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( Vv.. I pt S I lo. .,1 il ii :i inm In-l.i ..it 111 ile Minn l tu ?li' 'nul . <-. ev cl a nd, f.tr willoh In- rco<?i i .1 Hf-vrii I ?'i, 11. Whilo im ha? lived itt Mic lila.'. lj,<rV h.- lull come across u uuinlii-i o' -. .i I,'.,, win. li awakened in him :. -i ". i'" bennie n -a.im. Ho weill "il ami applied t<> BCVrial liuijurl-'. h??t looked every \lunn. m.I Wits UlldUCCessti , ,? lu- lila failure, ami yrt i iat./ occupatio?. St? went at ! urdu Anni- Letoher. win. owm I i,' i ihio a u 11 Pennsylvania tunal, .mil th... v who hail been dreaming ul ii ^ailur s lu. oiiKilK.il t<> ilrivc a cana! bunt tciliu. ,,"0 of ?larlleld's experiences while ?u.-hmg the Kmiiuff Star ni? related ('apt. botcher hi mao) f. "Jim," says t. Captain, "wasat thellrst lock with bin mi itatly io hitch on, and wi-wore ml in j.il'i Soon wo mot :i beat,ami somehow or iicr thc drivera got their lin?-, tana-led. be i DI polo s of nur heal had carried ?HT np with tl'o horses, and as then: was a ,-icwsv a few IOIIS ahead tu j steersman ,il out. Hullo. Jim: Whip up your rses. ?r your line will ketch on Hie ii'ici't" So*.Hui he crack* up hi* whip, mid j t ca m atarla off ou a trot: lui: a* the team a?ut the middle of thc bridge the line hteiied and jerked horses, driver find iii I,, t!., canal, lt came very neardmwniug it whole pile, hilt ?Tiui managed to scram eout. When he came up lo Hu ked him, "Well, Jim, what ? lug ni thc canal .-' -faking my morning bath, Captain,' he werod." An incident still remembered hy tho niuo Vi r boatmen at Heaver is the light ' iarlield d with one Murphy, a big. tinily hunt ?id. A rope wits thrown to (lurfield ?.oin C steamboat which was to ta);.- tho Krruiau ir in tow. Somehow or other dalli* ld |,d to catch thc rope, lt whirled over his onlder and carried Murphy's hat off. urd? y ru.-dicd lip i" (?arlleld and struck "t i' The hoy parried lite blow and planted right list behind Murphy's ear, felling in nt once. Having boen mi Hie canal ,1 i mr months and fallen into the waler ?leen times, barely escaping with hi.*' life the last occasion, lie tunde np his mind at "sailor life" was not so pleasant a-lu ll pictured it to Himself, and lie wem Imme th tho determination to co !.> school at I von VVOHK1N? "I* WAY TO l Ol.l.HH:. He hail saved a little money, ami what i wautiiig toward paying Mr bis inst mo il was supplied hy his hiothet Thomas, room pan i cd by a cousin and niiothi r nag mau from tho ueighliorhood," says Kirke, "and supplied by tiis mot hoi i a few pots, frying paws a.i l iliiuiei tc-", ho set out for Chester, wl:i?r? the ideiiiv was loi a ted. Tho three young rented a room in nu old, unpainted liding near the academy, ami, willi their big utensils, ii few dilapidated chairs, ins', by a kindly neighbor, and soul'* si taw which they spread upon the ?lom to ?p on. they set up housekeeping -for ere too poor to pay boan! as well as lion." lartiold now paid his own way by Utk i nu d jobi from carpenters nu Saturday and in e evening. During ibo Htiuimor he made nigh ninney by chopping wood tn pay his rd for the noxt academy tenn; the price bia bonrd, washing and lodging liebig i a week. In the fall of this term ho Diet Lucretia Kudolph, whom Ju- after married. Kngli.h grammar, natural Jlosphy, arithmetic and algebra wereid tifipal studies, and bo soon had sutlicieul owledgo of them to teach in a ii ist riot aol. For three years be continued bb rk al the academy, at the schoul, and in carpen tera' shops in autumn and winter, In the woods in the summer, thus man ii).' not only tu pay Iiis expenses at tin demy, but to save something toward de ylhg tho cost of a college (.ducat iou. Then applied for admission to the Eclectic lute at Hiram, Portage County. The imerof his application to the truste, d by frederick Williams, tutu of their rnbar: 'Th? board was in session with closed doors en thu doorkeeper entered and announced t a yoong niau waa waiting ai the dnor d very unxions to seo the hoard without ay. No objections buing made t lie y nun was admitted. Entering, he said utlcinon, I want an education, and would ! r the privilege of making tho tires and [ coping tho Hours of tho. building to psy t of my expenses.' Thu hoard took him lils word, and ho was allowed to pay tor tuition by doing janitor's woik." e was noted for his readiness lu debate tlieCollego Lyceum. Hs worked well at "ludios, and before long became ail as nt teacher. Ho in said to have pus d tho faculty of entertaining nod inter ing his scholars, and lo have been apt nt iuout illnBtrariou8 and specially pains iug with scholars of slow cotuprohon . Ho gave instruction principally in English branches, hut he also taught ?otint drawing, in which bo had consid bly skill. A lady who was a student nt collage at tho Hmo has the drawing of a ? apo.