The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-11
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1859

EXTRAORDINARY NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.
A short time ago Mr.. Douglas, one of the stump
candidates for the Presidency, put forth docu-
ment upon the novel, fresh and entertaining
subject of squatter sovereignty, and other cog
nate topics of an equally exhilarating character.
This brochure was contributed to the periodical
literature of the current month, and duly copy
righted to keep off newspaper and other squat
tiers. The contributor, however, reserved the
privilege Of using the article in stump speeches
about the country and in Washington, and i'm
mediately started upon tour with his docu-
ment in his pocket, after the manner of Park
Benjamin or any other itinerant lecturer or
poet of the day, who repeats the same thing
from Maine to Georgia. No sooner had he left
the city, the people of which had become mo-
derately well acquainted with his views on the
entertaining subject, the journals having fully
discussed them and it, than our quadrilateral
contemporary was seized with an attack of en-
terprise which could only have occurred to the
Honorable Jefferson Brick or the Reverend
Caleb-Beelzebub Melchisedck. This wonderful
coup was no less than the transmission by tele-
graph from Columbus, Ohio, of as much of Mr..
Douglas magazine article as it was deemed
proper to give to the honest foresters of the
Buckeye State at one time. Four close columns,
fourteen thousand words, at eight cents per
word, making altogether an expense of over
eleven hundred dollars! To be sure, it might
have been had in full by mail from Washing
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not be so enterprising as the telegraph move.
That was grand stroke; but more re-
mains behind. The Honorable Jefferson
Brick and the Reverend Caleb-B eelzebub
Melchisedek are not half done yet They
intend to make the grandest use of
the telegraph that has ever been known.
After repeating the copyright speech from va
rous distant points, they will despatch spe-
cial agent to st. Louis Missouri with orders to
send from thence the first five chapters of the
works of the Baron Munchausen, twenty thou
sand words, at ten cents aword-two thousand
dollars. The Importance Of the publication by
our quadrilateral contemporary Of the Baron
Munchausen's highly esteemed works can hard
ly be over-estimated. Two thousand dollars
could not be more appropriately invested. In
like manner agreeable selections from the
Arabian Nights Entertainments will be flashed
over the wires from New Orleans, say thirty
thousand words, at fourteen cents a words
over four thousand dollars This will be
fresh, agreeable and altogether novel enter
prise. From Toronto condensed sum-
mary Of Robinson Crusoe, twenty thousand
words. at twelve cents word-two
thousand four hundred dollars; it will be
entirely new to the youthful sympathies of
our quadrilateral contemporary An epitome of
debates on the constitution of the United States
will be expressed from st. Paul, Minnesota,
and telegraphed from the furthest station west
of New York, say ten thousand words, at
twenty cents a word-two thousand dollars
and cheap enough considering the cost of the
copyright speech An account Of the Hon. Mr..
Bricks travels in Italy, his hairbreadth
escape, and famous retreat to Brescia, with the
famous quadrilateral article, and an elaborate
Typographical description of all the Mincio's
elbows and their sympathies, one way or the
other, WILL by a magnificent effort of enterprise.
telegraphed back to the United States This
will make at least five thousand words, and be
dog we may say dirt cheap, at thousand
dollars.
This is the beginning of a new era in journal
ism; and now let us know, as Mr.. Mantilni
would say, what is the "demnition total.'
Here it is in a birdseye view and tabular
form
Hon. JEFFERSON BRICK REVEREND CALEB 3EErzEBUB
SlEcBKEDEK IN ACCOUNT WITH TELEGRAPH COMPANIES,
To Copyright Speech from Columbus 14,o 900 words, at
Works Of Baron Munchausen, from ST. Louis, 2o,o 900
Arabian Nights Entertainments, selections from.
10000 words, at lac. 4 200
Condensed Summary of R. Crusoe's Travels, from
Toronto, Canada West, 20 900 words, at 12c - 2,4OO
Debates the Constitution of the United States, cx-
press from St. Paul and telegraphed through,
10000 words at 2oc.. 1000
Retreat to Brcsca, Quadrilatera Article, Survey
of the Mnco's Elbows and their Sympathies Uhe
latter double price,, 5000 Words at 20c...... 900
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2,72o
1t is to be hoped that this vast outlay for
such exclusively new and vastly important
matter will be duly appreciated, and that the
Hon. Jefferson Brick and the Rev. Caleb-Reel-
zebub Melchisedek will find that they have not
appealed to an ungrateful or Indifferent public.
Such enterprise should be duly rewarded
MADAME ANNA BISHOPS CoNCERT-This admirable artist
greeted at the Palace Garden Hall last night by a
very large and apprccatve audience. The musical Gle.
men Of the metropolis was out in full force and the audi