Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-12
GOSSIP IN GOTHAM.
A Wide-Awakc Man Tells What Is
Going On In the Big Metropolis.
WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN NEW YORK.
william II. Grace as q Political Nemesis-
Victoria Woodhuii's Latest CRUSADE
Tom Murphy's Career.

Hrorrespondcncc Of the Richmond pispatcn.l
NEW YoEK, June H." Mildly MORGAN
70 zone AT last. When first visited New
York In 1870 one of the sights pointed out
20 me was Midy Morgan, then beginninS
70 attract some attention as the horse ana
livestock reporter Of the Times. Amos
C,mn;ngs. of the sun, called my attention
IN her on the street one day. and remem'
her that regarded her with considerable
curiosity. At that time the lady Jour
nalistp had not made her appearance IN
the West aud was really something OF
curiosity in the East. Even at that time
Miss Morgan was not n handsome person 10
Gaze mon. She was fully six feet tall, de-
cidedly masculine in appearance, ana heI
oait was ANYTHING but graceful. nave seen
her at various times since then, ana nave
watcbed her gradual decline. The last
s;ma / saw her was some time III the carry
mart OF April. crossing Park Row iate ~
the afternoon on her way througn n-n''
street. She still wore her short cioth itocni
which gave her good ankle exposlIo sn ",
displayed two OF the most unE"'1 e. 80
av.,r attached 10 q member OF the falr sex.
n was a blustry day and her iItue biacK
straw hat was pulled down on bOtn siues
and tied under her chin. Despite the
blustrv weather her thin coat was nap
n;no in the breeze. She walked WIN
. decided limp and carried III her mana
closed umbrella which had seen much ser (,
vice. An odder piece OF femihinl,y Souid
not have been seen IN days ltaVe,' an9
vet this woman was remarkably giteu, aiId
{or more than twenty years held rsspoh..
In ~, ,,iace ON the Times and a number OF
other eastern newspapers. with whicn she
corresponded regularly. Although pear
nc an old. time Welsh name, Miss Morgan
wes horn in Cork. Ireland. she received
oodlv mart of her education IN Italy,
ora while there attracted the attention
nj Victor Emmanuel by her skill IN hofse-
manship. She afterwards came 10 hn s',
him and he sent her opurchase hoises Ioi
his stables. In this way she became AM
i;a, viii horses and afterward with cattle,
and doubt whether there was woman
IN tb,s country who knew as much ABOUT
thoroughbred animals as she. her uuty
reonIred daily visit or two on her part 10
tba filthv stock-yards in and around jersey
CIV She ALWAYS commanded the respect
and oood. will of the livestock dealers
and the reporters for the other newspa-
pers. after having become haoltuateu "
woman reporter, treated her Win tne
greatest CONSIDERATION.
ALWAYS BACKED HEB JUDGMENT.
She was very fond of races, and the boys
in the reporters stand say tina, she never
failed TO back her Judgment, usually WIN
GOOD results. She was weli-reau woman
and a most entertaining conversatiohaiis..
She seemed TO care nothing for the society
~ women. or the society OF any one, ior
that matter. And she took Temarkaply
GOOD care of her money. she made her
home at Metuchen. N. j., where she acted
ss station agent for the Pennsylyanla rail-
road and she and her sister had q very
comfortable home down on staten Island.
All her tastes were masculine, put L never
hoard of her troubling herself about woman
suffrage or woman's rights. Wnen she nrst
appeared here in New York sne shiu tna.
apolioeman used to follow her ABOUT uhuer
Tie impression that che was man masque-
rod,np as n woman, but that was more
owing TO her ouire dress than anything
else. Miss Morgan was GA years OF age AZ
the time of her death. Since sue entereu
journalism in New York with her note
hook m hand, quite O number or women
have been identified with the daily press
as reporters and special writers. Every
newspaper in the city employs from one 10
half dozen women either as writers on
social and feminine topics or as regular
reporters. There 10 still much preJuulce.
IN the city-room of the newspapers against
women as reporters, but / think 1t Is dying
ont. In some lines of work women are bet-
ter reporters than men. They are always
sober and faithful. but 1t Is dlfhcuit 10 get
n woman to take any view OF puonc
ouestion which conflicts with her preJu-
dices. In all nv experience IN the employ
ment OF women writer's. and II has been
varied. | have never known more than TWO
or three who did not look at things from
their own rather than from the neWspa-
per's standpoint. | have known mem 'o
90 along quietly for two weeks and then
snddeniv sl,p into an article some bit OF
nreindice that they have been nurturlng
for some years. / have yet to meet the hrst
"lady journalist who is willing to admit
that she has any fitness or capacity Tor So
cietv or fashion reporting. Ihey always
do that sort of work in a perfunctory way,
and some of them do itremarkably well. 1
have found that so long as woman ABOUT
a newspaper office attends strictly 10 her
own business and asks no favors on ac-
count of her sex she gets along wen anu
is thoroughly respected by her c0-Iaoor;;
ers. 1t is not precisely the wotA tha.
would recommend to woman, but where
the talent exists, coupled with Willingness
to work and endure. / suppose Journalism
offers as much to the gentler sex as any o.
the higher professions. 1t pays better ano
IL fullv as respectable as any OF them.
I know at least three women con.
nected with the press of New YORK VINO
are as good in their respective lines as any
male reporters On the metropolitan press
only three.
GRACE AS A NEMESIS.
What marvellous man is William II
Grace. the active leader of the antl-Hil
wing of the Democratic party Of this State
and the tireless foe of the Senator. Bu'
for Grace the protest against tne early
"Snap convention" OF the hlliites ii
February last would not nave ainouh'9.
10 SO much as blast upon tsh-horn! II
was he who organized the Cooper-Unlol
mass-meeting and started the enrolment
of Cleyeland's adherents throughout Tn
State. winch has eliminated IN the syria
cuse convention. Mr.. Grace 1s man
remarkable business talent and great ca
nacity for organizing. Together with m
brother Michael he has been interested 10
wears in South American enterprises, an'
Il Is understood that he Is worth at leas
S.. ZOO. 900. His only dissipation seems 10 d
Doiitics. Having been twice elected Mayo
of the city of New York, he still harbors pc
litical ambition. although no man can lool
40 soft and innocent as he when denyini
this IMPEACHMENT. Still on the safe sid
of GO. with eyes as gentle rs gaZeile AM
a manner that is never aggressive, saw
when aroused. Mr. Grace has the faculty
making and holding friends TO an eminen
degree. He knows how TO hide his resent
ments and to bide his time. But woe betid
the man upon whose trail he once en-
camps. A strong Catholic and q pro
nounced Democrat. 1T Is rather singula
thai he never has been drawn into tn
meshes OF the Tammany Hall organization
On the contrary. ne has for years been
relentless enemy of the organization, AM
the chief supporter OF the County Demos
racy organization, which at one time tbi'
fair 10 permanently supplant Iamman
in the control of our munlcipa
affairs. but which went to piece
through the greedy corruption OF 1t
ignorant and understandable mana
GERS. Mr.. Grace is trying to revly
similar bandtti, and it is barely possibl
that he will try to lift himself in the Mayor
Office this year, as he did in 1884 unde
the cover of the presidential campaign
which is an excellent season for bringin
out votes and making political deals |
this city. do not know the origin OF tn
quarrel between Governor Hill and Nj
Grace, but presume it began about tn
time that the Governor manifested hi
liking for the pirates OF Tammany rathe