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New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
dPpOPTTONMENT.

II cannot be said that the Republican party,
in the apportionment bill which the House
passed on Friday, has done injustice to its op-
ponents. Certainly it has done but scant JUS
tice to some of its friends. Under this bill it
will take 154,2S1 inhabitants for a member
in New England, and only 1918 inhabi-
tants for q member in the Pacific States. But
some inequalities of this sort are unavOid-
able. as we have shown, in any system
of apportionment which distributes
small number of members among States
varying widely in population. Congress has
overwhelmingly voted down the SeatOn plan,
notwithstanding its mathematical accuracy, on
the just ground that it is more fair, and on
the whole moro conducive to the pnbllc well
fare, to have small and weak States repre-
sented a little more than their share than to
have them represented a great deal less than
their share The committees BILL as was
shown, would have made 276,531 inhabitants
necessary for one Representative in Rhode
Island, and 2G9, 493 in Florida, in order to
reduce the ratio from 154,O26 to 149,496
iii Ncw-York, and from 152,06O to
147,GS5 in Pennsylvania. The House
has decided that the larger States
can better afford to lose one thirteth of
their mathematical proportion of strength
than the smaller States to he shOrn of one
half of their slender vote. So much decided,
the House next undertook to decide whether
the enlargement of the House should stop
with Iowa, at 800 members or with larger
number.
Upon the old plan, to which the House ad-
heres, the Northern States gain eight members
in succession, in raising the whole number of
members from 314 to 1913. AT 314 Kentucky
secures eleven members. From that point on
ward the allotment of additional members to
the largest remaining fractions gives the in
crease to tho following States:
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

auspici0usly begun with Mr. Young's tracodv "a
,tehcragon" at the Filth Avenue Theat,ew b.vs ~
this hne play has aroused deep and oror;no
interest. NP ""u sro"lng
DIT. DAILY at his theatre, will. OF com,e rrs,o,.
"odette," which is for most persons. strong and
touching play. and which has been received ho,.
with many marks OF profound public interes, VI
Is. Curtis will begin an engagement at lavsrlv,s
Theatre, as Samt Of Posen-a highly popular perform
ancc. Mr.. Mallory, at the Madison sonaro
Theatre, will urge onward the ambient run of On.
pure and pastoral Esmeralda." Tomorrow after'
noon, at the Union Square Theatre Miss CIar.J
motifs Will appear IN ARTICLE A." presenting Corn
with which character she was long ago briantiv
Identified; and this performance will be repeated
al the matinee on Thursday.
Patience still holds its place at the Standard and
is pleasure to all who see it. "Thc Royal MiddyP
IS 10 be revived. for one night at the Biou Orsra
House. Booths Theatre will be occupied with Italian
opera-the Boston Ideal Company having ended
lts engagement Saturday night Messrs. iIarrigan
ana hart announce the farce of Sumter Sow
erelgnty" for continued repetition. Mrs scbratt
at the Ihala Theatre, will be seen as Fdnch,n and
Cywienns, and Miss Jenny Stubel will also act
there. few changes of programme are promised
by the San Francisco trels-presenting Mesgrs.
Roe. Gray, Frillman and Braham IN new vocal
efforts The minstrel skit called Patients will
DC repeated Emilio Melville, at the BijOn Theatre
will appear in "Apajune." Tomorrow. Den.
man Thompson remains another week at the Grand
opera House, where he may be seen in his rustic
Company proceeds TO Haverly's Theatre in Brook
lyn.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
MUSICAL IND DRAMATIC NOTES.

