New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rrrNc A POLICEMAN AND NOT A THIEF.


Detectives Dilks and Flanagan and Officer Van
Mart were detailed by Captain Hidden TO watcn
the place. About o'clock yesterday morning Tue
officers saw four men approach the place anu pfy
omen the cellar door, and one of them then entered
the cellar, while the Others walked AROUND s e
;ngy 70 watch for the pSee e ihe Ts hew oce
waited in hopes that they would return nut ,ns1
failed to DO 80. IL was nearly daybreaK Mh t .no
man in the cellar came ont: The o'hce1s tiiine
diately rushed at HIM. He fed down BleecSe Isl
into Hudson. thence to Bedford ana tnehcer W 49,
mine-st. where the pursuers caught NM Notcc
nv the pursuit and anxious TO use MS ciup, 49,
tive Dilks swung il high in the air. ana h". 49,
ming TO see where it would land brought, ~ ~ wv
with all possible force on the head OF ny - ,hn
Wart who staggered a moment and then feH 10 .ns
ground. The thief ran away. ouI ,, MaS All
before he had gone far by Detective Whence
the Marty then went TO the police STATION MuenI
the injured officer went home suffering soNeiey
IRON his wound The prisoner, VINO Is snsn'
no. gave his name as Fergus Rushton age twenty,
nj No l36 Bowery. He was arragneu III eho
Jefferson Market Court yesterday, and held ny JUS
tice Smith tor trla.
MORE MONEY WANTED BY THE RlFLEMEN
A meeting of the Executive Committee OF tne
National Ride Association was held at NO loZ
Wili,am-st yesterday afternoon for the purpose oil
making arrangements for the international Mi IL.
Rifle Match. General Wngate presided. an" snore
were also present General f. l.. MolineuN, Geo 20
] Seabury Colonel J. II. CowpcrthwalI anu ~
fenant-Col II. G. Litchhed. II was o 1870
san' ' team shond take place at CIeedmoor on
August 10 10. II and Is. Colonel >. IL. S ofTp.i
thwat said that the scores made ~ ors rom IS0
practising for places on their team were llon hiie
10 l45 points at the middle ana Iohe IahsoSi ,Hor
in this country they averaged 10 per cenu nrec
REPRESENTATIVES of fifteen states were nov th,
tis;nr and letters had been received sh0wlhg .i"
scores of from 100 10 10 points were oi.ci r"od
cable dispatch from G0ionei M" f the RritisI
asking that rooms should be taken LOT Tue piI't
marty at Garden City. The party VIII nun u
eighteen twenty persons and WIN arI, S on on Sp
tember or g. The match will come on on 9e y.
tn'i,cr II or IA A resolution was then passed 10
The eject that the selection Of rifles to be usea III
the contest should he eI' TO Ie nviog Gov
eronr Cornell and his stan TO he present ~ OIeeu
moor when the match should be shot WIS uSo
alopted. According 10 the report q" tue tIo .
%=S1 had been received by subscription toward
defraying the expenses connected ith lne i1oa
A. List ~ 600 viii be needed. 1t was stated at
H. meeting tina. the match would come OF any,
way but that the efficiency OF the team ,i
depend greatly upon the money suescLioSu' ~
. small amount oil money raised me ihcHlnels
NJ tho team would have to lie chosen from per- ohs
living near New York, as the ASSOCIATION con m hot
nav the expenses OF those from the South ana "eS
However If the public should respond 10 the
appeal of the ASSOCIATION for financial assistance III
ahbcral manner, team composed OF uo pes VS.
in the United states would Oe selecVc9' ~ ""s
also said that many of the Southern ana western
competitors for places on the team were running up
large July equal to those may of W. s use 81
shOis in the East No clarsc is MADE LOT tle use %
CreedmoOr TO those practising 1or POSITIONS vi 'n0
team. ..,;. ia +,ot 10 had
conferred with tie Governor OF the state as TO the
advirahity Of giving trophies to the nemGeiso o.
a.
nor had expressed himself in favor OF H. anu IL
probably would he done. The members OF the
committee expressed their belief most poStlveS
that the result would be victory Tor Tie Aneiic'n
team.
rURGLApS ROBBING A SUMNER HOME.
