New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-02
thing is to get tariff reform bill through at

this session.
The New Years reception at the White
House was ended abruptly yesterday by the
sudden death of the Hawaiian Minister, who
was among the callers. An attack OF vertigo
Frustrated him almost in the Presidents pres
ence and he died before he could be taken
from the house. In an interesting CONVERSE
ton held with him on the day before his
death. he gave an account of his varied ana
somewhat remarkable career. Beginning pub
lie life rs a CONGRESSMAN from Maine, no was
sent in 1S49 as Consul to Hawaii, where ne
became q citizen Minister of Finance, ana
Chief Justice, and finally Envoy to his native
country He said on Sunday that he came
back to America intending to end his days
here, little dreaming that the end was SO
near.
Gambetta's last words took the form of
prayer of thankfulness that death was coming
to end his suffering " am lost; 1t is useless
to hide 1t but have suffered so much 1t VIII
be a deliverance" His death has naturally
created q profound sensation In Paris, and
while his funeral is to be celebrated with
purely civil rites it will be pageant in which
the whole city will join. The love of the pop
ulace fOr him was shown yesterday in Their
ferocious attack upon man who offered for
sale copies of newspaper containing an abusive
article upon the dead statesman. The papers
were destroyed and the vendor barely escaped
with his life. High estimates of his genius and
services to France are paid by journals in all
parts of Europe. but the most striking tributes
to his power come from the newspapers of
h Lo, l. 10 tba Of n
menace to the peace of Europe. His decease,"
says one of them, "affords us better security
for peace than any sort of alliance"
The Speakership contest at Albany was
ended last night by the nomination of Mr..
Alfred c. Chaplin. The strikers" and the
lobby mustered their full forces against him,
but he was nominated n the Democratic eau
Gus on the second ballot, with only one vote
to spare. General Spnola led the opposition
to him, and the vote shows that he came dam
gerously near to defeating him. Mr.. Chapin's
nomination is undoubtedly the best which
could have been made. He represents the
honest element of his party against the lobby
and the spoilsmen, and his friends believe he
has the courage requisite to enable him 10
stand out successfully against these public
plunderers. We most earnestly hope that he
has, but the fight will be a hard ore, and if he
wins it he will earn the gratitude OF all honest
men. He goes into the Office more heartily
supported by the Republican than by the Dem
ocratic journals of the State. 1t was only yes
tertlay morning that The World felt moved to
call attention to this fact and to warn the
Democratic members against the risk of taking
for Speaker the only candidate who was so sim
gularly honored. We are pleased to observe
that the members thus exhOrted preferred the
Republican advice to that of their own party
papers. II they will continue to show that dis
erection throughout the session we shall have
one of the best Assemblies which the State has
been blessed with for many years.