George W. Morgan has determined to continue
this season the organ and harp matinees in Chick
ering Hall which he began two years ago. As be-
fore, he will have the help of his daughter Miss
Maud Morgan, and coucert will be given on each
Thursday IN March.
Mrs. Edmund r. Dexter, soprano singer of sound
English training, has come 10 New-York to live.
She is pupil of the Royal Academy of London and
of the celebrated Garcia. She was the principal
soprano of the first of the Cincinnati musical fesl-
walls IN 1873, and of two of the worcester festi-
walls. She will sing in concerts here and teach.
Locke Richardson, crowned with laurels by
the falres hands of Beacon Hill and the Back Bay,
has come back from Boston, the conqucrng chief
tain of all the readers His success has been re-
markably brilliant. lie will give many private
rccitals in New-York this season. and series of six
public entertainments, beginning on March T. at
tho theatre OF the Union League. at Twenty-s xth-
st. and Madison-avo. These will be Saturday MOI n
ing recitals, and will extend over period OF SIX
weeks.
Mr.. Wallack, at his own theatre having laid
aside the Spinner" will bring out the melo-
drama of Youth At the Park Theatre. mean
while he enters on the last week of his engagement
In the play of "'Ihe Coloneln A. NJ Palmer, at
the Union Square Theatre. continues the career Of
"The Lights o. London" while at Niblo's one of
his travelling companies may DO in Rose
Michel" Mr. Barrett continues the engagement so
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
PERSONAL.

Mr. Whittier has lately grown exceedingly deaf.
lie Is at present far from strong.
Miss Annie LOuiso Cary contradcts the rerorts
that she intends to leave the stage and to marry.
President Gariieds memory is to be perpe,uatcd
In Wisconsin by giving his name to a new county.
Queen Margaret of Italy has among the ladies Of
her court two Americans whose magnificent jewels
almost eclipse the famous diamonds of the Roman
Princesses. They are the Princess Trigiano Bran
cacc, nee Field, and the Princess Cenci, nee Speu-
Ger.
The Duke of Hamilton is going to Sell not only
his magnificent library but the notable collection
of pictures, statues ard decorative furniture Of
Hamilton Palace. This includes pictures by Bott.-
cell. hndrea Mantegna Leonardo, Albrecht Durer
and Titan. and Rubens's great work Daniel in tho
Lions Dem" and his Loves Of the Crntanrsp
Other treasures Of the collection are NclasqneZ's
portroit of Philip IV. aud Vandycks equestrian pOr-
trait of Charles l., replica with variations of that
at Windsor.
The late Chinese professor, Ko Kun IIua, was not
without of humor. lie was riding on the
horse-cars from Boston TO Cambridge one day, when
an Irishman took seat next to him and entered
into conversation intending to ridicule the good
professor. Touching his silk garment, the Irish
man said: "Very nice-mahe money washingp
NO." replied the professor. All the Chinese ara
washers, amt theyp he continued 50 No." he re-
piled. " Three classes in China-nob lemen, cdu-
what YOU call thcm!-likc many Irish in United
Stata
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
-
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

The New-York banks report surplus re-
serve of only $1.O72, ,225. But it is demon
strable that their actual condition on Saturday
night was at least 50, 100000 less favorable
than the report of Saturday indicated, as
respects the reserve really held, so that the
aggregate reserve must now be less than the
legal requirement. The Treasury has been
drawing from the banks over S6.OOO,oOO
since the month began. The following shows
its balances for the six working days preccd-
ing each bank statement:
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
Netu;llork Daily Gribaaa1e.
FOUNDED BY GRACE G EELEY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1882.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The Spanish prelates are about to
order the forming of new committees to organize
the proposed pilgrimage - Several European
Powers have rejected the Swiss propO-
sal for q new monetary treaty. - The tide at
Calais yesterday was very high. 80 The British
and French Consnls-General still hold thatthe Nota-
bles should not vote the budget - The Emperor
William is indignant at General SkObeeif's speech.
DoMEsTIC.-The winter has been unusually severe
in Alaska. - The overflow of the Mississippi
damage. The names of the district
chairmen and new members of the
State Committee, chosen by the Young
Mems Christian Association at their recent conven-
tion are published - There was COLI
zion on the Atlanta and Charlotte Rail
road near Gainesville yesterday. - An
ant-polygamy mass meeting was held in
Washington. - Large numbers of people
visited Haverhill Mass, yesterday, to view the
ruins. - Paul II. Seavey, of The Bangor, Me-,
Whig and Courier is dead.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Rev. Mr.. Thomas
preached yesterday on peace in Believing; MIR.
Mcleod spoke on Growing in Salvation" and DR..
Shpman on "G Gifts without Charity; Bishop Beck
or talked about the Necessity of Faith; DR.. Coo
explained "What belief in Christ means"
MIR. Min, of Chicago, spoke in Chickering Hall.
- w. c. Clarke, formerly of Chicago denied to
q TRIBUNE reporter that he had delrauded his old
partners. - The ash-cart drivers in the city
threaten to strike to-day.
The EWEATHER.-IRIBUNE local observ atons in
dicate fair or clear and possibly colder weather.
Temperature yesterday: Highest, $50 lowest. $50;
average. 2GlsO
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

