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istered himself "Col. Frederick Grant, q.
s. A." After a while he asked the clerk TO
cash draft for him. The clerk was per-
fectly willing, but, just as matter Of form,
wanted the colonel to find somebody TO iden-
tfy him. He went out Of the office 10 some-
thing of pet, aud soon brought in note
signed "H. II. Kidder, firm of Peabody,
kidder q Co.," but he had Numbered the
name of the firm is Kidder, Peabody & Co.
The young mans lion skin dropped off; he
was arrested and confessed.
About FIVE o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Of last week policeman IN the Dorchester
district, Boston, noticed boy about thir-
teen years of age coming from the vicinity
Of the marsh lands bordering the beach and
excitedly gesticulating aud making motions
as though he was stabbng himself in the
heart and cutting his throat He found the
boy was deaf mute. Following the boy
back to the marsh he found the horribly mu-
tilated body Of boy who afterward proved
to be the child Of one Mulin, living at 253
Dorchester Street, and four and a half years
Of age. Coroner Allen made an examna-
ton. Directly over and about the heart
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ably was sufficient to have caused death.
The hands were badly gashed, i've cuts
appearing on each, and scratches besides.
1t appeared from the manner 10 which the
wounds were inflicted that no very strong
hand struck the blows. DR.. Allen gave it
as his opinion at once that no mans hand
inflicted them. In consideration Of this
fact it was thought advisable to take charge
of certain boy named Edward Pomeroy,
whose mania for cutting human flesh was dem
Onstrated about year and half ago, when
he operated upon boy at Chelsea, cutting
him badly, for which he has since served
term in the House Of Correction. He was
accordingly found, and although appear.
ances against him are not very strong as
yet, he will be well looked after until the
coroner's investigation concludes, at least.
CONNECTICUT.
Francis Mitchell was killed by the burst
ing Of revolving grindstone in the Thayer
scythe works at West Winsted on Saturday.
A thousand children have been taken to
the gas works in Hartford, this spring, to be
cured of whooping cough by ;nhaliDg
crude gas from the retort.
Stephen Flanagan, Of Meriden, Is years
old, was found dead near Roger Brothers
plating shop, Friday, with barrel Of plat
ing solution upset upon him.
The largest cargo OF molasses and other
goods that ever arrived at New Haven from
the West Indies came in on Friday, and the
duties on it amounted to $4,000 in gold
A student at the Cheshire academy, nam
ed Julian Gibbs, IL years old, got worsted
in fight on Sunday, and, in his desperation,
tried to cut his throat, but was prevented.
Patrick II. Masterson, Of Bridgeport tried
to divorce himself from his wife with a re-
volver last week Wednesday. He chased
her up stairs, broke open her room and was
about to fire, when he was arrested.
Two United States sailors were taken to
the state prison at Wethers6eld, last week
Thursday, under a sentence of seven years
each for attempting to murder and throw
overheard one of the subordinate officers of
their ship, while in Portugal.
The fire bugs are busy in several towns.
An attempt has been made to burn the
Beech House at Wallngford, barn at
Huntington was set on fire one day last
week, while two or three attempts at firing
buildings have recently been made at Will
limantic.
The steamboat-train of the Norwich and
| Worcester railroad on its way to Boston,
Thursday night Of last week, struck brok-
en- rail about mile aud half from Al!yn's
point in Norwich, on the bank Of the Thames,
aud the baggage-car and smoking-car were
thrown from the track. The baggage mas
ter, Seth Gushing, OF Boston, was caught be.
tween the stove Of the bsggage-car aud
lot of luggage, and roasted nearly to death
by the Goals that came pouring out. He
cannot recover. John james, an express
messenger, jumped into the river and was res
cued, somewhat bruised. The others on the
train escaped unframed, or with only slight
bruises.
Libby, the man who is suspected of the
terrible crime at Stonington, has been in-
dicted for murder and for deadly assault.
His wounds are very small, and the convic-
ton that he is the guilty man grows daily.
He has stated that he was reading the Nor
tsich Advertiser aud left it on the table,
when the crime was committed but the pa
per was afterWard found on rack under
number of other papers. There is rumor
that the murdered men had large insurance
policies on their lives, which, OF course leads
to the suspicion that they were murdered
for the money, in which case the crime be-
comes still more horrible, the parents being
the persons to whom the money will fall.
The coronors jury acquitted Libby.
The savings bank at Moedus in the town
of East Haddam, the post-ofhce, the store of
L.. ID. f. Gates Il Co., and the office of the
New York net and Irvine company, were
broken into on Wednesday night Of last
week and bonds and money amounting to
$4,000 were stolen. The BURGERS broke in
to the safe Of the savings bank with tools
from the blacksmith shop near by and got
about $4,000 worth Of real estate bonds, be-
longing principally to w. f. Coue, and some
S460 in bills From the safe of the net
aud Irvine company they got $50, while from
the post-ofice in the Gates store they stole
$3.50 in stamps, and from the oney-drawer
of the store they took S65, after which they
treated themselves to 500 of jewelry and
500 worth OF cigars. In escaping they took
a small ferry boat aud noated about mile
down the river in it, but what become of
them atterward nobody knows.
NEW YORK.
The temperance wing Of the republican
party have decided to oppose the re.nomina- |
ton of Gov. Dix because Of his action last
year on the local prohibition bill,
The members Of the Butter aud Cheese
Exchange of New York have adopted res.
oluton to do all in their power to prevent
the sale of artificial and adulterated butter.
The federal council of InterDatiouals in
New York City came to the conclusion, Sat.
urday night, to shut up shop, the organiza-
ton having proved a complete failure in the
United States.