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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
THE TRUTH WITHOUT wnIrEwAsu.

To me Edtior OF Thc TFibHHf.
SIR: IN response TO the many complaints
which have heard made against you Tor your financial
or Investment articles. think j, but just to ac"uoW!-
EDGE the fact thai yot have been rght ana cOnsdCratr
for the investing public. py writing tor thtn common
>rusr articles showing the true condition 81 atht, M
railroads, aud boldly declaring The uua, hy telling the
circUui-au, ns they are. This bat Just 30 al par
Ties and what tGc public cEpgCi 20 receive from the
pr..,-thr truth without whitcWush II Is ABOUT time
fLut lr investing public Knew hat la, been done with
the hundred, az millions Of dollar, which they have III
Trusted to railroad officials and whether they had bet
f mt any iuo.c tcIc, TAX" what they al
r Invested "a. was asked Ia tr OF tho Ne gIyr-
ey Central ui which have tlutAiuliY and Justly
warned them ( myself intended NJ one time 10 invest
largely ~ the bonds OF cOM roads but thanks Ia your
able articles and Information mvc5tatrd the matter
mon, Iilly. and consequently lid not invest.
Nee i0tk, Fen. II, 1871 INVESTOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
Mr.. MITCHELL REPLIES.

TIE WHOLE CASE SUMMED UP ~ BRIEF SPACE.
Senator Mitchell OF Oregon made the first
reply in behalf Of the Republicans The line Of A, arg-
mrnt was follows:
There rs in Oregon no law authorizing the Governor 20
certify minority candidate 10 BE- elected. The Legisl-
fare OF Oregon might have provided that the electors
should De appointed by the Governor, the supreme
Court or the secretary OF STATE, hut II dld not; but dd
direct that the people the qualihed electors, snail by
Dluray % - be cast at thr dhrrfHi precincts
toOsp electors. The manner OF appointment nCccssh-
,5y includes not merely the way IN which the vote shall
m cast, but also q means Of determining what votes were
csf and the result of such votes Hence The Lcgs-
I,turc of the state has provided, - part OK tLc
means necessary To appointment, TIE modc
of ar1nining aud declaring The result oi the eccnon
rb4 in oregon prcsCIibcs ret rus IRON precincts 70
nv boards from county boards 20 the secretary OF
Sfote whose fual duty is 10 canvass she vote. ana
ascertain who has tAe Greatest number % votes. TINS -
t last ACT la the process Of the appointment or Pres
DENTAL eectOr by The State What follows Is no part OF
the anp0nnent but SIMPLY matter OF evidence OF the
fact All that prccedcs enters into and c0nstllutosa
mart of the manner OF appointment Gov. Grover
In the matter of issuing his certlhcale'
he tells us ignored the state statutes
and foInNed those OF Congress II Congress had the
nower 10 prescribe the form OF ccriihrate-and d.
ner of appointment and In issuing II the Governor coui
mai change the apIOintmcnt made by tho state and
Officially determined by the SECRETARY o. STATE rs lho
dnl and conclusive net ia the process OF appointment
Behind this ultimate determination oI the Cah'a'ShS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
COMPETING noARps OF nRoKERs.

The Ncw-lOrk Open Board of Stock Brokers
La, been orn.ltdby the election Of the following OIL
Gers: President, D. ~ Meyers; Yiceprc,dcnt j. n.
Hartmann Chairman, l.. H. Bragaw Treasurer j. IA.
Muusou Secretary, H. T. Goodwin; Executive Commit
Tee. john H. Uhdcrli o. ". JOslyn, j. A. haUphci
H. Edwards i. y. Hartman, G. ii. BOshcr. L.. l.. Miller,
l.. IS. Gillct, Chas Schumacher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
OBiITA AIRY.


NEW-HAyEN, Conn, Feb. 2l.-Mai0T-G cn.
Amos H. Eaton who IA, been visiting hi, son. P.oE
Eaton OF Yale COLLEGE, died suddenly Of heart disease
this evening
Gen Eaton was Il years OF age and for several years
head the subsistence Drpastr.sH, OF the
army with tus ull rank Of biiSddicg-sencrh aud the
l!.;ct rank II naiog-gncfaL iIt WIS graduate OF the
Military Academy. having entered that Institution in
I-,,. Tpoa leaving m" ACJIrnY IN l~IG, d. Wa, u!-
drrrd 10 The iih Infantry with the rank
o. brNs second Ncutcn1nt Two years
LATER A. was transferred 10 the 2u lui.utlN.
and Ina 1888 was made uas. slant comH,s'y Of >ubNS.-
cc" liis rank az lirUtcu1ut received IN 1891 -Four
,rti later Lee WIS r1mi STONED rOuni-siy 81 sub
s~f.uc, u'thr rank OF captain. In 80 Ice was com
m. toned captain Of ihe :" infantry. In
I,l6 n, rclauu.slcd his rank n She line. Dur
iae the Mexican war G'n. Eaton received
No r.rt rank Of mliur for gtantry and mtrliOrlJ'
rauGuct ~ the Battle ~ Bu.n vista Deb % Is ~.
since fhrn Gii Erton has steadily advanced in me l,i
of tic officers The Subs. cuC' Department unii De
reached tn. head at the department Ills comnsa
CoImi.,lry General az Subsistence rCccNcdin l1GA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
MR.. KELLl'S ARGUMENT.
WATTS INCAPABLE OF APPOINTMENT.

