New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-28

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wabblc spasmodically and then SINK into a metallic
rcpOsc. are the newest toys.
LACROSSE ON STATEN ISLAND.
Tho team of the Ncw-York Lacrosse club (Scycral
a match with the Indian lacrosse players on the
Staten Island Cncket Grounds tomorrow ut 40
p. M
DRowNrp ~ Tuf HARLEM.
William Mcl}crby. yOurg man who was en-
ployed IN tho Geographical Exchange Department
of the United states Navy, WAS drowned whIo
swimming III the Harlem River yesterday.
4 VISITING ITALIAN sTABB-r.
Bartholomew Gr1ndioIo an Italian, agc twenty
eight, of Newalk, canc 10 TINS c'iy Yesterday to
visit some friends While standing az Grand and
Mott sts he got INTO quarrel with IN unknown
italian Who stabbed hun m the sido and fled.
Graudioro was taken 20 81. Nlnccnt's hospital
DROWNED WHILE sAVGrG ANOTHER.
Charles II. STYLES undertaken and sexton of the
Collegiate Dutch Reformed hurch, received a telc-
gram nom Kingston on Saturday night informing
him that hi, son, Charles IT,, aRc twenty one. had
been drowned losing his lie whic rescdng boy
from drowning in of the streams near the town.
ArA,r "TRIP ny THE ALASKA.
The steamship Alaska, OF the Guion Line, ar
rived AT this port Yesterday, having made the run
from Queenstown in seven days Two hours aud
thirty minutes. Captain Murray reported that he
left Queenstown at Loo H. on July, 20 and
passed SANDY Hook AT 1880 =. IN. Yesterday. The
Alaska eXperIcnool strong winds aud head seas the
greater part Oi the voyage.
not WISHING To PROSECUTE.
Officer Gcdd"s, of the Twenty second rrcainct,
took samuel Knight of No 553 West Forty third-st.
to the lOrkvie Police Court YESTERDAY. Knight
had been arrested for having stabbed Michael
sharp of No. 5IS West Tmrty-sixth-st., in the
neck. The injured man did not wish TO make
complaint. lie is chaplain of sumner Post No. p,
c. \. Il. Subpoena was issued Tor hts appearance
III court. and Knight was held for examination.
FUNERAL or A CoLORrD ABoLIrlONIsr
Throngs of colored people confined TO pour INTO
the little Union Methodist Church IN West fif-
teentl-st.. yesterday afternoon unil ~ seemed that
no more could entcr coffin n the foot OF the
pulpit held the body of Peter - Porter the colored
AbllitiOnist. On the colin iargc shch OF wheat
was the only decoration. BESIDES the members Of
the church ia winch the dead man had belonged
there were COlOred people. relatives and friends
present from Phii9dclphia and New-llavon. The
Rev. solomon Hudson conducted the services AS
st"d by ;hc Rev. William thompson. pastor of
I MON Church The pall-bcarers were J. j. Simons.
benjamin Caldwell. John CoIsey and John Gilbert
The body Was buried in Evergreen Cemetery
BROOKLYN.
Charles Richtcrs. of No. 721 Fushng-ave.. in
dulgcd IN smoking in bed Yesterday with disastrous
results. lie set fire 10 he bed,c lotnes with his
lie was sent to 81. Catherine Hospital.
John COrrigon. age twenty. Il somnambulist of
No. % WatcT-st., while asleep yesterday morning
at Marcy aud Flushing ayes. walked out of third
story window and WAS seriously injured. lie was
taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
Thomas Murphy, age forty-eght. Waterman AT
PoiOns shpYald, AZ tho foot OF BrdGe-st., went
10 his home. No II John St. at $3.50 a. m, yestcr-
day. apparently IN perfect health A. 1880 p. m. he
wac suddenly taken iii and died before the arrival
of physician.
The drowned body of John RanzwcIer age
twontv-sevcn. OF No. 692 Fiushing-ave., was found
on Saturday IN the water OFT Bay Ridge. lie left
his home ally on Monday morning and It Is said
went ont in boat with two other young men. 1t
is supposed that no boat upset. \ coIouers jury
found that he was drowned in an unknown man
ncr.
n NJ. McCartv, age forty, Of No. 1S0 MeScrole-
ave, tried to cut his throat with razor at the foot
of Oak-st. yesterday. lie had only ipflic ed
slight wound when the razor was taken from HIM
BY John II. Coiyer, OK No. 80 Oakland-aye. McCar-
ty was locked up for intoNIcdtIOn
Rankin Post No. 10. G.. 4. r., OF brooklyn goes 10
Point view Long Island Sound. near Fort Schuyler,
on It's ann ill excursion Tuesday. baseball battle
for handsome trophy is among the attractions OF
the day.