The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-17

until he was made edltOr-ln-cnlel. Ine PHpel
changed hands, character and pohucs, was re-
became secular, and then political; was mildly
Conservative; grew Republican; waxed Demo
Charlottesville at first, ferociously at last; an6
amid ali those changes Marble held on and de-
welcomed with them into the latest form and
freshest shape.
What his politics were originally, no one
seems to know. Perhaps he had none; and II
is said that at college he cherished few conylc,
tions, but left his mind free 70 embrace Wnal
declare he is, or ought to be, with them; bui
That he has temperized, and followed where
his interest led. Such statements, however, are
Even If Marble is individually what he is pro.
fessionally. man Of the world, he is o shrewd
and successful one; and 1t is no ones affair
what he privately thinks or believes He says
daily through his columns that he is an ultra
Democrat and as such the public is bound To
accept him for veal or woe.
When Marble went into the World he was
not supposed to be worth anything, and he
now has o large interest in the journal he cor.
trolls. report making him owner OF ope-third OF
all the shares, which can hardly be worth less,
for his portion, than 500 ,OO0. he has mani
tested tact and energy In getting hold OF the
stock, and lifting himself from mere salallea
SupOIuluHt6 W tuo ohA0A osaSA 49,
ceives salary for his services OF $4,000 year,
and his present income from his shares ought
to be at least SO, 900 to 81, 900 more.
The financial history OF the World has been
varied. It sunk money with energetic n6eo Pc
rality for several yeaas-s300,000 to s35O, O,0OO
having been swallowed up In its ductuatlons,
oil the way between theologic sanctity and
pugnacious partisanship OF the most confirmed
character. The paper is no doubt, on pay
ing basis now, and its profits last year are
stated to have been about $4,000, with.a pros
pect of material increase the current year.
LE1sURELY LABOR.
Marble, though still young, is not q hard
worker in the sense in which Greeley and Ray
mond are hard workers. He manages and
directs The fourth or editorial page alone, leav.
ing the other departments to the care OF
a subordinate He writes most OF his edlto-
risls. not long nor frequent usually, in his own
library mn town, where he lives very comfort
ably ii not lu1uriously, sending his manuscript
to the Office and receiving proofs at his resl-
dence. He was married four or five years ago
to q young woman OF fortune, but whether or
not they have given hostages to fortune, as
Lord Verulam styles it, my prolific gossip does
not soy.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Marble is o man Of fine culture, being
we'll versed IN intellectual philosophy and tran
soendontal metaphysics. he has read Hume
and Hamilton, Buckle and Mill, Spencer and
Comic, and has dallied with Kent and Schel-
ling, Fichto and Hego, as much as an active
Journalist conveniently can, unnssisted by mem
tai cobwebs and vats of lager beer. He is about
forty, possibly younger, and though he looks
materially older than he did at the beginning
of the war, he would generally be considered
handsome. Indeed he can lay moro claim to
personal comcliness than any New York editor
of prominence, and his manners and presence
are very good aud dccdelly propossessing.
He is under the medium size, rather too heavy
for his stature; his dark eyes, black hair, the
deep olive complexion and the firm Of features
that mark those who have Hebrew blood in
their veins, but have long since ceased to wor-
ship in tho synagogue.
dent-Marble being, it is said, q descendant OF
Pnritanio stock, and his ancestors residents OF
Now England for thros generations.