The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-24
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UHiTELS IYREILS.
E"w the Noted New York Editor Roraa His
OAp,er,

CAr,cr.
A reprcse9tatiys Of tis ;Nas.ste,i,asl
an Interview with Hon. Whiteiaw
Reid, editor 9f the New Ecrk 1SiSx,,s.
last Thursday morning, the morning
after lis address at the opening Of oui
new opera house. We found MrK,
looking much more fesl,y than whc,,
We had seen him before, and spoke of
it. MIR: Il. said, EYES, years ago / was
quite thin, and Mast, who knows me
quite well, caricaturcd me Il hundred
per cent. tllinncr than was, and has
always SO represented me, so the pco-
pic who have only seen his pictures OF
n,c have the idea that am only sliuht-
ly removed l.. size from the dimensions
ora bean pole. But Of late wears
have tleshed up considerably"
We were interested i'm knowing
something of his newspaper experience
III Acnia and asked him about It. lie
! said, ~ WAS in the Xeniu News about
two years. / set type and sometimes
worked off the pIipers OH hand
press"
We told him that we had a great Gu
riosity to see a file Of his paper to sec
if1t was any better than the Xcnia
papers Of .dny-telling him that one
Aeniom Eec0llccted him very well and
spoke OF his enterprise in gathering
items as being much greater than that
OF the publisl ers ofto-;lay. He said :
THAT friend is SIMPLY mistaken. NV
p per published here wasn't half 50
{; here"
He then gave us all account Of the
fall ure. Of his health, and his selling
out tho Nesos and going North to re.
crnit After time lie felt able to 20
TO work again, and made application
to the Gazette and Commercial .fTiccs,
Cincinnati, for something to do, but
could got nothing. This was a wear
or two before the war. He then went
to Starbuck, OF tho Times. and tried
TO get position as Columbus CORES
pondent. but Mr.. S. thought they could
get along by hooking from the nom
Ing papers. Finally, in despc. cation
he said to Mr.. Starbuck that it was a.,
important session Of tho Legislature.
there being n Senator to elect, &c.,
anh offered to 60 to Columbus ana
write SIX letters week through tho
whole session, for money enough to
pay his board, S. per week. Mr.. Star
buck thought this was cheap enough
and told him to 60 ahead. And lie
faithfully. performed his contract
Through the whole Of that Legislative
session.. But, rs good luck would
have it, within few weeks from the
first, the Cleveland Leaders, CORES
pondcnt was called away, ami he took
his place at Sl8 20: week, and not
long after that 80 ncthiny turned III,
which caused the Cincinnati Gazette
to employ him at salary of$l5 pr,
week: So he had three letters per du,
to write during the whole of that lcuiS-
In''rr session. Aud, just at or very
shortly before the close oflhat session.
the Cincinnati Il 'zcftc folks sent for
him to come ard take Charge as CITY
editor, which po ,ition he accepted and
remained with the G0zctte until Il G
brcakiilg ont of the war, when he
went into the full as army corrcspon-
,drnt,,in which ,capacity:he achieved
Such marked and almost worId-M idc
reputation. lie still retains his inter
est in the GaSt{te $500 we, believe }
Mr.. X. is now torty-two years 0l
age. and we eau but hope that lie may
live long to enjoy the reputation he
has 50 honestly canned as one of the
!r"ttihg editors of tho country.