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Investigation i'm Order.

The reports and the admitted facts re-
speeding the administration Of the Office Of
Commissioner Of Jurors are of such u char
actcr rs TO render searching investigation
of the whole matter, by a committee of tho
Legislature, emincntly proper. This in
vcstigation should be made without fear
and without favor, and il so conducted IL
cannot result in wrong to any one, while IL
may be productive Of great public good.
We entertain no doubt that the manner in
which this important Office has been con-
Quoted is improper; the ease Of Mr.. HAu-
SELF, we consider establishes that PROPOSE
ton; and II the course pursued with refer
cncc to him was legal, then 1t follows that
the law ought to be amended
The present Commissioner Is said To invite
the fullest investigation, which is commend
able in him; and II is 10 be hoped that the
Legislature will not be slow in ordering such
an inquiry to be made. The committee
should be so constituted as not only TO be
just ~ well as fearless, but it should be Of
such a character ne to command the conf
dcnce Of the community. Its report would
be looked for with much interest. AMI We
should bc surprised If it did not bring to
light some very curious facts.
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Silver and Gold Proposition.

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- rOld it IL, and II silver must still
ae used rs Il standard along with gold, let
the objection be net in n spirit Of concord,
md let us all agree that We will 20 on with
the double standard as we have gone on
heretofore The fact that we have to put Il
little more silver into the dollar in order to
accomplish this result, is not matter of
any concern to the public in general. There
Is an abundance of silver To make all the
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affairs were discovered to have apscd from
fusion and embarrassment. This was an
emergency in which one would suppose the
heart of an aged wfc and mother and tho
hearts and hands Of stalwart sons should
have united in lifting the clouds that were
gathering around the head of the house,
hold Not 80. On charge supported prin-
cpallv by the testimony OF an aged and
somewhat dccrcpit servant, suit for di-
vorcc was instituted by Mrs. CoNdER, while
one Of her own sons appeared as counsel for
her and against his own fathcr' The issues
were referred TO wcll-known lawyer, who,
after patient hearing, arrived at the con-
cusiOn that the testimony Of the old SER
want was not to be believed, and c0nsc-
qucntly he reported adversely to the grant
ing Of the divorce. The lady involved in
the damaging charges was the wife Of a re-
spectacle clergyman. Not content with the
report of the referee which cxoncrated his
own father and this married lady from n
foul accusation, what docs the brave son of
Mr.. and Mrs CoNGER DO but appear in open
court in opposition to the confirmation of
the referees report and in dcnunciation OF
his own father in the face of the world
If matters are going on In this way, and II
the new order OF things that these instances
would indicate s TO become prevalent and
established, we'll may the childless and
those without heirs thank COP!
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well and about which no torrents OF decla-
nation can confuse them, and making
the gold and silver dollar of equal value IL
one of them. There is just as much objec-
tun to having silver usurp the whole
ground, as the standard of value, as there
IL to having il exclusively occupied by
the gold coinage, and q vast deal more.
Above all, then, we do not want an exclusive
silver standard, and we cannot have both
unless the gold and silver coins are made Of
equal value and are thus interchangeable. TO
those who are really in earnest, therefore, in
advocating the widening of the coin basis to
the greatest possible extent, there can be no
question respecting the policy and the me-
ccssity Of making the gold and silver dol
lars equal.
There seems to be no reason in tho world
why anybody should object to this plan, un-
less IL bc the few owners of silver mines, who
would not in this event get quite 80 much
for their products. But we cannot conceive
OF this consideration being used as an argu-
ment to influence the legislation Of Congress.
