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The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
Juliet Wound Of the StOmnch-Ite.
cOvery.
by II. NJ. POND, NJ. D., ST. HELENA.

On Sunday, April IL, | was called to a
patient shot in the abdomen. The bullet
wound was two and a-half inches above the
umbilicus and one inch to the right of the
median line. From information gained as
to the position of the parties when the shot
was fired, II seemed probable that the ball
had passed backward and slightly DOWN
ward aud to the right. Beyond ascertaining
that the ball had not been turned from its
course before entering the abdominal cavity,
no probing was attempted. The patient was
in a condition of extreme collapse, almost
pulscless and frequently vomiting blood.
The unanimous prognosis of the three physi-
clans who saw him was that the wound
would certainly prove fatal, either i'm
mediatcly from shock and hcmorrhage, or
in few days from peritonitis. Hypodermic
injections of morphine TO quiet the stomach
aud small doses Oflaudanum aud brandy TO
aid In procuring reaction were first adj
ministercd. In about five hours, as reac-
ton came ON, the latter was discontinued.
At about midnight ! was summoned, to find
that my patient had tainted twice, had had
a severe chill and was suffering the most
intense pain in the abdomen. The pulse
was li0 and hard, temperature high Il ne
elected tomake q memorandum Of the num-
Der OF degrces), intense Thirst, nausea and
frequent vomiting, though blood was no
longer raiscd. regarded this as the onset
Of general pcritonitia. Gave morphine, one
third grain, every hour until the pupil be-
came contracted, and ordered hot turpen-
tine stupcs. The next day the pain In the
abdomen was circnmseribcd 30 the right
lumbar region; pulse less frequent, temper.
allure i02'. The morphine was continued
In less frequent doses Tor the purpose of al
laying pain aud keeping this bowels abso-
lutcly inactive. II possible, while the diet
was restricted 10 liquid food. Tho wound
In the superficial tissues was kept open by q
plug of lint, aud frequently syringed after
suppuration took place. The patient stead
lily improved till Wednesday night, when a
violent diarrhea set in. Iaudanum was
administered In half.teaspoon doses after
each passage till the diarrh9a was checked,
and in diminished doses thereafter, prevent
ing any further evacuation for several days.
The bowels were then allowed TO regulate
themselves. From this time the improve
ment was rapid and steady. Two weeks
after the shot the first solid food was al
lowed. The patients appetite was good and
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
And sim Another Crank.

The fourth crank is not crazy, or if he be
so. his madness IL mcthodical and of q
moncy-making order. This time it was q
horse Of another color being an old darkcy
from the Island, Isaac Jones by name.
Isaac entered Police Headquarters sus-
piciously, and with an air of vast mystery
He sat down and wiped his forehead with
the cuff Of his coat and heavcd deep sigh
from his middle.
$40 dc Lawd! Mr.. Lieutenant dis thing
am awful" sighed the sorrowful Isaac. at
am awful"
whats awiil?" all han Is Intercepted.
ITO think jus how easy | mighter saved
President Gyawic' from a-bein shot an
n,v.r thought Of hit
'lIow could yer have saved anybody
from anything
81 swah to Gaud Use tcllin' the truth.
was a-scttin' In the Smithsonian grounds,
a-wippin' oil the pcarsperaton of n my
head that very Saturday and two white
gen'lmcn walked by kinder slow, and they
was talkin' about the sctuation in Albany.
One was a big man and one was little
man, and the big man he said he hoped
COnkling and Arthur would win. And that
very same day Mister President Gwawfeld
was shot"
And heaving another sigh and again wip-
ing his face with the culf of his coat, Isaac
paused.
well, what of that? They were merely
discussing the condition of affairs in Al.
bany. Thousands of people were doing tn,
same thing the same day all over the cOun.
try
"Oh, you can't fool me. Oars clue
What come hyar for is, | amt got no jol
now and plenty of leesure on my hands,
responded the additional crank. "An' ci
YOU all ill less nav me, less hire me for n
spcshul detective TO a month. kin work
up the case. 'Twon't make no harm no
way ef nothin' comes out of it, but reckon
j kin find something, may be-"
But Isaac was Informed that the cir
cumstantial evidence was not sufficient to
guarantee an addition to the detective force,
and he departed melancholy and chagrin.
He should lend his valuable assistance to
Detectives Gibson and Cook
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
district Government Notes.

