New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-23

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any serious injury. Benton then ran away Ao
was pursued by the police. but not caught .,a o-,
Hatfield attended to his business WIN n S, tm r
during the rest of the day. He was at one .li ~
n;tcher of the Mutual Baseball Club. Benton 10
said to be a ireQuenter of low places IN oAth-"c'
THE CITY DRENCHED WITH RAIN.
,,,,npr,, IN prMANp-ExTENr OF THE STORM
rur GRADUAL CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
Irmbrellas have been the constant companions Oh
business men for the last three days. Al uay
Tuesday black clouds hung oSer td c.5 nv
little sunshine. There was storm centre ttIl AZ
Chicago, which was gradually knowing eas,Tha are
The storm was exhausted before 1t reached heIe,
Int its influence was felt in the evening whcn tne
rain fell for several hours. The rainfall on .ias
day amounted to 80 c1 tSc c n9 on Wednesday,
but the fall of rain was so slight that IL couiu
hardly be measured. ,; .,o+ on
other storm would visit the city during the a1y.
Tho weather was threatening and the atlnosPhciio
was damp and cold Many persons uiicSl '; car
| light Summer clothing aud wore heavier .ES aii
| ments Men were seen the streets WIN lhe men
Spring ovcrcoats. and women were pIoylateu Na,n
Int of n M n heavy storm set in. and continued
during the night. The city looked chtcIios' ~
afternoon and the principal thoroughiares, except
where business men were compelled 10 DC III t,o
streets were almost deserted. uptown Wy NY oi =.
had the appearance OF a lonesome country pi"Do s
n storm The excursion beats 10 the seashore llIiv
| few trims and tho usually boisterouS rui,letf
on the piers sought in vain for passenger III .lp
business part of the city men Ieiaicu t Id of
| Offices as much possible: running sIcaif eu ~
| water washed along the sidewalks and streets MI
ing the cutters and OVERLOOKING the cuVerts. III III
brcllas were rendered almost useless as tno Lh
| struck ned, strains below the knees Thoroughly
soaking their trousers The ard9r OF the street ven
doris was dampcncd and they hurried aMnt ", r
their fruit, some TO seek consoia''oh ny '0ii1e ~
| brellas at a premium. ~, - 80, for
The storm was local one. There W vas no n tSTs
| nation Mt the United States Signal OInco IN .his
| ct 70 show that there was storm centre but IL
was probably IN the Gulf Stream and lncXeaN IN a
noTheasteIy direction ;mc os ran fell It then ex
tended all along the coast as faT as b3St9n
were heavy rams at Baltimore and rhiaaelpttna ~
al Washington tho force OF the STORM WAS Io' eli III
great If did not travel far inland hght ram leil
nj Albany The character OF the STERN WIS WIS H no,
such rs to do much damage III tAiS CITY, WH .nT
| ocean n severe storm probably ehcountteI 81 81
SIGNALS were ordered up at Sandy Hook, Atlantic
City, Cape May Delaware Breakwa,teT ana a Bar oi'
before 3 n IN. was .0l Inch and from 10 %
inches. The wind was northwest and its.greatest
velocity was twelve miles an hour at u p III; a
The gradual change in the ,weatler since sunday
was one of the causes that produced me sto an
Last week kthe weather was excessively nUU emu
almost unendurable. On SATURDAY the telape d,o
fure was $50 on Sunday it fell to ST. III Iosc oIo
degree on Monday and the people were oohgr @
latng themselves on The Gange; we "ercnrv did
NOT rise above 76o-a fall of six degrees III one DAY
1t remained about the same on Mednena%yi anu u
! | vestr rday dropped six more degrees, niahIhH I"
S;Srancs of obout fifteen degrees since saturday
The change in the evaporating power OF inc ar "u
the humidity tended 10 plOuuCc ili0 Adiii'
CHARGE AGAINST A REVENUE OFFICER.
