The Portland daily press., 1883-08-17
NEW YORK
Decline i'm We tern Union s.o,,,.

NEW YORK, Aug. .Hl6.-The most int crest
ing feature of stock speculation in Wall street
this afternoon was the selling of Western Un-
ion stock. It declined to II 3-4 against "a 5-8
in early dealings.
Wall street, Las p. m.-Another reason for
the decline in Western Union is rumor from
Boston that large loan on the Western Un-
ion involving several millions was called in at
that city today.
Wall Street, so P. M. A frmer feeling
characterized the morning sales up to 2
o'clock. Western Union, however, iuctuated
between ~ and 723' and could not regain its
opening figure of "a The general feeling
among brokers is that the market is GONZALES
cling and its feverish tendency is rapidly diving
away. 1t is thought that no more failures
will occur. The net result of trading until 2
was very slight fractional advance for the
majority of stocks, though in that time there
were considerable changes. Western Union
was at first exceptionally weak, declining Ito
zig and recovering II TO 70. Railroad bonds
were higher
Attachment Against BaIIor O. Go.
NEW York, Aug. 16.-The New York Her
aid states that yesterday an application was
made on behalf of Charles G. Peters, Herbert
c. Pell and r. Snowden Andrews and others
to Judge Patten of the Supreme Court for an
attachment against the property of George w.
Ballou q Co. The claim is for S87, 800 and the
PLAINTIFFS charge that ou the 18th instant Bal
lou q 20. passed TO them. for valuable coDsid-
CAnbtoAs . OucCh lOI tl1dI dfuOuDD Oh Ul0 f1rSG
National bank: that payment of the check was
refused and it the time it was given there was
no money on deposit to meet it, nor had the
drawers any understanding or ARA ngement
with the bank for payment The application
was granted and an attachment issued. One
OF the Council for Ballou & Co. denies the
charge that they knew they were unable to
meet the check.
Rags from Beyrouf.
Barque Maria arrived here last night from
Beyrout with a cargo of rags, bound to Boston.
She was ordered to the lower harbor by the
quarantine authorities.
Stock Clearing House Closed.
The New York Stock Clearing House closed
last night after months existence.
Caught at last.
Troy, Aug. 16-Mart Casey of Stephen
town, N. T., an outlaw, was captured in the
mountains this morning by posse of five Dep
uty Sheriffs armed with shot guns. Casey was
nred upon and brought down with charges of
shot in the legs and head. He was taken to
Pittsheld, Mass, to answer an Indictment. He
had long terrorized villages, raided farms and
defed arrest.
Strange Wandrings.
ELIzABETHTowN, Aug. 16.-Tbomas G..
Hunt of New York, who has been missing
since June 10Th, has been found here His
mind is not clear, but he thinks he went to
Trenton, and from there on some sailing.vessel
to England, whence he returned to America.
He then has no other recollection at all until
he was in Chicago where he thinks he was
put in hospital, suffering from a severe i'll
ness. After coming out, he roamed about the
country and yesterday was in Montreal
There he took sleeping car and proceeded
south. Hearing the porter announce the name
of Westport, it Suddenly flashed through his
mind that he had been there with his father
once when boy. The fact is he has boarded
at the Windsor Hotel here nearly every sum-
mer for fifteen years.
DesPeradoes i'm New York City.
Last evening, while Mr.. Richard Wowle, a
wealthy plantea of Palatka, Fla, was walking
along West Broadway on his way to the Coz
mopoltan Hotel, he was attacked and knock
ed senseless by two rufians, who took his pock
etbook containing $500 in bills and several ar
ticles Of jewelry. Mr.. Towle was removed to
the Chambers Street Hospital where his ipiu-
ries were found to be FERROUS. No clew has vet
been found to the daring desperadoes.