The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06
THE GREATJOURNALIST DEAD.

Mr.. Greeley always said he did not
expect to carry either the State of Yer.
mont or Maine, yet the result of the
State elections there, September and
10,respectiyely, made him more despon.
dent than ever. Georgia gave the
Democrats a rOusing majority on the
I'd of October, and his spirits rose pro.
portionately, but when, six days later,
Ohio and Pennsylvania gave large ma.
jOrities for the Administration candi.
dates, and while the result in Indiana
was still in doubt, he became
UTTERLY DEsPONDENT,
and for the first time his most intimate
friends began to perceive the defeat in
November might prove fatal to him.
He talked one moment of Offering the
portfolio Of Secretary OF State to Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, and in the next
breath he would lament large falling
off in the subscription lists of the Tri-
6une. Such outbursts of incoherent ex-
pressions, followed by paroxysms of
rage, now became more frequent and
spontaneous. They came involunta.
rily as it were, and always excited anx-
iou3 apprehensions among his friends,
but they were attributed to the fact
that he was too much deprived of sleep
while watching beside his wife.
THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE.
On the morning of October 30th, Mrs.
Greeley died. When the widowed hus-
band was informed of his wife's death
he wrung his hands, cried'like child,
and said, "Oh why didn't you let me
sit up with her? Why did you send me
to bed? My poor wife! My poor
wife ~ Two days afterward Mrs.
Greeley was buried. Her remains were
followed to the grave by large con.
course of people, all of whom noticed
Mr.. Greeley's grief.
He returned after the funeral to Mr..
Johnson's but instead of interesting
himself about his daughters and the fu-
ture, gave way wholly to detection. 1t
was then he showed the first positive
evidence of
MENTAL DERANGEMENT.
The November election seemingly did
not interest him his defeat did not
seem to surprise him /; he deceived his
friends by receiving the news with per.
feet Indifference. 1t was noticed about
this time, however, that he would tell
his private business to every one with
whom he was brought in contact, and
to each one he told different story Of
his defeat, his troubles, and the infideli
ty of his supposed friends. He would
at times,denounce the democratic party
whom he would accuse ofselling out the
Administration then The would vic
lently criticise the course pursued by
the opposition newspapers, and espe
cially the mlsmanagement of the Tri
| 6iu1e, and
| HIS FATAL MISTAKE
| in allowing his name to be used as
candidate for the Presidency. Mr.. Alvin
j. johnson was his most intimat,
friend, and one evening, while holdinl
his hand, Mr.. Greeley said to him, "a
j., do you know 1 made terrible mis-
take about Mr.. Dana. He was righ
about that 'On to Richmond = OfteI
after that, when he was unable TO sleel
and while his disease was yet In its Ia
cipiency, Mr.. Greeley would take MI
johnson to his room, and with hi
hands clasped, he would impart to hin
the most intimate secrets of hi
heart.
THE LAST BLOW.
1t was during this period that h
wrote his card resuming the editorshi
of the Tribune, published on Novem
ber 7. He was iuexpressibly shocke
while reading the tribune on the follow
ing morning to find an editorial articl
headed, "Crumbs of Comfort" occupy
ing as conspicuous position as that q
his card. This article, 1t will be re
membered, spoke of the Tribune as hay
ing been used as "a sort of federal EN-
plOyment agency, and said that 70
twelve years every red-nOsed politician
who had cheated at the caucus ant
fought at the polls, looked to the edito
of the Tribune to secure his appoint
ment as a gauger or army chaplain, o
as minister to France, and then close
with an insult to friends who had stoo
by Mr.. Greeley during the cam
paign.
1t was written under the supervision {
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, who had acted q
editor of the Tribune during the politi
cal canvass, and was inserted in tn
columns Of the Tribune without MI
Greeley's know edge. Mr.. Greeley has
tened to the tribune office, and ther
wrote card denying the responsibility
for the abusive article, and regrettin
| its publication. This denial he sent B
his old friend, Mr.. Thomas N. Rocker