HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Sentinel, 1881-09-30, Page 6"MINTING.
People's Grief for the Death of
President 'Garfield.
• IMPRESSIVE SCENE IT WASHINGTON
:Queen Victoria Sends a Wreath
for his Coffin.
THE,NEW PROIDE-NT'S FIRST ADDRESS,
Exteusive Preparations *
Cleveland.
A.B§ASSIN EXklAINS.
Letter., from Blt.-Tenayson, the English
' Poet :Laureate. '
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.441'.` Ain -ante MYER. .
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•, .1:40F0 BRANCH,- Sept. 22. -The following
• prayer was offeeedprior to the 'removal of
thePresident'sbody from the Cottage. at
- Etheron. : - - •
.0, Tfiou who -opened the grave of the brother
in Bethany t 0., Thou_ who hadst compassion on
the widow of„ $airt. as she bore her beloved deed i
0, Thou virbeAlk_Tt the same yesterday, to -day and
. forever, inIvy 's no variableness; nor shadow
of turning‘ he mercy upon us at this hour
: When our SOU .htel/0 nowhereelseta ily. But we
ity to.TheerT onknewest these. sorrows that we
bow under; 0, ThouGdriof the ivictow,helpthis
•stricken heart before Thee,laelp these children
and those that are, net here.. Be their
_Father. Relpher in. the distant State who,
watched - over him-, in childhood. - Help
•- this nation that is to day bleeding and howed'in
. sorrow beforeThee- ,C),,' sanctify this *heavy
chtstisethent to its good. Help those asspciated
, .with the Government. 0:,.Lork grant that from
' the .darkness of this night,pf sorrow there may
.
arise a better day for the glory of God and the
.-- good of man. We thank Thee, for the record of
• -. life that is othsedrfor its heroic devotion to prin-
. ciples. •w,e thank Thee, 0, Lord, that he was
vhy- servaRe, that he preached Thee, Thy noble
• life and examplerandthatwe Cali say of now,
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lerd ; their
Works do follow' them..."- Now, Lord, -go with this
sorrowing corepany in this last sad J•durney. Go
bear them up and, strengthen them. 0, God,:
lettue" us all 'et last to morning that haa no'
shadows,' the house that has -no tears, the land
that has no death: For Christ's sake. Amen,
•
:' Tatting the lEo0 tolWashinguat.
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WASHINGTON, - Sept. n. -As briefly stated
in, yesterdey'adespetchesetiaespeCial bear-
ing the remains of the late President, which
ee. left. Elberon at 10 a. ne., reached Washing-
•• ton at 4.35 p, ree The passage from Elberou
to Waelain-gton was one contieued manifes-
tation of -sympathy and ' Sorrtf. In the-
' populous cities, in the smaller eillages, and
even- in. the- country through which - the
Mournful train passed, demonstrations of
sympathy and sorrow were ever- present.
In the: larger cities - Multitudes .of people
‘ ....alSeembled and lewd silent With heads
. - uneavered as the train passed by, while the'
telling of belle, flags at half --mast and
funeral drapery which covered many heild-.
Inge; all -added to - the solemnity, of the
scene. At murderous pointalong the route
beautiful offerings were observed and • at
seeeraiPleces the track was:1iters:11y Covered
for a. distance . of more than. a imuarea.
'yards with ferns and flowers.. lien in' the
, oountry along the route there was. no 'lack
and two. sons; Seeretary nd Mrs. Hunt,
Secretary and Mrs. Linco n _and- ion, Post-
master -General and Mrs.,. ernes and Seere-
tary Kirkwoode -he fiX4 three 'oerriages
•readied the. ladies of t1 party, who 'did
not- accompanythoe proc Bien to the aaPi-
tol. After- they had oved- on a short
dietance from the ent face, the casket
appeared, borne upon the houldere- of eight-
• seldiets. of the Second 4rtilery, detailed
from theekteenal 13arr se. • On the -right
in single- ffie'and --head d by .Adjutant -
General Drum, -, were tie officers of the
army, and on the left t e officers of -the
navy, under_ the head. '1 Rear -Admiral
Nichols. -;As.-the Casket twea.boriee to the
hearse the Marine Ban stationed across
tlie street, played "Ne rer, my 'Gode to,
Thee,* while every heas was 'hewed and
may eyes were dimme
'aexideuee ef affection, regard,- sympathy?
an_cl sorrow; Men, women and children
4 collected on the Porticos of iesiden cep. near
the track;,_ at pro_ssiiage med. on enabank-
-meats conaniandind a near view of the
paeisingteeinandwitheiowed and undovered
bowls for a fleeting instant- as the train
'
rushed past gave evidence of their sorrew.
