New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-18
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER 10.

starea OF its history. He then reverted to revotu
tonary sinea ard repeated the whole OF poem
written by j Nj SewR, and rected, or sung. 81
Worcesfer in lT76, entitled The Fiery DeyiL
n wesn nfro1y On British cong" The Watery
God" II contained more than hundred lines -
He had repeated this to me, few years bet1te,
and then wrote i. down from his dictauon not
knwipe that there was any printed copy OF II ID
existence Afserward, | saw 1t in ne 7spaper
printed 10 1884 On comparing the printed copy
with my manuscript taken from bis recollection
discovered the variation Of singe word oniy, ana
that very uuimportant one
After this Interview saw Mr.. Russell but onoe.
| called on him enc morning in November, n COM
pany with gentlsman-a memb er OF the aecna1'
10 Association ish whom he had long been iAan,
iarly acoo tainted We found him rather indlsPosea
to ouversetioo owing as E1pposed to MS sense
ofheefing being somewhat impaired. 6as Nv;
then aware that he did not recognize the ifi9Hu
who vas with me- and was surpriaed 70 IeGrP.
the next morning, that Immediately ai'sr We l1l'
him, he inquired rho 10 a9as that cathed 0lsf bucS
'ngkam. ,.:,--..o.i.
bic. 81 had no fickneis He was sometimes
little 1eryoug, ard would ssHd for the doctor oat
medical prescriptions were useless. ahd ~ete SCI.
dom given. His ply sican very frankly told his
friepda-what, indeed, wss quite evident to them
that be could be OF no asrvce for the nqch1He
s,rs uorn 0Ut and there rms not material eaonSR
left to fo,m tie basis n repairs HIS appetite was
gentle, and sassGed with small quantities OF the
simplest fool The animal functions OF nature con
tigued their oper atoms without artificial aid.
Ia this manner month or two pasSed away
On ihe morning of the 4th of January, 1876, dr.
Russell WIGS sitting by the FIRE side, and ross TO go
to his bed He asked his daughter, who was with
him, what N ade the room ooS 20 dark Perseiylns
that his eyes no longer performed their office she
led him to the bed Be lay do IN, and in the course
OF an hour ceaaed to breathe. he Suffered 10 an
fu struggle in pacing from time TO eternity Inc
tran siton from world TO world go tranquil that
the affecaonate wsscher noted not the moment OF
change The once brigh. and faryid fans pAIely
and feebly burned till the oil was consumed, and
the vital spark went out
Thus died Benjamin Russell ia the eighty fon'th
wear of his age His funeral vas honored by the
attendance of the Members Of the Massachusetts
Charitable Mechanic Association, members OF the
Grand Lodge of Freemasons, and a long array OF
those W ho had been associated with hin in friendly
snd social relations. The remains we're posted
in tomb in the Old Geanary Burying Ground
Unbroken repose to his ashes Intending happl
nefa to his soul
TIE natural hittory of the the famous Maaas ,hu-
setts Gerrymander may be new to soine Of our
readeTs;
GENESIS OF THE GERRYMANDER
In 1911 when Mr.. Gerry was Governor of the
Commonw cath, the Legislature made nav d.
vision Of the Districts for the election Of Represeh
tatvea to Congress. Both branches had then a
Democratic msjOrty For the purpose OF securing
g Democratic Representative absurd and aIngu-
lar arrangement of towns in the County OF Essex
was made to compose District Russell took
map oil the County, and designated by particular
cooripg the towns thus selected. He then hung
the map on the wall Of his editorial cloeet one
day, Gilbert Stuart, the celebrated painter, looked
at the map and aaid the towns which Russell had
thus distinguished, formed a picture resembling
come monstfous animal He took pencil, and,
with few touches, added what might DO supposed
TO represent clAwa. There" saId Stuart, that
will do for salamander," Russell, who was busy
with his pen, looked up at the hideoua hgure aud
exclaimed, "Salamander. call it Gerrymander.
The word became q proverb, and, for many years
was liz popular use among The Federaists az term
ofreproach to the Democratic Legislature, which
had distinguished itself by this act of political tur-
ptude. An engraving of the Gerrymander" was
made, ard hawked aboutthe State, which had some
effect in annoying the Democratic party.
WIS sake as an illustration Of the development
ofjournalsm in this country, description OF
MODEL SHIP NEWS REPORTER
The marine department OF the Palladium was
managed for many years, entirely by Henry Ingra-
ham Blake-a journeyman printer, whose ambition
to acquire the reputation of the best ahip news re-
porter, set all competition at defiance. When he
entered upon this employment the incidents OF
navigation were but imperfecty given in the Wa.
papers. He may be almost said to have tnvented
the present universal mode Of sporting Gle arances
arrivals disasters, and the various Incidents con-
nected with the shipping interest of the county
There Was time when this al-famillarly
known among printers, merchants and Eeamen, by
the namc OF Harry Blake-might command any
salary he might choose to AJAX from any NJ Wspaper
establishment i'll Boston. He knew the name, the
jr,ia Sbop oF
crew, OF every thing that salad from the harbor Of
BostoD, from the smallest craft that had sail and
rudder to the most magnificent specimen of naval
architecture and he able 10 tell the position
OF almost every vessel, and the time when she
would arrive st he port of destination if not pre-
vented by unforeseen and improbable accident
He was faithful to bis employers and proud OF his
employment He would visit the wharves at mid
night to obtain en- item for the mornings paper;
and has frequently gone out alone in boat to meet
ship that was coming into the harbor in dark
ness, storm ard tempest to secure information
wherewith TO enrich his journal. Tho Intelligence
be thus obtained be carried IN HE memory to the
printing Office psf it in type and, if the paper had
been partially worked Oft he would stop the press
80 insertit Whenever he made memorandum
OF the information he gathered in his walks among
the shipping in the harbor, or at tbs boarding.
houses Of the Captains clerks, or mates it was
write With a pencil, in characters which no mor-
tsl but himsef could read or understand on bit Of
paper no bigger than his hand, and sometimes on
the margin Of any old newspaper he might have
in MS pocket. After establishing the reputation of
the Palladium Marine Journal, above that of all
its contemporaries, and enjoying his triumph az king
OF ship news collectors, for some cause unknown
ne sought for change, not Of employment but Of
employer and eniated in the service OF the Boston
Courier in which he continued many years This
course Of life was, to Harry Blake, nc labor but re.
creation; but it was, nevertheless, an employment
that must, inevitably, diminish the capabnty of
perlolmingi it Exposure to cold and vet to the
Ecorching heats of July and the tempeasuous snowa
and bail OF January, wss too much for 4 human
constitution. Ofitself il was enough TO destroy
mar, though his muscles were made of steel and
his bones Of oak. But Harry Blake suffered do.
mestc troubles to lead him to indugences not JUS
tiled by STRICT requirements of temperance. Sci
dom, too when be found Of N ade acquRinsances on