The stress of Senator kclyS argument was
a. first directed against the eligibility OF watts u aP-
,,iutlD nj rs Iprlor lie spoke 10 the following effect
refer ,r, 20 the Constitution Of the United States
Each state an appoint the LEGISLATURE
Thereof may Dire humber Of te t eiaI ' aY he
entitled Congress out no senator Oh l'tp
States siaI be appointed al elcc,oi. ,...,
Tic question occurs, Is tbs an office OF prom ahI
tI,,tl II ,u t.e Constitution j. as clear do inc 4hE1h
Language make it. The fifteenth Fo,uhe OI ,lU.
MA Reports in The case Of Grow, paEes 90, IIU nn
court s' ny "a i14iiGihic or Incapable of being
aDpo1tcd and one who holds the office. n person may
hid Office then ne may he elected while he is under Dis
2'iiGrson n he Is qualified AT thc time Of holding. No
1n can be- 20 Senator who has not attained the age oil
g. years. lie may be disquilin'd before ana yti II '
disqualification is rem we'd az the time he bee omcs sen
aioT Inc Gilculty Is removed. That IS very different
ease from the under c0nsldc. alio' !he @
ton gives the right 10 Congress 70 App"hl le tC 'o
f0I5G the election az Section l3l: The elecor, OF
President and YccPrcsidtnt slaH bc app3n'io w. tleh
State on the Tuesday next aticr 'ue hI't ~ -
ycuber IN every fourth year succeeding tLe cttuon ="
President and ViccPresidcnt They must De apPo!htti
on OF III ira! day. aud II not Oh ''' Gay '"' '' ' '
Tic appointment Of Mr.. Watts. Therefore. if not made
on The 7 day Of November could mol he hiaHi at XIX {
other time by OF votes. IL ad Oech mus He.t
by the Court Of California. IN Vermont man -. me
naWe OF sofia q was postmaster az l nj I'M % ty
election on the I'm Of November lie resigned rev
days alterw5 The Legislature Of Heih0ht cohG'''
tualiy maj soace was appointed on that day anu
proceeded BY c2Haye enaclnghts' as PlfsfGo o. Wy }
mont IN its sovereign capacity, declared that osthas-
officer holding Once OF trust dHu Pi''h "'
der tne United states, and that there was Nac9ncl
and they proceeded to MI IT, 30 win the case Oh toue
Isi.uI where one OF the electors vas commissioners
The question was submitted 10 the court ana
the court declared unanimously that that being
am Office Of profit and trust, the Ieiseu VINO had
heen voted for was not elected and tbcr not being any
election the Legislature proceeded 10 MI The Iacahy In
addition 10 these precedens there au0ther committee
uunued BY the Senate aud H0nse OF Representatives. III
Is!I7 OF which Mr.. Grundy chairman, ana upon
which were Henry Clay and 5las Wright, reported that
relates 10 the tine OF the appointment
and resignation OF the Office Of dcpdiy, after his up
pontmenl as elcctO would not itie Inn 10 vote undcr
The Constitution . - ,,...,o. III, l..
oregon mas decided that the Constitution snail be
obeyed the mandate clear that these persons sha
NOT he chOsep and each State has night 10 eject Tie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
wotSprp ACTOR DYING

At Bellevue Hospital last night the Irish,
comedian, James Gavin VINO received severe fracture
OF the sku Tuesday last by falling, was reported to
be- dying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

Affection sore long time we oo'o'
Physleians we're Ia vain;
Ifntil M last. We used blue glass;
And thus We lost our paia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22
WORN or THE COMMISSION.
TIE CASE OF OREGON.
srYArln hE!LY INvITEn Io nLGIN DrnATr.

