New-York tribune., 1875-07-14

THE WEATHER.-The Government report predic's
slightly warmer and clear or partly cloudy weather
- Thermometer in this city yesterday, 1O', 81,
737.
Headers icarino torn for the Summer can hare
THE DAILY TRIBUNE mailed to them at any
address. and the address changed as often as
desired, postpaid, for 81 per month.
The Erie election seems to have settled two
facts. The direction that let the Company
into bankruptcy still control the stock, ana
Mr.. John LivIngstons loud talk amounts to
precisely nothing. We do not know that
either fact is of much consequence
There was fine sport yesterday at Cape May
as well az at Saratoga. The thousands OF visit
ors gathered there to witness the yacht race
were compensated for the disappointment OF
the day before by one of the best regattas on
record. and all things seemed to combine TO
make the occasion pleasant one The Made
leine won the schooner prize, and the Nlndex
led the slOOps.
I'm their determination to hold daily sessions
the Rapid Transit Commissioners give further
evidence of disposition to expedite business.
At the meeting yesterday several plans were
received, and others are awaited. Inc Chcap
TRANSFORMATION Association also met and placed
their plans and statistics at the disposal OF the
Commissioners. The address of the President
of this Association shows that 1t has already
taken some important steps i'll the direction OIL
TRANSFORMATION Reform.
NJ Rouher has given another evidence OF his
title to be called hcadstrong politician.
When he denied the existence OF the Bona
partist Committee of Appeal some time ago
there were many who refused to believe his
assertion. His present avowal that he himself
directed that Committee is likely to deprive
him of much of the respect with which he has
hitherto been held by some persons. However,
the part which he has taken may lead to
another celebrated trial, and we may hereafter
hear much about The Rouhcr Case.
A few days ago we published a statement
of the result, so far as it could be ascer'ained'
of the nearly completed census of Ncw-l 0rK
City, together with the estimate OF those III
charge of the work as to the increase III pop
ulation since the last enumeration. On our
third page to-day will be found similar
statement of the result in Brooklyn, compiled
from the corrected returns now filed Accord
ing to the last census the population OF Brook
lyn was 396,O99 it is now estimated to he
more than 5O0, 900, and this estimate seems to
be sustained by the returns Herewith given.
IT. appcars to be the settled purpose of the
British Rifle Association to prevent match at
Wimbledon between the American Team and
the three British eights. This refusal has
been softcncd by an act OF courtesy
for which the Americans ought to be CRATE
full. The contest for the Challenge cup,
which has been offered to orr countiymen for
competition at Wimbledon this year will be an
attractive incident. The annual contests for
this cup which are hereafter to take place on
this side of the Atlantic will serve to remind
our marksmcn of the esteem with which they
are regarded in Great Britain.
The reports to the Board of Health show a
considerable increase of smallpox, in spite of
the labors OF the additional number of vaccin-
ators who have been appointed recently. The
rag-pckers' quarter in the Thirteenth and
! Eleventh Wards appears to be a h0t-bed of
the disease, and many of the squalid inhab-
tants of the crowded dwellings, i'll that part OF
the city run from the vaccinators or stoutly
refuse any treatment by them. The health
Officials feel the need of laws making vaccina-
ton compulsory under certain circumstances.
and in view of the facts which come before
them their desire for such legal cOmpulsiOn
| seems to be by no means unreasonable.
Timid ladies will object to remaining alone
in their houses at any time in the day if this
city is disgraced by many rcpetitions of the au-
dacious robbeIies with violence which have
occurred in the last two days. Close
on the heels of the outrage Ill West
! Eleven;h-st, on Monday, come the chok-
ing and plundering of lady in her
house in Mangin-st, yesterday, at o'clock
in the afternoon. The rufan who committed
this bold crime dsarmed his victim of s'ls-
picion by pretending to be sanitary inspector
and desiring to the watcr-pipes. 1t Is
stated that no clew has been obtained yet to
the perpetrators of the Dancer robbery on
Monday.
Few extenuatng circumstances, either for the
railroad company or its officials, have yet been
developed in the COroncr's investigation OF the
ROckaway railway disaster. 1t appears that
Conductor Iibbard was heard to remark that
he had only one minute and half III which
to get from WoodSburg to Rockaway, whereas
the time allowed by the present schedule
is four minutes and was formerly six minutes.
Conductors" says the train-master, often
take risks in that way" We find also