The commissioners to-day notified
Booth Brc.s of the acceptance of their
proposal for furnishing additional granite
paving blocks under the terms of the
present contract.
-Chas. King was granted permit TO day
for building n large thrce-story brick store
on Seventh street, between G and II streets,
at u cost of $500.
Three hlndred-odd dogi licenses have
been issued since Friday last by Collector OF
b Taxes Cook.
Mary A. Brown and L. W. Hurts were
granted permits for improving their resi-
dences.
The Office Of the Engineer Commissioner
has been temporarily removed fiom the
second to the third story of the Columbia
Building.
DR.. Loring yesterday requested an ap-
preparation from the Commissioners 10 help
the support of the Eye and Ear Inhrmary
of this city
The Commissioners to-day furnished
the First Comptroller of the Treasury with
maps and statistics, showing the boundaries
of the seven school districts aud the
authority by which they were created.
The custom of watering horses at tho
pump at Third and ii streets will be here.
after prevented, rs it is complained Of as a
nuisance, and the well is nearly exhausted
Water Register Cox reports that a coupl,
of hundred stop-cock boxes, which were
dangerously high above the level OF tn,
pavement, have been lowered by the prop
erty-holdeH.
"A permit was granted yesterday for tn,
erection of a large Congregational church on
Ninth street southwest, between b street anc
Virginia avenue. The building will be 90 feet
front by the same depth, and will cost about
$4,000. Mr.. William w. Hicks, who will
be the pastor of the church, is at present
with the congregation worshiping In the
evenings at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church through the courtesy of DIR. Bit
tenger. The congregation of this church
which is to be known as the Tabernacle, arr
what IL known us the seceders from Ryland
but 1t Is stated that only small portion o
the congregation are from the Ryland asso
citation. The congregation object to thu
missioner of the Methodist Association o
South Washington.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
Cnu,t Keen Thcm RncIs.

The emigration statistics of Germany are
engaging hesserious attention of the I'm
perial Chancellor, who has submitted to the
Bundesrath tables showing that during the
year 1880 no fewer than III, 45i young men
liable to military service quilted the
Fathcrland for America. As the exodus
during the past year was nothing beyond
the common, whereas this season the num-
bers are assuming alarming proportions, IL
seems likely that the military service will
be deprived of at least 10000 young men.
The worst feature Of the case, of course, Is
that the emigration of this class means n
twofold loss to the Countrywide sinew and
backbone of the land are leaving 1t, and
the aged, infrm, and children are left be-
hind. The chief exodus seems 10 be from
Prussia. Bavaria, with a population equal
to one-ninth of the whole of Germany,
only supplies one-twentieth of the emil
grants, seeming to demonstrate the fact that
life in the south is not so uncomfortable as in
Prussia itself.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
How the President Bears Ills Suf-
fcrings.

