The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-28
OVER THREE SCORE.
ANNIvRRsARY OF GIANTS BIRTH
% Arises Much improved and take, Hls
Usual Walk Congratulations Pour In
/ on Him From an Parts OF the
Country the Day Passed.

NEw YoH4, April p. Beginning at IL
O'Clock last night General Grant slept ut
intervals until 2o'clock this morning, after
which his slumber was almost continuous
until s o'clock this morning. When he
had been dressed he remarked that he
felt good and was reireshed. When DR..
Douglas left the house at $3.50, he said the
patientwas fully as well as yesterday. He
could not say that he was better than on
Sunday, for on that day he was exceed
ingly well comparatively; but the Gem
eral to-day was as well as yesterday, and
had so expressed himself.
Flags are flying and bunting is displayed
on the street onlwhich General Grant lives
in comemorationof his sbirthday. The Gem
eral is 0Syears old.
week ago last Thursday at the request
of Col. Fred Grant, Prof, Rupert schmid,
the Munich sculptor, called at General
Grants residenceto secure portrait bust
| of the General. Since then he has had
four sittings and now the work only needs
q few finishing touches. tits OF life size,
one-quafter length. a military cloak Is
draped about the shoulders and the whole
rests upon Q design Of crossed cannon sur
mounted by an eagle with outsptead
wings. Prof. schmid expects to complete
the bust at one sitting.
General Grant took drive in Central
Park atnoon to-day.
Genera, Grant sends the following for
publication: .Ss E.
To the various army posts, societies,
city, public schools, States, corporations
and indiyiduals, North and South who
have been so kind as to send me congratu.
lations on my sixty-third birthday, L wish
70 oflsr my grateful acknowledgements
The dispatches have been so numerous
and SO tonching in tone that 1t would
have been impossible to answer them i'll
had been in perfect health.
[signedl US, GRANT.
Between four and five O'Clock in the ai.
ternoon General Grant, accompanied by
Colonel Grant, walked as usual to Madi.
son avenue and back. l;7:
General Sickles called between Eve and
six O'Clock Sydney Dillon sat and con-
yersed with the General In the drawing.
room for nearly an hour. The housewas
brilliantly lighted up in the evening, and
thousands OF spectators passed through
the street and stopped TO gaze for a few
moments at the house. Large and mag
nifcent presents OF flowers continuedt to
pour in, while q continuous stream OF tel
egraphH boys were necessarily delivering
messaees from oil over the country.
Birthday cards were sent by the basket
ful OF the most extensive and costly
finish from all parts Of the United States.
Among the congratulatoIy messages
received was one irona Secretary
OF State Carr, Of Brooklyn. The
Methodist preachers meeting in session
at San Francisco, House OF Representa-
tiyes OF Illinois. M. E. Hand sent the
congratulations Of the public school chill
dren Of Gallipolis, Ohio. The old
soldiers and citizens Of Dakota
territory without distinction OF party sent
from q meeting held In Yankton, a series
OF congratulatory resolutions. The SUI
perintendent and employees Of the Atchi-
son Railroad Company were also heard
from, and the public school children
Of Richmond, Ind. From Chicago came
q hearty series OF congratulations signed
by + d. Morse, Chas. e. Bunker, 90.
Irwin.
Besides these were dispatches from the
Grand Army posts and prominent in.
dividuais without number.
The General remained in the drawing
room until after 10 o'clock in COM
pany with members Of his fam
ily, Senator Chaffee, Doctor and
Mrs. Newman and Doctor Douglas.
He seemed tired looking, but held up
amazingly. He seemed to feel snpremely
happy and joined in conversation with
much spirit.
Congratulations From Illinois.
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