New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-29

Schurz, in his speech, endeavOred to correct
| the Misrepresentation which have thus arisen.
His own position in American politics and the
relations which he bears toward Germany
make him peculiarly qualified for this task,
and he is certain of large measure OF success.
Williams College appears to have done as
well as possible with an lrregularly assorted
crew. Her record is good in boating matters,
| and there is fair indication that she VIII keep
up to it this year. Notwithstanding the pecu-
| liar appearance of the crew. due to want OF
conformity in their size and shape, they show
excellent "form in rowing Like Yale, thcy
have adopted the English stroke and have ac-
ouired its art so perfectly that orr correspondent
writing from Cambridge, for they are prac-
ticine ON the Charles River-sees reason for
believing they will be among the foremost III
the race This will add another to the liSt OF
crows that are pretty certain of making this
| years regatta the toughest struggle yet LII COL
lege boating annals.
When flood of extraordinary volume and
violence brings destruction upon one OF onr
river towns We are apt to think that foresight
and prudence might have avcrted the disaster.
terveped beforehand that people should never
have been allowed to build their dwellings,
in places liable to such accident. "They do
"things differently in Europe" There, never
stone or stick of timber Is laid without the
supervision of pateInal government. Yet the
foods of the last week, extending over q large
area of France and Austria, have Occasioned
enormous losses of life and property. The ex-
tent of the suffering and harm can hardly yet
be known, hut the large gratuity granted by
the French Government, and the urgency OF
nreparations for relief both in France and En-
gland, indicate disasters of UNUSUAL magnitude
II NAV well be supposed that the noisOmc
yapors of Harlem Flat, Of which we heard so
much week or two ago, have not been dls-
sipated by the extraordinary warmth OF the
last few days. The devices used, SO far, to
dispcl the stencil and quiet the cries OF the
people for relief are but makeshiits, and their
good effects are temporary. Dry earth-the
disnfectant sure to be permanently service
able-is so easily available that we cannot
wonder that the pague-threatened people are
not satisfied with the excuses of city officials
for delay in carrying out the recommendations
of the medical faculty, the Board of Health
ana the Press Already reports of increase OF
disease in the infected district are received
daily. Notwithstanding red-tape restrictions,
there ought to be some way OF abating the
nuisance, and it is the duty of the Common
Council to find it,
Nothing Trustworthy has yet been ascertained
respecting the position of tie jury in the
Bcecher trial, except that it is judged from
their not asking to be relieved that hoy have
hopes OF uniting upon a decision. Nut the
| case does not lack news or startling incident,
for Joseph Loader was arrested last
night Oh warrant granted by JUS
tee Riley, the complaint being made
by Mr.. Beccher's son, accompanied by ailidavits
which show that Loader and John j. Price
concocted their entire story about witnessing
gross improprieties between Mr.. Beecher and
slTs. Tilton. There was not n word of truth
! in il. Price himself cOnfesses this. and it now
appears that ths mess of perjury was first
offered 10 Mr. Beecher's counsel for hush
money, and then to Mr. Tilton's counsel, who
accepted it and offered it in evidence.
A most suggestive exhibit of the wealth of
the State of Ncw-Yorlx is made in the abstract
| to-day in our Albany dispatches. This state
| ment shows the aggregate value of real
and personal property, and is to be the basis
of the next annual tax. 1t appears that the
increase of the aggregate valuation now re-
ported over the last previous valuation amounts
to only little less than S;200,0OO,OOO. This
| is not only the largest increase ever known In
this State; il exceeds any previous increase
| in single year Except in 1S66-6O by the
| enormous sum of $65,OC 1000. Our tabular
statement gives the details from which these
figures are derived, and shows just where the
| largest and smallest increase Is reported. The
| figures in some cases arc startling. For In
stance in Lewis County where the increase is
| ia per cent, and in Schuyler where il reaches
212 per cent. There will be many specula-
lions AS to the causes of this apparent accre-
tion to the wealth of the State, and the sub
ect deserves careful study. II can hardly be
accounted for solely on the ground that the
local assessors have been frightened into hon
| esty, and that previous reports were many
millions short of the truth.
The general interest in the ways and means
Inv which the Government Weather Reports are
collected and dispensed under the direction Of
Old Probabilities will be gratiGed to some cx-
tent by the notes from an out-of-the way
observatory given in our Colorado correspond
encc. The Pixies Peak Station is said to
be the highest habitation of man on the American
continent. The correspondent of THE TRlB-
USc who visited it a few weeks ago made an
ascent marked by a variety Of incident, and
obtained good deal of interesting Informal
ton from the gallant members of the