Jackson herald. (Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.) 1881-current, October 07, 1881, Image 1

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J ACKSON HERALD. ROBERT S. HOWARD,) Editor and Publisher. VOLUME I. M:. 13. McGINTY, ft&ovw S'Vs.y.'&'v, - - wwaws, e,^., (Below S. C. Dobbirand opposite A. S. Dorsey,) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF Furniture, Coffins and Caskets. 1 have the largest stock of this kind ever brought to the city, and can undersell any house in the South. Be sure to give me a call, and I will save you money. 1 also keep, at my store on Jackson Street, all sizes Doors, Sash cfc Blinds, And Builders Material of All Kinds. M. B. McGINTY, Sept 23 Broad Street, Athens, Ga. £cgof Jltlecctiscmciits. Administrator’s Sale. VGRKEA BLE to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., obtained at the August term, 1881, I will sell, on the lirst Tuesday in November next, to the highest bidder, before the Court House door in the town of Jeffer son, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, six-sevenths interest in the following pro perty. belonging to the estate of Micager Williamson, late of said county, deceased: A tract of land, lying in said county, on the waters of the Oconee river and little Curry’s creek. . djoining lands of Sharpe, Stephens, Boggs, Dowdy and others, con taining four hundred acres, more or less, divided about as follows : one hundred acres of original first-class forest, about one hundred acres of first-class river and creek bottoms, of which about seventy five acres arc in cultivation ; about one hundred acres of upland in good state of cultivation, balance in old held pines. On said place there is a good two-story dwel ling house, with live rooms, good kitchen, smoke-house, cribs, &c., good orchards, garden, and the premises are well ar ranged and convenient. On said place there are good stables and an excellent two-story framed gin house. Said place is convenient to churches and schools. Also, at the same time and place, six seventh interest in six acres of land, with a good lirst-class merchants mills located thereon. One set of com rocks and one set of wheat rocks, with all of the neces sary appurtenances for the proper run ning of the same ; all in a good state of repair. The mill house is two-> tory framed, and is a first-class piece of work and in good condition. Water wheels, fcc., all in good repair. The stand is a good one, and the mill enjoys a good repu tation. All of the above is first-class property, and the lands cannot be surpassed for fer tility in Jackson and adjoining counties, and is located about six miles east of Jef ferson and four miles from Nicholson, on the North Eastern Rail Road. The remaining one-seventh interest in the above described property will be sold at the same time and place, and upon the same terms, by James Greer, Adminis trator of Winney Williamson, deceased. Also, thirteen shares of the capital stock of the Jackson County Publishing Company. Sold for the purpose of paying the debts of said deceased and for distribution. Terms cash. J. L. WILLIAMSON, Adni’r of M. Williamson, dec’d. Executor s Sale. 4 GRKEABLE to an older obtained from the Court of Ordinary of .Jack son county, at the August term, 1881, I will sell, at public out-cry, to the highest bidder, before the Court House door, in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the lirst Tuesday in November next, the following tracts of land belonging to the estate of John S. Hunter, late ot said county, deceased : A tract of land, c ntaining two hundred and twenty acres, more or less, lying on the Jefferson and Harmony Grove road, two miles from Jefferson, divided as follows : about fifty or sixty acres of original forest,, about sixty-five or seventy in good state of cultivation, balance in old field pine. <)n said place there is a good two-story, framed,dwelling with eight rooms and all of the necessary out-houscs, good orchard, well and springs and the place is well im proved. Also, a tract containing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, and known as the Cherry “tract, adjoining lands- of J. E. Randolph. HaHey land and the John S. Hunter home tract, divided about as follows : seventy-five acres of original forest, the remainder in good stato of cultivation. There is a good tenant house on this trajet. Also, a tract con taining thirty-live acres,, more or less, known as the Lindsey tract,, adjoining lands of I, S. Smith, J. S. Hunter home place. Pittman and others, divided about equally into-original forest and old field pines. All of said tracts of land arc Gonvcni ently situated to schools, churches, Ac.