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to her friends. It leads to vulgar display, and
establishes an obligation OF returning the
favors which may become burdensomc to the
couple whose table groans under the weight
of the wedding silver. We have known OF
brides who were married to men in moderate
circumstances, and who received such guam
tity Of wedding gifts Of silver and gold That
they had no room for them, and no use for
them In their modest quarters. The valu-
able ware had to be sent at once to silver
smith for safe keeping, and his charge for
storage was something Of burden.
They got no end of spoons and lee pitchers,
but never cent Of money ON which to start
housekeeping.
IL may sometimes happen that tho daugh-
ter Of n rich man will marry without getting
anything from her father or her mother OK
ccpt u silver tea set and II costly shawl
Then the couple start off on bridal tour,
and return to New York to put up at hotel
or boarding house, where they have no use
whatever for the silver, though the shawl
may remain source of perennial satisiac-
tion to the fair wcarcr over whose shoulders
1t falls in graceful folds of ndubitablc cash
mere. The best gifts of parents to young
'Ouplt uit tIlbSt WHICH, b'SO Htttib hi''hi III
life, and fathers who can afford IL should
always see TO it that their daughters ON
marrying are provided with purse which
assures their independence. If IT Is impor-
tant to gather wealth for boys, 1t Is even
more so for girls for they are far worse of
without money than their brothers.
This wedding present business Is often of
the shoddicst sort. We all remember the
TWEED wedding, and that other wedding
which occurred in the White House, where
many Of the gifts were substantial
brides, or returns for favors granted.
Sometimes, too, the presents which
glitter and sparkle on the tables
Of the bride before the envious eyes Of the
wedding guests, are only hired for the occa-
sion, and the couple will go to housekeeping
with plated ware, and not solid metal. This
is incxpressibly shoddy, but it Is not un-
common. Just think what fraud the life
of II couple so starting may bel
There were over hundred marriages
in the city last week. We wish joy to all
the brides and fclicitate all the bride
grooms but we hope none Of them hired
their wedding presents.
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ImprOper Commissions.

A good deal of stir has been occasioned in
London by charges made through the col
umns of the Times, that solicitors, account
ants, auctioneers, ship brokers, bankers, and
others are in the habit Of sharing their com
missions with persons with whom they deal.
II is said to be n usual thing that on the
sale Of a ship not more than one quarter Of
the 8 per cent. commission properly belong
ing to the broker who does the work, ever
reaches him. A London parson states that
he had some experience in building "A church.
and that .thc architect claimed not only his
8 per cent. on the whole expenditure from
his employer but also IA commission from
the various tradcsmcn for every article of
furniture supplied from an organ TO n has
sock.
Unfortunately this evil Is not confined to
London. II is very prevalent in this coun-
try, and especially in this city where 1t is
extending itself into almost every kind of
business transaction Machini-ts, dealers
in printers ink. in hardware. indeed in al
most everything, resort to the practice to
obtain business. From a horscshocr n
groom gets percentage on all the work he
brings to the shop. Generally, Il gentleman
in buying Il pair Of horses if he does not
happen to be n judge of horses himself,
trusts the selection very much to his
coachman and it is notorious among
dealers that in such case they can seldom
expect to make II sale without bonus of fifty
or one hundred dollars TO the coachman.
OF course, the practice is dishonest, and
very pernicious in its tendency.
case involving this subject Of gratuitics
TO agents came before the Queens Bench.
The giving of n secret gratuity,' said Mr..
Justice BLACKBURN, "to an agent intrustcd
with authority to enter into a contract is
highly wrong and improper" Tho law rs
laid down Is that if the jury believe the gra-
tuity influenced the action of the agent. as
in what instance does it not, the contract Is
thereby vtiatcd.
Few persons would attempt to justify this
mode of doing business as intrnsically
! right. The excuse usually offered is that it
has become so regular that custom cannot
DC got without it; and it is constantly prac-
tiscd by many who carry their heads high
in society and in the church.
The only right rule in any business is to
pay no commissions and TO give no gratu-
tiles which you are unwilling to have known
to the opposite party with whom YOU are
/ dealing.
Here is a practical subject for at least one
discourse by every clergyman in the cit y.
