The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-14


Average temperature for Sunday. ............. 81
ArrEMPTBD SUICIDE.-A man named John Cob
bier residing ct No. 800 Br0Ome street. attempted to
commit suicide YESTERDAY by humping into the East
river At the foot OF Sixty-hfth street He was res
cuel, however, before being drowned, and taken to
Bellevue Hospital.
ACCIDENT TO A PoIIcExAN.-At late hour on
Saturday night oflcer Daniel samuels, accompanied
by Of1cers Decker, keenan, and Conklin OF the Four
tcenth precinct, while searching the premises No. 10
Bleecker street. ct the request OF the inmates, Tor
burglars, fell over rail- aud Injured ms SIDE.
RESCUED FROM observation-disclosures Smith,
eighteen years OF age, resident OF Me,rose, West
chester county. fell overheard from the steamer
Sylvan Grove In the Harlem river, near l3oth street
on Saturday and was rescued from drowning oy
Oincer Palmer and others.
FOUND AT THE Foor OF NORTH MOORE STREET,
The body OF an unknown man. apparently about
thirty years Of age stout, with sandy hair and mus
tache, and dressed in black coat and pantaoons,
white shirt ana calf skin boots, was found In the
river at the foot OF North Moore street yesterday
morning. The body Ia now at the MOrgue.
PEasoNAI.--General Egbert H. viele will lecture
the inhabitants of PoughkeepsIe Wednesday next
on the subject OF water supply and sewerage
Midshipman James Kelly is under orders to report
to Admiral Farra9ut. He proceeds by the next Gu
nard steamer TO London, whence ne Will join the
European squadron.
MEETING OF JouRNEYMgN BAyERs-The parent
branch OF the Journeymen Bakers Protective Benev-
Olent Union held a meeting on Saturday evening.
the committee appointed 10 make arrangements for
the intended picnic reported favorlblv 10 IL ex-
pectod that the profits OF the et will reimburse the
society for the expenses Of the strike. cooperative
movement Is talked OF.
FATAL RUN OVER Observation-Disclosures Ander-
son. a widow woman, nfty-ivc years OF age, died In
Bellevue Hospital from the effects Of injuries received
on the 9Th inst by being run over in Duane street,
near Elm. by horse AMI cart driven by Daniel Raj.
ter. Deceased. who was an English woman, drop
ped some fish In the street and while In the act Of
picking them mp sue was run over ana Iatally IN
body.
CAR CAsuALrIEs.-A man named Thomas King
was found the corner of Third avenue and Thirty
ninth street, suffering from a broken Leg which he
stated he had received in an accident the Western
Railroad on August To- and having no home was
taken to Bellevue Hospital
About eleven O'Clock on Saturday night Gott'ieb
Schaer residing near the corner OF Ninety-secOnd
street aud Broadway in stepping from car 90 Of the
Eighth avenue line fell and fractured his hip. He
was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
NATIONAL MCCLELLAN LEGIoN.-This political
organization, composed Of those who served In the
army and navy and are Of democratic proclivitles,
will hold grand mass convention at Masonic Hail.
East Thirteenth street, on next wednesday evening,
at eight o'clock. There will be present and address
James F. Chalmers -, Of SissssSpi Thomas Ewing
OF Ohio; Henry w. SlOcum, James McQuade William
J. Nage, Nelson Taylor, w. s. Hillyer, Captain J. NJ
Cohen and others.
METRoRoLOoIcAL.-The report Of the Park
meteorological department for the week ending Sep
TENDER IL contains the following statistics:--The
maximum range Of the barometer, 30.162 was
reached at seven A. NJ. Of the 18th inst, the MIMI
mum, 90 s52, at two p NJ Of the nth, the difference
OF range being 0.310 The weekly mean was 3003s9.
The maximum range OF the Thermometer, $780, was
indicated at one p. M. Of the 18TH the minimum,
$780, at hafpast four A. NJ OF the 8th the difference
OF range being 27.oo and the weekly mean 1894.
Rain fell on the 7th 9th 10th AMI 12th eight showers
in ALL The total duration four hours and forty
three minutes, the depth being 0.3s2 inch.
FOUND DRowNED.-Yesterday morning man
named Frederick School was found drowned in o
pond In Ninth avenue, between Fifty-seventh and
Fifty-eighth streets Deceased, who was German,
thirty-seven years OF age, lived in Fortv-seventh
street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues Coroner
Schlrmer was notified to hold inquest the body.
The remains OF unknown man were found noat-
Ing In the dock foot OF North Moore street, North
river Deceased was over thirty years Of age, stout
built, with sandy hair aud mustache and dressed
In black sack coat dark pants, white muslin shirt
and calf skin boots. An inquest will be held the
body by Coroner Schirmer, who was notified.