Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-25

country for rioters. One English vessel is At
Fredericksted, and French vessel 81 Christian
sted. FOur-ffths Of the mills, dwellings, cane,
rum and sugar on plantations were DESTROYED
Aiso the business houses OF frederieksted.
Many families are destitute, and all business IL
temporarily suspended
Heugh, BAlfour 4 Co., one Of the Oldest
Eastern shipping houses OF Manchester, Eng
land, have failed for 100000.
One thousand weAvers OF Glasgow, Scotland,
have struck against q reduction Of wages.
The following are the details OF the slaughter
at the Colosseum theAter In Liverpool. This
establishment is capable Of holding no less
than 4. 900 people Ii is a large one, somewhat
-fimsily CONSTRUCTED and much frequented by
those who like to witness the variety perform
ance which is nightly given. The programme
consists Of acrobatic feats, with comic songs
and recitations alternating. Several OF the
large audience under the gallery we're seen TO
be- when the curtain went up, under the in-
fuence Of liquor, and the officers on duty
demonstrated with them and told them that IL
they we're not better behaved they would be
elected from the place as disorderly characters.
After this quiet reigned for short time,
namely, till about half-past eight, while the
favorite and Komiker," Mr.. CUyne was CIV
ing one Of his humorous songs. The dispute
this time was between some Of the audience,
some drunken sailors it is said being the in
stigators OF the affair. The singing was soon
stopped, because perfect babel Of noise exist
ed. While this excitement was progressing
general fight commenced. Soon a woman's
voice raised the cry Of "fre ~ "fire |" The
alarm was false one. Almost as il by magic
q stampede was Nude for the door. Men,
women and children rushed wildly to make
their escape, and, as they thought, to save
their lives. People from the galleries who had
slid down by the pillars fell of into the pit and
orchestra chairs, seriously wounding and In
some cases killing the unfortunate wretches
penned up below, who were wanting to rush
out of the place en- mdsse. The scene that
ensued battles description. Prayers, curses,
sobbirg were heard on all sides. 1t was i'm
possible for any Of the crowd to make their
exit till they fought with desperate energy to
reach the street. All discipline and system on
end. The building was originally Unitarian
chapel. The only entrance and exit was
divided staircase leading into the street. On
the stairs frightful struggle took place. Men,
forgetting all their manhood, trampled over
helpless women and children. The screaming
Of women and the imprecations made an I'M
earthly chorus as of lost souls. Soon mass
OF quivering and dying human flesh was packed
in heap at the head of the stairs struggling
| for life. They were soon suffocated, while
others fell on them. Others who had passed
this point were met by barrier placed little
| beyond the stairway, where dead and wounded
were packed up in pile some six ar seven feet
deep. The fremen rushed in to try and save
| life, but it was some time before the panic had
at all subsidized and people would again listen
to reason. At last the theater was emptied,
and the police and fremen made their way in
and removed the dead, the dying and wounded.
| Two of the dead were women, three were boys,
and thirty-two were strong able-bodied men
of the lsboring class.
Three-fotrths Of the town on the west end
of the island of Santa Cruz was burned and
pillaged by the insurrectionists and out OF
seventy-six sugar estates only nine remain, the
rest having been destroyed.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has ordered
the formation of new Australian cabinet.
Count Won Bismarck, nephew Of the Ger
man chancellor, committed suicide in Venice,
while laboring under physical suffering.
The failure of the Bank Of Glasgow was
followed by the suspension Of several large
Glasgow firms, and a feeling Of insecurity
amounting to panic prevailed throughout the
business circles OF the city. A large number
of failures in London are also announced.