HOW HE FrpSIOcnt IteNtS HIS SUI
fcrings.
s., The President shows great interest in the
movements of the physicians when they
make their examinations upon which to
base the bulletins. He is cheerful and
tractablc, and does as he is told without n
murmur. He undoubtedly suffers consider
ably from having to lie in one position all
the time, but never complains. When it
becomes necessary to move him to examine
and dress the wound, he assists in the
operation to the best of his ability
and asks questions of his condition. Dur
ing the examination this afternoon he
asked "How am !, doctorY You are
doing very nicely; your pulse is 9S.'
"That's normal, isn't ~ Upon being an
swcrcd in the affirmative he sank back with
a satisfied air and submitted to the cxami-
nation without further interruption.
How the President Bears Himself.
When DIR. Rcyburn left the consultation
room he was asked by THE CRITIC re-
porter, "How does the President bear him
self" "Oh! cheerful" answered the
doctor, who added with a laugh, "but he
complains that we don't feed him enough.
He expressed a desire for steak just now,
but, of course, we couldn't allow that. We
give him chicken broth and beef tea and it
seems to be very beneficial"
"His pulse seems to have gone up a little.
How about that p
ooh, that's nothing serious. We expect
his pulse to rise little during the after
noon"
A crowd had gathered about the doctor by
this time, and it was with difficulty that he
could make his way through.
What Guiteau Said When He was
Arrested.
Guteau, who has become very talkativc
since his arrest, denies that he made the
remark, after the shooting, Il am Stall
wart, and this makes Arthur President"
A CRITIC reporter this morning saw Officer
Kearncy to learn what Guiteau really did
say. Kearncy replied of Guitcau says he
did not make the remark attributed to him
he tells base filschood." The officer fur
ther said that if necessary he would go to
the nearest notary public and make oath
that Guiteau did use the above language.
| OHlccT Mccartney aiSo uehicS t"S iVpoi 70
which have been published in many news
papers that he had seen the prisoner. lurlS-
ing around the depot several days before
the tragedy acting in strange manner and
regarded him rs crazy man. Had that
been the CASE said the officer, " should
have arrested him without hesitation"
How the Bulletins arc Distributed.
The bulletins issued by the attending
physicians, in addition to being sent all over
the country by the newspaper men, are tele-
graphed specially to II large number prom
incnt men in each of the States. Innum-
cradle copies are made of them bymcans of the
photograph, in addition to being posted at
the main entrance and at the gates and sup
piled to all executive departments and dis
played in conspicuous places.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
THE PoToMAC'S WIN.
Neutrality-suspicious. Carry or the Prize
mt the Richmond Regatta.

Yesterday was looked forward to with
the intcnscst interest by the lovers of sport
and manly exercise in Baltimore, Richmond
and Washington, and the telegraph offices
bcsicgcd by night time with visitors
anxious to learn the results of the contest
for superiority between the crack boat clubs
of the three cities.
While in Baltimore, and here in Washing
ton, amateur boating has ever been an or
ganizcd recreation, il is rather new in Vir-
ginia not receiving its lasting impulse un-
til about four years ago when IL was decided
to form State convention. Rev. J. Nc
Bryde, of Fredericksburg, was chosen prcsi-
dent; Carter II. Bishop, of Petersburg,
treasurer, and u. S. Whyte, of Frcdcrcks-
burg, secretary. The clubs forming the
convention are the Riycs, of the University
of Virginia, the Appomattox and Cockade
City, of Petersburg, and the Olympics, of
Richmond.
Yesterday was as warm in Richmond as
il was here, but pleasant breeze sprung up
some time before the race and cooled the
temperature. The start was in the James
river from Warwick's wharf, which is
about ten miles and Il half below Richmond,
and the course one mile and a-half straight
away.
THE FIRST RACE.
was single-scull for strangers, the prize n
solid silver cup. There were six starters
w. III. Roberts, Frank Barbavin, l.. c.
Moore Il. G. Bruce and G. G.. Kimball, of
this city, and J. O'Brien, of Boston.
Roberts won easily in 10 minutes and Az
seconds Many claim that O'Brien would
have won but for an accident, his boat col
liding with buoy and upsetting.
THE SECOND RACE
Four-oared shells for strangers, prize n
silver cup, four starters. The Potomacs and
Columbias, of this city, the L'Hirondelles
and Undines, of Baltimore. This was the
most interesting and closely sted event
of the day. The four crews got off in fine
style, the Potomacs taking the lead, with
LHirondclles second, the other two follow
ing close behind In this race the L'HirOn-
delles also fouled buoy, which resulted in
the Undines taking second place. The Po-
tOmacs held their lead to tho finish, win
ming the race in 8 minutes 55 seconds, I'M
dimes second, L'Hirondellcs third and Co.
lumbias last.
THE THIRD RACE
was for single-sculls, open only to members
of the association prize, gold medal W..
NJ. HabbistOn, of Petersburg; Y. Marriott
and II. G. Daniel, of Fredericksburg, enter
ing. Daniel won by half u dozen lengths
time, ILLS, Habbiston coming in last.
THE FOURTH RACE
was four-oarcd gigs for the Association
prize, the French challenge cup and four
individual silver cups. The Rives crew, of
the University the Appomattox and
Cockade City, of Petersburg, and the Rap
pahannock, of Fredericksburg, contesting.
The University boys took the lead and kept
it, winning in minutes 57l seconds. The
Richmond crew second.
IN THE sINGLE-sCULL
race for strangers, bad start was made.
The distance was one and a-half miles. Mr..
w. II. Roberts, of this city, winning in
10:414.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

