chester arthur when president garfield passed away in september 18, '81. e court judge, the oath of office in arthur's new york city home. in new york city, how about that? a different place back then. ashley, lauren, thank you for taking care of business. it was a wonderful time. thanks for the support and help. i have to count down to the very second, i've got 13, 12 to go because i've got to get up to 12:00 noon. that is it for "varney and company". coast-to-coast starts now. neil: on the verge of the government shutting down and then autoworkers strike on top of twin jolts for an economy that has absorbed many of them. a stock market that has had to absorb a few of its own, rocky

they ended up putting his running mate as chester arthur, who had been kicked out of the near customs house because he was a stall award, and they wanted to placate that faction. that would be a fateful choice. there is not much to say about his presidency, because it was so short. he did appoint a lot of african americans to office, which is something that was part of that idea of advancing civil rights, including frederick douglass. he gave frederick douglass a federal job. he advocated for civil service reform. in fact, he stood up to roscoe conkling, this big corrupt republican boss in new york. he ends up falling as a result of garfield. in the end, he was probably the president most to credit for meaningful civil service reform, but not in the way he would have chosen. in the train station on the way to a college reunion, garfield is going to the platform and an insane man who was a this is pointed dashes disappointed shot him twice from behind. sadly, garfield probably would have been okay if the doctors had just left him alone. but no, they kept poking and prodding him with un

in fact, he nominates, a young man named theodore roosevelt to to replace chester arthur, who was kind of the corrupt head of the customs house. he blocks roscoe conkling, who was a big republican boss in new york. he he does things which he thinks are the right thing to do. but again, he's tainted all this other stuff. and so he when leaves office, it's it's kind of under a cloud. on the other hand, rather behaves is the second most famous us president in paraguay paraguay and i'm not making this up paraguay was in the middle of a war with argentina and they decided to stop and have the united states president arbitrate the dispute. and hayes's administration arbitrate this this dispute in the favor of paraguay awards a whole bunch of land to paraguay. and they love him for it. in fact they name a city after him, they name one of their state. so they they they they call it a department. there is the state of president hayes. and in paraguay, even a major soccer club. club president hayes is named after him. so, i mean, he's got that going him right? of course, hayes isn't going run. t

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chester arthur when president garfield passed away in september 18, '81. the new york supreme court judge, the oath of office in arthur's new york city home. in new york city, how about that? a different place back then. ashley, lauren, thank you for taking care of business. it was a wonderful time. thanks for the support and help. i have to count down to the very second, i've got 13, 12 to go because i've got to get up to 12:00 noon. that is it for "varney and company". coast-to-coast starts now. neil: on the verge of the government shutting down and then autoworkers strike on top of twin jolts for an economy that has absorbed many of them. a stock market that has had to absorb a few of its own, rocky month of september, trading wraps up, gary is worried about the next month teeing up. we have the latest on that. texas republican congressman pat fallon and the expanding auto strike with jeff flock. and jamie butters. in midtown manhattan, the rain is coming down almost as fast as flood delays at regional airports are piling up. a commute from hell, for mi

chester in more elementary school and westwood high school, cc ross. >> hilda marcin. waleska martinez. >> nicole carol miller. >> louis j. nacke. >> donald arthureterson. >> jean hoadley peterson. mark david rothenberg. christine ann snyder. john talignani. honor elizabeth wainio. >> to my cousin, debbie jacob walsh. >> distinguished guests, families, friends, my name is jeffrey myers. it is my honor and privilege to offer a concluding prayer at the sacred moment on this holy ground. within the jewish faith our tradition is upon remembering our loved ones that we recite in memorial prayer. i will chant it first in hebrew and then translate it for you in english. [speaking foreign language] rest infinite rest in your sheltering presence among the holy and the pure of all of our beloved, we remember this day who have gone to the eternal home. a merciful one, we ask that our loved ones find peace in your tender embrace. their memory and during this inspiration for commitment to their ideas and integrity in our lives. may their souls be up in the bounds of life. may they always rest in peace. amen. you may be seated. we gathered today to remember w

chester a moore, and westwood high school in fort pierce, florida, ceecee ross lyles. [bell rings] >> hilda marcin. [bell rings] waleska martinez. [bell rings] >> nicole carol miller. [bell rings] >> louis joseph nacke. [bell rings] >> donald arthureterson. [bell rings] >> jean hoadley peterson. [bell rings] mark david rothenberg. [bell rings] christine ann snyder. [bell rings] john talignani. [bell rings] >> honor elizabeth wainio. [bell rings] >> and to my cousin, debbie jacobs welsh. may we never forgot what they taught us that day. god bless. [bell rings] >> distinguished guests, family, friends, my name is jeffrey myers. i am the rabbi in pittsburgh. it is my honor and privilege to offer a concluding prayer at the is the sacred moment on this holy ground. within the jewish faith, our tradition is, upon remembering our loved ones, that we recite in memorial prayer. i will chant it first in hebrew and then translate it for you in english. [speaking hebrew] >> exalted, compassionate god rest infinite rest in your , sheltering presence among the holy and the pure of all of our -- veer to the souls --the pure to the souls of all of our beloved, we remember this day who have gone to the eternal home. merciful one, we ask that our