New-York tribune., 1880-06-29

The following were the thermometrlc changes III
the twentv-fonr hours previous p. m. yesterday
in other parts OF the country;
Albany. n, Y.......... 00o-Iucrease. 10
Baltimore, Md......,.. 03o-Increase- p
Boston, Mass. 67o-Iuorease. 70
Buffllo, n Y......... 71o-Decrease "
Cincinnati. OhiO.......... 84oDecrease.-...
Cleveland OnO........ Observation-Disclosures. 80
Chicago, m...-....-..-...- 75o-Decrease -,A 90 90
Eastport. Me............ 6lo-DPcrease ....... 16o
Louisville. KY........ S5o-Increase. y
Nashville. Tenn. S6o-Increase. 70
Philadelphia. Penn.--...-. 9lo-I1crease.
VicksburG, Mlss....-.....- SSo-Deerease -..--- -
In the eight hours previous to 3 yesterday, there
was rainfall as follows lthe decmals referring to
the portions of an nchji Alpena, Mich, 10; Buff
falo, n. Y, .04; Burlington ", 49, Cairo IL.
.09j Cheyenne, Wy: Ter, .O1 Cincinnati, O., O2;
Cleveland, o., .2s; Detroit, Mich, 90 Ere Penn
10; EsGsnn6a, Mish ~ IndMiq9nOpOGiss Ipd ;1Si
kee, Wis, 10; Nashville Tenn, 90; New-Orleans.
La, 10; Oswego N, Y. 46; Pits6urg, Peen., 49,
ter, n: Y, :21; Sandusky o.. %; St. Paul, MIMI
While the reporter was at the Signal Station at
8 o'clock stiff breeze came up, aud in. Few
minutes the velocity of the wind changed from
about miles to nearly 20 miles an hour. AT the
same time the atmosphere became perceptlDly
cooler. The Thermometer at the time registered
500. The skies were full of heat-ghtning, and
clap of thunder was heard occasionally.
EEFECTS IN THE SUBURBS.
The sun shines on the just as well as the unjust.
and the people Of BrookIynyest6rday had their full
share fthe hot wave. At 10 a. IN. the thermometer
had reached 94o. aud at 8 p. M 960, the highest
| temperature of the day. The streets wore
| deserted appearance and the few men whom bust
ness required to be out generally walked with coats
| off and wsistcoats open. and carried fans and
handkerchiefs to suppress their perspiratiOn. The
exigencies of shopping called out a few women,
who We'd with the men in GOODNESS of dress. II was
noticed that they made their purchases quickly, ana
left the clerks but little to do except to JOIN in the
| general endt avOr to keep cool.
Around the Court House and City Hall the
fhron NJ YlOIit
keep in the shade Of the buildings, or under the
| awnings of the neighboriDg stores. The heat was
| the common subject of conversation and even
riyaled the Presidential contest or Judge McCucs
| decision as topic of interest.
The car horses on the various lines were allowed
TO 90 slowly and relays were stationed on nearly
all the lines as to divide the trip for each team
! Toward evening the breeze became stronger aud
| made the city little more comfortable. although
| the mercury showed little decline. Large numbers
of people started for Coney Island late in the day TO
spend the evening and get cooled of at the seaside
In jersey City no serious cases OF sunstr0ke were
reported, although the heat was intense and many
persons suffered more or less from its effects.
In the country adjacent TO New-York the dTOuth
| is beconing a very serious matter to the farmers.
| Hay IS beng cut, put the protrected dry weather
has made 1t thin and WHY, and the quailty as wei
Where the grass has been cut the sun has scOrched
1 the roots 50 that the fields have yellow and
! parched appearance, and it is doubtful If any
| amount of rain now can repair the injury to the
meadOws hence the farmers cherished crop OF sec,
| Ond growth tender grass, or aftermath" VIII
come so bare that COWS can scarcely lind food, and
| have 60 be fed on fodder cOrn Farmers are har-
| yeshDg their wheat and rye. but both crops have
been SO affected by the dry weather that the straw
s short and the heads are poorly filled Com stands
warm weather as well as any crop . put & even 'hat
| rain now would do the crop an lmuense amount OF
| good. 80, ,,,- $500 , =.
| most of the fields, bat cannot hold out much
longer without rain. The tubers which have
| Just "set," are about the SIZE OF wal
nuts. but cannot grow for lack of moisture.