* and are well watered. So hi tor the pur pose of paying the debts and for distribu tion. Terms cash. J. L. WILLIAMSON. Executor of J. S. Hunter, dec’d. Administrator’s Sale. to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county. Ga., will be sold, on'the first Tuesday in ‘No vember, 1881, before the Court House door in Jefferson, in said county, within the legal hours of sale, the following lands, to-wit: One hundred and sixty acres of land, more or less, lying in said county, in the. 242d District, G. M.. whereon F. M. Holliday resided at the time of his death. On said tract of land there is about one hundred and twenty or thirty acres in a good state of cultivation, the remainder in old field and forest. On said land there is a good framed dwelling, good gin house and four or five tenant houses. Also, at the same time and place, one tract of land known as the Mary H. Hol liday dower tract, adjoining lands of Long. Dameron and the Oconee river on the south, containing three hundred and sixty acres, more or less. On said pljiee there is seventy or eighty acres in a good state of cultivation, of which there is about fif teen or twenty acres of good bottom land, remainder in old field and forest. On said land there is an ordinary dwelling and out buildings. Said lands sold as the property of F. M. Holliday, dec'd. for the purpose of distri bution between the heirs of said deceased. Terms cash. C. F. HOLLIDAY, Adm’r. Administrator’s Sale. AGREEABLE to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., obtained at the regular term, on the first Monday in April, 1881, I will sell, on the first Tuesday in November, 18.81, to the highest bidder, at public outcry, before the Court House door in the town of Jef ferson, Ga., the following described prop erty, belonging to the estate of John A. Long, late of said county, deceased, it be ing the place on which the said -John A. Long lived at the time of his death. Said tract of land has been divided and survey ed into live different parcels, and will be sold separately, as follows : Lot No. 1 contains sixty-seven acres, more or less; about fifteen acres of un cleared bottom land, balance in old field pines, finely timbered. The whole tract is first-class land. LTt No. 2 contains, in all, one hundred and thirteen and six-tenth acres, more or less, divided as follows : about twenty acres of rich bottom land in a high state of cultivation, about forty acres of original forest, finely timbered, balance in old field and in cultivation. Lot No. 3 contains, in all, ighty-eight and a half acres, more or less, divided as follows: about twenty acres of rich bot tom land in a high state of cultivation, about twenty-five acres of original forest well timbered, the balance in old lield and in cultivation. Lot No. 4 contains one hundred and seventeen acres, more or less, divided as follows: about eighty acres in original forest well timbered, two acres in cultiva tion, balance in old field. Lot No. 5 contains one hundred and twenty-four acres, more or less, divided as follows : about ninety acres in original forest well timbered, balance in old lield and in cultivation. There arc two settle ments on this place ; houses in moderate repair. All ofthc above described land lies well, and is considered to be of the best quality of land in Jackson county. The route of the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern railroad divides No. 5. All the lots can be conveniently made accessible to the neighboring roads. Sold to pay debts and for the purpose of distribution. 'Terms cash. T. H. NIBLACK, Adin’r. Executor’s Sale. AGREEABLY to an order from tiic Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., will be sold, before the Court House door in Jefferson, in said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day in November next, the land belonging to the estate of William I). Smith, dec'd, containing five hundred and eighty-eight acres, more or less, lying on the waters of Walnut creek, in said county. Sold in two lots. Lot No. 1, containing three hundred jfnd seventy-one acres. On said lot is a good dwelling house, all nccossary out-build ings, a good orchard and a good well. On said lot there is about sixty acres in cul tivation, twenty acres of it good bottom land, sixty or seventy acres of original forest, the remainder good old fields. .Sold subject to the widow’s dower. The dow er covers one hundred and twenty-six acres. Lot No.. 2 contains two hundred and seventeen acres. On said lot there is about thirty acres in cultivation, fifteen acres of it good bottom land. On said lot there is about lifty or sixty acres of origi nal forest, the remainder good old fields. All of said lands lying in one and a half miles of the North Eastern Rail Road. Terms cash. S. S. SMITH. T. S. SHANKLE, Executors. Jackson Sheriff's Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door in Jefferson, Jackson county., Ga., on the first Tuesday in November, 1881, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest' bidder, the following described property, to-wit: A tract of land lying, in said county, containing twenty acres,.more or less, the same being a part of the tract, of land on which Matilda Sauls now lives, adjoining lands of Noel Sims, R. J. Parks, and oth ers. Levied on as the property ofG. W. Sauls,, dec’d, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Justice’s Court of the 248th District, G. M., in favor of D. R. Lyle