The National tribune., 1885-04-02
GEN. GRANT.
His Condition Becoming More Alarming.

Gen. Grant was in better condition on the
25th ult than for over a week past. He slept
better the night before than he had for many
nights previous. He went to bed at 10 o'clock
and slept straight through until a. M, when
he got up and took some food and laid down
again. At Z o'clock in the morning he got up
again, after a refreshing sleep, and, with the
assistance of his valet. dressed himself. In the
afternoon the General took drive with DIR.
Douglas, which he appeared to enjoy very
much.
His condition on Thursday was just about
the same. His appetite was fair. There was
10 change in the throat condition. The depO-
sitlon Of Gen. Grant in the trial of eX-President
Fish, of the Marine Bank, was taken ON his
return from drive in the afternoon. The ex-
animation lasted about three-quarters of an
hour. The Generals memory as to details was
defective, but he was plainly anxious TO tell all
he knew. His evidence was given in per-
fectly calm manner, without any show of per-
sonal feeling against any one When the ex
animation was concluded short chat enSued
between the General and the lawyers. In the
course of it Gen. Smith, one of the counsel. re-
marked that he thought the patient was look
ing quite well. well" said Gen. Grant in
reply, somewhat slowly and seriously, II know
am a very sick man."
On Friday the Generals condition was un-
changed, although the preceding night was
sleeplcsS one, he having retired without taking
hlS customary narcotics
correspondent states that Gen. Grants in
ability to sleep comes not so much from cOndi-
tion of the body as from unrest of the mind.
lie has it firmly rooted that he is going out in
disgrace and under cloud. and all that his
friends can say to him in no wise changes this
belief He talks very freely with certain of
his intmates on the subject, and he tells them
of his modification and chagrin that he should
have hnnn Hupel Inv Wur6 nd thnt
persons should have lost money by him. He
thoroughly understands, aud indeed it is the
truth, that Ward used the name of Grant to
carry on his schemes, and that many persons
were led into them because they had con fdence
III Grant. And so Grant, with a mental dis
ease upon him, and conscious that his end is
at hand. rests with wakcful eyes day in and
day out, and thinks, thinks. thinks. He tells
his dearest friends that the responsibilities Of
battle and Of leading the armies Of the Nation
gave hlm no such concern as has this Ward
business: that rest III the White House in the
critical period when the country was recover
ing from the effects Of civil war was sweet com
pared 10 the rest that has come TO him in the
last nine months. He had hoped that fortune
might Ia some manner smile upon him 50 that
ho might return to those who have lost the
money thus wasted. He would write he would
work, he would do anything to remove this
stain from the family. But he is attacked by
disease that must prove fatal, and soon he
became too weak and too sick to stir out of the
house. So he silently and grimly and without
a word of complaint keeps to his couch and to
his easy chair, and thinks. He mourns be-
cause he eanuot make restitution and because
hc IS helpless. 1t preys upon him so that lie
cannot sleep.
About midnight Oh Saturday Gen. Grants con-
dition was alarming in the extreme and for some
time grave fears for his life were entertained
Drs. Douglas and Shrady were sent for and were
scon able to afford him relief but pending their
arrival his sufferings were so intense that he
had TO he held in bed by attendants. The
trouble was caused by an accumulation of mucus
back of the nose i'll the region Of the palate
The Generals condition Sunday and Monday
was such as to give the greatest alarm to his
friends, aud it was reported at one time that
his end was rapidly approaching, but more IA
vorable symptoms appeared and his condition
is about the same ii was week ago.