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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 , 188 ! . The Omaha Bee. Published every morning , except Sunday. Tli only Monday morning dully. t ar. 810,00 I Thrco Month * $3.00 Moulin. . . r.,000no | " . . l.OOJ f , mi : WBKKLY BKi : , pulHshcd or. ] t jf ry Wednosilay. fl | T.KUilS TOST 1'AID- ! ' - One Year.$2.00 I ThreeMon'.lw. ' . . . - ' Six Months. . . . 1.001 Ono " . . 20j C01lUKSl'ONDiN4Ci : : All Cominuni i cations relating to News and Kdilorlal matjj t ra olionld bo addressed to the KniTOn OKf THE IFP. ! . 'IJUSIXUSS I.KTTEI58-A11 Lettcrx nnd llemittances fthould bo addressed - dressed to TUB OMAHA ruDt.tsiii.Nn Coii-J FANT , OMAHA. Drafts , Checks nnd loit- | office Orders' to bo inodo payable to thcK onler of the Company. if OMAHA PUBLISHING 00 , , Prop'rs E.nOSEWATEB , Editor. H Zdwln Dnvli , MrumRor of Citj-j t Ciroulatlou. John II. Pierce I * in Chiirw of the Mail ! Circu jttnii of Tl IK 1J AIL Y BKK A NATION IN MOURNING. A nation ot fifty million souls stands. reverently over the bier of JamwS Abram Garfiuld bowed down with ? profound grief and unutterable M > r-L- row. In every hamlet from Maine ' . Oregon , from the great lakes to thcS gulf there is lamentation and mourn- , ing. Every household in Americas feels in his untimely death a personal bereavement. A manly man , endowed with al | the qualities that make men reaped od , admired and beloved , he had en shrined himself in the hearts of his | " . countrymen , regardless of section , party or eroed. Brave , gcnoroui nnd | just , ho was a typical man of tlio . people whoso confidence and nll'ec- tion ho enjoyed. Self-mado Mid Keif-educated ho rose from poverty and drudgery to ' thu highest station in public life , nl ways remaining fully in sympathy with the toiling masses. A sterling patriot iio sprang to the [ defense of the nation in the time ol her greatest peril ; a broaJ minded statesman , ' ho never lost sight of the whole country in framing her laws ; a true republican ho exhibited unflinch ! ing devotion to the principles of freo-j | dom nnd the equality of mankind. ' Faithful to friends , a devoted son , husband uuil father ho has set nn' ' example of Christian fortitude during the martyrdom of his last ill [ ' ness which stands without u parallel ' in history [ jUi * , Stricken down by the assassin's 't linnd in the prime of his manhood , in the hour of his greatest usefulness , his name will bo embalmed in the memory of future generations with those of Washington and Lincoln. i In this sod hour of the nation'a bo rcavomont it is impossible to express' ' the true measure of his worth , Ife waa ono of nature's noblemen. Take ; him for all in all , we shall no'or look upon his like attain. Ben llill thinks that the Now Yorkt democracy should harmoni/.o diifer- ! ences by throwing overboard bothG Tummany nnu Irving hall. He says ! with proper union of forces the Newfl York democracy mi 'ht have been tltcl deciding political force in the last ] caiupr.i n. Of nil sad words of tonguolj or pen , the saddest are those , it mightjj have lion. Timti : is less political excitement this year than in usual oven in "off' years. Elections will be held in ton states , nnd only six of these will elect governors , The prcsidcnt'a illness has " done much to divert attention from politics , and in Ohio nlono is thcrej much activity noted. Thirty-five speakers are stumping tlui htnto , in eluding Gov. Foster , Senator Sherman , ' os-President llnyes and .Register ofj the Treasury Uruco. TiiE victory of Mr , Lorolhird'iil horse Troquois in winning the St.j : i Leger proves greater thnu Wuidd np- | | poarat first glance. Only nlno horses flinco the foundation of the stake , ini 1770 Jmvo been successful in carrying ! off both thu Derby and the St. Legor. f All doubts of the magnificent thor- ! oughbrod'a ability have been set at ) ' rest by this second performance , whichi stamps him as the best three year old | Ti in all England , TIIK corn crop is not the only crop ] * reported short. Reports received at the agricultural department in Wash ington give a by no means flattering' ' I prospect for thu cotton crop , Taking I 100 as the average orop , the condition' ' has fallen off during August 10 porj vent. , which is 10 per cent , below the condition at the same time last year , [ M ' ( Tobapco also shows u very material decline , while corn is reported at 1)1 ) VT pot ; .cent below the condition u year ! f [ [ ugo. "t ; i THE DEAD PRESIDENT. * " * 'Sketch ' of tlio Life and Public Services of James A , Baritolil , His Boyhood , Yoath and Ma- turor Years. . . , The Inauguration and LastjJ ' Illuoss. jj JA Tyiionl American , wlioso Hni Boon OlTorotl On the Altar of 111 * Country- The life of ,1-vmr.s Abram ( tnrficldj | wetillcth president of the I'lillcd Statc . | j one of thr e c\ample.s to which Amcri-J ant will piilnt with priilo. His nncc came from KngUnd , nrar the Ixinter of ? \Vale * . and the founder of the American ? line of ( tMtitldi ctuii ated to this countrjl iu l. > 3t > and * * ttl l in VVatertown , MMM- ! i-hu flt , whcrv * fiv * f his dccml.uit. siow H * Iwtrml. lU < * vrr records that thfjjj arittM' wvr * att vl for their energy ivndj 'trlinir ' inltgrtty ; | xw < rv 5mr especially ; } ux # ) sIiiM . oj < &iracter callrd plucki uslcrt. Atari * UjurSdtt , KT ' t uncl * ofjf .h * { irvt < > trfa { , wjk > atf of Ui * brav * band ofj wJw * sVSotbtlltitUh > tire nt | , d vjj > jottmsly testified lhati llrtii-Oi | uwn > Wl the tirst breach > ra > in firing I'jwu the b.uulful 'uuliti-va ' ! Cone.trvl bridgv. fVvlomon , broth- ' , " ri > f Abr.nn ( lurtirld and great grandfather * ' \ > f our late lamented president , was a tol-L Her iu the ifnny of the Devolution , and atjj ( She clo < o of the war removed t the tounj \Vorce.-ter ) , Ot ego county , New Yorkfi . lind there proceeded to carve nut n Itmmjff ! in the wilderness. Here in December , ! ! } 1790 , wa-s born Abrani CJarfield , the fathciHV f > { the prcftidcnt. Abram Oatfield , HlcrWJ htt ! diiliniguliihed non , waw early cast up > n hit own rewourcca. His fathcr | l Hod when thu boy wan only llneo years of : j.i'-je , and the child was taken nnd rearedb > | "neighbors. The father of thu pioiideut [ .had alt the hereditary traiU of thu ( Jar- Jk'ldH both phy ic.il and menial. Jtroad [ nd cinevvy with the Saxon blue nye nnilj ' Jlk'ht hair , ho w.-u alto thu posci < ser of a .temper wonderfully Bweet and hearty , i ? Irons mind , and n will which was I ! adapted to battle with mlver.