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IN MTERESTING DECISION.

The opinion of the Supreme Court of New
Hampshire in the case Of Hovey ct al. o. Grant,
is of interest and importance to all commercial
men. In 1870, the defendant bought in Bos-
ton of the plaintiffs quantity of liquors. For
tho value of these the plaintiffs brought tres
pass, holding that the defendants at the time
of the contract never intended to pay for the
goods, and therefore that the sale was void.
For the defendant it was claimed that if at
the time of purchasing the liquors he had in
view the law prohibiting their sale, and in
tended to resist payment by pleading the lille
gaity of the sale, it was no fraud upon the
vendor. The court below held that if the de-
PENDANT at the time of the purchase intended
not to pay for the liquors for any cause, and
concealed that intention from the seller, it was
q fraud upon the seller, which would justify
him in resembling the sale and recovering his
liquors or the value thereof in an action of
trespass. Under this instruction the jury found
for the full amount for the plaintiffs, and this
verdict has now been sustained above, and the
decision below reaffirmed. Substantially it is
decided that if person buys liquors when the
sale is prohibited, and at the time does not
intend to pay for them because of the law,
and conceals that intention, it is fraud, and
the vendor can reclaim the goods or their
value.
There can be no question, we think, about
the sOundness of this decision, which simply
follows the general rule that party shall not
be permitted to set up his own share in an
illegal transaction for the purpose of avoiding
his contracts. AS between the parties the ven
doe was bound To net in good faith and if he
deliberately contemplated q violation of law
he certainly should not be allowed to plead
it as defense in q civil action.
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COIIEGE CHANG rs

Men who ore not so very old, and who were in
the arms Of Alma Mater not many years ago,
will read with establishment and, if they be of
the moldy-conservative sort, with Indignation
of the radical and valiant reforms which have
been determined upon in venerable Harvard.
Many an A. b. must remember how, hasten
ing from his couch to tho altar in the gray
and early cool of the dawn, he rushed belated
to prayers, holding his textbook in one hand
and buttoning his pantaloons with the other,
his ear meanwhile painfully listening for the
last tinkle of the matin bell. Well, unless
Rumor be rather more mistaken than usual,
it is now intended to have no more prayers
of the morning and public description in Cam
bridge. There is to be no bylaw, as we
understand it, against praying by any
Undergraduate in the seclusion of his
own dOrmitory; but cutting chapel"
as the old phrase was. will be no
longer q temptation not to be resisted by
sleepy headed Freshmen. 1t must be admitted
that drOwsiness and devotion are not pre-
cisely compatible, while college-prayers, espe-
cially Of q morning, long ago degenerated
into formalty little short of blasphemous.
They had o meaning, at least, when the Uni
versity training was essentially religious, but
they have lapsed into that slough of respect
ability and routine which is not favorable to
feryent devotion. 1t surely mixed matters to
put the culture of the One God pretty nearly
upon par with the study of the polytheistic
mythology. Nothing can be more beautiful
than fcryent and eifectual prayers 1t I'M
doubtedly meets a need and pressing one,
of the human soul but If 1t is to avail us
much, It must DO sincere and spontaneous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
THE PRESIDENTS PAY.

