LTY.I
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j
ILhcdtvery Wednesday "
ut
aonum, if Jali in advance ; -
w!ll Invanan.y 11 s i
JCo Subscript!'
will 1 dux-oniinncJ BnliI " :
s:Tcaras;e?arep'dui-
Post ins rters. ncitlertlna; ;
jt polity n
when ftihsoTitwr do nr.:
t.iki out ;
. th Slili- '
: , i'.l be held res p"ni' ,e
: ilieir psicr so" oe
i.Til.lit'O.
SoWrltn reown Horn to '", j
should Rlt u the name of the W
w. 11 af tli prescct olfiee. Addre."
The Somerset HcraM- !
S:ncr-i':. l'a
perms ot -ruDucauun.
Fhc Somerset Herald, ;
1 IF.
KK Ei:.
ATTORNEY-
AT LAW .
S.ICrs-t,
la.
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SCULL.
ATTORNEY
Sos-ierf-t,
la.
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KNDSI.KV.
ATTORNEY -ATLAW,
Soscrset,
1 r.nrcK II. SCULL
UT
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XEY AT LVW,
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t. un-i-ei.
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$:" I v..n.l punctually alien- eu
... ..,. .on Mam cn nitir -
rauiinoth Ul''k.
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FNRYF.SCIIELL. '
ATTORNEV-AT I.f W,
flimrtv anf! Pension
. ... in lltll!lltn JilU.
Agent, Snuerset,
iAI.KNTINK HAY.
y AiTimMi-Ai-""
. .... i i , in li.l Efinte, Somet-et, l'a
in
t..al! ,.ine elitrl.i-te.t t
jiruii'l'tnew ai..l I: K-ln'-
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rare
O. KIMMKI..
ATTOKXEV AT-LAV. ,
Suwrret. '
U'il! iitenati.alll.ni-liiew entnisto to 1,1s eart
i,S,u,e".7..,iH:i1,,iaee..mi,,w
an.Hi IWuy. iili.r,-..nMuiiiCPBtrm.
le:. 1"T" ly
.
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will lie
C1; iI.l'.OKN A- ( (l.liiM.,
ATIVhXEiS AT I.AV.
U !.u-lnrpi! entrufte.1 to their ere
m ..iilv n.l iniiK tuniiy nii"" "
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oiix ii. viii..
ATTOKXEY-AT-LAW.
St-iuert- L, l'a..
Will pp.mptly attend to all l'nine" entrufd
tntniu.' Money advanced on eolleetiot:.!, at!. '.
t..c in .ll.tiuiu.iih iiuii.Um;.
J.
o ,11:.
ATiOKXEV AT LAW,
S!.u,en;t Pa.,
Pr.il" s.d .nal t.Blne entruFted ti. IB '
.-i: le.i to with pr.iu.puitfp ami ndeliif
I't iTTKK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
i i:-HAi.fc m.m..ii;.t ;!., I -
Ml:
Olltr- HI! .r.lUMM'.I!Ul imt !" t ' I ie puiill. .
Sale un.l lo.n,c nei..llate.i, and all her leal
l.,iMTie-f attcti'tcd to wit ii jirouiptm.-s and n lilM).
t niUvtcni! a apcrialty. l.uuei He.
W. J. 11.1111. ii 1- 1W1..
IVU.U iV r.AKI!.
J ATToilX EYSATLAV
Siimere:. Pa ,
Will pni'ti vin S.mi-rs.-t and adi -lalni cour.lies.
All luiiiie entrusted to tnetu will luriroinptly
tt"ernltil lo.
ril.i.lAM II. K00NTZ.
AITOUXKY-ATLAW.
Somerset. Pa.,
Will nt '.noinpt attention to lu.'inen (ntru?:-
e 1 10 hit care 111 i.uierse, inu anjoiTouK i"umn..
S 1 ..';i-s lu Pilelinir House R JW .
ToIIX II. SCOTT.
J ATIORXEY-AT LAW.
9 SiuaiiTfet, Pa.
ori.. inihe Coart H u?e. All liu?inefstn!ru-
1 , ho. .are amuJcl 10 Willi proini.tiR." ami
i.ieliiy.
J
AMKs I., rucii.
ATTORXEY-AT-LA.W.
S'jmerset.
Pa.
1 Otliee, Mammoth iliock. up stair?. En'ranw,
f.daiu n.s? street. tMlieeiiona made, e.-taU-s
V-nled, lilies examined, and all leicl huiiufs
ii!ten,'td lo with promi'luetfs aud n.lelity.
) Ii.
. t; iv mil.
u.
KIN MIX.
nil. Ii. M. KIMMl'Ii .V- SOX
lender their (mdeasloiial serviws to the citl
.. . mi- ot Somerset and vlelrlty, I ne of the mem- ;
'1 -Tt t ihe hrm can at ali;tlmes. biiIohp .rol, ?-ixi-l!y
eniEace.t. I lound ai their othce, on Main .
reel, ea?t ol ttie Diamond.
Vn. J. K. MHXKIt has .er:na-
'H aLiiently located in lierlin fcT the praetl.-e of
i l.i prolessi ,n. olhce opisiflte Charles Kns-ing.
j it's fiore. apr. ii, To-tt.
i
i
T!MI.
1 tp'!Hfln
llIU r.AKKH tender- his
i.n.lesflonal senlces to tne eitimn oi rvin
i net un.l vicinity. OIIik In rcddeiwe on Main
r.rcet, wet ot tlic Diamond.
A. G. MIU.KK.
I'HYSIJIAN fc. SUKi i COX,
His remove.1 to South Kend, Indiana, when: tic
can I eonr-ulieU l.y letter oroiherais-
WILLI AM COLLINS.
I 'EX 1 1ST, SUM EHSET, l'A.
O ti -e in Mammoth Block, above Itoyd's Dru
Store where he can at all tuned 1 ton,,. I prepar
ed todo all'ktu.ls ol work, such as tilling, rcfctt-
1 latino, extrwuug. A.c. Artificial tei-thol all ktnus
! and oi the best material inserted. Operations
iirr.mtod.
Dl. JGIIX LILLS.
DENTIST.
Oli -e above Henry Hcfflcy'a store, Miin Cr:ifS
::r 'ct, Somerset, Pa.
:R. W. F. FUN DEN BERG,
LATE RESIDENT SURGEON,
New MEyg ani Ear Icfiriiiary,
lias located permanently in tin-
City of Cl'MLKULANl). M irvlan.l.
for the KXCLl'SIVi: treatment of
all diseases nf the Eye and Lar. in
ehulino t hose of the Nose and Throat.
ofTi.- N'n. S.iimii
i-if.cr Street.
J
"!:XSlOX AGENCY.
. P. Sweilrer of Sand Patch. Somerset er.untv.
Pa. Justice ol the Peace, surveyor and eluiin
lutein will promptly collect all Bounty and Pen-t-'Ofi
claims entrusted to him. Person wifhine
a:iy ltit.rniati..n will a.ldri-ss him at the aline
ti nned pla.w, endosina; discharge and pontaa-e
stamp tor reply.
