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At the annual Convention OF the Civil Ser
vloe Reform Association In Newport on Mon
day, Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS Prcsi-
dent OF the association, announced that the
special object to which the civil service re-
formers would now devote their attention
was the repeal Of the United States statutes
which limit the terms OF most subordinate
civil officers to four years.
This Is practically q declaration In favor OF
making the tenure Of most Offices perpetual.
A large body OF permanent offlceholdors
would thus be established. They would
soon come to be a distinct class of the COM
munity, with peculiar personal and political
interests, and, to great extent, devoid OF
sympathy with popular sentiment.
We presume that under the proposed
scheme tho tenure would be expressly
limited to good behavior; but this limitation,
except in the case Of Judges, Is apt TO prove
extremely unsatisfactory In practice II an
officer is entitled to hold his place during
good behavior, he is entitled not to be re-
moved unless he behaves badly; and who is
to determine whether he has behaved badly
or not II the decision is left by law to his
immediate superior officer, without any
control, 1t may be exercised In tho most
arbitrary and unjust manner. The cause
assigned for removal may in reality be no
adequate cause at all. But II, on the other
hand, the alleged misconduct is requir-
ed to be established against the officer by
something like legal proof, In the course Of
judicial or quasi-judiclal proceeding, tho sys-
tenn will be so cumbrous that removals will
prove extremely difficult, and 1t will be
easier to let an incompetent person remain
In office than to take all the trouble required
to get him out.
As to the Judges Of the United States, the
constitutional provision that they shall hold
their offices during good behavior has come
to mean in practice that they shall hold their
Offices for life unless they commit some i'm
peachablc offence Tho misconduct which
leads to tho impeachment OF Judge must
needs be very grave. Surely, 1t would be un-
wise to make the removal Of an incompetent
clerk or Postmaster equally difficult.
Tho term Of four years to which the So
called civil service reformers now so strenu-
ously object offers a convenient mode of get
ting rid of many inadequate officers whose
continuance in the public service Is unde-
sirable, although they may not be liable to
any charge of positive delinquency.
Perpetuty in Office cannot be admitted In
any genuine reform Of the civil service.
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commission In Belgium advocated tho call
Ing Of an international association In Europe
for tho application OF tests for color blind
ness upon railroads. Again, In tho color
blind laws OF Sweden, which went into opera
tlon on tho first day Of this year, tho ncccs-
city OF international arrangements for the
control OF defective vision In the merchant
marine is distinctly pointed out. We find
too, that in tho legislative session OF 1881
there was laid before tho Massa-
ohusetts Railroad Committee bill
directing tho Governor to invite all tho
other States TO take part In an Interstate
commission ior the purpose Of deciding up
on standard methods OF testing the visual
power and color perception OF railroad en-
ployees. The resolution failed to pass, but
there Is reason to believe that public opinion
has since become highly favorable to the pro-
ject. We observe, also, that tho Naval Com
mlttee recommended to tho Forty-seventh
Congress Joint resolution authorizing the
appointment OF American delegates to an
International congress to be hold for tho
purpose OF establishing general system
OF examinations for color blindness In tho
merchant marine and uniform color stand
ards for signals used at SEQ. This resolution
had not been reached when tho Forty-seventh
Congress adjourned, thing to be regretted.
since 1t is evident from tho resolutions adopt
cd at the international medical congresses,
held at Amsterdam in 1879 and at London in
1881, that the maritime nations OF Europe arc
awaiting the action Of this country in order
to take precautions against visual defects,
the Importance Of which to life and property
Is now generally recognized.
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The various army officers and ex-officers
who are In hiding to escape tho law. occasion
periodical excitements to their old comrades
BY reports that their whereabouts have been
discovered. 1t Is now asserted that Capt. How
GATE was seen last week near Piney Creek. In
Maryland whore he used to have his hunting
camp. ntted up with part OF his Signal ONCE
spoils. Major NIcKERsoN Is also thought to be In
Philadelphia. from recent letter posted there.
In which he reported to the War Department.
apparently with view to his pay accounts or
to not being dropped for desertion. But In
NIcKERsoN's case the probability is that he
caused the letter to be mailed In PHILADELPHIA
by some friend; and there is nothing In the
fact itself to remove the impression that he is
out OF the country.
