New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-03
JOHNSON.


Executive Order Annouucins tho Death o.
Andrew johnson.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The following
executive order has been issued:
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1875.
1t becomes the painful duty OF the Presi
dent to announce to the people of the United
States the death of Andrew johnson. The
last survivor Of his h0nored predecessors
which occurred in Carter county, East Ten
nesoDe, at an early NIpuE this morning. The
s0lemnity Of the 0ccaS3 3n which called hif,
to the Presidency, with the varied nature
and length OF his public services, will cause
him to be long remembered and occasion
mourning for tho death of Q distinguished
public servant. u
As mark Of respect for the memory of
mansion and the several departments of
OF the government at Washington be
draped in. mourning until the day desig-
mated for his funeral, and that all public
business be suspended on that day. 1t is
further ordered that the War and Navy De-
partments cause suitable honor to be paid
on the occasion to tho memory Of the illus
trlnus dead. U. s. GRANT.
By the President.
l.. CADwALLADER,
Acting Secretary OF State.
Army ana navy O09equleo.
An order has boen issued from the Var
Department reciting the order of tho Presi-
dent and directing that, in compliance with
his instructions, the troops will be paraded
at 10 A. NJ. on the day after the receipt of
the order at each military post, whsn the
order will be read to them, and the labors
of that day will thereaften cease. The
national flag will be displayed at half staff;
and at the dawn OF the day thirteen
guns will be fred. and afterward at
intervals Of thirty minutes, between
the rising and setting Of the sun,
Q single gun, and at the close of the day q
officers of the army will wear Grape on the
left arm and on their swords, and the colors
Of the several regiments will be put IN
mourning for the feriod of thirty days.
An order wac Issued today BY Commo-
dore Ammen, Acting Secretary of the
Navy, directing, in pursuance of the Presi-
dents order announcing the death Of
ex-President johnson, that the on:
sign at each naval station, and of
commission, be hoisted at half mast from
sunrise to sunset, and that q gun be fred at
intervals OF every half hour from sunrise to
sunset at each naval station, and on board
of the fagships, and of vessels. acting
single. on the day OF the funeral, when
this order raay he received in time, other
wise on the day after it's receipt.
The officers Of the davy and marine corps
will wear the usual badge of mourning at
tached so the sword hllt and on the left
arm, for period ut thirty days.
Of tho Death Of the En-.
President.
NASHVILLE, July 3l-A. special to the
Nashville papers from Greenville, dated
oto1o ,:,1A I'll
bed of paralysis and heart disease. He
had been complaining somewhat of ILL
health during the past month, but felt no
serious apprehension. Last Wednesday he
took the morning train to visit hb daughter,
with whom Mrs. JOHNSON had been sOjOurn-
ing for the past six weeks. He rede in q
hack from Darter's depot to her residence,
some miles distant, and seemed in good
spirits On his arrival. and ate hearty
dinner.
Alter few minutes of general converse
ton ne retired up stairs and conversed with
his granddaughter, Miss Lille Slower.
While thuseBgaged his tongue refused ut
terance, and To- her great CONSERVATION he
fell from his seat to the floor. Help was in
stantly summoned, and almost as soon as
raised he expressed, indistinctly however,
that his right side was psraly zed. After
being taken to bed, when the family spoke
of sending for q physician, he forbade it,
saying that he would soon recover.
On this account summOning medical aid
was deferred twenty-four hours when DR..
Jobe was called from ElizabethtOwn, two
miles distant. He instantly began heroic
treatment, aided by DR.. Cameron, and
seemed at one time the next day to be sue
ceeding. The patient conversed lmperfectly
in regard to domestic matters, and did net
seem conscious of approaching dissolution,
but his case was beyond the skill of physi-
clans. aud at seven OclOuk last night he be-
came unconscious.
Mrs. Patterson and Andrew johnson, Jr.,
arrived an hour later with tive physicians
from Greepville, Drs. Brey and Taylor, but
h aid not recognize arg Of them, and after
seven and half hOors Of uncOnsciousness
he peacefully breathed his last, surrounded
b, his wife, children and all bis grand
children, except the son And daughter of
tx Senator RSeterson. The body will be
brought here tomorrow morning and be
buried with Masonic hOnOrs on Tuesday.
Preparations fer - BuseS1l.
Knoxville has requested the honor of
burying the illustriOus dead, but the fam
lily are unwilling that ID remains should be
removed from his homo to any place, unless
possibly the capital of the State he 70 long
and faithfully served. Extensive prepare
tions are accordingly being made by vari-
GUS civic and military organisations to at
tend the fnneeal hele, where they will be
joined ", citizens Of this aud neighbOring
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