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the bench shall also be- requested TO be presen
search the players before the playing OF each game la
any cards sbond be- concealed about their persona An,
Mr. Morrissey shall make return OF the result "a a.
member OF the retui ming board, and the same bs,.
sworn to before Mr. Kelly shall not be questioned bs
shall he regarded by the President ~ the Selafe ma
And further, Christians Of every denomination In a.
United States shall be invited 10 send delegatio, -
their Representative ministers and aymen 10 eo5per,s
with the delegates Of the herein convention ~
prayer preceding and during the progress 81 the GAM
that tbere may be- cheating round tue board shi
" all things he done deceDtly and IN ORDER and that ~
result may be enlneBiy satisfactory 20 the people srS
pleasing to him who. 20 aj the foundations Of psi
which should demonstrate 10 all nations The superoriv
OF its government to that OF any Other for the proge
Of its people. In intelligence and yirH and scltgoysr
rnent nayleated the crack-Iibed ship In which our ~
cestors embarked for these shores and that AT The ~
ginning OF the second century OF national exsen
II may be- how much better II 10 determine n.
result Of Presidential election In some other va,
than by that which Is provided In the COn,tiiutle,
OF the United States as II now reads
Presidents pnd professors ana students Of all our AL
leges expected 10 be present la Washington on hi.
august occasion, both TO receive and mpart such IN
strcticD In time u come with RESPECT Ia political
tcgriy and genuine patriotism ~ the proceedings yi L
suited 10 impress their plastic minds and hes,,,
Betting the result VIII bo prohibited In accOn!aass
with the statutes OF The several states and the UnS
States for securing " the purity Oi the balyti1K"
The readers of this article may look mon u AZ fra,
with grave subject" and ~ he proposed aneudn.a,
as supremely riniclous-.o much 10 be- pgtenfa,
all men and In the opinion OF tho writer ~ TN. eo
IIncatiOn, will large majority Of the citizen voter =,
both Of the great political parties whose Judgment ou
be 81 weight, view % the lot feature" IN the makssh
by which Il Is sought to eyade requirement " the Coo
tention therefore the law Stacked and jrdgmcnt dS
never 20 forth for the wicked doth compas. aiuu 10
righteous; therefore wrong Judgment prOceedeh"
stamford, Conn., Jan 10, 1877. SCR
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.AIAhKRUPr LAW FOR THE TINES.
O tAh Edifor OF The Tribmns

"
Sir: Ny opinion is land am well Informed
in regard to the standing Of IN almost all branches
OF busiuess that about one-hfth OF the business
muny are worse OF than nothing They completely
broken and carrying load they never can pay-haye
given up trying. The result is stagnaon in business
and no work for the mechanic Now, would it not be
better for whole country Congress would pass
sweeping bankrupt law that would give relief to
man had given up all he had in the world-declare
him discharged soon MS 1t was proved that he had
nothing more 10 give, without going through
law In it's present shape demands. My opinion
that this would the wheels Of business motion
quicker than anything else that could be done Men
would start anew. ON u sure and firm foundation. 30
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REVOLUTIONARY "REMINISCENCES. .

