, 1875-11-26

With slight or ten convuEtiva rc.pira!ions tho
Vtcc'Prcs!dcnt Of tho Unitod stases
DNnATIlEb His LAST.
few days bof0ra llIa death a said
| n candle.''
From tho tlmo that no lay down on tho bod,
alter ho bad takon the water, not moro than two
fifteen nlinnton aftor tc heard OF bonaor FerEJ's
tleath that llo vent 10 Join him.
rnENONIT1oNS or THE ATTACH.
On tho day whom Mr.. Wilson WAS 1ltht stricken
he satd he knew that he waa RouK To layo Sd
attack. Ifo thought tlo hot bath wonkI avert
the dangor but ,o found u hastened 1t half an
ionr; l1e talked calmly about death. an! sai
that ho had no fear. He folt that ha uoulh not
pass ont Of The universe, nor beyond tho pres.
eiice and thu love Of God.
CAUHE or THE RE1AraE.
The death Of Mr.. Wilson Haa caused Try fe-
sumption OF meuta1 activity. Postmaster Dnrt,
with tho Vice-rrostdcnt, who talked chserfuy
throughout, and no says hc mover sAw him look
ing bastor. He talked about going to Florida,
bat said 10 must rnt 60 to Nav York to bo trent
learned from conversation with Judge Flald OF
tho aroAs honoat derived by Ills wfo from sitnilar
ailnlont. After that llo would 20 to Tloridn.
"Dut no "-l,e said. checking himseIf-"I
cannot 20 until Nntsh my book; that /. tho
great work before mo for my future. and that
will bring mo in aotiothinB II my old days. |
niest lnish that. and tllen will DO at liberty to
70 somewhere for my health. have been asked
to go to Europe bg some Of my friends, but
think that will hsrt1ly do"
uc WAS to hAvo ridden out today with Post
master Durt, who arrived at tho Capital 1t p. m.
LAST MEETING WITH the PRESIDENT.
Tlle last meeting bstHoon President Grant and
Vico- -Presdcnt Wilson WAS on tho day after tho
co-l'reaident whs originally attsokel-Thnrs-
day, the 18th inst. Tho President, much to tho
surprihc Of many who had supposed that Mr..
Wilson's outspoKen uttetances OH tho thltd-torm
question. and hia criticism Of aone Of The
Presldontn Official acts. bad previously impaired
the friendly rolat,ons which had previouhly
dent 1t l,'s room at tho Caritol. 1Io was mot by
Dr: Baxter, who, preceding him. said to MF.
Wilson I.
" Alr. vico-r President, tho President has como
nlr. Witaon. with great effort, .partta+@-raleed
htn1cif on Ills elbows In the bed, when the
President advancing Int III hnn1, extended his
hand, which Mr. Wilson grAaped, the President
swell, how is tho vico-prcsldens2 am very
Eorry to lind you ILL.,"
Tic vico-Presdcnt replied: "1iow do you
do. Mr. PrsHidsnt7 am glad to 600 you. am
feeling somewhat easier to-day"
The President who had meanwhile t.kon .
seat by tho bed, tllen Gald:
!" How did this come about ? When wore you
tt, attacked, Just arrived from Now York thin
The Vico-preaidont then proceeded to narrnts
With considerable PARTICULARLY, but III low,
feob'o vo!ct. tho rnannor in which no WAS aoizcd
In tho Benato barber.shop aftor taking a warm
BATH and told how, when in Now York. heunier-
wont Hosoro surgical operation, the soaring Of
tho flesh orer his spinal column botwson tho
shoulders with whlto-hoated iron, and added,
ftmagiue tho operation bad something to do
With. Sith ny ", present prostraslon. Don't YOU
20, no." replied DR.. Baxter; at will un-
dou6tedly have o very beneficial et1ect. Tho
immediate CAUSE was the warm BATH, which 1t
adlod. PLEASANTLY turning to tlo President,
"sho Vice President ato tao many good dinners
In New York"
Tho President hero remarked to s1r. Wilson,
"Tou ought to sako q lttlo vino With your dn-
Doctor: don't you think that little wlns with q
heavy dinner aids digestion p -.
"Uudoubtedly 1t does, replied tho dootor,
uniisputoa by Tho medical faculty. I believe"
"Well, I have always thought Ho." said the
President III have cntcn hearty dinners and
drank no wine, nothing but water,--not
noticed thas mover folt 20 we!i afterwards as IL
caacs where drank litllo wine.
Conversation then turned On the Presidents
visit 10 New York. Tie stated :hnt hs won't thora
With Mrs. Grant, who wanted to do some shop.
merely. ffe referred to The weather IN New
York ~ very lne: pnusc ensuing In tho con-
verrailon tho Vico-President asked, ado you
hear from Nellie" {mcantug Mrs. sartoris)
soften T"
"Oh, yss," replied tho President. uor
smother gets letter almost crory weekly
every steamer. She writes long ami very inter-
estlne losters. bho writes With grcst facility"
Tho prcstdent remained about fifteen m!nutcs,
wLon. taking up hts hat and rising, he said
''1 hone you will bo bstter soou, Mr. Vlco-
rrebidont. will come up again this evening or
send up to aeo how you are getting along"
Thank you, Afr. p1cs,dont," raid N1r. Wilson,
again partially r1aiuH on bis olbows. "1'm Obliged
to you for your call"