Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
EX-PRBSIDHNT HAYES.
He Dies at His Home in Ohio
After a Brief Illness.
HEART NEURALGIA ENDED HIS
LIFE.

Fremont, ONO, Jan. lex President
Hayes died at IL o'clock tonight. His
malady was angina pectoris, or heart
neuralgia, which seized him while on his
visit at Cleveland last Saturday.
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the nine
teenth President of the United States
was born in Delaware, Ohio, October y
1922. His father had died IN July, leZ2'
leaving his mother in modest but easy
circumstances. The boy received his first
education in the common schools lie
was sent to an academy in Norwalk, Ohio'
and in 1887 to Isaac Webb's school, az
Middletown. Conn, to prepare for college
He entered Kenyon College, at Gau0ier'
Ohio, in 1898.
Young Hayes excelled in logic. mental
and moral philosophy, mathematics and
debating.
He graduated in 1912 and was valedic-
torian. He studied law IN Columbus, and
later entered the law school of Harvard
University in 1913, finishing in 1S45.
Asa law student he had the friendship
of Judge Story and Professor Greenleaf
and he attended the lecture Of Longfellow
and Agassz, prosecuting at the same time
the study of French and German.
In 1s45 he was admitted to practice Jaw
in Ohio. He establish ed himself at
Lower Sandusky, now Fremont, where, in
1876. be formed a law partnership with
Ralph P. auckland, then Member of Con-
gress.
In 1s4S be went to Texas for his health.
In 1919 he established himself in
Cincinnati. There in literary circles be
met Salmon p. Chase, Thomas Ewing,
Stanley Matthews, Moncurc D. Conway
and Others of note.
On December 30, 1852, Mr.. Hayes
married Miss Lucy w. Webb, of Chilli
cothe, Ohio.
In 1854 he formed a law partnership
with II. w. Corwiuc and VIM. X. Rogers
In 1858 he was elected city solicitor of
Cincinnati by the city council to fill an
unexpred term, and in the following year
was returned to the office by popular
election. In 1s6l he was defeated for re-
election.
Ho acted with tho wings, voting for
Henry Clay in 1914, for General Taylor IN
184s and General Scott in 1852,
He Joined the republican party upon its
organization, and advocated the election
of Fremont IN l-,G and Abraham Lincoln
1860.
At mass-meeting in Cincinnati after
the first gun of Sumpter be became chair
man OF committee on resolutions to
voice tue .entiments of the Northern side.
His literary club formed military com
n, of which he WAS elected captain
This club subsequently furnished more
than forty officers to the rational army,
of whom several became generals.
In 1861 Mr.. Hayes became major OF the
Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry
In 1851 General Rosecrans made him
iudgo-adyocate of the department OF ONO
He next ranked as observation-disclosures.
In 1862 he distinguished himself 10 lead
Ing a charge in the battle of South Noun
tain, where he held his position, though
SEVERELY wounded in the arm. lie be-
came colonel Of the regiment, went home
for medical treatment and returned to the
field when his would healed.
Colonel Hayes, in l-6i, commanded a
brigade in General Coop's expedition to
cut the lines of communication between
Richmond and the Southwest, and dis
tinguishcd himself by bravery in storm
ing a posi- ton on Cl,yd mountain.
lie was in the fist battle CT winches-
ter, he conducted a retreat creditably,
and he was in the battle Of Berryyille,
second Winchester, in Fishers Hill and
Cedar Creek.
In March, 1873, he received the rank OF
brevet major-geneFal. While in the
field in 1854 he was nominated for Con-
gress and elected.
He took his seat in 1865. In lcG6 he
was reelected. lie supported the i'm
peachment of Andrew johnson. After
this be defeated Thurman, Pendleton and
Allen for the governorship of Ohio in sue
o,ssive campaigns, and served three terms
following the year 1867.
In July, 1872, Governor Hayes was de-
feated in his candidacy fol Congress. In
1873 he established a home at Fremont,
Ohio, intending to retire from public lie
He accepted denomination in 1919 for the
governorship and won.
On June If, 1.7G. the republican party
nominated General Hayes for President
against the opposition OF Mr. BIalns''
friends.
The democratic national convention OF
the same year nominated Samuel J. Til
den, of New York. The result OF the
election was an acrimonious dispute
B,th parties claimed to have carried
Louisiana. South Carolina and Florida.
Two sets of certificates were sent to
Washington showing different results
An act was passed to refer contested cases
to an electoral commission composed OF
five Senators, five Representatives, and
five Supreme Court judges.
The commission decided in each case by
a vote of eight to seven in favor OF the
republican electors. On March Mr..
Hayes was declared elected President lie
was inaugurated in 1871.
Richmond Big Blaze.