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THE EVENING CRITIC
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1R0S
THE DEAD PRESIDENT
Iio
How Hriiinlii Were Received
Here The Itcicct Honor nml AT
taction Shown by All lnes
For tlio benefit of our rcgulnr subscribers
wo republish below from tlio extra Onrrio
of lost evening tbo very complete account
of tlio scenes and Incidents attending tlio
arrival of tlio remains ot President Garflold
In this city Our roportorial forco covered
tlio wholo ground leaving really notlilng
now to bo said by tlio morning papers
A ftlnnco nt lie Vnt
Scarcely six months havo elapsed siuco
James A Garfield was escorted to tlio Whlto
House with a civic pageantry which lias
never been equaled in our land It was
the spontaneous acknowledgment by a frco
pcoplo of tlio fact that out of fifty millions of
Inhabitants ho had been selected by tlio duly
appointed instrumentalities of tlio Constitu
tion to wield thohclmof tlio government for
four years Whatever political differences
might havo existed wero burled for that
day All vied In an honest and hearty
oflbrt to oouvlnco tlio nowly chosen Sfagis
trato that ho entered on tlio performance of
Ills high trust with tho most cordial sym
pathy and support of tho people
Never beforo had tho streets of Washing
ton been witness to n parado like tho ono
of last March This afternoon wo havo
Tlio Mournful Ncqucl
With fame and elevation camo exposure to
danger and tho risk produced its actor
After weeks of Intense Buffering unpar
alleled heroism cheered by tho hopes and
prayers of a nation Gen Garfield returned
to day to Washington nothing but
shadow n memory a name
Tho three rccont episodes iu his brilliant
sad career will como homo to tho pcoplo of
this city with peculiarly cad distinctness
Wo havo been oyo witnesses to tho pageantry
that signalized his great elevation Wo
havo
Nlood mltlt Uncovered Head
when tho sufferer passed in helpless prostra
tion along the Avcnuo that observed hU
triumph and to day ovcrcomo with lovo
and respect for tho dead Executive and pro
found sympathy for thoso ho leaves behind
wo havo been mil to spectators of tho most
memorable cplsodo in tho tragedy
Word Would bo Inndcqunto to Ex-
lircNH tlio Intensity of the Popttlnr
Feeling
Fully an hour beforo tho tlmo announced
for tho arrival of tho funeral cortege tho
various approaches to tho Avcnuo wero liko
so many arteries alive with men women
and children all bent on paying respect to
tbeir dead chief Tlio crowds passed along
silently by closed stores that wero draped
heavily in signs of mourning
All felt tho oppressive Influcuco of tho
hour liko a funeral pall As tho tlmo drew
on tho streets becamo flanked from tho de
potto tho Capitol with nut to nud promis
cuous crowds while carriages of overy de
scription llucd tho sido streets Not a loud
word not n note of confusion All was dono
iu tho respectful and orderly spirit
Tho Knight Templar
were tlio first to startlo tho waiting crowds
with their measured trend reversed arms
and funeral strains Columbia Commandcry
No 2 of which tho lamented President
wa3 u member appeared in full num
bers to rccelvo tho honored remains
Soon after tho Light Infantry
tlio National Rifles tho militiamen
Marino Corp3 aud a company of regulars
swelled tho cortege and half an hour beforo
train timo tho military and naval ofllccrs
in full uniform filed solemnly down on tho
south sido of tho Avenue cntlroly unat
tended by muslo or any sore of display
When tho train finally arrived somo few
moments late and tlio
ImiiroHMlvo JUireli to the Iltnltol
commenced it was touching In thooxtrcmo
to sco tho ovldcnccs on all hands of a per
sonal sorrow and loss Not only among tho
women of overy social grade but ovon
among tho men could bo noticed signs of
weakness whllo tho children fully allvo to
Hlio meaning and solemnity of tho occasion
sympathized with as much sincoro tender
ucss as thoso of older growth
Wo heard various comments niado on tho
prof uslon of baby carriages on tlio streets
Tcrhaps thoy might havo proved an nnnoy
auco but tho principle displayed was ono to
bo honored Families went iu u body
None could bo left at homo at a timo of
such momentous interest
And the ChrlMtlnn Vntrlot
whoso life had reflected tho prccopts of tho
Savior and wbou lovo for children was
proverbial would havo wished tho littlo
ones to como
Timo can never oblltorato tho
Solemnity of tho Kccne
It was not a great display except in tho
impresslvcncss of tho silent multitudes tho
eloquence- of tho voiceless remains and tho
warmth of tho popular heart It was an mi
forgetablo cplsodo In tho tragedy of great
ness and In tlio lawful roslstless power of
n frco government whoso cltlzons iccoguizo
oven in thoir sorrow that ordor Is Heavens
first law
Wnltlutf Tor tho Train
Beforo tho train arrived tlio platform on
tho insldo of tho depot was qulto well filled
with pcoplo Gen Sherman nud staff Hear
Admiral Nichols and olllcors of tlio navy
