The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-15
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FrOn Our Olon Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec ID, 1869.
ReDortorinl PeriIs.


NEW YORK, Dec. ID, 1869.
ReDortOrial Pertls.
It often happens that the reporter at home is eX-
posed 10 dangers which are only less imminent than
those which beset the correspondent abroad If ne
tells the truth the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, he IL sure to create for himself host OF
enemies, whose vengeance can be appeased by
nothing but his blood. Every now and then we read
an account Of the tragic experience of some "inter-
viewer who probably went about his business with
heavy heart well knowing he must either make
the interview a success or incur the maledlcton OF
his chief The last anti-reportorlal demonstra-
ton is that which has taken place against DR..
Shine, Deputy to Coroner Flynn In a recent suicide
case at the New York Hotel, Dr. Shine was Justly
accused by the Herald Of exceeding his legal powers
and duties by holding a sort OF inquest without
authority from his superior The reporter who made
this statement spoke Of Dr. Shine as 'the Coroners
man," which rritated the doctor that he at once
proceeded to the Coroner's Office in search OF the
candid writer When he reached 1t he found only
Mr.. Samuel w. Baldwin, OF the Herald Mr.. Bald-
win is one ofthe Vets Of the press. II he were an
actor he would have complimentary farewell oene-
OF got up iu his honor at the Academy OF
Music or Grand Opera House. Being
merely a police reporter,H he goes quietly about
his business and may be any day from nine I'LL
twelve and from twelve to four in the Tombs police
court, munchng an apple when he Is not taking
reports and completely lost to everything but the
progress OF Jne JTldl hTOuuu ullu MnCu hc IN. DC-
tween whes, like all the other police reporters, he
fetches up at the Coroners Office whittier they all
10 TO compare notes and I'LL out their reports.
When Dr. Shine arrived at the room appropriated
TO the reporters he found Mr. Baldwin there alone,
and having no respect for his silver-pated head or
his siver-plated lead pencil, squared off at him in
pugstic style, and invited him to 'come on" Mr..
Baldwin has had an immense experience in all the
ourosities OF crime but he confesses that he never
before experienced anything like that. Perceiving
that his victim remained quietly on the defensive,
Dr. Shine turned his attention to the desk
at which he had been sitting, overbal-
anced it, split it into fragments, scat
tered the pens. ink, paper, and books, broke
several other articles OF furniture, bestowed choice
collection of profane blackguardsms upon Mr.. Bald
win ordered him out Of the office, and finally left
Opine, however, that he is sick OF his conduct by
by this time rather think that he has repented In
sackcloth and ashes, and begun to feel what bitter
thing it is to insult and abuse even the humolest
newspaper man who happens to have been in the
right, AS it happens, Mr.. Baldwin was not the re-
porter who wrote the innocent article which gave
''thc Coroners man" such oiTense. lie was not in
anywisc connected with it, and Dr. shine has made
one of the biggest mistakes OF his lie.
COtInt JOannes.
This gentleman has received Tom TWO OF the rea-
tlves OF Mrs. Leigh the ssterof LORD Byron, letter
in which they express their tanks to and regard for
him as the author of Of the principal defenses of
that lady which have been published by the Ame-
rican press These relatives are George Leigh, the
son of Mrs. Leigh and the Earl Of Chichester, her
nephew. The communication OF these gentlemen is
in answer to letter addressed to them by the Count
and Offering If they intended bringing civil action
against Lord Byrons slanderers, he would attend to
IL free of COSTS fees, and expenses, as well fur
nish security for costs to any amount. The Counts
idea was to have erected in Central Park a statue
group entitled "American Justice protecting the
Poet and Sister from the Satanic Shafts of their
IIbellers!"
Insane Cruelty.
Charles Becker, heavy looking German, is ac-
cused of having skinned dog alive. friend called
in upon him a few days ago and discovered him in
the process of canine vvisection the animal howl
ing and bleeding, and the butcher evidently enjoy
ing his work. Upon being called to account he
stated that he had been subject to attacks Of in
sanity, and that he had been recommended to apply
dog fat as a remedy. l am not physician enough
TO explain what property there's in dOgat capable of
exerting psychcal influence, but the jury evidently
was more intelligent, for it brought in verdict of
mot guilty"
Russian Opera
Is the excitement at present There is not much
love of art in the excitement, but there is good
deal OF love of sensation in it. AScOldS Tomb,
which is to be the first OPERA is toSbe followed, If it
prove success, byA Life for tie Czar in the original
Jissl "a TSdrya 1t illustrates how Russian peasant
sacrificed his life to save that Of the Czar and is by
the Russian composer Glinka. ALI BABA.