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On. Ise~ In the River and u.rsor steal.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: 1t is the
general opinion best citizens the money
expended TO improve East Chester Creek money thrown
away There town dock In along the creek which
10 not selfsuppoIting Since the New Haven Railroad
Company has built branch railroad the creek
has become dncut TO get canal boats sloops and
coal boats TO come up the creek Pelham Bridge was bad
other creeks Cheeseguake included not bsnefted
any more thsn East Chester by the appropriations asked
for better stop right where We Money can be used
t9r better purposes BY paying on some of thS b9nds
more worthy Of their calling the citizens along these
creeks could be they would DO the best Judges A TO
Whist ought TO be done believe the local politicians
to blame for the extravaganza and
OF ihe peoples money In working these creeks.
MT vExSok, N. y, Asg. D. TAxPArkk,
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A Model Examln /. Ion.
From The Brooklpn EAGLE.

Chief Examiner to applicant-When was tho
pate of salamis foughti Applicant-Nsvor heard of It,
Chief Examiner-who was Julius Cesari Applicant
George Washington's body servant.
Chief Examinsr-What are the elements Of water :
Appicant-How should l knowt was brought up In
Kentucky.
Chief Examiner-what 10 the product Of the sum and
the difference Of two quantities equal to! Applicant
Ask some other Teller.
Chief Examiner-will the applicant please step up
here momentf
Applicant approaches. and the Chief Examiner ad.
dresses him. soto voce "whst ticket do you vote ~
1.-THE Republican ticket" Every timsi" Every
tme Call around and the Secretary Of the Board
tomorrow morning"
The applicant is now clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment
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Those unfortunate people whose means do
not allow them to live In New York all the year.
and who are thus compelled to resort to New
port or Long Branch during the summer
months. are especially deserving OF pity just at
present. 1t is perfectly cool In town. and even
Extensively cool II one takes n voyage to Staten
Island or Hoboken. Meanwhile the summer
boarder is finding life q burden. and groaning
over too largo quota OF saleratus bread and
inexhaustible fried pork Dyspepsia haunts
him by day. and the persevering mosauito by
night. Some uniortunates are sitting on the
piazzas OF summer hotels. doubtful whether
they had better pay their bills or leave their
luggage. Others arc increasing their calves
and unhappiness by climbing mountains. At
the seaside resorts people are sitting about at
evening In oyercoats and misery 1t Is always
too hot or cold out OF New York. In New York
1t Is just right or at least tolerable Pity tho
poor wenlthy person who can't stay In town
through the summer
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Doting parents In this city who have prom
Using sons with political aspirations have been
for some time In doubt as to the best way to put
their hopefuls upon the track. Some sort OF
apprenticeship must be served. but what shall
tbep 1t is dangerous for young man to be-
gin in his Assembly district. unless he is good.
practical slugger. This has lately been at
tested by the controversy between Mr.. Nc
MANUs and Mr.. BRoGAN. The liquor business.
long the royal road to political honors. is al
ready crowded. In fact. tho doting parents
were In doubt until the appearance OF Mayor
EDISON In politics. He has openod new road
to municipal preierment. All la young man has
TO do is to join tho ProiucB Exchange and wait
for something to turn up. II he fails to make
money on futures In oats or hogs. he may at
least hope for political future from the Mayor.
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Guatemala has made contract with an
American for 10000 immigrants. who will
doubtless be delivered with all convenient de-
spstch. 1t would bs we'll TO see that those con-
signments arrive in good order and are satis-
factory TO the purchasers. as some OF our as
sisted immigration. both from Asia and Europe.
has not proved wholly desirable. Peopling
countries to order by contract is q singular in
dustry; yet It may thus far be only the faint
shadow Of what 1t will one dsy hasoms.
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So say we all OF US.

While President ARTHUR is being whirled
on toward the willy Uncle RUFUS and his only
greatest circus. some mean fellows are taking
an unfair advantage Of him in his absence.
They set UP FOSTER OF Fostoria as a candidate
for Vice-President on the next Republican
ticket kindly putting Mr.. ARTHUR at the head
Of 1t. We don't know OF anything the Presl-
dent has done which deserves punishment Of
this kind. Tho Republicans ought to give him
chance now that he is away. FOSTER may
prove moro deleterous than shrimp salad.
