Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
DEATH OF GEN. ARTHUR.
THE EX-PRESIDENT PASSES
 AWAY QUIETLY.
A Brief Sketch of His Career.

A Brief Sketch of His Career. Chester Alan Arthur, ex=President of the United States, died at his residence No. 123 Lex mgton ave, New York, Thursday at o'clock, a. .m of cerebral apoplexy, He 56 years of age The news of his death, although abrupt, was not entirely unexpected. The ex-President's failing health has been the cause of much concern to his family and his intimate friends for several months
 General Arthur's death did not result imme- diately from the causes which have disabled him for so many months namely; an enlarged and enfeebled heart and Bsight's disease of the kidneys. It was cccasioned by the weakened condition of the blood vessels of the brain-a condition produced by his long illness
 Chester Allen Arthur was the oldest of seven children, five of whom were daughters. He was born ill Fairfield, Vt., one of the places in which his father was pastor of church, on October 5, 1880. When fifteen years old he entered Union College, at Schnectady, where he took the regular four years course of study. In school he won his way to leadership in social mat ters through the same clements of popularity which later in life kept him to the front in politics. son of Governor Morgan was one of his most intimate friends at schnectady, and the close relationship of the two was more potential than any other one thing in starting Mir. Arthur on the road to the distinction he attained. It was UnlS IelallOnSllp Wnlcn brought apOut his appointment as Qnartermaster on Gov. Morgan's staff in 1861. He successfully dis charged his duties during the first two years of the
 After being graduated Mir. Arthur taught | school in Pownal, Vt., in Cohoes, New York, and in one or two other places in the neighbor- hood of Albany. At the same time he studied | law. About 1850 he came to New York City, entered the law office of Erastus D. Culver as a student, and at the end of two years study | was admitted to practice.
 MT. Arthurs first law business was carried | on ill connection with his tutor, Mir. Culver, | but after being admitted to the bar, the | latter having been made a judge in Brook yn, | he went West with young man, Henry D.. l Gardner. After remaining there for while | they returned to New York and formed law | partnership and began work. Mir. Arthur | was engaged in the important Lennon slave case, which terminated in declaring that slaves | from the South could not be held as such ill l New York State.
 | Ex-President Arthur leaves two children, Chester Alan Arthur and Ellen Lewis Arthur, | who were old enough during their fathers residence in the Executive Mansion to become prominent among the younger Washington | society. The members of the Rev. William Arthur's family who survive their distinguished | brother are Major Arthur of the United States Army, Mrs. Mary McElroy, wife of MT. John E: McEroy of Albany; Mrs. Regina M. Cav, who resides with Mrs. McElry; Mrs. Amelia Masten, wife of MT. James H. Masten of Co. hoes; Miss Annie E. Arthur, and Mrs. Nal vina Haynesworth, wife of Henry J. Haynes worth, formerly of A, bany.
 William Arthur, the father of the ex-Presi dent, was the son of an Irish Protestant l whose home was in the county of Antrim When eighteen years old he came to this coun- try and spent his life in Canada, Vermont and | New York. He early entered the Christian minitsry in the Baptist denomination. He died in Newtonville, a small village near Al bany, on the 30th of October, 1875.
 The first official information received by the 1 President of the ex-President's death, was con veyed in telegram from MT. James c. Reed the latter's confidential secretary. It was re ! ceived at the White House about nine o'clock , and merely stated that General Arthur dled al five o'clock Thursday morning. The President was affected at the intelligence, and at once indicted the following telegram of sympathy to Mrs. McElroy, the ex-Presidents sister: | EXECUTIVE MANSION.
 Accept my heartfelt sympathy in your per sonal grief and the expression of my sorrow siderate friend. The people of the countr, will sincerely mourn the loss of citizen wht served them we'll in tIeir highest trust, and won their affection by an exhibition of th best traits of true American character. l GROVER CLEVELAND.
 The flag on the White House was placed a half mast immediately on receipt of the news and soon after the flags on all the public build ings in the city were also placed at half mast Arrangements were also made for draping th public buildings.
 Gov. Hill, of New York, in a proclamation says: By the death of distinguished citizer the people of the State are again called tt mourn. Chester Alan Arthur entered int rest at his residence, in New York city, earl this morning. He had always made his hom within our State, and from his early manhood had occupied within it places of official dis tinction. As citizen of Now York State h. was elected Vice-President by the whole peo pie. Upon the death of President Garfield h. became President by succession, and with dig nifty to himself and with honor to the countr he filled that highest office in our government In all his life he bore without abuse the nam of gentleman.
 Gen. Arthur's nomination for Vice-Presiden in 1880 at Chicago was as much a surprise a
 that of Gen. Garfield for the first place on tn ticket. He had not been mentioned as a car didate, and his own delegation had not though of presenting his name until the roll was calle in the Convention. When New York wa reac ed ill the call, the delegation asked to excused from voting for time. Then Gel Stewart L. Woodford cast the vote for Arthur The leading candidate had been Elihu I Washburn, but the tide quickly turned. I'll Ohio men were disposed to be conciliator. and swung over to Arthur, who was nominate on the first ballot. The vote stood: Arthur 468; Washburne, 193; Marshall Jewell, 4. Horace Maynard, 30.
 President Garfield died on the evening ( Sept. 19, 1881, and Vice-President Arthur too
 the oath of office as President at his home
 Lexington avenue few hours after MT. Ga
 fields death.
 At the Republican National Convention
 1884, President Arthur was prominent cal
 didate for renomination, and came in secon
 to Mir. Blaine.
 As President, General Arthurs manner ,t
 living was in great contrast to that of his pr
 decessors. He gave frequent dinners and r
 captions, kept handsome equipages and spel
 pretty much all of his $50, 900 salary Evel
 summer he travsl He'd in various parts of u country, and was a welcome guest at the hom
 of fashionable people. After tine expiration of his term Presde
 Gen. Arthur returned to New York City al resumed the practice of law, his partners beil Sherman w. Knevals and Rastus $. Ransom