-- which he did some shad lng and sliiug touches. Upon the margin is i lar d's uamo and his pupil's in the former's d writing. hilo at Hinim College (Iarlield jollied Church of the Disciples. This sect churches iu ma-.y of tho large ea of the Union, but its principal mom ship ls fourni in West Virginia, Ken ty ami Ohio It was founded liv Alex er Campbell. Ono ol' his scholars during fecoud term ut Hiram College was Miss rretia Rudolph. A 1IAUIKLOB OF A HTS ANO MAKKII'.H. der three years spout al Hiram the "g niau (malified to enter the )ntiior class ouuof the higher colleges, and applied to presidents of several of them for I ti for ton. A friendly postscript attached to answer he received from President Hop ..".or Williams Co]loge, led him tn select t institution. By those who know (iarlield at this f, says Mr. Kirke, "he is described ns a j. awkward youth, with a great shock of "I hair rising nearlv erect from ti broad. i .rrt,10a('' nnd un 0IU'"* kindly and nc tit hil face, which showed no traces of 'ong strutrclo win, poverty and priva* "? ills classmates still sneak of his predi os industry, his cordial, hearty and social y*. sud tho ?rrpjit zest ";th which Uv ,'m '"to all tho physical exerci-c? of thc 'ants. Ho soon became distinguished as moat ready nnd e?mctlvo debater in the in ;? nilc<1 "I1 bi" vacations whin- at mams College by teaching in neighbor owns. In North Pownal he taught gunship in tbo gamo room wherfi ,w(> it'Pforo Chester A. Arthur had taught eouimon English brauchen. In lsr.f., eu tTveuty.flvo yoara old, be was g radii "..mm, ift,?-y afterward he was made actor of Greek and Latin at ll i ram. In '? 1 ?-? ?'-LJ? iM* hr uiMrrUI M IM Lucretia Rudolph, who ,1 '! >' "". ?'?uipanlon hut ul ?hie - -.>.." rm.iH.utlt,. wi,,,, he wu* obliged I? i.r. im... ,.,?* hastily, she. in comuiou ?ll . Iben M,, ,,,I viuieda [tooth looked un i .. lum authorities uu>l (luolailoii?. III* K! KV ll I ls A HOI.ni KI:. I lil il |J>"Miihf kept HIO.UI' tn,III polit ?rs. hilt M I, UH- kiiu'ow.Xfbr.ijika legislation his political H.uvity brinn. ,I .I he euiolled i" ?.-..h with tl:.- Auti-Klaverv party Ur was -.'s yt.MrN "|,| wh,.,, 1". wsw iioiaiuat.il liv ib.it pari- :,". stair Senator Iroui Portage HO , Mom,,il Coontie.-. Ho W*A elected hy H lu:?;.- majority, ami HCMUI became ..ont-pie i""". Winn the 'lewh ot Msrsuon came he moved, after thc reading of the President's Mil tor , ,.oOn mn,, that .?0.000 men aun *.? nnjuKki bu voted aa the quota ol tim State Governor Dennison -.wu afterwunl oirered Ulm the command of one nf the Ohio reid menta. Soon ait. r. he was placed bv Cen. lUu>}\ in command nf the for. ,-which . becked Hen Humphrey Marshalls advance through Ken tmky. lia tho 3 lt h of January, ISIiy. (If M. linell issued :.u order thanking'Coi. Garfield and !,>.-, troops f,,r their Kiter CA du I cu tu pa! gu. ?Ne.Mtv niter Cd. Garfield was appointed bnitadter-Koiieral of voluutuors, and wasor ileicd to join the Army of the Cumberland. H.- participated in the battle of Shiloh, arrtviug during tbesecond dav's tight; ho v as with Hindi around Corinth, und ou the army's subsequent march through Northern Alabama. While he waa in camp, alter the battle of Shiloh, a fugitive slave tock refuge willi the I"niou soldiers. A few moment* later the owner rode up and demanded bb property, (?en. Gai Held was liol prcseut, and the slaveholder passed ?II lo the division commander, who ordered Garfield, bj writ ten order, todeliver the fugitive. Garfield an swered by simply endorsing on the order: "I respectfully bul positively decline to al* low my.uniaud to search for or deliver up any fugitive slaves. I eoureive tliat they are lu re for quite another purpose." ??en. Garfield's position was sustained bya general order -HIIM i| Heatly issued hythe war department, lu August. 