Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-15
TIE HERALD.
GARFIELD'S POWER.
Thrilling Scene in New York City
the Morning After LlncoIn's
Murder
How the Eloquence of One Man swayed
Mob Of Ten Thousand.
Tors.sie Moment.
GARFIELD'S POWER.
A Tor..sIe Moment.
Cincinnati Gazette.


distinguished Gentleman who was
present, and shows the intellectual
aud moral power of the Republican
nominee for the Presidency over q
surging the nsddenej crowd 81
shall not forget the first time saw
Gen Garfield. II was the morning
after Presid ant Lincoin's assassina-
ton. The country was excited TO
its utmost extension, and New
York city seemed ready for the
scenes Of the French revolution,
The Intelligence Of Lincoln's muir,
der had been fashed by the wires
over the whole land. The newspa.
per headlines Of the transaction
were set mp in the largest type, and
the high crime was on every ones
longne. Fear took hold Of mems
minds as 10 the fate of the Govern.
ment, ia q few hours tbs news came
on that Sewsrd's throat was cut,
and hat attempts had been made
upon the lives OF others of the gov
ernmept officers Posters were stuck
up everywhere, in great black let
ters, calling upon the loyal citizens
Of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City,
to meet around The Wall street OK
change and give expression 10 their
sentiments. 1t was
A DARK AND TERRIBLE HOUR.
"What might como next no one
could tell, and men spoke with
bated breath. The wrath OF the
workingmen was simply uncontroll.
able, and revolyers and knives were
IN the hands of the thousands Of
Lincoln's friends, ready, at tho first
opportunity, to take The law into
their own hands. and avenge the
death of tho martyred President
upon any or all vino dared to utter
q word against him. Eleven O'Clock
9. IA, was the hou- set for the rem.
devious. Fifty thousand people
crowded aroundthe Exchange build
ing, examining and tanning the
streets, ana wedged in tight as men
could stand together. With a few
10 whom special favor was extended
| went over from Brooklyn at 9 a.
m, and, even tbon, with tho utmost
difficulty, found way 10 the recop-
ton room for the speakers in front
Of tho Exchange building, ard look
ing out On tho h'gh ana mssslVe
oaieony' Waoss IFont was protected
" d he@vy ~" ,"'il"s' " . Sa1 10
7 2, ehG e''ouG'' "ai''u8 loF
20 'i'''''' pa, ~ ""o' ~ was a"
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's'oo"' Ivy ''7' e"lO'iS' - i5} :
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re ieafiui sQ' ma "au s"aytog m ass
81 P99P'e' Noe +" narfN9 was heafo'
IN iof sh3 most paFC uoau slieDce,
or 4
DEEP obvious MoTTERlNG
'Aa IKE u r's't "aVe up lne stfset
t2"af9 bcosG"ay' ana again down
coward the river on inc fign'. A.
leng'h 'he oAtonS OF 'he ponce were
s9'h u sWin8'ng ~ tne ar iar mp on
Iue .elt' paF0hg Toe ofo"a ana
Pt0sel'g ~ oAc& 10 make room lof
INC e4..'N ..s Lr39 m2Fei Nlo"'y'
ana WIN aiuieut1 Jo2s 'nroHgh Tue
compact mai'l5 ode' oaaleulY the
s,larc3 was broken ana the cry OF
'bltt@i. bu, iar5 ba sief! rang out
WIN tremendous AGA ihfiliing o.
10 es' sGo "&s taken up oy the peo~
Pc bGl hV' q hufsah Nos one
y |As too cry q . great pnopiee'
asNlng 20 kn}" nc" osf Fresi-
aehI aleu' Inc o'ojI bounced IN
cur VEINS, anu tHa Gears ran IKE
stfoHAs doWo our Iscae, low Ut
was done l forget, but Butler was
pulled through, and pulled up, and
entered the room, where we had
just walKed Dack 70 meet Lin. A
oroaa Grape a yard long hung from
ms lott arm-'errioie contrast with
the countess hags that were WaV'
ing the nations victory, IN the
breeze. We first realized then the
truth OF tho sad news that Lincoln