Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-21
FROM IFASUJNGYON
Special Correspondence ofMe Alern Gar

Sp'c~l Correspondence Of the Ahrn. Gdxitc.
WASHINGTON. d. g.. Sep, 81. 1881.
Tue funeral tx,rcises Of the late President
and what is to como sItcr them. form tho sole
topic OF conversation here to day. All tho do.
psrtments arc cloaod, and will remain so until af
ter the funeral. The employees of the Govern.
ment Printing OIfcs and of tho Navy Yard are
at work. however, M usual. Most nil tho build
lngs in tho city, private al we'll AZ public, arc
dfaped 10 mourning but On n0na Of them is the
drapery either volun0ous or tastofulg arranp-
cd. save tho White House. The body and its
escort will arrive hero about halt past four
o'cock this afternoon. 1t will bo thkon dire.
~ from the 9th street depot 20 the Capitol, and
be escorted by hll the u. s. troops in tho ci,v.
including the marines. and by tho volunteer
militia OF tho District, composed OF thrco white
aud two negro companies. Tho III enbsrs OF tho
latter belng 80 ANXIOUS to attond inst ono of
them, barber, who had General Sherman 10
charge, when he hoard the uotioo b,Il strike
this morning.. hurried out of the shop, telling
another employee thoreor to fbish trimming
tho Generals whlsker5. At tho Capitol the
body will be laid upen cstai. lque thu! has
been raised Ia tho caDtrc of tho rotunda The
rotunda hes boon Grapcd 10 mourning, .estjors
OF black c.mbr!c b3loc suspended from tho nc
lures thcre!c. aEd from sill other ayailabld
points. The body will lie in ssts from this
evening" until Friday evaEi0g. when it will start
tor Clcvtls0d While in tho Capitol it will b,
10 charge OF tho Capital police and guard of
forty members ot ,he Army of the Cumberlan
who have volunteered for th5 purpose. Prasi-
dent Arthur nod Sill tho mou b,rs OF The Cabi-
net and Mis- Gtitied will srriva here with
the BODY. The President. it is understood.
will stop at the resderc, oil his friend, Senator
Jones. Mrs Garfield will DO the guest Of At
torney General MscVeagh. Tho President and
all the Chbinnt and Mrs. GslfAld will also So
company tho b>dy 10 Cleveland. tn tho civil all
thorltIcs OF wrlch city IL Wi hn delivered i'm.
medIately upon is arrival. The pail bearers
have not vet boen selected. Tho following ssns
tors arc in tho city Mcssrs Morgan, IDg4l e.
Garland. Pugh, Johnston, Mcmillan and Vtst
and others will ID. All have boon Invited TO
DO present. Those who nrc hero and tho Scr
goats ct Arms Of tho EwJ housns of Congress
arc 10 meeting at tho Capitol now. mskiog or.
engagements for tho funeral ceremonies. Bal,
tho photographer, once of Alexandria, has ask.
cd, and will probably obtain, permission to take
pictures OF tho scoueH in tho refunds. While
lying 10 state. tho public will bo admitted at
tho cast door. and will pass tho body 10 single
lllc, stopping on low platform to look a. ii,
and then 20 cut at the west door.
The prevailing imprc lion is that an extra
sessIon OF the Senate will he convened IS soon
as the funeral ceremonies Of tho ato President
ere concluded
Gulteau was interviewed nt the Jail this morn
ing. lilo says TO is in no danger from O
mob; that lyDchcr5 1.-Two in tho county and not
IN cities; that thcro il aomo excuse for Thorn in
the country. but none in ol'ica whore polico
force is paid to 600 that tho laws arc observed.
lilo says all ho wants is fair trial; that tho
constitution and lays of his country eutito him
to that and that he believes no will bs ACCORDED
such trial. There is no crowd around the i,i
nor is ono expected.
1t is said hore that all tho Information nbout
the duel yesterday Wao obtained from tho Lewis
party, and that tho Wise party wero az dumb
IS oysters. 1t il also said that y. s. LOWS, son
OF tho Mshone candidate for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor. ondcavortd to take tho plsoo of his
uncle, and that ho shod toaIs when it was do.
cldod that as his uncle had sont the challenge
be and he alono could receive tho fire of Geu.
Wise. 1t is also said that MIR. j. Amblor
Smith sent word TO Mr.. George d. Wise that
he endorsed all Il H. Lewis had said about him,
aud that as H. il. Lewis was not in the city, and
he understood that Wiso had emo there TO
fight him, he, Smith, would tako Lewis 8
place. General Wlsaa oourJo 10 accepting
challenge, and broaklng the lava OF hfa State
and then firing in tho mir is the sui ct of somo
rldloule hero. But tharo sooms TO be an I'M
preston that tho end OF this affair has not yot
been reached.