Laborers in theefieles:Watehed the coining
train bearing the dead President,
and with. 'leered arms and uncovered.
head's stood mute anesorrowful asit passed.
• Asthe train -approached Princeton junction
it-wie.found. that the students had come
from the Presbyterian College, threcemile§
dietant,:andehed - . -, • ,
STREWNTrTIt TRACK'varn ease= leowEes.
The ties' andrails for ei:•'irer one hundred,
yards Were-- literally 'buried in mosses of
flowers, and tie engineer almost ineolune
. tarilkeloWed up. as if 'he. Was afraid they
• hid a.'broken-rail. Hundreds a students
and townspeople troweled. the platformwith
micovered, heads as the black- engine with
• ita blacker" draperies passed' slowly by,
• crushing the flowers; with whose .bright
• colorsit contrasted so strongly. The stu-
dents had forgotten their old racket Cry,
- atia stood in silence i.t;w the train-witli its
• dead and living Presidents- passed -by.
THE WET
• As scion as the bit o
party had. entered the ca
was given by a bugle
escort formed in line, -
E.
the 'Presidential
riages the `signel
nd the •military
nd the meurnful
procession -:started ehe- way to the
Capitol in the following rder - - - - -
Platoon of MOUi2
'General:Ayer and
Washington_Light Int
Arnion-Vetera
• National
Washington IA
• Capitol City
United States2darinega
- Detachment -Of
• Second United. States
Four C cinva,nies. Heavy Ar
---Bade
yirashingtort . arid Col
.KnightsTe
Then followed the
either side -by a_ single_flI
ofdeers. After the he
• riage: of President iirth
policemen on eilher Side
half a dozen other barn—
bere of the babinee an
accompaniedethe refuel
Platoon of mounted Pell
rear.: Withmuffled d
fu.aereal dirge the piece
up the avenue.. Dense
sidewalks all the way fe
the east front of the::
this poetioix of the re
• apparently: as great as u
the late President's ina
coMparition between
wasedonbtiess 'in many'
ous expressions �f sorro
sad contrast •-
edPolice.
punted Staff;
ntry and Band.
'Corps.
es.
t Guard:
uard.
and Drum Corps.
twines. .-
tillery Band.
lerY and One- Light
his. Conimandries
pier.
arse, flanked on
of army and navy
came the ear-
with-, mounted
and following it
es with the mem-
others who had
from E. -Theron -A_
brought up_ the
ths and solemn
i�n iimeee-slowly
massed lined the:
Sixth etreet tQ
pitol, and, along
e, the erowd -was
en the occasion Of
gural procession.
e two Ocgisions
bads, and numer-
Were made at the
_ 'AERITAL -AT THE GAFITGL„'
Here_ at thceast front dfThe building a
vast assemblage had, co
the funeral cortege.
steps there ivas- a doubl
and RePtesentatives,
'respectiVe 6fficere„. wai
gregated -to view
the foot of the
hle of -Senators
headed by their
g in -respectful
silenda ta eecort the ernams into the
• Rotunda: At precisele 15,10 the head of
the -sad precession arou
of the Capitolee'arrie
front, the areas of ti
eeve,reed and: the b
Dead March. : An brae
carry arms, and the
&mite -face, while to t
the drums the hearse -
train: of carriages drew
of the escort. A hush
- ,AT• THE CAPITAL-. .
• _ At 1 tem., at 'winch time- etlie fevered
-
train was expected: to reach the cepitel,-
' • the.streete in the. iinmedietteevicinity oftlie
-Baltimore ee Potomac.Depot were densely
- crowded. Windows and balconies were as
heavily weighted as -the hearts of those
• they sustained, and hinedteds. who had
clinebed to the roofs :of', We- sarrounding
bUdings looked down in deep_ anxiety to
'see the sad return. of the President's
*etchers with their dill precious charge,
• The -military escort - were arranged on, the
east. Ida() of Sixth street, _tend extended
four -file deep. from-. the avenue.to the:end
of the depot. yard. - Upon, the, opposite aide
of ehe street heereet. the depot. was. a long
line of darriages,, preeeded by the hearse,
*hick was drawn up direetly at the Main:
gate on the Sixth -street side. Jnet before
• the traiaeentered_ the depot., the platform
waw'cleaoctley the police, and. officers dr
the army and- navy to thenunebeeof -136
fornied in. single rank feeieg the train. As
the -train elewly-roiledeintO. the depot every
. • • -
head• anon the plate:era was encevered., and
theistillnessathegrave.fervadedthe.theong.
