The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-06
THENEW YORR RnIT0Ra.r
What Sort of8Ien they are-.-Benlnett
the Herald, Greeley or the Tribnn,

stii'sstFt3EIo OF 4Aen Iney are-.-Bennett Of
the Herald, Greeley OF the Tribune.
h.i.haIn9nd fthe Times, Brooks of
the Express, and bryant or the Post.
The. largest OF New York editors. in
point OF size, Is james Gordon Bennett.
while the smallest Is Henry j. Raw
mona. Both of these men have been
bold editors, and yet, quite stran-
gely, the latter has never met the
touch Of personal violence, while the
Iorner mas peen punished often and
severely. Mr. Raymond exhibited a
marYelous contrast between muscle and
intellect. His Industry, for q uuarter
or century past, has been incredible,
and he has the reputation of being the
hardest worker in New York. In this
way, he has built up The. Times.
Erastus Brooks, of The Express, is of
a !all, nervous frame, indicating no
ordinary, degree ofpoWer, and vet, with
all his ability, he has failed to build M
leading paper. ~
AS ZOE Horace Greeley, almost every
body knows how helooks, and We need
only add that he dresses much better
than than in former days, and the famous
white coat has retired from servicf ITVa
believe that the eccentricities Of thts
peculiar man are entirely unaffected.
and are the idiOsyncracies of his uature'
MIR. Greeley has changed but little in
twenty years, and wears remarkably
wei, considering the great amount Of
work he turns off daily. When we first
saw Mr.. Greeley, he was a tall, slender
YOUTH with q peculiar freshness of
countenance, and a beautiful simplicity
playing over his features. This was in
1889, when he was STRUGGLING fora foot
hold In the great metropolis. He has
since become stouter, and while he shows
the marks of time, he has not put of
early marks of his character.
Plfinfs iOFI1rV, ny,N Z =
is six feet high and well proportioned.
albeit we do not admire hfs style OF
countenance. We are glad that these
two gentlemen are now united in the
support of the party to which they be-
long, i5Ifs - u ~ -
We have thus referred to the veterans
OF the daily press, and may remark
that during twenty yoars or more thew
nave stood at their post ON daily toll
with uniform industry, and in each in
dtVtdunl case have gained in weight
since the ecommencement. Not one has
oled during the torn mentioned.
Among the editorial corps of New
York the public interest singles out one
as an object of chief curiosity. This Is
Bennett.j There Is perhaps an excuse
70 be found for this, in the fact that no
public man has said SO much about
himself as he. He has ever advertised
MS own personal ugliness, and that,
TsH
might quote from his own columns
such references dd1iduSettnl, but we for
bear. Mr.. Bennett is seldom seen. and
While other editors are open to the pub
lie, his method for years has been seclu-
SION. We think this habit grew out of
a sense OF danger, arising from the bit
terness OF his personal attacks, and the
frequent retaliation which followed.
MIR: Bennett Is understood to make no
claim on public sympathy; he has war
red upon society and expects to re-
cetYe whatever may come. If wealth
ne The great end in life, he has sue
ceeded, since his establishment Ia
estimated at two millions; but we doubt
If this affords the expected satisfaction,
In early days Mr.. Bennett was tall,
slender and exceedingly awkward. He
has since become very stout, and is the
largest, stoutest and richest Of the New
York editors. Heis descended from mn i
old Scotch Roman Catholic family, was
educated forthe priesthood, and though
n life long scofEer of sacred things, still
cltngs to his early faith. OF the religious
preferences of the other editorial gem
.tlemen referred to, we may add that Mr..
Greeley 1s Untversnlist, and Mr.. Ray
mond Presbyterian. OfIhe religions
press, MIR. Prime, of the Observer, is n
large, well-built man, with quiet and
unostenta1OuS manners. This corres-
ponds with the character of the sheet he
issues, which is a pleasant, readable.
and useful paper. Theodore TiltOn, Of
the Independent, is one of the youngest
of the fraterity, and may expect some
thing of compliment as to personal.
appearances. The I1idepe pendeilt, although
ranking among religious Journals, is
highly literary in Its character, and
boasts in its editor a apoet of no ordinary
ability. Bryant of the Evening Post, is,
as tan knoWs the patriarch Of. the city
press; he is venerable in appearances
and august yet cheerful in manners,
and bears the stamp of natures great
ness! His associate and son-in-law,
Parke Goodwin, lis about twenty-five
years his Junior, and is good specimen
of humanity. ~ y L.tl.ll s. I y z.