, 1864-08-22


withdrew fror the TRIBUNE, much to the
regret Of bis esEocistes, bsyirg disposed CT
his interest to Mr. Thomas ]. Waite. who U.s.
surcd the business mnnageu cnt Of the con-
ceiD, bfessrs. scripps aud Stewart remaining
rs editors.
Ml.. SCRIPTS RETiEE9,
From tic retircu ent Of Mr. Wheeler, as
related above, until the Jane talloTiug, no
charge occurred in the management Of the
TRIBUNE. On that day Mr.. John L. Scrlpps
sold his interest 10 number OF the leaoipg
Wings Of the city, who acted in behalf OF
General William Dulnce WIscn. now Il we'll
known md rza! ectsd citizen oi 10 "a, Mr..
Stewart took The position Of local and COM
uercial et1i'or, these two departments, ut
ttat time scarcely af1ordirg sufficient labor
for one u:an. To-lsy it taEes nius per
cons to I'LL the two Positions. Gen
eral Wilson became the political editor.
Up to this time the TRIBUNE had Dever in
any wsS been committe.l to tne policy Of the
Wig party, but had be.n, on the contrary
recognized org'n OF the FREE SOIL orsanf.
zsticn, as their priucit t.lts were enucctatctl
In the " "Buflalo platrarm>" upon which Van
Burcr nrd Adams wert nominated for prcsi.
dent scd Wee President Gen Wilson being
d Nkig, tho TRIBUNE under hls management
sustained the policy of that party; ard It
inlmcdiatsly hoi6ted the names Of Gen. Vim
Glld Scott for President and William Il. 1ra"
hrm of North Carolina f1r Vice Presl1ens.
Nr. Waite contiYu.d Us publisher Of tbs
TE1Eus:E, and the firm was styled Waite
& Co.
new TYPE AND E,sLARGEMEET.
On tue occseion OF Il chuoee in the e1ltorlal
department, Is mentioned IN t1e paragraph
above, the TRIBUNE was enlarged to the di-
ueusion6 Of q by II. I: also appeared Ga
new and beautiful type, Brewer and Ag,.e-
5rpm the fouLdTy OF JuuS 3. WHITE, OF New
York. The TRIBUNE Ut tLat t1'ue Was nu;-
ye1eslly acknowledged to be the handsomcss
psper In the West The experimental fssu-
ing sheet at that Size, aud with the l,rge
amount Of matttr, at ttnt time, when Chi
.cego had just risen to the dignity Of 81 city
of 20 COO inhabitants, tfas regarded BY al ca
an extremely hazardous one.
CHANGE or HOUR.
On the 9th OF July, 1S5a, the kour nj pub
licstion Of the TRIBUNE wus changed frou.
afternoon TO morning. The price was rA,sed
from 12M to Is cents week. a email after
noon Issue took the place OF the regular after
nron COTTON.
DEATH or MIR. WAITE.
August 9Cth. 1862, Mr.. THOMAS WAITE,
one Of the proptietors Of the Tx1RuSs, and
in charge Of the publishing and ousttess de-
pertinent, died, ofcholesa, uyeda2 years. Hls
deIth WIS sudden ard unankfcipated
Bis health had been some @last iulp 1ired and
he was shout starting on a Journey tnst to
rccupt rate it, when he was suddenly stricken
uuwE, more Immediately tr1uetccd by q
lcrg walk to his homo, in bsoillng run, the
day preceding his death. Mr. Waite vas
highly esteemed bs bio aszocfatts and all who
Gncw him,
TIE LATEST NEWS.
On the 9th Of October, 1862, the TRIBUNE
published leading editorial, and re pub
ltehed 1t daily for eonc time, which ssid TINT
"withcut mixing any tspecis1 fuss about 1t,
we have thus far been enabled tn presrnt
our readers the latest news OF The day, bo.h
foreign aud domestic, Us carl, rs any Of our
city cotemr oraries. aud sometimes twenty
four bours in advance Of them- Finding that
one line Of telegraph could not be relied
upon all for ALL TIE NEWS received ia this
WAY, the TRIBUNE WIS the first press IN the
city to EMrLoY ANOTHER LINE, and although
It involves considerable additional expense.
