Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-20
AleFan0rla Q6qxettt
FRIDAY, APR1L 20 1877.
Outrnses Upon Females.


There seems to be an epidemic Of outrages
upon females, and the newspapers arc filled
with accounts Of them. y cas-, that occurred
near Annapolis was published Wednesday, and
the following shocking cases have been re-
ported since -
! Ia Sedalia, No., 10 :. little ona-story brown
house, on Wednesday morning, there vas pcii,@
tratca one of those terrible crimes which make
the heart shudder aud turn every mau's blood
into fire. Ihc victim OF the outrage is a strang
er 10 that city, visiting 4 married sister, and
had only been few days in town. Hcr sister
had stepped out to visit Dcighbor, and the
young lady WAS LETT alone 10 the house. About
10 o clock j mau appeared at tho front door
and knocked for admIttance. OI opening the
door the young lady (she Is only eighteen years
of agc) was confronted by large. weather
beaten man, about fifty years old, OF tall,
sincwy frame, and with hair slightly streaked
with gray The young lady was wipiog her
| hands on 4 towel at the time Of the knock, aud
| opened the door with the towel In her hand.
As soou as the tramp SAW her he seized hold Of
her, aud snalching tho towel OUT OF her hand
bound it tightly around her face and mouth.
| He flung her upon the bed and then took
cord from curtain and bound her hands and
| legs The hands were stretched out and tied
| to the bcdpost5 st opposite eytremltlcs, aud
| the deed was accomplished. The miscreaus
was in the house fifteen minutes, and made his
escape by a rear kitchen window, and from
thence into 40 alley, where he disappeared
from view.
The news tcw like wiilire throughout the
city and very soon the city was beng secured
for the villain At 80 the fire bell was rung,
giving the alarm Of lire, which brought to the
city hall 800 or 400 people In a very short time.
Mayor BlOchcr mounted load 0l wood and
told the people they should make an organized
fort to catch the man. TO that end squads Of
mrn went in every direction. A man was
heard of al Lewis Station, on the NJ. *. and
L. road, that. it was thought, answered the DC.
scription oil the ravlsher Supcrlntendent
Gardner immediately dispatched SPECIAL tram,
and it was learned that he was not the man. At
nine o'clock that night lie had not been
arrested.
The GOrLOnsviIlc Gazette says -
There is confined IN the Orange jail &
poor lunatc woman, who Shal! be naneless III
her woe; q coorcd woman has been her attend
ant and last Friday evening she went out OF the
cell = few minutes to get some water. In the
little while that this servant was out, negro
man entered the cell and raVlshed tho poor Wo-
man. What fate is too bad tor the perpctrator
Of the crime There arc times and occasions
when the swift hand OF vengeance, not IN the
sense Of personal and viDdictise revenge, but
as the calm aud determined punishment OF the
violation OF all that Is rurcst ANA hollcSt ana
most sacred, becomes, and ought to become,
the common law OF the land. We caun3t
brook the law delay then nor the revolving
testimony. nor the smcli OF innocent blood, nor
the mo.nings Of chastity violated, OF louoccnce
outraged Of a poor, helpless, crazed woman set
upon anl ravishcd by 4 beast in human
shape Let the ravlshcr be- destroyed.
GOVERNMENT or ClrlEs.-Ihe greatest dis
ability city has to contend with is the large
BODY Of voters who have 10 stake in proprlo'
;ary interests The idle, tho worthless, the
criminal classes Swarm in the slumsof u city.
Anl they arc voters Having 10 taxable prop
cr,v. and by their habits cut oft from any hope
Of accommodating property, they are rccklessahl
generally corrupt, and can be aud are controlIcd
nv combinations Of self seeking persons 1t IS
by the sutfragcs of these irresponsible persons
that disrcputable persons lind their way INTO
Councils and arc thus able 10 give cDIor and dI
rccion TO city legislation. IT. IL not the tax
uaycrs who saddle cities with great debt bur
iens, but the nOnlaXpaycrs-Mcn VINO have
nothing, and because OF their habits never can
have anything But they 20 to mako up lot
lowing. The taxpayers Of New York dld not
rut Tweed and his c0ajjItOrs IN power and Keep
thrmi powcr It was The mcn who had votes
but no stake in city government who dldt. And
il is the same wherever similar mlsg3ycrnineht
exists. The non.taXpaycrs constitute physical
baaucc of power in all large cities, and the
few men who are smart enough to Weld lhat
baIarce inevitably exercise maJor control. 1t IS
nothing new. Ii will b" something Dew when
the truth is otherwise.
The commission. appolnici 10 ioGu'r@lnto
the government Of great ctico IN IcanSyiVanI"
and New York have suggested Il remedy lJT
the evils complained Of The ppinIoa Is gain
inp ernlnd that sumGthing more than residence
is necessary to qualify man Tor voting Tor
| CnuocIlruau We can DcVcr cUcOurag" people
| to become taxpayers so long as the taxpayer -
nIaccd It the mercy Ct the grand army Cl
worthless hummefs WHO vote aS they AZ; point
| ed aud paid, aDd who more than !a subscribe
4, the notion that every ulan Who owns lii'
n,eo hous,, i roLber II dozen men should
| voluntarily contribute each y 900 10 carry out
= uubIic Improvement would It be lar tO ptVc
| ,h, disbursement of that iund to mcn who coh
trii,,,tn nothur aud who don know where lhc
ncyt SQUARE meal Is to come from we say
M tn ,has question. Aud there We leave the
| matter for The prescott t.--Phil0. North Amer.