Soon Mre. Garfield, -.essisted by. Blaine,
descended !rein the car, and taking leis. arm
ixpenlier right -and that of her son:Harrk
upen the, left, she, walked direetly to the
carriage in *kitbag. Her face Was coin•
pretely- concealed by- a- heavy. black veil
- which hung nearly to :the ground, and
WhateveT emotions she may have"
.experiencecTivere, sacred from the sight er
those who. gazed upon btr. as. dotard
-figure. in the ead pageant. She enteeed.
. the State carriage and wai followed .
• her .daughter Millie, her son Harry, Mrs
_ end, Mies Bookweli. The, others of the
party were President Arthur, who-
• leaned_apon the arra of Senator Tones
(Nevada), Gen, Grant, . sed . Gen. Beale,
Gen. Sweimeandevitee Col. Reckwell, Cor-
bin, Dr. Bliss and_ his daughter, Bokneon,
Agnew, flemiltoneeMeeVeagla, and hiewife
A the south side
d at 'the east
• : military, being
rids playing the
was then given to
Pops carrae to the
ie. muffled heal_ of_
nd its attendant
owly u in. front
ame over the mill-
Bicha,rd" Asehetort -. Cross, speaking* at
Werrington; alluded feelingly to the death
Of President _Garfield, ' Lord Randolph
Churchill,- speaking- at Woodstoek, ' said
during the struggle which thestout-hearted
matt sustained with -death,. England .and
America watolted at his'. bedside, and. at
every gathering of Irishmen during the
next few. - days-- the :catattrophe will be
cleeply mourned: "Me.Bradlaugh, ,speaking
at .Northarnptone said as Radicals and. -
Liberals they inight lay a reverent and
loving tribute upon President Garfield!s
grave, and•dehd their. sympathy: across the
ocean. A resolutien of condolence was
then passed. -
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: The Funertd. • -.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.. -This afternoon.
the 'funeral servicee were . begun in, the-
Botunda,- Where the late Peesidentei body
lay in state. The Philharmonic Society
tendered. the &lowing selections : • The
anthem, ". To. Thee, Oh Lord, I Yield eh
Spitit,"-from the oratorio of " Saint Paule
and the hymns " gems, Lover of MySoul,"
etnd- " Asleep T in • Jamie; Blessed Sleep.".
Rev. Frederick-- Power, pastor of the
deceased tPresideet, effieteted t the ser-
eices, which were -most impressive. . ,
• Mrs. Garfield selectedsix members .of the'
Christian- -Church to carry thebody from
-
the Capitol the hearse -and from the
hearse -to the, ban. At the clege: Of the
services the remains were borne to the
hearae -and_ then- -to - the Baltimore et
Poteinac • Railroad, where the -same train,
whieh brought them to thiaseity will con-
vey.there to Clevelane.- The follewing-
theeprogratnme for the order of the Prose -S-
atin whieleadcoinpanied the remains -from
the 'Capitol to the depot: -•
"' • -_:
• Funeral escort in column of march rindi3;cinii:
mend of Gen. Ayres.
Battalion of the DiStrictofeohimbiayphniteers.
• Battalion of Marines. ? -• :
Battalionof epot Artillery. • %.
: Battery of LightArtillery. . - •
Civic procession finder command. or Chief
Ebel Boyd. -
111
. - ClergYrnen. • -
PhySicians whoattended the late President..
titude, and heads we [reverently uncov-
ered as the basket wali c refully lifted from
the hearse; , The officer of ' the army and
navy drew- tip par lel lines on either
sided! the hearse, and the Marine Band_
played- again, e- Nearer; tmy God, to. Thee,"
as witl:ie solemn -tree the rendaine 'of
President Garfield wet e -borne into the
Rotunda -and- placed• on the 0,6611(111e,
the -Senators and rem entatiees.preceding-
and.rangingthemselves. ioe each side of the
-
- At.:6.25-Alielid of thel aeket wag- opened,
and the face. iPf. the lat '1.r--resielent exposed
to view; Noieelesslyr esident Arthur ane
Secretary BIaitiee app .oached and gazed
neen the -face Of_the de' a, and then slowly
and sadly passed: out o the: hall. i -.A 'line
.wati fotmed eay . the Se emit -at -Arms,: mid -
_one by One 'these' Pee ent cievanced and
gazed at the epeadiated and :discolored face
of the dead-Preeident .! -
Mose 3ii.accii, Sept 2e. -At Francklyn
Cottage yesterday just as the minister was
about te . begin the :se Os, Mrs. Garfield'
leaned toward Rock* 1 and whispered' or
made a- significanteges lite. -The colonel
raised his-handto: bid the' minister- wait,
and fetid in &lbw tone :"Mrs. Garfield -wants
to look into the coffin 'before the service."