London Globe
Any one in London desiring to indulge in
basin of kangaroo tail soup can do so much
more readily than if he were living in any
of the great Antip0dean towns. Several of
the Colonial meat companies have made the
tails of the kangaroo an article of export
for consumers in England and u shilling
or two will place II Lond0ner in possession
of a luxury of Australia which the col0nists
there can generally obtain only after hard
days work on horseback As matter of
fact it is the rarest thing possible to see q
kangaroo hanging in a colonial butchers
shop; and potage queue de kdngarO is rarcr
item on the carte de jour of n Melbourne
or Sydoney dining room than it might be
in the restaurants of the Boulevard dcs
Italcns or Regent street. The soup is a
thing which, If once tasted, is to be forever
remembered. Prepared, as it ought to be,
with a due admixture of white wine and
the yolks Of hard boiled eggs, it is richer
than that made from hare or grouse, with
peculiar and quite indescribable flavor.
But except the liverand digestion be sound,
it is not to be partaken of with impunity
Had Brillat Saverin but tasted IL he would
have immOrtalizcd its merits. No pen ex-
cept his could do justice to its appetite
inspiring aroma and its gastronomically
quito too utter" SAVIOR.
But, for the rest, travellers have asserted
that the hams of the kangaroO-the only
other parts Of the animal which ever find
place at table-are equal in taste to venison.
In this opinion few who have partaken Of
them will concur. Every allowance may be
made for men weary with hunting in the
Australian bush but erperto crede, any one
capable of making such an assertion never
deserves to eat a vcnison pasty again. Not
the skill of Gordon bteu of the kitchen,
however celebrated-not all the sauces In
the world-could disguise or subdue the
ranlxness of kangaroo or wallaby ham.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
LacOnic Locals.

An A colorcd hop given by the black resi-
dents Of Frcedman's Village, near Airing
ton, on the night of the 4th, u general row
occurred, during which razors and knives
were used with a generous liberality by the
dcnizcns of that neighborhood Several of
the men were wounded, but the dark
skinned damscls came in for the worst of
the warfare, the males being exceedingly
ungallant, cutting, kicking and beating
the women in a manner at once lively and
unpleasant. Several were arrested, and the
ringleadcr, Anthony Kent, was sent to Jail
for six months.
AT A MEETING of the Alexandria Hebrew
Benevolent Association, held in the Syna-
goguc at that city, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year Prcsi-
dent, Henry Straus; vice-prcsidcnt, M. Ru-
ben; secretary, Joseph Kaufman treas
urer, j. Eichbcrg trustees, ii. Swarz, ID.
Bcndhcim, and l.. Genzberger
THE SENTENCE of dismissal found against
Capt. George A. Armcs, formerly real
estate agent of this city, has been mitigated
to suspension from rank for six months,
with forfeiture of ons-half years pay, and
confinement to limits of the post where his
company may be stationed.
BENJAMIN L. WALLER, a convicted horse
thief, who escaped recently from the Rich
mond, Va, pcnitentiary and was captured
here, was returned to Richmond to-day
THE OLD MANSION, 416 Tenth street, adj
joining the Sixth precinct station, has been
formally taken possession of by the Central
Free Dispensary folks.
The police to-day arrested Reuben
Brown, Edward Coates and Braxton White,
all colorcd, drivers for Ford & Wimsatt,
and lodged them at the Fifth Precinct sta
ton on the dOuble charges of cruelty tn
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