1S62. Im was p"c in command ot the loree?' at Cumberland Hap. but bis health failed, and he wa?obliged m go North on nick leave. On his recovery he waa appointed a member of the Fit/ john l'orter court-martial, and afterward again joined the Anny ol the Cumberland. His Lott -erviee was at the battle of Chirks manga. A foriU?gilt Inter be was rouiiuissiouisl Major-General "for valiant conduct and im portant service*." TH K Vol N'.KT M KM 8KB O! < llStiRKSS. lu Hie meantime be bad beru elected to Congre?, from the Nineteenth District ol filil??, which for ina!i\' years had been repto -ated by Joshua lt. Giddings. Doubtful whether lo remain in the army or lo *nk< bis seat, he went to President Lincoln lui advice. Lincoln is reported to have said ti bim : "Tile itepublirau majority iu Congres: is very small, and it is often doubtful whether we cnn carry the necessary wai measures; and, besides, we aro greatly lack ing in min of military experience iu th? House to regulate l?gislation about lin army. It is your duty, therefore, to eiltci < 'on g ress." On the 5th of December, 1803, (?eu. Gar Held took bisset t, the youugcu member <> Congress. iterarse of his military cxperi euee, he was consulted by other (.'ongrcss men on military affaire, and it was in tin discussion ot such measures thal he berala prominent, lt was in this period of biri lif thal Mr. Garfield won his first raso as ; lawyer, which was pleaded before nu less i tribunal than the Supremo Court of th United Mates. He had been admitted t tho bar in 181.0, when he waa president e Hiram College. He waa about to mign tba position and begin to practice an a lawyei when the breaking out of the war railed hit io his short career ol arma. That care? ended, he next appeared in public lifo as member of tho Thirty-eighth Congress. H v.ns re-elected t>> tl . next Omigveas and wu placed nu thu committee, of ways and mean to qualify himself for which he studic diligeutly on financial subject*. Wbe again re-elected, in ltstk?. he had become, i his own parly, nu authority on all matte appertaining to finance. lu lMiT, his health breakiug down, 1 ..?en! abroad for relaxation, upending foi moulin in Great Britain and on the Cont nent. HIS I.ATK t Y KA KM IN l ONORKSK Thc inflation issue had come to tho frill wheu be again reu for Cougress. und be wi ai aili re-elected as a bard money advocat During bis successive Congressional tern be served as chairman ol' the committee t m il it arv altai rs, chairman of tho eounultti on banking and curreucy, Hud chairman Ibo committee ?u appropriations, oreupyii the lattor position from lsfT.l lo 147.",. Tl arrival of the Democrats to power then'11111 lated him to tho coiiiniitleo of ways at means. It was when be was a member this committee, during tho antuuiuoflM and succeeding winter, that be beean mixed up in tho twin acaudala of the "Salai grab" and Credit Mobilier. The effect of h connel lion with them resulted, at Hie ne CctigrcKsioual election, in hi* ever-iurreasti majoritv being cot dowu to twice as mai hundreds ai it lind been thousands. In KO resslva elections, however, ho won back I degrees th?, confidence of the Western B serve, and ill lc"H be was re-clec d by I old limo majority. . " After thc Presidential election of IST? al Garfield waa prominent as one of the "vi* in? statesmen" to Louisiana, in which cut city bc concerned himself particularly wi the Parish of West Feliciana. When Ibe bill constituting the Klecto, commission came before Congress he npjioa it on the ground that it wan tho duty O? t vice-President to count the vol-.,, and Hi the proposed counting by Co 11 gr. tvs was au 1 of neurpatiou, and vote." against it. vim however, the bill eoiisli.uting the OOJUDI sion passed he became a member ol lt. a voted with the majority on the vane issue* which resulted lu the declaration MT. Hayes .1* President. I'KKiUUKNT OK THK ITNITMI STATIS. His reward, apparently, was his electi as United States Senator from Ohio tb] vears later. The following June be ? bomiUHted by tho Republican Convention Chie-sio. for Ibe PrMi.tenry. Hil ilectl followed in November. His-.'