Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-09
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

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ment will be issued May 1.
Many OF the young army and navy
officers who have enjoyed life OF elegant
leisure in Washington for some years past
are being sent to Join their regiments or their
| ships.
At farmhouse near Monmouth, ILL.,,
O man named Edward II. Nash, who had spent
year in the insane asylum, killed his
mother and sister, and laid their bodies side
by side on the porch. The maniac fired six
teen bullets from two revolvers into the
bodies of the victims. Insanity is hereditary
in the family.
Thirty-eight indictments have been
found by the Grand Jury OF Morgan County,
Ohio, against liquor deale RS and gamblers In
the town of McConnelsville. Sixteen OF the
accused, upon being arrested, either pleaded
guilty or were convicted of selling liquor to
minors and were punished by fine of $25
to $50 and twenty TO thirty days in jail.
New York dispatches OF the morning of the
9th inst. report that Gen. Grant had passed
restless night, but all things considered, was
In no worse condition than he had been for
several days previous. The General rested
nourishment regularly. In the forenoon OF
Sunday he enjoyed the genial warmth of the
sunshine sitting at his window, and remarked
snas ne es s1esea mo unusual pain -Four phys
after a thorough examination of his throat
IL was agreed that the local conditions were
improved The treatment OF the past few days
was commended, but on his departure from the
house Dr. Shrady stated that the General grew
no stronger, and the expression of other visitors
was that there was no room for hope. During
the early hours of the evening the patient was
In a cheerful frame OF mind and retired in a
rather drowsy mood. He received his first
months pay as a retired General on Saturday,
the 4th inst He devided the amount into piles
OF $500, and gave one to each OF his four chill
ture during the day TO several steel en-
cravings of himself. They were presented
to personal friends During the night
the General had a singular dream, which he re-
lated to the doctors on the following morning.
He thought he was off travelling somewhere and
had but a single sachel- He thought he was
money. This worried him good deal, although,
as he said i thought / ought to be used to it
by this" He felt himself altogether in bad
predicament, without money and without
friends. He came to fence and got over IL
very awkwardiy, there being stile on one
side only. When he got over he found that
he had left the sachel on the other side and
that he could not get 1t unless he paid duty on
every step of the stile as he went back Then
the money OF Mrs. Grant. He rounu she had
only SIT and that was not enough, and then ne
was very glad TO wake up The General said
his sensations during the dream were very real,
and that he had been much troubled with the
annoying adventures which had happened TO
him. He could not explain what had led him TO
this train of thought. DIR. Shrady left the
house at AS. He said that Gen. Grant condi-
tion was almost a miracle. just as he left, this
conversation passed between him and hispau mt:
Good morning, General; you have had splen-
did night" Yes. feel much refreshed. Now.
General the way to make me happy Is TO stay
that way until y. m, and when ask at that
time how you are, you are to say better" Il do
not wish to go against my conscience. But
am sure YOU will be better" Il will agree to be
IL you will keep up the same line OF action. Tell
DIR. Douglass TO do SO while YOU are gone.
Certainly. i will We intend to night It.
The General laughed at the familiar quotation.
The General is himself fully aware OF the fact
that he Is going to die, says Anew New n9rk dlsv
with him Saturday. Gen. Grant was seated
when the Senator entered, but Immediately got
up and walked across the room and back TO MS
Yes. 1t is hard" said Senator Chaffee, but
I suppose it is what we must all come to-"
1T is not that; but It seems SO useless s,o to
But YOU are better to-day, are you notr"
"Oh, can't tell. know can't live but few
But every moment OF life is a week of agony to
me-" Some one came in IT this moment, said
Senator Chaffee TO the reporter, and that was
a signal for silence. He never says any th1ng OF
that kind except TO me, and only when we are
alone. You must understand that the General
is not complaining Of his coming end. He has
met that event long ago, and IL Is behind him
He wants to die. lie has said so frequently
Senator Chaffee said, further, that the Generals
voice Is firm in tone, but his articulation is
difficult. He has never said to h family that
he knew he would die except on one occasion,
when 1t was thought his end was near, and
Mrs. Grant broke down. He waved her away,
saying: Don't make me feel badly. i am
going away now There has been good deal
OF nonsense in the papers about DIR. Newmans
visits" continued Senator Chaffee. Gen. Grant
does not believe that DIR. Newmans prayers
will save him. He asks the Doctor to pray for
the sake of not hurting the Doctors feelings.
He is Indifferent on his own account to every
thing"