New-York tribune., 1875-02-03
PHILADELPHIA TOPICS.

TYRox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRrBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-The police OF this
city aud Of New-York still cropping In the dark 10
find Charley Ross They are not to-day In possession OF
a single cew full OF promise many which havebeen
followed up since tie death of MOsher and found TO emu
IN nothing This Is a discouragng statement 10 make
after the strong hopes recently entertained OF the
speedy recovery OF the cd, but IL ia absolutely true
Nor the police at all to blame. There has prooaoy
never been a criminal case in this country in when
more digent and intelligent detective Work has been
done than in this Kidnapping case The detectives have
done more than their duty. Impeled by humane iee-
ing and Influenced by the extraordinary Interest taken
by the public IN the affair." they have made far greater
exertions than double the reward offered would have
stimulated IL ordinary case OF murder or rooDery'
and yet except the revelations that followed the
tragic death Mosher and his companion the d-oeart-
ening mystery which has surrounded the crime Is as
impenetrabe The only thing absolutely certain
is that Mosher and lis confederate carried Off the boy
and that Moshcr the letters 70 MT Ross demand
ing ransom. Probable suppostOns ~ 70 the Course
Of the kdnappers after they left Philadelphia are stated
follows by Mayor stoKiey IN ais mesSaSs OF JeStef
day;
After leaving Palmer and Richmondts., Philadelphia.
City OF trenton N j.. thronTn winch they said they
passed the night July 2, and on brdses GrOpptu
the boys hat--l broad d-brimmed unDeached Panama
with black ribbon and without binding After tuls thry
may have driven toward some one OF the Streams o.
wafer emptyug INTO Riritan or Newark Bay, or p9s
as Newark. this very IN ertdn. Inc
abductOrs returned 70 philadelphia Jut D. Wherf t-eN
mailed letters during the month. in AuSlst Htcss .
other points A. Rondout' and suosequen'iy rom ~" Nv,
Haven, New Brunswick, New-GOrk ana Pliddelphia
down 10 Nov 30 There good reason 10 beneye that
these men were in rowbOat the Hudson at and near
ROndout for two days, apOut Aug. p. y letter rom
them, dated Sent %, and pos,-markrd hr"-HaYth,
stated that Charley ha1 bren suffering n IN VI
urine and tEat mcGlciEe had been obtained ny MS GUS
iodlans which relieved him. (uqury OF phYslciansor
druggists IN your ueshborEcoi Win reference 10 l-
statement ml- ~ i'a@ 10 eit'1 ID" al. .i" 49,
bly, made the alterations 10 t1e JOa on the hacAehsacA
River about Ocf. ~.
the o; the search since the killing Of Mosh'r
facts have been a,cerancd which are important
narrowing down the parsulJ somewhat For Hs'4A
II is now known that neither Moshers wife nor has
brotne1-in-aw, Wcsteryelt. has Aad az any time any
knowledge Of the whereabouts OF the stolen boy The
detectives have Information. however. pointing to
the hiding place OF the child or TO his cusio-ans ~ IL
not even certain that he alive, although tie police
authorities. knowing that he was alive when ho'Aer
snot think that ha death since then Is ImproDAoe
strorg feature the recent history OF the case the
failure OF the persons secreug the child 10 take some
measures to obtain the reward offered 70 any one pro-
duciDg him at places named in NewYorE Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington. This offer was coupled II
Will he remembered. with assurances Of secrecy ana
complete immunity from arrest anu punishment Tor 'Ae
person bringing tie bov aud claiming the money.
