Irish-American September 5, 1857 News from New York Bridget PLUNKETT, residing at 336 Water Street, was drowned on Sunday week by the upsetting of a boat off Governor's Island. The body of a woman named Sarah ORR, residing at 112 Roosevelt Street, in this city, was found in the river last week. She had been missing for some time. A man named Patrick SULLIVAN, aged 23 years, fell overboard and was drowned at the foot of Twenty-sixth Street, a few nights ago. A man named Denis SULLIVAN has been arrested at Oswego, NY, charged with the murder of an old gentleman named Joshua HIBBARD, living on a farm in the vicinity. A man named Patrick RAYNOLDS, of Albany, while intoxicated a few days ago, laid down upon the track of the Central railroad, where he was run over by a train and killed. Last week, while some laborers were engaged at Bullis' dock, Greenbush, N.Y., in unloading a vessel, having a cargo of stone, the derrick broke, killing Mr. John DOYLE, one of the men. A laborer named Patrick LARKIN, aged 30, was instantly killed last week by falling from a scaffold while at work upon the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville. On the night of Tuesday week, a man named Patrick COSGROVE, residing at No. 124 Third Avenue, was thrown from a cart at the corner of 10th street and First Avenue, and dangerously hurt. A sailing yacht was run down in the East River on Wednesday, and three men who were in her were thrown into the water; but they were rescued by a boatman named Robert K. KELLY, of Grand Street. A young emigrant named George M. HENDERSON, under the influence of temporary insanity and mental depression, attempted last week to drown himself and cut his throat, but was prevented and taken to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. On Tuesday week, Mrs. Elizabeth DRINKWATER, was burned to death at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. Henry ELKIN, 81 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, by the explosion of a fluid lamp which she attempted to fill while burning. An Irishwoman named Margaret SULLIVAN, aged 35, was found drowned in the North River, at the foot of Warren Street, last week. It is supposed she committed suicide in consequence of quarrelling with her husband. She left two young children. Michael WALSH, a clerk who had been for about three months employed as salesman in the dry goods store of D. Thomas & Co., 141 Spring Street, was arrested last week, charged with stealing $404 worth of silks from his employers. He was held for examination.