Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-08

'";nIs, The same conditions will prevail
10 morrow
urgpERoUs AssAULT.-A month or 50
coo colored man named Thomas jackson,
Ming in an alley between Fnyette and
1I.rry streets. was a.: es.ed ut the instance
- his wife. for brutal treatmrnr and rot
h wing The wherew;lhal to pay tho line as
i. cd against him was sent TO the chain
Gang for certain number Of days. jack
snn served out his time on the gang, but his
yif. somewhat embittered by the treatment
received at his hands, refused to live with
l;m after his release, which determination
Greatly cxasperatcd Jackson. Last evening,
between seven and eight o'clock. he repair
el to the house occupied by bis wife, and
by enreaties and threats endeaVored TO
n.r-uade her to live with aim again, but
;inG:nc her inexorab,e in her former deter
uiraliun. ho suddenly drew Il inurderous-
looking knife from under his coat and made
q cat atlhc woman's throat. Ills wife, upon
seeing the knife. involuntarily threw her
Ii.i!t hard up in order to shield Der neck
and 1t the same time ward Oil the 1atal
steel, AID received severe cuts on her arm
and hand The negro und!smaycd at the
blood thus shed, made another "swlpe" Tor
tie woman's throat, the blade entering some
distance below the right ear, causing copl'
Gus flows OF blood. The outcries of the ter
,itie,i woman then grew so loud that her
brutal husband deemed II necessary Tor hlm
TO take 10 flight. which he did in the direc
ton of Shu,Gr', Hill. Mr.. Samuel Garnet,
WHO happened to be in the locality at the
time. noticed the direction Jackson had
taken, and 10 formed Lieutenant Smith, VINO
had !,y hat time appeared on The scene
The latter Immediately entered buggy
with Mr. Garnc;t, aud in short time the
couple came up with Jackson, who by that
time had arrived near the late residence OF
Jefferson Tacay, deceased. Lieut.. Smith
Jumped from the buggy and gave chase,
running jackson about a mile, finally
capturing him. Jackson submitted to
arrest and was conducted to this city
ir,l licked up in the station house.
The examination of the case was fixed for
this morning, bat the injuries the woman
received prevented her appearance, and
Jackson was remGnded to Jail till Saturday,
to nhch time the trial was postponed. The
injuries sustained By the unfortunate wom-
ail though OF y serious nature, are not ne
c,s.a;ily fatal. She was attended by DR..
O'Bricn, who WAS summoned soon after the
eating.
WASHINGTON SCHOOLS CADEr.-George
Wooll-, who passed the University eyamiDa
lion at Washington school here III 1881, and
mas Since obtained ia free competition in
the New York Srhoul cudetship al West
Point, writes IS follows to priacipal Ficklin
under date, West Point, n. y, July l, 1855;
Dco. Nr FjcLlm 1t affords me much
pleasure TO report to sou that ] have sue.
cessfully passed the examinations for adn1is-
sion u; II cadet in the [. s. Military Acade-
my. and desire to express TO you my APP
probation Of tbs training | received while
one of your pupils feel that l owe my
success 10 the system Of your teaching. II
has been four ,rars since | was in your
hands, yet b N rel y referring to the school
books, il secaeG that everything that had
been taught by y:u came back 20 me, IS il
lad only ltiI school. 1t will require CON
slant study 10 go through this Institution,
for Instance, :he whole course Of Algebra is
completed in four months, September, Oc
toher, November, December,) ana the same
WY with ether studies; but | shall strive to
keep up, and prove myself worthy Of the ap.
pontmrnt | would have written to yen
before now, but the new cadets are placed
under such strict military discipline, etc,
that hi, is the first chance | have had 10
draw paper, envelopes, stamps, etc, from
the commissary There are IS in the pres
ent fourth class, and less than une-half Of
the class that enters will graduate; that has
been the general average III previous years.
Those who arc found deficient in the exam
nation in January will nc dismissed. | will
do the best can. and feel confident that
| will manage to get through. Ii | fail, il
will not be my fault Yours very truly,
GEORGE WooLLs.