, 1881-02-28
Affecting Scenes During tho
Farcwells of Friends and
Neigilbors.
"Eli Perkins" Calls and Advises Him
to Follow in President Hayes
Footsteps.
Little to hi Cleaned Regarding Ills
Inaugural Address or Cabinet
Intentions.
The Presidential Party to Leave Mentor
To-Day at O'Clock for Wash
ington.


Hpftga{ OHp11th 10 ihE Chtfd49 jfthtHf+
MENTOR. o.. Feb. 2'.-Gen. fiarleld's last
Sabbath In Mentor hns becn vGry Qulct md IN
mnrktHt contrast With my previous tiay in tue
past frw weeks This tnnrn.ny. With his wife.
Capt. isctlpafh aud wife, aud Mrs md Miss
Larribve, the Dcnrr.ll's sister and niece. he at
schra Divine scrslct, In tho little Disciple
Church of tho village. 'rho church building.
pnn-looklng eitcc. was rrcctf,t nbout twenty
years ago. Gcn. Gartci te,ny one uf the spenk-
crs M tho ,ccusIon of Its detlIcnts,n. The
church II nently Mnu comfortably finished uni
furnished within. No sntciAl preparations were
made for To-day. Elder JOncs, Ehapln!n In Gcn.
Gnrnelds regiment. an't ftr1n0r pnstnr IT thu
church. preached tho sermon, which was froul
Acts. t'th chapter, 31th verse. liz dtscoursed
utH,n tho doctrines uf q vlcarluus atonesncnt andn
literal resurrection uf the t1,ly. Fnllowtng tho
serIn.,,. I'M invitation, wus extended to ull penl-
tents present TO Gs,3ne furwnru uni ulakc cs,n-
fcs4fOn of fnIth In Christ. The Invitation hymn
was taken from pn5a 0a Of tho Chrls.inu
ffyfnnaI, .
1S TILE SINGING or WHICH GEN. dAnF1ELD
ftltSEU
With tho congregation. The I.orts Supper WIS
than administered, after which tho 3rllnd oil
s. Coronation hymn. IAN Hail the Power ot
JcsliR' Name" w,s sung, Gen. Garfield
uniting With tho rest In singing f. bis v0fcc be-
Ing plainly dlsccrninle above tlMt Ut the rcmatn-
ler nf the congregation Elder .fosles then Of
fcrcd n fervent ptsaycr. In which he Invoked tho
Divine blessing upon "Our 1Irotter MD Sister
Gnrtetd." mud prnyes1 That Providence would
guide them III tim discourage at tho great duties
tn which they han bcon called, md aftcrwar,i
return them safely homo. As the congregation
was dismissed. the members Of tho cNngrcgn-
ton gathered arounh Gen. Garsieid md bis VITO
~ ahakc hands aud Ray "sIood-by."
All. WE'RE stt'cIt AFFECTED,
Mrs. Gnrlc'd 1nan!fcstlns deep emotion. After
bidding farowcll thu Gencra! and hls friends
entered their carrlage and were hrlvcn buck
hume.
Tho nnly visitor to-day WIS Melville D. Ianion,
better known ~ "Elt Perkins" lie advised
Gen. Garilcsl tosfollow tho example OF prGsidGut
Hayes and wink to church On tho lirst Sunday
nfter reaching Washington. tl,d atso to n,aln-
tain the PRINCIPLES of temperance In tho Whito
House.
tscu. Garfield and family will lenve for wnst-
tnutnn tu-Hlorruw afternoon at octock. goiuE
over the Pennsylvania Cou,pnny's ltncs, viz Ash
tabula. YOUNGSTOWN. and rittshurR, reach.
Ing Washington carly Tucstiay morn-
Ing. An excursion trnin will bring
people from pnints east OF horo tn
TIE FAREWELL nEMoSErATlUS.
The Hon. 4. l.. TInker, NJ rnlncsvil1o. wilt do
liver tho farrwclt address, III which Gen. Garfield
IL cxpcct:d 10 reply. IEesdos tho General and
bis fu1nlly. the ercrctarcs. md tho sersants, a
few Invited 1ucsts Will accompany the purity on
ti1elr trip. As most ut tho jtilrncy will he nladc
n the night, Int !ttilo opportunity Will BIZ Of
fcretl fur demonstration tn tho way. 1t IL tho
desire nf tho General aud his fA,ntly that they
nlay IN rs quietly a. pnsslhc. Tho Ucnernl hhs
engaged quarters At tho 11,uYs IInusr, Wsshlug-
ton, wngse he will stny until aftcr tho lnaMEtira-
ton.
Expecting a laly rrond of Mrs. Garfield, tho
GencrRl drovc down tn the depot to meet the
train trtn the East, tut no passengers MltRhtci,
n1ld hp was forced to drive bono Without his
guest.
There Is little to lie glcanel regarding
TIE 1SArGE1sAF. Apnlst:sS
or tho Cablnet. OF what questions viii bo con.
s'crcl in tho forner theru Is M knoxlelge. hut
It IL considered probable TINT It will be short
and polluted. Now dclopnel1ts In Cnblhot spoc-
ulntun tend to ehnw tt.at I'LL tho correspondents
v hn have b.eu figuring on Folxcr or Martan for
Secretary uf tho Treasury wufa In error. Fo1ger.
1t Ia Eaitl, cntnc to MGntur Mt Een Gnracl'ls ln-
ritAtlnn,-a step which tho latter ha'l deter
mined upon even before Cnnkllu1' : visit FnlRrz.
when hr came. was offered the Attnrncy. Gen.
cruiship, hut declined. Cofikt!ng was assured
lttut = 1Han III "ecord Win htnselt ~oala 10
THE TKEAsrHy pEl'AlsrMESr,
making SUR, the patronage Of New York to
ltnscs>o: tn this wMy my suspicion Of 4 Mrxain
wtllt hs Inverted. As t1 Tue uutcEt,,e nf tue 1lat-
tar y, nnu has \ settled np'nian. The rr'1noty
stronger euch day.
TIL: RoUTt: TO WASHINGTON.
MAssr.rtp: e.; Fso. s!-tisnsra! Manner J.
lies tho tnnw!nH announcements:
''rhu Ircstlcus-c|cct viii leave Mentor to.
noFF'x tsl9n,tay' IT o'c!,Sk. I: T., III +; and 70 ny
srn!u Arrunsed by tho pennsylsnnin Co,npnny.
aal from Ashtnht,ln. ;ta sho l'snnsy!yanis Com;
{'itts,M1rT 10 WAsGin9toil, in,ssins Tlstsburx
AtnHt s;al y. ill.,. and rcAch1ns Washington carly