New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-03

was 1853. One Eyed ice was third, Flea
fourth and Reabe last. After Highlander had
had given up the contest, Qae Eyed Joe made
a dash at Red Eye, and took sides with him on
the backstretoh, when, after a desperate strug
gle all round, the oldshorse passed the SCORE a
|I;55 Joe passed Red Eys,on the next turn,
and then Flea ran ahead Of him and made for
Joc, and the heat lay between the two. They
ran all they could, and after o whip and spur
contest to the stand, Joe landed there half q
length aheadsof Fled, making the heat in 1888,
Retbe third and Red Eye fourth.
Third Heal. - eube went off with the lead, !
but Flea soon took it from him, and ct the Man
sion House was three or four lengths clear Of |
the others. Flea came to the corner first, Red
Rye second, Renbe third, One Eyed Joe LAST
time 2:l0. On the backstretch, on the second
mile, they were all close together. When they
arrived OF the stand, Red-Rye was neck
ahead Of Reube, Flea half length behind,
| One-Eyed Joe q couple of lengths in the rear.
Time Of the second mile 202a On the back
lstretch Red Rye and Reube were yoked, and
they came round and passed the score in the
same way, head and head, making the third
mile in 1,55a, Flea and Joe d few lengths be-
hind Reu5e stuck to Red Eye, trying hard to
run him down; but the old Virginian had set
/ tied to his work, and was determined to do or
die The last mile was run in 1851, and Red
Eye won by length, Renbe second. One-Eyed
zoe third, Flea last. Time of the heat SOL !.
And thus ended the great four mile day on the
i National Course 55=s- Pa
NATIONAL CouRsE-Same Day-Club Purse,
80, 000--Four mile heats: S
John Bslcher br, h Red-Eye, by Boston, dam by
rhos W, boswell swell III One. Evea Jce by Prince
George, out Of the dam Of Regulus, years. 8 8
b. H. White Oh. 6. Re,ide, by Trustee, dam Min
j. B. Miller b. 6, Little Flea, dam imported, BY .
Is q. Garter 81 Ii Hisaandr, by Glencoe, dam ". .7
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Mr.. F. Augustus McAlpin was brutally MUIR
dered in Princess Anne county, Va, on Friday.
! the ed ult., about three miles from the court
house on the road leading to his residence. No
less than thirty six stabs and cuts were infict-
led. He had difficulty with man named
William Ewell the same day, when the latter
drew d knife; but the by ISLANDERS interfered
and prevented mischief. McAlpin left the court
house first and quietly proceeded toward home,
and was soon followed by Ewell. in the same d.
: Erection. The body Of the murdered man was
not found until the next morning, 1t attracted
around it crowd who were on their way to
Al court When Ewel1, who was also on his way
| to court, had approached within some fifty yards
of the crowd, he came to full stop, and paused
for about five minutes, when he slowly pro.
Iceeded on and passed the crowd without utter.
/ ling word. These circumstances, with somt
others, twas thought, justified his arrest, hui
l after examination he was released. 1t was in
i TENDED, however, again to arrest him, some ad
I ditional circumstances pointing strongly to hin
!, | as the murderer. Mr.. McAlpin was twenty