II is thought very strange that the certainty oi
receiving 5000 has tempted those har5orlg him
to give hn up suce the deathof the Ndnappcrs there
is apparently nothing 10 DO gained by holding him. A
pubc-spT'ted gentleman OF This CITY, who haa devoted
great deal OF zine 10 aiding II the search ana VINO Is
in possession oi all tie facts known 10 the police says
there theories 10 account for TINS singular
failure Of the Eiiuappcrs uccomuces 10 take tie course
which il WAS believed tie last reward would induce
them to adopt The first Is that they hiding IN some
place remote from tOwus aud railroads, aEd know
nothing OF the reward % MJ5Icr'5 death. TIC
second and much the more prouab theory, H IA- they
are 30 terrified by the popular in6lgn ton Over no
crime and the hue and the of the child
that they afraid to leave their place Of concea nent
lest they he yn.hed ny mob before they reach one
of the cities named tnc circular Several thieves who
have recently bee0 arrested on suspicious have man
tested great alarm tod that they were believed 10
know something about Charley Ross, and have begged
10 be put IN safe place. while detained. These men
have known nothing about the whereabouts OF the boy
but their trepdaton when accused Of such knowledge
nv the officers VINO took them N custody showed
how great mus; he the fears Of the real criminals
Resides tn. theories stated aboye, there IS another,
which is not entertained By many people because tcre
arc few who are willing to abandon the hope thlt me
boy Will yet restored to MS parents This theory ex-
plains The mysterious silence Of Mosher5 lc'ompces-
silence which there reason TO fear Will never be
broken Il il that the boy ~ not alive.
CHANGES N THE STATE CONSTITUTION
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED 70
PREPARE AMEN DNIESTs-REPEAL or THE LIMITED
VOTING SYSTEM BECoNEiENDED-DIs5AriaTAJ
TON WITH THE SYSTEM.
lrpon TIE REGULAR coRREsPDNDFST OP rHr rRiBCSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3).-The Commission ap-
nonfea under the act of Assembly passed last Winter
10 revise the new STATE Constitution and 10 recommend
cbances have lust made the!r report. Nearly all tn
amendments they oher FOR the confederation Of the
Legislature are designed TO remove Inconsistencies and
remedy obvious defects II the instrument Iley do not
suggest anything which touches any OF tho important
reforms IL instituted unless Mr. BJckl!ew+ system II
limited voting be considered reform. That !nrova-
ton adopted by the Convention with some hesitation
IA an experiment, and applied 70 tho election OF
Supreme Court Judges and County Auditors ana CON-
ruissoners has proved 30 unsatisfactory that the
Commissioners DO not hesitate % rtc1 nmeLd that
IL be swept away altogether Current newspaper
phraseology calls the system cunuiltIge voung-an
entire misnumer. Cumulative voting IA tne casting by
each voter Of two or more for single candidate
whereas limited voting restricts the voter 50 that be
cannot vote for as many candidates are 70 he chosen
As applied in our Constitution 1t provides that
whenever two Judges OF the Supreme Court are 10 be
chosen for Of service each voter shall vote
for one only and when three Do chosen he shall
vote for no than two; candidates highest IN vote
shall be declared elected similar plan IA applied 70
OF the three commissioners ana auditors
chosen IN each county ana the Z3 PoiCe lnaE
elected on general uckeJ IA F4HtueIpula IIe ou.l
desir be effect OF TINS novel plan l. 70 give the mnLrty
party share OF the Ohces: IL Goes hoJ az tne
people opportunity 10 defeat unW"r'hY cAHull les
ser nm bv the machinery OF party conventions "a ne
contrary il makes nomination by either party eqdlya
Ient ia An election, unless "A "bOlt" can De or
anzed which viii take of majority OF the voters OF
one party or The other We had an Illustration OF the
WORKING OF tuis aystem last Fail in the election OF
TWO Supreme Court judges. Each party nominated
one and as every voter could vote FOR only ore there
was no way To defeat either except by the org nZtuon
of a third p1riy throughout the srate. reshcr Illus
traiiOn IA Afforded here I'm Phlade phia where twenty
two notice 10 be elected. Inc Two
nIr.ies have nominated nfteen politicians Oh each
trket II the Republicans carry tina city they Will
elect theiI entire list the Democrats VIII elect the