The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-09-23
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.

disclosed the fact that the ball was not where
the physicians have insisted that it was, but
that it had lodged six inches and a-half to the
left of the spine, and behind the peritoneum,
where it became encysted. The immediate
cause the death was secondary hemorrhage,
about pint of blood having escaped into the
cavity Of the abdomen The body was taken
to Washington on Wednesday, and will lie
in state in the rotunda of the capitol until to-
day, when it will be transported to Cleveland,
Ohio, arriving there on Saturday.
All the members of the Cabinet, except
Secretary Blaine, were at Long Branch, and
meeting being held, Vice President Arthur
was notified and advised to take the oath of
office as President of the United States with
out delay. Accordingly Mr. Arthur took the
oath of office, in the city of New York, before
Justice Brady, of the Supreme Court, at $50
o'clock Tuesday morning. He Immediately
proceeded to Long Branch.
On Tuesday morning Gen. Sherman pub
lished letter, in the interest of law and Or
der, appealing to the people of the Union to
let the law take its course concerning the as
sassin Guiteau.
James Abram Garfield.
President James Abram Garfield was born
in the township of Orange, Cuyahoga county,
Ohio, November 10Th, 1881, and was conse-
quently in the 50th year of his age. His ia
Their died when he was two years of age, leav-
ing four children, of whom James was the
youngest, with no means of support except a
small farm and the unaided exertions of their
mother. AS he grew up he worked hard on
the farm in the summer and at the carpenters
bench in the winter He was determined to
get an education and found more remunera-
tive employment than farming as driver on
the tow path of the Ohio canal. He was
soon promoted to the charge of a boat, and
with small sum of money was subsequently
enabled to attend the Gcauga Academy, in
an adjoining county. There he began his
education, cooking his own food, working at
the carpenters bench and teaching country
schools in winter By means of life insur-
ance policy, which he transferred as security
for loan, he obtained a sufficient sum of
money to enable him to enter Williams Col
lege, Mass, in 1854, and graduated with high
honors, in 1856. Before going to college he
became II member of the Christian or Disci-
Piles church, and after graduating returned
to Ohio, where he became professor of Latin
and Greek in the college of that denomina-
ton at Hiram. Two years afterwards he was
made president of the institution.
During his professorship lie married Miss
Lucretia Rudolph, daughter of farmer in
the neighborhood, who had emigated from
Hartford or Cecil county, Maryland, and
whose acquaintance he had made while at the
academy where she was also pupil.
In 1861 he was elected colonel of an infan-
try regiment in the Union army. After dis.
tinguishing himself in active service in Ken
lucky and Tennessee, he was promoted to a
major generalship.
In 1868 he was elected to Congress from
OHIO, and quickly acquired leading and in
fuental position From that period until
his election to the United States Senate, in
January, $780, he was regularly nominated
and elected to Congress. His nomination as
the Republican candidate for President, the
same year, was great surprise For while
the stalwart Republicans, such as Conkling,
Grant and Logan, were lukewarm in his sup
port, but an understanding having been
reached between this faction of the Republi-
can party and Mr.. Garfield, they entered into
the campaign with vigor. The loss of Ohio
and Indiana by the Democrats, in October,
and the detection of John Kelly from the
Democrats in New York, operated in his ia
vor, and he was elected.
Mrs. Lucretia Garfield.
The forttude and practical good sense
which Mrs. Garfield has shown, from the day
hCl huoDhhu NuD SnOb, NOu utT luG uulll-
ration of the nation. On the I'd of july,
while at Elberon, N. j., awaiting her husband,
with whom she intended taking a pleasure
trip to points of interest East, a telegram in
formed her that Mr.. Garfield had been shot at
the depot in Washington, when about to take
the cars to join her Weak and delicate as
she was, she never faltered, but at once set
out for Washington, as rapidly as steam and
wheels could carry her. During all the weary,
anxious days since, she ministered, as only
devoted, loving wife could, at her husbands
bedside, and by her hopefulness and nerve
inspired all around her to renew their efforts
in behalf of the President, when physicians,
nurses and friends were ready to despair.
Her conduct has glorifed the sacred relations
of wife and mother and the deepest and tru-
est sympathes of the entire civilized world
are hers to-day.
Mrs. Garfield sat by the bedside of her dead
husband from halfpast eleven o'clock until
nearly two o'clock, saying nothing, but Civ
ing vent to her pent-up sorrow by suppressed
sobs, touching the hearts of all She was OPP
posed to the journey to Long Branch, fearing
the President could not survive it, and want
ed him taken to the Soldiers Home. She
only yielded her opinion after long argu-
ment.
On Tuesday afternoon Gen. Arthur and
Gen. Grant called upon her. The scene is
described as painful one, but Gen. Arthur
bore himself well, and Mrs. Garfield afterwards
said that the visit had been of much comfort
to her.
President Arthur.
Chester A. Arthur was born in Vermont,
October 9th, 1880. His father was Baptist
clergyman who emigrated to this countryfrom
Ireland In his 18th year, and died near Albany,
N. Y, in 1876. Gen. Arthur was one of the
original organizers of the Republican party,
and is an extreme advocate of Republican
principles and policy, belonging to the faction
of the party denominated stalwarts. During
the war he was acknowledgement, and
Notwithstanding his opportunities of making
money by government contracts, it is said he
came out of the army poorer than he went
in. In 1871 he was made collector of the
port of New York. While it was admitted
that he was faithful officer, it was charged
that he used his Office to benefit his party and
especially the faction to which he belonged.
Accordingly he was removed by President
Hayes in 1878. ,..
He was delegate to the convention at
Chicago that nominated Garfield, and was
one of the 306 that cast 80 ballots for General
Grant. Upon the nomination of Garfield
over Blaine and Grant, Gen. Arthur was
made the candidate for Vice President, pre-
sumably to mollify the embittered Grant ele-
ment. H. kali .F
How Guiteau Received the News.
Guiteau seemed to be very little affected by
the news of the Presidents death, which he
heard from the Jail warden. He said he felt
grieved that the President had suffered so
much, and If he had known that, he would
not have shot him. CAS- for me-" said he, II
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