DAVIS BROTHERS,
H-use, iqji yND Fresco
PAINTERS,
S.iii:i:skt. Pexx'a.
AUCTIONEER.
1 AKTIKS needing my service onKealnrPer
.J "Bi Kstate, or anything to Iw iised o, at
A o Wl" ni"1 1 ' ntlre'sattsUcUou.
ft" letters by mail promptly attended to.
W.
A. KOONTZ,
Confluence, Pa.
I'ec.31.
D
IAMOND HOTEL.
NTdYSTOWX, l'ENN A.
Till n...il.. mr.A .n i v. ...
lentl.or.,gthly and teiv rentted with all new
nd Um oi lumiturr i.i."i. .... .
jlesiratde sK.pp.ua- place Ur the trauellr : i.ubl ic. 1
.... ...it ou r..H t cannot h snrcassnl. all l. I .
. hrst class, with a large i.ut.lic hall 'att-hi '
i cannot b surpassed, all lie- I
I'im class l.,roirgn IThS ..7Kr,i'1:";' I
Also larre and
'i i . r mm I h...
mini large anil mom Kti.t.l...a-
Hide pn. s, I y the week, day or meal.
SAIKl 11.(1 STERProp. j
8. F. for. Hlam.xid. '
Btoxstown, Pa.
VOL. XXIX. NO. 3.
NEW GOODS!
j
Celisr a Co. fcaveiust received :f ni Hie lutst.
I era cities a very larire Stock of Inods, hich they
j arc now offering at extremely Low V cos.
!
THEIR STOCK OF
DRESS GOADS,
if very l.irire, and a they had siidt f their iM
stork at
REDUCED PRICES,
I i
; The? no have cn baud an entire!) NEW and
: well SELECTED STUCK ot IiRhFS UiXJllS
of the very j
LATEST and BEST STYLES
Found In the Eastern m'.rkcts wld h Itiey
sell at price to suit all.
'i'lieirs' i 3 ireucm! Ptcefc, eon- is:ir ' f
will
!!;y i;mis,
notion's. i
!l.i:lVAi:K.
HATS au.l CATS,
1'AIN'TS ::n 1'Il.S,
l'isii. cai:i'!:i.
(ii'i:r.N'-vAt.i:.
;i:x-rniK-i.
TAKLK & riXK"ll OIL ( LOT IIS,
WALL Si WIXDOV 1'ArEIt.
&.C., Ac, &c.
Kn.m tt e I'tia e?tal.liiieii reruTi.m for lair
de:ilii.zt' tirin lin viiiiieil. the lull ut nmn.lenee
ean tn- p'.irej in all repretn-'riUtiuii!. tiaite ly any
litrf'ju r.-i-ni-eii-'l with the atire.
1 hy now have on lian.l t ie
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
IX TOWX.
When vnu enmc tu town, call and
?elt.
CASEDEEIl
.-e for ytur-
U CO.
Soincrsft l'a.,
'.Hlr iliioio'
H. M'CILLUM,
77 FIFTH AVSNU'E,
Above VVcod Stroct.
OIL CLOTH S, I
? i
AN IMMENSE STOCK BCU5HT AT ;
Low Prices of Three Months Since. I
l The Greatest
Ydvantagc
in
Prices will be
Purchasers.
eivrn to Earlv
Kl.RllIARV, 1HS0.
.March ol oino
CHARLES HOFFMAN,
:AlivelI
SOMERSET,
LATEST STYLES Hi. LOWEST PL1CES. ,
r SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.. '
!
His e mstantly on hand at LU distllcry j
PURE RYE WHISKY)
'.r itilc l.y the barrel or gallon. fultd for
JUDICAL AND HECHAlflCAL !
P U 11 P O S E s :
i M'ts addressed to
iMii.tattentli n.
.March i lsst.'.
He.-lin, Pa., will receive !
MITER ANDERSON,
' 1
, V700D ST. AND SIXTH AVENUE,
NO. 226 LIBERTY STREET,
PITTSBUEGH,
ItMs
jno. hk as.
LA St'K at. SICES'.
AS for Fire 2M Life Insurance, j
JOHN HICKS a SON., i
SOMEliSKT. PA..
And Real Estate Brokers.
ESTAliLISIJED.1830.
Persons a-ho desire to sell, t.uy or exchange
property, or rent will hnd it to their advantage i
torcKip .ir he description thereof, as nocharae is j
node union sold or rente I. Kea I estate business
(ceneraliy v III be promptly attended to. j
aa; Is
S. T, LITTLI' & S '
IO EAI.TIMOUK STIIEKT,
I MmiKLAND, Mil.
I
batches, ciiaiss,
SOLID SILVERWARE, DfJ.UO.VD.e,
AMERICAS CLOCKS, ERESCIl CLOCKS,
SILVER PLATED WARE,
JEWELRY, c
HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
IVWhef and Jewelry
Repaired, by Skilled Workmen and
returned by Express Free of Charirc No extra
, charge fur Engrarlna". Goods war
ranted as represented.
octn
AftnnA MONTH -naranteed. I2 a day
X lltllal birtne made bv the industrious. I
l .1 1 1 1 1' Jl"tl quired: we will start
ijljllll.". .Men. women, buys and stirls
,7. - ., !"."ke T'""'? J?ler V wor,k J'.,r
r else. The
fc'f"",r tarl U.L "Jf can ro right at
.
- -
i'n Irasae. at once and see lor themselves.
t OKllV I lutlit and tj.rfn. Ith. VOW la th f Im
(I momy ere
AddreS. i'H'E a. CO., Aogtuta, Maine. j
Jus.'!. !
LKiXUM.
LIXOKUM,
MERCH TT LOU!
tl4-IAIWAs.4l at efcAAeM W j
i
MERCHANT TAILOR
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We have leen bmi!el the l'..ll..wic? a un rtm'-e-mrntii
hy JwUii Keller, Es.. Cliainuan ot the
Ke)iulili-an Cnunly Ciiujnttttee, eandiiiates to le
vMmi n.r at tho primary clueliun, held Juno
li.
KUK ASSEMBLY.
To Jotiieh Ktilcr, Chairman ktpubiican County
ommtltt t :
Sm : in aecnlance with the nsaire; ot the Re-pubiii-an
party, 1 am a candidate Ii.r re-Dcmlira-lioo
fur tho As."etuldy, sotiject to the UevuioB of
the Uei ubliean iiiimary ele- ikm.
A. J. COLUOHX.
ToJosick KtlUr, Chairman B'fubUccn CounJ)
Committre :
Si rt: lnaeeorlnni-e with the nnireaof the Re-iubii.-an
(.arty, 1 am a ran.ihtale I..T re-nmlna-linn
tir the Aaienilily. ahjeet w tha decision of
the Keiiul'.i. ;m primary election.