SENATOR NELLY INVITED 10 ELGIN DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Ihc Electoral Conn
mission after several formal mcetiug, and immediate
adiounmcuts on account OF the delay il Congress N
reaching Oregon 1act at o'clock to-day 20 hear the Oh
lection, to TIE certificate in the Oregon The court
wa, fan t tl, hour Of opening. with the exception OF
Mr. Garfield senator Kelly aud Nj jerks oil the
House OF Representatives were announced as the oJ'c
ors on the Democratic side. and Senator Mitchell ana
REPRESENTATIVE Lawrence on the Republican side SEN
ator Kelly stated Chat might d. S-aiy 70 have Ger
tam testimony rs TO the certificate OF appointment Of j.
W Waite as postmaster and also the certificate OF az
poiutmrnt of l, successor He bad applied personally
to the Department aud the officers declined to gave inc
paDers unless ordered by tine Commission. lie asked
therefore. for an order.
M Justice Clifford inquired if ID would not do as wei
for counsel 30 present Til, testimony later.
REPRESENTATIVE jerks responded that II was Only 20
save time that the application va, made now
Senator lis wis invited 10 proceed with his once
tios but asked lec.s. for ha hour IN order to col
ec certain books and papers that had not arrived The
rrccs, was granted. At 2l o'clock the Commission
again assembled and senator Kelly proceeded with ms
argument in objection 10 Certificate 20. /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

BOARD neither the of the State nor the Ir-
hunal whose final duty IL h 10 cOunt the votes Tor IIes
dent and IL he the PRESIDENT OF
the senate the houses of Congress. or me
oiIcsinu This or any other proceedings down 10 nc
boundary lime where they touch the manner or appoint
,t rhnr. he Jurisdiction ends, the decision OF the
state through its cauyasSing officer being nh"i an" '
elusive.
Senator Mitchell then passed TO tne conS''ei"'o" VI
,, sti, ~ to the powcr and duty OF the Governor,
and a. TO which WIS the legal college Of electors IA to
vacancies in the college, he said:
The only record the law contemplate as to vacancies
il the record made by tie electors themselves ms ~
NOS merely the ONLY record but is confidently insist
conclusive upou that subject And Ode and Cartwright
Crga i'm Oregon whose title Is indsputabe, questioned
bv no one not even by the Governor IN ms cerihct,
bit by it approved their certdcate rs 10 lhe ''' u'
m, re- was a varancy aud that such vacancy wa nen
nv Them * conclusive. not only against Cfohln puJ III
other persons The STATE the General GoVefhmeh'' Ooh
grcss, and the Electoral Tribunal ~ well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

In tho evening the fssn'ty anu '"'
dined together ut Delmonieo's
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

FAvoRS. In the following advice,
which we find in an exchange, we think
the writer considerably strains his point,
and yet there are suggestions which few
can ponder without profit:
If you want to be happy, never ask Il
favor. Give as many as you can, and il
any are freely offered, it is not necessary
to he too proud to take them; but neve
ask for or stand waiting for any Who
ever asked u favor at the right time? To
be refused is woeful stab to ones pride
1t is even worse than to have favor
granted hesitatingly. We suppose thai
out of hundred who petition for the
least thing-if it be even an hour of time
-ninety.nne wish, with burning cheeks
and aching hearts, they had not done so,
Don't ask ftvors of your nearest friends
Do everything for yourself until you drop,
and then if anyone picks you up, let it be
of his own free choice, not from any groan
you utter But while you can stand, be Il
soldier. Eat your own crust, rather than
feast on anolher's dainty meals; drink cold
water rather than another's wine. The
world is full of people asking favors and
people tire of granting them. Love Or
tenderness should never be put aside, when
its full hands are stretched towards you;
but rs few love, so few are tender; favor
asked is apt to be u milestone around your
neck, even if you gain the thing you want
by the asking. AS you cast your bread on
the water, and it returns, so will the favor
you ask, if unwillingly granted, come
back to you when you least expect or de-
sire. Favors conceded upon solicitation
are never repaid. They are more costly
in the end than overdue usurers' bills"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

