, 1881-09-05
has not gained ssnco last nights dispatch. ~
this hour thalf.past 1o) ho Ia quietly sleeping.
uI4AINB, Secretary.
PRAYER. .

DhA,Ns, Secretary.
PRAYER.
VERMONT.
1}ttAproHD, Vt, Sept 4.-Qov. FAenham ha4
fssu cd tho following proclamation:
III this solomu hour, when tho life Of tho
Chief Magistrate Of thts Republic hhng4 trotn-.
bling between ttmo and etornity, It Beens flt-
ting that tho people Of every State should re-
member In whose hands ntn nations, and rutcrs,,
md lives Of men. and turn to uod aud nsk for
that help and comfort which thoy cnnnot re-
celvo at human hands: therefore, and IN cotn~;
pliancc with tho acknowledgement wishes OIL
tho poora and my own deep sense OF prupricty:
md necessity for so doing, hereby appoint
Thursday. tho 8th day OF September. ln-t
slant, between 10 forenoon and Il noon
rs n ttmp for humiliation and prayer
by the pcnt'lo nf this State for tho recovery Of
President Garfield from tho w0unl hc received
ut tho hand Of IN assassin, and from which het
has suffered 50 many weeks OF agony Of body,i
and tho Nation bus been 50 long In painful su8.'
ponso during those hours. earnestly recum-.
fncnd al1 people. rcfrntn'ug from their lisuali
]Rb0r and business to assomblo In tho house OFT
uod. and In humility and contrltlon Of SPIRIT,
,1nlte acknowledgment Of their sins and those.
Of tho Nntton, and besccch the mercy Of AL.
mighty Col III the hu,ir Of tho Nations af1Ifction
aud threatened loss and In sf,lcerc prayer ask
that onr bcloved President be restored to his
stricken wife and children nnd tn tho perfoEIn-I
atco OF his public duties With measure of
hcnith and strength, aud thut tho country be
Followed from its burden Of anxiety md borrow.
WISCONSIN.
spsetat Dtspdseh to 7hs Chteaoo Tribune.
MADISON, WIS.,. Sept. 4.-0ov. Smith todaTt
issued tho following proc1atnatfon:
STATE Or WlscoSstN. EXECUTIVE OfFtCE.,
MAp1a0S, WIS.,. Sept. I, 1B81.-Acttng In cun-
junction With tho Executives OF other States, T.;
I1{Yrt Hfnif NsStnt StF 2fnfr f,fL
Wisconsin, do earnestly recommend that on
Tuesday. Sept. g Inst, bctwecn tho hours Of
u Il. nud Il noon, tho people Of tho Stnte Of
Wisconsin lay nsitle their usual nvocauons. and,
Assembling themselves in their accustomed
places Of worship, nuke forvcnt petition to tho
God Of natlons for tho complete and speedy
recovery Of tho Prcsidpnt Of tho United States
aud for tho continuance OF tho Divine caro and
guidance which have boon conspicuous In all
our Nations history. In witness whereof, etc.
WILLIAM +. sM1rH, Governor.
ny tho Governor:
iLASs u. WAnyEIs, Secretary Of Ssato,
ul1lO.
Cot.uMuus, O., Sept. 4.-Tho following State
pnpor was Issued to- day by Gov. Foster:
STATE or ONO, EXECUTIVE DgrAnTAEHr, Cos
LuMNuH, Sept. 4, leS1.-T0 Tic Ftatt Of tte State
Of Uhtu: In compliance with tho gonernl wish
and desire Of our people, hereby dcs!gnato tho
same day and hours-from TO o'clock a. IN. I'LL
Nfk IL
nutIon Of the Governor of pcnnsylyau,a for the
pcoule Of thu rresilcnt'a native state to unto
in nrayrr and a,nnllc,ltlon To Dyino Providence
tn aunrc hts ttfo and rrstore him Il, hcattb Lat
ia M nsl,]n from tho or,,tnnry nnrsI,ts IF l1fo
two hn,lra. md ronsccrato than to tha hIuh and
sn,c,nn nttrnnsc. rcsncetfniTy n,,uun,t To tho
citizens nf t,hio that NJ Tim houra tfe,tunnam1
,hov n.sr1ntIc In tho bn,,ecs nf nubIln wnrabIn
mr. nbm,t tho family uItar. to,n In nroycr IN f;oI
to nyprt from this Nation tho calamity that
tbrratcns u.s. and to xralt that tho hope that
nt,Y u1addp,s ,ts tuay bo allowed to Rrow t1 vyyI.
,.n1ne certui,1ty nt1ll rujoirltr over the presi-
t,nnkts rtstnru lion IL heath md strunutb.
CHARLES FOsrgn, Governor
1yD,AsA.
Ixr.v.,ot.,s. 1na.. snnt, 4.-f;nv. portcr hna
1s.unt tha ft,lto,.Inv nrociamntion.
ria f;nynrnnr of tho 1.uu,nnnw,,,1tb of pcnn.
sv,Y"uIo having fnvItt.f tho nconlu of TIM. CON.
,,on.nn,Th IN nascn,h,c m .nt1cxlnv. thc e.s
,ust hotwrc; III n m. ind noon of that div. in
thctr rcsncctlyo houtos If worsbp. to unta In
n,hIc nrnror IN Almighty f4nl far Tho rc.t,,ra-
Inn ~ boo,th nf thn prcsLlcnt of tho fJuItoi
s,ntos and In viny o1nrrasc,1 m tho f,nvern,,r4
~ thn sovnrnl other statns II hono Tint thoy will
tn,t" thc nronI. NJ tho,r -ctnf.ctivn states to
nit at t,,o uotro tf,nn with tnc 1,ot,n,c of that
stnte In ,tko nrnycr. II IA ,Iccmr.i nropcr hrart
liz tn rrsn,,n, tn tho ~ nrrss;n or tha f3oynrnor
~ t,oru.vIvnnIo. ,vhor,foro +. A1hrrt n pnrtcr
S,n ~ ~ x,n.o - 1,,tia,. i, rn,,m