The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28
A TYPICAL JOURNALIST.

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 other class of American citizens. The, de not seund the horn of each other praises, for the horn is busy in the worI
 ot reform or in heraldAg the achieve
 menis of the statesman who, quick,
 stealing hint from the press, has i'm
 mortaliSed himself in congress. Johr
 w. Overall, of New York is an excellen example of that modes, eff -iency, tha covering zp of self in quiet execution st characteristic of the American newspape
 man. A short sketch of his life and ser
 vices will prove of interest:
 l John w. Overall was born in the valIe, of the Shenandoah, Virginia. His pater
 nal ancestors settled in the valley in tn. early part of I7co. One came direc.l, from England to the valley near Luray the other was the friend of Lord Balti more and assisted in ihe colonization o Maryland. Lord Baltimore granted him tract of land on which the chief DOT. ton of Baltimore is built, including For, McHenry. The grant has been suffered to lie undisturbed although there is oc- casional talk of litigation by some of the heirs
 At an early age, he went to the southwest, where he was educated studied law under Governor Tucker, of Mississippi, practiced in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, part of the time being engaged in journalistic ~ork. He became editor of the New Orleans Daily Creole, New Orleans Daily Delta, New Orlesns Daily Iyne Deita, prior to the war was connected as writer with the Richmond Examinf,, and as editor of the SoEkAEyn PHnfh, and Army Aygns an7 C,fsfs, during part of the war period editor of the New Orleans SOnM after the war; editor of the Galveston (Texas) Comme,eiak, and literary editor of the St. Louis Daily Globe, now Globe DtmOcrak Going to New York, he be- came literary editor and leading writer,
 
 political and miscellaneous, on the Sun- day Mercury. He has held this position for nearly ten years past During the lifetime of the late Frank Leslie. he wrote for some time, in addition to his work on the two MeyeHyies, the leading articles in the WHstyaHd Neys6a6ey, in which he advocated the freedom of the southern states from the presente of fed eral soldiers. In the Mercury he has always had good word for the south, and, indeed the paper has been and is a strong friend of its people. Mir. Overall is democrat and the paper is stontly decentralizing in its democr4c 4cy, and white all over.
 MT. Overall held twice confidential and advisory position in the city govern ment of New Orleans and shaped the general policy of two administrations. He was displaced by the bayonet rule of General Philip Sheridan, and with Major1 Monroe finally went to Washington to displace Sheridan in turn. After a great deal of talk with President Johnson and Attorney General Staaberry, the visitors made up their minds to return to New Orleans as nothing had been effected. through the Capitol Mir. 1 Overall saw bust oil painting of a fed eral officer which had not been hung on the wall, but lay against it. The face of the officer was very handsome and ex ceediugly pleasant to look upon.
 "Who is this officer, sir?" asked Mir. | Overall of a passing stranger.
 "Major- General Hancock" was the answer.
 Come here, Monroe. This is the man we have been looking for. 1 like his face. He must be the successor of said MT. Overall with much | warmth.
 They had agreed to ask the president to send General Meade to New Orleans, but on consultation with Senator Cowan, ot Pennsylvania, and Representative | Eldridge, of Wisconsin, had dropped his i name. That afternoon they called on the president and informed him that they were going home.
 MT. President" said Mr. Overall. | " while passing through the Capitol we saw the portrait of General Winfield s. | Hancock. A mans face indexes his | character. Hancock has a face which | recommends itself. Send him to replace Sheridan"
 The president took off his spectacles, twirled them in his hand and seemed to be in deep thought for a few moments. Looking Mir. Overall straigh, in the eyes he smiled and answered.:
 "Perhaps will," and then as if he had too soon committed himself, continued, (" will send you good man anywayw