Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-19
News of the Day.

D. G. Mayo, tobacco manufacturer, ordered 8
negro named George Chiles to leave the prem
ises. Chiles had spoiled some of bis work aud
then been very insoent about it. He refused
to leave and was very Impairment, MIR. Mayo
seeing him making for an iroo bar pear the
door, anticipated him aud secured the bar.
The parties were then on one OF tho upper
Aoors. A scuffle ensued, during which Messrs
| Carr and Hardgrove, employees CT Mr. Mayo.
came to his assistance. During the scufttc that
ensued Hardgrove and Chiles tumbed down
the steps. ChiIes grappled with Hardgrov,e
| thinking it was Mayo) under him: lie dealt
him several very severe blows. BY this time
| MIR, Mayo got down the steps and struck the
negro over the head twice. lie alleges ne vas
| struck with large iron bar. Dir. Mayo states
| that he struck him with pine lathe. Ch'les
| was badly hurt, however. The city ambulance
was sent for and he was conveyed to the city
almshouse. The same paper also says: a
convict on his way to the penltentlary, 10
charge of Deputy Sheriff Suit, of Wytbe coun-
| ty, Va, when the train was pear BurkVllie,
thursday, requested permission to 60 to the
water closet. The request was granted and ne
| went alone. The prisoner entered the apart
| ment and fastened the door after him. lie
| then crawled through the window. Suits com.
| paniou happened at that time to glance cut OF
the window, AID was shocked as we'll az sur
prised to see their late prisoner making tracks
| across field aud for dense wood. The alarm
was sounded, signal given, and the speed OF
| the train reduced to ten miles an hoI:. Sheriff
| Suit bolted out minus his hat. The train was
psssipg over large embankmeut at the time:
Hc struck the ground aud rolled over and
| over, When at last he recovered his feet ne
found he had lost his pistol He came back and
recovered that. By this time the prisoner had
gotten beyond reach.
Near Arlington, Ky, Thursday afternoon
Eli Pyle, negro boy. sixteen years old, at
tempted to outrage the person Of the wife CT
his employer, Mr.. Z. R. Pyle, respected = and %
wealthy white citizen of Ballard county: Fail
| ing in his purpose he choked aud beat her un'
til be supposed her dead and threw her !nto
cstern. The water vas only four teet deep,
and Mrs. Pyle had sufficient presence OF mind
to tie her long hair around projecting, root, Sc
| that az she became weakened sho would avoid
drowning. She remained 10 this position live
hours before she was rescued, ADD, uotwlth
standing her severe ordeal, will recover. The
criminal is in jail at Arlington
About four days ago child was attacked OF
| Crosse Tc,e, Louisiana, BY large eagle. Upor
hearing the screams of the child its mother rar
into the yard, and when she discovered the
eagle cnaeavoring to carry off her child sht
made a desperate attack upon the Intruder
During the fight between the eagle and the
mother the child crawled under the house, and
finally the mother was forced 10 retire, as tho
eagle fought with unusual desperation. Severa
| perscns were attracted to the spot % ihc
screams ct both mother and child, aud after
| r I hno rlo hn
killed. The eagle was very large.
At the session Of the Baltimore Association
of Primitive Baptists, yesterday. elder Fl
Scott submitted traternal letter he had beer
directed to write the day previous to cores
pondiug associations. which was adopted Elder
| u. Beebe, of New York, made brief valcdic
| tory address, and the business meeting OF tht
association adjourned to meet at Warren, Bal
timore county, May l6, 1878. After the con
clusiop Of The session short religious discoursc%
were delivered by elder G. Bscbc and Il. '.
| White, of Virginia. ln the afternoon divine
service was held, cider Wn. Smoct, Of Fir
GINA, preaching the sermon.
The New York World says: lit is whisper
ed pretty loudly that if President Grant failed
to distinguish himself by his poIi,cness 10 the
| Grand Duke Alexis. Oh his first visit 10 this
country, the Grand Duke Alexis fully avenged
| himself on President Grants successor at eX
| Governor Morgan's reception on Tuesday night.
| The two Russian Princes took Wbat seemed tt
| be special pains to leave tho hospltab!c house
| of ex. Governor Morgan exactly 10 time to avolC
meeting President Hayes Perhaps this may
have been their way of showing that they die
not like President Hayes manner at Washing
| ton.
The Mayor of Petersburg has received :
very gratifying reply to the address recently
forwarded to Prince Leopold. of England, To-
yiting the presence of His Royal Hiehness al
the International British celebration Lieu
! tenant Colonel Collins, the comptroller Of His
Royal Highpess's household, sends on bcbal
! of the Prince a warm expression OF sympathy
aad expresses His Royal Highness's great re
greet that he cannot pay his first visit to Amer
ica' 10 connection with an international event II
which he is 30 much interested.
Charles Tommey. colored, was hung at
Americas yesterday for the murder Of Mrs
Caraway White. He confessed to committing
rape before the murder, aud sold his body Il
physicians for 50 % the scatEold. lie said, "
dread not DEATH Jesus is with me. Jesus
has made my yoke easy to bear. will soon bt
at rest forever" Full five thousand people
were present. Mr.. Caraway yesterday morning
bought a license for a second marriage, acc
then went to witness the execution.
A terrific hail storm passed over SALISBURY,
Vermont, yesterday, dcmollshing windows and
doing great damage to vegetation. One OF the
hail stones measured FIVE inches 10 diameter
and one weighed ten aud halt ounces SIEVE
raj were exhibited there at o'clock that feI
pine miles distant three hours previous. Even
then three Of them filled mans hand. Moth
ing like it has ever before been known there
During the passage Of hurricane over the
village Of St. Hyppolite, Canada, yesterday af
ternoon, new Roman Catholic church and
several houses we're blown dowu, Two brothers
named Boieau, who we're working 10 the iute
rior of the church. were killed, and their
father aud another workman we're badly
wounded.
Rev. Robert W. Brady, 8. j., iu charge OF