Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-03
THE LATE ANDREW JOHNSON.
Official H0a0rs to the Deceased.
Washington I'm Mourning To-day.

III respect 10 the memory or the late eX-
President Johnson. all the Executive depart
mentS of the general government, as well as
the Offices of the District government were
closed to-day, and all: public business was
suspended. The fags on the several build
ings were displayed at halfmast. At sum
rise gun was fired at the Navy Yard and
tie firing continued at intervals until sun
set Dr. L. Z. Cox. president of the 30 irI of
Health, ordered the rooms of the board closed
to-day, and directed the meeting which was
to have taken place tonight, to be postponed
until Tomorrow night.
THE ARMY AND NAVY IN MOURNING
The Navy department, in )mpliance with
the Presidents order announcing the ex-
Presidents death, mas issued anIorier direct
ing that the ensign at each naval station
and OF each vessel OF the United States navy
IN commits sion be hoistcl at half-m from
S Suits, 70 sunset, and that gun be hrel al
intervals OF every half hour, from sunrise to
sunset, al each naval station and on board
ol nae-SnipS and OF vessels acting singly on
the day Of the funeral, when this order NAV
DC received in time, otherwise 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
me LETT arm for the period OF thirty days"
An order has al.o been issued from the
" ar department, recIting the order of the
president, and directing that in compliance
Win MS instructions the troops will be
TaraGed at 10 O'CLOCK on the day after the
receipt OF the order, at each military most
When the order will oe read 10 them, and the
labors OF that day will thereafter cease. The
national flag viii be displayed at half staff
Al dawn OF day thirteen guns will be fired
and afterwards at intervals OF thirty minutes
between the rising and setting sun a single
gun, and at the close of the day a national
salute of thirty-seven guns. The Off srS OF
o ne army Will wear Grape on the left arm and
on their swords. aud the cOlOrS of the several
regiments will be put IL mourning 10, the
PerlCC OF thirty days.
THE CHIMES
Mr.. F. widows tol.ed haIf-minute bells
or the Metropolitan Church chimes from II
TO l O'Clock, aud played at intervals The fol-
lowing music with mUffled bells: Mufed
Peal. I'M l. minor; Funeral March. IN y minor.
PlfyeIS hymn; | would not live al ways;
Anglers ever bright and fair. la .del: Wind
nam. tame; o, rest in the Lord, MendelS- Ohm.
Dying Christian; Vital Spark: Mount Ner-
non, tune; Dead March in Saul, Handel.
THE oBsEQUIFs AT GREFNvILLE.
The remains o. the ex-President were
taken 10 his home ut Greenville. Tenn. on
Sunday morning, the egtire population turn
ing out as Il mark OF respect The court
house, stores and private residences there are
dIaped in mourning. Deep gloom pervateS
the community. Upon the walls Of the court
Dom. where the body was laid, there were
three oil portraits OF deceased and many
photographs of various styles. 4 steel en-
craving and splendid bust I'm medallion were
surrounded with badges Of mourning Upon
the casket, amid wreaths Of flowers was his
large steel engraving in rich gilt frame WITH
heavy Masonic insignia. A civic, military
AMI Masonic procession escorted the remains
from the court ho1se at II O'Clock to-day to
the place of bulial, on Johnson Hill.
INTEREST ING PARTICC LARS OF THE LAST
DAYS OF HIS LIFE
a GTeenville dispatch to the " Y. Herald
says: Or. Marion Maloney was called by ex-
President Johnson, who prescribed for him
several times before his departure from this
place. Mr.. Johnson told him that he did 40.
think he could hold Out more than a year or
Two longer, as he was completely worn out.
On last Monday DR.. Taylor was called in,
and made careful examination OF him, and
-xEresSed fears as 10 HIS condition.
NJ. Johnson was wont 10 rise a. daylight
take hort walk Oh his porch and in spact
is premises, take an early breakfast, aud
hen 90 TO his office, answer CORES pondence
md read. Just before his departure from
this place he had been reading the book
Written and presented To him by Gideon
Nelles. eX- Secretary Of the Navy. eu.itie1
'Li..coln and Seward" He had also been
carrying on large correspondence with
prGmlh Dnt men OF this country, Mr.. Thomas
Maloney, young lawyer Of this place. aci-
ing as his secretary. Numerous letters were
received lately by him from Louisiana an.
promptly arswcT'd q.
He has shown quite al interest in the Ohio
election, but did not sympathize with the in
hatlon plank I'm the Ohio democratic Mat
form. He frequently expressed himself in
favor Of hard money or It's equivalent chr
reEcy, and desired that the country shouIi
return To specie payments al the earliest
practicable day. He also read the FIRST spaech
OF Governor len carefully, and said II con
tanned many good points. He also spoke of
the Peiinsylvania campaign. and felt conf
dent, If good men were nominated the Demo
Gratis were bound 10 carry the state. II seems
ION the books aud documents he had been
studying OF late, his close attention To his
business, and from remarks that he has
made, that he intended to Introduce some
important reform measures at the next SEES
sion of Congress. At home. as well a. ON the
forum, he was hard worker and very par
tlculaf as 10 everything he had anything To
DO with. HIS house and his Office were Al
ways kept in the neatest order, and he cOuid
easily detect the slightest innovation In his
papers and books. He had perhaps the largest
and most complete library OF law books aud
public documents in this section of the cOun-
try. The feeling OF the people in this section
OF The state, where he had great many
warm friends, Is one OF almost universal sor-
row. Although a great many have been his
pollllcaI enemies, they espectct his many
virtues and loved him as man.
He left his family in good circumstances
his fortune was moderate. but was the non
est savings Of a lifetime, and is ample for
their wants.