New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04

lodge, escorted the remains to the Court
house to await the ceremonies OF to-day. Visitors
thronged the building all day and until very late at
night Many persons shed tears, and not few ladies
overcome that it was necessary 10 iead
them away in order to avoid distressing scenes The
hard-working yeOmanry of Greene County, who
loved and venerated Mr.. johnson as their abest and
best friend, and in whom he always placed great
confidence, came in great numbers, many OF them
bringing with them their wives and children
Soon after the arrival of the body in Grecnville,
many Of the citizens begun the work OF placing
mourning emblems on their residences. Before the
day Of the funeral nearly every public building
store shop, and private residence, was draped with
black and white streamers. The Office of The Green
pille Incllgeacer, q paper edited by Mr.. Johnsons
only living son. was among the number thus draped'
Near the Court house was displayed United States
flag Of immense proportions said to have
been captured by the Confederates at Chlca-
manga, and recaptured at Salisbury, NJ u.
during the last days of the Rebellion. This
flag, it will be remembered, was sent
to Greenville by MAJOR Sterling Bambright, with
the request that it be wrapped about the body OF
Mr. Johnson if suitable for the purpose, and II II
were not that it should be presented to Mrs Brown
one of his dau ghers in memory of her fathers I'M
falterng devotion to the Union cause.
Mr.. Johnson's office was draped so heavily that it
was almost hidden from view. Within it were his
papers and books, as he. left them. On the table
at which he wrote were copies of THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE, his sons paper, and commercial
journal published in Boston. His spectacles gold
pen, copy of his last Message to Congress, and
historical work by the Hon. Gideon Wells, cx-Sec-
rotary of the Navy, with an inscription showing
that it was presented to him by the author,
were also on the table. His library is very
large and bears evidence of being selected
with great care Among other works relating to his
own political career are volumes containing COM
plete record of the ardons granted by him as Pres-
dent of the United States and his veto messages
In the same room are a great many mementoes OF
the war and articles presented to him by dlstn-
guished soldiers and statesmen.
At the corner opposite to the Courthouse, sign
has been erected reading: L" Leading to Andy
Johnson's Tailor Shop" This shop is a small
building of single story, about 20
feet by 16, and is still in good state OF
preservation Over the door is the old sign, board
four feet long and one foot and half in width,
painted black, with the words 4. Johnson Tailor,
in yellow letters. This building mas two small win
dows, at one of which Mr. Johnson was wont to
work rs the village tailor.
1t was in this shop that he fnst began to read
books for the purpose of informing himself III order
to be able to discuss subjects before the de-
batting society, of which he was one of
the charter members. He first signited
his willingness to enter into public debate, and
assist in the organization of society. The first
subject debated by him was the Indians,
and what should be done with them." He
was casually talking Oh the subject with
friend and both becoming rather excited, their
friends invited them to go to a sadders shop close
by and talk it over before crowd, which they i'm
mediately did. This was Mr.. Johnson's first speech
in public. The shop is at present occupied by
an old negro woman whom Mr.. johnson placed in
charge of it, 1t was neatly draped in mourning to-
day. and visited by all who attended the funeral
1t is in full view of the place where Mr. johnson
camped on the night of his arrival from North
Carolina.