Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-23
PHOM WASHINGTON
SpsctH Correspondence Of the 1tc3a. Ga=et
{VsgEISGTOS u e. San 90 1881


WASHINGTON. D. O., Sep, 90, 1881.
The whole city and region rCuad about and |
all tbs inhabitants thereof Weto given I'D to |
the funeral Of The late President 10 day. All |
the stores on Pcnns5lv Aveuuo and indeed
everywhere else 10 thu city were ccsej, and the
employees thereof added to the other residents
of tho city, clerks 10 the closed departments,
the strangers who have bsen nockrg here for
the last three days, oil of when were on tho
Avenue, gave that lhoroughiaro especially that
part Of it lear the Capitol crowded appear
anca. such as it has worn only upon rare oc,
caslons. At an carly hour this morning the
crowd commenced assembling ct the Capitol
and by two O clock it WAS immense, but all the
doors were closed and guarded 80 that only tho
favored few with tickets could gain admit.
tatco. General tickets only entitled their
holders TO admittauCo to Tho rotuUda OF half
pas. ton O'Clock. but the pos5essors Cf
them So ahmed the doorwars before that
hou; IS hldtst to block Them up AID prevent
| special 'icko: holders from getting either in or
out. The r0;unda presents the Same appear
| uocc it wore yesterday saVo that its floor has
been filed With chairs rsrg4d 10 circles round
tie space CCcupitu ny tHe oatsle!lu9. Cea!S
have been arranged for the President. tho
Two tx Presidents, the two * Woe Pres
idcuts, members # The Presidents FAM
| iiy. and divisions CT seats set apart
respectively for members ct tho Cabinet,
Supreme Court. tbs TWO houses Ct Con-
grcss, the Army ard Navy, and the
press. Owing to the reIu sve appearance
| OF the ooip3o the cJtia was closed carly last
night. so that all that Vas saeD to day was the
| case AID tho catstslque, upon wti,h it rested.
| oil covered with black, and the floral sdorp-
ments surrounding them. Shortly before .
| o'c'ock B?sussnt Commandely of Knights
fcmpi4r, OF Baltimore, accompanied ty the
cft.c'rs Of the GfEid C0mmapdery OF Maryland,
entered The cas- door, preceded by a m.gli it,
cert H,rGl Maltese cross. which they placsd ct
tho head CT the c)ffio. and, by oluDtro march,
! passed cut tho same way. The President, &C.
compaDlcd by General Grant and Seuattr
Jones, 5000 alter entered and, before
| threo O'clock. The whole floor Of the rotuuda
Was packed aud j4mmed to its utmost
c,paciry. Tue rlnlrs ssrVicas Wero oon-
Quoted by Rev. Dir. Power, pastor of tho
Christian Church 10 this city, assisted By Raw
MIR. Ertitt,pastor OF tho late President church
at home 10 this connt ction it may b, SAID
that years ago Rev. Messrs. ilrrtt, Rbiusou,
Jones and Gaii,Id. tho latter then a brigadier
general 10 the army, agreed that tho iuncr-
al OF tho first one of tho four who died
should bo attended by tho others. and that one
OF them should preach The funeral sermon
MIR. Erftt is hGrc ia obediencs to that serec.
ment, and MesSrs. Robinson and Jones will at
tend tie funeral at Cleveland. Tho funeral
| services wtre solemn aud imposing and were
composed largely Gi music rendered in the
highest sly b Of tr:. At thor conclusion tho
pail bearers selected ~ Mrs. Garfield, at
named in tits G. rrcspondonoe yesterday took
charge c! tho cJthn, bOro it out Of the cast door
| OF tho roluuda to tho hearso, when the process
sion Immediately took il way to tho 9Th Street
depot in the order OF tho published programme.
Tho sidewalks aud windows OF the houses on
tho route from thu Capitol to tho depot wero
crowded with spectators.
The President, after breakfast and o dive,
tns moruirg, received many callers, among
them being Secretaries Blsine and James, and
| General LA, ok. llc re ivcd 10 tho haod-
aomo parlor OF DcuLtor Juurs's house, and
was as calm aud composed as usual. 10
conversation with q friend no intima,ed
that no inm llsio changes il the Uahlp
| not would b, made, leu. that il could not b.,
! expected that he would make 20 changes 10 the
| Olhc,s at his disposal. Tho Cfic, holders hero
Others soem TO thok changes will clme thick
and ias. alter things begin to iun smoothly
again.
Mrs. Garfield, accompanied by her chilirop,
was at the Capital this morning. She viewed
the roIunda and it's oontents wiLh deep interts
and requested that Marshal Henry take charge
of tho larger tl)ral decorations and forward
them to her home, and that the smaller ones
be laid upon tho coffin and carried with it to
Cleveland. Mrs. Hayes also visited tho rotunda
this morning.
A proclamation for an extra session of tho
Senate TO inset 90 the 10Th proXimo was issued
10 dny.
General Mahoue and Col. Cameron arc 10 tho
city, and it is report d that Mr.. RlddIebergor
and other prominent MahoniIits arc htra oil 10
and by appointment.
During the funers! services at tho Capitol this
afternoon bat, thing of evil omen. was titting
al oat atoya tho Feat occupied by The President
The fears Of the superslliols we're excited by
lhIi, and humorous expressions Of gloomy fore.
bodnRs wero made in consequence
THE LouDoUN FAIR-The twenty first an
Iu, fair of tho Loudoun County Agricultural
Society b;g.n On Tuesday Lost, 90 tho fair
grounds. near Loesbu'g The weather was all
that could be desired. and tho gtouads. with
the new billGiDg5. pranl stand, president =
stand, TO-, that have boon erected this season,
presented q1to al attractive appearance. The
crowd on tuesday, WIS not q very largo ono. The
display IN some resp was, We thought, not
quite ~ TO the standard of former years-,hat
of cattle sheep aud hogs beitg especially slim,
owing, doubtless, 10 the liability of farmers to
get the!r siecS IN good condition on aooouot of
the drought. What stock was Oh exhibition,
however, was of good qasIity and high grade;
most noticeable being The Alderney herd of II.
q. Sellmsn. thu Snort Horns Of J. 3 Rsvarlcy
and the HolseiOs Of j. r. Beuchler. Mr..