The proposition TO raise the salary OF the
President OF the United States has served call sten
ton 10 the salaries OF tho Supreme Justices Cabinet
Minister'S other officials who inadeuuately paid.
IL is said. The EretnD Post reokons that the PresL
dent reckoning tho household expenses paid by the
Government but formerly borne by the incumbent Of the
Office has income Of about $4,000 per year. II says
The Secretaries need more pay They have 10 furnish
their houses. fuel and light and a good house is
worth nearly as much rent a. the salary Of Secretary
lie officers at the Capital are too low far below those
paid by individuals and corporations for ability and in
tegry IN service. The Government will not be able To
get frstcass men for poor pay, while II can get men
who Will pay premium for Offices without any salary.
The Springfield Republican deprecates attempt 10
copy their msestes Of Europe In spendor and cost Of
living at the Executive Mansion; and 1t thinks the
Republican President should the side Of rugsy.
rather than ostentation 1t adds:
The White House entertainments are quito costly
enough already far as that is concerned there is
The salary at present paid 10 Presidents largo
enough enable them 10 live in the decent simple hos
pable style becoming their Office. IL Is none too arge
they expect 10 lay money. But this too Is as
it should be. The Presidency is political Office aud
they confer and the opportunity for public usefulness,
they efford-not for the sake OF the emouments II
there to be any raising Of salaries at this Time much
better raise those OF the underpad judges and nom
political executive officers Much better take this s2 O
and distribute 1t among the Justices OF the Supreme
Court for instance 1t would do them good than
Gen. Grant. they need 1t more and they nave Deti
claim to IL.
The arguments pro and con on an Increase OF the
Presidents salary appear generally TO DO as folo"s
For l. The present salary insufficient. q 1t was fixed
when the expenses OF the Office were comparatively
small The purchasing power OF money has decreased
L. Fifty thousand dollars per would be despised
by money seekers people don't want the Prest
dent to live Ia simple republican style" g. IL -
trivial matter altogether Against the increase IL IS
represented l. The office Is Of honor and dignity, nos
OF emolument g. The present salary with incidentas
equal to OF $4,000 per annum. g. The country Is IN
debt T. Greedy politicians would deem $4,000 a year
and the ncdenals worth looking after. g. The Execu-
tive ought TO give an example OF economy. simplicity.
and retTenchment The proposed increase would form
a dangerous precedent
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measure can receive the serious consideration
of Congress-much less that 1t can pass.
THRIFTY REMORSE.

IF the rnmor of the Street, yesterday, be
correct, the most stupendous stock operation
of the age has Just been accomplished by
late President of the Erie Railway. For sew
eral months past the new management OF this
great corporation, which we believe has
ALWAYS been sincerely anxious to subserve the
best interests of the road, to protect the
stockholders, and to benefit the travelling
public, has been engaged in legal proceedings
to compel restitution from the survivor Oh
that audacous copartnership which so long
defed the laws of the country and puDho
opinion in its robberies of this railroad. Inc
public looked on with the languid interest
which the people of New-York take In cases
where they are on one side and the rogues on
the other, and anticipated long and dismal
trial with indeterminate results like the many
which have preceded it. But the exclusive
announcement in THE TRIBUNE yesterday, Oh
a compromise by which Mr.. Gould was to pay
the enormous sum claimed by the corporation,
fell on the Street like clap of thunder, and
was virtually confirmed in the first business
hours of the day by well-informed persons.
The stock, which has been dropping of late,
Immediately assumed great strength ana
activity, and rose rapidly under the influence
of heavy purchases. This was of course
most natural result of the report, as the pay
ment of nine or even of six millions into the
depleted treasury of Erie would at once enable
the corporation to declare dividend, at least
on the preferred stock. The suspicion OF
financial circles seems to be that the penitent
President made his remorse wash the hand OF
his transgression and provided the means for
repaying his purloinings by the announcement
of his virtuous intentions. The Street has not
vet recovered from the effect of the terrible
wrench he gave it by his Northwestern
corner and now he appears to be convuisme
it again under the guise of forsallng the error
of his ways All this is grotesque and strange
enough. But is there not grave danger
that people are beginning to lose the
sense of moral distinctions, in the dazzlinl
and vulgar glare Of these vast speculahons
When it is in the power of such men to make
storm and fair weather in the financial sky, Il
it not time to seek and apply some remedy t.
state of things SO illogical and unwhole
sOme2
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Nf4o.2lork pailp Gribaaare
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1872.

The quays Of Paris are under water. and the City
Chen, is flooded. === dispute with cOtton-mill op
eratives In England has been amcably settled. -
The London Times eulOgzed Mr.. Greeley.
ALuuor law for the Territories and Postal Telegraph
bill were introduced in the Senate The French spois
ton Claims were again considered 1913 Tho House
passed the deficiency bill and the Vienna Exposition
bill.
John B. Alley testified before the Credit Mo0iier In
vestigating mmlttee. Tho Committee OF Louisi
ana citizens had an interview with President Grant
= The .eitcment in the oil regions continues
jaw Goui has compromised the great Erie suit by
funding 100000 TO the Company. == Prof. Tyndall
deyere the second Of his Of lectures on Light
60 Nine jurors have been obtained in the Stokes case.
80 The Alumni Of Dartmouth College held reunion.
49, Gold. uIs lug 11li Thermometer, 3O', $50. 800
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INTERFERENCE AND NON-INTEREEREYCE.

