, 1879-07-25
THE NEW YORK ssTRIBUNE.n

THE NEW YORK "TRIDUNE."
a Glance at 1ts Iusitln 1tlstory--Cyntcnl
Filings mt tho managing E.1tor-Improbn-
bio Statements About Him.
Correspondence Ratiddtiphld Tfnies,
NEW YoRK, July 20.-Anybody whose MEM
ory reaches back decade or 80, will remember
tho New York Tribune rs ono Of the strongest
and most influential Journals In America. 1t
certainly was In those days the ab!est representa-
tive Of political party Which swayeti the dcstf-
n!cs Of the country wtth hand Of steel, and 1t
ranited high in journalism, not only bccaueo Of
It's strength IN politics, but equally on account
Of its solid common sense, its integrity Of put.
pose, and tho undeniaoIo ability with which Its
every department was conducted. AZ tliat time
Horace Greeley wns the chief editor Of the pa-
per. which bad grown from nothing under bis
guidance, ami control to It's present high ctnt-
ncnce, d'nl John Russell Young, who Ia
now accompanying Qcn. Grant In his tour
around the world, was next In power. Tho pa
per was then written. printed, antl published in
modest brick btrlcture ut tho cotner Of Spruce
md Nassau siFeets, and It paid cotossal divi-
dcnds uI'on it, Stock Indeed, the Tri5rsne was
probably ono OF tic must lucrative pIecss Of
property at that time to !o found anyuhero in
America The stock was worth all tile Nay from
$4,000 70 $90ol share, and the quarterly dtyi-
dcnds frequently reached $500 Or more to every
share. But, like Capt. Cortrtnn, there waa
chnnge In store for the great Republican daily,
nnd from the hour tlllt alteration began to takG
at,aoc until now there las been gradual de-
cadence ia The niTairf, pecuniary aud otherwise,
OF the paper which HorAce nreeley founded aud
jay Could md Jacob v. Reid founlered. A
few OF the Incidents IN tho la,tcr-day history Of
the 1'rlb7sne nrc wurth repeating.
Somewhere along toward tho timc when cir-
cnmstanccs required the Resignation of Mr.
Young there existed !u the City Of Washington
catcly. engraved visiting cards bore tue legend
III. Whitclaw Reid" lie indeed was rurrc-
apondent who had done some journalistic service
durii,. the early part Of the Nnr, n,i his aspect
was at once striking and mild. Tie was tall md
ethereal, not 10 say Gswky.. It's l,nr Was inky
black aud his complexion OF n dclieatc creamy
tint. Ills shirt-collars were cut low. anl hia
costumes wero always Of the newest pattern.
We'll, one morning. bf curious cnfncilcncc,
there appeared In cach of the Journals ~ which
lie vas Il, tbs hnb.t OF writing. brief dispatch
saying that ANN Dickinson, WIN at ts,at timu
was u very heavy gun f9 Political =, stress, was
pic then began to inquire who ]. " h,tcIaw Reid
WIS. And Horace GrGcuy. Immediately sur
tnLslnE that ANYBODY who could t,srrecd III nllr-
Ing into matrt!nohy such d confirmed Hlan-liatcr
grcnt sblity. ut oncc. engaged the lucky
Young iournallht's tcrv!cvs for the Tribune
Reid came to New York. ordered n ucw sgt Of
visiting cards Without tho preliminary "J.," anl
went to work. About that time It was ltscov-
cred that Anna Dickinson bad nbont rs much
Idea OF n,nrryinE him as she had Of committing
weuiocls With the man In the moon: But tl'e
dspa!csics to the papsrs 81 whseh HssL nnd oecn
!lle WASHINGTON spGee, Msn, mi i,npnnn.
| trnble mystery. .--.....
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"Wei!," replied wh!tolaw, with refreshing
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tew lines Intended to souliaetaet &c 1 us eneet'
a nttsn1nted 70 insert tam H. ~ Ivy nea. 1ssMe, @
nMt LEU asneo .,u' aegess ~ 10 @ Luz t s.or ~ pa ~,
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ani tl'9 youne man w..o nasa neen als pIoss1s 1
re!uaeu 10 allow MN tne eAetgisu u ,1 rs iu.'cl
pfaYlsees. IMat eruke w ~ ,r't ~ ,o
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aHu snattetca III Hilt,.. y. ., ill.,, ,,,7t,c ,o.,
was IttoposeH 10 u!sEt ~ u.'unE psss, wv.
meal lMe part !tontE o.. Nassn" .,is ssrst WIS W,
20 10 DULL Ms, @ WHY 1s "usA s,e'ld II m A." Il tr ~
tle paper from oay 20 aaY ei.oala no auns !" ~ ~.
rear. lnlpoalhe ceremonies Aeeonpat ..e
laying ol Io ' H tia o. ni:t. ~ a
y. y nro ~ ,a '.hirf m"vrrs IN tht
enterprise. no W i, IT, .s,, ,,,u
atea " s9!no vasns iu1oso t Me .s .to sesy , M
doubt u iley eaa o3Iiasn to Sn,s eay, ~ ~
testimonial !of tlle1s sne1, nu 0 Nv h,, c'
reas1E' s nts 10 sef5 y ggsf IL 'eo It'll
waa served IN tl'c RESTAURANT OF Nasi ~ tsooh
anli consisted hralca{ay .. i. So,I ta stt" tt,o