Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-03

memory Of the illustriOus dead.
u. ). GRANT.
By the President.
JOHE L. CADwALADFR,
acting sec etary oi state.
THE OBsEQUIEs.
NASHVILLE, August 2.--EXPresident
johnson will be buried at Greenville
Tomorrow with MssJIic hOnOrs. Gov
ernor Porter and the other executive Of
fiCers, with number Of prominent citi-
zens Of this and other portions Of Ten
Dessee, have left for GreenVille to attend
the ObseqG!es.
THE ARMY AND NAVY IN MOURNING.
WASHINGTON, August 2-An order
was is'ued to-day by Commodore Am
mOD, acting secretary of the navy, di-
rsctiDg, in pursuance Of the Presidents
orders announcing the death of Ex-
President Johnson, that the ensign at
each naval station anu OF each vessel of
the United States navy in commission
be hoisted at balf-mast from sunrise to
sunset, and that a gun be fred at inter
vals Of half sn hour from sunrise to sun
set at each naval station and on board
of the fiGgships Rnd CT vessels setting
singly, on the day Of the funeral, when
this order may be received in time; 9TH
eyFise on the day after its receipt. The
officers of the navy and marine corps
will wear the usual badge Of mourning,
attached to The sword hilt and on the
left arm, for a period of thirty days.
An order was also issued from the war
department raciting the order OF the
President, and difeclinE that in cCmpli-
anca with his instructions the troops
will be paraded at ten O'Clock on the
day after the receipt Of the order at each
military post, when the order will be
read 20 them, and the lsbOrs of that day
viii thereafter cease. The national flag
will he displayed at half.mast At the
dawn Of day Thirteen guns viii be fired,
and afteTward stiutervel5 OF thirty min
utes between the rising and setting OF
the sun single guu, 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, ard the c0lOr5 OF the several reg
iments will be put in mourning for the
period Of thirty days.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL.
NASHVILLE, August 2.-The follow
ing special from GreenevilIe to the
Union and ARIeTicGl, received tonight,
ssys: "Mr. JOhDsOn's funeral will
tsRe place Tuesday at eleven O'Clock,
under the charge OF the MasOns. The
remains arrived here Sunday morning,
and were deposited at his residence until
! this morning, when they were taken TO
the courthouse, where they now lie in
state. All his children are here
except Mrs. Brown, who is de-
tanned by the illness Of her moth
er, who is not expected long c
! survive the shock CccssiOned by the
| TX. Presidents sudden death. The
! courthouse, stores and private resi-
dences were dcsped in mourning Deep
gloom pervades the community. a large
concCur-e Is expected, civic and mill
! taTy. The governor and State Otficisls,
aud the Nashville committee are eX-
pected in the morning. \ beautiful cas-
| ket, with rich silver mounting and Ma
sOnic embIems, contains the corpse. The
| body showed signs Of decomposition this
morning and the case was closed, eX-
| cludiBg from view the face or any part
! Of the body. The Casket is covered with
/ floral offerings. Upon the silver plate
| was engraved simply, "AndreW JOhI :
| son, aged siEJy-seVen." Upon the walls
/ OF the courtroom where the body lies,
are three oil portraits Of the deceased
| and many photographs, various styles
! Of steel eDgTaving5 and d splendid bust
| in medallion, all surrounded with badg-
es Of mourning. Upon the Gasket, amid
wreaths iof fi0weTs, is a large steel en-
| craving in rich gilt frame, with
| a heavy Masonic insignia. A civic,
! mililary and Masonic procession will
| escort The remains from the CourthOUse
! at eleven o'clock 10 the place OF burial,
! on johnson Hill, half a mile southwest
! Of the village. This hill is ia fifty
acre tract owned by deceased, overlook
ing the village and plainly visible from
| the railroad. lis said that the expires
dent, before the wRT, marked the place
where he wished to be buried by planting
on the spot q willow taken from his
ward, which wss shoot taken from 6
willow by NapoleOG's tomb at 81
Helena. BE left here Wednesdai
morning for q few days of re, rea
lion, expecting 70 go to Washing OF
this week His death has called t.
the memory Of old citizens many al
incidents Of his old his tailor life shop
where he lived FOR many years, is keay
iIy draped, which, with the Overhang
inc vines, gives q strangely sad, ye
beautiiul picture. The citizens, withCu
regard 10 politics, hsve taken an activ,
Interest in festOODing the public aud pTi
vate buildings with mourning dTapeTies
The following, which recognize to be IL
the ex-President's handwriting has beer
found among mis- papers in his office:
GKEENEvILLE, June %, 1873.
All lseems gloom and despair. hav
performed my duty to my God, NJ.
aaounfrv and NV family. have nothing
IN tear AppToaching death to me is
mere shadow Of Gods protecting veal
beneath it. / almost feel sacred here
| I know can no evil come Here l vii
I st in quiet and peace beyond the reac!
900 envy. and jealousy Q
enemies. Here, treason an
traitoTs or state baeksliders an
hypocritl in church can have no PiSee
where the great fact viii be realized tina
God is truth aid gratltude-th hiS 5ites Ies
attributes Of men. Sic Har al dStTo