The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-11

opinion, and I may be permitted to affirm
that 1 give 1t calmly, without malice and
with no other than a sincere desire to do my
duty fsithfullyto God and man, to the Church
and to the world.
[Signedl HENRY c. BOWEN.
The Examining Committee of Ply
mouth Church subsequently framed a
letter to Mr.. Bowen, in which he is
summoned to appear before the COM
mittee on Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, and
give proof of the assertions contained
in his reply to the grievances of Mr..
White.
DURING the performance Of an ale
gorical piece entitled "The Great Re-
public" at Robinson's Opera-house in
Cincinnati, on the afternoon of the 9TH,
a panic occurred, caused by an alarm of
fire. There was Immediately q general
stampede of the audience towards the
doors, and in the crush which ensued
ten persons were killed and many 9TH
ers seriously injured. At the time OF the
panic the house was packed to its ut
most capacity, the performance being
given for q charitable purpose and
some 500 school children taking part
therein. A large part of the audience
was also composed of children, it being
q holiday in the public schools. 1t is
said that the alarm Of fire was caused
by the flashing of a calcium light used
in the piece. The vast crowd, moved
by a common impulse, at ono rushed
for the doorway. The people in the
rear, mad with fear, pressed upon
those in front, shouting and ours
ing. Men, Iterror-stricken, struck
down helpless women and
children in front, or climbed over their
heads to the top of the staircase, and
precipitated themselves upon the
screaming and bleeding mass of chill
dren and women in the hallway. A few
heroic men placed themselves lea the
doorway and endeavored to assure the
people there was no danger, and an eff
fort was made from the stage to stop
the mad career of the af-
frighted audience, but moth
ing could check the panic until
many had been trampled under foot and
killed or manned. The names of the
killed are: Mrs. Alfred White and her
son Harry, aged ~; Mrs. Nancy Clark,
reported to have died from heart-dis-
ease caused by excitement; August and
Fred. Locsch, two brothers, aged 8 and
10; Hattie Leslie, aged II; James
Crowley, aged Z; Annie Mairenai, of
Alton, ILL.,; Miss Terovica Massatt,
aged %; and a woman, name un-
known.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has written n let
ter to Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Va,
in which he defends himself and the
Confederate Government from the
charges made by Mr.. Blaine in his re-
cent speech in the House, regarding the
treatment of Federal prisoners in South.
ern prisons. Mr.. Davis claims that
"the records, both Federal and Con
federate, disprove the charge of un'
necessary cruelty to prisoners by the
Confederate authorities, and that the
!, country is full of witnesses who bear
Q oral testimony against it," lie say
further:
The report Of the Confederate Commits
, sioner for the exchange OF prisoners shows
5 how persistent and liberal were our effort
, to secure relief of captives. Falling in thos'
t attempts, | instructed General X. L. Lee
n to 60, under a flag OF truce, and seek an in
c terview with General Grant, to represent Il
3 him the suffering and death Of Federal pris
o oners held by us, to explain the cause
IS which were beyond our control, and t
y urge, in the name OF humanity, the observ
ance of the cartel for exchange OF prison
&, ers. TO this, as to all previous appeals,
= deaf ear was turned. l will not attempt
d from memory, to write the report made t
me Of the incidents Of this mission. Leen
longer lives to defend the cause snd tn
country he loved so well and served S
efficiently, but General Grant can not IA
to remember so extraordinary a visit
~ and his objections to executing tn
Q cartel are well known to the public. Bu
i whoever else may choose to forget my effort
I. in this regard, the prisoners at Anderson
vile and the delegates l permitted them
l. send to President Lincoln to plead for tn
resumption of the exchange Of prisoner
can not fail to remember how willing l Va
: to restore them to their homes and to tn
u comforts of which they were in need, pre-
vidcd the imprisoned soldiers OF the ConfeC
r. eracy should be in like manner released an
Id returned to us,