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New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
SYSTEMATIC REFORM.

70 The Editor or The Trt0nne.
SIR: The New-York Council of Political
Reform does not propose rest the assumption that
reform has been by any means secured because some
change of public servants has taken place The ultimate
object can only be assured by placing in office who
mean reform as thoroughly and sincerely after election
as before It, The Council proposes to represent the
Reform cause with the wachfulness earnestness and
ygor with which 1t abOred to secure radical change In
the policy and legislation Of the city and state as well
as complete reform in the character OF the incumbents
OF pubic oce The tendency after great campaign Is
10 rest from active labor The danger from long and sue
cessu in the hands OF party Is or
an almost inevitable gravitaton to corruption and abuse
Corrupt and designing men attach themselves 70 tne
successful partywhiGhever IL may be-and from their
activity ambition, aud selishness become prominent IN
organization the dispensers OF patronage ana specua
present condition OF the Republican party to which the
should serve as warning. Against these corruptions
and abominatious the Council proposes TO con-
tinual war Some independent organization composed
OF men of both parties whose weight and character are
guaranty OF earnest and unsesh ends s necessary 70
exert proper supervisory scrutiny and check In public
affairs Political parties must, by their necessities, seek
TO promoeher ends and sometimes by the sacrlce
OF tine general welfare. The Council OF Reform has
associated, and will continue TO keep organized a
poweru body Of valuable whose work on behalf OF
The public Is OF the utmost consequence.
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF POLITICAL REFORM
NeIp- York, Jan. q, 1878.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
HoMEoPATHs AND ALLoPATHs.
n IN. Fdffer OF The Tribune,


SIR: The Oneida County Medical Society re-
Gently had under consideration q resolution offered by
Dr. Edwin Hutchinson, TO the effect that the code OF
medical ethics should be amended to allow regu-
lar" physicians TO meet in consultation all practitioners
who are recognized by the laws Of this State, whenever
called upon by them their patients" This was an at
tempt TO abolish the absurd rule which treats the homeo
psthlst as an unclean and disreputabe person with
whom no doctor the old school can hold intercourse
without contamination. The resolution was finally
tabled plea that the subject ought be left entirely
70 the discretion of State Medical Society but strong
n favor OF n was manifested among the Oneida
alopaths and sooner later the reform IL indicates
must think come. The school OF practice, whether
true or false s making headwayj its professors not
regarded by the aty quacks and pretenders, and n
will no longer do for the heavy doctors 10 regard
them 40 either The exclusiyeness OF the antiauated
code OF ethics has become ridiculous IN this liberal age
Not long ago a homeopathic physician was appointed
member OF Board OF Health In one OF our American
Cities and the local alopathic medical soeiety not only
accommodated OF Its doctors who sat with him ON
the Board but expelled second for consulting with the
first. Yours. FAkPLAf'
NelD- York, Jan. -, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
STREET RACING.

To the Bdftor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Cannot the attention of our city au'
horities be called to the nightly racing runaways and
reckless driving Ffthave.f As soon as night fais
this street becomes for those driving trot
ters, and for runaway horses driven by intoxicated
men, and often by boys. During the daytime
mounted police patrol this avenue as well as Others pug
during the night the only guardians OF the peace"
about are those foot who are OF no service Whatever
in preventing fast and reckless driving and Stopping
FOR those crossing Ffthave after dark particularly for
ladies; and that tins should be the case In our nnes
thoroughfare and promenade, is matter OF when s ne
Police Department should be ashamed am sure that
many OF our citizens hope with me that our ponce VIII
stop all fast and reckless driving In our streets
Netc- York. Jan. 80, 1873. OhpAh
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
TRYING TO INJURE THE TRIBUNE.

TO the EdiIOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: Indignant at receiving another news
paper instead OF THE TRIBUNE drop this note to tel
you the way your subscribers treated Wesleyan
Academy subscrbes forTHE TRIBUNE and gets ii through
some in Springfield. Very often we get a certain
other newspaper instead and the young men don't want
IT, After TI TRIBUNE has been on file one day il then be-
comes the property whoever bids t OF az auction at
the beginning the school term and II II the paper tha
is in most demand have the right 10 IL this term and
when, as on yesterday and to-day, am handed that
other newspaper for THE TRIBUNE don't feel IN the
best OF humOr When want TO converse with Trend
whose company aud sentiments have learned 10 esteem
don't like any 10 rudey thrust his presence upon
me- This kind OF substitution is doubtless meant TO be
damaging TO your paper. The means employed to DO
this damage exceedingly dlshonorahle caD sncn
trickery he stopped j.. c.
WH6rdhdm, Mass, Jan. II, 1879
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A VARIETY OF VIEWS AND TOPICS.
THOSE CREDIT M0BILrER LETTERS.
To tAe Editor OF TAs Trf6NnsF


