New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-29
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.

"ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Under the above cap
ton article appeared In OF the Brooklyn papers
few days ago setting forth that Mary Mehan attempted
10 commit suicide by drowning herself. alleging as the
cause that her husband to whom she had been married
some three or four years had left her and taken for
mer wife whom he had left in Ireland and such was her
distress of mind she put end the existence OF
the younger one of her children by pouring water
on its head These statements entirely false; the
husband at the une working at the Colsbsr brick
yard. and lived with bis wife Mary quiet and happy
lite. Upon the CorOners examination of the body oil
toe child, il was clearly proved that the child ded OF
convulsons the limbs and muscles being contracted
while If the child had died by pouring water on ,s head
every limb and musce would have relaxed DR. Holmes,
the Coroners surgeon. made external examination,
which corroborated the facts stated by the Witnesses.
The mother was insane IT the time stated on the
examination. She not present At the examination,
and generally supposed she had destroyed herself
We glad 10 be able % sppuse our Brooklyn friends
of these facts and The painful IL the result OF an abe
ration OF mind, and not OF the M conduct OF husband
ASoTHER New CHURcH.-The corner. stone Of
another Episcopal Church will be laid to-day, the
Height" The congregation Of the Emanuel Church, Il
SCENE. have formed Themselves a corporation
and their present pastor Rev SIR vn,on has accepted
chtect .--.---.--
Mas DR0wSED-C. II Mills, who resided at l63
Bridge ct was drowned on Sunday evening while bath
log Its supposed that he got out Of his depth and be-
log unable to swim overcome By exerton and sank
to the bottom. His body has been found.
~ man by the name Of Petit and a child,
severely bitten on Saturday by a mad dog The
animal was IN short time secured, and during the
night hung himself with bis chain. Both and child
we understand are in very bad condition.
~ Rev J. p. THOMPSON of the Broadway Tab.
enaele, delivered address last evening the sub
Jet Of Sacred Music at the Plymouth Congress a,ionsl
Church Ia CranberrysL It listened To by a large
and attentive auditory.
POLICE.--JOhn DevOe was arrested yesterday by
officer Smith for disOrderiy conduct Examined and
sent % New YORK Bridget Dillon arrested by OF
hcer Wrgat tor disturbing the public peace Examined
aud discharged .Patnck Duffy arrested by officer
Folk for being dsorderly. Examined and discharged.
John Welan arrested by officer Mccormick Tor be
log drunk and disorderly Committed TO Jail. John
Adrian arrested by officer Higgins for Drunkenness
sent TO jail. Daniel Given arrested BY officer
OFanell for being drunk snd disorderly Examined
and discharged James OBren arrested by Off
Ger Webb Tor assault and battery. Gave bs In 500
appear AZ General Sessions James McCus was
rested by off, Hicks for breach Of this peace Ex.
amned and oischsrgr cd. Samuel Nicely arrested
BY officer WeDb Tor being drunk and disOrderly Ds-
charged aud sent TO New York Jscoo Weaver was
arrest-d by officer Schmidt Tor drunkenness Dis
charged on promise Of good behavior.