InireediatebethewidO ,takingherdanghter
by the hand, and wit 'mit aid, approeched
the dorm. -Both: -et° d' lianden-hand ler
What seemed_ a_Very-1 lag:. time, and gezed
a,t-the face of the de a: • Mollie's feelings
_ , .
were -beyond her con rele but her mother
• was as-motionlees m a tittide and. feature as
• a. statue. "I stood . d • gazed "at her in
wonder-eeseid Bev. M. Yetnigto a friend;
afterwards; -.."..It wasmarvellous sight to
see that one WOn.tan s . ding there looking
into that coffin, holdi 0 herself under steh
perfect control,, btit-.o -cones° her lece was
like marble. T- ilAvpr o aw . anything like it,-
• foreexcept Mrs. Gerfi ld's, there wee not' a
• dry -eye in the roo .7 _ Senator. Blaine
wiped .hiseyes again • nel. agedn, and Mac-.
Veagh: and.-Rockwel wept. ase they steed.
'leaning against the w
. „
, L DAD, .037T. :aBitroalfEn --
..:. ..:
eriaralie Honor-
Bearers. jeerers.
• M.
freneehe VicEePresident's roant, and Paese
itig through -the east eoreidoe, proceeded in
the: -following« bide; through -the_ eilent
deserted Main': Sergt.-atArmia,
Bright leading; thenifollawedMie. Garfield;
leaning. upon" the arm of :: Gen,: SWeira;
Batty Garfield and. Min
Rockwell, Cele\ and.. Mre. Bock -well, Mr.
IllaleVeaghaik Mee robe d M-
ee deepest Meurning. -.They 'iv approached
4ho-casket- of -the • deed elereSident --Where-
-they remained - twenty minutes and:then
reteireedcpiieely to the -.carriagesand went
teethe residence of the Attorney-Generel:
CeEeemilip, Ohio; 23. --The mother
of pairkola isePoited asentioli. interested
the; arrangenienta for the ' ,funetae and
'toughed: by he unieeeeal kindness. She.
will renutin *Solon" entil the last =Monte
at; it is feared the bustle - and 'Meciteineat of
.the cite, _at. siieh a thee behiletftilto her.
ethehas read the. newspapers aseidUoileiy.
When reference Mede to the fact that
the face .:ottlue dead President- had die.
• • - • -
colored she Heid; :" I must see him.; can-
-not let bine go without , lebking_ won ;his
face egainefer he *as'my..boy;:yoknotv.."
The. little granddenghterof 'Garfield's'
sister is dying of coneumption-at .•
ameeee mem : THE ENGLISH 1PoET-LAIntEATE.
. LONDpNi.Sept.-23.--Mr._ Alfred Tennkson,
writes t� . Lowell: "We learned: yeatere
day:- that the Preeident was ;gone.'
had- .Watteliede.-.with .mucle admiration
his .fortitude not without hopq-
• the fluctuations..: of - bia health- thesis
many days. --...Now- .• we ,alinest seem
to e. have jest. • a . perSonal:. friend.
He was- A- good • Man, andea -noble .-one
Accenteroni. nee And - Wife and Is:roily-
thellasagranOs -bf - heartfelt .,sYrePaithy I -for
Mrs...Garfield., for -yeereelti and your: conn.-
-
try" • . , - - • •
_ .
, • . _ .
" • :atm.= xioAo :AND TART PUFFERIN.
In cense.
quencePt the death of Garfield Earl :Dhf- •
ferin; British and • Lady
Thafferin have refused: alkaneiiir invitations
run WOUND DISCI7SSER.' -
-:110NRON;$0.pt. 23.7----ThaZgncet.dirienficiin
the.case of Garfield, Heys-the:ballot did net!
wound . tiny vitelPeet in its path, and. had.,
the sinnensfwound it made olossa --up oall
woulcl have been:Welle-J3ut the WpOncl. did .
not .:-heal because its bruised
-and:-. ea: injured : that:: primary ;_urdoia
was impossible. e. The retettioe. of . peiat•upl.
and putrid- 'Matter in., the 7wakind.:Eilineek
-insured. the absorptionof"septic poison and
death. It ..May ,:be r regarded -as: an epon -
question hew eerenceeeeftel attempt to
render 'the-, - wound : -septice.migb
-
heve:- heel], .Avoulo.0.- be nejeet
blame.. thee. Surgeo-ne, iaed -Metter iOe-
ecnigreteletien that they.I.Were not led:
away -y the; vulgar, desire , to -extract the
buliet. Which: taxi. done - 140. harrdeeinecit
'oneeefeeeheditsereatiee,eplace- --tear-the
pancreas; and its .extraptioet per se 'wq(ilti
•not have influenced at all . the inibsequent-
• course. of the ease.
