New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
been for several days. but an allowance must always
be made for emergencies"
The following bulletin was issued at 3:15 D. H.

General Grant has been very quiet since the fit Of
rSSGnrg an asf nfat lie has taken his his
~ At the consultation just held Drs. Barker, Sands
'cniauy ana Douglas were present Nm
GEORGE I. sCHRADY, NJ ID.
Mr.: Chaffee called at 315 p. No. and was followed
In few moments by Roscoe COnklng. Mr.. COnk-
ling reported that the General was quiet and that
there was little visible change in his condition.
General Fly went into the house at p. IN. and saw
the invalid. He thought that the General appeared
weaker than when he last saw him. Senator STAN
ford and wife called at 4:15 p M, bringing a large
bouquet, which they carried TO the Generals room.
ME- stanford SAID that there was no change, and
that what was meant by the General beng better
was that he was easier; He was growing weaker
every day AT $40 o'clock Ex-Governor DorsheImer
and ii. Victor Newcomb left their cards.
General Grant was most agreeably surprised
Iew days ago by receiving check for over 5000
from Western man. The sender borrowed 81, 600
from the General some years ago, and as nothing
had been heard from him the General had come to
the conclusion that the borrower was dead. The
cneck was for 900 with interest to date. The
debtor was prompted to make special effort to dis
charge this obligation in view of General Grants
illness aud the results of his financial ventures.
Among the callers III the evening were Judge
Dillon, Senator Chatfee. who remained three hours
Stephen B. Elkins, Clinton b. Fisk. Captain Emory
General Badeau, General Horace Porter and Edward
f. Winsow. Colonel Frederick Grant was seen IN
the parior of his fathers house at 8 o'clock and
spoke as follows of the Generals conditions: He
has coughed good deal during the day and has
altogether had a bad day. Although the paroXysm
OF Saturday night has not rccurred the General is
very lOw nut 90 not apprehend that the end VIII
come tonight. Four days ago father walked with
out seeming difficulty from the front to the rear Of
the house but each day since he has moved about
less aud yesterday when he walked to the rear of
the house through the hall he stopped to rest before
returning To be sure twice during yesterday after
noon he walked into his office and remained therean
hour at OIL g time aud three quarters of an hour at
another. cOnversug briefly with those who
near. but on one OF these occasions he lett his bed
room because the burning of the deodorizer irr-
tated his throat. My father has not at any time
been delirOus in the of having impaired
mental faculties but he has been much under the
influence of mrpha for a week and for twenty
minutes or half an hour as the influence pass
ing OH he would experience dreamy semcOn-
sciOusncss during which he might and often did
recur IN broken sentences to dreams that had been
extremely vivid during the influence OF the ano-
dync casual caller IN the room mi ght catch such
dence OF dellrium. but those who were with him
from the beginning of his awakng to the time the
influence passed oil entirely would be able TO follow
and fully understand tho context and relation of
his utterances. But before morphla was used
father often talked in sleep seml-consciousness.
For instance. at one time he spoke In this way:
General Wheat, which is yourreslmentf Where
are your men Z
AT that time father thought he was at the battle
OF shiloh for General Wheat was there and the Cen
eral thought he getting the forces into line
again after they were driven back. This
before mOrpbia was administered to a great extent
but since the anodyne has been nsed freely father
has had similar illusions. but while recalling them
during the dreamy daZe of waking from sleep pro
duccd by mOrphia his recollection is not so prompt
or N!Vld. An instance OF TINS was the following:
The influence Of the opiate was passing OF on Fri
day or Saturday W hen he elaucated It's the
strangcSt thing in the world-' and there stopped
but at intervals he continued until he had
thoroughly awakened with his iud as clear as n
bell hen he explained to me that he thought he
was ont IN Indiana and was calling at the house of
Thomas 4. Hendricks. Then he began awaking and
slowly recognized the furniture and fittings of his
own house. which in his dream had appeared to be
those of Mr. liendrIcks's house
To gentleman who asked Colonel Grant if he
could obtain his fathers autograph for hun the
Colonel replied " Ii Is mpOssbity. don't
think father will ever sign his again. He has
been coughing ali day and is growing weaker and
weaker Father never writes except when sitting
al the desk in his office. and it is becoming more and
more wcarying for him TO walk TO and from adj
joining rooms. ! have at least five hundred pictures
and albums waiting for fathers autograph. There
are addressed and stamped letters bearing requests
enough TO nil a dry goods box"