The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
TIE ANXIOUS HOURS


General Apprehended.
New YoRE, April 1o.-General Grant
passed aquies night with the exception Of
the fit Of coughing with which he was at
tackled about midnight. He fell into a
natural slumber at four o'clock this morn
ing, from which he awoke two hours later.
DR.. Douglas remained all night with the
General and did not deem it necessary to
summon either Of his medical colleagues
during or after the coughing paroxysm Of
his patient. Shortly after noon the pa
TENTS throat was treated and he, walked
into the library where the doctor applied
the medicine.
AT 9 p N. Doctors Barker, Sands and
Shrady arrived and they were in consul.
tation 45 minutes. Doctor Barker said
the condition Of the Generals throat ad!
mitted OF freer examination than for many
days. The layrongoscope was used and
by the use Of a strong light reflected into
the throat the development OF the ulcers
was noted. The liberation has not made
much progress during the last two days,
though there has been gradual increase
during the week. The inflammation in
the throat is not not so pronounced as
at one time. The patients general con.
ditiop, D Doctor Barker thought, was some
what better, though it is still precarious
He ia suffering from weakness and ex-
haustion. Il
No SPEEDY DISSOLUTION APPREHESDED.
"Is there any reason to fear speedy
fatal termination Of the disease?"
There is no special cause tofcar more
than in the. last two or three days,
though we must be prepared for emersen-
cies."
The following bulletin was issued at
General Grant has been very quiet
since the lit OF coughing last night. lie
has taken his nourisliment regularly and
as well as usual. His pulse Is now 70;
temperature 00 AT the consultation Just
held tDrs. Barker, Sands. Shrady and
Douglas being present) the treatment
pursued was approved by all.
(Signed. u. Fl. .DouaLAs,M.D.
GEoRGR F. SHRADY, ID. D. Z.
Senator ChatIee aud ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling called between three and four
o'clock. The latter said the General was
quite weak, and 10 him, there was NOT oappar-
ent change since last Sunday when he
called.
Senator Leland Stanford visited the
housein the afternoon bringing flowers
When DR.. Newman called at II 80 o'clock
yesterday morning he entered the library
next to the Generals room, and shook
hands with Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris.
Father" called the latter, "Dr. New.
man is here" Whoreupon the General
left his chair, walked into the library and
greeted DR.. Newman. lie remained a few
moments and then returned to Ills room
with the remark that the air in the
library was too cold for him.
FAMILY APfAIRs DISCUSSED.
The conversation OF the household be-
fore the G neral is always cheerful and
pleasant and family affairs and every day
matters are discussed. Tho General isnot
dellrious. lie receives only eight minims
of morphia in twelve hours. The Gener-
l's.dream has been by letter Interpreted
to mean that he will live seventeen days,
as many weeks AMI AZ many years, sevsn-
teen being the number ofdollars the gem
eral had with which TO pay duty on the
satchel he left on the wrong side OF the
fence.
Tho astrologcr who prophcsied good
days and bad ones for the General has
thus far been right. It was he who
prophesied that II the General survived
March 81 he would live until September.
That remains to be seen. II the patient
lives until summer Leland Stanford will
endeayor TO take him TO California in q
special car. The probable good results Of
the Western climate on the Generals
health has been discussed, Senator STAN
ford urging that the General would be
benefited thereby.