Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
These articles have since been issued ~
q brochure In Boston, I think.
m MINNI0ERODE

compliment paid TO him. he ~ uhes
classical scholar. ] have long known
him well and highly esteemed him. When
men at all congenial become quartered
together their acquaintance rapidly ex-
pands. DIR. Minnigerode and the writer
were Joint participants Of the elegant
hospitality OF one of the most notable
ladies' OF Alexandria during memorable
session Of the Episcopal convention there.
and the remembrance OF this and other
pleasant intercourse has not been affected
by subsequent separation. Peace and
comfort 10 him In his now declining days.
Honor he IL sure to have His first arti-
cles on the Greek Dramatists appeared
In Volume VIII, pages COG and 1913, at the
close OF the year 1872. not long before Mr..
Whites decease. when Mathew +. Maury.
though resident in Washington. was I'M
doubtedly the editor OF the Messenger.
His third and concluding article appeared
In February, 1siS. That same number an
nounced Mr. Whites death on the 10Th
Of January. In the 55th year Of his aye.
but said nothing about the future man
agement of the work. The faithful men,
Macfarlane and REPRESENTATION he had
so long trained and trusted. carried 1t
on. with some supervision by Mr..
Whites son-in-law Peter ID. Bernard,
who was practical printer and had an
Office OF his own. Mr.. Richard Hin quail
fled az Mr.. Whites administrator and
offered the Messenger for sale
u. u. MINOR.
Mr.. II. Il. Minor. young lawyer OF
Richmond, became the purchaser, and
the August No, for 1913. Vol TX, con-
tains his saiutatory. which ends thus:
The present No. was mostly made
up, before the present editor assumed the
management. under the supervision or
the able gentleman who has long con-
Quoted the Messenger, both before and
since Mr.. Whites death. IL must now
lose his efficient editorial aid. but Will
retain him as a constant friend"
This gentleman was the pre-eminent
Mathew Fontaine Maury. lie was so
! heavily taxed by his regular duties in
Washington. and by his thoughts about
those great schemes which he was ever
devising for the good of his country and
OF the world. that he was exceedingly
glad TO be relieved Of the Messenger.
welcomed and encouraged the new editor
most heartily. and ever after stood by
him. Indeed. he was the warm friend
and affect!onate kinsman OF all the
Minors above named. but much more
nearly related to those others than to
the new editor.
JOHN II. THOMPSON.
Mr.. John II. Thompson's admnlstra-
ton lasted thirteen years, but
he did not become the editor OF the
Messenger until the fall OF 1877. after the
termination OF Mr.. Il. y. Minors term
OF over four years. What Dr. Mnnige-
rode did for or under him do not know
ana have not had time to look into his
volumes 10 ascertain. But my impression
IS that after DR. Mlnnigerode determined
TO become an Episcopal minister and got
married his theological studies and social
and clerical duties prevented his further
contributions to the Messenger. and he
did not make any. The nearest eXcep-
ton 10 this that I remember Is joint
translation by him and Judge Beverly
Tucker. Of Geothc's 'Iphigenia at Tau
rs." which was published by Mr. Minor
IN his Januay No. of 1874 and in sue
ccedns Nos. This however, was mostly
the work OF the Judge.
Thus. IL appears. according to the facts
derived from the pages Of the Messenger
itself, that Mr.. Poe eaited that magazine
for only one year $3.50, before he had
acquired the fame which he now enjoys
before he had written THE Raven" and
others Of his best productions; that Mr..
Thompson was not connected with the
Messenger until the end Of 1Si7, ten years
after MIR Poe's retirement, and that Dr.,
Ohen Professor Minnigerode did not con-
/ tribute his so highly commended articles
/ upon the Greek dTamatists until 1872 a.
/ more than six years after Mr. Poe had
/ to vacate the editorial-chair, and over
/ four years before Mr.. Thompson assumed
/ Il. and when NJ. f. Maury was editor
| Yet, a professed reader and admirer OF
the Messenger could make such a tumble
,l.,. do no
I OF the aolest and most interesting Of that
noble staff of contributors gathered
around Poe and Thompson and succeed
/ Ing editors OF my favorite southern maya
| zine"
DIR. BAGBY AND OTHERS.
Mr.. b. b. Minor sold TO Messrs. Mac
farlane & FERGUSON the printing estab-
lshment of the Messenger before he dis
posed OF the magazine itself to Mr.
Thompson. Mr. Thompson also employed
them as his printers and publishers until
the end Of Volume XVIII. G&9. Then
IN 1888 they became the proprietors, but
Mr.. Thompson still occupied the editorial
chair, and remained In IL until the June
No. Of 1860 when he resigned 1t in order
20 remove 10 Augusta, Ga. The proprietors
babe hin complimentary farewell, and
stated that a competent person should
succeed him. l believe he was Mr. Alex
ander II. Sands a lawyer Of Richmond.
In the meanwhile, however. in 1855
Volume XXIl) the size of the Messen-
ger had been changed, the annual sub
scription reduced to 50. and 1t was d.
vided into two volumes a year. Some
illustrations were introduced, but this
feature was not very well sustained.
In September, 1850 Macfarlane & Fer
gusson engaged the services of the versa
htrV, N "a
eloquent and pathetic Dr. George W.
Bagby as editor, and he discharged the
duties Of that position until the end OF
1853 At that time the subscription had
advanced to 80 a year, and afterwards
rose to 49,
In January. 1864 Wedderburn & Alfrlend
were the proprietors, and Mr.. +. ii. Al
friend one of them. the editor. Though
the war was then raging II is remarka-
bic how hopeful and even boastful their
promises and pledges were.
They completed one volume in Rich
mond. and then removed the work 10
Washington city, where they expected to
realize greater facilities. They issued
thence one or two Nos, and this
patriarch OF southern periodical litera-
lure expired.
Mr.. FERGUSON has told me that his
| chief reason for selling To Mr.. Wedder-
burn was the great difficulty OF obtain
ing printing materials. In that respect
/ Mr.. Wedd .rburn had. through the govern.
mcnt, some advantages which he couId
| MOI enjoy. QUORUM PAIRS.
Richmond, Va, September %, 1884.
TO ASSASSlNATE THE FAMILY.
Judge Brentanc, Wife, and Daughter Sho