HIRIAI OF. BRITISH OFFICER WHO FELL Al
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BoDY-GUARD
70 the Editor Of. The Tribune
SIR: In THE TRIBUNE of Jan. 13 | find the
following paragraph: =.
Jcven and Melville and Mr. Hugh McCulOch's partner
mentioned, when he visited this country lis, ia,
one OF his young BRUSH onieer' nhd en
here during the Revelation, and that the fanny nan
ncver beef1 able TO learn where he was buried An
American friend Melville has just found tue grave
well preserved. in the graveyard at fi prsS
over II was monument erected by Dr. benjamin h'si
to whom The young Capt Lesies ather iau pceii Au "
Edinburgh. i.-
Asan interesting addition to this item of Revolutionary
rtorv make tho following extract from the journal OF
my crcat-rrandfather Col Thomas Rodney who COM
handed BODY Of Delaware militia during the campaign
% Jauuary l777 and participated IN the battles OF 1reh
ION and Princeton The Col. Lesley he mentions 10 I'M
doubcly the same referred TO in the above paragraph
and The coincidence is the remarkable from te
great lapse OF time the occurrence Of the EVENT.
PIUcKAnIN y. j., Jan. 5, 1777:
The General continued mere this day also 10 ,o
army He ordered 10 OF our light infantry 10 attehd ,n
frurr,l M Col Iasoy to bury him Win the hohois Oh
war. He as Of the enemy VINO ieh at lrinr'ton
they readily obeYed i'll paying dne respect 10 Oa'ei'
fait Henry Vas now gone and myself had the
command o the five companies oI infantry. nu ~
not maid any attention To the military 1uaeld cel
mics requested Capt HUMPHREYS To cOh,uoi H.. l',I
moi ming here nut my great coat nut iuch,y
got INTO house near the mountains "befS i'iou '''
comfortably while west yct mere.
These troops Col Rodney further states, were the only
soldiers in the whole army in complete UNIFORM ana
while they remained at MOrriStown acted as Gen. WASH
pgtons guard doing all the parade duty anu acted
oIso nc the funeral eacort to Col Ford and Gen. Hitch
cock. ''ksAh a. hop'Ei'
tT,Jtr ,,rloO t..
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wishing to make orange grove In FLORIDA
There are places Lake George for instance ana o'ner
very wide openings OF the river where neither orange
beds, nor pneapples nor early vegetables have been
hurt =. l.. A.. ,o,
one word more When on orange Ia frozen II does not
rot or show any signs OF decay odoes MOI. ISI
long time drop from the tree IL Is therefore Hlincn
to tell bad from good one III Is likely Inen Una. IT,
fectly honest packers will send good many bad oranges
10 the North rather have done So But money "a so
scarce that others will not be honest, ana VIII puT
chase bad fruit Mt low prices and ship Them ana hey VIII
get into the hands OF street wonders, and all TINS VIII
DAMAGE the reputation OF the "FOrida orange, when
last Year won such high favor as to command about
double the price OF any other orange. ~ d.
Pulaski fia., Jan. 10, 1877
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RAyOYETS IN RAILROAD CARS.
INJURIES FROM ORNAMENTAL FiXrUREs-PROvI-
sIoNs THAT SHOULD BE MADE TO AVOID UN-

INJURIES FROM ORNAMENIAL FiXrURIS-PR0vI-
s1oNs THAT SHOULD BE MADE TO AVOID IN
NECESSARY INJURIES.
TO the EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: May ask space i'll your columns to re-
mind railway officials OF the dangerous chalaccrO f tie
hat lacks and lamp fixtures common in even of late
construction have noticed III the cars of the New
Haven, Hartford and Springfield road three massive
sets OF lamp holders OF elaborate design, with each OF
their four lower corners tipped with sharp metallic
pointing down on you like many inverted lightning
rods ready TO mpoc poor victim should the car be
overturned or perhaps hold him like trap until The
car took fire and roasted him; or, in OF collision or
possibly the sudden action Of the air brakes, to be
wrenched off and fall with crushing weight an0S the
passengers Every railway disaster, In the long list OF
those cut and bruised about the head and upper part of
tie body tells OF the hOrd work OF such destructive
agents.
On the 3lst OF January 1874 car on the NewliIyen
and Nor hampton road thrown from the track by
broken rail, and going down an embankment six or
seven feet high turned bottom upward and in That post
ton slid 100 feet the The ear wa5 only little
broken vet 10 were severely injured One lady her
bridal tour received cut across her face wicn Is sun
marked nv CHASTITY seven inches long; htr nus
band had The tendon OF NE rgl arm severed ana
il will always useless The writer had three severe
the head exactly corresponding 10 the ragged
ends OF the hat rack .
greatest sncty the improbable event Of their being
overturned ANY sharp spur or hook - as Inch GUY Vi
placo IN "a rasspngcr-coach would bo q bHyOnct or
itch-iork We have had too much already of these an
GUAR productions ~ blacksmiths aud bfasSfonnders
They should bani,hcd at once, and for . substitute
strong lef the whole length OF the ear OF such
form ~ give r,0er strength 90 the corners OF The car
which D. most no TO be crushed Ia by outside OBJ
stI1ic ms az upIO stored the edge and under sd1
aording an elastic surface to lessen The Instance ana
break nc fort OF The gll ~ case Of an 9Seurn whon
Mount Conn, JAN IT, 1871 oAfErf'
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LIFE IN FLORIDA.
QUIET PREVALENT AND No NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or The ORAEGE GROVES.

