Bonner

Robert, an American publisher, born near London derry, | ireland, April 28, 1824. He came to the United States in early youth, and learned the trade of a printer, In 1844 he removed to New York, and, in 1851, purchased the “ Ledger,” then. an insignificant paper. He made it remarkably succe ful. As a_ result he became very rich, and gratified his taste for fast horses by purchasing the most celebrated trotters in the world, though withdrawing them from the race course. Among these are * §&.,” which he bought from William H. Vanderbilt for $40,000, her record of speed being 2.09%, which he afterward reduced to 2.08%, and “Sunol.” He made large gifts of money to Princeton University and was widely known for his many benefactions. He _ retired from active control of the ‘“* Ledger’ in 1887, giving it into the hands of his sons. He died in New York city, July 6, 1899. He prided himself on the facts that he had never raced a horse fof money, never made a bet, never borrowed a dollar, and never gave a note in his life.