Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-03

General GranI passed IL VeiJ quiet night
was continually going from his bed to his chair
and back again. He was annoyed at times by
attacks OF coughing and accumulation of mucus
| in the throat. His strength has been maintained
I by nourishments and stimulants so that his
| pulse is reasonably steady. At o'clock TAIL
| ing in the pulse was felt to such degree that
| the family were apprised, and all soon congre-
| gated in the sick room. He spoke quietly with
| each member. BY the administration OF proper.
stimulants the General soon rallied, and is
| now sleeping In bed.
| J. Il. DOUGLASS, NJ. D.
NJ. i. SHRADY, NJ. D.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
At 1910 o'clock the following bulletin
was issued
| The Generals sleep in bed continued until |
$50 O'Clock, when he arose and tried to so |
down stairs. He was gently induced to return
to his room and chair, where he is now sleeping.
| When he took his place in his chair, nourish- |
ment was brought to him. which he took with
out objection. In other respects his condition |
| is as good as at l:3O.
J. II. DOUGLASS, N. D.
SLEEPING QUIETLY AND NATURALLY.
The following bulletin was issued at
1910 P. NJ:
General Grant is sleeping quietly and natu- |
rally in his armchair. He rouses occasionally |
to cough and expectorate, which he does with |
out pam GE pnse Is Fuller
and more natural in volume. He is perfectly |
conscious, and replies lucidly and tersely when |
/ lS,d
kept perfectly quiet. AT this instant he is tax
ing cup Of coffee. J. II. DOUGLASS NJ. d.
A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT.
New YORK, April 2d.-At $50 General
Grant took his own temperature, and timed
his pulse beats by his stop watch He has
gargled his throat and feels comfortable
and cheerful. He has asked for the pres
ence of members of his family that he may
| enjoy their conversation. His general i'm |
!
of fair volume. He is not suffering any
pain.
| y SAD GATHERING.
New YORK, April 2d-It is learned that
there were present in General Grants room
this morning when the family were sum-
moned to receive his parting messages,
| Mrs. Grant, his sons. Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs. |
| Corbin and L. S. Grant, son of the Gen |
erals brother Orville, who, in speaking Of
the scene, says: Though we were all SO
sad, the General appeared so quiet and |
composed that we kept our faces firm, and |
did not show him how badly we felt. He |
was lying Ill his chair, and recognized each |
one as we came in. He extended his hand |
as if to bid farewell, and each grasped his |
hand with more feeling than | can describe |
to you. We were there for some few min
utes.
| GOING BACK TO WEST POINT.
cat one time his mind seemed to wander
| little for he murmured | am detailed |!
from to g. This was going back to his !
old West Point days, for that place is the |
only one where he ever held detailed duty. |
But this was not delirium, and seemed to |
us to be the effect of stimulants and his |
weakened condition. All the rest of the |
time his mind was perfectly clear, although |
his thoughts do not seem to dwell so much |
on the present as the past"
EASING HIS PATHWAY To THE GRAVE.
Another account says the doctors have
ceased their endeavors to prolong the Gen
erals existence, and to-day have sought |
only to ease his pathway to the grave. His
system is too weak to receive much nour-
ishment, and his pulse is irregular; his
mind has lost the strength which has char
acterized it all along. In his worst mo-
: ments he seemed the most conscious. 1t |
remembered that twenty years ago to-day |
Grant carried Lees lines at Petersburg |
breaking down the mastery resistance |
| which so long baffled every effort and re- !
PEELED every assault of the Union armies : |
also that Good Friday is the anniversary of |
the Lincoln tragedy.
RESTING IN AN EASY CHAIR.
1890 P M.-The following bulletin has |
just been issued;
General Grant is resting i'll an easy chair, !
| after having enjoyed the conversation of his 4
family for half an hour He has taken nourish |
ment with apparent relish, his pulse is still !
steady and his mind clear. An anodyne has |
been administered, for the purpose of securing |
an early sleep. He has no pain.
GEORGE +. sHRADY, N. D.
CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.
New YORK, April d-Midnight-At |
1870 the front door OF General Grants |
residence was locked, and soon after a light |
was visible in the sick mans room only.
SLEEPING QUIETLY.
New YORK, April 3D. A. M.-General |
Grant has been sleeping quietly since the |
administration of the anondyne.
Magnitude of the Southern Pacific Lease |
NEW YORK, April 2d.-Our papers are |
Just awakening to the magnitude and i'm |
portance of the recent Southern Pacific |
Railway consolidation. The Tribune says : |
The company will form one of the most |
powerful corporations in the world. For |
the first time in the history of the country |
an entire line from San Francisco to an !
Atlantic port will be under one manage |
ment, practically under the ownership of |
one body of men. The effect of this COM |
bnation upon the interests of some other |
corporations will prove very important
The Times says: The Union Pacific is |
now brought between two mill-stones,
likely to have more or less crushing effect |
on its business The significance of the |
lease is not SO much in adding the Central |
to the Southern system, as in taking it |
away from the Union.
The Sun says: The lease of the Central !
| Pacific was yesterday the subject of general
talk in New York business circles. Some |
said the laws Of the different States in
| which the company works are likely to in
validate the lease, others that the ratifica-
ton OF the lease by the stockholders of the
Central Pacific would be necessary and |
might yet be refused but the famous trio
of Stanford, Huntington and Croker is
not one to be beaten by any combination
LOT legislators or stockholders. As far as
Legislators are concerned these gentlemen
are supposed to own an adequate number
of this kind of pubic servants in every
State i'll which their business interests are
concerned. As things now stand, the stock
of Central Pacific begins to be spoken of as
a stock bringing 6 per cent. from its mar
| ket value. 1t was jumped from DO. the
closing price of Tuesday. to y yesterday
and speedily advanced to the neighborhood
of 40. 1t is predicted by some CalifornianS
residing here, usually well-informcd on
| what is going on in the Pacific concern.
that the lease will prove il serious blow to
both the Union Pacific and the Pacific
Mail, especially the former
CRITICISMS OFFICIALLY ANSWERED.
NEW York, April 2d.-The following is
| an official answer to the criticisms that
| have appeared IN different papers in regard
TO the lease OF the Central Pacific 10 the
! Southern Pacific Company: The new lease
of the Central Pacific road does not in any
way interfere with It's relation to the
| United States Government, or jeopardize in
the least the payments into the sinking
| fund created by Act of Congress. Fer sew
! eral years the Government transportation
accounts over all its lines have exceeded
| its requirements under the Thur
man Act, so that no further
calls had TO be made upon the
company. Under the new arrangement,
the road will simply continue to do the
same transportation as heretofore. The
| lessees, the Southern Pacific Company,
assume the payment of all interest, taxes,
sinking funds, and fixed charges, including
the annual obligations imposed by the
! Thurman Act, and in addition minimum
of Sl,200,000 Increased TO S3,600000, if
earned,) is to be paid rs rental, over and
| above other disbursements. The GOYern-