Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-06
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
GRANT FEELING BETTER.
Eating And Resting Well
Yesterday.
A FIREBRAND FROM LOGAN,
Cleveland's Struggle With
The Offices.
FIGURES OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The French Defeat i'm
China.
GENERAL GRANT

GENERAL GRANT
Showing Signs of Improvement i'm His
Condftfon-THe Rests Well and Takes
Nohrfshnlents
NEW YORK, April General Grant
awoke at o'clock this morning after having
nearly seven hours of uninterrupted sleep.
He appeared much refreshed and partook of
the usual amount of nourishment. After
having his throat dressed he laid back in his
easy chair and rested. and was only disturb
ed at long intervals to receive nourishment.
Among the callers during the day were Sid
ney Dillon, ex-senator Chaffee, General Ba-
deau, Cyrus w. Field, Rev. DR.. Newman
and Secretary of War Endicott. Doctors
Shrady, Sands, Douglass and Barker met at
9 o'clock to hold the regular weekly consult
alton. After careful and thorough exami-
nation, which the patient stood with great
fortitude, the physicians were all of the
opinion that there was an improvement in
the local condition Of the disease, while his
general condition remained about the same.
They recommend that the treatment pursued
during the last week be continued. Several
elegant bouquets were sent to the house dur
ing the day and large box containing a
quantity of rare cut flowers was received
from the generals Washington friends. The
bulletins issued during the day were all of
favorable tenor. The general took nourish-
ment at regular intervals and for the most
part of the day dozed before wood fire.
During the evening General Grant sat in
his easy chair and chatted with General
Badeau, Dr. Newman and DIR. Shrady. The
general said that he felt more comfortable
than for several days past. During the con-
versation the general said that he had been
very much touched and felt very grateful for
the sympathy and interest manifested for him
by his friends and by those who heretofore
have not been regarded as such. 81 DESIRE"
he said, ssthe good will of all, whether here
tofore friends or not.
At midnight the following bulletin was
given out:
General Grant has been asleep since 10 O'Clock,
waking for few minutes at II O'Clock to take his
nourishment. His pulse was 6S. temperature nine
j. H DOUGLASS M D,
GEORGE F. SHRADY, NJ. D.
2 q. m.-General Grants condition is I'M
changed and there is every indication that he
will pass good night.
A.Touehing Discourse BY Beecher.
New YORK, April 5.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher preached this morning for the first
time since his return from his southern trip.
He seemed fatiguel and did not speak with
his customary vigor. The sermon was from
the text, Hebrews xiii, s, "Jesus Christ, the
same yesterday, to-day and forever" Mr..
Beecher after expounding the text in the
light of Gods unfailing love for men said:
tsWhy should we hold back from death2
Why should we mourn for those that have
departed? The bud of last autumn is bios
so1ning this spring. Shall the autumn weep
because its buds are going to the censumma-
ton of beautys The children that you have
are not SO near to you as the children that
you have had and that now have you in a
crystalline memory of the heavens. They
tn at going forth cut of life are not going
out of life, but into life. And when they lie
in the valley of the shadow of death or trav
Ell through it, it is not for us to weep and to
mourn, but to sing to them from the hither
shore the voice of song and graduation say
ing: Pass on, hero, thou that hast served
well; thy crown waits. Sing to them until
they catch the strain from the other shore
and in the thunders of praise and love rest
from their labors with Christ and God"
Mr.. Beecher was much affected in thus re-
ferring to the dying hours of General Grant.
AS on the previous occasions when he has
touched on this subject tears filed his eyes
and his voice faltered, until, unable to con-
troll his feelings, he brought the discourse to
close, pausing moment to regain his self
possession before offering the closing prayer.
There were abundant evidences of SYM
pathetic emotion throughout the audience.