E. M. SCJIROCK.
Oladk, Pa., May
Jlr. Jotiah Keller, ( It airman Republican County '
f'ommilicc: j
oik i iiu villi iieaiie annnuncn my d:idjc as
ean.tlilate 1r Aeinhly. eut.ect to the decision of
the Kei ol'lii'io Primary Election.
A. S. WILL.
C.isru em K, Pa., May 17, 18S0.
Joiuh Keller, Esq., Chcirmvn Republican County
Committtt :
IIkarSir. Please a nnuune niy name ai a
caud hlate f ir AsemIy, 8aljet tj the deeiaion
ol the liepuhliean primary eleetion.
A. It. ii i .u i, r.n i .
; Mr.Jotiah Killer, Chairman Republican County
j Comtniifce:
' Sm: Pleisc announne my n ime ns a candidate
j fur Asseuitily, fuhjoei to the decision of the Re
publican primary elect inn.
Sl UOX P. SWEITZER,
I Sand Patch.
Joii'o'i Keller, chair.iian Republican County Com
; miltr :
j Sin: V-u will pleacannounre my name ai a
candidate i r the A.!emhly, ?ul.)eet to ihe deciiiion
! of the lieputili'Min Primary tlection.
SAM. SUER.
i POKPiMlRlloi SE I I RECTOR,
. Josiah Keller, Chairman Republican County Con
' muter:
! Sik: You will please announce toy name u a
I candl'late t.-r P,ir House Director, fuhject to the
docisiuli of the Republican pritnarv eieethm.
j DAM EL Kl.MMI U
Somerset Townalilp.
JfcssKB X Koahs, Pa., May e, 1H8).
Mr. Joiah Keller. Chairman of the Republican
County Committee :
Sin: i'lea.e announce my name as a candidate
f.r the otliee of poor lioue Director, auhiectto
the decision ot the licpul.'IcHn priimirv rlntlon.
I ALEXANDER KUKXS.
: Joiinh Keller, Crcirmcn Republican County Con
' tinttcc:
j Uki-.i.in, May 31, 1S80.
Sin: IMeae announce my n.-,mea acandlilate
for poor House Direcior. auhieit to the decision of
' the vitera c.t tiic tnsuliiir. Repuliiieau Primary
: Elei tion.
1 DAVID J. COVER.
iirolhertvalley Ti.
l OU DISTRICT ATTOKXEY
To Jtnieh Keller, Chairman of the Republican
County i oinmtilre, of Somert' t County, Venn
tyivania. Sin: You will plettie announce my name as n
candidate tor the olhce ol Diioriet Attorney ot
i s.uii c-uiity. suhieet to the ileeiMon of the Rcputi. !
lican Primary Eleclioit, to he heid 2cih June, 1
1"0.
II. S, EXDSLEY.
Jvual. Kr
mittee.
Vr, f'ii airman lit pall Uan County Cta.-
Sir: Ple:,r ann innre my name a a e.in.iida.e
for the ntllee ol Di!n.t Attorney, aulijoct to the
dccii..nol ihe Kepuhllcan Primary elction.
i U EOKtJ t; R. SC I LI
oSTlCAV BANK
-:o:-
Somerset Countv Bank,
7
CHARLES J. HARRISON.
Cashier and Manager.
CoihxticTnu dc in an part of tbe t'ntted states.
Ohantej roleratc. Uutter and other cheeici col-
lei.ted and cashed. Eartcni and V.'ejternexchana;e
j always on band. Remittance male with prompt
' Dees. Aecnnnts follclted.
1 Parties detlrlae; to parchaje V. S. 4 PER
I CENT. PCX" DEI) LOAN, can bo accommo
dated at this Hank. The coupons are prepaid In
denominations of W, I'iO, 600 and l.OOi).
J. II. ZIJl.MESMAX.
GEO. SNYDER
SOMERSET FOUND RY
ZIMMERMAN & SNYDER,
1 All kinds of c;, stint;
made and lor sale, consist-
iuk in itn ol
sn;.r. (i!;.VTF-s
STtlVF. l.lMVf.S,
sbi:: soi.ks,
AN'il CiiATKS. 1'I.OVS,
ANllSHKAUS, cv. Ae.
The BOA., STOXEU and HECLA Kos 3,
and i
HEATINCt stoves
Made and fcr sale. All kinds of Castinrs made
i to order at short notice. A
mac him: shop
, 1-. attached to the Foundry In which all k:nds of
Machinery will be repaired promptly.
We are doing; a general
FOUNDRY BUSINESS.
And solicit all kinds of orders In our llae.
REPAIRING A SrEClALIT.
Nov. M
SYRING, 18807
1 J JLj'MX
! Vyj.-JLVX -LU JL kJ j
A Large and Choice Stock of In
grains, Tapestry Brussels, Body
Brussels, Marquerts and Axmin-
iBtcrs, with Eugs and Borders to
match. Also Oil Cloths, Linoleums
and Lignums.
d ny Ajjji jjfjvT HQ
' '
lis. 33 Fifth Avonss,
PITTSBtTKGH, :EA..
MORGAN'S
WOOLEX MILLS.
ESTABLISHED 1812.
Ilavint for the part year or two. been entirely
unable to supply the increasing demand for my
K.ids 1 hare built an addition to uiy mill and put
In b"V mount of
NEW AND IIPEOVEB MACHINERY
J and thereby almost doubled my capacity for nian
uhteturlna. i 1 have now on hand alarm stock consistlnfror
BLANKETS.
! CASSIMERES. SATINETS.
'jeans, KEPELLANTS, flannels,
COVERLETS, CARPETS,
j YARNS. .Cn
which I wish to
: 72ADE FC3 "WOOL.
-:o:-
Farmers, I have the kind of goods yon need,
j want your
; WOOL
T
. to work np
I RIGHT IX TOUR OWN COUNTY,
u n mbk .11 mv nrtinwri In vnod
,lme i naT employed the same airenulbad last
- i .d.utinn Mr. Joseph L Dauzherty.
ho Orst Introduoed my rooU into many parti of
this eoonty.
i wiu t'rive. a Jn the pas', to arlve first eUs
g,His anil iuiimiuBiw.il. .
last year, will plee address nrd to
a'pFw cu-uxncr ana u - iw. w nm.
WM. S. JlIORGAN.
Quemahoning, Pa.
Apr 7
omer
the srnscitiBKR
It was tin1 nM MuliscrilxT,
His tytt were tiH and dim,
15ut "he wan't t:ikin' no jopiT
Tliat was jHikin' rhaffat liitn."
For he j.irked liin jip:r up one day,
And it wont to his) heart like a nx ket,
"Whom the jriids love, die young," it said,
"Hut they wlioc henrt arc lr" he read,
"As Mummer's dust hum to the socket."
Then he looked thrcuh the pajn-r with
wnitli and doiiht,
And his hmrt with aii?er tumuil,
For he found a I had liecn left out
And he found nn olhnt was "turned,"
And he lifted his voire with a mighty shout.
As the sheet with his feet he spumed.
