Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-28

Company A. United States artillery.
Grand Army Republic.
Roscoe Conkling Club.
Boys in Blue.
Columbia, Washington and De Molay command
cries Knights Templar, of this city, in full
regalia.
Beauseant Commandery Knights Templar, of
Baltimore.
Then came the hearse drawn by six
iron-gray horses, each led by colored
groom. Following the hearse we're
about 100 carriages occupied by officers
Of the executive mansion and their wives,
relatives of the late President. ex-Presi-
dents Grant and Hayes, President Arthur
and Secretary Blaine, other cabinet min
listers and their wives, diplomatic corps,
Chief Justice Waite and Associate JUS
tees Harlan, Matthews and Miller, sen
ators, members of the house, governors
of states, and secretaries and commits
sioners of District of Columbia, judges
OF the court of claims, judiciaries of the
District of Columbia and Judges of the
United States court, assistant secretaries
of the state, treasury and interior Depart
ments, assistant postmaster general,
solicitor general and assistant attorney
general.
As the procession moved minute guns
were fired from the military post and
forts surrounding the city and church
bells tolled.
At least $1,000 people were gathered
about the capitol to witness the start of
the procession, while along the line of
march to Sixth Street the crowd was even
greater than on the 4th of March.
Everywhere it was most orderly and
quiet, and as the hearse containing the
remains moved along the avenue from
the very door Of the capitol to the en-
trance of the depot all heads we're uncov-
cred. On reaching the depot the mill
tary were drawn up in line on the oppo-
site of the street facing the Sixth Street
entrance. The remains we're borne from
the hearse on the shoulders of six SOL
diers of the Second artillery and placed
in the funeral car. Ten officers from the
army and navy were selected as guard
of honor, and stood with uncovered
heads as the remains were taken from
tho hearse and them escorted them to the
car. The diplomatic corps and others
who were not going on either of the
trains did not alight from their carriages.
President Arthur entered the depot with
Secretary Blaine, and after few minu-
tes entered the secretary's carriage and
with ex-President Grant was driven up
the avenue to his temporary home at the
residence of Senator Jones, of Nevada.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James Abram Garfield was born in the
township of Orange, Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, on November 10Th, 1881, the
young gest of q family Of four children.
On tie farm and on the canal and as a
teacher, he worked his way to an educa-
ton, graduating from Williams College
in 1856. He subsequently became pro-
fessor, then president in Hiram Col
lege, Ohio. During his professorship
he married Lucretia Rudolph, whose
womanly heroism and wifely devotion
through these recent weeks the world
; has watched in admiration. In 1859
! Garfield was elected to the Ohio senate,
and in 1861 was chosen colonel
, of the Forty y-second Ohio regiment, at
/ the head of which organization and sub
7 sequently as the commander Of q
brigade, he saw much active service,
participating with distinction in several
! chief battles of the war. For meritori
o,,s acts at Chickalnauga, be was pro-
noted to major-generalship, and held
lls commission, >1ntil by his Ohio dis
trict hu was elect, ! to congress in the
latter part Of 1868. Reflections to con-
gress followed with the expiration of
. each. term until January, 1880; during
the three years preceding which date he
: served as speaker of the house. At the
$ date last named he was elected to the seat
$ in the United States senate vacated by
Allan G. Thurman on the fourth of
, March last. By the republican national
convention at Chicago he was nominated
t for the Presidency Of the nation, in No.
: vcmber last was elected, on the fourth Of
l March, 1881, succeeded to the duties of
: the his gh position, Oh July I'd at Wash
n ipgton was shot by the assassin Guitea11
S and On September 10Th, 1881, died from
t the wound inflicted.
4 Chester A. Arthur was born on Octo-
+ bcr 5th, 1880, in Franklin County, Yer
c mout. His father was a Baptist clergy
Il man and an Irishman, who at the age o1
: eighteen years emigrated to this coun-
e try. Chester A. received his boyhood
: education at country schools and i'll his
S young manhood entered Union College
J. whence he graduated "a member OF the
: class of '48. He subsequently studied
a law and in 1850 was admitted tc
o the bar of New York state. In New
York city he steadilys practiced the Law
until the Inauguration of Governor Nor
gan of New York in January, 1861, when
: he was appointed cngineer-in-chlef o]
the gubernatorial staff. The same yea,
J., he was promoted to beinspector-general
q and January 81, 1862, was advanced tt
% quartermaster-g general. This post ne
g held until the expiration Of the governor
! term of office, deriving from it the mil
~ itary title by which he is known. Atthe
! close of the war General Arthur first took
- active interest in the politics of his state
- and in November OF 1871 WAS appointed
, by President Grant collector of the port
- of New York vice Murphy resigned
= Four years later he was re-appointed tt
~ the post of collector, and on July 18th
! 1878, was removed from the office by
e President Hayes, Mr.. Merritt succeeding
! In November last having received nom
! ! nation in the Chicago convention, h
- - was elected to the vice presidency, being
10 the seventh occupant Of that Office iron
= the state Of New York. His predeces
~ ~ sors we're Aaron Burr, George Clinton
', Daniel D. Tompl1ins, Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore, and William A
40 Wheeler. Monday night, by the death
> - President Garfield, General Arthur be
=, >, came the President of the United States
~ ~ being sworn into the Office at his resi-
s dence on Lexington Avenue in NeN
York. President Arthur has been mar
y ried but lost his wife in January, 1886
g Keep Your Grievance Fresh.
: (From the New York Graphic.]
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a Some particular somebody. Keep
v standing. Keep it always in sight