The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-09

boy a shocklngIy burned
condition The woman has since died and the boy is in
dying condition Mr. Meyers wound mol SO serious
~ 10 cause apprehensions.
Ths wholesale murder was committed for the purpose
Of obtaining 500 Should death be the punishment OF
the miscreant who for the love OF gold would slaughter
whole hmlyl The murderer was arrested in this city at
about o'clock last evening He protests his innocence
He viii probably be taken TO Washington county to-day"
II will be reeolected that the death penalty in Wscon-
sin has been abolished
DmEoT FROM LIVERPOOL CnIcAGo.-The barque Arabia
Captain Policy arrived Chicago direct from Liverpool
the I'd instant was leave on her return voyage
the 9Th After crossing the Atlantic the Arabia passed
into the st Lawrence and surrounding its rapids by
of the British Canadian locks and canals entered Lake On
taro, after sailing through which she three
hundred feet descent in ALL Of the Niagara river by the
locks Of the Wennd canal and entered Lake Erie thence
through said lake. the straits and Lake of St Clair Lake
Huron and Lake Michigan Chicago in the heart Of the
American continent At Chicago she is somewhat up
the world being at elevation above the level of the
which overtops the highest pyramid of Egypt Such
the achievements of science labor and civilization
The NEW YoRK FIRE pEpARrMENT--The chief engineer
Of the fire department states that during the year ending
July 3st there in the city 34l fires and 49 false
alarms with loss buildings of 1927 1885, and goods
Of $780, 1888 The department comprises 2,63l men,
in As engine SO hose Is hook and ladder and hydrant
companies. Though this shows decrease of than
The chief highly commends the fire telegraph.
ARRIVALS AT SARAToGA.-The Saratoga News notices
2,4ei arrivals for the week past Among those
hotels and private houses it Baron Wnspeare,
Neapoan minister Mayor McKinstry United States army
Prof Larned, Yale College; Hon. Augustus Schel, New
York; Gen. j. Watson Webb, New York; Hon. S. NJ.
Batchford New York. Ex-Governor Seymour Utica Judge
McIane Cincinnati; Judge Morris, New York; Colonel
JAS. Monroe, New York DR. $. Duncan, Mississippi Hon
NJ Conrad New Orleans; Hon. d. NJ. Barringer North
Carolina Hon. d. Ullmann, New York. Com. Vanderbilt
New York Major Kearney United States army Hon. j.
Cooley, New York; Hon. Mr.. Butler, Connecticut Hon.
Robbins, r, Pennsylvania; Hon. J. Myers Ohio Hon
L. B. Peck yermont Hon. A. Dewitt Massachusetts,.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT CINoISSAr.--A despatch from Gin
| cinnati says:
mThe cornce of new building process of erection
the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company fell this after
noon crushing death six persons and njuring several
Others severely that their recovery despaired Of
Robert Cameron master builder and W. B. Curtis super
inendent of the building who sitting beneath the
cornce at the time and John Chambers and B. VALID
ron who passing by all wellknown and esteemed
citizens among the killed"
QucK woRK-We clip the following paragraph from the
Worcester (Mass) Spy:
.FThe other day our friend Henry Lea, OF Alton Illinois
called us and gave two fine ripe peaches in prime
order the early York and the other the early Craw
ford, accompanied by his memorandum
/ Ia
Hull Alton Illinois, day before yesterday.
- August 3.
How it would have filed our fathers with wonder to
be told that the time would when ripe peaches could
be transferred in good order from the banks Of the Misss
sippi TO Worcester and still that it could be done in
| the incredibly short time above named 7
THE PHILADELPHIA MURDER cAsE-TIIE BODY IDENTIFIED
| ARREST OF THE MURDERED woMAN.--The
Philadelphia Bulletin furnishes the following additional
particulars in regard to this mysterious murder:
| "The body OF the woman found murdered Sunday
i'll Guupers this morning identified the wife o
siieaci hiDreent German shoemaker living in Front
street. below Noble. Ii that Lieut. Wilkins of the
18th ward received information the wife Of Albrech
missing from home, and his informant female, stated
that the missing woman had been at her house in Front
street. below Franklin friendly visit at % O'Clock
Saturday evening
"Mr wilkins repaired early this morning to the shop OF
Albrech in Front street. for the purpose Of arresting him
When he reached there he informed that Abrecht had
gone 70 the Green House for the purpose of seeing the body
Of the murdered woman and Mr. Wilkins followed him
thither and took him into custody.
"We subsequently saw the prisoner, and had
saion with him. lie speaks English, bn. not very hneny
lie is OF about twenty-five years Of age of small
stature and slovenly appearance He seemed entirely
concerned about his wife, and conversed respecting the
matter with apparent entire indifference
"Abrecht in the course of conversation with him,
stated that he and his wife both Germans He had
been in the United States years and she had been in
the country about six months She eighteen years
age Her maiden Elizabeth Sting, and she lived
the time Of their marriage No 302 North Front street
The father of Mrs. Abrecht dead but her mother still
| living in Germany
"jn the 10th Of July about three weeks ago, Michael
Albrcch married the deceasedhe ceremony he states
being performed by Rev w. j. Mann pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran Church at St John and Brown streets He
says that Saturday morning his wife got entyfve
cents from him. for the purpose he supposed Of going
TO market He afterwards missed the market-basket and
this confirmed his belief that she had gone market
The seventfve cents found in the pocket of the
murdered woman
"Albrech says that after this time he saw no more of
his wife. On Saturday night he sent journeyman
two places she in the habit of visiting, but they
had nothing OF her. Last evening he went to the
Office of the German Democrat for the purpose of adver
Using the fact of his wifes disappearance but he
late to have his notice inserted in the edition of this
ing and he told to call to-day This morning friend
called upon him. with copy Of the Democrat which
tanned translation of the report OF the finding of the
body its description &c published in the Bulletin yester
day afternoon.
There installing the identity of the body after
perusng this and Albrecht went to the coroner
and from thence to the Green House, where he the
body of his WIFE He arrested at the Green House.
have already stated Coroner Deavan directed that he
should be detained until the result of the inquest is known
The jury viii meet again at o'clock this afternoon at the
lSth-ward station-house.
@Tbis case far has developed ITSELF is strikngly
similar in its main features to the murder Of Mrs Schege
Green Lane The affair is still involved in much mys-
terry and there have not yet been any facts discovered
which point to any person the murderer. 1t may be
proper TO mention at this time fact which avoided
stating yesterday Upon examining the body of the
TIM the physicians discovered that she afflicted with
disease which would to indicate that she had led
dissolue life"
LOCAL NEWS.