Washington sentinel., 1854-03-12
Murder Of an Unknown Man.-About half. |

Murder Of an Unknown Man.-About half
past eight o'clock on Sunday night, says the New
York Sun of Tuesday, information was given al
the First Ward Station House that man had
been shot just over the Brooklin line. Officers
Laramee, Devalin, and Fletcher, Immediately pro-
ceeded to the place, and found man lying in a
field known as s'Boerum's lot,' near Marcy av-
enue, Brooklyn, shot through the back and appa-
rently dead only few minutes The body was
convened 10 the City Hall bell tower to await re.
cogntion, but up TO the present time has not been
identified Upon examining the body, three balls
were found, two on the right shoulder, and one in
the middle Of the back, which latter had passed
nearly through the body The back of his coat
was burned as though the instrument OF death had
been placed close 10 him. His hat was found
some distance of, and it seemed as though de-
ceased had run and been pursued. small pointed
steel instrument was found lying on the ground
beside the body, stamped ct. Thorpe" Deceased
appeared to be sea-faring man, about 80 years OF
age.
An Unnatural Mother. woman named
Eliza Smith. who has been for some time past
living domestic with family on Catharine
street, between John and Fulton left her place
without giving notice on Sunday morning, and
has not since been heard Of II has for some time
been surmised that she was epciente, in conse-
quence Of the visible alteration in her appearance
This and other circumstances of a suspicious
character, induced TO search of the vault of the
privy when the body OF an infant, apparently but
few days old, was discovered.
Strict search has been made for the inhuman
parent without success.-Cin. Columbian, 18th.
A lad named Frederick MerritOr, while
passing through Vine street, Cincinnati, on We'd
nesday evening last was intercepted by couple
Of men, who demanded his money the boy
started 10 run, but was fired upon and struck
down, the ball entering the fleshy part of his leg.
The Williams robbed him Of two dollars, being all
the money he had about him, and then ran of.
leaving him without aid help for several hours,
when, by accident, he was discovered and taken
home.
The Printing Office of the Gazette and Demo-
c,at, at Little Rock, Arkansas, was destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 2lst ultimo, together
with several other buildings, involving an esti-
mated loss Of $4,000.
&q- The Knickerbocker Magazine gives the
following as a specimen of Negro preaching at
Baltimore:
On another occasion, when striving his utmost
to bring about revival. he elevated his humble
flock several pegs in importance. He said:"Now,
if any OBJ you niggers tnk dat cause you're black,
and poor and miserable, youse OBJ no great cons-
kense in de Lords eyes, you'se vastly staken.
'spect, as could prove by many pints OBJ de de-
vine word hut one will be 'icient for your dull
will not let even a sparrer fall TO de ground wild
out His notice.; and in nuder place He says, Are
not two sparrers sold for a fardenr A farden,
would inform you, s'posed to be bout as much as
a cent Well den now, if de Lord takes SO
much care oh sparrer, worth only half cent, OBJ
how much 'portance, my dear bredren, in His
eyes are you five and six hundred dollar niggers"