District Attorney Corkhlll District Marahul
Henry Major Prudcn Assistant
vato Secretary Mr Charles Hendloy
and other attaches of tho Executive office
District Commissioners Morgan Twining
and Dent aud a numhor of representatives
of tho press aud others wero thcro Thoy
had some time to wait but whllo waiting
had ample timo to remark upon tho
wonderful Incidents that had occurred
iu that samo depot iu connection with tho
dead President Iu tho first place when
ho camo to Washington to bo Inaugurated
ho cntorcd tho city thcro J when ho was
shot It was at that depot when ho was re
moved to Long Ilrauch it was from tlio
samo point and to day ho was returned thcro
dead and would bo sent away from it
foiover noxt Friday It was a sad matter
to reflect upon Tlio train moved Blowly
into the depot at 13 oclock Its coming
was received with a blast of bugles fiom tho
artillery corps stationed ou Sixth street
Pollco Sergeant Atchison and John Itlckiird
of tho Presidents household wore tho first
to alight Thorowas no stir howpver on
tho platform
Viory Ono Wood Willi Unentered
llewl
and a sad sllcnco prevailed Adjutant-General
Drum leu Shcruiau und Hear Ad
nil nil Nichols wero among tlio first to step
THE EVENING CRITIC WASHINGTON D C THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1881
forward from tho ranks of
ofllccrs and as they did so Prlvalo
Secretary Urown alighted aud saluted them
A number of thoso on tho platform began to
to press forward but wero pressed
back by tho police Within tlnco
minutes after tho train Btoppcd tho distin
guished party accompanying tlio remains
alighted and proceeded rapjdly along tho
platform to tho carriages In waiting out
side Secretary Blaine with Mrs Garfield
being veiled and clad in tho deepest mourn
ing leaning ou his arm camo first
Mr UrtrllcldH Features
wero not visible but htr step was faltering
Harry Garfield and Don Rockwell camo
next followed by Col Rockwell Miss Mollio
Garfield and Mis Lulu Rockwell Gen
Swalm and Mrs Rockwell followed thorn
and then camo Dr Doynton aud Marshal
Henrv walklm arm in arm CIosclv after
them were President Arthur ox Prcsldent
Grant and Gen Beau As tho latter passed
along tho platform they were tho obsorved
of all observers
Tho Presidents lino fornr
Towered Awny Above
Gen Grant who was stout and Btumpy
President Arthur looked strikingly hand
some but his features wero palo and sad
Senator Jones of Novadn Secretary and
Mrs Wludom Secretary and Mrs Lincoln
Attomoy Gcnoral MacVcagh and ladles
Secretary Kirk wood Secretary Hunt and a
number of persons brought up tho rear
When tho party had passed out of tho depot
thcro was a stir in tho car in which
tho Presidents body lay nnd n small door
in tho rear end was opened Mr W S
Rooso sproug out followed by tho guard of
artillerymen nud preparations for removing
tho casket wero mado Not a sound savo
tho shuffling of tho mens feet as they bo
gan to
Tnko Up Their PrccloiiH Ilnrdcn
and overy cyo was turned toward tho
scene Easily tho casket was moved out of
tho car It was six feet three lnchos long
Covered with black cloth with velvet mold
ings Tho handles wero of solid silver
Tho lusldo is upholstered with tufted whlto
satin Tlio collln pinto is of silver aud tho
Inscription written by Attorney General
MacVcagh is as follows
JAIIKH AniHH lAtUlKM i
Horn November 101811 J
J Died
President of tlio United States
5 September 10 I8S1 i
Crossed at tho head upon tho lid wero
two branches of bright green palm tied
with a bow of whlto satin Tho ten stout
artillerymen lifted tho casket upon their
shouldors A brawny scargcant followed
up their rear
With MenAnrcd Trend nnd IlnndH
CliNpcd
upon each others shoulders thoy marched
toward tho gates
A Hnd Spectacle
It was and strong men who watched it
bowed their heads whllo tears welled up
into their eyes
When ncaring tho gates and all was as
silent as tho grave thcro broke upon tho
cars of tho asscmblod mnltltudo lining tho
streets and housetops without the strains
of that grandest of all hymns
Sfonrcr My Ood To Thee
Its notes floated out over tho great sea of
pcoplo thrilling every heart and tears
wero shed freoly and many a mental prayer
was said for tho boreaved family Tho body
bearers porformed their work successfully
nnd faithfully and fell Into lino bcsldo tho
hearso wheu tho casket had been placed
within
Somo littlo distanco up tho street tho Into
Presidents carrlago containing
MrH Gnrllcld SIImh Dlollle nud Kirn
lloclovcll
was in watting
Thoy did not wait until tho procession
was ready to move but drove off by a cir
cuitous route to tho residenco of Attorney
General MacVcagh whero they will re
main
Tho curtains of tho carriago wero drawu
down but tho presenco of Jerry tho well
known colored driver on tlio box was a
sufllctcnt cuo to tho crowd as to who tho
occupants of tho carrlago wore and they
pressed forward and craned their necks en
deavoring to catch a glimpso of flio ladies
Whllo stopping for a brief period at tlio
B street corner a whiff of wind blow ono of
