, 1864-08-22

l.cri l character. In company win Bishop
Hughes, he toured through the Notthwcs
VIA the lsles. Capt. Bigelow, Of the U. s
steamer Michigan, iLvited them to take
q pleasure trip in his steamer, Thus, MS the
TRIBUNE sn:d, "laaglng the commercial MI
rire Of the lake without that assistance
which the steamer was intended to afford u
Iii consequence Of the structures upon Capt
Bigclow's conduct In the TRIBUNE, that gen
.tleman became vcry wroth, AMI finally dis
patched his Lieutenant {Croseman} With {
challenge to the editor {Mr. Stcwart}, tc
meet him in deadly strife, or in tae lau
enage Of the code duel!n, "to demand suct
satisf:ctIon' as ~ns recognized b3
gentleman Of honor," athat be was read5
10 fight as We might prescribe, and TINT i
wc ce6irtd to eVade such au Issue, bg plesd
ing the illegality Of 1t, he was ready to pro
ceed to any other State, or Canndn, 1t an1
time; that should we reiuse to settle ths
affair in that marner. he would attack Us ir
the street. or elsewhere, and infitct such
punishment rs be deemed our ofanse de-
served" The editor replied to Licutenant
C1osfman, that "the proposition to shoot
Captain Blgelow, or to be shot by him, nc,
cordirg to the rules governing gentlemen,
wcs modestlr md respectfully declined"
ard tint be "c2uld adopt the alternative OF
atfacflrg us On the street, OF elsewhere, II
be desired to do Eo; that we would neither
seek to meet nor avoid hiu.; ard that We
Lad never been shipped, aad never expected
to be-" The editor gave the captain se-
vcte kkipnipg, sud then dropped him and
that wHE the end Of IT,
Mr.. FOWLER nETIEEs.
Alr. Fowler had ou,y been nomtnally con-
.letied with the TglErSE for more than a
sesr rcvious to July Is. 1851, his health
rttvcn,ing Lis attendance upon the duties
ot bis ositfon. On that oay his name was
!uker from the head Of tha paper as publish
tr, and I. 4. SteWart's substituted therefor.
End the tIrm WAS styled ST. A. Stewart &
Co, Publishers"
ASSOCIATE PRESS DISPATCHER
On thr "a Of November, 1854. IN arrange
meDt WIS entered into by the press OF this
city with the Associate Press Of tue East,
ern cltis 8, uEdcr 1hlch Arrangement all the
teleg1aphjc dispatches which appe .red 10 the
papers Of the Eastern cities, wonld appeal
the same morning in cur city pap7rt, aud
Thus the Associate fress system OF dis
patches we're 1paususated in this cry, and
bis been maintained up to this time.
EsLARGEb.
January !, l5'o, the thea broa dimensions
of tne oAfLf TRIBUNE were extended by
addlcg column to each page ana lengthen-
ing Tue eolamns- Tue alHeisions Of the
.heet "hen enlarged "efo u bS 50 inches,
lelf@ equal N size to thu largest
journals of the great metropolis.
, Ihe enlargement became necessary
III ofoer that lusuce Might DC done both to
adveEt'tt ~ aud readers. IN making this I'M
provement, tue cd1tor gives orlet retsos2ec-
taSe History Ct the enterprise: THE TRIBUNE
wus rsolee''a ia April, 1s4', aud the proa~
! rs'a va .', "tlsten e.a Vts1tea by tho
I..u. 80 49, so1 riopos f,,e. aho eatof, who
~ w." ~ -. LII pa'."ae4 ana eot'or ot Tue
o = s"F 1uH@, "eeSr paper pnb
~ re1eo ~ t-4e c.'s' ~ n1st NUMBER VI tue
.,.. "@s lssas1 e"ne ~ lot'' aan mel
a..sas, n go .7' -, "us 'nuel'eoue''t ana
s"toP0Nea " "11 po1A''eas euojects' especial
:, '@s "aee' o.1,eiy ato Lang
.sa,. ur' ~ nua 49, "us .., aa9nueu 20 meet tue
he nI,cc vhoEc anfn;ona ~ ~ 1,'e etsszeGs OF
xe,,. vrc11 a.1naa r. non,,a,a;, - 9es'e
that position mill June. 1ss. wh.n tho n.c
nriefnYshin .voa chanocd tho na,,a. - r.
en1arred a,d :. hoco,no . eT,pceta. ~,
election ct Gsu. sc3tt The caoso,1a,,n,,
and negative tone which it asanmud ~
its new rosition. IN all snh;scta .<,on.
euch rs related DIRECTLY to norf,, uss 80,
IDENTIFY not satisfactory ia the nnb,ic for :.
very large portion Of its readers became
a1ienatec, and the subscription list vas n1-
most entirely changed within the year. ln
Jul:, 1855, the publisher and proprietor WIS
compelled to leave the city On account Of IL,
health, brought upon hin by the ino,dtpate
labor, mental md physical, which be was
compf He'd to perform The pnper than naasef3
to the present proprletors, aud at once "a.
eumed q more positive character. Within
three ncntbs, its subscription list had great
II cha, ged, having Lost several huadset1 "a.
looE aud Catholic subscribers, and obtained
greater number of more desirable char
actcr. Experience, however, proved shat
while it is much easier to Lessen than IN IN.
crease the number of readers and snnnnrta-s
Of paper, toe public will nr,ntrlv on,,ac,.
ate snl sus,ai;. n ;ourns1 that ia ,,da,spaan+
In toue. an5 bo,d NJ an advacatc or ,,h..t,.
and a couseryator Of pu,};c mora1,tv
eirce the chance now 1csa +hoa a;':,,t 49,.
months. tue cItcu,ution Of the Tc1nus.e 1as
Increased over TWELVE ruSDnEn COMES and
it's cntirs circulation. d.;,v ia nns, nn,o
THOUSAND NINE urvpnfn Avn rIrrv.r,ro, ~
copite. asd 1ncrens,nr NOR. ron;drx +,.,a ~
auy other tine since II yra. cs,ah,,si,ca :.
,,nan
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..noA'! =, 1o''. lug uise lfa'n