The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-24
Horrible Murder of Little Child.

HOrribIe MURDER OF biitIe thIlu
BosToS, May 23.-Another murder
even more horrible in its details thar
that of Mrs. Bingham a few weeks since
was perpetrated in this city this after
noon. A bright little girl, five years o
age, was murdered in church, and tn,
bruised and mutilated body was carried
into the tower and thrown upon tn,
floor of the loft The victim of thi:
cruel tragedy was Mabel II. Young, who
with her widowed mother, resided
with her grandfather at 30 East
Chester park. The latter, Mr.. Jane,
Hobbs, is well known and highly re-.
spected merchant, of the firm of Hobbs
| Pope IL Co. This afternoon little Mabel
in company with an aunt, attended the
Sunday school anniversary exercises OF
Warren avenue Baptist church. On com.
/ ing out of the church ut half past j
o'clock, her aunt remained in the yestI.
! bule about ten minutes convcrsing
with some friends, and on
starting home missed the child
who a few minutes before, was at her
side At first it was supposed she had
gone back into the church, but when she
was not found inside, and persons out
/ side declared she had not come out, the
aunt became alarmed and search was
commenced in every direction. AhIut
four o'clock some ladies at an open win
dow across the street heard the faint cries
of a child, apparently from the
church tower, and noticed AN
unusual commotion among the
doves that Swarmed in and
out of the windows. Some young
men Joined in the search, and started at
once to ascend the tower They found
the door leading up from the organ loft
locked, and on forcing it open were start
led to see fresh blood upon the floor and
steps leading up to the next landing.
They also found strip of board covered
with blood ut one end, and heard low
meanings from above. Ascending long
steep flight of stairs and raising Il scuttlc,
which resisted the strength of a strong
man. they found the mangled body of
the child lying near the edge Of the scut-
tie, as though it had been carried up the
steps and hastily thrown down there.
| Carefully they carried her down into the
church, where IA large number of per
sons had congrcgatcd, and into the pres
ence of her agonized friends. From the
/ top of her head, which was broken in,
| blood and brains were slowly ooZing,
while the nose was crushed
| in. and her face terribly mas he'd
She was carried to her grandfather
| residence and surgeon at once sum
moncd who at once pronounced the case
hopeless and her death question of but
few hours at farthest. Thomas PIkcr,
who has been sexton Of that church for
about year, was soon after arrested and
Is now confined at the chiefs office. He
was engaged at work about the church.
but his suspicious movements and his de-
nial that he had the keys, when the two
KEYS fitting the doors TO the lower
story, were found in his possession.
Assembly Of Cumberland PreSby-
teriRns.
JEFFERSON, TExr May - This was
the third days proceedings Of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church.
a lengthy memorial presented from
the Vandalia, Illinois, Prcsbytery pro.
testing against the concentrating OF tn"
church publications, and the location of
the church paper ut Nashville, Tennessee,
and urging either the establishment Of
National church papers or the removal
Of the present church organ, the Cum
bertrand PRESBYTERIAN, from Nashville To
st. Louis. A memorial Oh the same sub
ject, praying the removal of the publish
ing house from Nashville to Memphis
was presented by the laZOo Pre>bytcry
Both memorials will not be dockctrd un-
til after the report Of the Board OF Pub.
lication is received.
The subject of temperance will be dis
cusscd at considerable length by the A.
scmbly. The following resolutions were
offered and referred to the Committee on
Temperance.
First, That the month of July had best
be employed in humiliation and prayer
to God to remove the evils Of intcmpcr-
ance from Us.
Second, That the first Thursday in .Ju-
" be set apart as day Of fasting, humII-
sation and prayer that God in hi, infinite
wisdom and mercy, and in His own
time and way, remove this deadly evil
from Us.
Third That we do not cease with the
month, but continue, like Jacob, to
wrcStlc with God until the long night Of
drunkenness with it's incalculablc evils
shall have passed away.
Fourth, That in the fear Of God, We
invite all our members and all christians
to unite with US in PRAYER and fasting 10
this end
Fifth, That the faculty of Trinity nj.
vcrSity be requested to write circular
letter TO all the churches on the subject
of Temperance.
Sixth. That this Assembly make tho
following amendment to our book O!
discipline, and refer the same 10 the
presbytcrIcs for ratification namely,
every candidate for church membership
during the examination shall be rcquir-
ed to answer the following question in
the affirmative: Do You promise by
Gods help never to drink intoxicating
liquors as beverage The report Of the
Board of Publication was received, and
with the memorials from NandaIia and
Yazoo, referred to the Committee on
Publication. The Assembly instructed
the board to proceed at once with the
book. of hymns and tunes for the use Of
the church, to be called Bible songs.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, was select
ed for the meeting Of the next General
Assembly.
OLeary Succeeds I'm His walk.
CHICAGO May ll.-At ! O'Clock, @2
minutes and 80 seconds. this morning
Daniel OLeary finished his 800 mile
walk. making the distance in , hours,
% minutes and 10 second. less than the
time allotted, which was ljG hou:,.
The Plot Against Bismarck'S Life.
BERLIN, May 22.-The action of the
Bclgin tribunal at Licgc in dismi-,iug
the charges against the Duche.nc plot
10 assassinate Bismarck causc- "a
sensation here. 1t is generally believed
that the finding of the tribunal will not