Irish-American September 12, 1857 News from New York A son of Mr. P.B. CONWAY, of Troy, whilst crossing the Poestenkill Creek, on the Union Railroad bridge last week, accidentally fell into the stream, and was drowned. A few days since, a man named BRANNAGAN, while intoxicated, laid down on the track of the Central Railroad, near Van Woert Street, Albany, and was run over by a train of cars and killed. James H. MAGEE, a grocer doing business at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 44th Street, was arrested last week, charged with attempting to burn the premises with intent to defraud the insurance companies. Michael ROWEN, a boy who was run over, July 18th, by a horse and cart, while attempting to cross at the corner of South and Catharine Streets, died last week, in the City Hospital. A woman named Margaret ROACH, aged about 60, fell out of a second story window at 14 Court Street, Brooklyn, and injured herself so that she died on the 1st inst. A man named Michael CARROLL, died last week at No. 62 East 42nd Street, from injuries received in being run over by an engine of the Harlem Railroad, corner of Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street, on the 11th ult. The boiler of a steam piling machine exploded on Wednesday at Penny Bridge, Brooklyn, killing a man named Thomas McGAVERY instantly, and seriously injuring Thomas HENRY, both residing in 36th Street, New York. The body of James DALY, who kept a junk shop in 27th Street near Ninth Avenue, was found last week in the North River, foot of Christopher Street. It was supposed he was drowned accidentally, while intoxicated. On the 2nd inst., a laboring man named Michael ENNIS, residing at No. 32 Vande Water Street, was engaged putting a barrel of slush on board a ship from the Collins Wharf, foot of Canal Street, when the barrel burst and fell upon him knocking him into the dock. He was imediately rescued, but died soon afterwards. On Sunday week, a man named Thomas McDONALD, residing in the town of Washington, Dutchess County, whilst under the influence of liquor, stabbed his father with a knife and severely wounded him. He afterwards took his gun and deliberately shot his brother Patrick, causing a very gangreous wound. The assailant was then arrested. John B. ROBERTSON, Cashier of the Eagle Bank, Rochester, was arrested last Wednesday on a charge of attempting to produce the death of his wife by administering certain drugs of a slow but deadly nature.