Year: 1875




the events of Presentation Day at Yale are de-
scribcd, with an account of the graduations in
the Scientific School.


The greatness Of the loss that has fallen
upon the region devastated by floods in France
seems scarcely credible. For Toulouse and
Agen alone it is calculated at 4,OOO,O 600.
This, for those Cities is calamity cOmpara-
BILE with Chicago's great fire. The loss OF life
in the recent storm in Hungary exceeds previ-
Gus estimates, and it is now believed that not
less than 12O persons perished during the tenn
pest.


In regard to Coolie labor in Cuba the Chinese
| Government have taken position III WHICH
| they should be sustained by all foreign powers
| These unfortunate laborers have been SUD-
jected to great injustice by the Spaniards.
| The Chinese Government, in insisting upon
having a representative in Cuba to whom ap-
peal may be made, require nothing more than
is proper: and the Spanish authorities will do
well to make the required concession.
While the followers of Brigham Young are
receiving small comfort from the Government
or people of their own country, Their mission
aries abroad seem to find prosclytes in every
cline and in almost every grade OF society.
The arrivals of Mormon immigrants yesterday
and those in prospect, show that either zeal
for the faith of the Latter Day Saints, or
desire to obtain home in the New World is
doing a good deal to increase the population
of Utah.


If the statements of the manufacturers are
accepted, the proposed device Of the Revcnue
Department for collecting the tax on cigars Is
worthy the invention Of some violent antl-to-
bacconist. The allegation of these gentlemen
as to the increased cost through attaching the
coupons would indicate that the price OF
cigar may be too high for the ordinary smoker.
ANY way, he would be driven to the al
formative of inhaling the smoke of the burn
ing stamp and glue OF spelling the cigar in
pulling it of, neither conducive to continued
smoking.


Tn the discussion in the Tweed case before
Judge Brady yesterday the counsel for the
defendant took the broad ground that none OF
the existing indictments against him on crlml-
nal charges are valid. They claim, it
seems, that his first conviction extinguishes all
criminal charges for "the six lillion steal"
and that the statute of limitations is bar to
other criminal proceedings against him. An
ingenious argument in support of this theory
was presented, but it was ably combated by
the counsel for the People, and the decision
of the Court is reserved.


Estimates as to the length of time which
the jury in the Beecher case may still require
f. Al, InI; ha w hat
creased by their action yesterday. They sent
| for the published testimOny-THE TRIBUNE'S
| reports-and were not refused. A little cipher
ing will show how long time will be occupied
| if they undertake to read the reports, which
they say they consider necessary to an un-
derstanding of the case. Meanwhile the GRIM
inal suit against Loader and Price has taken
the place of the jury verdict in popular
interest, and we PRINT the atfidavits on which
these miserable perjurers were arrested.
Mr. Beach and Mr.. Pryor display an anxiety
that is not at all surprising to wash their
hands of this business.


A letter from Chief Engineer Bates of the
Fire Department to the President OF the Fire
Commission, in regard to the supply of water
for extinguishing fires, is printed in another
column In this communication it is pointed
out that the increase in facilities for obtaining
water to check cOnHagratiOns has not kept
pace with the increase in the size and hight OF
business buildings in the last decade. The
Chief Engineer shows that there is an insulli-
cient number of hydrants in some quarters of
the city which imperatively need the most
thorough protection. In very severe weather,
many of the hydrants are frozen up for
time, as happened last Winter. When. in ad-
dition to the possibility of this peril, it is
asserted on such competent authority that in
some of the most closely built sections of the
city there are not enough hydrants available
at any season, there may well be demand
from the merchants of New-York for ampler
precautions against great cOnfagration Mr..
Bates also asserts that the mains are too small
in some districts where it is most desirable
that they should yield large supply. He
suggests a system of supply cisterns in certain
parts of the city. Whatever may be thought
by experts of the advsability of building these,
it is certain that the whole subject gone over
by Chief Engineer Bates should receive the
fullest investigation, and that steps should be
taken promptly to do away with the deficiencies
which he makes so apparent


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THE VICTORY At DOLLYMOUNT
II is with satisfaction that we spread