Show DREAMS OF YORE The Old Soldiers Mind Reverts to the Battlefield He Also Pays YiccPrcsidcnt llendricks a Yisit Bulletins of Yesterday and Today A Bad Tarn This Afternoon A Quiet Saturday Night NEW YORK April 12General Grant passed a quiet night with the exception of a fit of coughing with which he was attacked about midnight lie fell into a natural slumber at 4 oclock this morning morn-ing from which he awoke two hours later Dr Douglas remained all night with the General and did not deem it necessary to summon either of his medical colleagues during or after the coughing paroxysm of his patient Shortly after noon the patients pa-tients throat was treated and he walked into the library where the doctor applied the medication At 2 p in Drs Barker Sands and Shrady arrived and were in consultation 45 minutes Dr Barker said the condition of the Generals throat admitted ad-mitted of freer examination than for many days The laryngoscope was used and by the aid of a strong light reflected into the throat the development of the ulcer was noted ULCERATIOX HAS NOT MADE MUCH PROGRESS During the last two days though there has been a gradual increase during the week The inflammation in the throat is not so pronounced as at one time The patients general condition Dr Barker thought was somewhat better though it is still precarious He is suffering from weakness weak-ness and exhaustion Is there any reason to fear a speedy fatal termination of the disease There is no special cause to fear more than in the two or three last days though we must be prepared for emergencies emergen-cies ciesThe following bulletin was issued at 3 p in General Grant has been very quiet since his fit of coughing last night lIe has taken his nourishment regularly and well as usual Pulse now 72 temperature tempera-ture 99 J At the consultation just held the treatment pursued was approved by all Senator Chafiee and exSenator Boscoe Conk ing called between 3 and 4 oclock The latter said the General was quiet with to him no apparent change since last Sunday when he called SENATOR LELAND STANFORD Visited the house in the afternoon bringing bring-ing flowers When Dr Newman called at 1130 yesterday he entered the library next the Generals room and shook hands with Mrs Grant and Mrs Sartoris Father called the latter Dr New mnn is here AVh ° reuDon the General left his chair walked into the library and greeted Dr Newman lIe remained a few moments and then returned to his room with the remark that the air in the library was too cold for him Conversation Conversa-tion of the househould before the General is always cheerful and pleasant and the family affairs and everyday matters are discussed The General is not delirious He receives only eight minims of mor phia in twelve hours TIlE GENERALS DREAM Has by letters from many soothsayers been interpreted to mean that he will live seventeen days as many weeks and by many others as many yearsthe seventeen being the number of dollars the General had with which to pay the duty on the satchel he left on the wrong side of the fence The astrologer who prophesied good days and bad nights for the General has thus far been right It was prophesied if the General passed the 31st of March that he would live until un-til September That remains to be seen IT the patient lives until summer Leland Stanford will endeavor to take him to Californjajn a special car The probable good results of the Western climate on the Generals health has been discussed Senator Stanford urging that the General would be benefitted thereby NEW YORK April 12At 9 oclock tonight to-night Col Fred Grant speaking of his fathers condition during the day said that he had coughed a good deal and had altogether a bad day Although the paroxysm of Saturday night had not recurred re-curred TUB GENERAL WAS VERY LOW But Col Grant did not apprehend the end would come tonight Four days ago he said the General walked without seeming difficulty from the front to the rear of the house but each day since he had moved about less and today when he walked to the rear of the house through the hall he stopped to rest before be-fore returning To be sure since during the afternoon the General had walked into his office and remained there an of hour at one time and threequarters hour at another conversing briefly an of those who were near but on one with these occasions when General Grant left and passed into the office he the room u t il4 ntn r remarked 1 cannot sianu that icit Col odor ring to the sweet and pungent Grant stated that his father HAD NOT AT ANY TIME BEEN DELIRIOUS of impairment of his facul In the sense he had been much under the ties but and of the morphia for a week influence the minutes or a half hour as for twenty was passing off the General influence a dreamy semicon would experience during which he might and sciousness broken sentences in often did recur to vivid dreams that had been extremely the influence of the anodyne A during casual caller into the room might utterances and regard catch such disjointed of delirium but them as evidence gard with the General from those who were awakening to the time of his the beaming passed off entirely would be the influence understand the able to follow and fully and relation of the Generals ut context Colonel Grant stated that hut 4nnfI > r IA > 1 4V1AWVU used his fattier often b i morphia was before in his sleep or semifon cious talked instance at one time he spoke ness For said General Wheat in this way and Where are which your men is 1 your and regiment Colonel Grant explains thatat that time BAT WAS AT TIlE HIS FATHER THOUGHT HE TLE OF SHILOH there and Gen General Wheat was For getting his forces he was Grant thought morphia into line again This was before administered to a great extent Since was the used freely has been the anodyne but General has had similar illusions while recalling them during the dreamy doze of waking from his sleep by mor phia the recollection is not so prompt or varied A case in i point was mentioned by Col Grant The influence of the opiate was passing off on Friday or Saturday when the General ejaculated Its the strangest thing in the world 1 and there stopped but at intervals continued lo I speak until he had thoroughly awakened and was as the Colonel said clear as a bell Then the General explained to Col Grant that he thought he was out in Indiana and was CALLING AT THE HOUSE OF THOMAS A HENDRICKS Then he began awakening and slowly recognized the furniture and fittings of his own house where in his dream it had been that of Hendricks residence and then it was that between his sleeping and waking the General ejaculated Its the strangest thing in the world I Colonel Grant when asked last evening even-ing if it was possible to secure the Generals Gen-erals autograph replied that it was an impossibility at present and feared it was too late The General never wrote except ex-cept sitting at his desk in his oflice and it was growing more and more wearing to walk to and from the adjoining rooms Colonel Grant remarked he had at least 500 PICTURES AND ALBUMS WAITING FOR IllS FATHERS AUTOGRAPH There were addressed and stamped letters bearing requests enough to fill a dry goods box but Colonel Grant doubted if his father would sign anything any-thing more though he might if asked and permitted by the doctors At 10 45 p m Dr Newman left the house and proceeded toward Madison avenue to take the car In response to a question he said I EXPECT A VERY ANXIOUS NIGHT General Grant has had a very badday and I think there has been a recurrence of coughing Dr Shrady is in the house and the General at this moment is quietly sleeping NEIl YORK April 13Senator Chaffee left the house at 915 p m He stated that the disease was spreading The Senator was with General Grant an hour There was some pain this morning attending at-tending the taking of food THE CANCER IN THE THROAT WAS SUPPURATING SUPPU-RATING The General seemed no weaker than yesterday and during the hour of the Senators i Sen-ators call the patient coughed only once and then the expectoration of mucus was I accomplished without difficulty So long as the General was nourished the Senator Sena-tor believed he would survive until the gradual course of the cancerous disease produced death 230 p in General Grant is somewhat some-what improved in his general condition since the last bulletin The slight soreness sore-ness of the throat during this morning was relieved by cocoaine the secretion of mucus has diminished and his cough becomes less troublesome The patient walked without assistance to the adjoining I ad-joining room and sat in the sunlight Pulse and temperature unchanged |