Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-02

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atiDa. they u, especially valuable 10 advertisers.
That Of last saturday was 2n.7ei, equal to
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Gfse Sse3ii;gsfcT Gerry sssaG,der.
GerTyInand ring is an Old political glme In
this country and has been PLAYED by all parties
at q r,r'nt times. but the Virginia readjuote'a
cout,s bea. t.la Ori ginJ;Of of it, (yhoSe name Is
peTpttu:t'd in the tenn. and give him good
Start. They nave decided upon an appOrtion-
ment bill, which ignores population. geographical
forn1tion. and, in fact, everything but read
Juster success. Under the reappOrtionmenI'
Virginia gains one Congressman, making her
Delegation in future ten in number The re-
oiStTicting iill, concDct-d by the readjusters,
accOrds the democrats but two districts,
and they are SO out of shape and proportion
that man VIII have To keep a map before his
eyes in cany&sSing them. The first, fourth and
seventh districts are 50 constructed as to
assure them to the readjuSter coalition upon
The basis of the vote OF List year. They Will
have IA population, respectively, of 1880.
13,G0 and $500, while the only two demo-
cratic districts, the sixth and the eighth, VIII
have populations OF 1S 600 and 100 600 respectively
That Is three reIdjuster districts Will have an az
gregate population OF 4OS 100, while only two DEM
Ocratc districts Will contain $500 population, or
within ., 100 Of many the three readjuSJer
districts This illustrates the manner in which
population has been ignored. rather outraged,
IN this bill for Congress apportiOned the Reprasen
tatiyeS upon the basis Of population. One district
Is stretched across the state from the Frederick
county line to BOtetOErt county, q distance OF 80
miles, and is narrow that, comparatively speak
Ing, il might b. said that the candidates who are
already ciamOriDg for congressional honOTs will
not be able to Eide abreast in it This district is
strung out in this way with the view of having
readjuSter succeed Representative Randolph
Tucker. Ii crosses both the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny mountains, and the read,uster district
caryers would probably have IL into Tennessee
II they had thought that would help them to a
Congressman. Representative Cabell, John W.
Daniel and ex-Auditor Massey are put together in
one OF the two districts conceded To the democrats.
One object In The formation of this district to
punish Massey for his defiance OF the caucus, by
depriving him OF any chance of election to Con-
grsss The third district is another curiosity or
monstrosity. 1t extends from the North Carolina
line To the ancient city OF Williamsburg, and con-
tainS readjuster majorty.
The whole is sharp piece OF political work; but
the people often step up to the polls and demoish
the best laid plans OF the politicians. There are
numerous instances on record In which party has
condemned Itself by its disregard of all proprieties
In redistrctng state, and the voters of Virginia
may condemn this readjuster scheme when they
get vote.
Ten OF the Russian nihilsts, who have been ON
trial in st. Petersburg for some days past, have
been condemned TO death, and the remainder to
different terms of penal seryitude In Siberia The
n les ina
tiee. The prisoners were not accorded trial by
jury. That would give them a chance of acauittal.
They were arraigned before bench of Judges-a
court organized TO convict and afraid to acuuit,
because the judges understood the pleasure of their
royal master 10 be that the accused should suffer
punishment Three Of the prisoners went mad,
anu there was respect enough for justice left
In Russian court not TO arragn them. Twenty
were tired and convicted Several OF the prisoners
protested against being tried by the court on the
ground that ii was the mere tool of the govern
ment and would not give righteous judgment upon
cases involving alleged offences against the gov
eminent The prisoners were forbidden to con-
suit with each other and the president of the court
issued an order prohibiting them from consulting
with their counsel, but even the court prosecutor
protested against this, as it made the purpose OF
The trial too manifest. 1t Is true that
some of the prisoners pleaded guilty, and
even bosed Of their connection with plots against
the late and the present Car; but in the face OF
certain conviction who can tell to what extent of
desperation they may have been driven and how
lar this certainty of conviction Influenced them in
sh6r singular conduct? As the condemned ones
go To the scaOld to Siberia they have the salts
faction or knowing that they have established viz
tuiNy reign OF terror i'll Russia; that the
Car himself Is only nominal ruler and lives I'M
INJURED In castle-prison in constant dread of the
an
even as means of gaining political liberty Is alb
hcrrent To all civilized peoples and the enliyht-
ehed sentiment OF the world Is that those who en-
gage In II should be punished But the Car makes
The mistake of meeting terrorism with terrorism
HIS tools and instruments condemn to death when
ever ami whOnsoeyer he orders, without inyesti-
eating the cause Of the widespread dissatisfaction
eAiS'ihs which drives his subjects to desperation
III was apparent that a large majority OF the
senate WAS ready and willing yesterday afternoon
10 vote for the immediate passage OF the Congress
sonal library bill, but unfortunately single OBJ
)ectlon prevented. The speech OF Mr. Voorhees,
certainly contained unanswerable arguments
enough IN favor OF the measure to commend IL.
congress has spent several years in an investiga-
con OF the practicabtity OF charging the Capitol
30 as u accommodate the library and the verdict
OF Skilled architects is unanimously against such
plan Why Should any more time be wasted
over scheme that Is condemned as utterly i'm
practicable? The question OF a site is secondary
The valuable contents OF the
horary are daily suffering injury In their present
eramped and crowded condition, and there is no
good reason why there should be any further DELAY
10 providing proper accommodations.
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Inc crop statistics Tor 1881 show more general
falling of in production than had been estimated
Indeed, no season since the system OF crop report
ing was inaugurated was so generally disastrous.
compared with the previous year. as that OF last
year. The aggregate product Of all cereals was
x063 o2s5.0 as against ais, l93,5O1 for $780, de.
crease OF 81 per cent. But the aggregate value OF
last years crop exceeds that OF the crop OF 1880.
because the falling on in the production increased
the price.
the clerk OF the New York assembly. who was
elected by the Tainmany votes did not forget his
oohSation TO the representatives OF that faction in
distributing his patronage or thIrty-threa an
pointmentS he made, he gave nineteen to the req
ular republicans and fourteen to the 1--WE or si,
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