The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
I'm MOURNING. = : =
Public Demonstrations OF
Sorrow at the Death of
Ex-President johnson.
How His Office Room Looks
Simplicity of His Life.
How His Office Room Looks
Simplicity of His Life,
Alarming Effects OF the
.sts Flood.
Indiana and Eastern uli'
nois the Great Sufferers.
A Much Shot Man

dent johnson are completed. The seiec-
ton of pail bearers, as well as the assign
ment of places in the procession, are mat
ters left entirely to Coeur de Lion Comman-
derry, of Knoxville, who will have charge
of the services, The place OF burial has
been changed from the public cemetery
to a spot selected by Mr.. johnson some
years since, and by him presented to the
place as suitable site for a cemetery, but
not occupied, for some cause. 1t is on a |
hill, southwest of the village, perhaps a
quarter of mile, and commands splend-
id view in every direction. The casket. |
with the remains, will lie in state at the |
Court House, without being opened, as dis |
coloration has set in too generally for the
features to be exposed. AS indicative OF
Mr.. Johnson's love for that document, a |
copy of the constitution, and the first he
ever studied, marked with annotatlons,
and bearing his name and the date 1885,
was placed in his right hand and will be
buried with him. The town is draped
from end to end, and scores of flags hang
from balconies, windows, trees and other
projections. The Court House is fairly
swsthed in black and white cotton. and
partv of ladies are at this writing making
wreatbs and crosses of flowers, and decor
ating the room in which the body lies.
On the casket I notice beautiful boquet
| of flowers, while the portraits OF MIR. John
son in the room, seven IN number. are hung
with wreaths of garlands. The tailor shop,
where he worked as a poor. uneducated
mechanic. and the scene OF many strug-
gle with adverse fortune, little old build
| ing off the main street some distance, Is
literally covered with drapery, and well
Ligh hid from view. Hundreds OF people
i visit it every hour; also his office, near
the hotel, where his books and papers
! are. and the entire internal arrangements
are undlsturbed, and remain just as LETT
by him on the morning OF the 29th, III
room is a curiosity in itself, everything IL
lit being characteristic of the man, rough
D and common. There Is not a single luxu
rious appointment about it. The chairs
are plain split bottoms, his table, a small
common affair, the book shelves commo!
boards, the stove little rusty affair, and
the Aoor uncarpeted and dirty at that
7 Mr.. johnson had many fine books, but tool
little care of them. An immense numbe
e of pamphlets, congressional documents ant
:. other literature of like character lie pile
n nm ike cordwood about the Office, rooI
!, about eighteen by twenty feet square.
ri NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 3. AT moo
te TO-DAY the remains of Andrew Johnso
r. were placed in a hearse. The processio
~ formed and marched to the grave unde
the charge of the marshal and assistant
The grave is on hill half mile soutl
west of Greenyille. There were fully ,0C
a ia procession. The services were conclu'
g. ed at P. NJ.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-All the exec
AT tive departments, and also the Offices
TO- the District government, are closed to-da
IN IN out of respect to the memory of ex-Pre'
he dent johnson. Flags are at halfmast, 81
ael emblems of mourning are displayed in V
el, riOus localities.
All New YORK, Aug. g.3.-The custom hou
on is closed and the flags on the city hall a
J." other city government departments are
.sys halfmast, out of respect to ex-Preslde
, johnson.
BosToN, Aug. 3.-Minute guns We
fred here to-day as a mark OF respect
Ivy ex President johnson. Flags were at hs
,ile mast.
are CLINTON, Iowa, Aug, "a salute
on thirty eight guns is being fired here {
no afternoon; also flags are hanging at h'
nice mast, in respect to the memory OF Andr
lted johnson.
DIR. New YoRK, Aug. 3.-President Gr
ices is at Elizabeth, N. D., stopping at Y
IN" TOs bins. ~, a
the LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 3..The fl
:. =. in the Wabash is more than foot ao
~. - high water mark Of 1858, and sevt
ths inches higher than ever before since
10. settlement of the country. All tributa
\ or are running out. All low lands are Q,
Sea flowed. In many places the river is th
the to five miles wide. The damage is inca
ood. liable, Great suffering must result
W. we tenants on the low lands, where all
mic, swept away.
,hen The crops, both harvested and grow
cave have been swept away. Our city Is
ards Gated on high ground and slight dam
has been experienced, except to manu-
" turers and mills. The destruction of
Wabash & Erie canal between here
}. It. WAYNE is complete. 1t is broken
hundred places. The canal and river
been on a level for 4S hours. The "
of the river is rushing through the Ia
p and running over the banks from OF
I'm the other at all low places. This will
terrible blow to the people OF the q
1t is impossible to estimate any mor'
Lo. curately the acreage submerged.
short Louisville, New Albany Il Chicago
- road is much damaged between here
- Battle Grounds. The other railroad
" all right. The position Of this city, ,loc
Is on the west bank of the Wabash, has
e cut off for two days by the water over
ling the bridge and levee, and commu
ton is only kept open, by skiffs.
: river has fallen about q inches 81
1olo clock this morning, and is still very
" " receding.
Ct CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-A Jacksonville
y special says the damage to the crops,
and railroads in Central Illinois ini
@ by the late storms viii amount to m
of dollars. The loss in Morgan G
z. alone will be about quarter OF q
dollars. Reports from the southern
e. central portions of the state give g
ckle to accounts of the prospects, but it is
'hus Ge re-. that better weather will give good ha
onnsct- yet
OFFS Of sus. 5 CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The food IL
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