The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-23

Average temperature Sunday. Observation-Disclosures. SO
GERMAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETIEs.-Yesterday
morning the Sons of Hermann and other German
benevolent societies paraded the principal Streets
and were reviewed by Mayor Hoffman and the Com
mon Council in the Park.
ACCIDENTALLY DRowNED.-Cor0ner Flynn held
an inquest at No. 4s Harrison street the body Of
Michael Nage who was accidentally drowned while
bathing in the dock foot of North Moore street. North
river. Deceased was thirty EIGHT years OF age and
native OF Ireland. G.ar~
FATAL KEROSENE OIL ExPLOsION.-C0roner Flynn
yesterday held an inquest No. 2l2 West Forty sec
ond street on the body Of Mary O'Connor, a girl
twelve and half years of age whose death was the
result Of burns received on Sunday evening by her
clothes taking fire from the explosion of quantity
OF kerosene oil which she was pouring upon some
wood to make 1t burn quickly. The jury rendered q
verdict Of accidental DEATH
FATAL FERRY CAsUALTY.-An inquest was yester-
day held at the New York Hospital on the body Of
VIM. McCracken, thirty-eght years Of age and a ma
tive Of Ireland, whose death was the result of inu
ries. In stepping from one of the Bridge street
ferry boats before it was secured deceased stepped
on the chain and fell with his foot and ankle be-
tween the boat and bridge crushing his foot in
returned by the jury. ta ~ rt ffr. 20 -etr nt.
WARNING TO THOSE WHO BECOME OvERHEATED.-
On the 9Th ult. William McMaster arrived in this
city from Ireland, and subsequently obtained en-
ployment in the Empire Plaster Mills. On Saturday,
his labors, thrust his feet into pail OF cold water.
Immediately afterward he was seized with cOnvu-
sions. He was at once removed to his residence u
Greenwich street, where death subsequently ensued
from congestion OF the brain. Coroner Flynn held
an inquest on the body.
p. e. THEOLOGICAL SEMrNARy.-The annual exam
inaton at the P E. Theological Seminary, corner Of
Twentieth street and Ninth avenue, was commenced
yesterday morning and will be continued during to-
day and tomorrow. The classes meet at ten A. NJ.
and haf-past two P. M. The students went through
examination in the following branches:-Seni0r
Glass; instruction In Hebrew by DR.. Seabury middle
class doctrnai theology by DR.. Walton; junior class
early church history, Professor Seymour and litur
GIGS, Professor Eigenbrodt.
GERMAN SOCIAL PARTY.-A meeting Of a number
Of Germans connected with the above organization
was held last night at No. SO Bowery. The chair was
occupied by Mr.. Abraham Lorge, and the object Of
the meeting was for the purpose OF taking the neces
sary intiatOry steps towards the formation of dis
trict branch OF the society in the Tenth ward. The
threatening appearance Of the weather, no doubt,
prevented good many from attending the meeting
who otherwise would have been on hanu. The So
s the OF Ran
social evils. At present. together with the parent
association, there are branches In the Seventh and
Seventeenth wards and last night the Tenth Ward
association was formed.
ARREST ON SUSPICION OF MURDER.-Two men,
named Jarad Chapman and Isaac @. Appewhite,
were arrested by detectives Bennett and Coyle on
the steamer Flag day before yesterday on suspicion
of having been concerned In the murder of Mr..
O'Rourke an architect, and well known resident Of
Fernandna, Fla. 1t appears that Mr.. O'Rourke
was on the 18th OF this month assaueditis thought
with intent to rOb-and 80 badly beaten by two men
that he died shortly afterward. The Mayor OF Fer
nandina telegraphed to superintendent Kennedy, re-
questing him to arrest Chapman and Applewhite, as
parties to the murder. Hence their arrest The two
men, who are now locked up at Police headquarters
contend that they can bring witnesses TO prove that
they were not near the place where ORourke was
killed at the time OF the murder, and moreover that
they know nothing whatever about the crime. APP
Chapman Is a resident of Fernandina, and had just
come North to take his family home, who now in
Norwich, Conn.
ATTEMPT OF AN ALLEGED BURGLAR TO ESCAPE
FROM THE ToMBs-George watson, one OF the men
who was committed on Saturday to await an exami-
nation on the charge Of being concerned in breaking
into and robbing the store of Mr.. G. J. Oppenhem,
NO. AIS Broadway, on the 9TH inst Yesterday morn
Ing made desperate but unsuccessful attempt to
escape rom the Toinbs. Being confined In one OF
the second tier cells, Watson managed to open the
deputy keeper at the gate. Watson not being recog-
niled was asked for his ticket of egress when
he dashed through the gate to the landing, from
which ne leaped down to the first floor, distance OF
several Feet and fed into the yard. Ohicer Barrett,
attached TO the court squad then being at the book
Keeper desk, pursued the fugitive, who took leap
among pile of rubbish I'm the old cookroom. He
was hauled out and returned to his CELL Doubtless
II was Watson's intention to rush past the keeper at
the outer gate and thus escape into the street, but
the close pursuit frustrated his designs.