He stopivd his paper he would not read
Such a blundering villainous sheet ;
Of the news it contained he luul no need.
He could hear the news on the street.
inly ten days later he sold his com ;
Hut he pounded his head full of dents.
When he learned, after selling for twelve
iiml a half,
It was ijiioted at forty-'. wo cents.
And his farm was gold fur taxes, lecause
He didn't know when they were due.
And he liet on a race three days after date,
And he bet on the wrong horse, txj.
He was lined nine dollars and seventy cents
For going out slnxitiiig on f-unday,
Fnr he didn't know, with no pacr to read.
Whether t'was Sunday or Monday.
He canie to town to the Fourth of July,
lint it had Ihtii over a Week.
And he felt so mad that he wanted to cry.
For he didn't know how to speak.
He thought thnt (ir.int was President yet.
And never had heard of Hayes ;
It was worry, und blunder, and trouble, and
All of his weary days.
Sohe mine to town one summer morn,
And "signed" for his paier again,
A nd went bark home to his wheat and com,
The happiest man among men.
I.IVES OK THE OAXIM HATES.
OKX. JAMrS AH HAM (iAIHTKI.D
Major-General .lames Ahram Gar
field, who was called to lead the Re
publican l'artv in theeoiningiiation
al cainiiaiixn, is a man whomavtru-
Iv be said to have carved his own
pathway, unaided and alone, from
the lowest rank in life to the proud
est position to which an American
citizen can aspire. He is not Vet
l!l years of age, and more than half
of bis life was ppent in a courageous
struggle to gain an education, with
poverty, contesting its advance inch
by inch. He is another striking ex
amine of the tendency of this Kenuh-
! t(' f,;j wT r,uUr nnmn-ti,, e
1 who come lrom the most humble
j class of her citizens, and to honor
j those who have deserved honors by
! a noble bearing in the battle of life.
General Garfield is the on ly one of
his faillilv who has risen alxjve
ollict mediocrity, blithe has raiscil
the family name by a persistent
fight against all olistacles, which
must command the resinrt even of
his jxilitical enemies.
(ien. .lames A. Garfield was Wn
in the village of Orange, Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, alxuit twelve miles
from Cleveland, November 1!), 1X31.
His parents were Ixith of New-England
extraction. His father, Abra
ham Garfield, was I torn in Otsego
county, New York, but his family
had lived in Massachusetts for gen
erations. His mother's maiden
name was Eliza Ballon, and she was
a niece of the Ilev. llosca Ballon, a
noted Universalist clergyman of
New Hampshire, in which sfcitc she
was born. James was the youngest
of four sons, and his father died in
LSoo, when the future General was
scarcely 2 years old, leaving his
children dependent solely on their
mother. .Mrs. Garheltl was a wo-
man of remarkable business ,plali-1
,i ;ca,i,.iui . ;-
111.-, illl'l H 1 IIV'III IK 1 lillll tHUIH n 111 I
berited his nerscverin-nature. With
the aid of her three older lx.vs sho !
managed to support herself ami the
family on the little farm left by Iter
husband, and James from his ear
liest years, was obliged to aid to the
extent of his ability in the general
work about his home. But he liked
work, ami it was said of him when
a boy that there was "not alazv hair
in his head." He was a lxxir boy,
'and saw no means of making a liv-1
ing but by manual labor, and he aj
j plied himself to learn the trade of a
carpenter. During the summer
months he toiled early and late on
his mother's farm, and the winter
jdays he passed at his carjx'ntcr's
bench, doing such little jobs of sini-
'pie workmanship as the neighbors
required. There was a village school,
jPiridlll.U, 111 VIttll; ) fcasv. x aia
zens met on winter evenings to read
and discuss the Ixxiks which they
possessed, and this young Garfield
attended, picked up "such informa
tion as he could in the capacity of a
listener. All this time he had never
Ikh ii taught to read or write, and no
observer of this thoughful lxiy, list
ening to the reading of a newspaper
at the age of K), could by anv jwtssi
ble means have forscen in him the
future leader of a great national
party.
Beady money was a commodity
of which the young farmer and car-
icnter saw but little, and as the am
otion to secure an education, which
had been growing on him as his
mind was opened to the events of
the world in the village "school,"
could only be realized by means f
money, he naturally oast about him
for stne vocation which would
bring him that article. The Ohio
Canal passed within a short distance
of the Garfield farm, and James dis
covered that canal-men were paid
in cash, and made better wages than
lie could realize by farming and car
jientering. In his seventeenth year he
determined to become a canal-man,
and secure a position as driver of
one of the Wts. His care and at
tention to his humble business at
tracted the attention of his superiors,
ami he was soon promoted to the
more dignified post of holding the
tiller of the boat. He continued in
this business, saving what little
of his earnings he could, for about
IS months, until the fall oflS48,
when he determined to advance a
cti, nm! Kbin ns .a sailor on the
lakes. At this time, however an at- Lucretia Rudolph, the daughter of a
tack of fever and ague prevented ! former Hung near Hiram, whose ac
his executing his plans, and drove quaintance he had made while
him back to" his mother's house an i studying at the academy, were she
invalid. This sickness proved the j was a pupiL The marriage was one
turning point in his life, and as a re-1 purely of love, and much of the hus-
set
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SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
eult of it, James A. (Jarficld, instead:
of burying himself in the forecastle j
. ot a ship, became one of the leading
j men in the American Ileptibhc.
lie remameti prostrated m ins
inoiiiers nouse lor inrcc moiuns,
1 -i al.a ... . 1 . ai . .
ami uuriug inui- unw niaae me nc -
quaintance of Samuel D, Bates, who
was teaching the district school that
winter. Bates had been attending
the '"Geauga Seminary" in an ad
joining county, and this conversa
tion so fired the ambition of young
Garfield, which had almost" died
awav under the influence of his ca-nal-hoat
associates, that he deter
mined to forsake the idea of becom
ing a sailor, and make an attempt to
secure an education. He had man
aged, with the aid of some friends,
to learn to read, and could do sim
ple sums in arithmetic, and with
this knowledge as a basis he started,
in March, 1849, for Chester, where
the academy was situated. He was
accompanied by a cousin and anoth
er young man from his village, ami
the three took with them frying
pans and dishes, as they were tx
jxxir to pay for bpard as well as ed
ucation. They rented a room in an
old, nnpainteti frame building, near
the academy, and legaii to work.
Garfield studied hard, and progress
ed rapidly. His heart was in his
work, and lie distanced many com
x'titors who had enjoyed far better
advantages than himself. He work
ed morninirs, evenings and Satur
days in the carpenter's shops of
Chester, and thus managed to earn
his living while prosecuting his stu
dies. When the summer vacation
came, he worked steadily, and thus
created a fund to pay his tuition
for the next term. At the end of
this he had gained sufficient knowl
edge to warrant him in teaching a
district school, and thus by teaching
in summer, and working hard even
ings, he not only managed to pay
the excuses of his own education
at the academy, but to lay by a fund
to pay for a collegiate course, uixm
which he was determined to enter.
