Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-23
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New York Morning journal Of yesterday
The windows of General Grants resi-.
dence were thrown open yesterday and
sunlight streamed in upon the recovering
hero and his wornout physicians.
The nurse-girl came to the door at 10
O'Clock and glanced anxiously up and
down the street. A dozen reporters rushed
over TO hear the latest from the sick room,
but the nurse girl informed them that she
WINS looking for the milkman, who was late.
At 1890 o'clock General Grunt issued
the following bulletins
DR.. shrady Just woke up. He complained
of his foot being asleep, but would not tnke
any stimulants TO arouse II, DIR. Douglas
Is doing we'll His pulse IL normal and his
appetite good. He just ate IN oat
Several visitors called At the house
during the morning. A tall man with II
black beard, who was evidently stranger,
rang the bell at lib II. III. and inquired
if John Smith lived there. When i'll
formed in the negative he replied that
John was in the city somewhere and con-
tinued his search.
A carringe drove up TO the door at
11.275 n. M. and mi elegantly dressed
young man lenped out. He wore pecu-
liar blue and white apron and silver
watch chain, and the reporters thought
he was some high military dignitary. The
cook, however, informed them that the
young man was butcher, and as he left
three pounds of roast, two and n-half Of
which were bone, she was probably right
At noon General Grant issued another
bulletin as follows;
| DIR. Douglas Is snoring quietly. Have
| sent for clothes-pin. DIR. Shrldy Just
| walked around the room. He Is expected
| to look out of the window IN u day or two,
DR.. Fordyce Barker is calmly reading The
Morning Journal.
| Several cranks visited the vicinity in
| the afternoon, and Policeman 0'Flanagar
was kept busy driving them away. One
of them asserted that Dr. Shrady was moi
suffering from smallpox, and another
declared that DIR. Douglas could be curet
of ear-nche in two weeks by using Amber
sons Auricular Antidote.
A dnrk-complexioned youth rang thu
bell at 3.19 p. M. and told the servan
who opened the door that he would lik,
TO sell him some collar buttons at iii,
ruinous rate of six for tive." He wa
given in charge.
The colored nurse looked out of TIL
basement window ut Al p. III. A yello,
dog ran by the house toward the Mort
river at 4.27. 1t is supposed that he hN
heard of the dog .catchers next summer
and had determined to commit suicide.
Policeman 0'Flnnagans little gil
brought him his lunch at 5.28 p. M, nm
he remarked that :" nothing was better fo
u weak stomach than corned beef an
, cabbage"
At 7.12 p. IN. General Grant issued III
following bulletin:
Drs. Shrady and Douglas both stood u
/ and leaned against the wall III $40. Tht
Q | then sat down again. DIR. Shrady breathe
| easily, but complains OF IL corn on his lit
; toe. DIR. Douglas yawned at 6.5l and +
? marked that II was IL fine evening. Both a.
: expected to sleep without stimulants +
! night.
AT midnight the lights in the Graz
? residence were all out, and the cats in Il
neighborhood We're ditto.