Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-27
New York,

vANDERBILT's UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
New YORK, July 26.-It is probable that
some litigation will grow out of the attempt of
Vanderbilt to construct his underground rail
way, as already a committee of aldermen claim
that none OF the city property can he takcu pos
session of except at sale by auction. Wander
bilt, on the other hand, insists that he can take
it by paying its appraised value.
HEAVY RAIN STORM.
The heaviest rain storm of the season pre-
vailed from daylight until near noon to-day.
The lower part of the city was flooded and many
cellars washed out. Several unfinished build
ingS in Brooklyn were damaged by floods of
water washing away portions of the lounda-
ti0ns, the sewers of that city being unable to
carry off the great quantity of water that fell.
When it cleared away the weather was warm
and muggy.
The damage in Brooklyn, owing to defective
and inadequate sewerage, was very heavy.
Lower stories of houses on Concord street. Park
and Flushing avenues, were flooded and many
families obliged to leave their tenements Large
portions of the embankment on Fourth avenue
and on several streets in tne GOwanas district
OF Brooklyn were washed away, cntailing a
damage of ove- 100000.
THE ERIE LOSSES BY FIRE.
At meeting of the Erie directors q state
ment was made that the actual loss by fire in
Jersey City did not exceed $500 900. The new
officers had recently all its property insured in
some fifteen different companies for $4,000 000
Had the FIRE occurred under the Could admins
tratiOn the loss would have been very heavy.
Much of the machinery will be repaired and
saved The buildings will be Immediately re-
built. All the workmen will be employed Ill
other shops of the company at various points.
1t is stated that the directors will Immediately
abrOgatc all the Gould fraudulent contracts,
which will rid the company of many specula-
tors.
STOKES.
The district attorney will ask change of venue
should application be made to bail Stokes, which
is probable next week.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Complimentary messages by telegraph passed
between K. IurI, mayor of Yeddo, Japan, now
in San Francisco, and A. Oakley Hall, mayor of
this city.
A man named Levy, with an accomplce
named Brown, yesterday eXtOrted $3.50 from Il
poor woman, Levy representing himself az a Gus
tom house officer and wanting that sum for an
offence by her husband of alleged smuggling
They were arrested.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mill, near Newbury, died on
Wednesday Of hydrophobia from the bite of a
skunk.
The coroners jury to-day found James Lamb
| guilty of murder in stabbing Mark Macdonald
| Tuesday night.
The Cotton merchants at Il meeting to-day es-
| tabShcd uniform rates of brokerage
Judge Pratt to-day released John Redmond,
Thomas and Patrick Hart, the hall walters OF the
urahu Centrill hOIel, VINO nave Dcen retained IN
| custody as witnesses in the Stokes case.
A. l.. Brown and Alexander Levy, bogus gov
eminent officials, were held for trial for swim
ding.
The Catholic Drotectory at Fordham will be
rebuilt Immediately The commissioners of
charities have consented TO take charge of two
hundred and fifty children for the present
AsSembyman Dominick Roche has been ar
| rested on complaint Of a relative of Commits
Sioner Carr for Il ielOnious assault, but will be
admitted TO bail. Carr is improving from the
wound, but is not out of danger.
| prize fight was prevented this morning by
| the police, and one of the principals held to bail