tho curtains osldo and Tovealcd
IrHOnrlleld Lying Hack ExhniiNtcil
on tho cushions her veil thrown back hold
ing a handkerchief to her eyes
Her palo haggard features startled thoso
who saw her and words of sympathy and
of pity wero expressed for tho Intenso
sufferings sho had undergone
Poor Imly Poor Iiirty o ho
Willi You nnd Youth
exclaimed a vcncrablo gray halrcd man
who saw her and tlio crowd standing around
him oxclaimcd Amen I with deepest
fervor
IIunIiicnh NuHpcuudcd
At as early an hour as iTIO this afternoon
business was gcnonilly suspended In tho
lower part of the city Stores wero closed
nud iu many cases notices wero placed in
tho windows that no business would bo
transacted It was a fitting and proper
trlbuto to tho Chief Magistrate
President Arthur ItcvlcvtN tho Pro-
ClHKlOH
It was not long boforo tho procession
passed ou Tills was rovlowed by Presidont
Arthur Gen Grant and Seuator Jones of
Nevada fiom their carriage which drovoup
ahead and stood nt tho corner of Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avcnuo Tills party was
of course tho centre of great attraction
ThcroN tho Now PrcHldont
whlsporcd a thousand voices when tlio
party drovo up and nil scanned tho Presi
dents faco closoly Hut thcro was no
demonstration The pcoplo merely looked
at him curiously and ho was Iu no instauco
called upon to answer any salutation Ex
President Grant also camo In for a full share
of attention
This party followed tho procession to tho
Capitol and when leaving thcro tho lresl
dent went to Senators Jones residenco
which will bo his quartors temporarily nud
Gen Grant went to tho residenco of Gen
Ueall
Another IleporlcrN Account
Long beforo tho hour when tho trail
bearing tlio remains of tho deceased Piosl
dent was expected to aulvo thcro was an
Immcuso gathering in nud about the Balti
more Potonmo depot
Kvcn tho HoiiNo topM In the Vicinity
AVero Croutlvil
with spectators Tho crowd wns very or
derly and comprising it wero somo of tho
best pcoplo both malo aud femalo In tho
city Ropes wero stretched to prevent too
great a prcssuro on the entrances to tho
building nnd tho space accorded to tho mil
itary nnd tho societies Thcro was
constant movement of marching and coun
termarching of tlio militia and regular
troops and thcro was never moro interest
exhibited by tlio populaco on any event
that lias happened in this city Major
Morgan was present supervising in con
junction witli Major Brock tho
incuts nnd thoy wero excellently carried
out Col Corkhlll camo down about quar
ter past I and was immediately admitted
to tho Intlilo of tho depot Tho talk was of
tho probability of tho early arrival of tho
train nnd whether tho collln would havo n
glass ca so for tho faco of tho President so
that it could ho seen
There was a gcncrnl desiro to sco onco
moro nt least tho features of a man who has
by the clrcuuistnnccs of his assassination
and his steady courago afterward so much
endeared himself to tho hearts of his coun
trymen Thcro wero 160 policemen in and
around tho dopot At 435 tho doors of tho
depot wero opened and Mrs Garflold lean
ing upon tho nrm of Secretary Blaine fol
lowed by Harry Garfield escorting his
sister Molllc appeared
All IIcmcIn lifio Uncovered In mi
IiiHlnnt
among the assembled crowd Next camo
Gen Grant nnd President Arthur with
-ladies Cols Swalm nnd Rockwell followed
with Marshal Henry Senator Jones Mrs
lllatno nnd Mrs MacVcagh Chlcf Justlco
Waltc Private Secretary Drown and Dr
Boynton
Tho Collln
covered with black cloth and having nlargo
palm leaf upon It was borno from behind
tho car by a detail of ten men of tho First
Artillery headed by a sergeant As tho
collln emerged from tho depot u funeral
dlrgo was played nud tho military pre
sented arms Tho cortego then moved off
in tho order that has been published In The
Citmc In escort of tho remains to tho Capi
tol whero thoy will Ho jn stnto on to-morrow
nud noxt day
The Kiitlro NurroiiiidlnuH
of tho proceedings to day wero a credit to tho
feelings and taste of tho pcoplo of Washing
ton on nu occasson that was very tryiug to
thorn especially
Tho ProccMwIon
Thq procession that accompanied tho cx
Prcsidcnts remains moved down thoAvo
nuo in tlio following ordor
Tho lino was headed by Major Brock and
eleven mounted policemen followed by Col
Webster with tlio following staff Major
Hannoman Capt Wlllett Licuts Duvall
and Wheeler with Col Fleming as chief of
staff
Tlio Washington Light Infantry Capt W
G Moore 121 men in line marching four
teen abreast
Tlio Union Veteran Corps S E Thorn
ason captain 47 men
National Rifles Capt J 0 P Buruslde
GO men
PIstorios baud with twclvo pieces
Washington Light Guard Lieut Hodg
son 24 men
Capital City Guards Capt T L Kelly
So men in Hue
Tho District militia wero followed by tho
Marino Band with thirty two pieces tbo
Marino Corps 120 men uudcr Capt Tllton
tho Second Artillery Band twenty four
pieces tho Second Artillery uudcr Gen
Aycr numbering 275 men
Tho KllltrlilM Templar
Tho Columbia Commandcry nud Wash
