Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-19

the rail- OF CDe trap terTlUie commoIiOu 3ToSe,
caused by the plungipgs ola frightened horse to
children rushed like wild wave against the
rope surrounding the ground, and instant
" the guards, bayonets and all, were over
whemed, and even the gallows and its hor
ribe burden were in danger of being over
thrown.
When the stampede first occurred it was
thought the colored people were making a
break for the purpose of rescuing Kelley,
and hundreds of revolvers were drawn by
people standing outside the ropes, who rushed
TO the assistance of the guards. The noise
and confusion were frightful, and the cheeks
of brave men turned pale with terror. The
bayouets of the Enfeld rifles, with which the
sheriff7s posse was armed, flashed in the sun
light as their bearers vainly strove to press
back the mass of human beings bearing down
upon them.
Hundreds of people, principally women and
children, we're crowded into the ditch TO the
east of the scah I'D. The ditch was about four
feet deep, with very steep sides, and was about
four feet wide. At the bottom the water stood
several inches deep, and as the struggling mass
ofmen, women and children foundered about
iu it trying to extricate themselves from their
dangerous position, their clothes became COW
cred with yellow mud q .a
Children cried, women screamed, men shout.
ed, and during this terrible excitement the
body of Kelley swung gently to and fro as it
dangled at the rope, and was for the moment
forgotten, as the frightened crowd rushed pell-
nell, each person. seeming intent upon saving
his or her life.
After order was restored it was found that
several had received injuries, although fortuu-
ately not of serious character, with the ex-
ception of esquire" William Butler (colored,)
who had leg broken by falling into the
ditch. ...
A TURNOUT THAT BEATS HELMBoLD's s.
Another celebrity here at present is Mr.. Cary,
of Buffalo, man of immense wealth and sense.
Several years ago, taking his family abroad, he.
resolved to make the tour of the Continent 10
his own carriage. He had constructed 10 Lon
don coach like barouche, with the back
thrown back and the front closed. On this
front are two rows of seats, and at this back
place for three persous; inside four people have
an abundance of room. This is drawn by four
of the most magnificent horses ever seen, and
generally driven by Mr. Cary himself. The
carriage was pronounced by the maker the fine
est eouipage as to material and construction
ever sent from his shop. In this the family
travelled over Europe, taking several years for
it, Coming here some weeks ago, en- route
from the South, Mr. Gary was 80 much pleas
ed with the streets and the city generally that
he telegraphed for wife, children, carriage,
servants aud horses to be brought on, and they
are all at the Arlington. Every fine evening
he is on the principal streets with twelve, MT,
teen or eighteen people filling the carriage, and
secures for the upper seats always very pretty
girls. There is nothing suggestive OF Helm
bold or Fisk about the thing, as 10 the Presl-
dents, but rather gives one an idea OF very
Jolly fellow, who has had this queer looking
vehicle built for the pleasure OF his friends.
He enjoys life Washington Correspondent
Cincinnati Commercial.
Lo!THE Poor INDIAN. There was some
thing touching 10 the allUsion made the other
day by Colonel Boudinot ian Indian) in bis
speech before the Honse Committee ON Terri
tories 10 advocacy of the organization OF the
Territory of Oklahama. After referring to the
franchises granted to the blacks, and to the
remarkable spectacle recently exhibited 10 the
House of Representatives when an eDfrauchis-
ed African was called BY the Speaker to preside
temporarily over that body, Colonel Boudinot
said, "What commentary upon the doctrine
of equality and civil rights Everybody seems
to be Invested with the legacy Of equal rights
in this Land of the free and home OF the
brave, except the original owner of the coun-
try. He alone is an alien iD the land OF his
birth. "-Richnaond Whig.
FLOWER MISSION. The new and beautiful
charity, ''the Flower Mission" was organized
most successfully in Baltimore on Saturday.
Oue of the stores under the Boys Home, on
Calvert street, was opened for the reception
of the floral offerings. They came there 10
rich abundance in pots, flowers iu
bouquets, fresh, loose, cut flowers to be ar
ranged BY deft hands. bunches of pauses-and
besides flowers came, in some instances, money
TO buy little decaces for the sick. 1t is gra.
cious thing to do good, and the ladies who had
undertaken the tender and. benign service Of
distributing these flowers among the hospitals
and asylums speedily departed on their errand.
And thus those institutions are made brighter
by their presence, and sad hearts gaddened.- -
Bait Gazette
FROM WEALTH TO INSOLVENCY. The as
sets of the estate Of the late Oakes Ames have
deprecated to such an extent -thatIthe execu-
tors have concluded to represent the estate as
inSoveut. Io the Probate Court at Taunton,
(hlass. on Friday, Judge Bennett appointed
commissioners 1t is believed that the estate
will be able to pay nearly or quite 10 full, with
time to realize from investments, many OF
which are in southern bonds and stocks. The
estate was currently reported to be worth from
$4,00O,0OO to S., 900 900 at the time of Ames's
death. What sermon Isl text like this upon the
uncertainty of riches, and what a lesson upon
the wisdom of letting we'll enough alone.
The SIAMEsE Twins For more than a
month the bodies of the Siamese Twins have
been exposed 10 we'll ventilated room 10 order
that they might decay to such an extent before
the final burial as to render an exhumatioD, by
adyeutures, absurd and valueless. z.z''i' ~
OuTuesday, the Goth. day Of April, 1874, the
bodies Of the Twins we're decently inferred near
the residence of one Of the families, tabout'2a
miles null! from Mt. Airy. Rev. j. H. Lewelleu,
Missionary Baptist, conducted the burial ser,
wees: Is: Quite large congregation was present