Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-09-23

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the State Department to the Gov.
ernors of the States and Territories:
You are respectfully invited to
be present at the funeral ceremo.
MES of the late President, James
A. Garfield, at Cleveland, Monday,
September 26th. at 2 2. M.
JAS. G. BLAINE.
B,sss Iaservsewsu.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The Iri.
bune's correspondent at Eiberon
interviewed DR.. Bliss. The latter,
referring to the course of the bull.
let to where 1t was embedded,
made q very frank admission that
the physicians had all been mis-
taken as to where 1t was; but he
said the autopsy justified in every
particular the treatmen of the case
and proved copclusively that there
was no py@mia.
Arrang emsnts for the Bemov~, 60
ONO.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The
Cabinet will meet this evening at
the residence of Secretary Blaine
to arrange the details Of the jour.
ney to Cleveland with the body of
President Garfield. A telegram
was sent to Governor Foster re-
questing him, with his staff, to
meet the train at the Ohio State
line and accompany the party to
Cleveland.
Tine Afflicted Family.
TROY, Sept. 22.-James A. Gar.
field, jr., so seriously i'll, has been
removed to the residence OF Presi-
dent Hopkins, Of Williams Col
lege. He appears greatly alarmed
over the condition of his mother.
WILLIAMSBURG, Sept. o.
James Garfield, son of the Presi-
dent, Is greatly improved and will
leave for Cleveland tomorrow,
Another comet.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. o.
Director Swift. Of the Observatory,
Gays a new comet appeared, with
the aid of q good telescope, at the
very hour President Garfield was
passing away. Four comets are
now visible. The circumstance is
unusual.
Meyer sh0s.
KOKoMA. Ind, Sept. 22.-Dr.
Henry q. Cole, Mayor of this city,
was shot dead by the Sheriff's
posse while, 1t il alleged, stealing
sacks OF -four in the night time
from the Spring Mills. His friends
claim that he was decoyed into the
mill by conspirators, as the posse
was composed OF bitter enemies.
president Arthu,'s erocIam~ssoU.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The
following was issued by the Presi.
dent of the United States:
WHEREAS, In His inscrutable
wisdom 1t has pleased God to re-
move from us the illustrious head
of our nation, James A. Garfield,
late President of the United States;
and,
WHEREAS, 1t is fitting that the
deep grief which fills all hearts
should manifest itself with one &C.
cord to the throne Of infinite
grace, and that we should
bow before the Almighty and
seek from Him that consolation in
our affection and that sanctifica.
ton of our loss which He Is able
and willing to vouchsafe; now,
therefore, in obedience to this ga
cred duty, and in accordance with
the desire Of the people, l, Chester
A. Arthur, President OF the United
States of America, do hereby APP
point Monday next, the Goth day Of
Septem Der, on which day the
remains OF our honored and be-
loved dead will be consigned to
their last resting place on earth,
to be observed throughout the
United States as q day of humilia-
ton and mourning; and I earnest
ly recommend all the people to as
semble on. that day in their re-
spective places Of divine worship,
there to render alike their sorrow
full sui mission to the will of AL
mighty God, and reverence and
love for the memory and charac-
cter of our late Chief Magistrate.
In WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereuuto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done ct the city of Washington
ON the 22d Of September 10 the year
of our Lord 1881, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the
one hundred and fifth.
[sEAL.]
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
| President.
By JAS. G. BLAINE,
! Secretary.
Scenes as me Unpmo,.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-From
8 O'Clock the crowd has continuous
~ increased and has been passing
the bier at the rate of sixty eact
minute. At IL o'clock there was {
dense mass Of people'in front Of tn,
steps on the east front, extending
two squares up East Capitol street
People are focking to the city
Every incoming train upon the sew
eral railroads IL heavily freightet
with those who are coming to tes
tify their profound sorrow ~ tn
nations bereavement. -Four yer,