The New York herald., 1877-02-08
"STAMPY JOE"
NuMIsMAr1c-pnIIArEIrc EDITORS AT LOGGER.

Observation-Disclosures EDITORS At LOGGER
HEADs--A VILE ABUSE OF roETRY.
An unscemly editorial war has Of late been hercely
waged between tho editors OF n number Of microscopic
journals, conducted Tor the enlightenment Of stamp
and coin manacS These numismatic and philatclic
publications. proclaim at irregular intervals the inter-
mtcnt variations In the postage stamps Of tho different
nations OF the world. They all claim 10 have facilities
for procuring for anxious purchasers cancelled stamps
Of all the postal systems from tho first establishment
OF post Offices, by tho Antonincs, in Rome, down
to the latest American editions These entcrprising
editors do not con1ne themselves to the coming
OF tokens and currency Of ton centuries since, but
boldly storm tho serene heights of philology, and
claim for "?hatcly" place In the lcxicous ''Ph-
iately," 1t would appear is female substantive for
one Of the editors In question, In speaking OF tho
degcncracy Of tho times and tho decline Of chivary
among young editors, claims that they have 100 long
brought contempt upon Philatcy and disgust to many
OF her followers" " II Ph,latey is the lady her
would import her to be- she must be sadly shocked
the wrangng OF those who claim to be ''her fol-
lowers"
In tho dminuttve journals spoken OF the editors
call another snoozers, ""abomnations, 'nasters
OF art" aud other epithcs too horrible for publication.
They write cpigrammatic u of satire aud nrm
photography, and raduce IN genuine Bilingsgate each
others native For long time they have been
content with this method OF .geiting square, as thoy
call II edoraliy; but hungcrng for greater field Of
DISPLAY, they have at last made debut in the police
courts. The T0mbs, famous as the scene Of many
strange acts, was chosen as tho theatre Of
these fighting editors one OF them, a
Casey, who inds sucon. ,mo after be has dismissed
his class at Grammar school No. 70 edit paper,
mine inches by iour) which he assures the public Is
Fearless and independently" sues his brother In lot
ters and science, Mr. Kottshotski, for libel Mr.
Kosnoski the editor Of journal about the Of
IN this vol l., No. IL ho prints the following stanza
10 which Mr. Casey, ofthe "fcaress and independent
takes exception
Casey his name, Of Celtic birth
And bogus Beriord fame
creature cast Ia naiurss mould,
Hrs feeble mind and sordd soul
wa snd SsspsS.,s Grss msl";u m"ns,a s,a..
Hence in rude phrase and accents low,
His schoolboys called him stampy Joe.
"rHE poMEn INTERPRETED.
NJ Kottshofski told Judge Duffy that tho ''pomo'
was not original with him. He clipped II from an
other organ Of PhiIaely rejoicing in the title OF tho
tcrpret the most weird aud mysterious poems in tho
Language, tailed to discover the meaning OF the second
line Of the ''pome above transpircd later that In
that obscure limo reference was made 10 u certain
bogus stamp sold to connding collectors In tho ycor
1874. Boston paper OF that year publishes the fol-
lowing account OF the Berord AFFAIR."
Last winter magnificent discovery made. 1t was
BsrOrd stamp: ss tme and hs ,, story Of the discovery
conveying from the Atlantic scaboard 70 CALIFORNIA;
srsr nuaca him up amt him that he
had stamps which he had used used twenty and dis
onal favor the distinguished discoyercr would kindly sell
course fee sincerely grateful
Tho discovercr of those stamps. according to the
Boston paper the editor of ihc enrlcss and nde.
pendent, " and II Is further claimed that the stamps
OF 1851 ''wcre made day last winter in the oiico
OF the New York Graphic Company photo-lithogra-
piers and that the edition consisted Of 800 scts which
were duly paid for at the usual price OF such work
ExEUxT OMNEs.
Judge Duffy considered the case as which
merely required slight judicial rcprimand and accord
ingy dismissed Mr.. Kottsbolskt with the injunction
that he mus. discontinue The Snoofer Mr.. Kolis-
hoiski objected TO this ruling. ana II finally mod
any .spomcs' on Mr. Casey. All parties then left Tho
court, and Casey VS. Kottshoiski was matter or
record,