The Worthington advance., 1881-09-29

United States, and will, to the best Of nv ability
preserve, protect and defend the constitution
Of the United States."
Mrs. Garfield and the officers of the govern.
ment have received Z vast number Of tele-
grams Of sympathy. This dispatch has been
received by Mrs. Garfield:
Words cannot express the deep sympathy
feel for you. May God support and comfort
you, as He alone can. (Signed) QUEEN, Balmoral
The queen also te!ographed to Lowell, Amer
ican minister. as follows:
"With deep grief I and my children learn
the sad, but not unexpected news OF the fatal
termination Of the sutferings Of tho president
His loss is . great misfortune. have
the president has passed axav" wv
Similar dispatches were received from the
Prince Of Wales, the Lord Mayor of London,
etc.
The Poet J. G. Hollend publishes the follow
ing, under the head of ''l:he End"
wasp flew out upon our fairest son
And ',SnG sSaft: him to the quick with poisoned
The while he chatted carelessly and laughed.
Aud knew NOT of the fateful mischief done.
And 90 this life, amid our love begun.
Fnvenomed by the insects hellish craft.
was drunk Dy death in one long, teverish
And ID, he % w.s lost.onr precious, priceless one!
9C1C8S
Oh, cruel end of = most causeless hate!
That life 80 mean should murder life 80
What is there left to us who think and feel.
Who have no remedy and no appeal,
But damn the wasp and crush HIM under heel?
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks. says:
''The death OF President Garfield ia. next to fhe
dea.h Of Mr.. L;ncoln, the most lamentable event
lii American history.
The first chamber Of the state general OF
Holland adopted by acclamation q motion
calling gu the government to convey to the
American government m expression of pro-
In St Paul, minneapolis and throughout the
country, s'l official business was suspended on
tuesday, and buiIdings decorated wi h the hah-
!llmeats OF mourning. Governors, nayors
judges and all classes united in their respective
spheres to do honor to the dead president.
-. Immediately after the opening of the United
states count At st. Paul, Judge Nelson, in a
trembling voice, eloquently Announced to the
bar the great calamity. There was husl, for
the space Of several minutes when his honor
had concluded, then Bon. John NJ. Gilman
rose and in wards feeling, if few, expressed
the sorrow weighing down his own and the
ment He said he did not deem regular mo.
t'on fitting or necessary, but in behalf Of the
bar he would request IN immediate adjourn
ment until the next morning.
President Garfield was FREQ Mason and had
taken all the degrees. IT,
The SUMS Long Branch special: Some le.,,-
ing politicians who have had life long intimacy
with Gen. Arthur insist that the present cab.
luet will be retained.
The extreme emaciation Of the president w.s
surprise to the undertaken and embalmer. II
ls possible to clasp tho leg above the knee with
one hand. ','
A. n: Brown, Of New York, sent 4 contribn-
lion OF 81, 900 to the fund to Mra. Garfield
The manager o; tho Equitable Jnsur nee
company Of New York, Gays Presiden: q r.
field had $4,000 of Insurance in that com.
panies. o'n0A ''i'-
It is stated that PRESIDENT Garfield left m
vii, and that during his sickness he said he
ud not wish to make one; that he was willing
to trust TO the courts Of the conatry to make
an equitable division of his property among
tho msmbers Of his family The Value Of tho
property is about $25,O0O, including his
mouse, which is mort5aged
Benedict, the Nox York uadcrt,ker. said t],a
PRESIDENTS Pr fac, had lifclike appearance
Ihero was no look Of pain on it. he looked
Just as il he had fallen quietly asleep. Il he
snnered extreme pain, his suffsriags must have
been short His form is greatly wa ,ted but it
Is NOT skeleton by any means Tho president
would be dressed in the same suit OF clothes
worn @ in delivering his Inauguration address.
with the exception OF pair OF silk stockings
knit for him by his mother and lately received,
Inc coffin is six feet three inches long covered
with blackcloth with velvet m,uldinss.
1ne handles and thunl1 screws are solid silver.
Iheinside is upholstered with waite satin
The coffin plate is Of silver:
The hearse that was used at Springfield on
the occasion of the burial of President Lincoln,
is the property Of Mr.: Jessie Armoth of st.
III hnn Ae~
Cleveland to bear President Garfield to his
resting place.
On reaching Washington with the body CT
the president, Secretary Blaine alighted and
assisted Mrs. Garfield to descend. Tho officers
lifted their hats. Taking the right arm of the
seer etary Of state and the left arm Of her son
Harry, she walked rapidly down the platform
to the gates Of the depot and entered a carriage.
veil efiectually shielded her face from observa
ton. Mr.. Blaine had his eyes cast upon the
ground. He was ashy pale, and seemed utter
y roAen Harry Garfield looked straight
snow The stricken widow leaned
heavily upon the arms of Ler escort
top. and got into his carriage, he leaned back
against the cushions, and was scarcely visible to
the crowd who seemed to manifest the greatest
curiosity to see him. On the box beside the
driver sat sturdy man, who was the vice
presidents body servant last winter A mount
Cd policeman. club in hand, rode beside the
door nearest the sidewalk, and between it and
the coach. 1t was evident that the party fearc j
that some lunatic might make an attack upon
the presidents person. and the precaution was
wisely taken. Until the cx-presldent was shot.
no one dreamed of the number of dangerous
'tcranks' in existence.
In Washington there was a very general ex-
Press;on pr Of regret among people who saw the
the public gaze 1T all. Many friends who had
known President Garfield for years were 80
shocked at his appearance that they immetli-
atoly turned away and were beard to saw that
they we're sorry that they had looked upon
nun: Ihey would much rather remember him
g he appeared in life. The ravages Of the
disease showed plainly upon the face and had
it not been known whe it was, it is doubtful if
mary people who had been acquainted with
the president in life, would have recognized
him. Added to the extreme emaciation of the fea-
tures the characteristics of the disease Of which
we're plainy marked, and the t: g WAS cover
ed with large, coffee brown loches present
ing ghastly and unnatural appearance.
Some years ago Gen. Garfield, DR.. J. s.
Robinson, Rev. DR.. Ewett of Cincinnati and
Chaplain Jones of Garfeld's regiment met and
entered into an agreement that when one died
the others would attend his funeral. Tuesday
Di Robinson received from Mrs. Garfield the
following dispatch: "In fulfilment Of the old
promise, have DR.. Ewett, Chaplain Jones and
yourself meet me ct Cleveland"
Senor Don Barca. the Spanish minister, has
transmitted = dispatch of coincidence from the
king Of Spain to Mrs. Garfield.
The London Times has eleven colums of
news relating to the death Of President Garfield
surrounded with mourning border.
The Queen ordered the court to 20 into
mourning for President Garfield for . week
from the 21et inst
Tho grand Masonic arch in St Paul, in men,
ory Of eir Knight James A. Garfield, will cost
over 800.