Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-04-02

end without change Of expression. he
said nothing about his feelings. The
family fear the worst, and keep near hl.
bedside, although as much out OF sigh
as possible. There is great swellint
on the of theside general e face.'
New York, March 3lst,3 p. m.-Dr
Douglas and Dr.. Barker arrived st Gen
Grants house, and consultation is nov
in progress. Harrison, the colored scr
want, says the general is up and dressed
and appears in better health than at an,
time since Sunday.
New York, March 31st, 4p. m.-Dr
Douglas has issued the following bull
letin:
Gen Grant has improved in all re-
spects since yesterday. His sleep il
quiet and scarcely disturbed by The
trouble in the throat. Local applica
tlons reduced the amount of secretiOne
so they do not give the suffocating feel.
ing. which was SO disagreeable on Sun.
day. He takes his food with.a will, and
without Inconvenience.
Shortly after o'clock Dr.. Douglas
and Rev. DR.. j. II. Newman came down
the steps of Gen. Grants residence to.
gether. DR.. bhrady had departed about
an hour earlier. DR.. Douglas had en-.
tered his coupe and was driven off. Dr.
Newman strolled down toward Madison
avenue, and on the way met reporter
"Gen. Grants condition is much more
hopeful" said the old eoldier's former
pastor. "Why, be felt so good that DR..
Douglas has gone off to visit other
patients. The general asked to have all
the windows opened, and when left be
was walking cheerfully around his bed
room."
A number of idlers and loungers,
among whom were few women gath.
cred opposite the Grant home and stood
and gazed long and earnestly at the
house ard eagerly scanned ali persons
who entered or left it. Two detectives
from the central Office were detailed to
look after Objectionable characters.
At $50 p. N. DR.. Douglas returned to
Gen. Grants house. Shortly after he
had disappeared within a carriage con.
tanning Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and
Judge John r. Brady drove up. They
entered the house and remained about
ten minutes. When they emerged Gen
Sickles said: II noticed no very great
change in the general and his voice wal
good. He was walking about the room.
I"Gen. Grant is better" said Judge
Brady. but his condition is critical
Still he has had two or three of those
attacks and may not be strong enough
to resist the next one.
Late this evening the following bul.
letin was issued:
Gen. Grant has had very quiet day
The doctors met at p. m. and fount
the general in better condition thar
the day before. He does not speak G
pain, only soreness in the throat. Th,
irritation which annoyed him Sunday il
quite alleviated. His pulse is the sam,
as yesterday and his general condition i
encouraging for the present. He ha
Just prepared for rest. and the symptom
promise fair night.
[Signed j. II. DOUGLAS.
| Dr. Douglas remained at home durinl
the night. Col. Fred Grant retired early
in the evening. He had not slept an,
in three nights and was nearly worn out
The difficulty Sunday night was the re
suit OF exudations from the membrane
OF the throat and nose, increased b.
nervous apprehensions that rendered
! the muscles of the throat more rigid an,
less easy Of management. These exuda
tlons, which accompany cancerous dis
| eases at certain stages, we're less cOpiOu,
to-day and the consequence was quie
day.
| The cancerous lump at the end Of thu
generals tongueis not yet active, ant
the trouble OF few days past was tn,
result not so much of the development
of the disease as the consequence o
lower vitality of the patient. Shoult
Gen. Grants demise soon occur it vii
be because of failing strength and wan
of vitality to Withstand the disease, q
it now is, rather than from the diseas
itself.
The midnight bulletin issued only
short time ago, is as follows:
Gen. Grant has been sleeping nearl
all the time since 8 9o'clock. He ha
Just taken nourishment and appears t
be easy. His pulse is the same, and hi
breathing free from distress.
| Chicago, March 3l-There have bee
many evidences of intense interest show
here to-day in connection with Ger
Grant. The morning dailies all delaye
going to press with their late edition
until an early hour this morning, an
were prepared to issue extra editions
| the event that the alarming news of th
early hours of the night was likely t
| be verified. One of the afternoon
papers, connected with an unreliabl
news agency, falsely bulletined the deaf
of the veteran, which naturally provok
ed indignation when the facts becam
known in the city. There are larR
number Of personal friends of the gener
al here, many of whom date their &C
qualntance with him when be was
resident of Galena, whose interest ha
been marked, but apparently not NOR
than is exhibited on every hand in th
business portion of the city in AM
about the newspaper Offices and the e1
changes. where the hourly bulletins Q