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ATTEMPT AT SUIclps BY A VAeRANT Boy-On
sunday afternoon last, boy about fifteen years


ID was observed hargng by the neck to the upper rail
ing Of the steps Of dwelling house in Pearl Adsms


no overseer OF the poor seeing boy thus suspended
cut him down. II appeart enquiry that
ae had seemingly attempted sucide but the knot in the
handkerchief round his neck placed under his chin
INSTEAD OF under his and found he had an open
knife in his hand, with which he declared it to be his IN
tenton to complete the deed in the hanging had
iaed The reason for the attempt upon his lite was


tated TO be the tact Of boys having chased him


bout town, quarrel having sprung up among them
while fishing at tho river. This bcys name is Levi
Benedict and be appears to be ntireIy destitute home


mpioy and friends and stranger Bur.
.ngon, whore he had wandered about several days
,rsvious 10 Sunday last We questioned him closely ns
ory Kind He said that his parents brought him this
country from Ireland when three onths od had
always lived in Connecticut; but could tell in hist
oart oi NJ that his mother dead end that last
mer while with his father the latter bitten by


I'd deg and went mad, and while in that condition he
chased two men, who to themselves shot him But
where this happened, what became OF his father he
would not or could not says neither could he tell where
year past Altogether he gave most unsatisfactory ac
count OF himself rather all except that
nc had been employed driver on the canal what
canal he could not tell We mention these particulars
should reai.er their paths Mr. Adams took the
boy IN charge, and showed himself be an efcient
and hUmaue officer He fitted him with suit Of clothes


his own cost and dispatched him to the County House
"a avagrant.-Bu'hngisn. N Gazette


ACCIDENT on THE RIvER-The Knickerbocker.
wh'ch lett here last evening in company with the
EMPIRE came in collision with schooner Just below New
eanmore Inc railing and awning posts on the forward


eck were carried away and the anchor on the bow hsv


ing peen torn OIL Tell into the river and the Knick
erbecker up with short txrn Il was IN hour or NOR
before sne got under way again ALBANY Journal pril