Stampede

SLAVE STAMPEDE. The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday, reports another stampede of six slaves, belonging to Mr. Bowen, who lives in Boone County , a short distance from Mr. Gaines, who were taken with a sudden leaving during Friday night. It is supposed that they crossed the icy bridge above California, but no trace of their whereabouts, up to last night, had been had.

The Liberator, February 22, 1856, reprinting from The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday