New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19

While playing on pier NO. o. LaSO 49, -
Saturday Daniel Lyon. age eight, OF No 81 MatAeI-
ST., fell overheard and was drowned
SHOOTING HIMSELF WHILE IN LIQUOR. NJ
Thomas Wright machlniSt. who llves al 90
$50 West Fifty-Seventh-st., while under the lnllu-
ence OF liquor last night, attempted TO COMMIT
suicide by shooting himself in the head. lie was
removed to Roosevelt Hospital III dying condltlou'
INJURED BY GIANT POWDER.
Two Italians, COl0nigo Nicola, age fourteen, ana
NicOlini CaterDO, age twenty four Dom OF No Al
Muloerry-St., were found at Iwenty-lnth-st: ana
about the legs. They said they had been al work
on railroad at Marlboro, n. T., and that Oh FRIDAY
night follow aborer placed giant powder III their
stove, in which they unSuspectngly built hre
They were sent to Bellevue Hospital.
HELD on A CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
John Roley, waiter, age thirty-two, OF No. 30
West Fiftieth-s was arraigned before justice ,,r
on complaint of Catherine Roley, cook, of No. o1S
West Forty-eighth-st., who claims 10 he ms lawful
wife, for having married Catherine hourke' ne ~
ceremony was per ormed by the Rev. Ferdinand e;
Ever, of No. 1872 West FOrty-sixth-st. lie was heId
in default of $1,000 bail.
mGHwA ROBBERY COMMITTED.
IN tbe YoTkye Police Court yestr
day morning on charge of attempting to ROB james
Kelly, an elderly man employed at the Railway
Depot at RiVerdae. Kelly passing through
L Ist Folty-second-st about 10 o'clock on Saturday
evening on his way to the Grand Central Depot,
when he was attacked by Jones and companion
While he was struggling with them Policeman DC
Kusker came up aud arrested the prisoner. Justice
Power committed him, without bail, to await trlal'
BROOKLYN.
John Nichols, age twenty-slx of No. $50 North
SecOnd-st attempted TO commit suicide by taking
arsenic on Saturday. He was sent to st. GATHERINGS
Hospital, where he IS expected to recover.
The police were informed yesterday that Will
bold Mlnder age fOrty-hve, OF NO.. SOL South
FOurth-st., committed suicide on Friday by shoot
ing himself He was in respondent state, having
been sick with consumption for seven years.
William b. Costello, age thirty-eght. of No. 2s5
Atlantic-st fell from the roof of his house, four
stories high at early hour yesterday morning. 10
the pavement and was instantly Killed IL IS De-
heyed that he was drunk, "a he had been drinking
heavily for three days. He lett a family.
A discharged workman John Gallagher, of No. 93
Clay-st., was seen yesterday morning to throw a
lighted paper through window into the Cross,
town Railroad stables in Clay-st, where he had
been employed. The paper had been soaked IN
kerosene. 1t caused.a slight fire. when was easily
nut out by the men i'll the stable. Gallagher was
arrested for arson
JERSEY CITY.
Joseph Michel and F. Kangard, Italians were ar
rested yesterday afternoon on charge OF atT0clous
assault and battery on John Norton, of No. u Rail
road-ave Ii is alleged that Norton insulted the
Italians and that Kangard held him while Michel
cut him with knife. The wound IS not dam
geTOus.
Thomas Carbcrry, of Seventh-st., while drunk,
Yesterday committed a brutal assault upon Mrs.
Mary Smith of No. SO Ernest. Officer Gallagher at
tempted to arrest Carberry. but the latter resisted
and bit the officers thumb nearly OIL lie was hnally
lodged IN the second Precinct Station, and will be
arragncd for examination to-day on two charges Oh
assault and battery and one of mayhem.
Patrick Kilroy, of No. 1876 Essex-st., was on his
way home at a late hour on Saturday night, when,
rs he was passing through Wauen-st., he was at
acked by three men. who knocked him down and
ave him a severe beating They also attempted TO
oh him, but he had nothing of value IN his posses
ion. KilrOy reported the occurrence 10 the FIRST
Precinct Police, and Officer Smith arrested Patrick
Moore, of No. l2S EsseX-st., who was identified by
Kllroy rs one of his assallants.
STATEN ISLAND.
PORT RICHMoND.-In the German Lutheran
Church Yesterday forty candidates received the rite
of confirmation, the Rev. DR.. Frncke officiating.
NEW BRIGHTON.-William Bates, an old " salt"
in the Sailors Snug HarbOr made desperate at
tempt to commit suicide on Saturday night. While
In bed he sashed both sizes of his neck and cut the
arteries of his left wrist with clasp knife. DR.:
Bogart of the institution, stopped the flow OF
blood but the old man will probably die. He told
Coroner Ambrose that he didn't know what he was
about at the time he used the knife.
LONG ISLAND
NEWTOwN.-Plcuro- pneumonia has made its ap-
pearance among the cattle on several farms John
Thompson, of Hoffman boulevard, lost three val
liable cows last week from the disease. The Re-
uublican Town Committee has decided not To run
straight ticket for town officers at the coming spring
election ana has issued call for primaries open
citizens and Republicans Wednesday evening.
Ex-Supervsor John l.. Van Nostrand is the only
name mentioned for Supervisor.