Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-18

II seems to be an uncharitabie thing to suppose
that any person would desire to turn a national
calamity into a money making affair pure and
simple; yet, If the figures given out, apparently ON
some sort OF authority and accepted as reliable
by at least portion of the press as the necessary
expenses OF the case, be correct, OF approximately
So it is evident that some parties intend to make
fat thing out or the Illness and funeral OF the late
President. The total cost is set down at $4,000,
in round numbers. OF this amount, the sum of
$4,000 is appOrtioned for medical services and
attendance in this city and at Long Branch.
$2is GOO is the estimated cost OF the funeral and
ceremonial display at Cleveland, and the balance
is consumed in incidental expenses of various
kinds. The large item named above will,
1t expected, be borne by the state OF Ohio or the
CITY OF Cleveland, or by the two Jointly. The re-
mainder viii stand claim against the estate,
unless the debt is assumed and discharged by Con-
gress, as II undoubtedly viii be. But, however to
be paid, the several items seem excessive. and even
extortiOnate. and before the matter is finally adj
justed all the items constituting the various bills
should be carefully scruniZed with reference both
TO the reasonableness OF the charges made and the
necessity and fact OF the services alleged to have
been rendered Ii is generally considered to be in
bad taste 10 Maggie over the expenses OF a last i'll
ness and burial, and this circumstance is often
taken advantage of by unScrupulouS persons to
make excessive charges for wares and services fur
nished on such occasions. Nothing OF the sort
should be permitted in this case. Let there be no
meanness on the part of the public will be the gen.
eral verdict of the American people; but the senti-
ment will be equally unanimous that there shall be
no gousing on the other side.
II those charged with the execution of the laws
In Philadelphia do their whole duty it is more than
likely that the owner OF the factory building de-
stroyed by FIRE in that city last week, with the loss
OF over twenty lives, will be arraigned for man.
slaughter. The structure in question was five
stories high, and eighty feet deep by forty wide;
and though each floor was intended to be and ac-
tualy filed with operatives, the only practi-
cable mode OF of communication between the sew
erd stories and the only known means OF escape in
case OF fire or other casualty was wooden stair
way at one end OF the building, steep and dark
and so narrow that two persons could not conven-
iently pass or walk abreast The owner had re-
peatedy been asked by the lessee to erect suitable
IRE escapes, but he invariably refused to go to that
expense, and although he had received formal
onlc1al notice from the fire commissioners to the
same effect he stubb0rnly failed to carry out the
orders so given. IL there is any way to bring this
greedy house owner TO punishment ii is to be
hoped that that way may be speedily found and Wig
orously followed up And this is all the more to be
desired because he has several other buildings of
the same character, which are equally unprovided
with proper facilities for the escape OF inmates
Inc mayor anu corporation or Du bin have been
constrained to protest against Mr. Forsters osten-
tatieus display OF police in the street. as wen as
against the character of the policemen chosen by
The Chief secretary. The conduct OF the police
was so oyerbear1ng, nsolent and insulting that the
mayor could not avoid the suspicion that they had
instructions to incite riotous proceedings Many
OF the chosen tools OF Secretary Forster were drunk
while wearing police uniforms and ostensbly pre-
serving the peace The local authorities of Dublin
are evidently much more capable OF governing the
city than Forster Instead OF exciting the people
tne mayor and corporation members want to en-
ploy such means as viii aliay excitement.
II signs and indications count for anything,
there is every reason for believing that the visitors
% the Yorktown Centennial viii generally regret
mat Cornwal1s didn't take That place away with
him, instead OF surrendering IL to the allied
armies.