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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05
DEATH DRIVEN BACK,
But Still Lurking at the Chamber
Door OF the Nations DistIn-
guished Soldier.
Grant Seems IN Better Condition
Than He Hes for a
Week Past.
EIGHT HOURS SLEEP.
General Grant Is Very Much Refreshed by
Good Ntghrs Sleep.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Last night wss comfort
ab e one for General Grsnt lie slept quietly In
his easy chair, with his feet resting on a stool,
from shortly before Il O'Clock until ESQ O'Clock
this morning. He was much refreshed By his
eight hours unbroken Sleep saye when gently
aroused 10 take nouIishment al regular intervals
During the early morning the patient af ca
sional attacks OF cOufh hing. His breathing
during the night was comfortable
DR.. J. II. Douglas and George +. shrsdy
remained with the General all night and Colonel
Fred Grant was in the bedroom OF his dying
father most OF the time. Shortly after midnight
windows were turned low. About 2:30 o clock
bright light appeared in the windows OF the
library which adioins the room occupied By Gen
eraI Grant, ana the forms OF Drs. Douglas and
ShTady were seen moving about behind
the shade. Ftful gusts of rain pelted against the
window psnes, ana heavy mist prevailed during
the morning hours. The only persons who srOd
the walk on the block where the Grant residence
Is located were score OF reporters and three po-
Eoemen, and they found the rain and mist 90 dis
agreeable that the shelter OF the opposite door
ways wss sought
At $50 O'Clock tie following bulletin, signed
by DTs- Shrady and DoJglas, was issued: April
T. $50 a m.-Gererai Grant has slept contiuu
ously Up 10 this time, enly disturbed By
occasional attacks OF coughing 10 free his throat
from mucus He has iaken nourishment regu-
leTly. His breathing is natural, and pulse
usual A servant rolled up.the parlor window
shades at O'Clock ana Dr. bhrady opened win
dow in the library and put his head out
into tie murky atmosphere. lie looked up
and down the street. and fhen returning his head
closed the window. Pretty soon sigI
CT activity were seen aUOut the basement.
DR.. Shady came out OF the house at 7:30 O'Clock
to Madison avenue where he boarded down.
town cr He said tia 1t IVES 40 Di tssl han a
miracle that the General should have hsed so long
TO be in the condition he is. DR.. Douglas re-
NAMED IN the sick-room while DR.. shrsdy was
away.
This afternoon an artist called at General
Grants house. He brought with him several
copies 4 steel engraving by himself OF the Gen.
eral. They we've brought for the Ge1erai TO Dot
his autograph them, and the engravings ara
then to be presented 70 Senators Ghaiiee AVID
Stanford, DR.. Newman and the attending ply
sie'ans
Drs. Barker and shrady arrived ab, u , O'clock.
When DR.. Barker left e house he said that Gen.
eral Grant was better than he has been in a week
that his throat was easier, and that the mucus
was less adhesive and was thrown OF much easier.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05

The Illinois eeoAtorfal Farce.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April Ain joint assembly.
Monison received Is votes; scattering, Ad-
jouYnec.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

The grace of patience doesn't rank
with the immortal trio, but IL il not
the least quality which goes to make
up a perfect character of earthly
things. Now the man who runs for an
important Office, where an immense
vote is poIlod, and misses it by "only
a few" needs more of the article of
which we are writing thar he does
under any other possible circum-
stances. except when he's neck and
neck with the other fellows for fat
appointment, and the choice is de-
termined by lot, and another fellow
throws seventeen to his sixteen. Pa
tience Is in demand then, If ever II
was. Ifa man is wounded desperately,
dangerously, painfully and has pa
thence TO crawl out OF the whirl and
wait, he may recover; but II he lies in
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Eastern Office Is Tribune building. New York.
S. q BECkwlTH. Manager.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

