Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-09-20

matter" II is announced that General
Arthur will take the oath in few mo-
lnents from this hour, 2:3O a. m.
TAKING THE OATH.
AT ! go this morning Judge John r.
Brndy was driven up to General Arthurs
house. There were present with the gen.
eral, Judge Donahue, Stephen r. French
and two or three other gentlemen whose
names Mr.. Red, private secretary of the
general, refused to disclose. It is under.
stood that Governor Cornell and Mr..
Conkling were present. All the gentle
men assembled III the front parlor, where
the oath of Office WAS administered by
Judge Brady. Mr.. Reed announced the
TACT to the reporters. who were collected
IN front OF the house, but declined to|
give further particulars. He said no ar
rangements had been made wi.h regard
to any movements TO be made to-day aud
he could not say. when General Arthur
would go to Washington.
HOW eu1TEAu RECEIVED THE NEWS.
Washington, Sept. 20.-Warden
Crocker visited Guitcau III the Jail this
norning. Guiteau quizzcd him concer-
ming the presidents condition, express
1 ing fear that tie president was nearing
the end. Crocker then told him the
/ president was dead. Guiteau instantly
sank down Oh bed and appeared much
! sexcited. He then rose, paced the floor
4 andappeared to be praying. When told
: the particulars. he said he vas glad his
I tsutferings were over, and would not have
scommitted the deed had he known he
4 was to suffer SO. Guiteau was less ner-
vous'and alarmed than the warden anti.
/ cipated. He has deadly fear OF mobs,
and urges the United States to protect
him.
NEGROES AROUND GuITEAU's JAIL.
i Washington, Sept. 20.-After this
morning forty to fifty negroes collected
near the jail from curiosity, and left when
the guards notified them. Guiteau heard
) the sells tollipg at midnight, suspected
e the cause, and tried to pump the guards
FL THE RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
Il Long Branch, Sept. 2O.-Attorney
General VacVeagh, who has charge OF
! the arrangements for removing the re.
= mains from Long Branch to Washington
! Hsays the Pennsylvania road will sent
e four coaches here TO be used on the oc
e casion. The train will be made up as
c follows: First car, baggage; second car
e remains of the president and escort
= third car, Mrs. Garfield and family
+ fourth car, members Of cabinet and at
h tending surgeons. The train will TAX
If the same route as that taken when tn
O president was removed from Washing
" ton. No stops will be made except q
water stations, and no newspaper CORES
spondents will be permitted on the trai1
t. 1t Is the desire of those managing til
% arrangements for the removal that n
C. train shall be run either in advance c
q after the presidents special for obssrvs
r. ton or other purpose. Thespecial trai
le will be run slowly and all through trai1
will be laid oven for it to pass. It is tt
Eintertion that the train shall leave he,
81 about 10 n. IN. TO -morrow aud arrive
le Washington between four and five y. II
'ss After lying in STATE in the rotunda of tt
ne acapitnl THURSDAY and Friday the remail
u ] will be again taken in charge by IL
,g spernsyivani. railroad and conveyed d
rect to Pittshurg and thence to Clev
land.
ill5 At The LAST Hot Rs.
toS New York, September 2O-rhe Tim.
tv Long BTanch special says the followil
apersons were present when the pres.iel
sbreathod his last: Mrs. Garfield an
~ her daughter Moilie, Col. Rockwell, {
! &C. Rockwell, Gen. Swain, Drs. Bliss all
EAgnew.,Dr. Boynton, Private Secreta.
u. Stanley Brown, Mrs. and Miss Roc
~ iwell. Executive Secretary Ware
IN Young, H. L. Atchison, w. II. Norrichs
L. Lancaster and Daniel Springs, atte
dants, the last named colored. NJ.
Garfield sat IN a chair shaking convu
-, sivcly and with tears pouring down h
:, cheeks, but utterihg no sound. After
!. while she arose and taking her de,
:. husbands arm smoothed i up and dow
Poor little Mollie threw herself on h
T. fathers shoulder on the other side of Il
:, bed and sobbei as if her heart wou
. break. Everybody else was weccil
slightly. A. midnight Mrs. Garfield W
asked if she would like to have any thi,
-. done and whether she desired
~. have the body taken
p as Washington. Shereplied that she cou
~ not decide until she became more col
ii, posed. Attorney General MacVeagh W
~ the first member of the cabinet to get Il
news. He ran bareheaded through t
l., darkness across the lawn from his c,
tage to Francklyn cottage, followed
by his wife and the first dispatch OF sy1
-. pathy came from Gen. Arthur.
THE INQUEST ABANDONED.
od Co,oncrs inquest on the presidents
;ad mans has been abandoned by the 10,
,se authorities.
,e;- AN ESCORT TENDERED.
leaX Long Branch, September 20-The
nd lowing has been received:
Ell. Trenton, N. j.. September 20-To H
ow Wayne MacVeagh.-I am directed
mel Governor Ludlow to tender You gu,
of honor to tho remains of Prcsid
md Garfield. WM. s. STRoKER,