! Thcday may yet come when common honest Y
will be universally regarded as an essential
! clement Of religion
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To THE EDITOR OF The Sun Sir Now
that the subject of heating the street ears is
being agitatcd and there is slight. very slight
chance thatabill may ho introduced in the Logi,-
laturc to compel the railroad companies To- fur
nlsh their ears with stoves or some other means
for heating them, | would suggest that a clause
be added 10 the hill requiring said companies to
furnish cach ear with washstand soap. towels
hairbrush, and comb, and, | was about to add
u looking glass, but one can find Il good look
ing lass IN almost every ear. and in hot weather
Tor lee water. Why not 20 the whole hos"
while they are about II. and, now that Journey
TO the City Hall in a street ear consumes SO much
time. compel the companies 10 run n number of
sleeping cars for the benefit VI through ,passcn-
New YORK, Jan. a
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Wedding Presents.

For the following rather remarkable and
suggestive advertisement we are indebted
to the columns Of the Hrdh:
Any ONE DESIRING TO SELL srpTRFLUOrs
n wedding presents, communicate with CASH q :.
TONER, Herald ohce,
II l. proverbial that q man exhibits bad
taste when he looks gift horse in the
mouth. What, them does he display when
he sends for jockey and strikes bargain
to sell him the horse? Still, Il fashionable
young lady with many friends, who gets
married nowadays, Is apt TO be put in n
quandary when the wedding presents flow
in upon her. What shall she do with the
duplicate, triplicatc and quintuple salt
cellars; Is she likely, in her experience Of
housekeeping, TO require dozen fish knivcst
family Bible Is an absolute necessity; but
she may feel that she doesn't need five of
them in the which to enter the records of
the births for which she hopes, and the
deaths against which she prays.
Yet, there should be sacredness In gift,
else it is not worth the giving or the taking
The fact Is, this business of wedding pres
ents in fashionable or pretcntious society
mas got TO 10 nuisance, both to bride and
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1t is easy to see why the defeat Of the con-
spiracy should be regarded by Centennial DIX.
in common with the rest of the country. as n
matter for congratulation; but 1t Is not easy TO
see why Centennial DIX should choose MoRToS
as the recipient Of his congratulations. In
their future conflicts" the venerable office
holder goes on TO say. " the Republican party
will know whore 10 look for leaders who do not
quail in time of trial" This probably refers to
the Centennial writer himself. since in times Of
trial he never quails. but confines his attention
TO the destruction Of that fierce and dangerous
bird. the snipe. But why. we repeat. Gen. DIX
should congratulate MoRToN Just at this time il
mystery. and mystery which gives force to
the painful rumors abroad about the aged
statesman and military hero.
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Brother Moody In Boston.


nom ne itNt1a tffff fsff Jun -,
Tho occasion Of the dedication last night
81 the great tabernacle that has been erected for
Ia" prosecution of the work upon which the
churches II this city are about TO enter-haye
already entered. II ought 90 Ice said-was i'm
pressve and solemn. The work Of preparation
j. substantially complete. Mr. Moody will ar
rive this week. and will hold his first service in
this city On sunday next From that time on
for three months az least. ana possibly longer
the concerns Of religion will have an UNUSUAL
prominence in the cummunity-a prominence
that cannot be ignored or d"spised by any man
who Is not duflcd in his immortal part.
We doubt whether, in any place yet visited 10y
Mcssrs. Moody and Sankcy preparations So
{, mpete have been nude for their coming, We
do not refer now particularly 10 the building
erected, the choirs trained. the arrangements
Tor the conduct of the great meetings but To
the work Of prayer and sclf-consecration on the
part of the Christians in the churches to make
themselves ready and worthy to enter in and
gather the harvest of souls their faith conil-
IDENTIFY expects. Every provision that could he
made in anticipation has been made chcsr.ully.
seriously. generously Now thousands wait
with great e,lsrrncss for the campaign 10 begin.
a pcntcco-ial day il longcd for when thousands
shall he awakened - "A SENSE of the vanity of
li!c with hope OF immortality. The cyangollsts
when in1y come will find n host organized To
support them. and there will hc no occasion for
delay. What l. the work which is Ia he at
tempted; Nothing else nor less than the rescue
% souls from sin.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-SW; Why is
II that the Board OF Aldermen or the Board of lculth
instead Of boterng their brains over foolish plans Tor
heating the street cars and thereby making them still
more uncomfortable do not compel the companies To
ahte some Of the nuisances that long suffering public
already cnduref The practice that some women who
carry nasty pet dogs In their and endanger the
lives oi the passengers In these should be AhAsd
The owner OF every dog IN the city should be compelled
topaz heavy tax, VI law should be passed 10 exrrmi
maze uelh. blAIA AyEkVk
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How Anna Dickinson Makes Love.