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when le.yins hons for the summer the Erudsn, pro.
order treat promptly and enecunly all attacks OF
cramp. diArrh0a, dysentefy cholera mOrbus Accom-
plants more or less prevalent u this
Of the ysAr-Adp.
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anu tnOSe In the nolRnDOrlnS regions.
At tho mission is school for BOYS and
another for girls. under the care OF some
Sisters Of Mercy. who Joined the Fathers few
years ago. At these schools the children. in
addition to learning to road write and cipher.
receive an industrial education sufficient to fit
them to become practical farmers. They learn
a little carpentering. and the log huts that they
have built show evidence OF considerable skill.
Then they learn the care OF farm machinery
and how to manage crops and to cultivate
garden. Crime among them Is very rare.
Father Bandolini said that during his sojourn
here he had known OF only two homt-
cides. One was In self-defence and the other
was committed under the influence OF liquor.
Stealing is almost unknown. exceDt In one par
ticular. and that has been OF such long-estab-
lished custom that the Fathers have not yet
been able to stop 1t entirely.
The Flathesds live on the western slope OF
the Rocky Mountains and right across on the
eastern side is the country Of tho Piegans
From time immemorlal these two tribos. with
out often engaging In actual warfare. have
| been chiefly interested In stealing each others
horses. Parties from either tribe would sud
denly come through one OF the many mountain
passes and run OF with band OF horses be-
longing to the other: and before long those
horses or their equivalents would be back with
| the Indians who had been first plundered. No
| Indians horses nor any white mans horses
| are safe In an Indian country; but probably no
set Of animals ever changed owners so often as
have the horses that have travelled back and
forth over the mountains between the Flat
heads and the Piegans. But now this practice
| 10 almost abolished. Seven years ago treaty
was made between the tribes that they would
let their horses stay where theS belonged.
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gous enthusiasm these At Old Orchard Beach
the principal enthusiasm was over q lady from RED
Bank. n j.. who had been deaf for twenty years
Brother Culs anonted her with OIL Then she fell
something like itching In her ears This was suo
ceeded by strange cracking Soon the deafness sud
denly departed. and the lady began to hear in wha
seemed to her the sound of cornet the voice OF tn,
brother who at that particular time happened be do
livering n discourse At this Orchard Beach camI
meeting several hundred persons who had been In
vads gave their testimony miraculous opera
tion Of faith prayer. and healing OIL Protestant ans
Catholic look on this miraclecur business from widely
different points Of view Yet II tho same result u
| reached, and the cures be depended upon, ne
restored invalid need engage In controversy ~ 10 III,
peculiar method pursued
The studious Sunday school children will
today inquire into the history of the Cities OF Refuge
as given In Joshua, 10 Under the system of Law
which prevailed among the Israees in their nrst settle
msnt In the new country II not possible to secure
the immediate operation OF the courts OF justice There
was custom, not sanctioned by modern law that tn.
aysnger Of blood might take the life of who had
slain another Even II the Staying was accidental the
slayer a the mercy fthe avenger OF blood untr
he could secure safety by entering City OF Refuge"
For cities Of refuge six egiby situated points wore sp
pointed, the record of which is given In this Lesson
Three OF them were on either side Of the Jordan To hs
most convenient OF these refugees pursued man might
with utmost speed The avenger might slay him on
the road. II he could catch him; but when arrived
within the city the fugitive safe until hIs
could bs Investigated he found to have commit
ted the homicide accidentally he free II proved "a
be deliberate murder he was handed over to Justice
the execution OF which sharp and The roads
TO these cities Of refuge be kept in as good
dion ~ the rugged nature Of the country would permit
The privilege OF asylum thus provided was not only FOR
born srseites but for all who might be In the country
The cities on the west Of the Jordan were Kedesh
shechem. and Hebron. On the east Goian Ramoth
and Bszer The sites OF 0olsn and Bezer b,
idsntinsd. The others well known Tho Refuge AZ
fordsd to the slsysris considered typical OF that found IL
Jesus Christ under the dispensaOn for sRners ID
every descriptive.
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South and West.

White the flood was at its height in Gin
cinnati an explosion of gas in three-story
brick tnement killed BENJAMIN Mackie
and wife, Henry and John Brown. aged
nineteen and seventeen respectively, Robert
Ro,keman and an infant, ani destroyed the
iu;'ding.