Of IHb OhA+'"S '""''H''
TO the EditOr OF The tribune.
SIR: hear that timid people are shiyering
with the intense cold in the North for fear Of coming
south lest the "bulldozers" the "bushwhackers,"
some other bugabOo should cause them to shiVer with
diGerenl sensation here. They may dismiss all such
foolish fears. ANY one may travel through the Widest
mart OF this state Fernandina TO the Everglades.
without danger either from seminoes or Democrats. No
state IN the North is peaceabe or quiet and
where are the people less engaged in talking or thinking
politics.
About half OF the orange crop TINS year has been
DESTROYED by the longest spell Of cold weather
known I'm Florida Tho history OF the orange culture
shoys that 1T long intervals the crop Is cut OF In
iured by frost something below 3O' What other crop
is not injured at shorter ntervas The trees have never
been killed but once 1885, They are not inured this
year. except the young ones In exposed localities
30 this cold snap ncod not deter those who are
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TRUE CHRISTIANITY.

TO the EditOr OF me Tribune.
SIRi | read in TIE TRIBUNE Of last Monday
the delivered in the different churches
the haugbuuess OF different sccis and their pride Of rch
beautiful churches and their priesthood but them
said that Christianity Godlike life IN spirit an
energy 10 do all that which IL Gods holy and
inst will TO be honest IN every action OF life, just,
amiac charitable, good and kind To al mankind wise
and perfect In the love Of God III adopting His own great
most excellent qualities. +. v. ).
keU- York JaI. II, 1877.
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A PARTY CAN PERPETUATE rs RULE.
DANGERS OF TnIO WING OUT STATES VOTE IN ANY


To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In tO-day's issue of THE Tribune Won
cdoriay say: All the light that intelligent dscuss.
can shed upon the Presidential question Is weleomes
Permit 4 suggestion which, II l. believed, has not Vet
been distinctly presented. The letter OF the Ccnstita
tIcn Is admitted to such case the present
All that be appealed to is Its spirit The question H.
Does the spirit Of the Constitution favor the theory %
the power OF Congress To reject the vote Of State NJ
turned IN accordance with the laws 81 such State H
sec what may result. II either hOuse do this then
casc may easily arise which the two houses. being o.
different political complexions as at present, may PR
coed TO throw out States strife 10 the Pre-
idency and disfranohise bali the county. II 1t re-
aures the concurrence OF both houses 10 throw out tie
vote of State who does not that both houses are
Of Tie same political complexion, IA usually the case
the dominant party has the power 10 thus perpeaae
itselfl Even could States vote DC rejected by arg
uar resolution law TO meet the case Ger post rqoO
signed by tho President the party in rover would r
possess the means Of perpetuating Its rule Must
then pend upon The disiDtcrested patriotism and Judi
stGtesmausp 81 the Representative OF the people
in Congress 10 ma4naniHously admit tGer opponenfs
who may nave "A bare majority IA the Electoral C0ileg
when they have tie power to keep Them outi The gus
iiun is the spirit % the Constitution favor tie
right Of the party in pOwetO reduce the votes Of TO
Electoral Colleges 10 perpctuatc its own supremacy
Harrington, Jan. 10, 1877 LJw
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that I'm few years these "hard times would be forgot
ten. and not soon return" 5Uo0Esio"'
Dunkirk, n. T., Jan. IL, 1877.
PROPOSED BRAZILIAN BUREAU.

An INQUIRY IN RELATION TO Tits oBJRcr.
70 the Ed,tor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Among the Commercial Notes" OF
TIE TRIBUNE find item in regard to the estaphsn
ment in New-York CITY OF "ah agency to DO c'ieo inc
Imperia Brazilian Bureau" Can you give mo inc ao'
dress OF any person connected with this movement ron
whom I could learn something detnite III reRnlu ~.
Brazili And win you kindly furnish me the names anu
addresscs OF some of the NewYorR houses engaecn ~
the trade with Brazil" also spoken OF IN te SAM Ph, c
and greatly obige reader and admlrer OF your
paperf - .o-z
Raritan ~ j., Jan. Is, 1877
TThe author of the proposed bureau is MIR. john
Landesman. at 294 Broadway. who has obtained the
approval of the Brazilian authorities in this country
upon his project and will carry the idea into execu
ton rs soon as the imperial sanction, which has been
applied for is obtained 1t is conceived more IN the
interests of Brazil than of the United States being
intended to facilitate emigration to Brazil and pro-
mote the development of the country by attracting
attention to it.. IT would not be without its value
TO American business men, however. Information
concerning Brazil can be obtained of the Consul IN
this city, and of Mr. Landesman or of j. L. Phipps
Co., No. SO Wal-st. and X. b. Borland, No. 10 all
St. who arc engaged in trade with the empire
Ed
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merely to take light and portable engine, similar 10
those by the Fire Department place In the street.
get up steam and by means of gutta-percha hoseppe
apply the steam to the ice and in the same manner
that water ia applied to fire. IT would melt ana dsap
pear like dey before the sun. or there would De
much water but that would quickly run of through me
In this way the heaviest deposit OF snow c0aa
got rid Of in ten hours leaving the streets ana sue
walks as clean as washed by heavy rain. Now what
is the this plan will not work IL Is worm try
ing anyhow. The Fire Department could quickly Gem
onstrate whether would he successful by testing
II with their engines No. IA mACDoUGALsr'
Nelr- York, Jan. l6, 1877.
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TOBACCO FOR THE POOR.

