Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-13

An editorial council is held in the managing
editors room every day, between the hours of
and 2P. NJ. Dir. Young presides. Mr. D. G..
McEwen, his private secretary, stenographer,
and enc of the witnesses in the impeachment
trial, sits at his side. The editors seated
about the table. Mr.. Hassard, tall straight
gentleman, with light complexion, blue eyes,
regular features, sandy moustache and side
whiskers, and legs like those of President Lin
coin, occupies chair at Mr.. Young's left. Mr..
Hassard writes English as smooth the music
of rippling brook, and frequently dashes off an
editorial article stepped in original solution
of humor and sarcasm. 10 addition to his other
duties, Mr.. Hassard does the musical criticisms
of the paper. Opposite him is Mr.. Denslow,
formerly managing editor of the Chicago Repu5-
lican. He hasa dark eye, Napoleonic nose,
and black moustache. He is the only black
eyed editor in the Office His opinions are firm
set, and, though his editorials occasionally con-
fict with the views of Mr.. Greeley, they are
marked with deep thought, and are carefully
prepared. At the right of Mr.. Hassard is Prof
A. Schem, the foreign editor. He is large,
smooth-faced German, with eyes of imperial
blue, and head broad and well-balanced, some
what resembling portraits of Bismark. The alb
sence of good growth of hair gives it the ap-
pearance of a polished eggplant, dead ripe.
His eyes are full of language. He has happy
the composition of his editorials. Mr.. Cum
mings, the city and political editor sits at the
foot of the table, opposite Mr.. Young. He is
pale, thin, blue-eyed man. of a nervous-sanguine
temperament and eternay at work. During
the editorial council be listens with great inter-
est, and fills in the interstices of time by draw
ing strange characters on the paper before him.
Originally Douglas Democrat, he now believes
in God and Horace Greeley. On his right is Mr.
n e. Meeker the SuccessOr of SoIon Rohincop
in the agricultural department. Mr.. Meeker is a
thin, spare man, of an olive complexion, with
| light blue eyes, and farmers face, hands and
dress. His desk is usually covered with patent
rat traps, pumpkin seeds, shelters, cucum-
Der bug killers, and similar vegetables and con-
trivances. Next to Mr.. Meeker we find Clarance
Cook, the terror of artists and engravers. So
trenchant are his criticisms that artists have
been known to run from him in the street as
they would at the sight of mad dog. Last of
all at the table, we find Mr.. Whitelaw Reid of
Cincinnati the latest addition to the force. He
looks like Theodore Tilton with his angular
points rubbed off.
And this is the "staf" of the Tribune
When all are seated, Mr.. Young nervously
dances around the desk for forty seconds, and
then dumps on the table basket piled with
manuscripts, memorandums, and newspaper
clippings. Each editor is then asked for his
report of the previous days labor after which
suggestions from every one present are in order.
The meeting is then dismissed with the words,
'i The Trib. would look very well to-day were it
not for the poor quality of the paper and the in
fernal press-work. l believe the ink is stiff.
We must have book ink. Mr.. Greeley will
write the leader tomorrow morning, gentlemen.
If he don't, will. That's all.
The editors pass out of the door. through the
city apartment into the main editorial room,
and drift to their desks. In ten minutes half
dozen pens vigorously scratching out ideas
for the next days issue, The child is in embryo,
and will be born in the morning. Everything
will move with the regularity of clockwork.
The editorial room resembles lurking place
for owls the ceiling is low the floor is dirty ;
dozen ricketty cane-bottomed arm-chairs, with
high backs, three cases filled with books of ref
erence, ten old desks, spattered with ink two
cabinets, chained copy of the Tribune almanac,
complete, and dozen old pictures give an idea
of rushing business, with an occasional dash
at the fine arts.
Let US look at the cabinet adjoining Cummings
desk. In the bottom drawer of this cabinet we
find series of carefully written obituaries of
distinguished live men, all arranged alphabeti-
cally, and in charge of DR.. Wood. They are Gu
riosities in their way Here is bulky one, as
thick and as long as your arm. 1t is marked
" Peter Cooper Here is second-a Lilipu-
ton roll, small enough to go into neede-case.
We find this labelled @ The Life of Walt Whit
man. These obituaries found valuable
when the news of celebrated PERSONS death is
received at early hour in the morning.
One word right here about editorial life in New
York: A New York journalist never calls on
distinguished politicians or Hterdteurs at their
hotels They do this in Philadelphia, Boston,
Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans,
but they don't do it here. Mahomet must come
to the mountain, for the mountain will not go to
Mahomet. This is entire
Some people think and say that Greeley is the
Tribune, and that the Tribune is Greeley. There
may be some truth in the expression. But one
thing is certain the stockholders of the Tribune
are aware of Mr.. Greeleys value. They have
had his life insured for from $50, 900 to $1,000
many years. Mr.. Greeley is paid 1000 year
for his services. This, with his dividend of the
profits of the establishment, makes quite a snug
sum. He also writes for dozen magazines and
weekly newspapers, besides occasionally throw
ing off a book and making stump political
speeches and lectures. One day you will hear
of him speaking at Grant meeting at Somer-
Vile, New Jersey, the next day he will arraign
the Democracy at Honesdale, Pennsylvania next
you will hear of him at a temperance meeting in
New York city; the day following, he will
speak before some tariff association then before
some agricultural society, and will top off the
week with an address before the Grant and Col
fax club at Chappaqua, his residence. And all
the time he keeps his end up on the editorial
page. Greeley, without doubt, is to-day the
hardest working newspaper man in New York
city-Packard's Monthly.
The NEW SENATOR FROM PENNsYLvANIA.-Jotu
Scott, the Republican Senator elect from Penn
sylvania is distinguished member of the bar
of Huntingdon county, where he is said to have
the largest practice of any lawyer in his judicial
district. He is good speaker, has served in the
State Legislature, and has been an active politi-
cal canvasser He is about fifty years of age.
Before the rebellion be was Democrat, but has
since acted with the Republicans in defense of
the Uuion and liberal principles. He is said by
those who know him to be conscientious man,
who has been all his life independent of factions
and his election seems to be another defeat of
the ring and bargain principle in party politics.
TIE Lnuisxille Courier-.ZouruaL gives an &C.