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New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
THE yEV CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

In both houses of the Legislature commit
tee has Just been appointed to redivide the
State into Congressional Districts under the
new apportionmeut. New-YOrk now sends
thirty-three Representatives to Congress. Un-
der the new apporti0nment she gains one.
Where shall the new district be made
south of Harlem River or in the in
terior7 The question has not yet attracted
much attention, but the Democratic news
papers that have had anything to say
about it naturally enough favor its loca-
ton in this part of the State, because another
Congressional District in the metropolis, most
likely,!wil. mean another Democratic Congress
man. But the rural counties may well argue
that Newly ork already has all the representation
in Congress which any one city that Is opposed to
"ccntralization" can eqmtably claim. On this
point it is interesting to recall proposition
which Colonel John ID. Van Buren, submitted to
the Constitutional Convention Of 1S72-'73, OF
which he was member. Mr. Van Buen Is
Democrat, and one of tho most Intelligent
and Jealous members of his party. But so
impressed was he with the danger of lodging
excessive political power in the metropolis
that he proposed to the Convention an amend
ment to the Constitution placing limit upon
the representation of the counties OF New
York and Kings in the Legislature.
Outside of Ncw-York City the leading can
didate for the new district is Buffalo. And
with good reason. According to the last cen-
sus Buffalo has a population of 155,137 (as
against 117,714 in 1870, which Is some
5000 IN excess of the ratio upon which the
new apportionment is to be based. The
Buffalo Express argues that Buffalo by itself
ought TO constitute Congressional District
and that the rest of Erie County, with which
she is Bow joined to make the AAAlId
District, ought to bo added, for the purpose
of a district, say to Niagara and Wayne.
Considering the pretty quarrel that now
RACES between Tammany and Antl-Tammany
in the Legislature, it is hardly probable that
an apportionment bill will be agreed upon at
the present session. Or if one is reported it
can confidently be expected to bo such good
example of the fine art of gerrymanderlng as
to merit and receive the Governors veto. The
Legislature is not obliged to redivide the Con-
gressional Districts, and failing to do so at
this session, a COngressman-at-Large will be
voted for on the State ticket next fall.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
TIE QUEENS ESCAPE.

The Queens good fortune never fails her.
For the fifth time since the opening OF the reign
a subjects hand has been raised against her
life, and now as before she escapes unframed.
Once she received a slight scratch in the face
when a crazy veteran Of the HusSarS struck
her, but the pistol shots fired by OXford
and Francis flew wide Of the mark,
and fourth assailant was dsarmed before
he could use his weapon. The fifth at
tempt TO assassinate this illustrious lady
has been equally futile. Fired at while
she was at the railway station near Windsor
Castle, she suffers no harm. Retaining her
self-possession, as she has always succeeded III
doing at such trying moments, she again shows
herself to be a resolute and dignihed sover-
eign and a woman of the highest physical
courage 1t is barely fortnight since an accl-
dent happened to her carriage at the gates OF
Buckingham Palace, by which one OF the
outriders was thrown under the wheels
and the lives of the Queen and her young
est daughter were seriously imperilled.
This new alarm coming after so sudden a shock
can scarcely fail to affect her health unfavor-
ably, and it is probable that the preparations
for the projected visit to Mentone Will now be
hastened, in order that she may regain her
strength, already impaired by advancing years
and devotion to public business, in more
cOncenial climate and under the requisite con-
ditions of rest, recreation and retirement.
1t is scarcely necessary to add that among
Americans there can be only one feeling IN regard
to this dastardly assault upon the Queens LIE
that of utter detestation and abhOTence, II the
act shall prove to have any political significance
or TO have been committed by anyone in his
right mind and capable of discriminating be-
tween right and wrong. Assassination is a
faint from which no form of political vcrn-
ment in these modern days is exempt Within
n SINGLE decade Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy,
Great Britain and the United States have wit
messed these diabOlical attempts on the part
of subject or citizen to usmp the night
of the Almighty to dispose OF the lives
of rulers and the destinies of nations Some
times it is tho fanaticism OF unbellef some
times the frenzy of national despair, but
oftener the malevolence of sheer deprayity or
tbe wantOn caprice of dsOrdered mind that
makes so hideOus crime possible. The
Queens assailants in the past have been with
a single exception half-witted creatures who
scarcely knew what they were doing lt Is
to be Hoped that this new attack may not
prove to have any deeper significance.
Meanwhile, the Queens life has been pre-
served and her claims upon the loyalty and
affection of her subjects have been increased
by this fifth escape from assassination. Amer
leans with one accord will unite with their
brethren of the same race over the sea in con-
graduating her and them on this happy deliv-
eranco from danger and death Of law-abdinG
for her civic services and her domestic virtues
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03

