New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-06
Telegraphic Items.

& Boston. June 26.--The bark Tallyho, from
the coast of Africa, has arrived, and reports the
frigate Constitution at Port Praya, shortly to
sail on q cruise down the coast. The store ship
Nevada arrived there on the 29th of May. The
soop Dale was cruising near the river Congo.
The Tallyho brings letter bag from the Con
stitution, and an invalid corporal of marines
and two discharged seamen.
New HAVEN, June 25-An American named
futile was attacked and nearly killed last night
by a large gang of lrishmen who were in pur-
suit OF some one, crying out, "Where is the
damned Yankee !" futile told them he was
Yankee. lie had two of his ribs broken, and
was otherwise terribly beaten. Several arrests
have been made.
NEW YORK, June 26-The engineers on the
Erie Railroad have acceded to the demands of
the company, and will submit to the rule
adopted for immediate discharge of an engineer
who throws his locomotive off the track. The
entire business OF the road will be resumed
to- morrow.
BUFFALO, June "a The propeller Buce-
phalus was beaehed and sunk on Lake Huron,
while on her passage down with valuable
cargo ct flour and corn. 1t is thought she will
be got off The loss is covered by insurance.
| MONTREAL, June % The Roman Catholic
Church at Coburg has been destroyed by fire.
/ baltimore Sun
| HORRIBLE MURDER -attempt to Burn the
Tictim's Remains On Thursday last, Es.
quire Merritt was certified by Mr.. s. Shanefelt,
that the corpse of a man partially destroyed by
| fire, had been discovered the evening previous,
about mile from his residence. In the absence
of the Coroner, the Magistrate proceeded to
summon a jury for the purpose of holding an
inquest. On proceeding to the spot, we found
| the skull and other bones of man recently de,
ceased, lying in grove of timber near the rail-
road, about two and q half miles southwest of
Salem. s..
The place was quite lonely; and such one as
might be selected for the purposes of violence
and murder. A fire had been kindled with
great care, SO as to prevent it communicating
to the adjacent timber, grass and leaves. Here
some unfortunate wretch had been brutally
murdered and his body placed upon the fire for
the purpose of being destroyed. Nearly every
vestige of flesh had been consumed by the fire, or
destroyed by swine. The skull bore evidence Of
violence, having received fracture on the back
part, or else a hole had been burned even into
the brains, Other portions of the skeleton indi-
Gated the action of fire.
| Pieces of scalp were found strewed around, of
sizes varying from mans palm to quarter of
dollar. The feet were the only part of the
poor fellows person which remained compare
the process of putrefaction, plainly showing the
mans death was recent Having gathered to-
gether the detached fragments Of the skeleton,
the Coroner's jury proceeded to investigate the
matter with such faint lights as they could mus
ter. 1t was then announced that coin had been
found in the ashes where the corpse had been
burned
Upon further search a ten-dollar gold piece,
(American eagle) three German silver and cop
per coins, one half dime, one small German coin
of the value Of three cents, and one copper
American cent, were found in the embers A
number of metal buttons of large size, probably
belonging to an oyercoat, were also found In
the neighborhood was discovered knapsack of
peculiar construction, containing pair Of pants
of fine French cashmere, much worn, two shirts,
one Of domestic linen, a coarse linen apron, a
pair Of boots, nearly new of foreign make,
probably German, and some other articles of
clothing. The conclusion seemed irresistible
that the deceased was German. A quantity
of tobacco, coarse cut, was also found near the
remains of the fire.
After deliberation, the jury rendered YER
dict that the deceased came to his death by
violence inflicted by some person unknown, and
that, after his death, his body had been par
TALLY destroyed by fire in order to conceal crime
TSalem I'LL Advocate, June o.