The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-08

touched. This decline was caused by
Washington dispatch stating that a sec
ondary hemorhage had ensued in the pres
dents case. The Associated Press tele-
gram just received said
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 1:20 p. m-The
symptoms of the president at this hour are
as favorable as at the date of the last Of
ficial Bulletin. The report that secondary
hemorhage has set in is entirely without
foundation
GUITEAU's PAPERS.
WASHINGTON, July 7-District Attorney
Corkhill says no action win be taken
regarding G1iteau,s case till the result of
the Presidents wound is finally determin-
ed. Referring to the papers taken from
Guiteau, Col. Corkhin is reported in the
Star of this evening to have said: 'These
papers are not so very important. The
only very important thing I have. is full
detailed history of the crime from the in
ception of its elimination, which | be-
lIeve Is accurately correct; that in due
time will be given to the public.
will say in addition that / think it cruel.
considering the fevered state of the
public mind ON this subject, the horror
with which every man regards the assassin
that any mans should be mentioned in con-
neetion with him. He is an egotistical,
presuming, dishonest man, attempting to
borrow money from people, claiming ac-
quaintance with persons whom he only
knew by the fact of his going to them and
speaking to them; speaking of persons as
his friends whom he had no acquaintance
with at all; attempting to obtain money by
representing himself as man of great pol
Itical influence, both here and in New
York. To mention the names of these
citizens in connection with this man at
this time is improper and unjust. While
every body who has known anything
about this man at all has been perfectly
willing to detail to me his entire relations
with Guiteau, still there is scarcely one of
them but had requested that his name be
kept from the public. The statement to
which l refer is the detailed statement of
the crime. why it is done, when it was done
and just how it was done, given to me by
the prisoner himself after l had told him
certain facts / had obtained. I then got
from him what I believed to be a true
statement. He was so solicitous about
it's being correct that he even sent
a messenger to me to return to
the Jail, as he wanted to say to
me something which had escaped his mem
ory. He was afraid | would learn it some
where else and think he had concealed
something from me. There is necessarily
and very properly great anxiety on the part
of everybody to learn the minutest detail
in connection with the commission of this
crime. l am met on the streets, people
come to my residence day and night [
have not minutes leisure in my office.
have said very little, but | think it proper
to say that there is no startling revelation
that will be developed from the present in
dications-that the assassination was a
cold blooded attempt at murder by man
who knew what he was doing and the con-
sequence af his act.
BLISS DIOGNosIS.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Dr. Bliss told
DR.. Boynton this morning, that the Presi-
nents chances were considerably better
| than ever. The danger of peritonitis is
rapidly passing and is now improbable,
| though possible. The only accidents like
ly to terminate fatally now apprehended
are secondary hemorrhage and blood poi
scning. Hemorrhage may occur up to
Friday, but owning to the present location
of the ball this is not seriously anticipated
Pyemia or blood poisoning, is mostly fear
ed, but there is not vet the slighted indi-
cation of it. An abscess might form any
where along the course of the ball
or at the extremity of the wound, but they
could deal with this, He greatly relied on
the Presidents vigorous constitution,
strong vitality, and calm courage. He was
the very best patient he ever saw. Al
| though probing was considered unwise, he
did ON Saturday with Nettleton probe
| trace the course of the ball three and a
half inches. He judged that it entered the
back above the right hip taking a nearly
| horizontal course forward through the body,
fracturing rib, then DETECTING to the right
where it penetrated the liver. Whether it
lodged, or passed through and lodged in
the interior wall of the abdomen, he was
unable to say. He hoped it passed
through. Surgically, he has a very for
tunate wonnd, as the DETECTION carried it
away from the spot where it would likely
have been fatal in few hours and into
region where it left chance of recovery.
The pains in the feet are probably due to
the laceration of one sypathetic ganglia
motor and sensory. The legs have not
been injured White the President is still
in serious danger, every day is carrying
him past the critical point
MRS GARFIELD.
Executive Mansion-Mrs Garfield went
out for drive this morning with Mrs. Col.
Rockwell this is the first time she has
been away from the Executive Mansion
since her arrival from Long Branch, last
Saturday.
NEW YORK, July THE Commercla
AdUertise7's Washington special says: Up
to this time no visitors to the sick chamber
have been allowed, outside doctors and
nurses, with the exception of Mrs Garfield
She, poor lady, would never leave the bed
side of her dear husband if she had her
own way but her own health needs care
watching and her visits are arbitrarily
restricted by the doctors. When she APP
pears by the Presidents couch
! he at once lights up as if
| by instinct; the desire to talk is
strong upon him, but is speedily checked
/ bv the doctor, who finds in Mrs Garfield n
| most trustworthy and constant assistant in
the discipline of the sick chamber. | had
an opportunity to speak few words with
one of the doctors yesterday and asked
him if the visits of Mrs. Garfield did not
tend to excite the president BY no
means" was the reply, "they seem to have
most soothing influence upon
him; he always wants to talk, but
she chides him gently by one sweet
look and slight pressure of the hands, and
then he smiles, just mods his head and is
apparently contented. But he keeps his
ewes liked on her with a loving tenderness
and scarcely removes them while she re-
mains. / never witnessed more noble con-