River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Obituary.

MONMOUTH BEACH N. j., Sept 12.-Hugh
J Hastings. proprietor Of the New York Com
mercal Advertiser. died this evening at clock
the result of being thrown from his carriage few
days ago.
Hugh J. Hastings was born in the North OF Ire
land on Aug 20. 1920 and come to this cottntry
when eight years Of age. His family finally set
tied in Albany, bpt soon he came TO New YORK,
and found place as an errand boy in Williams
street dry goods store. Then he went back 10
Albany, restlessly casting about for some
way to better his condition. AL
ways an omnivorous reader, he steadily
added to his stock of knowledge and began wrtiEg
fer the newspapers. His unique style and clear
way of getting at the heart OF his subject tooE az
once II 1910 when twenty wears Of age, he at
tachad himself to the Albany d lily Atlas as re-
potter, and his local items made a ait.
In a few years, however, the longing TO branch
out for himself took possession Of him AND, he1n<
al that time ssessed of the muuifcent for uNe OF
ST 80 he nothing that stood III the way OF ms
ambition. The result was thh A oany DAILY h2eK :
erhocker which was a success almost from the
| start Long before re was voter he had plunged
into politics. and in 1910 labored for Tippecanoe
| aud Tyler too" He was great admlrer OF Gay
| and an early friend of Gen. Taylor, VINO,
| when he became president, made him col
| ector of the port of Albany Mr.. Hastings was no
| believer in Fillmore, and when the latter neaame
president he gave up the collectorship. be was
warmly attached TO Weed and Seward, anu IN the
| wars provoked BY those gentlemen Hastlnes came
| in for his share OF the hard knocks He was an
able adrot lieutenant, who believed that all IS far
| in political warfare. Until ayear or two ago he
| has been steady attendant on ponIlca co'lEeh-
| tions for two score years In 1852 he was dele
| gate to the National Wing conveution-the last
| one ever held--voted on every ballot against Fit
more, aud was more or less instrumental IN na6lo2
| Ten Scott the candidate Of the party. He was
| also at the birth of the Republican marty, ana a.
| WAYS a friend of the negro. In 1865 he went 10
! New York, having accepted the directorshp oil the
| Commercial Advertiser. Thnrlow Weed was then
| editor but In a short time was obliged to retire,
| aud Hastings purchased controlling interest Ia
| that journal Through the long senatorial night
| at Albany, in 1881, when friend after irlen
| of Mr. Coukling's dropped away, the CopfH1eSc at
| continued to stand up for him With a Loyalty rot
| often witnessed. He had been friend or Mr..
| Conkliug for years. instrumental IN securing
his eection to the United States senate for the first
| time but of iate years more or less GOODNESS hal
grown lip between them, and a. the breaking our OF
| the senatorial fight they had not met more than
| once or twice in several years. He es9ouse1 tue
| cause of Conkling, because he believed New York
had been hnmiiaied through her senators: but dur
Ing the progress of the struggle he had no eommn-
| hication with the senators who were struggling foi
| had fine place at Monmouth Beach