The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-31

ESCAPE or A SdAyE.-last week valuable
ct Portsmouth. and employed by nan en-
gagged in thu oyster business on Scott's creek,
suddenly disappeared, ahd when the steamer
Potomac arrived at her wharf in N. York,
the sable fugitive showed his wool and ivory,
lesped upon the wharf, and was vary COON
among the dense crowds thst populate The
Empire City.
We learn that ba succeeded in concsal;ng
iial,s-lf on board notss Outstanding the viqi-
lance OF the officers, who have taken every
preHantion to prevent the escape Of si.ya+
nn the steamer. Nnrjo,s Arga9.
Nrcao Sqow. Alt is stated Thar wheR
the baicie< OF the Potomac from Norfolk,
we're opened Friday morning. Negro made
hi appearances aud e.rapot. The police are
oaW looking for rim; for however pleasant
ascai,a may ba Tor tbs negro, ii infiicts loss
upon the owners Of the STEAMER which does
not justly attach 10 tham. " Y. Frsnfng
Efpeeas
Captain Watson. OF the Potomac, has call
ed upon u to slate that the above statement
is wholly incorrect. There 10 no proof that
y s-gro was slowed away on board the yes.
set, and no proof thai when the matches
were ope,isd. person Of tina. description
made his appearance and escaped. The
story seems to originate n this wise The
cook {" the Patomac--a black iuan, is inva-
riabs. il The habit Of receiving one or two
of his onlored friends on board, whenever
the vs., sci romrs 60 port. yesterday. there
WIRE several of these individuals on deck
anu when leas ing the ship, some wag on the
wharf cried out There goes runaway
niger" A crowd gath sred. aud the cooks
visiting friends, prahaby getting nervous,
quick aned their pace, thus crea ing the i'm
precision that thr, were lugitives. The Po-
tomacs before leaving Norfolk, was regular
" inspect9d by he boarding officer. rs well
as BY Captain w stson himself, and il any
negro was s'owrd i'll any part al the vessel,
he mnst hsvr had the faculty of rendering
haisalt invisible. N. Y. Paper.
UufgaGR os GkASuy STsEEr.-An atroci.
Gus outrage was prrpetrsted SATURDAY even
ing by IA black rascal, who, If be can BIZ
caught and identified, will probably find
hmseit in an unenyiable pr edicamsut in
very short imr. As two Young ladies were
walking up CRANKY street at about six
O'Clock in the evening, the ugly villain
walked briskly uo against "ne All them and
pushed her aside, causing the ladies OF course
IN speak te' noa sharply, mharaup0u he ran
up aud gave them several bard s;aps on their
faces The inpudeat black wretch then
st0sping dow" and grasping the iret oi Que
OF the stir'gh,ed ladies. uhdaunied..by their
loud screams for help, attempted to throw
her upon the pavement. A young man on
mis- way hom-, appeared walking briskly
behind, and gu being called by tie ladies'
ran ap and caused the scamp to run rap
Idly down Courtney street and make his es.
cape.
1t is greatly TO be regretted that this
sooundrel Was not caught, and disabled, or
in some way Secured and brought to the
summary puuishmeut which he so richly de-
serves TOR HE outrageous conduct aud daring
. attack upon dstenGeless young ladies in the
public street 1t females cannot walk the
most fashionable streets of the city without
being rudely mol,sted by insolent negro
fellows, they will probably have to learn
the USE OF fire arms aud carry Colts revolt
vets, u order To prevent their dsstardly as
Saiiants from asking their escape. Argus.
INCREASED PAY OF NAVAL UFFIcERs.-
There is petition on the desk II the Ter
chants aud Mechanics Exchange winch is
being numefousiy signed by the leading
citiasns 10 when adequate legislation is
| asked ''upon NE subject OF the pay %;
the officers OF the Navy" ''The insult
! citnoy al the present rates is apparent from
! the TACT that they were established ier most
! OF the grades al the naval service by the act
/, OF March the ID ls5s nearly qna,lsr of
century sgo
fwenty i've years ago One dollar would
! buy more than twice the amount il will now,
, and il We take thia state of affairs as the
standard, it Is apparent that the pay OF the
! Naval officer has dwindied down to les
! than Que hai il Wa in 1885, or is other
words, wh,ia the oiicee receives as n.uGh
| pay he did thea, its relative value is only
salt. since the r"a, OF living has Ausm ented
! 80 sgeh All sstent that two dimes win Only
, purchase what one iarM4,y did. 1t is nw-
1 ing To this fact that Congress has increased
! tie pay ui almost all the employees OF the
government, keep: the Naval Officers
/ The people o. the uaited States are surely
! mt 4ysrH al this stale Of sfisirs or soms