Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-25
Rumors as to Future Cabinet
Appointments.
MRS. GARFIELD'S SUBSCRIPTION FUND RAP
IDLY INCREASING.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The following
special order has been issued from the
Navy Department: Struck down by the
hand of a cowardly assassin in the day of
his vigor and usefulness, ON the eve of his
departure from the Capital, in search OF
much needed rest from the tolls and cares
of Office, our Chief Magistrate, President
and Commander-in-Chief James A. Gar
field, and after bearing with heroic forth
tude untold suffering, succumbed to the
dread summons and yielded up his life at
Elberon, New Jersey, on the evening of
the 10th inst. The nation mourns his
loss. His funeral services will take place
at Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, the Goth
inst. 1t is eminently fit and proper that
special honors should be paid to the men,
DRY of the late President on that day, and
the Department therefore directs that at
all naval stations, and on board all vessels
in commission, the flags shall be at half
mast from sunrise to sunset, and a gun
fired every half-hour during that period.
The period of mourning by half-masted
colors will cease at sunset. At foreign
stations this order will be carried out the
day after its receipt. The Navy Yards will
be closed and all work suspended during
the day. The officers OF the navy and
marine corps will, as q further mark of
respect, wear Grape on the left arm and
sword knots for six months from the Goth
inst. Signed Ed. T. NICHOLS,
Acting Secretary Of the Navy.
The Funeral Train ON Its Way.
PITTsBURa, September 24.-The Presi-
dents funeral train left Altoona on time,
and passed YOUNGSTOWN at 3:15 A. NJ. About
5000 people had congregated at the depot
with uncovered heads, and were silent.
The bells at the churches, school-houses
and engine companies tolled. Berry sta
ton was reached about 4:30 o'clock. Hun
dreds gathered here, and the same scenes
were enacted. When the train pulled in
the Union depot at Pittsburg at $40 this
morning, fully 5000 people had assembled
at the depot and IN the streets through
which the train was to pass. No demon
stration was made save the tolling of all
the bells throughout the city, and the fir
ing Of minute guns by Knapp's battery.
A committee of so citizens were on hand,
and with the crowd stood with their heads
bowed and uncovered. The silence was
very solemn and impressive, and will not
soon be forgotten by those participating.
During their Is minutes stop here, while
the train was being switched by the g. d
p. r. r.. track train, no one ventured o
word above a whisper, and the funeral
party kept themselves out Of sight. At
5:55 the train drew out of the depot and
slowly crossed the bridge to Allegheny
City. where a car bearing the Cleveland
committee was attached to the train, and
as many more people assembled in
Pittsburg and lined the tracks through
Allegheny. City, and the parks along the
line of the railroad where it passes through
West Parks the tracks were covered with
plants in full bloom, and beautiful and ex-
tensiye floral tributes. The train steamed
out of Allegheny City at6:20 A. M. amid
the tolling Of bells, but no other demon
stration.
Various Political Speculations.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-The indications
are that there will be some changes in the
Cabinet before the close Of the year. A
gentleman who holds Q high public posi-
ton, and has held close personal and Off
cial relations with President Arthur for
years, says there will be Cabinet changes
within three months. This gentleman re-
marked: Had Garfield lived and recov-
cred, his Cabinet would nothaye remained
intact until the first of next January. He
knew this to be a fact. and therefore it Is
not to be expected that President Arthur
would retain a Cabinet entire that would
not have been continued under its creator,
had he lived. He was satisfied that Presi-
dent Arthur will want some Of the Cabi-
net offices filled with men OF his own Sc
lection. 1t is said by friends Of MacVeagh
that he is heartily tired Of Cabinet work,
and would gladly resign If he could do 30
has found the duties more exacting and
laborious than he expected, and prefers
the independence and ease Of private life
and law practice. He will not, Ii is be-
lieved, retire from the Cabinet under any |
circumstances until the Star Route cases
are disposed of. Numerous rumors are In
circulation as to future Cabinet appoint |
ments that General Grant has been Of
fered the Secretaryship of War. Lincoln to
be transferred to the Interior Department;
that ex-senator Conkling will become Sec
rotary of State. and that the Second AS
sistant Postmaster General will eventu-
ally be maze FOstmaster-General. In |
quiries made last night ct the Presidents
quarters at Senator Jones residence, |
elected a reply that all reports of this
kind are without any authority Of the
President, who has not As yet given any
thought to Cabinet construction, nor has
he said anything to any one O. the subject.
The Last View OF the Remains.
WASHINGTON. September 2S.-At 11;20
two closed carriages drove to the
east lower entrance Of the Senate wing,
and the occupants alighted and passed up
the private stairs TO the Vice Presidents
room. All the corridors and p~assage-ways
upon the main floor Of the Senate were
barred to all corners, and iustruc-
tions were given by the Sergeant-at.Arms
10 employees and the Captain of the Police
on duty to keep themselves hidden in the
recess Of the windows and doors while Mrs.
Garfield passed through to the rotunda.
The rotunda was entirely clear, the guard
Of honor retiring from view for q time. In
4 few minutes the little procession emerged
from the Vice Presidents room, and pass
nc around through the EAST corridor pro-