Anna Dickinson is a failure In the love
scenes of her own plays When the experienced
actor sidlcs M 10 her and reaches his arms
around her rigid waist, she grabs him 10y the
wrist and holds him OF al arms length while
he says his piece and then. when she reaches
the melting moment. and lowers her head Ia let
II droop upon his shoulder. the constrained ac-
tion II 80 ike the gesture Of u venerable Will
liam goat in the act Of insisting teasing boy
over u pasture fence. thht the audience glreiully
into the orchestra iiddlcs. and there Is general
murmur of disappointment when he braces his
feet and receives the drop OF her head with Il
snnrnnlX nIdihln Hrnnt.
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A sagacious Republican of considerable
prominence recently intimatod to corre-
spondent Of The SUN that the Inauguration of
TuDEN by the action Of the tribunal would be
speedily followed by the political funerals of
Senators CoNKLINa and EDMuNps and other
Republicans who have been active in bringing
about the compromise. We believe that the
sagacous Republican OF considerable promi-
hence will be happily disappointed in this re-
spect. A few Disguised onccholders and haf-
fed aspirants to Office will howl a brief while
against the men whom they will hold RESPONSE
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The report in another OF the city papers Is
LITTLE fuller:

"But the time will come when YOU who have often
tried others Will hc tried D. ath will procure VIII Of
,Ntmrt and put NUu o Of TIE earthly premises There
can he nu writ o cciuurar tn higher court All the
trials o tt, world VII 10, rohns 10 the great tdl IN
which vuu AMI shall APPEAR before the Jui-c Of the
gui'k ani the dead You can plead u" statute oi niia
ton Yea can turn state evidence There can lie no
nation tor uOu-ul huu viii then need an AL ate
Have Nnu selected ouof The Lord Chancellor of the Uni,
VERSE. II any man in We have advocate with the
Father II i- unCc rtain when your ease viii be called
~, We also ready Behold he comes the Jud.c. the
Judge, The clouds 90 heaven. the Judicial crmu,, The
great white throne. the judicial henchi Tho Hrchaugr
rc crtr OF the court The pound of tie last thuultfl H.
the falling n the rauwsi Come. We blessed, part SO
cursed The acguitta-the cohdcninauonn
To be- guilty Of hcrcsy is small offence COM
pared with the guilt Of such burlesque Us this.
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From one Of the Hon. ZAcHARIAH CHAND-
LERs dispatches 10 his agents at the South we
extraN the following happy generalization:

$50 man who coun,cnances and uses the means he
has .cuuntenancod and used should ever he nrus'ed
with such great AMI responsible trusts as are given TO the
Cllci Magistrate OF this nation
With slight reservation We are prepared to
say that this sentiment, although conveyed in
disgracciul English. Is emincntly true, and
very crodtabe to the moral acutonoss of the
Hon. XAcHARIAH CHANDLER What We do not
like is the mistinoss that results from his fall
urc to explain Just what are the dsqualfying
means used and countcnanced. ii he refers
10 the employment of the Cabinet rs an clcc-
tionecrng committee; 10 the intimidation of
Government clerks and officials 10 the usc of
Federal bayoncts in election; 10 the stullng Of
ballot boxes and the dortorlng Of returns; 10
the production Of forged anldavits to the
frauds OF rascaliy Returning Boards; To the
rejection of honest votes honestly thrOwn-ii
he means that the man who uses or counte-
names such means as these Is unworthy to bee
President the Hon. XACHARIAH CHANDLER has
our emphatic approval us an instructor in
political morality.
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MhnI Ferry MomId IIke 10 Do.


Intimate friends of President Ferry of
the Srnat" say that he has fully determined
to assume the power of counting ls5 votes
for Hayes if he has the opportunity. and that
he Is anxious rather, than Otherwise that
has boon reading up Congressional history nnd
thinks he has discovered some evidence which
t.i.
