Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-08

day, but on account of the course which The
ball took and the place where it is supposed
| to be. the danger of secondary hemorrhage is
not a serious one. Py@mia, or blood poison.
| ing was the accident most to be feared, ana
of that there was not yet, he said, the sligntesl
symptom An abcess also might form at any
point along the course of the ball or at the
extremity of the wound, but with this, he
said, they could deal succeIuiiy-
He expressed great reliance upon the Presi
dents vigorous constitution, strong vitality
and courage. He was, the doctor SAID, the
very best patient he had seen In the course OF
his surgical practice. With regard TO the
supposed
COURSE OF THE BALL
and its present locality, DIR. Bliss said whiie
they had not thought 1t prudent to probe deep
in search of it, either Immediately alter the
infliction of the injury or since that time, ne
did ON Saturday introduce Nelleton probe
into the wound very gently and traced the
course of the ball about three ana one nan
inches. So far as he could judge II nad
entered the back above the right MP
and taken a nearly horizontal course forward
through the body. striking and slightly ,rae
turing rib, and being then aenec.eu i'',ie , ~
the right, where 1t penetrated the HVer.
Whether the ball remained in that organ, OF
passed through it and lodged in the interior
wall OF the abdomen, he was unable 10 say,
but he hoped that the latter would prove 70 pe
the case. He said he regarded the wound IN
a surgical sense as being very fortunate:
slight detection of the ball to the rlght
had carried it away from the region
where it would have peeh Hhey
to prove fatal in few hours ana IN saetum lesiUn
where it left a chance of recovery. SpeaRiihe
of the pain in the Presidents feet, Or: Bliss
said that it was probably due to laeeratlon OF
one of the sympathetic ganglia.. Inc motor
and sensorv nerves of the leg had not been iii-
iured. In conclusion, DR.. Bliss expressed the
opinion that while the President was stlil IN
serious danger, every day was carrying hl'a
past the critical points one AFTER another' anu
he had strong hopes he wonla recover
THE PRESIDENTS BED.
The bed the President was laid upon when
first carried to the White House was VIDE,
but short and low. 1t was so short that MS
feet rested against the foot-koard, and ne com
planned of being in cramped position. AN
other trouble was that the low bed piaeeo hiin
too low to get the breeze. The bed was a ioo'
or two lower than the window. The bed ne is
now in is seven feet long, so that he mas
plenty of room for his feet, and 1t Is high
enough 10 come above the wlndoW
sills. It has patent mattress, ar
ranged SO that thorough Ventilatioh
passes underneath. The only inconvenience
the President has suffered from the cnange
proceeded from the narrowness OF the peo' III
fbe first one he could stretch his arms Out.
However the present bed is only for temporary
use, A regular invalid's bed has been teie-
granhed for, and as soon as it comes he VIII pe
placed on it.
GUITEAU'S PISTOL.
It turns out that the pistol used by duiteau
was q chean. common weapon. 1t is SELF
cocker, and as it was so easy to shoot, many
wonder he did not fire one or more shots lie
pistol was bought on the Sth OF June Tor sio-
OPEN sToRK-HoUsEs.
The store houses of the whole country are
open to the President. Large packages are
received every day. Everybody who has some
very old wine, whisky or brandy is sending 1t
to the White House for the use OF the fresi
dent. Some port wine so years old arrived
this morning One gentleman, in sending
his contribution of wines, said he was tenn
nerance man. The wine had been placed in
the family cellar 80 years ago by his falher,
he said, and had never been 1ouched
He hoped the President would accept II and
find il beneficial. The President will soon
have a large stock of wines and liquors
MODE OF TREATMENT.
Large quantities of patent medicines are re-
ceived with their healing qualities fully set
forth in accompanying circulars. There is
usually card urging that the medicine be
given a trial The doctors have received any
number of suggestions by telegraph as 10
treatment. Since the President was first shot
there has now been Informal
advice to come in, and they
do come in. Mr.. Bliss is overwhelmed
with recommendations to use this or that
remedy, and manage the President this way or
that. Even Mrs. Garfield receives such al
visory letters. Mr. Morton, of the clerical
force at the White House, is preparing sep,
arate scrap-book of the newspaper accounts Oh
the shooting and dangerous illness. Driterent
accounts are cut up and pasted In
Mork Twain crap-book, editorial re,
marks and comments scissored and
put in alongside the tIlegraphic
accounts. Accounts of public meetings held
here are also preserved. The literature OF th!s
character will make a big volume, which IL
will take the President some time TO peruse
after he is able to read. He has expressed
desire to have the reports of the calamity ana
press comments preserved. The kilograms OF
sympathy which have been received VIII all De
preserved.
MRS. GARFIELD.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Commercial Ad-
nertiser's Washington specials say: VI to this