New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10

vestigating crime in this city.
OF the seventeen crews which were expected
to take part in the College Regatta thirteen
are now in practice on Saratoga Lake. The
chances of the new Generalization and
Union-are considered, with other matters OF in
terest to boatmen, in the letter of our special
correspondent herewith published The news
that the captains have declined the Bresln
cups will excite comment in boating circles !;
there will be difference of opinion as to the Wis
dom of this action, hut none, we suppose, as
to the excellence Of its motive.
That misfortuncs never come alone has been
written In many different ways, but seldom has
he truth of the saying been exemplified more
touchingly than in the sad experience OF Henry
Hanks, formerly an cmplOyG OF the Staten
Island Ferry Company, at StapletOn. Daugh-
ter, wife, and position were taken from him In
the course of few weeks, and yesterday his
only remaining child met with a fatal acct
dent. TO add to this accumulation OF troubles
the unfortunate man was seriously burned III
extinguishing the flames communicated to the
bed of his dying child by the explosion OF
lamp.
Rapd transit is ceasing to he shadow. and
is RAPIDLY taking form and substance. The
Commissioners whO as will be seen by our
local reports, are settling down to their work,
confidently expect that no serious obstacles
will be encountered and believe that the work
will I've completed as far as Central Park
within q twelvcmOnth. We also present a
London engineers estimate for this under
taking on the plans of the Gilbert Elevated
Railway. The details of construction are gwen
and Mr.. j. S. Bcrgheim thcreupOn offers to
contract for building the railroad within one
year, at cost of about 100000 per mile.
Incidents of camp meeting life are graph
ically described by our correspondent ut Round
Lake. There, at least, the sound of pistols and
fire-crackers was not heard either on the
Fourth or Fifth of July; hut Independence
Day was, nevertheless, observed, and i'll way
that will commend itself to patriotic persons
of quiet tastes. A feature of this meeting that
was of unusual interest was the exercises OF
the day devoted to the preaching and eXhorta-
ton of cOlOred ministers. Three colored Bishops
and one cOlOred woman spoke, and their ter'ld
eloouence aroused great enthusiasm in con-
gregation composed almost entirely OF white
persons.
"For the present all team matches are OIL "
is the latest news from our rlcmen. Ihey
claim the right to decline match against a
team selected from the leading British teams,
for the reason that they went out to meet the
Irish team as q return match. and for no
other purpose. This determination, if adj
hercd to, will secure the team and their
friends from much anxiety. Whether the
English rihcmcn are thirsting for the fray
may well be doubted from the character OF
the PROPOSITIONS they make. Perhaps as our
team are now in Scotland, we may hear OF
some trial of skill between them and the Scotch
marksmen, who are now technically the cham
pons of Great Britain, since they won the
Elcho Shield at Wimbledon last year.
There is little hope that we Shall ever get
to the end of the story Of the evil deeds "f
the shameless. Ring, from whose hands the
District of Columbia has been rescued Some
new chapters in the record of cx-Gov.
Shepherd are brought to light i'll letter
printed to-day on our tkird page. 1t
il here shown that Mr.. Shepherd con-
trived by means which will not bear the
test of honest investigation, to escape
the payment of interest OH the assessment on
his own property, although these assessments
were not paid until long past due; whereas
his neighbors, who had no voice in the Dis
trict Government were charged interest ut
10 per cent per annum for assessments for
work done on the same streets, even If they
were only month in arrears. 1t is well to
remember that the facts given by our CORE
spondent are derived directly from the official
records of the late Board of Public Works.