-iity and con-j pier ciicuniBtanccH. "Early in life be murried HlUa Uallou , iv descendant ofj that fnnintiH Hngcnnt family , n race of Ipreacher.s whoso fen id eloquence ; and unaffected pio'y have left ! jiheir mark on the bin- : itory of France and thii country , From the Itnllou'H J'lesidcnt Gnriicld receixed1 the rich inheritance of a , keen appetite for ! lenrnintr , a biilliunt imaginative power anil splendid nervous forccH. To lii < inotlicr'rt fnmily more oven t > .an to hit- ' father' * , 1'rofident fiarfiold OWOH tho&e' ' itraitH of character which contributed HOJ largely to hi future uminencoand BUCCCSH. JamcH Abram Gadicld , the fourth child nf Abram Oarllcld and Kll/.a Halloii , way jltorn in Orange. Ciiyuho a county , Ohio , uliere hin father dad rumoveil n fevi jiionth previous to his biith and 'purchased a tract of eighty ] ticre.i of land in thu unbroken wildcmetirf. licru with bin broad axu ho hewed foi Imiolf n modest cabin , nnlcH away froml , ny other dwelling. In this rude cottajeD jvvith chinkH phutteredith mud , PrcHidcntl Ipnrfield WHH born , on the 10th of Nnvcm- | bur , 1831. lie wan tlio youngest f fourl 'children , onq n boy , the othern girlK. Ue-J Iforo the yoim er Unrfiebl was two yearn ] 'old his father died and the youutr widinvl ( was left aloneto bear the burden -jf If - | M big the family. It was autumn , an'd'wiii-Bt , torwan approaching. They were noAi . nnly poor , but in debt. The hcroiof mother went bravely to work. She niilit ; . raila to fence in her homestead , and HelliiijKl | fifty ncren to meet their mot preBaingMIj wants , retained thirty acre * for farmingf purpuHc * . WhciiNprin/ came the older winI Thomas , then ten years old , hired a horsel and plowed , while the mother a.i-iittted In ] tbo dutlei ) on the fann. Thu indomitable ] energy of tha heroic mother coniueredf | , ; j.vnd though thu oddn agalnut which uhc' jfought were heavy nhu bravely surmounted ! ; them. To the unyielding pluck and pa-l lent couraKO of Ida mother , Cienerall inrlicld owe the best lessons of bin life.l vl rn. Oarlield gave the lound forl .ho firnt ocliool IIOUHO in the HcUlemcnt , ! ( where James wan Hcnt , at the a o > f three.I ilu was a troiihlehomc. boy , testleas nndj iieulvctful.of rule. , but bright and Htudious.l It is reini'inbereil that ho caiiud a jirizel Tor rc.-xdlnj- the firrt term , liu attended ! the lo Hchool until ho was twelve vearHi old , when he began carpentcrmK , which ] , ' Iio followed for two wintei-n , occupying the ! summers in farming. Later ho worked ] for a bl.iolc Halter at Cleveland , obtaining fourteen dollars a mouth wayex , until bo-L comliiKpOHwuscd with a dcairu for a Hailor'n | > - llfo ho endeavored to tecuio employment ! ! on the lakiM. ' I'alllng in tills , he IdreilJ Idmself to a cousin , wh-i owned abo.it mil the canal , und drove the imilo for thrct ! inoiitln. Htrangcly saved from drowning ] iu a c.inal lock , and feeling that ho was ! dentlned for pomuthlmr belter than a boat- * " \V ho r turned to his mother nnd ? . , her gcnUt' guidance entered Cien-i , ; , lemlnaiy , caipinterin in viicaUdiifJly1 and later tvat-hing ichool. After thrcoMv | yearn of nllvinato woik and wtudy , vouiuM'l JiJaifiuld enteieil lliinm college , a Camii-ffl ! ' rbelllto institution , vvlicro ho fell under the * ' ginlluuncu of ono of thu teachei * , MNit Al-fj It ! "mcda A.Uooth , a woman of oxtraordinnryr ibllity wjio led him to intellectual heightN1 which hul : been hitherto untrodden , In IBHI ho had fitted himself to Join the1 unlorel.v-M iu Williiuua college ; ho h d " "hlHwayaMho went , nnd Baved SS50 'jillli colleginto cxp iihCH. At Wil- young ( iaifield was noted fur hi * Kluiic general cap.tclty and bterllng com- jniiiii House , Ho graduated in Ifi.Mi with Nlilgh honort ) , returned home , mauled Lu- Bcrt'tia Kudolph , with whom ho had becomi uciualnted | at Onega t > emlm\ry , anil wan at Eonco Hindu a profewor nt Uirr.tn college , land Hubnvjuently president. In IS.I ! , \vheu i-carcelv tvi cnty-eight yeari- if ugo OarJicld wan elected by the utronn Pnnti-slavcry people of 1'ortago and Hum- limit countlcH to represent them in the titntc iicuate. Up to 18.l > ho had taken no in- Iterest in public iiffuim , but the IvaiuaH- Nubrojika bill roineil nil his latent cncr- btra. The 8Cct-liCa | which ho iun.de in the [ icampalgn were largely responsible for hi * Snclcctlon , by the people , to thu legislature , Tivliero ho Pt once took high rank aa a man iumisually well informed and nowcrful in Alobato. Itiit his vervico to hU state in eglilatlvo halls uan cut suddenly nhort by Itliu filing upon Fort Sumpter , When tin e proclamation of I'IIF.MIDKNT hlM'oi.N , call- ling for kcventy-live thouiand men , wa * Freftd in the Kcnato ( larfleld Rjtrang to hU ifect ur.d amid tumultoiu applanno movoil Ithat twenty thousand troopn and three Enillllons of inonny bo nt unco voted an the ftjuota of thobtate , A11M1.1 KK. I The trump that waked thu north , . Hhio from ilu very depth ) . llo < dgniiw lil. niri ideuiy ! of liinim college , and takiiu- Kvvith hiinahiindredstudentK , Uarlield wtnt Kat once to t'amp Chate , whoru HUVVII day * jufter thobattloof Hull Ittm ho accepted Jcomiimml of thu 1'orty-neuond Ohio reui- incut , which ho proceeded to nrganlzaund a Mrlll. l''ur three mouth * drilling vva con- tlnued , nnd lit the end of that it WOH mil- versally Admitted that no better drilled or Mbidpllm-d teglmcnt could bo found in Ohio. The regiment w.-vi n re-5 rnmr nbls one ; gradu.ilcH and tin- ilergradnnlrs , law-ycr * . clergymen. JiteAchcrx , carpcnlpw , blackunllii * and Warmers served together In the ranks,1 nWhllo engaged In his v'i > rk of disciplining IhU troopi , Col , ( Jarficld received orders "sfrom " ( Jen , llnell to report with Ids reg-1 ! | meiit at houUvill" . Kentucky wa then1 [ not out of the Union , but IU diiloyalty ; was wall known. It * eastern fnmtlur wan' iuvnilcd by ( Sencral Humphrey Mar.di.ill , ' uho with r.,000 . men had fortified the ; 'region ' around i'alnlvllle , and wis Rtlrrinp- ! [ up the country to nccewlnii. It wan feared that Marolmll was rapidly gftthcr- ing an nrmy large enough to hang oi ltucll's flank and prevent hi * nd- | Vvanco ! into Tcnnemce , and iinle * 'shin dangerous advance was checked , Ken itiicky was lotit to the Union. Arrh ln in Bl < fiuUvllloon JJecember lUth Colonel ( iar- ( Kfield at once Nought HiiellV hc.ldiinartcriiJ "lie found a cold , client , aiiHtcrc man , who , Talked n few direct | Ucf.Uoiin , rorenled' nothing , and eyed the new-comer with n ] JcilrloUM Acarching cxprectlon. as though ' atrj'lug t" look Into the untried colonel , and' Slivinu whether he would pnccced or fall. f faking a map , ( Jcncral 15ucll pointed out ] the position of Marehall'ii forces ill east- , | ; rn Kentucky , marked the locations in 'which ' the Union troops in that district ! { were poxtcd. explained the naturn of the 'country ' ami IU mipiilics. mid then ilit- linlwwl his visitor with tills icnmrkt "If you w ro In command of the nublivhion1 iif eastern Ivcntucuy what would you do ? , Oomo here to-morrow morning at nine ! o'clock and tell me. " Colonel ( Jarfield re-f turned to hi * hotel , procured a map o ! Kentucky , the l.vt ccnin * report , paper , iven , and ink. and xat down to hi.s task. llo ttutlicd the road , recourccs , and pop illation of every county in eastern Ken lucky. At daylUht b i was utlll at work , luit nt nine o'clock he wa-t nt ( icncral ! HucH'A lieadipi.it lent with a Hkctch of hi , il.iin. Having read the paper carefully , I'uclll nado it the b.i isof an immediate order , ' lacing n.irliold in command of u I rieadel it four regiments of infantry and a bat-J .ilion of cavalry , ordering him to Uastcrr ventucky to expel .M-trsliall's force in hi- ninv.vy. . The result of this appoint nentwas that the battle of Middle Creel:1 iv.