.vau wurru ne zen auu nUwIs,
he'll be tranipled to death before the
victorious crowd finds out he is hurt.
Now, some of the defeated and badly
wounded patriots in the late munich
pal race, instead of crawling off into
the shade, are still lingering about the
battlefield, bowling over their wounds
and cursing the foe. 1t won't do. 1t
Is unchristian aud wrong. They must
have patience until the hurt heals
over, which 1t will do in time,
if time is given. Some of
the mortal wounds in politics
heal soonest, sooner indeed than
those in which the pride only istouch-
ell. When man gets bad lick in
politics Il ere is nothing Tor it but to
sit down and wait till the people get
over their foolishness. Patience is
virtue OF which the politician should
have an iuexhaustablc supply. There
is more lost by its lack than by lack
OF brains. We've known some excel
lent political timber to be spoiled ut
terly by being worked green. 1t
bends readily but 1t warps. Patience
is necessary to enable it to wait for
the seasoning process.
Now 1t is too early to bend Waco,
and theimpatient young men whowere
to ride Into Office on the pro bond tide
must wait patiently until the people
are educated up to that idea. Now
they are not, and the excellent, zen.
tiieerien who have ia.TT rid sddie1 that wretch
ed hobby must wait patiently until
the people can be made to see that
bonding is a good policy to pursue
So, too, of those eager gentlemen whC
had concluded that the new presi-
dent could not run the office without
their assistance. They must wait unit
Mr.. Cleveland is educated up to theft
ideas. Now he is not, and here too
as In the other case. they must be pa
tient, even if it does come little I'm
handy, or so.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Special attention is called to the
very fine selection of watches, jewel
ry, diamond etc, ut w. NJ. Ragland's
ordered especially for this week
Fine gold and silver chronographs
split seconds and fly backs. a cor
dial invitation is extended TO Tho
stockmen and visitors TO the city Il
examine the largest stock in this line
in Central Texas. Prices guaranteed
the lowest. Remember the place.
w. NJ. RAGLAND, the jewelcr,
$50 Austin Avenue.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

W. II. BrimIngham's fine carriages
and ph@tons have arrived, so If you
want TO buy something that is stylish
and nobby In the way of carriage or
pheton. call around at w. II. Brim-
inghamj Carriage Repository, and
you will see the finest stock OF car
riagos, and phatons, and jump-seat
bnggles that ever were brought to
Waco; and the beauty OF 1t Is that he
Is selling them 20 per cent. cheaper
than any house In Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE Post seems to be entitled to a
better fate than is possible, unless it
changes the name. If the name is
continued it will be hard to make the
people of Texas believe that neither
Johnston nor Hardenbrook have any
thing to do with it. That idea would
kill the New York Herald or the
Philadelphia Ledger with all their
revenues, if they attempted to run pa
pers in Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

MIR. Geo. Willing. of Ma ichrstrr.
Mich. writes: My wife has been al
most helpless for five wears So hrlp-
less thar she could not turn over In
bed alone She usrdtwo Bottles of
Electric lIitters. grd Is 50 much i'm.
proved; thai She is able now to do
lleEown work.
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds OF
testimonials attest their great cu "a
tive power. Only fifty cents bot
tie at Castles ~ Morrison.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
Jackson's Art Emporium.

Times are tight It's true, but The
craving for the beautiful is just as
strong as ever. Recognizing these
facts, Mr.. w -. Jackson appears be-
fore the public in the role of n philan-
thropisL, and practical philanthro-
pisi at that. He ha, gone over his
large stOtk OF bric-a-brac and object
of vcrtu, applying the pruning knife
to prices with free band, aud visit
to his emporium on Austin street
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Health is wealth. Wealth means
independence, The keynote is DR.
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup
the best cough syrup in the world
Cures coughs, colds, pains in the chest
bronchitis and primary consumption.
One dose gives relief in every case.
Take no other Price so cents and 81.
Samples free. Sold by W. A. viii.
hanson IL Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

CLEVELAND doesn't want any as
sistant presidents. lie is running the
machine, ana making good OBJ of it.
He does not run about asking people
what he shall do, bu' goes straight to
the mark as he sees it. lie has head
of his own, and uses it in very free
and easy sort of way.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

John Kuhn, of Luial cite, Ind. had
very narrow escape from death.
This is his own story: One year ago
| was in the last stages of Consump-
lion. Our best physician gave my
case up. finally got so low that our
doctor said could not live twenty
four hours. My friends then pur-
chased bottle of DIR. VIM Halls
Balsam for the lungs, which benefited
me. | continued until took nine
bottles. am now in perfect hcalt i
havi 4 used no other medicine"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

In addition to my large stock of
farm implements have added well
assorted stock of hardware consisting
of shelf goods, cutlery, nails, trace
chains, names, collars, garden and
farm hoes, hay forks, spades, shuvrls,
wagon and buggy wood work, iron.
steel. etc. i'auk you fJr ,our kind
patronage in 'hr uast and desire n
continuance ui llc same 90, am now
prepared 10 sell ny fri uds greater
variety Of Yuud-. aud ~, low rs they
eau be bought " VI. kEILErr.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rhcuh, fever
sorea. letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns and skin eruptions, aud posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required
IL Is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price
"a cents per'box. For sale by Castles
n Morrison.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