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To THE EDITOR OF The Sun Sir: have
crossed the East river for years hours after the
residents Of the two great cities. except those
engaged in night pursuits. have gone 10 their
beds. am generally accompanied 10y friend
who is well up in astronomy. On clear nights
we both delight to study the beauty Of the
heavens while crossing the river. Generally
the stars furnish us food enough for contem-
plation and speculation: but occasionally, when
the moon IL unusually bright. we gaz.. on her
FURNISHED face. and wonder what the shadOwy
mountains are composed ~ that are So plainly
seen ON Luna's face. Last week the NOON
when NJ the full. was very bright. For the first
time IN my life IL stood out To my vision great
round silver bal not merely fiat. plate like
surface, AS usually seen by tn, naked eyc. tut II
full round globe, shaped SO that II looked like
huge silver ball. asked my companion If It
appeared so TO him. He SAID no. that IL only
presented Its usual fiat surface. After crossing
the river. and while on Brooklyn Heights. |
looked at the moon again from halt dozen
stnndpOlnts. and II looked the same round
beautiful ball The next morning. AT O'Clock
II presented the same appearance. My eye
sight for several months has been rather weak
from constant use hy gasllght on fine print and
type Tor nearly thirty years. but recently they
have apparently grown stronger than ever, cs-
pecaly when gazing AT objects long way on
Il there such thing as telescope eyes lght.u and
has any other person ever hehrld the moon ~
Il full round globe under the same conditions
NEW \ DIRK Jan, Il. >, IL. Y.
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George. til. ooun, Joannc.. correc. d.

To TIE Ed Or OF THE SuN-SW: Yesterday
George. the Count Joannc' gave III Tnf suN Hind of
autobiography OF Thomas, Earl OF Leicester, which
waserroneous in several respects
Thomas Coke mot ilnk of Holkham Hail Norfolk.
not chdlrss wiiower He married IN early lie and
had tour daughters who though they could share in his
great wealth cnuld not inherit his lie had other
than political reasons doubt tn wish to set aside hls
nephew as heir Snhc married not dependent ON his
estate. hut Lady Anne keplc dau-tcr o tic tarl of
AN rnHrle Mho bore HIM two SOILS AMI thee dauchtrs
In lN1 read ia the newspapers that they lost cnl
hN death II was also stated that Mr. tukc's eldest
daul liter a. and his tcAtlN of
In 1881 Queen \irtollh came tn the throne, aud soon
aiur Lady Anncs father, the Earl ~ Ahcnarle was
chuWn Mas'r" het Household. Ani In, SON Master "t
the u>e-a position no guuhlc person could .npY 50,
Nuu II was after lSf that finm.> coke became Earl
o' Leicester. but when lac d.ci H. mot hunw About
twelve Ncar Heo the Young EHrl amt M, 'ounlcs.a ami ms
brother the Hon Edward krprtl Coke canr ON pleas
urc mp To tins country The dowagor. believe, died
three
think It would u, as well the Count lognnc, under
takes MrIts the autuhusripuA of mobile English tam
NV that le should AT least know their nac ani -omc
tnus ot their history T. lunHr
MN Nohk, Jan -
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr; Thanks
for Your Alniucss In publishing complaints. as we
have other method Of bringing them before the pub
hc. superintendent Toucey after reading our arti.
Gle In your journal OF saturday. directly 10 our
master mechanic, VIM Buchanan. to have linn remove
the letter from bulletin board 1t proved that he
va, nly aware Of our being ovcrworked and sleeping
cneines In the letter he explicitly SAYS that It
continue 10 sleep. he will discharge Us II he can
nni men 10 rl our places who require No
r'sl IN thirty hours well ana good hut he will
have manufacture them. lie can never get
human hcins, to stand IT. Two vi our men
now he very low, aud Nc src expecting 10 hear of
their death AN, moment What is the cause ri tncir
sickness Taking heavy colds when completely worn
OUT hy running ~ miles for thin
j Tlnccy etrcs uotlns one mans htc or dozen,
pruN more III the country 10 MI their places Lat Us
ak lin why he was arai to allow his letter remain
ON the board Was Il" afraid Ira Waters, who was 81
>cNrr,N Injured AZ foughkccu would bring suit for
DAMAGE and place tins leti before the Court ov
dUucc of the comrnuy's carrlrs Th. tho ou,
reason We >ee Tor It's removal can he cNpninf We
tnnF rnf liz Silence proves beyond doubt that all
have snld e true
fnlI.mI ENGINLtRs HUDSON RnKR RALRoAp Co.