To tAe Editor Of Tie Tri6pHsr
SIR: 20 that mine enemy had written q
book" SAID Job. o that my friend had not written
letter. say all who read the Credit Mobilier testimony
from day TO day, and then remember the eiaboratey
precise denals OF any connection with that unfortunate
corporation with which some Of prominent poll
ticans filed the newspapers last Fall The inspiration
for these epistes must have been drawn from tho
famous letter OF the Western who wrote home
that in Minnesota many Of the musketoes would weigh
pound that they would sit upon the logs and bark
as travellers passed by and who being taken 10 task
for his Munchausenism declared that every word Of It
was true since many musketoes certainly weighed
pound, you took enough Of them, and he had often
the Insects sitting LOGS and bark by the road
side. BY such skillful word-choosing Congressman
with fifty shares OF stock held In trust for him by Oakes
Ames can, with flourish Of conscious rectitude,
declare upon his honor that not dollars
worth Of stock in any such corporation has ever
stood in his name but, o. Congressman OF the
future let not such declarations 20 upon paper what
foolish friends may beg you 10 do Words spoken
easily forgotten and II they get into the newspapers
all the world knows that errors In reporting are tho
commonest OF things. But letter signed Schuyler Col
fax j. w. Patterson, designed to keep the word OF
promise to the will fnd public but too merciless IL
be broken 10 the heart IL is an ugly page In Amer
lean history thsof the Caldwell and the Pomer0y bribery
Kansas the force and lrand on both sides In
Louisiapa the Of Oakes Ames ag Coifax Patter-
son, Wilson ct al Let turn the leaf over and paste
down Stealing has never been quite
the thing among public men outside OF New YORK. az
least bus stealing and being caught: and lying while
being caughtthat was disgrace even as far BACK as
the days OF Sparta sE B.
Nec-Hdren, Jan. 30, 1873
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
TESTIMONIAL TO CYRUS ". FIELD.
NEw-YoRK, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND LONDON
TELEGRAPH Co., NEw-YoRK, Jan. IL, 1873.

NEw-YoRK NEWFOUNDLAND, AND LONDON
TELEGRAPH Co., NEw-YoRK, Jan. IL, 1875
CYRUS w. FIELD, Eso.-DEAR SIR / have the
pleasure to hand you the following copy of preamble
and resolutions which were unanimously passed at
meeting Of Board Of Directors Of this Company held
this day;
Whereas The principal office of this company is to be
transferred 70 London ana tne present % aces
they have hlledtfor nearly 10 years; and r ,,,,,
has been Associated with them in the direction and It is
him that the organization OF this Company mainly
whereas He has labored in It's service with zeal and
diligence hardly equaled, and with success great
Rn,oiced uHanmousiy That Mr. Field is entitled TO
the thanks OF the directors and OF
half and none the less that In their performance he has
won reputation coexensiye with the civilized world
prepared at individual expense, and presented to
Mr. Field as testimonial OF our esteem and In reeog
milton OF his invaluable services TO this Company.
Z. +. HATFIELD ir, Secretary
NEw.YoRK, Jan. 10, 1873.
EF HATFIELD jr., tSq., Secretary Of The Hetc- York.
Newfoundland aud London Telegraph Co.-DEAR SIR
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of your let
ter Of the 1lth ns containing resolutions unanimously
psssed Ct the last meeting Of the Board OF Directors OF
the NewYork, Newfoundland and London Telegraph
Company. For the appreciation Of my labors
behalf OF the Company expressed In the resolutions
the directors have my sincere and heartfelt thanks
For period OF nearly ~ years nave pcon ae''
ciated with them, and have always found them
earnestly and cordially cooperating for the ac-
complement Of the enterprise Of establishing
telegraphic Communication between the Old and New
Worlds originally resolved upon at my house on loh
tion or OUT struggles and disappointments through
recollection Of us ali. During all this period the
directors, consisting Of Messrs Peter Cooper Moses
TAYLOR, Marshall o. Roberto, and Wilson u. Hunt la
bored with untring real for the successful accomplish
OF the enterprise without compensation for their
services. Though my connection with them as direct
ors is severed shall never forget their uniform kind
ness 10 through the whole period have been
associated with them. And that God may bless every
one of them win ever be my earnest prayer. remain,
dsay Sir, very truly, your friend, CyhUf W. FIELD.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
HOW THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME is
VIEWED.

