The Dail.y u Review.
Towanda, Pa. Monday, January 12, 1880.
EDITORS :
ri. W. ALVOKJ). 4 VOBLK N. ALVOUD.
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Death of an Eccentric Bachelor.
Leonard Case an eccentric bachelor
millionaire of Cleveland, Ohio, was found
dead in his sleeping-room Tuesday mor
ning. His head was enveloped iu a blan
ket which held a sponge saturated with
chloroform, which had evidently been
placed by him against his mouth. He j
had been a consumptive for years, and
could have survived but a short time!
longer.
He was a graduate from Yale College 1
in 1842 and became a lawyer. His father
and brother dying left him an immense |
estate, lie was very eccentric, and it is
said that a disappointment in love made i
him a recluse. He was a line mathemuti- !
clan and classical scholar. Some one in
1851) having made the assertion that the
Atlantic Monthly would not accept a poem
from a western source, no matter how
meritorious, he wrote and sent, anony
mously, " Treasure Trove," an historical
poem, which was accepted and afterward
reprinted in book form. In 1878 he pub-j
lished a volume of poems that was favor- 1
ably received. Ills eccentricities were j
many. When a young man he purchased
ten beautiful horses and presented them,
handsomely caparisoned, to as many of j
his lady friends. Seeing an old acquain-;
tance walking the street in a dejected \
manner and evidently meditating on a re-;
cent loss of fortune, lie slipped behind ;
him, and placed in his hands, which were I
folded behind his back, SSOO in bills, tied
before the man could discovee his bene-j
factor. One day he drove to the Clove-'
land Herald olliee and invited Mr. Bone, j
the city editor, to take a drive. Passing j
along one of the principal streets, he i
pointed out several lots, and asked Mr.!
Bone which he thought most eligible for 1
building. Bone mude| a selec.ion, and
Case said*; "Well, build a house on it
and send me the bills when it is complet
ed. I'll give you a deed of the property."
And he did so. Wishing to give a needy j
person a suit of < lothes without letting
the fact become known, he took liim to a 1
clothing house just after an election and
told the clothier to give the man a suit, j
as he had lost it to him on a wager. A i
few years ago ho walked into a meeting
ot the Young Men's Christian Association 1
laid sl,oob on the table, and left without
saying a word.
Ih' never would notice a direct appeal
for charity, and some ladies having so-
I
licited his help, he rebutted tliein flatly.
The next day they received a SSOO bill
anonymously, lie founded Case Library
in Cleveland, giving the association a
property worth $200,000. lie employed
an agent to dispense charity secretly, and
gave away during his life thousands of
dollars, lie left no will, and his property
will go to distant relatives.
The London Marl• Lane Express',*
annual crop returns from 111 correspon
dents, representing every county in Kng
land, fully contlrni the worst accounts
regarding the serious failure of the crops.
The Express says:
"The returns are t he most discouraging
we have ever published. Of42!> districts
from which the returns were collected
not one has produced a wheat or pea
crop, of over the average. Only two
represent a barley crop, and only six a
bean crop as over the average. Oats is
the only crop that is not thoroughly had.
An examination often years' tables will
show that we have had worse oat crops
and as bad a bean crop; but for wheat,
barley and peas there has been no year
of the ten-and we might go further back
—nearly so unfruitful. Even with respect
to oats and beans, if weight and quality
be taken into account, no year of the ten ,
has given such bad results. As to wheat
the disastrous failure of the crop is most
strikingly shown by the fact that only j
four out of four hundred and twenty-nine
returns represent it as up to the average.
The remarks of our correspondents as to
the condition of the grain and pulse are
as disheartening as the accounts of the
yield." ;
A Word AVith M.v
Cust oixiei'S.
Two years ago, when I came
among you a stranger, you kind
ly extended to me a generous
patronage, and our relations have
been of the most cordial and I i
j
trust mutually beneficial charac
ter. I am certain you have all
shown me that you were lriends
indeed, and I have striven to
merit your confidence and pat
ronage, and now being about to
return to my old home, not be
cause kk I love Ceaser less, but
Rome more,'' J desire to give
you all some evidence of my ap
preciation of your friendship, and
! have decided to oiler my entire
j stock of GENTLEMEN'S FUR
NISHING GOODS, WINTER |
j SUITINGS, &C., at greatly re
duced prices during the remain
der of my stay in Towanda.
The goods will be disposed ol
'at a sacrilie in order to close out
J stock. Hoping to see all my old
! customers and many who have
! never visited my store, I remain
Faithfully Yours,
J. DOUTRICK.
50th Y EA K
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W. M. MALLORY, Towanaa.
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1 October, 24, 1879.
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Nov. 14. Agent.