vs. J. I. Hudgins and G. AY. Sauls, principals, and J. W. Reynolds, endorser, and now con trolled by E. B. Jordan. Property point ed out by E. lb Jordan, and levy made and returned to me by J. T. Lancaster, L. C. Written notice served upon the tenant in possesssion, as the law directs. T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door, in the town of Jefferson, Ga., to the highest bidder, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in No vember next, the following property to wit: X tract of land, lying in Jackson coun ty, on the writes of the South Oc nec river, containing one hundred and ninety acres, more or less, adjoining lands ol Robert Shields, Levi Martin and others. On said land there is about seventy-five acres in good state of cultivation, about forty acres of this is river and creek bot toms. tire remainder is in original forest and old field pines. On said land there is a good dwelling and out-houscs and ten ant houses, a good orchard and other im provements, making a first-class farm. Levied on as the property of -J. D. John son, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Superior Oourt of Jackson county at the August term, 1881, in favor of S. C. Dobbs against J. D. Johnson. Property pointed out by S. C. Dobbs, the plaintiff m fi. fa. Written notice given to the ten ant in possession as the law directs. T. A. McELHANNON, SUTi'. JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1881. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in November next, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit : A tract or parcel of land, lying in Jack son county, containing one hundred and twenty-three acres, more or less, situated irwSanta Fe District and adjoining lands of Andrew Stroud, col’d, James It. Thur mond and others, it being a part of the McDonald survey, sold by James E. Ran dolph to James It. Thurmond. About four or five acres on said place is in culti vation, the balance is in original forest. There is a small log cabin on said place. Levied on as the property of Janies R. Thurmond to satisfy a ti. fa. issued from the Superior Court of Jackson county, at the August term, IS7S, in favor of Jas. E. Randolph vs. J. R. Thurmond, for the purchase money of said land. Property pointed out by J. E. Randolph, plaintiff in fi. fa., and deed tiled in the Clerk’s of fice of Jackson county, as the law directs. Written notice given Jas. R. Thurmond, the tenant in possession, in complyancc with the law. T. A. McELIIANNON, Sh’ff. i Administrator’s Sale. AGREEABLE to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga.. I will sell, on the first Tuesday in No vember next, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, a one-seventh interest in the following property : A tract of land, in said coun ty, on the waters of the Oconee river and little Curry's creek, known as the Micager Williamson home place, containing four hundred acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Sharpe, Stephens and others. For a more accurate description of said prop erty, you are referred to the advertise ment of James L. Williamson, Atlm’r of M. Williamson, deceased, to be found in this issue. Also, onc-scvcnth interest in the tract of land containing six acres and the merchants mills situated thereon, and known as the Williamson mills. A more accurate description of said mills will be found in this paper, in an advertisement of James L. Williamson, Administrator ofM. Williamson, deceased. The above described one-seventh inter est in said property will be sold together and at the same time with the six-seventh interest owned by the late M. Williamson, deceased. Sold under the terms of the will of Win ney Williamson, late of said county, de ceased, and for the purpose of carrying out the bequests in said w.ll. Terms cash. JAMES GREER, Adin’r, with the will annexed, of Winney Wil liamson, deceased. Executrix’s Sale. 4 GREEABLY to an order of the Court t\. of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., granted at the September term, 1881, of said court, will be sold to the highest bid der, before the Court House door in Jef ferson, on the first Tuesday in November, 1881, the house and lot on Sycamore street, in Jefferson, known as the Harriet A. Watson property. Said lot contains three acres, more or'less; good garden, horse lot and meadow. The dwelling house is a good two-story framed building, containing nine rooms; splendid out houses, kitchen, lumber house, smoke house, two-story stables; all framed build ings. Sold as the property of Harriet A. Watson, dec’d, for the purpose of paying the debts of said deceased and for distri bution among the legatees. Terms cash. MARTHA J. WATSON, Executrix Harriet Watson, dec’d. Q.EORGIA, Jackson County. Whereas, J. C. Wheeler, Administra tor de bonis non, with will annexed, of Daniel Wheeler, deceased, represents To this Court, by his petition duly filed, that he has fully and completely administered said deceased’s estate, and is entitled to a discharge from said administration— This is to cite all