Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-31

L1on W1Gh DrS. Barker, Douglass ana Sand, it was found that the surface of the right tonsilar region and adjoining portion of the vault of the pharynx were covered with a thick yellowish emulation resembling slough ing tissue. This deposit was evi- dently the result of an acute process engrafted upon the original disease and par took of many of the characteristics of 8 complication explains many of the grave symptoms which were subsequently, associ- ated with great prostration, but which were not directly traceable to the progress of the epitheliomatous degeneration The progress of the local disease was steady one from the beginning. The loss of the palate and adjacent soft parts, with the consequent lack of perfect control of the tongue, occa- stoned great difficulty in swallowing Just before he was transferred to Mt. McGregor he rather suddenly lost his voice. This was due partly to the thickening of the vocal chords by inhammatory infltration and partly to a relaxation of the parts from gen. eral weakness. A brief summary of the treatment is all that will be necessary to give now.
 "Early in the disease in order to eliminate every possible chance of error in diagnosis the patient was placed under specific treat ment, although the clinical history of the case gave only negative indications of it's ne cessity. This treatment, although continued for sufficient period, produced no effect in healing the alterations or in arresting the progress of the disease. Iodoform was used as 8 local application to the ulcers as well as garglss composed of salt and water, diluted carbolic acid, solutions of permanganate of potash and yeast. A four per cent. solution of cocaine was occasionally applied to the painful parts with happy results, but it was never employed to aay such excess as is generally believed by the public, nor were there any bad effects manifested by it's administration at any time. The latter was carefully guarded against with the full knowledge that the drug was new one, and that only it's cautious use was admissible. Red clover was given quite constantly, but produced no effect whatever upon the local disease. It only proved itself useful as lax ative and was so employed as being the least harmful of medicines of it's sort for continu- ous administration
 s"The diagnosis given early in the case was proved to be correct by the microscope, by the clinical history of the patient and by the fatal issue The disease had much shorter course than usual owing to the prostration of the patients system dependent in great measure upon other causes. The cause of the disease in this case is largely conjectural. Epithelioma as rule starts from local irri- tation, and unlike other forms of cancer is not dependent upon hereditary predisposition to the disease. There must, however, aside firm this be latent tending toward cancer OuS f0uDloS, WHICH IS mOIo III some individuals than in others, otherwise we should be unable to explain why simple and continued irritation would induce the disease in one case and not in another. It it, however, quite probable that the irrita tion of smoking was the active cause of the cancer in General Grants case, or, at least, it is fair to say that he if his habit had not been carried to excess. This assumption is made in the face of the fact that of the thousands who smoke but a small proportion suffer from the disease. Although there was more or less constant pain of gnawing character the patient was happily spared the agony of suffering which is often associated with the invasion of the deeper parts of the tongue by cancerous dis ease. Had the latter occurred it was pro- posed to divide the sensitive nerve of the tongue (gustatory) through the mouth, which operation oftentimes gives absolute relief. Such pain existed, however, was kept under control by cocaine and morphine SO that the last wish of the patient that his death should be peaceful one was fully realized"
 A HeartIess Fling.
 SPARTA, Ga., July 30.-A newspaper pub lished here contained an article condemning southern laudation of General Grant and stating that honest hearted people care as much about General Grants death as they would about that of 8 Jersey bull
 Cleveland Names the Pallbearers.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-The President hay ing been requested by Mrs. Grant to name the pallbearers for General Grants funeral has appointed the following: General Will liam T. Sherman, Lieutenant General Philip H. Sheridan, Admiral David D. Porter, Vice Admiral Stephen c. Rowan, General Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia, General Simon B. Buckner of Kentucky, Hamilton Fish of New York, George s. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, George w. Childs of Pennsylvania, John A. Logan of Illinois, George Jones and Oliver Hoyt of New York.
 President Cleveland, accompanied by the members of his Cabinet, Colonel Lamont and Marshal MacMichael, will leave Washington for New York one week from tomorrow to attend General Grants funeral. The party will stay at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York. President Cleveland will not return to Washington, but will go from New York to the Adirondacks for months vacation. No concerts Till After the Funeral.
 BOSTON, July 30.-Orders have been given that no Sunday concerts shall take place on the Common until after the funeral of Gene ral Grant.