Show PRESIDENT CHESTER A ARTH ARTHUR u chester allan arthur the new president of the republic to whom the tile oath of office was administered yesterday was born in the state of vermont in 1830 of scottish parents his father was wa s a baptist minister and held the position of pastor of different churches in vermont and new york mr arthur was the fifth of seven children he ile graduated from union college in 1848 studied faw and became legal partner of erastus D culver of new york in 1852 he be had the management of the noted lemmon slave case which was carried to the court of appeals ZA and in every removal was decided for the defendants the slaves charles oconnor was the licad lead of the opposing counsel mr arthur was a whig a follower of henry clay joined the republican party and soon became a leader in it when the rebellion broke out the subject of this brief sketch was entrusted with the arming and subsisting of the troops raised in the state of new york and was subsequently quartermaster general E in chief and inspector general he was selected for colonel of the ninth regiment for immediate active service but at the urgent request of governor morgan declined the position his military duties in the state being deemed of much greater importance under T hia his direction and supervision sixty eight regiments regi menta of infantry six battalions ta and ten batte batteries rim were sent i to tho the field within four months in 1861 in 1871 mr arthur was appointed collector of the port of new york and four years afterward was re appointed after six six years services he resigned in 1880 he received the nomination for vice president at the chicago convention his career since bis his election to that position is before the public ho ile was not in harmony with mr garfielda Gar fields administration J being welded to mr Con klings or the stalwart wing of the republican party it is to his credit that during the whole of the time that elapsed between the shooting of the late president until his demise demis c mr arthurs course and attitude could not have been wiser while the country was agitated on tho question of presidential disability not a word fell from his lips on the subject outside of the presidents denes immediate family so far as public ad vices can indicate the blow struck by mr garfielda Gar fields death seemed to fall as is overwhelmingly upon mr arthur as upon the closest friend of the departed r statesman ta the wisdom of mr arthurs course does great credit to his head vroile the tenderness of his heart is shown by the manner in which lie received afie alie news of the demise of mr garfield the new president assumes the pogi position tiou of chief magistrate under peculiar and trying circumstances and the aspirations of the whole e people will be that he will manifest that breadth of view quickness and clearness of apprehension magnanimity amit y and comprehensive statesmanship so necessary to be exhibited by the head of a great republic it is largely in his hands to lessen the sense of loss felt by the american people in the death of the departed chief A FRENCH chemist has succeeded ii in obtaining a very valuable oil from the seeds stalks and other refuse of grapes taken from a wine press after the juice has been drained oft this refuse was ground fine in a mill and the yield of oil was in direct proportion to the fineness of the grinding the oil is sweeter than nut oil and remains fluid at a lower temperature when burned in the lamps it gives a bright smokeless odorless and agreeable flame THE TILE OMAHA A bee says the mormons cormons are the beet befit emigrant agents tsa |