and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, on the first Monday in December, 1881, at the . regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why Letters of Dismission should not be granted the ap plicant from said trust. Given under nry official signature, this August 81st. 1881. H. W. DELL, Ord’y. QEORGIT, Jackson County. AVhereas, John I. Pittman and J. AV. Strickland, Administrators of Cynthia Parks, late of said county, dec'd, applies in proper fohn for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said dec’d— This is to cite all concerned, kindred ami creditors, to show cause, if any, at thp regular term of the Court of Ordinary of-s&i'd county,, on the first Monday in No vember, 1881, why said leave should not be granted tlio applicants. G iv.cn under my official signature, Sep tember 29th,. 1881.. J H. AV. BELL, Ord'y. A, Jackson. County. Whereas, M, J. Dowdy,. Guardian of John AV. and Joseph F. Dowdy, minors of W. F. Dowdy, dec’d, applies to me in proper form for leave to sell certain real estate"!)elonging to said wards, situated in Oglethorpe county, in said State— This is to cite all concerned, * kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any, on the lirst Monday iri November,. 1881, at the regular term of the Oourt of Ordinary of said county, why said leave should not be granted the applicant. Given underlay official signature, Sep tember 29th, 1881. 11. AV. BELL, Ord'y. Jackson County. Whereas. John W. Boggs applies to me in proper form for Letters of Administra tion on the estate of Ezekiel Boggs, late of said county, dec’d— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any, on the first Monday in November, 1881, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why said Letters should not be granted the applicant. Given under my official signature, Sep tember 2Sth, ISBI. 11. AV. BELL, Ord’y. To Debtors Creditors. ALL persons having demands against the estate of Sarah Booth, late of *Jackson county, deceased, are hereby re quired to present them, duly authentica ted, for payment to the undersigned, and those clue said estate arc"requested to come forward and settle. JOHN A. BOOTH. sep 23 Adm’r of Sarah Booth. FOR THE PEOPLE. A Sketch of the Life of Chester A. Arthur. [Gath’s Sketch of President Arthur.] The Baptist church is responsible for Chester A. Arthur. His father was one of those sterling old men who have made the Baptist clergy missionaries and civilizers. Almost as early as there were Puritans in England there where also Baptists. After much persecution, the Baptists obtained toleration under William of Orange. In Scotland and the north of Ireland many of the Calvinists adopted the Baptist idea, and claimed that baptism had even a higher cartlity antiquity than Christianity. The Baptists arc in general Calvinistic cougregational ists, with the great central idea of baptism as the leading bond of faith and an indispensable rite. Like all Calvinists the Baptists were early advocates of colleges and of education. If you can imagine a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian, with all his other quali ties intensified by the ardor of his views on baptism, j ? ou can behold General Arthur’s father. lie was born and educated about Belfast, Ireland, and came to Canada, and thence, seeking newer fields and larger congregations, crossed the American line, and while settled a few miles east of St. Albans, Vermont, General Arthur was born in the township of Fairfield. Probably his father had to recross the line to preach, and even to reside, after the general's birth ; and this has led to some notion that the vice-presi dent was born in Canada, an idea which I think is to be classed with that of Wilkes Booth being still alive and Mr. Stanton having out his throat. It is not reasonable that a gentle man aware of his disabilities should take the oath as vice-president. Yet it is sometimes hard for men of itiner ant clerical parentage, born fifty years ago, to be thoroughly accurate about their birthplace. General Arthur’s father probably lived in twenty dif ferent towns, and preached in about that number of churches, after the son was born. The general drift of his residence was down the east side of Lake Champlain to the foot of the lake, and then southern Vermont, around the field of Bennington and over into New York State, about in the quarter of the Iloosac tunnel, and so on to Troy, Albany and Schenectady. The old man was called to the city of New Y r ork a few years before the war, and bad quite a good church here called tire the Calvary liaptest. lie was not only a minister but an author, something of the style of Disraeli’s father. AATule Hen Disraeli, the elder, wrote the “ Curiosit’es of Literature,” Rev. AVilliam Arthur wrote the “Origin of Modern Names.” About 1875 the old man died, be holding his son collector of the port of New York and considerable of a man in the councils of the radical re publican party. The benevolence, warmth of character, and love of knowledge in AVilliam Arthur are often talked of by other clergymen and by some