ing them with other uncomplimentary eplthets.
From all of which it may be fairly inferred that IN
the opinion of the County Democracy 1T was
the duty of Tammany, having escaped beng
shot to death by musketry at their hands, TO
walk into their parIor and take the cup OF
'cold pisen" prepared for them. But do these
people really believe that it was "bad faith"
in Tammany not to do iti Anyway what Is
there to prevent the introduction by the County
Democracy of the great reforms for which the
people yearn' Suppose they try it.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
.gnneY to ADVERTISEMENTS.

.wWsyNENrs-3d Pao,-5th and 9th co,uinLs
xyNouycyMRNTs-SM Pdoe-4th column. 40 ,
RANKING Houses AND BANKERs-7h Pd0e-f'h co'u"s'
BoARp AND RooMs-6h Pa0,-4th column
BUSINESS NOTIcEs-4h Pd0e-lst Column
BUsINEss CHANCEs-7M Pa0e-4th column
DANCING ACADEMIES 6th Page "a coluri-
DIVIDEND NorICEs-7h PdGe--4th COLUMN
DRY GOoDs-3d Page Sd couton
ExCURsIoNs-3d Page 5th column.
FINANcIAi--7M Pa0e-3d and 1th colunhs
ISsTRUCTIoN-5h Pd1e-2d column -
MARRIAGES AND DEATHs-5h Pdge-oth coiuhin'
NgpICAL-3d PaJe-5th column.
MISING-6M Paoe--3d and 4th columns ~ ,
MIsCELLANsoUs-Sh PdGe-4th, 9th and 6th columns
NxW PUBLICAToNs-6M PdGe-1st and "a Columns
OCEAN SrEAMHRs-7h Pa0e--4th and 5th column
PBoPosAIs-6h Pa0e-2d column.
sIf EsrArF--:,d Pdos-4th and 5tb coiumns
SITUITIoSs WANTRD-MALEs-3d Pd0e-5th column'
FEMALHs-7h Pd0e--4th column.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-5h PGqe-6th column 80 - c.,
6TlIMBoArs AND RAILRoADs-7h Pdge-oth 'niu o'n
columns.
TRAcHERs-6h Pdo,-2d column.
WINTER REsORTs--Gh P0ge-4th column.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

Had the House stopped with 314 members,
the sixteen Southern States would have had
1l9 members, and only 155, ,531 inhabitants
to a member, while the Northern States would
have had only 195 members, and 15S, 264 in
habitants to a member. Relatively, $4,000
Northern people would have been disfranchised
1t was not to be expected that any Repub-
lican House would do such injustice to
the North BY increasing the whole number
to 800, had the committee adhered to the old
plan, it would have given six additional mem
bers to the North, and at 322 eight additional
members would have come to the North. The
increase from 322 to $50 gives two members
to the South and one to New-York. The adj
ditional New-York member, the Democrats
maintain, will be allotted to this city, and so
would be as surely secured by them as if it
were allotted to Southern State. Hence it is
easy to see why many Democrats supported
the change proposed. But it is not so easy to
see why Republicans consented to 90 beyond
321 members South Carolina is not State
so distinguished for purity and freedom of
elections that it is desirable to have its share
of electoral power increased.
The bill passed by the House gives dispro-
portonatey large representation to few of
the States, i'm some instances justly, for the
reason already given~they are so small that it
is impossible to allot them anywhere near
their proportionate share of power without
giving them little too much. In such cases,
the larger States have no reason TO complain,
for the balance happens to be decidedly
against the small States on the whole.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

