Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-18


Who resigned in December, from their
sympathy with secession.
Ofthe ssventy.six commissioned OH
cers Of the navy from the seeded States
on the lot Of January, fifty remain 10
the service.
Pviness d Lack.
Daniel Munger contributes to the 10
troit Tribune % interesting article, en-
titled "a Printers Historical Sketch Of
Old Times" the greater portion o.
which We give below:
In 1884 Thurlow Weed, . practical
printer, was foreman and principal wri-
ter for the Rochester Telegraph, in the
employ Of Everard Peck, in Rochester,
N. Y, when be was elected member
Of the State Legislature. Subsequently
he associated himself with Mr.. Martin,
from Albany, and purchased the 1sIe-
graph establishment. In 1926, ! print
ed Tor Weed 4 Martin, the FIRST number
OF the Rochester Daily Telegraph, it
being tie second daily paper printed
west OF Albany, in the State OF New
York. l was Youngster, but had the
pride to strike of the FIRST few sheets Of
the newspaper BY standing upon q type
box to reach the lever ofthe press.
In 1927, At Pittsburg, Pa, l set type
at the same stand with John Bigler snd
his brother, William BiQler, the former
at one time Governor of California, while
his brother, the latter, was Governor OF
Pennsylvania. The Hon. John Bigler
is now Minister to Chill, and William
Bigler represents his State in the U. s.
Senate.
In 1886 established the Constantine
Republican, 1t Constantine, in this
State. About the same time, the Hon.
Schuyler Colfax established the Regis
ter at South Bend, only thirty-fve miles
distant. He controls the same paper
still, and has represented his District in
Congress for many years Was chairman
Of the important committee on post office
and post roads during the last Congress
aud was strenuously urged the last Con
gress, and was strenuously urged for the
position of Post Master General under
the present Administration.
The Vice President, the Hon. Haunt
bal Hamln, is q practical printer, and
associated with the Hon. Horatio KING,
President Buchanan's last Post Master
General, published a county paper in
some village in Maine.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, the pres-
ent Secretary Of War, and for some
years representing Pennsylvania in the
United States Senate, is practical
printer, and has earned his daily bread
by setting type by the thousand ems.
Hon. Montgomery Blair, the Post
Master General, is q practical printer,
and was raised in the Globe office, which
was the organ of General Jackson's ad-
ministration, was was published by bis
father and Mr.. Rives, under the firm OF
Blair and Rives.
Gideon Wells, the Secretary Of the
Navy, is = practical printer, and has fol-
lowed the printing business in Connect
lieut. for almost lifetime. He was the
inventor Of the "Wells press." have
devoted great many days Of hard labor
on one Of them.
Charles L. Wilson, of the Chicago
Journal, is practical printer, and has
been appointed Secretary Of Legation
to England.
Hon. Rufus Ring, of Milwaukee, is q
practical printer, and has been appoint
ed Consul 1t Rome.
John L. Scripps, of the Chicago
Tribune, is practical printer, and is
appointed post master At Chicago.
Geo. Dawson, . practical printer,
formerly Of the Advertiser, Ct this city,
but now partner Of Thurlow Weed in
the Albany Evening Journal, has beer
appointed post master at Albany.
Mr.. McElrath. practical printer, Of
the Century of New York, has been ap
pointed appraiser ofNew York city, IN
der the present national administration
Hon. A. NJ. Clapp, practical printer
and editor of the Morning Express, Of
Buffalo, has been appointed post master
of that city.
Rufus Hosmer, one of the State
printers, and editor of the Lansing Re
publican, has been appointed U. s. Con
sui to Frankfort-on-the- Main.
John D. Defrees, : practical printer
for years publisher Of paper 1t Goshen
Ind, and lstterly editor Of leading pa
per ct Indianapolis, has been appointed
Superintendent of Printing-to resid,
At Washingtoo-a new Office.
Seth Lewis, practical printer, ant
editor Of the Statesnaas, At Marshall, il
this State, has been appointed post mas
ter at that place.
There have been various other ap
pointments of printers to different Office
under the new administration, and
would seem ~ though there was . die
position to give printers justice 70
once. l do not know Of but one printe
appointed to Office during tho late I'D
ministration, and that was myself.
was appointed U. s. consular agent I,
Windsor, Canada.
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