The Portland daily press., 1863-02-04
MISCELLANY.
A Reporter at his Wits End.


during the frince OF "aies WISH 10 TINS
country some OF the pest reporters OF the New
York fress were pii,ed against each o'ner,
ana most intense. oitter' ana oiteh amusing
fivairy was maintained: AZ Niagala T ans an
inciuen. occurred uuling .he Ilinee saay,
winch ILLUSTRATES sonie VI tl'e peculalilies y.
reporters, ana wlien "a, oe.n nequel.eI.' ou.
never correcly, le,leeu ~ ene i.'s'sn p"pei'
Is prooi % Allle'leali snae npn VI
Inc speciai Reporter o' New io,k lour'h
nao orue,eu que api M. " =. up open,
one Suhday evening" Mnen WY o,noes WIZ
esuaiiy cioseu' anu nau eheaseu W pay .ne
operators iiperaiiy ior lnelr worn pelole
ne naa nhisne" 'eiesi M W
along cane lne Iepoiesl u a',o'iie, Nen
journal, wno, nae.ns oo'ai.eu SUM eAeiusi'e
neHs' anu hnuns .n1 my ~ h'i' "o.Nns u
ger, asserted ms rlgns 70 nave ms alspalcnes
.ransuhi,teu 10 New .orh aso. hepo.eer tne
nrst resisted. hepofter uie seconu INSISTED.
Reporter the hrst Appeared 10 ihe teiegraph
operators, ana after great deai OF converse
tion between the niagara ana hocnester ON
ces, the operators decided that ooth reports
must oe teiegraphea- heporter the second
was calhiy triumphant anu cooiiy prepared
ms hotes. hepor.er the nfst atteihpteu 10
bride the operators, put hnding them incorruP-
uoie, began long ana desultofy argument
over the wires 10 oraer 10 XII time ana crowd
our MS opponent. reporter the second there
upon nau an .nler y view, ssN WIN .ne non. 9ohn
Hose' ING iei,iiei " oa''a's' "no sent uo"l
message 70 tne operators ,ial ne wa, or nad
Deen fresideht, vice rfesiaen. OF = director
he really could not teii Which-oi tne ieie-
graph company, anu py virtue OIL THIS autnor-
Ivy ne oraerea DOM n'spatches 10 pe .eiegraph-
ca ifnineuia'ey. ms oraer auueu Iuei 10 Tue
nre Oh ihoi2nati". winch sio"su III tne Dosoh
OF Reporter the nrst. Acahadlah omciai dic-
0se 70 an american repor.er' never Never, mean
whiie the moments Shipped hurrieaiy away,
ana the hour was approaching when u would
oe useless W attempt 10 seha a aispatch 70
new 1ork ia ume ior pnolcaton IN tne morn
ing papers. ofsersihg TINS, Reporter tne
nrst suddenly recovered ms seiI-control ana
referred all the parties concerned TO the stan
ding rule oil the Telegraph Company that
-dispatches must De sent III the order IN when
they are received, ana mat one dispatch must
De nnisned before another can DE transmit
ted" This rule was acknowledged to be
teiegraphc law. reporter the nrst then
CANNED priority LOT MS report Inns point
was also conceded. Ihe reporter tbep eio-
quenuy informed the bystanders that they
mightas Wen goto bed,as MS report wouidnev
er oe concluded wniie chance OF oispatch
reaching New York tiMt night renamed 10 MS
competitor.
Immediately ne SET 70 work 70 Telegraph
sgalnst time; ms Original report having oeen
oispatched ne Jottea down every item worm
senaing, ana ransacked ms brain ior any littie
lnciuent OF the rrinces doings which might
possibly nave been forgotten his pencil new
over the paper ike iisnining, Cick-chcK-
chck-the operator hurried on page aiter page
last as a. the reporter could inuite THEM. ne
porter the second stalkeu gioomiy up ana
Gown the once, despalrlng but unconquered.
10 nun the minufe-hand OF the clock moved
with terrible swiltness- 10 Reporter the mrs.
tne moments seemed shod with lead. Every
Item peing exhausted description OF Maya
"a Fails. carefully reserved to be sent by mail,