New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-22


fraud, error, or irregularity; and that con-
cludcs the whole matter.
Again the audacious and hOt-blOodcd pre-
tender Don Carlos, has declared, as his party
has not had justice in the elections, that these
are of no effect, and that henceforth he and
his followers will only protest in the field. A
general rising of his adherents is probable;
for although it would be hopeless from the
beginning, and would be so recognized by all
persons of intelligence in and out OF Spain, TINS
fact will not prevent his fanatical followers
from rushing into ruin at his call, and sacrl-
fcing themselves with perfect equanimity, IN
the defense of such a medieval dream as the
absolute monarchy. If the Cable has properly
reported this manifesto of the ambitious Bour-
bon, we may expect Summer of disorders
and insecurity in Spain through the activity
of this singular party.
A majority of the Assembly's Committee on
Insurance have reported against Superlntend-
ent Miller, charging him with grave misde-
meanors and recommending his removal from
office. We trust the Legislature will give due
weight to the fact (of which they can easily
satisfy themselves, as we did, by proper IN
quiry) that able and discerning officers who
manage the Insurance Companies OF our Clty
generally consider the crusade against Miller
as impelled by personal rivalry and hate,
aided by those who cOvet his place and expect
to clutch it should he be removed. What we
ask of the Legislature is careful sitting and
weighing of the testimony before pronouncing
Judgment If the charges whereOn he is ar
raigned are sustained by evidence, put him out !!
But if he is to be sacrificed to political hate
and personal greed, those who vote to eject him
from Office will do a great wrong and will
have cause to rue it.
Great indignation seems to have been ex-
cited among those dealers in impure and
diseased meats, whose names and vocation
have been published in THE TRIBUNE. We
have, so far heard of no attempt to disproye
or deny the truth of the statements made in
these columns; but the parties who consider
themselves aggrieved are confident that they
have been prosecuted THE TRIBUNE is will
ing to believe that many of the persons who
have sold impure meats have been made I'M
whiting parties to an outrage on consumers ;
but the main fact remains that varieties OF
food, poisonous and unfit for use, have been
exposed for sale, precisely as stated. Whether
ignorance be sufficient excuse for the seller Is
altogether another question. The whole affair,
as now exposed, however, is another evidence
of the urgent necessity for laws regulating
the inspection of all flesh food offered for sale,
whether in public markets or private shops
IT is rather late in the session, we admit, to
ask the Legislature to consider any original
measure; but that body really ought not
to adjourn without passing Assemblyman
Mackay's bill, or without renewing the former
prohibitOry tax for license on CONVERSATIONS
The tax was removed year ago by Tweed's
Legislature, and the consequence is that in
the numerous saloons which have sprung up
in Broadway there are nightly exhibitions OF
depravity as revolving as can be found in any
city of the world. At one of these, some fifty
or more disgusting creatures, of the lowest
class, nightly display themselves before an
audience of five hundred or more men with
the hang-dog countenances of thieves and
the manners of rufians. There are scores of
others, less extensive but equally demoralizing
A license of q prohibitOry character ought to
be enforced by State law. AS the law now
stands, these concerns are virtually under
police protection; raids are made only when
money is wanted by some of the hangers-On
of Headquarters or the police courts, who use
the police to serve their ends; and the pro-
prietors are committed to the Island only that
some lawyer strangely influential in the
matter of habeases may make money out of
them for the Habeas Corpus Ring" 1t ought
to take true Reformers only five minutes to
pass Mr. Mackay's bill or better one.