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This long period Of suspense and agitation
through which We have been passin and which
has So severely tried the nerves Of everybody
and oppressed the business Of the country. has
been worth something in the knowledge il has
given the people Of constitutional law. One II
the best things about popular suffrage is that 1t
offers men larger range for their thoughts
than their mere everyday business, and dur
Ing this trying time the popular attention has
been occupied with some OF the gravest matters
which ever engaged the thought Of people.
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We bring orr business, our occupation, o
Con. before Thy Judgment seat
This passage was in a prayer delivered by
Wall street operator at one Of the revival meet
ings Of the stock brokers held last week. II is
certainly very daring language. Assurcdly it
is not all the business Of Wall street that APP
peal for approval to the judgment scat of
heaven. II Is not an inconsidcrahlc part Of it
trnt has its origin in he'll. II is from there that
an that part Of it originates which is not OF per-
feet truth. integrity and honor-all that part
which il crooked and two-far'd-all that part
which Is colored with representation. or
based on the desire to ovorrench ia business. or
TO take advantage II other people, ignorance or
tosecure selfish advantage through trekcry and
cunning. when operations that can bc de-
scribcd in any II these ways coma before the
Judgment seat the result is damnation.
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The MARK TApLEY Of the Philadelphia
Press rises to the occasion. and remarks. " We
have no doubt Of the result. Whether II be
TILDES or HAYES or p new election. the Rcpub-
lean party must ultimately triumph" This
assurance will carry unspeakablc consolation TO
generations yet unborn.
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No public man has greater facility for
changing front on political questions and
stultfying himself by glazing contradic-
tions than Mr.. MORTON. Jie is all things by
turn. and nothing long. Among the oppo-
ncnts Of negro suffrage, hc was the ilcrcest
until 1t could be organized by the Freed
mems Bureau, ana utilized as partisan
'nen b. became lis chief apostle.
,,'''' ~ A.. ,,o,.. s inclined TO break
from this political bondage, he - p'op'' lux
10 go back 10 his ancient opinion.
He stood in the front rank of the green
hackers up to a late day in 1875, ana then
suddenly. when a passing cxpcdicncy re-
quircd new profession OF faith, he
stumpcd Ohio for the resumption of specie
PAYMENTS But he has returned to his for
mer position, and is to-day "a pronounced rag
money man.
At the last session he prepared and passed
n bill through the Senate which particularly
denied to the President OF the Senate any
power over the certificates Of electoral votes,
except to open them in the presence Of the
two Houses, or, In the language Of the bill ::
said ,clcr. having read the in the presence and
hrafiF Of the two Houses then assembled shal make
u w, a., wv, ,n en c,nts he result Of
The shan be- delivered 10 the Pre- sden of the Scnat
shall thcreupnn announce the state OF the vote and
thc o the persons II any elected which announce
shall be- deemed sufficient declaration OF the per
elected President and Vice President ot the United
State
Thus he maintained in the most formal and
imposing manner that the power to count
resided In the two Houses, and proposed
that Congress should affirm it by a special
law SO rs to exclude all doubts. After the
adjournment and the defeat of his party in
Indiana, Mr.. MORTON FASTENED to California,
and there in published letter declared the
President Of the Senate alone had the right,
under the Constitution, to count the votes.
This conflict of opinion is best shown by
brief extracts from his speeches:
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The first few weeks Of Brother BLAINE's
sensational career have not brought him unal-
Logged happiness. H. Inns made the worst mis-
take possible for politician in his circumstan-
ccs has offended influential Republicans Of his
own State has seen BEN HILL follow him into
the Senate, and has been obliged To- sit and wit
ness the splendid triumphs Of Roscoe CoSK-
IrNG's statcsmanship and oratory. There are
worse mishaps than the genial stroke Of a smll-
ing sun. 49,
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The carpet-bag senators and representa-
tivcs fought hard agains, the Compromise hilL
They have no political future beyond the con-
spiracy 10 elect HAYES.
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The Union League Club, when his friends
talked of him for President, entertained very
poor opinion Of Mr.. CoNKL1NG. We wonder If
they think any better of him now.
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Mr. HAYES has not said what he thinks Of
the Electoral bill. hut his sentiments may be-
accurately determined from JOHN SHERMAN's
words and votes. BY the way. Mr. WILLIAM
ALBERT WHEELER has faith in compromises
How does he like this one?