Telenraphie,tottinae..
•'TheGarfield.-finidnow. endoepte-to12601,-
The .-New• :York police -hevei steeted e•
26:cent, subscription for the and.
Guittean has Made: a new Cipleteetiee of
his attack tipen President Garfield He
eXplaine that ha W:as-grosaliill4111ted.tY -the-
Presideht. That). are substance the-
. . .
.eirenthatanees.: He (Gitift:tean): :sneaked.
into . the -..1Preeideritie 7 office - t the
White House • one day --At--a time • . • :
several nieml?eria of theCabinet..one or
two other -gentlemen. -Vero :there,- - and,
• •
Guard of Honer. • • .•
Officers Of Arnair,.Navy, and Marine' •Corps, with
,.thoops forming the..esecirt, dress.:
Family of the late President. • •-•
• Relatives. • . • •
B. -Presidents of the United States-.
• Tki President, -
Cabinet ministers. • '
Diplomatic Corps: ° . -
Chief Justice and - Asabeiate JusticeS _of • the
• _Supreme Court. - • -
Senators Of the meted States.
• -Members of tile Rouse of RepreSentatives. •
Governors of :States and Territories, arid 00m-
. Missioners for -the DiStrict of Oblunibia.
'Jedgeadtthe-Court-of_Ciainis;
Judiciarybf the Districtof Columbia and Judges
• - of the 'United States Courts. • ;
AssiStant-Secretary of - State, 'Treasury. and
'Interior, Assistant;Postmaster-Genev61.:
. solicitor -General and Assistant.
. -Attorney-General. .
• -Organized Societies.
, I • citizens and Strangers: .
A_S-the or e- Moved Minute- :gins were
fired at -the navy yard he vessel of War
- -
et :Fort "Myers, Alia by a, battery of artillery
stationed near the capital,for the 'purpose:
•
-The hells Of " the Churches, ' fire- -engine:
houses and echoot hoteses were age tolled..
Mrs. Gaifield„with
visited the White Ho
• arrange for the- rem
effects: to Mentor.
• emotiontipon elated
her eyes -were. suffus
she made an effort t
sion is draped alrove
and is one of the g
the city.
• Queen Victoria ha
Minister -at- Washin
tribute Presented. in
been placed atthe bi
F It is very large, end -
of the florist'slcr4.. I
roses, -smllair `and- s
comparied by a.tami
inscription :.
' Queen
To the memory of the
An expression -of her so
• Arra.. Garfield end ti
Sept.
• When the eoffin-lid
• offerihg of Queen
above it.
A cablegram:says:
Beach. 'speakinga
Guittean's dastardIk-
theill of . horror titre
and the news of th
occasioned _a a- fresh
er daughter and son,
se 'this ro.orning to
val -of the personal
he. exhibited .• deep
failailiar-rooms, and
d with tear, which
restrain. The izrdeepet mourning,
„ .
omiest spectacles in
- .
• • -
eabledeto the, British
on, toehave- -`a, floral
her name. If has
r "of .the President.
exquisite speeimen
is composed of white.
phanetis. It is ace
mg card bearing the
•
•
A.t-the Xiast liteoingt
A. telegram. from Clevelked, O., says.:
•
The Committee of Atraegetneets has sub-
stantially completed the work. of prepara-
tion for Presedent Garfield's funeral.- All
the trades will be repetesentede and ,the
seldiers, and sailors will be assigned a
posi-
tion in the line. 'The Secretary of- State,
Win. Everts, will :be asked to deliver a
funeral address, and Rev. Dr: Errett and
Chaplain Jones, of Garfieldei regiment, will
officiate at ...the 'ceremoniee, .The reniains
wiillie in state at Cleveland till the day of
the funeral. . - : . • ,
, The decorations of. the buildings along -
the routeo! the. Presidential" funeral pro;
cession are elabbrate in the extreme.
Despatches- have been- teceived. from all.
parts Of the State announeing the readi,
ness_ofthe -local organizations to
•take- part in thelPbsequies. • " Up' to last
evening twelve 'infantry regiments; three
^avalry and one artillery had been pieced
in the line.
