Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-25
VOL. 54--WH0LE NO. 1885
HAsFIE!1'S SUNDAY.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT CHAU-
TAUQUA.
A SEVERE DAY FOR SAINTS AND SINNERS
--GARFIELD AND COMMUNICATING
IAsM OF THE LARGE AUDIANCE.
GEO. II. STUART PRESENT
ING GARFELD-THE
SILENT CHAUTAU-
QUA SALUTE.


SILENT CHAUTAU-
QUA SALUTE,
[Chautauqua Dispatch to the New York Herald ]
There are about twenty thousand
people in this extraordinary place.
Some are in hotels, some in tents and
all are having as good time as il is
possible where all manner OF creature
comforts are carefully prescribed and
the only retreshment attainable is of
the prayer-meeting type, varied now
and then by meals en- masse, General
Garfield and his wern.out party reach.
ed the Palace Hotel at haltpast Sun.
day morning. They were tired, dirty,
sleepy and miserable. The programme
ofto-day was ascreamer, and woulduse
up any four coal.heavers in New York
| won't say anything about the mathis,
the early progress, the halfdozen
meetings for conversation and song or
the regular preaching services, but CON
fine tho record to that part in which
General Garfield was utilized by the
shrcwd and commercial minds that
controls this marvellous institution. At
eleven o'clock, attended by Senator
Kirkwood, who was very sleepy Con-
gresham Conger, whose bright eyes
were dim with yesterdays dust Con.
gresham Charles j. Williams, who
wanted to stay homo Congressman
Richardson, whose district RESPONSE
bility includes Chautauqua Murat
Halstead, who wore white cravat and
narrowly escaped being led to the plat
form, and the others, the General
mounted the platform, looking pale and
as if the road was hard one to travel.
The amphthoatre was packed with
perhaps ten thousand people and afford
ed an inspiration to the dullest of
orators. General Garfield and party sat
in the front row of chairs and were the
universal target.
SCHUYLER CoLFAX.
Insiders, however, were more ospe.
ally interested in watching the by.
play of the late Schuyler Coliax, who,
accompanied by sweet faced and
elegantly dressed lady, came in later
and sat within three feet of General
Garfield, but never betrayed the slight
est intimation Of the presence of the
dark featured man who was the centre
Of observation. Coliax, strange TO
say, grows old and fat. His hair is
yet thick and strong, but very gray.
lie wears bis old chin whiskers, but
no moustache and as he sat with his
lips firmly compressed he looked like
a cross ghost of the old.time Speaker
of the House Of Representatives, who,
in 1866, electrified the country by his
bright speeches for Fremont at Dayton.
He was nervous and restless and
changed leg to leg more than fifty
times an hour. Garfield sat like a
rock, his massive shoulders, sturdy
deck and well.posed head looming far
above the figures of his neighbors.
THE SERVICES.
The musical portion Of the services
were congregational and an enjoya-
bly, grand. A well drilled choir led
the great assemblage in well.known
hymns and swinging tunes, in which
all gladly joined. Brother Garfield
had sore throat and didn't dare TO
sing, but Brother Colfax rolled his
eyes and opened his mouth with sa-
cred relish. But the torture of the
day was yet to come. A young clergy.
man named Buckley preached { very
long and tedious discourse on every.
thing and everybody. Brother Bulk.
ley was very conscious Of the presence
of his distinguished hearers, but If he
could have known how ineflably bored
they were he certainly would have
stopped an hour before he did, Some
of his unprecedented and therefore
very crude illustrations bore obviously
and roughly on Mr.. Colfax, and pro.
duced an unpleasant effect on that
restless and rather rusty statesman,
When the service was over General
Garfield was put through the regula-
ton reception, and his nerveless arm
was pumped like an old.fashioned han.
die till it really seemed as if he would
drop. Then he went to the hotel,
where great company Of people from
the tents were waiting to shake what
little was left Of him, and they did it.
Meantime Brother Coliax, with some
) Of his friends, passed meekly to the
rear, but neither the past nor the
present paid the least attention to each
others presence.
APR0P0s OF ooLFAX-A DELICATE CUES.
TIoN.
As il was advertised that Mr.. Colfax
was to speak this afternoon, and as
Mr.. Vincent had announced that Gen.
Garfield would speak, the friends of the
latter put their heads together and
canvassed the situation. The General
had not given an intimation that he
was to speak and they did not know
how to handle the matter. They did
not hesitate to say that it would never
do for Garfield to speak on the plat
form with Colfax, or at all events tC
identify himself with him. After din,
ner, where the curious gathered as
usual to sec the animals feed, they in
geniously endeavored to lead him
down by the lake. The effort was
useless, however, as the people caught
him and insisted on reception
MORE RECEPTION.
Again he good naturedly shook
hands with all sorts Of old soldiers
dear brethren, original Republicans
and all manner OF men, women and
children, and then, hoping for cigars
soothing embrace, he turned away
only to be confronted by the venerable
George IL. Stuart, of the Young Mems
Christian Association, who, smiling
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