Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-22
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From WASHINGTON

Special Correspondence Of the Iilcc1. Ga:tI!c.
WASHINGTON. D. g., SIP, -, ISL
President Arthur has iu9t taken thl u.tl! u
oitio', Ia the Marble room f.. Lie Ca,,;;iI, ia
tn, prGscEcl If tho mcmb,.s oil III. Chin I.
tha Jus:ico5 Of tho Supreme Court, lew Sen
a:crs aud members OF tho House Ut Nepg,s?n
tai7cs, sill who could hn mortified tins maraif ::
IN timo TO &c present; nlso Gen Shcsnis1, Gr.
Grant, R3sr Admiral Nichols. Ilaonibsl Ham.
lia. Coz. Goale, cid few Others Forty
peorIo in all wero rlcSont at the tiuo tho cath
Wss taken. This stop Mas ttkcn up0n a con-
forcGco hold at o'cIack tctwcoa tho ptosi-
daul. Secretary Blaine aud tho Attorney desc.
rst. Very few pGreons kucw that the oath VAS
to hn administered until Tho ceremony wes
nvtr. Tho President mud tho m2abers Of III.
Cabinet assembled in The Marble room. shortly
bufure T. 0 clock. Chief juslio, WAlc, 10 the
ial robes OF Gticc, AGO mpatird by tho Ass. c.
ato Justices. proce dd from n, Supryi-c
Court room to the Marble room, tina doois oil
which w,re Immediately cIas;d end ni:hGu.
any tormaly Pr2Sideht Arthur sras., nni,
adding upOa one slda Ut tic iable. lUck iH9
oatn OF Cfilca. Illl manner was 0im hui ,lnu
posoa, and his response so hop nlo Coz was
10 Grm tuuo aAd wi,hCu: tremor. Tn
President then read from III s1ntcfipl noics hi
inaugura! etGr So, lie n,t If wnc1 wss th.t
tho hnnhclal policy OF !ha ciuuily had beet.
!iyol, WAS ToIkl1g s.iilnu,rry 10 every respect
ind would b. ,ntlnuttl. sid that thtrc Is az
MO .Ssly i0r 40 ezra +: ssun uf the Scnn,c.
PJnIsY!EaulG Av1Gun IL crowded 10 icy with
people Of both scX and OF ali llc s. Ages Sui
conditions, On HE way tosni from Tho C.p.ol,
IN tho roluadI vi Ghioil the rrmsins ut tn. late
President aru l>ing ~ State. Tha aduirttatc,
OF tho putlc intn tho rotunis Is By Tvs.
through tho CAS- d6or. and tho loo OF thosu
seeking admission without that door. from early
morning until two O'Clock tbs afternoon, al
which time this dispatch il written. has cy-
tended Tor blocks b. nd tho Cari,nl gruunts
Several OF tho book ntor' on tho Avenue are
closed. and tho stalls aiOrg tho sido wshs Ct
hat thorOughfa!u no filled with busls bas &c.
lels aud pic urea of the late Prcslcnt, whllo
largo numbers Ot boys arc hawking tho samo
shout. While n immense ciowd is 10 front Of
aid, Id lac. sl arcu.d the Capitol, the rOtunda
IL not crowded, a. those who enter il are
marched 10 line rnsh. through. b, ing barely
allowed tim, 10 iako o lock at tho fac, of the
dead President ~ they pass tho oatsls!ous
upon which his coffin is resting. The appear.
ano, Of tho Remains 10 by 90 means agreosble.
The faos ouIy is exposed. bu: il is so
charged as 10 DO almost unreocgn;z,tle
1t Hss hsgGsfd, drawn, and icGriu'ly cmsc;a
It'd OF tho t!mo Of his death, but how il has bo
emo distclored, IS dist kurtd by dark and dirty
looking spo.s ct blum ahd rcd, and LARGO back
flies ara seen thtrhying about or reslirg upon
the otihc. lndced the appearance Of the body
pfcsett' death IN ono OF its most terrible forms
Sill it seemed 10 have morbid fscinstioo for
the spectat r., most of whom gsz.d upon it as
long Us they were allowed. Ii will remain
Whtro II is until Friday afternoon, when tho
iuoersl SERVICES will he hold, after which tie
body will be taken {, tho 9th street denot and
started Oh its way toClcvelnnd. Mrs. Garfield has
selected the following members of the Christian
Church to Sc! as pail bearers from the Capitol
to Tho hearso and from tho bosrse TO the cus:
A. Is. Teyler, II. &. Thier, w. w. Dopgau,
Bapi amin Summary. ID. /. Moore and W, s
Rosn. Dt. TowDshend. hoalth officer of the
District. has given permit for the IT movsl Of
tho remsirs. DR.. Tos nshebd it will be- re-
membered. was tho first physician to Sec The
President when ho vas wounded, and is Thus
the last ono 10 have anything 10 do with bis
body.
Secretary Blaine has io1icd tho Governors
OF all the States to attend tho funeral, aud
President Arthur has issue proclamation max,
Ing Monday next the day Of tho funeral in
Cleveland, day of national humiliation aad
prayer.
President Arthur is stopping at the hous, OF
his intimate personal friend. Senator Jones'
1le rcceived numerous calls this mortiog.
among the most noticeable OF whom was ey.
Prei ldant Hayes, who arrived hero last night, !
and called this mornirg Nth Senator Sherman.
Mrs, Garfield spent several hOuru at si,c
!" lille liuuss TIL, morulug. snparntunlinp tie |
"aaAn ni th" I,tc President u personal ri. c.s