.""t";" Washington on Friday, M*?h his jov at bi- supreme elevation, he eui bis old ...other in bis arms and kissedI uer tho presence of thc assembled tho.r.ftuds still fresh iu the remembrance ol every 0 TBK aasA^t.vA iroM. Tho circumstances of tho crime which resulted lu President Garliei do de ?th sufficiently familiar to the publU V\l pacing through tho railroad depot ai Ws ingtou on his way Co laka a ?hort va**! 0 -t ?tim tim m 11 ? m II iimijii IM 11 m MI UK I H wmm. In New KniiIttitil, lu? wai ahoi down llki< ? don without H word m w*rtilb?. Til? news of tm? assault llpuu tin- Fresh ilent w.i> everywhere rtoeivod with iudlgnu lion, umi from every quarter of th? globo raine messages nf t-ympnthy anil condolence. In all the churches, among all denomina tums, m , ity ami eotmlry, throughout the gnat Republic over whirl the illustrious sufferer presided, sermons were preached end prayers were odored expressive of thc Nation'sj grief, lu no section ot'the country WS? du- popular sorrow inure profound and Uni versal thiiu in the Southeru State?. lt first his wound* wore considered mur ial. lint the reporte Htihsciitu-utJy grew mme favorable aud tin- pnhHc came to the conclu, sion that nothing stood in thc way ol his re covery. Tho btst serious relapso occurred ou August T fi oui the ditliculty or pus escsp iug froth Hie deepest part of tin wound ou account of bealing bearer the orifice. Hu the sith the surgeons made the second in cision, and irincf- then they and the country have been ?inly hoping uga i list hope, si ?ll them appeared to bu benefit lunn the opera tion and the country began tu rei over lotili deuce, when autldeuly on the lcO.li in.it. the inflammation ol the parotid gland gave thc first indication ol' poisoning ul tho blood, titi tho "Jilli inst, tho people were warned to prepare for the worst, on the Jtith every one exported the President to die. Still tIn patient again rallied, and on Septemberd W-HS enabled lo stand removal tu f.-mg Branch, irum which much wa-- expected. For two ur three days the hope that the sea air would restore bis streugth .seemed justi fol, but his improvement soon stopped, and it It?rame evident that he was slowly dyiug. For uiore tbau eleven anxious Weeks the bulletins Hom tho bedside of the wounded President have been watched with eager and painful iuterest. The end hus come al last; and, whatever his faults. James A. (.'artleld takes bis place in history a-? otic aiming the line of illustrious Presidents, who was best beloved by the American people from whom he cum?- and for whom bis life bus been a sacrifice. MKK. i.AlU'lKMi AH A i'll I.ISTI IV. Dining the President's last illness, tin? llev. F. 1). Power, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church in Washington, wrote a letter concerning the President's character as a Christian man, in which he Bays: "Ile has never hesitated when It was necessary to testify to hi? failli. He ha.s lectured publicly in the Christian Church, within two years, on tin evidences of the Christ ian Religion, and bebas for sis vears hoon a devout and constant worshipper and communicant. Taking into thc esliniste hil the temptations attoudaut upon such a career, the general looseness of Washington life and political life, the especially mnrked unfaith fulness of Christian men when they attain such prominence in nllicial position, and tho extreme |ioverty sud obscurity of bis breth ren in Washington, tog'thor with their poor bouse nf worship, 1 cs-oem him af nu un usual Christian, a mn', faithful where niuo out ot ten have failed." TU K A K Il' I'H KS I lt KM T. A Sk e. tell of Hie Career ut I hester A. Arthur. (leu. Chester A. Arthur, the Vice-presi dent of the United States, is a New Vorher, only about forty-three yoiirs old. Though having the title of general, it la understood lo tie utily in connection with the militia uf his State. Ho is a lawyer by profession, mid hir prominence before the country was obtained when he was appointed collector of the customs fur tho port of New York, succeeding Mr. Thomas J. Murphy, who was removed tn consequence id tho exposure made of tho moiety system, the bunded ware house abitsiv,, amt other ai rangements