New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-11
The New Newspaper.

There has been considerable gossip for
several months concerning the proposed
advent of a new political newspaper to be
known as the official organ of the Repub-
lican party in this city. The schepe
which has been in process of development
for long time has so far matured that 1t
is expected that the first number OF the
journal will be Issued on Monday. The
following are the facts obtained from Of
fetal sources:
The new newspaper company has CAPT.
tai of $500, 900, divid ed into shares OF $1,000
each. The subscribers to the stock are
numerous, but are not largely Washington
politicians, as has been reported. The com
pany was organized by the election OF Z.
c. Norve]l as president and edltor-in Chief:
E. B. Wesley. publisher and treasurer, and
Thomas c. PIatt as trustee. The new paper
will be known as the Republic, and will be
sold for three cents. 1t will be an eight
page paper OF the same size as the World.
1t will be thoroughly Republican, support
ing uniformly the candidates and official
representatives of that party in the
government. No Sunday edition will
be issued at present. but rs soon
as everything is in successful work
ing order, the design in to make it q
edition. Two presses will work off the first
editions. One OF the presses is now in posi-
ton in the pressrooms in the sub-cellar of
the Bennett building at Fulton and Nassau
streets. The publication office will be stu
ated on the ground floor of the same build
ing. The editorial staff will be composed
of gentlemen of known ability and reputa-
ton all of them having served many years
in the editorial rooms of metropolitan news
papers. Prominent among the members of
the staff are George F. Williams, managing
editor; Augustus Snow, F. II. Norton:
Henry Sedley, dramatic and musical editor;
William Herries, city editor; William p.
Copeland and f. b. White Washington,
and John Howell.
Mr.. Norvell has been in journalism for
twenty-five years, but is known, however,
from his connection with the financial de-
partment Of newspapers in this city. MIR.
Williams has been engaged in journalism
for nineteen years, having served in all posi-
lions up to that OF managing editor. The
public are better acquainted with him
through his able administration of the
charity known as the "POor Children's Pic.
MICS" during the past few years. Mr.. Snow
is an old and popular journalist who has
served both on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts. He has recently won fine reputa-
ton as the Albany correspondent OF the
Tribune. At the close of the last
session of the Legislature Mr.. Snow &C.
cepted the position of agent Of the New
York State Associated Press, which he leaves
in order to return to a newspaper office.
Mr.. Sedley is one of the best known critics
in this city, having served for ten years on
the Round Table and other journals of this
city. Mr.. Copeland is young man, but
has made reputation by his method Of
treating tariff, commercial, political and
other questions while a correspondent at
Washington. Mr.. Herries is a former at
tache Of the Tribune has served in many
positions. but latterly has flied the city
editorsh,p of several of the Brooklyn jour
nails. He will have staff OF competent re-
porters selected from the several leading
newspapers Of this city. Messrs. Norton,
Howell and White are old journalists. and
will bring strength aud character to the
new paper. Correspondents have been en-
gagged in the principal cities here and
abroad.--Nev York Tribune.