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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR

As to the birthplace of Chester
Allan Arthur, there has been dis
pute, which, during the late CAM
paign, attained considerable import
|ance. tits generally conceded, how
ever, that he was born in Fairfield,
Franklin county. Vermont, October
Is, 1880. His father, William Arthur,
was a Protestant Irishman. lpI
America he became somewhat
|faGous in the ministry of the Bap-|
fist Church.
Young Arthur had good adgan-
tages in early life. At the age OF
! Is he graduated ct Union College
and began to teach school. He
caused teaching and spent two
years in the study of law at Ball
ston Springs. Again he taught
school, until in 1851 he had $500
with which he went to New York
to practice law, entering the office OF
Erastus d. Culver, and was soon ad-
: mitted to a partnership. In 1857
> he went West, but returned to New
York aud resumed the practice of
HIS profession. His most notable
lease was the celebrated Lennon
suit, where he was associated with
= Mr.. Evarts, in which the validity Of
Z of the fugative slave law in Yiginia
: was destroyed,
His Only service during the wal
: outside of his profession was for a
: brief period on the staff OF Gen
i Hunt, in the army of the Potomac,
I as inspector of New York troops
Hin the field.
4 AIr. Arthur's career in politics
+ has been very short. He IVES .
Nmember of the Saratoga convention
h that founded the Republican party
a in New York. He has figured con
s. spicuously as q local politician il
HNew York city. and in 1871 he wa
Hnominated by President Grant to b.
: collector of the port of New York
(which position he held until Jul.
Hl2, 1878, when he was removed b,
,HPresident Hayes for alleged use o
,Ethe office for political purposes. d
Returned to the practice of law as
tEmember of the firm of Arthur
'HPhelps, Knewal & Ransom, IN Ne'
HYork city.-M o. Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

with wondrous awe and pride,
And named it for the Indian girl, Hen,
riqrez's fond young bride.
Some hundred years have passsd away'
and still the sane sweet scene
The same old cypress branches, the gray
moss and the green;
Where should be placed Temple Is Du'
fond Natures bower,
And flowing calmly onward the strea"
of wondrous power.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24
DEAD.

President james Abram Garfield
was shot by Chas. J. Guiteau.l
on the % day Of July, 1881!
at $50 A. ~, in the ladies re-
ception room of the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Depot,
Washington City, and died in|
'Francklyn Cottage, Long Branch.
n. j.. on Monday, September 49,!
lat 1895 P. n, being rs days, Isl
hours and 5 minutes, from the time
|le was wounded until death re-|
|lieyed him Of his suffering.
The CONSERVATION caused by the
;;cowardly act of the assassin was
widespread. and it was at first
thought to be too horrible to be
| true. But with the confirmation of
the sad rews came a period of pain
|ful suspense, aud the entire nation,
as it were, kept constant vigil at
the bedside of the stricken chief.
With every favorable report Of his
condition, the hearts of all true
Americans. beat quicker with re-
6oicing over the glad tidings; and
when the reports we're less assuring.
: still the nation continued to hope,
even when there was no hope.
When the final dissolution came, it
found nation of freemen, all I'M
Inerred and unstrung, dreading, yet
not interpreting the mournful end
IF this great outage upon oul
Republican government, and upon
4 the man, of all men, who had been
chosen to preside oyer the destinies
of this great Republic,
President Garfield was typical
! representative of our free institu,
Stions. From the lowliest walks O
Elifs, he gradually approached and
Sfnaiiy attained the highest ane
! most honorable position within The
5gift OF the people. Possessed o
|yindomitable will end courage, ,
champion of all the virtues, ant
with a bright and superior intellect
: be braYe!y met and honestly over
came all obstacles in his path; ant
that he met with much opposition
IS but natural in one who acquire
#the exalted position which he. he'll
+ lat the time of his death. But q!
sections of the country, in this hou
of humiliation and SORROW, ar
indissolubly united; We stand unite
with uncovered heads in the pres
ence of Him who has seen fit I
visit this dreadful calamity upo
S US united we kpeel apd pray, a
with one voice, for the soul of th
dead President, and for the futur
l. welfare of his afflicted family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24
DIED.