by the committee nf investigation. In turn Mr. Arthur wnw removed from the New York i-ollectorsliip by Presideut Mayes soon after hlr accession tu the Presidency, and a prom iuent New York merchant, Mr. Roosevelt, nominated for the position. .Senator Conk ling made a vigorous and successful light for his friend and protege, Mr. Arthur, however, and at tbnt tune succeeded in pre venting thc confirmation of his successor. Mr. Arthur's removal and tho appointment nf ?eu. Merritt to be his successor did 'luttuko place until Borne Hine afterwards, and not un til after thc report of Mr. Jay and his fol Inw-coinmlssiuncrs in regard to the need of changes and reforms lu the management of the New York customhouse. In thc Chicago Republican Convention in 18S0, asa salve tu Mr. Coukling, Mr. Arthur was nomi nated on the drst ballot, and of course elected with Mr. Garfield. As a presiding ofllc-r ut the late extra session of the Senate Slr. Arthur failed lo display any particular capacity, and his subsequent course in going to Albany and espousing the cause of Conk ling and * Platt despite of the honorable po sition which he held, has elicited much un favorable eouiment oven from staunch K<? publicau journals, (?on. Arthur married Miss Herudou, of Frederlcksburg, ? a., a sister of the gallant Capt. Ilemdon, who was lost on the l'acide Mail steamship Oafrui America. Mrs. Arthur died nevera 1 yeats ago. and there have been frequent reports of late of his forthcoming early marriage. PRESMKXT ARTHUR'S PLATFORM. The Opinions lin held before lie became ail .Arc?llenla! President. Very little is known of President Arthur's opinions on public questions, perhaps be cause his opinions hill.orto have been of nu consequence to the people. As au indica tion of what he ?H supposed to think. Ibo Sophomoric*! Stalwart letter in which he accepted the nomination of the National Republican Convention for vice-President Ls now printed : Nxw YoitK, July 15, ltvSO.-Dear Sir: I accept the position assigned me by the great party w hoso action yon announce. This no reptauco iinpliea approval of the principles declared by the Convention, !?ut recent usage penults me to add some expression of inv own views. Tho right and duty to se .-_ ?."._,.i_I--:..--.1-?--. i..... ;" , nra ..-...^.j c?-ao?... |~.,-...... ?-.? ... a matter so vitstl that it must stand in Iront. The authority of the National Government to preserve from fraud and force elections ut which its own officers a; o chown ii? a chief point on which tho two parties are plainly and intensely opposed. Acts of Con cress for len years hfcve, iu Now York and elsewhere, done much tn curb the violence and wrong to which tho ballot and tho count have been again nnd again subjected-?oinetime* de spoiling great cities, sometimes stilling the volco of u whole State, often seating, not only lu Congress, but on the Bunch and in tho legislature*, numbera ol mea never eiiosen by tho people. Th* Democratic tofmrnanmr i ?j i ni?mMgMM>o?im iiiwwiiawfijyj ir? iwKw.?r l>ti itv. Millik' |?M?uiii'j |t.w-s-.?Ion i>f tin? |v->o lion., H ol' ( '.ingress. Iii.? mailo thee just 1;> v\-r* tb.- object ol' hitter, ci asoleas tosan ll mol, despite eli rcsist-tiicc. hus hedged thoui with restrictions on li ti i lie Iv lontrivoil to lu flin ami paralyze th-.o. '1'hia aggressive major ity hold ly at?.-iu|iud to ? stott holli tho Kxeoutivo lii> it|i|>roval ot various enact intuits destructive: ..i iliese . lo< lion law?, hy rovolutioiiary threats that u const it minimi exorcise ol' tin veto power would !. . |niti ihhed hy witlilio?iliiii: the appropriations ticccssar} to cari j nu tho (?uveiiiiiieiit. And those threats wen- actually carried oui hj refusing thc ui'eded appropriation*1, mid by foi eiiij; all extra session ot I'one ress, hislitij; for mouths and resulting ni couccnMoit-i to this usiirpiug deiasnd. which are likely, m many States, to su I .joel the majority fo the lawless will ot a minority, timi nous signs of p'.i lil ii-disapproval ai. un-rill.cl nert t hi.