The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-09
THE MISSES
They Decline to be the Recipients OF
tho Proposed Press Fund-Horace
Greeley's Estate.

Iuey DcCAluo 10 pa tho tteCtplent9 OF
the Proposed Press Fund-Horace
Greeley's Estate. 80
AS already briefly stated by telegraph, tie
proposition originating with the New York
EEerald for q subscription fund for the benefit
of the daughters of Horace Greeley, the edi.
tor Of that paper leading with a subscription
of one thousand dollars, followed by various
subscriptions by other Journalists, has been
formally declined by the editors of the TIL
bnne on the part OF the Misses Greeley. The
Tribune, In referring to the circumstance IN.
dictates that the association 10 which that pa
per belongs, and Of which Mr.. Greeley was
the head, will assume the grateful duty OF
doing all that may be necessary In the mat
ter. The Tribune saye:
The Misses Greeley are unwilling, under
any circumstances, that the plan of a subscrip.
tlon ior their personal benefit should be ad-
'hered 10. In the great sorrow which has fall
Ell upon them 60 heavily, they are of course
10 no position 10 Investigate their affairs. It
Will oe q work OF time to determine the con-
dillon OF Mr.. Greeley's estate; but however 1t
may nave been impaired by a nberalily per.
maps TOO great, by a loan OF bis own credit to
buoo0 "hS wv VI ls " UY 6Q
oVerweenlng confidence In mems promises,
there is, 1t is probable, enough remaining 10
quiet all these generous apprenensions of the
community. And even If the provision were
lens, we must be allowed to say that the Misses
Greeley are In the hands OF Immediate friends
who will care for them with assldnols fidelity
and unremitllug tenderness, and who, will re-
cognize and repay the debt of grateful honor
due to their father-a debt which II Is strongly
H.it oon rarur ha odnnpofoip At,oborvad A
sympaLhlzing public may cOndde In our assnr-
ance thar the young ladies' are'now the words
Of those who will be glad as well as able TO
care tor their every want and comfort, and to
seIs to 1t that the death of their father shall
make no change In their methods OF lie and
their resources.
We announce the determination of these
ladies at their " earnest request. While
they are anxious not to be regarded as wanliDg
In a grateful n OF The great kindness
which prompted the subscription, they must
be allowed to take the kindly will for the
kindly deed. With q Thousand heartfelt
thanks The proffered bounty is declined.
There may be other methods OF exhibiting the
public Neutrality-suspicious. by which the
memory Of Mr.. Greeley may be perpetueted,
and which would be- grateful; not merely to
blu children, bnL to The whole broad circle of
hld adm rers. II these should commend
themselves to the public appreciation, they
would certainly be regarded by his daughters
with q gratitude equal 10 that which 30 much
kindness has already inspired.
From other sources we learn that the con-
blred fortune of Mr.. Greelsy's two daughters
will be at least one hundred thousand dollars.
They will have hls ten shares Of Tribune
stock, valued at thirteen thousand dollars q
share, q farm In Virginia, which must be worth
something, and their proper share Zone
terth) of the one hundred thousand dollars
for which the Tribune Association have, for
several years, kept Mr.. Greeley's life in
snrpd.