New-York tribune., 1886-04-01

Ihe Daily News ULOndon) appears to be un-
duly excited over story published III The
Nautical Gazette, of this city, charging that the
new cruisers and their armament were designed
by an English syndicate. 1t is pretty well
known who designed both the new cruisers and
their armament, but it is not so clear why The
Daily Ne,cs should so loudly demand an Off
cial explanation of Tie Gdsette's absurd talk.
Probably there is not much reason for grave
alaim on account of the alleged Exposures
made by one faction of Anarchists concerning
the wicked plots of another faction, who are
charged with planning fires and other outrages
Bitter rivalry is apt to prevail among the fac
tions that compose such an organization Ut that
word can he applied to this group of Social
ists), and probably these charges are but one of
the phases in which the spirit of jealousy is
manifested.
The captain of the steamship Europa had the
same experience as the captain of the ship
Tsernogora He lost his reckoning, steered by
guess and ran his vessel ashore, although he
thought he was fifty miles from land. In both
cases no hives were lost. Perhaps the Europas
commander was not at fault, but it was hardly
wise to go ahead bindly in a fog. If he had
d
quently. ne would have changed his mind about
being fifty miles from shore much sooner than
he did.
From some points of view the scheme to
erect a big Government building at the foot of
Broadway is an attractive one. The site, 1t is
said, can be bought for $2,OOO,OOO, and the
Custom House. the Sub Treasury and the
Assay Office can probably be sold for
$1,000, 900. If it is proposed to spend this
sum on a building to be put up under Demo-
cratic direction, the Senate will probably hesi
tate about approving the plan the chance of
jObbery is too great. And on the whole the
Government branches here seem to be pretty
comfortably housed.
If rapid transit commissions made elevated
roads Brooklyn ought to be well supplied. In
the last ten years there have been a dozen,
more or less, of such commissions appointed to
lay out routes. They have laid them Out-and
that has been the end Of it, Ten routes, grid
ironing the city, were agreed upon by one of
these bodies yesterday. Many of the streets
selected are included in previous schemes. To
lay out one route or several Is an easy matter;
to build an elevated road is another thing.
Brooklyn is sorely in need of quicker means
of transportation. The present elevated road
supplies only a small fraction of the demand.
But the desired end will not soon be attained
by the laying out Of routes on paper.
Senator Traphagen Is at fault if he thinks
that the Railroad Committees investigation in
this city will be ended when the Sharp charter
ID annuilsd. The committee has not got at the
facts of the bribery by which the franchise was
obtained, and matters of Importance may yet
be developed. There certainly are some i'm
,ortant witnesses yet to be examined-ex-
Alderman Waite, for instance. All the bills |
which formed part of the committees pre-
lminary report have been favorably reported
0 the Senate and will be considered on Tues
ay. The chances that they will be passed are
ood. Tho annulment of the Broadway char
sr and the enforced sale Of railway franchises
= auction will be an excellent outcome of the