politicians here. It i9 probable that General Arthur’s mother was a New England woman. Her name indicates it both in the prenom and the surname—Malvina Stone. AVilliam and Melvin a Arthur had a good, big yankee family, Gve daughters and two sons. The second son went into war, was a good officer and is now major and paymaster in the regular service. lie probably owes to his brother his durable situation in the service. Not much is known about the daughters. Chester A. Arthur has unquestion ably been the center of the family for the past twenty years, and has given status, to his father, as well as bis fathers children. As we shall see further on, this son carried the Baptist preachers stock into one of the oldest families of Virginia, Like most clergymen, William Ar thur thought about the best he could do for his children wa9 to educate them. Preachers seldom acquire money unless they marry it, and Chester Ar thur was sent to Union college at Schenectady, New York. Very little is said about this institution nowadays, though it still flourishes moderately, and has a strong list of alumni. It stands in the very middle of Schenec tady. Schenectady, a few miles west of Troy aud Albany, and south of Saratoga, is one of the early Dutch settlements of New Y"ork, and after the revolution General Schuyler start ed the formation of a college there. It was chartered by the “ Regents of the University” (of whom Wbi f elaw Reid is now one) near the elose of Washing ton's administration. It was a Cal vinistic college, and its first two presi dents were John Blair Smith, of Hump den-Sidney, Virginia, and Jonathan Edwards, son of the metaphysician. Finally that remarkable man, Eliphalet Nott, the son of poor parents in Con necticut, was called to Union college when lie was only thirty-one years old. Dr. Nott was a preacher at Cherry Nalley, New York, and in the Presby terian church at Albany. When Alexander Hamilton was killed Dr. Knott delivered a powerful eulogy upon him from the pulpit, and an attack on dueling. As soon as Nott took charge of Union college he ap plied a business head to making it rich, and among his investments was the purchase of what is now a city oppo site Manhattan island at Hunter’s point. The New York Potter family, of whom Clarkson Potter is the most distinguished, is descended from Dr. Nott, and the original Potter was one of Nutt’s professors at Union. Under this eccentric, yet luminous man, Arthur received his education and graduated in 1849. He immediately took up Dr. Nott’s old calling, and went to teaching school in Vermont. With about five hundred dollars he started for New York, where Erastus D. Culver, a congressman who had just lost his seat, had a law office, and with him Arthur began to study law. Ar thur soon concluded to go west and establish himself in some satisfactory town, and he picked a j'oung man named Gardiner to be his law partner. They looked at several towns in growing parts of the west, but thought their opportunities would not be so good as if they came back to the city of New York. Arthur was good look ing, and he became acquainted with the widow and daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the American navy, Virginia people. William Lewis Herndon had been drowned in 1857, at the ago of forty four, on the ship Central America, which he commanded. He was born in the town where General Washing ton’s mother died, and in the vicinity of which Washington was raised, Fredericksburg, and was the brother in-law of Lieutenant Maury, the Virginia rebel and scientific man. Herndon explored the Amazon river, and had a high reputation, when the Central America sunk coming from Havana to New York, with 324 passen gers and nearly one hundred sailors and $2,000,000 in gold treasure. Herndon was cool as a May morning, and when the few who survived saw the ship go down he was standing on the wheel-house, some say, with a cigar between his teeth, issuing orders. For many years, or until the rebellion broke out, he was the popular hero of the United States. The Herndon family is one of the best in Virginia. By Miss Herndon, whom he married, General Arthur has a son, full}’ grown. Ilis wife died only about one year before he became vice-president. Al though a stalwart republican in almost every sense, General Arthur, through his wife, has the best southern con nections. He ought to be a national president. It has been said, with good reason, that General Arthur compelled the concessions, on the street railroad cars, for colored people to ride. The Fourth Avenue street railroad, New York, which belongs to the Harlem steam railroad company, un dertook one day to put a black woman off. It was done with violence, and she applied to Arthur, who brought suit and got a verdict of SSOO against the company. The next day after this verdict an order was posted up in the cars allowing colored people to ride. Previously, throughout the immense length of New York island, only one railroad allowed black people to be passengers, and then only in particular cars. William 11. Seward, in 1839, was