, 1881-09-23

FRIDAY, SEPT
NEWS IN BRIEF. II II
rAnrrr cloudy weather, loca1 rains. vnria- III
btc winds, and stationary Or higher ien,uera- p
turc for tAls region t".lay. u
F0IEI:sr fires round tho Georgian f}ay, CT
along French I.lyur, a1ni In the Miskuka t!Ls t
trlct, Ontario, hnyo mado fearful rayngcs.
For days tho iMtabtauts nf t,eso regions
hayo been III tile verge Of sufIuca.Eon from t
Icut and smoke.
T1IE London t0nt.) Grand Jury has thrown Il
ont the bills Of Indictment for uauSlaughler
against tic Captain md manager If tho c
steamer Vfctoria, which was Cnpsfzed d,l Z
the tlueen's birthday OH the River Thames,
causing tho death Of nearly 200. fills Is i
probably tho Inst Of tic ErGnt caintlity.
Ar tho conclusion Of tho funeral sery1cr3
tuiny the remains vi President Garfield Will
ho borne to tho lIenrso md thence In the !
Baltimore & Potomac depot, from wleiIce {
tie salle train which brongllt the 1'resltten-
tlai party t0 Washington last March will
convey tic funeral party to Cleveland.
TME following solttiers wilt represent tho
cttlzess nr Chattanooga, Tcnl., ut President
t;nrleid's ebsettuics: Congressman Tctti-
bune, Col. j. n. ThornbnrE. Capt. II. $.
Ciainberlatn and L. a. James, Union SOL
st1ers; Maj. j. Il. Conner, Col. II. II. Cleft,
and tic 1suy. Dr. Uacl,iua,,, C0nfcdenies.
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1t Is estimated that about 100, COO persons
passed the coflln Of presont Garfield In tho
rotll,ltla Of the Capitol til the tweMty-fuur
lls}rrs after tl,o casket was placed there.
There was hardly word uttered by tho vnst
tilrong that chine to see the earthly rellntns
Of tile great man wi.on, The Nation llonorc1
and loved.
TIIEIIE were indications yesterday after
nOon that the body uf President Garfield liAtl
commenced to dccompose. Mrs. Garfield,
l,eing Informed Of the fact. expressed wish
TINT her husbands features should be free
from tho public gazc. Tile liI Of tho collEn
was closed by order Of Secretary DnMo at
$50 Inst evening.
AT tho meeting Of tho Society Of tho Army
Of the Cumberland at Chattanooga yesterday
II committee was appointed to submit plaas
! for a monument to President Garfield at the
ncxt meeting. The committee Il also nll-
tl,orizcd to solicit subscriptions. The u!aec
where tho monument Is to be erected las not
yet been decided OIL.
Mis-. GARFIELD in company with her
daughter NEolllo visited the White House
yesterday. She was reluctant to go there.
but slle preferred to arrange with her uWn
hands the personal ciTects Of 1ter dead llus
band preparatory to their being taken to l,er
hornu at Mentor. She bore up brayrly dur
ng tho visit. btt ut times i'cr eyes werc srlf
fushud with tears.
PRESIDENT G.AI,FiEj.n's mother bears her |
grent n1sltction with f0rtttutg hardly ex-
pectcd. 'rhuro Ia no fear now that ller mInd |
will give way under The grcat calanity which
llns fallen OIL her. She insists OH going to
Cleveland to SEQ tho tlcatt botty Of her great
SOIL. ~ must see him." she sntd yesterday.
~ must see hin oi,co 1ilorc. Lie WIS MY
own boy, you know"
Tile international Pence and Liberty
League now III session Mt Gcneya, Swiszur-
land, has passed resolutions expressing syll-
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ttolence auu respectful homage. Many ntenl-
bers Of the French nristocracy and tho entire
dlplo1nutic body NOW IN Paris hayc called nt
tic American Lcsatiun in tllat city 10 express
sympathy und sorrow.
Ow1Sa to Senatorial pressure 1t is quite
probable tint President Arthur will cntE III
executive session OF the Senate about the
1Stll Of October, Senator Dawes called un
the President yesterday and urged tllis yfnw.
1t Is probable TINT tho Democrats will elect
tho presiding officer. Senator Dawes thinks
Tint there will bo no attempt to chungo tho
complexion Of tho committees.
SEVERAL. regiments of tho Ohio State
nilittu hare been ordered to Cleveland by
AIjutnnt-Gcnernl Smith for Guard duty.
trlla sailors of the United States steamor
!. Michigan will participate In the ftncrat-pru-
cessfo1.. Several hundred military Ard civic
! societies lnyU already Expressed nt Intention
to participate ln tho procession, which pr0ln-
ises to be of tic most Imposing character.
DECLARATIONS. civic societies, and military
organizations Wishing to participate III the
funeral Ut President Garfield Mt Cleveland
Monday nrc requested To correspond at 0nes
with Str. EdEar Decker, Chairman OF the
Cleveland Committee Of Reception, a,Hl OIL
their arrival ut Cleveland aro requested to
report Immediately ut thu Council Chamber,
tint they lnay bo assigned plnccs III tho
funeral procession.
PRESIDENT Arthur has lsstled Il proc
lalnatlon appointing Monday next as II dAy
10 be observed throughout thu United htates
witt, humiliation allu mourning. mud recol-
,,lcn.llnr the peoplu throughout tho Mullen
, to assemble TINT .lay In their respective
l. places Ut worship to render Il tribute Of
reverence to tic nlelnory nlld character af
- President Garfield, aud of sorrowft,l submls.
| sinn tA thn will 0f lnl.