Mrs Morrcll will receive her friends at
the National Academy of Fine Arts on
Thursday evening, and an unusually pleas
ant time Is Anticipated. A large number of
her students will I've present.
The family Of General Spear have gone
10 their summer resort In Maine. The Gen
cral viii leave the city later.
The daughters Of Mr.. Adolph Cluss arc
of rccrating. Mr.. Cluss says he can rest
aud rccrcatc at homo as well us anywhere,
aud feels very well &c he runs down the
river now and then.
Mrs. Paul Livingston has returned from
New York aud will go TO Virginia soon to
spend the rest Of the season.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
Nntional Hotel ArriynIs.

Hon. b. Wilson, West Virginia; A. f.
Christiani and wife, New York l.. r.
Brumby, Georgia; G. III. Hatch and wife
Philadelphia S. Lipscond and wife, Rich.
mond; Miss +. Il. Wilson, New Jersey; A.
W. Hicks, New Jersey; /. Y. Menifee, Vir-
GINA Oscar Faust, Pennsylvania DR.. w
q. Marsh, Pennsylvania; II. Il. Gill and
wife, Virginia; Hon. JAS Keith, Virginia
Capt. II. II. Garden, Virginia; l.. l.. Lewis
Virginia; DIR. ID. G., Gordon, Virginia; N. o.
Bond, Virginia Ambrose Breesc, Iowa; w
ii. Golden, Pennsylvania; #. w. Dyce
Fraser, Scotland.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
NEW YORK SENATOR'S,
The voting nj Albany TO-day.--Car,.
lcus OF IIntf-brecds and Feather.
hcntIs 10 be Held this EYening.


ALBANY, June 6.-Joint convention met
ut ~ o'clock. The first ballot for successor
to Conkling resulted us follows:
Conkling, 81 Wheeler, i2 Cornell, 9;
Crowley, 9; Lapham, II Rogers, 4; Folger,
1; Potter (Dcm.), SO. Total, 155.
The official first joint ballot for a success
sor to Plat resulted:
Herman, 81; Dcpew, 53 Cornell, 10;
Crowley, 10; Chapman, 4; Evarts, Fish,
1; North, Wheeler, y Trcmain, /
Daniels, Lapham, 1. Total, 155.
After the ballot for Platts successor the
convention adjourned until noon to-mor-
row.
Previous TO adjournment the Feather.
head and Halfbrccd call for caucus, signed
by sixty-fivc Republicans, was read. The
caucus will he held this evening. The
signors agree that any candidate who re-
ccivos 81 votes in caucus of 90 members
voting, shall receive the solid vote of IS IN
Joint convention.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

AIderney Dairy gone West. +"

Tomorrow morning will be opened branch
No. A, at 527 Fifteenth street, in Corcoran
Building, where will he for sale milk, cream
and frcsh-churncd buttermilk, all ice-cold,
by gallon, quart or glass. AT midday there
will be rustic dairy lunch, something very
nice and cheap, Will be open from 5 a. M.
to 8 p. IN. Sundays and holidays will close
ut 10 a. M. Give this place u call or send
and try our goods. Butter in half-pound
prints, pure Attorney and our own make, 80
cents pound; cottage-cheese, made from
cream, in balls, cents.
l.. X. WARD, Proprietor.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

A carriage and pair of white horses be-
longing to Mr.. VIM. MacDuh was passing
down Ninth street northwest, taking u
party of three ladies and two children to
the Baltimore and Potomac depot, at about
2 o'clock this afternoon, when wheel broke
and the carriage was tipped over, the ladies
narrowly escaping injury.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
he president stiII Comfortable.

