The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-12
came a pecuniary success.

the Log Cabin from May to November
when it expired by its own limitation.
The Log Cabin commenced with circu
lati of thirty thousand aud run up to
eighty thousand and was largely instrU
mental in the election of Gen Harrison.
In about month the Log Cabin Was re-
sumed asafamily political paper, and con
tinned for year when it was merged in
the Weekly Tribune.
Hr.ce Greeley Was the Founder of the
New York Ttibune. The first number of
the Dasiy Irahunc WAS issued on the
10th of ADIll 184Lsa Tt WAS small sheet
and was sod at one cent . copy. From
this small begiAning it became the Lead
ing paper of New York and America- II
was t,st avn 6 paper, then Republican,
and l,stly, the advocate of the election of
the Liberal and Democratic candidate for
President OF the Tribune and himself
Mr. Greeley speaks:
Fine Isl vappr; popularity an acct
dent; riches take wings; the only earthly
certainty is oblivion; no man can forsee
what a day may bring forth; while those
who cheer to-day will often curse to NOR
raS; and YET cherish the hope the Journal
projected and established will live AID
flourish long after I shall have mIdeced
ln,o forgotten dust, being guided by u
larger wisdom, u moro unerrlng saga
city TO discern the right. though not by a
more uHtail'ng readiness 20 embrace and
defend it at whatever coat; and thai the
stone which covers my ashes may bear to
future eyes the still ineligible inscrip-
ties, 'FeUnder .of The NEW YORK TRI-
BUNK ;" . 4sa@EA .
MIR. Greeley has written and published
several literary works. His first Hints
towards Reforms" 1850 consisted chiefly
OF lectures and addresses which he had
delivered before various literary assucla
tions within the preceding six or eight
years. His next work, "Glances at Eu-
rope" 1851, relating some of his expert
encrs IN .oreign travel and was followed
in 1859 by his Overland Journey to
California" work of more elaborate
preparation was the american Con-
Il CT, 1864, relating the history of the
recent cIvIl war, and tracing its causes to-
the Influence OF Slavery ON the politics of
the country. HIS most elaborate work
was he "RecOlectiOus of Busy Life"
1859. He is ? lso author of small works
Gu Political EconoWy aRd HIS Expsrl
ence as Practical Farmer.
Mr.. Greeley was reformer andthe ad :
v)caLe Of refoIms. because be believed
reforms were necessary. He was . re-
ligiOnist and believer in universalism
and generally attended DR.. Cha pin's
Church, the DIVINE Paternity. For
the last thirty years Mr. Greeley has done
as much as any mher MxR, and perhAp-
more than any other, TO give direction t"
rrfOrmathry measures and the political
events of our country. The good whlch
b mas done will live after hIM and re
N In forever, and for it the American
people and The world owe him q debt OF
gratitude. The evil which be has done
Will scarcely Surv We him and Will see"
be imperative.
The foregoing is principally an alb
stract from the New York Tribune | be
following ID taken from the Tribune
without abridg ,mrnt.
Mr.. GREELEY'S LAST HOURS
SO far AS any 1T his associates knew,
Mr.. Greeley WAS in almost as good heal IA
a. usual when, IN the day after the cleo
ton, he wrote the card announcing his
resumption OF the editorial charge of the
Tribune. His sIeeples mess was klown
to have b. 'me greatly worse, bat for
yeats he had suffered more or less from
the came difficulty. 1t is now clear
that sufficient all 'wance had not been
made for the intense strain upon him
throughout the Summer, and specially
during the laat mouth of his wifc's i'll
ness. 1t soon became evident that his
strength was un' quail to tue hard task TO
which he set himself. HU wr0ts only
three or four careful articles, no one OF
them half column in length The
most notacle, pei hap5, WAS that entitled
CONCLUSIONS" wherein be summed up
his views of the canvass. In all hR fur
nished less than three and half colum IS
after his return, contributing to only
four issues Of the paper. Two or three
times be handed his assistant short Arli
Giles saying, "There is an idea worth US
ing, but haven't felt able to work it
out properly You had better put it in
shape"
At last, on Tuesday, tho 18th inT., he
abandoned The Effort t. visit the office
regularly, and seat Tor DIR. Krakow yer,
the family physician of Mr.. A. J. John
SON the friend with WHOM he was
guest, and in whose house bic wife had
died. Every effort was made to induce
sleep, but he grew steadily woAse, until
It became evident that his case was crit
ical DR.. Geo. G. s. Choat9 and Others
were then called in consultation, and f.
nally it was decided to take HIM to Dr..
Ch0ate's residence, two or three miles
distant from Mr. Greeley's OWE country
home at Chappaqua. Here he received
the undertaking attention Of DR.
Choate and here DR.. Blown.Seqnard,
DR.. Brown aud others were also called ID
The Insomnia had dsvel-