concerned in his first slave case, that which turned his attention to the politics of anti-slavery. A requisition from Virginia was made upon Go vernor Leonard in that year for three colored seamen who had concealed a slave in their vessel, and brought the slave to New York. The slave had been surrendered ; the ignoble blood hounds now demanded his fellow negroes and friends. The recorder of New York city would not honor the requisition of the 6mall Virginia Pharaoh. This chap then impudently called on the governor of New York to override the recorder and judge in the law. Seward made the grand argu ment that requisitions, under the | American constitution, must be made for real crimes against civilization, not crimes made arbitrary by a petty portion of mankind, such as rescuing a brother from slavery. No Virginian could pursue the human race after de claring a portion of it in dereliction. A debt prisoner could not be pursued into New York from Pennsylvania. Why, then, should a slave-deliverer be pursued into New York from Virginia. AH that Virginia did bv pursuing the case with her sprigs of lawyer poli ticians was to make Seward a great personage. He retired awhile from office, only to become, after reappear ing, a phenomenon. General Arthur’s connection with the Lemmon case, in 1857, was very much like Seward’s position eighteen years earlier. It involved the right of masters to ship slaves from border States through the free port of New Y ork. Ho was the associate of William M. Evarts, opposing Charles O'Conor for the slave- shipper. But I will not dwell on this case. His semi-political connections as a lawyer had passed out of the public mind when Chester A. Arthur became involved in a dispute with the admin istration of Hayes and Sherman. Yet Arthur's political record was by no means short or scanty. lie was not exactly a founder of the republican party in New York, but was one of the younger men who assisted to form it. In 1854, when the Nebraska policy of Pierce’s administration became un popular, the beaten wings in New York State, led by Seward, Weed and Grce le} T ANARUS, called an anti-Nebraska conven tion at Saratoga, which adjourned to Auburn, Seward’s home, where, after a debate, it was concluded to retain the whig machine, but to be ready for anew party movement. The conse quence was the election of Myron 11. Clark to be governor and Ilcnry J. Raymond lieutenant-governor. Clark succeeded Horatio Seymour’s first term in 1855. The next 3 T ear, while the whigs still struggled to keep their organization, two conventions met at Syracuse, one made up of anti-Nebraska democrats, and presided over by Reuben E. Fenton, the other straight out republi can, led by John A. Kiug and Edwin I). Morgan. It was here that Arthur took position under Morgan, like him self a native of New Eagland. The Morgan republicans were beaten. Mr. King became governor, however, in 1857, and two years afterward Morgan was elected. There have since been three republican governors in New York, Fenton, Dix and Cornell, and four democratic governors, Seymour, Hoffman, Tllden and Robinson. Edwin D. Morgan, without having literary, o-r speaking abilities, was a level-headed man, of a rather phleg matic temperament, perfectly sincere in his views against slavery and in favor of the union, if necessary by war. lie was a dealer in groceries, produce, sugar, etc., and had made consider able money, but his most important enterprise was in consolidating the New York Central railroad, which gave him a bias toward Albany. When elected governor he called on various young men to make ready for the threatened war between the sections. Arthur had been in the State militia, an important feature of New York State institutions. The militia here is well kept up, and is under rigid State supervision. Morgan successfully made Arthur cngincer-in-cbief, in spector general, and finally quarter master general. During the war New York raised an enormous army, such as would do credit to a very large nation. Arthur transacted the pur chasing business of the State to an enormous amount of money without incurring any scandal, and came out of the office not much ahead. It is said that he refused every present sent to him, whether of military clothing, saddles, horses or trifles. Yet he did make money at the close, when large numbers of war claims were put in the bands of Arthur & Gardiner. This firm also became celebrated for the speed with which it could draft and put through legislative bills at Albany or Washington. It is said that Tom Murphy, after- ward collector of the port, drew Ar thur into politics, by having the city government, in Tammany times, make Arthur counsel to the tax commis sioners. In turn Arthur assisted to make Murphy a State senator. After Grant reached the presidency he put Murphy into the place of collector of the port, whereupon there was loud opposite followed by Murphy’s rcsig- S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. } SI.OO for Six Months. nation, and, at Murphy’s Grant then made Arthur collector of tl