New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mysterious Murder I'm Boston.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Mysterious Murder in Boston.
Boston, July lS.-At South Boston this
afternoon the remains Of little Katie Mary
Curran, girl OF ten years, who SO mys-
ferrous disappeared four months ago, were
found in the cellar of the building No. 327
Broadway, formerly occupied as store by
Mrs. K. II. POmeroy, the mother of young
PomerOy, who is now in Jail awaiting trial
on the charge of cruelty, torturing and
| numbering a young boy by the name of
Miller, on the twenty second OF April last.
The discovery was made by some workmen
employed in the adjoining cellar. A stone
was loOsened and fell upon q pile of ashes
in a rart formerly occupied by the Pome-
rOys, and upon going to remove it tie frag-
ments of dress was seen prOtruding from
the heap. Upon pulling it out child's
head was brought to light.
The police were at once summoned and
the unnatural grave was more fully exam
ined, when the remainder of the body of
the child was exhumed. The remains were
much decOmposed and utterly unrecogniz-
able, but the clothing was fully identified
as that of the little Curran girl. Both de-
tectives and parents OF the unfortunate
little one were sent for. The excitement
was so intense that the mother and elder
brother of the POmerOy boy were arrested,
not from any suspicion that they were &C.
cessOry to the atrOciOus acts of the young
fend, but as measure Of safety. it being
feared that they would be lynched by the
excited crowd. The theory of the detec
tves is. that the young murderer enticed
his victim into the cellar during the absence
OF his mother, and after torturing her to
death, disposed of the remains in the man
ner above described.
New Flagehip for the Gulf.
FORT MONROE, Va, July l9.-The United
States steamer Colorado, which has been
undergoing repairs at the Norfolk navy
yard, dropped down to the Roads to-day,
and is anchored off the fort. She will re-
main here a few days to receive a draft of
men. after which she will sail for Key West
to relieve the Worcester as flagship.
Railroad Accident.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20.-A car on the
North Columbus railroad, containing thirty
passengers. yesterday upset into ditch,
thirty five feet below, by striking two horses
that were on the track, and ten persons
were injured, six seriously.
An Initiative Negro.
SHREVEPORT, July 20.-George Simpson.
a planter residing about fifteen miles from
this city, was murdered by negro Satur.
day evening. Mr.. Simpson, who was about
seventy years of age, was alone and asleep
when the negro slipped into the house and
selling a gun shot him. The wretch was
pursued and arrested, and when within six
miles of this city was taken from his cap
tors and killed.
A Careless Passenger.
TRENTON July 20.-P. Warner, proprie-
tor of the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, and
passenger on the train to New York, had
his arm crushed by coming in contact with
a bridge as the train was crossing. Ampu-
tation was performed and he is doing well.
Incendiary Fire at Summit.
SUMMIT Miss. July 20.-On Sunday morn
ing, at one o'clock, incendiaries applied the
torch simultaneously in the rear Of the old
drug store of DR.. w. w. Moore, and the
dry goods house lately occupied by j. V.
Day. The whole block, fronting on Robb
street, to Laurel, and thence to Baldwin
street, was burned. The buildings are
total loss, and stock of goods a partial loss.
Much damage resulted in removing them.
But for the indomitable little fire depart
lDent the whole business portion of the city
would have burned.
Captain Gracey telegraphed for help to
our neigh boring city OF McComb, which
was promptly responded to in thirty one
minutes with their new Babcock engine.
The following are among the sufferers by
the confagration: j. V. Day, loss $4,000,
insured for $3l 900; DIR. w. w. Moore,
Lamkin & Curtis, w. T. White, n Hitler,
J. Shipper, A. Moses, E. Moses, NJ. Moses,
Lyman & Brother, c. Hoover, +. Latter |
hose, J. X. Cotton and l.. c. Bill.
A que of Professor Morse Dead.
PORTSMOUTH,, N. H., July 20.-G. E. |
Smith, who erected for the late Professor |
Morse the first line of telegraph poles in |
his country, between Washington and |
Baltimore, in 1874. died at his residence in
Newfield, Maine, few days since at an adj |
5anced age.
A Desperate Lynched.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.-Oliver P. Frakes,
notorious desperate, was hanged by the
,igilants near Nevada City, Missouri, Sat
lrday last.
Confession Of a Murderer.
TOPEKA, July 20-Last March D. w.
Ferris, d grocery keeper here, was mystic.
iously murdered and buried in the cellar
# his store. and Frederick Odds, young
ad, arrested on suspicion of having com
nitted the crime. To-day in the district
curt Olds submitted a confession which
tates that he and Ferris quarreled over a
anne of checkers; the latter, finally draw
ng a revolver, drove Odds from the store.
lids went TO his fathers house, obtained
arblne and returned Win the Intention OF !
making Ferris retract what he had said.
When Ferris saw him approaching he
gain seized his revolver AS he raised it
lids fired. and then dragged his victim into
he cellar. Finding he was still alive, he
nshed him with q large cheese knife.
text day he opened the store as usual, and
eported that Ferris had been suddenly
allied away. The latter's prolonged alb
ence aroused suspicion, and Odds was ar
ssted and Ferris body found.
New Church Conference.
BATH, Maine, July 2O.-The American
difference of the New Church Ministers
et in this city to-day, and will sit during
re week. The commission on leiturgy con-
uded their session of q week, and will
resent their report to the conference early
the session.
Assault On q Manatsbiap.
Ex-Attorney General Clarke, of Man.
Oba, was assaulted and dangerously in.
red last night by the parties who were
lprisOned last year at Winnepeg for an Z
legged attempt to kidnap Lord Gordon. II
A Bastle Of Datehers. I
MEMPHIS. July 20-This morning two 7
gro butchers, named Frank Warner and | q