New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13

and fruit growers admit that their lou "ouH
have been much worse had we had lew days
of warm weather to be followed by such cold
as has afflicted us occasionally of late. Fruit
trees and early plants would have been tempted
forward only to be nipped and killed by the
frost. The continuous cold has had It's advan-
tages.
The health inspectors, so far as can DC
learned are active and earnest at this time or
wear in irving to prevent the sale OF " bob "
veal and impure milk in Newly DIRK City. But
while they seize a vast amount OF these nause-
atine stufs. honest butchers declare that
large quantities are still sold III the cheap
shops The only thing to do under such cir
cumstances, therefore, would seem to be 10
make the penalties for the sale OF these things
more severe.
General Komarotf's account places all the
blame for the battle on the Kushk upon the
Afgbans. But his story does not bear
examination WELL He made an adj
vance on the debatable land. Then with
"audacity and arrogance" the Afghans ap-
preached his camp and took up position near
him. They actually fortified this Rom
aroff told them to retire. They
would not, and as he advanced
toward them they fred at him. Then he "was
compelled to accept combat" 1t is an anus
ing story, but not one that the English will
laugh at.
There are enough legitimate claims against
the city which must be paid to make the tax
PAYERS exceedingly weary. Our Legislators at
ALBANY must know this. Yet they are mani
Testing famentable inclination to pass bills
compelling the municipal authorities to pay
lot of old claims which have
no support in law or justice. Some
of them are even legacies from the Tweed re-
gime, which Republicans should be especially
cbary oftOuching. Let this whole business be
stoned. The Legislature S wasting its time
and hurting its reputation by transacting it.
Mr.. Henry Day. one of the executors of the
Morgan estate makes the gratifying assertion
over his own signature that the executors
will do all they can to carry out
in its fullest and broadcast construction the
guarantee of the Grant fund given by ex-Gov-
ernor Morgan. This is an assurance which
cannot fail to please General Grant,
his family, and the Nation. The TRIBUNE,
in saying, as it did yesterday, that such an
assurance from the executors would be most
acceptable to the public, of course In no way
intended TO reflect on Mr.. Day and his fellow
executors. All the same, its query seems to
have had good effect
Governor Hill was an inscriptions, audacious
and successful politician before he slipped into
the Chief Executive Office in this State. He has
retained hi, audacity and unscrupulOusness
sipce then, but it remains to be seen whether
he will still be successful in his political
schemes. Iii the struggle to get 5000 census
snumerators appointed in his own interest he
has thus far been considerably bothered by the
straightforward, common-scnse dealing OF Gen.
eral Carr, and it is now said that the Governor
contemplates suspending the Secretary of State
for doing his duty. That would be about us
cool proceeding as this Commonwealth has
seen for many days, and Mr.. Hill will do we'll
to think twice before taking such step.
The cable dispatches speak of the hostile at
titude of the French toward England in the
present crisis, and of the irritating witticisms
which they indulge in at the expense OF MIR. !