-, arrogant power into a sullen surrender for tho time heilig of a putt ??! it.? demands. The ICepuli lo an party has strongly approved the stein retinal ol its repr?sentai i\CM to suffer the ovoithiow ot statutes believed to he salutary and jual, lt luis ali. ivs insisted, and now iusisis, timi tin- (lovoruiueutol' lin? I'nitod Static ot America is empowered aud in duly hound to eiteetually protect the elections de noted hy thc Constitu? iou as National. More than tili?, the I'rpiiblicaii party holds, us a eardiual point in ;ts creed, that the (loveru iiieut should, hy every means known to the ('oust it ut ion, protect a'i Aiuercan citions everywhere in the toll ci-joytuelll nf their civil and political rights. As a great ?mri of its work ol rocoiititriietiou, the hVp.ii lilies ii party gave the Imllol to the oinaucipaled ula ve as his right and defence. A large in crease in the IllllultUI' ol' ll I elli 1 if l s. of (Vii gross and ul' the 111 oct lui College, from the former slaveholdiiig Slates, was the imme diate result. I'lie history ot' recent years abounds in evidence that in many ways sud in many place? espechilly where their utiiu bcrhas been grout enough lo endanger Dcm ociatic eon;roi the very inen hy whose elevalioli (o citizenship l!ii- id reuse of repr?sentation waa etl'evted havo been de hn nid and lobbed of I heir voice and their vote, li is true that nu -state statute or Constitution in so many wolds donica ur abridges the oxen iso nf ! heil political rights, hut the modes employed m har their way are no les--. effect un), ll is a suggestive mid start ling thought Cat ti.e increased power de rived from the t u f rauch {semen t ol *. otoo now denied ils share iu goveriiiiiK th*, coun try wielded by thine w ho lately sought tito overthrow of tho < Sovel uiuenl ?snow lin ?n Iv sole reliance to defeat the party w hich represented the sovereignly and nationality ot lin: \ mer ?eau l-eoplc in lim greatest Ct ids ol our history. Kepublieans i-lieiisb none nf thc resentments which muy have animated them during the tu-taal eon tl iel of arius. They long foi u full and reit! reconciliation between tho se. tions whit li wer need h-s-Oy and lamentably a: strife; t' sincerely oiler tho hand ol' unod will, lu .hey ?ak in rellim a pledge of (.-oed faith. 'hey deeply feel that tho party whose career is :o illus Srious in gloat ami pa tl lotie achievement will uni lult.l it. destiny nutil peace and prosperity ate established iu all the laud, nor until liberty of thought, conscience and action aud equality of opportunity shall In not flierely cold formalities of statute. Inn living birthrights, which tin* bumble may confidently claim and the powerful ?larc tint deny. Tho resolution relerriug to thc public ser vice seems io i.ie deserving of apptoval. Surely uu man should lu- tin- incumbent of au ollieo, fu- duties ol' which be is for any cause until to perform, who is lacking in tho ability, fidelity or integrity which u proper administr?t iou ot' ?neb ellice demands. This sentiment would doubtless me? t with i-entunl acquiescence, bul opini?n bas been widely divided upon ibo wisdom aud practicability of tin; valions reformatory schemes which have been suggested ami of certain propound regulations governing appointments to pub lic oibro. The odicicncy of such regulations bas been distrusted main.y because they have seemed m exalt mcroedu -allouai and abstract tests above general bu ?luess rapacity, and even special Mm---, for Ibo particular work in band, lt seems to m ?st hat ibo rules which should be applied to ll.-- muiiugt-iueilt of lin: public service may properly conform in (lie main lo such os regulate Cn- conduct of sue ccKsful private business. Original appoint incuts should lu- ha-isi upon ascertained tlt noss. The tell ure of odien ?hou bl bo stable. Positions cf responsibility should, so furas pruetii-ablo.be filled by the proiiiutiou of worthy and ollie ion I otllcen. 'fin- investi gation of all complaints and lb? ptiuishuicnl of ull oflioial iniseoiuiiicl should bo prompt and thorough. Those views, which I have lung heb!, repeatedly declared and uni formly applied when called upon to act, I lind embodied in tho n solution, which, of course, 1 approve. 1 will ado that by the weeptsin-e of public ollie.-, whether high ur low. ono does not. in my judgment, escape any ufhis responsibilities a? a citizen, ur lo.