-wwon , the firt < t federal victory gained , ml the confederates were tlriv. n out of that j > nrt of KentnuKy ; and this by men inferior in numbcm to their oun , and whr > .had never been under fire before. I'oi thi * service lie was made brigAdier-goneral | j ! if voluntccin. Ho took an imjiortant ipait in the battle of Hhiloh , and nftci 'other Valuable * crvices he VIM ordered to Ijoin General Jiinocrnna at lough , In a recent letter Itosecians says : When Garfieid arrived , 1 must confess 11 iliad | n prejudice against him , as I under- lit oed bo was n preacher who had I'ono into ipolltcn ! , and a man of that cast I wai naturally opposed to. " IJtit ho add ? , " 1 found him to bo n competent and efficient officer , nn earnest and do voted patiiot , and a man of the highest honor. " Ho was ] jmadu chief of staff of the Army of tin ; Cumberland , and immediately ho began to nrganizo a "Uureau of military infor-S ; jmation , " by which ho tendered essential $ S icrvlce to the government and the army. ( General Gariicld's next service was in ai the the hard fought battle of Cldeimauga , ( ii where ho wan chief of staff to GeneralS' Kosecr.vns. Hero he performed the dan-jCi [ and venturesome t-crvico of . gcrous - c.irry-tfl [ ing to General Thomas the meBngeithat | J Havedthoday by announcing tlio advance \ of Longntrcct with his thou- twenty-five thoug. jand men. Tlio coniniandinir general inUi bin report of the battle said , "To Itrfgu-K'l { dler-General Giirfleld , chief of staff , I amgl indebted for the clear and ready ninnncr in vl ' which ho seized the point of actiim nndp. ' movovent and expressed in orders the ideisi [ of the general commanding. " A fortnight * ' later tlio conimUsion of a major-general was handed him , "for gall.mt conduct and ; important servlcci" in tha field of Chiclcv inaugu.i , Drief as was General Garlield'c [ finny career , it served tn bhow ' that hu wan the poj-iesaor of the moit brilliant qualities of a holdicr. Dovoted'to duty , prudent nnd nagaclous Iiowas still ipiick to seizu upon the modi. rulvautapooUH plan of actionniri prosecute it with courage nnd perseverance. As awt military commander he retained at onccMfu the respect nnd obedience of his coinniand&c and the confidence of his superiors. lrcsi-W lent Lincoln declared that the battle ofZfJ Sandy Creek was the neatest Job dotu-Xf thus far in the war. General ItoxccransCc jevcr tired pf praising bis clear head andjRt oldleily imalitie * . These charaetetistic * * ' 10 wan about to require in another field ow. iction for while still engaged in bi.i inlli-Kc ary duties the telegraph Hashed to himVi .ho news that ho had been elected to con-Ma ress from the Nineteenth district of OhloBt .hat famous hot bed of abolitionism fi rate 10 many years ably represented by JoshuaM ' II. OiddingH. * IN cnNcnr.ss. Br The election of General Garfield to the ! " louse of rcpresentatiTCB was unlooked forCt ind unsought on his part. It was evidentS" hat the war was to be n long and desper-Mr ito struggle , and General Ciarfield queH-B1 loncd Heriously whether honor and duty0 lid not re < pilre him to remain in thnXK irmy , Fornomo months after bin olectionw1 lie was undecided as to the coin-so whiolifl1' luty reciulred him to puisne. He vv.isj till unitucided when , as the bearorl'1 ' if dixpatchcs from Itosccran's toB11 Lincoln , ho was cent to Washington. ! * Arriving at the national capital bend itated the case to Mr. Lincoln , and left Hlf' to his decision. It wax given in emphatli c tcrniH , "Tho republican majority in con-B- 'reta is uniall , and it in often doubtfullp ivhcthcr wo can carry the necessary wait ine.viures ; wo nro greatly lacking in menx" jf mllitnry experience in the house toXK regulate legislation about the army. It i jj ? -our duty to enter congress. " Bn Acenpting the duty , on December ! , I8i > : i , ( ieneral Garfield rodlgned hliujjl' rank as inajor-gotier.il , and theJS aext dny took hii neat in thcM1 liouse of representatives ns the ynnngcsUCc member hi the body , Howasatonc-o as-JKp dgncd to the committee on military aHalrxBu the most Important committee in con-U o ffrcits. Throujfliout tlioroatwarlegi | lr.tionjd iif this momentous poiiod Gen. ( iarlicld'tWI voice was heard upon every iinportantflli question. His eloimcnco in the committetM" rooni ! and on the floor of the bount ? carried , ? . * thu firut dr.ift bill through congros * nftorM'V ' had been lost by a two-thinU mojorlty.Kj1 l Unevery other ( juo'tlon involving actiulaitl knowledge of military affairs his v > ! co atulB11 vote aided in strengthening the nun of theft1- wvcnmiont , and winnlnv him the adniira-sltl titjit and leapect of his colleague * . MeutJ" if brains in both hoiHes soon dlscoveiedMv that a strong intellectual force was among them which was destined to leave its mark upon the history of thu _ cmmUy , In the corpus case of Mnligan , liorxty i. nul lidwles , three oti | ena of Indiana eon \ \ tenccd to life imprisonment by a military ttl t oommusloii for encouraging desertion , tltl Gen , ( iar field VVAH one of the tl counsel for the defense , nusoelated with * inch eminent jurists a Hon. ' . B. IMack i mil Uavld Dudley Kitlcl. This was lib . rirct case befoio the supwmo court , but hi' u spoke .for two hours , and , in the judgment tlIi utl of the most eminent legal authorities , IiJ made n masterly and conclude argument. Iiv J I'ho brisoners were released , and General > v jurneld at once obtained u high standing n in the supreme court , which he over after e ward maintained. When the war wa HI ver , ( Jarficld requested to be . . .oppei ! HIw HIn from the military commltteo and placed w where be could study finance , With pro- V phi-tic. Instinct ho realized that the curren itti cy and the national debt were to bo the. ti ! oat ipieatiuim of the future , nnd deuired tiu tiG to matter thu subject , HU tubHcqucnt u speeches on