Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-22
SATURDAYS DISPATCHES.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The President's wound.

WASHINGTON, August 20th-After the oper-
alton of August Ssh, the flexible tube used to
wash out the wound at each dressing readily
followed the track of the ball to the depth Of
three and a half to four inches. At the dress
ings, however, small quantity of healthy
pus came, as was believed, from the part Of
the track beyond this point, either sponta-
neously or after a gentle pressure over the
anterior surface of the right lilac region but
this deeper part of the track was not reached
by the tube until yesterday morning, when
the separation of small slough permitted it
to pass unresisted downward and forward for
a distance of twelve and half inches from
the external surface of the last incision. This
facilitates the drainage and cleansing Of the
lower part of the wound, but has not been
followed by any increase in the quantity of
pus discharge. The large pus cavity which
has formed in the immediate vicinity of the
broken rib is filling up with healthy granula-
tons and the original wound of entrance as
far as that cavity has healed.
SECOND DISPATCHl
WASHINGTON, August 20th.-Dr Boynton,
who Just came out of the Presidents room,
said to an Associated Press reporter There
is no truth in the report that the object of in
PRODUCING tube into the wound to such a
depth was for the purpose of reaching sup
posed pus accumulation. While washing out
the wound yesterday the surgeons found that
there was no longer any resistance to the
pressure of the tube, and they therefore let it
go in as far it would, and to depth of
eleven inches and afterwards twelve inches
Healthy pus is never absorbed and cannot be
absorbed; consequently there can be no
foundation to the theory that the depth of
the wound would indicate that the pus
has been absorbed. The introduction of
the tube to so great depth gives
no further evidence as to The location
of the ball. The tabe was flexible
rubber catheter, used in washing out the
wound, and we could tell in a general way
the direction which it took through the body.
That direction was forward and downward,
toward point in the anterior wall f the abb
domen, where the ball has been supposed to
lie. Nothing new was ascertained. The sur
geons think it possible that the ball has
moved downward since it first lodged in the
abdomen wall, but this is not certain. The
surgeons regard this opening up of the wound
as favorable. It is better to have the wound
open throughout than closed or obstructed in
the middle. It can now be gotten at and
cleansed thoroughly. In fact, this recent ex-
ploratiop shows no unfavorable symptoms,
but on the contrary, the President swallowed
about three teaspoonsful of of beefsteak juice
to day, and has also taken more milk Cruel
this afternoon. The swelling OF the paro.id
gland is slowly diminishing.
An Indian Treaty Signed.
WASHINGTON. August 20th.-The Secretary
Of the Interior and the Indian Commissioner
to-day signed documents transferring the land
from the Sioux to the Poncas. Buffalo Ghost
and White Ghost, of the Yankton Sioux, re-
fused to sign on the general ground that they
had been deceived so often in signing papers.
They would sign il their people consented.
The treaty cedes one section Of 6f0 acres to
each Ponca family, and to each unmarried
male person Of over 81 years old. 1t must
be ratified by Congress and three-fourths OF
the Sioux Indians. The Cheyennes have
agreed to go back from Indian Territory to
the White River country this fall. Kirkwood
told the Chief that he would have to pay for
the transportation Of supplies, as they were
contracted for to be delivered in Indian Ter
ritory. Little Chief said that they bad some
money, and could get along without supplies
if the Sioux would help them. Red Cloud
said the Sioux would aid them, and Kirkwood
said the Department would try to get the
supplies transferred.
Postal Card Ann0yanccs 10 be Checked.
WASHINGTON, August 20th.-With view
of sffordipg relief to persons who receive
abusive and annoying postal cards through
the mails, the following general instructions
TO Postmasters will soon be issued from the
Postoffice Department: When any one is an
moved or expects to be annoyed by postal
cards sent from any particular place. or from
any known persons, he may direct the Post
master az the points named to destroy all
cards from any person named if so ad-
dressed, and as far as the discharge of the du-
ties of his Office permits sufficient examina-
ton, the Postmaster should comply with the
request The same request may be made Of
receiving Poetmasters. The directions to the
Postmaster should be in writing, and should
be filed for preservation.
The American Doctrine.
New YoRK, August 20th.-The World
says: It is quite certain that if the Sand
witch islands are to be erased from the list OF
independent nations, the United States
neither ought to, nor will. permit them to
pass under any sovereignty but our OVID. On
that point it is to be hoped that President
Garfield and Secretary Blaine may have
made them selves explicitly understood in Eu-
rope, as we learn from Noyes, to-day, that
they have done in the matter of our relations
with the United States Of Colombia and the
Isthmus of Panama. It is extremely graft
fying to be enabled TO get from Noyes' guard
ed but sufficiently ineligible remarks, made
to reporter Of the IPorid, that Blaine has
taken the true American position in this mat