The sun., 1879-02-03
J<Y GoULD's TRIBUNE ALMANAC
The Funny Blunders OF Dr. GreeIey's Stalls
tIcnl Successor


, nian'nH @ ,uv N'nospuoro s"y-o,1o Wl'n pro, o.,
family What is the matter Mr.. Greeley"
asked a friend. md Mr.. Greeley pipcd reply.
"N,,,.. . W. .t. ,h,,
m't"l WY U'c "'"'
edits tho Almanac has made out that Calnveras
- -. t,t t..
s auu v.vt' 'i' =, 'i1 ''.''i
lean Union knows that 10 uevcrwont Democratic
by moro thnn2 =, ia rn~n,,s. ,yru for Mr.
C-,..t ., ., -,
Ireeiey th't h' '' 10 l"r te anna
nae OF tho pap'r Do has OF late be-
come volume - ST. ~porating sort
Our attention was u..f ,yn closely To tho
Neo York Tribune AWtd1dc by its blunder last
year in setting down the Nebraska election TO
tnSe placo III Octooer' an error IN Wnlch inc
Herdlds compilation shared while the otherwise
printed n list If eleetions for 1878 that should
S''n'su 's' W e'oe'''nS I"s 700 '"', ''Ou"
nmining moro closely the T,iJa,e's book we
a..',.l.i.', a. 3, .'.t.i ,i,t -,
were SURPRISED 10 hhd II so pa'Keu WIN errors
that no single statement in its political depart
mani conlJ I've oc,n,,nd vithout veriarntion.
hut we ND hone thnt with he change in the
d @ s wu , ,l, mU" t s Ie ihs
senuel sbnll sho,y ''"N WV 'V' wy
,h Ihs Y elecon M retprns G TcGn , on % noGG o. Ws
the vote lor Governor in is7s as sQ.57l. Dcmo-
cratic, H.. on,irtv - .ti,.,a fo,t m ~ o55
Tbnre il one colmmy dnynind 10 Ark,i yoia
In 1878. tho footing is So 73O the counties Tot
up ss.752 Iu Caiifornin Tho 1rst column gives
UnvSa 70 oGn-N,s f,,tint, relilv is 10 9g7 ihS
next gives Tildrn "a lGI but nrcording to the
sounty returns he h9l only 7G on. Connectirut
--the returns nf 1878 arc riVIf hut In the flrst
coIumn Of tbs rnturrs ~ 1874 Unves is giver
SO 0sa or 7oO less fban ne c5hpmn t7f sei,itt
INES 0hiyl 9o,s W ,uV @ @Navlnigi ii Uevh "v1eu up,
look nj tbr vote hv towns we fnd in the trst
rountv MISTAKES in tho eddition ~ thr snconi
and third of four columns With only three
inea tr in M a., II ,i.,,.",,, - ,,,rn eo,,f 49, M
70 wrong. vet Tie vote OF 1870 Is given nj i0 752
for Hnyes while thn column foois m 10 100
There nrc t,vo columns deyotad To- Floridn. tho
Tiiden line il wronw and Tho toiai vote i.lo r'
Dardless ~ INV sc,,,t"rinoH bniiots IL less
than fLs HIVES and riden vofs nidsd t0
Sether Ganr,in cnmcs nrxt. the frst column
Sums M, fo 5nO thn,,,b fhe vote fnr Uavns is
given In tb1 foofin't Mt bo 446 IIlinaiS is
niyotal Stat, we gattor g a. onrsl1vss bmt tIomeh
Me ,s9g I9s IA n d ~ }s xxx & 2r ra lays az ugrn
ia only n sunfnitrv ~ fbe totai Vote ~ is7s
which, wns published ofiirally early in Decem-
S7s 0ss instesd of hsino 97S 9ao Indiana fnr
some occult reason. has her ISIS vote given in
sns57 vof,s tboui,b n tb@ ,3,untv reiirns are
accufate he bad is1 Isl Iowa. loo is rneariad
Ser ,,,ta s trrcsn,d s's in is,aji NJ un,sis
vote is niooa e., III e5H. II fHn,s nv, Is s0ii
ihs 5S % mas n,r 5o r, ,id IN ib
psmncrnt," al i,,,, L nnfvo-v ia In et ier. tne
Usvss roiur,, ~ sa,d .i'e ri Lon coun,n ,niv
ont and tvnen we inok M the C5n,-r"ssional
nistrit",s ,... al u',,rtr -, - ,n H."
