Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-23
Chester A. Arthur Dead.
THE EX-PREs1DENT EXPIRES
SUDDENLY AND WITH.
OUT PAIN.
A Stroke Of Cerebral Apoplexy the
Direct Cause Of His Death-Ex-
pressions Of Sorrow In Washing
ton city'-Brief Sketch Of Ar
thurs Life.

thurs Life.
New YoRK, Nov. lS.-Ex-Presi
dent Chester A. Arthur died at |
o'clock thursday morning at his resi-
dence, l23 Lexington avenue. TIL,
news of his death came as grea
surprise, Notwithstanding the alarm
ing rumors as to his health during
the summer months. The supposed
improvement in his condition noteC
during his stay in New London
Conn.,, and the apparent confidenc,
expressed by his friends who remain
ed close to him, created the impres
sion that his health had been radical
ly improved, giving him the promis,
of renewed lease of life. His dis
ease was one affecting the kidneys
and those nearest him had no faith
in his permanent recovery, but hi
sudden demise was not spoken of
He began to sink rapidly after mid
night, and by 8 o'clock it was known
that death was approaching. He
passed away without apparent pain
AS soon as the news of Mr.. Arthur't
death was made public many flags on
public and private buildings were
placed at half-mast. Mr.. Arthur had
lived at 1913 Lexington avenue fol
twenty years or more. A stroke Of
cerebral apoplexy, sudden but moi
wholly unexpected by the attending
physicians, terminated his death.
The stroke came in his sleep between
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing and he did not rally thereafter.
His death was painless, the slow go.
ing-out of burned.down candle, and
for hours before the end came he was
unconscious of his surroundings.
Chester Allan Arthur was born in
Fairfield, Franklin county, VT, Oct.
8, 1880. His father, Baptist clergy
man, at the age of Is emlgrated from
Ballymena County, Antrim, Ireland.
A thorough course in the best schools
of Union village and Schenectady,
with a careful training by his father,
enabled the deceased to enter Union
college at the early age of Is. He
graduated with high honors in 1S4S.
The study Of law was then begun at
Fowler's law school In Ballston, Spa.
In 1858 he went TO New York and
entered the law office of ex-Judge E..
D. Culver, was admitted to the bar
The same year, and began the practice
Of law. In 1859 he led to the altar
Ellen Lewis Herndon, of Fredericks-
burg, Va. Mrs. Arthur died in 1880,
leaving two children, Chester Allen,
aged 10, and Ellen Herndon, aged s
years.
Mr.. Arthur early took an active
interest in politics as Henry Clay
Wing, and was delegate to the con-
vention at Saratoga which founded
the Republican party of New York.
He also had taste for the admins
tration of military affairs, and before
the civil war was judge-advocate of
the Second brigade of the state mill
tia. When E. d. Morgan became
governor of New York in 1860 he ap-
pointed Mr.. Arthur to the position of
engineer-in-chief of his staff, and
then quartermaster general of the
military force of the state, an office
which he held until the close of Gov
ernor Morgsn's term in 1868.
In 1868 Gen Arthur returned to the
practice of Jaw and built up a large
business in collecting claims against
the government. On Nov. 20, 1871,
he was appointed collector ofcustoms
at the port of New York by President
Grant, an Office to which he was re.
appointed in 1875. President Hayes,
after his succession to office in 1877,
promulgated an order forbidding per.
sons in the civil service of the gov
eminent from taking all active part
in political management. Mr.. Ar
thur was at that time chairman of
the Republican central committee of
New York city, and A. b. Cornell,
who held the position of naval officer,
was chairman of the state central
committee of the same party. Both
neglected to comply with the Presi-
dents order by resigning their party
positions, and were suspended from
Office in July, 1878.
On returning from the Office of COL
lector of the port of New York Mr..
Arthur returned to the practice of
law in that city and continued to
take active part in politics. lie was
jealous supporter of the claims of
Gen. Grant to the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency in the Chi
,ago convention of 1880. He presided
in the senate during the special ses-
'ien which began on the 4th of March.
II the contest between the president
md Senator Conkling in regard to
1t was during this
ontest that President Garfield re-
eived the shot that subsequently
'roved fatal. While The president
fingered between life and death, from
uly 2 to Sept. 10, the vice president
cfrained from all part in public af.
airs and controversies of the time,
My expressing on fitting occasions
is sincere share in the common grief
nd anxiety. The death of Garfield |
'as announced to him in New York |
y Geographic dispatch from MEM |