VIC do not regret it 80 long Us our readers
appreciate it, rs Ne have the hpst evideace
1hst the; de- The editors asnouncc that
they have suffered much for the lack Of print
ing press facilities, but that they have &C.
cur9d the control Ct power press until
their new cDa strives from the East.
ANOTHER CHANGE.
After the death Ct Mr.. WAITE, until Octo-
ber Goth following, his name remained at its
b. nd as publisher of the TRIBUNE. At that
date Mr. HENRY FOWLER purchased the In
terest held by Mr. WA1TE's heirs, and as
eumed the position Of publisher and asset.
ate editor with Gen W1Lsos.
WAR AGAINST WILDCAT BANKS
Early In January, 1855 the TRIBUNE CON,
me1 ced crusade against the wildcat cur
rtpcy, which was then largely cir platsd Ia
this city and dvicinity-pa1ticu1ar1: that issued
by GEORGE SM1Tu & Co. The War was a
eaynge and acrimonious one. The G,,nmer.
eial 4drsr1iser, published b ALFRED DUrcu,
csme to the rescue OF the owners Of the
wildcats, aud charged the TRIBUNE with
we're not In the "cat" business. 4 letter
vas cent BY the publishers Of tue nR1DcaE
to the Adre'ttse, denying the Charge in en-
pLatic terms. The latter published tue let
ter, but reiterated the charge. The result
was libel suit against hr. Durcu.
4 BuaoLAn-pIi
, On "Wednesday night; January L., 1855.
some person entered the press room and
kEocked one Of the TRIBUNE forms into nj.
From the warm controversy going on be-
tween tue TRIBUNE and the wildcat bunk
eEs, the inference was a logical one that the
ohtrage was the work Of the opposite par
ties in the controversy.
A reward was offered by the proprietors of
the TRIBUNE for the discovery Of Iae per ,e
TRAITOR. The reward offered f.iling to bring
detection, aumhsr of the most respectable
citizens joined In sending the proprietors OF,
tre TRIBUNE one hundred dollars to be of.
fered as an additional reward. In this letter
to the publishers, they say. "We feel that
any attempt to intimidate the conductors of
free press, or to hinder or prevent tue pub
ncation Of a newspaper which Is pursuing
an honorable and manly course, ehonld be
promptly met and defentcl by all good clti.
zens, and none the less promptly because the
attempt is made through tha uuderh.ndel
means Of an assault npon the suuofendine
type" The letter Is signed b7 Edwin L.
Lasned, Edward L Tinkhau1, q. G. Loomis.
A. s. Sherman speer d Cooper. Edwin
HnEt, Isaac N. Arnold, John e. Kinze. A,
N. Fullerton, T. ". Wadsworth, B, ", Raw.
mond, Gnrdon 8. Hubbard, Jcseph F, R7er.
son, John 2. Chhpip, J. Doggctt, ". q.
Brown, j.: II. Dnnham: WilliaEs & Aver
E. B. McCagg. G. L. Harmon. These pames
embraced mebers Of both political parties.
TEI-wEEELT.
In the early Part Of 1855 the publisher n
commenced tho Issue OF Tri weekly edition
Of the Tn1BusE, It ~as Of The same size "a
the daily. IT has besE continued uutll tb,s
hour, AID has te-6ay larger circulation
thin all three editions Of the TRIBUNE whe,
it was started.
GEN. WILSON nET1Rrs.
Gen. Wilson retired IRON Els connection
with the TRIBUNE en- the Esd of M4rch, 1853
lie disposed OF his interest to Henry Fowler
g. Co. The mems for tho pnrchsse of that
interest We're supplied by Timothy
Wright, Esq, now residing, In tnis
city, ard Geoersl {then Captaiu>
j. D. Webster, now cniet OF staf to Gen.
" 7. Sherman, and these two gentlemen
became silent partners in the Ownership OF
the establishment. The names Of Henry
Fowler and 7. A. Stewart we're taken from
the editorial heads OF the paper and none
other substituted.
Az EP1soDE-A CHALLENGE.
During the autumn Of 1853, tue Popa's
Nuncio, BendIni, Visited this country in 4