New-York tribune., 1878-01-12
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC.

To the Edtt0r or The IFtOuHe'
SIR: The account in THE ALMANAC OF amend
ments to State Constitutions, during 1877 omits two
which were voted on by the people of Maine at their
election in September 1877 One of them recctedl re-
lated to the qualifications OF electors and the othef ac
ceptea to m he matter 81 nane'pa sas H CROSBY
lThe amendment regarding electlons-whch pro-
yided that no person shall vote at any election
in this State, unless he has paid poll tax within
two years preceding the election in which he pro-
poses to vote, provided SAID tax has been legally
assessed upon him was rejected by vote of
20. $50 for, to 25,242 against The amendment re-
lating to Municipal Indebtedness was adopted by
a vote of $4,000 for to 5,SS2 against. This
amendment provides that "nO city or town
shall hereafter create any debt or liability which,
singly or in the aggregate with previous debts or
liabilities, shall exceed per cenun OF the last reg
ular valuation of said city or town." We
thank Mr.. Crosby for calling our attention to the
matter Although the painstalzing labor required
for the compilation and publication OF hand-book
so comprehensive as THE ALMANAC Is enorrnous
and although the first edition was laid before the
public as early as Christmas week. it is matter of
congratulation that so few of our readers have
cause to point out errors and omissions. There
never was a Bible published yet that was
not marred by Typographical bunders and it is not
strange that there few slips nearly all so obvious
as to deceive nobody, in THE ALMANAC. The most an
noying bunder in the book is also the most anus
ing as illustrating how errors creep IN where tiey
are least expected. The list of United States Cir
cult Judges contains the name of the late Judge
Woodruff in place of Judge Johnson. This list was
prepared from official sources, and strange to say
was revised in the Attorney Generals office. and
yet the mistake Overlooked.-Ed1
sHERMAN'S PROMISE AND BLAND's BILL.
To the Editor or The Trt6une.
SIR: Last Summer, when the Treasury people
at Washington wanted subscribers for their cent
loan honorable Secretary and respectable syndi-
cate promised gold for gold and persuasive TRIBUNE
said, subscribe :" said it with iteration that now
seems daInnabe indeed; see. on what evil days the
guilty bondholder has fallen. AS for these per
cents see how the manner OF advertising them and
selling would make the payment Of them In silver
an especially infamous trick Not only was the promise
redeem these bonds in gold con and to pay the inter-
est on them in gold coin, made in order to get subscr
hers them but the subscriber was required TO pay
for them in gold before lie saw, or could see them
only after they had been paid for, and after the
Government had pockeed the price, that they came into
our hands bearing the promise printed on their aec 10
pay-not in "gold cOin'-bnt in coin." Now, II the
Secretary confident that these bonds woud ne pald
principal aud interest, in gold. why not say so on ths
face Of them II he was not confident that they would
That the secretary's promise was honestly made no
honest doubs-nOr that he had warrant OF law i9r
making II. But shcrmans promise, ana bahas PHI PHI.
Pat this and that together aud rec II u ne NOT thlns
whiehfwc read of Il as happening in England FRANCE
or Gcrmany-we w0uld believe simply Impossible; "
naked Duke OF WndlestIlw addressing u naked House
Of Lords" is not spectacle more neredioie lnan an
English chancellor OF the Excheqlsf Iursuns rSoplc
20 lend their 10 the English Government, and De-
hind him English Parliament authorizing ana I'i re-
quirng him 10 cheat the lenders ont on Two sillng.
the pound Il for want OF smirtne. hat po oe ol
these European governments can use It's ehie' Ii,ef
Ci6retGltd Oti0 Jan. 3, 1878.