Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-24

The Boston Gazette relates the following Gu
rious accident, which occurred lately at the IRE
mont Theatre.
Propidential EScape.-On Tuesday evening, at
the fremont Theatre, while Miss Mcbride was
in the midst Of fancy dance, she vanished in the
twinkling of an eye, or more like flash oflight-
ming than any thing else we can compare it to,
into the unknown regions-as dark as Erebus,
beneath the strengthening her bewidered au-
dience in state of CONSERVATION and anxiety,
which may be imagined but which it is alto9eth-
er impossible to describe. The curtain imme-
diately dropped, and in about one minute, as
near as we could Judge, Mr.. Collinborn came
forward and announced that Miss Mcbride had
not received the slightest personal injury, when
the breathless silence which had reigned previ-
Gus to- and during this annunciation, was
changed into the most heartfelt and rapturous
applause.
It seems that she had stepped on the trap door,
or the spring trap we believe they call it, which
was used few evenings before in the Flying
Dutchman. and which had been but imperfectly
secured Mr. Barry, the manager, from his 10.
cal situation, was the first who was able to fly,
or rather to jump into the Internal hole to her
observation-disclosures, instead of finding her mang-
led, bleeding and senseless, as he had every rea-
son to expect, he found hernot onlyin perfectse
possession, but actually laughing, and the first
words she spoke, were to request him to inform
her how she came there. So much presence of
mind in so young lady, is very uncommon
occurrence, and is most certainly deserving of
all praise. The time may come, when it will
stand her in greater stead than it did upon this
occasion! In about five minutes after the acct
dent occurred very much to the surprise and to
the great delight of the audience, she reap
peared upon the stage and concluded the dance.
1t was altogether wonderful escape, and
must have given rise to scene of " most admir-
ed disorder" behind the curtain.
The CONTESTED ELECTION for the seat in the
House of Representatives, occupied by Mr..
Letcher, of Kentucky, has been decided, we
learn, by the Committee on Elections, in favor
of Mr.. T. P Moore, by majority Of IS. The
grounds upon which the decision was made,
have not transpired.-N Y CON-
"Itake the Responsibility."-A gentleman ha-
wing valuable ship on the stocks, directed her
to be got ready to launch by a certain time
The time came, the tide was full and the owner
thinking the preparations not quite complete,
and unwilling to hazard the attempt of putting
the ship into the water, ordered the launch to
be deferred. fellow standing by, who had not
a dollar in the world, said, Let her run, MIR.
-; let her run-l'll take the responsibility
C You'll take the responsibility, will you," said
the owner, anu WHO Tue Ill VIII pay III tilC
ship2" good hint for the man who manages
our ship of state.
"IHe Erperiment"- learn with much re-
greet, that the Union Manufacturing Company at
Ellicott's Mills stopped its works on Saturday
and discharged several hundred hands.
Bait Patriot.
We understand from undoubted sources that
there is great distress in Baltimore. Telegraph.
Comparison Of P7ices.-We nave before us
copy of the Singapore Chronicle, neat paper,
fabricated Of birch bark 1t is printed general
ly on large type; its pages are eighteen by ele-
ven inches, and we estimate the amount of mat
ter contained in them to be one-third as much
as in the Commercial Advertiser This paper
is printed once meek; its yearly price is eight
cen dollars and half dollar the single copy.
If we charged for the Commercial Advertiser
at the same rate as the publisher of the Singa-
pore Chronicle, our yearly price for the paper
alone would be 1924, and single copy would
cost 81 50-Near York Com.