TO the Edtt0r Of The Irt6uHc.
SIR: saw in your yesterdays issue state
nen Of the contracts for supplies Tor the poor and con-
yi~,s nv the commissioners OF Charities. VIII you let a
taxpayer and citizen ask by what authority they
fuusI pounds of tobaccol Here is nasty. filthy
habit formed by thousands, which in connection with
whisky brings them to uupcrSm and we have 10 pay 10
Keen lip ty practice; and a. more than half OF orr
paupers Imported. the for such thing Is simply
oui TagcOHs city il out Of debt Of course, or tncy
would not incur expense In This way. Are they to sup
Day the poor with whisky alsOf CITIZEN.
Nelr- 1lL. INN IL lhIl.
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DEGREES IN CRIME.
TO ths Editor OF The Trt5uHs'

TO he Edtlor or Ihe iT'"""'' 49,
SIR: this day received number Oh "
York papers mailed at pound rates In iooAh~ '.A,I
OF the papers. the first article that read was one
The Post-oisc In Politics." In which the eli'"' -.
the prostitution OF the POst-Ofliee Department 49,,
purposes. Among other things Dc says inI that Il
sncS between the crime OF opening pays. Tc uuitr-
opening letter Is only "a matter of dtsFtt ending
signed postmaster would remind that writer III ,tbt
specimen copies of his paper through INC Jazz f,s'
anxins posagc stamps thereon differs only ~ I'm
from theft and perjury. W. n 0A'''
Kingston. Wis, jan ., 1877.
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MELT THE SNOW WITH STEAM.

To the Rdii0r or The Tribune.
SIR: Every Winter, for the past five years,
have tried to got before the public. through the news
papers plan by which the les and that blocks the
streets might speedily got rid Of with but little trouble
aud slight expense No notice has been taken Of It, how
ever by the journals 10 which 1t has been sent VIII
NOW try TIE TRIBUNE The plan 10 very simple. IL 10
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GOOD WORD FOR SCHOOLGIRLS.

EXCEPTIONS TO MISS ELYs LATE hDDHESS-ACAD
EMiEs AND Summaries COMPETENT FOR TIE
woiK-sCnooLs THAT PREPARE YOUNG MEN
FOR COLLEGE.
TO the EdtfOr Of The tribune.
SIR: | was happy to read Ill HE Tribune
The account OF the annual reunion OF the Nassar Aiuhe
AsSoniation Good dinners and intellectual cnioyments
are coIned to no sex. report says Miss Ety. ires
dent elect made q speech "peadinS for ell lent pre-
pora,oy schools for girls" make objection to tbs
plan But when she says there few schools In TIE
country capable preparing girls for 'he freshman class
In yasssr" object seriously, and ask In the knhSi
spirit that Miss Ely look in preparatory school STATISTICS
In Ncw.York state alone there 222 academies and
academic dcpar,mcnts 10 union Schools Us OF when IN
s;ruct irs Hereby every of these processes 20 pre-
pare girls and boys for the very best colleges INN
teas. 100 or the 80 pOi5 schu Nt!iPItPdi'" PuJ' I"
n - win u lust pride for my sex that say TO the
Aunn Association that of the 3l,l21 pupils IN these
PREPARATORY schools 10 out OF cYcri ~ are gfIs
Prrsd.ut-cicCt could INSPIRE TIE hearts OI
he-o thousands nf bright. clcdr-hradrd irs mat are To-
lay in our established preparatory schools To take col
r Is COURSES and draw them 10 N.ssr more thhu thltc
professors rooms would have TO Ge gwen uP 10 nuPis
Miss Ely would not have needed 70 ionE lar from Nissar
COLLEGE 10 md elris studying Horace ana Homer ana
cnllrspondngiV advanced classes in tfcuchi Gcrliii
inoin,mati.. scientific and literary Studies. II New
Y0rE has 100 preparatory schools bow many III iEs
cn,utrt Thus much for tAC few ~ 10 Their
efficiency an proud 10 know mat many not lrW ga
tbc,t academies and dcddt me departments oi union
schools send annually 10 Harvard, Yak" hidil town.
Princeton Williams and other colleges. pupils VINO enter
without "cpniiuoH,' ara lew Oh theh lave never
nj, for ;hr iurlrruCy Of tE" inefficient ones
= Jj;,dsoti ~ IT, Jan. IL, ! 81. Miss COLUMBIA.
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There is story told of two Scotch lads who
knew little OF eunnery and natural history but we're
familiar with King James's Bible and with the winged
hds that pass for cherubs In painting and sculpture
Going out ag,nning together one of them shot bird
and the other 10 the trophy Coming near
where IL had fallen. he found white owl sprawled IN
the grass 10 present. to his view only head with
Ing eyes and pair Of wings attached. Instantly ne
shouied in dismay: "were In for 1t now. Jock; we've
shot a cherubimr
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MEN TO COMPOSE THE ARBITRATION BOARD

