New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01

For several years he dwelt In Half Moon-st. close
to Piccsdilly. but has lately taken house at Ken
sington, where he may be found fine morning
playing lawn tennis till it is time to go down for
the afternoon or preliminary visit to the Office lie
is unmarried
At the Office in Shoe-lane he encounters Mr..
Walter Wood, the manager Of tho paper. who sue
ceeGed him in that capacity. and has been attached
10 the paper for nineteen years Mr. Wood Is a very
able man OF great experience and energy. His gray
whi,kers and mustache brlstle with vitality and
he is wthal ono of the cheerest well as the most
active Of men. Long hours Of work and sense OF
varied responsibility seem TO make no impression on
his constitutional viyacity When 1t Is considered
that The standard Is an evening as well as a morn
ing paper it will DO conceded that ordinary
ylgor is required to get through the vast quantity
OF work which deyolves Oh those who pull the
strings of the great machine. Of late The EreRing
Standard has been greatly increased in scope II has
special and extra special editions published respect
lively about and ; o'clock, and practically evils
ccrates the news of the day, even to the extent OF
giving long descriptive articles the events Of tho
morning.
Mr. Mudford has among his editorial staff several
writer's known far beyond the precincts Of Journal
ism. Mr.. Escott. recently appointed Editor Of The
at political Underwriting, and Mr.. Alfred Austin
poet and critic that light hOrsemau Of controversy
also write, much ia the editorial columns Colonel
BrackenDury, some time CORE. poadent IN the field
Cor The inns takes charge Of military subjects Is
does also Mr. George Henty, whoa war correspond
ent has represented The Standard IN all the great
wars Of the last twenty years. lie went through
the ItalO-Austran war, was with Garibaldl ana
aftcrward III Abyssnl and Ashantee III the Franco
German war 1T the Siege of Paris under the Com
mune. and in Spain during the Carlist Instruction
Hardship in hot climates has not improved
Mr. Henty's health, and he Is now content
10 criticise the warlIke operations which be once
described with free and graphic pen Ut. henty
II ike the great majority OF English journalists,
man II .lrge frame ana genial nature. Asa young
man he was much gwen 10 athletics, and pulled a
capital oar az Cambridge, and atterward on the
Thames = member OF the London Rowing CluD.
Sir. sutherland Edwards the author OF the HIS
tory of The Opera, some time special corr spond-
ent OF The mes IN Poland Russia and during TIE
FraucC-liermau way. writes now tor Inc STANDARD
ana Mt HODrrt " illau' mas tidu 'Ioitcu ILI' SUI
vices from The bdtIy ic'egTdh 10 the ConserFatxe
organ. The best known war correspondent, Of The
Standard after Nr. George henty are Mr A. cam
erOu who dis1InguIsl eel himself By transmitting al
admirable account OF the disaster at MaJuDa Hin
day m advance Of the Otner war correspondents,
ana Mr.. Malcolm McPherson, who has cone good
service IL India NJ. John O'Snea has also seen a
great deal OF the world a. war and SPECIAL core
spondeut PeTh tps the rising man IS Alr. Frederick
Bowie who has done 4 great deal OF gOOl Work ia
Africa IN the last during the late Russo M kIsh
war. and elsewhere Mr. Boyle who Is extremely
popular with the journalistic craft aud IN general
society has written many volumes Of interesting
sketches and has recently YeutuTed Into the realms
OF iictlOu with " Golden Prime anu numerous
novelties and short stories. \ most inCust riOus
and excellent member of the stan, equal either
to descriptive narration or verbatim repore-
Ing. Is Mr. Mackenzie, one 81 tue best fAe-
sAOs in the country. " Old Mac he Is affection
ately cal ed for he not Old l. greatly beloved by
Ne Sspaper men rs genuine good cOlurade. tie
las led al adventurous life, having been Dy turns
wnaler, soldier during the American cIyil war. a
war cores pendent and reporter IN the gallery. II
Is also said that ID the Zulu war his deadly skill
with the rifle was employed against the enemy.
The department OF musical and dramatic CrtlclSu
Is not divided between TWO persons ~ the manner
winch might be expected. by one subject beng al
lOtrd to each. COuIrarlwlse the whole WORK put
together and divided between Mr.. Alfred j.: l.
" atson and MI. Desmond Ryan, son Of MI Des
moud ulckuamed Dismal Ryan, Who an his lie
time wrote great dea. Tor The standard Nh " at
son who also edits The sporting aud Dramatic AeIcs,
anu MI. H. an are therefore not unlike cterlhOId
and Hopkins or 70 be moro accurate, Castor ana
POlluX tor they never seen together Or. tynd-
IMAM and Mis-. COhhe are considerable contributors
10 Ihe Standard Among tie foreign correspondents
are Dr. \ Del VINO represented The ItHies At Berlin
WLer, Nj Kingston was'there IOr The Daily iele-
ara oh Dr. W aldech, Mr. Hely Bowe and Mr. :.
Ba.deriey. Few great newspapers are carried ON
win less fr.ct,ou han The STANDARD. i ke tie
magnificent machinery Of the " Hoe and " stand
ard Web pattern when prints 10, the entire stan
works with perfect smoothncss