The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-21
SUBURBAN ITEMS.

Abigail Stevens colored woman, died In the Wills &c
OF NowtowD, l.. J., on Thursday, aged ono hundred
and iour years
Otto schimbick was arrested last night for stealing
set OF harness valued at $40 from the stable OF j..
H. Plant, No. 10 Graham avenue, and confessed the
theft to the ofncer.
Tho dry goods store OF r. T. Rowe Co., No. 267
Broadway, Williamsburg, was cntcrsd early yesterday
morning by means OF false keys and robbed Of $3.50
worth OF light fancy goods.
George Fisher was arrested by OGcer Cosgrove nj
No. ~ Mescroe street, Williamsburg, just as he had
iorceu open the window OF tho apartments oil Jacob
wciberiowski on the nrsI floor OF that house.
Gilbert Abcrncthy was arrested by Officer Johnston
yesterday while IN the act OF entering the second
story window having climbed up by grape vine. OF
benjamin westal's residence, No. 81 Moore street,
Williamsburg
John McMahou, iaborer, foil from the roof Of the
four story tenement house No a. Union street,
D,ookIyD acou. four O'Clock yesterday s,, morning;
no dcd soon alter beng discovered.
A convict IN Sing Sing prison by the name OF Cal
lahan under n sentence Of 1--WE yeArs, attacked Mr..
Lull, a foreman IN. the foundry where the convict
works. and inflicted a severe wound on Mr. Luis
head with some b. avy article.
Frederick Siaudeman, a grocer at No. 127 Throop
yesterday morning slipped. and milling on one OF
them, severed the main artery o the lie Il arm, aud
but Tor he timely arrival OF medical assistance would
have blcd to death.
Mr Elijah Abrams, of Bloomfield, ]. J., while at
work In Held on tho 7th INST, was stung by a.bee
He was soon aiterward sc,zcd with vomi,ing and
purging, and SO continued until the l2GI, wnen he
dtcd. DR.. Baiselcy, who attended him, pronounces
IL a case OF pycm,a, or blood poisoning.
George Cariin, aged twenty, and q sailor on
board the steamship Scy tnia, was drowned
ut the Cunard wharf, In Jersey CITY, yester-
day. Ho jumped from the waist OF tho vessel
Intending 10 have q salt water bath, and IN striking
the water IL supposed TO have broken his spine. His
BODY was subsequently recovered and given 10 charge
oil coroner Cannon
Larry and John Woodward wore arrested last light
by officers lying wait Tor them at Grand street
aud Newtown Creek, williamsburg. when they called
TO away catboat valued at $3.50, that they stole
from Thomas J. Bates. OF Newtown, Friday night
The boat lay the other side OF the creek. and when
they found they could not puf cbase u, they stole It,
They will be tired 10 Queens county Tor the crimc
Tho old Williamsburg road, running through New
town to jamaica, j. l., was the scene OF anoth ct
highway robbery on Thursday nigh, William Pow
ell, farmer OF Springfield, was stopped In lonely
part OF the road by two men-onc wbito and the
otner black-and relieved Of $40 In cash. Mr. fow.
oil suspects that the '.coloredr man was white
man recently IN his employ and discharged on &C
count oil drum kenness.
An FAINT son OF a woman named Hayes died nj
Paterson, j., on FRIDAY cvoainQ, on Paterson
avenue IRON the effect oil a teaspoonfui OF I've. A
neigbbor had been discussing the merits OF the pre-
pa ratCn with the mother OF the child and sent tea
spoonful over to her apartments during her absence
cine which he had seen administered 10 the little one
and he took the responsibility Of giving the dose
Death followed after eleven hours efiorsure
Tho premises OF Jacob Knng, No. 2l5 Montross
avenue, Williamsburg, wore forcsbiy entered FRI
day night and a cash box containing &l65 In on %
stolen. Yesterday the police found II young CIR
VINO Nicholas Wslter, agod nghseen years. ant
August Miller, aged seventeen years, smash up suct
n box on johnson avenue and divide the money
they took tbersirom The yong nen were ARRESTED
a. thcir residences, No 100 SeigcI street and No n
DcImonico place. respectively, last ssAigh1 some
the money was recovered.