T. Il. Foofe of Hatch Il F0otc, the Nali-st.
brokers occupies cottage at Oceanic, NJ. during
the summer He has for nelghboIs 1T. InOmaS l.
Hastings A. C. D. Borden ana Fdto 1steSdar morn
lax about 3 O'Clock was aroused 10 wait upon = sch
eh,ld lie went into the dinIng-rOoin oI us mouse I
10 get Jumps of sugar, thinking that 1nen
might ease the childs throat Inflammation. Upon
Ueht NJ the gas he found table cloth spread III
the centre Of the room filled with table ware, whe
there were other evidences that the mouse mao Ue'i
entered by BURGLARS. Burned matches were 1ouhu
on the floor and also dippmgs nom candiess noln
winch it was inferred that the burglars hao hoi
-l,nnrht any light with them into the house. A boA
that had been left on the evening before on lhe
dining table fun of cigars was FOUND empty
Uher Indications showed that The thieves had
eBioyed themselves with vlctualS ana sWee'mo"ts
An the solid syerware IN INC Hanin9 iSo ~ the
stolen and visit had evidently been paIu TO tle
nursery room upstairs. from which several articles
OF chdrens jeweIry were gone. l1e t9'al Haiu n
of the goods carried away Is estimated at ,p'VVV'
The Lnrglars failed to take several more valuable
articles from the parlor, through which they are
snnposed TO have passed into the house from the
rrrrh They probably effected an entrance by
rlartine the catch-bot OF the parlor windows by
slipping kniio III between the upper ana loW ,t
sashes of the windows. Ii Is supposed that the
burrlars had been at work for an hour before they
were discovered, and that they were frightened
away by the visit OF Mr.. lOOJe
TRUSTEES OF THE ACTORS ASSOCIATION.
The BOARD of Trustees Of the American Actors
Associa ION held an adjourned meeting at Nallack $
Theatre YESTERDAY afternoon. The trustees present
wcrr William Henderson, Harry" Miner, X. III.
Mallory Daniel FrohInan and Edward llarrgan.
A few actors were present as an auulchOII' no
proposed bylaws, drafted by A j. Dlttelhoeler'
and discussed AT the last meeting, were AGAIN con-
SIDE, cd A few important changes were proposed,
one being that officer, except the asalstant-Sec-
Rotary, should receive salary ne sGcti0n .naI
all should lie extended to members oi me AsS,cla-
lion preference % other actors was stricken out as
IT was held that he fund was Tor the benefit OF The
profession, whether members OF tie ASSOCIATION OF
lot IL was agreed that anyone who sang oalceu OF
acted Ill any reputable place OF amusement; az
managers Of ana other persons connecHd WIN
sIcu places might become members OF the assocIa-
u, u on payment OF - annual teoS
The date OF the annual benefits was lcit 10 lne
discretion of The Board Of Trustees. What TO DO
with the money derived from these sources was the
subject of another lengthy discussion MI Ien'lel
son thought that only half of lhe money received
shoud he applied to relief. and that the other hall
Ought 10 b. used for founding library or school OF
oraiory for the profession. Mr.. Miner objected lie
thougGt that every cent received should be spent
for relief
DESIRING A UNIFORM GRADE OF WHEAT
George C. Martin, of the firm of David Bows &
Co. chairman of the Grain Committee of the Pro-
dnce Exchange, who went West a short time ago 70
Wheat "H to q Se dealt IN at " ali the principal
cities of this country, returned on on
trip Nj Marlln said !" do, not wish to make a
drtaied statement until l have reported 10 my
committee But / Will say that l think
a solid foundation has been >, LAID, by
winch IN the future there Will be one
uniform grade of yyheat-NO. Red-dealt al
both East and West. | went to g. t iGail
and the feeling there was very favorable TO inc In
troducuon OF this new system, his grade OF
wheat will be the basis of calculation III all deal
in.sln Chicago st. LOUIS TOedO, Baltimore, PM
adelphia anu Is ,stOn. The present method causes
great los TO Us sometimes. Under the Few system
Which we seek 10 introduce, when We buy wheat III
In.ehn we viii knOW lhal The same kmd VIII be De