New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
CHICAGO OPPRESSED BY THE HEAT
DIVORCE COURT RECORDS-A TARIFF DIS
CUSSION.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO rBy TRIBUSZ.1

Chicago. Aug 4-There has been almost every knd
AZ weather In Chicago this week. with prepohueraoo
OF hot DAYS and nights the like OF which have not
been known here since last year The nrst TWO usy :
Of the week were unusually hot. The mercury ranged
I'M 10 100 degrees in the shade. Then came sudden
cold wave and the temperature dropped some forty
degrees in ten minutes. The cool weather lasted only
about ten hours, however and the terrible neat re-
turned There slight inermisson on lhuieuay
afternoon during which the city was visited Dy inc
most terrible thunder storm and deluge OF rain known
hereabouts for years. The wind blew Tor moment d.
The rate of forty miles hour from the northwest
the lightning was vivid and was instan'aneousp
followed By sharp thunder The sewers In many parts
Of the city were overtaxed and good deal OF damage
was done by the flooding Of cellars and easements
Many of the streets where the catch basins became
choled were converted into veritable lakes. For
hlocks on either side of wood.st the street is being
repaired and IN consequence was knee deep with
water Gnd fun from curb to curb. me storih
interrupted the unfortunate North side caDio ana inc
water poured down both entrances OF the La ssnes'
tunnel until there nearly six feet OF IL IN the
middle As the roadbed at the middle Of the tunnel
IS much below the bottom Of the river there was no
possibility Of empyng the tunnel through the sewers
II was found necessary to run line OF hose from ohe
engine house in Inois-st into the tunnel ana large
pump set at work to draw of the water IL was
several hours before this work was completed "heh
the storm the weather beanie hotter than ever
and yesterday the most uncomfortable day Oh the
week.
steam craft fast supcrsedng sailing vessels on the
Great Lakes and especially among the shipping aTiv
ing at this port During the month Of June Just
past the arrivals of sailing vessels 7o3 while for
July 1887 arrivals of schooners and barees were
o61. Perhaps the chief cause Of this falling OH
IS the change In the lumbercarrying traffic. Vessels
which never sailed further than Grand Haven or
Muskegon now make long trips through the straits or
Tha N
the arrivals of steamers has not kept pace however,
with the decline in sailing craft The river interests
have felt the change most severely, as II represents
loss 10 tugmen Of about $4,000 month In towing
and OF nearly as much TO the sevedores ana Others
One hundred and forty four divorces were granted
in Chicago during the last four mouths. report Of
the doings Of the divorce courts has Just been made
and Will be sent 10 Commissioner Wright, of the Labor
creos obtained by wives against husbands, and
cases the husbands had deserted their wives ana in
nineteen The wives their husbands. The husbands
wives In fourteen. Husbands were convictrd OF
nneesn wife Of drunHenns. a OF oSs Tha vn IN
received the custody OF children In ffy-one cases and
the husbands the custody Of chiIdren In only four
cases.
boring states continue to come in: A traveller for
leading firm In this city returns from trip with tho
and the prospects Of business in the country tributary
o ss sss and N FL Sn s' %s
ports Of the situation along the Missouri Pacific lines
Country dealers beginning 10 stock up with
goods In a way that indicates heavy demand The
adviccs OF the manufacturers OF agricultural implc-
ents are Of the tenor, though some exceptions
arc made in the Of aprts OF Dakota, who're
has struck the wheat.
1t is proposed to have a series Of discussions on
political economy here carly next month The mon
who are chiefly Interested in the success o. the plan
hope TO induce Mr.. Blaine and senator sherman to
speak on protection, AMI to have Professor sumner
and David 4. Wells give their views on ffco trade
Mr. Dcpcw 5. S Cox. Frank Hnrd Major Mckinley,
Premier Mills and Henry wattcrson have also been
asked a take