IN all the long distance between Pittsburg,
Penn. and Cairo, ILL.,, there was hardly a
town or city in the Ohio valley that was not
wholly or partly submerged during tho terri
be floods. At least 10000 people were either
imprisoned or rendered homeless by the
rising waters. Half of Cincinnati and more
than 5000 squares in Louisville were inun-
dated, while several towns were almost
entirely destroyed.
SPECIAL election in the sixth louisiana
congressional district resulted in the sue
cess of E. F. Lewis vice Heron, deceased.
REGISTERED mail pouch was cut open on
n mail t-lin near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. and
S11 600 teonging to the money order office
were stolen.
A SINGULAR accident occurred the other
day at the Mingo Junction (Ohio) iron
works. Seven mammoth grindston.s ex-
iloded, send'ng huge fragments in every
direction. One man was instantly kille al d
the building was badly damaged.
ABOUT 25,C0o people in and around Cinoin-
natl will be in want for pc haps forty days,
rs he foods STOPPED all the factories. A
dispatch from New Albany, Ind, reported
the situation there and in the vicinity as
most deplorable. Over 1000 families in
New Albany and $50 in the suburbs we're
driven ont of their houses ard compelled
to take shelter wherever they could get it.
Many farmers lost their all. The scene was
one of utter desolaiion and much suffering
| has followed.
| The Maumee river overlooked its banks,
causing great destruction of property at
Toledo, Ohio, and other places. At Toledo
many houses were submerged and their in
mates rendered homeless The river for up
ward of thirty miles flooded the surrounding
country. The town of Florida was com
pletely inundated, and the towns of Napoleon
and Defiance also suffered heavily. More
than LOCO families were driven from their
homes.
Four small children of Michael Melon
aid, living near b acke.t, Texas, were burned
to death ly lamp explosion.
JonN V. Ayers SoNs, of Chicago. an iron
firm doing an immense business, have failed,
with estimat I'd liabilities of 100000.
! DIR. Ii. j. GLENN, the largest wheat raiser
IN California, owner of an immense farm
and i enocratic candidate for governor in
1879 has been murdered by his bookkeeper.
II. Miller, the murderer, not giving salts
faction ms bookkeeper, was discharged and
shot Glenn in revenge. After the murder
Miller would not surrender until shot in the
leg by X. M. Cochraae, superintendent OF
the farm.
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Tomatoes.

English travellers who write about
this country, are usually surprised be-
cause the tomato is used almost as gem
orally as the potato. Thomas Jeffer-
son brought tomato seed from France
where he saw that that vegetable was
extensively used as food for swine.
DIR. bio Lewis used to say that the too
frequent eating of it by human beings
produced salvation. The Italians have
taught Americans that fine tomato
sauce makes macaroni more palatable.
But there are many poor cooks who
hide their shortcomings by putting the
tomato into every dish; so that one
chef recently said of another, "Oh he'd
put it into church plate"
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From Washington.

GENERAL GRANT, Commissioner Trescot
and the secretary of state appeared before
the Senate committee on foreign relations
the other morning to explain and advocate
the provisions of the Mexican reciprocity
treaty.
LOOK out that yon don't have one of the
new fye-cent pieces palmed off upon you as
a five-dollar gold piece. United States Treas.
urer Gilfilan has received letter from the
cashier of one of the Washington. banks,
who says: II have seen to-day one of the
new fve-cent nlckels SO perfectly gold
washed as TO deceive any ignorant persons
and pass easily among them for new So gold
pieces"
HERR Won EIsENDEcHER, the new German
minister, was formally presented to the Pres-
dent by the secretary of state.
GENERAL HAzEN has asked Secretary Lin
coin for an investigation of his administra-
ton of the signal Office by Senate commit
tee on account of charges made by Repre-
sentative Beltzhoover.
The board of inquiry which has been re-
Gently in session at Washington, examining
into the loss of the Jeanette, has published
the results of its Investigations. The report
declares that although the Jeanette was not
especially adapted for Arctic navigation, the
fact that an experienced explorer had voiun-
tarily made two cruises in her be-
fore "sustains the judgment and care
shown in her selection when last pur-
chased" Captain De Long is declared
to have done everything possible for his
ship and men, and his decisions on all i'm
portant points are approved. The board
finds that Chief Engineer Melville did all
in his power to discover his lost comrades
The differences between Collins the scientist
of the expedition, and his captain and some
of the other men on board, are found to
have been trivial and to have had no per-
nicicus effect on the expedition.
