New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-08

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The careless work of contractors led to the
q, fall of a wall in HOboken yesterday, causing
the death of two persons and serious INJURY 10
others. Somewhat similar carelessness leu 10
the loss of many lives in Brooklyn not long ago
No one has vet been punished for that CRIME.
II il TO be hoped that justice will be dealt ont
with more prOmptness in Hoboken.
Kelley. having made the State Department
,;a,cnlous abroad. and having had pleasant
Trim at Government expense, VIII probably
now dron into a snug berth at home That,
at least would seem to be the purport OF the
announcement from Washington that he VIII
ros,on his nresent Office and evil not be APP
rointed to another foreign mission" Alas
poor Kelley!
If is estimated that at least 100000 persons
have viewed the remains OF General Oraht
since they were taken to the City Hail.
and many thousands more would have done
so had they been able to gain admlttance'
IL lxr
Taken in connection with the orderly
and respectful character OF the crowd
this must be regarded as the greatest possible
testimonial of the esteem IN which the memory
of General Grant is held by the people IN every
walk of life.
Under the reform administration of Com
missioner Sparks nearly 1000 land patents
made out since he came into Office will have
tn he rewritten and the records OF the Office
made over to correct errors in dates. Twenty
nine Thousand claims in which fnal proof had
been made were suspended by the arbitrary
order of April 3. 1t is one thing to protect
the pubc lands from dishonest claimants and
another to infiict loss and injury on thousands
of honest persons by denying them their legal
rights. SPARKS, however, is unwilling or I'M
able to appreciate the difference.
The Commissioners of Charities and COrrec-
ton have been slow in approaching the ben
efts that flow from the outdoor treatment Of a
certain class of insane patients. Under the
urgent recommendations of the State Board of
Charities the city made an appropriation two
wears ago for the purchase of farm for that
purpose. The Commissioners have at last
selected 900 acres on Long Island, and it only
go, ~, nf Ecfi n.ta tn ~
approyal to the site when the matter will be
settled The overcrowded condition of the
asylums an d the rapid increase in the number
of. patients suggest the need of prompt action
The Civil Service Commission and tho
President have done creditable thing in
promptly amending the Civil Service rules sc
as to spoil scheme Matched in the Interior De-
partment for the appointment of twenty med
ical examiners. without regard to those who
had passed the Civil Service examinations
The care which was taken to get the sanction
of the Attorney General TO this scheme shows
an uncommon anxiety on the part Of Secretary
Lamar to evade Civil Service reform princi
pies. He does not have to 90 further than the
White House to find precedents for his course
Superintendent Murray deserves credit fOl
his management of the police force so far since
the arrival of General Grants body in the city
but if he undertakes literally to carry out one
of his orders for to-day we fear he will not
only bring trouble upon the police, but greatly
discommode the public. This order is to tho
effect that no one is to be allowed to cross
Broadway from q. m. to-day until after the
procession passes That would practically di-
vide the city into two sections for the greater
part of the day, and would il 1t were possible
to enforce it strictly, cause unnecessary incon.
venience to the public.
The applications made to the Board Of Esti-
mate yesterday for transfers Of unexpcnded
balances Of appropriations indicate hope on