In lS-'d he left the academy and
went to the Hiram Eclectic Insti
tute, whence he continued to prose
cute his studies.
In 1S54, Mr. Garfield then a man
of 23 vears, concluded that he knew
enouglt to pass examination for ad
mission to college, and the only draw
back in his way now was the money
to pay for his course. During his
five years of study and work, he had
established a fund for this jiurjxise,
but he had not lx.'cn able to accu
mulate the necessary sum by several
hundred dollars. His life at the
academy, however, had established
for him a reputation for honesty
and jKTsistcncy of purjxise, which
now st'xxl him in good stead. A
gentleman agreed to advance him
the money, taking as security a life
insurance jxilicy, which the young
man Ix-ing- healthy and robust,
found no difficulty in securing.
Pecuniary dilliculties 'being thus
disposed of, he was ready to start,
and, after canvassing the merits of
several colleges, he settled upon
Williams, at Williamstown, and in
the fall of 1S.")4 he was admitted to
the Junior class of that institution,
lie was now thrust into the society
tf jxilished young students, who
looked somewhat contemptuously
on the rough Western farmer and
carix'iitt r who had dropped among
them. His experience in a social
rxiint of view was far from pleasant,
and he was made the subject of
many rude remarks and much ruder
treatment. He had come to Wil
liams, however, for a purpose, and
that purjmse he kept steadily in
view. Heedless of the slights which
he constantly received, he applied
'nmscii tjiergeucaiiy io ms siuoies,
and in Pin-), two years after his ad-
. . , .
nussion, he was graduated, beanng off
the Metaphysical honor of his class,
which is esiecmcu ai imams as
among the highest within the gift of
the institution to the graduating
members. This was ample recom
pense for. all the slights which he
had endured while struggling for the
high prize.
Garfield was now 2" years of age,
and had as the result of 2U year's la-
lr, a collegiate education, his
clothes, his I Kioks, his diploma, and
a debt of S4oO. He had no time for
leisure. His business was to find
something to do, antl free himself
from debt. Before going to college,
he had joined the sect of the "Disci
ples," better known as '"Campbel
lites," from their founder Alexander
Campbell. This sect had a numer
ous membership in Ohio, and all the
Garfield family were connected with
it. The "Eclectic Institute," in Hi
ram was the college of this sect, and
it was natural that Mr. Garfield
should turn his eyes to the strug
gling little college which he had left
as a pupil hut two years ln-fore. He
returned to Hiram, where he was
made Professor of I.atin and Greek
in the institute. Plain living and
high thinking was the order of the
day at the institute. The teachers
were poor, the pupils were poor,
and the college was jxxir, but there
was a great deal of hard, faithful
study done, and many ambitious
plans formed. Prof. Garfield, after
the first year, Mas made President
of the institution, and in this capac
ity he not onlv taught and lectured,
but preached. According to the
creed of the "Disciples," any person
having the jxjwcr was entitled to
tireach, and the President of the col
cge was expected to deliver a ser
mon every Sunday as part ol Ins ol-
ficial duty. President Garfield
preached with great force, and his
lame spread all through the Camp
ixdlite settlement. It was this fact
that gave rise to the story that he
had ln-en a minister, a story which
he has taken occasion to deny pub
licly on several occasions. With all
this work on his hands, President
Garfield continued to study law, the
profession which he had marked
out for himself, but which he has
never Wn called on to practice to
any extent.
In 1So7, while Professor of Iitin
and Greek at
the Eclectic Institute,
Mr. Garheld was married lo
married to Miss
07
JUNE 23, 1S80.
hand's .rorxritv in life lias been
dde to the quiet influence of the wife.
j He purchased a little cottage front-
j ing on the college campus, and they
j Ix-gan their wedding life, poor,
und
i m tleht, hut with brave hearts.
; , .w w.w
Mrs.
1 uarneiu ls a ouiet. tnoiirntml.
and
refined woman, fond of reading and
study, and of a warm heart. Two
vears after his marriage the political
life of General Garfield began. His
sermons luul attracted attention to
him, and in 1S59 he was brought
forward by the anti-slavery eople
of Portage and Summit counties as
their candidate for State Senator.
He was elected by a large majority,
and, voung as he was, he at once
took liigh rank in the Ohio legisla
ture, as a man unusually well in
formed on the .subjects of legislation,
and effective and powerful in debate.
He seemed always prepared to
speak, and always sixike fluently
and well. When the secession of
the Southern States liegan, Mr. Gar
field's course was manly and out
spoken, and he was among the fore
most to maintain the right of the Na
tional Government to coerce seceded
States. When the time came forap
jiointing the officers for the Ohio
troops, the legislature was still in
session, antl Garfield at once avowed
his intention of entering the service.
He had not resigned the Presidency
of the Hiram Institute upon being
elected to the Senate, but now he
sent in his resignation, and prepar-
cd to place himself and his abilities
wholly at the service of the National
Government.
Gen. Garfield's military career
was not of a nature to suhject him
to trials on a large scale. He was
appointed Colonel of the Forty-second
Ohio' Regiment by Gov. Deiini
son, August 14, lNtil, but it was not
until December 14 that orders for
the field were received. The regi
ment was then "sent to Catlettsburg,
Ky., and Col. Garfield was ordered
to re tort to ( ien. Buell in erson.
That oflieerassignetl him to the com
mand of the Seventeenth Brigade,
and ordered him to drive the rebels,
forces under Humphrey Marshall
out of the Sandy Valley, in Eastern
Kentucky. (Jen. Buell was pre
paring to advance on the relxl jxisi
tion at Bowling Green, but until
Marshall had been driven back,
such an advance would h lx riloiis
if not actually inixssihle. The un-
tried Colonel of the raw Forty -second
Ohio, undertook this task," and on
his success the army of the depart-
nient depended. Marshall had un -
tier his command nearly o.WK) men.
and to attack him Col. Garfield had
four regiments of infantry and eight
companies of cavalry. The reln-ls
were stationed at the villiage of
Paintville, I'wl miles up the Sandy
Valley, but Marshall, hearing of the
advance of Garfield, fell back to
Prestonburg, leaving a small lxxly of
cavalry at his old jxisition to pro
tect his trains. On the tfth of Jan
uary, 1W)2, Col. Garfield advanced
on Marshall's new position, and his
trtwps were rapidly pushing for
ward in the fast gathering darkness,
when Marshall abandoned his posi
tion, fired his camp equipage and
stores, and In-gan a retreat which
was not ended until he had reached
Abington, Ya. Col. Garfield pursu
ed the Hying enemy the next day,
ami some prisoners were taken, but
the rcWIs had too long a start, and
CoL Garfield finally gave over the
pursuit This operation in the
Sandy Valley was conducted with
such energy ami skill as to receive
the sjiecial commendation of the
commanding General and the Gov
ernment, and Col. Garfield was made
Brigadier-General ine acknowledg
ment of his services. On his arrival
at Louisville, the Army of the Ohio
was already lieyond Nashville, on
its march to aid Grant at Pittsburg
landing. General Garfield hasten
ed after it, assumed command of the
Twentieth Brigade, and reached the
field of Pittsburg , landing on the
second day of the battle, and partici
pated in its closing scenes. The
next day he moved with Sherman's
advance, and had a sharp encounter
with the enemy's rear guard a few
miles Ijeyond the battle-field. His
brigade Lxjre its full share in the te
dious siege ojicration before Corinth,
and was among the earliest in enter
ing the abandoned town after Gen.
