Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-17

by the policy of his son. A number OF
people in Printing House square often
inquire:
what is to be the future of the
Herald" 1t certainly is not what it was
in earlier days.
Henry j. Raymond left son, but he
mas none OF his fathers eminent journal
lstlc ability, and has never had place on
the Times, being too young and ineXperi-
ehced TO take any prominent position at
the time Of his fathers death. BE after
ward became bookseller and publisher
IN Chlcayo, with unhappy financial re-
sults. Indeed, IL is generally understood
that the elder RaymOnd's estate, which
was quite handsome. has been almost en-
urely dissipated In the last sixteen years.
The son, Henry W. Raymond, is now edit
ing and publishing in Philadelphia the
Germantown Telegraph, weekly OF
small circulation and influence. Consider
able OF decline that from the New York
IImes, and one that would not please the
paternal heart.
george Jones, who has for years been the
controller of that paper, and therefore
virtually its editor, though he does not
write, has trained his son, Gilbert Jones,
10 succeed him as publisher and prOprie-
TOR. he has been through all the mechani-
Cal departments, but has had no desire,
intellectual partot journalism. Probably
be believes, with his father, that the
man who holds the purse can buy what
ever writings may be needed. George
Jones, is one of the few prominent New
1orkers who have not been disappointed
in their sons.
Charles A. Dana has also carefully
reared his son, Paul Dana, to follow in
his footsteps on the Sun, 'Of which he IS the
a of hal 1,a, Ill
be has been his fathers assistant on the
paper. or his competency there are
various views. Some persons think be
is too fond OF society to undertake jour
nallsm seriously; but the elder Dana,
who may be prejudiced, believes Paul will
develop, and he intends that he shall.
Charles Dana is 81, but he is vigorous
and in the soundest health, and expects
TO keep in harness for ten years yet. Per-
haps he made a mistake in permitting
his son to wed the daughter of
William Butler Duncan, whose family
is vigorously fashionable and very little
else.
Parke Goodwin owns large interest in
the Commercial Advertiser, but has now
no editorial connection with IL. He bought
1t, in connection with Henry l.,
Marquand, to provide place for his sons,
Bryant and Harold, the latter q son-in-law
of Marquand and quite delicate in health.
Bryant, the elder of the two, is treasurer
of the company, and wholly confined to
the business department, Neither of them
appears to have any special taste Tor
literature.
Whitelaw Reid has two boys, but they
are small children. When they are of age,
If they and he should live, he will be very
old man.
Peter Cooper's son, Edward Cooper, has
been Mayor, and Is upright and of fair
| ability, but he has shown none OF the
qualities which distinguished his philan-
thrOpic and excellent father.
James LennOX, the founder OF the Len
| n0X library, one of the city's very few
benefactors, was never married.
Samuel j. Tilden, just dead. was q
bachelor, and, though fond of young
! persons society, particularly that OF
! girls, had 10 fancy for children. He was
distinctly of an anti-matrimOnial tenn
permanent.
Charles OCOnor, the foremost OF Ameri-
can barristers, married widow, Mrs.
McCracken, who had been, L believe, a
| Livingston. she was his client and an at
/ tractive woman. He was her counsellor
concerning her former husbands estate.
| and finally advised her, as the story goes,
to marry her lawyer, which she did. They
failed to agree conjugally, and separated.
| The whole story has an interest almost
! tragic, but will not repeat it, He is re-
| ported to have been overwhelmed with
grief when he heard of her death years
! atterward. Many divorced hus bands
would not have experienced great sorrow
under the same circumstances. Most
| happily their marriage was childless.