with tho existing treaty. Since then modlh-
cation of the treaty has been agreed upon
between the two Governments which permits
legislation upon the subject of immigration.
AS the pending bill has been framed in ac-
cordance with the amended treaty, it is one
of the arguments presented by Senator NIL
Ter in favor of the bill that this DILL
or one in substance the same, has al
ready passed the ordeal of analytical de-
bate and received the affirmative vote OF
both Houses and that upon its being vetoeu
ON the ground of conflict with the existing
treaty, the treaty itself has been modified IN
order to make way for its passage. Having
taken this action, Senator Miller maintains
that the Government would be pursuing
vacllating and inconstant policy in refusing
10 pass the bill for which 1t had
taken such pains to prepare the way.
1t Is not weghty argument; but the iacC
that public opinion has already found express
sion to this extent may be taken for what IL
"a worth. It is not our purpose Mt this time to
give the provisions of the bill in detail,
or cite the arguments for or against
It. II IL sufficient TO say that the purpose of tho
bill is to suspend for twenty-five years, under
the modified treaty, the immigration OF Chi
nese laborers to this country, and that in the
discussion up to this point the arguments have
been addressed to reason, and not to passion
or prejudice.
So much, at least, is gained for intelligent
and dignifcd treatment Of grave public
question, for this IS not business to be
settled upon the crude theories of an Hitter
ate San Francisco carman, with profane
denunciation and oratorical demonstration, nor
can it be rightly or safely administered
upon the notions of the humanitarian
half thinkers, who with the best of motives
and in all sincerity, view it simply in the
light Of the universal brotherhood of man. 1t
is one of the most difficult problems that re-
publican government has yet grapplcd with,
not to be solved by hasty generalzations, and
least of all to be wrought out by the blows
of selfish prejudice or passionate appeal.
In the calm and cOnsidcrate Judgment or so
conservative and cautious a statesman as
the late President Garfield, Chinese immigra
ton was held to be one OF the most serious of
pressing political questions 1t is too much
like an importation to be welcomed without re-
stlictiOn, he said; too much like an invasion to
be looked upon without solicitude. This is
the view of all thoughtful men. The action
of Congress will establish n precedent which
may be on the one hand mischicvOus or on
the other dangerous. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be taken only upon the most careful
deliberation upon the subject and exhaustive
discussion of all its aspects. 1t seems desir-
able, however, that some definite action should
be had in order that the question may be re-
moved from the domain Of party politics,
where it can only be source of mischief.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
aSALESL4DIESn-A MEMORABLE SCENE.

"SALFSL4DIES'-A MEMORABLE SCENE.
We are living In q grand aud awful time
The historian Of the future, when he sits down
to wrestlc with the great events of this epoch Is
going to have his hands full. We need mention
only q few of the topics which will pass III
silent but eloquent array before him: Mr.
Conkling, the brass medal, Oscar Wilde, DR..
Newman's Grafton on Mr.. COnkling, Mr.. Illden
as a stair climber, and salcsladics. Let Us con-
centrate our attention at present upon the sales
ladies. 1t is much easier to do this than to in-
duce them to concentrate their attention upon
you when you call for shopping purposes at the
establishments which they condesccnd to illu-
inmate with their presence and make vocal with
their conversation while the patient and
humble customer waits to be recognized. It
has been complained III their behalf that they
were not permitted to sit as much as they
ought. No sooner was this complaint heard
than those Jealous and eyer-rcady champions OF
the wrongs of women, the leaders of the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association took the field In
behalf Of the saesladies. They hailed certain
of the cruel shopkeepers into the police court to
make answer for their behavior, and appeared
in person against them.
The scene opened in the Jefferson Market
Police Court on Wednesday morning. All the
benches were filed with fair and fluttering
sale,ladies, who were therefor what1 To
testify against their cruel employers and III
favor of the emancipation and freedOm-tO-
sit jt-down-whcn- she liked right of down.
trodden woman Oh, no. They appeared in
behalf of their employers, and were eager to
bear testimony that they were treated in a
apcrfectly splendid" manner. This was dis
couraging to the Woman Suffrage leaders, but
they did not give up the fight. They permitted
one of the accused to depart without prosccu-
ton because they understood that he had pro-
vidcd the seats required by law previous to the
time the complaint had been made against him.
This episode in legal practice seems to show
that in the happy time when women are to
enjoy equal rights with men, it will he GUS
tomary to make charges against suspected
person first, and then find out aitcrward
whether there is any ground for them or not.
But this is "A DEPRESSION. The first man escaped
easily. Not so the second. llo was takcL in
charge by Mrs. Emma Gates Conkling, who,
we suppose, gives all there is Of her name in
order that she may not be cOnioundcd with the
other eminent legal luminary who Is AZ present
before the public eye as a nominee for the Su-
premc Bench. Mrs. COnlding chIrgcd the
cIingng culprit before her with crowdlng his
salcsladies behind a counter where the space
was 50 narrow that they could only pass one
another by bending in most uncomfortable
position over the counter. In reply to this
statement the defendant said he had tested y
the space behind the counter by allowing a
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
moro. Such things excite admiration for Mr
Bergh in his advocacy Of the whipping-post'

