New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13
an end to such work, tho District-Attorney
will have to do his duty.

will have to do his duty.
Past experience seems to be of no avail IN
preventing collisions on the ocean. A schooner
was run down by a steamer Oft Cape Hatteras
on Wednesday. AS the schooner has not peeh
heard FROM the full extent of the disaster Is
unknown. But the steamship had narro"
escape Of course the collision occurred Ill u
fog, and nobody was to blame.
Interesting developments are promised IN the
| trial of the dynamite cOnspiratOrs IN LONDON
| If il can be shown that the diabOlcal schemes
| for the destruction of life and property by
dynamite were formed by persons enjoying the
hospitality of this country, there ought 10 DC
some means provided for their punishment l'
will require pretty strong evidence, however
to convince sensible persons here that tne
| O'Donoyan Rosa patriots are anything out
impostors. whose chief aim is to live without
honest work. 1t would not be amss to apply
70 them the words of that Englishman who
said that patriotism is the last refuge Oh
scoundrel."
| Covernor Cleveland has ignored the claims
of New York and Brooklyn for representation
upon the State Board Of Assessors. The TWO
! cities nav nearly one-half the State taxes, ana
| ought to have representation upon Board
that annually increases their burdens. Inc
State Board of Equalization added S126,sZ9,
sos to the assessed value Of real estate In this
city last year, though tits admitted that property
is assessed nearer its value here than elsewhere
in the State The Governors latest appoint
ments do not appear to be so good as previous
| w. hat ic
the selections to be made within day or TWO
for Superintendents of Insuranc and Banks.
The tribute last night by the medical
profession of New-York to Dr. Holmes
was altogether unique. Two hundred and
thirty doctors have rarely been found
so thoroughly agreed upon single sub
iect as those were last night in their pride
in the Boston physician who made
literature his recreation and medl-
cine his profession and added laurels to both
The doctor himself sgnalized the occasion by
a poem which sufficiently shows that while he
laws down some of the burdens of his hitherto
active life, it is not because his natural sreng
is in any wise abated DR.. Fordyce Barker,
Bishop Clark, Mr.. Evarts, Dr. Thomas and Mr.
Curtis were also out in unusual force.
There seems to be no objection on the grounds
of principle to a tax on collateral lnheritances'
The State Board of Assessors recommended
that such a law be passed, and the Assembly
Yesterday complied with the suggestion
tax CT per cent upon such inheritances ana
lepacies as pass to others than the Immediate
family of a deceased person has been imposed
in PENNSYLVANIA since 1885. 1t yields about
| $500. 600 annually The English Government
levies tax of from 1 to 10 per cent, according
TO nearness Of relationship, upon NIL estates ana
property passing by Inheritance or Will, ana thlS
fax is collected more cheaply and felt to be less
hurdensome than any other. In ten years II
has Welded revenue of $167, 444,91O to the
| English Government. The bill passed by the
Assembly makes the tax only per cent IL Is
estimated that such an impost will yield only
100000.
The failure of tho Board of Police to do it'
duty in enforcing the Excise law Will not al
NIT of any satisfactory explanation Hence III
answer to the searching questions of the Clti'
zens Temperance Committee will not cause
disappointment. 1t is flippant document, the
incarnation of which need have occupied only
few hours instead of three weeks. In The
opinion of the Board much could be accom-
plished in enforcing the law If the Commls'
sioners were allowed to employ another nun
dred or two of detectives. 1t would be II
order to explain how the 100 and moro detec-
tives now in the Department are employed
There was time not so very long ago wher
the Excise law was enforced with mucl
smaller police force than we have now |
could be done again if there were any desire
on the part of the police authorities to arres
offenders. Furnishing moro patronage TO tn
Police Board will not aid in solving the prob
lem.
UNVISE LEGISLATION ON ASSESSMENTS
Many vicious measures in regard to the affair
of this city have been introduced IN the Legs