, 1879-04-27

! nisters OF the stairs.
| An entirely new line Of business has been
struck out b. IN enterprisIng Eastern journalist
| who thinks Of establishing himself In the Vest
! He called at THE TRIBUNE ofice yesterday and
said that he wanted to situation as IN in
| teryiewed "a what! " said the editor-tsa an in-
| terViewcr?" No; an interviewed, "rcplfed the
man; sits new line Of business, that Is, out
side of New York, bpr think there is money in it.
Will explain. Suppose there is Zulu war, or
nRooshfan Nlh1lIst assassination negro exodus
or anything you want an interview about Now.
1 60 to hotel and register as missionary from
Natal, or Prince Ragamuffnski from Moscow, or
Col. Blood n. Thunder from Okoloua, Miss., Or
any one else that 1t may be desired to personate
You send your reporter round to me to interview
me, and I'll reel him oil screed column long,
full Of facts and figures, and I'll give him such
lively incidents from my own experience as I'll
make his eyes bulge out with horror and the pencil
drop from his astontshed grasp. There's my name
and address On the notebooks to prove it was
bona .fds interview, and where 1t is necessary
have frst-cass wardrobe OF dresses, wigs, and so
on, and can make artistical1y for the character
it ls desired to represent. My terms arc very
reasonable, and no one hut you and need be in
the secret; the reporter eau be a different one
every time, and he will never know he has been
getting tafy given to him can show you nv
testimonials from New York. You may remember
the mysterious Hiudoo Brahmin who appeared 1t
midnight IN boat On New York Bay and was in.
terviewed about the Great Pralaya! l was that
mysterious Hindoo Brahmin. suppose YOU read
the interview with the German Colonel sent oyer
by the Rooshian Government to buy arms for the
zuluss was that German Colonel, and can lick
the Heratd reporter that says I wasn't. Let me
recall to your memory the Interesting
recital which went the rounds OF the
assassination OF Lord Leitrim, told by the
murderer himself. who escaped to this country as
stowaway. was that murderer, though say 1t
that shouldn't 4 few days ago yon may have no.
ticed report Of Russian Nihilist interview. in
which some previously unsupported facts Is to the
ramiacatons Of the immense social and political
conspiracy were publtshed1 Well, sir let me
cleanse my foul bosom Of the pcrlous admission
that was the Rooshian Nihilst In quest1on-that'e
the sort Of harovitch- -pinoffski am. In this
simple manner, You will observe, newspapers are
enabled to give the latest and most interesting in
tel1lgencc on any given subject right on the mo-
ment and up to the handle. nm also prenared to
be prominent Southern gentleman who does mt
desire to have his name mentioned, or leading
Northern Republican who does not wish his fden-
tity disclosed, or member OF the second batch of
whisky -thloves, indeed, am prepared to be INV
thing, and that on the shortesr notice, " The ed
itor regretted that he had no vacancy at nresc1t
upon the stat, and the great American Interviewed
said THAI was all r1ght,-ff he couldn't get berth
on some OF the other morning papers he'd skin
back to New York, though now that the pane.s
there had gone In for economy and were 1nyentfno
their own interviews outand-o or even clipnnp
'em out Of the English papers, there vasnt near1v
as much money In the business as there had been.
young woman, with her hair banged md
eighteen rings on her eight consecutive fingers,
called at THE TRIBUNE office yesterday to advertise
for a-wel', here is her advertisement:
WouLD-BE ASSASSIN N-.wANTED-A Yor1rcz !
taye w and attempt q aos saI :c to
re- fesat % staady and liberal paJ Euarantscu
ri. Tribune o1hce. a @@iA-
>>That looks like queer sort of adyert,aa. |
nent, doesn't it? But tell you it's eofno
to everlastingly EevoIutionfze the dramatic h{z
LIS the biggest thing since Shakespeare. The min. |
ute heard about Booths being shot at thfntaT :
here's something that discounts four sheet mat.
ers. You see the dramatic advertising business. ia
characterized BY paucity Of invention and runn;no
things into the ground. Last year I supnose thara
were over $3.50, GOO. 600 worth OF diamonds sto]c,
l1om actresses that nobody ever knew to own anv
le"elsy that didn't come from the dollar-store {
lao1ses u running away Is played out aud so is tick
ine one backbone with a'hot knitting-n needle and
aas!nR tue s1cxen1ng scene written IN. while
Is 'of hiring men to commit suicide in f1rsn,,r
II every town you're billed at, why it docsn,t
pay enough 10 make up for the cost Of the A.
'oelated Press dispatches Oh Ite1I you know all
aoout H. like book for I've tried EN- a11 os w.u
u 1ai1inS down three flights OF stafra. having a |
o1tune lett me By Dutch uncle, being recognfzed |
Is tae long lost daughter Of an English nobler1on