Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-20

ncccsSitatcS two transfers OF through freight,
and creates great Inconvenience
Jacob S. Hodges was convicted in Roanoke
county, last week of killing young ;ShiveIy. at
Franklin Courthouse, last March, and sentenced
to fifteen years in the pcn,eu,iay.
Mr.. John Priddv, an old citizen, of Rich
mond. died at the Exchange Hotel in that city
Yesterday.
"A Case in Washington.
The Washington CORES pondrnt Of the Bale:
more Sun says "NlcDtion has been made on
Monday that it had been reported to police
head quarters that colored man named Henry
Johuson had taken away a youag white girl
from her residence, on Four.and-; hall street,
near Pennsylvania avenue, on Saturday evening
last, tor the purpose OF marry ing her. The case
has been in the hands of the detectives since.
aud yesterday they arrested johnson on
charge Of abduction He was taken to court.
but on the way pro luccd marriage certificate,
showing that he was married to the girl Mar
garet Bowlings, on Saturday evening last, by 4
coIored preacher named Edward Wills, who
is the pastor of the Murder Bay Colorcd Mis-
sion Church, aud he represented that the gi'l
was perfectly satisfied with her selection. The
case of the assault and battery vas not pressed
and nolc pros Was entered By the district at
torney.
The mother Of the girl immediately sought
the advice Of counsel. thinking that she eau gel
them divorced, the giTi, 1t is stated, not being
sound in mind, tut it is not known what lega!
advice was given. 1t is known, however, that
while the culorcd man was in court. she went
TO the house on NJ street aud took the cir! away,
and up to seven clock this evening the gin
could not be found. and that the mother posi-
lively refuses TO tell where she has put her II
was the husbands turn then, aud he >oLyht
legal advice and secured the same detective,
who hunted him up to perform similar ser
vice and enlcavored to find the GIRL bur to no
purpose, as the girl could not be found. He,
however got out writ OF llabcas corpus, which
has been served on the mother, requiring her 10
bring the girl 10 court this morning. but this,
it is stated, will have no Effect whatever
The mother is very excited, aud says she will
shoot her daughter before she allows her to live
with the coiored man, and il he gives her mucE
more trouble she will shoot him, and he seems
to be Of the opinion that she means what she
says. He says he is willing to leave the whole
case to the court for decision, and claims that
she is his wife by her own free will, and tha,
the mother cannot legally Interfere.
KILLED IN 4 Court ROOM - From the
NJ mphis Appeal Aug. II. Ga " nday last,
at Lonoke. James Sullivan, son Of Parson Sui
Ivan, Of Lonokc. Arkansas, shot and killed
Nathan Byrd, an attorney who was employed
for the plalutitf in case in which Rev. Sullivan
violent haranguc addressed 10 the coiorcl mag
istratc, the lawyer Byrd aSSailed the arson.
The 500, James Sullivan, was looking on aud
the father said to Byrd that he must not
speak so hardly Of me-"
"What did you say bernardo Byrd.
Il say answered the preacher, that You
shall not speak thus la>eIy Of NE.
Byrd struck the old man who Is very trail,
while Byrd CHS two hundred and lIity
pounds, and the son, sitting hard by, drew
Cit repeater, and shot the lawyer first through
the breast, and again through the lower part
of the body The wounded man soon died in
great agony and the murderer fed. Tho col
orcu squire almost lost his life in tn" melee.
The second shot from the repeater, aitcr doing
its appointed task for Byrd, was DE- iicccd from
its course and went cruising about III the col
ored judges brooches pocket, lie was slightly
excited Icapcd out OF the window OF his court
roOuI, and fled.
GOING TO TIE RACES j Fletcher a NJ
vcrsaIist clergyman in Buffalo, preached On
Sunday upon the recent horse races in that city,
taking as his text: Know yc not that those who
run in race run all, but one obtalnctl the prM";
So run that yc may obtain" The Commercial
Advertiser, Of Butfalo. says that after Somc
introductory remarks the reverend gentleman
said that he went - tue races personally that
he might see the finest specimens Of the modest
animals that God has given to the human tam
~, and he thought it should be 4 clergyman
duty to see such creatures, siucc he cannot own
and must cot drive them The horses. he sad,
prepare to do their utmost. and II any man can
l-e such knowledge to advantage and bless the
world by ministry OF good to be derived i'oIh
it, the clergyman can, whose duty OllS MN |"
use the best illustrations Of human effort as AN
inspiration to the highest possibilities OF ht'
n.nnlo He also went to the races for The
nl1rposc of Knowing the comparative good and
evil resulting from them. Second hand irtor
nation he remarked, docs not generally result
in first class knowledge.
BALTIMORE AND PoToMAC R"An III"
damage dome the Baltimore and Potomac rail
road during the recent storm Is being rapii!y
repaired. \ force Of 500 men are at work
between Baltimore and Dwic station repairing
the damage done By the food AZ those points
where the filling has been entirely wa> ted oH''
as at Stony run and llarmoD's station, tn,
company intend placing tressel work nstsah 81
the dirt filling hat was formerly used. mere
are two gangs Of men at work on the road ''!e
larger gang, consisting Of about jun men !.
working south on the road from the Bal''moF"
end, and have succeeded in placing about n' i
miles of the track in good order. READY i'' ~,
passage Of trains. \ gang consisting OF ''!o"'
300 men, are working north from b1~c s'l', e'!
During the rain storm on Sunday hi-n, ny
large culver,s were washed out between u w."
station and BenDings station. On!y t"' "
these washes are said to b. OF much acc'un.'
and as large force Of men was sent iron" INV,
civ vest,rjav these damages will be repaired
as soon as the other parts OF the road. on when
the larpcr ganps are at work, are compctcd.--
Washington Rcpubhcm.
PAPER BoAr-W. H. Doaali-o,n' ,, who
avows the intention Of accompanying VII. "!''
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