The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-13
Journalistic Gossip.
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By the way, while one is upon this
subject it is in place to mention that
Mayfair is likely to change hands. Mr..
Clark Russell, author of ''The Wreck of
the Grosvenor," succeeded to the editor
ial chair when Mr.. Lucy, Of the Daily
News, gave it up. Mr.. Russell has re-
tired in disgust He returns to his liter
ary occupations proper. Mr.. Lucy is
busy this week writing letters on the
Liberal demonstration at Birmingham.
He will probably return to Mayfair,
though it is possible the journal may be
given up after costing its proprietary
close upon $4,000.
Life, another rival of the established
society journals, does not look flourish
ing, though its illustrations are artistic in
the highest degree. "The cry is, Still
they comel" The latest arrival is Town
and Country, which aims at combining
sport with literature, science, art and
the drama. The Partisan is now adver.
tised in the London railways. The edi-
tor paid Mr.. James Payn a fabulous
price for Christmas story. The Pa
risian is bright, clever, well-written
paper.
1t has porky, well-informed, spark
ling little rival in the Boulevard, which
is edited by a pretty English woman,
who allows some of her contributors to
say very daring things. Sketch is sort
of illustrated society paper. 1t was
edited by Robert Williams, a leader
writer on the Telegraph. Recently it
has been purchased by Mr.. Corlette of
the Sporting Times, who has engaged
Mr.. Reginald Brooks, son of the late
Shirley Brooks, to edit it. Mr.. Corlette
has introduced to the book-stalls a
strange hybrid looking print called the
Bird O Freedom.
In addition to these papers, which are
now becoming familiar and established
occupants of the news-stands, it is won
derful to see the number of publications
which come out and Autter their leaves
for short season, and then are seen no
more. The Examiner is in the market.
Snobbism pays better than profanity and
radicalism; and so the Examiner does not
get on. Yet it is much brighter paper
than the Spectator, which leads quiet,
somnolent existence, and still they say
returns a profit to its owners. English
journals are truly wonderful institutions.
Who ever hears Of John Built Yet it
has a good advertising connection, and
no doubt many admirers. There is a
cheap weekly journal published in Lon
don called the Budget. 1t is never seen
in the metropolis. But in the country,
and more particularly in Lancashire, it
has a circulation Of 600, 900 copies. The
Morning Post is daily journal which
circulates solely among the aristocracy
It commands the same price as the Times,
and the accomplished editor and pro.
prietor, Mr.. Borthwick, is said to make
a comfortable $40, 1000 a year out Of it, to
ssy nothing Of the position it gives him
in society.
The Post is peculiarly we'll informed
on foreign affairs Then there is the
Morning Advertiser, belonging to the
Society Of Licensed Victualers. 1t is q
high-priced journal, and circulates almost
solely among publieans. The late james
Grant, one Of its editors, was a famous
theologian and politician. He was or
visiting terms with Lord Palmerston
Col. Hamber, its present literary chief
was formerly editor of the Standard, and
made that journal "famous" through the
letters of Manhattan" from New York
A fine, soldierly-looking fellow this Col
Hamber, and an agreeable gentleman tc
boot.