The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-04-17


cut, and with a moderate degree of pressure
the ink is transferred from the black to the
white sheets, and he obtains seven or eight
perfect copies"
THE PRESS OF AMERICA.-The first news
paper issued in the United States was at Bos-
ton, on September 25, 1890. Its publication
was declared contrary to law by the colonial
legislature, and it was charged with containing
reflections of very high nature"
A second number never was printed, and 1t
is supposed its further issue was suppressed by
the authorities. One copy only of this paper
is preserved, and is on file in the state paper
Office in London. It is a small sheet of four
quarto pages, one of them blank, and contains
the record of passing occurrences, domestic
and foreign. In the same year, Governor
Fletcher, Of New York, caused a copy of the
London Gazette, containing intelligence of an
engagement with the French, to be reprinted.
John Campbell, postmaster of Boston, by birth
Scotchman, and bookseller by occupation,
commenced the publication of the Boston
Newsletter on April "a, 1704. 1t was half
sheet, 12 inches by 8, with two colnmns on
each page and continued to be issued weekly
until 1776. On December 81, 1719, the Boston
of December, 17l9, the American Weekly
Mercurie was issued from the printing Office of
William Bradford, of Philadelphia. On the
18th of August, l721, James Franklin, the
elder brother of Benjamin Franklin, issued, at
Boston, the New England Courant, which, be-
coming involved in controversies with the Rev.
Increase Mather and other ministers, upon the
subject of incubation, and indulging in free
criticisms of magistrates and rulers in refer
ence to public affairs, the legislature decreed
that James Franklin be forbidden to print or
publish the New England Courant, or any 9th
er pamphlet or paper of the like nature, unless
it should be first supervised by the secretary of
the province. As consequence, James Frank
Inns name was stricken from the paper and his
brother Benjamin's name substituted, who, at
that time, was an apprentice in the printing
Office, and aged but sixteen years. Here he
began his literary career, and was frequent,
forcible and precocious writer.
The frat paper issued in New York City was
the New York Gazette, published October 16,
1725, by William Bradford, the founder of the
Philadelphia Mer:urie. In 1854 there were
New York, two in Philadelphia, and one in
Virginia, (the Gazette, of Williamsburgh,)
which was first issued in 1875. In 1776 the
total number of newspapers published in the
United States was 81, of which there were in
Massachusetts, l in New Hampshire, 2 in
Rhode Island, in Connecticut, 4 in New
York, in Pennsylvania, 2 in Maryland, in
Virginia, 2 in North Carolina, 8 in South Car
olina, and l in Georgia; all weeklies but one,
which was semi-weekly.
The Newport Mercury was first issued at
Newport, Rhode Island, June II, 1858, and on
June, l6, 1866, celebrated its one hundred and
eighth anniversary.
In the year 1906 the number of journals had
increased to 200, of which several were dailies.
By the census OF 1910 it appears that there
were 35S newspapers published in the United
States, of which 27 were dailies, and the annual
issue 22321, 900 copies. In 1924 there we're
il dailies in Philadelphia, and IL in New York,
circulating from 1000 to 1000 copies. In 1928
the yearly issue had increased to 6S, ,796
copies
In 1885 there we're over 1000 newspapers
published in the United States, of which the
State of New York, containing 1,91S,0O0 in
habitants, had 1913, exclusive of religious jour
nails. According 10 the statistics of that date,
it appears that there were over fifty dailies
published in the United States most of which
were well supported. In 1920, the North
American colonies had only seven newspapers;
in 1910 the United States had 359; in 1926
they had $40; in 1880 they had 1000 with
population of 100000, which DR.. Lieber
boldly asserts was more than those furnished
the whole 100000 population of Europe.
The census of l340 returned 1851 newspa-
pers, with yearly issue of 1s5, ,S38,673 copies
In 1850 the number reached $500, with an
annual circulation of 426, ,978 copies, an
average of 2l.81 copies to each person in the
population, and of 1923 journals to every 100,-
600 inhabitants. The number of dailies in
1850 was 254, with an average circulation of
The census Of 1860 returned 1925 daily, tri-
weekly, semi-weekly, weekly, bi-weekly, and
semi-monthly periodicals, and S26 monthly,
bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual
periodicals; making gross total of 4,05l, of
all kinds of journals then published in the
United States, with an annual circulation esti-
mated at 927, 1,54S copies. The total mum.
Der of periodicals now published in the United
States and Territories is 6,O65, which, at the
returned census population Of 1870 of 9S,307,-
399, is one journal to 6,325 inhabitants.
A COOP SELEcrIoN.-One of the most sig
nificant appointments yet made by President
Grant is that of General Lafayette McLaws to