Even the most frivolous people, when they
are preparing to take their own lives, as
general thing consider 1t very serious busi-
ness. Least OF all do they wish their volun-
tary taking off to be considered as jest.
But poor old Peter Pickle, who was always so
iocular that his fellow-worSmen had come 10
regard him as huge joke, kept it up 10 tne
very end. When he was getting ready 10
hang himself yesterday he told the lnqnring
watchman, with wink, that what ne was
about to perpetrate was only "a little JOKE
He was sixty years old and bachelor
Mr. Conkling was yesterday confirmed for
an office for which he is not fit, by the votes
of men who know it, but do not care to force
An issue on such point with the new Admin
istration. For ourselves, having characterized
the appointment in the precise terms 1t de-
served at the outset, we do not perceive that
the confirmation (Which we then expected to
see earlier) calls now for anything more. TO
use Mr.. Conkling's own classic language, the
majority of the Republican party have gone
into the lobby and held their noses while he
was being confirmed, and we are content to
stay there with them.
There is likely to be q good deal Of debate
in the House before any change in the rules is
adopted. The Democrats will be solid in OPP
position, and some Republicans, it is said, Will
stand with them. Without passing upon the
merits or dement's of the new rules proposed,
it may be plainly asserted that nothing should
be done to facilitate jobs. We hope soon to
sec beginning made toward shutting OH
some of the superfluous talking that is done
in Congress. The National Legislature has no
leisure for mere oratorical display. Leglsla-
tors are there to dispatch public business, and
their constituencies have ceased to behold
them with the eyes Of hero-worshippers.
Sometime reports of debates and speeches will
cease to be published In full at the Govern
ments expense and members will be judged by
their votes alone. Whenever anything is said
worth preserving, the daily papers may be
trusted to print it.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
Inne. 10 Aoperiis ements.

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New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
MP GEORGE RIDDLES READING

