The Osceola times., 1882-03-18
ROUGH ON THE TIMES.
The Dirty Trick Of a Malicious Newspaper
Employe.
London Cor. New York Times.


London Cor New York Times
A line appeared in last Mondays edi-
ton Of the Times which, however, has
created more talk than the Worlds at
tack upon Lord Lytton. 1t was but
single line, and it appeared in the mid
die of a speech by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, delivered at Burton-on-T Trent.
The words cannot be reprinted; they
were inserted By some malicious EN-
ploye in the Times Office at the last mo.
ment prior TO the forms going down.
The line was piece of horrible indie
cency, and was inserted at portion OF
Sir William Ilarcourts speech where
daughter" had been frequently inter-
p1lated to indicate the manner i'll which
this humorous orators remarks had been
received. 1t therefore attracted all the
more attention. The speech being re.
ported in the first person, and the line
referred TO written in the third, 1t was at
once apparent that no ordinary mistake
had been made by compositor or reader,
but that the offensive Interpolation was
the work Of what the law calls "malice
aforethourht." The entire edition of the
| TiBts seems to have been published be-
fore the murder was out, but early on
| Monday morning messengers were rush.
| ing about in all directions Withdrawing
| the papers from circulation, and tee-
grams were sent TO all pats of the coun-
| try to con fscate the edition as far as
possible. This, of course, only drew
more attention to tho paper in question,
and during the day, it is said, the Time
paid IS. and 3s. for single copies at both
| private houses and news.vendors. There
are rumors Of even much larger prices
being paid, in regard to which, however,
| it may be sad that people are speaking
in what Lord Beaconsfeld would have
called the language Of exaggeration.
| The managers Of the paper took every
possible means of destroying the work Of
their malicious emPloye or employees, for
/ it hardly seems possible that the onense
could have been the work a single man.
The explanation of the outrage is no
doubt TO be found in the fact that some
time ago the pgopfietors of the Times
had difficulties with their wOrkmen.
The establishment has for many years
been conducted outside the organi Zdtion
of the Printers Society, and rs rule
with perfect satisfaction 70 both COM
positors and machinemen. A few months
ago, however. there was strike in the
office, and several men were discharged.
One of them summoned the publisher
T for wages and the ease was heard at
Bow street The result was in favor Of
the Tfmc'. Several Of the discontented
men. | believe, were continued on the
. staff, and i. is suggested that the shame
fu work OF Monday is an act Of ven.
geance on the part of the unsuccessful
strikers. The matter is being thorough
iv investigated but il is questionable
. whether, supposing the culprit is discov-
, ed, any proceedings will be taken against
. him, as they would involve the repeti-
ton in court Of the words in question, a
, further publication Of which wonll not
be in the interest either of the 1imts or
public morality. So far RS the criminal
nature of the offense is concerned, il is
punis. sbe in half a dozen different
wacs, and probably, if the pr secution
were vigorously carried ont, the culprit
might be sentenced 10 term Of trans
portation. Tie subject is discussed in
various WAYS, both with mirth and sad
ness, as can be well imagined. II is but
slightly referred TO in any Of the news.
b papers. Last night many Of the golden
youth" and "crutch and toothpick" phe-
nomCna OF these latter days were aound-
antly sold" by vendors Of the speech
of Sir William Harcourt, as reported in
the Tmcs price "a )" a reprint which
proved very popular in the streets after
the theaters. When the purchasers
came TO examine the sheet, OF course
the found proper and correct version
# the notorious speech reproduced from
the second edition Of the Times. Active
newsboys tried on a similar enterprise
in the city yesterday without success.
! The CONSERVATION of the editor Of the
! Times, Mr.. Chennery; the manager. Mr..
Macdonald; and the chief proprietor, Mr..
Walter on taking up Mondays paper at
break fast and discovering the nature of
the addition which had been made to
Sir William lIarcourt's Grafton, can be
better imagined than described.