Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-04
GENERAL GRANTS TABLETS.
The Messages Written by the Lamented
eX.President ON His DEATH Bed.

ex.President on His Death.Bed.
AS stated in the special dispatches to yester-
days STAR from Mt. McGregor, Dr. Douglas
has preserved nearly two hundred tablets writ
ten to him by Gen. Grant during his illness.
Further dispatches to THE STAR received last
evening too late for publication gave the inter
estfng contents of many tablets written during
the generals last days.
July s, at 1890 a. m, he wrote: 81 think lam
not SO weak as was at this time yesterday"
At 4 o'clock in the morning of the 9Th of July
the general wrote what for him was a long tab
let, in which he spoke of the use of medicines
In his disease and his familiarity with his own
treatment, abiding to the habit he had some
came. taxing s Up Purrie and a Cleaning ons his
mouth when he needed relief. In this tablet
he said that If he kept on taking medicine and
cialist in the treatment OF disease. He added
mat when he was educated for the life of q sol
dter he had no idea that he would live to see
the rank OF q soldier raised two grades higher
and to have himself occupy both of these ex-
alted positions; that he was never much
OF politician, and yet had been two times
book reader, and yet he now found himself the
author of a book that was almost ready in print
ever got well perhaps he would be authority
on medicine. July Sth, at IL H.. m, the general
wrote this significant tablet, II feel pretty well
but get sleepy sitting in the air. took a half
hours nap. Do you want me to go to the house?
| am as bright and well now, for the time, at
a as ever ba viii on the a9!n Of July
DIED, he wrote this significant tablet: "Burk
has brought up the last Of the first volume in
can have the second volume copied ready to 60
to the printer. l will feel that my work is
done" He wrote at one O'Clock in 1.-THE morn
disturb me, because have had SO much sleep,
and then have been comparatively free from
he would like all the m Int
to the physician to know from time to time just
my feeling. 1t may benefit some other fellow
ing of July 10Th he inscribed the following: " L
notice that your little girls and Julia (s grand
daughter) get along very happily together at
s snelr swing lawn tennis and nice shade. They
On July 20, at o'clock in the morning,
almost exactly three days before the end came,
the general, mistaking his comparative tree
dom from pain for an Improvement in his con-
dition, wrote as follows: "My rest for the night
shall have to give up coffee. It is distasteiu,
too, and harder to take than anything that
goes into Lily mouth. feel weak and feverish
satiable desire to drink water 1t has been a
half hour since drinking coffee and 1 have an
im INN s de-, desire to have cold water yet"
wrote: 81 don't think I slept the last time be-
cause of the medicine, which put me to sleep
ing medicine two times, it will be observed, but
DIR: Douglas had given it to him but once. This
indicates that the patients mind was not as
written several more were handed by him to
the doctor, but he considerably turned them
over to the members of the family, for he felt
that they belonged to them rather than to him.
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES, INVITED.
The following invitation was issued last eve
ming:
MT. MCGREGoR, NY, August 3, 1885.
The undersigned respectfully invites all min
apcro6if cd fO he TTnifad IN h ut
and participate in the funeral ceremonies to be
held on the Sth instant in New York over the
remains of his father, late President OF the
United States, and general of the army. Gen.
tlemen accepting this invitation are respect
fully requested to advise Gen. Hancock of their
intention to be present, who will assign them
F FRED b. GRANT.
GEN. HANCOCK AT MOUNT M'GREGoR.
Gen. Hancock arrived ut Mount McGregor on
a special train from Saratoga yesterday, accom-
panied by Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Gen. A. ]. Perry,
Judge Advocate Asa Bird Gardner, Capt. G. S.
l.. Ward, Col. Chas. Sutherland. Major William
Ludlow, Col. John p. Nicholson, Lieut.. Col. Fin
ley anderson, Capt. John H. Weeks, Capt. Jas.
S. Wharton and Lieut.. Eugene Griffin. Com
pany f. of the 10Th infantry, and company a,
of the 5th artillery, received the general and
his staff BY order of Gen. Hancock, the Gus
house he was received by Col. Fred. Grant.
VIRGINIA AND DELAWARE
Gov. Cameron has ordered two companies of
the LIST Virginia regiment, the Richmond Gays,
Capt. L. ]. Bossieux, and the Walker Light
Guards, Capt. III. c. Jones, and two companies
from the 3D. Virginia regiment, the Danville
Grays, Capt. Coyington, and the Alexandria
Light Infantry. Capt. Mushback, to take part
in the Grant Obsequies. He has also issued
proclamation appointing the marks OF public
mourning in the state. Upon invitation Of Gen.
Hancock, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Va, will act as
one of his aids. He writes: accept the posi-
ton, because by So doing I can testify my re-
spect for the memory of a great soldier, and thus
return far AS l can the generous feelings he
has expressed toward the soldiers of the south"
BY proclamation of Gov. Stokeley, OF Del, the
citizens are requested to refrain from business
on Saturday. The national flag will be dis
played at half-mast from the capitol.