Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 23.-At z o'clock
this morning the President showed the
usual morning symptoms Of recovery.
but about 8 O'Clock was attacked with
something like q chill. He shook oil
over and bis muscles all became rigid
with what the surgeons call o "hsor."
This chilly. shaking sensation lasted
until 9 o'clock. when fever set In and
rose rapidly. bis pulse went up to lso
and temperature above lol. In an hour
or 90 the fever declined some. The
doctors are not yet able to define the
cause OF the change.
The low Of pus from the wound
stopped this morning. and the surgeons
say this may have caused the change In
the Presidents condition. A long drain.
age tube was substituted. and the doc.
tors pressed on the stomach and bowels
but very little pus exudsd. Whether
this means that the wound IL healing be-
ts cen whore the ball is and the mouth
OF the wound. or that an abcsss 10 form.
log IL mot yet known. Dr.. Bliss said
that Just now he could mol tell the cause
Of the change. The surgeons feel some
what uneasy.
All four OF the surgeons are now
making examination to see II they can
dstermins the cause OF the change In
the Presidents condition. The Cabinet
Ministers all were sent for and have
come to the White House. There 10
srest deal Of uneasinsss In the city.
growing ont OF the tact that nothing
definite can yet DO ascertsinsd from the
surgeons.
ii $50 A. x.-Dr. Boyuton. who has
Iust come from the Presidents cham.
Der, attributes the sudden rise In the
Presidents pulse spd temperature to
some obstruction In the way OF the free
discharge OF pus from the wound.
Symptoms OF Rrsnulstion were noticed
along the track Of the ball yesterday,
and Il 10 possible that this healing pro-
cess going on at some point compare
tiyely nesr to the external surface OF tho
body has damned up a quantity 81 pus
in tho deeper parts Of the wound. and
that the chill and fever are to
b. thus accounted for. The discharges
this morning. although perfectly normal
and healthy In character. WAS unusually
scsnty, which would seem to indicate
that Its flow has been somswsy inter.
rupted. The chill commenced about y
O'Clock and lasted until 9. being quite
severe. At this hour the fever 10 said 10
be gradually disappearing. and the pa
tents condition is considerably better.
l:3O !. M.-Ths Presidents symptoms
at this hour arc Q little more favorable
than at the date Of the last unofficial
bulletin, but his condition has not mate
rally changed. The attending surgeons
have Just telseraphrd to Doctors Agnew
and Hamilton TO come to Washington ct
once for consultation.
At half.past IL o'clock the surgeons
made q partial examination OF the Pres.
ident, but he seemed inclined to rest
and they did not want to disturb him
much. The result OF this examination
90 given by the surReousis that bis con-
dition Ia not any moro favorable than
several hours ago. In order not to dis.
turb the President no further examins.
ton will DO made until Z o'clock this
evening. The doctors are very reticent,
only saying that the change was prob
ubly caused by the stoppaes OF the dis.
charge from the wound. They Will not
give any positive opinion. but say they
hope for the best.
a:l0 P. M.-Dr. Bliss has just left the
White House. he says there 10 no
change for the better In the P~residsnt's
condition. He 10 not growing worse,
however, 80 far.
220 p. N.-ssorstariss James, Kirk.
wood aud Hunt who have this moment
come from consultation with the attend
Ing surgeons request . statement to bs
made upon their authority that the Pres
ident's pulse and temperature are falling
and that his general condition 10 improv.
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