The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 11, 1886, Page 2

‘an event by which the State of New | death the country j ° ' | most eminent statesmen and our own | State one of her most illustrious sons. * loses one of her HE SLEEPS. cose Democracy’s Great Leader | at Rest, | endeavor to attend. Davw B. Hitt. Governor Hill has issued a proc! mation officially announcing death ot S. J. Tilden, and com- | Without | mending that the close ot his life be | marked with more than passing | notice, and directing that the flags upon the buildings of the State be displayed at half mast until and in- | cluding the day of the funeral, and re State tokens | Please inform | convenience of the date which ms | Samuel J. Tilden Passes Away | from This Earth. | The Closing Hours of Life Apparent Pain. +0 Conscious to the Last, but Unable to Speak His Wishes. ——_-—e soe requesting the citizens of -resident Cleveland and Governor Hill 2 President Clevelan¢ 0 Parle Much Moved. ——-e-0— Yonkers, N. Y., Aug. 4.—-Samuel J. Tilden died at Greystone this morning at $: He had been enjoying his usual good health up to last Saturday evening. While sitting on the stoop of his residence on that evening he = f }to unite in of grief. : BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Samuel Jones Tilden was born in New Lebanoa, Columbia county,N. Y,, Feb. 9, 1314, where his grand- father, Tohn Tilden, settled in 1790, Tilden, Samuel 30 0 *clock. and where his father, Elam after sundown was a farmer and merchant. was taken with a slight chill which his stomach and bowels, in 1833, but 339 | entered Yale college } soon left that institution ated at the University of New York. settled on producing inflammation from which he suffered all Sunday he was slightly better and was able to Sunday evening he felt worse and continued to grow night there night. anda began practice in New York city. In 1844 the Morning News, a daily paper, was established in New ride out. much weaker, but were no fears of consequences. THE END MOST PEACEFUL. This morning it became apparent that the end was near. Dr. Charles E. Simonds and Miss Gould, a rela- tive ot Mr. Tilden, were at the bed- side a few moments before Mr. Til- He tried to speak but} of failing to make | where he was t- | the committee on finance and canals York, to adyocate the election to the presidency of James K. Polk. Mr. Tilden invested capital in this enter- until last prise and became the editor of the journal, which position he he.d until after the election. In 1845 he was elected to the New York and in 1846 was chosen a member the assembly, den died. constitutional convention, only moved his lips, member of made a He passed away q any sound. 1 cetully ° In 1855 he was defeated as the ly and pe: Mr. Tilden’s death occurred in| ‘*Soft-shell’’ democratic candidate the south chamber of the mansion | for attorney general of New York. overlooking the Hudson. Mr. Tilden now devoted himselt to No words were uttered by Mr.| his profession. His practice was Tilden after Dr. Swift’s arrival. He | very extensive, and by it he amassed remained conscious to the last. The }| considerable wealth. Besides other labored breathing grew fainter and | important cases he was counsel, in more feeble, and at 8:45 a. m. the 1856, for Azariah C. Flagg, in the face of the dying man began to} case growing out of the con change. The ashen pallor of death | election for the controll ership of slowly crept over his countenance. | New York City; in 1857 tor His eyes slowly closed and his mus- | telatives of Dr. Burdell ag th cles re d, and at 8:50 a. m he] claims of Mrs, Cunningham; and . for the Pennsylyania Coal con ght by the Del: anal company. breathed his last. At the time of Mr. in the suit bro the only persons in the room were & Hudson C Drs. Simmons and Swift, Miss Anna | Tilden democratic state iware Mr. th Tilden’s death became chairman ot in 1566, member of the 1867, serving with distinction onthe finance He became an indefat- igable laborer in the Gould, a relative, the amanuensis ot commit the dead statesman and the faithful | and was a Jeadmg valet, Louis Johnson. constitutional conyention of SECRETARY SMITH’S STATEMENTS. f . : : + | Committee. Private Secretary Smith said this | ©?" c atternoon: ‘*The deathfot the Gov ae ae : He dicial and political reform in the cause ot ju- ernor was a shock to us all. f New York. emer ‘ city ow rk, anc ie, had been quite well for several bases re Me ee was active in the orga ne manths. This morning he did not ‘ mization of the Bar association. When the contest seem to know that he was dying and made no allusion to it. He retained consciousness until the last. He died through exhaustion. Governor Til- den never had, as has been trequently Stated, any attack ot paralysis. He had a fall some years ago and this together with rheumatism crippled his right arm. However he used it m writing and in signing checks. He has passed most of the time at Greystone for some years. He has not been in New York since March. The house in Gramercy park has been in the care of a maa and two female servants. MR, CLENELAND’S CONDOLENCE. As soon as the death of Mr, Til- den became known to the country at large telegrams began to come in from leading political and personal friends including the tollowing: Colonel Samuel J, Tilden, Jr. Greystone, N. ¥ Executive Mansion, D.C. Aug. 4-—I have this moment learned ot sudden