The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-03
MCARLEY'S SCOOP.
Tho "Mercury's Groa; Sonsetion
and lts Sudden Collapse.

Tho "Meroury's" Groat Sensation
and lie Sudden Collapse
About two year. ago | was managing
editor q the Duly Mercury a journal
yet in It, infancy. which vas published
IN the prctiy liile CITY Of " \
busting place Of 1900 Or 5000 IN.
habitAn,s IN the Mississippi Valley The
aforesaid journal VAS started with
AbuudAn, capital and with tho express
purpose Cn addition 70 reforming man.
Kind and thus placing Is founders
nAmes among those Of tho wise and
famous OF earthl Of crushing out Of
existence the Morning Hem, a paper
which We sarcastcally referred 10 A.
'our esteemed morning contemporary
or 70 which We applied somc other
equally apprcciati,c term that we werc
sure would carry on Is face our belief
IN rs being the vericst fai,chood Our
hated rival was doing = good business
and We were not, . fact patent 10 all Of
US. even down 10 the Office boy and
devil" We had been working hard
to secure a share Of the patronage be.
slowed on Il, and our failure to make any
material progress in that direction may
have added somewhat TO our onmity for
the Hcm. However. the stockholders.
who were amusing themselves by sup
plying tho weekly deficit which the
book keepers statement u the hHr-
oHry's business regularly exhibited.
had unbounded faith ia the ultimate
Of their enterprise. and had 10.
stucicd the manager 10 spare no ex.
pense IN adding taking features to
Tho journal All that was needed. they
solaccd themselves. was to be thorough
u prepared for emergencies, and aston
Ism the public on the occasion Of the
first great sensation with the ~fulluess
and prumptness with which the hgr-
curry would supply the minutes, details.
Some such piece OF news mul come I %
light ere long. and 10 distance all com.
pctltors would he 10 bring u paper
Into notice As one Of great enterprise.
and the start thus given would finally
place II on the top pinnacle Of journal.
istic success.
One night. as the hands ON the big
clock over my desk warned me that
there barely remained three hours OF
darkness, rs the presses In the ccllal
changed and elattepd over the last
edition Of their daily grind. the drows,
Office boy handed me a card Il wa,
considerably soiled. and had written on
Il In n nervous hand, in pencil. II Me
Carlcy." began In feel sleepy. aud
muticring anaihematizations on poll
ticians In general and Irish ward poll
ticians in particular who would max,
calls at such an unsecmly hour ~ this.
huriedly cleared on my desk. and put
ting on hat and coat preparatory TO 20
ing home, went into the outer oficl
where the caller had been told 10 wait
found a young lrishmAn. but not
ward politician, A. | had anticipated
pride myself somewhA, on ms ability Il
read human nature, aud I think | neye
met q face that impressed me NOR
fayorably than the one | saw hcfor
M then. A high forehead. with elearl
cut features. a large mouth and lon
upper lip. which indicated his nation
atty even though his name had NJ
done so; an abundance Of light-brow
hair pushed well hack; a pair II 4
honest aud intelligent ewes as | ev,
saw slowed In a skull; an erect. lith
figure, which showed his motive ten
permanent and rrcpossessed me great
In his favor. al went 10 make a ms
who would instantly attract atieniio
In any place. and who would oomman
respect for his Intelligence and pow,
without ever having spoken a won
His story wa soon told. A native
the Emerald Isle. where his family y
lived. he had received a good educalinl
and on reaching q proper age hal b..
sent 10 London to take a course
surgery. There he had been attract,
10 journalism, and learning shot
hand. had finally secured a position e..
one Of the prominent London new
papera There he worked a year
morn. when, thinking To better lis pr,
poets, he had come ITO the States
he expressed H. lie was a too ,horou
Bohemian to be long con,enied In a
n place. aud 50. after knocking aho
from n 10 another Of the large ci,
In this country for three OF four yrt
he had determined IN return home 4
was literally working his way thi,l
when he reached N without MOI
and applied 10 Ne for q position.
important State election was 10 be h
within n few months and ! thought
myself; Here Is n chance 10 u.i.
distance the ITEM, they haven't a q,
ogrspher on their force. and with
fellow 10 furnish Us with verbatim
ports Of speeches during the campo
excitement we M show the pu
what enterprise H." After consulta
with the manager and listening 10
own pleadings Tor q position. ''ever
Aspace man" | hired him In the II
capacity. telling him the place W
probably yield him but little for .
weeks. but that as soon as the Gu
material canvass began we would
him all he could do In his specially.
that Ne could then make up for the
h which he was able TO do but Il
He went 70 work the next evening
gave good satisfaction. The A.
nenie. however. that I was able 10
him were uninpcrtant and The VI
y made he int couple Of weeks ,
bnrely sufficient 10 pay his board
AL. indeed. we're ihey thai I ha
5000 him 70 star With us. But
-! eoes d his. a. w afterwards
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