. A brief history of the United States . served in Congress in1848-49, where he wasknown for his oppositionto the abuses of the mile-age system. When civilwar seemed imminent,he advocated a peaceabledivision of the country ;but after it opened, heurged a ^•igorous pros-ecution of hostilities. At the close of the war, he pleaded for immediate conciliation,and was a signer of the bail-bond which restored Jefferson Davis to liberty after two-years imprisonment in Fortress Monroe. Horace Greeley was pure, simple, and conscientious in character. He had a pecu-Uar disregard for dress, and
. A brief history of the United States . served in Congress in1848-49, where he wasknown for his oppositionto the abuses of the mile-age system. When civilwar seemed imminent,he advocated a peaceabledivision of the country ;but after it opened, heurged a ^•igorous pros-ecution of hostilities. At the close of the war, he pleaded for immediate conciliation,and was a signer of the bail-bond which restored Jefferson Davis to liberty after two-years imprisonment in Fortress Monroe. Horace Greeley was pure, simple, and conscientious in character. He had a pecu-Uar disregard for dress, and neglected many of the courtesies of society ; but he wasa true gentleman at heart, and possessed rare gifts in conversation. He was fond ofagriculture, and spent his leisure days on his farm at Chappaqua. Just before the(Jose of the presidential canvass his wife died, and this, together with the desertionof friends and the excitement of the contest, unsettled his mind. He was carried toa private asylum, where he died November HORACE GREKLEV, FOUNDER OF THE TRIBITOE. i873-] grants administration. 293 upon retreated to their fastnesses in the Laya Beds. Thepeace commissioners, hoping to arrange the difficulty, helda conference with the chiefs. In the midst of the council,the Indians treacherously slew General Canby and Eev,Dr. Thomas and wounded Mr. Meachem. The Modocs werethen bombarded in their stronghold, and finally forced tosurrender. Captain Jack and sereral of the leaders of theband were executed at Fort Klamath, October 3, 1873. TJie Credit Mobilier was a company organized for the pur-pose of building the Pacific Kailroad. The undertakingproved a profitable one, and enormous dividends were investigation developed the startling fact that varioushigh oflicers of the government had accepted presents ofstock, the value of which necessarily depended largely upontheir ofiicial action. Railroad Panic.—In the autumn of 1873, Jay Cooke & Co.,bankers of Philad
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