, 1881-07-23

trcncIy confident nf the Presidents rccoy-
cry. nlnl that tho grayest danger tint they
now fcar Is a in0 prolonged slpl,lration nf
Tho Wn,tAh. There nre, nS yet, iii Indications
Of tiElt, .s,Nl tlir wound Is expected 10 dis
Charge t,lattcr tuy n considerable tI,uc yet, rs
tie ir1,rr:.s Ut llrnlsEg will bn slow. SILL,
there will, of collrsa, hc approximations Until
the wound IL hcalcd, R.ll ull danger
srun, suppuratfon has passed.. tFlle
phystcIaIls nre not nbu TO Rny
wtIrli tint period will arrive. Tho
1'rpsldcllt Inns spent rs eDnafnrsa,,o day Ms
cnuitt t'o nxtMc.c.l Of uhc lii his condition.
lie has Ind Il gnnl apptitc, FlNl has hail
natural sleep ns Intervals durln; tho .!ay. lie
has
.sst;En ruts WAITER stoi,n THAN Usual,
but It has been given him III very slight
Iuarttttus. Tho pain IN his lcNs Inns la,cl,
lnss s'lars,, md llo llas felt relieved nj the
opinions If tho .loctors TINT h0 will not be
permanently disabled trnu tito wound. The
President las greatly fearcd tl,at
lie might 10 cripple, md not
have tho ,.sn uf Ills legs, ~
tbs pccnlnr l'ai,,s which he ,,ns experienced
l'avo lotl hin to think that tho hail n,ny have
cansa.l 4 pariuu,,ent injury 10 tic sptna1
colnInn. 'rtu surgeons ,,Asn n,a,la II elre.
full examination, antl live to-day given ll!t,
assuring opinion that such II not tho ensr.
Thu President l,l.s Ind tils burden Mpni, tts
lstit,d fs"ul the 'tay wlIcn l,e bcca,no cu,l-
WINGED TINT l,u wns 10 live. trl,e wound to-
s(ay 'tas discharged More fruely than usual,
md Tie discharge continues to hu
of lIcalihfai character. aomo mora
iiores Of clotl,. width wcre carried
1tttYI IT,
afternoon witt, Tho p,ls, which upu,l .oSan,t.
latiou proved TO be Il portion of tho l'resl-
dents pantAtoo,s md shirt.
\ SMALL. riEcl: ur HONE
wns nssn thrown out, which proyvs to 10 4
splinter from tho rib tlat was fractured by
the bullut. There ws,s llsu Il discharge OF
lnccfntc tissue, anil MI this to tho surgeons
Indicates colistantly-inlprovlng condltlou Ut
the wound.
ritOF. nt:rL
made some very successful experiments with
hts clueistcal nlachlne. witt, whlcl, he hopes
to discover the LOCATION Vt tho bullet lit tlls
lresl.lcnt's body. T,o experiments werG 80
stlcccssrtil Tint, WHOM the perfected machine
IL completed, the SURGEONS ntlI scientists
WIN Witnessed the experiments tonight havo
no doubt but tint the bail can be successfully
lucatcd. Two soldiers whu suffered severely
froul wounds during the War. ono Ut whom
Inns two bullets In his body. wcre present Mt
the experiments, accompanied by tho
surgeons wllo attended them in tito
hospital. ami who lave foIowch
their eases during their mrlo,ls OF
suffering sis'ce, fur It nppears thai, wllite n
great many men live With bullets In their
bodies, they .lo not live without paln. Tie
Instrument located q bullet III ono OF the
gentlemen ntn lIstut,cc, rs determined by
scientific test, Of fur Inches. Tllut ball Is
lodged III the abdomen, very nearly IN IOcn-
t!on wlcrg It IL supposed the bullet In the
Presidents body IT, Thr purpose ot making
these tests Is to aslcrtnln Wfluther 1t viii ,be
safe to attempt to rcllovh tllu bullet fru.n tie
President, ald ulso 10 determine tho course
OF the bullet.
srEEr.
To ths 1rtsttrn Assuff,,ttd Prtss.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July :R.-fho presl-
dent wont to sleep curly tonight. Or. DIiss
says llu Is getting we'll as fast as possible ul,-
der ihe circumstances.
Dr.. Reybnrn said tonight that tho Prcs!-
dcntis doing splenlitlly. Tho daily papers
are now read to him every day, mid many of
the tclcgrapllic dispatches lnquirlng about
him are also. read to him. To-day
some Of the messages Of inquiry and
sympathy that cano tho first days
after fib was shot were read, flld l,e was
deeply moved by the evidence Of universal
interest In hin. lilo Inns beer, permitted to
seq some Of tlia illustrated papers represunt-
ing tho scenes OF tic shooting, and has
laagled over tho errOrB null nlisreurcsontn-
tions. The President Is rs cheerful anl
Hopeful nav as anybody, In vicw OF the,
prospect Of Ills entire recovery without suf-
fcrtng any permanent disability from tho
wound.
TALK WITH TIE pnEstDEST's Su1lsE.
." You llavo put the President back to n
liquid tict"" asked New York Hculd rep
resentatiye Of the Presidents M,lrso Thurs
day.
"Yes," she answered, ut Is thought best
for awhile. lle IL perfectly satisfied with It,
aud 1t was not hts fault at alt the other day
wfsun ilo got too much food for one in ills
condition, and suffered little uneasness
from It,"
"0er. swalm's room is still tho expert
mentlng iIcld ?"
"Tf'at is our standing Joke. Tho President
knows ulat all these little and great devices
are FIRST tried Oh Swain, alld enjoys talking
over 1t. Just now the apparatus for llftnx
the President FROM Ills bed IL batng tried III
SwalM's room. alld the President gets 10
small amount Of comfort out OF the thought
that 1t Swain cail be hofsted around grace
fully, aud without any personal trouble, It Is
very pfobable he will like 1t also. It seems
to be quito MI Ingenious devlce, and will
likely TO MI 1t claims, though tho chances
ars It sson't 10 used III the Presidents room.
1t might worry him.
"ls the President as lively rs eyerp'
"les; Ito never loses IN opportunity to
get oG joke when hs can. Tint u;fUr Of
Ills oatmeal. which In does not like bit, to
Sittlng-l}alll Is something like the anati boys
Joke about the castor oil. Tho plIyscsans,
however, would not mind how mllrl, Of mis-
oatmeal ha gave rwny, AZ starclly fouu OF
my description never agrees with hiui, and
the nourlshment in s,lch ulet Is lost when lts,
uso would giva him any discomfort"
Do you let him read the papers p''
Well, no; not uxuetly; still they ret
quite close to him sometimes ul1awares, and
he will enjoy u few lines by himself. Mrs.
Garfield reads him bits antl scraps, and l!o