the public debt and specie h payments wnio declared by Secretary Chase to indicate a depth of knovvlrdgi on the Mibject of llnanco rare In congress- men. Later ho bestowed much time upon the imentiui of thu tariff. In August HUH n Htning effort was made to wrench .from him the icnomliiatiim to congress on the urounJa that he did not favor ax high n if tariff a * was demanded by the iron inter ' exts of his toctlon , Ho was , however , ro- - nondnatixl , nnd elected by an nvervv helm ing majority , Karly in 1W7 ! General ( Jar. . field , by the udvlco of bin iihynlcian , made I trip 11 Muropo. On his return in the It fall ho found that the republicans of Ohio hud adopted n platform looking to the pay ment of the government bomU In green ) backs. Hit friends Iu Ohio proposed tn , ftjlvo him n jmbllc reception before hU re- , jtuni to Washington , and urged him to sayt : nothlng on the subject of finance , repro- writing that the date was swept into the ! greenback torrent , and that nn indUcreetJ vrord might co t him the nnmination.H I'Voin the ouUct ( icncral Garfieid , both In congress and on the stump , had been acon- eictcnt advocate of "Honcit Money. " Ho ] was not to bclio his record on the present occasion , Although lif could neil bo in Ohio ngaln before the nom-t in.itinx convention , he r.ttciulcdC the reception , and when called npotiv 5f ir a tpeech with a moral courage rare in-i 'deed ' iiinong candKlates , ho mode a fpccchj ] for honest money in the very teeth of the' jphitform , declaring "AInch as 1 vnluo jf.yonr opinions , 1 h ro denounce this theury tlmt has worked its way into the fctalo as [ dishonest , unwise and nnpatrlotlc. If if [ were ofTcivdtv nomination and election fort { my natuial life from thiri district IIIHIII thl Splatfonn I pliould cpurn it. " Hu Rh'itly ' ( afterwards was rpnominated by ncclalna- , 'lion , and , although his ( inn Bland for nni hnncst pavment of the nation's obligations ! [ was always afterward * maintained , hefi over since received the cordial unpport ofj his district on these- questions andf was re-elected by overwhelming majo Hies. In 187J General Garfieid was mad 'chairman ' of the committee on nppropria-j jjtions , which important position ho held ] for fcur years , His Hpecch on Public Hx- pcndlturcs delivered on the 23d of Jamil ary 1872. was in Homo respects the most ! remarkable for the fulfillment of its pre-E dictions which ever proceeded from n national - tional legislator. Passing over the period ! of the Cretllt Mobclier investigation from ] which General Garfieid came out likef 'gold ' tried in the furnace , wo approach the ! Iclosing pcricnl of General Gnrlield's legis-I Jativc life. The debate on amnesty in 1 7.K 'called ' forth HOIIIU of the most powerful ! ; speeches which he ever delivered in con- grcs * . Hin replies to Hill and I.ainar covered - ered the whole ground of the history of ? 'party ' connection with rebellion and imrty fur IU fall. In the latter peech General ( Jarficld made that bril Haul and memorable defense of the repub-li 'Hcan ' patty which will be clarsic In thes iannals of our political history. The try-Kj jing times uf the electoral commission and a * 5 disputed election were followed by Air. Hayes' jiolicy of conciliation , which waJ 'met ' by a strenuous opm-ation from n large inajoritv of the republican party. Mr.re , Ilaino had been elected to the bcnatc , an < Ug ion General ( Jarlicld now devolved thu leadership of the house. No ono who wit- tuesscd the eagemess with which General ] jjGariUld took up the gage of battle on every "important ipieslion of public policy , and ! the ability with which ho defended the- resumption act and the election lavv , ever doubted the vriMlom of the choice. Lcxs dashing than llhlne , JiU judicial minil a .id tremendous foice made him even a more dangerous opponent in debate. In January , 1880 , General Garfieid was fleeted to the United States -enato from Ohio as the micecRSor of Allen Thurmnn. Tin : rilK'Ai'.o The natiou.il convention of the ropubli fcnn party was held in Chicago , on the , d of June , 18SO , nnd General Garfield' ' [ attended : it as le.vder of the Ohio delegs ( Ition , which wai pledged to support " * cre [ itani John Sherman for the presidency. ; I ITho body w.is ptobably the grandest . [ aggregation of republicans over set n at a ! IiKit jathcritig. Among the 7oi ! delegates' ' j.ufecinjried in the Imposition building wero1 Lthe \ leaders of tlio patty f mm every state J.md tun itory in the union ; men whose "names as orators nnd btatcsinen were household words , and in.iny of whom had ifought bittci b.ittlca in previous conven 'tions for the candidates' their choice. ' 'Among the number nonu excited greatei attention than General Garfield. His ap ' 'pear.inei' in the convention was greeted' ' ' jivith onthufiabtic applanu from delegate * , xml audience , and after the organization ; Jio wasaupoiiited 0110 of the coinmittec on i-ules. On the very night after the first 'meeting of the convention a dispatch to aU jN'ow York piper contained thcsu signifi-S cant words : "General Garheld will pre-f Isent the name of Mr. Sherman and his speech and manner it is thought will make a very favor.ible impression on the convention. The applause which greeted his name to-day was a marked compliment which has not been forgotten , in tbo calculations of the thoughtful men.1' ) The firet day of the convent ! n ended wit ) : fruitless sklnnl-hlng. The second doy'i content opened on the motion to ins true , the committee on contested seats to report ! ! This ) brought the opposing forces face ti .ace nnd the first call of stolen settled the contested unit rule fbiever. Tiie vote also ] indicated the relative strength of Gran and Ulaine and 'cleared the field for the third day's action. On the third day oc < ourrcil one of the moot exciting incidents 'at : the ber.tlon. The convention ha < hardly opened , when Senator Conkling offered a ] resolution declaring that nil delegatei whould be bound to give a cordial supx | > rte to the nnminec. Three West VirginL inen had the courage to vote against the resolution and Conkling at once swung the party lash to stripe them before the convention. General Garfield. amid the greatest confusion , sprang to his feet and mounting a table delivered a magnificent defense of the liberty of individual action which called forth loud and hearty cheers from both delegates nnd audience. Coukling desisted from his at tempt ' to pursue the subject. The rernainj dcr of thu third dav'x session was con sumed in a fiuitless wrangling over the contested election case * in which the Grantforces _ showed remarkable strength and still more remarkable leadership , On ] the fourth day was marked by an allianc < nf the Sherman forces