The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-09
Fhe Late Frtghtful Accident at the
Legh0rn Theatre.

The Late Frightful Accident at the
Leghorn Theatre.
A letter from Florence on the l3th instant give,
some additional particulars Of tho ftightfu accident
IN the Theatre at Leghorn. There were 400 per
sons present. to witness tl,s "Bonitardment of So
basfoPoi. piece requiring in its representation the
diraeton ot r small number Of fire balioons carry
ing tow steepei Ia tuTpentino, against a wall o
hsstiohS, painted on canvass to repreaent the Msla
kon. The letter SAYS:
"From these balloons constantly falling in tn.
sane spot part OF the SCENERY aI,,cars To L.ya IN,
como saturated with the turpontno and NJ ia-t
caught hrc The sectors, after inetfertusl at
tempt to extnguish The flames. saved tbem..Iy.-
ny irepInG out widow IT the back OF tho stag.
9eltlhS safely out into the garden attached 10 The
building. But the current of fresh air from, IN,
"ihd"" thur left open, acting almost like d blow
pipe on the tiames drove them in on the Inss- ni
the spectators They have scorchrd ard hl,, kan.
"l the hr~t eight rows ot hchcht.a in tho pitt Then
followed the rush and the crush of tha ma,l.pp,,
AMI psnlcstrickcn thounnd. those il, the pt fra
Hcaliy clamberIng mp into the gallery those i'm the
gallery dsshIng their wivr5 and children from th.,
"Il'oo"r INTO the street, ah worst OF ALL the real
HAAS nI "omon and childrcg trying to force their
way huhS The pa,@tgs ot the door. which thsr
iouhd shht-or more probably tas the door shut
lr"lh the insdcl had theuse: cos,d and bloc kad
up IN tho confusion of the III terrible fight Thus
the wretched Victims, in their blind haste urr,
The cause Of their de~trI ctiou and in H. IT de-
h'ruction many women anil children were suif,ca-
t"d or literally trOdlen to death and when At
icn%t the gates were iorreu opo!l. tho crowd from
ochihd impellcd, and projected \ heap of corpscs
/ INTO tho street"
Inc honitorc Toscano of the 18th Of June gives
some fprther particulars:
| Nothing occurred to disturb the rouanimitr of
te public until the third act when ono of the side
scenes caught nre. The machinists sttafnptet IN
pm - out III once, but notwithstanding their effort.
fA fk...
'hoh the public were scizeJ with panic Tho i'm
P"tuoTIty OF the spectators, who. with loud cries
snh shrloks rurhel towards the various outlets of
u" theatre, wHs indescribable The staircase. and
i"ohleS ana VehtibuieS wore dens+ly packed The
mass. which could only move SLOWLY trsmplny
upon those who had had tho misfortune TO fall du
ring 'he brst rush while many OF those who we're
III tho MIDST of the crowd were suhpCated IVf,r-
tunateiv, the bodies of the first victin5 war. Z tb,
WAY of the doors 80 that they could not be open,4
inc stroligest men i'll the crowd broke down every
o,'tacie and throwing themselves from galleries
anu windows, received .erous contusions
iho-e who had remained on the stage ty srbtcL
nt V0mts hdd Der" crafnsd. suffered much less,
since they were enabled to escape through the back
uoors with comparatively less trouble. Without
The panic all these diststers might have been
avoir1d, since tho theatre hid six doors which
Would nave given free cgress the crowd il there
/ hah beon lees Violence. The News spread through
the tow with the rapidty of lightning Evsrv one
"as Ia Con'ternation. The music bands stationed
| on the PlaZZa dArmi Ceased PLAYING; the hume
rouH pronenhters the public walks Cissppear.d.
all The places OF public resort deserted every
one hhstenIn1 to the of the disaster and than
what scehe awaited them, iIalfnake.I children
carried in tie arms Of their parents women that
tainted stretched lter4 vehicles of all kinds
| nay even artillery wa%onr-illed with wounded
people; the groans Of the dying the cries of those
who had lost their friends or relations la the
! midst of this confusion the tircnen were engaged
/ ia mastering the nro, which had consumed ali The
scenes and the root, but which had spared the gal
! lcries.'
The Nunitorr concludes with CORRECTING il. for
! mer statement OF the number Of dead and injured
The former are o.. IL of whom have been trampIrd
t" death i'll the theatre. the remaining 10 having
| expired at the hospital The injured ure S. Of
! whom 50 havo been conveyed to their hour., and
/ 81 ara still i'll tn" hospital.
