Daily Republican., 1885-07-13
Gen. Grants OndStiOn.


MT. MCGREGoR, July 12.-.The morn
ing was bright and sunny, the mercury
marking 700. General Grants family,
Governor Hill, j. W. Drexel, Senator
Arkell, and 900 other peol I, sat on the
broad piazza Of the hotel to hear Rev.
DR.. Newman preach, while just down
the slope, in the cottage, General Grant
sat where he could hear the singing of
fam iliar hymns with cornet accompani.
ment. The Sabbath service had been
arranged to take place ON the hotel ver-
anda, as far as possible from General
Grants cottage, so that no cause for ex.
element might reach him. The patient
was almost disposed to 60 to the hotel
to attend the services, but IL was deem
cd un wise for him to do 30, and he con-
tented himself with listening to the
singing from where he sat at the COT
ia ge.
The preachers text was from
Matthew v, and 8, and his subject
WAS" The value of character. Z"
Besides q reference to General Grant in
his opening prayer, DR.. Newman used
these words at the close Of his dis
course:
Oh, illustrious sufferer in yonder
cottage! What q lesson thou art teach
ing to the warriors and statesmen of the
world and TO the youth of that country
thou hast saved, by finding within
thysslf at this supreme moment those
elemeuts of respose and happiness
which to-day excite the admiration of
mankind and fill the hearts of angels
with delight.
After the (service was concluded
Governor Hill, Mr. Drexel and w. j.
Arkell called at the cottage and remain.
ed with General Grant about ten min
utes. The patient was called upon to
write but little, that his strength might
be conserved; but he remarked with
pencil that he did not feel so much an
invalid as his appearance would indi-
cate while sitting at ease in his chair
Last night and this day with General
Grant have b cen such as to occasion
surprise at the minimum Of pain and
the discom fort they have brought. From
10 o'clock last night until o'clock this
morning the sick man slept almost con
tinuously, and after that he secured
rest until 8 o'clock, when he was
dressed. During the twelve hours
which ended at 10 O'Clock this morning
no cocaine had been used. The secre
tion had been removed quite readily by
Igargling, and the services of DIR. Doug.
las had scarcely been required In his
line of treatment. In the morning and
again this afternoon the General has
been out Of doors, and. If something
was lacking in volume of pulse, IL
| seemed to be compensated in the COM
parative comfort of the night and day.
About q o'clock the General came
upon the piazza. and when his family
| returned to the cottage from dinner at
the hotel they found him out of doors
Turning towards Mrs. Sartoris, General
Grant said in almost clear tones /:
Well, Nollie. did you have a good
sermon to day ?" The unusually clear
| utterance of the voice that so long has
been at its best very husky was q most
pleasing surprise, and when, between
and O'Clock, the General arose to go
to his room tor the night, he said
GOOD night" in a voice, DR.. Newman
said, as clear and strong as that in
which the latter described the occur.
ence. When DR. Douglas prepared his
patient for the night he found no indi.
cations that foretold other than q
usually quiet night.