WACO will handle more wheat this
season than ever before. That cereal
in all this region is looking as fine as
ever it did, and promises an immense
yield. The lines are coming to us of
central Texas in very pleasant places
indeed
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
In would be pretty hard for some of

In would be pretty hard for some of
the defeated candidates to go to
church this morning and pray for
their successful rivals. But that is
just what they should do, and what is
contemplated in the legend, sand for
all others in authority" We fear that
neither the EXAMINER nor the church
will be able TO compel them to do
their duty in this respect.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Il. llaber announces his new and
fresh arrivals of mems youths and
boys clothing from the best manutac.
tory of the United States. New goods,
new styles, perfect fit, and at prices
that cannot be matched. Come and
get one of them and you will be
nlnnsnd
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE defeated candidates can always
attend church. They have that re-
course left them, and the EXAMINER
strongly commends the suggestion
to them.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Propositions to donate a suitable
site of not less than 200 acres of land,
100 of which shall be tillable, in some
healthy, thriving community OF
schools and churches, for permanent
widows and orphans home in Texas
may be submitted to Jno. 4. Walton,
grand master, at Waco, Texas. On
or about LIST July, next, the sub-com-
mittee will personally examine all
offers and determine the site of said
home.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

PRoMIsEET democrats In this city
say they want only thirty minutes TO
make up bond for Bro. LELAND for
two hundred thousand dollars IL 1t is
necessary. This is pretty good for a
republican, but II Is very true, all the
same.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE new council will he installed
ON Monday night They meet in their
first regular session next Thursday
night. The new broom ought to
sweep very clean.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE present printing contract of
the city Of Waco with the Day holds
only until Thursday, when the new
council will make another contract.
This is the universal opinion we be-
Iieve
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

1000 roses, pearle DIES Jardines, C.
Cook. safrano, sunset, NJ. Guillot
sprunt, etc ten cents and up. lOOtubt
roses. Pearle, 100 dahlias. coleus, splcn.
did geranIums, etc, all of finest varie.
les in perfect condition and at lowest
rates-at Vesey's seed store, 5i2 Aus.
tin avenue. h. W. VEsEY.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

The Ice Cream ParIor Of waco.
Pat Farrel's Ice Cream Parlor on
Austin between Fifth aud Sixth
street, is now open for the summer
DeIciOns cream at all hours. free de-
livery TO any part of the city.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

And the public generally. You can
have your prescriptions filled at ou-
store at any time of the night by a
thoroughly reliable and competent
pha rnacist.
CASTLES & MoRRIsON's
Old Corner Drug Store.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
A Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all, who suffer
from any affection of the Throat and
Lungs, can find certain cure in DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. Thousands of permanent cures
verify the truth of this statement.
No medicine can show such record
of wonderful cures. Thousands OF
once hopeless sufferers now CRATE
fully proclaim they owe their lives to
the New Discovery. II will cost YOU
nothing TO give it a trial. Free Trial
Bottles at Castles Il Morrison's Drug
Store. Large size, 800.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

IT would be very hard for the Day
to make the people of Waco think
Bro. Leland a scoundrel, lie is not
that, and the people all know IL.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

We have now in stock a beautiful
line of new Rattan Chairs and Chill
drcn's Carriages. Prices reasonable.
w. l.. MARTIN Il Bro.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

There is considerable talk about
the near approach of the Millennium.
Maj. Penn says he expects to live
TO see it. Don't fail to take dinner at
the st. Charles nj once. before the
end of the world shall deprive you OF
the opportunity.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Stop that croupy cough of darling
baby. 1t may lead to something
worse. Compound Syrup Tulu,"
manufactured by w. L. Tucker, will
relieve all anxiety; only rs cents.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

IT is Sunday, and there is plenty of
room in all the churches for every
stranger in the city, and they will be
grandly welcome at either, or ali.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

A PAPER out in New Mexico has
discovered that facts are stubborn
things, and that there is to be new
deal in the federal Offices in that neck
of the woods.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Nothing like it. VIII clean more
clothes and jewelry than anything
else. Price only 25 cents. w. L..
fuckers drug store the place,
South Third street.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

fuckers "Simple Remedies" these
hard times are being fully appre-
ciatcd by the people. Experience
will tell.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Mothers would do well to examine
our new line of Kiln suits III all the
new shades. Levine Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Ladies' should look through our
parasOl department. Nice styles aud
good quality for little money Is what
we eau show You. SANGER Bios.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

NaTFtIs, CATptts and mattlngs-ht-B.
llabcr's. | am determiue,lto close
olt my entire stock ofcarpets. mat
tings and window Shades. regardless
OF cost. .dcan what | say aud no
idle talk. They must go at some
price. Come and be convinced.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Behrcns has his soda fountain run
ming. None but pure fruit syrups
used. Deep Rock and all other popu-
lar mineral waters,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

