Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
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WASHINGTON.

Col. j oHN e. BuRcH, secretary of the
Tn tied States senate. died at his residence
in " ashington OF heart disease.
TWELVE appointments as postmaster
await the presidents action, which is the
only interruption TO the business of that
department caused by the assassination.
lT il denied, upon the authority of his
minister at Washington, that the king OF
the Sandwich islands is attempting to sell
out his title to his country. He is travel.
ing 70 induce emigration to Hawaii.
THE presidents wound continues to dis
charge patches of cotton and wooden, cut
from his clothing by the bullet, and a
piece of bone slivered from the rib also
came out. The patient fears that the ball
may have permanently injured his spine,
making him cripple.
TIE postmaster general warns post
masters that their accounts must be for
warded q the auditor Of the treasury inn
mediately after the close Of every quarter.
The new ehieitain Is intent upon making
aIs department self-suSiaining, when he
proposes 10 advocate a reduction of letter
postage to two cents.
The presidents physicians have agreed
To submit To no more interviews and to
make no more public statements other
than those contained in the official bull
letins. Ihls course is caused by the fact
that what has been said TO reporters has
been misrepresented.
The fact that the presidents wound Is
freely dischargng pus is considered a
healthy sign, and the fear that pyam,a
had set III Il a!laycd pr Hamilton. the
eminent surgeon Of New York, will re-
main with the patient now until he is cut
ot danger. Dr. Bliss has given his posi-
tive opinion that The president will re-
cover
GUITEAu seems to be rather pleased than
otherwise with his present quarters. He is
afraid that if he should get outside the
prison walls he would be meted out
speedy justice. The other day when ask
ed To go down into the warden's office he
very reluctantly consented, caring that il
was a rIlse 10 get him into the peoples
hands. The cowaraly scoundfel vet ex-
presses wish that the president may die
lTwas found that the cooling apparatus
kept The presidents temperature uneven.
aud j. was ordered out of the room. TX
perlment7 have been male with the elec-
trieaI Indicator upon an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home. who carries a bullet in
his body, and Drs. Agnew and Bliss were
convinced that the machine will disclose
the location Of Il bali II il be within two
inches of the surface.
TIE presidents surgeons have conclud-
ed that the flow Of pus from the wound
was not sufficiently free Dr. Bliss insert
ed his finger in the original wound and
prepared il to receive larger drainage
pipe. lie discovered two small splinters
Of the rib, which he removed with pair
Of forceps. The patient then took twelve
ounces Of milk and the same quantity Of
beef juice, and rested quietly
rHE consulting physicians, Drs Ham
ilton and Agnew, were summoned 10
Washington. and il was decided to open 1
new channel for the discharge Of the pus.
such channel was made by cutting an
opening from the exterior of the back To
the tra.k Of the bullet al 4 point near
where the stoppage Of the flow had taken
place. The result was entirely satislac-
tory. The pms began to flow out from The
new opening, the fever receded, aud there
Va ~ immediate change for the better.
The examination made by the presi-
dent : physicians during the past few DAYS
seem to have convinced them that the ball
did not penetrate the liver, that il Is not
located in the interior wall Of the ali
domen, and that il did not pass through
the abdominal cavity, but went dow
alierward after il struck the rib and is
now located in the right lilac fossa. the
cavity between the point of the hip bone
and the ribs which contain the smaller in
tesiines.