between the ribs and
when pressure is brought to bear upon the abdO-
men pus may be seen yelling out from the
deeper part of the wound Communication be-
tween the mouth of the old wound and that of
the new incsion is still maintained by means of
the drainage tube, which passes in through one
and out through the other, and which at eyery
examination is cleared of pus by stream of
carboliZed water from fountain syringe.
In reply to questions, Dr. Bliss said that there
is possibility of the formation of another ms
cavity. although there is no reason at present
to expect it, because the discharge is now free
and uninterrupted. Should, however, another
cavity form, its existence would be at once in
dicated by the general constitutional disturb
ance which it would cause ''There is no dam
GER he said, ''Of the formation of pus cavity
without an accompaniment of warning symp-
toms, such as haggard and depressed express
sion of the face. rigOr and greatly increased
fever. These symptoms would at once show the
nature of the disturbing influence" Upon
being asked whether the blood could become
poisoned by the reabsOrptiOn of pus from hid
den and inclosed cavity, DR.. Bliss said, 'Healthy
pus is not taken up by the blood and cannot
contaminate it. 1t is only when pus becomes
disOrganiZed and diseased that it is reab-
sorbed SO as to cause pyemia. The President
has never at any time had symptom ofpyama,
and the period during which that complication
Is likely to occur is now nearly passed. Py@mia
generally manifests itself before the end of the
fourth week, if at all. We have no especial
reason to apprehend it in this case, and there
has certainly been no indication Of it as yet"
DR.. Agnews Hopeful Words.
Il am very hopeful to-day" said DR.. D. Hayes
Agnew yesterday afternoon to New York Her.
dld correspondent who met him at the West
Philadelphia railroad station, whittier he had
gone to take the regular $40 train for Washing
ton. The famous physician was in the best of
humor and conversed freely about the case of
the wounded President
Yes, indeed; may say that am more thor
ougniy hopeful to-day than have been since T
saw the injured President I is a great thing to
get desperate case of this nature thoroughly
IN hand, and to know just what is the cause
od,e OF eacn unfavorable symptom, in order that
aehel re a. may be at once applied. The incision
Oh the abscess, ordered by the unanimous
voice OF all the physicians in attendance. has
Drought about the most satisfactory results.
we sna1 now, see every reason to hope.
oua o dole t 10 70 control the drainage of the wound