Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-18

NEw YORK, April 17th-6:30 A. h.--Gen-
eral Grant had q very refreshing sleep. He
says he rested better than for many nights,
and feels strong enough 10 get up and dress
for the day. He has taken his nourish
mcnt without pain in swallowing. and has
not since midnight been disturbed by
coughing.
PHENOMENAL PROGRESS.
NEW YORK, April l7th.-General Grants
progress towards convalesGencG for the past
two days has been phenomenal. His ply
sicans now openly express the opinion
that he will recover. DIR, Shrady said be
was prepared for any change, but did not
anticipate any at present, though 1t would
be premature to say that the General was
out of danger. He felt very hopeful of the
future. Senator Chaffce who wentinto the
house st 7:30, desires it understood that he
did not mean to say that the doctors did
not know what WAS the matter with the
General, but that they might be mistaken
in their diagnosis.
THE GENERALS s DIsEksE not A CANCER
NEW YoRK, April 17th.-The Sun prints
first under its editorial heao the following,
in double-leaded type, TIE second sentence
in italic: The improvement in Grant 5
condition steadily continues. 1t is now
ascertained that his disease is not cancer,
and there is no reason in his physical
organization why he should not recover his
health entirely
| TIE REAL CAUSE or TIE GENERALS S ILLNlls3.
New YoRK, April 17th.-Your reporter
saw Charles L. Dana this morning con-
czsrninq the remarkable editorial III his
| paper concerning Grants condition. The
editor of the sun declined to give his
authority for the statement that Grant 5
disease is not cancer, but reiterated his
| opinion that there is no reason, III
| Grants physical condition, why he should
| not entirely recover his health. regard
| Grants Illness as having been largely
| brought or by the failure of Grant & Ward.
! What his friends have most to fear now is o
| mental ailment net bodily disease. This
| failure caused him intense mental anxiety,
| which, since the commencement OF tls Ill
| ness, happily has been relieved by the wide
| spread sympathy shown him. Oi course,
| he has not the chance 0f recovery you and
| I would lave" said Dana, laughingly, put
| ting his hand on the reporters shoulder,
| " but believe he will recover for all that.
in addition to Dana's statement, there is a
| growing conviction il thepOpulJr mind that
Grants improvement is permanent, and
| that the doctors have bluaderel..
I, The WorlG says Grants cancer viii
perhaps turn out to be as imaginary as tbs
bullet which the learned doctors we're ceT-
! tain they had found moving in the muT'
dered Garfelds groin.
The Philadelphia Times, in q leader, also
says this morning There is q growing i'm
preston that Grant is going to get well
While it is hardly probable that the emil
nent physicians have made a mistake II
the diagnosis Of the case, there Is bar'
possibility that they have done so TIT
terrible mental ordeal through which Gen
eral Grant passed in consequence Of tht
failure Of Grant &; Ward. added to the iOnI
delay on the part of Congress i'll placint
him on the retired list, might easily hav
caused the breaking down Of his physica
svstem, which, taken in connection viii
local liberation Of the throat, would lea'
to the belief that canCerOu5 growth had &c
veloped IN the part attacked. The tina
action of Congress, and the spontane0u
outbust of popular sympathy which mani
tested itself rs soon as his life was III dan
ger. have doubtless done much 10 restore
hopeful and healthful mental condition.
Against the above opinions may be 81
| specific statements Of many distinguishe
physicians of the regular and other school
who have been interviewed by rcportel
and Others yesterday and today, and VIII
emphatically pronounce Grants disea!
cancer. Among these are DR.. Agney
Professor JacHby, DR.. Chaplin Of Br09kly1
Professors Fiskc, Alien, Helmuth OF Ne
York College, Homeopathic Medical Go
lege. ard Professors Jones and Dudley
PHILADELPHIA