Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-30
GENERAL NEWS.
The Doctors 10th to Leave
General Grant.
Many Residents Of Connecticut Honor
His Birthday.
THE WAR CRISIS IN EUROPE COMING
CLOSER.
Russian Troops Being Sent Out in
Various Directions.
A DISCARDED WOMAN SHOOTS AND KILLS
HER BETRAYER.
Phenomenal Weather East During the
Past Week.
THE WAR CRISIS IN EUROPE COMING
CLOSER.
Russian Troops Being Sent Out il
Various Directions.
A DISCARDED WOMAN SHOOTS AND KILLS
HER BETRAYER.
Phenomenal Weather East During the
Past Week.


O'CLOCK last nlgnt Uen' Orant ieii aeiecP'
five minims of morphine having been ad-
| ministered, one minim less than usual.
Though he did not sleep continuously
through the night, the patient slept in all
as much as usual and was aroused for the
day at s O'Clock this morning. He was
said, by DR.. Douglas, to have been better
to-day than on any day since the improve
ment began, just two weeks ago. During
the night the General coughed much less
than usual and ezpectorated scarcely any.
DR.. Douglas arose late this morning, and
left the Grant residence at 8 O'CLOCK. The
day broke cloudy, and at 6 O'Clock rain
began falling. The air was chilly and raw.
p%recluding the possibility of the General
going out during the day.
Drs. Barker, Douglas, Shrady and Sands
met at the Generals house for the weekly
| consultation at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
This dialogue took place between Dr..
| Barker and a reporter, when the former
| left the house after consultation:
"How is u patient to-day" was
asked.
"He SAYS he feels better han he has
| felt in q long time" was the doctors an
swer.
"As compared with his condition when
| you last saw the General, what is his con-
dition to-day 2"
"The General says he feels better than
| he has felt for weeks" said Barker.
"But your own opinion is worth more as
| TO the Generals actual condition. Is his
| throat improved or worse than on Wednes-
| day last ?" urged the inquirer.
"The throat has cleared up some since
| Wednesday, but there has been no radical
| change in the throat. We did not expect
| that" replied DR.. Barker.
When Douglas left the house he said
| General Grant was found to have improved
| since the last consultation; the observation
| of the doctors resulted in that opinion
\ The General was feeling better and was
| better than since his improvement began
| DR.. Shrady would join DR.. Douglas
| Wednesday afternoon next, and the next
| full consultation would not take place till
next Sunday.
In relation to certain alarming state
ments by an electric agent, who carried his
machine to Gen. Grants house Saturday
| night, and assumed to describe the appear
ance of the Generals throat when he left
the house, it may be stated, on the author
ity Of DIR. Douglas, that he did not see Gen
Grant, nor did he approach him any nearer
than the reception room down stairs, that
bis machine for examining the throat with
electric light was not used. Col. Gram
corroborated Douglas in this. He said tht
electric light agent did not see Gen. Grant
much less examine his throat.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 28.-Flags wert
displayed here and at Meridian yesterday
also in other places in Connecticut, in
honor of Gen. Grants Esd birthday.
NEW YORK, April 28.-Dr. Newman
called at 9 P. M, and remained an hour
and q half. He said: "The General Ii
lively and cheerful and has not felt better
for weeks"
The family celebrated the Generals birth
day quietly.
The Crisis Coming Closer.
LONDON, April 2S.-The Observer, in
special edition, says it believes that Ear
Granville, in his second dispatch to St
Petersburg, reiterated the demand that {
military inquiry be held regarding the Pen
jdeh battle on the spot where the battle
was fought.
The Morning Post says: Dispatches are
being exchanged between London and ths
British Embassy at Berlin on the Afghan
question.
Military preparations continue with un-
abated vigor. All the officials Of the AID.
miralty and War Offices were on duty all
day to-day.
naught goes into active service the Duchess
- NnDpauUb< will rapootp harn
During the past month, the Russian
military authorities ent 10000 troops
across the Caspian Sea from Baku. OF
these 5000 landed at Chikislar, and 1000
at Krasknvodsk. Two thousand additional
men were sent from Turkistan to Merv.
Prior to the dispatch Of these reinforce
ments there we're 5000 men stationed in
the Transcaspian territory. Merv Ia the
nearest point to Afghanistan, where there
is q large Russian force stationed, the gar
| rison now numbering 5000.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 28.-M. de Giers,
Russian Foreign Minister, is reported to
| have advised that In the event Of England
| being obstinate In her claims regarding
| Afghanistan, Baron de Staal, Russian Am
bassador at London, be recalled and diplo-
matte relations be sundered at once.
It is believed in well-informed circles
that the question OF peace or war between
| England and Russia will be settled to.mor-
row.
CoNsTANTINopLE. April 25.-Tnere are
| several Circassian chiefs here who intend.
! in the event OF war breaking out between
England and Russia to invoke English and
Turkish support of a revolt Of Circassia
against Russia.
vARNA, April 2S.-The Austrian Govern
ment has warned the Porte that Austria will
consider her treaties with Turkey null and
void II the Porte allows belligerents to force
the Dardanelles (the entrance into the Black
Seal.
BERLIN, April ga telegram from st.
Petersburg reports that rumors are current
there that another conflict occurred between
the Russians and Afghans.