DUSSE-In New Orleans, on Monday,
Sept. 10, 1881, at A. NJ, Francisco
DussE. aged 40 years. A native OF Bor-
deaux, France.
Mr.. Dusse vas q citizen of Gov
ington, where he had resided for a
number of years. At the time OF
Ibis death he held the position OF
Coroner of st. Tammany parish.
He leaves wife and FIVE children,
who have the sympathy of the en-
tire community in their hour OF
..atHiction.
SHARP-On Wednesday,, Sept. go,
IlSS1, at the residence of his son -la-law,
sF. Myers, eight miles from Covington,
lw1I11a4 SHARP. aged IS years.
Uncle Billy" as he was familiar
ly called by oil who knew him. was
! q native of this parish, as we'll a:
one of our oldest citizens. HI
aleayes large number of relatives
land friends to mourn his loss
HE was the founder of perhaps th'
alargest family in the parish, tn
Number of his descendants tw'
years ago. as published in the Far
) MER at that time, being nine chill
J dren, eighty-fve grandchildren
land thirty=nine great-grand-chil
adren, making q total of one bur
Hdred and thirty-three, He had a
3 ways led the quiet and peacef'
Hlife of a farmer, and being widel
Eknown, his loss will be UNIVERSAL
felt throughout the parish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

At the suggestion Of the Cabinet,
president Arthur will not accom-
|pany the remains of President Gar.
lield to Cleveland, it being thought
best to take no risks of travel il
1.-THE case of a life so valuable as thai
8of the President.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The bullet which was taken from
President Garfeld's body has been
placed in the possession OF Private
Secretary Brown, who will retain it
until it is needed at the trial OF
the assassin, Guiteau.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

number of our citizens went on
a hunting expedition to Pearl River
this week. They returned Thurs
day evening, and it is rumored that
they brought some yenison home
with them. Deer me.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The funeral cersmony of tae late
President, JAS. A. Garfield, viii
take place at Cleveland, Ohio, mex
Monday, the Goth inst, at 2 P. NJ.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The Police Jury held meeting
at the Courthouse last Monday
The proceedings will be found OIL
the next page.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The election at Amite City, las
Monday, on the liquor question, re
suited as follows: For license, 70
against license, "a.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

opposite. the italian brigand, re-
Gently arrested in New Orleans, has
been fully identified, and the ex,
tradition papers were signed last
Thursday, delivering him over t.
the custody Of the Italian auttori,
ties.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

We direct the attention of oul
readers to the 'Legend of Abita,
as beautifully told in verse b. tn,
talented young authoress, "Rehnle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

It has been decided to try Gnl-
teau in Washington, provided
twelve Jurors can be found who
have neither formed nor ex-
messed an opinion in the case.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

An executive session of the Sen.
ate will be called IN a lew DAYS, but
there will be no extra session Of
Congress.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

President Arthur is widower
He has two children, a son aged IL
and u daughter aged IL years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

We learn that the sugar cane was
not very materially benefited by
the rains, owing to the unseasonably
cold weather which followed. About
half q crop will be made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

God still rei.ns, and the Gov
eminent at Washington still lives.
j A. Garfield.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

Messrs. J. e. Smith, Jr., and
Charles Frederick left Covingtor
last Tuesday morning, to seek theil
fort.lnes in the Lone Star State
Success to them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

4 streak of lightning ran along Q
wire saase i'll Texas recently, and
Killed forty head of sheep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

Beasty's immense organ faaory,
at Washington, n. j., was destroy
ed by fire last Sunday afternoon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

We would consider it special
favor if our friends throughout st.
TammaIy and Washington parishes
would send us items that may
be of interest to the public.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

Governor Witt is now at Yer.
millionville. He will remain some
days in Western Louisiana, Fro
vi6ed no unfavorable change occurs
in his condition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

