, 1870-02-20
The MIGHT REPORTER.
What IEo s :, SShnt He Docs, and
tho Way He Doesit.
An lasieht Into the hystorles Of q
Peculiar Brunch OF n ows-
paper Work.
The Hardshiph Trials, and Tribula-
tions Of q Free Commissioned
News-Gatherer.
An AeesHnt Of q Hight Spent Amidst Fires,
Burslafies. Tragedies, and Aeeidtats.
A Few "reminiscences and Anecdotes.

A Few "reminiscences and Auscdotes.
Tho local star Of every wen-rrgu{ated metro
pol.tan orntEE newspspef includes : Bohemian
known n the 'Nl1hI neportes." He |
stgbcs IN relation to tho rest Of the Fsportortal
force BoEeHhat II N Independent Cavalry rtg1. |
init doeb 10 m army cotph Wniie TIE naln !
eody Atauds upon oftest, noylrg onlJ when acd !
us directed BY the controlling cnlef. ths night 10
porter, favored with roviux commission, teliea |
almost tolely upoa his Individual TesouEc:a, and !
moves oniy In accordance with thu denAlds o I
Il situation. Bu with al his freedom nc Ia not
guerilla. Without anJ appsEeas Ees oontla.ll'y, |
r. kt.ln l. Jet Of The nosi rtApo. 9 pse o. ,
Vie IapeI, and uh;lc enterprise auo enerXs are !
p1s,equses ass 40 xSoa 5l1G@1a y; ~; sn sss ,4ds'
A snccetttul Light II porter ougnt 70 be optqa!- !
lous. Al le4st, ne most oe vn.t Inc G=sn2ns Gail !
ih1r~icanrr !or, &c ca a 1e 70 10 more % IA "a
LIs G4ll!Eg. All occurrences worthy OF nut1ce fhA:
i,nnsp,Ht ID tue city " sltnout previous Eo:ice"
sl en- braces 1aA to!es. saddeu deaths t-x:ep: lte
victim 1uclne1tally Iu4 lis mead throuxa LOOSE
xth drops tnruoxh tIs1 ooor, or which due
nss aieaasy
elcteu eEta th htgh aid low life. affairs Of 44of,
oSnT isqeesta tn tito IatseE event % i, oilen
sob 1p.d" 10 make up th4 dtnc:elcs), pracacL
in :. aTse ana M1e c,ly Ike Chicago, where nalr
rem. urder the oiaer Rtads il proportion, oi;ea
nss'prs IL snse s'ga 10 poson 7, ~;
gclettl,y accs pied apho.iD, ard ~1tu tls night
r patter Il has cecomu . tIul.ua Tnat oieel u,te
snn place" q, Become obtocie tu h,s vocs a.
lHrJ, saa DO hsa eutstated IN tt stesf "1t neTet
iaiEA Tut II poutA"
Wten nIaef Ia committed early In the evan.
lrg he Is nlmost co1uueLt u hsviER 10 record
rLothtr In 1be eane hsut. std the nrst alarm OF
RE Is tc.e TO ns Ise precursor q na1 = doz.a
eeesi1u tlx cMy VIII be - quet a. 4 bccslucI
cesan-
fhS ri'o3noa 20 oh MN % : ecp.
Beltw me hota1oa 0: tnts seisciJ peacs aas b.
sod ,ah aue ~ a'sa'a 70 sa.nst
la1see etsr '5c 5cc!J.,,u c!J.
The ese btik f1fg aEe!n Aln tRaih.
nes:ta as,!!s: sne zoi.hssn ~. sd u WINK f.
IL sitths We: y SlsioL = stst1s . o. & nc,
Tft elWe nse et!sade |. LOW Lt 10 ~ den.ana. @
otrer ct toac rCAet, ttuensnt has laid awake
sA1hss, aLl ht 4u:e:15 aivps l9h ed n.At:a
snone soLe nasNEs pfeSsous9 sato1asea "Ah
Ar1osete.
