The Russellville Democrat., 1881-07-14

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 ! name of tympanitis was less prominent, the tenn perature was slower, the pulse beat less quick, and from then until sunrise there usTs phy- sicians called more ssrs,5as indication, and when tho change first came, and when 1t became apparent the night Of the Sd, which is the first crisis day, would pass with the President yet alive, the cabinet officers and their wives worn out with watching. crushed with sorrow, revived by q fresh and faintly hickering hope left for their homes to secure essential rest, and when the morning came the country was told the President was better.
 A great variety of suggestions have been re ceiyed at the White House as to the treatment of the President, and there are hundreds of letters making medical suggestions. There was scarcely minute in the day when telegraphic messengers were not s,, entering the White House door with wit grams received is enormous, while the telegraph company has done larger press business than number of press dispatches sent out at night has averaged over 100000 words.
 Still Improving.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6-It has been day of hope. It begins to look as if we were passing out of tho shadow of the dark valley President Garfield awoke refreshed and he had not long been awake when he said to his worn and faith ful attendants q am tired of this wishy-washy stuff and spoon victuals that the doctors are giv ing me. want something to eat. Cant have 6 beefsteak?" The doctors thought he had better not have beefsteak just at present and gave him some chicken broth and an egg 'The truth is" says one of the physicians, "the President is lit tie cross, and 1t is most excellent sign. dying man is never cross. We have large hopes or course, there is danger there is great danger. There will continue to be danger until the wound has healed
 And how long before that will happeng" was asked.
 "It may be two months" was the reply. 'But the President has passed the first great danger period, we think, and we are justified in thinking that the danger from inflammation of the perito- reum or peritonilis. is passed. It should have ap- peared before this if 1t was to have come. There was some inflammation, as was to be expected. It is necessary that there should be, in order that the wound may heal but there has been no dan gerous infammation, and we have earnest hopes
 The President has suffered almost necessarily since Saturday noon. His feet and the lower part of his legs have been at times swathed in rags soaked in paregoric The pain that has been re ferred to as nervous twitching is in fact most excruciating. For a time he found relief in hay danh.
 A SCIENTIFIC OPINION.
 distinguished anatomist of Washington has been studying the case in connection with the medical reports and has made a careful anatomi- cal diagram. and has indicated the probable posi- tion in his judgment, of the bullet. He has sub mitted the diagram to some of the attending phy- sicians and they are inclined to agree with him. The bullet, according to this diagram, entered near the kidney, as is well known, passed through the lower portion of the liver struck the bony substance adjacent to the spinal column but did not pierce the marrow of that column. and is lodged there. This bony formation, in man of the size and strength of Garfield, the anatomist says is as large good-szed fist If the ball is lodged there 1t will be much easier to remove the pus by means of tubes when the soughing of the wound shall come.
 CRAZY CROWD.
 The following are fuller details as to the SUD- posed crazy man, who late last night sought to obtain an interview with the President: nicelydressed coored man, with full black whis. kers obtained admission to the grounds, and on reaching the main entrance to the mansion, in- duced the usher to send up his card, which bore Brown, representing that he called upon urgent business. After time MT. Brown came down. and after meeting the stranger, asked his busi ness. "1 want to be shown to the Presidents
 "WhltW said Brown, in astonishment.
 "I want to be shown to the Presidents room at onee," the man replied, adding, q have been informed that he is worse and has sent for me-"
 Brown saw the man was crazy, and calling policeman instructed him to show the lunatic off the grounds, which done at once. He was not arrested.
 Two more crazy people appeared here this af- ternoon, one of them dangerous. One of them entered unannouncedthe office of Adjutant Gen eral Drum, slapped him on the back and said: Arthur" The men was instantly arrested. He was drunk. Another crazy person appeared at the White House and said he had valve which he was commissioned by. God to apply to the Presidents wounds and which would cure him instantly. He was driven away.
 The police are looking for a white man who called at 6 house on street. near Fourteenth last night and asked for parties who did not live there. The girl who received him at the door was struck by his strange appearance and engag- ed him in conversation for q few moments during which, in rambling sort of way, he stated that he was an administration man, and was looking for yice-President Arthur to kill him. The girl became frightened and slammed the door, and the man disappeared.