Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-23
EASTERN NEWS.
GENERAL GRANTS CRITICAL
CONDITION.
His Physicians Believe he Cannot Last
Another Day.
STEADILY GROWING WEAKER
AND WEAKER.
The Entire Family at the Bedside Of
the Dying Hero.
SENATOR SHERMAN ON THE FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
other Items of Ndiscell
Intelligence.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.I
General Grant Nearing His End.

actual condition of the patient ia pro-
nounced unchanged since the last bulletin,
except that General Grant is said by DR..
| Douglas to be growing weaker. Some food
has been taken and retained. This morn
ing the patient is sitting up with his head
slightly inclined. He is conscious and
| clear of mind. DR.. Douglas anticipates
| the end during the day or evening. The
early morning hours at the Grant cottage
were cool and refreshing. On the verands,
where an incandescent electric light is
burning all night, the thermometer marked
at 2 O'Clock this morning "a degrees.
| This was equal to the temperature main
tanned in the sick room while the General
remained i'll New York, and to 1t was
| added the morning sweet smell OF the
| pine trees that bend over the cottage roof.
Between 2 and 8 O'Clock A. II. the gray
tint of another day crept up the horizon
beyond the green mountains, perhaps the
last earthly day of the sick man sitting
within the cottage parlor. About and
around the cottage all Is still and quiet
except for an occasional twitter OF some
belated bird in the branches OF the pines.
Occasionally the nurse walked out upon
the piazza for fresher air and q glimpse of
the night. Once at nearly 3 O'Clock Mrs
Grant came out upon the veranda and
seated herself in one of the many deserted
willow chairs that were scattered about
the piazza. Suddenly there came a sound
of q rafting, laboring cough from within.
Mrs. Grant left the piazza quickly and
seated herself by the Generals side,
slowly tanning the sick mans face. The
cough was not so severe but only incl
dental. The morning had passed 8 O'Clock
and the time had come to administer
food. The nurse touched the shoulder OF
DR.. Douglas as he lay asleep Oh the couch
in the same room. He arose and admins
tered the food and afterwards cleansed the
Generals throat. As the physician laid
aside his appliances again General Grant
leaned forward in his chair and signifed a
desire that q lamp should be brought.
The nurse fetched the lamp and held it at
the sick mans shoulder, n 1T that mo-
ment the General turned his face towards
the light and upward and bid the nurse to
bring his pad and pencil. His wish was
not at the instant understood, aud turn
ing a triie further the General repeated
his wish. His face at that moment was 3
picture in shadows. AS the Pickering
calm rays fell across the face Of the Gen.
eral, it became a grim rembrandt with
strong rugged lines, broken down by suf-
fering and pain. On his head was a
skullcap, beneath which struggled
the hair that chung about the ema-
ciated neck. A dark dressing gown
covered the patients form and a handker-
chief encircled his neck. The gray of the
close cut beard seemed white. The lines
on his cheek and forehead were deep, the
eyes were clear and steady, showing that
the Generals reason is clearly at his COM
mand. At 5 O'Clock DR.. Douglas was
aroused to send for DR.. Sands.
The General moved restlessly, and his eyes
for o few moments gazed intently away
through the trees. Then he settled down
in his chair and dozed. The message TO
DIR. Sands was sent only for the reason
that the responsibility OF the case at the
close of the night should be shared by
members of the medical staff. and not
with the thought that any aid could be
rendered by any person at that time. The
General was given stimulants, but he
grows weaker hour by hour. The morning
is clear and the mercury at II o'clock reg
istered 80 degrees. All visitors are
to-day kept from the cottage, and 8 Sab
bath day quiet prevails on the street: DR..
Douglas and DR.. Newman are with the
IL az h0J ~ OaO Va 1oASN -
ing. The General sits as he did last night,
his eyes closed much of the time, but
coherent and clear whenever he speaks.
U. s. Grant, Jr., is expected this after
noon. The family circle then will be COM
pleted. At / P. N. DR.. Douglas left
the cottage. He says the General sits
with his mead inclined forward and
his eyes closed the greater part
of the time. His pulse is very weak
and fustering. The patient. once during
the morning attempted to write, but sue
ceeded only In writing the date, the effect
being greater than was warranted by his
little remaining strength. He had spoke
at intervals. but his voice is very feeble.
During the forenoon food was taken and
retained. The day physician believes the
General will also rapidly decline.
John sherman Wants More Bullion
in the silver Dollar,
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Senator John
Sherman, in an interview On the financial
condition Of the country said he thought
that the danger of gold attaining q pre-
MUM and the business OF the country
dropping to exclusively 9 silver basis. was
imminent. 1t depends entirely upon the
way in which the finances are managed. l
have grave doubts whether Congress will
consent Immediately TO a suspension of
silver coinage. 1t is possible, however,
that Congress may agree upon some meas
ure that will render q repeal Of the Coin
age Act unnecessary. II thes liver dollar
could be made Of the value OF the gold dol
lar. there would be no necessity for repeal
ing the present law. am 10 favor of in.
creasing the weight Of the silver dollar
from 412k grains to 448 grains. 1t would
thus circulate on a parity so far as actual
value is concerned with gold, and silver
certificates would be Of the same value as
gold certificates. II gold once attains a
premium of one per cent it will surely at
tain a premium that represents the exact
difference in the value between the silver
and gold dollar or about Is per cent.