If so, do you board at the St.
Charles! No. Well, we're ashamed
of you.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

'T'or nine years have suffered tor
lures with terrible female com
plant. Three bottles of English Fe-
male Bitters cured me.p Ella Thorn
ton, Bandera, Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

When in want of drugs and toilet
articles don't fail TO call at the old
Lion Drug Store"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Levine Bros. have the largest and
nObbiest line OF gents, boys and
children's straw hats in the city, nj
prices that cannot be equalcd.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
WACO. TEXAS, APRIL 70, 1885.

WACO has more pretty girls than
any other place in Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE council does not like the late
advertisement in the New York Times
il seems.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

FoRT WoRTH is II good town, put it
is only mere village compared to
Waco.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

| am just in receipt ofthe celebrated
La Blanche face powder, the best in the
world. White, flesh and pink color.
Respectfully, ii. BEHRENs.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Fine lot Ofgenuine oat meal, fresh
hominy, medium pickles in barrels
and Michigan cream cheese, just re-
ceived by Charles tast Sixth and
Austin.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Levine Bros. are offering this week
n full line of colored regular made
socks for % cents per pair.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Levine Bros. are displaying most
elegant assortment of Derby ventila-
tors, at one, third less than actual
worth.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Bed-bug poison and furniture pol
ish, prepared at W. l.. fuckers drug
store,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Three hundred bushels of large
German millet for sale.
WI Stills a Go.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

The gentle angler is On the ram
page, and the fish bite freely.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Waco. Texas. March IS. 1885.


See the elegant ventilator Derby
Levine Bros are selling for 1913.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE Young County News is an ap-
prcciative paper, and good one.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Sun umbrellas from eighteen TO
twenty inches in wool serge and IA
millas, plain and twillcd silks. tisk
satins aud lavcntines with plain and
fancy handles at Sanger Rros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Levine Bros. have this season u
large line of ladies' and misses
trimmed and untrinlmcd straw hats
ut astonishingly low prices
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

THE war between the Dallas Herald
and the Fort Worth Gazette seems in
terminable.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

In great profusion; new styles, new
goods, and at prices that will surprise
you, at Uaber's.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Draw-poker Is much dearer than a
draw on an Opera Puff Cigarette.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

A full line OF children's parasols at
Sanger Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Defeated candidate, console your
self by smoking one Of lierz's "Dai-
sizes"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

$2.75, $2.75, 1913, win buy a VENT.
lator Derby, well worth 800.
Levine Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12
EUROPE

".O;-
Cooks Excursion Parties sail from New
steamships.
Specialize tickets for individual travel
ers AT teduned rates by the best routes 10
Cooks ExcuTslonist with maps, contains
full particulars; by mail for 10 cents
TliOS. COOK a. SON,
26l Broadway, New York.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

Every smoker should try "Iittle
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-12

The EXAMINER will not be held responsible
for any bills contracted by employees OF this
once, except on written order signed by the
business manager.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-30

sighted Englishmen believed the adoption
OF free trade in America would give f agland
dangerous competit l0n IN all the markets OF
the world. because many American fabrics
were more honest than England goods of the
same description. Free trade would enable
America soon TO equal highlands mercantile
marine, which had heretofore been impos-
sjbie through the operation OF the American
navigation law and tariff. Fog and would
lind America the most intelligent competi-
tor che had yet met"
There ia a good deal of meat in these Re "
words. England needs large amount of
our bresdstnffs. provisions. cotton aud pc
tToleum. bat il only exports to this countrg
goods 10 the value OF SlJ5, 900, 600, out OF a
total of 81 205, 600. coo, or about one-eighth
Is 1t probable that EDglishmen would be
willing to open the field of seyen-eghths OF
their foreign commerce for the doubtful
chance of increasing that of one-eighth?
There Is another point to which We wish
tn call atten tlon-the effect on our mercal-
tile marine. With protection, we can not
compete on the ocean. We can have 10
carrying trade to speak of, and hence 40
communication OF our own with foreign
markets. By protection We sacrifice Que
iDterest-the canying trade-which ought
to yield hundred millions year, TO say
nothing of the great industry of ship build
ing, which can never be prosperous until
We have prosperous mercantile marine Of
our own, instead of leaving our carrying
trade to other.
Depend upon it, the most far-seeing Eng
lishmen do not want Us 10 adopt frse trade
or materially 10 reduce the pro ective"
tariff, which best protects them.