_Washington, June 1, 1868_.
I. The following order of the President has been received from the War
Department:
WASHINGTON, _June 2, 1868_.
The President with deep regret announces to the people of the United
States the decease, at Wheatland, Pa., on the 1st instant, of his
honored predecessor James Buchanan.
This event will occasion mourning in the nation for the loss of an
eminent citizen and honored public servant.
As a mark of respect for his memory, it is ordered that the Executive
Departments be immediately placed in mourning and all business be
suspended on the day of the funeral.
It is further ordered that the War and Navy Departments cause suitable
military and naval honors to be paid on this occasion to the memory of
the illustrious dead.