<c or impair any of bis rights us a, ci ti/.cu, ami that he should enjoy absolute liberty tu think and speak und act in political matter* according to his own will and conscience, provided only that be honorably, faith fully aud nilly dlsebargis all bis OIMC?HI duties. The resumption ol" specie payments - on? nf the fruits ol' Kt-puhlicau policy hti brought tin- return of abundant priK.porit) and the settlement of uiuuydistracting que? tiona. The restoration of sound money, tin largo reduction nf out public debt aud Of tin burden of ?uterest, the high advancement o the public credit, all attest the ubi lily am couruge of the Republican part? to dca with such financial problems as may herc after demand Boiutioii. dur paper currone' ls now as good as gobi, and silver ls per forming its legitimate functions for tho pur poses of exchange. The principles whiel should govern the relations of th csu two elf mcnts of the currency aro simple and cleat There must be no deteriorated coin or ilepre eluted paper. Ami every dollar, whether o metal or paper, should stund thc test of th world's fixed standard. Thc value ol'popular education eau bardi; tic overstated. Although its interests mn? of necessity be chiefly eontldist to voluntar; edon and the individual action of tue neve ral ?-Hates, they should be encourages.]. w> fa as the Constitution permits, by tho genera co-operation "f ibe National Ooveinmcr Tho interests of thc whole country derna. . that thc udv;.;;:?.^.s-. of our common sciioc system should bo brought within .he. rcac' of every citizen, and that no revenues of tb Nation or of the State should lie devoted t 'he. support o? sectarian schools. filch changes should be made, lu thc. pre; cut tarill and system of taxation as will r< lieve any o ver bm dened industry or r)t%m mid ' liable nut ma Ulfa tilters and urtisnii to compete woccssiiilly willi thoat ol ut ht lauds. The (?ove-ninicut should ?id works of li tonisl Improvement National In their chai arter, and should promotn the devidopmuE ni mir water-courses and harbors wherever tin' groe ru I interests ot' commerce require. Kour y cai H ugo. as now, tho Nation stood at tin- threshold ol a l'.osideutia) election, and tin- Republican purry, in soliciting a contliittuiicc of its ttsccudency, founded it? hope ot success not 11)1011 its promises, hut il pot* ita history. Its subsequent course hiv? he? i. such as to strengthen the claims which >'. then maile to thc tontidenco and support ot' the country. On the other hand.couaid ? rations mon; argent than have over before existed forbid the accession of its opponents to ? ower. Their success, if success attends I li? ju, lliuyt cb icily como from the unltod support ol' that keelton which sought the tor. .hie disruption of the Union, and which, according to all the teachings of our past history, w: I den.?od ascendency lu thc councils ol' tile party to whoso triumph il Will have made by far tile largest, contribu tion. There is tho gravest reason fur apprehen sion that exorbitant claims npon the public treasury, by no means limited to tho huu ilieds id' millions already covered hy billi) introduced in Congress withlu the psst foin years, would be successfully urged if thu Democratic party should succeed lu supple ment mg its present control of tlio Nattouaf Legislature hy electing the Executive also. There is danifcr in entrusting tho control of tho whole law-making power of tho Gov ernment to a parly which has in almost eveiy Sinthern State repudiated obligations ?tuite as sacred as those tu which the faith ot the Nation now staudu pledged. I do nut doubt that success awaits the Re publican party, and thut its triumph will assure a just, economical and patriotic Ad ministration. I sm respectfully, your obe dient servant, C. A. AKTHUH. To tin- lion. George V. Hoar, President of the Republican National Convention. A S Tit I ?xi: 1S .* A t'A SS 4 li. Ittotttiis Conduct of Nrc.ro I.uburers-.4, rottet- Se rajeuni Mortally Wounded Ittondy tv ?irk Feared To-Ilay. SAVANNAH, September ll*.