The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-21

DROwNED.-Ye Yesterday man named Dennis Mon
ahan, Of No. 243 Cherry street, was drowned while
| bathing.
FELL FROM wINDow-Edward McEntee living
at No State street. fell to the sidewalk on Sunday
| evening and broke one Of his arms
FELL FROM ROOF.-E. A. Hall, while asleep on
the roof Of his house early yesterday morning. rolled
| or and fell to the ground and was killed.
| ANOTHER CASE OF CH0LERA.-Christian K0ehler,
residing at No. $50 West Twentieth street. reported
| that his wife was taken down with cholera.
| CRUSHED BETWEEN Two TRUCKs.-Tlmothy Fehan,
residing at No. 400 Pearl street. was badly injured
| by being caught between two trucks IN Washington
Market yesterday.
ATTEMPTED sUICIDE.-Sarah Ambrose, living at
No. 334 West Twenty sixth street. attempted to COM
NIT suicide yesterday by jumping from Hoboken
ferrybOat. She was taken from the water by the boat
hands.
A CoLoRED ALTERcATToN.-Late Sunday night
an alteration took place between two colored men
named Daniel Carney and Zacharie Bethell when
the former drew knife and stabbed the latter The
wound Is not dangerous.
THE ARION SOcIErY.-The last excursion Of this
society the North river to Dudley's Grove was as
much success to the society as 1t was pleasure TO
the participants. II lasted all day. and though re-
returning In the wet no one regretted TO have spent
his time among the human delphins OF song.
FIRE IN SEVENTH STREEr.--Eary yesterday morn
ing fire occurred in the promises in the Of No.
22i Seventh street, occupied as q stable. The build
ing was DESTROYED and two horses were burned TO
death. Both animals were insured for $500 in the
Baltic Insurance Company. The toiai loss is about
SI,200.
PIcNiC.-The Hudson Association, No. ], had It's
third annual picnic at kapifs Delvcdcre Park, 10th
street and Eighth avenue, yes cTday afternoon and
evening. The rain dampened the ardor OF the cold
fo.hsn somewhat. bat the loIng people found the
much more enlOymeut IN dancing since The cooler
breeze maze the eXer0ns OF the waltz less fatiguBg
ana onefous.
SUICIDE BY HANGiSG.-Yesterday afternoon Coro-
ner Flynn held an inquest at No. $50 Seventh ave
nue. over the remains OF Frederick Schmidt, Ger
man, fifty years Of age, who committed suicide by
hanging himself. Deceased had boarded at the
above number for about year, ald for some time
past had been In Respondent state OF mind. What
prompted him TO end his career Is unknown.
THE DEATH OF JAMES CoNNoR.-The death OF
James Conner, late OF e07 Washington street. at No.
DominicK street, on Saturday last, has already
been reported in the HERALD. IL appears that de-
ceased and John Plunkct had three fights on Friday
last, which Plunket was severely handled. At
the conclusion OF the last fight Conner fell forward
insensible and subsequently died. Coroner Rollins
was notified and yesterday DIR. John Beach made a
post norton examination on the body and found
larry the liver and heart. Doubtless Plunket, who
surrendered himself, will be discharged.
THE SYLVAN GROVE CoLLIsIoN.-A correspondent
wrltes"I was amused while reading the letter from
the President OF the Harlem Steamboat Company,
which appeared In the HERALD Of the 10th. II the
gentleman had only referred to its issue Of the 18th
inst he would there have found full and correct
account Of the collision ana who was blamabe in
the opinion OF the great majority Of those who were
on the Sylvan Grove when she c0llded with the Pro-
violence. He would also have found, had he investi.
gated the AFFAIR little more thoroughly, that the
In charge OF the Sylvan Grove at the time Of the ac
cdeut.