Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-01
HOSTILE CORRESPONDENCE.
Trouble in ths Newspaper oAmp'

Trouble IA the Newspaper lamps.
For several days past Mr.. A. d. Up
shaw. a young man from Holly Springs,
has been enjoying himself in Memphis,
and, from Bacchanalian standpoint,
has been quite successful. He seems TO
labor under the hallucination that he
was connected with the press Of Mem
phis, and so represented himself many
a time and oft. There is thing called
esprit dH corps in the Memphis news
paper world. which forces the gentlemen
Of the press TO protect themselves and
their profession against intruders. Mr..
UpshAw, quite worthy young man
when not under the influence OF liquor,
took umbrage at certain paragraphs in
the LEDGER OF the 3Oth, and at once en-
tered upon the ink.f'inging business.
The following note was received by
the LKpdEK local yesterday morning;
MENPHis. TESS.. July %. 1873.
Captain Brennan. Editor Ledger;
| append an prticle ascribed to your
authorship, clipped from the LEDGER OF
to-day. Will you be kind enough TO tell
me whether you ere the author OF the
paragraph, and whether reference is
had to myself The paragraph is as
follows:
"BoGUs JOURNALIST"
q An eK Journalist from Mississippi. and a
would-be newspaper reporter. but fortunately
Of this city. stationed himself at prominent
position on Main street yesterday. and when
the Odd fellOws' procession returned from
the cemetery. made himself altogether too
conspicuous In marking time for the process
sion, lie was drunk, doubtless, and may be
the same chap who paid q tiye.dollar hne at
the Recorders Court this morning. n brief
mention Of which Is made in our Police Court
report.
Please deliver your answer to my
friend, ID. G. Irwin.
am, yours respectfully
a. b. UPsHAw.
On being informed that Mr.. Brennan
was not the author, Mr.. Upshaw dashes
of the following note and sends il up to
the LEDGER editorial room by Mr. Green
law, while he awaits an answer on the
pavement below:
MEMPHIS. TENN. July 81. 1873.
II. @. Smith. ESQ.,:
SIR-I understand you are the author
of slanderous article entitled Bogus
Journalist" which article appeared in
the EVENING LEDGER of the 30th, and
which my friends think was intended to
refer to me. II such is the case, | de.
mGnd either n written apology or that
satisfaction to which every gentleman is
entitled. Respectfully,
A. B. UPsHAw.
MEMPHIS. TESS.. July 81. 1873:
A. b. Upshaw:
SIR-Your note to :" II. c. Smith has
been handed to me by Mr.. Greenlaw
The item referred to was local, and
inserted MS such without names, dates,
time or place. II the shoe fits You,
wear it. If you we're dunk and did the
marking time" for the Odd Fellows
funeral procession, and otherwise dis.
graced yourself and your respected
father, you alone are to blame.
And now, in reply, let me say, without
bandying words or further correspond
ence, that when you get sober and adj
dress me, you can have all the satisfac-
ton " to which every gentleman is emit
tied. Yours, ETC., ii. l.. SMITH.
During the absence of Mr. Greenlaw
up stairs. Mr.. Upshaw, becoming weery
of leaning against the lamp-post,
marched up and was invited to take a
seat, by Mr.. Smith. During the CONVEX
sation which ensued, Mr.. Smith had
some trouble in preventing Mr.. Green
law from "putting head upon" his
(Mr. Upshaw), because the
latter denied having represented himself
as being connected with the Appeal
staff.
This morning the Avalanche goes into
the history of the affair, and turns over
persons and things generally. 1t is
painful and disagreeable duty to be COM
PEELED to repudiate persons, but the
Memphis press is controlled and man.
aged by gentlemen, and they cannot
afford to permit any person to sail under
false colors, even though no wrong may
have been intended, but which act was
probably the result of a hallucination of
the imagination.
The above correspondence is not pub.
lished with any view to become famous
as practitioners under the code duello,
but simply to point moral and adorE
a tale"
PAY your city tax and save 100 per
cent, 1873
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