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TO THE EDITOR OF The SUN-SW: John
Adams, like Washington and Franklin, had II
good opinion Of militia soldiers. In fact. he at
;rbutcd the greatness Of New England to tho
towns, militia. schools. and churches" In u
letter TO the Ahbe Mahly he saws e. Tho Life and
Works of John Adams, vol. v. y. 1866.
Behold air. little sketch OF the four principal sources
oi that prudence in council ami that military Naur and
ability which have prniuc'd the American Revolution.
and which hope Will lt trdN preserved ~ lhr tu-
dauons Vi the liberty, happiness and Prosperity oi the
people
New England alone he says. has 200 600
fighting men. and al in militia" This was
before the Revolutionary war. In volume VI.
tho first subject discussed is ." The Right Con
stitution OF Commonwealth Examined He
says opp 1874 and 1917;
sixth Ruc-rhat the people he continually trained ul
IN the tA"fcl~' nl anus. ana the militia u-' nuN 900 the
pcop hands, or thai palt col them Wh are most uun
tnhc interested liberty that 80 the power may fuN
IN the disposition of "ir supreme a>,cuhhe, the iu
damenial law of The militia Is that ithc tr,Htd directed,
amt commanded hv the laws nni ever tor the support eft
the aNs lo suppose arms an the hand, of clns 90 lc
lis, nj lui ,iul ,ol'uun. !, o. Jcosh every con,u
tuition, and Lay the laws pIustrate
tHEEDMOoR.
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The Russians are playing very sharp
game in the conduct of the armistico nrgotia-
tuus. Had the proposal for n cessation of hos
tilites been made Immediately after the fall of
P.eyna. and while n large Turkish force was
still north Of the Balkans the Car would in all
prot ability have asscntcd without delay. The
Turks. however, chose the roundabout method
of sending their appeal through England so
that before the subject WIS fairly be-
fore the Cars Cabinet the whole Of
western Bulgaria had been cleared of
Turks, while the Russians under GoUEKo had
turned Sophia and wore marching upon rWur-
Ba2urdiok and Philippopos from the west.
Coming upon the heels Of these successes was
the surrender OF the Shipka Pass and the con-
solucnt penetration Of the Grand Dukes army
into Roumcia from the north, In tho face of
such events, II Is not surprising that the Rus
sian Government should use every means of
delay, First. 1t insisted that the armisticc
proposals must come from Turkey di-
rect, and not through neutral power.
This reply was forwarded to England not by
telegraph. as usual. but by u courier. and this
again necessiiatcd delay Of several days. dur
ing which Nish and Sophia surrendered. and
the Russian forces from the northwest pressed
closer and closer upon the heels of their strug-
Cling foe The English Cabinet were highly in
censed at this bit Of diplomacy. and Lord DERBY
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Having to present to Congress and the
country in tho name Of his State statue Of
WILLIAM KING. RurUs's brother and Names
first Governor. Mr.. BLAINE saw lt yesterday to
digrcss into somewhat bitter attack on Massa-
chusctts. Messrs DAWES and HoAR undertook
to rcbuke and rcfute him, Mr.. BLAINE rejoincd
in an increasingly spirited manner. issues Of
fact were joined. and sharp language used
Our renders may remember that vigorous
effort was made year before last to capture Mas
sachusetts' votes In the National Republican
Convention for JAMES c. BLAINE. and that it
was not successful. Possibly Massachusetts,
bad taste in 1876 may have had quite as much
to do with Mr.. BLArNEs outburst yesterday as
her bad conduct In 1872.
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That such weather as that Of yesterday
and the several days preceding is agreeable to
people who are sensitive to cold cannot be de-
MED; but II must BE- admitted that such unusual
warmth at this season OF the year has its dangers
TO health. Many person, through neglect in
avoiding draughts. or through imprudently GO
ing out without an overcoat. will. In such weather
as this lay the foundation for future neuralgia
and bronchial difficulties. which might be
avoided by dilgent observance of tho laws
of life.