1nit produces anosncl ann: ann. "nile II a
rttet2p coLcedth betous dilemma 70 s:and
meAElor. or L;ga: iehcfssf y r-aeeo ~ .een
1uuF ibat bic feA,, al I'll CT tEeu k9leA'eaiae ID
sseutne Inc rfopof0oes Q! ccnuHctaEona fH
con pouAt %.
h'. gFtstest 20 .tIf. ald q az pted ca1en;s. MS
Eeeu at hts Io.ness
I gnt u 1nt aosA1 oul tne reporter must not
s,st - lIalvata q a:tLMo1 70 afSx y ~ ;n aoes
e..l copn,s' atom. are csled 70 11elr inSeasa:a
reignbuthdtdr, aid ~ tnts ~aS ex'ose tbs dis
1 utct TO tic "ttnuJ" Ct lhe ru1Rst: Aoossa arc
Ell tHE ltQ-HfEE SsfAGklE4 VIII COL
fo.n. lt1ia:s tone ltEo;uc nuu,eno;ser
e sruSas ssse shoesa sta pee ssts
with tullst, Wlen tnele u The thlef's hioxtaahy
to dc"
| Walls the eLRl1cs arc hus1Jlhg through he
st:c1ts lE q ws} tAat u.alrs quit renplt's bar
| stsrd Gu ED, px;r Ct ht1.es estacatd 70 aal1-
plexs wsRoh take inRnt. md oasa themselves
alu Lbs vehicle a9auAt amp pos. b1a
aL:mll9 ite tLOt t dead, ARD the driver u Mc1lAfy
lnFIu. LIE VIII olc tefc1e tay1$hL
aiEI.e ih,eyss rms pesks,'. .ra .iciiHa :
1epost.f Tbe d,.'I.cied victim II pie, Joa:
soed.e." lleh tns .cilne. AMID nc aln HEd cct
following cAy inc tIs.e rocdlc pckes tte pap.s
cmln"usIy u arktd IN kue vicinity Of The "t5ro
ersHhica!n esIor. uodtr The to.s Of the ci;]
dtmshos ; eoIIeciicn Il the Is1s Issue, o. *sae
Joa fot 9co.tEo libel
one Or ne p.eaflnitst duties that conet ID tho
i i.sa !. Viii is..ts "a :s:srssee essia man
fss 'atoled III u. lus TO sce9uu.teA little prop.
eIy tne Ie. utt Q! tesIe scu ysais 0! nHvl:ion
s;ote. h.l!tla upon tns prudence Of III en-
pio.ss a.a @ toe Mis's o. toe ns,enaol hood he hAa
placed nat eEau tEc1lt ti ,.L-xa.ce OF Ola
sa1ema Esnt ~ !: ~ Sa rs; NStaleE cao save
u. re mar In;tsG: a. ImE5 reduced 70
oesE! !c,,.,s,ee1 Tpa she.nS TS s'us'on ara
pestat w1es lie nsai repser ,aps En- sa1i'as ne
ot rn arn t r"1 Lime, assep
aonbe AM u IncI ;bst ,6r ,ncnneee,,a gfns u 70
e St.es of he fa,csl :. .tsas .uen ersa '"na na:
az. Kim ~ X rtct;tn MN nj, rc nn,..osa '9e
/ chnt"es RE cn,,e,. ~ ~ 'hncc.f. ifoSs. -
nn "a tIef tne inrnaen tn.sIi,,n;a, n.,no ~, y; ~
1nih. .snr7,er I. :. m ~ n..,.an t,s1tn an.GsGs a.
sernc S,.t.m,s nm hn,tui eaat a.,n ~
o1d y !. ssE;s.t' rros,oedas gets al the iutos-
Wh,,. ..,,, ~, wn,S Ms mn,n na a,no,c.,.,t ,,,..
