Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-08-12
ANDREW JOHNSON.

EX-freSldent johnson Qled at the res
idence of his daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Brown, formerly Mrs. Col. Stover, in
Carter County, in East Tennessee. Mr..
Johnson was in his usual health up to
Wednesday. It appears that he left
Greenville on Wednesday to go to the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Brown,
where Mrs. Johnson had been sojourn-
ing for the past six weeks. He rode in
a hack from Carter's Depot to her res
idence, some six miles distant, and
seemed in good spirits on his arrival
He ate hearty dinner, and after few
minutes of general conversation retired
up stairs, and conversed with his grand
daughter, Miss Lille Stover. While
thus engaged, his tongue refused ut
terance, and to her great consternaticn
he fell from his seat to the floor. Help
was instantly summoned, and almost as
soon as raised he expressed, indistinct-
ly however, that his right hand was
paralyzed. After being taken to bed,
when the family spoke Of sending for a
physician, he forbade it, saying that
he would soon recover. On this ac-
count the summoning of medical aid
was deferred "a hours, when DR.. Jobe
was called from Elizabethtown, two
miles distant. He instantly began he
roic treatment, aided by DR.. Cameron,
and seemed Mt one time the next day to
be succeeding. The patient conversed
imperfectly in regard to domestic mat
tiers, and did not seem conscious of ap-
preaching dissolution; but his case was
beyond the skill of physicians, and on
Saturday he peacefully breathed his
last, surrounded by his wife, children,
and all his grandchildren except the
son and daughter of ex-senator Pat
terson.
Andrew Johnson was born in Ra-
leigh, N. c., December 90, 1908. His
father, Jacob Johnson, was city consta-
bic, sexton, and porter of the State
bank. At the age of four he lost his
father, who died from injuries he re-
ccived while attempting to rescue man
from drowning. Being in needy cir
cumstances, his mother was unable to
provide for his education, and accord
ingly at the age of ten he was appren-
ticed to Raleigh tailor, in whose en-
ployment he remained seven years.
Leaving Raleigh in the latter part of
1924, the young tailor settled at Lau-
rens Courthouse, in South Carolina,
where he worked Mt his trade two years.
when. it is said, being disappointed in
a love affair he moved to Greenville,
East Tennessee. where he settled, in
company with his mother and step
father. 1t was this last change of res
idence which probably determined the
course Of his after life; at all events, it
led to his being identified with the pol
titles Of Tennessee, and the consequent
ces resulting therefrom. Here he mar
ried an excellent and well-educated wo-
man, who, stimulating his thirst for
knowledge, was instrumental in teach
ing him to read and write. Impulsive.
ardent, and good natured, Young John
son became popular among his fellow
citizens. and in 1923 was elected Alder
man, defeating candidate of aristo-
cratic pretensions. He held this office
three years when he was elected Nav
or, and retained that position for the
same period. In 1885 Mr.. Johnson was
elected to the lower house Of the State
Legislature, where he made his mark
by opposing a scheme of internal i'm
provement which he considered would
entail upon the State large debt
Rendered unpopular by this act, Mr..
Johnson received his first defeat at the
next election in 1887. Unsubdued. he
re-euterei the political field again in
1889, when his forebodings regarding
the improvement scheme having proved
correct, he was reelected by a large
majority. In 1910 he supported Van
Buren, for President and took an active
part in the campaign The year fol-
lowing the Democrats recognized his
services by electing him to the State
Senate for the Greene and Hawkins
County District. In ls4S Mr.. johnson
entered the arena of National politics
and began that career of prefermen,
which resulted in his attaining the
highest Office in the gift of the people
Nominated for Congress bv the Demo.
Gratis Of the lst District Of Tennessee