SUPERsTTTIONS IN REGARD TO THE
MooN.-The Tyrolese cure fleckles by
washing them at night with water upon
which the moon shines. In the Ilartz
mountains and Silesia, the remedy for
goitrc is to turn ones face to the increas-
ing moon three evenings running, then
take II stone, silently touch the swelling
with it, and throw it over the left shoul-
der. Meier quotes II Swahian charm for
toothache. When the crescent moon reap
pears for the first time, the sufferer must
gaze at it steadfastly and repeat thrice: " |
see the moon with two points; my teeth
shall neither shoot nor ache, until l see the
moon with three points" Grabs caught
during ful-moon, then burned alive and
ground to powder, cure hydrophobia. OF
course, the moon necessarily assists at all
deeds of sorccry. such us casting magic
bullets, the manufacture OF divining-rod,
and the like. The following recipe for
avenging ones self of ones enemies is
given by Kuhn in Westphalia: 9 When
the new moon falls on Tuesday, 20 ou'
before daybreak to stake selected before
hand, turn TO the East and say, Stick, |
grasp thee in the name of the Trinity,
Take thy knife and say, Stick, cut thee
in the name of the Trinity, that thou may
est obey me and chastise anyone whose
name mention Then peel the stick in
two places, to enable thee to carve these
words, Abba, obia, sabis, lay Il smock-
frock on thy threshold and strike it hard
with the stick, at the same time naming
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

nized on our globe; that the waters of the
Icean had thus been nightly disturbed :;
md that great wave, or rather success
sion of several great waves, had swept
lcross the largest of the terrestrial oceans
They would be able even, by noting the
velocity and variations Of velocity of the
great wave, to determine the depth of the
Pacific Ocean, and the manner according
to which The depth varies in the neighbor
hood of different island groups. 1t is not
altogether impossible, indeed, that what
we have here described may actually have
occurred, though on neither of the occa-
sions when the Pacific has of late been
swept by sea-wave was Venus very suit
ably placed for observing our planet.
Apart from thoughts such us these,
there is much in Il Phenomenon like this
great sea-wave well worth considering.
When we recognize in the subterranean
forces of our earth an energy competent
to disturb the entire surface of the Pacific,
we perceive how vain are the fears of
those who imagine that the earth's Vul-
canian energies are very nearly exhaust
ed. There is nothing 10 show that at any
time of which geology affords evidence
throes more mighty than those which have
shaken Peru and Chill within the last half
century have disturbed any portion of the
earth's frame.
In former times indeed, when geologists
were accustomed to regard the processes
of an entire era completed in II single
throe, men might well believe that thu
| a., It nj raln ~
But now that close study has enabled them
to separate the effects of one process from
those of another, to recognize not in full
| perhaps, but in great degree the influence
OF time as an important factor in geologi
cal development, they are able to make a
juster comparison between past and pres
ent disturbances. The result is, that, al
though we cannot doubt that the earth is
parting with the heat which is the source
of its Vulcanian energies, we find every
reason to believe that the loss of energy is
taking place so slowly that dminutior
during many generations is altogether i'm,
perceptibe
AS u modern writer has remarked
when we see that while mountain range,
were being upheaved or valleys depressed
to their present position, race after ract
and type after type lived out on the earl
the long lives which belong to races anc
types, we recognize the great work which
the earth's subterranean forces are still
engaged upon. Even now continents ar,
being slowly depressed or upheaved ever
now mountain ranges are being raised to
different level, table lands are being form
ed, great valleys are being gradual,
scooped out, old shore lines shift thei
places, old soundings vary, the sea ad
vances in one place and retires in another
on every side, natures plastic hand Is still
at work, modelling and remodelipg til,
earth, and making it constantly a fit abod
for those who dwell upon it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

GRACE GREENWOOD AT HOME.-Lucy
Stone visited Grace Greenwood at her
home in Colorado, which she says is " u
neat brick house, covered all over with
vines; the door-yard was green with grass,
soft and fresh AS that on Boston Common
in June. Thrifty apple and cherry trees
grew by the back fence, while elm and
cottonwood trees were all along her side
walk. Grape vines and Strawberries in
abundance were in their appropriate
places, while flowers, rare and beautiful,
filled every available place. This vine
covered and shaded house has, in its cozy
parlor, u fine library of standard books,
we'll bound and set in u handsome book
case. There is piano and violin; en-
cravings and paintings are on the walls,
around which the climbing fern and many
another wildwood growth twnes in and
out. The by window on one side, and the
broad mulioned window on the other, at
tract the passer, by the bright flowers in
one AMI the green and growing plants in
the o. her. The neat dinng-room holds its
share of plants, and the cozy living-roOm
with It's open fireplace, looks out over II
great wealth of color from choice places
which fill all the PAGES in view. Order,
neatness and comfort are everywhere. The
mi -tress and owner of this house, whose
artistic touches are everywhere, not only
makes this hospitable home thing of
beauty and of cOmfoIt, but strong, sensi-
BILE, executive and consecutive, she carries
on large, profitable business, and helps
to organize and arrange all the suffrage
work for this great state"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

