Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-17
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A dispatch to the New York Herald says
The disturbance 10 Mount Vernon, Indiana
has now degenerated into "Confederste GROSS
roads" crusade against colored people. A oil
ored man, steady and Industrious. good me.
chanic, aud nan of some property. was me-
on the street yesterday evening after the four
o clock train had passed and ordered 10 leave
within five minutes. This order was given BY
two men who were going around in a buggy
making business of notifying oolored people
to leave. Au old dootress, named Caldwell,
was ordered to leave, and she with her whole
family obeyed. A man who was working a.
fireman at hominy mill was given ten minutes
to leave. The crusade is ostensibly directed
some OF them arc being driven out, leaving
settle up their business. One man had tc
leave bis stock 10 the pens without making pro
vision for their care. Another man, banned
Tom Linsey, who is too sick to be removed
was left 10 care of his aged mother, and lies il
mortal fear of his life, while bis wife sought
safety in flight, and is 10 this city; but her pro.
sent whereabouts is so carefully kept secret thai
| no white man, however he may be trusted, car
learn it.
Colored people instead of making arrange.
ments to burn the town are packing up and se-
creting their effects, in expectation of their
houses being burned. 1t now appears that the
the high school has been q factor in producing
the excitement sgainst colored people. The pro.
motion of couple Of colored pupils to the high
school grade brought up the question, which
WAS discussed with some asperity, and decided
against their admission, but the asking for adj
4 ~, ho.
got great deal of passion. and those who parti.
cipated in it were made the especial objects of
abuse.
Terrible Accident atILynchburg.
LYNCnBURG, O,t. l6, lS7S.-A most terrible
aud heart rending scene occurred iu this city at
ten o'clock tonight. A marriage ceremony
was progressing at the Court Street Colored
Baptist Church, which was packed to its Ut
most capacity. Some Of the ceiling plastering
fell, and the immense crowd at once became
panic stricken and many in the galleries jumped
from the windows of the second and third
stories; others threw themselves headlong down
the stairway on the crowd below. Men and
women crowded each other to the only door of
exit there was in the lower building, and most
of the killed were literally crushed to death.
No men are known to have been Injured. The
fire alarm was sounded and the fire department,
military and throngs of citizens were on the
spot promptly to endeavor to alleviate the con.
dition Of the suffering and dying.
The following bodies have been identified -
Maria Wilson, Virginia Robinson, Maria Ran.
som, Molle Ward, Mary Henry, Emma Brown,
Arcns Cox.
Two unknown bodies are in tho yard.
Three women are 10 the church 10 q dying
The woouHded STE supposed to
plumber at least thirty, who are being removed
10 vehicles and on l!tters 70 their homes.
1t is impossible in the coofusion to ascertain
he exact number Injured. The streets are
crowded with frantic meu and women searching
or their friends. The ooored people seem
perfectly horror stricken, but the whites are
enderiDg every assistance possible.
One of the wounded has Just died er H.
orner of Church and Seventh streets.
Many of the wounded, it is feared, cannot |
urvive.
No greater guarantee of the excellence of
)r. Bulls Cough Syrup could be furn shed |
ban that it is recommended by all the leading
ruggists