Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-10

has been known in this country. Out-of- |
town people who may have occasion TO |
visit New York this spring will hnd the |
first week IN May o most delightful period.
The weather IL always splendid here st
that time of the year and the town isfull OF
life and spirit. The exodus OF the county
resorts has not then begun, and taken IN
connection with the great fair, which
will in itself be a small worlds exposition.
no better season could DO chosen for
visit TO US.
Not one of the newspaper obituaries OF
Pat Rooney, the Irish grotesque actor,
whose brogue was thethickest ever heard
in this country. seems to have brought out
the interesting fact that on his appearance
in New York his salary was IN three weeks
increased from $40 week 70 soOO. II
there is any parallel case IN stage annals
have yet 10 hear OF 1t. Manager
John f. Poole, veteran, now living
in retirement with his books and his
recollections. had the Olympic Theatre
then. on Broadway near Blocker street.
He saw Rooney's drawing powers and pre-
dicted his popularity. Engaging TINS
'fiannel-mouthed lrishman. VINO was
born in England, by the way-at .AO, he al
yanced him rapidly IN salary, but not so
rapidly as to prevent rival managers from
bidding the young man up TO SoOO.
Rooney took his prosperity IN good part,
but he drank up a great deal or ms
money. He was seen more than once at 1
o'clock in the morning asleep dead
drunkn in q literal Broadway gutter IN
those days. He was an llilterate fellow.
/ recall one good story that used to be
told of him. Remarking one day to
friend that he proposed to visit Australia
professionally, he was demonstrated with
upon the ground that there was nothing out
there but kangaroOs. What do care
replied Pat. Their moneys just as good
as anybodies."
QUEER CLERICAL COLONY.
The Rev. Madison @. Peters, rosy;
checked Young preacher who emigrated
10 the metropolis from Philadelphia some
wears ago. said in sermon on the recent
attempt TO lay out a trotting track in Cen,
trail Park: THE Lord made last horses.
so he did, but not IN any different sense
from the making OF fast men and women.
Things have now so shaped themselves
that any New York preacher who chooses
a pending newspaper controversy for atext
can insure himself an advertisement IN the
columns Of some sensational journal which
happens to espOu5e the same SIDE or tue
question. Mr.. Peters preached against the
trotting track, but he didn't come out ana
own up that he drives atrotter himself ana
used TO dust his Philadelphia parshIoners
and arouse the censorlous thereby. A
queer clerical colony this is which the
Quaker City has of late lent TO New YORK,
including Waldo Messaros, the one-eyed
Greek: Margasar Mangasarlan, the two
eyed Greek, and Madison Z. Peters. the
sulky-driver. All men of ability, too.
JoURyNIsI's NEW DEPARTURE.
Mr.. julius Chambers. who for twenty
two wears has been intimately identified
with daily journalism in New York, has as
sumed the editorsbip of once Week, an
illustrated weekly newspaper. Tho I'M
portance Of this step Is that 10 IS the de-
parture Of comparatively young man
from daily Journalism, a field with when
he has been very closely associated; III Is
therefore, very radical change IN ms lie,
and one that he has, no doubt, considered
very seriously. IL Will be remembered
that Mr.. Chambers scored his hrst
point as reporter on the Tribune IN the
fall of 1872. when he made his visit TO
Bloomingdale Asylum, and subsequently
published his book in England, tor which
Charles Reade, the distinguished noVeIst,
wrote preface. As story-wrlter ne mas
done some effective work, IL We can JuuRe
from the sale which his books have had.
OF ono of his stories the first edition
printed was $4,000. His success IN the
Bloominpdale investigation brought him
an invitation from James Gordon Bennett
to ioin the Herdd. Mr.. Bennett sent MN
10 the source of tho Mississippi riyer,
saving AZ he did so: 81 have a young
fellow named Stanley searching for the
source of the Nile. Why would IL nol
be a good thing to know something ABOUT
our own great river, of which we know
so very littleYn The result was the expe-
dition to Lake Itasca aud the discovery,
Inv MIR. Chambers, for the Herald, OF Elk
lake. the far source of this longest rlyer
in the world-a fact which IS now recog-
pIzed bv the last report OF the Historical!
Society of Minnesota. This ls, perhaps,
the most important personal achleYement
in Mr.. ChamOerss career, and IL belongs
TO Journalism. He remained fifteen years
with the Herald, ana occupied hteraliy
every desk upon that journal.
He was Washington correspondent In
1874 and 1875, London correspondent III
1875 and 1876, city editor IN 1871, ana later
he was sent to Philadelphia, ostenslbly tor
SIX weeks, 70 investigate the corrupt gas
trust ring. He was so successful IN the
work that he landed several OF the con
spirators IN Jail and drove several TO
Canada. The work TOOK three years lnSteau
of six weeks, and from Philadelphia
MIR. Chambers was again sent to Wash
1npton TO succeed Joseph Howard, whence
ma was translated IN October, 1856, TO the
managing editors chair. There he re-
NAMED until he joined the Word. The
fact should be mentioned that while In
Washington at this time no wrote, mp the
wedding ceremony of President Cleveland l,
and Francis Folsom almost, without as
sistance. The article filed one entire
page of the Herald. When called to the Chief
executive chair in the Herald office, the
paper. by inactivity. had been permitted
10 take second rank in circulation 70 the
New York World, but Mr.. Chambers turned
il in the other direction, showing I'M
movements in every department and a
wonderful increase in circulation. His
success was so great that IN the following
wear Mr.. Bennett called him to Europe to
establish the Paris edition, which has
always been successful, and which is to-
day worth $50 900 year TO its owner ~,
Mr.. Chambers's experience with Mi.
Joseph Pulitzer was that OF other men
who have rendered him Jealous service.
In his new field he will have abundant OPP
portunity to utilize the experience winch
he has recently had as the editor OF the
! Sunday Word.