Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1872-12-05


Evening, 29th INST, At ton minutes be
fore seven O'clock. The place Of hi
death, was atiithe, residonce OF Mi
Chcate, an eminsat Physician, who's
country seat is about thrss miles fron
Chappaqua, the late residence Of th
great Editor. He seemed not to sufFe
sevsrely and WIS conscious down TO hi
last moments, recognizing his famil,
and many friends By whom he wa
surrounded.
Horace Greeley was born on the &
day Of February, ISL, 4 Amhers,
New Hampshirs. His father Zaccheu
Greeley, was ! farmer and Horace'
early years were spent IN agricuitura
pursuits. At the age of ten, he hal
become remarkable reader Of books
snch - he could obtain IN the neigh
borhood. IN 1871, his father removed
with his family to Wssthaven, Vermont
and here Horace remained upon th,
farm for Ave ysars, assisting his fAther
Early in his teens he had resolved on
being printer, and he carried on,
this Intention " catering the once oi
the " Northsfn, Spectator It Eas,
Poultney, vt, In the spring OF 1898, 1,
pm apprentice. speedily became su
expert workman, and here he remain
ed until June 1890, when the "Specta-
tor was Discontinued. In the mean.
time, his parents had removed to Erie
County, Pennsylvania. Hithsr be
weht and soon thereafter, worked as !
Journeyman printer, for short time,
in jamestown and Lodi, N. r., and II
Erie, Pennsylvania, e.e |. .l
In August, 1881, he made his debut
10 The city Of New York, at the age or
twenty. His appearance was even
more homespun and noticeable than
was that Of Benjamin Franklin years
before under similar circumstances, in
the city Of Philadelphia. He was ID
very INDECENT circumstances and with
out friends. He worked in varions
ofhces, until January, 1883, whom in
connection with Francis Story, he|
commenced the pablication of the
Aornsng Post, apenny daily, the first
svsf published in the wosad. ltlived|
Shout three weeks and died, and he
|drm Of Grocley 4 Story was dissolved
In about six months after, by the death
|of the latter. Then taking in two
|other partners, he commenced in|
March, 1SS4the publication of i
weekly, of which Greeley was editor
called the Ne,c Yorker. While thus|
|sngaged' Mr.. Greeley wrote largely
for other journals.
In lS4l he edited the Log Cabin, a
campaign paper, during the celebrated
Harrison campaign. His labors here|
gave him great celebrity in the polite
|al field, and an extended reputation
throughout the nation.
He commenced his great work the
New York 1rfouae, on the 10th of
April, 1SAl, first in the form ofa daily|
followed by the, other editions from|
time to time. In l84S, he was elected
TO Congress to ill vacancy, serving
from December lst Of that year tilI|
the 4th Of the next March.
He has published numerous works
among which are "Hines to,yord Rel
form" ," in 1850. "Glance. a. Iarope, = in|
1852 "History Of tie Struggle for Sza-|
|vesy, or Restriction tn ne U. s." in|
1850, and "Anserscan Conflict" during
and after the Rebellion. He travelled
much. yet the amount of mental labor
he has performed is prodigious. I'll
seems to us that this has had much to|
do in preparing the way for his prema.
|ture prostratioa and consequent DEATH ]
the immediate effect Of which wss|
doubtless the anxiety be felt, and thc|
|assiduous attention and sleepless|
nights he gave to tho care of his wife
|in her late illness, coupled with the ex-|
|treme mental trial, connected with his|
domination - President; bic speech
making tour; the loss politically Of
nearly all his old friends Of many
years standing, and his final most dis
|astrous defeat. II 10 true, If we rel
member right some two years agoI
|Mr. Greeley was quite III, and appre-
|hensions were then felt az. to his re-
|covery, and further, that mental pros
|tration was then named as the great
|source Of his trouble. The final and
fatal ailment Of this great man, may
have been assiduously fastening upon|
him for sometime and TO some extent
affected him for years past.
A nations heartfelt, warmest SYM
Ipathy win be bestowed upon his al
hicted family, and If there be need
therefor, substantial aid. Horace
Greeley has carved out name for|
|hiinself by dint Of his own Industry
and exalted talents that Is familiar|
|one in every nook and corner Of the
civilized world.
Horace Greeley made mistakes, and
when he did make them, his force oil
character, his ability and incisiye ener-
by made these mistakes marked. They
were seldom forgotten. Just for the
Same reason his blows for the right
made lasting impression.
His many life long friends who
fought the battle against slavery with
him, will mourn his death sincerely
and previously, and while they do %
their hearts win be the more seriously
bruised because he and they SO lately
took separate paths as touching uni1
versal freedom and the welfare Of the
Union.
The Senatorial maddle In North
CArolipa still continues. The vote yes.
terday was "A for yance-the Rebel
Governor, who advised his men to fiji
he'll with Yankees until their legs
hung out of the second story window.
Ponl, the incumbent, and native Re-