NUMBER of emis.rants landed during Jan
uary-12,9 $40.
TIE treasury department ordered that
no more of the new five-cent pieces be circu-
lated until the secretary of the treasury
passed upon the question of Watcher they
meet the requirements of law, as their value
is not designated on the reverse side.
ACCORDING to Librarian Spolford's annual
report, just issued, the library of Congress-
now contains G4O,076 books and pamphlets,
an increase of abou. 900 last year. Mr.
Spofford says a building large enough to
hold the constantly increasing supply of
books is urgently needed.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eaatern and Middle States.

| The Bay State Iron company, of Boston
has failed for about 100000
The 2,577 buildings erected in New York
city in 1889 cost $44, 793, 1856, an increase OF
about S1,5O0,OcO over 1881.
PETER COOPER, the venerable New Yorker,
celebrated his ninety third birthday by EN-
pertaining number of his friends at dinner
and issuing a volume of his speeches OH
finance, etc.
MAJoR-GENERAL GEORGE WEBB MoREr1
| died the other day at Scarborough on-Hud
son, N. Y, aged sixty eight years and on
| tho same day Commander Francis Morris,
| United States navy, expired while on duty al
| Newport, Il. l.
CoLLENDEB's seven-story billiard factory
Mt Stamford, Conn, has been destro, el by
fire, the estimated total loss being 1925 900.
EDWIN d. MORGAN, New York's war gov
ernor, died at his home in the metrop-
oils a few days ago, aged seventy
two years. A native of Massachu-
setts, Governor Morgan came to New
York city from Hartford, Conn, in 1886,
and from that time was identified with
the business and political interests of the
senator, twice as governor and as United
States Senator. He died leaving large
ortune.
AMONG the pall-bearers at Ex-Governor
Morgan's funeral in Now York we're Presi-
dent Arthur, General Grant and Hamilton
Fish.
THERE are in the State of New York 1877
ho, lie hc,., 4
10 SAP, 1i7,213.
STEINITz, the foreign chess champion.
played twenty-seven men simultaneously IN
New York tine other night, winning large
majority Of the games.
GroRGE DAWSON, one of the bcst-known
journalists in New York, for many year
editor of tho Albany Erening Journal and a
one time n partner of the late Thurlow
Weed, died few days ago in Albany, aged
seventy years.
SLEIGH containing four young people
was struck by passing train at a railroad
crossing III Wallingford, Conn. William
Meyers, William Howe and Alice Franks were
killed, and Emma Mattram was dangerously
injured.
ALL ihc IiAhNiloi pueihC-o oANhahStb III
New York appointed committees to collect
funds for the relief of the sufferers by the
Yves ern floods. The Herald contr buted
$500 and left subscription lists at all the
principal hotels, publishing the names of
the contributors daily. In all the other cities
and towns of the Eastern and Middle States
stel were taken to help the suffering thou
sands.
Miss ANN GERRY, daughter of Vice-Presi-
dent Elbrioge Gerry, signer of the Declar-
alton of Independence, died few days since
at New Haven, in her ninety second year.
FIVE wards, comprising great part Of
Buffalo, n. y, have been almost completely
inundated by a food resulting from the
melting CT heavy bodies of snow and ice.
Wa houts on railroads in the western part
OF the State and the carrying away of
bridges and dams also caused great pecuni-
airy losses. The loss in the vicinity of
Lockport is estimated at 100000.
Two Cinnamon of Philadelphia settled
their grievance by a prize-fight in a room to
which an admission of two dollars was
charged. After pummeling each other for
eleven rounds one Celestial declared "Me
catchee plenty" and refused to fight
further.
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The police at several towns in West
phalia, in Germany, have published a
list of the notorious drunkards of each
place. and hotel-keepers are forbidden
TO sell liquors to the persons thus
prescribed.
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According to an excellent authority
Tewik Pasha, the khedive of Egypt, is
little more than an undeveloped child,
so far as mind goes. His chief amuse-
ment is to harness the ladies of his Sc
raglio one before another with bits in
their mouths, and to drive them round
and round a room.
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In bats the heart is aided by rhyth.
mic contraction in the wings.