. The life and public services of Hon. Horace Greeley, Liberal Republican candidate for president of the United States . im yet. Mr. Greeley aint a-going back onhis old neighbors. PREPARATIONS. In consequence of the belief that these sanguine rustics enter-tain regarding the forthcoming treasures and excitements of thecampaign, movements are in progress for the erection of a libertypole, and the formation of Greeley Clubs, and the flaunting ofGreeley banners, and the bright, rosy-cheeked damsels of Chap-paqua are already enjoying themselves in anticipation of finetimes and heaps of city beaux
. The life and public services of Hon. Horace Greeley, Liberal Republican candidate for president of the United States . im yet. Mr. Greeley aint a-going back onhis old neighbors. PREPARATIONS. In consequence of the belief that these sanguine rustics enter-tain regarding the forthcoming treasures and excitements of thecampaign, movements are in progress for the erection of a libertypole, and the formation of Greeley Clubs, and the flaunting ofGreeley banners, and the bright, rosy-cheeked damsels of Chap-paqua are already enjoying themselves in anticipation of finetimes and heaps of city beaux all through the summer. A PASSING VIEW. As one instance of the interest now centering in Chappaqua, itis worthy of note that, when the trains stop, through-passengersstep out on the platform and inquire which is Farmer Greeleysplace; and, on express trains (which pass Chappaqua at therate of 25 miles an hour), anxious faces may be seen at the win-dows, eagerly searching among the various frame houses in thehamlet for that particular house on the road side of which theyhave all read—the homestead of Honest Hox. B. Gratz Brown. LIFE OF Soi). S. G^fkt^ ©fowi^, Liberal Republican Candidate for Vice-President. /^iT^ OVERNOR B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, was the leader^Irgvii) of the great Missouri campaign of 1870, which prepared \»r^m the way for the enunciation of a national policy. Though^ yet in the very prime of life, his public career has been amarvel of brilliant success, signaled throughout by a fearless con-temi)t of party trammels, and a bold and defiant leadership in theproclamation of advanced views. Governor Brown was born inLexington, Kentucky, in 1824, graduated at Yale College, andmoved to Missouri in 1850. He studied law and practiced withgreat success, but was elected to the Legislature in 1852, and re-mained there for a number of years, by successive entered public life as a Democrat and a follower of the greatBenton, became idetified a
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