The President StiII Comfortable.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
July @, 1890 p. m.
The President remains quite as comfort
able as at the date OF the last bulletin. He
takes his nourishment well. Pulse, 100;
temperature, 800; respiration, "a.
ID. W. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
RoBT. REyDURN.
Unless unfavorablc symptoms develop, no
further bulletins will be issued till $50 this
evening
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
A PARALLEL CASE

To thRt OF President Garfield and
From which the Patient RecOv-
cred.--The Treatment PursuIetl-..An
Interesting Extract.
As a matter of exceeding interest at this
time, the following, copied from the June
number of the San Francisco Western Lance I,
u medical magazine is published. DIR. II.
NJ. Pond, NJ. D., of st. Helena, makes the
report. The Importance attached to the
matter just at this time Is that it is par
allel case almost, in severity and treatment,
to President Garfield's. The report was
written and published long before the Presi-
dent was shot:
Bullet Wound Of the StOmnch-Ise-
cOvery.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
Pure Native Wine.

Chris. Xander, OIL Seventh street. has all
the summer wines, some of his own manu-
facture. The Clinton, Concord, Ives, ETC.,
which he guarantees equal, if not superior,
to imported wines.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
One Man Who Did Not See the shoot
In

Robert Williams was armigncd in the
Police Court to-day for disordcrly conduct.
Did you see the shooting of the Presi-
dent mt the depot ?" asked the Court, paus-
ing in his pcrusal of the extra CRITIC.
''NO, did not" was the honest answer.
"Thank Heaven" broke forth the Court,
with sigh of relief, "herc is one man ut
least who admits that he was not an eye
witness. You may go, SIR"
Thus it Is, virtue meets il, own reward.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
COMMISSIONER FRENCH. of the pacif

COMMISSIONER FRENCH, of the Pacific
Railroad, received his formal bounce to-
day ut the Interior Department. He was
paid in full to date and left the scenes of
his splendor. Mr.. +. b. Pickcrill, head
bookkceper of the bureau, was placed in
charge of the accounts. He is a trained
statistician and understands the business
workings Of the concern thoroughly.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

DANIEL LEE, white boy of twelve years,
was drowned while bathing near the poor
house last evening, and n burial permit was
given to-day by Coroner Patterson.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
THE EVENING CRITIC.


For the Middle Atlantic States, fair
weather westerly winds, higher barometer
and no decided change in temperature
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY FRENCH has the following: depart
ment order of May 10, 1881, suspending the
granting of leaves of absence to employees
of this Department until further notice, is
hereby suspended"
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

CHIEF Brooks, of the Secret Service,
yesterday received information of the ar
rest in Philadelphia of Col. l.. j. Sherman,
William Williams, j. J. Williams, j. w.
Whendricks and +. Hartbauer for engaging
in counterfciting coin.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

CHARLES ScHUMAN, an old white gentle
man, was suddenly taken sick at Tenth
and l. streets last night and carried to his
homo by the police.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

Jas. Tharp, slS + street northwest. has on
hand domestic wines equal to imported, and
at very low prices. Go there.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

Marriage licenses have been granted to
Stanley Lipscomb and Celeste Powers, Rich
mond, Va; VIM. Waters and Martha
Hughes; james Keli and Mary Bros.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06

Mrs. f. c. CosLERY, +. Reynolds and
wife and Capt and Mrs. Wheeler, of Wash.
ington, were registered in Paris on June 20
The Evening critic., 1881-07-06
THE DEPARTMENTS.

TREASURER GILFILLAN reports the lis
tribution of standard silver dollars for the
week ending July 2, 1881, ut $205,9SS; for
corresponding week in 1880, $11S49S.