The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-20
FRANK III. HAMILTON,
d. HAYES AGNEw.
pRGRLr ANn snRROW IN NAV woe


REGRET AND SORROW IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. September 19.-The news OF
| the Presidents death, although II was not
unexpected, had q depressing effect on clti-
zens who learned OF the news to night.
Crowds OF people had surrounded he bull
| lctin. boards at the different newspaper Of
| fees In the course OF the evening and walt
ed patiently for any cheering news OF the
Presidents condition. but the port
ers conveyed no bope. and when the
bulletins were put up announcing
that the President was dead, genuine ex-
pressions OF regret and sorrow were heard
on ali sides. The news spread with light.
| ning.like rapidly throughout the city and
IL the universal topic OF conversation. The
bells Of the churches of Trinity parish were
toIled at short intervals for an hour In
memory OF the departed President. One
afternoon paper Issued an extra shortly
after the news was received, copies OF which
were eagerly purchased at any price.
LITTLE SURPRISE, But. ALL HEARTS oRIETED.
WASHINGTON, September 19.-There was
more excitement and greater solcitude IN
this city to-day regarding The Presidents
condition than there has been since De was
removed 10 ElberoD. Little or no nope ex-
js,ed In The public mind for the recovery Oh
the President. Even those who had hltheIio
maintained faith in the happy issue OF TINS
national sorrow abandoned all hope. Tnere
was a settled gloom over The whole chy.
When the sad intelligence OF bis dealh was
recejyed. nj 1O:45 O'Clock, IL created little
snrnrise. but every heart that heard OF II
Tonight Is grieyed, and the deep feeling oil
sadness is not confined n the personal or
p~olitical friends OF the dead President, Out
Is universal. i
A sketch OF the Private and Pnbsie
Career OF Presidents James A. Gar
field. ,r,t.a .iat "a
President james Abraham Garfield was
horn i'm Cuyahogo county, ONO, nos Jar
from Cleveland, November 10, 1871. His
father, Abraham Garfield, was a natfve OF
New York, bat his mother came from New
England. Their illustrious SOD, wFpse
sad fate to-day the whole Christian worio
Iaments, was their fo0rth-po rn ana thelI
Youngest child. His early lie was not
marked by sfiuence or freedom ron iaooi,
but he was from boybood q student. Ills
prceress at school aud at college WAS sucD
ne 10 make him always conspicuous anlong
his fellows. Even before he weat 10 coneEe
he had become religious, and Hnfed nlmsei
wlthtbe denomination OF Christians Iounu-
ed DIV the lannon's Alexander CampOep.
Amer graduating he became Professor
OF Latin at Hiram College, n ono
not distant from the. place OF his orth,
and there we hear OF him not only IS
successful teacher, but as q lecturer ana
preacher OF The Gospel. The patrons OF tne
instttution were poor, and the pupils haaoN
adapt themselves to their limited means
Rut this fact did not dampen The ardor OF
impsir the energy Of the future Legislation
End president. Ii rather made him The more
| diIIoent. II Is said by contemporaries, In tDs
| disoharge OF his duties. His sunday 90
breasts, photographer says, heiped ne cot
lege, ana before be lelt Y be mao established