New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-31
NETWORK CITY.

Mary Decker, age forty, fell from a second-story
window of No. 10 Rooscvelt-st. yesterday aud was
injured seriously.
CHRISTOPHER McDougal, ten months old died on
Saturday at No. 720 Tenth-ave., from the effects
of q recent vaccination.
There will be a matinee performance to-day of
o'clock at the new Metropolitan Concert HAL, at
Broadway and FOrty-first-st
George Back, short man, threw himself into the
North River from pier No. 3S yesterday morning,
but was fshed out by an officer.
ANXIETY AT FORT WASHINGTON.
A chicken with four fully developed legs and
claws has made its appearance (hatched, probably
at Fort Washington. Great efforts are making to
bring 1t to maturity.
FLOATING IN THE NORTH RIVER.
The body OF middle-aged man, supposed by bis
dress to be a sailor was found in the water az the
foot of West 1enth-st. yesterday morning. 1t was
sent to the Morgue unrecogniZed.
ORDAINED AS DEACON.
Bishop NichOlsOD, of Philadelphia preached at the
First Reformed Episcopal Church in Diadlson;ave.
yesterday morning, and George ID. Adams, Of Hart.
ford Theological Seminary was ordained to the
deaconate.
FOUND DROWNED ~ THE HARLEM.
The body of an unknown man, about thirty years,
short and stout, with brown hair side whisl6rs and
mustache. and dressed in suit of dark checked
cashmere was found floating IN the Harlem River
yesterday.
FOUND DEAD IN THE STREET.
An unknown man was found dead yesterday
morning at Pearl and Chatham-sts lie was about
thrty-five years old, with blue eyes light complex
like laborer.
DEATH IL POLICE CELL.
Patrick Clancy, vagrant, was arrested by the
Oak Street police on Saturday night Tor Deing IN
toxicaed. During the night he injured his head by
falling against his cell door, ahd he died early yes
terday morning In his cell.
THE RESULT OF NOT STOPPING THE CAR.
While attempting to get of q rapidly-nOving
Third Avenue car on Saturday night Edward Mad
den, of No. 313 East Seventy-nnth-st., was thrown
to the pavement and received serious injury TO
his head. lie was taken home.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Edward Baldwin. the proprietor OF q, shooting
gallery, at No. 4G5 SiXthaye accidentally shot one
of his assistants, named John Bedell, in the thigh
Charles-st and attended by private surgeon.
SUDDEN DEATH IN AN ELEVATED STATION.
An unknown man, about sixty years old, poorly
dressed and looking like foreigner, died suddenly
ON Saturday night at the FOrty-secOnd-st. station of
the sixth Avenue Elevated Road. His pockets
tanned nothing by which he could be Identified.
BAD PLACE TO SLEEP.
John DOnOhue, labOrer went TO sleep on Satur-
day night OH the roof OF No. 3j7 Pearl-st. In his
sleep he rolled to the edge OF the roof and fell into
an excavation for the Brooklyn Bridge, breaking
bOth ms legs and an arm. He died at the Clam
bers Street Hospital yesterday.
A DANGEROUS KIND OF BUSINESS.
whats your business I" SAID Justice Smith, at
the Tombs Police Court yesterday to the prisoner
arrested for intOxication. &c Pm a life insurance
agent" replied the man with a, sad look. "Well,0
responded the magistrate. ON general principles
always lock up lite insurance agentS-I shall fine
you So for taking care OF you"
PERILs or FERRY TRAVEL
AS boat of the line running from Houston ST.,
Ncw-York, to Grand-st., Brooklyn was leaving the
slip in New.YOrk at O'Clock yesterday evening, an
unknown man, about twenty-one years of age, at
tempted to jump from the bridge to the boat He
fell into the water from which ne was rescued much
exhausted and taken on board. He was removed to
st. GATHERINGS Hospital. Brooklyn.
ARREST or YOUNG FoRGER.
Complaint was recently made to the police By a
number of merchants i'll the hardware and harness
trade that they had been swindled by young man
Inspector Byrness detectives were put upon his
track, and Saturday night Detectives Lauther and
The forger ran away but was captured after long
chase. npoo,,,y,,
Sophia Setter, age three, fell from third-story
window at No. ia Adams-st., on Friday and re-
ceved injuries from which she died yesterday after
noon.
Edward Whalen. age thirteen. of No 133 Dong
lass-st while handling loaded pistol yesterday 10
q stabe-yard IN BOerumplace, accidentally shot
himself in the abdomen. He was removed to the
Long Island College Hospital.
The work Of the Brooklyn City Mission for Nav
| is partly shown by the following fgures S73
visits by missionaries to families. so visits to as,
the pententlary and the hospitals; 2371 RELIGIOUS
papers distributed, aud 6,270 tracts.
JERSEY CITY.
Daniel oCOnnell. of Essex-st., quarrelled with
his wife last night, and the woman struck him in
| the head with brick, causing terrible wound.
OOonnell was sent TO the Charity Hospital for
o cell.
a sailor named John Pye, who boarded with Mrs.
Smith, OF No. $50 Waynest., returned to HE lodR-
irgs last evening crazy from drink, and broke 40
furniture valued IT over $1OO, His violence caused