It would appear your Mathias and family arrived earlier than 1880--assuming the family below is the one you want. Here is the entry from Ancestry's index to NY arrivals, followed by my quick trascription of what I saw on the list image:
Name: Maths Droll Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1872 Age: 9 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Sweden Ship Name: City Of Washington Port of Arrival: New York Line: 31 Microfilm Roll: 368 List Number: 1166
243 Johann Leppard, 45, Sweden, to US, Main Steerage 244 Cath Leppard, 43, wife 245 Math Droll, 9, child 246 Banton? Droll, 6, child 247 Cath Lippard, 3, child 248 Elizabeth Leppard, 3, child 249 Christian or Anselm? Leppard, 1, infant
This came from: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: New York. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Micropublication M237. Rolls # 95-580. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
You should look to find a copy of the list on microfilm at the National Archives, an LDS family history center, or perhaps through a library. To learn more about finding the microfilm, try http://germanroots.home.att.net/ellisisland/nypassengers.html
> Does someone out there have access to the Germans to America cd.?My > grandfather, Mathias Droll came to New york around 1880. He was born in 1863. > He > would have been traveling with his mother, Catherine Lippert, his stepfather > John > Lippert, his brother Paul Droll, and His half sisters Elizabeth Lippert and > Johanna Lippert. I was unsuccessful when I tried to find them at the LDS > research center in Tempe, Arizona. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Thank you > > Lillie Park > Glendale, Arizona > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TheShipsList-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TheShipsList-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > Leave Subject Line empty * Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ >