The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-22
EDGAR A. POE.

The New York Times of recent date contained well written biography of the Hamlet of American literature, Edgar A. Poe. From the article we ex tract the following
 Late in 1844 he removed to this city. He had paid ita visit in 1887. 3s with his wife. About 1886, while in Richmond, he married Virginia, daughter of his fathers sister, Mrs. Maria Clemm. This cousin and wife was petite and pretty, and her dark hair and eyes heightened the psllor of her face She WAS fading away when they came here in 1844. Only her own affection and the tender touch of loving hands kept life in her so long. Poe's devotion to her was surpassed only by his aunt's devotion to both. He secured a desk on the Erening Mirror, published by G. F. Morris and N. P. Willis. The hours were too early and late and strict for him, but he remained unexpectedly steady. The tall, light waisted, handsome Willis lost his wife in that year, and he withdrew from the Mirror, thus in time afiording an opportunity to Hi- ram Fuller, as well as to Robert Bon ner, who, not yet having transformed the Mercantile Ledger into the family story paper from which he last year retired, became foreman of the Mir- TOTS composing room. Poe shifted to the BroddWoy Journal, started in 1S45 by Charles F. Briggs and Henry c. Watson. The latter was not so well known in literary circles as his partner, the author of Harry Franko," his associations being chiefly with musical people. His wife was con- cert vocalist, who afterwards essayed the stage, impersonating the title role when Planche's extravaganza of "King Charming" was brought out at the Broadway theatre in impressive style The Mirror, when it had been a week ly, had set the fashion of publishing music, and Grdh0na's Nngozine had followed suit. This led to several pa. pers in this city devoted to music there being sharp rivalry between two of them, the Musical World and the Musical Times, the latter issued by Richard Willis (brother of N. P.,) whose name was subsequently, associ- ated with the Forrest divorce case The support of musical circles wal counted upon in part for the Broad scoy Journal, but it did not las, longer than twelve mentb, and Poe'i work now became desultory and hi lines hardest. His consumptive wife was failing fast. They had been living near Lewis Gaylord Clark, who wa in Henry street, near Rutgers. H. was the surviving twin brother ol Willis Gay lord Clark, and his name i, worldwide as conductor of the pioneer successful American magazine, tb' I Knicker6ocker. He is scarcely knowr as the inventor of the scientific yarr by which the Ddily San half century ago fabricated "beat" upon "its es. teemed contemporaries" although it
 purpose was simply to radiate Ssns One or two of these contemporarie
 had the misfortune to be convicted c as deliberate lying, for, in order tt dodge the reproach of having beer eclipsed in enterprise, they declaret that they, too, had received the ad
 vance sheets, but had lacked room t print Sir John Herscheps discoverie
 anent the moon. The Ssna had cred
 ited its fudge to s supplement of tn Philosophical Journal of Edinburgh Scotland. Its details and its literar, execution were entrusted to Richart Adams Locke, young EDglishmaB It is iittss kBowH that after sTh
 Moon Hoax" came "The Balloon Hoax," written by Poe. From tn
 Seventh ward the Pee family moves to Amity street, and fin 1S46 the, leased . wo-story (basement and gar
 ret) frame house on Kings Bridg
 road, three minutes' walk from tn
 Fordham station, which then was ol the edge of the college grounds withiI ts few feet of where that stsuDcl "Purroy Democrat" Philip Duny now has his hotel MrA Clemm, whos 'speeisi function on earth sppears t