Judge E. F. Russell of Tangiphoa,
will shortly change his place of resi-
dence to Baton Rouge. This will
be one Of the most capital moves
the Judge has ever made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The Iberville South says that
Can't. Brus,e has been offered ten
cents per pound for all the jute be
.,r shin to New Orleans which
compares with the sample he has
already forwarded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

President ARTHUR was formally
inaugurated in the Marble Hall of
the Capitol, at Washington, last
Thursday. Chief Justice Waite ad-
ministered the oath.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

Trenham's' letter, from New
Orleans. is crow led out this week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

President Garfield, just before he
was inaugurated, had bis life in
s,,,s,, IN The New York Equitable
Life Insurance Company, fol
s25. 900, and the money was pala g
hrs Garfield last Wednesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The bid of Wm. Pagan. OF Ne"
ORLEANS. to remove the obstl uctlons
in the mouth of the Bogue Falia, IN
/, the Tchefuncta river. to Covington'
! distance Of three and three-quar!
ter miles, has been accepted
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
JAMES ARRAM GARFIELD.

JAMES AERAM GARFIELD.
James Abram Garfield was born
On the nineteenth If November.
1881, at Orange. Cuyahoga county.
Ohio. He WAS the youngest OF
four children, and soon after his
birth his father, Abram Garfield.
lied. leaving his mother with hard
prospect in life. She is q woman
wonderful energy. When James
WAS quite young he was OF service
Ito the struggling family, and by the
time he was II years old helped con-
|siderably toward its comfort and
supp ort. The Garfield household
endured the trials of severe poverty
md the early days of the future
President were passed in such
|priyations rs have fallen to the lot
| few famous men. Al Is he was a raw
country boy. full of yigof, and al
ready remarkably well educated for
his opportunities. He had boyish
idea of going to sea. but was dis
suaded from doing 90 by bis mother.
: He was then serving SIS u common
canal hand
When he was Is be was enabled
to attend school by the industry and
Rpriyations of his mother. He taught
school and saved $500, with which
line started to Williams College
i'm 1854. Finishing brilliant course
: There, he entered Hiram Col
q lege as professor of ancient Ian
aguages.
: His first appearance in politics
Twas in 1857, when he made several
Hstump speeches in State CAM
: ,aigu. In 1859 he was elected to
s The State Senate as strong anti
i slavery man. He attained great in
8 tiuence in the Legislature and was
! considered one of the readiest
Espeakers and strongest debaters in
1.-THE body.
When the war began, he entered
into it with great enthusiasm. He
was appointed by Gov. Dennison
Eiieutenant-colonel of the Forty-sec.
Hond Ohio regiment, bnt was made
EIo.onel as soon the regiment was
Is organized.
.H He rose to the rank of brigadier-
Egeneral, and was made chief of staff
u of the Army of the Cumberland. At
HChickamauga he rendered dis
Htincuished service. This was the
Hast active war duty he performed.
ESoon afterwards he was promoted
ITO the rank of major-general of vol
unteers. In 1868 he resigned his
3commission to accept an election to
&the Thirtg-ei5hth Congress from
Swhat is now the nineteenth Ohio dis
4 Strict. He served successfully in
every Congress until he was elected
Ito the presidency. In 1877 he was
!, Va member of the Electoral Commits
sion. Before his nomination at Chi,
!, Ecago be was eleetedsto succeed
Nudge Thurman in the United
Estates Senate, but on the day thai
Ehe would have taken his sect il
B that body, no was inausurated
rEPresident of the United States
Ewith the grandest ceremonies evel
Hknown OIL such an occasion.-Neu
a Orleans Democrat.
Our old friend Rev. Elias George
a arrived here this morning on the
Ho'clock train, in an almost dyin.
g condition. Mr.. George was u pas
seuger ON a train that was wrecked
tai 1t Edwards, on the Vicksburg ant
Meridian road. early on yesterda,
Isl morning. caused by q broken rail
-FOUR good old friend was one of tn
ID most seriously hurt of the man,
wounded passengers, his skull bein!
er badly fractured and his right hi
also. -Amite City Independent.
Mt Major r. Walpoie. proprietor 9
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

