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Show viiti;w JOHNSON. ICxeeulive Froelamutron Honor (o liis .tli'iimry oui-lia'utfi oui-lia'utfi hy the London Tiiii.-N. Washington, 2. The following executive order haa been issued: "Washington, July 31st, "It becomes the painful duty of tho president to announce to tho people uf the United Stales the death of Andrew John.-on, the hiht survivor of his honored predecessors, which occurred oc-curred Jn Carter county, East Ten-ueaseo, Ten-ueaseo, at an early hour this morning. morn-ing. The solemnity of tho occasion which called him to tho presidency with the varied nature and length o't his public services will cause him to be long remembered, and will occasion occa-sion mourning for tho death of this distinguished public servant. As a mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, it ia ordered that the executive mansion aud the Bcveral departments of the government at Washington be draped in mourning until the close of the day d signaled for the funeral, and that all public business be suspended on that day. It is further ordered that the war and navy departments cause suitable honors to be paid on tho occasion to the memory ol tho illustrious dead. (Sigutd) U. S. Grant. "By tho President, J. L. Oai.waL-DF.lt, Oai.waL-DF.lt, acting secretary ol state." The scerelaiiesol the navy and war departments have issued orders for the usual sal ii tea o.i the various vessels ves-sels and at the naval ind military j stations, and that budges of mourn-, ing be worn by tho ollicets of war vessels of the service. The Beveral executive departments were draped in mourning on Monday. Mon-day. London, 2. The Time, in its olut nary article on Andrew Johnson, says his career illustrates both the strong and weak points of thn Amer ican soi-ial and political systems. During his term of ollico hit showed him-elf wauling in tact, reliueinoi.l aud knnwledgu of men ; yet ha had Homo qualities which are not so abundant in American politics as to httdcnpisud when found. Ue bad duuiitlchs courage, sumo political in-Kitfbt, in-Kitfbt, and honesty never shadowed by biihpieion. |