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in severely courteous noto. regretted that
Russia had seen IT. on so important an occa-
sion TO consume time by an undue regard
for punctilio. Then came more haggling over
the manner in which negotiations should be
conducted Russia insisting that 1t should be
with the commanders in the field. and Turkey
desiring to treat directly with the Car himself.
Tho upshot of the whole is that the Russians
have reached Adrianoplc, and are now masters
Of rather more than one-half OF the Sultan's
sole remaining European province. without
having pledged themselves TO an arms
tice or to any form OF concession
whatever SERVER and NAMyK Pashas it is
true nre debating terms with Grand Duke
NICHOLAS NJ Kezanlik. under the shadow OF
the Balkans. while 100000 Russians are over
running the whole country to the south OF them.
Az Russia has already stated that terms Of pence
must preccde an armisticc. she has II In hcr
power to prolong the negotiations until her
armies are under the walls OF Constantinople.
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Justice DUFFY was put on trial yesterday
for arbitrary. oppressive. and illegal conduct in
the case OF MARY TRAvERs. 1t is charged that
he caused her arrest without any complaint
disclosing that an offence had been committed ;
that he refused to give her time to send for
COUNSEL that he ignored his duty to admit her
to bail; and that he threatened her with impris-
onment IL she did not make the settlement he
desired. When the case comes on 1t will be
watched with interest
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II is a pectacle-BEEcHER weeping at the
contemplation Of human wickedness. Mr..
PEcKsNIFF was pretty moral man. and his
mind was frequently exercised by the fralty
Of his fellow worms and the vanity Of their pur-
suits. but we nowhere read that they moved
him to tears. Even the morality of q PECK
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An Imperiinen, Suggestion.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-SW; | would
like 90 ASK question Is thcvc has there ever been
Covnrss Joaulesf II not what a reflection the l-
die, nj Gotham What n mine NJ chi,alr, that Indies
hud -o d,uN being wasted On the desert ar ID T.
fmLAptLrulA, Jan ~
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Mr.. l.. S. Turner of SO Broomc street inquiries
whether it he true as stated by Western paper that
there Is gain To national ank from the destruction
Of It's bills We answer that is not true bank hill
ia notc which the bank is hound 10 pay presentation
II that note is DESTROYED cannot be pre- sented and the
bank never has " pay IT,
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That beautiful periodical. the Inrfolio is
continued with stronger stan Of artists aDd letter press
contributors than before. Mi lamcron stll the cdi-
tor ana M John Gilbert Alma 1aiems. ani Carl llaA{
among the artists. The number tor January is cX.
ccediu-N interesting Its illustrations include the nor.
trait cot lady hN lIolhcin ani u famous landscape ut
Claude Lorraine The agent IN New York Is MIR j ".
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Never mind the WASHINGTON monument
Just nj present. II VIII be time to talk about
doing Justice to the memory of the first Prcsi-
dent Of the United States. after justice has been
done 10 The FIRST Frnululent President
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The Germans Of the Tenth and Seven
tccnth Wards will read with lively interest tho
explanation that wcll-nformcd politician
gives. in another column, Of th. Aldcrmcn's
al sence from their chamber at roll call ycster-
duy
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Alvold ON Apportionment.

At the outset Of the session THOMAS G..
ALvoRD OF the Assembly got himself placed
at the head Of the Apporiionmcnt Com
mittoc. Hcng asked recently by Sun
correspondent when the committee would
hold lis fist meeting, Mr.. ALvoRD replicd,
raising his cane above his head. Damn the
apportionment and all that are bowling
about it. Yuu'll get one when we got ready
We suppose this is the ultimatum OF the Re
publican leader in the legislature. There is
no installing what he means by his vchc-
mcnt assertion that the State will be- appur.
toned when eve get ready. ALvoED had
charge of this subject all through the last
two sessions, and it was his auGaciuus mind
that concoctcd the conspiracy whereby the
mandates Of the Constitution have been set
at defiance for two years.
This dishonest and INSCRIPTIONS politi-
elan again has control Of this important
matter Judging from his course hereto
fore, II is fair la infer that he intends to 80
manage this winter that the two Houses,
Just at the hour Of adjournment, shall for
the third time stick in deadlock.