District Attorney S. D. ELS, OF
Amite City, is in Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The Gretna Courier has discover
ed that the cost o. a single building
lin Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple,
amounted to eighteen billions O
dollars more than the total assessed
valued of all species of property
real and personal, in the United
! States, which is, according to The
: last census, $6O,OOO,0 100000. Thu
: tax collector commissions in Jeru
asalem, in those days, must hav
gone down into the "zercs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

A girl opened a barber shop at
Homer, Ill, recently, and closed it
lin month, having married one OF
the men whom she shaved. She
either had to shave for a Homer
marry for one, aud she wisely con-
!cluded to do the latter. She vii
|probably continue to dress her bus
bands hair, and pull his nose ocea.
|sionally.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

The aspirations of some ministers
go hire and hire every year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-24

~ Il. SM1lH PROpEJEroRk
". g. kENTZEL Ep1roRl
Aud Business Manager.
CONVICTION. La:
saturday. Septelnber "a, 1881.
District Attorney S. D. ELS, of
Amite City, is in Covlngton.
'Trenham's' letter, from Newl
Orleans. is crow led out this week.
God still rei"ns, and the Gov
eminent at Washington still lives. y
j. A. Garfield.
\ streak of lightning ran along al
wire seaase i'll Texas recently, andl
Killed forty head of sheep.
President Arthur is widower.|
He has two children. "A son aged L.
and u daughter aged IL years.
Beasty's immense organ factory,
at Washington, n. j., was destroy
ed by fire last Sunday afternoon.
An executive session of the Sen.
ate will be called in lew days, but
there will be no extra session of
Congress.
The Police Jury held 4 meeting
at the Courthouse last Monday.
The proceedings will be found on
the next page.
The election at Amite City, last
Monday. on the liquor question, re-
suited as follows: For license, 10;
against license, "a.
The funeral cersmony of tae late
President, JAS. A. Garfield, will
take place at Cleveland, Ohio, next
Monday, the 26th inst, at 2p.M.
We direct the attention of ou1
readers to the Legend of Abita,
as beautifully told in verse b. the
talented young authoress, "Rehnle.
Governor Witt is now at Yer
millionville. He will remain some
days in Western Louisiana, Fro
vi6ed no unfavorable change occurs
in his condition.
Messrs. J. E. Smith, Jr., ane
Charles Frederick left Covingtol
last Tuesday morning, to seek thei
fort1nes in the Lone Star State
Success to them.
President ARTHUR was formal,
inaugurated in the Marble Hall o
the Capitol, at Washington, las
Thursday. Chief Justice Waite ad
ministered the oath.
We learn that the sugar cane wa
not very materially benefited b
the rains, owing to the unseasonabl
cold weather which followed. Abcu
half q crop will be made.
Judge E. F. Russell, of Tangipho'
will shortly change his place of res
dence to Baton Rouge. This wi
be one Of the most capital move
the Judge has ever made.
We would consider it o speci
favor if our friends throughout S
TammaIy and Washington parish'
would send us items that mf
be of interest to the public.
1t has been decided to try Gu
teau in Washington, provide
twelve jurors can be found wi
have neither formed nor e
pressed an opinion in the case.
, 1881-01-19
TELE CIR A NJ s.
st. Thomas Station

New York, 18th Jan.-Paris dispatches
state that the Republicans have been vic
torious in most of the Municipal elections.
No Communists were elected and the
result is a distinct Gambettist anti-sociaf
victory which indicates republican senate
rial elections next year.
Louise Michel and other Communists
have cut M. Clemenceau because he was
absent from Blanquis funeral
London news announces that the Duke
of Cambridge made a farewell speech to
the troops on their departure for the.
Transvaal.
The Earl of Kimberley shas notified Sir
Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape,
that upon the submission of the Beers they
will5be granted free institutions. He dis
courages the annexation of more territory
New York, Jan. 12th.-Ex-President
Grant writes urging The control of the
trans-c continental Canal. affirming that the
Monroe doctrine advocates the Nicaragua
route. The American Foreign Committee
hear petitioners against Lesseps Company.
London news states that the Tory ten
dency of the Queens speech is alleged to-
be due to Her Majesty's refusal OF Mr.
Gladstone's draft.
Forty Liberal members of the House of
Commons will wait on Mr.. Gladstone on
Wednesday to urge the necessity OF a
stronger Irish Land Bill.
New York, 18th Janys-London des.
patches state that the Premier informed the
, 1881-01-19
THE "AVIS"
CHRLSTIANSTED, ST. CROIX
Wednesday, January 1871 1881.

