The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON!
General Order from the War Depart
meRt-Ways and Means sub-Com'
mittee-Disturbaae

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ment-Ways and Means sub-Com'
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WASHINGTON, June 3.-The following
was issued to-day: E All
General Orders No. 25.
H'DoU'RT'ks, ADJT. GENLs OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3, 1868. }
The following order of the President
has been received from the War Depart
ment:
!, The President, with the deepest re
gret. announces to the people of the
United States the decease, at Wheat
land, Pennsylvania, on the LIST inst, OF
his honored predecessor, James Buchan-
an. This event will occasion mourning
in { he nation for the loss of an eminent
citizen aud bonsred public servant. AS
a mark of respect for his memory, it is
ordered that the Executive Depart
mepts be Immediately placed in mourn
ing and all business be suspended on
the day of the funeral. 1t is further
ordered, that the War and Navy De-
partments cause suitable military and
naval honors to be paid on the occasion
to the memory of the illustrious dead.
(Sisned) ANDREW JOHNSON.
In compliance with the instructions
of the Secretary of War Oh the day at
ter the receipt of this order, at each
military post the troops will be paraded
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and the order read
to them, after which all laoors for the
day will cease. The National flag will
be displayed at half mast. AT dawn of
day thirteen guns will be fired, and af-
forwards at intervals of thirty min
utes, between the rising and setting Of
the sun, a single gun, and at the close
of the day national salute of thirty
seven guns. The officers of the army
will wear Grape on the left arm and on
their swords, and the colers of the sew
eral regiments will be put in mourning
for period of six months.
By Command of General Grant.
E. d. TOWNSEND, A. A G. .
In pursuance of the order of the
President announcing the death of Ex-
President Buchanan, the Secretary OF
the Navy has issued special orders di-
recting that thirty minute guns be fired
at each of the navy yards and the naval
stations Cd the 4th inst, commencing at
noon and on board the flagship in each
SQUADRON upon the day after the receipt
of this order. The flags at the several
navy yards, the naval stations and ma
rine barracks will be placed at half
mast until after the funeral and on
board all naval vessels in commission
upon the day after this order is received.
The subcommittee of Ways and
Means, Messrs. Moorehead and May
nard, Republicans, and Mr.. Niblack,
Democrat, reported to the full commit
tee TO-DAY u long bill for the increase
and revision of tariff After some dis
cussion it was voted to postpone the
bill reported by Mr.. Moorehead to De-
cember next, which it is understood
disposes of the tariff this session, ex-
cept on some few articles, sNch as cop.
per, zinc aud perhaps lumber. Sugar
will not be touched, as requested by re-
finers.
A number of disturbances between
the whites and negroes occurred last
night on the occasion of serenading the
Mayor elect, Mr.. Bowen, by some 500
p ersons, mostly colored, the origin of
which has different versions. Two or
three are injured and one killed, while
several stores were assaulted and in.
jured.