First where the COUNTS Give h i'm g ss7 md I'm
the Third CaidwriIs ,naiority n four.ngure
sum in simple sub,raction. n wrong
r let ss us pai1 o on Y m 59usPHa 10 ia R@ hgst S9
II fools mn 81 tbs mniorities i9r CSuer.ss in
is7f twH ~ six ers wrnny. Flie's - nnir
oS xR ts ns4reS sS q1y ana aI nogr ony
slxtesn eoUnties in Maine lint the foo inr ~
ths Orst .rrr,,'n ia - ,rr",',,,. ~. to,ai 80
wron s snd sinne Sddiiio, sum oq e, ips
a., ,pe -, % i IN ~. -, . :, a., d, n -,
IN we OoEtrssl.nMal M -5 l5s'riss gives ll. p,'lu.
Tho agur"s II IL oniv ~ o25 Th"r4 orn ,,veTtv-
sour 11n,.s In tbe WarvinnG rai,irts. In fGo dt-t
Column ptrtar IL .iy.n ',,' 5G Sag th"ueh m.
rben,a of no ys IN "a so,,n o,rtv mr ,1.r
Nc notice ,,'istetr in simni. sn ire'ition In
eomnuting lie ,nn,oritv in fts Senofd Disfrist
rhpcr S e f,,rt.r ,5 5,is ~, in Nsac6ns,
hence there nre four easy ,rn,s in sinpia addi-
lion in -iyin' the vot,, 81 is7s AEh",t's w" il
mnde 10 100 instead of 10 '1G5; Ru,er's lOal35
insto,t ~ tro NO Srj No.. / ut2 insf.ai ~
i eS9i In Miehiean iha Ranuilican Vote for
T8s rs co9np IGS 1p zS9 oSi IS rn sIg m
hut the totni IL ,,iv,n ns n 755 The second cni.
rNnn in ir,I nj, IL ~, ,vrcnr Tbe sasi.
esi o, IN ~ M Nsl ~ ibo, cnn;sin
Ing Mr. Cooper's vote: there are 8 50l votes in
IL thoupb The addition il 3 4Qs In Mel rnSkn
he we ~ rs is mn % All bn,
is given os og iqi In Neyada lfNnrtr.n lines
TuTs is si,sr q 99n rLare ,6n nounti.s foof nm
a11 a51 Il W. y,o2oi Ni'ie @ III v,~ul.19 ~ oU, & w.
der-tili ,vn trv th,. Crngrrssiouel nj di.ricts and
S H., S We W ,'g ~ o'S @ Oh III 'I,s Hg ~
ths yctss ~ n frrir'nct ana II sborc ioy.ther
Tor Sulls,ynv In New Jersey the aIilItion Of
the total vote is wrong and in the F,rst Con
1ressionnl u stT i"t nn6as"r's majority is plecrd
M O54 when tne figures mike IL O45. while
in the Fitil. Milis is cheated out Of 900 vote,
In Nayy YNrt' formidohle nape tbe eosi.st
column 10 check is Coourrs for President In
ls7G Thor" pr~ gs7 votes credited INT only
az shown Vci,0t Hnrf M, th,. nima,hr IL.
1877 and nn4 qs7 votes eet down fnr Coou'.r
gsther give MIN lass Ne take n glaue. nj tno
Consressiorni DISTRICTS, In the First, Cooper'-
plurality is 100 wrong In the second the
w % Gs3 nine lines IN the sum- willie tho r.
ward returns giy. them lO63Oi Ttis ,richtfuI
HIM nl.r ,., mi u,,.i "a ip,.i IN ,he nir,,t, -