St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-20
CONDITION UNCHANGED.
Gen. Grant About the Same as Dur
ing Several Days Past.


ing Several Days Past.
MT. McGREGoR, N. Y, June 19.-It
was after 10 o'clock this morning when
Gen. Grant was aroused for the day. He
had slept well after the doctor attended
him shortly after midnight, and he dozed
through the morning. DR.. Douglas this
| morning used the words after having ex-
amined his patient: 1.-The generals voice
is audible this morning. He seems very
well. The swelling outside seems less, and
the irritation inside seems light. ToSum
up his condition it is very good, better than
a week ago. I think the change is begin
ming to benefit him."
At noon the general, just after being
dressed, walked out on the piazza and
Joined DR.. Newman and the family, who
again sat for family picture. The entire
family is now here at the cottage. Late i'll
the afternoon Judge Hilton and son came
up from Saratoga and sat with the general
and family upon the piazza more than an
hour. DR.. Gray Of the insane asylum OF
Utica was also visitor Of the generals
during the afternoon. DR.. Gray is an
extremely stout man and Gen. Grant
wrote upon a card, which he handed to his
friend. this bit of grim humOr: ''your
shadow has grown no less since last saw
Won. but YOU will notice that mine has" !"
The doctor laughed, and the generatf tfaintly
smiled. The little engine Of the Mt. Nc
Gregor railway pulled up the mountain
two cars full Of people from Saratoga. A
number had come up on the morning train,
and many strolled down the paths by the
cottage, and while the general, Hilton and
Drs. Gray and Douglas formed a group
on the front corner of the piazza; the sight
seers formed group among the trees at a
respectful distance. The unavoidable
WEAKNESS caused by visitors to the gen
eral was not wanting to-day, though, not
affecting him in marked degree. Miss
Drexel, the young mistress OF the cottage,
| came up on the afternoon train and spent
the interval until the time Of the return
ing train with the ladies on
piazza. Several times the general lent his
presence to the party. The sick mans
right ear, on the side OF the glandular
swelling, was to-day filled with cotton to
project mr. the ear, which is sensitive through
sympathy with the local difficulty. The
general coughed occasionally, though his
cough was not unusually troublesome. A
four-horse team Juggling a boiler up the hill
to the hotel was intensely watched
by the sick man from his place
on the steps during the day. All
in all, however, the general was not out Of
doors so much as yesterday. This evening
no noticeable variation Of the conditions
that prevailed on Thursday have been no
ticed. Gen. Grant spent this evening upon
the cottage piazza until nearly o'clock.
When he entered the house he walked into
the front room where he wrote note for
Col. Fred Grant, calling attention to certain
matters he desired attended to in connec-
tion with work on his book. This symp-
tom Of reviving interest in this work is re-
gard.d by the family tonight with pleas
ure. About 10 o'clock DR.. Douglas re-
tired. There had been no coughing after
the general entered the house. The doctor
demonstrated his assurance of good night
by going to bed SO early, and the family was
equally confident The cottage is quiet and
dark at this hour (midnight) excepteas to
the usual light in the generals room.