The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
The President.

gave encouragement that there aWOuld be
more pronounced and general improvement in
his condition each day. But on Thursday last
the swelling of the parotid gland indicated
new complications and aroused intense fears
No cause for this was announced at the time,
but the general feeling was that it was the re-
suit of blood poisoning, in some form or an
other and that until its extent was known the
extreme emergency of the case could not be
understood On Friday evening the wound
was entered by the flexible tube used to wash
it, to the distance of 129 inches, whereas it
had reached before that only 81. Public an
nouncament was not made of this until Sat-
urday at noon in the following official bull
letin
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 30, 10 80 p. m.
The President continues to do WE'LL He is taking
liquid food by the mouth In increased quantity and
with relish. The nutrtive enemata are still sue
cessfully given, but at longer intervals His pulse
is now lO7 temperature 1914 respiration IS. At the
morning dressing the wound was looking well and
the pus discharged was of healthy character AZ
ter the operation OF August 8th the flexible tube
lily followed the track of the ball the depth 3K
or 4 inches. At the dressings, however, a small
qnan' tS Oh narg ~ pus came as was believed
either spontaneously after gentle pressure over
the anterior surface Of the right lilac region,
this deeper part of the track not reached the
tube until yesterday morning, when the separation
of a small slough permitted 1t pass unresisted
downward and forward for the distance of l2H
inches from the external surface of the last Incl
sion. This facilitates the drainage and cleansing
of the deeper parts of the wound, but has been
followed by any increase of the pus discharge. The
large pus cavity which had formed In the Immediate
vicinity of the broken rib is filling up with healthy
granulat1ons and the original wound Of entrance,
as far as that cavity, has healed.
| D. W BLISS, ROBERT REYBURN,
| J. K BARNES, D. HAYES AGNEw, s.
j. j. WOODWARD. .,3
| 1t may be understood from this develop
ment why the parotid gland disturbance
exists. Here it is acknowledged that there re-
| mahed for several weeks nine inches of the
| track Of the ball that had not been drained of
the accumulated pus by the flexible tube, and
| that the pressure upon the exterior of the
| body oyer the wound was the only means
employed to press out the pus. The presump-
ton is that quantities of it was absorbed into
| the blood, manifesting itself in the paro-
It'd gland swelling and other unfavorable
| symptoms. 1t is maintained by the attending
physicians that pyania does not exist, but
that septicamia may-this latter mIlder form
of blood-poisoning and not so dangerous Let
| the disease be what it may, it is very evident
| that it is the result of neglected part of the
| wound and that to this cause may be traced
| the relapses and the increasing debility of the
| patient.
THE POPE SENDS FLUCTUATIONS.
| The following correspondence by cable is
| furnished by the State Department
| The HON JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary Of State Washington
AS the Holy Father learned with painful surprise
and profound sorrow the horrid attempt of which
Is he happy to felicitate his excellency upon the
news that his precious life Is out of danger,
and VIII ever pray that God may grant him speedy
and complete recovery of his health and long spare
him to the benefit of the United States. The under
signed has the honor to join In these sentiments of
sincere congratulations and wishes for complete
covery.
(Signed L. CARDINAL JAcoBINI.
RESPONSE OF SECRETARY BLAINE.
To which Secretary Blaine sent the follow
ing answer:
WASHINGTON, August o. 1881
To his Emtnence, L. CARDINAL JAcoBINI, Rome:
Please convey to his Holiness the sincere thanks
with which the government received the kind ex-
preston of his prayerful interest in behalf
the Presidents condition has been changed and we
are now filled with anxiety, but not without hope
The President has been very deeply touched by the
p1ous interest for his recovery shown by all the
churches, and by none more widely more de-
voutly than by those Of the Roman Catholic com
muniOn.
lSigned) JAMES G. BLAINE
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Aug. "a, s. AN.
The President has passed very good night,
awakening at longer intervals than during
several nights past. He continues to take
liquid food by the mouth, with more relish
and in such quantities that enemata will be
suspended for the present. No change has
been observed in the parotid swelling The
other symptoms are quite as favorable as Mon
day Pulse 100; temperature SO 40; respi-
ration 49,
49, 30 Pm.
The President continues to take liquid food
by the mouth, as reported in the last bulletin
His temperature has risen slightly since that
time. In other respects his condition is the
same. Pulse 104; temperature 992 respira-
ton II.
6:3O,P.M
Shortly after the noon bulletin was issued,
an incision was made into the swelling on the
right size of the Presidents face for the pur-
pose of relieving the tension of the swollen
parotid gland and of giving vent to pus,
large quantity of which was evacuated. He
has taken larger quantity of liquid food by
the mouth to-day than yesterday, and has
been entirely free from nausea. His tempera-
ture this afternoon is, however, higher than
yesterday at the same hour, and his pulse
somewhat more frequent; pulse 1903; temper
ature, 1907; respiration 10.
Chicago Grain Trade.
To give our readers an insight into the fer |
mentation that is going on 10 the centres of the |
grain trade, we reprint the following letter |
from Chicago to the Cincinnati Commercial, |
dated Chicago, Aug. 10th. An understanding |
may be had Of the excited feeling that pre-
walls throughout the country, from the state
ment given, and some idea of the very unset |
tied condition of the market The cores |
pondent says:
Speculation never was so rampant in the |
Chicago markets as it is now. If one takes |
walk around the Board of Trade the grain |