in Chicago, had no effect upon the markets,
though it properly suggests the question
whether the enormous specuations in products
have not drawn some of the banks of the in
terror into difficult position. Somewhere
vast sums of money have been borrowed to
carry on these speculations, and the decline in
prices already witnessed has caused heavy
losses to somebody. There is no question as
to the soundness of general trade, and the
sooner the disturbing and endangering specu
lation in products is put out of the way, the
better for all legitimate business.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

Yet the price is one sixteenth of IL cent higher
than it was one year ago. The money locked
up in cotton held in the American market is now
over $SO,OO0,0OO, against about $50, 100000
at this time last year, and yet spectators,
who can buy enormously on margins with very
little money, are enabled thus far to resist
such a decline as is needed to set the surplus
moving.
The exports of hog products from November
to February IL have been as follows
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

Yet The Produce Exchange Bulletin of Fri
day remarks: "Prices are now higher than a
"year ago by S3 92l2 on a barrel of pork,
"$1 50 per 100 lbs. lard, So per 100 lbs.
L" sides, 81 40 per 100 lbs. hogs; or 27 per
80 cent on pork, 10 per cent on lard, 27 per
4" cent on sides, and % per cent on hogs" In
this direction also speculation has injured busi
ness and deprived the country of opportunity
to sell its surplus products In consequence,
large sums of money are locked up in accumu-
lated stocks of provisions for which no market
can be found until prices are put low enough
to invite foreign buyers
Secretary Folger has properly declared that
it is not his duty to bolster up these mschiev
Gus speculati0ns by making money easy.n
If the markets lack money 1t is because they
persist in refusing to sell products, and the
best thing that could happen for the country
would be sufficient stringency in money to
compel spectators to let go their hold upon
the markets. But the banks contracted loans
only $7l5, 500 last week, though they lost
SILICA, 300 in deposits and $4,l7O,000 in re-
serve. Money on time was not very easy to
get, though it suited the views of leading
operators TO make it comparatively easy most
OF the time in the Stock Exchange. Toward
the close of the week it WAS reported that
loans of considerable amount were called,
and it is probable that the banks, in
order to make good the reserves legally
required, may find some contraction neces-
sary, especially if the demands upon them
should continue. The failure of n bank in
Watertown, in consequence of q grain failure
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
PUBLIC OPINION.

If tbe President should refuse to accedc 10
the pollcy outlined In Mr.. Baine's circnar letter
inviting the independent governments OF Nor'h
and South America 10 friendly convention iOr
the settlement all international disputes by arbitration,
etc mo would find himself in somewhat embarrassing
posIon.-f Hudson (N. " Register DemJ
Ever since ex-Secretary Sherman LETT tho
Treasury Department there has been constant nppng
at him In the OF small charges This whole business
begins TO look ike city persecution and the country
ia getting rather tired OF it.Detro Post and Tribune
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
amusemenis Go Night.

