The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-01
I'ELEGRAMS.
THE BALL SHIFTED.
But is Not Now BOthering the
President.
Who is Holding His Own.
THE BULLET.

THE BULLET.
Washington, 3O.-The ball has not
shifted much to-day. Many think
the change in its position caused
the present strong rally. 1t is not
impossible the ball may pass off
through the rectum. The nearest
to solid food he has taken
Is milk toast and chicken. Jelly
solid food will not be given for
some time yet. There is no danger
of the gland slOughing off. Many
offers to cure the President by mag
netism and otherwise are received
and rejected with thanks. Evil
IDENTIFY the swelling on the face,
though painful, is diminishing.
HOLDING HIS OWN.
DR.. Boyntcn says while there has
been no material gain of strength
there has certainly been a marked
improvement since the recent crisis,
and he now takes food with as much
relish as at any time during his i'll
ness. No marked change is ex-
peeted at once. All we can reason
ably expect is that the patient will
hold his own a few days. If he
makes even slight improvement it
will be perfectly satisfactory. The
doctor replied that he had not
noticed any symptoms of another
crisis. The prospects of final re-
covery were very fair, but in a case
of this kind no one can Say posi-
lively the patient will recover,
therefore he could not make any de-
finite prediction on that point.
AS A CHRISTIAN.
Rev. T. D. Power, pastor of Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church,
this city, has written a letter con-
corning the Presidents character as
a Christian man, in which he
says: HE never hesitated when
it was necessary to teS-
tify to his faith" He has lectured
publicly on the Christian church,
within two years, on the evidences
of the Christian religion, and has
for six years been devOut and con-
slant worshiper and communicate.
Taking into estimate the tempta-
lions attendant upon such a career,
the general looseness of Washing
ton life and political life, especially
the marked unfaithfulness of Chris
tian men, when they attain such
prominence in, official position, and
the extreme poverty and obscurity
of his brethren in Washington, to-
gether with their poor house of wor-
ship, 1 esteem him as an unusual
Christian man, faithful where nine
out of ten would have failed.
Hamilton arrived tonight, Agnew
expects to leave fer Philadelphia to-
morrow morning.
81 CHARCOAL SAVED HIM. .s-
Last Saturday morning the Pres
ident was at his worst. Nearly all
hope of his recovery had gone. DR..
Hamilton fingered after the morn
ing dressing Of the wound and made
the discovery that the yolks of egg
which had formed part of the
enemata, for several days had not
been assimilating thoroughly if at
all, and were poisoning the system.
without waiting to make known
his discovery or to consult with any
of his associates, he rushed to a
drugstore, and purchased supply
Of powdered charcoal. He i'm
mediately administered an enemata,
containing a large proportion of
charcoal. The effect was apparent
almost immediatelY. and the Incl
dent marked the turning point in
the Presidents condition. There is
scarcely any doubt that the presence
of this undigested mass was the
cause of the gIandular affection,
which came so near terminating the
life of the President. Ii-+ Oil
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. S-.i l''
New York, 31.-A heartless hoax
was played on DR.. Hammond, ex-
surgeon-general Of the army, yester-
day. He was informed that he had