ington Commandcry accompanied by their
band followed Tho former had 140 men
under Gen Browne tbo latter eighty men
uudcr W J Stephenson commanding
Then camo tho hearso drawn by six gray
horses aud accompanied by eight mounted
men
Then about forty distinguished army
ofllccrs including Generals Sherman and
Drum w 1th stalls etc Then camo Light
Battery A with four cannon and slxty flvo
men under Col Remington
This ended tho procession which num
bored fully nino bundled nicu nnd was
most imiircssivo in every respect as it
marched with muflled drums whllo every
banner nnd tho arm and left breast of each
soldier and Templar showed tho expressive
piece of black crape
The Second Artillery band played a dlrgo
whllo tho first part of tho procession wero
passing nnd fell In Hue at their place in
tho column The companies that were ex
pected all participated with tho exception
of tlio Butler Zouaves Washington Cadets
and Lincoln Light Infantry of the colored
militia
Tho parade considered iu all respects
was ono of tho most imposing nnd orderly
seen In years It was greeted with quiet
interest along tho entire route nnd as tho
hearso passed at many points
livery lint Wiih Iirti d
Tlio details of tlio demonstration as fur
as tlio military aro concerned wero princi
pally arranged by Gen Drum and Col
Webster
MrH tinrllcld
escorted by Secretary DInliio and her eldest
sou Harry together with her daughter Miss
Mollio and Miss Lulu- Rockwoll entered
tho Presidential carriago and proceeded at
onco to tho residenco of the Attorney-General
ou Seventeenth street nud Rhodo
Islnud avcnuo tho former liomoof Attornoy
General Williams Thoy will remain thcro
until their departuio ou Friday
As tbo general expectation was that tho
widow and family of our dead Chief Magis
trate would roturn to tho Whlto House
qulto a congregation of pcoplo assembled
about Its gates expecting to sco tho carriage
drive Into tho grounds At
MaoVeigha residenco everything was
iu readiness nnd tho faithful wlfo and nationally-beloved
widow witli her children
passed from tho coach to tho homo of her
husbands frloud with but few nbout who
know that tlio martyred Piesidents wlfo
was tho dcnscly vcllcd lady who with
noble carrlago and n graudly bravo soul
passed from tho stiect to tho
residenco
Slowly and directly tho coach drovo to
tho stables ofc tho Executive Mansion and
tho ud Journoy was ended
The train bearing thu President from
Elboron mado a successful trip passing over
tho entire routo without accident
It left at 1007 oclock this morning und
reached hero nt 133 this afternoon making
tho trip in six hours and forty flvo minutes
Several brief stoppages wero mado at stations
along tho louto tho longest being nt Ash
Pan to take Senator Jones of Novadn on
boaid Tho samo train will bo held in
readiness to toko tho President to Ohio
next Friday afternoon
At tho Cnpltol
Tlio sad solemn procession arrived at tho
top of Capitol Hill south sido of tho Capi
tol precisely at fl oclock and proceeded to
tho east portico leading to tho rotunda
whoro a cammlttco consistlng of Juittces
Harlan nnd Matthews cx Justlco Strong
Senators Piigh Garland and Davis of West
Virginia Thompson
aud Bright Doorkeeper Fiold and tho Com-
mlttcoof tho Houso mentioned Iu our last
edition wero In waiting
Tho soldlors and KnlghtsTcmplar accom
panying tho remains drow tip In line nud
tlio hearso containing the mighty dead
passed slowly by to tho foot of tho stops
whero it wa3 met by tho commlttco men
Hoped above
Every man and boy bared his head to do
roverenco to tho dead Chief Magistrate and
thcro wero many tcnr dlmmed eyes in tho
crowd Tlio hearso stopped In front of tho
stops
The Ilody mm Tnltcu tint
by tho pall bcarcrs aud carried to tho steps
whero a short stop was made The com
mlttco headed by Bright
and Doorkeeper Field preceded tho corpso
to tho rotunda As tho body was being
borno up the steps tho Marino band played
Nearer My floil to rhco I
Tho carriages containing tho distinguished
mourners drovo up and followed tho corpso
to tho rotunda in tho following order
President Arthur nnd Mr Blaine Chief-
Justlco Walto and Secretary Wlndom Gen
eral Grant and Secretary Hunt Secre
tary Lincoln and Psstmastcr Gcnornl
Jamb- Secretary Kirkwood and Attorney
Gen MacVcagh Secretary Brown and Col
Corbin Judgo Swalm and Col Rockwell
followed by Dr Boynton and n number of
personal friends of tho Into President Tlio
coffin containing tlio body was placed upon
tho catafalquo whtcliwas prepared for Its
reception in tlio rotunda and the party
after taking a look at thoir dead friend
Marched Solemnly Out
in tho order in which thoy went iu Presi
dent Arthur and Secretary Blaine looked
much moro careworn than tho others Tho
now President was driven to tho homo of
Sonator Jones on Capitol Hill whero ho
will remain temporarily Tho
Miinru of Honor
Forty members of tho Army of tho Cum
berland who hnvo been accepted by
geints Bright and Thompson as ft guard of
honor willdoduty by reliefs In tho rotuuda