with the Grant dele gates upon the question of two contested ! ' aU from Went Virginia , -117 ballots be ing cast against the Ulaine delegates mu only 312 iu their favor. Hut another mir-j ( prisa ' was in store for the supporter * o Grant. When General Garfieid movct the adoption of the report on rules Gen eral Sharpc on hi-lialf of the third tonnen rose to his feet and threw the conventloi into confusion by moving to proceed at once to the general nomination of candl ilates. General Garflold promptly showed" Ids | leadership , Tlio order went down tlicii line /or a dicsoluilonof the Grant-Sherman alliance. TlioSherman delegates at once ! swung over to the mippoit of lllalno andj ! combination WIIN effected which provcdX' hat ! Giant had t7 ! < i votes in the field nniltf thut tbo field had -17 ! ) against Gr.vnt. Tluf motion was hut. livening came nndL- every seat in tlio hnmeiue building wa > tlllcif. It w.is known that the candidate would bo iioiidnnteil , and not a plaao wa vacant when President lloav'u gavel fell. The roll of hUtes win called fur nomina tions. Joy , of Michigan , iiimilnntcti Dlalne iu a dry speech , which elicited little > enthusiasm during its progress , but whlah ; was followed by long clieuiiiig. oS'evt Vork was called and Conkling aro.-.o ninii : thunders of appl.xuse * . - He npoku with all the inspir.ition of one who was about ti gather the gnland of victoiy , and closed uiild n tt mpM of cheers nnd yelU whiol . diook ] the buildiiTg , It win twenty inin utesbofoio cilence I'ould bn restored , niul then Ohio wns called , and .Itines A. Gir- lichl itiKj to his fctft to p'uce in nomlu > tion ; lohii Khcimiiii. The storm of applaux tvhich ijreeted him wan as much a compli ment to him as to his exndidatu. In an . ttloquent HIK | [ mp.i loned appoid lie pro- u'ntud the cl tins of his candidate fet n recognition. The effort w.is in every way worthy of the siiejker nnd of the subject. Without following the convention through its protruitcd length it is nutliclent > nay that nt every npenhitf "cnornlGar- Geld divided with Coukling the populat l welcome. His cheery , genial disposition , till hearty haud-graup and his power of . iiersonal magnetism won him score * of y friends among delegates with whom he had previously h'eon miacipialiited. On tin- third ballot ho received a solitary \ote for the piesldenoy , which on the next roll call was increased to two votes , The close of . the thiityfourth ballot was the the end , and was marked by intense ex- 'Iteiiieiit , growing out of Wisconsin's 1C fir fi k-otes for C/arfield. / In the thirty-fifth bal r lot , amid n deafening shout , 17 Indlaniaiu . .Mbt their votes for Gartlcld , followed by from Maryland mil 10 from Wiocoitkln. wan uvldfiit that the Ulaine movement tad broken up and that the tide wan vet- Jug iu in favor of the dark horse from hlo. Amtil the imwt intemio excitement ho call for the thlrty-tixth b llot proceed tfoil. Connecticut led off with 11otos for CGnrfield ; Illinois followed with the Wash Ibi rneote. . Uhen Indiana was callcdj Ienoral ( ! Harrii'nn cn t 2i ! of her .TO votes" ffflr General Out field , and the storm broke. ETtm Aiullcnco rose with n trcmcmlous ; * chccrandMio itcdthcniiiclvca hoarse. Iowa. ' .Maine , Maryland -tho whole line nt 'states ' to Ohio ca t their anti-Grant votes jfor thd stalwart , blue-eyed ccnnloi'-olect , ! iwlio. pale with surprise , sat nt the head of the Ohio delegation , mirrounded by a 'group ' of friends. Ohio was finally called. ! J.ind c.it forty-threo of Its forty-four vole * , for their leader , the missing vote being KGcneral GAI field hinoelf. Stnto after utale trailed into line.Vi consln was called , mdcAit her eighteen votes for Jame.s A , jGnificld. There was n moment's hush. , jTho nomination had bern nmdo , Then1 | fmm eight thousand throats there broke a' cheer which refused to be confined to the' building. The bands struck up the nlr or "Tho Ilatlle Cry of Freedom , " and thoj air was taken up nnd sung in chorus by thousands of voices. For over n quarter of nu hour a scone of tmparaHcd enthusl- . asm look placo. in the midst of which aGcncral Garfieid was ( luicklyVpirlUdfrim , the building by hi.s friends. He badg [ jiasned through u remarkable experience. ! f he Uw-path farmer , the Htruggling ctu. . ' | ilcnt , the successful general and cougresv man , had been nominated for president nt , half past one o'clock in the afternoon , ! [ when ho could hardly have dreamed of such a thing nt nlno o.clock in the morn- B. General Garfield's nomination was re ceived with great enthusiasm by the party. The campaign which followed will nlwayi : bo memorable The rare judgment din- ' 'played ' by the candidate aided much in the oncceMsful rcKitlt. Of _ the imny Kpeeches made by the Gcner.il in return to tongr < tulatory iiddresscs , not nti con-j .t ined a pentcucoto which the moit bittc : Icncniy could Uko exception. On Novcm jr ! il ho VVIIK elected president , Huciirinj majority of fifty-nine electoral votes oyc his opponent , ( ii-nerjl W. S. Hancock. THE 1NAUOUHATIO.V. Great preparations were mauo for thcB inauguration of General Garfieid , in whichj J all hectioiiH were to paiticipatc. In the ? S/jionths intervening between the election * ! ftvnd the date of the outgoing of the H.iycsl Kadministratlon the popular regard for tluj Jnrcsident elect had greatly increased , lt | fjvvas felt that a strung-willed htati'smatij was about to direct the affairs' of the gov eminent anil the pconle of all parties were [ irsparcd to htrcnstheu and tmiiport hi' : iands. On March let the prcsident-eled left hi * homo at Mentor on hU inaugural trip to Washington. Immense crowds of IHiopIe gathered at the htations along the | line of thu road to bid him welcome. Arrivingat Washington he at once retired to ptivato quarter * to await the coming of the day which wa * to make him chic" executive of tlio nation. All day Thurt day , March 3d , train-loads of troops , mill tarv nnd civic societies and thousands ofS visitors -were arriving in Washington , The local committee to whom had been as signed the woik of decorating the city , had spared neither time nor expense. Seats wereprovidedfor50,000spcctatora. Duringj the night a heavy storm of snow and slcetU iroe which threatened to prevent the car-X' .rying out of the inaugural program , butV at noon the weather moderated , the cloudsjj' broke and the sun came out as if to * countenance to the beginning of an ndmin-Sj1 istration which was f hortly to have such aST [ f.itf fill ending. The streets were packedT ! jvvith Bitch a multitude as had never bcenjjj' isecti in the national capital ince the dis-jg- ( jlmnding of the army. At 10t. : ' > Presidcnt-ij 'elect Garfield , accompanied by President ? } \ jllayea nnd