INTERFERENCE AND NON-LNTERFERENCE.
Perhaps the interminable Louisiana case has
gone out of the reach of the State and Ma
tional authorities. Nothing short of an investi-
CATION and additional legislation by Congress
can probably ever set right the great wrong
which has been committed against popular
liberty. If this is so, the attitude assumed by
the General Government is still more lament
able. 1t may be safely said that the posi-
ton which the Executive took in this quarrel
decided the whole case in favor of the
Kellogg Pinchback faction. We are surprised.
therefore, to see that the President in his in
teryiew with the Louisiana Committee, yes
terday, seemed to look upon his interference
as o very little thing He declines now to in
terfere at all OF in any way he thinks Con-
gress, only, can send to Louisiana committee
of investigation, whose authority would be
binding, and whose report conclusive. More
over, he thinks the U. S. Supreme Court
might send one of its Associate Justices to New
Orleans to supervise the proceedings in the
United States Courts there. But, so far as he
is concerned, he thinks that any interference
would be impertinent and illegal. Perhaps it
would be but his resolution of nOn-interfer-
ence is tardy. The President says that he has
ventured to instruct the U. S. Marshal at
New Orleans to recognize the decisions of the
u S. Court Judge DurelD as authoritative,
and to see that they were enforced. This may
be the Presidents understanding of the case
but it was not the Attorney Generals. That
functionary telegraphed to Pinchback as fol-
lows:
derseod that you recognized by the President tho
lawful Executive OF louisiana and the body assembled
at Mechanics Institute the lawful Legislatures and 1t
Is suggested that you make proclamation to that effect;
and also that all necessary assistance will be given TO
You and the Legislature herein recognized protect the
State from disorder and violence. 10
co. GEORGE IT, WILLIAMS, Attorney General.
On rho strength of this, Pinchback did issue
a bombastic and florid proclamation in which
he exhibited the Presidents recognition of the
validity of his claims as conclusive Of all mat
ters pending How does it happen, then, that
the President now relucts at anything ap
preaching to q sembance of interference in
Louisiana affairs2 We do not pretend to justify
the intervention which has already taken place
we cannot urge that as any excuse for future
interference. But we must insist that the
fedefal OOVerhHent Hno uctNely anu COn-
clusively interfered in the State affairs of
louisiana and that this has been done with
slight reference TO the real merits of the case.
BY this interference Pinchback, who
was Senator, then-by accdent-an act
ing Lieutenant Governor is made Acting
Governor of Louisiana, long after his only
legal term of Office has expired. This extra
ordinary proceeding has been fraugbt with
poneptoas consequences; i has furnished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
urwvoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY DECEMBER CO. 1872

the moral nature Of q poor-law Guardian 7
What will be the effect Of just little pinch
ing among the middle classesf How will it
be when well-to-do tradesmen cannot afford
even rabbitsY
1t is, we admit, difficult for Americans ex-
actly to understand these questions. Too
much meat has spoiled US for the considera-
ton of certain matters of market economy.
We growl greatly at high prices, but most OF
us get all the butchers meat we want. When
the hard times come, possibly the butchers
perceive a sensible depreciation in their sales,
but our kitchen fires are kept up all the same.
Three OF four generations hence we, too, may
be agitated by the discussion Of the Food
Question. Until then we shall continue to
swallow and digest, buying food for those
who cannot buy it for themselves, and being
in no danger of revolution occasioned by
famine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
THE RABBIT QUESTION.

