The North-Carolinian., 1850-05-04
HEROlSM OF 4 SOUTHERN LADY.

HEROiSM OF \ SOU IHERN LADY.
The police of Philadelphia arrested a
large and athletic negro. known as .sBlack
Bill. for entering. a few weeks ago. the
dwelling OF Mrs Revoudt. in Arch street,
and robbing it of a quantity Of jewelry and
clothing. and S26 in maney. The Ph,la-
de!phia SUI says:
lhe only person In the house al the time
was Miss Sarah Ann Diane. a young lady
from MARYLAND or Virginia. who resided
| with Mrs X The Courage which She ex-
h'bited In an encounter with the thief, Just
ly entities her TO the heroic name Of the
Jasello of PhiladeI phia. She is an honor
to her sex and the rest Of mankind and
Maryland or Virginia should feel proud of
such brave fair one.
| Whilst seated lii the parlor, enjoying the
| pleasure Of profound retirement, slight
noise overhead arrested her attpntiuu. She
picked up lamp and assembled to the bed
chamber. and on opening the door discov-
cred the sable thiet in tie act Of getting
out OF the window. She dash ed after hi.,
anu holding the lamp close IL !< face.
sat'sHed herself that he WAS black by na-
! ture lie was 50 far out OF the windnx
that she coai;i not arrest han lie de
scendesl the arbor AS quickly as he could.
and she. retracing her steps. passed hur-
riediy down the stairs. opened the door
leading to the yard, and caught him in a
recess near the fence. He was powe rful
she, thoush weak, was coura geuus. She
caught him by the " 90! Of the head. and
succeeded almost in pulling him down.
1t was a terrific struggle; he had the clothes
on his arm; held on to them with great
pertinacity, not knowing. perhaps, at the
time. that they acted, fortunately too as a
shield for his weaker antagonist. She
screamed for assistance, holding on all the
while to the woolly fabric that stuck out
like brus heap. 1t last he drew a knife
aud made desperate plunge at her, bat
the weapon entered and cut the clothing
which overloaded his arm. Still she held
on, and called more lcudly for assistance,
but no one came.
The from, door of the house was locked
which prevented ingress there, and the
yard could not be found readily from the
sound OF her voice. lie made one or two
more Intellectual 1hrusts at her witt: the
weapon. The fourth thrus, had some et-
tect. The blade passed entirely throu oh
her dress. just below the breast; entered
the skin aud cut clear down to the groin
At the same moment she uttered a most
heaTt-renuin5 sir tiCk, rirC wuol gave way
and the desperate and cowardIy villain
bounded over the fence, leaving behind
him the stolen clothing. which. on il sun-
sequent examination, were found to be
more Or less cut. The thief escaped; the
courageous young lady FASTENED to the
house, still holding Oh to the handful of
wool, and becoming exceedingly nervous
from the desperate adventure, was taken
days.
The burglar then escaped. leaving the
clothes behind him, but keeping possession
of $40 in gold coin, and Quantity of
jewelry.
| The vigiiant officers, however, ferreted
out - Black Bill and took him into Gus
todv. He was then taken to the residence
of Mrs Revoudt, and Miss Drane sent for
to recognize him. The moment she laid
eyes upon him. she shrank back with evil
dent horror. and exclaimed. My God
don't bring him near me! he is the man -
AS Il matter Of course, Bill " professetl Il
his innocence. but i'll default of $4,000 bail
was committed to prison by Alderman
Mitchell to await further hearing. when
further deyelopements are expected to be
made.
The entrance into the dwelling. the
robbery, discovery, the conflict, aud es-
cape, are indeed not only interesting. bu,
filled with romance that might some future
day be underlined as in preparation at one
of the many places Of public amusement
in ou: city. The cool, daring heroism Of
the young lady was extraordinary, and
| certainly commendabe IN the highest de-
gree. Struggling as it were, with one who
hesitated not at the commissions of any
crime no matter how heinous, her escape
from instant death is truly surprising.
On Mr. CaIhoun's journey to Washin ton,
last December. he was among others.
accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Hilliard.
his excellent wife. aud his Interesting and
most promising son, youth of seventeen
years. Yesterday that interesting youth,
accompanied bv his bereaved and deeply
afflicted parents, was borhe back to the
/ South corpse, in the same conveyance
which bore the corpse of his late distin-
guished felIow-travel!cr. They came to-
gcther and together returned-but under
circumstances how sad, and how different
from what either then imagined.
EDGEw GoLD MINE. Since the
acquisition OF California. and the discovery
Of ITS rich mines of gold, our mines at
home have excited but little interest in the
public mind. During the past week. we
paid a hasty visit to the mine named at the
head OF this article which is situated
in the upper part Of this District,