o port, much to the surprise of the people, who in general knew little about him. For the next ten years, however, the constant investigations of the custom house and the huge business it did for the country made Arthur a marked man. When lie was removed by Hayes strong petitions were prepared in protest. But General Merritt toolc the place and held it until the recent confirmation of Robertson. In the mean time Arthur, who had developed into a pretty bright politi cian, and had got complete control of the Conkling machine in New York,- became the regular engineer of the re publican campaigns. It was he who decided to support Cooper, democrat, for mayor. Ilis office was in the Fifth 1 Avenue hotel, and nearly ali the moneys to be spent for the election* passed through his hands. The mer chants generally had confidence in* him. His manner was rather fine, yet' sweet. He was always fair to look upon, with a pair of rich black eyes,' in which lay a refined smile. A healthy color was in. his checks, betokening - good living, and lie wore a pretty dress, - which became him. Not originally a man of strong powers, his graces arc ' such that when he has done a thing for a certain time lie shows skill and’ perfectness in it. lie became a politi cian slowly, and seldom presumed until he knew the business, and then 1 ho could be severe if necessary, lie ' had to say “ no” often, and cut off the head of many a friend. If there is anything he will be perfect in when ho ' takes the presidency it will be making, appointments and removals. Arthur is a republican politician in ! his views, but a democratic politician ? in his ways. lie would regulate a party on the Jacksonian plan, of dis cipline from the top. Under Morgan s he saw a rich, self-seeking and rather timid man, who, after he had reached 1 the highest position in the State, had' not the art to maintain himself, and > was easily beaten by Fenton for the Senate. Being the beneficiary of Fen ton’s discomfiture, Arthur, of course, • allied himself to General Grant, and through Grant to Conkling. He pos sesses in a high degree the receptive, • docile qualities of character necessary to get along with Conkling. That phlegm and stolid conceit Governor-' Cornell possesses is foreign to Ar thur's nature. There is a great deal 1 that is still boyish, generous and pret ty about Arthur. lie has been accus- - tomed, however, to behavior rather-' than to formulating principles. He is - an intense republican, and believes • that to let go of the organization in ‘ the slightest respect is to invite dis aster to the party, He thinks Conk ling to be a man of the largest pow ers, both of mind and will. Conkling, however, did his best to keep Arthur from accepting the nomination for- Vice-President, which has turned out to be Conkling’s only salvation in the time of despair. General Arthur might, therefore, begin to consider himself a wiser politician Ilian Conk ling. Although the nomination of Arthur ‘ was not well received in New York,. because he was considered to be rath er a city politician than a statesman,. yet it no doubt did strengthen the ticket in this quarter, lie was seen > every day conducting the campaign in this State, and to some extent • throughout the country, working me thodically and with altered habits, and > many men were induced to contribute in New York by the sight of this rath- ■ cr cheery-faced gentleman going to his office like another man to a bank,, morning after morning. Arthur lias made two mistakes since ' he became Vice-President. The first was to endeavor to elect Crowley sen ator against the Governor’s friend Platt, in which he was beaten. The: next was the attempt to put Conkling: back in the senate after he resigned,, where he was also beaten. These two * failures ought to have an instructive influence upon the Vice-President. It is current belief that they have affect ed his confidence to the extent that he • will seek out some Conkling, or other man of power, to advise with if greater, duties should devolve upon him. At the present time, while waiting for the fate of Garfield, I have but lit tle doubt but that the Vice-President is informing himself on the concerns of his future office, perhaps readings up the story of previous Vice-Presi dents who have succeeded to the su preme position. As Arthur is the first public man’ from New York City who lias ever been President, or a presidential expectant, it would seem that ho ought to strive to make his administration worthy of a metropolitan-minded man. The country parts have supplied nearly all our chief magistrates, the Adams fam ily, perhaps, excepted. Few men have ever reached the presidency with such general acquaintance as Chester A. Arthur, and unless American states manship has become the,monopoly of a few persons he ought to be able to know where to choose. What he does know about public opinion is a conun drum. He has certainly s'uffered con siderably from public opinion hereto fore, though it remains to be seen whether he will take it as a teacher or. •a3 an intruder. NUMBER :S3.