The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-20

-iS "'iVsN VI hcSlO ieHuW Diutu EGdHk,
tor an attempted rape on female several
nights since. From such information as we
can gather, it appears that on Friday night
last, the temale in question:, who 2 a seryan!
III the employ nf one of our citizens up town
left her home to attpud service al the Catholic
church, and on returning she was acconpa-
MED considerable Of the way back by sister
| OF hers, both Of whom observed iii negro
doggng along alter them, though they paid
no special attention to the circuns ance. as
it was quite early and there were many per
sons passing in the streets. Har sister, on
arriving at the house where she was employ
| ed left her, and she turned do"n back
| street TO make short cut home the negro
in the meantim e having got Ii,tla in adj
| vance OF her, and from his actions she began
to suspect him, and immediately turned
| round and went again on to the large street.
| The negro also turned and followed her, and
| when she got along whore ther- were no
| people passing he came up and accosted her,
asking il she knew what O'Clock it was; she
told him she did not, and the first thing she
| knew he closed in with her by c!asping his
| hands around her neck 50 as 10 prevent her
| from screaming and forcing her down on
the pavement. In the scutflp, Which took
| place close to genticman's duot aud right
/ under one Of the public street amps, she
managed TO give one or two screams, though
they wcra suppressed greatly by his hold on
her throat. The gentleman in the house
| heard her cries but supposed they proceeded
! from some one whom tive watchiuea had ar
rested, and therefore did moi haslen to his
door. While the negro mad her in this re-
camhent position on the pavement. he was
! about tn carry his h-Ilish designs alto execu-
| tion, when she broke aius. from him and got
| to the front door Of The house and went in
in terrible state Of alarm, asking protec-
ton from The william, who then scampered
| OH
She IL positive as to the identity of the
negro, and testihes We understand, that
| Frank is the same one, and that the uext day
he passed by where she lived and stood some
time in The vicinity OF the house, watching
her. We have heard it intimated that this
is nat The first instance in which this fellow
has attempted similar liberties with uhpro-
tected white temaics and we think, ia view
Of the TACT that these instances are little
more frequent in our community than here
toofe, that the s'r0ng points OF the law
should be brought TO bear against this Eel
low ii found guilty, SD as to deter others
irom following in his footsteps. Transports
ton is no punishment tor such crime; for
many Of them it would prove precisely what
they want, and might be an inducement for
its commission.
We warn our females to keep within doors
after dark, unless accompanied with
suitable protector, either in the shape Of a
white male. or Cok's revolver, or bowie
knife.
CHEAP READING FOR THE MAssgs.-We
have always believed in furnishing the mas
SEES with reading matter at low rates. The
Day Book is ONLY ONE CENT, and the
Daily New 7 ork Herald, and all the weekly
papers ONLY FOUR CENTS, at the Day
Book Boilding.
"MANY MCKEE MAKES A MUCRLE."-W
perceive that our enterprising shoe dealers,
Messrs. Butt h Douglas have added to their
business the manufacture Of very superior
article of Hacking for Boots, Shoes, &c.
The article they are manufacturing is one
of the best blackings ever offered to the
South, and we know We can recommend it,
as it is manufactured sat hOme,' where they
have not learned all the tricks of the trade,
and where we doubt if they would practice
them even il they had learned them. The
article OF Backing like many other articles
entering into general use, appears small! and
scarcely worth noticing, but the statistics
of its manufacture would astonisn many of
our political economists, and make them
wonder that such big figures could be footed
up on thing that no one seems to notice.
1t is by the manufacture al the South of all
these little notions that money enough will
be eventually kept amongst us to build up
mighty manufacturing and commercial in.
; terest.
Buy the SoutherH Backing, its as cheap
as the Northern and cheaper.
The following sales of real estate TOOK place
in Portsmouth yesterday morning.
House and let in NeWtoWn. bouoht BIZ Al