Senators Anthonyand 13avanl , ( 'entered the caniage at the white ho ew' 'and moved to the hoid of tlio mighty pro-p1 . cession vv Inch was to escort them to thoTJ I capital. Every inch of space on 1'ennsyl-JEj I vanm avenuewas packed. Themarch tothefii capitol was nn ovation never to bo forgot-Pj ' ten. At 11:30 : the c.inital was rc.iched. | ' The presidential party entered the senatewc ' chambcr which was briliant with uuifornujfi of the diplomatic corps and the most dislv ' tinguished officers of the navy and fdledBj ' with members of both branchcrt of the na-RH [ tional legislature , At 12 o'clock the greatKi ' bronze eloors on the cast nideS of the capitol opened , andffij Gen. Garficld , escorted by I'rcsidentPt , Hayes and the mipremo judges , walked tolff the top of llio platform , survoycd for ajt : moment the immense crowd which filled * the vicinity of the capitol , and was seated. A mighty shout went up , "GarRetd ! Gar-J field ! " The mass moved , as by n commonVf impulse , toward the platform. A momentlc | later the magnificent figure of General ] Garfield was seen approaching the front oflL m * platform Hayes on his left , Chief * Justice Walte on his rigt t , and his motheim and wife behind him. The crowd becamcK ' instcntly quiet , while in a strong , clearlf voice ho proceeded to deliver his inaugural. It was the production of a statesman , an lP- vigorously outlined the j > olicy which wouldBj bo the chart of his administration , DurlnglK the progress of the address the speaker \vasB ] ( frequently interrupted by cheer * . At its * , conclusion there > va-s a pause. The prefti-lh jent stepped back , and , with his eyes filledt with tearH , reached over and kissed hisC ] venerable mother and his * wife , andE ] then surrendered himself to the9 , host of hand-shakers on the platform.RJ 1'ho bands were playlni ; their most Htir-K ring mus'c , thousands ef digs uud ban | , iiers fluttered In the winds as tlio pieces-Be don returned to thx White House witl.H. : the presidential party ntiU hea'l. Iu their evening the inaiuuritlon ball was held " 'Wj ho building i f tlu National Mupeuni.gt flinpieBiildiit.it o co assumed tha duties ? ) , , ind r tpiinsiblllttoi of his office. Immense w iiroisuro WrtH brought to bear upon him i i R'j the m-itt-T of oppoiitinghUua'ilnet. 'i'neft importunities if t o stalvv.irlH fof ieo g-s ? , idtion iu ihoadtulnlstr tion were pro-alui ; ! " mil ImiraHtiog , ] 'ro < idtiit IJjiiieUl cm-7 ildered all n'alius thoughtfully and iu tlu final uumpisitiou of bis uibinet give the ] pottfolIn * of the secretary ot war Mid of * ihe navy to tlu ttlvufx of Gduo id Gr.\ntv ippiiiitm3 ; Juiues U. lUaiuu to thu hotda if tlie state do nitmcnt. On of the vcrjj first acts of tlie now aim nislruii HI vv J ho anointment of Al'en ' T. Thurman , f $ Oliii' , to the 1'ttii Monotiry commiioiit | ! recognition of tin old an I a'Ju .mlitlouli ppontnt. which was oierywhtie lecoivcdf nun India t.ou of tin prtsi lout's int n < K < d Ion to i.imdiut hij adminittratliin on anf inpartlil iiud unpaitl-un bairn. Th leu.D.me ) of olliie tcelcinj now iiepan to make itself felt. The white HHiHo wai crowded dally with liumlrcds of i\miry applic.xnts for oliiclal jio itiom for jvery oifico in the gift of tbu govurnmcnti ihero weio atlenst a bundled applicants. ) Die scnato was in extra to-sion ipiauolliug(4t ( vcr the roorganlzallon of that body iuiilt he i lection of nlicer.s. | Thu vvrutched jonlllct whojo basis was > eely ] the ousting1 nit of ono olticial and the t-electton of nn-j ithcr. Scarcely had the prchiilunt tided } iver the difficulty of his cabinet appoint- ] noiits to the satisfaction of all conecrnedj .vhen the care of New York came before dm for decUlon. Mr , Coukling hud ilalmcd its patronagu n * hU own | ieculiai | iroperty and had dictated appolntmenfi * A o every president ulnco the beginning of its congre-tjlonidc.iieer , Pre.'dilentGurficld ] leslredto make every concc < slon whkL , .van compatible with his own dignity andj ihortly after his inauguration ueiitr the .names of the incumbents of all , eading officers in thuxtite for reappoint- . nent. Ilu reserved Mono the collector- ] ihip of the jwrt for Win. H. ItobertsonJ vlio hud mudu a brilll nt light In the Chl-t sigo convention for the rights of the invid-i u gamnt the UHICUH , Mr. ItobertsonVI louilii.tioti fell like u bombshell in the ! .en-ite , Thu lenubllcans woi-4 iminedlatu-1 divided into two wings , administration ] iiidnntl-sdmiiii.strutloii , the larger iiortioul upporting 1'resldfiit ( Jnrfield. \ \ hen itj . lecaniu evident that their | xillcy of ob-i trnctlon to the withes of the udiiiliiUtr- ! .Ion could be continued no longer , Sena- ' ors C'onkllng and 1'littt sent in their res- gtmtlons and the sento Immi'dlately con-l i inncd the preuldou ial iioniln tinn.l L'hroughont the wearisome conteit bu-I .wi-en Hen tor Conkling and the adminlii- | ration the sense of the country utronglyf iupportrd the president. During tbivj ilodng weeks of the ( ruggle the pre < il-l lent was compelled to undcivn d'uneUoI ' | rouble In the diiigeroiu UlneM of hli > jj vii'e , who lay for diys at lieath' * door a k rom tnnl risl fever , I \SM.\S3l.V.mON. . . . . . , Wearied by the c.xrcs of official life and " : thc harassment * of the HtruKglo over the ( New Yotk appointment" , President Gar ficld had for weeks licen looking forward [ to n trip through Xcvy Knglnnd In which he v as once morn to roviiit the i-ccno of hii scholastic studies and take n needed rest amid the llcrk-hlrc hills , inonn of tin uost beautiful valleys of Massachusetts < At II o'clock on the morning nf S.iturdav iluly 1M , accompanied by Secretiiy Ulaine , ho cnteicd a carriage'at the while hoiiM' iiiiid drove to\vardi the Haltimoiu S. Polo- depot , where ho was to take the 9:80 train to Long Dranch. During the drlvefi the president convened in a happy tone over his rulcato from official cares andj spoke in n hopeful manner over the pro < -Jj 'liects ' of n lecimcilation between the tun [ wings of the republican party. The carriage - riage drove ii | > to the door of the depot ntjB twenty minutes past tl nnd the president and Secretary Itlaitio alighted. the depot by the main entrance and walling : * / , ing fcmo by side , pas'cil into the ladles' re-jf ccption room and wnl cd toward the doorS leading out to the platform , where n special train stood in waiting. As tht < mcl-g dent entered the U street door n man of , small fctatno w Iked toward him , i nd rais ing his arm , fired a Miotnt him from a it- vulverof the Knglish bull dog luttcrn.j General Garfield , not noticing the chut , ! walked on toward the door , when a second ] report was heard and the president lay ! prostrate on the floor with an tiiflv wound ! in hU back from