There was period when the Republican
party Of New York would have scorncd to
exhibit such dupliclty, such shameful dis
regard Of constitutional obligations. such
gross violation ut the rigit- OF millions II
people, as have characterized its conduct ON
the apportionmcnt OF the state. The party
should break the yoke which these conspir-
atOrs have fastened on its neck. Submit
ting through another go sion TO the dicta-
ton Of ALyoRD will prove that il Is no
longer the party which WILLIAM II. SEWARD
l..l
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II may be interesting To creditors of Vir-
ginia to learn from the Richmond Wig that it
IL utterly out of the question TO expect the State
to pay six per cent. interest that " the land can
not stand any more taxation.' and that in a
calm review OF this debt question. 1t is very
plain honor has nothing to do with it,"
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Pinching poverty is not confined to the
dense populations Of grcat cities. From Doug
lass county. Georgia. comes a story ~ Wild
owed and INDECENT mother drowning her two
Children because she was not able 70 feed them
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The only real civil service reform will be
found in the reduction Of the civil service list TO
the lowest possible limits. This il all tho law
and the prophets on that point.
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Mr.. HoAR twittcd Mr.. BLAINE yesterday
on being sorchead; and Mr.. BLAINE ridiculed
Mr.. HoAR's zccl IA rebel concilator. These
little personal amenities are not conducive to
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The reported Turkish proposals for peace
include the erection Of Batoum into II free fort
the rectillration of the Asiatic frontier, the dis
mnntling Of Kars and Erzcroum. and the Rus
sim right Of passage through the Dardancllos
The Bulgarian question is left noundcring in
the mudde Of last winter for il is left Ia Il Con
grcss OF the European powers. As for Kars. il
il now the possession OF Russia 10y right Of con
quest. and she would not in any event, surron-
der u fortress which twice before has given her
SO much trouble. As for the notion of satisfy
ing Russia by the erection of Batoum into free
fort and tho rectilcation Of the Asiatic frontier,
il may be put aside. Russia has had trcmen-
dous struggle in the present war; and in Gddi-
ton to the loss Of 100000 men aud three hun
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highwayman who robs you of your
purse. and. on finding that it does not contain
rs much money rs h. supposed it did. knocks
YOU down. is nut a man VINO should be al large.
HENRY MoNcRiErF who WAS arraignel az tho
bar yesterday. is a fellow Of thus stripe. H.
snatched a savings bank pass book from joins
DoLAS. out did not Ind IN it as much money as
he wanted ThorcupQn he fcllcd DoLAN. and
took TO his heels. MoNoMErF will spend tho
next four years behind the bars OF Sing Sing
prison.
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The tribulations of the railroad pool are
but another illustration Of the inevitable result
whenever monopoly is sought 10 be- ostab-
lishnd. Certain railroads having made com
binatlon To keep up prices Of freight between
New York and the West it might have been
predicted with all the certainty Of an astronom-
zeal calculation that other lines would seek
means To profit by the combination. In this
case the pool lines appear 10 have been kept
somewhat in check bS the Grand Trunk. aud
the rumors yesterday that they had taken the
Grand Trunk into the Ring caused a rise in
stocks But Whatever pool Is formed it is Ger
tain To hc broken M, either by outside COMPETE
ton or nternal quarrols.
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BARNUM dsbcievcs IN hell. But GEORGE
FRANCIS TRAINS view OF it has not yet been
published
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II is reported that the Hon. ABRAM $.
HEWITT Is engaged upon measure for the
abolition Of tho diplomatic service This is
good news, ami 1t would hc even moro cheering
If il wore certain that such measure would
pass the two Houses ~ Congress. The diplo-
matte service II a proftlrss relic II that anti
quated period when there was no telegraph ami
only very irregular communication between
countries through the post Al present the
rrin tpa II not the only use " a diplomatic
establishment under the United States Govern
ment is to provide sinccure places for con-
siderable number Of politicians. It ia one Of
those things which should be reformed out Of
existence.