The anniversary of the Sunday Schools
connected with st. Johns Episcopal Church
was held IN Sunday. A great number of
children attended, and the church was
crowded with visitors, who had come to see
the children, hear their songs, and witness
the distribution of the presents intended to
encourage them in a regular attendance at
the schools.
, 1881-01-19

In VIZ AOIiiiiAOa 4LA htRV
my rept daypwould be December q.
For a fortnight before there were re-
ports that my tenants would be allow
ed to pay only Grifith's valuation.
Thursday, December 2, the tenants
received threatening notices by post
to that effect. Friday, December 3, a
like threatening notice was stuck on
my hall door, and a grave six ainches
deep was dug in the grass near, which
the. notice said was for me and my
son. Threatening notices to the ten
ants were also stuck up all over the
town. Saturday, the 18th, a speech
appeared in two Liberal Cork news
papers said to have been made on
Friday by Father OLeary, a young
priest of the parish, of mere vulgar
personal abuse Of me, so gross that if
any evil had happened to me he could
not have escaped being held liable.
Monday, the 9th, there was a fair,
at which my tenants were again vehe-
mently threatened, especially those
known to be friendly with me. On
the 7th the tenants were met coming
to my house and again threatened.
A few who came in offered Grifith's
valuation with a c%ivility and frIendli-
ness that were amusing. They said
they had been threatened, and We're
sorely afraid. Some said they would
pay, if | asked them, but hoped I
should not and, above all, that |
should not think worse Of them for
not paying. The rent Of nearly all
these men exceeded G100 q year.
Because / would not accept Grifith's
valuation the Land League has now
sent threatening letters TO all my la
bourers, ordering them to leave me.
As I have 400 sheep on turnips and
60 cattle fattening, it is thought that
they can injure me thus. The effect
is, of course, to cause nc a great loss
in selling these animals. All butch
ers have been forbidden to buy them.
I sent three carts of oats last Wednes-
day to the market, a mob followed
them bowling, and frightened all
from buying. My labourers and all
others are frightened by this grievous
tyranny. This morning, Dec. IS,
hardly any one at work. | ask Eng
lishnen to consider the cruel wrong
thus inflicted that it is the plain
work Of the Land League consisting
of a few unworthy men aiming at bad
ends. All this misery and loss to me,
to my labourers, and to hundreds of
others who have done no wrong, is al
lowed to continue in Difference to a
few members OF the Government who
fear for the constitutional liberties of
those who are inhicting these iniqui-
ties on us. In my case there can be
no doubt that it is a definite attempt to
coerce me into accepting less than is
honestly due. My tenants have no
real part in it, except one slIopkeeper,
who is a chief man i'll the League.
The tenants are coerced. A week at
ter the rule of Queen Victoria has been
re-established in Ireland much of the
rent will be paid. The labourers are
paralyzed ;by fear. The whole mis-
chief is from outside, through the
Land League, who, while they have
..loll:eboJ - ra.o.,, &C 4orro,. ovnoo+
, 1881-01-19
From the New YORK. correspondence of
the st. Thomas Times.

ebay before yesterday (the18Dec.)
the remainsof Mrs. Mary Ann Cars
tonsen, widowof George Christensen,
Of Copenhagen, were taken to their
last resting place. Mrs. Christensen,
nee Sempell, was born in Santa Cruz,
but spent much of her time during her
youth in your island, with her sister,
Mrs. Peter Van Vlierdep."