The New York herald., 1879-08-31

The customers OF the World not eager to be
fed with scandaious attacks upon the characters OF
women and of clergymen to make it q judicious
'nng Tor us to invest suddenly and greediy In the
purchase of such attacks. This story which did not
SUIT the World. did suit another of contempors
ries which bought and published it. not in tho
least we suppose. any theory to the mission OF
Journalism. but probably because the story. re-
saraea trom mercantile point of view and with an
10 the tastes of its readers seemed to that jour
nal good investment
NOW that the tale comes through the mails from
Chicago, 1t is quite clear. from internal evidence
even as scandal 1t is not really likely prove
agood investment. 1t lacks all tho elements of W.
tality. The charges against DR.. Thompson rest
absolutely and exclusively upon the bare assertion
OF man of whom the reporter tells us that he was
tried and convicted for mutiny during the civil war
and sent to the Dry Tortugas. and that he now mani
tests strong desire to "make DR.. Thompson pay
him money" OF course there will be an outcry
against tho publication Of such story told by such
man. and certainly 1t IL quite plain that in the
publication Of such a story told by such . man .
gross outrage has been inflicted upon respectable
cizen we'll advanced In years. upon the profession
to which he belongs, upon the unfortunate woman
whose has been thus dragged by . sooundre
before the world. and upon common decency. But
1t IL not just find fault with the press for pub
lishng such story oven when told by such man.
1t is only fair and right to look at the matter from
the mercantile point Of view. and to remember that
newspapers publish only what the conductors Of
newspapers have reason to believe that the public
which they address will buy. Every man who buys
. newspaper containing . scandalous story be-
cause he desires to read that scandalous story
is himself directly accountable for its pub
licstion. Does anybody imagine that the
conductors of the Chicago Times gave up half a
cozen columns Of their newspaper to this wretched
tissue OF gabble and garbage about clergy man and
q woman because of their disinterested desire to
avenge the wrongs Of the vagabond who supplied
the narrative because Of their disinterested
delight In gabble and garbagea man who invests
bis money and his labor and his skill in publishing
q newspaper does that he may gain living and
make money. he gives the community In which
he publishes 1t such an article Of newspaper as II
likes to buy. his newspaper will be bought II not.
it will not be bought and from the point of view OF
common sense all sound criticism upon the tone
and conduct Of any public press must begin and end
In criticism Of the morals and manners Of the COM
munity itself in which that press exists.
The fall trade is beginning to boom. r
Secretary McCrary is q candidate for the United
States Senatorship from Iowa.
Ex Governor Warmoth. Of Louisiana, says he is not
in the gubernatorial race in that State.
MI. Dtsraeu likes men VINO are r1cn OF 0lo taGlys
and who represent q safe seat in Parliament.
A bill has been introduced in tho Quebec Legsla-
ture to reduce all salaries above 900 that figure
Tho Chicago Intey-Ocean would like to trade the
inhabitants of Mississippi for the Sandwich Island
ers.
Men who usually set high value on themselves
says tho Boston Post. don't consider that they
worth much when it comes to give bail.
King Leopold Of Belgium IL patron of art In all
its forms-poetry. painting. sculpture and music.
He loves to roam in the twilight and do Q little
shopping.
London World:-"with bad harvest in this coun-
try alone we must have expected winter of disas-
ter and now that we find most other great agricul-
tural countries are for bad 1t would
be idle to build our hopes upon that revival OF
prosperity which sanguins people have lately been
promising
London TruM:-''It is reported at Portsmouth that
Vice Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock. who recently
filed the post Of Admiral superintendent OF the
Dockyard there. will succeed Vice Admiral Sir T.
Ingieneld in the command of the North American
and West Indian station.
Mr.. Brand. the present Speaker Of the House Of
Commons, is. it is said. about to retire. London
Truth says he is certainly not up to the work the
obstructionists have put into his hand. He has
held the ofhce eight years. Sir Matthew White
Ridley will. it is thought. be his successor.
London Court Jouvnai:-"The late Mr.. Charles
Fechter the FIRST II not the only actor. to give
Hamlet faxen hair and make him . picturesque
Norseman. Apart from the unconventional get-up.
his Hamlet was regarded by many people Is mas
terpiece. only marred by slight foreign accent in
the actor"
| The President and his family will leave Washing
ton September for Cincinnati where they will
main day or two. and then go to their home in
Fremont, Ohio. The President will return early in
October and during his absence will attend the
union Of the veterans OF the Twenty-third Ohio
Volunteers at Youngstown and the agricultural fair
| at Neosho, Kansas.