The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-07

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average Tor Wednesday. 1921
ATTRMPr AT SUICIDE.-Herrman Balon, residing
IT No. 10 Amfy street, was taken to Bellevue Hos
Dttal yesterday aernoon suffering from the effects
Of quantity OF morphine taken with the supposed
intention OF committing suicide.
REPORTED CHOLERA.-The police of the Fifth pre-
snct report that at past nine yesterday morning
. man named John Hasett was found lying on the
sidewalk suffering from the cholera and removed to
the City Hospital by ofiicer Kelly.
THE SING SING CAMP MEETING.-About lve hun
ded passengers LETT the city yesterday morning by
the steamer Antelope their way to the camp meet
ing at Sing Sing Fifteen police officers from this
city will be stationed In the village Of Sing Sing
Sunday to preserve order there.
ANOTHER ExTRADITIoN CAsE-Detective Coyle, OF
the Central Office, under directions from Superin.
sendent Kennedy, arrested man named John Gala.
han on Wednesday upon a charge OF grand larceny.
The arrest was made in response TO telegraphic
oeepatch from the Vice Consul General at Havana
TEXAS COTTON CRoP.-A sample OF the first bale
o! cotton raised near Houston Texas this year has
been brought to this city. The staple il long, silky
and superior 10 anything that mas yet appeared in
she market. The general report that no injury to
the crops has been sustained from the worms.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Charles Riemenschneider TWEEN
tyfour years Of age, residing at No. l21 Ridge street
while IN the Office OF DIT. Frederick Schneider No 40
Second street. yesterday forenoon, died suddenly
while the doctor was preparing him some medicine.
His body was removed to the Morgue and the Coro-
Her notified
SUPPOSED INCENDIARIsM.-About three O'Clock
yesterday morning the house Il Waverley place oc-
Cuped by Francis Salter, was discovered on fire in
TWO Inherent places-at the foot OF the stairs and in
the back basement. II was promptly extnguished
before much damage was done. The fire was sup
posed 10 be the act OF incendary, but no arrests
have yet been made.
PERsoNAI.-General Mills, OF the United states
Army; Lieutenant ID. ID. James, OF Washington: Will
liam p. Sergeant, OF Boston, ana II. +. Locke, OF
Portland. "A fpI-
Major Adam Badeau, OF the United States Army
Augustus Schacht, Of Mexico and Thomas T. Rich,
Of Boston, are stopping at the Brev0ort House.
General l.. +. Webb. OF Wisconsin,: Mr.. II. G. Lord,
Of Cincinnati Judge Thomas s. Gholsom, of Ala
bama: General p VI. b. Young. OF Georgia and Mr.
J. N. Cavanagh, OF Montana are stopping al the St.
Nicholas Hotel Judge W. T.. Woodward, OF Indiana;
General George Il. Dandy, United States Army: Count
Richard DeBergue, Barcelona, spain; Mr.. &. w
Mclean North Carolina, and General ]. c. Cox
Emitted States Army, are at the Metropolitan HOTEL
FRUIT GROWERS CLrB-A regular meeting OF this
stub was held at No. 245 Broadway yesterday after
noon. when paper on advice to Beginners in
Fruit Culture' was read. The paper contained some
practical suggestions not only as to the mode OF
bufture but the varieties 10 be selected Producers
should select few OF the best varieties and cultivate
them thoroughly. In small fruits raspberry, straw
berry and blackberry were very profitable as they
help to be harvested for the market A discussion
arOee as TO the propriety OF raising gOoseberries
0soseberries, currants and early pears recon-
manded a. prolific and profitable. The merits and
dement's OF the different families OF these fruits were
considered, and some reports were made recon-
berry and persimmon well for the market as
ofnamentation Of farm plot.