The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-01
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Wi,liam Eickhorn, aged three years. OF No. 22l
R'vinson street. accidentally fell out Of ne fourth
story window OF his residence last night and was
seriously, II not fatally, injured
The tugboat John c. Gariich yesterday took a party
OF cxoursonists up the Hudson. ON Fort Lec one OF
street. tell overheard and VAS drowned
The condition OF General J,mes WATSON Webb was
much improved Yesterday and last night and his doc.
tors reported Iavoraby he slept norton OF the
day AMI his appetite appears 10 be improving.
A lad Of eleven years. named Alfred Grevcs, Tell
yesterday from fourth s,orv window OF his house,
ut No. 1913 Ehridge street. and was futaiiy injured,
from winch ne died in Chambers Street Hospital yes
tcrdav
Patro,man John Knox, Of the Twenty second pre-
c'no,, while Out ing disturbance at pIcnic On
Saturday night 10 National Park. was struck aud
vercIy injured by stone thrown by some unknown
person.
o. account or the excessive boat the managers Of
OF mo outdoor depart meut not to lake tho cniid-eL
to the Asylum on wednesday. the 81 inst. az they
VIII he paid on the presentation OF the ticket on that
day.
Martin Sheedy, OF No. 25 RenwcA street while play
Ing wiih another boy at No. j06 Greenwich street,
yesterday. was accidentally shot by his compan ION
In the mouth the bali passing through the tongue and
lodging IN the neck. He Is In Chambers Street Hos
pita.
Albert Hove the young man who stabbed In
the breast FRIDAY las, by J,mcs Council In Belle
we Park Yorkviie died late Saturd,v night IN he
Nnety-nnth street Hospital. Yesterday Judge Kas-
mirs committed Gounod 20 await the action OF the
Coroner
Several men attacked Jacob wyer, OF Union Ill.,
New Jersey, on the Bowcry. early yesterday morn
Ing and beat him severely about The head and body.
His ASSISTANTS were strangers 10 him. At late our
last night he was progressing favorably in Cham
bers Street Hospital
B,rnsrd Miller. of No ia avenue c. was Yesterday
morning arrested for int0xication and locked up in
the Eleventh precinct station house The sur
Reon. Dr. McLay, upon ex ,minng the prisoner found
him suffering from = scalp wound AMI orderc
his discharge Miller would not state how he re-
ccived the injury, which was probably caused by q
fall.
Inst evening an unknown man. apparently about
thirty three years Of age; I'VE feet eight inches high
and OF light complexion deliberately dsrobed hi N
self on per No ~ Eas, River, Jumped ard and
swan 10 pier No. SO East River, where he disap.
peared under scow. IL Is believed that no was
drowned On the pier were found q black alpaccs
coat, light pants cotton undersnirt ana pair OF
leather slippers.
Al tho request OF Consul General BurIaRe, OF the
Nethorlands Detective Ticman. OF the Police Central
once. yesterday boarded the steamer Egypt on heI
arrival In this pot and arrested Hendrck Albert
Degcns. passenger, VINO 10 charged with forRcrie,
TO the extent Of $1,000 Degcns admitted ms guilt
and sara the money had been stolen from him BY
some women belore he lcft tho other side. womal
VINO shared his berth on the journey over but who Il
not his wife also taken into custody and dotan cd
| she had with hof f2s. Degsns had money.