Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Still EnlprOviDg.
(OHcial Bulletip.)

EXECUTIVE MANSION, August l, $50 Q. %.
The President slept we'll during the night, and
this morolIg is cheerful aud Expresses him self
AZ feeling letter than at any ,,me noe he was
hurt. Alter the sill ht rise t yesterday after
noon his temperature became again uormal
caIlY 10 The evening aud SO continues. lie 80
pears stronger and has evidently made good
progress on the road towards recovety during
he last few days. Hiss ulse is now "a, temper
allure IS 4, respiration Is.
(Uooficia Buletin.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August l, lI:45 a. m.
Ibe President is passing a quiet, mtortable
day. Uoder the supervision of The attending
surgeons, Professors Bell and Taintor this moro
Ing msde a6otber application to the patient
body of The electrical apparatus, known as the
Induction balance, With view TO completipg
the tests of Saturday, which were not entirely
conclusive, ADD ssuertsinlDg dc6uitey and GER
tainly, it possible, the LEGATION of the ball.
Professors Bell snd TaiDor have been almost
constantly engaged for Two weeks 10 experi-
ments With the ioduc ion balance, and have
made S .Veral modifcaiious aud improvements
which greatly add 10 lis efficiency. They tried
this improved apparatus upun tho President
body tor the first time last Sa.urdsy, AID
although il indicated family the location of the
ball. IL Was aittr8srd found to be 81 ghty out
OF adjustment, and the experiment was not 70
carried as perieoI y conclusive. The results OF
this mornug's teb.s. however, are entirely salts
factory both 10 Pr, f:ssors Bell AID Taiptor aud
TO the attending surgeons. and it is DOW unaui-
mousy agreed that tho location of the ball has
boen ssoarta0td with reasonable exac ness aud
oertaiaty, aud that 1t lies, as heretofore stated
10 these dispatches, 10 the front wall OF the
abdomen, immediately over the groin. about
five inches low aid to the right of tho usvel.
The experiments this morLiog Were repeated
several times, ADD WtrJ made by Professors
Bell and Talntor independently, 50 as to guard
as Tar as possible against errors arising from the
faulty perception OF single inViGua or from
one PERSONS mistaken judgment ss 10 tho COM
paraIVe intensity OF sounds. 10 every Instance,
however, when The small disks attached to the
mschlne were placed 10 suoh position % the
patients bldy 80 10 indicate the location of the
blsck and blu, spot which appeared on the
lower right side OF the abdomen soon after the
President was shot, the lls:erner o. the micro.
phone sal that he detec,ed eVdet cos OF disturb
auceR. 1t made 90 difference whether the expert
mentor could 500 the disks or not. Whenever
they were PLACID In that particular position be
became instantly aware Of the fsct and sn-
nouuoed It. The experiments were varied and
contlousd until all were cJnVlcld that the bul
let had been tCuod, or. OF least, lloat,d 90 a
| Straight iloe running through tho body from
root to back, Just above tho ercio, on tue right
side. Il was not pcssitl, to rtsiu With any
degree OF certsiuty the depth at which
the ball lies Embedded on this imaginary
lIuc, but as the front wall of the abdo-
men at this point is about two and one
halt inches 10 thickness the ball must lie Within
that distance of the surface. These results
fully conhsm the original diagnosis of the case
made by the attending surgeons 5000 after The
President received bis injury, and that fact ia
as gratifying to them as the complete SUCCESS of
| the in6uotion balance is to Professors Bell and
Fainter. This is the first Instance 10 which so
lmt edded tules he's been accurately aud de-
| iuitely located without problng and BY purely
scientific methods. There is DO intention on
| the part OF the surgeons to perform an opera
ton tor the removal of The b,ll at present. So
long as Ii gives no trouble it will be sllos ed to
remain III its present positioo. The question
OF the disposition to be fosIly made OF it will
be considered when the President shall have
! recovered his strength aud shall! be out OF dan.
ger.
(OHioiaI BuIletin.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August |, 1880 D. m,
The Presidents wound c,ntinurs 60 do we'll.
At the mornirg dressir it was found to b. 10
all respects 10 satisfactory condition. Alter
the dressing was included, bis head ADD shout.
ders wore raised id the same mauoer S. yeser.
day and he took solid food for breakfast with
moro relish than be has hitherto shown. At
present his pulse is 100, temperature 9S. 40,
| respiration 10.
Affairs i'll africa.
LONDON Aupusk 1-The morn;no p,ot