Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-02-07

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Gotham Gossip.
DR.. Woods Death-Prsonal Charoc-
teristics Of the Great american Con-
denser-Xts Relations aDith the Sun
McGlorys Conriction- Under the Pa
honage of the Police-Mother Man.
Inflammation 7hieves acere kept at
Work.-Dr. Heber Neavtom and the
Episcopal Church Troubles.
New York, February 2, 1884.
On Wednesday last, in the fog and
rain they buried DR.. Wood, the famous
journalist, and known throughout the
press of the country as the great Amer.
lean Condenser, and although he had
ceased to be the power that he was
from 1869 to 1881 on the Sun, his death
leaves void in the metropolitan press.
He was severe with his blue pencil,
and many poor space writer's dream
of large bills were rudely dispelled af-
ter DR.. Wood had got through with
his copy. But on the other hand, his
heart was as soft as woman's, and he
could no more resist an appeal for as.
sistance either in the way Of advice, ex-
ercising his influence or giving-lend-
ing it is usually called, money than of
exercising his functions as night editor.
He lost his position on the Sun, to
which he was as much attached as a
cat to her home, through principle
While he was President Of the Press
Club, the name of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was proposed for membership.
Thereat rose a tremendous storm, and
the Sun which has always been Beech
er's most consistent opponent ever
since the famous Tilton trial, gave
Wood to understand that Mr.. Beecher
must not under any circumstances be
permitted to become a member. Beech
err was elected, and among the most
heartfelt congratulatory speeches ad-
dressed to him on the evening Of his
installation was that of DR.. Wood S.
A few weeks after came the announce
ment that DR.. Wood had severed his
connection with the Sun. Soon after
he went West, but the methods in
vogue there were not congenial to him.
He returned to New York and for some
time served as reporter for the Herald.
This too was not long lived, and then
for the last year or SO he contributed
to all papers-in other words, he was
DISCRIMINATING. He did not do SO
badly at this, for only few weeks ago,
he told me that his bills averaged about
$50 week but it must have cost him
many pang when he reflected how
he, who had been rooted to one spot
for so many years, was now in his old
age compelled to float about from one
place to another, as it were, peddle out
his works.
The infamous den kept by McGlory,
in Hester Street, has at last been clos
ed, and the rufian who owned and con-
Quoted it is now in prison for violating
the Excise Law, by selling beer with.
out license. How this fellow man
aged to keep his den open for so many
years, despite the pressure of public
opinion, has always been a mystery to
the uninitiated. Those who know the
inside history Of things were fully
aware that McGlory was directly UNI
der the protection of the Police. Places
like his, The Allen s-which is also
closed now-and the vile Haymarket
in Sixth Avenue, form exchanges for
the outlawed men and women, as much
as the Stock Exchange forms gather
ing point for brokers, or the Produce
Exchange for commercial men. They
are all under the thumb of the police,
and are tolerated for the sake of the
information they impart-when the
police want it, and perhaps too, as it is
said for the tribute they pay out of
their unwholesome earnings. Ifa crime
was committed, great robbery perpe-
trated, McGlory would put his women
to work and they would find the evil
dence. No arrests would be made in
his place, but criminals were spotted,
Swallowed and after few days bagged
Just like in fox hunt. This is the his
tory of one half of the "smart detective
work. with which the papers are filled
from time to time. No one was ever
robbed in McGlory's place, and provid.
ing man behaved himself, he was as
secure from assault in that den as he
might be in his own parlor. But i'm
munity there, did not prevent him
from being followed and assaulted or