and watch over tbo remains of their
loved comrade
The following named gentlemen will net
ns tho first relief this evening remaining
on duty until 10 p in
First relief Col A Stelcy Capt S P
Lacoy Col Clarke Gon Starkweather Col
Noah Gen Crittenden Capt Bosworlh
MaJ Lowo Capt Crosby Col Knlflen
Sccoud relief From 10 p m to 4 a in
Major L P Williams C II Doing Cap
tain D W Houghton ColE CFord MaJ
Fred Mack Capt F L Campbell Sergeant
M Gardner Privato A Scott Sergeant
Robert Graham
President Arthur nnd tho Cabinet
Tho following lottor was addressed by ex-Postmaster-General
Horatio Kine to Post-
mastor Gcncrul James at tho timo when tho
President was supposed to bo dying Inst
montu
Rye Beach N II August 21
MyDkah Sir Wo aro almost without
hone Last nicht a d Isnatch camo hero stat
ing that tho President had lockjaw aud
could not survive until morning I Wo
looked with breathless anxiety for tho
morning papers endeavoring to braco our
selves for tho worst 1 need not toll you
what a relief wo felt when wo learned that
tho report was false Still tho latest news
Is far from reassuring It seems hardly pos
sible that tho President can recover although
tho papers say that you constantly hold to
tho belief that ho will yet como out nil
right God grout that your prediction may
prove true
But in tho dread ovont of Gen Garfields
death what thon Would tho presont Cabi
net ho retained and tho Administration go
ou as it has been begun This I am confi
dent is tho earnest desiro of tho great mass
of tho pcoplo throughout tho country Tho
fact cannot bo concealed that tboro Is an
almost universal apprehension that should
Mr Arthur succeed to tho Presidency ho
might chooso now Cabinet ofllccrs in accord
with tbo old rcglmo of eight years ago and
that tho measures of roform so happily com
menced under Prosidout Garfield would not
only fall to bo carried out but that wo should
sco no advanco whntovcr toward ft moro
honest and better administration of tho
Government
Havlni favored Gen Hancocks election
it may appear strange that I am so anxious
to sco tlio AUministratiou succeed in com
manding universal approbation first by nil
niv hones nud nravors under President Gar
flold or If wo must glvo him up then uudor
Mr Artliur uut wnoovcr may do rrosi
dent I hcllovo I am so far romdved from
partisan feeling that I shall always rcjolco
in his success if it como from nu hanost
and faithful administration of tho Govern
ment and this is why I earnestly wish to
sco you and your colleagues who havo so
nobly startcu out on tins lino retained
I havo no perhonal acquaintance with
Vlco Prcsldont Arthur but wero I as well
acquainted with him as witli you or If ho
knew mo as well oven as lien Garfield
docs thus bolug assuifll of tho sincerity
nud disinterestedness of my motives I
would urgo him with all my powers not to
depart from this course should ho bo called
to tho Presidency It might bo presump
tion iu mo to do this as it may havo been In
suggesting among other things to Gcu Gar
field last January that It was an innovation
to invito any assistant secretary to sit in
Cabinet council He howovcr sent mo a
lottor of thanks nnd I havo been gratified
to obscrvo that his Cabinet sessions havo
been confined to his regularly appointed
Cabinet ofllccrs I havo tho honor to bo
very respectfully and truly yours
lioiiATio Kino
Hon Thomas L James Postmaster-General
Washington
National Hotel ArrUalH
II King N Y Mrs E Fitzgerald Ma
lou Ga J M talon Macon Ga Hon B
Wilson W Va J Lcgcndto N O Miss
I Locoul N V W E Legonilon MU
II B Harding N Y C II Ollleld Chi-
cago W Lehman Bulto T T Dawson
llnlto G R Deano N J J Klllcy N J
J Wholploy N J W lago N J li unn
null N J J W Larrlson N J G Al
bright Phlla E 0 Starr Plilla J V
Elder lhlhv W C Gmtchon Winchester
S Sherman and wife Boston W II Payne
Va R Randolph N Y L T Day Conn
G Froy Jr N Yj M C Rogers Chicago
II R anion Va W Uuclics Im In K
It Roso and wife Faycttovlllo N 0 E J
Lilly and wife Fayettovlllo N Oj J E
Wood 111
Vlderney Dairy Whkoiin
Fiesh Alderncy butter churned overy
inornlngnnd delivered iu J Ih Wanl prints
at 10c per lb Also cottaijo cheese fie per
ball buttermilk 5c per quart and sweet
milk 5c per quart
a chat With mr vahderdilt
Ilriuiii Why tlcncrnl Arthur Ad
inlnlitrnllon Hhould he n Huccc
NY World Sept Sl
Mr William H Vandorbllt wni found
early last evening seated In tho cozy library
of his Fifth Avcnuo residenco reading a
numbor of letters that had been sent to him
from his office A rapid glanco at each de
cided its fate and it was either torn into
shreds and thrown upon a pile of others
that had met with similar fortuno or put
asldo for rofcienco or reply
Do you think tho sudden chaugo in tho
National Government will causa any
troubloV Mr Vandcrbllt was asked
No not a bit was tho reply Why
should It Wo Americans aro not a pcoplo
who nro llablo to losa our heads on occa
sions such as this Wo aro moro prono to
look nt our affairs national as well as in