which the I lotxt flowed ! profusely , The found of two pistol shotsf in rJpid succession attracted the attention ! of the bystanders , who at tln > t failed tojf take in tlio borrow of the situ tion. Tin * assassin , Charles Gulteut , H disappointed ] office-seeker , W.IH instantly pinioned by I strong . rms nnd hurried to Jill , "I havi-T IJldlIe.1 Gurfield , " he shouted ; "Arthur ! Will bo president. I nm a Htalwart.'fl SAround the bleeding form of P < o.sidcntV G rlield wcie Bothered most of the metn-a hew of his cabinet. A mattress WUHO brought , the president was placed upon ill and temlerlytc.xrried to a private room in. the depot Imllding. A aii < patch was In-L stantly sent for surgeons. The president ! was faint nnd weak from low of I lood.rj ' "I'ako mo home"hu murmured to his ! "f am content to live or die1 , God's will bcN ilonc. " An ambulance was quickly Mitn-l moned , and caciirtedliy a guaul of mounted ! soldiers , the miUVrer was driven to thejj white house. Vr m the time ho was placed ? hift bed the condition of the iiliou , prc i-jj- doiit was considered critic il. At I ! o'clock" a coniuUation of physicians was held andj a bulletin was isiusd pioiioniicing his case1 hopeless. Meanwhile telegrams nail been ! lentto Mrs. Garfield , who was com ales- ; cing from her sickness at Long Branch , urging her to come at once to Washing ton. Ui-fore .the president was removed from the depot , he directed the folio win dispatch to ho sent to his wife : "The president vvi-hes me to * ay to you From him th.tl he has lieen scriou ly hurt , How hcrionsly he cannot yet say. He is liimselt , and hopes you will conio to him ] soon , lie bcnd Ilia love to you. A. V. JtocKwr.u , . " Mrs. Garfield left Long Dranch nt 4 f o'clock on Saturday afternoon in a special * f train , and arrived in Washington at 7j ' o'clock in the evening. Thu meeting be tween the husband and wife was inexpressibly - ' [ sibly touching , but her presence seemed at , once to hootlie the sufferer. His pids. ; Idiniinished nnd nt 0 o'clock ho w.is ( sleeping quietly. Later in the evening he raided ' and nsl.ed lr , IJIiss to tell him the [ it ' ruth regxrding hia condition. "I consider your case very critical , " Haiti tie ! doctor , ! j".iud that you have probably one ; \chaiice iu n hundred of iccovery. " "Well , " J replied the president , cheerfully , "wo will' ' jtako ' that chance. " Shortly nfterwauh hel " .dropped quietly to sleep. F& ( TUB nmcT ox Tin : coi'.vritv. ' ' The news that President Garfield been assaisinated was immediately fla [ 'acro-,3 , tbo wires to every town and city ofpj 'tbo country. In A civ York , Boston , Ohi- 'cago , Cincinnati nnd other large cities pub-f lie sentiment was aroused as by a mighty | 'whirlwind of feeling. Crowo'H gatherer 'around the newspaper office. * , blocking th ( streets and watching eagerly for the latest : 'bulletin' . Horror and sorrow were ex-l psessed on every lace. Strong men wept like ] children. At first there wet : a tendency to connect tlio assassition with political , factionism. Cooler moments banished the idea and attributed the crime to the' ' act of a madman. As the day wore on tne excitement wns iuci eased. Businesn iwas largely fiuspended' and the cagcrnes * to get tlio latest news of the president' * condition was earnest and pathetic. Not withstanding the broiling bun , thousands Wood patiently in the street watching for jtho news as it came iu. The extras issued iy the papers were eagerly purchased as 'fast as printed , and the great journals .found thenirelvcs unable to supply the demand. The universal sentiment waft 0110 of amazement and sorrow. The large place which the president had obtained in the great heart of the country was evi denced : by the universal grief. Political differences ; , factional disputes , all were buried , and words of tender solicitudejoi the wounded president were on every one' : lips. In the south the feeling of sorrow wa.s as genuine as at the north. Kvery [ poition of the country wore united by a ] Icommon sentiment uliieli abolished sec- tlonal lines. In Kngland , in fer- ' many , in 1 'ranee , in Hii-sia , ndJJ ? Spain the news created unmingled sur- prite and astonishment , J-higland's queenj | WAK the first to cable her condolence nnd anxiety for later news. From every coun-L. try of the civilized world camu - - c if , tender solicitude indicative of ' for our country and its chief executive. The shock glvenfto the puoplo of the' ' United States teeijitd to have cominuni c.ited itself amiind he glebe , and its in lluence vnis felt In every n tion. IJut amid all the excitement attending the gieat calamity , doubts were never ex prcxse.l as to the stability of our institu-p tloiiH. Koriowing over what vras felt tos Iio tlni nation s loss , thousands repeated the words of General Garlield uttered hcventeen years ago on like occasion , "Godfetill reigns andihogovernment lives in Wn-hington , " Till ! IA r Mnil.vin the iiresident'H illness it was deteimined to call in medical aid frono abroad. Jhs. U. Hayes Agiiew , of I'ldla-- } ! ileiplii.i , tuul li'rank Hamilton , of Xevti l York , two of the moht distinguished prue-N tlllonera and mcillcal aulhoiitieH iu tin1 cmntry , wcio summoned nnd reinforcedji , thu iuedlc.il staff then in attcndanei at thtV whlto house , The locution of thu wound ! and the direction which thu bullet t-eemed to < have talxcn indicated that lacriation olj the liver and probable perforation of the intestines had taken place , nnd following ! all modleal authority nn I pieeedent tin' ' ihy lclans very properly rclui'ed to hearub or thu ball by probing. Thu cxtremelv. . critical condition of the president was ad- ! mitt , d from the onUet. Like a mt.n de-J fending himself nyalnst many fooi the , tvounde-d executive lay on his tied in the nhito IHIIHI * bravely butting against death.1 Hiilendld physlijne , n conbti utioli to tvhien uxresH win unknovvn and n will , stiong beyond tlioi > o of imliimry men \veri- Ids only dcfcm-ex. Krom J uly M until tlu-ffri Kith thepicsIdent'H iniltu innged from l-lfflj to ! 