The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-04-17
NO. A.

SnaliSs a Ddul LOOK Ten bnareS, and
assumed the managing editorship, a
position which he held for fifteen years.
Under Dana the Irib,me mad shining
staff George Ripley, one of the best
book reviewers in the United States;
William II Fry one OF the most brll-
liant journalists Of the day; Richard
Hildrath, the historiani Charles T. Cong
don, the humorist; Bayard Taylor, Jas.
s. Pike, now abroad in our diplomatic
service } Samuel Wilkinson, writer of
great strength and pAturesqueness;
Msrgare' Fuller, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, Sidney Howard Gay, and many
other able authors and correspondents.
It's attaches have contributed largely
to permanent literature; over two hun-
dred volumes have been published from
their pens Greeley's american Con.
hIct is reaching a sale two hundred
thousand eopies,a and will bring Its author
fifty thousand dollars, Dana and Rips
ley's New American Cyclopedia,' pub
hshed by the Appletous, Is also a great
success Bayard Taylor has received
trcm bis dozen volumes and for lectur.
ing, something over ninety thousand
dollars The sale ct Richardson's Field,
Dungeon aud Escape, has nearly reach.
ell one hundred thousand copies.
Dana, who left the managing editor
ship in 1862, was succeeded by Sidney
Howard Gay, one Of the most accom-
plished editorial writers in the country.
He hold the position until last Nay,
when his health broke under the heavy
burden. His successor is John Russell
Young, born in Pennsylvania and edu-
Gated in New Orleans. For several years
lie edited Forney's Press, and before
taking the IHjane helm was one of its
editorial writers, His style is strong,
simple aud plcturosqUei his reviews of of
Buchanan's history OF his own adminis-
trahon, and Grecley's American Con-
tlict,' are noticeable specimens of news
paporIal composition. Young is only
tN cnty six years old, and promises to
become one of the most successful wri~
ting and managing journalists in the
country.
George Ripley still conducts the liter
ary department, Clarence Cook is the art
editor, and William Winter has charge
OF the dramatic Some of the T,iJmnes
best work has been done by womcn,-
Mrs L. q. Calhoun, nominally fashion
edtress, but attached to the general
staff, writesupon all subjects as required.
Her articles upon cookery and other
topics, have excited great attention.
Miss Kate Fields recent criticisms upon
Rstori, were widely copied and noticed
throughout the country. For several
years the Boston Transcript was edited
by q lady; and now the Springfield Re-
pubHcan, Chicago Republican. and some
other leading journals have ladies upon
their editorial staffs. 1t IS becoming
more and more apparent that in some
departments ofthe greatest and most ex>
acting profession Of our times. women
excel men.
Greeley was born IN Amherst, Hills.
borough county, New Hampshire, and is
now ftty>fve years Old. lie is a mems
Der of DIR. E. II. Chapm's (Universalist)
church, where he may be seen regularly
sleeping almost any Sunday in the year.
Probably is not always slumbcring
as soundIy as he seems. On one occa-
sion after noddinG all through asermon
by the famous Chnrning, he went im-
medialely to his office and wrote out an
abstract Oft nearly a column in length,
winch proved Gn exceedingly graphic,
spirited and faithful report.
His family resides upon his farm, thirty
miles above New York, on tho Harlem rail-
road. Ills vile has been IN invalid for sever
al years. They have had seven children, only
two Of whom are now living Greeley spends
every Saturday upon his farm, entering into
oil i@ details, working 2calously at chcpping
wood, digging potatoes, and other manual Ia
Dor. Like most amateur farmers, he finds it
I'M expensive luxury; and, doubtless, all his
farm products costs him four or i've times the
amount he would have topay rorthom in New
Yor&m0rkct. But his little estate is pictures
que and beautiful, and II enables him to prac-
while all The money he ever spent in anything
else disappears without leaving any aperture,
he can see the hole where every dollar invest
cd in his farm went through
During the week no spends his days at q
room in Eighth street, where he was compel
led, while writing his history, to shut himself
up to avoid Interruption Evening usually
finds him in the 9rijamc editorial room writing
for The next days paper or talking to visitors
who swarm upon him by llfties and by hun
dreds.
iIc Is probably the hardest working Journal
is, in tho world, During the last two years, In
addition to labor on the history which would
have employed Nn ordinary author five or ak
years when az home he has averaged mora
than column Of editorial for each issue ofthe
Daily IrJ,mc, besides writing fifteen or twenty
private letters daily; dsposhg Of yislors with
whom he holds n nightly loyee. delivering lee
tures and political speeches by the score, and
sometimes contributing TO other newspapers
and magazines,
Owning only ten shares in the stock Of tho
YHjme, Greeley controls la editorial course ma
fully rs when hG was sole proprietor. Every
year the association goes through the form OF
ro.ooctng him editor by unanimous vote
In private life Greeley Is liberal and OPEN
handed, giving freely to all who claim to bo
needy, Ills charities are not always discrimi-
natng but the gifts of those who invariably
ivo.wiscly are seldom large. He has assisted
hundreds OF young men, and old men, In pe-
cuniary misfortune. lie preserves as relies.
notes amounting to nearly fifty thousand dol
lars, chiefly from persons whom he assisted out
oririendliness alone notes which, In the ag-