death ot your illustrious rel- ative, Samuel J. Tilden, and hasten to express my individual sorrow in was waged against the members ot the **Tammany Ring’’ holding ciiy offices, who were charged with de- frauding the city treasury of many millions ot dollars, Mr. Tilden ren- dered invaluable services to the cause of reform by his famous analysis ot the accounts of the Broadwav bank, showing conclusively how the alleg- ed culpri had shared spoils, and turnishing legal proof for their conviction. In 1872 he was elected to their again ne general assembly, where he continued his exertions in the cause of retorm. In 1874 he was elected governor of New York by a plurality of 50,317 votes over John A. Dix (republican) and Myron H. Clark (prohibitionist). He inaugurated Jan. 1, 1875, and soon after declared war against the **Ca- nal Ring,’”’ which in the overthrow of that organization, When the National democratic con- St. was resulted vention assembled in Louis in place on the: ticket. i the ballot he received 403} « votes cast. first the 713 When the vote tor the second ballot was finally announced, Governor Tilden had 535 in a whole GOVERNOR HiLt’s CONDOLENCE. | vote ot 738. The nomination; was Albany, N. Y., Aug. 4 —On the | mace unanimous, and he was de- reception of the news of Mr. Til-| clared the democratic candidate for den’s death, Governor Hill sent the | the presidency. following dispatch at once to Col. | nomination in a bnef speech on Tuly Samuel J. Tilden at Greystone. “Ij 11. His formal letter ot acceptance learn with deep regret of the death | was dated July 31. ot your distinguished uncle, Samuel! There were also greenback and J. Tilden, I tender to you and | prohibition rominees for the presi- York has lost her most distinguished son, and the nation one of its wisest and most patriotic counselors, Grover CLEVELAND. He accepted the other relatives my sincere sympathy | dency and the result of the election | Huckerson, fwho was suffering: in your great bereavement. In his | on the popular yote was: me at your ear hest | be fixed for the funeral, as 1 shall | and gradu- | He was admitted to the barin 1841, } Tune, 1876, Governor Tilden was | * $004. honest citzen. the leading candidate for the first | *¥° uncles, and both of them are as Tilden, (dem.) 4,254,265 Hayes, (Rep.) 4.033.295. Cooper, (Greenbacker) $1,737- Smith, (Prohibition) 9,522. Tilden’s popular majority over all, 157:39+ The majority in the electoral col- | | lege was claimed by both parties,the | dispute being as to the result of the ,South elections in Florida, Louisi: | Carolina and subsequently Oregon. | The facts as tothe reterence of the | whole matter to the decision of an | electoral commission are familiar to ind it 1s | the entire American public, a er into unnecessary to e the work of the comm | concer } : .£ sion beyond the mere statement of \its final decision ti Hayes and | Wheeler had received 185 votes to | 184 votes tor Tilden and Hendricks. The people quietly acquisced in the decision and the new cases maugurated although many ques- tioned the justice of the ruling of the commission in regard to the disputed | which were eventually given to the republican candidates. In iSSo the name of Mr. Tilden was ag the although without New York as to the and all turther action on the part of nauonal convention The divided democratic his consent. delegation was wisdom of renominating, his friends was restramed by the publication of a letter from Mr Tilden retusing to allow his name to } be turther canvassed as a_ possible candidate under any circumstances whatever, stating that although he had no doubt whatever as to the result in New York State and in the United States, “renouncing a presidency,”’ and believed he was re-election to the his repugnance to enter into a new | engagement involving tour years i ceaseless toil.’” Since that time Mr. Tilden lived almost entirely in the enjoy ment of the pleasures afforded to a] man of his tastes at Gr Oaly ystone. once,has he made any publi ration of his continued interest in public affairs, namely, bi cation of a inthe 4 letter strongly upon congress and the administration the necessity of a comprehensive His at Greystone was graphically describ system of coast detences. life ed in an article in last Sunday’s New York Star, w printed without thought of hich was pre} ured and his sud den demise. Reardon, Ba 2 sioner of Deeds tor all the for a long time with rheuma vielded promptly to St. Tacobs Oil. Mr. G. E- Comm suffe whic Judge Knew His Father. The Bob C. tells the funmest thing on himself. Bob can tell it far better than I can write it, and you must imagme a wheezy fat man, with nu- merous little hitches in his voice, to appreciate Bob’s style. He tells the story thus: ‘*When Huff was mayor, way back in the long ago. I was just about as wild a chap as there was in town. I got to hitting the red-eye pretty heavily, and sev- eral times I was called up before his honor. who would fine me $5 or S10. But one time-I got on a big tear, and when I was brought up next morning IT knew right that Huff was going He little and then began away to swing me. looked at me a a lectu his fingers as he went. enumerating my *Bob,”’ he e making nutsz getting to be a sins on ‘you ice of You and the calm, measured began, yourself. are vagabond,’ tones ot his voice took me down con- siderably. 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