The Magnolia gazette., 1881-09-23
DEAD.
GARFIELD IS NC
MORE.

= haa aooomplishelitsputpose,fn the yic
4 4im, tue head u powerful nation has
ssyiel,ied ~ the struggle, and his spirit
has gone 10 God who gave ii
y President Garfield, died 1t Long,
&Braneh, N j., un Monday night, Sep
stembcr 10. 1881, nt 1895 o'clock. Wei
learn from the dispatches that theI
Sarrnngements ior the funeral hive notI
Sbcen finally completed The wishes Of
.8Mre Garfield will be respected II "a
sexpccted, however, that special train
Swill leave Wednesday morning for
Swasbington, and TINT the remains will
IBay in state in the roiundn uf the Capitol
Ion Ihuralay and Friday On Friday
d SuiRht the body will be taken 70 Cleve.
Gland II will iay in state there over
sssundhy, md on Monday il ie intended
fsto bury tile remains IN Lakeview Gene.
tery, Cleveland
The following sketch d tile President's
Hlfe VIC COPY from tho New OrlesnR
&Democrat.
VI james Abrsm Garfield was born on
Kuiueteenth of November, 1891 At Orangc,
HCuyohogR county, Ohio. He was the
u %youngept II four CHILDREN, and soon
saiter his birth his father, Ahram Gar
field. died, leaving his mother with .
n hard proppecl in lfe. She il q woman
X sof strong character aud of wonderful
NcnerRy When james was quite young
he was If service 70 the struggling
N family, and by The time be was ! 2 years
N Aold helped considerably toward its Dom
4fort ard support The Garfield house
@hold endured the trials u severe power
ty, nnd TIE carly Days of the futu'e
II Preeidan, we're passed 10 euch priyationr
as have fallen % the lot of few famous
men. AT sixteen Nc was raw country
Hhuy, full of yigor, and already remsrka
*bly well educated tor his opportunities.
n lie had buyieh idea of going toseo, but
WAS dissuaded from doing 90 BY hi
Nmother he was then serving ~ a com
mon cnnal hand
When lie was 1s Id 0as enabled q
altenl school ~ the industry aud pri,
Nations ~ his mother.
81 Ile tnngtt school and saved 300 witl
Ewhch Tie started q Williams College il
Hls5i. Finishing brilliant couree
Nthoie. lie entered Hiram College ne pro
fesaor q ancient language.
His fret appearance in politics vas il
Hls57, when ho made several stuml
Mspeeches III q State campaign. In 1850
Mhc waR elected to the State Senate 40 +
strang anti slavery man. He attained
Ngreot influence in tie Legislature md
wae considered one Of the readieEt speak
crR and Ntronges debatera in the body
n When the war began, lie entered into
RI With great enthusiasm. Ha waa sp.
apoiutcd BY Gov. neunisou lieutenant
colonel of lie Forty. scoord Ohio regi
Fment, hut was made colonel a. soon 81
the regiment vas organized, He roe,
Ito the the rank of brgadier. general. aud
Twas made chief q staff of the Army d
Sthe Cumherapd AT Chickamauga Ii,
rendtred distinguished service. Thit
Twas the last active war duty he perform
bed. Soon afterwards lie was promoted
it, the rank of maiur general * yoluu.
Mteers. II 1863 lie u signed his connie,
sinu to accept an election 10 the Thirty
eighth Gongress from what ia now til,
%ninetcenth Ohio district He served
E3sncecssiycly III every Congress until h,
swas elected to tue presidency iii 1877
he Was member of the Electoral Com
$missi1n Before hrs nomination II
a 'hicago he was elected 10 succeed Judge
BLhnrmnn ii the United stutee Senate
Hbut On the day that Ia would hnve taktl
his scat in il,at body lie wns inauRnratet
pfeeident of The United States with th,
graudest ceremonies ever known on sucl
Ian oocasiou,
~ The congress- onal career Of the Presi
dent is fresh ID the mind Of the country
He was one 81 the most prominent hg
#ures that has appeared IL Washington
since The war. After Mr. Blaine went
to the Senate lie was the Acknowledged
Header of the Republican party ii tie
Housc. II was his eminent service ii
this field as we'll as his great popularity
iu the doubtful State Of Ohio, whiel
caused the ant.G Grant factions 10 unit,
Ahim at Chicago. La the canvass h,
leveloped hue powers Of political leader
ship and created great enthusiasm
Mthrou yhout the South and West.
IN OF his administration little need bt
ssid a. il has been 80 brief and it's every
important fact is SO we'll known.
III Garfield when ~ years old married
Miss Lucretia Rudolph, daughter uf (