Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-09-07
DEATH OF GOV. BROUGH.
special Dispatches to the Cincinnati Gazette

Special Dispatchcsto the Cincinnati Gazette.
Columbus, Aug. 29-A. M-Dr. Barr tele-
graphs that Governor Brough is i'll articuto
mortis, and may remain in that condition
several hours. His end is peace.
Cleveland, Aug. 2s-P. M-The Governor
died at one o'clock P. M.
Columbus, August %. 29.-Notwithstan!ding
the previous announcements OF the RAPID de
cline of the Governor, yet when the word
came this afternoon that he had died at one
O clock, the public were scarcely able to rea-
| lize that the Chief Executive of the State was
no more. The State offices were Immediately
closed and the flags placed at half mast,
The bells were toled and the emblems OF
mourning placed on the doors of houses
The feeling of grief is deep and earnest The
Secretary of State officially notlhed Lieut
Gov Anderson, and requested the presence
| Of Judges Brinkerhof and'White OF the Sn-
preme Court ,.....
Gov Anderson will arrive tonight, and be
inducfed into office inthe morning. The day
for the funeral has not yet been determined
on. In the meantime the Secretary of State
has published the following address to the
people of the State:
ADDRESS OF THE SECRETARY.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
Columbus, Aug. 20, 1865.
10 the People Of Ohio:
The painful duty devolves on this Depart
mcnt Of announcing to you the death of His
Excellency, John Brough, Governor of the
State, who expired this afternoon at his resi-
dence in the city of Cleveland, after pro
tracted and painful illness, which he has borne
with fortitude and resignation In his death
the people of the State and nation lose q
friend devoted to the advancement Of theil
best interests; an able, conscientious and wise
public servant Proudly is the history O
John Brough interviewer with that of thu
State which gave him birth, and never faileC
to honor him with her highest confidence
Born in the year 1911, a. Marietta and earl.
cast upon his own resources for support ant
the development of the high order of facultio
with which nature had endowed him, he wa
not long in establishing himself i'll the conf
dence Of his fellow citizens, whose trust h
never betrayed. Scarcely had he attained
, his majority when he entered the arena o
D public life, when he soon became distinguishes
I as journalist and afterward as an orato
and statesman. Successfully representing
the people as legislator and chief fiscal Office
for the period Of eight years, involving tn
darkest days in the financial history OF tn
h State, he conducted the affairs committed
, his charge with such signal success as to es
. tablsh reputation only accorded to tn
9 highest talent and most dcvont patriotism
h and so firmly was he Fixed in the esteem
= the people, tla!' 1t was not strange whe
;. danger again threatened when loyalty wa
struggling with treason for the mastery, tha
> your sufirages were again extended to hi
o and with unprecedented unanimity In n
S sponse to your latest call, he brought to yor
f service his best abilities, and in that servic
he has yielded his life with devotion 20
Il cannot readily forget
e AS fitting tribute Of respect to his men
= ory earnestly suggest suitable observan'
T. by the citizens of the State of the day whie
= shall be set apart for his funeral obsequies.,,
IL Let us as a people, while standing in IL
y presence of our illustrious and honored dea
u resolve to initiate his virtues and CONNER
te them to our children, at the same time, tn
:. we recognize in our bereavement the hand
the Allwise Disposer of events, who contrc
a alike the destnics of States and individual
lc Very respectfully,
te WIN HENRY SMITH,
... Secretary of State