Evening journal., 1888-06-19

Among the latter Charles A. Dana, Of The
Sun, is probably the most belligerent. When
Dana has a grudge it stays by him. He sits
up nights with it, and when he goes for
Pulitzer, there are no stuffed gloves in his
style or sparring for wind. His blows are
straight from the shoulder, and are meant to
draw blood. Occasionally, therefore. The
Sun is CORY looking sheet. Like a locomo-
tive, it has a tender, yclept The Even
ing Sun, which like its rival, The Evening
World, is as bright and CHEEKY youngster as
ever came into the journalistic field. Its
progenitor, and manager until he vent to
congress, is Amos J. Cummings, a prince
among good fellows and after dinner takers.
Merriman, another congressman, is also out
OF the same factory.
The Times and Tribune always conserva-
tive and eminently respectable mnintain
their old time excellence, and their Sunday
editions especially are models Of good editor
ship. Mr. George Jones, the editor Of The
Times, is at present enlarging his establish
ment and when completed il is likely to Re
the metropolitan headquarters Of most Of the
New York correspondents OF the prominent
papers Of the country. 1t is to be fitted with
the latest electrical appliances for the procur-
ing and transmission Of news, and Il is alleged
Will be far in advance Of anything Of the
kind in existence.
The Star and Tho Press are comparatively
new papers, the first strong administration
paper and the last an equally sturdy oppo-
nent. Both are ably edited. Hon. Ben
Woods paper The Evening News is tho
stand by Of the cast siders and Manager Bar
tholemew presides over it to the queens
taste. The Evening Telegram, Mr. James
Gordon BENEFITS paper, continues its prosper
Gus career and is said 20 net the proprietor a
handsome annual profit The Graphic, the
Illustrated afternoon paper, promises TO make
things lively during the present campaign.
When the editors get tired Of writing abOdt
an antagonist, like Puck and Ths Judge. they
wlu stand on and make faces at him
The best and brightest periodical Of its
kind in the country Is The journalist which.
as its name implies, represents the Journal
tsts profession. Its editor is Allan Forman.
gentleman admirably fitted by long expert
ence for the work Of keeping rybody
posted as to what Is going on in the news
paper world, and his subscribers range from
Dan to Beersheba- Harpor's, Frank f.eslie's,
Puck and The Judge, as pictorial weeklies,
continue 70 hold their own in the struggle
for the mile post and spend a cord of money
for the freshest and best Illustrations
Among the monthlies, Harpers, The Cen
tury and Scribners continue their literary
rivalry, and in their particular class viii
doubtless remain the leaders for long time
That which undoubtedly possesses the LARGEST
circulation IN the United States, and with the
exception Oh lie fetlJ journal, Of Paris, the
largest IN the world, is The Metropolitan.
According 20 the official receipts Of tie snperN
intendent Of the postoilice, its average
monthly circulation is about $4,000 copies.
These enormous figures are the result Of tho
low price OF subscription, which is only
twenty-five cents a year. The magazine is
not quite three years old, and the manager to
whom this remarkable Success is due is Col
$. a. Echols, formerly OF Georgia, an ex-
I Confederate, who carries three bullets in his
personal corporosity as souvenirs of '6l-B5.
Il. q. DE- FoNTAIxE.