New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10

The sale of THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC this year has
been 50 large and rapid that three editions have
been already exhausted, and fourth IL now on
the presses Notwithstanding the scrupulous care
which tie panstaking and experienced editor, the
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, bestowed upon the c0mpl-
latlon and printing of this manual, few very an
moving bunders crept into the ilrst edition. One OF
these mistakes was so astonishing as TO be amusing
rather than Notifying. Ii was the name " Moan
II. Miller in the list of Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States. The copy OF
the page has been found, and the ype-setters have
been relieved of RESPONSIBILITY, for the name was
plainly written miller" instead of "Swayne."
After the original Mss. of the page had been pre-
pared, it was so badly marred by in
terlinoations that transcript was made
Of it in order to guard against mistakes
and in the mechanical process of copying, the
wrong name was written. There seemed to Ire a
fatality about it, for the prOofsheets were revised
with unusual care and the blunder was not detected
until the work was published. 1t is a curious III
stauce of heter0phcmy. Two errors Ill the CIVIL list
of this State were quite as comical. Inc worthy
doctors OF divinity Who after revising an edition OF
the Bible again and again, offered a reward OF q
cuioea for every blunfer that might be detected,
learned 10 their cost that it IS not an easy matter to
secure Typographical accuracy in boOk-naklng. We
are too wise to make any boasts. but we nave re-
vi.cd The ALMANAC, correcting the misprint3 which
we have mentioned and few less important errors,
and we are confident that it Is now above
criticism The lists of Senators have h'eh recaSt'
aud the changes caused by elections in various
States during the past month have all Deeh ihaue'
The election news in the third and fourth editions is
brought down to the 1st of February. Although
all tine serious misprints were corrected promptly III
II; nfprs
them in order tina; the purchasers of the first edition
may make marginal corrections in their copies
On mage Al. NOAH II. MILLER should read NOAH IL.
SWAYSE.
On mage 63. Francis S. .THAYER should read
GEORGE ". SCHUYLER.
On page 63, THADDEUsC. DAVIS should be erased.
Most of the newspapers throughout the country
are expressing great delight at the nine days sue
ccssion of fine weather with which we have been
favored. still there are grumblcrs Who ialng 10
appreciate the present, lock forward to cold ana
DELAYING Spring; and some OF the .weather-Wise
predict the greatest snOw-storin OF the year within
f.y, DAYS But about one thing there can be no
mistake. We are. within 10 days of Spring. we
may have cold or heat rain OF drouth, an air melting
or frosty but here is the almanac and Theoretically
the FIRST of March means ethereal mildrcss;' nor
does it require any great stretch of the imagination
already 10 feel The breath of the sweet season.
Mr.. Brown, treasurer of Fall River. Mass, Is IN
trouble because of $i3l7 stolen from his Office last
Summer. He is personally responsible for the
amount and the citizens propose to make IL up by
subscription, aud relieve tho unfortunate custo-
dian. OF course il lie had himself stolen the
money il might have been different matter. lilo
might have taken iirst-caSs passage IN steamer
for Europe. and there diverted himself by making
the grand tour. Being an honest man, he stays at
homo orI il bothered is sued by the city, and may
la sent TO ai. for all we know, unless the.subScrp-
tiou prospors; and 50 we hope that IL WILL
This story about Simon Cameron's breach OF PROM
ise is unaduteratcd NONSENSE. Tho venerable SON.
ator Is no such man. We have found many fault
in his past career. and may have to find many
another vet. But in all our fault iindina we