TO ne Editor Of TIE Tribune.
SIR: For the information of the public, and
the general good think You should publish In psmpb-
let form the able article headed /" Let We'll Enough
Alone" which appears in your Issue OF to-day, and
throws so much light upon the demerts OF the Postal
Telegraph scheme.-a scheme which little stock art
fully placed where 1t Will do most good' may sud
denly saddle upon our country. think TUE TRIBUNE
owes It TO tho people land to itself, If 1t would keep
pace with it's enterprise Of last month"; 10 put
this article in portable and compact shape.
Surely the hight your srpost sheds upon this extraya
gaut project OF greater Importance to all than the
light which DR. Tynda Illuminated and your columns
reflected 80 brilliantly An inflated metaphor that-but
somethingSmust lie pardoned In an exreporter. who
stood amazed ut seeing fourc0umn nightreports ius-
tratsd by weodeuts and still wonders how done
would gladly buy 50 copies Of your article ~ pamphlet
form. at any reasonable price ORroLAE.
Boston, Jan. 10, ls7a
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
THE ALARM BELL NUISANCE.

To fhe Editor OF INC Irt0une.
SIR Can you or any other mortal being tell
the world the use Of the banging changing frealarm
bells which aiict this ctyf There was time when
these signals told the fremen In what district 20 seek
ore. NOW, however, an alarm-gong in every engine
house and restaton does that work Why then should
weary sick people be reused az dead OF night or a.
beilsi The thieves who run 20 fire can usually fod
out where TO go, even though the public signals bc
own houses always ind out their property s IN danger
before the bellringers do there then any excuse
for a continuance OF this insufferable nuisance.
Seto- York, Jan. 80, 1878. WoRkfh
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SECOND DISTRICT CON-
GREsS ELECTION.

To hs Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: 1t will be remembered that the Hon.
R. g. Tharn was regular candidate for the seat OF the
lid District Of South Carolina, at the time when
famous and furious campaign waged against each
other by Messrs. c. c. Bowen (whe) and r C. DE Large
(colored) Mr. Thar1n forwarded has papers, claiming
the seat on various grounds which duly referred
the Committee on Elections aud then awaited the
result 1t Is Just stateahat while the other tw
candidates fully succ eeded in rendering each other m
famous by the damning proofs OF the frauds aud mat
practice Of each, not syllable has been can be al
legged against the purity and awfulness OF every step
taken by Mr. Tharn who is native OF Charleston, an
Rnowledged to be irreproachable, professionally and
personally.
Congress has just decided adversely to the claims OK
both Mr. Bowen and Mr.. DE Large and thus Mr.. Thar
looms up as the only eligible candidate for the seat,
which, II awarded TO him, will be not unwortny be-
slowed Yours, g. h.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 80, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
NO ANTAGONIST BETWEEN THE TRIBUNE AND
SIrNDAY.sCHOOIS.

To the Editor Of TIE Tribune.
SIR: Among the letters you published, on
Saturday commencing your course IS an independents
journal, was from distinguished author IN which
he speaks OF the "mmeasursbe pettiness, meanness,
ignorance and Sunday OF your competitors
I wondered you published that sentence without q
word OF protest. I have been an admirer Of The
TRIBUNE since its Log Cabin days am never afraid of
It's influence in my family. The tone OF lts edl-
torials is high some OF them seem TO be written by
persons Of even religious feryOr. think The TRIBUNE
circulates among this class OF largely than
any other paper How strange TO such persons must 10
seem to place the Sunday work IN such cate
snndav-school TP.
keO York, Jan. 20, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
PHELPS, DODGE & CO.'S INVOICES.

To tht VdItor or Ths TTtOUHe'
SIR: / was much pleased to see that youf
paper had some respect for the character and integrity
Of the muchabused firm Of Phelps, Dodge Co. OF your
city 1t is within my own knowledge while in Europe,
that this firm has in the habit of making contracts
OF three TO five years for many Of the goods which the
40 largely import These contracts have been no DOUBT
fulfilled at than the current prices owing 10 the
great advance OF wages and GOALS Hence Their goods
have cost them import than Others in the same
business have had to pay when compelled TO import a
fbe advanced prices. You WILL no doubt, remember
that the person introduced into their office by the anor
was able to defeat contract these gentlemen were
about making in Russia sheeron for seven years
Southport, Conn, Jan. 26. 1873 o. NJ
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE-THE HON. JOHN
HILL.

