Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-08-12


Chief OF the Cherokee Nation over Col. D
". Ross. by large majority.
AT the recent election in Alabama the cal
for constitutional convention was carried
by 1900 majority.
| Louisville (Ky.) telegram Of the 4tl
places McCrecry's DEM majority for Gov
crnor at between 10000 and 10000.
The Death Of Ex.President Johnson
A special telegram from Grcenville,
Tenn, ally 81, to the Chicago Times gives
the following particulars OF the death OF
Senator and ex-President Johnson.
| Ex-President Andrew Johnson expired
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
r. Brown, formerly Mrs. Slower, at half.
| past two o'clock this morning of paralysis
and heartdiscase combined, superinduced
by a low state of the system and over-exer.
ton, as is supposed. Mr.. johnson left
Greenvile on Wednesday morning at six
o'clock for visit TO his wife and daughter,
| Mrs. Brown, at the residence Of the latter.
which Is some seven and a half miles
northwest of Earters Station, in Carter
| County, this State, in apparent good health
and spirits. He rode from Carter's to the
farmhouse in an open carriage and was
apparently much tatigued with the ride
which IS over very rough piece of road,
| and complained also of excessive thirst
| Aside from the fatigue, however, he seemed
| In unusual good spirits, and spent the
| day in visiting with the family and look.
| ing about the farm. About four O'Clock,
| having come in from short walk, while
| sitting in his chair, laughing and chatting
with his daughter and grandchildren, he
! suddenly fell from his chair to the floor,
| speeches. and apparently in great pain
There were no persons in the house at this
time except Mrs. johnson Mrs. Brown
and her three children. Mr.. johnson
soon rallied somewhat, and, being helped
to couch, regained his speech and re-
quested that no physician be sent for, as it
was but trif1ing matter. No physician,
in fact, was called in until the next day in
the afternoon, when DR.. Jobe, a country
physician, was sent for, who applied Wig
orous treatment of counter. irritation and
administered an emetic. AS a result, Mr.
Johnson seemed easier, but, the symptoms
continuing of serious character, the
relatives at Greenville, comprising his
son, Andrew johnson, Jr., and Mrs.
Judge Patterson and her children, were
sent for by messenger, and requested to
bring with them Drs. Broyles and Taylor,
physicians of Greenville, the former
Mr.. Johnson's family physician for
many years. They arrived at the farm
house on Friday at SIX clock, only to dis
cover that the illustrious patient was al
ready past help and in totally uncon-
scious state, having lost the power Of
speech and sinking very rapidly. During
the day Mr.. Johnson had rallied at inter
walls, and conversed briefly of family mat
ters, not, however, as a man conscious of
approaching dissolution. The last act Of
consciousness apparent was in answer to a
question from DR.. Jobe concerning the
breaking of an arm, some years ago, by
an accident, and request to know which
arm il was. Mr.. Johnson raised his right
arm slightly in response, and this was the
final act OF consciousness evidenced, and
from this time, about six o'clock Friday
evening, up to the hour of his death, he
gave no token of sensibility. The only
persons present at the time of his
death were his wife, his son Andrew, Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Browns
three children, of the relatives; together
with Drs, Jobe, Broycs and Taylor. Maj.
Pettibone, Assistant United States District
Attorney for East Tennessee, who is tel.
low townsman of Mr. Johnson tells me
that Mr.. johnson last Sunday had con.
versatl0n with him concerning his health,
during which he stated that since his re-
covery from Il severe attack of cholera
two years ago he had never fully recovered
the use of his lower limbs, and was at
times conscious of extreme difficulty in
making his lower eXtremities, from the
knees down, obey the bchests of his will,
often stumbling in walking, and some two
weeks ago, in fact, having fallen and
bruised his side ant face considerable
Aside from this fact, however, the Major
states that he declared himself in excellent
health.
Mr.. Johnson would have been sixty.
next had he lived He was ofvery robust
habit, a tremendous worker, and bade fair
to live for twenty years, apparently al
though DR.. Taylor states that he had
looked for break down of health at any
time Mr. Johnson's son Immediately
started for the station, after the death of
his father, and took the train for Bristol,
and tclegraphcd from thence the news to
this place, there being no telegraph station
az Cauer's The news burst like a thun-
der-clap from a clear sky upon his fellow
townSmen here, and produced the most
profound sensation. The news soon flashed
to neighboring cities and telegram came
pouring in by scores, driving the operator
at this point nearly crazy.