Evening star., 1895-04-25

associated w. H Hope. In ats early years
ben: Perley Poore and L. A. Gobright did
some editorial work, while its indefatiga-
pie proprietor, Wallach, always in keen
search of news, performed the labor now
divided between several men,
IN oetober, 1867, The Evening Star was
sold for 100000 to Messrs Crosby s.
Noyes, already long connected with the
paper as editor; S. H. Kauffmann George
w. Adams, A. R. Shepherd and C. B. Ba-
ker. Inc next year 1t was Incorporated as
Inc Evening Star Newspaper Company.
In 1869 and 1874 Messrs Baker and Shep-
herd sold their respective interests to their
associates. 1t was thought at the time
tnat Mr. Wallach received a high price for
the newspaper, but its subsequent great in
crease in prosperity and its lucrative busi-
ness, keeping pace through energetic and
progressive management, with the great
@ oevelopment OF Washington. have so in
creaseu its value as newspaper property
as 10 bring the amount paid for 1t into
comparison as a mere bagatelle. No pa
per published in Washington. except the
inteilgencer, has lived so long, and none
ever grew into such prominent prosperitv
and wide circulation.
During and Since the war.
In 1S60 John W. Forney established in
washington weekly under the title of the
sunday Chronicle. and in 1862 followed it
up py establishing daily called the Morn
ing Chronicle The well-known ability and
vigor of its editor, who had established the
Philadelphia Press in 1885, made both repu-
tadon and success for the Chronicle, which
continued to prosper. vigorously supporting
the war for the Union. and being strongly
republican In politics. The daily was sus-
pended in 1877.
The first number of the National Repub
iican appeared November 26, 1860, publish
ss ed daily by Lewis Clephane & Co. and
later by w. J. Murtagh & Co. 1t was a
rival of the Chronicle during MANY wears
built up an extensive circulation during the
war erected large stone ediice at the
corner OF 18TH and Pennsylvania avenue
ana was discontinued in 1885,
Thomas b. Florence, an enterprising Phil
aueipMa congressman, established the Con-
sttutional Union in 1853 in the particular
interest of opposition to the war, but it
lasted only five years, supporting Andrew
1868 "
The Daily Patriot was established in 1870
py STOCK company, as advocate of
democratic principles, and was strongly
packed both by money and by talent. The
late w. w. Corcoran and New York capi-
tallsts were among the principal stock
holders and it was expected that the paper
would become widely influential national
cigan Like most other newspapers, how
ever, 1t sunk money instead of making it
and soon after the nomination of Mr. Gree
ley for President, in 1872, it was discon-
tinued. The late James E. Harvey and
Louis Bagger were its principal editors.
The Washington Daily Post was estab-
lished by Mr.. Stilson Hutchins. December
y 1877, who was succeeded by Messrs.
Frank Hatton and Beriah wilkins. under
whose able and conservative conduct, with
ocn1tant diligence and enterprise as q pur-
reyor of news, it has proved that an in
dependent and non-partisan newspaper in
washington may outlive all administration
CT ganS.
Among Washington weeklies was Mrs.
Anne Royals Paul Pry, an extraordinary
vehicle of bad writing and personal defa-
nation, which tegan in 1881, and was sue
ceeded in 1896 by the Huntress supposed
to have been adopted as a title because
Mrs. Royal was the bette noir of all Con-
gressmen and persons in official station for
many years. boring them to purchase her
worthless books or to subscribe to her still
more worthless newspaper; and so per-
sistent was she that escape was almost inn
possible. She died, and with her her jour-
nal, in 1851
Besides these multitudes of newspapers
now defunct, Washington has been the
graveyard of many magazines. The Week.
~ Literary Messenger was issued from 1S22
to 1927. John L. Skinner published here in
ISIS THE Quarterly American Journal of
Improvements" Amos Kendalrs Expositor
was semi-monthly devoted to literature
and politics, and lasted from 1S41 to 1874.
The Democratic Review, a notable literary
and political monthly. was published in
Washington from 1887 to 1910, by Lang
tree and O'Sullivan. and contained con-
tributions by Hawthorne, Edgar A. Poe, o.
A. Brownson, John Savage and other no.
table writer's. 1t was removed to New York
In 1916 was started the National Regis
ter, devoted to history and literature. by
Joel K Mead, of which five volumes were
published. 1t died from want of patronage
two years later. In 1923 Robert Little
boldly ventured The Washington Quar-
terly Journal, which did not go beyond a
few numbers. In 1925 the African Reposi-
tory was issued as the organ of the Ameri-
can Colonization Society, with Rev. r. r.
Gurley as the editor Its publication was
continued monthly until about 1885, Duff
hapyo ar,nr icl, tn
Register, but Its race of existence was
short, dying in 1898. The Military and Ma
val Magazine was begun in 1888 and sur
vived until 1885.
The Army and Navy Chronicle was start
ed in 1913 by William Q. Force. son of
Peter Force. and continued to be published
for one year only.
The Army and Navy Official Gazette be-
gan publication in 1868 and is still con-
tinued as a weekly. monthly magazine,
styled The National was started in 1874
but expired after the issue of a few num-
bers.
Taking a comprehensive view of the
newspapers of the past, Washington can
boast a century of journals, many Of which
were conducted by men of great talent and
large experience. While New York journal
ism has been rendered famous by great edi-
tors like VIM. Cullen Bryant, Thurlow Weed,
Horace Greeley and Henry J. Raymond.
Washington has had long line of able
journalists, among whom We're Gales Blair,
Seaton, Ritchie, Bailey, Kendall, Fisher.
Forney, yelling and Hatton, to say moth
Ing of those still living. Among our jour-
nalists are some whose writings may safely
challenge comparison with those of the
palmy days of journalism-writers who can
say more in a paragraph than some editors
of the old school in column Washington
oaily journals are almost wholly free from
the vulgar sensationalism which dsgraces
some of the metropolitan press, and while
giving the news Of the day with fullness.
wisely dispense with labored editorials
thereon. The modern tendency to con-
densation and shorthand methods in every
department of life is recoZniZed. Our Jour-
nals only need to curtail the growing re-
dundancy of miscellaneous reading Of
doubtful value to render them in the high
est degree useful and profitable to the pub
lie.
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