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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
A SUGGESTED AMENDMENT.

To the EdttOr or Ihe Tribune
SIR: | have read your comments ana those
Of your correspondents upon the injury the present
Congress is doing the industrial interests OF the coun-
try and find myself INDUCING in feryent amen to the
praypr Of one indignant individual that Congress would
snecdily adjourn AMI not meet again in six But
fear all this is It prUtcrea nHH and that Congress
will not pay the slightest heed TO IT, That the business
of the country is less disturbed whenever Con-
gress Is in session Is manifest TO everybody The sub
rct has occupied my attention more or less for several
wears and whether the remedy Is not possible
through an amendment TO the Constitution that VIII
absolutely prohibit Congress from passing any law on
fhe subject of taxes tariffs finances for periods OF
len years then readusting these matters, II necessary.
only on the OF the reports 1t Is certain lat
what ~ especially needed by business men Is an asstr
ance of stability for periods Of ten years. long enough
10 establish and thoroughly test the value OF any DuS
ness enterprise u L.
IIiLLLulu snnrL P.nn. Nav Ii. ISIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
SOME FINANCIAL QUERIES.
Edttor or The Trt6une.

To the Edttor Of The Trt6Hne
SIR: Pardon a few inquiries touching HE
TRIBUNE monetary and business reports
1. What is preferred stock "
@ What is the significance Of tine letters 3D. &C anu
with figures sometimes attached, In the fepors VI
sales OF Government stOckl
2 What is the exact difference between registered anu
coupon Government bonds, aud why should tne resi'
tered be sometimes quoted the bigherl
A. Why is exchange at present above par when we are
importing goldl
8 What is documentary commercial exchanges
G. Are we to read exchange Paris IN your tables I'D
francs: and il So how much American gold is demanded
for the given number OF francs DEfoUI hLADhh
Granrate, ohio, May D, 1878.
[1psrers-1. A preferred stock is one taking
preference of the ordinary stock OF corporation
one on which stated per cent is payable annually,
out of net earnings. before any dividend can DC ue
cared or paid on the common stock
9. The letters b, and in the report OF STOCK
sales, signify that the sale was made on buyers or
sellers option or for cash bio reads buyer ten days;
$50 reads seller thirty days. In the one case the
BUYER has the right to demand the stock at one
davis notice nj any time within ten days, and i'll the
other the optlon to shorten the contract lies with
the seller In either case the contract, if not before
called or delivered, becomes due aud an absolute
sale at the expiration of the time named. Il F" In
dicates that the sale is made for cash on that date
in distinction from regular way" which becomes
due the day following the sale.
3. A coupon Government bond has attached 10
it coupons for each interest payment to become
due which are cOlectable by presentation; and the
bond is payable to bearer and passes from hand 70
hand by swift delivery. registered bond Is paya-
Bile to the order of the owner, has no coupons at
tached to it, and only passes title by transfer on the
books of the Treasury Department The reglstered
bonds ordinarily are not quoted higher than the
coupon but where they it is because there nap
pens to be demand for that particular class greater
than the momcntary supply.
4. Exchange is not now above par; when 1t is
we are exporters and not importers OF gold.
.. Documentary exchange is a bill drawn by
shipper upon his consignee against merchandise
shipped accompanied by the bill Of lading to Or
der" covering the property against which the bill
is drawn.
6. Exchange on Paris is quoted at 5.1G, which
means that for 81 gold the buyer obtains bill fol
. francs and lG centimes-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
HELPED TO CARRY on THE GOOD WORG

To the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: The managers of the New-IO rk Diet
Kitchen Association desire 10 express their thanks to
Won for the very kind and cordial manner in which the
claims and needs OF the society, and Of the sick poor
10 whom we minister have been laid before the public
n your Our funds had been at so low an ebb
that we were reluctantly compelled this Spring 10 close
one Of our Kitchens but. thanks TO your kind notice and
the prompt benevoence OF Of your readers, and
10 our old friends who have long known and appre-
cIaed the work OF the society," treasury Is now so
far epenshed 10 be prepared to meet the expenses
Of our two remaining kitchens for the next six months
In ut least two dspensary districts during the coming
Summer those who are bonding under the double burden
of poverty and sCkness-the latter so often caused and
prolonged simply by want of proper fOod-w be helped
through their Illness by supply OF those special articles
of stck-roOm diet-beeftea, milk, oatmeal, etc-wmch
in most cases Of 30 much more value than mere
drugs
We hope in time TO extend our work so far as 10
kitchens In all the poor districts OF the city
and shall always feel sure that We may count In the
future as we have done in the past, the kind and
constant announcement and cooperation OF THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE. Gratefully yours, for the association
ANNA o. COOK, Treasurer,
| Ne,r York, May IL. 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

