New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26


We said yesterday that "a hundred morals were
to be drawn" from the murder of Mr. Do Young in
San Francisco by young Kalloch. The longer one
looks at the history Of this violence from the begin
ming the more painful and humiliatng 1t becomes.
II must DO admitted that when the elder kalloch
began tho bad business of vifying the mother Of
Mr.. Do Young, he did that for which even in the
minds Of lax moralists there could be no excuse 1t
is certainly within the bounds of probability that
Mr. De Young might think man with the record of
Mr.. Kalloch quito unfit to DO tho Mayor of San
Francisco Many Of our readers, il they had been
voters in that city, might have had their doubts OF
tho integrity and trustworthincss OF ono who had
SO often been Violently suspected OF being an adj
venturer, and who while clergyman, had so often
| been made at least tho occasion OF scandal
upon the church. Mr.. De Young undoubtedly took
great pains to look up and to verify Mr. Kali
loclps record. man who had In a moment OF nat
ural passion become amenablo to the law, might
consider himself to DO justified In showing that the
| person whom he had assaulted had not only SLAM
dered ono who was dear to him, but had himself led
an immoral and discreditable life. He was ready to
do So and thus 80 enraged the OF his antagonist
that now murder has come of it all. There is not
word to say In defence OF the Wretohed soDhStry
OF revenge. Looking carefully at this latest deed
of blood We seek in for any extenuaton OF it's
features.
| is certainly murder in the first degree, there
| never was such a murder. Men not to nurse
their revenges for weeks, and then plead proVOca-
ton for indulging In deliberate homicide. The un-
| fortunate young person who has put himself into a
position to be captay executed cannotp plead that no
WAS suddenly betrayed into fatal violence The quar-
| rol Ia an old ono. Tho prOVOoatOn was merely the
publication Of charges which have been substan-
| TALLY printed before Young Mr.. Kalloch will
| probably have a hard time In dealing with the
courts As jures are constituted it Is just possible
that he may escape cOnvictioni but IL is clear he
| should not
Under the best auspices, and invited to do 80 by
lnrge number Of our best citizens the Hon. William
f. Dodge will tomorrow evening ut AsOciatiOn Hall
| deliver lecture on New-YOrk Fifty Years Ago
We shall have the recolections OF who has been
distinguished both az q citizen and merchant
of one who will remember lntelligently and
give tho fruit of his recollection IN an
agreeable way. Mr.. Dodge has himself wit
messed very considerable changes since the year
1920 It was only In 1921 that the survey and lay
ing out of Houstons st, completed after labor Of
ten years. We do not know in what interesting
way Mr.. Dodge will treat tho subject but many
topics recur to us-the great fire of 1888, the nan-
cia troubles of 1897 the introduction Of tho Gro
ton water in 1912. the next great fire which came
| IN 1S4B, tho first city railroad. built 10
1882 with many other interesting historical points.
| But Mr. Dodge Is specially familiar with the COM
mercial advancement of New-York, and 1t Is upon
this that we should particularly anticipate q
| pleasant and valuable discussion. The truth is
that the whole story Of this great city from It's
foundation in 1923 down to the present time, is as
| interesting as any romance In many points II
connects itself with our national history
whilo locally considered It is full Of ro-
mantle and striking Incidents 1t Is vel
that. from time to time men like Mr.
Dodge shonld gather together and put upon
record minute particulars which might otherwise
| DO lost. The city has had n shifting and various
reputation It has not always been we'll governed
but Mr. Dodge, with so many Othors whom we
| might mention, has dOno much to maintain its COM
morcial supremacy and to advance it's material
| interests A chronicle made from timo to time
by a Trustworthy hand will be valuable for The
work Of future historians. The public, therefore
has reason to be grateful to the distinguished clt
zens who have melted Mr.. Dodge to the performance
of this grateful service and the lecture itself
doubtedy will Justify the good judgment and
sagacty of their invitation.
One of tho things the Legislature must do before
adiourning Is to pass the bill authorizing the pro
posed night medical service in this city. The main
design in this is simply to furnish through the pc
lice and with the least possible delay medical aid
10 persons who may DO In sudden need Of it and who
may be ignorant, either because they are strangers
In the city OF for some other reason, to whom t.
make application. list of physicians will bt
posted In every station-hOuso and affixed, moderat,
fee will be required eXceptIn cases
This system has been in operation during the pas
ten years in the large European cities, and has, &C
cording to the universal testimony Of the profession
been the means of saving very many lives. IL
usefulness to tho public is sufficiently apparent, bu
its usefulness to the profession will also DO great
The statistics collected by this means have beer
found peculiarly valuable. There are abundan
reasons therefore, for the establishment Of the ser
vice. and the Legislature should not fail to pass h
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