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GRANT happily for the whiskcy thieves,
is still President. He will take care that none
of these old cronics Of his stays in prison after
the 9Th of next March, though how long they
will keep out after that remains question.
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Roscoe CoNKLING was overslnughcd at
Cincinnati and snubbcd Mt Saratoga. hut still he
has made the greatest speech for many years
spoken in the United States Senate.
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Tho rich. the cultured, the Intelligent. of
whom vs.. sotcc wdtnu tlc i,!rlle words, Eyes have
thrN. but they .ct not '-Hffatt
Let IL try once more 10 make the Herdh look
after liz riptural illusions. 1t WIS Of heather
idols the King Of Israel was speaking in the
IassAEr aMnted ahove
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JAW GOULD does not think well of Mr.
CoNKLING's speech. Yet it YVES speech which
sahoolhoys. very likely. will he drclaming
when JAY GOULD and his young editor have both
long been forgotten.
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The question has been asked, lately, by

The question has been asked lately, by
persons who ought not to need information on
the subject. why the city cf New York continues
to pay six and seven per cent. per anpum inter-
est ON its funded debt. when IT might easy re-
fund IT at five per cent. An inquiry at the
Comptroer's Office would. in few moments,
elicit the fact that the city is already paying but
five per cent. on some Of it, loans, and that the
reason why it pays more on the remainder
is that the money was borrowed in years gone
by. when interest was higher. and the time for
its repayment has not yet arrived. During this
year and the next s6.37s 600 OF six and seven per
cent. bonds will mature. and these. no doubt
will be replaced by new bonds at five per cent
But after 1878 only few hundred thousand dol
lars n year can be paid of until 1884, when the
Riot Indemnity Loan Of ss55 600 expires. During
1873 various large loans begin TO mature in in
stalmentS but whether the plethora Of money
which now makes 1t possible for the city To bor-
row at five per cent. will then exist is more than
any one would like To guarantee.
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With single exception the entire Maine
delegation in the House followed the example
OF BLAINE and virtuous HANNIBAL HAMLrN. and
voted against the Electoral bill. The exception
was BURLEIoH who has been dropped by the
Republican party for refusing n year ago to
assist in whtewashing SEcoR RonEsoN. FRYE,
n man OF force and ability who chooses to play
the partisan and plays it to perfection, is per-
sonally attached TO BLAINE. FIVE and PLAIs-
TED have no particular hopes beyond the fourth
Of March, Little EUGENE HALE. who married
ZACH CHANDLER's daughter, is n mild case OF
son-in- law, who says that he Is sensible that he
lays himself open to the charge Of intense par
tisanshp. All OF these Representatives repre-
scented Mr.. BLAINE in the vote upon the bill. and
they are all likely to share the consequences Of
Mr.. BLAISE's mistake.
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bic for their discontinue. Leaders like NOR
TON and BLAINE will undoubtedly do their
utmost to encourage the discomfort, in order to
advance their own selfish interests. But
whether TILDEN or HAYES be inauguratcd. Ros-
coE CoNKLING will be stronger in his State and
in the country for the part he has taken in
effecting an equitable and peaceful adjustment
of this difficulty. Moreover. his public career
of usefulness will outlve the Republican party
as at present organized.
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This last view WAS adopted when IIAyEs's
defeat became known, or was regarded as
certain. In order to carry out the theory
and thus furnish the intended usurpation
with a pretext, Mr.. MORTON and his friends
@.st ablured their own twenty -sccond Joint
rule. aud then combined to prevent any new
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Yet though in the alb
scnce Of legislation the
Pr~ilcnf NJ No SAie must
count the votes. that tn,
results not from any the
CRY. but results from ne
costly 10 prevent a dead
lock. To- prevent the Govern
mouttrom coming toa stand
still, that until legislation
has been had under which
the vote OWu ic counted rs
tho tWolluusc, nr prONldinS
some tribunal TOR It. the
frr-iirniu i The senate must
count TIC vote. ! am
b ,imlly iatug what : have
heretofore understood ~ be
The gcuprslioctrinc-ihutin
the absence Of legislation
the Pre- sidcut of the senate
t a..aaa0 count tl.a nHIfa