Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-07
Scene Of Terror.

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display, which came off this evening in Wash
ipgton Square, had about reached its close, a
spark from rocket alighted in the midst Of a
pile of fireworks which were lying on the
ground ready to be set off, which caught fire
and an explosion ensued.
All the fireworks Oh the ground went OF,
and sticks of rockets balls from Roman can
dies, and bomb shells went among the crowd,
which numbered at least five thousand. "A
terrible scene of terror eusued.
The crowd was seized with panic, and be-
gan trampling everything in their way under
foot. After few minutes Capt. Byrnes, of
the Mercer-street police, looked for the injured,
but fortunately found only four persons who
were so seriously injured as to require medical
aid, viz: Jacob Van Worten, who had his jaw
broken By the stick ola rocket; Symond Was
sermau, struck in the abdomen with the stick
of a rocket and internally injured officer
Spence, of the fifteenth precinct, badly injured
in The leg, and Alfred Potter, injured iu the
face A child in its. mothers arms was also
struck 10 the face and injured. Besides the
above a number of persons were injured, but
none severely.
THE DAY OF SMALL BEGINNINGS. we
could only cease calling on Hercules we would
do much. Indeed, if we would only look at it
right, this is the very time in Virginia for US to
commence getting great-making ourselves
great. Most Virginia papers, and ours is no
better 10 this respect than the rest, are co.,
tinually engaged in drawing good and true pic.
lures Of our resources, and winding up with
the consolatory assurance to our people that
the thing is so tempting to capitalists, that
somebody In England, or at the North,
which in our financial geography are the
two divisions of Eidorado, can't help COM
ing and putting his money 10 it. We forget
that we are to use these things ourselves. We
haven't the money, you say, to start these
large factories. True, but we have the muscle
to start small ones. Aud that is the secret OF
ergy, was describing to us the other day the
advantages of this section in the way of timber
and how successful large wagon factory,
like those 10 the w est, (where we get many
wagons from) would be- Well" we said,
come here and try?" Oh he replied,
you can't expect me to break up bust
ness, have been years building up and pull
I'D stakes to come down here. You must do
this thing for yourselves You must COM
mence like we commenced, with your capital
10 your elbow. We don't start big factories
ready made. A man opens in shanty and
makes horse shoes, and then ne makes some
thing else of more value and he goes on up un-
til at last may be he has large locomotive fac
tory" And that is what We need 10 Virgin
ia-small beginnings. When you have some
money don't lay it out in real estate, and
lay around doing nothing, waiting for the town
to improve and support you by its improve
meut. But try and push up some man that is
starting to make something to SELL 10 matter
what it is. Your money will bring you teufold
more, and you will have the comforting rehec.
ton of making money with your fellow citizens
instead of off Of them. Stanton Ttndlcutor
The ITALIAN CRowN.-"La Patrie." the
we'll known Paris Journal, noticing rumor that
Victor Emmanuel intended to abdicate, declares
that 1.-The act which will transfer the crown of
Italy to Prince Humbert may not long be de-
terred.' The king is now in his fifty fifth year
having been born on March IA, 1920. Prince
Humbert. the Crown Prince, born GU March
IA, 1874, was married on the 22d of April, 1868
70 his cousin, the Princess Margaret, Of Genoa
and has SOD. Vttorio Emmanuel, born No
vember H. 1869