The New York herald., 1876-12-06
NEWS IN THE CITY.

Thanksgiving anniversary celebration was held
last evening by the Twenty-fourth street Methodist
Episcopal church Sabbath school.
Al the Washington Place Police Court yesterday. be-
fore Justice Kasmirc Carrie Dcvlin was held tor trial
for snaching gold ring from John f. Bailey, OF No
1868 Fourth avenue.
Peter schweigcrt, workman in the new building
No % Leonard street, scvecriy Injured In the
head yesterday by falling brick from tho nth story
He was sent 10 Bellevue Hospital
Jane DAILY, aged seventeen years, who was acct
dcntalv burned by her clothes catching ra from tho
stove al hcr residence No. 454 West Forty 1h streets
on November u, died yesterday.
The Yorkvlie Lodge, J. o. O. r., held their fourth
annual ball at parcpa Hall last evening Tho affair
thoroughly successful and the proceeds were devoted
TO the WIDOWS ana orphans fund.
Strongbow Anderson, aged cighty-o years. resi-
dent Of Sailors Snug Harbor died suddenly at Mrs
Rodgers lodging house, No. % Roso street. early yes
tcrday morning The Coroner was notified.
Tho Society for the Relief OF German Widows and
Orphans met yesterday, Mrs. oswald ot,cndorfer IN
the chair The reports OF tho Secretary and Treasurer
showed that good work being done and that each
member was aiding in some way IN the enterprise.
The Executive Committee or tho National Rifle Asso-
citation yesterday afternoon at their rooms Park
row, at which tho bylaws were amended. substituting
the .person' for .outsidcr in the bylaws setting
forth that "no coaching would DO allowed by any out
fider."
The receipts from fines in the various police courts
during the month OF November were follows First
district s352; Second district, $50; Third district,
$3.50 Fourth district. 1915 80; Fh district s93; Sixth
district, S5 and Cour; OF Special Sessions, $G62 80.
Total, s3,203.
A lashionably dressed yoans woman attempted 10
COMMIT, suicide last evening by jumping INTO the river
from tho Hobokcn lcrryboat Sccaucus MS the boat
entering the Hobokcn slip She refused W hen
taken to tho station house TO dvulge her real name
She is believed to be insane.
AT the monthly meeting of tho Board OF Managers
OF tho Society tho Prevention or Cruelty TO Chill
the report The past month read, showing that
sxtyhvc complaints had been received ana htty eight
investigated, and tnat ninc cases were prosecuted.
John Lamb. aged seventeen, CT No. $40 West Seven
tccnth street. who heard the story Of The geese
OF the Capitol held for trial at tho Washington
Place Court yesterday for breaking into the house OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, at No. 33l West seventeenth
street. aud stealing six chickens. The noise made by
the fowl awakened the complainant
The manager Of tho rivoli Theatre, A. H. Dunham,
and a member OF his company named harry Osborne,
disagreed lately about the character tho latter should
enact at a certain matinee Mr. Dcnhams fist camo
This blow cost Mr.. Dcnham $40. which he paid cash
down in police court yesterday. He was also placed
under bonus 10 tho extent Of $500.
About twelve O'Clock on Monday night Andrew
Leonard of No. 439 Second avenue was attacked on
the avenue by two young men, one OF whom, named
John Kinney, OF No. 3O6 avenue A. caught him by tho
throat aud held him down while his companion
searched his pockets. officer Mudoon OF the Eigb-
tecnt precnct who Witnessed the arrested
Kinney The prisoner was yesterday IN the Fifty
seventh Street Police Court committed TO answer, in
dcauit Of 50, 900 bail.