Beauregard's evacuation.
His old malady, fever and ague,
contracted in the days of his tow
path scrvice.was aggravated in tho
malarious climate of the South, and
( Jen. Garfield was sent home on sick
leave alxmt the first of August, 1S(2. 1
remaining until January, 1S63, when
he was ordered to join Gen. Roseorans
as Chief of Staff. In this osition he
remained until his military career
closet!. From the dav of his appoint
ment he ooeame the intimate associ
ate and confidential adviser of his
chief, and bore a prominent part in
in all the campaigns in Middle Ten
nessee in the spring and summer of
LSo.i. His last conspicuous military
service was at the battle of Chicka
niauga, Sep- 19 and 20, 18(5.', and for
his bravery and generalship m that
engagement he was promoted to the
rank of Maior-General.
At this point the military career
of General Garfield practically came
to an end. In 1S62, while absent
with the Arm-, and without solicita
tion on his part, he had been elected
to Congress from the old Giddings
district (the 19th,) in which he re
sided, and believing that his path of
usefulness lav in the direction to
which his constituents iihted,he
resigned his commission December
5th, 1863, and entered upon the du
ties of a statesman's life. In Con
gress he at once took a high rank,
and from his admission to the House
of Representatives to the present
time he has been an active, energet
ic, hard worker. He first served on
the Committee on Military Affairs,
where, by his activity, industry, and
familiarity with the wants of the
Armv, he did as signal service as he
could have done in the field. He
soon became known as a jKjwerful
speaker, remarkably ready, and al
ways effective in debate, while in tlic
committees he proved himself an in
valuable worker. His party renom
inated him bv acclamation on the
expiration of his term, and on his
return to the House he was given a
leading place on its leading commit
tee on Ways and Means. Here he
eralc
sxui ros to jrreat inlluence. He
! studied the whole ranjre. of tinaneial
questions with the assiduity of his
college days, so that he is lxked
Uton to-day as one of the ablest of
our National financiers. He sbxxl
by his partv, and his party stxxl bv
hnn, re-t lectinz him successively to
the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-
first. Forty-second. Fortv-third, For -
tv-fourthForty-fifth and Forty-sixth
Congresses. During these several
terms he has served as the Chairman
of the Committee on Military Af-
fairs, of the Committee on Banking
and Currency, and of the Appropna-
turns (. omnnttec. 1 his
last Chair
manship he held until 1S75, when
the Democrats came into power.
Two years later, when James G.
Blaine went to the Senate, General I of an eligible site, but in the end re
Garfield Iwame by common consent turned to this city, where they hung
the Republican leader in the House. : out their joint shingle, and entered
a position which he has maintained j upon a successful career almost
ever since. In January last he was j from the start. General Arthur soon
elected to the Senate to" fill the seat ! afterward married the ilaugher of
of Allen (J. Thurman, who retires on ! Lieutenant 1 lemdon. United States
the fourth of next March. He re-1 Navy, who was lost at sea, and who
ceived the unanimous vote of the j calmly went down to death niok
Renubliean caucus for this position, j ing a cigar. Congress voted a gold
an honor never conterred ix-iore on
anv man bv anv partv in the State
of Ohio,
In appearance. General Garfield is
very commanding and impressive.
He stands (' feet high, and is broad
shouldered and strongly built. His
head is unusually large, and his
forehead remarkably high. He
wears light-brown hair and beard,
ami has light blue eyes, a prominent
nose and full cheeks. He usually
wears a slouch hat. ami always
dresses plainly. He is temperate in
all things except brain work, and is
devoted to his wife and children, of
whom he has live living, two having
died in infancy. The two older boys,
Harry and James, are attending
school in New Hampshire, while the
two younger, Irwin and Abram, live
with their parents. His only daugh
ter, Mary, is a handsome, rosy-cheeked
girl of alxiut twelve. 1 lis mother
is still livina, and forms one of his
family. General Garfield has a
house in Washinsrton, where he
nends his winters, and a farm in
Mentor. Lake count v Ohio, where
he spends all his time when not en
gaged at the capital. His farm com-
nses 12.) acres of land, which is
lighlv cultivated, and here the (ien-
eral timls a recreation of which he
never tires, in directing the field
j work and .making improvements in
j the buildings, fences, and orchards,
I He has never forgotten the lessons
! learned when he made his living bv
fanning, and he is as genial and
hearty a friend to the farmers who
surround him as to the magnates
who court his society in Washington.
He sprang from the people, and he is
emphatically one of the people.
Ci.nc.xnati, June N. The state
ment is made in certain quarters that
General Garfield's record on the tar
iff question will injure him in the
campaign. Ccrtun charges of this
nature which were circulated at tho
time of his nomination for United
States i-'enator were met by him in
the following, written to a member
of the Ohio Semite :
Washington, I). C, )
December lo, 1S79. j"
Dear Sir: Yours of the 12th inst.,
inclosing a slip from the Columbus
DLyxitcfL, is received. The writer of
that article is cither stupidly ignor
ant or a willful falsifier. I have vo
ted for ever- Republican Tariff bill
which has passed the House since I
have been a member of it. I have
made at least four clalxirate sjiecches
on tho. tariff since I have Ix-en in
I Congress, lx-sides numerous short
speeches in debates. My hrst full
speech tm the subject was in ISM,
the second in 1S70, and the third
and fourth in 187. I have lieen
recognized for several years past as
the leader of the Republican party
on this subject, and ever- Republic
an member of the House knows my
position, and, as I believe, approves
it. In LStiS, I made a speech in fa
vor of the resumption of specie pay
ments, in which I discussed claoor
ately the doctrines of money, and
the obligation of the nation to pay
its debt. The Secretary of the Treas
ury sent some copies of that speech
to our Minister in J.ondon, lndieving
that it would strengthen our credit
abroad John Bright received a
copy, and was so pleased with it
that he had me clectitl an honorary
member of the "Colxh-n Club." I
had never Ix fore heard of this club,
anil up to that time Charles Sumner
was the onlv mcmljcr of Congress
who had everlx en thus compliment- j
ctl. Some vears alter that, I learned
that the Colxlen Club 1 relieved in
free trade, as nearly all Englishmen
do, but. of course, I was in no way
responsible for the Ix-lief. This mat
ter had been repeatedly explained in
the iron districts, and it is fully un
dcrstond by our leading iron men.
