Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-21

there was pleasant intimacy There. All his talk
! confirmed my favorable impressions Of him, and
now feel that though 1t is great responsibility, he
Is equal to IT, He cannot fail to profit by the lessons
which the fate of three other Vice Presidents who
became Presidents teach.
The Deceased Presidents Estate.
WASHINGTON, September 2oth.-The President
made no will. He said he was willing to trust the
Courts to divide equally his property, which
amounted to $4,000, including the house in the
city, which is mortgaged.
subscriptions Suggested.
DENVER (Col.), September 20th.-The Tribune
to-day calls upon the people of Colorado for SUBJ
scriptous to the fund to be used for the defense
and support Of Sergeant Mason The Tribune
heads the list with 800.
The Times suggests the erection of monument
in one of the pr bile parks of the city in memory OF
Garfield, and has already received several subscrip-
tious to fund for that purpose. The city is heavily
draped in mourning.
The Dead Presidents Aged Mother and
l Sister.
CLEVELAND, September 20th.-Mother Garfield is
now at Scion with her daughter, Mrs. Larabee A
Herald special from Scion says: Until three days
ago, full particulars of the situation were tele-
graphed with the greatest regularity to friends at
Solon. Since that date only meager dispatches
were sent, and the suspense of the household can
only be imagined On Saturday hight and Sunday
night Mrs Larabee and the Presidents mother slept
together, and the former afirms that Mrs. Garfield
did not sleep at all Her anxiety rendered sleep out
Of the question. During the last week or two her
general health has been remarkably good. Dur
ing all the days since July I'd the mother
of the President remained hopeful She had
faith that her noble would be spared to
serve his country and comfort her declining years
Mrs Larabee, who is his sister, the contrary, has
had feeling Of encouragement and fear from the
first, and even the day when he left Mentor she
says her mind filed with vague forbodings which
she could not drive away. As Garfield went about
his farm giving things farewell look, she felt the
presentiment that it was long good by.
The Dead Presidents Mother.
CLEVELAND, September Goth he solemn news
was broken to Grandma Garfield about o'clock this
morning. AT first she much shocked, but soon
came to, and calmly said 1t is all for the best if
the people ready for it. 1t is not possible
that my son James is dead. l do not wish
to live any longer. l will soon be with him.
During the day Monday she was constantly busying
herself about the house, and Mrs Larabee besought
her not to do any work. "Mother," she said, you
will only worry yourself" "Oh, no." replied the
old lady, "a if / am active l shall be able to sleep
better. Her exhaustion, occasioned by the lack of
rest for the two nights previous, induced sleep
which the members of the family say exceeded in
| length any previous sleep of the old lady. At
o'clock Tuesday morning the village bell tolled. At
6oclock came the following private telegram:
ELBERoN, September 10, 1881.
Mrs. Eliza Garfield James died this evening at
B. NJ. SWAIN.
Mrs. Larabee's first thought was not to awaken
Mrs. Garfield The latter sleeping calmly, and
SO they did not awaken her till A. NJ. The old
lady then awoke having slept since II p NJ. At that
hour Mrs. Larabee passed her door with a heavy
heart. She found her up and dressed reading the
Bible. 1t was thought best not to break the news
until Mrs. Garfield had eaten breakfast. Oddly
enough, the old lady did not insist upon hearing the
news until she had finished eating. Then taking
the fatal telegram from the shelf, she about to
read it, but Miss Ellen took it from her trembling
hands. Grandma she said, "Would you be sur
prised to get bad news this morning " "Why, !
don't know" said Mrs. Garfield. 'weIl,
should not" said Mrs. Larabee;; )" 81 have been
fearing and expecting it all the morning.
Grandma said Ellen, F" there is bad news
+" s he dead r asked the old lady TREMENDOUSLY
He is" The quick tears started insensibly to the
eyes. IThere violent paroxysm of grief, and
no expression OF the face told OF the anguish within
Is it truer she asked, with quivering lips
a. Then the Lord help me for if he is dead, what
shall do She rendered weak and little
nervous by the announcement and was obliged once
twice to repair to her roon within the socitudt
Of which she might begin to comprehend the a,rfn
truth. But she was not contented to remain
there and soon returned to the sitting room
About $50 o'clock Mrs. Garfield found
sitting in her rocking chair waiting for news. The
morning papers she read with eagerness. alt can
not be that James is dead" she murmured az can
not understand it, have no further wish to live,
and cannot live if it is So" Although her general
health is good at present. many fear that her words
are prophetic Mrs. Larabee does not hope other
wise herself but feeling keenly as she does her
great affection, never limited at lack of faith
in the Supreme One that all is not intended for the
best. 1t is Providence" she said. al can firmly
believe that God knows best, and / must not
murmur." Mrs. Mehitable Trowtridge, the
remaining sister of President Garfield,
was also notified of the death this morning. Hay
ing been sick for several weeks, it feared this
blow might PROSTATE her, but she bears up better
than might be expected. Both sisters appear more
unnerved than the aged mother herself The forti.
tude OF the latter be better appreciated when it
is remembered that Wednesday of this week is her
eghtieth birthday. For about month she was
visiting Mrs. Phcbe Clapp and Mrs. Alpha Boynton,
in Hiram. About week ago she returned to Solon,
where she expects to remain with Mr.. and Mrs.
Marenus Larabee until she is notified to
make some change. 1t will be remembered
that the only brother of the President is living
near Grand Rapids, Mich. Since the 4th of Noyem-
ber last there have occurred five deaths in the
family, as follows: Mrs. Hattie L. Palmer the
4th OF November; her son Rudolph, on the 10th OF
February; Thomas Garfield, on the 18th of June
Miss Cordelia Arnold, on the oath of June. just
ten months ago MONDAY Thomas Garfield and the
late President celebrated their birthdays at joint
festivity in Randall. Their birthdays came on the
same day, the General being 40 years old and
Thomas Garfield 90.
s.The End"
New YORK, September 2eth.-The poet J. G.
Holland publishes the following in the Tribune un-
der the head of The End -
| A wasp flew out upon our fairest son,
And stung him to the quick with poisoned shaft,
The while he chatted carelessly and laughed,
| And knew not of the fateful mischief done.
And so this life amid our love begun,
Envenomed by the insects hellish craft,
Was drunk by death in one long feverish drsught,
And he was lost-our precious priceless one.
Oh, mystery Of blind, remorseess fate
Oh, cruel end of most causeess hate
That life 80 mean should murder life so great
What is t..ere left to us who think and feel
Who have no remedy, and no appeal,
But damn the wasp and crush him under heel.
An Autopsy in Progress.
ELBKRoS, September 2oth-An autopsy has been
in progress for more than hour. One OF the first
discoveries made large clot Of blood in the
heart which corroborates the opinion Of the attend
ing surgeons regarding the immediate cause ol
death
LoNe BRANCH, September 2oth-345 A. N-Dr
Bliss just from the Presidents cottage says the au
topsy win show, first. the remarkable extent Of the
wound its tortuous course and the impure condition
Of the blood, together with the several complica
tions which occasioned by it. and the detailed