Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-08
NEWPORT NEWS.

A "BoB ACRES" DISCOVERED IN REAL
LIFE-BenctyciaL Results from CIrryiHg an
UntoGded ReC0LUer.-Night before last timid
Kentuckian-who, by-the-way, is not more
than five feet high-residing two or three
| miles out of town, found himself in our city
about nine o'clock, with $500 in his pocket
book. Our hero, naturally weak and of q
nervous temperament, keenly felt his dan
gerous situation, and visions of knock-downs
robberies, assasSinations, and all manner of
evil doings, crowded thick and fast upon his
active brain. Go home he must, for early
in the morning he left a loving and atfec-
tionate wife and several interesting children,
to whom he promised to return at an early
hour, but owing to business, he had been de-
layed later than he expected. At length
giving up all hopes of finding wagon travel
ing his way, and suspicious of every pedes-
trian wearing whiskers, he started for his
residence.
He reached the suburbs of the city and to
him desolation appeared spread over the
whole face of the country. He became very
nervous; his small stock of courage failed
him, and seeing some distance ahead form
not unlike the Scriptural Goliah, he quickly
retraced his steps. Arriving at the place
from which he started, he met an acquaint-
ance, who was cognizant of our hero's pecu-
liarities, and asked him if he could not loan
him revolver. His friend smilingly an
swered in the affirmative, and the two pro-
ceeded to the residence of the friend, where
our latter-day "Bob Acres" obtained
handsome six-shooter. Once more he bade
goodbye to our city, and with pocket-book
in one hand and the revolver in the other,
he trudged along right merrily-
"Whisting TO keep his courage up"
He kept a constant watch in front, behind,
and on both sides, and pointed his murder
Gus weapon at different objects on the side of
the road; but as they made no hostile de-
monstration, and proved to be only cows
and stumps of trees, he congratulated him
self upon their cowardice, and kept on the
| uneven tenor of his way. Finally, he reached
home, and soon explained the cause of his
! detention. Upon getting up in the morning
he took up the borrowed revolver, and
| found, to his astonishment, that it was un-
! loaded. The state of his feelings at that tune
| can better be imagined than described, but
be trembled even then at his narrow escape,
and now AYERS that he will never again be
found away from the bosom of his family af-
ter nightfall.
AN ESCAPED New YoRK CoNy1cT AR
REsTED.-Several weeks ago, while transfer
ring number of conviCts to one of the New
| York penitentiaries, one of the number
named Woods, gave the officer in charge the
| slip, at Rochester, and up to a few days ago
had not been heard of. 1t appears he came
| out W est and enlisted at the Garrison in our
city. One of the soldiers knew him and tele-
graphed to New York. An officer imme-
diately sent out and yesterday, in company
with Sheriff Summers, visited the Garrison
and made the arrest. The case came before
Judge Boyd, who placed Woods in Jail until
a requisition from the Governor of New
York can be obtained
NARROW ESCAPE FROM A FItE.-An alarm
Of fire in our city, night before last, was oc-
casioned by the accidental burning of a mos
queto-bar and bedding in the house of Jacob
Best, corner Columbia and Belleview. The
flames were extinguished without doing ma
terial damage.
TIE LIoUoR-SELLERs.-This class of citi-
zens held a meeting night before last and
determined to petition Council for the priv
ilege of keeping their back doors open on
Sunday TO accommodate their patrons. The
petition was before Council last night, and
referred to the Committees on License and
| Law.