St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-13
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President Gartield's wound, says: GA por-
ton of the dress may have been carried into
the wound, and each abscess that forms is
not only direct source of danger from the
pain and fever, and the danger of its spread
ing deeply, but with each there is a fresh
liability of blood poisoning. 1t is quite i'm
possible to feel any certainty that we may
not hear Of another abscess or relapse, and it
is Of great Importance that the patients con-
stitutional vigor should be maintained at as
high pitch as possible in view Of future
troubles. The absence of fever and exhaus-
ton removes any cause for Immediate alarm,
but until the wound is quite healed and the
bullet either removed or safely encysted,
there will be liability to recurring assesses,
each attended with the risk of blood poison
ing" ID.
WHITE, Minister to Berlin, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect August
10, at which time be will return to the Unit
ed States. No appointment OF successor
can be made while the President remains in
his present condition. 1t is not probable
that an appointment will be made until Con-
greSs meets.
THE New York Greenbackers will
hold State Convention at Elmira, August
90.
The Chinese Ministers to this Govern
ment, Chin Ian Pin and Yung Wung, have
been withdrawn by order of their Govern
ment. They will be succeeded by single
representative. This is in Difference to the
expression of other first -class Powers, which
are recognized by only one Minister from
China.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune says it is understood
that since the shooting of the President sew
era members Of the Cabinet have received
threatening letters from persons who are
evidently imbued with the belief that the
Government owes them living, and that
where opportunities have failed threats may
succeed.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists have
held State Convention and nominated a
ticket headed by James NJ. Wilson, of Mer
Ger County, for State Treasurer.
PROF. BELLS electrical experiments
to determine the exact location of the bullet
in the Presidents body have been reason
ably successful. On the 1st two tests were
made, the first by Prof. Bell, and the sec
ond by Mr.. fainter, his assistant. The
telephone plate was passed over the surface
OF the abdomen near the spot where the
slight discoloration Of the skin was noticea
BILE few days after the shooting, and in the
region in which the doctors supposed the
ball to lie. The presence of the ball was in
Dictated with eXactness by both tests, both
resulting the same. 1t is now certain that it
is located at point within five inches of the
surface, four and half inches to the right
and below the navel, and just above the groin.
The physicians claim that this undeniably
establishes the correctness of their original
theory as to the location of the ball. There
is but one drawback in this test, and that is
that they can't tell just how deeply imbed-
ed in the body the ball is. It is known to
be within five inches, because the limit of
the machine is fixed at that distance; it is
possible, however, that it may be only two
inches beneath the surface. According to
the surgeons, however, it can make very
little difference whether it is two or five, so
that it is soundly imbeded and encysted.
AS long as no inconvenience results from
the location, no attempt will be made to ex-
Presidents condition continued, and DR..
Hamilton predicted that by the middle OF
August he would be able to resume "a Ger
tain class Of official duties"-presumably the
affixing Of his signature to necessary official
documents.
The Kentucky State election, held on
the LIST, resulted in the re- election of j. W.
Tate rs Treasurer without opposition, and
j. II. Lewis, Appellate Judge, by a large
majority. The election, except in a few
places, was quiet one, and small vote was
polled. Returns show Republican gains in
both Senators and Representatives.
In the House of Commons, on the 1st,
Parnell was "named'' for offensive language
and for disregarding the authority of the
Chair, and Gladstone moved his suspension
for the remainder of the sitting. Parnell
rose aud interrupted Gladstone, and said he
would not 90 through the farce of awaiting
the.Vote, as the Speaker interfered with the
freedom of discussion. He then quilted the
House. The motion for his suspension was
carried-173 to IA. =
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 1st
says Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Upton has returned to his desk in the De-
partment. He will not, it is now under
stood, be removed from his place; nor will
Mr.. Lamphere.
Ex-Governor GEORGE SALISBURY,
of Delaware, is dead.
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