Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-18
EASTERN DISPATCHES
THE WOUNDED PRESIDENT.

Still Alive and Apparently Improv.
Ing In Some Respects, but New
and Unf.vorable symptoms Ap.
pear Swelling OF the Parotid
Gland Conflicting Surgical
Opinions-Latest 0meial lnfor.
nation Today.
WASHINGTON. August 10. - At II
O'Clock last night. Dr.. Bliss informed
the President OF his purpose to give him
q little nourishmsnt to his stomach. and
hs seemed perfectly willing to take 1t.
After the arst quantity was taken the
patient showed signs Of improvement,
bis pulse becoming more Arm and rsgu'
lar. while II was eonsidsrsbly les,
frequent, being Is low a. los at one
time. This improvement continued from
1 lag, when the arst ~tsaspoonful wal
taken, until alter Las, when the second
quantity Wa administered. The patient
slept calmly ON both occasions after
taking the no~urishmsnt. BE avoks
after the Hrst nap without experiencing
spy annoyance from ~irritability or the
weak condition OF bis stomach. bat when
he swoks the second time. be remarked
TO the surgeons that be tasted liquid.
This time he barely escaped being nan.
seated, and the symptoms showed that
the stomach would not bear anything
further. One OF the nurses explained
the situation BY saying. ~ spongsd the
President quickly and told him not to
think nj his stomach and be would Be
oil right" This suggestion. It appears,
wss complied With. and the disturbances
passed. away and no vomiting occurred.
Dr.. Bliss said It was then determined
that IL would bs best not to attempt to
administer any further nourishment, ex'
oept BY means Of snsmsta. for the
present. -.
This mode Of administering food"
said the doctor, twill not sustain life for
any great length OF time. bat temporarily
It nourishes him. He 10 nov gaining
strength under the trs atment. Dc 10 Q
very different mar now from what hs
was t~hirty.sir hours ago I can tell you.
his stomach has been given rest, and 10
the meantime nature has done her work.
he is not out OF the woods yet. bot be 10
doing we'll and the prospect 10 oh. ering.
The wound IL not giving . particle ol
trouble but Ia doing splendidly. granu'
lating rapidly. and has healed o 10
the last twsnty.four hours than during
the preceding Two weeks. The Prssi.
dents stomach Ii yet weak and he has
no relish for food. but that will come In
good time"
NTERvIEws N OPINIONS.
Marshall Jewell called at the Execu.
tive Mansion last evening and requested
to be permitted to see Mrs. Garfield.
His request wa granted and after re.
turning he said that he had informed
the lady that he intended leaving the
city. Before leaving hs felt ss II be
would like to hear some encouraging
nsws aud asked the real condition OF the
President. Mrs.. Garfield responded to
bis question: "Do you think he 10 bet.
ter p With 'Indeed I do; ]. know It,"
This reply was emphasizsd and carried
reinsurance with 1t.
Secretary Blaine said last night that
while he admitted the gravity Of the
situation. hs thought there was decidedly
good reason to hope for better reports
from the aick room 10 the future.
In conversation with one OF the Pres.
idsnt's immediate attendants the attend.
ant remarked: CONTRARY to the general
Impression regarding the Prssidsnt's
extreme disability. he has without ques.
tion'a deal Of vitality and cannot b. said
10 be extremely feeble" -.
A promiusnt surgeon said last night
that hs had been very respondent for
ten days previous to the recent relapse.
but whom the condition Of the wound
was thoroughly explained after the irri.
liability Of The stomach bad asserted
Itself, he felt that too much attention
had been paid to the wound at the tx-
p.uss OF the stomach. and now that the
surgeons hsd discovered the weakness.
be anticipated great care would be sxsr-
oised over the patients diet 10 the future
and all would 90 well. His dsspondsncy
had been turned into hope.
Before the Mansion wss closed Tor the
night Dr.. Bliss was asked IL there would
be- any more nourishmsnt Administered
naturally. "No." be said. mot until
tomorrow. We have made the expert.
msnt and are Satisfied that the tone Of
the Presidents stomach has been pro.
crossing finely since the evening dress
ips. The patient has been asleep nearly
all the time since. No morphis hss been
administered for three days past"
Dr.. Asnew sid be did not care to
make spy prediction, but would say that
the President was doing we'll.
DR.. Bliss expressed himself sstisded
with the progress OF the csss, and said
that better could not be asked for under
the circumstances.
Everybody feels better. and things
look more hopeful, but much dspsnds
upon how the Presidents stomseh will
bear pourishmsnt. II there 10 no fever
today the chances will Be good.
CALL yoa sPxo1AL SESSION OF TIE SENATE.
NEW Yoax. August IA Worlds
Washington special says: Rumors are
current that the Secretary Of State has .
call for q special session Of the Senate.
signed by ths President and ready to be
issued. There sssm to b good rsasona
for believing that this sum0r 10 we'll
founded.
A NyssAoI IRON HI QUEEN.
wAszIsoros, August ls.-Ths follow.
Ing cablssrsm wal received at the Exec.
utiys Mansion yesterday afternoon: