The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05
SUSPICIOUS STORY.
Gun. onAur MAY % VtRY SICK.
Ia asi T,rd aud lIis poci"rs say "eis
Hut 10 Socks tiks "h'ilrr-
meet" sttst'gS ga the Ton
gttssiunsi -Ampathirs.

NEW YOEK, teb, 2,-lp regard "a
Gen. Grant, health, Col, Fred Grant
sAid tn ru-t reporter this afternoons
"My father a. NJ yury sick man, There
IL no use Of auy longer denying The iici,
We have ~ no - every effort a. Keep the
true facts frlm the public, because we
know that ~ soon ~ 10 should become
known thu ha was dangerously, ill,
there would bN hualrrds Of lrrrrr-
coming Doe NI-h EVERY mail, and ihi'
would uuIg ~ ilr h,Iu auH make cure
less hu yiu', Father ha, had hut little
rest the Ua-' lew nights. III" VS. un
and aHuUI l., r,nW 'ur lilile WHI'r
YESTERDAY, Hst " e. hope "a get hlul 1P
again tu-dtE, lUf he l. suilrUug
constant pain Doe his ear and mead,
For any mos cIuc' rhlng the u" ore
his disease, | refer yUutu his doctor I,
who atr attending him, lhoV are For
dice Parker, Dr., =, Douglass snt \,
II. Shuds, ui TINS clty, Ruu /, NJ, Mer-
ker, Oi PhilHtuIUhin,
DIR. Doug SIS said; AN Ia up wise
responsible fur the fuse'cnlOrcd report
that appeared iu the medical journal "t
last wseE. Two DAYS before the report
was published had RECOMMENDATION with
Dr. Surd, HtIrU, Grants house. The r.
suit col the consultation wA~ that We both
decided ia fhu rINCrruus growth Ui
the root tI the iur cue was hardening
and Slc-.iiy EIuw'ug worse, Exam ma
iou by uu expert proved beyond q
doubt a vu-v a. malignant cplthcli"Hl
growth. Con. Grant r. very sick man.
I think tb,r. - lutlr or no hone that Ia"
will recover, lie B. breaking down, hut
has displayed much courage. For
less thun month lac has dul a.
As much a. six ar eight hours
work per dly, mat b." has h1d Tut liti'C
sleep in the past Digs. days. We have
tried 20 keep ilr knowledge ui bis true
condition from me- general, because he
had 80 many other truuluS 20 ucur. /
have all ALONE M uniainod THAI his
truhlois from generous growth at the
root uf iiH 'ul -u., caused uuuuull'N y
by excess BOO smoking. Every time M"
speatS OF hIraIbrs or cats this Is
disturbed. II j. difficult e. treat
IL for iuat reason. There hGrc been
times ~ hen the growth bpS been tenn
porarliy checked, hut IL never has been
arrested, aud Is steadily Increasing
There has rtcu considerable loss ui a."
tissue ur the pglt -. lie takes uouriSh-
ment every day in liquid form. He care
not eat solid food, because he mas lost all
his teeth. They were extracted In tho
hope at easing ia" pain IN his face.
This pin, although IL resewb IS
~
but il pain cnus, q Toy cancer in the
throat. He ht, been suffering from
pain 100 the right "fr aud top Of his head.
To ease th's toys bead has been kept
wrapped Ia hot 4 .n.e.s. ! cannot say
how urar tHr ou. r-. Fe may live tor
months vet; Huj men suffering
from this disease have died.
don't tuin> no will ever re-
cover. lie Is wonderfully patient
and accomplishing, aud he pro
fourdiy appreciates the express
siors OF sympathy which have
been called out ~ his recent appalling
misfortune. Irs works every day with
baudaE'j heud and IN unremltiiug pain
Ia hri,h his military autobiography or
history of the VIZ, and hopes to com
pleie II this spring. Tho first volume Is
entirely flushed, but not revised, tn"
second volume ~ more than half done.
He mas not 'Hkcu time 10 revise the first
volume, because OF his apprc hen-ion
that he may not he able 10 finish the
second volume.