The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-08-04
DEATH OF ANDREW JOHNSON
Proclamation by tho President.

DEATH OF ANDREW JOHNSON
Proelamation by the President.
A special to the Nashville papers
from Greenville, at IL o'clock Sat-
urday night, says: '.Ex-President
Andrew johnson died of paralysis
and heart disease, at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. Brown, IN
Carter county, some forty miles
east of here, this morning, at half
past two O'Clock. He had been COM
planning somewhat of i'll health
during the past month, but felt no
serious apprehensions. Last Wed
nesday he took the morning train
to visit his daughter, with whom
Mrs. johnson had been sojourning
for the past six weeks. He rode
in q hack from Carter's depot to
her residence, some six miles dis
tant, and seemed in good spirits on
his arrival, and eat Il hearty dinner,
and after few minutes of general
conversation retired up stairs, and
was talking alone with his grand
daughter, Miss Lille Slower. While
thus engaged his tongue refused
utterance, and to her great con-
sternation he fell from his seat on
the floor. Help was instantly sum-
moned, and almost as soon as rails
ed be expressed indistinctly that
his right side was paralyzed. After
being taken to the bed, when the
family spoke of sending for ply
stefan, he forbade it, saying that he
would soon recover. In this way
the summoning of medical aid was
deferred for twenty four hours
When DR.. Jobe was called from
Elizabethtown, some two miles dis
tant, he instantly began q heroic
treatment. aided by DIR. Cameron,
and seemed at one time, on the
next day, to be succeeding, The
patient conversed imperfectly in
regard to domestic matters, and
did not seem conscious of ap>
preaching dissolution, but his case
was beyond the skill of physician,
and at seven o'clock last night he
became unconscious. Mrs. Patter-
son and Andrew Johnson, Jr., arriv-
ed an hour later, with two physi-
clans from Greenville, Drs. Brey
and Taylor, but he did not recog
nize any of them, and after seven
hours and half of unconscious
ness. peacefully breathed his last,
surrounded by his wife, children.
and all his grandchildren, except
the sons and daughters of ex-Sen-
ator Patterson.
PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 81, 1875.
It becomes the painful duty of
the President to announce to the
people of the United Sta es the
death of Andrew johnson. the last
survivor of his honored predeees-
sors, which occurred in Carter
county. East Tennessee, ut an early,
hour this morning. The solemnity
of the occasion which called him to
the Presidency, with the varied ma
ture and length OF his psablic ser~
vices will cause him to be long re
membered, and this is to DO an
occasion of mourning for the death
Of distinguished public servant.
AS mark Of respect for the mems
ory Of the deceased, it is ordered
that the executive mansion and the
several departments of the govern
ment at Washington be draped in
mourning until the close of the day
designated for his funeral, and that
all public business be suspended on.
that day. It is further ordered
that the war and navy departments
cause suitable honors to be paid on
the occasion to tho memory of the
illustrious dead. Signed.
By the President. o. S. GRANT.
JOHN l.. CADwALADER,
Acting Secretary of State.
The Proposed Reanion.
The Sunday Courier, one of the
rising publications of the city, yes
terday denounced the proposed res
union of the soldiers of Indiana as
a s'delusion and a snare" The
scheme originally obtained a mod.
crate degree of prominence at the
late meeting of the State Editorial
and at q recent session
in this city of The member who
proposed the measure, the Commit /.
tees chosen were selected st a star
chamber meeting. Not a single
person who held position below
that of captain was ever dreamed
of; while ''f]lipg' was introduced
in the persons of suniry parties,
whose military services consisted in
escorting troops to the front-as
far as the Union Depot. In view
of all these circumstances, il would
perhaps be well for all true soldiers
to hold themselves aloof, rs they
undoubtedly will.-Ind. Journnl.
The Warsaw Indianian, of the
Goth, thus properly notices this
gratuitous SANDER of the Journal:
San article like the above is sims
ply contemplate, and it's author
fool or knave, and probably the
true state of facts is compound
of both. The effort to get mp a
feeling between the enlisted men
and those who had commissions, is
an attempt that deserves more
than mere censure. A large part
Of the officers OF Indiana regiments
were enlisted men themselves. and
were quite frequently promoted to
the Offices they filed by the votes
of the enlisted men, and their choice
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