Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-04
Andrew JOhnsOn's Funeral.

Inc funeral OF ex-President johnson took
place at Grcenville, Tenn, yesterday after
noon. Gov. Porter, Controller Gaines, SEN
ator Fowler, Mr.. BuI as, Horge White and
other Nashville visitors; Deputy Grand
Master COJuor. of the Knoxville Command
cry, ard :-lany lower East Tepue> 5eeaas, ar
rived on the morning trains. The room 7
the court house where the remains laid was
appropriately decorated. The Casket plain
but elegant, sc ID in the midst OF flowers II
was clio cd and no part OF the be iy was Wis
ible, but on ii lay an ele rant steel en- rayiny
of iIeSident John on. in q heavy gilt Ma
sonic frame, while on the walls ana canopy
pc Il were hung varioUS port. ats and en-
Ifavinys OF the dotea I'd. The regular trains
.tOm the east arriving a. ana 10 brought
lar e numbers OF people rom up the Gun
tiy. and special tram of seven cars from
i % vile at 4 O'Clock bI ought a larre dele
e.. d ON .om H. II city, aTd many rom other
i2N = aio - ne roLte: In the meanwhile
Tie cIJLehS mad been Stc3 lily throngiug the
10: s rom all directions. aud before noon
ally five thou and peTyOns were a embed
to attend the lune.al. At noon the .lmily
Ga envllie Lodge brought the BODY out anu
placed it in the hearae.
TIE PROCESSION
was formed and marched to the grave under
the charge OF the marshal aud his a ,istantS
IN f"e 10 lowing order, Ohu~Ou Guards.
Patrons OF HnS Japdry. Odd Fellow. Diet n
son GuaIdS, o. Knoxville; Masonic IoigeS
and chap Ell :; hearSe bea ing the bOiy, with
paul bearers attending and Knights Templar
as guard OF honO"; Idmily in carriages; CIV.
Porter ana other state officers auI diStin-
guiShed guests; members of the press, and.
lastly, citizens on foot and horseback. The
coverings for the b@arSe horses were adorned
with varied Masonic insignia. Among the
distlnguishedv visitors .ot clready mentioned
weIe JrdgeS McFarlau Trigg. and Cha l.
cello Key. Cons reSsmen Mcfarland. T iorn-
bug and CrUtchfield. The procession Wa
arranged in double circle around the grave
leaving an open space of about 2OD fee i'm
dIau eter. iDciOS.ng the family. -OSviIle
Commanuery, knoxville GI0e club, and the
Governor and other distinguished visitors.
Inc hlnshts then performed their bea"tiful
iuneral G. femony- under the lead OF Com
mander Woodward, and aided by the GIee
Cub. Amidst the means ana signs and tears
OF the Dereavcd family, the cloIS ra l~t
upon the coilil-ltd of Andrew johnson: lis
bt iy VIZ comm 10 the dust, his soCi to
the who gave L.
\ y, cMoRANDUI IN JICATTVE OF HIS RE
LGGlOUS BELIEF.
The 4OIlOwi g, in the exp. e ,ident'S hand
WIN y. as Ocen round among his papers il
f's office:
GREENVILLE, Jure -, 1873
"a IL seems gloom and DIES pair. have pei
10 mf my duty to my God, my country, a",t
my family. / have nothing TO fear i'm an
preaching death. Tome tits the mere SIP low
o. God protecting wing. Beneath il ?'r1 , L
feel sacred. Here. / know, can no evil come.
Here l viii rest in quiet and peace beyond
the reach of Caiumny's pOisonCu shalt, TIE
influence OfenVy and jealous enc lieS. whe e
treason and tn tors or state backsliders and
hypOcrites in chuIch can have no place
where the great fact will be realized that
God is truth and g.atituda-the highest at
Tributes OF men--Sic itir nj OStTt;-such is the
way To The stars of Immortality"
The following is written on the margi 4 Of
the page containing the above: Written
before ! lvi.g on Sunday evening, while the
cholera was raging in its most violent form
1t will be remeLLJered that the eX-Presi-
de u LETT Greenville after being attacked by
cholera, when, as he said, all seemed gloom
and despair.