The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-21

Special 10 the Herald.
Galveston, September 2).--The shadow OF az
natlop's sorrow envelopes this city. The post
oGies, court house,r Office, supreme cour;-
rooms, cotton exchange, Western Union
Telegraph Office aud 3 large Humber of busii
ness houses and several private res licences are
draped. CaanoA has kept up q c0aseless
frrg every mali hour siuee daylight,
and the bslls throughout the city
seemed 10 be endowed vita the power Of vOic.
ing the peope' ,swoe. At msss meeting ~
tae q ton EJCh sngc thta acteruuOa. th5 fol.
towing resOlu lions were unanimously adopted,
as XOioi the true seaumeuts of tue people
TIE people OF GL.VastOu have heart wilnaor-
row that th-'itfe on ia YES A. Garfield Presi-
deaf of tho United states,nas at last y ed d 70
the or evaded bus ever persste 1 summons
OF Death. They deplors HIS loss a. n special
bereavement TO his family and friends, aut
calamity 10 the ps0Vle OF the states TO wnose
highest political station he had
but SO recently been chosen. They
that his Opportunities Tor statesmaai Nike
eetvic 10 tho people we're 50 soon aud so sadly
shattered. and She pouular hope of brilliant
aud useful carser In his great Office, was thus
extinSuiShed in It's 1Tst flme. They de-
clare their abhorrcuce of The SIS
sasin and of the bloody dead
by which hli accGrse1 purpose WAS affected
md realize with painful senslbilijy he fearful
specially TO the unhappy wife anu family OF
the deceased president, give the n surance OF
their sin eis sympathy In their atll elton and
wish them continued, respect confidence ami
affection OF the American poodle, They re-
sp4ctfully recommend and request that all
persons In the comm nifty will observe as "A
day I'm urning, the day that may be hereafter
dSesignsted on for the celebration OF the
They directed that certified copies Of these
prnce0digS be prepared BY the secretary OF
their mesnngand forwarded with ap, roprlste
communications to Mrs Gam Id and the de.
partment OF state at Washington
Whereas we have learned with profound re-
grst that our president James A G fairfield, last
might, after period of suffering of long dura-
ton, wa relieYed by death. leaving q nation TO
mourn his rntimely loss, aud
Alta meeting OF the members Of the
Unit,d states courts for the eastern
district OF Texas, which convened at the
United States court rooms tn morning,
VIM Phillips, United States Marshal, was
cali'd to preside, and . Dart, clerk OF tho
United States court, was appointed secraiary
when the following preamble and resolutions
We're adopted:
civilized countries feel that we
are called upon to utter some
expression as showing our great loss,
and invite the nations the wo Id 10 SYM
pathize with us In our great calamity. There
fore,
Resolved, That we In common with orr
fellow: oountrymen, hereby tender to the PEG
pie of the United States our heartfelt and
Inournful sympathy at the nations loss: that
we deeply sympathize with. and feel the
anguish which has fallen upon the
family OF the deceased. They have
last all that wss dear and lovely, the wife
her husband, the children d cir father. the
mother her son.
Resolved, Thstthe secretary he Instructed
to forward a copy of thesa proceedings TO the
presidents family.
Resolved, further, That B Burns, assist
ant United States attorney, present these res
olutions TO the next meeting OF the circuit and
district courts Mt Galveston, an request the
same to be entered on the minutes OF the
courts.