When at one time the people OF Paris were
perishing for want of food, the Queen of the
day wondered that they should be so per-
verse when excellent cakes could lie bought for
a sous or so apiece. 1t is no secret that there
| is q deficiency of butchers meat in England,
and consequently that it is dear. The Food
| Question ia, therefore, the question always the
most pressing in Britain, and the one about
which noodles most frequently write commu-
nications to the newspapers. Among these
sleek gentlemen who have an easy remedy for
general starvation, is Mr.. George Brooke, SEN,
who signs himself NEARLY fifty years Game
Salesman in Leadenhall Market" We can
imagine George to be fat, rosy gilled, per-
fectly contented parsonage, now dispensing
rabbits to his own customers, and anon de-
vouring them in roasted or broiled condi-
ton. "f people will only CO." says Mr..
George Brooke, with ready money to ready
money shops or to the markets, and buy that
(Which is most plentiful, they can be sup
"plied with game, poultry, rabbits, OF meat of
" any kind at from Cd. TO I'D per h."
After this the Game Salesman goes on to
dlate upon the excellence of Game as o
nourisher and supporter of the human frame,
and especially does he dwell upon the beauty
of rabbits, and the quantity of them which
come every day to market Fifteen thousand
cases of Ostend rabbits are brought weekly to
London, each case containing 100, each rabbit
weighing three pounds, without skin and as to
wild rabbits, they pay better to produce than
sheep or pigs. This then is Mr.. George Brooke's
panacea for popular hunger-raise import, sell,
buy, cook, and eat rabbits Here is his recipe
in q nutshell: amend the Game Laws; let
"the occupier and tiller of the soil be the
"owner; make game property, rate it as such,
" for the nobility think of their game as a
"portiOn of their income; but to abolish
sporting, fishing, hunting. and breeding
game, it g all sheer nonsense" People who
think otherwise are denounced as "itinerant,
perambulating pot-house orators" who
"humbug honest men,"
There is one point upon which we quite
agree with the Game Salesman of Leadenhall
Meat Market. If people can get rabbits to
eat, they are fools for starving to death. But
all this controversy is for the benefit of people
who are not in the least danger of starving. 1t
is MT the man who can go to market and buy
rabbits at Cd. per pound, and who has the six
pences to pay for them. who excites our sym
patty. He is in no danger of dying for want
Of food, and in most cases he will obtain and
will eat moro meat than is good for him. We
are not sorry to have the great middle class
of England just little bothered rs to the
fiesh-pots. Now they will understand the case
Of the laborer and the laborer's family, TO
whom the taste of roast or boiled or fried
meat is almost AZ unknown as the taste of
Il Nhof oI,n n
don Alderman more cbaritably disposed than
to deprive him Of venison and turtle, and
keep him on oatmeal porridge and potatoes
(and small rations of them) for fortnight or
So7 How would poor-house diet operate upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
A CHANGE OF TUNE.

The Boston Globe, during the lato campaign.
found the English language too poor 10 furnish denun-
citation OF the so-caed SANDER against gentlemen 40
cused of being bribed with Credit Mober stock 1t has
seen q new light and says;
We begin almost instincvey % fear that there has
been some foundation these charges heretofore
sdered as only emanaling from tie heated brains Of
parttsan leaders in the excitement OF Presidential
test III II is So let there be sOtheIing the tuth
no attempt of whitewaShing, Tor party Is strong
enough to sustain itself under such policy. any
members OF the Republican size OF the House guilty
give us their and let the world have them. We
DO not believe In any completely with crime. and unhes
itatngy demand that tho Tesent investigation DO fu
and thorough unprotected and truthful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20

THE CORNELL MEMORIAL OF MR. GREELEY
Shortly after the death of Mr.. Greeley we
published q request from MIR. Ezra Cornell
that publishers of newspapers would send
copies of their journals, containing notices OF
our chief, to the Cornell University, where II
was tho purpose to preserve them In the
library. The success of our appeal has been
unexpectedly great. Mr.. Cornell writes:
"The papers have thus far received in response to
my invitation the press OF America for the materials
for memorial of Horace Greeley for the Cornell
University Library follows represented by States
and numbers EewYork, 1853; Ohio, ll2; Pennsylvania
IS; Virginia, As; Iowa. AJ Missouri, 81; Indiana. 81;
Illinois, %; Michigan 25; North Carolina, %; Georgia
20; Kansas I9 Massachusetts,, 16 Maine 10 Kentucky,
Is; New-Jersey IS; Tennessee, H Wisconsin, Is; Ne
braska IA; California 10; Alabama, 10 Connecticut,
10; Canada o; Maryland, 8; South Carolina, 81; Arkan-
sas u Texas Louisiana, 6; Mississippi 6; Minnesota
8; New-Hampsbre, g.; District OF Columbia, 4; New
Brunswick West Virginia, 81 Vermont, 8; Colorado.
Utah, a; Florida Delaware 4: Rhode Iand. IL
Montana, Nevada, /. Thus, you observe, have al
ready $40 different papers, of many OF which there are
several copies OF different dates There arc probably as
many 1000 papers, which will make several volumes
These volumes will mako grand memorial for the Press
Of America we'll as of our departed friend Greeley
Papers are stil coming and Iprosume the number will
reach at least one thousand"
This is a gratifying evidence of the interest
which our professional brethren have taken
in Mr.. COrnell's excellent plan. We trust
however, that some of the States will be much
better represented when the materials are all
collected than they appear to be in the pre-
;cf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
THE IRON AGE IN POLITICS.