Mrs Jane Morris. westinghouse.
Henry @. Morris, Westinghouse.
George Nugent, Coggeshal-ave.
Charles J. Peterson, Bath Road.
W. w. Paul. second-st.
Benjamin Il. smith. Westinghouse.
Fairman Rogers Ochre Point.
George L. Tyler. Belevue-cOurt.
MIS-: a; Z. W WtIIin Ch Wa5sstr.st
Mrs. +. NJ willett, Catharine-st
G. ]. Wheeler. No. - Cliff Cottage.
NJ {. Cope Westinghouse.
CoTTAGERs FROM OTHER PLACES.
The Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, Providence, East Shore.
Dr. T. :. L. Arnold, IOnkers, N. Y, CarrQ-aye
The Hon. George Bancroft Washington, d. e., BeneVu-
Charles n. Beach, Hartford, Kay-st.
General Beaverton U. S. L. c. Cases, Catherine-st
i. II. Brnley Riverside Conn, Catherine-st
General George ". Cullum. U. ). A., near Bathmg
Edwin C. Cushman, ST. Louis, Catherine-st
Professor Josiah Cooke, jr., Cambridge. Mass Gbos-
Joseph J. Cooke, Providence. Bellevue-ave.
Judge H. 7. Dickey. Chicago, Wellngtonave.
Professor ii. S. Eustis Cambridge, Mass, Conancut
John r. Fales, Providence, Paradise Road.
Henry ;. Faes, Providence, Paradise Road.
Professor NJ q. Farmer, Cambridge, Mass, Goat
T. w. Fellows, Nsw-TIavcn tGray's), Westinghouse
Mrs. I. T. tarchlld Morrls0Wn, ID. Qyess, Brlnley-
Professor William Gammeu, Providence, Earragansett-
ave. r.,,..- ,,.,,,,... nm
Professor j. f. Huntington, Hartford, Indlau-aye.
Captain -. p. HcaD, L. $. L. C., Bcllow-Lve.
Mrs. Clara l.. ives Ehzabetg, ~ j. Q:iders), Brin-
leyst.
Captain ". c. Marin, L. :. ", Kal-st.
Mrs. NJ >. McIaysn Baltimore iWeavers Bellevue
ave.
Maxine Outrcy, French Minister CRu5SciPs), Nara
ganseu-ayc.
Pccg Peckham. -. LOUIS, Mddlctown near Newport
Colonel William T.. Prince, u. :. A., Beach NeN-aye.
The Hon. George II. fendictOn. Cincinnati, Ochfe
Point.
Theodore W. Phinuey, Chicago. Carroll-ave.
Nrs. l.. II. Rhrtt, Baltimore, COnanICut Island.
Mrs. Martina Robb. Baltimore, Bul.-Nt
H. b. : ,noes, Brooklyn, y. Y. Brieyue-aye. .
Llcutcuaut-CUmmandcr L. VI. StcadmaD, L. 5. N,
Pe.ham-t.
MuIny shirley Cincinnati, Westinghouse
L. :. smith, Providence, Brle'ue-court.
Ex-Governor swami. baltimore, near Blihlng Bcach.
William smith, DAYTON, ohio CL"wis'). PcrrY-st.
Samuel &. Itlum, Cincinnati, Westinghouse
General W. x. Warren, L. =. Z. C., Thumcs-st.
Thomas Wuans, Baltimore. BrcntOu'S Point
Io.s *. Nlmlus. Baltimore, BIcutOns Point.
T.. ". Willard, Chicago, Beach Ncw-ayc.
dob " I.bour, Providence, " Gre'n End
Aaishail Woods, Providence, BcryUC-Iyc
MISC, Wuosry, Hartford, Rhode lSlndayc.
G. " Williams, IcTrc HIutc,Ilu (LcWlss Brlney-st.
COOur. John winthrop, HrN-OritaHS, COlHe 81.
Captain T. Il. Ramsay, /. :. y. NOdmon's), IOuO-st.
G,u,Iai ". ]. sherman, |. = A., GrccnOugn-pldce.
Miss kItr u. Wormcy, Rcd Cross-2Ne.
The above are only small part of those who will come
here the Summer There appears 70 be general dis
position on the part OF many who usually hire their
houses very early IN the season To hold back, hoping
that they VIII be able 90 make better bargains BY
taku this course last year those who desired rsc!ass
cottages were obliged to take NJ with those numbered
among the inferior classes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
llnspori, Penn, Nav -, 1873.
THE PRESIDENTS OPPORTUNITY.