t,, re,a,i. ~ ,he re na,en,.,. :nura y - ~
az ~ ee'a'a o' sse 1'e' o"'eoa2h sooea LIS 1ne
1HHhs ,.,, ,,u. ,.,. $50, 80, ~, t..,,. ~,
~ n:th walls 1sSe 1aer' soo sne ceefas h.ls
'st.a5ts sHn, src..eu. >" IL uuIss tn, reporter,
,r,,. = n1A aezen nno'e0 ou'4eo uaoet tno
This This Il .,a,s,,r9 ,zrnas;tou, eyeu t, = re-
Eenol'al PEI ni:hs rnwE- B.tne Ltws nlee;s n
lam Ttns ~ - .h1aea hn9 In ~ ~, 'een " e
t,.s w ~ Wv INV - :. 80
1Ss iset nu.s be dais csoa1c:,ds Dc IL, aires5y
= nsns uots p n;s noA ~ 10 ea1 cousehlfEuy
niess, sta nov iasn "a "a nng 'W f,.ts .ss
J =
Pr, even a. The frmen arc buried; Bu!.
~. Nssef tN de . q NJ eoto aId oiod;sG dea-
6e eises ht'pseli .o D task. Ac itset.:e~s n.e-
hen Mto reinin tnAPsh AusNere. Poor fellows,
have they cot lest sne q t1t.r dearest con-
~. .nt s.oss a1 mesa P9ss 'oai ,uSJ ean no5nioT
sIoS ~" eUoa Ges ess na notee Gown 4a-
pEsTs" "-s1a. snts !osuy peT.Sas sasecsures t,i oi
u nWo. N Nnlc1 ne IS etdarEefs oy moving
seSaosn't 81 m nFe ant 1909. nc a. NY arrives It
s1Getstf nI NEo lie hf1colafe o. tle eaiaolt5.
auo1aue ny eaaatttsu H,sa Hotk abd "orfys ha
W. MVu!u iau setk ne.a catuicr xEecl feS:otcf.
M ous suea ia1a,,ts ar only for The Eosd. Reject
ne }ogs .'opx IL te-t1ot, vbic. shou.d NOT d
u!tia4en fur cog -ea1t-to the cnicr-
nlbd IS bosy vsn ths srrarsenen: or BIS Re porta.
ne veu.d Dfs tnu thing original for t'heaa-
htaciret liz ought to sty aometniug In ,h,s con-
1tctiUt about Ihs last 1ie 1t which Ayc9 wefn
lest, AID II utt say something ahou, tie cncapnesz
s,1 nsa oy %s' g. r., asGo ,p aTd
| e'! il ts mcd to tnepuon the fact that
.'Nr:!es, lii. Reporter, euoud Ike 10 speak
Win yen nanna'e.,.-,,..o,.. nna'e." ..
H. cyy ato1s neoses M 10 = lille nan scross thc
e1., oa. sno .ooss him eeesn,s ne h.a ser nm
| ID. ot lie Il. snrTntrnes xNn a necuitar and
1..1tIl. us m lie on nis lace and lnaaitts II ne
ess Htsta q re stssrtsd .,s sucae II, n.
In, - an M& ~ E3,ea q =. ,ns s.or,. vto vr,,.
,ewee ~ her sstscr %: S:s
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tr.r Las nos aestu VI toe1 s1'e0
III ..., ..sr . ne, Vim a.r tho
|. ii, !, ,h tt,t! !1ns sn corc,nnss hi. rarra,iSe
+, a. .Ge a:hs Mtu w s;s 20 tps @ .cens
st,a .sc,n'a y !. - ~ ,esreH Ihe nirh+.
| ,svhe... 1ss ..nr,,. - ss,ts,s
70 ~ ~ nspe " ,ssIu y, .tn We .InT %nn oers
- ~ toE tlfay enDei q Ky etSu, ~, =.