Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-23

| gave their patronage to the Tunes. The news
| and local departments OF the WAigare presided
over by p. G. Coglan, (agreeably remembered
in Washington as local editor of the S,dtes,)
John M. Francisco and J. Marshall Hanna.
The Times was started by G. II. Wynne and
H. r. Pollard, (brother to T.. a. Pollard. both
well known in Washington and being less
pronounced in Union tone than the Wing, and
being conducted moreover with considerable
energy, soon became a profitable concern. 1t
was deemed polite by the proprietorship TO
keep the fact of Pollard's connection with the
Times sub rosa. az be was obnoxious to the mil
itary authorities; and thence arose a misun-
derstanding about the terms of the proprietor
ship, the result being a rupture. Pollard is
now in the courts, laying claim to a third of
the proprietorship of the Tines, and Wynne
maintaining that Pollard's share was one
third of the profits, only. The Times is now
edited by Patrick Henry AyIett, at one time
| contributing editor to the E1dminer, and Dis
| trict Attorney for the Confederate District
of Eastern Virginia; with John Johns (son of
Bishop Johns associate editor, and NJ. b. God
win and p. II. Gibson on locals
The Commercial Bulletin, started by ]. C.
Weddeburne, was suppressed by the military
authorities on account of some obnoxious ar
ticles. Its publication has now been resumed
with the condition that ii is not to be conducted
by Weddeburre. Ii is edited by VIM. M Bur-
well, who also contributes to the Washington
IatelEgencer. An evening edition of the Bulletin
is issued, conducted by Earnest Legarde of
La. and q. p. J. Dimitry, son of Prof Dimitry
formerly of the State Department. The Repu6-
lac Walker & Lewellyn, proprietors), is edited
by X. w. Hughes, (law partner of Martin T.
Conway, assisted by Oliver Il. Baldwin, (at
Crane, Jr, commercial editor, and H. c.
Tinsley, w. H. Wade and L. S. West in the
news and local departments.
During the war Mr.. Wade started a literary
pictorial at Richmond styled the Southern H.
Illustrated Ners; and his description of the diff
culties he labored under in getting out a picto-
rial without artists or engrayers is richly
amusing. The only really capable engrayer
in the Confederacy was unfortunately in the
army, but occasionally when in camp he could
be relied upon for the working up OF a block.
rather an uncertain dependence as the main
stay of a first-class "Illustrated., In the lit
erary department, Mr.. Wade was more suc
cessful, having the monopoly of all the writing
talent of the South, with such contributors as
Gilmore Sims, John r. Thompson, &C., and
by the aid of the fast blockade runners arriv
ing at Wilmington, he was able TO supplv the
r.
Woods ''latest," sometimes ahead of Northern
publishers. The South being thus thrown
upon its resources for literary pabulum. the
Neps had large sale at one time, and 21.Ooo
went to the Confederate army alone. A feature
of the NeWs was its portraits of Confederate Of
fcers: and Mr.. Wade told me an interesting an
ecdote in connection with his attempt to get the
picture of Stonewall Jackson. The renowned
tanker had become famous and people were
curious to see what he looked like; but he WAS
too constantly in motion or too much occunied
to enable the photographers TO get a chance AT
him. A few days before the Wilderness hattie
Mr. Wade learned that Mrs. jackson had gone
QUITO join her husband at HamiIton's Crossing.
near Fredericksburg, and thinking he might be
caught (and focused) there, at once dispatched
q Richmond photographer TO the same point
agreeing to pay him $500 (Confed money, for
the job. Stonewall Jackson wore a little old
cap, from under which his hair streamed i'm
picturesque uncombedness, and Mr.. Wade
wishing TO obtain a characteristic likeness.
strictly enjoined upon the photographer to take
HIM 'as he was;' but Mrs. jackson Thought
differently and utrivated her husband mn for
the camera to considerable extent plasterinx
his hair down close to his head, &c so thar
the picture as taken was scarce recognized bv
his own men. Six days after he was killed.
and so no opportunity was afforded Of obtain |
ing more characteristic likeness.
The Richmond Enquirer is TO be revived NEXT
week by its former editor and proprietor MAI.
Tyler, assisted by young man named Cole.
man, lately editor OF a democratic paper in
Danville, Va, called the Danrile Appeal The
statement in northern papers that Henry A.
Wise is to assume the editorship OF the Enoui.
rer is without foundation. Mr.. Wise, who is
residing in RichmOnd wit his d.
A. Wise, jr, seems as active and exuberant as
ever, and will doubtless be heard from in sone
way, but scarcely from the editorial trinod
The Dispatch, an admirably conducted and very
successful penny daily before the war; will soon
be revived by its former proprietor, Mr.. Cowar.
din. 1tissupposed that Hugh Pieasants fbrotb-
er TO John Hampden Pleasants, killed in duel
with Young Ritchie,) will lie the editor. Mr.
Cowardin was the owner Of considerable real
estate in the vicinity of Richmond, and was
not therefore so entirely ruined by the disas.
trous fire as were many Of his brother pub
fishers.
The Examiner will be re.issued nv Hsnrv
Rives Pollard, (late OF The 7Ymes,) aided as
contributing editor by his brother, Edward A,
Pollard. The latter is known as the author of
a Confederate history of the war; some vol
umes Of which have appeared, and the conclu-
sion of which he is now preparing 1t is un-
derstood that Pollard's portrait of JEFF. Davis
in it is not fiattering one. i find a very gen.
eral disposition here to attribute the confeder
ate collapse mainly TO Davis impracticable OBJ
stinacy and bitter prejudices. The Pollards
are disciples Of the John NJ Daniel school of |
writers, nothing if not sensational, and dippipe
their pens in gall to that end. They propose 70
revive the Examiner on the Daniel model
There are three religious weeklies published
in Richmond; the Christian O6serrer, (Presby.
terian,) conducted by Rev. Messrs. Converse, |
father and son; the Religious Herald, (Baptist) |
by Jeter &c Dickinson; and the Ckrisfian Adpo
cate, (Methodist) by Rev. ]. A. Duncan.
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