TO tAe Edttor OF TAs TrfosnS
SIR: In your article of to-day entitled DE
mocracy in the Post" you thank the Postmaster
and others for their efforts In regard TO the abotoa
Won did not therein mention the name OF John Hill Of
who has labored 20 asslduously In the cause
aud to whom we are as much indebted for the result ~
10 any member Congress ever had. kApHA
Philadelphia, Jan. 2S, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
ADVICE TO WOMEN ON FIRE.

To the fdstor or Ths Trsos~s.
SIR: Can you not impress upon the average
female mind tho important fact, that H. when theas
dresses take fre frem lighted match. or otherwise
they would at once, tamble upon the foor and roll vi
oronsy to and fro, screaming ed loen the VALE -.
hundred avoid even seorchinG. PBILASrBRorIsr.
Qatskih, Jan. n. iS7a
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
CREDITABLE ENTERPRISE.
e. III. Nnal.-.IIl Eanu.l

A very creditable bit of enterprise on the
part of TIE NEwYoRB TRIBUNE is the issuance OF an
extra sheet containing verbatim reports OF SIX famous
lectures, viz: Compulsory Bducation,n by Henry
Ward Beecher; "The Lost Arts" by wendell Phlnps ;
"Is there a God I" by Henry w. Bellowsi Masters OF
the Situation" by Jas. t. Fields and "The sandwich
Islands" by Mark Twain. A more valuable edition OF
L. laat.L
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01

THE TYNDALL SHEET EQUAL TO BOOK.
From The Pitts6iogh CAroateie
THE NEWYORK TRIBUNE Will accept our
for ITS extra sheet containing lectures
by Beecher Philips, Bellows Fields and Marx T%ain,
and also Tyndalls lectures. This sheet Is equal 10
book and THE TRIBUNE deserves 10 be commended ior
such q disnlaY OF taste and enterpIse.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
VOICES OF FRIENDS.
Ooutinued from second Page.

sv.srvu IN THE WEEKLY OF the 25h ult, brings pleas.
-. ~ deem iov. horn of honest love and syml ny
r THE TRIBUxE and the Right TaE LKisVNTT ThaSR m,
o An the nanoe of thoee who have differed Win you
ssn,voraTilv and not seriously. God bless you u
M foli,as Colorado, Jan. j. 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
FULFILLING ITS PROMISE.


THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE Is fulhlllng lts
promise of making developments in the sciences discoy
cries in the arts &c. prominent subjects IN its issue t
has lately published extra sheet the six lectures In
full OF Prof Tyndall on Light with illustrated cuts ana
diagrams and essays and addresses various SUBJECTS
by other eminent
New-York tribune., 1873-02-01

Mayor Havemeyer, in a recent conversation
with reporter Of THE TRIBUNE who had called on him
to obtain his views relative to the amendments offered
by the Committee Of Seventy TO the proposed Charter
SUBMITTED TO the Assembly Committee on Cities by the
ub-Committee on Legislation Of the Republican Central
Committee, was clear and outspoken as to what he
deemed to be the main features OF charter framed In
the interest of the people of this city, aud not Of
q party or faction. With reference TO comforting
upon the Mayor the power OF appointing all
heads Of departments, he said he felt some
delicacy In giving opinion, although his Judgment
was decidedly In favor Of the measure. To carry out
thoroughly hs plans the Mayor should have the appoint
ment OF the heads OF departments, or should pc
his eutenants. Public opinion would be check on esd
appointments. II the public not satisfied with tnc
Mayor and his appointments II could dspiace pm ~ @ ,e
end OF two years by choosing another msn FOR the
same he would the terms Of the various co
missions no longer than that Of the Mayor 1hey should
not hold over as now the case and AZ proposed IN
the charter OF the Republicans - i.
He was decidedly the opinion that clean eweep or
the heads of Departments shoud be made by char
ter passed by present Legsatre He could see no
why some should be retained merely because
they were Republicans He was opposed 70 partisan
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-10-11

bullets struck the iron shutters of the
store, and the men who screened them
selves in the dOOrwayS seem 70 have
occupied tolcrably hot position. by
some it, is supposed that the men were
hunting each other at the time, as but a
minute before the shooting began White
came to the door of a billiard saloon
near by and pcercd in as though looking
for some one. Both men were formerly
residents Of San francisco.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-10-11
Curl ositics of Sea Water.