ORIGIN OF THE LETTER STAMP.-The
origin of the stamp had II tinge of romance
in it. 1t was thirty-seVen years ago that
Rowland Hill, while crossing Il district in
the North of England, arrived ut the door
of an inn where postman had stopped to
deliver letter A young girl came out
to receive it; she turned it over and over
in her hand and asked the price of post
age. This was II large sum and evidently
the girl was poor, for the postman demand
ed a shilling. She sighed sadly, and said
the letter was from her brother, but that
she had no money; and so she re urned
the letter to the pOstman. Touched with
pity, Mr.. Hill paid the postage and gave
the letter to the girl, who seemed very
much embarrassed. Scarcely had the
postman turned his back when the young
innkeeper's daughter confessed that it was
Il trick between her and her brother.
Some signs on the envelope told her all
she wanted to know, but the letter con-
tanned no writing. " We aG both so
poor" she added, " that we invented this
mode of correspondence without paying
for our letters" The traveller, continuing
his road, asked himself if system giving
place to such frauds was not Il vicious
one. Before sunset Rowland had planned
10 organize the postal service on II new
basis-with what success is known to the
world.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

ToADs IN TIGHr PLACEs.-Many in
stances are reported of the discovery of
toads immured in prison of solid rock,
where they have seemingly been confined
for ages. The circumstances relating to
such cases have not, however, been noted
by witnesses whose account could be &C.
cepted by scientific men rs thoroughly
conclusive. An instance of the kind has
been recently recorded in La Mature,
which is regarded by that journal as en-.
Liroly authentic:
In the building of new chateau in the
Department of Aisne, materials from the
old chateau were used us much as possible
This building dated from the end of the
seventeenth century. One piece Of stont
had in the middle of one side large
moist portion; it seemed otherwise sound
The stone was sawn to remove tho mois
exterior 0he moisture was attributed tC
flow of water into the stone of the ole
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

BLOCKING A CONFIDENCE GAME.-Mrs.
Devereux of Boston. reads the newspaper.
Her husband also reads the newspaper;
and the couple long ago agreed that no
verbal order purporting to come from him
for chattles should be honored by his bet
ter half. The other day there came to the
door a respectable looking, plainly dress
ed fellow, and when the servant answered
his ring, he told her in eager haste that
Mr.. Devereux had torn bis pants in such
manner that he could not 90 out and ex-
pose himself to the gaze of critical pub
lie, and had sent home for his light cassi-
mere pants which he wanted at once, be-
cause he must go out Immediately on bust
ness of Importance. But Mrs. DevereuX
was too sharp for him and Ivy her order the
servant told the messenger that if Mr..
Devereux wanted his pants, he must send
written order. The fellows astonish-
ment was only equallod by his Indignation
at the cruel refusal to send clothing to the
gentleman whose imprisonment was en-
forced by the want of it. 1t is needless to
say that Mr.. DevereuX wore his brown
trousers home to supper in such perfect
condition that no lady had occasion to
blush, and the lady was made happy in
the consciousness Of her superior judg-
ment, which had thus been confirmed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

USE FOR OLD PAPERs. Never throw
away old paper. If you have no wish to
sell it, use it in the house. Some house,
keepers prefer it to cloth for cleaning
many articles of furniture. For instance,
IL volume written by II lady who pridrd
herself upon her experience and tact, says:
AFTER stove has been blackened it
can be kept looking very well for a long
time by rubbing with paper every morn
ing Rubbing with paper is much nicer
way of keeping the outside of a tea-kettle,
cotfee-pot, and teapot, bright and clean
than the old way of washing them in suds.
Rubbing with paper is also the best way Of
polishing knives, tinware, and spoons;
they shine like new SILVER. For polishing
mirrors, windows, lamp-chimneys, ETC.,
paper is better than dry cloth. Preserves
and pickles keep much better if brown
paper instead of cloth is tied over the jar.
Canned fruit is not so apt to mould if q
piece of writing paper, cut to fit the can,
is laid directly over the fruit. Paper is
much better to put under "a carpet than
straw. 1t is warmer and thinner and
makes less noise when one walks over it. :"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

Saying smart things does not pay. 1t
may crafty your spite at first, but it is
better to have friends than enemies. II
you cannot make people happy, at least
refrain from adding to their misery, What
if this woman is not your ideal of womanly
perfection, or that man your model mani
Your mission on earth is not to remind
them of the fact. Each of us has faults OF
his own Or her own; in correcting them
VIC shall find ample occupation. A sting
or dig" never did any good-nevel
helped any one to be better. One wht
falls into the habit of giving them soor
looks ill-natured. 1t is not always posi-
BILE to Join the Mutual Admiration Society
and be a good member, but Mt least ont
can hold ono's tongue.