The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-01
new York Herald

.,...ro, February 21.--Long before the
"a, B,rod j. read by It's friends IN
N''nsm. the Garfield family, now peacefully
"''IDr,ng. and, IN one or TWO instances,
>'"'no NH be up, dressed, and already
snDt Xitb preparing Ton the arduous duties
n toe day. ,, ,.io,rr, o,o .,
.,cs Of f0.dly. 50 that the reader
'' ~, ,nprfciatc and not mlSunderStand II.
LII and hi> family are Disciples and
-. ~ 4 lililc church Cf that dcnomi-
wv ,, mis- town. Very naturally they
i.','...5 Ia attend service this morning, ana
'.,,c q the rain and wind arranged 10 do
d" 'rt,r, j. a great deal 81 human nature
,,o Mentor people, and very naturally
lu zoo. thought II would hc good idea
'"'' ,,d the service. Consequently, " hen
l' A't G,rScld's carriage drove up the
"'D'.l f,urd himself part and parcel OF an
,r,V,,lcd congregation. With charac-
o'.,,c mixture a slOlidily and mOdes'y he
,,tcw,y 10 his family pew, aud shortly
.o,,,cr he sermon began. The sermon
.'' ,r.orbed los one OF Garicld's old pas
Tid,r Jones, and | am pleased to re-
-i ma. ,he Elder paid TO attention to his
'r.tn.m,Lcd pupil, but went on about his
Masters business.
OVERFLOW.
r,, service closed with the holy COM
MAN Il which Garfield and hi> wife
."-,,ol with becoming reverence. and
..t,,,, .f,erwIrd heartily aud quite audibly
r,.Ivun beginning " All bail the power
- I,.u.' name" TIE entire congregation
,.l F,te by little come into perfect har-
., ~. the occasion. Mentor, YOU
- small. and ali In the church had
tr,,n.U1 tkcd Garfield. thtlr ntl@hboI,
frnlpt years. IL fcir II and they Ielt H.
and affair flr 'a>i chorus II "Cr0Nn HIM
lad ~ Al" was sung VIII genuine fer
VA and 'ha nuM prayer bean. IN Amos
,.,.r,. If sentiment pcryad'd the place and
5,m.o,'rl TIE situation until The preacher
,..r,,,r.J our dear Brother Garfield by
,.,,o ana 6rmlg commended him and his
tr,il, 10 gill, .u,dlucr ana protection OF the
On. 9ba.c crown bclok,ned HIM Lord Il
an" Then followed perfect chorus Of
.r.n. and f..ucN weeping and other >'gGs OF
.r,.,.>.. The bcnedicil0n was pronounced
and an o'...ime blnd->hlklng and goodbye
followed.
HFHANUKEGCHlEF MISSING
Il would. Of course, Toe easy 10 tura tn,
imatiou. ou'bur>t INFO rid.cule; but i
don't tuyy .hr man who docs .ahd don
l.i0y. the country viii feel any The less in
fcr,,itd IN B., p, ,ident aCcau," he's human
,ada, fGll Il uuaiI,c'ed >ympathitS ~ m
e,g /, NJ mo-. The General pulled on ms
vale. paid Biz years subscription 10 me
church. and walked down the aisle ana ont
fo Poi, clru9ee with unWlpcd tears on hl>
cheek, for Gc bad forgotten 10 lake uahu-
Acrchi,f: and the people crowded after ana
waved him an atec'lOnate goodbye. lie
Lad been coming 20 thi, sympathetic point
for several d4,>. Everything con>plred 10
nd him except The iucuoalc state Of bis cab
met and the necessity Of getting his ply steal
house I'm order. % That when, Tor the hour,
everything except hi, friends and their AZ
f,ciionllc demonstration was shut out, his
natural ttu..Ycnc>> dubbed up ana ran
over.
READY TO START.
The reminder Of the day was devoted to
prcpir9iOn for tO-m0rTOW'> trip, and by
ui.hlill there was Scmblauce OF order.
There were no visitors Of any consequence,
but am avalanche Of letters and bushel OF
'ecgram., many OF which had to be attend
ed 10 then and there.
Major swain, who has Just returned from
Washington, has prepared Garfield for
week Of crush aud pull aud discomfort. He
,Js lhlt MANY indications point 10 huge
gathering u all kinds OF people at the capt.
al during the Inauguration period. Ho-
icl>. boarding OuSeS-eVery place available
for board and lodging-is rapidly filling up,
sad on ihc an OF March 1t will be impOs>l-
Die for people who have not already secured
apartments 10 tiGd accommodation OF any
lind