,
- THE. CATAFALQUE!
groeinded and egenefally approved. No
threateniegeissue mars our foreign' inter,.
labuilie, and the whirling, integrity and thrift •
of our .petiple May be r. trusted . to oou.-
tinue: Undisturbed the preseiht assured
career- of eicatie, tranquility and
welfare. The gleopi - and - anxiety
which have enshrouded the cOunisiy:. must
niahe repo & ,espeoially Wekorne now.- No -
deniAnd :for" speedy _legislation has been ..
heard, no adequate oceaSion is apparent -7'
for lieetunisiielreessien of Ceingeerie. .-The ,
conAtitation 7.defitt03 the "fenetions and -
privirpre a the 8xeQutiyi? -as_clearly as these- -
of :either of the other- 'two departments of
the Gevernenene,: and. he ,inuse -answer-for
the eust exercise of -thediscretion it permits
andl._ the ,..perfoimence Of the duties - it
inipeseie Summoned to-thOse high duties •
and,- eestienseleilities and profoundly eon• -
scietie of theik, neegintude end graieity,
aesuine theernie imposed by the constitu-
tion, relying for aid, on eheine geidatiele,
and the virtue,. patriotism end -intelligence
of the American people." ,
After -the reading of the addreep;.Secre-
tary Blaine stepped-- forward : and, .
the President's hand,- end -after ,:ether
inenabereedthe Cabinet; the Others nt
aleceshook hands -with the- President.7Ex-
President _Hayes arrived at e the ,Capitol • e
soonafter the -ceremony of:taking the. -cath,
and with Gen.- "-Gtaiat -.aft-awards
left the:Cepitol. - - '
Weetheeieoe,"-Sept.2e.PeesideetArtlane
hes e peeoleination declaringthAtthe.
ettreordifiery occasion requires the ',-Senate
Of the United-StateetoCOnvenefcir the -thine,
action of busineasi it • the. -Capitol in the
City., of . Washington .- . :Mendey, 10th -
Oetoher 'next, at nenii. •
-
• . 1 "
being an milpidden and nnevelceme
• he was ejected. from the room by --order of
the President. This treatment, Guitteati
S£1;yR, rankled his. breast andboiled
:bloOd. "-The President had no right to
- insult me M. that way." W le being
ejected he resolved upon revenge,. and 'the
infliction -of =sonic serious -bodily injury on
-the Preiiident.
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E NEW PRESIDIENT.
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tatereettag.Shetclir of the tile -of JUhester-..
Allan, Arthur
'Cheat" Allen Arthur - 50 years of age, ,
and native of Fairfield. Verinont.
His father-- Wis. Baptist nainii.3tere‘ho
came from England to Canada; aridAsliOr
to the United States. The Vide:Preeident'4,
early education was 'obtained:in a country- :
8611061 near Trey, in the neighborhoodof
which his father preached.. - was .
Wards: .; -sent -to "-Milan. . College; . :from
which wasgradtated in 184.8, 40 than
studied. law, and: in, 1850 was admitted to -
the . baie, He formed -e la* partnership
with Erastus Culyer, who,was. afterWard_.
Arneridan Minister in a :South American: -
State,- On the eleetion of _Mr. Culver as
judge -4.a civil eqiirt in Brooklyn the parte
flees* evas.. dissolved, and: 1 General
Arehne wenteiiieei pertne,rehip with a
Me, - Gardner,- who 1865,
tIn.. 1871 the Area eel Arthur, ' Phelps
Xnevils :-- was . formed,-.--Witbe General
;Arthur as the senior - tartiter,- and the
jetee.listtiCt attotneye-Benjs,Min-lk. Phelps,
as another partner. . Shortly before this
. .
Gen Arthur was appointed • one of the -
counsel to the tax coranaissioners at a salary •
of510,000 a: year.. The only legal case. of - '-
note in which Geri. Arthur :acted as counsel --
wee in the. :kit ofJonathan Leneriamiee of •
Virgin, to .tedoyer. poseessien of . :eight -
slaves that, had been d.eelared free by 3-..udge _
'Pelee, of the Superior Coutt. of New York.
Gee Arthur got his military title through • '
. :
•
service oh the etiff 'of Gey.e.Ed.win D.
