Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-07


Up to within half hour of the end
he manifested in various ways his con-
sciousness of what was going on around
him, and even answered in mOnosyila-
bles and intelligently questions address
ed to him. About halt-past three he
said, very distinctly, 1T is done!' and
beyond the brietest answers toquestons,
this was his last utterance.
His Youngest daughter, Miss Gabri-
ella, was with him through Thursday
evening. Throughout Friday the elder
daughter, Miss Ida, was in constant at
tendance, as she had been during the
whole of his illness, and of Mrs Greeley
before him. Other members of the
Chappaqua household were present,
with Mr.. and Mrs John r. Stuart and a
few other friends.
Nothing that science or affection
could suggest was wanting to ease his
last hours The wintry night had fairly
set in when the inevitable hour came,
Without sleighs were running 10 and
fro, bearing to Chappaqua the nearest
telegraph stations, the latest bulletins,
which thousands of anxious hearts in the
great city near by kept demanding.
Within the daughter and Il few others
stood near the dying man, who remalle
conscious, and seeming rational and free
from pain, though now too weak tosp, ak.
In an adjoining room sat one or two
more friends and physician.
At ten minutes before seven o'clock
the watchers drew back in reverent still
Hess from the bedside. The great edi-
tor was gone in peace after so many
struggles, in honor, after SO much oblo-
guy.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Horace Greeley, the founder of the
New York Tribune, was born in Am
herst county, New Hampshire, February
Sd, 1911. His father, Zachens Greeley,
was farmer in poor circumstances, un-
able to educate his children. Mr.. Gree
ley was hardly ten years old before he
had read by the light of pine knots ev-
cry book within circuit of seven miles.
In 1921 the family removed to West
haven, Vermont, where he assisted his
father as farm laborer, at the same
time avaling himself of every opportu-
nifty for reading and study. He deter
mined to become printer and IN the
spring of 1926 he entered the office OF
the Northern Spectator, at East Poult-
ney, Vermont, as an apprentice.
lie speedily became an expert work
man and rapidly utilized the opportu-
mites for intellectual Improvement al
forded by newspaper office. He soon
became the best workman in the office,
and assisted in editing the paper. In
1880 his apprenticeship was suddenly
ended by the discontinuance of the pa
per. After working for a short time in
different offices he went to New Yorkin
1881 with ten dollars in hispocket; there
he worked as journeyman until 1888,
when he commenced the printing busi-
ness in partnership with Mr.. Francis
Story. The firm published the "Morn-
ing Post" the first penny paper ever
published in this country. The paper
failed in three weeks, and the partner
ship was dissolved by the death OF MIR.
Story.
Mr.. Greeley, in 1884, commenced the
publication Of ''The New Yorker" in
partnership with Mr.. Jonas Winchester
and Mr.. f. Sibbett. The New Yorker
was political, literary and family jour
nal, and regarded by all parties as good
authority on statistics. Its circulation
was large, and although continued for
seven years, it was not profitable from
want of proper business management,
Mr.. Greeley also supplied the Daily
Wing with leading articles for some
months, and for year he edited the jeff
crsonian, weekly political journal pub
lished at Albany, New York, in the in
terest of the whig party.
In 1910 he edited the LOG Cabin,
devoted to the election of William Hen.
ry Harrison to the presidency. In April,
lS4l, Mr.. Greeley established the ''Dai'y
Tribune" and shortly afterwards the
"Neekly Tribune" i'll which was merg-
ed the New Yorker and the "Log Cab
in" with this journal his fame as an ed
itor became national. In lSfS he was
elected to Congress to fill vacancy.
He served in that body from December
1st of that year to March 4th, 1912, and
was chiefly distinguished for his oppo-
stion to the abusage Of the mileage s!ys-
TEN.
AS an editor and lecturer, he has de
voted himself to the amelioration of the
laboring classes, and however objection
able his policy may have been to large
lumber Of the citizens of the United
St; IS, his purity of purpose and his
indomnitable energy in the accomplish
ment of his object are generally con
ceded. In 1850 he published avolumne
of essays and lectures under the title OF
Hints towards Reform. In 1851 he
went to Europe and during his stay in
England served as one the jurymen at
the Crystal Palace exhibition. After
his return he published a volume enti-
tied ''Glances at Europe" In 1856 he
published History of the Struggle for
Slavery Extension or Restriction in the
United States from 1877 to 1856" In
1859 he made trip across the plains to
California, and was received in San
Francisco by the municipal authori-
ties. While there he lectured on tenn
perance, the Pacific railroad and politics.
Mr.. Greeley, in 1860, attended the Chi
cago Convention as a delegate from Or
egon, and supported for the nomination
for the presidency Judge Edmund Bates,