Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-28

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we expressed our surprise yesterday - the
apparent success with which mere handful OF
desperate ruh.ns were enabled to throw the
town OF Harpers Ferry into panic. We did
not mean, however, to express any particular
sstonishment At this particular case, for there
have been hundreds OF instances in which large
bodies OF men, and very bold men, have been
struck with utter condemnation BY the most
trivial accidents. IL Ii the unknown in all
such cases that operates upon the mind. .Ae
soon ~ the cause comes to beinvestigated, conf
dence returns .je.,.l, =. = = =
We recollect one Incident, much to the pur-
pose, OF which the writer was witness many
years ago, in the goodly town OF Yicksburg,
we'll known to history as we'll as geography.
It was in the very noontide heat of the Flush
Times, since lmmortalized by Mr. j. Bald
win, IN tne month OF july, 1S36.fhe scene
was the t.cksourg Hotel, ut that time owned
oys Mr. fokes rom North Carolina origi-
naiiy, and Kept by gentleman named Glide
VEIL from Petersburg, Va. There had been
shooting match in the hotel that evening, not
an unusual thing at that time, and one man
had been killed on the spot, and one severely
wounded. The man who had done the shoot
ing was thought to be still in the hotel, above
stairs, while the bar-room was crowded with
on such occasions, the crowd soon became thirs-
ty, and the services Of half dozen bar.tenders
we're in constant requisition. Ii had been de-
termined to keep watch upon the avenues, and
prevent the homicide from escaping. as it was
believed he would attempt 70 do, for he was
known to be person Of reselute, even desper-
ate temper. 1t happened that there was con-
maniac, who was suffering under the effects of
mania potu, and had proved very hard to man
age. This man heard the firing and the up
roar, and became perfectly frantic. The per-
sons who attended t6 him having been called
away BY the noise, he contrived to break open
the door, and half naked as he was, to make
the There rere seVsraI eoop ssasn en-
females, in the room, all Of whom, alarmed at
his strange appearance, uttered q yell of terror,
and cleared the premises, some through the
windows and others through the doors. To
these the maniac paid no attention, but seizing
a large kitchen knife that lay on the table, he
rushed in the direction of the bar room. There
were three steps that led down into 1t, from an
elevated fat like the poop Of a ships deck
There were about forty persons drinking al the
bar, and at least hundred more in their rear.
The forty gentlemen had Just touched glasses,
and were about to raise the beverage TO their
lips, when the maniac clearing the steps at q
bound, sprang from the platform into the middle
about his head, shouted with voice loud enough
to turn the Mississippi backward, "rake 'em
DOWN. The effect was tremendous. "Sanpe
.gHi penfn at Waterloo was but circumstance
compared to IL. The glasses fell from the
hands Of the drinkers in perfect shower Of
crystal. The glasses sPsrklsd on the floor that
about such as we may imagine would be pro-
duced byverifying the oft-re pested smile. and
introducing asure-enough' bull into 0sure
enough" China shop. Probably no premise,
were ever evacuated st shorter warning. not
even the French lines at Waterloo. when the
occupants left at sight without notice of inten-
ton TO quit. The crowd ran ont. rolled ont.
tumbled out, got out in every way thew could
Even the bar-keepers deserted their poets. md
the csuse Of all this confusion actually went be-
hind the bar took q hoayy pull - came ont
and assd several of the YES mn the street
That ID, he did not mean 10 chase them. bis
whole object being to get away; but they ran
hind them. and aid not Inox That az ~, ;ntsr,
tions vere.l III Va a. LAT discovered thai h.
had gotten ont and be v.s nn rsrsd al &c.
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We relate this anecdot. IN .hov hov mn.h
may be dene by . sineIe indiyidusl'- vhen he
takes = crowd 1nswsres Of courss nrdsr 'ths
same circumstsnces. a seore N man en- xo,s
an untold amount of mischief mon ths I.rsc.t
population. =
Perhaps We viii Be excused for 6ui.b;p. the
stoFy Va hava insf haen tall;c~ wt>e ~.
crs:y man vss hronsht hscL /. ". S su
n..cs.srv 20 co,en. ~ c.r-.I - Io.ue
;s;S - II. - ...".e nin .oI 1 .ue nlen. IN tne
5'5 ~ sn1 as the coolest room was
ooeaPleo ~ nsn rno nsc been connnec for
lauiuei' nv ne .ss X. in.o ~ along with him
~ aIs vosn snsrs w long before ne got