The principles in tho circulation OF
tie waters Of Tie sea were beautifully
shown before the Royal Geographical
Society, Enslnd, recently, by simple
experiment. y trough with plate glass,
sides, ahoat six feot long and foot
docp, but not more than an inch wide.
was filed with water. At ono end 4
piece OF ice was wedscd in between the
sides to rcrrcscnS the polar cold, while
the tropic heat was represented at the
other end by bar OF metal laid across
the surface Of the water, the projecting
end Of which was h ,atOd by spirit
lamp. Red coloring matters was then
put III at the warm end, and blue at the
cold end so that the currents could be
traced. The blue water, chilled by con,
tact with the ice, Immediately fell down
to the bottom, orept slowly along, and
gradually rose toward the surface of the
equatorial end, after which it gradually
returned along the surface to the start.
ing point. The red water crept first
long the surface of the polar end, thon
fell to the bottom just as the blue had
done, aud formed another stratum,
creeping back again along the bottom
and coming to the surface. Each color
made a distinct circulation during the
half hour in which the audience viewed
the experiment
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-10-11
A Cheap City.

Munich is undoubtedly a very chenp
cry, says letter writer. Even the
rates at the hotels are lower than we
found them anywhere else in Europe
The expense for rooms is about seventy
ccnts per day, aud although the hotel
restaurants charge nearly double the,
price for meals that is charged elsewhere,
it is difficult to run the entire living
expense over $3.50 per day. Carriage
hire is very cheap, and cigars are better
and cheaper iu Munich than anywhere
in Europe. English goods of all dcsorip
tions are sold cheaper than they are in
London There is abundance offruit
here, such as cherries, apricots, plumLs,
green cages, and some very good peaches,
which are sold at moderate rates. Cher,
rics are to be had throughout the sum
mcr, they being brought to the cities
from 50, many different surrounding
climates that so soon as they are over in
one section the supply comes in fEem
ano:h.r, We have been eating cherries
for two months, and obtained this NOR.
ming some of the lsrgcs and finest white.
hearts that we have yet tasted, for about
twelve cents per pound. A gentleman,s
well made calf skin Congress boots boots
cost less. than So. They are ascot as
buckskin, and most admirable to travel
in, | sec English razors in the windows
for tweenty.six kreutzers (about eighteGn
centS), aud three blqded pepkuives for
about forty cents. Full business suits
OF Cashmere arc marked at about $40,
and everything at correspondiugly low
rates, Thus, beer is not the, onl thing
that is cheap, aud we expect labor is
correspondinsly cheap. Many q the
laboring men and women VI ho fouk to
the hrcwcrics at neon seem to make
their dinner off a mug of beer, with
big radish and salt, and roll OF bread
aud sausage, all of whi-h cost but thir.
teen krcutzers, equal to about eight
cents in our money They are, howcYc-,
strong, stout, and muscular, aud look as
if they are well fed. Our party, number
ing six; have just taken dinner at one Of
the best restaurants. We had soup
bccF,steak, roast duck, potatoes, aud pie,
with a full supply of beer, and good
arPcti'es, each calling for what they
wanted, and the whole cost was loss
than six horins, or about forty cents
apiece. The inferior qualities of meals,
are obtainable a, the restaurants for
much lower rates than the better
qualities, and good dinner is served
the carriage driver, who cats in seper
ate apartment, for lcss than twenty cents
in our currency.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-10-11
What Sleep Will Cure.

Theory for rest has always been
louder than the cry for food. Not that
it is more Important, but It is often hard
or to got Tho best comes from sound
sleep. Oh two men or women, other
crwise equal, the one wIio sleeps best
will be the most moral, healthy aud
efficient. Sleep viii do much to cure
irritabiIity of temper, pce7ishness and
uneasiness. 1t Will cure insanity. 1t
will do much to cure dyspepsia. 1t
will relieve languor and prostration
felt by consunrtivcs 1t will cnre
hypochondria. 1t will cure headache
1t viii cure neuralgia. Tt will cure a
broken spirit. 1t will cure sorrow. Tn
dc~dwe might make longer list or
nervous maladies thatit will cure.