Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-01
HOM z NEWS.
Horace GREELEY's LAST HOURS.
ne Was Conscious and without Pain.


NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The accounts
published of Mr.. Greeley's last moments
represent him to have been conscious du-
ring the day, as is usual in cases OF imam
nation Of the brain, His physical suffer
ing was extremely slight but increased,
and morbid action of his mind was
evident from exterior manifestations. He
was asked: do you know that you are
DYING Without tremor or emotion he
answered, YES" Again, when asked if
he recognized Mr.. Reid, he looked up with
immediate recognition, and lifting his
hand grasped Mr. Reid's feebly, saying
distinctly, "Yes.n His last words were:
at is done" His face hardly changed,
only settling little into a look of perfect
peace.
The New York Tribune says: tThe mel
ancholy death of the editor and founder of
the Tribune, though for few days it has
been expected by his family and intimate
friends, falls upon us with all the shock of
a sudden calamity. He had reached, in
deed, ripe old age, but time had not Laid
its whitening touch upon him. His spIen-
did constitution easily bore the strain of
enormous labor. His mind was as fresh
and strong and suggestive as in the prime
Of life. His generous impulses were un-
chilled by disheartening experience.
Through the trying campaign which has
Just closed, his physical vigor, his tact, his
intellectual activity surprised even those
who knew him best and seemed to prom
isc many years of usefulness. 1t is certain
that no history of the most critical period
in our national life can be found in which
Horace Greeley shall not be conspicuous
figure, but the noblest career in his eyes
was that which is given up to others
wants, the successful life was that which is
worn out in conflict with wrong and woe.
The only ambition worth following was
the ambition to alleviate human misery
and leave the world a little better than he
found it. That he had done it was the
consolation which frightened his last days
and assured him he had not lived in vain.
1t is not for us in the first hour of our
loss, to paint his character or catalogue
his virtues. Although for several months
we have missed the inspiration of his
presence and guidence of his wise counsel,
his spirit has never ceased to animate those
chosen to continue his work and the
close bond of sympathy between the chief
and his assistants has never been broken.
We leave his praises to the poor, whom he
succOred to the lowly whom he lifted
up; to the slave whose back he saved from
the lash; to the oppressed whose wrongs
he made his own.
The Herald in its editorial yesterday
on Greeley said that he has in a mistaken
aspiration for higher field of usefulness
and power and glory than journalism,
fallen sacrifice to bis political ambition,
He had failed to appreciate the command
ing position which he had secured as a
leading American journalist, and leaving
it topursue the igniS. .fdtuus of the Presiden-
cy, he dropped the substance for the shad-
ow of great instruction, otherwise the
history and the enduring rewards of Mr..
Greeley's industrious and useful career are
full of encouragement to youpgmen who,
without capital, personal influence OF pow
erful friends, have the battle of life before
them.
Cyrille Dion beat John Drury for $1,000
and the diamond cue. There were 19 in
nings. The score was | 800 and ], ,201. r.
Dispatches from different points North
and Northwest report cold weather, and
the practical closing of navigation on the
lakes and canals.
The Baltic takes S125, 900 silver.
Arbuckle's spice mills are burned. Loss,
$4,000.
The leather betting manufacturers have
advanced prices 10 per cent.
The bank statement shows triple in
crease in loans. The increase in specie is
SS25, 900. The increase in legal tenders is
81, ,250,000. The increase in deposits is So
100000.
ST. Louis, Nov. 30.-The United States
VERSUS W JuS p6u-
atty for the failure of properly stamping
bonds given to railroads, the defendants
demurred on the ground that as public
corporations the counties were not charg
able with intent to evade the law, and
were therefore not the proper par
ties to the proceedings of this kind of a
misdemeanor, which was sustained and the
suits dismissed.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 3O.-This morning
detachment of the Seventh United
States Cavalry marched to point twenty
yards from the Capitol grounds and bivo-
hacked Intense excitement followed,
but learning that the troops were intended
for mere cOnlnlitatlIS posse and not to drive
the Legislature from the Capitol, the ex-
element subsided somewhat. The Legis-
lature passed bill and sent it to Governor
Lewis, but he refused to receive it. A
joint resolution was passed raising COM
mittee to communicate the facts of the
situation by telegraph to the Government
at Washington and appointing delegate
to present the written statement of the
case to the President. The Legislature eX-
presses great confidence that the President
will sustain them when the facts are laid
before him. In answer to the committee
otthe Capitol, Governor Lewis Yesterday
replied that two bodies claims his rncooni-
ton and that the members Of the other re-
celved q majority of the votes cast and that
be Fe"'1t OF recognize the Capitol Legis