New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17

that 1t car make its way over those fields of snow
/ and ice.
The impression is gaining ground that if Charles
Rcade could see the Manning machine as the cleo
tion left it, he would write novel bearing tho
title Rather Too Late To Mend.
Henry Joseph Pococle, an aged fisherman, living
with his wife In destitute circumstances in Kent
Elakes unique appeal to the English public for
assistance. IIo states that his two sons, Francis
and Edward Pocock lost their lives in crossing the
Dark Continent with Stanley that ono of his
brothers persisted with Sir John Franblin's cxpedi-
ton; that his two remaining brothers rendered
faithful service in the Royal Navy: that he now
has three and three grandsOns employed in the
service of the Government, and that additional
grandSOns are following In the direction and
finally that his wife has also had two brothers in
the Navy. lnasmuch his own aud his wifcs
relatives have been so closely connected with tie
of geographical discovery and various
branches of the public service, he considers him
self entitled 10 generous aid in his own extremity,
when he no longer has strength 10 earn his living
This appeal for public charity would be ludicrOus
If it were not for the unaffected simplicity of his
letter ana the pathos OF his lot. 1t is to be hoped
that the sons and grandsons employed by the
Government will do something for the aged couple
1t is safe to say that the talk about an extra ses-
sion of the State Senate is all mOOnshiue. Mr.
Clcyelands my pcrsonal-c omfort-and satisfaction"
letter to John Kelly was big enough blunder, but
a call for an extra session would be still bigger
one. The man WHO lost his cane in the crater of
Vesuyius and jumped in to rescue it didn't know
enough to let bad enough alone Mr. Cleveland
probably does.
question Of the eligibility of two Of tho mem
bcrs- elect of the Legislature has been raised
One of them, Mr.. Thatcher, was chosen Senator in
the Albany district, the other, Mr.. Clinton, was
chosen AsNcmblyman IN one of the Erie districts.
Mr.. Thatcher is n member of tho Board of Health of
Albany; Mr.. Clinton is member of the Park Com
mission of Buffalo. Section 8 article 3 of tho
state Constitution, as amended in 1874, pro-
yidcs that no person shall be eligible 10 tho Legs-
lature who at the time of his election is or within
one hundred days previous thereto has been, mem
her of Congress civil or military officer under tho
United States, or an officer under any city government"
Are or are not these gentlemen city officials, within
the meaning of this constitutional restriction 1t
is claimed on behalf Of Mr.. ThacLcr that members
of the Board of Hearth are not agent, or officers of
the city, but public or State officials And so, too
it is claimed ON behalf OF Mr. Clinton that since |
the office of Park Commissioner is not provided for
by the charter of Buffalo but by special act and is
not filled by the people it is more OF trust than
an office" and like Health Commssionershp is not |
an officer at all within the meaning of tAc COnstitu-
ton. In 1876 the seat in the State Senate of James
W. Gerard of this city, was contested on the |
ground that being a member of the School Board of |
Ncw-lork he was a city officer within the meaning !
of the Constitution. Tie seat in the Assembly of |
Mr.. Draper the present member of the Republican
state Committee from the Albany district,
contested II few years ago on the same ground But
neither Mr. Gerard nor Mr. Draper was disturbed,
the Senate holding in the ono case aud tho AS
sembly in the other that a schoo! officer was not
city officer within the meaning of the Constitution
1t world obviously 10 well if judicial intcrpreta-
ton could be had Gf tho precise meaning of ito
words " IN officer under any city government as
used in the Constitutions
A suggestion to Cove rnor Cleveland: One Mr.
Charles f. Titon has presented to his native town
in New-H Hampshire duplicate in Concord granite
Of the famous Arch of Titus at Rome If you would
like to do as we'll by your own Buffalo, Governor
why not have yourself portrayed for her benefit as
pensively surveying tho ruins of tho Manning
machine Such future would enable the Butfa-
Onians who stood before ii to form q toleraby
accurate idea of the appearance Caius Marius pre-
ented as he sat gazing upon the ruins of Carthage.
There is a school-hOuso at Middletown, Staten
Island where the air is SO impure, owing to over
rowding, defective drainage aud other causes, that
ne scholars are constantly compelled to leave the
Dom on account of dizziness and headache. The
lealth officer is reported to have stated that if
match were lighted in the main room during school
lours the flame would not nicker owing TO the in
adequate supply of oxygen and tho presence of
leadly amount of carbonic acid gas. Tho school
rustees have deferred action upon the official re-
port that has been made TO them. The parents of
he scholars ought not to display similar procras
mating spirit. They ought to give their children q