New-York tribune., 1875-07-03

ions are those which would occur to any
honest and well informed man whose atten-
ton might be called to the subject and they
must be fully satisfactory to the community.
The magnitude of the disaster that has fallen
on Southern France was scarcely indicated IN
the earlier dispatches. The loss of property Is
now estimated at 100000, 900. This is far
more ruinous to individual sufferers than fire
would he which destroyed the same value, be-
cause in the latter case there would be more
or less general relief from insurance. Ihe
most appalling feature Of the calamity is how
ever, the loss of 5000 human lives.
Judge Brady's opinion on the motion 10
quash the old indictments against Tweed does
not cover the merits of the principal points on
which the application was made but Is, never
thcless, decisive as TO he legal prOpriety d the
form of tho application. The motion was
denied except as to the indictments conceded
to have been superseded, mainly on the ground
that the questions involved should be raised
by plea or by motion in arrest of judg-
| ment The same questions will, no doubt, reach
| the Judge again but III the meantime the
defendants counsel evidently have many other
cards to play.
The Cruger will case which was decided by
Surrogate Hutchings yesterday. as detailed on
another page, involves several interesting
points of law, and is important as defeating
large bequests of the testatOr TO certain well
known religious associations. Mrs. Cruger be-
| 0ueathed the bulk Of her property to the
PRESBYTERIAN Board of Missions and the Amer
! lean Bible Society. Her relatives contested the
| will on the ground of lack of testamentary
capacity, and their position was sustained by
the Surrogate, who held that the mental dc
rangcment of the decedent was fully proved.
The value of the property involved IN the case
thus decided is estimated at nearly $25O,OOO.
| CORRESPONDENCE from Williams College, on
or fourth mage shows that even that con-
scrvative institution has yielded somewhat to
popular notions. The students have flourish
ing Lyccum of Natural History, and they give
public exhibitions of oratOry two or three
times month. from which admiring friends
are not excluded. In another letter on the
same page, the disappointment OF the crowds
that went to Washington, Penn, to hear
Speaker Blaine and Secretary Bristow Is por-
trayed. 1t was hoped that the possible PreSl-
Dental candidates would have taken part III
the Commencement exercises OF Washington
and Jefferson College but the audience had to
be content with speeches from some OF the
leading dignitarics of Pennsylvania.
The size of the audience which heard MIR.
Beecher's weekly "Talk" last night was only
limited by the capacity OF the lectilie-room OF
Plymouth Church. while their enthusiasm and
sympathy for their pastor were apparently un-
bounded A week before, Mr.. Beecher had
spoken of the effects of the troubles of the last
two wears upon himself, and of his deternina-
ton for the future. Last evening, i'll anticpa-
ton of parting with his people for the Summer
he spoke frankly and fully concerning the III
huence of these troubles upon the church. lie
counseled charity and forgiveness for all as
sailants, declared that the suffering and tribu-
lation by which the church had been tired as
| in a furnace had worked out good, and would
bring about nOblcr and grander future for
Plymouth Church than would otherwise have
been possible.
One more shot is added by the official score
| to the figures of the American victory last
Tuesday at DOllymount. Gen. Dakin receives
this credit, which raises his score at 1000
yards to so instead of 81. This must also
make his total score one more than before
recorded 1t results that he had the highest
score at DollymOunt, which is the more re-
markable as his was the lowest score in the
contest at CreedmoOr. This circumstance may
he coupled with the fact that Mr.. Coleman,
whose score was the lowest of the Americans
last Tuesday, was the winner of a contest in
which most of the Team engaged on Wedncs-
day He had suffered more than any member
of the Team from sea-sickness and headache
during the voyage, but it is evident that his
health is now fully recovered. All the Facts
20 to show that the members of the Team are
remarkably equal in skill. Their strength is
in their Team as whole; but it will be noticed
that in the contest for the AbercOn cup, which
terminated yesterday, three of the Irish rifle
men made higher scores than any OF the
! Americans.