The Evening critic., 1881-09-20

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conference this second commentary shall b,
submitted and criticized, and the report o.
then agreed upon by majority of the con
ference shall stand as the autopsy record O
the case, and shall be as such published
Tho result of
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as the above will be looked forward I,
with great interest. IL Is being now activel,
anticipated by those surgeons who have foi
some time past been acquainted with wha,
It was proposed to do in the event Of tn,
Presidents death. There Is the most in
tense anxiety on the part Of the people herr
in regard to the autopsy In the Prcsidentl
case.
Drs. Curtis Rcyburn. Woodward ant
Barnes have tclcgraphed their acceptance
Sof the request to be present ms operating
surgeons, and have set down the time oil
their arrival ut Elberon at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
Universal signs Of Mourning.
All Of the Departments closed for to-day
In the absence of the Cabinet officers theii
deputies issued the orders. Judge French
|after consultation with the heads of the
Treasury Department, decided to close the
Department to-day. Secretary Window
will return tomorrow, and will then decide
the length of time of the cessation Of bust
.ncss.
Chief Clerk Sevcllon Brown, of the State
Department, closed that Department
Chief Clerk Crosby issued orders for the
closing of the War Department, and tele.
Igraphed Secretary Lincoln rs to further in
fstructions. The Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, the Second Assistant Postmaster.
General, and Chief Clerk Hogg, of the Navy
Department, issued similar orders.
All of the Departments are draped In
mourning, and all official correspondence Il
carried on in mourning papcr-this will be
continued for six months.
when Lincoln was Assassinated ,
orders were issued and carried out touthe
EFFECT that all officials and Departmental
employees should wear n badge of mourn
ling during the subsequent six months. II
lis very probable, however, that this Ordoi
will not be issued on the present occasion
The Executive Mansion
seems to attract more attention to-day than
bit any time since the removal of the Presi.
|dcnt. A large throng of people float about
the lawns and the gates. A fire engine was
Icngagcd during the forenoon in washing the
front and sides of the building. The flag is
|as are all the flags in the city, at half.mast
land the mansion is draped in the funeral
|habiliments of woe.
Both Mr.. Dinsmore and the President
faithful nurse, Crump, expressed them
selves us thunderstruck when the news of
the Presidents death reached them. as il
|came almost Immediately on the heels of d
Very hopeful telegram from DIR. Boynton.
Preparing the white House for the
Remains. =
Private Secretary Brown telegraphcd to
THE White House to-day that the Presidents
remains and party would reach here to-
morrow morning. In anticipation of the
arrival of the remains, the East
Room is being properly prepared.
IA catafalque Is being erected in the centre
|of the apartment. In order to make room
for it the centre chandelier had to be re-
moved. The carpets, too, have been torn
|up, but will be relaid before the re-
mains arrive tomorrow. It has not
|yet been decided whether the remains will
|lie in state at the White House or in the
|Rotunda of the Capitol. 1t is likely, though,
that they will lie in state at the Capitol
Thursday. Sombre hangings of black bum
ting were placed in the East Room and the
lower portions of the mansion this after
moon. H
|Onicial Announcement Of the Prcsi.
dents Death 10 the People Of the
District. a..
Tho Commissioners held long meeting
this morning, at which tho entire board,
the president of the School Board and sun
dry other persons were present. The re-
suit of the meeting was the issue of the fol-
lowing order drafted by Judge Dent:
:" 1t becomes the sorrowful duty of the
Commissioners to announce to the people,
of the District of Columbia the death Of the
President of the United States, who expired
at Long Branch at 1895 m. ON the 10TH
instant. Illustrious in arms, in the forum |
in the halls of legislation, and as Chief
Of the Union, the nation mourns
his sad and untimely demise, and bows in|
sorrow to the dispensation of the Great
Ruler of the universe. As slight express
sion of the universal feeling Of national
bereavement, the Commissioners direct that
the public offices and business of the Dis
trict, including the public schools, be closed
and suspended until further order, and that
all public buildings of said District be APP
draped in mourning; and they
recommend to their fellow-citi-
zens the observance of perfect quiet and
order during the progress of the obsequies
of the nations dead, and such manifesta-
tions of respect and sorrow rs BELTS the SOL
emn occasion.
"By orderof the Board.
-. DENT, President"
The heads of departments will still rel
main in their offices during the REGULAR
hours.
Returning 10 Long Branch.
Dr. Reyburn left here for Long Branch atI
o'clock this morning, and Drs. Woodward
and Barnes and Col. C0rbin left ut $500
o'clock. The latter, 1t is understood, will
have charge of the private family affairs of
Mrs. Garfield. Col Corbin, before leaving
this morning received short note from
Gen. Swain announcing the Presidents
death.
The Jail last Night.
The vicinity of the jail last night, after
the announcement of the death of the Presi
dent, presented but little change from its
usual appearance. Only few persons
gathered there, who were evidently im-
pressed with the idea that an attack would
be made. The crowd was not at all demon
strative, and toward midnight dispersed
and repaired to their several homes, satis
fled that nothing of an unusual character
was going to happen.
At the Jail To-Day.
Shortly after o'clock this morning mem
and boys could be seen vending their way
toward the Jail. Many of the men were
firm and determined looking, and at one
time it really looked as If some demOnstra-
tion was going to be made, and the misera-
bile assassin taken out and summarily dealt
with. Early last evening the guard at the
Jail was increased, and now three or four
sentries are doing duty on the outside of
the Jail. The hillsides near the Jail at this