AN INSPECTOR ALLEGED TO HAVE ROBBED SAFE
WHILE SEARCHING FOR CoNTRABAND GOODS
George Stinson n revenue INSPECTOR. was before
Justice Duffy Yesterday al te noip dealer in cigars
and leaf tobacco at No 40 t1rstst, Tor NAY n.y.
is alleged while pretending TO be EN- I M o
discharge of his duties as an 0ihcer OF thc ypStih-
,"ent on Jnly 10 stolen two one hundred dollar
bills and two twenty dollar bills from safe IN me
premises occupied by Jackson. According TO ine
toStimonv Of the complainant of Mrs Jackson ms
wife and of his daughter, little girl thc aEc9Scu
man and his associate. Henry C9en c fnr CON- n.
$ frahand goods They asked Mrs. jackson lOr tIle
KEYS of the safe which they also searched On NE
return of Jackson from the country, he opened lle
cote IN examine his papers and discovered the lar
| ceny of the money iand tof some letters ne par
tculars were reported to the C9ilector anu foln
| nIoint was also made to Colonel Horace Kellogg
| Inc accused man, il is stated, at first denicd INC
charge but when it was pressed ut ms oHcc' az
s taken some letters which he returned Amone
: them was an envelope marked on the bacK P e
s. and Jackson claims that the money was taKel, ron
u this envelope, when the papers were removed 1ioii
! the safe .td ord oc
g | knowlcaCed that complaint was made 10 nun o.
IL the alleged larceny; but on EXAMINATION III
stated HAT Jackson mentioned to him that II ht
is Inew it was Stinson that called at his place ~
a lily =, not have made the charge Henry Coleman
fhe associate of Stinson, stated that ne was Plst
&C when Stnson searched the SAFE ana Snat o 1 nn hi
own behalf stated that the papers were tihen iron
n n 81 Ear box in bureau drawer ii was SHOWN 1nd
l. StnSon had been five years III the department. "h
" has heretofore borne good character II, 80
n 'jnstice Duffy said that he considered the case
u very peculiar one, ana the tes'onS ~ lgh
n might be cast upon the circumstances by dcay, IL
1 adjourned the further hearing OF the case uli'
!: Thursday next.
1t OPPOSING A RAILROAD REORGANlZAIioN
Under the provisions Of the reorganization OF tn
lie New-YOrk and OSwcgo Midland EailIOau Collp".S
,e the stockholders above SIX months rom ~
"a orCaniZation of the new company wlthm WHO
i they might participate in the plan upon pay
- of $50 n share for each share OF the Ola COMPANY
~ etoclr This perod expired yesterday. and aDou
~ | noon the officers of the New OK, ontario an
~ Western Railroad Company, the new corporation
u ,Tera served with an Injunction restraining thei
from issuing stock at less lnah 10y enaIJ az ~
from increasing the capital stoGh efI oliu o W.
$50 600 600 authorized bv the articles Of mGorpoia
lion The sut was brought by Henry Ii. Low, {
~ Middletown director of The former company, an
III large holder of its securities. The amount OF ~
IL s40 assessments paid in before the serving Oh III
lg Injunction was 81 s16.350, and atter|att he!3i
co the close of business the additional sum OF ,eoD
r. was rendered to the officers VINO 20 accel
IS If on account of the suit. From the go asses
N ments previously paid by the o junior Securiu'
h, there had been received @"313'4oo 10
e. SEEKING BULLS GUT OF WALL STREET.
~ A large crowd of people watched with lnteTe
Nv the efforts of A. Fernandez ana his spanish aSsS
IN cattle i'm the jersey City stock yards some OF u
o. fercest. to be used in the sham buihghung "nlc
is soon to take place in the city. The cattle wei
~ driven into AN inclosed ground where the asss
1of ants Of Fernando waved red flags before them
r. see which of them had the necessary hGrccheS
- The snncrntendcnt of the stock yards has 10
of hidden Fernandez to select any more caite ire
We these yards in this way as IL eXciles an unc q"
~ more or less and interfercs with business.
lo assistant of Fernandez said he thought he won
mr. have "A sufficient number OF cattle selected so III;
no | they could begin their enterprise IN aOout wv
no wceks seven animals have so far been found
IN have sufficient ferocity to answer the purpose.