Murat Halstead Dead. Cincinnati. Murat Halstead, ono of tho leaders in American Journalism for ovor hulf a century, and wldoiy known as a vigorous editorial and magazlno wrltor, died at Ills homo In this city Thursday afternoon in his seventy-ninth year. At hlB bedsldo woro his Wifo, his son Robort, and ono daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mrs. HalBtead celebrated their golden wedding wed-ding anniversary a lltlo more than a year ago, at which tlmo Mr. Holstead's health seemed frail and as tlmo pasBed ho grow weaker, bo thnt tho nows of his death waB not wholly unexpected.