Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-25

mistake was outdone some years
ago by the editor Of rural news
paper in Connecticut. 1t WAS when the
/ Rev. Herbert II. HAYDEN Was being trIe0
/ on the accussfIo OF numbering Mary
Stannard Portraits OF the clergyman
appeared in nearly all the newspapers.
. The country editor was put on ms mettle.
/ Ou looking over his box of cuts be FOUND
/ one of "a quack doctor used IN patent
medicine advertisement fifteen or twenty
years ago. He reprinted and rechrls-
/ tened it AS a fac simle of the Rev. Mr..
/ HAYDEN. II so happened that the quack
was stIll alive. He saw the engraving,
sued the editor, and recovered heavy
damages.
Toe latest newspaper rival in New
YORK in the way OF cuts is the star. just
now public attention is riYeted upon 1t by
the fact that Jonn b. Mclean, Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, IS a guest at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Mclean. like Halstead,
Watterson and other Western editors,
has long desired to obtain tOotnOld in
| New York journalism. This desire has
probably been stimulated by the success
Of the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer. Mclean
came within an ace OF buying the plant
aud good will of the Star when MIR. John
Kelly sundered his association with that
newspaper. GOV. D0rsheImer afterwards
bought it, and threw the United States
District AttOrneyship overheard 80 as to
give his undivided attention to editorial
duties. Whether he il anxious to sell or
not, good story is afoat concerning au
effort to open negotiations with Mclean.
A mutual friend OF the two editors was
visiting DOrsheimer one day, when the
Governor said:
by the by, Walker, understand that
John Mclean is in the city. There is
rumOr that he wants to buy my news
paper. Now it would hardly he consis-
tent with my dignity, YOU know, for me
to call on him. The President doesn't
like him. He ought to call on me. Sup
pose you casually drop in at his hotel and
without limiting that you have seen me
suggest that he pay me friendly visit.
| shall take 1t as great personal favor.
| admire Mclean, but wish he stood in
greater favor at the White House,"
Walker good naturedly consented to do
what he could to Oblige the Governor. He
called upon Mclean, congratulated him
on his healthy appearance, questioned
him about the length of his sojourn, and
then said:
"By the by, John. why don't you call
on Gov. Dorsheimer? He thinks a great
deal Of you. and has had MANY cOmpli-
mentary references to You in his news
paper. 1t would be a capital idea to drop
in on him some day and have a chat with
MN. lie would be pleased to meet you,
I'm sure. | saw him the other day and
he spoke of you in terms of the highest
admiration"
sis that sop Mclean replied. sPm
pleased to hear it. IL would hardly be
dIgnltied in me, however, to pay him a
visit. You see President Cleveland
doesn't like him. He ought to call
on me. You might do me
great personal favor just now, Walker.
Drop in on the Governor yourself IN
day or two, and after casually mention.
ing that am visiting the city. suggest
that ii would be a delicate compliment
for him TO call and see me. You can tell
MIN how much | esteem and appreciate
him and all that, but don't let him know
that you have seen me. That would
spoil the whole thing. Dorsheimer's good
enough, but he lacks standing at tn
White House."
Walker was nonplussed. He gasped
for air on reaching the street. but he held
mis- tongue, and since that time Dorsheimer
has been expecting a visit from Mclean,
and Mclean has been expecting a visit
from Dorsheimer.
Meantime John continues on a still
hunt, but whether he is after the Star or
the sun, the Herald or the Times, no one
but himself can tell. 1t is whispered that
he Will start One-cent morning news
paper If he fails to secure a journal al
ready established.