The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-22

his heart. Cant you do something
for me, OH SWAIN At this time |
Mrs. Garfield had been out of
the room for twenty-five minutes |
aud had retired tor the night. |
and previous to going to her own
room, DIR. Bliss says he conferred |
with her upon the general condition
of the president, aud that she eX-
pressed the opinion that her hus- |
band was not weary-that he had |
awakened feeling comfortable end |
complaining of little or no p.,in. II |
was about ten minutes past ten
O'clock, said DIR. Bliss, wien the !
president aWoke and complained of
a severe pain in his heart. The doc
tor referred to the fact that the for
mer attending surgeons on the case
had been called here TO attend an
autopsy, which DIR. Curtiss. of
Washington, had been selected to
superintend.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
New YORK, September 20-The
Sun extra says General Arthur was
sworn in at a quarter past two this
morning at his house. Two judges
of the New York supreme court, j.
II. Brady and Charles Donohue, had
been sent tor. Judge Brady arrived
with Messrs. Rollins and Root at
ten minutes before TWO. but
the ceremony was out of court
and deferred until Judge Dono-
hue arrived, little after ?
O'Clock, with Commissioner French.
Judge Brady stood on the other
side of the table facing General
Arthur. Grouped around the two
men were Judge Donohue, Elihu
Root, Commissioner French, ID. G..
Rollins and General Arthur's son.
Judge Brady slowly advanced
and raised his right hand. General
Arthur did likewise. A moment
of impressive silence followed.
General Arthur's features were al
most fixed; then Judge Brady adj
ministered the oath. General Ar.
thur, speaking in clear. ringing
voice, said: II do solemnly swear
that | will faithfully execute the
| Office of president Of the United
States, and / will TO the best Of my
| ability preserve, protect and defend
the constitution of the United
States" After this he remain
cd standing moment longer,
his hand still stretched. The presi-
dent afterwards gave expression TO
emotion. Up to three o'clock he had
not decided when TO leave the city
for Washington.
THE FEELING IN LONDON.
LONDON, September 20.-In Lon.
don the opinion can be heard eX-
| pressed by all classes, in converse
| ton Oh the streets, on railway trains
and at places of public resort. that
| the event Is doubly sad after the
gallant struggle for life made by the
| president.
The balconies of TIE American cx-
change are draped, and the flag
which adorns many places of the
city is displayed at half mast.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED AT
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, September 2O.-Thc
correspondent of the associated
press telegrapbs the following:
The announcement OF The
death Of the president was re-
ccived here with an unusual expires.
sion Of profound regret. Special
editions of the papers published the
news with heavy borders. Flags are
at half mast on the town hall. and Il
large number of public and private
buildings, and our shipping are
draped in mourning.
:GoD REIGNs AND THE GOVERNMENT
LIVES"
New YORK. September 20.-ll \.
M.-The stock market opened quite
strong, Notwithstanding the fact
that the presidents death cast
a gloom over the whole OF
Wall street. In order, however,
to testify to the faith III the stability
of the institutions of the country,
and probably with the view of show
ing to the civilized world the con-
fidence which the American people
feel in their own strength, values on
the stock exchange were steadily
advanced, and at this hour prices
are / to u per cent higher than al
the close yesterday, and in the face
of very dull speculations. The en-.
tire list participated in advance, the
trunk lines leading therein.
At the commencement of bust.
ness to-day on the stock exchange
the president of the board
announced the sad news, and spoke
! in feeling terms Of the loss the
; country had sustained. He thel
moved, which was carried, to suggest
: to the governing committee of the
exchange to close, and that body &C
cordingly convened ut half-psst II
. o'clock, and ordered that business
be stopped for the day at noon, and
=, the exchange be closed on the day
of the funeral. A committee wa
$ also appointed to draft suitable
t resolutions. Mining and other ex
0 changes are also to be closed
Brown Bros. this morning contrib
1 uted $4,000 to the fund for Mrs
Garfield.
WILL BE EMBALBIED.
An extra gives the followiD,
special from Elberon: An earl,
train this morning came from New
i York bearing the person into who's
Y hands have been placed the duty q
n embalming the dead president
@ Undertaken Morris, of Long Branch
|. had been notified by wire of III
o time when the embalmer would M
e rive, and his wagon was in waiting
at Elberon station TO receive tn
b appurtenances necessary to th
: operation which shall preserve til
e dead. On his arrival, the waeol
e was Immediately driven to Franck
8 Ign Cottage, where the embalmc
:. was soon shown to the room wher
Y lies the president. Embalming vii
8 be begun after the autopsy has bee
s completed this afternoon. The re
r mains will then be so preserved as 4
: render it possible for the body TO Ii
in state until interment, which, OK
pected, to take place early mex
week.
Il DR.. Curtlss, a prominent surgeon
4 of Washington, has been summone'
to attend The autopsy, and is nov
e here. He was notified by wire las
e night Immediately after the presi
e dents death, and he arrived her
: early. Three physicians, who lef
s the case after the late presidents re
2 movaI from Washington, are ais,
e here, arriving on the same train
b Thus there will be present at tn
s post mortem examination the fol
c lowing doctors: Bliss, Hamilton
Agnew, Woodward, Reyburu, Sur
geon-General Barnes, and DR.. Cur
tiss. The duties OF the autops,
will be performed by DIR. Agnew
= who has held the knife in all OF tn