[From official records, War Department.]

General Orders, No. 72.

Headquarters of the Army,
Adjutant-General's Office,
_Washington, September 20, 1881._

The following order has been received from the War Department:

The Secretary of War announces to the Army that upon the death of James
A. Garfield, President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur,
Vice-President, on the 20th day of September, 1881, at his residence in
the city of New York, took the oath of office as President of the United
States, to which office he succeeded by virtue of the Constitution.
President Arthur has entered upon the discharge of his official duties.

ROBT. T. LINCOLN,
_Secretary of War._
By command of General Sherman:
R.C. DRUM, _Adjutant-General_.


ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE NAVY.

[From official records, Navy Department.]

General Order.