The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-12-13
the supposition is that he is the-

M Mr.. Greeley never again visited
she Tribune editorial room. To 3
friend whom he met three daSs
later he said, in a hopeless tone 81
voice: II don't go to the Tribune
Office any more; l. have no bust
mess there, but I want a thousand
dollars. I must have q thousand
dollars; if you don't get it for
me"-after a long pause, as if he
had forgotten what he was talking
about-s'I am ruined" When his
mind was recalled to the thous-
and dollars, Mr.. Greeley told his
friend that he might leave the
money with the cashier of theDTri-
bune, and it might reach him but
he didn't go 20 the Tribune Office
any more. pcssl .iaa
A few days ago, an editorial APP
peared in the Tribune, headed
.'Conclusions." It was simply 3
summing up Of the result Of the
election ia Mr.. Greeleyss old style,
beginning the paragraphs with
mum erals. This was his last pro-
fessienai effoat 81
THE FIRST SIGNS OF MENTAL DE-
| ,-- PRESTON. as6 -
The Sun has the following to
say concerning the commencement
of Mr.. Greefey's disease:
It was while passing sleepless
| nights at the bedside of his dying
wife that Horace Greeley first be-
gan to show symptoms of great
mental depression. On, enc occa-
sion, when; the opposing press was
criticising his Pittsburgh speech,
he said: 'If they make the issue
that I'm the rebel candidate, I'm
bound to be defeated" This con-
Sideration seemed to weigh on his
mind, and often, when he supposed
he was alone, he would clasp his
hand to his head and cry out,
ooh! ohn' as though suffering
from intense pain. He was advis-
ed to continue his bookkeeping
Saturday matinees, and though
severely ehafed by the account of
them published in the New York
Times, he still pursued his open
air exercise. On one occasion, at
Chappaqua, he was accompanied
by Mr.. johnson and his SON. Mr..
johnson, Jr., chopped down the
lower. limb of a hemlock tree,
which narrowly missed his fathers
head. ''What do you mean"
cried out Johnson. "Sir, do you
want to kill meg' 'Wish some
body would kill me-" responded
Greeley in a voice of extreme sad
ness. ta9.sr
Mr.. Greeley always said that he
did not expect to carry either the
states of Vermont or Maine, yet
the result of the state elections
there, September 9th and 10th,
respectively, made him more des-
pendent than ever. Georgia gave
the democrats a rousing majority
in October, and his spirits rose
proportionately, but when, six
days later, Ohio and Pennsylvania
gave large majority for the ad-
ministration candidate, and while
the result in Indiana was still in
doubt, he became utterly desron-
dent, and for the first time his
most intimate friends began to
foresee that November might prove
fatal to him. He talked of offer
ing the portfolio of secretary of
state to Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams. In the next breath he
would lament a large falling off
in the subscription list of the Tri-
bune. Such outbursts of incoher-
ent expressions, followed by par
oxysms of rage, now became more
frequent and spontaneous. They
came involuntarily, as it were, and
always excited. anxious apprehen-
sions among his friends. But
they were attributed to the fact
that he was too much deprived of
sleep while watching beside his
wife. #it'
FURTHER SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY.
F. Avid P. Johnson, one of Mr..
Greeley's most intimate friends,
authorizes the following state
ment:
He returned, after the funeral of
his wife, to Mr.. Johnson's, and IN
stead of interesting himself about
his daughter and the future, gave
way wholly to detection. 1t was
then he showed his first evidences
of mental arrangement. The No
Yember election, seemingly, did
not interest him. His defeat did
not surprise him. He deceived
his friends by receiving the news
with perfect Indifference. 1t was
noticed about this time that he
would tell his private business to
every one with whom he was
brought in contact, and to each he
| told q different story of his defeat,
his troubles, and the infidelity of
his supposed friends. He. would
at times denounce the Democratic
: party, whom he would accuse OF
i selling out to the administrator
Then he would violently criticise
the course pursued by the opposl-
ton newspapers, and especially
the Encouragement of the Tri.
bune, and his fatal mistake in al
lowing his name to be used as 6
; candidate for the Presidency.
RUFUS ANDREWS STATEMENT.
4 Hon. Rufus Andrews, a wei
knowR New Yorker, publishes the
following statement of an inter
T view, held by appointment, will
Mr.. Greeley, on the 18th of No
. vember last: | .as
Il went to the house and wa
] ushered into Mr.. Greeley's pres
r ence. When first saw him / wa
!. greatly surprised at his persona
I appearance; indeed, 1 shoult
Q mot have known him, so change,
c and emaciated was he. Mr.. Gree
: ley rose from his seat as som
!, members of his household cam
q into the room, and ushered me in
s to an adjoining apartment AM
= there sat down.
81 The first expression he uttere'
# was, "Rufus, am hopelessl
d gone" / said, 'EWhat is the mai
g ter, Mr.. Greeley?" He again sale
/ II am hopelessly gone" I SAID
i ~ am sorry, Mr.. Greeley, to sc
l. yon in this state Of mind; ] kno'
0 yon have suffered intensely in th