Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-30
1nE PREsiDENr's eosDIrioH.

TnI PREsiDENr's CONDITION.
Last Saturday. succeeding the dafk
Friday Of despair at the White House.
seems 10 have been the turning point OF
the worst crisis In the Presidents condi'
ton. His corps Of doctors had given
him up and so officially informed Mrs.
osrn.ld; bu, the brave. noble little
woman, Who through all this soul.tryins
si,ss has never surrendered. listened to
the proposition and said: "0sntlsmsn.
you shall not give him up. he II not
going to die. Go baek and do what yoa
can; you cannot do more; but don't give
up. am his wife and I say We Will
not give up until the end itself ID upon
u.s." The favorable turn Of Saturday
afternoon and evening has since been
confirmed BY gradual improvement, -
described In the kilograms. until now
there II . reasonable hope that unless
some adverse condition or complication
s~upsrvsnss, the President may yet live
and perhaps recover from his terrible
wound and its nearly fatal results.
The psrotid gland swelling has freely
suppuraisd and subsidsd. the pus score
lions from the bullet wound are OF .
better character. and DR.. Bliss says he
see NO indications Of further slsndular
swsllines OF similar complications on
any part Of the body. His stomach is
doing adequate duty again. free from
gastric disturbances. and IL he has
vitality enough left from his former
robust constitution to rally from . state
Of p~rostrs,ion that has been almost
death. he may receive . new lease Of
Life. Among the latest and worst symp-
toms connected with the slsndular
swelling has been the vitiation OF pol
soning OF the blood. medically repre-
ssntsd a. sspticsmis. which appears to
b . modified form Of pyemia.
Dr.. Bliss said. day before yesterday:
''Theis have been . few sruptions on
his back. caused BY blood. poisoning.
bot they were not slandular. and have
subsidized" A microscopic examination
Of blood taken from the slsndular SWELL
Ing OF the patients cheek Wa made two
Or three days ago. and II was found not
to be vitiatsd or poisoned. In the
matter OF this peculiar distinction OF
medical terms. DR.. Bliss said yesterday
TO an inquirine interviewer: There
must be Q definite line somewhere. u Ne
are going to use the words sspticania
and pyamia. I will say. however. that
IL the Prssidsnt's case 10 q Of pysmia
then We will show you . case Of pysmia
in which the patient got we'll"
The direction and locality Of tho bull
let has been . subject Of studied dag
sis and square sussswork from the frst.
First IL went through the liver. next 1t
vas though, to have ranged downward
and forward. lodging between the right
groin and navel. about an inch and .
half from the surface. Night before last
Doctor Bliss sail
The bullet has given no trouble. and
will give none. Ultimately II will be re-
moved. II has changed Ito position since
Il entered the body. and has worked its
way da~nvsrd to the vicinity Of the rec.
tum. We know pretty we'll whore Il ID.
! d. not think IL 10 Embedded In any OF
The muscular tissues. OF course II IL 10
removed Il will bs BY operation. but II
will not be . severe one.
Too much attention should not Be
paid to the saneuins u~ttsrancss OF DR..
Hamilton. He says positively now that
the President will get well. But It will
b rscollsotsd that twice before hs %
positively not only said that hs would
get we'll but pronounced him "out OF
DANGER" yet oil each occasion the Prssi-
dent passed through . erisis about .
bad - the last. and only last Friday he.
together with the other doctors. gave up
all hope. saying that the President must
die. Thus far 1t has been . bad omen
for Hamilton to pronounce him out Of
danger" wsmust trust to good nurs-
ing. time and the recupersiivs possibili.
ties Of nature for the recovery Of the
President. and. like Mrs. Garfield. never
surrender hope until Death darksns the
door Of bis life.