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Show VETERAN CONGRESSMAN DEAD. Came Within One Vote of Andrew Jackson's Place for Vice-President. . Hlnghnmton, N, Y. Former Con-grcsmnu Con-grcsmnu Gnlusha A. Grow died at his homo in Glenwood, Pa., Sunday afternoon after-noon ns a result or a gonernl breakdown break-down attributed to old age. Mr. Grow was elected to congress from tho Wllmot district Vif Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania as tho youngest member of that body in 1851, and niter rctlremont from public life for nearly forty years ho re-entered tho house of representatives represen-tatives as cougrossman-ut-largo from Pennsylvania fourteen years ago. When ho retired four years ago his public service In tho houso extended over tho longest period, although not continuous, service, of any man who evor sat In thnt body. During tho ute-bollum days bo was ono of tho best known men In tho United States, and In 18G4 ho camo within ono voto of belnv nomlatod for Ico president In placo of Andrew Jackflon. |