MEN TO COMPOSE THE ARBITRATION boN"'
70 the Editor or rhs TrtbUHs.
SIR: Why would not this be goou p
for the formation OF board OF arbitration ih .Vu 40,
the votct Let the House ard senate eacu 'e'. a..
members and In addition. OF The judges o. ,,rl
prcmo Court Then let the two Judges sis' INDIES d
Judge the whole board thus consisting o th' ,ssalx
the supreme Court, i've senators, ANA n'' l.
tlyes
Netr- York, Jan. IL. 1877.
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1t is fact worth noticing that when ny, man ssi
mr., living n,t on their back tho churches Ia oyiI hsr
Virginia have larger egations than ~ An, has %
time The motive which causes The ~ ne Old soOa
lady AZ sea io a storm who asked tue captain "Ismn,
chances we're "Mafam" said tie seamln, !, .s,u,o v
"we must trust IN God" =" tel ohs' an ~"
thatp cried the frightened dAso
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A SIMPLE QUESTION OF STATE LAW.
To the Edttor or The TFtbHhc.


TO the Edttor or The TrtbuRc.
SIR: Ii is not disputed that the first act to
be performed ascertainng the vote OF the country
clearly understood Both Eouses OF Congress meet and
IN their PFC sence The President Of the Senate directed
10 open the votes, which shall then be counted" Neg
it can be Of no consequence b. whom the votes are
counted II Congress De there TO verify The count and to
See that no votes ere distracted added But n -
cause Of imputed usurI alton the part Of state ofcA
or OF disagreement among those officials, disputed ~
turn or more than return, be sent % the President
of the Senate that is not matter for Con ress TO r.ei
except may ba by Directing to the immediate counting
oi the vote In question. Indirectly the people OF Tic
United states are concerned ia a vote which rclaeso
the Presidency. but the Constitution has delegated 10 TIE
states the rt 10 order tLe mode OF voting for elr0rs
and o. certifying the vote. The people 81 state have
right to be represented under their own laws II the
President the be IN doubt IN regard 20 he -
turns let him the state appeal Ia competent DISH
decide which J. the correct return Iie
dccisou Oi the court might rave the effect tO elect
President and that Is 10 De desired; Int the court could
take 10 future action Of ts own IN regard 10 Tie Pfta.
dpncy: whereas, IL Congress cOnsrc lfstt court ~
has direct interest In enarging It's Own powers and N
rendering a decision which VIII m the itGrc pace me
election ~ President within is own partisan control
The question simply 9ne Of law. snd " the siae avs
ABOUT popular mhj0rities and eompfousrs 's Nld pa
nschievous. surely We have Judges WHO can honesty
interpret the hearings Of STATE LAWS. W.
tIjfGhu Aeb., Jan. 10, 1917.
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THE DREAMING IOLANTHE.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
SIR: You are mistaken about the butter
model at the Centennial. The Dreaming Ioanthe" was
the daughter OF King Rene Of Provence king Rehes
Daughter, Is the title OF the exquisite lyrical drama OF
which she Ii the heroine translated from TIC DANISH Oh
Henrik Hertz, by Theodore Martin. W.
CratrfordsriLIe, Ind.. Jan. 10, 1877.