The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-12-05
HORACE GRELEY.
Death Of the Greet Journslist

NEW YORK, Nov 21.-Horace Gree
ley died at fifty minutes past six this
evening. He was conscious at the
time, and his passing away was peace
ful. y
New YoRx' Nov. 20.--lThe Tribune
has issued the following bulletin: &
"Nov, 20, y. p. MIR. Greeley
died very quietly and without pain
Mt ten minutes before seven this eve.
ming He was conscious and rntionaL .
Horace Greeley, an American
Journalist and suthor, born at Am
herst, N. H., in 1911. About 1925,
his parents having removed TO Yer
mont, Horace, who had always been
a lover Of books, obtained employ.
ment as an apprentice in a printing
Office, and in August, 1881, arrived
at New York, where he secured oc
casional work MS journeyman prin-
ter in various offices. In 1884, in part
nership with Messrs. Winchester
and Gibbett, Mr.. Greeley started
The Ne,o Yorker, q weekly literary
journal, which, after several years
trial proving Improbable, was aban-
doned, and in 1841 he commenced
the publication Of the Ne,c York
Tribune, a journal which has been
eminently successful In 1S48 Mr..
Greeley was chosen to fill q vacancy
in the Thirtieth Congress, and served
through the short time preceding
Gen. Taylor's Inauguration in 1851
he visited Europe, and was chosen
chairman of one of the juries OF the
Great Exhibition ia London, and
afterwards published an account of
his travels. Mr.. Greeley was the
auther of collection of address ses,
essays, &C., published under the tit
le of Hints Towards Reforms" and
OF a History Of the Struggle for Sla
very Extension or Restriction in the
United States from 1887 to 1885,"
published in 1856. In 1859 he Wis
tied California by way of Kansas and
Utah, and delivered addresses in the
principal towns through which he
passed He ardently supported the
Union cause during the civil war,
Df which he wrote q history entitled
The American Conflict" published
in 1864 and 1867. He has since
written his autobiography, under the
title Of "Itecollections of a Busy
Life, which appeared in 1868.
Mr.. Greelcy's Life Insured.
Many years ago the Tribune asso-
,iation, foreseeing the shock which
Mr.. Greeley's death would give to
The Tribune, insured his life to the
AMOUNT of 800, 1000, for the benefit
II the stockholders in common. This
life insurance policy has been kept
good. and will accrue TO the Tribune.
At the time Of effecting the insurance,
tho Iri6une's stock was changing
hands at from $4,000 to $1,000 a
share, showing the total valuation of
he institution to have been from
$3.50, 900 to 100000 One hundred
thousand dollars was then viewel as
/ very moderate estimate of the pc
,uniary loss which the Tribune
would sustain in the death of Horace
but the chances of that
dire calamity to the Tribune
seemed so remote that no motion was
made to increase the life insurance,
not even after the hundred shares
which represent the entire Tribune
association had risen to $10,0 900 each.
Some of the Z iJunes stock was re-
Gently sold at a smaller figure; but
the stockholders still estimate the
entire property ut round milliona
In the death of Mr.. Greeley the
Tribune stockholders sustain an ire
parable loss, compared with which
100000 is mere bagatelle.
New YoRk, Dec. l. The remains
Of Mr. Greeley were taken to this
city from Pleasantville on Saturday
evening, and arc now at the residence
Of Samuel Sinclair, publisher Of the
Tribune. Two daughters of MIR.
Greeley aud Mrs. Gibbons accom-
panied the remains to this city. The
Herald mentions that the Union
League hnvo hopes that President
Grant will take part in the obsequies
Of his late distinguished rival in the
political field.
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