New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-27

probably turn out to be merely culminaring
effect of losses made long ago, against which
n protracted struggle has been Intellectual.
A careful review of The statistics of crime In
this city, the police authorities think, will not
reveal an increase, but rather dminutiOn in
its amount This is cheering news after the
frequent record recently of burglaries and
violent assaults. The facts elsewhere de-
tailed of the success of the police in breaking
up gangs of ruffians who had long been the
terror of certain neighbOihOOds, and the actual
conviction and Imprisonment of many notori-
Gus criminals, give color to the belief that the
dangerous classes of the city are pretty well
under control. But if depression of business
and scarcity of work should characterize the
coming season, it will require the best efforts
of our police to keep the upper hand.
The war which has broken out in Colombia
is ca,lscless affair. 1T arises from the Prcsi-
dents meddling in the pending campaign and
declaring preference for PARA as his sue
cessor This was held to be a hostile act by
the President of the State of Panama, but
after much buster peace was made. Bad
feeling, however, continued between the
National and State Governments, and last
month there was a fight in the Magdaiena
between BOlivarian and National steamer,
which was conveying troops down the river.
The latter was wOrsted, but, according
to the last mail news, the National Presl-
dent was concentrating troops at strong
position on the Magdalcna. Happily, hOstilities
have so far been limited to that quarter, and
traffic across the Isthmus of Panama has not
been interrupted.
a letter from Gen. Fitz John Porter, Com
missioner of Public Works, sets forth in lucid
terms the cost and condition OF the water
supply of this city. 1t will be news to many
of our citizens that seven-eighths of the entire
cost of the CrOtOn water is now covered by the
revenue collected for its use. The deficient
supply in the upper stories of buildings is de-
clared to be solely due to the small size of the
MAINS and can only be remedied by substitu-
ting larger ones. There is curious coinci-
dence between the statement OF this letter, that
another engine should be in readiness at high
Bridge for use in case of accident to the one
at work there, and an announcement In our
local columns that the large engine at High
Bridge has broken down, and the smaller one
is disabled, leaving the higher grounds of the
island without water. The recommendation OF
the letter comes so late that it has the air Of
being wise after the event. Meanwhile danger
from fire and no little Inconvenience for want
of water are incurred in the upper portions OF
the city.
The muscle of college Oarsmen has suddenly
risen to premium in the market. Before
Yesterdays regatta the popular opinion in
boating circles might have been summed up
i'm q statement that the races between colleges
were well enough in their way, but 10 college
crew could ever row against the great
boating clubs successfully. 1t so happened
that one of these clubs, the Atalanta
of this city, disguised by recent defeats
dropped its regular Oarsmen and substituted
three from Wesleyan and one from Williams
College Yesterday. Wiseacres shook their heads
and said that would never do. Consequently
the Atalantas were down at the foot of the
pool lists. In the five other boats there was
only one college Oarsman Great was the
chagrin of the knowing ones when the Atalantas
won the race easily, making better time than
| that of last year. Our letter describing this
| spirited contest includes also an interesting
sketch of Courtney, the winner of the double
scull race, who has had similar success every
day during the regatta.