The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-05


NEWSPAPER RIVALRY IN New YoRK.-The
New York correspondent of the Buffalo Com
mercial relates the following incidents of news
paper rivalry in the metropolis:
Newspaper enterprise even in New York, is
not always crowned with success Here is a
case in point: Bennett, of the Herald, having
managed to smuggle reporter on board the
Niagara, it will be remembered distanced all
his rivals by the earliest and most accurate in
teigence from the Atlantic telegraph squadron.
The Times, which is looked upon as his mme-
diate rival, never forgaye TIE then secretary of
the navy (Toucey,) J for that bit of favoritism,
which denied to other journals privilege ac-
corded 10 the Herald alone. We'll, when the
Paraguay expedition was on the point of de-
parture, the other day, it struck the Times that
it would not be bad idea 10 have correspond
ent on board one of the squadron, and special
influences were brought to bear on Gen. Cass,
for the necessary permit. Those influences
were successful. A special correspondent was
chartered forthwith, and a comfortable state
room was assigned to Mr.. Sewell, (that was his
name, on board the Sabine The correspond
ent sent his baggage on board-tbe Sabine WIS
on the point of weighing anchor, and the editor
Of The Times was on the point of penning the
paragraph congratuating his readers upon the
arrangements that had been made for procur-
ing them the earliest intelligence from the fleet,
when an incident occurred which shows how
''The best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang oft aglee."
A loud knock was heard at the door, and, in
a high state of excitement, in Elshes no less a
parsonage than Judge Bowlin himself, and with
an air becoming an envoy extraordinary and
minister PleniPoientiary, presented the editor
with especial telegram" from Washington,
signed by Gen. Cass, countermandng the per-
nit The editor looked unutterable things; he
was certain there must be some mistake. But
the minister said he had no time to argue the
matter; the Sabine was about to sail, his orders
were peremptory; Mr.. Sewell must go ashore,
'bag and baggage, forthwith. Saying which
be left the sanctum, and sure enough, in the
course of an hour thereafter. ''our own cores
pondent'' was ANONYMOUSLY put ashore.
But the laugh does not come in here. About
IN hour after the Sabine had cleared the Mar
'ows, and fired her farewell shot, it came out
hat the envoy extraordinary had been the vic
i'm of an extraordinary hoax; Gen. Cass was
requested to explain, and be did
.xplain by pronouncing the reyocation of the
permit for the Times, correspondent a forgery,
expressing his profound regret, and assuring
be Times folks and Mr. ISewell of distinguished |
consideration, ETC., etc. Now, the place where
he laugh comes in is here-when | add-that
here is every reason to suspect that the bogus
ispatch was the malicious concoction OF a rival
ewspaper establishment which it is unneces-
airy to name. When it was well known that
be Times was to have especial on board the
'abne, council Of war was held at
ertan sanctum at Nassau street, and there it
'as resolved that the special should be
quelched by hook or crook. And he was
quelched.
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