dividual philosophically There is such
intenso loyality such deep affection for our
form of government among our pcoplo that
it would tako moro than tho loss of any
ono man or any dozen men to crcato a dis
turbance I look forward to a continuation
of tho administration so admirably Inaugu
rated by tho dead President His successor
could not do better than to follow In his
footsteps aud I hopo and bcllovo that ho
will
lcn Arthur n PrcKldent
Aro you well acquintcd with Presidont
Annurr was oskcu
Oh yes I hnvo known him for twenty
years aud thcro Is moro of him than is
generally thought In fact I look updn
him as a superior man a man of talent Ho
knows that President Garfields Adminis
tration was a great success as far as it went
and ho is shrewd enough and far seeing
enough to model his own upon it I do not
think ho will ho led away by party feeling
Ifhodocsho will mako tho greatest mis
tako of his life Will his accession to tho
Presidency necessarily mako any cbango In
his nnturo and his feelings you ask
Well yes I think It will To bo ox-
pectlng to bo President nnd to bo
actually sworn in as Presidont aro essen
tially different things Whcii youplnco
such n great national responsibility upon
tho shouldors of nnr man who has tho first
clement of goodness in him you aro bound
to produce a cuango in nlm lor tlio better
Whoro ho was boforo radical ho becomes
conservative whoro boforo reckless careful
and thoughtful Ho feels that tho de
mands upon him nro of tho utmost import
ance and braces himself up to meet than
Jen Arthur will remember 1 Jiavo no
doubt that coming Into ollico ns ho does
ha will bo one of tho most closely watched
of all our Presidents It rests with him to
mako his administration n memorable ono
and I trust and bclicvo that ho is actuated
by that hope
Do you look upon Gcu Arthur as a man
of good executive ability
Certainly I do Ho has shown it in all
tho positions ho has over occupied Ho is
possessed of great will power as has been
shown by his steadfast adhcrenco to -Ills
friends when thoy wero In difficulties and
in tho faco of rrrcat onnosltion You
m ember how ho drow down upon himself
tlio censuro or tlio people or tlio press ami
of liis own party by his interference In tho
Albany Senatorial strugclo That ho did
for his friends nnd that ho camo very near
comprising tuo nigu omco no nciu is uo
yond a doubt It is to bo hoped that his
memory of this circumstance will net as a
check upon him In tho futuro Whllo Gen
Arthur is loyal to his friends tho strength
of his will wo may hope will prevent
him from boing led Into mistakes by thorn
T think his nlm will bo to mako his Gov
ernment a Government of thowholo coun
try and not of a faction and instead of fos
tering ono faction of his party nt tho ox
of tho other I think ho will mako it
is mission to heal dissensions and unlto
nnd solidify tho party that elected him
Thcro is no doubt that ho will mako mis
takes most Presidents do but I bollovo
that ho goes into ollico with the firm Inten
tion of doing his best toward forwarding
tho truo Interests of tho country Ho is an
ambitious man and has an opportunity now
such us Is seldom offered to any one Wo
shall sco what uso ho will mako of it I
havo no reason to doubt that ho will act for
tho best interests of tho people
Tho Cabinet
Havo you heard anything about tho now
Cabinet
Yes I havo heird a great deal but I
know nothing positively Of oourbo thcro
will bo changes but it is likely they will
not bo altogether sweeping Postmaster
James has proved himself to bo ft good man
nnd has satisfied tho business community so
thoroughly that I believe ho will bo re
tained If thcro is a now Secretary of Stuto
no will uo au Jiastoruman into iir iiiaiuc
Tho financial policy of tho Government is
fixed ou n sound nud substantial basis and
any interference with it would bo almost
universally deplored I know of no fault
that is to bo found with Secretary Wlndom
who has conscientiously followed out tho
policy of his predecessor but If ho Is to bo
removed I bono that somo conservative
sound thinking man of business will bcput
In ills placo Hut wnoovcr may uo ap
pointed I do not nnticipnto any radical In
terference with our finances ns thoy uro
and Wall street will havo no occasion to
howl Somohow thoro is au opinion that
Wall street regulates tho finances of tho
country This is all wrong totally wrong
Wall street Is a great factor in tho
metropolitan system of finance but farmers
iu tho Far West and even thoso between
Buffalo and New York dont orro a snap
for It Thcro aro other und bigger influ
ences than Wall street in our financial af
fairs and thoy know it If I could tell
you any moro about tho noxt Cabinet I
would but I cannot Perhaps Mr Lincoln
will bo retained It seems to bo absurd to
spcculato upon it so early In tbo season Let
us glvo tho man a chance to mako up his
mind I feel confident that ho will glvo us
a good administration nnd mnko a good
president
Drafts ou London Dublin nnd Purls nt
II D Joolto Jr Uos 1429 St
