| Show PRESIDE PRESIDENT EX ARTHUR GONE ova dispatches today to day contain the not unlooked for intelligence of the death ol of chester A arthur vice dent of the united states from march 4 1881 to september 19 of the same year after which by the death of president garfield he became president clent ald held that position for the xema remainder inder of the term which expired on the ath of march 1885 it seems that a severe kidney ailment had afflicted him for several weeks and all efforts to cure or egeit eve mitigate I 1 were fruitless and finally he became aw 0 o weak and broken down that it was evident a slight shock would be fatal this came in the form of a a cerebral paralytic stroke caus ingi the bursting 01 ut ol a blood in the brain dealu was then instantaneous the nomination of mr arthur as vice president on the ticket with garfield caused considerable murmuring in the rank and tile file of tha republican party at that time out he being regarded as a stalwart and garfield Garfie lct being considered a more moderate man in his political views th the e equipoise equi pose caused the ticket to be accepted and I 1 elected when mr arthur succeeded to the presidency he was however not long in disappointing many of his supporters as well as those rhode who demurred at first being less stalwart than either wing administration was as free from jobbery audbor and corruption as he could make it and his record for ability and sagacity so good that he was strongly reported ct for a in the convention which nominated blaine at chicago the dead president was born iu in vermont in the year 1830 he leaves at son and daughter only his wife having died some seven years ago |