To the EdttOr OF the IrtDuhe.
SIR: Mr.. Hayes seems to have that good
luck which so often TO the rescue. We have to
thank the obstinate aud extreme partisanship OF the
Democrats for driving Republicans TO cluster around the
President 1t is sincerely to be hoped that Mr. Hayes
will see his opportunity, and Will drop the serene and
sefsatsed but childish optimism which limits his po-
tca horizon to the creations OF his own fancy. The
talk of country rather than party VIII only do for
political marines" Let hun learn many wiser than
he and fully patriotic IA ne ell know that under free
institutions country only be served through the
agency of party-hat the wise and patriotic statesman
will achieve the good OF his country by attaching him.
self 10 and attaching to himself the best party in the
country. d.
Ne,c- York, May IL 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
A WAY TO GET RID OF CONGRESS

To me Editor or TIE TrlOune.
SIR: Is there no relief from Congress? On
all hands mpans loud and long this national
incubus fingers upon the land. IL the OBJ
iect Of these statesmen is to draw pay and
whskey as long as suffering people can
hear IT, why should they not be allowed to take their
80 ,i Tram until Julv 4 and have keg OF Stag
ranked 10 each member be drunk at home, on con-
ditlon OF immediate adjOurnmentf Or let al tDe
h,,vcbs in The country agree upon day OF fasting and
prayer for deiyerauce III another way from these dis
turbers Of our peace, prosperity, ana happiness
WIN III. VAN ANTwER p.
Enh,rn,l " j NAV IL. 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
THE RAPID SALE OF BONDS.


To the EditOr OF The TrtbHHe.
SIR: The rapid disposal of the United States
bonds seems to afford you unmxed satisfaction desire
70 ask If this Is no evidence Of evil as well as good
admit that it indicates that the estimate our country
As debtor Is H. but does it also indicate that the
present estimate of the ordinary ways OF investment Is
ow2 II certainly shows that there is plenty OF money
for investment. The transaction on the part Oh the
United States is a mere exchange Of OBLIGATION or EVIL
dcnce of the same Indebtedness assuming that what
obtained for the bonds Is used tor resumponG but on
fine mart Of the purchasers OF the bonds 1t Is an invest
lucut, ana "A now one IL.
ms il come To s then, that capital has become salts
flea that 10 can, the long run make more AT anu fa
trr cent interest than wnen engaged III DusluCsS-
ihau when invested in lands, houses, farming
stock-raisiug, manufacturing, railroads, steamboats,
m,rchlndsr, etc, etc! in short, has
reason Why does It shrink from its Old places ana 20
INTO new ones l. IL because labor threatens lslJ De-
calsa labor has already raided On strucbe invest
m,uts and j. organizing TODD 50 hereafter as y stem
and on "a erundcr scale II YOU nave money w0nd you
vu ia into hpuds,or where Communism or cnl1Sed LABOR
could Jay hands on II II you say " Iold' dOts not
TIM, aiI m exp aiming hard times Ana /, there not
rcgrcidbIc element ia ttr loud call Tor more DOhda
NcV- York., May Q, ISIS. h
IOf course there 1t is no news TO you that cap
ital has been frightened away from many manufac-
turing and business channels. All the more 1t be-
comes the duty of the Government out of this net
tie danger to pluck the flower safety; and we re-
ioce to see the Government doing it, by such rapid
progress to specie payme2ts.-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

The little daughter of st. Paul, M saSsps!
clergyman discovered on recent sunday tna Her
of the buttons her best boots were mlssns lady
mother proposed TO them on, but the yssnl 70
had too much respect for the fourth ~ stay
allow 1t. However, as tho alternative nns,ons shs
away from Sunday school sew on the pus Nv ssy.
at last madea compromise with her Conscious yd III
ing TO her mother: We'll, mamma you seoshsrs sds
pray" and pray she did. kneeling py hef ni''A
until the buttons were al on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
THE SUMMER OF 1850.