- This afternoon the hands loading the Now York steamer al tho Central Railroad wharf without, warning stoppest work, and ?inmediately interviewed the dramshops in tho vlciuity. At 3 o'clock they assembled in largo force ul the canal bridge lending to Ibo wharves ?nd obstructed the passage of dray? and trucks, swearing timi nu work should lie permitted on the wharves until their demand for two dol?ais per day. sn adva.it oof Of ty cents, was allowed. The police barracks wtVi telephoned and Sergt. li. ll. Harvey,with two |Hilioetneu, mounted, proc*?odfd to the place. Sorgt. Harvey rode upon Hie budge Hud urdeied the crowd lo disperse, und there was a disposition on thr part of the men to obey, but the violent and incendiary conduct of thc women who eu routage?) them to resistance induced thom tu stand. The et-rgeant lhcu rode into tho crowd, when a negro woman dealt him a fearful blow with a large stick on the leg. Ho jumped from his hoi so to grab her, when some ouo in tho crowd fired upon liliu, striking him in the breast au inch below the heart, inflicting w isl is thonght a mortal wound, his condition to-night being considered hopeless. After being chut Harvey fired two shots iutu tho crowd and ll is thought won mb d some ono. The other policemen ojicned tire and the ringleader dispersed. Meanwhile a detail uf Iwouty policemen, armed with muskets, double-quicked to tho scene and the negroes abandoned their posi tion ami fled tu the swamps. Largo crowds, however, principally negro women, re mained in tho vicinity and were very de fiant. The police remained at thu bridge until dark, when thu situation became ipiiel and they retired. To-night a full force is out und Ibu elly is uudcr guard. Meetings of the negroes were held, anti it is rumored au attempt wilt be made tu stop work 011 all vessels at 7 o'clock to-morrow morning. Tho authori ties have been advised lind arrangements made accordingly, and if any interference is attempted there will bo bloody work. There is intense excitement in certain negro localities, and thc > .reels are Ulled with drunken men. The steamship agents refuse to accede to thc demand und telegrams have been sent to tho (sauntry for negroes wh.u are expected by the curly tiaiu to-tuor row. There ate iipprchciiHiou? of Muriuuu trouble. A Fatal Accident. This morning Sainuol ravis, colored, aged 10 years, while fooling with au old musket accidentally discharged it, tho contents lodg ing in the head of his sister Priscilla, agod 7 years, killing her instantly. This occurred on the Ogeechce road, eleven milos from thu city. ? UK AT1.ASTA i:X J'OSI Tl O X. Mouin Carolina un* to have 1* Building aTt?r All. but Only 1,000 Feet of Cubic ripai*? In one of the Fair Buildings. COLUMBIA, Set.ieuiber M.-The commis. sinner ol agriculture will leave to-morrow for Atlanta to perfect arrangements for the South Carollua exhibit. The ptoject for erecting a building bas had to tm relin quished ou accouut of tho meagre appropria tion. Col. Butler has engaged one thousand cubic foot of space in which he will endeavor to placo as full a collection of specimens and products as his moana und assistance wiU allow . He states that he will have to de pend upon voluntary aid, but thinks that the outlook for assistance of this kind is encouraging, amt hopes that the result will he creditable. Cpon his return from Atlanta, lu throe or four days, the prospects can ho more accurately stated. I am In formed that the agricultural boan] have on hand ?dio the anni of ?ld.oOO. In dfty years we may learn, aa Kansas learned Ave yean? ago, thal a fair expenditure of time and money in the direction of a creditable ex hibit will )>e repaid a thousand-fohl. Tm: KW.-K.NT COT. ..N KAILVSXM.-fulton. in its issue of Satnrdr.y last, bas tho follow ing : "Credits aro wiunicd more closely now than tor a long time past. A few of tb? brokers wno pride theuiselvt* ou theft w.iility to keep with tho market on the quick turns have boen hardly dealt with in tbi* weeks nu'/.'?-, and had - little di then Hy in arranging their margins Thursday and yen terday. "Mr. A. I?. Nicolopolo's liabilities have not yet been ascertained exactly, but the renal* will not be tar from &?O.IXK). lie waa ..io:', about IvJ.UOO bales, 011 which the ave rag v los?, is haifa cen'.. "Thc liabilities of Gc.ta.vus C.ie? ct Co. w ill not lull short of .-v-.'OO.'.Krj. A large pro nordon of the loss falls upon German bunk lug houses here. It la probable that the creditors will uot get more than v'6 pei cuni "