- - •
,Morgan „ He was „appointee engme-er-in-
chief bn the GoVernoe's staff,- January 1st, .`
1861,
aud. on -January 27th, he was •
made - quartermesteregenerel. was
active in. beth positions. Geri. ,krthur.gave -
his -.attention - Ito: city politi6s the •
close _ of the war, ...ao was for A time
Chairman of the- Republican_ commit-
tee, known as. the -Republi-
cans,- 'which met , 'Broadway- and
Twenty-third street . On the 16th of -Nov-.
eniber, 1871 hewas Appointed lay'PreSident- •
• Grant Collector, of .the Por or -New York,
ucceeding Thoides :He :served
one teeth, and was. reappointed in Decem-
ietoriii...
ate President Garfield.
osv ankl,s3unpathy. with
'Fe -American nation.
aci closed the florid
mtoria was placed
Sir Michael IriCke-
1 Winclacbnib, ,said
Won bad cansed a
ghotie the .country;
President's death
thrill - of grief, Sir
A platform will ltst he erected -fiee feet
six; inches above the level of t. he gronnd,
approached by a: gentle inclihe from the
east and the: West. -Upon this platform
Will be erected the pavilion, which is to be
equate, covered , by a carved tanopy.i. At
the apex of the Canopy *ill be fet, large
globe, upon which stand the figetre. of -
an angel represented in the attitude of
blessing; its hands extended over the throng
below: , Its wings will be extended, the
tips- approaching abeve 'the head. The
statue above will be twenty-four feet in
height the wing tips thus being at a total
altitude of ninety-six feet alieve the ground.
In this the remains of the President yin
lie in State until removed to Lake View:
, .
Cemetery on Monday afternoon.I ' • -
• iewecrina- in the New _PrettKentz
,WASHINGTON, Sept.,22:HPresielent Arthur
haietakeei the oath of :office in the -Marble
aloorn. at the Capitolin, the presence of 'the
.members -of. efie Cabinet, justiceeof tate
Supreme Court a. few-Senatoriand
mern-
bers of thea, oueer Generale 'Sherman and _
Grant, • Adeairel. heichols, Hannibal
•Hanilie- and a feee others -forty in
"Thia. • step - was e eftet-
conferenCe was held -- between Aethiiri
Blaine -mid the Attorney -General. e - Shortly
before npon, Chief: Tile -tide Waite., in full.
robes of office, accompanied by the asso-
ciate jestiees, proceeded ficini the SupremeCourt roomt . to ' the -. Marble `m .
em. The:
doors wereitemedieddy-clbeed --and • with-.
out formality Arthur rose, and and standing.
on one side of. the centre 'table- and Chief
Justice Waite onthe other, took :the ,Oath.
The r President'sManner ::.trae .calm and
.composed, endthe response- eSo help • me
God "was- tem aud-without airenaer. -
NEW. FRESIDENT'S FIRST ADDRESS.
• •TAE =NEW. CAE • -
for conveying the remains fromthe train
to the eatidaleee and subsequently to.Lake
View Cemetery will be '8. x 15 feet long and
20; feet high; the canopy or top wilb
-
supported by six: columns, three on each
side, draped, in black broadcloth and hung.
with scarlet garlands Of . immortellee ;"
suspended froth the • cornice will be
festoona• of • ',black broadcloth :With
wreaths of white iramertelles at the four
corners _of thee ear -wilebe standards en".
pOrting flags, and at the corners Of- the'
canopy cornice *ill be, black :and. white
branch plumes ; „eat each !coiner Of the
canoPY lantern will be smaller branch'
plumes. The lanternwill be surmaiented.
• with ,wreaths ,of White iherdortelles,, the-
whble tobe ..crowned with an inn: gar fo
be' drawn by twelve : black horses, foiir
abreast, and the six grooms wild officiated
Onethe occasion Lincoln's funeral wilLbe
in attendance here. The horses will be
caparisened in black breadcloth with silver
trimmings. *• •":
^.Another despatch says: At: 20 Minute's
pas-t1I two earriage:loads of persons droVe
to •tlae;east . lower entrance of the Senate
wing. The oecuperits passedup the private
stairway to the' ,Vice.,President's room.
All the corridors and -passage-ways Upon
the main floor of -the -Senate wing
Were • quickly barred to all - comers
and the emprpyees and police were ordered
to -hide. in the _recesseS of the- doors and-
Windews While Mrs. Garfield passed to the
Rotunda,. .Soon a little.processiOn emerged
bear, 1.875, . was suspended by IL B. -
Hayes; Jiily 21st,. 1878; charge e beingpre. -
ferred _against .himby John ,Sh.erpaan. -
- :Edwin A: Merrili.--became polIeetot in his:,
place. _ Itt September, 1879, he was chosen •
- Chairman �f- the. -Republicett State -
Committee, _ and he was Chairman of the,
Central -Committee of the - county :for two
yeerse In May, :1880, hbWae enominated
for - viecepresident on -the Republican .
ticket, and : was elected the ". following
Noeetabet. , Arthur Married- se,
daughter Of Capt Herndon, who was lost ..
on board his vessel, the Central America.
