New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
transit facilities of the city unless great care Is
taken to guard the public interests.

transit facilities Of the city, unless great care Is
taken to guard the public interests.
How to live long without growing old IS
the subject of an interesting and curl
Gus scientific discussion reproduced on
the fourth page of this Issue from
KnowIedge. Briefly, the authors theory
is that the organic changes resulting in the de-
crepitude of old age are due to the gradual os-
sifcation Of the system; and that mode of diet
serving to counterfeit this tendency will delay
the approach of the ordinary inirmites of the
aged. Nobody who has reached middle life can
fail to he interested in the remedies proposed.
Letters were sent by THE TRIBUNE, about
week ago. to tho Offices of all the prominent
lawyers of this city and Brooklyn ana 10 many
in various parts of the State, asking LOT Driei
expressions of opinion upon the ACCESSIBILITY anu
practicability of the codfcaton oil the coi''p'oi,
law, particularly as embodied IN the proposeo
Field Civil Code, now before the Legislature
The views of Judges have also been sought.
More than /, 900 replies have been received, re-
presenting all shades of opinion, and indicating
in their spirit and character the deep interest
that is felt in the subject. These responses
have been carefully tabulated; and Tomorrow
THE TRIBUNE will publish the results, includ-
ing large number of the tersest and most In
teresting replies.
The final act in the tragedy of the Jeanette
expedition is ended. With the last echo OF the
volley fired over their graves yesterday DE Long
and his dead companions passed into history.
The man who hoped so much, accomplished SO
little, and died so heroicaly, sleeps well upon
the snow covered hillside, surrounded by five OF
those brave seamen who shared his fate. 1t
seems better to think of his lying where Of
his ashes may be made The violets of his native
land" than resting amid the horrors OF the
region where he lost his life. The body of All
Sam will go hack to China, that of Collins will
rest beneath the green turf of his loved Ireland.
DR.. Amber will be buried in his native State of
Virginia, and Boyd in Philadelphia. Though
those who suffered and died together will thus
rest far apart, every grave will tell tale of dar-
ing devotion and self-sacrifce that will never
be forgotten.
The legislative investigations appear to have
q very bad effect on the health OF some OF the
Democratic politicians. Undcr-Sheriii Stevens
has severe attack apparently, whenever the
Assembly Committee comes to the city, Colonel
Z. T. Wood, Of the Corporation COunsels office,
is similarly affected. EX-RegiSter D0charty,
who carried away the public records of the Reg
ister's Office is in such poor health that he had
to make a hurried trip to Cuba; and eX-COunty
Clerk Butler sought the quoting atmosphere OF
Florida. But q sufficient number remain to
furnish some interesting testimony. General
E., N
direct contradiction to Mr.. John Il. Haskins on
the subject of the conference at Mr. Kelly's
house Just previous to Mayor Edson's nominal
ton. 1t is unfortunate for General Spinola,
however, that Mr.. Nichols and Mr.. Croker and
Mr. Kelly have not been able to give any such
positive evidence to sustain his wonderful
memory. The warden of Ludlow Street Jail has
poor memory. lie could not say positively that
the city had not been charged for the board of
prisoners who were paying SIS week to the
Sheriff. And probably when inquiry comes to
be made as to why the city was required to pay
for silver,plated ware, black walnut desks, ETC.,
for the Jail, somebody will have treacherous
memory.
The resolutions adopted by the Republicans
who met in conference in Mott Memorial Hall
the party. The first one demands that the
character, record and political associations of
tho Republican candidates for President
and Vice President shall be such as to
warrant entire confidence in their readi-
ness to defend the principles of admin
strative reform heretofore indOrsed in State
and National conventions" The second and
third resolutions repeat in substance the first
one, adding that no interference withthe free
choice of delegates to the National Convention
by Congressional districts should anywhere be
tolerated" The next resolution is to the effect
that representation in the National Convention
should be based on the Republican vote IN the
States and Congressional districts. A similar
plan Is now followed in this and |
some other States in apportiOning dele
gates to the State conventions, and it is |
only fair that the National Convention should |
adopt the same system. The last resolution |
called for the appointment of a committee "tO |
"prOvide for the interchangeand practical ex-
"pression of opinion in harmony with the |
Esprit of the foregoing resolutions; and to
perfect such organization as may be neces- |
"sary.n An effort in the direction of forming |
permanent organization was opposed. 1t |
would aprcar to be wholly unnecessary in car
rying out the avowed purpose of the confer |
ence; which is to influence the action of the |
Chicago Convention, and to lead it TO select |
candidates in harmony with The spirit of yes
terday's resolutions.
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