TO che Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Your remarks in regard to the I'm
reasonable temperature" remind me of the Summer OF
1859 II you will refer to your issue OF June o. OF that
year. you will ind we had much colder weather. and
vegetation being advanced great destruction OF
cron. was predIeted But the ice and frost killed IN
secs and III nv diary correct, we had an unusually
large crop OF wheat and corn saw In some places
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
FAILURE OF A BANKING HOUSE.

WnKEsBARRE, Penn, May l7.-Ihe pa" am.
inghouse OF Joseph Brown Of this city, closed Us
to-day. An assignment had been made for the Oe~,
of the depostors who are principally o. ,n sahs arc
casses brown claims that the assets OF the ss are
40 600 In excess OF the liabilities The habii'ie' -
SInD.OOO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
MONEY FOR MAIL REMITTANCE.

To The EdtfOr OF TIC IFlOUhe.
SIR Please urge the issuing Of some kind
OF currency for small remtances by mall Postmasers
could keep hand to be exchanged for gold or silver
so much business OF a small kind is done now by mail
fiat something OF this sort is a necessity.
Pleasant Unity. PENN, May Ia, 1873. ROBERT WHITE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

fields Of rye and wheat OF fall growth hut not grain I'm
the heads. lee formed In this ylcpitY on the night M
the 9Th, and In Eiston, Penn on the 10th Water
clothes were worn on the ith OF July. II England Il
was the hottest Summer for eigaty -elsli years.
Philadelphia, May -, 1878. uBu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

1t was little BroOkline boy who, on his
visit to relatives In the country said
mother You know those Germans that live near
grandmas place Well theyre had hribbies P-lBoston
Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

DR. SARA D. CHASE NOT INDICTED.
The Grand Jury has refused to indict DR..
Sara Il. Chase charged by Anthony C0mst0ck with sell
Ing instruments for criminal purposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
NEWPORTS SUMNER RESIDENTS.
THE COTTAGE POPULATION.

THE COTTAGE POPULATION.
list OF PERSONS FROM NEW-YORK, BOSTON,
PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER PLACES WHO WILL
SPEND THE SUMMER AT THIS RESORT.
rFRou AN AsIoSAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
NEWPORT, r. l., May lin all probability
Newporf Will nave her usual number OF cottagers al
though the rentals So far this season are not as numer
Gus AS they were last year NewIork, as VIII be seen
below. will be well represented. The following are
among those who will spend the approaching season
here:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
From Dr.. Ha,reis,s Sermon.

n. HdWefSs
Do you now ask whether plays can be made
morhi Let the great roll of Shakcspeares amas pass
before your eyes, with all their lights and shades with
and low conditions Of life. Do yOu doubt whether such
presentations have Il moral tendency Think OF the
magnificent sOIlOquies OF life and death which come
from the lips OF Hamlet that terrible arrangement of
conscience Clarence's dream! the bare and baked
sefScrutiny Macbeth the agony OF Lear the euta
suffering of Richard the Third the OF Ohe0
the statement OF moral duties which we ind ND and
down those uncOn5ccrated and yet for dear and
memorable pages-tbOse exhOrtarons TO love and
honor the encouragement o. virtue the bitter denun
calOn of uutfuh and utrust, those sweet, apostolic
uterances tine quality Of mercy is not strained - aud
then you ask whether the play Is moral whether
leaves us Indifferent To good and EVIL, and whether
contains anything that is wOrt1 our learningf'
You want TO know how tile stage Is TO be reformed,
and by whom and reply it is by YOU by you Christ,
Ongregations by you the clergy. by you the re
giOus world you nave turned your backs on these
places, and they get worse ana worse, Of late you
and better What are you to do Are you 10 subject
yourselves to sights and sounds which CRATE upon Your
moral susceptibiitIes No but you are to learn lie
III It's length and depth and breadth and huhfn!ness;
you must learn 10 bear such presentation of 1t as
Shakespeare gives. Avoid what Is bad aud corrupt
the stage, and il you want TO suppress bad plays and
degrading exhibitions, then do not let your faces DO
seen at bad plays. III you by chance bad
rupt thing, let people clearly know what You think OF
il let the actors see you DO not approve OF II bat 20
plays which are ennObllng and good, praise them
when you come away. Go again. try and learn what
the lessons are they teach, let your character be
moulded and formed upon the good and true models.
You the refOrmers OF tie stage, Without
yOu il be reformed The actors must ve-they
the beasts OF the people" by leaving them only beasts
tor When ali that is good and respectable keeps
away the Stage, the Stage must be degraded, aud
the only reason wny the London stage Is much i'm
proved tins because 50 many more good people 20 70
the play Moral opinion has changed, and lsdaily chang
ing. Things not they were IN our fathers days,
although am far from saying they are al they should be-
Macready has done mucb Phelps has done mucn, and
hOse heads OF the Church VINO have shaken hands
with best have done much and Il remains for
yOu-eniIgheued Christian peOple-tO do the rest IDe
Drst thing that is wanted Is sound pR6tc opinion on me
piaB no. the pubic religious Reputation OF ne SAG;
ana thing that is wanted Is pirate sympathy
MI he Icfnr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
CHURCH AND THEATRE.