So it seems that we are not to have tho
golden ago in politics, II representative Republicans In
Congress to lead There is Administration Jour
nE at least The Philadelphia Tresswhch has the ean-
dor 10 admit that tho good feeling has been post
ponod by It's own party leaders IL SAYS:
Tho lion and tho lamb have not laid down together
because the lion thought has mock poteal brother
wolf Disguise and refused 10 let him into t1e caucus
Tho bloody chnsm yawns again and the parties arg Hha
shaking their fists over H. Tho Lneral journals nave
already found 20 dircr with the fresdents pocy
certain southern qlesiins aud have reassnhiee 's
T0lo OF critics. with sharper peas ana keeheF WIS 'Aan
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amussmenis. stt.. Chs evening.

Rooru's TuEATER-"The Lily Of France" Miss
Helen renpk J. ". waiAek, and Francis BAnsA
Fryru AVENUE THEATER-" Married Life"
Cp,ND OPrRA HOUSE," Round the Clock" Mrs.
yohn WOOD Mis- Bmms Hovson, and John Broashsn
NmIos GARDEN" Leo and LOtos'
O1YN,PIc TuEATER-Opera Bouffe: =" lie Petit
P.nst" Mule Aimee and Mons Julesn
IINroS SQUARE, THEArER-" Agnes" Miss Agnes
Ehel .
WAuAcK's THEATER.-" Our American Cousin"
T. A. S0then.
ASSOCIATION HNI--Lecture Col. John Hay.
BARNuM's MUSEUM, MENAGERIE AND IlIPPoDRoME,
Fourteen To- ST.. near Broadwsy-Day and Evening.
JANiEs'S FINE ART RooMs.-Ilustrationso Of wait
Int a GAiG"
ST. JAMES TuEATER.-San Francisco Mmstrels.
ToNY PAsroE's OPERA HOUsK.-Varietics.
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LIE TRIRUNE IN EUROPE

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Always send draft on New.York. or alPosr-OfFIcE
MONEY ORDER, IL possible. Where neither OF these can
be procured send the money, But ALWAYS IN A REGIS
TERED LETTER The registration fee has been reduced
20 FIFTEEN CENTS and the present registration system
mas heep found by the postal authorities TO be nearly
absolute protection against losses by mall
Address The TRIBUNE, Hew-YOrk
Term: CAsH IL ADVANCE.
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II has been said that tho "landsnarks" of
San Francisco are the very worst in the coun-
try. Nowhere has the sailor been so shame
fully abused and outraged as in that city /;
the sailor clearinghouse keepers, as rule,
are uffians and brigands. They are now try
ing to break up the operations under the Uni
ted States law relative to shipping seamen.
But late di patches indicate that law and order
will prevail over these scamps, against whom
it has been found necessary to guard the o..
s. Commissioners Shipping Office by the city
police.
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Business Noiites.

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1t is possible that an issue may be precipitated
on the emigration question in Germany by the
people themselves. 1t is now proposed, it is
said, to organize popular associations to pro-
mote colonization and emigration to America.
Such associations would be regarded with
suspicion and hostility by the Government;
but how the Intervention of the United States
could be secured, in case of active inter-
ference by the German Government is not so
clear. In any case, it cannot be said that
Germany objects to emigration to tho United
States especially; it objects to emigration
per Sc.