0 and averaged 108 , During thl-j pel iod theru was danger from tympanites peritonitis , secondary hemorrhage nnd idll thu dangers which are likely tonhow thcin-l helves during the llr t nine days after ni gunshot vvonnd. These were however ] ikllfnlly avoideil nnd from July 1M to , Ii ' i the patient's pulse never exceeded hut once , July 18. when It wan 1 Whether intentionally or unintentionally ! the physicians for teve-ral weeks alloweil thu people to Income overconfident ron-L erninsr the iiiesident'ii condition , Hope ! Ktmigthened dally aiul htops w ru ovenl tuken for holding public thiinkiiglvingHS nver the beginning of coiivnlrccetico. ( ) n | July li.'trd the prorfldont'n puUa was ! ) . ' at SI , mi at 7 p. m , It had reached Vir . Al rigor had bolzwl thu president and fears ] Aeru entertained which afterwards were ] iadly ieall/.cd that blood poisoning had fcetj In. Onthe'Jtth Dr. Atfnew i rformcil . . . ipiirntlon und ivluased tbu InipriioiiudL , , iun , mil the portionn of thu nlmtt' red rib.B , , I'wo d yn Kt r thu cut w < u enlarged. I'ot i fenv days the president impniveel , KiiBx m Uv f i uin July 'JO to August 7 / ) ilrii than 100 , nnd only exceeded tW figure five lime. ' . The wound hnil p itinl * ! lly closed and Augu < > t 7 n new cut wan ule below the twelfth libnnd two oiniffx pus were removed. The cut was nmilo jln the back , which wns hcnumccl with the fiigolhiofpra } , and ether was iMlniinistri-- Jcd. This ti.iu cd imuse.1 , and the vomit- Biug Which followed w Hiiiijlhing lint f.iv- innililo to the patient's fnitlicr recovery. Up nnd down , vibis.ling lictwctn life and death , steadily growing weaker , making advances toward-t strength only to fall tback again neater toienth , Uiis was n jjsynopsU of the pix-sldent's ca-e up to the Ijtnnc when , on the 10th instant , n dwelling ? 'appeared in the parotid gland , which the ! plij > lcians were forced to admit came from a imiwned condition of the blood. 1'yiu- ? mla , the dreaded dlscaso consuiuent upon \ nun-shot wounds , had set In. On August ' -Oth another operition was found S-ary , and the physicians discovered that Mtho woum whtch had been thought closed' ? ) up to within n few inches of the opening , Slmd not clo pd nt all , The wall was brok- ijeii down and n catheter wan inserted dim M- djvvnrd | and forward for a distance of 12J ouches from the external HUrfaco of the last incision. There had been pus there , for it had been noticed oozing out through the wound The coucluxlon was inevitable ) that the pus had been nbsotbed Into thu system , Prostrate , dally growing weaker , emaciated to n skeleton , and sustained bv enema" , the life of the president fceemcii to be slowly ebUng nwny , until on Tlmrwiay , with n pulse at IL'O and the tcmper.ifnro nt US , delirious nnd exhausted , the phyflans were ruiuctantiy compelled to ndnili. that Gau- oral Garlield'n lerwo of life was almost lor- initiated and his troubles nt an ond. On iThursdiy , An uet'JHh. n s ° oond incNiun kva mu o In the wound. Th > president [ WHR perfectly hims-lf nn I forxlm First time iiinestly pic'ted upun his physician ) th ) ccesdt , of leiiiov ing him from the white house to moro healthy Buriouwlings. On- l'ridy , August iiOth , another gerioua ro- lupiu toolc place and the life of theiitrei- 'leut ' wns despilred of , luit thn day follow- itif ? a ch npo for the I ctt r hi ightened the licnrts of the pecp'e. The PU'KO , which liad been taging at 1U < ° dropjied tn 10J s the tempciaturu to US. The improvement Jwns continuo 1 during the msm'tii * week sand icciivery lecmed pioha Io If the mala- Iriousiufbience. of the white house coubl bo ( ivercoin-v by removal to nuither loca- ilon. _ On Tiitsdn- , Augii'-t 31 , the pulsa .diminisheil iu firquem-y to CO nud the jtemperatnro . 'lid respiration bucaino nor- inul. On the 1st of N pumhur the quei- Itinn uf removing President Garfield svas disciu'cd by the pbya ciati * pnd on S.xturJty K * tender 3d , tlo p clianR was ' officially dccidc.l upon. jKraucklyn cottage at Lone ISraiich w.i.s | placcel at thtulispn-al of the MilTeiing ex- fccutive by its owners , nnd during all Satr giuday , Sunday and Monday , September Jth anLftli | , preparations were rapidly f made for W-- conveyance ( of the - [ by rail to the seaslioro witlttta lM4t | ioi danger nnd inconv enltaqtoQll Tues day , September ( Hh , t > jk t Mftfer 'was safely made in seven and /V ui. < 4M' hours ; by rail , without percc ) tipl : ' ii'crc.ne in tbo unfavorable symptom * . ' The cool sea breezes bcemed to give new life to the suf- Jfercr , and up to the end of the week end- jing .September 10th , coiivalescnce seemed to Iw near at hand. On Sunduv , Septem- jtcmber llth , unfavorable symptoms again fri'turned , the pnlso rising to 120 , ami Indications * -dications of | yicmia setting in. From that date until yesterday the progress of the case was unsfonuly downwards , Strength decreasing with the risiujr pibu and increaniiif ; temperature , On 1'riday , cSi'pteniber 37th , the condition of the resident was admitted to be very critical. tThe lungs which earlier in the week had "shown clear i-igus _ of nbccaa formations now indicated unmistakably septic poin- 'oning Saturday andSuutIay _ brought no 'cessation in the alarminsj'ini.tomii. . On Monday morning at 8 o'clock tlio presi dent was bci/ed vvith n deathlike rigor { fiom which he rallied with difficulty. A halt an hour later nnolher chill followed , the pulse rising to 130. At 10 o'clock the physicians pave up all hopes of recovery in J later iu the evening as reported else where the last spark flickered and went Notice to Soxvor Contractors. Se.ikd proposals will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock noon , of the 20th day of September , for the material and construction of a sewer from 8 to 8i feet in diameter 3 rings thick , and about 1200 feet long , on , Ione.s street from a point near the east side of 13th street at the terminus of the 8 foot sevvor as constructed , east to a point about 40 feet cost of the east side of 9th street. 15ids to be based upon detailed plans anil npeeifications on file in the city enrjineer'ri ollico and to bo separate and specific upon the following points of detail. ' Kate per linear foot for material and brick work complete in wall of sewer in clusive of excavation and back filling. Kate per cubic yard for concrete work complete , inclusive of material in the same. _ _ . Kate per linear fo t for sheeting , inclu- ive of driving and extracting. Kate per linear foot of piling furnished and driven. ICate per linear foot of pipe laid for shoots or other purposes. Kate per vertical foot for complete con struction inclusive of material of catch bains and man holes. Kate per each sewer and pipe connec tion. tion.Kate Kate per cubic yard for all embankment or other grading necessiry outaideof exca vation and refilling belonging to the con struction of tewer under first head. Work to be begun on or befnie October 15 , 1831 , and pnuccuttd a-s per provision of fpecificiiliomi filed , Itids must ho accompanied by good and Millir-ient bomla in the Him of 510,000 as suitty that the contract , if avvaided , will bo entered into In good faith by the bid der. The bonds to In read previous V consideration of bid , and unless found to be a good and bona-lide bond the bid to bo ' rejected. , T. J. L. C. JKWKTT. HOptS-12t City Clerk PAPER WAREHOUSE. 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