New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-20

A young man, who sat fishing from Pier No 30
East River late Sunday night, fell into the river
and was drowned.
DoISG A FOOLISH THING WHILE DRUNK.
Hugh Grady age thirty of No. 55l West Twenty
his home yesterday while drunk He was not hurt
much.
UNSUCCESSFUL WORK OF BURGLARS
Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to break
open the safe in the produce store of s. = Long No
So Dey-st on Sunday night. They frightened
away, and made their escape by way of the roof.
PISTOL CARELEsSLY HANDLED.
John Dunn, young man living at No 800 West
Seventy Gfth-st accidentally shot himsefn the foot
COG West Forty third-st. He was taken to the
Roosevelt Hospital.
ARRIVAL OF sHIPwRECKED srAMEN
Captain Hercksen and eleven of the crew of the
German bark Johanna. tho loss of which vessel
was reported i'll yesterdays TRIBUNE, were landed
here yesterday 6y the Steamship FIanborough
which arrived from Bermuda.
EFFECTS OF TIE DRoUTu IN THE WEST"
sample of tail corn from farm in Illinois was
tho Groncal motto, Effects of the drouth in the
west" 1t Is eighteen feet in height and eleven
feet from the root to the first
I A PILGRIMAGE TO PoUGHKEEEsIE.
Columbian Gomlnandery No.: l, Knights Tempar
kcepsie Tuesday, October l. for the purpose Of
4 being present during the annual coucave of the
Grand Commandery of tins State.
PUNISHED FOR sTABBING A NAN
Maria Engelhardt was tried and convicted in the
Court OF General Sessions on an Indictment charging
Per WI Slabhng Daniel Mann, with intent TO Kill
Judge CoWlng has sentenced her wears
imprisonment IN the Penitcutiary
TIE MAYORS NOMINEES.
The Board OF Aldermen at its meeting to-day Is
not likely TO take any action on the remainder Of the
Mayors nominations The Republican membors
have announced that they will call them up, but
action on them VII DC postponed by the DEMOCRATS.
FLYING HoAIEwARD At A RAPID RATE.
Sixty hUuiug pigeons belonging to the HfnnlIylI
Club were loosed from Pine Grove, Pa, at 0:2S a.
III. on sunday. The first bird home made its jour
ney ia i hours minutes. Tic exact distance was
! 1913 sic miles; average speed S75 yards per min
PUTTING HIS ARM OUT TIE WINDOW
Edward lIanTill, age Twenty-Five OF Btuz,al,-
ten, n. Y, riding IN Twenty third-s, car li
evening and careffSSsy put his rght arm out OF one
OF the windows Ills arm was struck and broken by
a passing truck. Tho police took him TO the New
York Hospital.
THE VICTIM OF A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
piece of railroad iron became entangled IN the
wheel of truck that was being driven out of the
New-Haven freight depot III Centrest, yesterday. 1t
struck Daniel Warmer a boy of eleven years, WHO
was passing and broke his leg The police took the
! lad to the ChambersS rect Hospital.
FATALLY INJURED WITH ICE ToNGs.
John Mum, age seventeen Of No. rs Avenue ID
was struck on The head with pair of ice tongs on
! August A. by Benjamin Patton, of No SO fifth-st
with whom he had quarrel. Yesterday he died in
the Roosevelt Hospital Coroner Knox held Patton
IN $1,000 BAH to answer at the inquest.
4 ACTION on THE DEATH OF A MEMBER
The Press club. at special meeting yesterday
4 I. f. Maggie, which occurred suddenly on Saturday
Ills funeral VIII take place at the Church of ST. Law
TIM morning. The burial viii be at Calvary Gem
eteTy.
= FINE DISPLAY OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
q group OF the JablochkOif electric candles hav,
4 been placed in the LOBBY of the Hoffman House
] These are the only Jabochk0f lights IN this city
except those In the countlng-rOom of TIE TRIBUNE
J which were put IN temporarily last summer ant
VIII shortly be replaced by more elegant and olab
j crate ones
To DISCUSS A NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.
The Subcommittee al the judiciary Committee o
the United states Senate which was directed 10 Ie
port a National bankrupt law, is now in Boston
4 The subcommittee VIII meet with the Chamber o
81 Commerce Committee III this city on Friday III,
Chamber has placed its meetng-room at tho dispose
OF the committee.
Il OVERCOME by FOUL GASES IN STEAMERS HOLD
John Eagan. age thirty-two, of No. 90 Oalt-st.
and William kImball age thirty-iiVe, of No s,
3 West-st., while storing coal in the bunxers of tin
steamship Jan Breydel, at the foot of Leroy-st yes
terday, were overcome by ioul gases and taeI
out OF the hold unconscious. They were sent TO 81
3 Yincents Hospital.
- ACCOMMODATIONS FOR IMMIGRANT TRAVEL
Emigration Commissioners George Starr will star
a To-day on two months tour through the West an,
\ to the Pacific Coast He will inspect the railr0a,
q aecopmodations for the transportation of emigrans
n an" VIII wake inquiries Ia whether or not chea,
q sleeping accommodations can be provided on III,