13 H
AUCTION SALES
WARNER Auctioneer
THUHTHIVH HATi OP VAIUA 11111 IM
lUOViil PUOPKUTY HITUATKI NO 1IW
HIXTH HT H V ANII NO UN WAHIIINU
ION HP IN WAHIIINOTON CITY 1 C
Jly lrtiUMf adecreuof UieKnpreine Court
of tlio Dlflrli t of Columbia pasned In Jollity kT
CuukoNo 770H thu uiKternlKned trusleo will Oil
olUr for mile at public unction In front ofiTut
promUefloi310NIAYtOCUll i 181 at1
oclock p m part of lot 14lnviuire I beiflnnlm
for the 8iime at tlio Himthw era lorncr of wild lot
thencfl north teet 7 Indie llicnca duo fust If
feet thencfl north feet thence duo eusl 1H feet
ttienco northeastwardly by ntralKht line JO feet to
a point 1 1 feet north or a public ulley thenco noutli
14 feet to wild alley thenco with tlio Houth llnoot
Buld lotto tho placo of beulunliifr Improved by a
tlireo story fruuio dwelling and limned tatily
thereafter In front of thopreniiiteHpartof lots -1
and 1 of Kennedy it Webbn tmhdH islon record
id of part of original lot 1 In Hanaro Sl In Inn tho
wettttflncheri ot wild lot and tlio east 11 ftet I
Inches of wild lot l frontline In all 1- feet by a
depth of Oket improved by u two nlory brick
lioiiHe
Terms or huio ai priHerinoiiuy uio uecrce
thlrd of tlio purchase money In nuih and tho rwf
nuo in equal iiiKiaiincmi in tux imi
een mouths Ilh Interest at per cent
of fjtJou each parcel sold will bo leoulred when
tho property In struck otf Terms or uilo to bo
compiled In ten dais from day of wilo
riltiDK KOONUS
eliU0lHaWMtcl1 Trustee
UNDERTAKERS
ICfT HARVEY UNDERTAKER
im hkvintu ht noutuwimt
lurinnrly tiAS V Btreot Northucnt
Tho public In respectfully notllled that I am no
lonuer at uri lntreet hut U21 Meveiith street north
west MakonomUtakc It 1 11AKVKV
J T- OXiEIBSrTS
UNDERTAKER and Funeral Director
No 70 HUUt HTllKinOeonieltmii
LIKES BBRWANG BR CO
Tondor many thanks to tho Citizens of Washington for
tho liberal patronage kind feelings and encouragement
shown them since tho Opening of their Now Store Tho
intention as heretofore is to soil tho
Best Grade of Clothing
Only which thoy will invariably place at the Lowest
Prices They havo certainly commenced operations in
earnest and aro fully prepared for an oxtonsivo Fall aud
Winter business
S KATZBNSTBIN Manager
310 SEVENTH STREET
Wo Carry tho Largoat and Most Oomploto Lino of
Youths Boys ai Clirons doing
In all its branches of any houso in tho District
IB EOBI35TS03r CO
909 Pennsylvania Avenue
MW YORK STOCK MARKET
Constant Quotations
Direct and Privato Wiro
IMMKN8I2 LUNCH COUNTlUt
Our Tublo dltoto cannot bo excelled In quality and
variety
JlarveytheOrlgliiatorofSTEAMUDOYSTKIlS
HAEVET HOLDEN Proprietors
1010 Cor renna Ave nnd Klcvcntli St
BOOTS AND SHOES
GEO IF- BEISnKBiRlC
HUCCI30n TO
GltKATEHT I1AKUA1NH EVUIl OfFlIItEl
BOOTS A lSriD SHOES
Bellini all Roods at cent for the next 00 da 4
to mako room fur Fall Htock
W S BROWN
I7 311 and 2111 lKNN AVKNUK H 15
FAMOUS 250 OALP BOOT
BlOftcvcnth Htrcet and 1022 Pcnn avo
THK HUST AND CIIKAlnsT
WJI0L1WALK AND lllTTAn
L HEILBRUNS
SHOE HOUSE
402 BUVnNTIl BTHKirr XOHTUWIMT
Hlgn of Tho Old Woman In Window
TO 8AVJJ MONIJV 11UV YOUH
BOOTS A3STI3 SHOES
OK
a soiiyrjvrEiRS
Mttronolltnn Store
No 000 PENNSYLVANIA AVK
L
One Price Shoo Store
A L HAZELTON
423 8ivintiist
Under Oart Follows Hull
GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE
401 Pennsylvania A ft N W
Sm niCHOLT Proprietor
Georgetown Advertisements
WII WIIBATLEYB HtrainDyflwrnnd Wet
and llrv Hcmirllur llublbitiinent will call
roramiufiuer vhitk anyvwiere in tu District
uiwii receliit of Rddretw by mall or otherwise
loodn receUed and returned by malt and exnresa
from anil to all partH of tho rmiutry No KM old
10 Jellertioii hi reel near HrldKe tleoruetown 1U
apu
WATOI IEB
AdoldWaUhfiirta
A lletter Hold Watch for il tX and 10
Slli r Watches from M to Jo
Jew elry Hllvcrw are Clocks Spectacles at
J S BLACKFORDS
New No 3111 llllUKli STIIIJT
S JM WATEHS
u iiioHHTitiiirr
PlUCTICAIPlUMIHIHTKAM ANlt lAS 1ITTKH
Alt Work Warranleih ocu n
JOHN H SOHULTZE 58 Bridge street
Keeps the best S and 10 ct Clgnra to bo found In
leoritelown Sunday and Weekly Papers Bta
llontryctc
New Hardware and HarneBS 8tore
11 PdlllUIItr 61 IlKli Street
llardwaro tuul Harness at reasonable rates
Harness repaired m ps ly
Special Bargains In New and Second
hand FUUNITUHU at tho Old Bland 76 and 78
HrMsfl st heeond hand Furulturo nought Hold
and Kxchamreih
A TALLENT Practical Upholsterer
MlllaliSt1opplorrcstlIull
Upholstering In all Its brunches Furniture Tie
paired
Now nnd Second Hand Furniture
HOUIIHT AND SOW AT
ails PENNSYLVANIA AVHNUIi IcH
ri o to shikh m u btiiuht
SlVLIHU CAUIIIAOIXANM UIUAIUIKII OF
THKHAMIC augo
to New York Phlladolphla and
Boston
Orders in Stocks anil Investment Securities Executed il Despatch
DUV AND BULL
Government Bonds Foreign Exchange Coin o
H D COOKE Jr CO Bankers
X4J3S r STBEET
Wo ln Uo tlio Public to examine our Quotations and avail themselves of our services as Ilrnkera
tnlluyliiKamlHcIllng c2Mf