I represent one of the heaviest iron
.1 ,!., i anil ;.-. I.il,.mnrc !
tir.iiuio lit v...., ... .' ...'...
.w k hi. ,
lUUllli, nurxc tin; nufivrii mnw auti
furnaces are situate!, 1 ran ahead ot
the State and county ticket last year,
and I have the siipjKrt of almost ev
ery intelligent manufacturer of the
district. I write this freely, that you
may understand how entirely with
out foundation the article is in the
DLpuUh.
Very truly, yours, '
J. A. Garfield,
OEXKHAL CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
General Chester A
Arthur was
horn in Franklin County, Vt.,
l la
110. He is the oldest of a family
of two sons and five daughters.
His
father was the Rev. William Arthur.
a Baptist clergyman, who emigrated
to this country from the County of
Antrim, Ireland, in his eighteenth
year, and died Oct.. 27. 1873. in
JSewtonville, near Aloany. Lr. Ar
thur was in many resjxjcts a remarka
ble man. He acquired extended
fame not only in his calling, but
also in the domains of authorship.
His work on "Family Names" is re
garded the world over as one of the
curiosities of English erudite litera
ture. From 1-S.w to LSfrJ he was
Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church
of tliis city. He also filled the pul
pits of Baptists churches at Ben
nington, llainesburg, Fairfield, and
Williston, in Vermont and York,
Perry, ( Jrecnwich, Schenectady, Lan
singburg, Hoosic, West Troy, and
.Newton ville, in this State. His
WHOLE NO. 1511.
I other sou made a gallant record in
the war of the rebellion, and i. now
a ravmaster m trie regular Araiv,
with" the rank of Major. "
General Arthur was educated at
Union (Allege, and was graduated
in the class of "4'.. After leavin-'
I college he taught
i country school
during two years in Tremont, and
1 then, having managed by rigid
economy to save atxnit 8of, he
started for this city, and entered the
j law office of cx-Jmlge E. D. Culver
j as a student. After U-ing admitted
i to the Bar, he formed a partnership
with his intimate friend and room
mate, Henry D. Gardner, with the
intention of practising in the West,
and for three months they roamed
! alxmt in the estem States in search
medal to his widow in recognition of, eulture and wide experience, an able
the conspicuous bravery he display- i lawyer, with refined tastes, and man
sion that occasion. 'Mrs. Ait1iurtrs of the utmost geniality.
died onlv
:i short time ago.
In is."2, Jonathan and Juliet Lcm
ninii, Virginia slave holders, intend
ing to emigrate to Texas, came to
this city to await the sailing of a
steamer, bringing eight slaves with
them. A writ of habeas corpus was I
obtained from Judge Paine to test
the question whether the provisions
of the Fugitive Slave law were in
force in this State. Judge Paine
rendered a decision holding that
they were not, and ordering the
Icmnion slaves to be liberated.
Henry d. i union was one oi i"e
counsel tor the slaveholders. A howl
ot rage went up lrom tlic Nnith, and
the Virginia Legislature authorized
the Attorney-General of that State to
1 1 1 1 1
! Court ot the I nited States. Charles
; O'Conor here espoused the eau-e of
the slaveholders, but lie, tx. was
beaten by Messrs. Evarts ami Ar
thur, and a long step was taken to
wards the emancipation of the black
race. Another great service was
rendered by General Arthur ill the
same cause in lS-"r. Lizzie Jen
nings, a respectable co' -r.tl woman,
was put oft a Foiirt.i -aven ie ear
with violence, after she had p id her
fare. General Arthur sued n her
behalf, and secured a vt lii-tn' "0
damages. The next da the com
pany issued an order to -. riuit col
ored persons to ride on their cars,
and the other t-oiiipunit'S 'ui"kly
followed their example. Before that
the Sixth-avenue company ran a
few cars for colored persons, and the
other lines refused to let them ride
at all.
General Arthur was a deleirate
the Convention at Saratotra that
assist m taking an ap-ai. imam wful serios of framls ,, th i,aI
M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur j()t ,MX 0Ver perixtratitl in Cinein
were employed to represent thejn.,ti irL was subsequently arrested,
people, and they won their case, tril.(l in tht inited States Court ,con
which then went to the Supreme-..;,...! .i .nt,.n,.. ,l .- ;i fm,. -m.l
founded the Republican party. I're- j was a conspiracy to kill him. IIk
vious to the outbreak of the war he ! first attempt took place in Vine
was Judge Advocate of the Second
Brigade of the State Militia, and
Governor Edwin D. Morgan, sixm
after his inauguration, selected him
to fill the position of Engineer-in-Chicf
of his staff. In lS6l' he "held
the post of Inspector-General, and
soon afterward advanced to that of
Qiirtermaster-General, which he held
until the expiration of Morgan's
term of office. No higher enconium
can be passed upon him than the
mention of the fact that, although
the war account of the State of New
York was at least ten times larger
than that of any other State, yet it
was the first audited and allowed in
Washington, antl without the deduc
tion of a dollar, while the (Quarter
master's accounts from other States
were reduced from 81,000,000 to
810,000,(XO. During his term of
office every present sent to him was
immediately returned. Among
others, a prominent clothing house
offered him a magnificent uniform,
and a printing house sent him a
costly saddle and trappings. Both
gifts were indignantly rejected. When
Mr. Arthur became (Quartermaster-
General he was ixxir. When his
term expired he was jxxirer still. ;
He had opportunities to make mil-!
lions unquestioned. Contracts larg- I of his recovery. He has said several
er than the world has ever seen were .'times recently that the Ring was dc
at his disposal. He had to provide I termined to "assassinate him before
tor the clothing, arming, and trans- ' the meeting of the Democratic Na
portation of hundreds of thousands j tional Convention, but he would
of men. Speaking of him at this j stand his ground. There would be
periixl, a friend says : "So jealous j nun at the Convention who would
was he of his integrity that I have (not like to see him, and he would
known instances where he could j have some things to tell that they
have make thousands of dollars ! would not like to hear. The suppo
legitiniately, and yet refused to do sition is general to-night that the as
so on the ground that he was a pul- j sassination is directed connected
lie officer and meant to be like j with the political work for Tilden
Ca-sar's wife, 'a hove suspicion.' His and the Democratic party in l7o.
own words to me in regard to this The affair has caused much cn-iti-matter
amply illuetrates his charae-1 nu-nt about the streets where the
ter. 'If I had misappropriated 5 I news has spread.
. .
cctit.s. ana
on walking down town
-
saw two men talking on the corner
together, I would imagine they were
talking of m v dishonesty, and the
verv thought would drive me mad
IV LUOlllll, HOU1I1UIIVC1I1I.-1I1UU.
At the expiration of Gov. Morgan s
term, (ien.
