Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-20
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19th.-secre
5tary Blaine aud wife and Secrets AIRY
Lincoln and wife arrived tonight
aud left at IL O'Clock for Long
Branch.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10th, 11:15 P
|M. The bells in this and neighbor
ing cities are being tolled.
Woe Yresiaens Arthur Nosaed.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. Goth, 12:2(
"A. M.-Attorney General Mac
Veagh has just sent the following
20 Vice President Arthur: 1t be
comes our painful duty to inform
you of the death of President Gar
field, and to advise you of taking
the oath of office as President O
the United States without delay
II it concurs with your Judgment
we will be very glad Ii you will
GENE here by the earliest train to-
morrow morning.
|(Signed) VIM. WINDOW,
Secretary Treasury.
w. II. HUNT,
Secretary Navy.
THoS. l.. JAMES,
Postmaster Genl.
WAYNE MAoVEAGH,
Attorney Gen'l.
A. j. HARDWOOD, q.
Secretary Interior.
rbe kynehiag OF 9fssaa 80 be
prevented.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10th. The
talk of lynching Guitesu has been
revived. This sentiment fluids sup
|oorters, but there does not seem yeI
Ito be any organized preparations
towards putting the threat into ex
|eeution. The authorities realize
that there may be danger, ano
have quietly taken their measures.
The military are kept ready fol
m ediate use, and the militia OF
the District are ready to respond to
lany call If they are needed.
rho Apsaessm Removed 90 HIS New
Cess.
NEW YORK, Sept. l9th.-The
Tribune's Washington special says;
|Guiteau has been removed to al
nDer cell, which has been special
lily Constructed for him and 80 ar
ranged that he cannot be seen by
|his guard from any point Of
view He is therefore safe from
!assassi nation by shooting. Guiteau
suffered much from apprehension
|of personal harm, and since his re.
|mOval to his new cell has expressed
!bimself to Warden Cfocker a.
much relieved in mind and body
|He has little light now and no.
much air, but he prefers these con
|fitions, coupled as they are with
greater safety TO his person.
Use guds of Nenor.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 19.-Gen.
ERALS Wise and Lewis, members of
two of the most prominent fam
lilies in the State of Virg mia, be.
tween whom hostile feelings have
|beeu entertained for some time,
but which have been greatly aug
|mented by an article from Gen
Peyton Wise, which appeared in
the Dispatch of this city to day, in
which that gentleman denounced
In very severe terms Mr.. l.. l.
Lewis's half brother, ex-United
States Senator John f. Lewis, the
Re. adjusters' candidate fer Lieu
tenant-Gevernor. The troubled
grew out OF some hypothetical
abusive epithets applied by Mr.. H..
/ is n II
Wise, brother of Gen, Wise, in Al
speech made in Petersburg last
Thursday. The publication of this
article created considerable excite
ment. 1t is said that L. L. Lewis,
as soon al he read the offensive
sent challenge to Il 9
Warrants were issued for,
the arrest OF both belligerent gem,
tlemep, but the police were unableI
to find them. 1t is said that bothI
are in the city. General Wise, i'll
is rumored, has telegraphed to al
prominent ex-Copfederats, u warmj
friend OF his, residing in the north
western part of the State, to come
on here, it Is supposed, to act as his|
friend on the field of honor. Botb|
are men Of the most upquestioned)
and if 1t has not already
taken place, 1t is believed thel
will certainly occur. 1t is|
that the son of Hon, john
F. Lewis has been .telegraphed and
will leave bis home In Rockingham
county at once TO meet George d.
Wise, who is alleged to have used
some offensive remarks about his
father. Congressman Wise is now
oanvassing for the Democrats in
the southwestern part of the State
and his whereabouts is not def :.
nitely known.
Whereabouts Of aew. wise.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 19th.-A|
telegram from Warrenton Junction,
on the Virginia and Midland Rail-
road, informs Chief of Police Poe
that General Wise got Off the train
at that point at an early hour THU
morning and was there met by
General VIM. II. Payne, of War.
renton. No arrests have yet been
One report states that
the meeting has taken place and
that General Wise was wounded.
Another says that the parties mel
near Quantico, on the Potomac,
and that Gen. Wise was shot In the
thigh and Lewis in the left breast
PACIFIC COAST.