-His wife died about „eighteen months Ago:
He hasstwo- children; A Son and.a daughter. • '-
He hasA brother who is A Major- in the
regular army, and oneof his sisters is the
wife ole Mr. leICElrey- of Albany' •
Itmay be -aceepted as it dertainty that
when:the present menthers of the -Cabinet'
hand en -their resignations-, in the. -aceits..
-Mined Manner; they Will. not be requested'.
le -withdraw thein. Blaine andeliie amp-- -
'After he was sworn Yesterday, .-Prew
dent Arthur made. the following address :
"For tile fourth time in the history ofethe,
Republic its chief magistrate has been
renieVed by. death. All ,. hearts are filled
with grief and herree at the hideous - crime
which . has darkened ',bur lank- and the
-Methory.- of the iihirdered President, hie
pretracted iniffeeingsr his tuyismitig-fotti
tilde; the example and Achievements Of. his
life and the pathos of his death will or-
'vier:Alan:line -the pages of litir history.. For
the fourth timethe -I:Adger elected by the
people and ordained by :the constitution to
fill the vacaney se created is palled to essuine,
the Executivechaire The .wiedem dour_
fathers, ferestiging uVen the .inost-dire pos
mede_sure that Govererneet
should never a imperilled because of the
uncertainty-othurnan life. 'Mete reaY the,
but the fabrics of our free iiietitutiOne
remam Unshaken. . No higher or more
assuring pr.00f :could ekist" Of the seirength,
and permanence Of 'a -popular Govern -Merit
than the fact that though the 'chosen of -the
people -lee. etruojdown,his constitutiohal
successor 18 peacefully . -installed .With -
Out shock' or: strain except the e Sor-
sew Which' monets the bereavement.: All
the noble aspirations : et. eny 1m:dented
predecessor which .found "expression in his
lite, the -meaeures -devised. and :suggested
during his brief -administration -to correct
abneesand e/If0Ige' economy, to•radvanal
prosperity and proinete general welfare-, -tip
engem. dbmestie security and =Maintain
friendly and honorable. relations With the
nations- of the earth; Will be:.garnered itt
the hearts of the people, and will be my
earnest endeavor' to" .profit, andi& gee that
the nation plain profit, by his exeMple ane
experience; - . _Prosperiey. blesses our coup-
tr.y, our -fiscal polity is fixed by leweike well
:elates Will-. go, and "Stalwart regime be zi
inaugurated - just as demi as Arthur cen
conveniently -make his. eiZangemente. _ -et,
is qinteprobable that he will not hurry
teem. :..He is a -.gentlemen -. of delicate'
taste and . will .' pay a decent.-
reepeet" . to: the : preprieties... But he • .
will none ethe less tubcititiite for the
Ipeesefit Ciesieee one whose Member&
bein Sr:apathy, with the' Stalwarctdea,
and • the head" of thee --Cebinet will be
Roscoe Conkhng Even should Conklrng,
net be head of that Cabinet ha person, his
:spirit Will - control it, for -Arthur thinks
largely-- through: the brain ' 4:4 _00144:
Stalwart gossip thus eon:epees
THE NEW PRESIDENT'S CABINET::
• Stath-Geo.-S.Bontwell;-of Mass':
Treas.-Levi.--P.Igerton,p1N.-Y.
War -John A. Logan, of - .
rliavyPowell S. Clayton, of Ark. ,
Pa, . • ,
A.G.-Alonzo Taft, of-Ohie. '
p. M, G.Jay A. Huhliell; of Well.
Queen-Vieteria's life at Balmoral is very •
simple and euniform e• The piper plays. .:
under her Window every morning at 8,- she -
has breakfasted and is outofdoors_ by 10,
from which hour she :spends till noon in-
welleing and - occasionally visiting -. It the C
cottages in the 'vicinity of the 'pestle.' - !rem
noon until 5; with half an hour's. haterval •
for lancheon she devotes herself _ to Wor. '
which may be termed official -reading des, .
patchee, -.State -.papers, etc., and - writing - -
memoranda and lettere in connection there.; :
-with ; at 5 she Sets ont for her daily elrive .
*Meth lasts till 7, and occasionally latpr.
' Marie -Litt& is engaged in marriage to .
Stephen Cleveland, the tendr. , The rf§,r.O:.- -
rnony Will take place shortly in St Liatu.s.,
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-A -nice quarrel -A coldnesti, betvVeen
ice-deS).ers. '