Irrloir r..nm-l t.. lo-
law practice. Business of the most
ill LiiUi a,a,taaav'l W ;
lucrative character iired m upon
him, and the firm of Arthur & Gar -
diner pnpercMlcxcet-ihnglv. Much
of their work consisted in the collec -
i tion of war claims and the drafting
j of imixirtant bills for sixt-dy legisla -
ii 14 in :i ii 1 1 :t ori"i i. iii;ii in i iimi 4 r ir n -
.time was spent in Albany an'
i ashmgton, where his uniform sue-,
. cess won for him a national reputa-
tion. For a time he held the jxist .
,of counsel to the Board of Tax Com-,
f missionors of this City, at S$ 10,000:
' per annum. Gradually he was drawn
into tfie arena ot polities. He nom
inated, and by his efforts elected, the
Hon. Thomas Murphy a State Sena
tor. When the Litter resigned the
Collectors hip of the jxirt on Nov. 20,
1S71, President Grant nominated
Gen. Arthur to the vacant position,
and four years later, when his term
expired, renominated him, an honor
which had never been shown to any j
previotLs Collector, in the history of
ttie port. He was removed oy itcsi
dent Hayes oh July 12, 1878, despite
the fact that two special committees
made searching investigation into
his administration, and both report
ed themselves unable -to find any-
1 thin? upon which in fase a char.'.-
, . , . .
: arjainsl nun. in meir pronutu-ia-j
iueritc nnnouncmj? the charge, lxth
j iTesiilont H;muan,Scivt.ifv Sh. r
I man Ixirv Dlhcial wiuus t thr
i purity of his nets while in oft'icc.
i A ition for his rottTitin was -jn-5
til by every Judge of every court in
I th.) City, by all the promineni mein
j xn of the" Bar, an l by rir!v evyry
injp'Ttant irmh in iu tht- c?!' ".on
dt. tru?, but this. f.m. Arthur liiri
: srlf nipptrsscl.
In a 1 tter to Secretary S'ncrinrin.
rt-viewinr; thr work of one of the in
vestigation comniittees, lien. Annur
produced statLttica to fhow that
durinej his term of over six yrars in
otliee the percentage of the removals
was only J, acain?tan annual avrr-
laP of atxMit JS per cent, under his
I nnnnxhate pnibixsors, and an an-
; "ai aw.i.iue -i vwui .1 p tun.
j -ince 1,N7. Of the W:J persons in
! "thee prior to his appointment .V.l
"were still retaineil on May 1. 177.
! AH appointments except two to the
; 1"" jiositions commanding salaries
ot S2,U kt year were made on the
I plan of advancing men from the
j lower to the higher grades on the
I recommendation of heads of bureaus.
The reforms which Gen Arthur in
stituted in the un til. hIs of doing
business in the Custom-house were
as numerous as they were grateful to
the mercantile community. Since
his removal, he has been engaged in
the practice of the law, and in th,
direction of Republican politics in
uie utie, nviu v iiaii 111,111 01 me 11--
publiean State Committee. In per
son he is over six feet in height,
broad-shouldered, atheletic, and
handsome. Like his predecessor
William A. Wheeler, he is an ardent
discible of Walton and a mcniWr of
the Restigouehe Salmon Fishing
Club, which was descrilxtl in vester
dav's Tone. He is a man of great
. . .
Kph Holland Shot.
Cixitxxati, June 17. Eph Hol
land, the famous gambler and poli
tician, was shot to-night and proba
bly fatally wounded. It is lx lieved
that the deed was done under the
direction of a lx-al Democratic Ring,
to put Holland out of the way be
fore the meeting of the National
Denuxratic Convention in Cincin
nati. When Tildcn sent 7.. to
Cincinnati in l.S7t, to carry the elec
tion for the Democrat, Holland was
I employed bv the
partv leaders to
t nioIll.v w
put money where it would do the
most gtxx.l. He innxjrted gangs of
j repeaters troni f.astern cities, and
umed out the politest, and most sue-
ltnpaaVsonmeiit for one vcar in the
Penitentiary. Several members of
the repeating gangs were also tried,
convicted, and sent to the State lris
ini. In the course of the trial, Hol
land testified that his men cast over
j 1MJ votes, cnon-h complete-
1.. .vi.r. tb.. will of thi Iorl..
jm the city and county, and elect
i Milton Sayier and General Banning.
' Democrats, to Congress. When ask
ed who hired him to disburse the
money he refused to answer, and
I the most jiersistont attempts, for
; four years, to persuade him todi
; vulge the names have completely
failed. In prison he fared snmptu-
; ou;iiv"on moncv furnishetl him from
some unknown source, and since his
release he has never wanted for
money.
Of late, however, Holland has had
j his disagreements with the Denio
to i ratie leaders, and has made threats
i to tell what he knew. The result
stret, alxmt six weeks ago. "Jake"
Aug, a notorious Democratic politi
cian and gambler, shot at him and
missed him. The next attempt was
made two weeks Liter, by some un
known person, who was concealed
on the opiosite side of the street,
and fired two shots at him in the
dixir of his own house. The third
and probably successful attempt was
made tonight by a gambler named
Woodrough. Holland was passing
the corner of Fourth and Race Sts.,
opposite the Cummercitd office, and
when alxmt fifteen feet distant from
Wotxlrough, tho latter leveled his re
volver and tired. Holland gave a
loud yell, staggered against a confec
tionery stand, sprang upon it twice,
whirled around and finally stagger
ed Ix-hind the man at the stand,
where he concealed himself. Wtxxl
rough stixxl quietly under the gas
lamp, with his revolver in position
to fire again, when he was disarmed
and seized by the police. He went
ouietlv alone with the officers. At
j the station-house he has persistently
' refused to sav anything in mrard to
j the. shootintr.
I Iolland is verv seriouslv wounded
in the groin, but it is not known at
this hour whether there is a chance
How Franklin Wat Cor!.
Somebody has brought out the
i following interesting reminiscence:
. . ' , ,. I
When Benjamin Franklin wa n Lid
" l" l """V P '."."'. ,
I soon liecame fond of applying tech-
". ... ., ,,mAn, i,i-fs Onw
; when he had mentioned to
; fih he ha,l swallowed
q acephaloUfJ mollusks, the old
; 1 . tomlt -,,.1. sud-
! , ' , ' K;r,. e.,!l'. il Wily for
u , " " pntiin fame with
warm water, and the old man rtish-
! ll(t m with the garden pump. Th
, , . ,f , 0n,n d..wn Bcmamin's
v,.i i h;m j,v the heels
, ,e o tjie I)0rch, and shtxA
j whilc the old man said :
rfiV. ,i',n them things out
of Bennv he will be pueneu urr .
When they were out, and Benjamin
explained'that the articles referred
to were oysters, his father fondhd
him for an hour with a trunk-strap
f,.,.rmirths faniilv. Ever after
ward Franklin's language was ma r
velously simple and explicit.
" You may say what you Please
. .:.. w luck in lior.-e-
sh.x-x A woman nailed one up
" ihe. r,xxl shed a month ago.
against the wxxi - . , i
ii m-wk her husband elpc
S&fthiSS. Then-d
not earned a cent for more
years. .
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