, 1881-03-07

not refuse tho honor conferred upon hin.
1t Is breach Ut etlqt,ct for gentleman IN
Nr. 1incn9nfs position to sny whether he will
Ur will mt accept until lle Inns heard from
the President, and notified him 0f his fntc,.
tIons, and therefore IN rcportor vexe! him
,I,n VII! nnnecs.slry questions: i r. sale to
p0sLtiont and the general impression Is that
lie will discharge tic duties most acceptnbiy.
As will ttt seen elsewhere. tho Republican
clubs, Mt their meetings held yesterday even.
!ng,
ADOPTED ,,rsorurfoys rxrnrsslyr or
THEIR PLEASURE
at afr. Lincoln's selection by President Gar
On Tho subject. Of Mr.. rtncoIn's .appoint-
tuent, Mr.. Murry Nelson said to Tribune
~ Think tho appointment Ism good one,
hfr. Lincoln Is mi excellent. Office nlas, and
llns great deal Of abi lity atd character. fIe
will keep things IN order III his olice, ! look
npp,i Ills appointment MS deserved co1Ilplf-
rescnts; aud to the,neHiory Of bis father"
County Bonr!. said: ~ think l.t,,co:n will
make in excellent Cabinet oI!lcer. Between
S'f;es g ees '' ' f ;sGis liz G"tr b ssies Ms
sol,lc .lny. he II good lawyer md h,lsI-
ness..IIni, n ltartl worker, a!M will tilt the
nlstlon Grrlftahly. would t!ave liked to
EGE h111 s3Ec!ethrt u lNe IHtEr|nr+ n!1t AHl
'xa %s!' pleased at se''os 'f"t p"ee'' where he
AID. D.'l.. :horey said that. willie he be.
llrsetl the lmslttn1i WIS rendered to Mr Lin
cD]n out ut respect to his lntH fttller, he
ollierr. lie had n RDml deal of nai1yn ebility,
| was thoroughly conscientious md palms
taking. md w0nll keep hts ot1tca In canlta!
nr'ler. liz supposed TINT President Garfield
, Nns wIt sG p'3f @ wstbsr ts il sry X%s s.SsS, s'ss
| place IN the Cabinet. and lie glIose the less
brilliant ,t,a aftrr !Eiy considering tho mat
ter. The SURROUNDINGS which Mr: LlnGo'n
10 gtru credit in thu Administration, and tle
sentiment attaching to llis appointment
could mt full to bring strength to tue Nd.
! BIOGRAPHICAL.
| Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son and
0hly surviving cl,flt Ut Abraham Lincoln,
WIS born insprIngIt'l, lIi;;; ..Yg. !, ls43; III
Exeter. y, Il, and. having entefstE Harvard
graduated tic summer NJ 1854. Four months
| Harvard LAW school. .I,it bcfore iii:
islling the course lse went Into
t;ranls stntif with It'll tic rank Of Captain, from from
wig closed. iic tI1e,', returned 10 III law:
bloks. and conp!cte,l his studios. To 10
catell In Chicago. and was admitted to tfit
bar by the Siprrfnt Cnult If tile State. Feb
25, 1$tI7. III September Ut the following ytal
tle WAS Marflttl In Washington. BY bisl,oj
| Sfnlysoll. To. Mary llarun, daughter Of OK.
icllatQr Harlan, Of Iowa. liz and s,wlfa
spent six mouths uf the SUMNER ant
fill Of 1877 In Europe, anu.. OIL re-
turning t. C!ECngn. lle asstMintcu iitnset
with Mr. Edward $. Is!lanl. III law practice
tllNf the two have been partners ever sfl1cr
thu linll l,Nllls Dlle Ut the best known In TIL
city, nltl tlntng Il arge and lucrative blisl
ness. Afr. 1.fllcnllI. politically. followed Il
tile iaotstetls Ut his fliustriuus father, anti |:
n "stnlwart" Republican, ttluu9l,, with twt
exceptlons,,lIe hAs tAken no active 1,art II
politics. III wns conspicuous several year
,gn III sqllrtclling the ga>tE of robbers VII,
controlled the South Town, nn(t voted them
s.'!yes enormous salaries fur dining nothing
lie WIS elected Supervisor, aid phi
the nilnirs Of tic town in RuDA 6tIape, and
since then. INT II dollar Ut taxes las beer
ICyltsl fnr tUHt1 PURPOSES. lie Catlic til tllH
frnnt ngain Inst year, fnynrng Gen. Gran
fnr President. liz was .leluEatp to tllt
STATE COllventf0li and was chosen to repre-
sent III rHrt hls Congressional district III til
National Convention, but gave ltp his p.ac
To Stephen 4. DouglNs, Jr. lIu was 1'resi
dental Eleetor Oh thu Republican ticket
and, NJ n,l.wtdGncG ut his popularity nt thnlnu
II tnay b.statctl TINT lie received n larger lllnl
her Uf yutes tim Ally of bis nssnctates. Nj
Lincoln Is Il 11ltlIl Ut yigDr. ability. and cXeC
utlyc Cnpacity, aild, Ike lits fathcr, hns cun,
! lntlli SENSE, nntf IL known for hls guHt jutlg
ilc,It anu unaffected tnOtlcsty. DcsltlGs, il
Is energetic, MIL loves to work.