TO the Editor Of The Trt0Hnc.
SIR In memory of the anniversary ofSaak ,speares
birth and death, and IN honor Of the noble memo.
rial approaching completion at S:ratford-on-Ayon.
the Rev. II. x. Haweis delivered, last Sunday at NV
request. sermon Shakespeare and the Stage. y
which has attracted so much attention that / send
You few extracts from it, What interests the in.
telligence of London must appeal 90 the American
public 1t is satisfactory to the stone walls be-
tween church and theatre gradually crumolng
away. MIR. Haweis sets an excellent example,
which the Rev. StOpford Brooke is likely to follow
in a sermon on the necessity of an English school Of
acting The world moves Yonrs truly.
LONDON May 2, 1873 KATE FIELD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

Ne,s York, May IL. 1873.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-31

ton, or certificate of citizenship. In
addition to this he must furnish dupli-
cate athdavits setting forth that the
said land is unfit for cultivation, and
valuable chiefly forits Climber orstone;)
that it is uninhabited; that it contains
no mining or other improvements, OK
cept such as were made for ditch or
canal purposes, or such as were made
by, or belong to the applicant, if any,
nor as he verify believes, any valuable
deposit of gold, silver, cinnabar, cop
per or coal; that he has made no other
application: that the application is
made in good faith, and not for specu-
lative purposes; nor made any agree
ment with anyone to sell the land If
the applicant swears falsely, the law
says che shall be subject to all the
pains and penalties of perjury, and
shall forfeit the money which he may
have paid for said lands, and all right
and title to the same; and any grant
or conveyance which he may have
made except in the hands of bona fde
purchasers, shall he null and void. y
After the applicant has done all his
swearing, be must pay ten dollars,
whereupon the Register will post a
notice of the application in his Office,
and furnish the applicant copy OF it,
to be published in Il newspaper nearest
the location of the premises for so days
at his expense. At the end of the 60
days the applicant shall prove by two
disinterested witnesses the truth of the
statements made in his application.
Twelve searching questions have been
prepared to ask the witnesses. Proof
of publication must also be made.
When all this has been done, the ap-
plicant must pay $3.50 per acre for
the land, and pay the officers - cents
per hundred words for taking the evi-
dence. Then, and not till then, the
officers will issue receipts for the money
paid. and eventually he will receive a
patent therefor. Lands valuable for
stone and unfit for cultivation can be
taken under the provisions of the law.
No more than 100 acres can be pur-
chased by any one person or associa-
ton of persons.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-31
Sale of Timber Lands.

The Registers and Receivers of the
various Land Offices in Washington
Territory are IN receipt of the instruc-
tons 10y the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, in pursuance of an
act for the sale of timber lands in the
States of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory, and are
now ready to receive applications.
In making an application person
must make affidavit that he is a citi-
zen of the United States by birth, OF
naturalization, or that he has declared
his intention to become citizen. Ii
native born, parole evidence of that fact
will be received. If not native born
he must furnish copies of his declara-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-31
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