The reading that Mr.. Riddle gave. yesterday af-
tcrnoOn, at The Madison Square Theatre, was heard
with interest, and frequent applause, by many per-
sOns-the house, though not crowded, being well
filed. Mr. Riddle repeated passage from Edipus."
showing a just sense Of how it ought to be given,
but not the physical qualifications or the special
kind of ability requisite for actually giving 1t. In
suggesting the weakness Of Romeo, through excess
Of amorous feeling, he successful; but the
charming part of his entertainment was the humor-
ous part. He gave most of the burlesque that Is
contained in a Midsummer Nights Dream "a
creation that was the parent, In English dramatic
literature of the whole body of modern burlesqne
and he displayed keen sense of comic character
and winning playfulness His clocution in this
MASSAGE was likewise, especially felictous and cf-
iectiye Mr.. Riddles conspicuous qualities as
reader are refinement of nature and grace Of eXecu-
ton He has the case of one who is accustomed 70
audiences and of one who knows his purposes IN
art and can handle with dexterOus precision his
means of attaining them. There are not many ind-
cations of the potential actor In what MT hlddle
performs but he shows himself capable OF doing eX-
cellent service as q teacheT,-particuarly IN tho
way of suggestion,-and likewise OF giving q re-
fined and pleasurable entertainment.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
New'llork Daily Grihna1e.
FOUNDED HORACE REELEY
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1882.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FoRYIGN.-Queen Victoria was shot at yesterday
afternoon at the Windsor Railway Station by Rod
erick MacI ean q clerk and a native of London; the
so, missed its mark and the Queen is said not to
have been alarmed MacLean was roughly used by
the crowd before he was arrested == Mr Brad
laugh was reelected 10 Parliament yes
terday at Northampton. - DR.. Vidal, President
of the Republic of Uruguay, has resigned and
Senior Santos has been elected TO the vacancy.
- Mr. GladStone's resolution in regard to the
inquiry into the working of the Land Act was fur
ther debated IN the House of Commons last night.
- Forty-seven persons have been drowned by
the capsizing of ferryboat the Lagoon of Lagos
In Western Africa.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate yesterday the Commit
tee on Commerce reported favoraby with amend
ments the House bill to promote the efficiency of
the Life-Saving Service. 80 The Chinese lmml-
grafton bill was discussed by several Senators, Mr.
Grover and Mr.. Farley favoring the measure. -
In the House the Consular and Diplomatic ApDrO-
priation bill-appropriating $1.19S, ,53O-was taken
up and discussed, Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, In the
course of the debate defending the foreign policy of
the present Administration.
DoMEsTIC.-Roscoe Conkling has been confirmed
by the Senate as a Justice of the Supreme Court
- Cornelius A. Logan has been nominated by
the President as Minister to Chill. - Many lives
have been lost and much property destroyed in con-
sequence of the breaking of Mississippi levees. C
General Joshua l.. Chamberlain has not yet ac-
cepted other duties than those of the presidency Of
Bowdoin College. - The body of Professor Ko
Is TO be sent 10 China Saturday. 60 At a
church meeting at Holland. Michigan, tho riot act
was read by the Mayor. - An anti-Chinese
mass meeting is TO be held in San Francisco on Sat
uriay and the day has been set apart by pro-
olamation of the Mayor as holiday for the pur-
pose. 80 The British bark William j. Stairs was
wrecked at Long Branch yesterday - Sheriff
Hopkins of Barry County, Mo-, was assassinated
on Monday 60 The Pacific Bank of Boston, Is
10 resume business.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-In the walking match yes
terday Rowell was sick and fell behind; he was
passed by Hazael, Htzersld sullivan and Hart.
-The directors of the National Rifle Associa-
ton were Informed that arr English team would
come TO this country i'll September. =-= The Joint
Executive Railroad Committee continued its delib-
erations -- The mother Of Mrs. Wall visited
her In the Newt Utrecht Town Hail. -
The Purim ball was held in the Academy Of Music.
- A meeting was held to advocate the placing
of matrons In police stations. - The Chamber
of Commerce urged a reduction In pilots fees -=
Gold value of the legal-tender silver dollar 4l2l2
grainsl s7.44 cents. =-= Stocks were feversh and
fiuctuating but generally higher, and closed un-
settled.
THR wKATHER.-TRIBUSE local observations in
dcate clear or fair weather with slight changes III
temperature. Thermometer yesterday; Highest,
CO. ;lowest. 437; average, 49l2o.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
THE REASON OF 1T.

1t is Just as we'll that the truth should be
told without circumlocution as to the defeat IN
the Saratoga District. The notion that the
community which unanimously reelected SEN
ator Webster Wagner, of the New-YOrk Cen
tral Railway and the Wagner Car Company,
has been suddenly stood on its head by an
Anti Railroad movement is grass-grecn childish
ness Mr. Wagner was irresistibly popular.
The people of his district most heartily ap-
proved his course III resisting Conkling at
Chicago and Albany. They were ovcrwhelm-
ingly on that side. Well, Mr.. Wagner Is
burned to death, and the machine straight
way selects as candidate to succeed him
man openly and vehemently opposed to
his attitude and in favor of his enemies.
The people wouldn't stand it. That is the
whole story.
We deplore the result but now that it has
befallen us. there is no sense IN trying TO
shut our eyes to its cause. Mr.. Stanford Is an
excellent man, and we took pleasure in saying
so during the canvass but it was an act OF
folly approaching madness in the machine to
nominate any Stalwart to succeed Webster
Wagner. The misfortune will be diminished
if the lesson be needed III the remaining
nominations for the year.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
PERSONAL.

The widow of BaIzac, nee Countess Rzcwuska, has
sold her Paris mansion to Baroness dc Rothschild,
widow of Baron SolOnon-James, for 100000
francs.
The Rev. Joseph Cook has been delivering his
discour-es in Bombay, but according to Tie Indian
Spectator has rot brought about anything like II
religious revolution"
Henry 5. Gicw. of Boston, who is collecting funds
for the family OF the late Professor kO, announces
that las has received yariou, sums ranging lIom H
O9lOO.
The new -. ;aoeratic State Senator from tho
XVIIIth District, Alexander b. Baucua, is Il farmer
and merchant, having his home at Bacon Ill., oar-
atoga County. lie is foriy-tWo years OF age.
Murat Halstead, Editor Of Tho Cincinnati CONNER