Daily Republican., 1881-09-20

%ceased TO breathe at 1875.
h LSisned u. w. BLISS,
u. II. AGNEw.
VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR NOTIFIED 7
TAKE THE OATH or oFrIcF.
h LoNr BKAScH, n. j Sept 20,
El2.2I 4. n.-Attorney General Ma
2Neagh has Just sent the following
&Nice President Arthur: "it become
Sonr painful duty to inform yon of II
death OF President Garfield and to ~
kvise yon to take the oath OF office ;
d lProsidenr Of the United States withou
adclay. 1t it uoncurs with your jud,
ment, viii. he very glad ii You wi
come on the earliest train to-morro'
2morning, Signed THE CABINET.
WILLIAM WISDOM,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
W. II. HUNT,
Secretary Of the Navy.
THOMAS l.. JAMES,
Postmaster General.
WAYNE MACNEAGH,
Attorney General.
5. J. k!EKwOuD,
Secretary Of the Interior.
HE following telegram was receive,
.oy Attorney General Mac Nelgh IL
might
NEW ioHh, sept, - Hon Wayne
'MacN Nedgh, Attorney General, Lon;
iB"anch: | nave y"nc Telegram, and tn,
tnteI igence fills me with profound sor
'row. Express TO Mrs. Garfield III,
tl-ciesi >ympathics.
CHESTER A. AErMtE Il.
HENEEAL ARTHUR TAKES THE OATH
OF OFFICE.
NEW lnRk, Sept, l9-In accordance
with the dispatch received from I'll
Cabinet in regard ~ taking tn" od'h Of
olilce messengers were sent to th. dl tier
} Judges OF the Sapreme Court The frs
to put in an appearance was Judge
John K. Brady, who was closely follow
ed by Justice Donohue The party,
tht Wee President and the
Judges named, besides District Attor-
ney Rollins, Elihu Root, and the e.,lest
son of the new President, assembled in
he front parlor of No. l23 Lexiugton
Avenue, General Arthur's residence,
where the oath 0r Office was administer
I'd. The President has not sl.niied|
lis intention as to when he would visit
he Capital, aud he declined TO be inter-
iewed as to his future course.
THE CABINET IN SESSION.
ELBEEoN, n. j., September 20.-TheI
jablnet at this hour q A. NJ is still
IL session at the Francklyn Cottage.
:ECEIrr OF THE NEWS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.
New YORK, September l9.-Tbe
ows Of the Presidents death, although
was not unexpected, had a depress.
NJ effect on the citizens who learned
1t tonight. Crowds of people had@
nrrounied the bulletin boards at the
ifierent newspaper Offices in the course
the evening. and waited patiently
'r any cheering news Of the presi- T.
ent's condition, but the posters con-
eyed no hope, and when the bulletins
ere pui up announcing that the Presi.
ent was dead ger uine expressions OH
'gret ami sorrow were heard on u!
DIES. The news spread with lightning
Ike rapidity through the city, and is
ie universal topic of conversation.
The bells of the churches OF 1rlnjtlH
irish were tolled at short intervn, "
r an hour in memory OF the depa,
resident. One afternoon paper iss d.,
l extra shortly after the news W. I
lived, the copies was eagerly pur,n,.s-
at any price. =
BALTIMORE, September l9.-rhe
Ills at the CITY Hall and the bells at
| the fire engine stations Tn the city u
He'd out the sad news Of the Presi.
nt's death, and in short time thou
nds of people of bo!h sexes were seen
,on the streets.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept lY.-The news
the death of President Garfield has
used the utmost excitement on the
,eets tonight. Many public build 4
gs, hotels and residences are already
aped in mourning Mayor HermanH
- issued a proclamation calling "a
acting of citiZeuS tomorrow. /,
Pennsylvania, Septem Il;
r l9.-Thencws of the death OF the
'esid cit created profound sensation n
night despite lateness Of the hour
which it was received. The Oells OF
were tol.ed,a and the streets iii
re filled with people discussing tn e
| event. Business places and other,
ildings ara being draped in black III
d the utmost sorrow is on every hand i,
lyor Jordan has issued proc anna
n to the citizens requesting them to a
emble in the churches on Sunday n
1t and unite in prayer and snpplica 4 ,
II for the repose of the soul OF the pa +,
Jt dead.