HANOVER PKLSBrllNY-fmportti,A Ariton on Tie
! Hd"~f| U"rsfo".-At 4 meeting ot Hanover pres-
| bytcry, held Ut Liberty, Bedford county. w, ON
! the lst Inst, the committee to whom Wa. referred
the circular address Of the Southern delegation in
the late General Assembly held at Cleveland, Ohio
containing an account of the action Of said ASSEM-
bly, on the subject Of slavery, aud = call for d Con.
vsntion to DO held In Washington Oh the 9th OF
August next, With tho view to the organization Of
AL Assembly OH clearly defined basis, precludns
ali agitation of the Tuhjet Of slavery submitted
the following resolutions. which wore unanimously
| adopted:
Resolved That thi. Prethytrry heartily nuproye.
Ot the action of our COMMISSIONS the Rev J "
| Handy. and rcachy X. Grattan. ESQ., in the late
Assembly, snd that We endorse the protest OF the
n0Icohcurrlng members of that BODY, in relation
! 10 It's action on tho subject Of slavery
Resolved. That We approve of the Withdrawal of
our commissioners, in common with other. from
the Assembly, after the tual was taken on tn.
subject oi nlarrry,-inarmuch as il is obvious that
our conscientious opinions and constitutional rights
were no longer respected nor prot ted in that
bodI-Oelicvng AZ We do that the relation of mar
Tor ahd slave ~ existing il the southern States
not ui Itself sin il th- sight of God. or "au of
renee IN the proper meaning OF the Constitution
! Vf our Church
Resolved, That whilst We deeply regret the ne-
ctsni'S of separation from our brethren for any
cauee We are nitsted that the Interests OF rey ou
and srf-re7poct require that the connection Vi the
Chlii' hes III the slhyehUldug States with the Uau
eral Assembly should be dis.olved, in tact, ~ b,
the action Of said Assembly they have already bee"
virtually exstindrd los denial vi thoir rOn.titl
! tioh'l rights aud privileges.
| The Preshytery then appointed delegation To
reprrsent it in the proposed Convention to be held
at Washington on the 18th August. Rev. Me-srr.
| Mitchell, CumpstOp and Handy wers appointed a
committee of correspondence to consult with such
committees a. may be appointed bs other Preeby
t"riee or fynods, With regard to the general inter
rota of tho Churches in tho south
! SfCftNDolS iioAx.-A certain individual al this
city (uo matter NhoI being of the opinion that tho
Fourth uf July likely to prove void of any rx-
citement, public interest. and ishing 10 change
such an aspect OF affairs, circulated through tho
city l'oster. stating that Prof Cuex would per
form the wonderful feat of walking on the wafer
til" performance to take place the Potomac river,
| IN front oi the canal locks, at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Sight free t. ali, &c. Long before the appointed
time. hundreds of people vi all sges and Of both
sexoS could he seen vending their way towards the
| river: and "A the hpuT 10 il il that
| there were between aud 3OOO persons present ~
witnehs the tro"dsrtW p,ctOrmddc< besides which,
every window and hill that Commanded view OF
the river, was occupied Prof. Culex was In every
body mind, M seemed to De the sole subject of in
tero't. As the time appointed passed, and IL o'clock
drew near, and still no Prof Cu4,r Ia be seen,
the pc 'lss hccame impatient; about this time II Has
Whispered around that t.ler the Latin word
for R4SInao, when the truth flashed upon their
minds, that they had all been ''xOtC' They seemed
to take 1t, however, in good humor, and although
| soma faces wore air OF disappointment. still a
majority "njoNed tho joke, and heartily laughed
| over the cirCumstance.-f 1atJefltiHd Journal.
| CoNNENcEAENT.-The commencement at George-
town College. d. C., took place Tuesday. President
Buchanan. Who distributed she diplomas. was pre-
sent with bis niece, Miss Iayne, and the Attorney
ti"nerd and Secretary Of the Treasury. The d-
gree OF A. VI. WAS conferred upon p j. Mctiaws, of
Va and VI ID. upon Mr. A. Woodley. OF Va. The
| college POSSESSES select library vi twenty
Thousand Volumes amongst which are one hundred
y"lnlnes printed between the years 1860 and J2O.
Ihere are three manuscripts written before the
year l4JU and one written iu 1870.
lLTTLE MORE ENGLISH FlLLIBUsrsgISa Recent
arrivals tells us that 'accounts from India state
| that the GovernurLieneral, the advice Of his
counsel. had declared the annexation to the
AhSlo-lndian empire OF the States Of Bijoy-Singh
taJah OF lilndou khouch, who died ON the l1th of
April. without heirs. The territories which have
| just been annexed to the British possessions are
| situated on the southern slopes of the Hndou
hhoucli, vast chain vi ofmountans called the Indian
! Caucasus, which extended from the frontiers of
Persia To the Indus in the north of Aftghauistan.
and in the south of Badakehan and Indepen,ien mt
Turk The Afatez LII Riiuy. .sLr