Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-25
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 ' NEW YORK, September 19.-At tht 'Presidsut's bedside, holding his poor
 emaciated hand in her own. and watch Ting with anguish uuutlea5le the fast
 -auisLing sands O. life, sat the faithful
 Ievoted wife. During tlt closing hcu-
 of the Presidents career there were
 round him other dear friends, and Uie
 physici1rs, lamentng their p0verless
 hess in the presence Of the Angel of
 Death. Toward tie last tIo mind so, the sufferer wandered Re was sonce more back n Mentor amid StLoae scenes where the happiest hours
 of his life were spent. lie sat in the sdear oil homestead again with loved .oles around h:m-hls aged mother SO proud of her big boy, his faithful wife and beloved children. twas a bIissfuI dream that robbed earth of its terrors 5and rendered the dy1ng man for a mo smelt unconscious of the cruel rendiug 5of his once vigorous frame that was con 5stantly going on. The moans of the .restless ocean, mingled with the sobs of those loved ones as the lamp of life dlck- ered and went out forever, proved a sad accompaniment to his last faint and 5fading breath. Nearly every one around .the President clung to hope to the last 7ue5tIr rIrrIr t-iv --1uyrv-r- i----.,- ---- .the dest-oyer's ple.ence could be nd .longer unfelt Flags arc hung at half imast from every house on Ocean avenue land the glyety Of this favorite watering Iplace is followed by the deepest gloom The struggle is over and death is victor. ThoFIes-Lezt Dead. . ELBFRoN, September 19.-The PresiI tdeut died at 1885 this evening. From. what can be ascc7tained his death was from sheer exhaustion. Warren Touna assistant to Private. Secretary Brown, brought the euevs from' the cottage at ten minutes before eleveul The first indication that anything seri- ,ous had occurred was the appearance ol .the mes -Eer at the Elberon Hotel, .who obtained 6 eaniaca and drove rag-. iidly off It wss sErposel ho had gone. .to summon the members of the Cabinet. who left here about half past nine to- might. Attorney General NIacVeagh has. notified Vice President Arthur ol the' Presidents deuise.
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 NEW TosE, September 19.-A Times special says. At ll o'clock Secretary . Browns cut-are WAS darkelcl and le- l5arted. A few of the more vi-ilant. newspaper men sat talking on El1erau -piazza and Dr. Hoyuton was among .thcm. At 1l;J a colorcd messenger .calIed Eoyu.on out in the dark and .whispcred Go him eXcitcIIv. The dOC.or Turned back tp the group O. reporters i"The President is sinking rapidly, Incl -said and daiapF iu the gloom across 3the lawn towards the Presidents cor- .ta-e. In a minute tle scene had chang Fed. There was Lu--yinc about the house Band word was quickly sent the length of. iL.onr Branch that the President was greatly wor-a AJ 1U.i Caat. lugIlls frame across from the cottage, slowly a9 af nothing was wrong. and when ques- tioncd answered very quietly. ~ lm siust sent for by the officer oi the guard to send one or nay men to the Camp Sur 1ceOu for mustard for an application te. the Presidents body. The reporters Event out on the train as far as the guard 3liuss. t0 wait for tidin-s. The report sthat mustard had been sent for pointed st5 recurrence oi another rig0r. A 5yoice was heard Co say: "It l5 all overa sthe President is dead Gs-l-1l Graugs C5zlo.e1-c ] NEW YoBK. September 19.-(iaueral sGrant. who s in town, was interviewed at midnight lie said the event was sud Band unexrec ted. He sent the followiu- itD NacNoagl at Long Branch, Please ic1uvey to the bereaved family of the sPresideut my heartfelt sympathy and Sorrow for them in their alillction. The snation wlll mourn with them for the loss 7of the Chief Magistrate SO recently called sto preside over its destinies. ] shall rel strlrn to Long Branch in the morning and 3viIl tender Uly services if they can be ot .any use Co them (Signedl A T. $. GRANT. -- Trs Nov President Sworn n.
 NEw YORK, September 20-In accord sance with a dispatch received from the sCabinct in regard to taking the oath tsf office. messengers were sent to the fdiffereut judges Of the Supreme Court. sTLe first to put in m appearance was 3Iudce John R. Brady. who was closely Followed by Justice DOuahue. The 9partv. consisting of the Vice President eand the judges named. besides District ! Attorney Rollins, Eihu Root and the 9eidest son of the new President, assem- 5bled in the front parlor at No. l23, Lex aingtou aveB1e, General Arthurs resi- 9ience, where the oath of office was ad- 7ministered and he became President of sthe United States. The President has Knot signi.ied his intention as to when he swould visit the capitol and declined Go 5be interviewed as to his future course.
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 S WAsEUyGTOS, September 2l.-News of sthe Presidents deatr did not reach the sjml in which Gmteau is confined uutil 4about midnight. At that hour every sthing was tranquil Guiteau vas rest iing quietly in his cell and there was n- sexcitement E the neiChb0rLOod 0f the iiail. nor was any trouble apprehended fby the officials. General Sherman sand 5in a conversation tonight that he did