Tomatoes, peas, cabbages, beans and other vegeta-
bles are almost at standst Ior iacK q ram Inc
where II rs of s9udy nature. IS already dry beyond
| the depth of the roots OF ordinary crops. should
the dry weather last much longer 1t will also seli-
| ously injure fruit trees. Even now they can only
| draw moisture from the barren subsOil and get no
nutTment from the toPsOi 10 perfect the sG%n aTd Gd
| very small, aud the apple crop, which promised 40
we'll in tue Spring. cannot be large without tue nd
FoRTY-Two VICTIMS or THE HEAT.
| One hundred and eighty-six deaths were reported
by the Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday. Thirty
persons are reported having died from the effects
| of the heat and twelve are reported prOstrated
! Following is the complete list:
ADAMS, JOSEPH. Of No. 10 wllletst Bc was sent to
BAPTIsTE CHARLES. age thirty, OF No. GA Water-st,
| waiehman. He was taken 10 Chambers Street Hos
BgsSETr, DOUGLAS B. He roomcd at United States
| to Cnambers street Hospital
| BRADY, CATHERINE, ago thirtyeight' died OF No.
BRADY, SARAH, age forty. servant at No. 126 West
TbrtT hfLhst was prOstrsted on Sunday and died at
cAMPsEII. MIcHAEL. age thirty, Of No: II Pttst. q
| prisOner for mtoxichtiOn In the Delaney street
Police station, was Frustrated IN his cell and taken
TO Bellevue Hospital
st., Brooklyn. was prostrated at No IaQ East Thirty
iih ae was taken e BeIIsyHs s Ne p1ssI ~
vas sunsSc IN tls o1s srss s.ssoS on Sunday
| CuuNTNGe 1fty-oight or No. IL MalnBt.,
BrooKyn WIS oyersone ey neat o. % =, rSh 90
FRASER. ELE1SoT:, age eighty, died at No. s3 West
GOeenSs, TaomAs ase swsnty-eisht; died at No. 1877
errnSRrIN GEvIRD j., o child, died at No. slS West
| Twentyhtth-sL .
SSnDs Taosas. sss fcriy.s%c, died No. $40 East
! Forty-eighth.ss -
Hc was taken from Pier "a TO Chambers Street Hos
HAhaxS, JAMES, ngs tbirty-twO died at No. a. Mur-
gracxs' ELLEN. age twenty-one servant at No. 1874
| West Thirty Iy-dnhst. was sun'struck Of No 80
| Bleocker-st yesterday afternoon. She was taken
HuISSTEIs, JOHN. age twenty-five. died at No. 2O2
HUGHES. ME EMMA. died st No. so stantOn-st without
JoHSsoS ASTHoST. died at the Trinity Innrmary from
KLtUss CHRISTOPHER, German, age fifty, Of No. 1913
| second-st. He was taken 70 Chambers Street Hos
mc(ga&Tn ANNIE servant at No. 217 westseveneenth-
~ ST., found dead in bed Killed by beat and intem-
| peTBnce. - No. ,r
| McJSTYRE. JOHN ago thirty, died at NO. $50 West
MxTEp WILLIAM age months died at No. 357 West
Thirty-nlnthst
MsYEEs wILLIAM. age twenty, home, was sunstrnck
| af Pier No. 81 North River.
OPfIYHBRow, ELLEN age twOt died ON canal Doat at
Pier z. East River.
pIanpRH JOHN age 6fiy.three, Of 30. 90 GfeenWioht
laborer, who was admitted 10 Chambers Street Hos
pafal on sunday, died.
sARsES. Many JosnsHNE, age one year, died at No.
Bowling Green.
SILL. RoBERT, age thirty-nine died at tho NewYOrE
sKcTT RETEa. age thirtyeisht, Of IaOsOn ave, Ions