Rtyou OPERA HOUSE," Tho Royal Mildly
6ooru's THRATRE-"Lucia Di Lammerinoor'
DAYS THEATRE" Odctte." .,
HAyERLY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRf-" Pendragon' .,
HAyKRLY's l4Tn STREET rDEArRn-" SAINT oi Poscn;
HAyERLY's NIBLo's GARDEN" Celenratcu Oasc'
MADISON sorlRe TusATRE-" Esnerada-
PARK THHATRE-" The Colonel"
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.
STANDARD THEATRE" Patience"
ITALIA THEATRE" Fanchon."
THEATRE CoMIQUE-" Suuatter sovereignty
VNION SoukRE THEATRr-"The Lights o London
WAILAcK's THEATRE Youth" -,
WINDSOR THEATRE" The Bankers Dausn'oi'
AcApRzY OF MUsIC-Ball
RUNNrIIs MUSEUM.
CnCKRRING HALt-Concert r,.,,.,
N.T,o~ A. Ac ,pEMy OF DEsiGS-Exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

considerable number of persons in this
city gathered together yesterday to hear Mr..
Min, who has recently been found too liberal
for the Unitarans in Chicago, speak about the
church Of the future. He presented no
new arguments, but he indulged in
some pleasantries about the small attend
ance at orthodox places of worship. 1t
does not seem likely, however, that the Presby-
terians will soon blot out the Westminster
catechism in order to fill their churches as the
speaker suggested. Mr.. Min and the gentle
men who advance views similar to his must
really make up their minds that, despite all
they can say, people will go on believing just
as much as they want to-
The resolutions of the Mormon Legislature of
Utah plainly were intended to gain time and
postpone Congressional action directed against
the suppression of their peculiar institution.
1t cannot be that they supposed such utter
ances from them would carry any moral weight.
Their action in protesting against anti-polygamy
measures, when the pOlygamists in the Utah
Legislature for years have nullifed the laws of
the National Government by refusing to make
the appropriations required of the Territory
for judicial expenses, shows an assurance that
is simply colossal. They went back, too,
GOOD way in English history for a name on
the strength of which to plead with Congress
for hcentiousness-the Declaration of Rights.
The Declaration of Independence would have
answered their purpose, and it is less remote.
Our regular London correspondents letter on
the Irish mobs serves one purpose which was
not probably in his mind. 1t relates to various
phases of English public life on the eve of an
important session of Parliament. Yet the con-
spicuous actors on the political stage men-
toned in it are without exception new men,
Sir Charles Dixie, Lord Rosebery, Mr.. Bryce
these belong to a very recent period in English
public life. Yet so prominent have they already
become that two of them, at least, are selected
by popular judgment as Premiers of the future.
The fact that they are exceedingly effective
speakers and public men. characterized by
clearness of mind and breadth of judgment,
shows that there will be orators and statesmen
u the first rank after Mr.. Gladstone, Dir. Bright
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
PAINFUL ALL AROUND.


The HeraLTs attack on the BOG, coming from
one OF Fir. Arthurs organs, is the unkndest cut ot
all II shows that whatever the others OF tie 306 may
propose Mr. Arthur has decided 10 cut loose from tho
Thirdtcrmers and peradyentnre to go alone The 81
tempt TO tell why the BOG should have got out tlci brs
medals has been failure whenever aud wherever has
been made 1t is proper enough TO recall death and
funeral: but nobody has yet been able 70
show why they should be celebrated 70 cham,
nagne with cOngratulatory eloquence, With Wild
yells and indefinite predictions as To the fn-
lure Why the brass medals Why the Grant Club din
ner at Albany Ifit proposed 10 revive the Third
term business the medal wearers afraid 10 say
for the reason that they knew the proposition wout 90
Intensely unpopular bat IL is unpopular at this time
must be much IL 1884, and Ost cause can 90
revived merely through champagne and yeils whioa
shake buildings and threaten earthquakes We are nos
in sympathy with the Garfield Republicans VINO arc
making fu Of their Stalwart brethren, for funeral Is
not Thug to treated hippantly and laughed to any
kind of scnrn but why the brass neGals and why mo
Grant Clnb dinner with ts magnificent eioluence, Us
iow Of wine and its dreadful nolsei whatever may 80
Thought OF IT, however the reacbery OF Mr Arthur anc
hs organs Is very painful What business have thcy
rtl-nie this brsss aud this wine ana eloquehce anu
sneak OF tho patriots who INDUCED IN them ~ "noDF
ous"t
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
DISCOURAGED ABouT THE DEMOCRACY

