The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12

DEATH or ApyrfANr yAnns n'cApr Sxxvv, a.
TAIN or THE NEW Sonx voIrvrxnna.
James NcCAss disd list night a his rssasse.. n. ~
Hudson street He served In ths nsxloNn ~sr .>A--
General Scott, and In every sug<gsnsas FROM vsu
Cruz to the city Of MEXICO. Ne vas member a th~
Worth Legion, the RynSsr' 0r-oA derS, AID shs Bcss
binders Association, snd win Be buried to frc
his late resdence. The following orders have ee~a sas
for his funeral
RYSDxzs' aRxsxplxxs.
HKApoc Akrxns, Gn, 30 n.oAr~n,l
ORpss No. e--Our Adjutant, james McoAb,, Il dsaA
His associations 9TH the corps, and his dtinguishe
member to unite in paying the last tribute respect due
to the dead. Tre Dembsrs Of the organization
next one hour previous to ths time annouscs lor the
, GEO D HALL. Major csuns nalax
CIV SCHArER, citing Adjutant
@ IngIoS
The officers OF THE Association requested 70 meet
at the Mercer House this {-aturday) evening, at
O'Clock make for the funeral o. our de-
ceased brother OH GER Captain James McCsbe
C BUkNHAM, Colonel Comananans
The Independence Guard convened at their armcry
IA night and in series Of resolutions published else
where the members gave expression to their fo
the loss Of their comyade and fiend. IN ordcr vac
issued by Lieutenant james Boyle for this company Ia
assemble at their armory, sunday, In full uniform,
to follow the de,arsed 10 his final resting place
Besides the meunhers Of the above companies, the
friends Of the deceased generally invited TO take part
In the obsequesalhe deceased much esteemed BY all
who kDew him. aud great favorte among his
patriots in arms He win b buried in Greenwood Gems,
terry.
THE CATASTROPHE ON THE NORTH Rivea-Two.
GIRLS DROWNED.
The particulars Of This cad affair are as follows ION
Tuesday parry of about thirty young people went on
an excursion to the neahborhood OF For. Lee When,
ready to return home, by some delay or other they.
missed the steamboat and their only way get back
to the city, made arrangements With boatHan to set
the party the river, that they might take the
stages from Carmansvle Two small boats were en-.
gagged. into one of which eighteen twenty persons
crowded themselves The boatman set of for the op
posiie shore zine got Into the other boat which
the latter boat schooner lying y. srchor
when Of the in the party Of exsursionists,
board the vessel, saving, "Reef the toyesipe;t
'put your binoac.e to windward,o and such
growing ansy a. ths one man seized chunk
Of coal brick and hurled II at the boat The missile
one ane as on .e Ss,
overheard. OF all then excitement among
the party Of cxcursouiss aud in the attempt 10 rescue
the woman from browning the small boat was half filled
with water. The woman was finally rescued, and the
boy put the boat its for the opposite shore
gan 10 cry out for help All this time the boat contain
Ing tDe rest of the party out Of bearing snd know
q .oa
too far off TO be made of the situation of those In
the small boat, but enough to swamp and sink her
cued excepting Misses Eliza and Susan Lunt Of three
sisters who were in the boat. Miss Mary Qann sank
twice. finally saved by the exerons Of the boy
rowing the bat What sad termination for ea.al day
in how short time were smiles dissolved in tearsl
MuRDxRous ATTACK Thursday night Inst, about IL
O'Clock, two gentlemen, returning home from Thirty
first street. where they had been spending the evening
with some friends, we're met by coupt, Of men n
Fourth avenue, near the corner Of Nghteeah street,
who, approaching, affected drunkenness, and de-
sgnedly threw themselves In contact with them The
gentlemen observing that the appea, OF the men
tired 10 run Off when The rufians pursued them few
steps, and then hurled their missiles at them. One Of
down sense.ss and remained Supplied FOR some CON
siderable time Blood flowed copiOusly from deep cir
Srar rouna ssnno ane iei. ear Me was sasep 70
way. none nearer being open. The gentleman was
finally conveyed to bis lodgings in Warren street.
compaDed by Dr. Tt cker of Thirty first street, by whom
his wound dressed He is still 10 dangerous situa-
toD should iof ANIMATION easae Il feared
the will prove fatal As an evidence Of the utter
useefsness Of the pphce it shouli be stated that al
though an immediate ala given In the above case,
no " star bearer" coulj be found in the vicinity.
THE ABANDONMENT or DEAD CHILDREN IN BRopxLyy--In
regard to The aleta sband nman. Of two dead children
Degraw street. Brooilyp yesterday received the fol
lowing communicative. The report in nearly al the New
York papers about the BY the parents
Of The dead children It No. 10 Degraw Place, is wholly
unfopnded, and eviaenuy published by some malicious
person The facts simply these: The parents lost the
Youngest child last week and buried it, On Wednesday
they lost two interesting boys, six aud The other
four years of age which were Ill they hal The mother
almost frantic With grief had to be remover BY her hus
band from the house; and as the husband could
leave her minute under these circumstanes the dead
children left IN charge of very relative who
with other friends Of the family buried them At Green
wood Cemetery, in the grave where week before
the first child had been laid These the facts Of the
case, and 1t is left to discerning public to Judge for
themselves and sympathize with the bercsvcd parents
THE Sun IN NV DRESS The Sun Yesterday fore
presented attractions to sublunary creaures
From the peculiar state Of the atmosphere, during the
forenoon be appeared surrounded by Of lami.
rings, entertwnsd together, and others dis.
tinct by themselves Peop'e clustered together, and
gazing TIL the attractions passed away about
Those snperstitious in cncd, considered this an
omen but whether FOR good evil they puzzled to
decide.
LAYING THE CoRNEE SIoHE THE FIRnc1s's Hail.
On Monday the 2ist instant the members Of the Fire
Department viii meet in front Of the City Han citizen.
dress and proceed in procession TO the lot in Mercer
street. the purpose Of witnessing the ceremony Of
laying the stone Of the ediGce to be called
the liTerpen's Hail. The Mayor Common Council and
the heads Of departments, are invited to attend.