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
ioie ioie
Old Kstabllilied Lmllra and Gents
Restaurant and Oyster Saloon
The TjUKeit anil Most Completo In tho country
Constantly on hail every brand of Oysters found
In American Watcrswith n boundleds variety ol
1AM1 and every delicacy that tho Northern
Eastern and Southern Markets can produce Also
lay
3 llAl
ceptBunday
AU
Hon
RAILROADS
BALTIMOEE OHIO EAILEOAD
TlIH MnKtrART IIKK
and Til n only MNiMiirrwnnN
TJIU KAS T AND THK VKSI
via Washington
DOUIILK TlUCIC I J ANN KV COUJXKR f
HTKKL ltAILHl
Brliodulo to takn ollVct Kiinilny Mny JWsl
A M JUaVK WAHHIM1TON
320 Chicago Cincinnati andHtLouihFah
KXlIlhKM
aoo llnltlmorc KIMcot City and Way Stations
J040 ItALTIMOIlK KXiKKKN
000 J laltl moro AnimiKilh and Way Pled
intuit blrajjlHirjr Winchester Ilugcrstown
nnd way via Kclny
OIO Point of Hocks uinf Way Mntlonn
810 Philadelphia Nkw York and Bomto
KxiIUjm Parlor cars to New York
040 Htauntov and Valikv JlxniKKH Con
necis for J I users tow n and at Point of 1 locks
for 1rednrlclc
JOOO OitHunduyonly llaUlmorcAnnupolInand
Way
10 00 IUltiuoiik ExriiKHfl Stops at Hyatt
vllle CoIIprp lleltsvUlp Laurel Amiapollr
Junction Jchhuph and J I an over
10 40 PiTTHiiuimir Chicago Cincinnati oik
Ht LOUIB KXlltKKH
P M
jaio llttltlmorcKlHcot Cily Annapolis and W
Htatlons
125 On Hiinday Only for llaltlmoro nnd Way
210 ItALTlUOUK KXlHhKN
300 HAITIMOnK PlIILAItKiriUA Olid NKW
YOttK JiXIHKNH
330 llulilnioro and Way Stations Wlncliraltr
Vrftlerlflr IIntrimfiu n nml Wnv In 11a
430 llAITIMOnr ItVATTBVILIK ANII TMCKKL
wnuw rrederlck Ma itelay Htopn ai
AnnaiolH Junction
1440 lUililmore AnnapollA and Way Btatlona
T440 Iolnt of JlockH Frederick llagerstowt
VliiclKstermil Way Onbumluy toloiut
in iiiiLKn mill yiiv nuiiiuim
JIAIT KxniKHH and
10U
Wav
yialtclay Mtopn at 11 mis vllle and
Tjiurpll
eOB Point of llocka and Way Btntlom
to 46 llaltlinoroand Way Htatloim
730 llAiriumu Hvatthvillk and Iauiiki
JiXIHKMH
toia liTTBiiunnii Cincinnati and Bt Lotus
KXlIlKHH
050 lliiunKMMiANKW Yoiik and Boston
1xikkhh hleenliifr cars to New York
1000 llAITIUOHF IIVATTSVII1 K Blld lAUllltl
KxiithKH titops on signal or to let oir pas
nemjera at any station between Washington
aim Annapolis junction
t Dally Ihuiiday only Other trains dally ex
trains from Washington stop at Itelay Bta
or further Information apply at tho Baltimore
J Ohio Ticket Olllces Wash
ruuvcu at any point it mo city
lnatoiiHtatlon i
and 6t
Aiiii41 renna avenue cor of iiiii street vtuevr
orders w 111 bo taken to bajtsairo to bo checked and
1881 T1IB QMKAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA EOUTE
TO THK MJUT1I WEST AM SOUTHfftST
DOUIUU Til ACK STnEL ItA Uii
Bplcndld Hceucry launhlcent lquipment
IN llFKl CT 5IAY 10 18SI
TIIAINS MllVK WAHIUNOTOf from der
corner of blxth and 11 streets
as follows
Foi Pittsburg and thn West 800 a m Dally wltb
Hleeplnctarsto Pittsburg and Chicago 1030 a
m dally Willi Weeping cars from llarrlsburg
to Cincinnati St Louis wut Chicago lr p m
dally with PalacoCartn PlttHlmrtt
JIAlrUtOHK POTOMAC ItAIIUOAD
for Canaliilalgua hochester llullulo Niagara
lulls with Parlor Car to Watklns and the
North 8 u in dally except Sunday at 1C30 p
m dally except Saturday with Palaco car to
Cunaudalgun und Watklns
For WllUamnnort Iock llinen and rimlra
10 W a in dally except Sunday
For New York and tho 1 Jim tun a m 1030 a m
i 10 on and lon p in On Sunday iii lair
aim i m jumieii express or liuiniaD
1alaco Cars u m a m dally except Sunday
For ItrooWUn N Y all through trains connect
Jersey City with boats of llrookl li Anuev a
fording direct transfer to Hilton slreit avoid
Ing double fi Triage across New York city
For Philadelphia suj a m lirwn m zua J 40
10 no and lu13 p m On sunduy afiw 640
10 1 aud 1015 i in Limited Kxpressv 30 a ui
dally oxctpt Sunday
For lia1ilmoretl40 8 ml oao 10 30 a m and 100
4 -I -lo luuuauii iuip m uu sun
day 81U 10 JO a in ioo 640
p in
For Popes Creek Line C40 a m
dullv excent Bumtav
u30 1UUU ami iiiil
and 4 40 p
ui
lor Annapolis 010 a m and 4 40 p in dally ex
rent Sunday
ALiiXANiiiiiA and lMtrnniucKsnuno
UAllWAY ANI ALiaCANlllllA AND
WASHINGTON HAILIIOAD
For Alexandria 77illaiandlli0a in 4i
ojosandllitopm OnSundujs at 7uo Vi
and 1IJ0 a maud 8 p m
For KlchnioiidBndthoSouii7tandlllO a in
dally and p in dally except Sunday
TraiiHlcavoAlexandrla for Washlngtou 6 81V
and 10 nm 1J40 3 5 7 010 p m and 1 1 mid
night On Sunduy at 80 and 10 a m 7 and
Ml n m
Tickets Information sleeping and parlor car ao
commndatlons can boprocureilat the otltces north
east corner of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue and at Ihe station viuere orders can be
left for tho cheeking of baggage todestlnatlonfrorr
hotels and residences
J It WOOIiOencral Passenger A gent
lTtANlCTHOMbONleiieral Manager
West End Advertisements
It 0 uASE3IB5rS
ANTIQUARIAN BOOK STORE
1701 FNNAAVTNUlf x
SUIIOOl HOOKS SCHOOL HUllLIIIS
Iu great variety Circulating Ilbiary Jllllooko
sepl
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