Governor Hendricks responds 10 the HON.
William " English. lie gets In several horue thruss
he LOGIC OF facts In Mr.. Hendricks's favor Mhen az
was candidate he carried his state, and when MI hns
sh was a candidate the Republicans carried the olsss
t the nnimus Of Mr. Hcndrickss response shows WIZ.
was we'll known before and what was not very ereoS ~
abe to hn that lie probably cared but little about s
cesa i'm Indiana when he not himself canaus'1
II looks as though the Democrats can never hon9r V
their own leaders to such extent as 10 make p hs
,reo mower In his state without danger OF naVns
Sower lost 20 them the first occasion OF ma
aisappointment our political opponents inanass nsd
ni"t-s hetter IL Il manifest thai the Democrats
bettsr discipline among leaders well ~ Ine fanA
nle
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

The venerable Judge McCurdy. of Connccti-
cut, in q communication printed i'll to-day $
TRIBUNE, takes occasion to call attention to
the other side of the case in answer to the crit-
cism which has been so freely IndulSed In on
both sides of the water touching the conduct
of the Guiteau trial. Judge McCurdy's long
experience upon the bench, his high character
and the strictness with which he was accus-
toned to enforce the rules of order and deco
rum in his own Court, give weight to his
approval of the methods of Judge Cox. We
publish his defence of the Court all the more
cheerfully because, in common with the press at
large we felt compelled during the course OF
the trial TO comment upon some OF the proceed
ings as establishing perncious precedents and
involving public scandal and disgrace. The
clcarncss and directness of Judge CoXs
charge at the end went Il great way toward re-
dcemng the earlier ristakes-if they were
such--in the conduct of the trial and there is
much force also in Judge McCurdy's prescnta-
ton of circumstances which embarrassed the
action of the Court and exposed it to miscon-
StIuctiOn.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

Applications have been made in the po-
lice courts, for warrants for the arrest of
certain tradesmen who, it is alleged, do not
furnish seats for their saleswOmeD and sum-
monses for them TO appear have been Is
sued. Judging from past results, little Will
come from this sporadic effort to enforce the
laws. 1t is matter difficult to reach. The
employees will not testify for fear of losing
their places and the testimony of those who
have already lost their positions will be deemed
of little value. Then the employers say that
they have done all they could to make their
salcswomen comfortable, except obey the law
and that they are no worse than their neigh
bors. The Justice will be inclined to think
that it would be hard to punish few where
SO many offend. There will be pause Ill tic
proceedings, the matter will end fruitlessly,
and the interest will die out, until some trillng
thing again calls attention to the violations of
the law. The measure however, ought to be
enforced or removed from the statute book.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20

Mr. Conkling saw the design for the brass medal
weeks ago and pronounced 1t good. General Grant
also gave it his approval. This is not the first time
these two eminent statesmen have been Joint owners
in a hrst-caSs blunder
New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
and the foremost veterans Of Parliament nave
disappeared from the scene

All is quiet along the Rappahannock; and a.
though the seat of the oyster war is removed
from the telegraph, the accounts agree IN
saying that the doughty Governor OF Virginia
has come off victorious, and has returned with
his ships of-war laden with the spoils OF con-
quest. The battle began at the poetical hour
of sunrise, and the dignity of the occasion was
not considered violated when the terrified ma
rauders ran up a limited portion OF an under
garment 1t had been white, and it Indicated
surrender, which was all that was wanted.
Now, if the City of Adrian will pay its bonds II
the citizens of Greenwood, in Steuben County,
will cease their tempestuous protests against
paying for railroad that was never built; and
if all the residents of Long Island City Will
walk up to the treasury and pay their taxes
like men, quiet will be restored in our
suburbs.