Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-25
EASTERN NEWS.
Takes tho Oath in Washington.

|, WAsHrNGroS, September 22-Presi-. dent Arthur has just taken the oath ol office in the marble room at the capltO in the presence of the members Of the. Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. Ia few Senators and members of the House iof Representatives all who could be mo- 5tifed this morning in time to be pres-7 lent. Also Generals Sherman and Grant, Rear Admiral Nichols, Hannibal Ham, lin. General Beale, and few others sThis step was taken after conference zbetween the President, Secretary Blaine. tand the Attorney General. Very few. spersons knew the oath was to be admin. zistered until the ceremony Occmred.- < The President and members of the Cab. finet had assembled in the marble room. tshortlv before twelve o'clock. Cmei. AJustice Waite, in full robes of office, ac-. scompanied by the Associate Justices, sproceeded from the court room to the. 5marble room, the doors were immediate. Bly closed and without any fOrmality' sPresident Arthur arose, and standing up 3on one side of tbe centre table, Cmet, 4Justice Waite on the other, took theI foath of office. The Presidents manneri swas calm and composed and his response = So help me God was in a firm tone saDd without tremor. The President then .5read from manuscript notes short
 i----- sxIra Session of the Senate.
 < WASHINGTON, September 22.-The Sen 3ators here have agreed that an extra sesI sion should be called Not because any. lchange in officers is to be made by the --i--FTesident, but because 1t is important trhat fbe-Senate should elect successor Ito the Presidency. and thus obviate 4thlt possible complication threHgIh4-t4ie death tOf the President, and avoid legal an-
 archy, although no actual danger is
 feared in any el ent Except a few In .dian agents, etc, there will be no nOmi- nations sent in. The Cabinet and all Bureaus and other officials will be rel .tained until after Congress meets. i Viewing the Remains. 2 WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1O;30 a. m.-' 1.-The remains of President Garfield up tu. sthis hour, have been viewed by over D.. f0OO people. During the entire night a, Steady stream of humanity poured thro fthe capitol building to take last look.' sFrom 5,0OO to S,0U people, in two lines, tpass from east front of capitol for long distance to the rOtunda. one on either .side of the remains, and out through the
 west door at the rate of about 1000 an. rhour. Among those who took a last Hook at the remains of the dead Presi-; dent this morning were a number oi Sisters of Charity and several hundred Catholic orphans from St. Nincent,S and
 St. Josephs orphan asyiums. hdany, 2 persons from Baltimore and Philadel- fphia arrived to view the remains. s Arranging the Details WAsHINGTnN, September 22.-The, Cabinet meet this evening ut the rCsi-i sdence of Secretary, Blaine To srra2Ee de-e 2 s.gIis or the journey Co Cleveland with the' shody of President Garfield. \ telegram. swas sent to Governor Foster requesting him, with s,Gtf, Co meet the tram at thef Ohio State line and accompany the partyt Go Cleveand. ! J. A. Garfield, Jr., Very H. [ : TRoY. September 22.-Jamc4 A. Gur-t field, Jr., is SO seriously il that he hss
 been removed To thc rest .rHce of Presi-s :
 lent Hopkins. of Will,-a- .' ilege. U,s appears greatly alarme5 over i.e cordi-. /.
 ion of his mother.
 The Garfield Fund AESuisn-ins. . NEW YORK, September 22. Coltribu 5,ions io the Garfield fund now aggregate! S244, s5G. |
 stato and Territorial Governors Invited. : WASHINGTON, September 22.-The fol-s lowing dispatch has been sent by theE State Department to the Governors ofE ithe States and Territories: You aref invited to be present at thes funeral ceremonies of the late President.t James A. Garfield, at Cleveland, Mon-k iday, September 26th, at D. m.
 JAS. C.. BLAINE" Will be Abls to Attend the Funeral. WILLLAMTowN, September 22.-Jamesk .Garfield, son of the late President isk greatly improved and will cave for Cleve-f land tomorrow. Scsns at tho Capitol.
 WASHINGTON, September 22--From sS o'clock the crowd has continuously in-t f creased and have been passing the biers sixty each minute At II o'clock theres was a dense mass of people in front ofs. the steps on the east front, extending.5 two squares up East Capitol street.t People are tlocking tO the city by everyE incoming train. The several railroadss are heavily freighted with those comingF to testify theIr profound sorrow at thes. nations bereavement.
 Four Comets
 ROCHESTER. \. r., September 22--Di- rector Swift. of the Observatory, saysl the new comet appeared with the aid ofs very good telescopes at the very hourt President Garfield was passing avay.k Four comets are now visible. The cir constance is unusual
 The Journey to Cleveland.
 WASHINGTON, September 23.-ServicesA it the capitol are appointed to com- mence at three o'clock, when minute. guns will be fired at the navy yard byf vessels of war which may be in port at Fort Meyer and by the battery of artilleryf stationed at the capitol. Arriving at the- the depot the remains will be placed E on the car attached to the funeral train. This car will be opened at the'i sides, admitting view of the coffin as. the train passes. The other three cars. will be occupied by Mrs. Garfield and members of tbe family and personals friends present, members Ot the Cabinet,s E the physicians who attended the Presi- 2 dent, ex-Presidents Grant and Hayess