New-York tribune., 1880-02-18

i" directly ENGAGED. and to the service tley
represent, but is an honor to the Nation"
Alderman Sauer WAS in 'one OF his hnest
moods Yesterday, and thanks to him the meet
ing of the City Fathers was very amusing
affair. 1t is doubtful if any member OF th's
able assembly has greater skill in the art ol
bringing ridicule upon himself Mr. Sauer
flew into passion of objections, ana was
furiously opposed to " viifcation" and to any
Alderman's "making capital" The day mas
long gone by when Mr.. Sauer could make
any capital with the decent citizens OF New
York. The English language was the worst
sufferer In the debate. as is usually the case
when the Aldermen get warmed up.
The bill propOsed in the Assembly comforting
upon women the right to vote for all grades OF
school officers and 10 hold those Offices, was
made so broad that it Tapped over on the Con-
stitution of the State. Ii authorized women
! to vote fos Commissioners Of Education VINO
in some counties are county officers. and cannot
! be voted for, under the Constitution, except
by "male" citizens. 1t is expected that the
| new bill will leave women eligible 10 other
| Offices besides that of school trustees, though
they cannot vote to fill any others, and only
those who own real or personal property sub
ect to taxation for school purposes can vote
| for trustees
The nomination of John F. Smyth as lnsur-
| ance Superintendent was not unexpected. III
seems to be well understood that the Gov
ernor has proposed from the first to DO
this, unless il could be proved that hr.
| Smyth had not made a good superintendent.
| The Governor believed it would be cowardiy
to refuse to renominaie an officer simply be-
cause he had incurred personal uDpOpularty,
and thought, if Mr.. Smyth had been good
officer, it was better to retain him than
to put in n new man who would need
to learn his duties. The action taken
shows chat Governor CoEnelrs views have not
been altered by the opposition made to the
reappointment. 1t is safe to say that he has
not performed, and is not fikely to perform,
any official act which will DO received by Ills
party with IL greater diversity of opinion than
| this will excite.
| Guy Fawkes has changed his longitude.
! The latest development III the king-klliing
conspiracy is an attempt 10 blow the I'm
perial family of Russia ont of exist
ence by placing a mine under the Winter
Palace at ST. Petersburg. The assassins
missed their aim, as usual. They merely
succeeded in killing FIVE soldiers and wound
ing tbiIty-lve; the Imperial family seems
to have had very narrow escape.
When one man, though he be king, is per-
sstenty hunted after 10y determined enemies
it would seem to be mere question OF time
when they will succeed i'll their muIderous
purpose The plots against the life OF the
Car are not apparently one whit af-
fected by the wholesale and cruel punish
ment of all concerned and all suspected.
Every place In the army of conspiracy is filled
as quickly 1t is vacated. aud the noiseless
and mcrciless planning goes steadily Oh. The
Car must know, with singular bitterness and
dread. the uneaSiness of the head that wears
"a crown. II the true history of bis life could
be written, il would be n strange one.