Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-29
He CAIRO TIMES. SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1865.

ho"rF, a warrant was issued and rcquson obtained
eiaupHn VS. atre.e AMI brought 30 this city to-day,
Ni ht confessed the crime, and was committed to
J" understand thai MI Gnainp iln intends max
iiS iuii staten mt OF the whole affair It IS proper to
STATE That tie accused has heretofore mani aimed good
character Tor hIcty and integrity ANA the commission
vi II nous an oTense ty IA man OF his repatriation and
saLdin3 is we'll calcuiat ii start.c and amaze
ony Irlnietii:e friends but entr com uni. v
ne ems - he deeply lenrt,nb, aLd exi res>eS d.
termination to /. ciean breast" ~f
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The Piitshurs Commercial furnishes the following de-
tails relative to the and confession Of Champlin
The publication in our daily papers, especially in
An evening CONTEMPORARY of the facts Of this important
case, full If er,ors the following is
lent OF them the has necessarily been kept
quiet to secure The e.d Of raoc JUSTICE and WAS pub
ialed pr, maturey. Tne publication may defeat the
resi- OF the accomplice--'re Ieay, OF CONNECTICUT.
iiie cts are slump these: The steamer River Queen
- BOAT, was owned by Churchill, Heberts,
ii'nor AID W. Z. Cha,npin- all non-resiie",s OF this
CITY Theg tld uot pay the detts lncurr., for
5truction Robinson, Rea Co Mothcral Il Brother
Keller ana 'ther- of czells ami the latter prop
ery attached her for their c&inl VIM. G, Cn.rnpln
ing part ner, havn. money to pay her bnls
oeiu2 fused mol,y rsy them ny his copartners,
,}ucni:I Herbert, and iilnor and being annoyed by
The attachments, resolved % burn the boat SHE was
Insured fer $4,000, follows; so,cuo III the Eureka
Insurance. Company, bt@H IN me aonongaieia liisu-
anc, Company 80 uu in .he Citizens Insurance Com
paIly the ,olt account of Churchill, Herberts, Mi
nor champln. William G. Cnan'i'in Insured S-,uUU
for his bcleht, IN the Cash INSURANCE
Company pt Pittsburgh, thus making SZV.Voo Total liz
surance. .
Nul c. Champ.in, after great touoie anu expense
was arrested and has freely confessed his guilt .hamp
Inns confession he burned the Guat He says
lie Went on board tie Steamer iver Queen On Saturday
night, September ., 1863 at the Monongahelt wharf,
Pittsburgh, Pa that The watchnen went 10 bed in fore
part OF the cabin Of The boat; that he, Champin, Went
TO bed amldstp on the boat, slept til about oc,uck
Sabbath morning Sertember 10, 1865; tnat he walked
up AID thought all over his position he felt revenyeu
of his partners Churchill. iierbefts and
Minor, acting badly, net furnishing money to pay
or the boat as ed, and for letting her be at
lachtu Dy the Sheriff for the creditors caim. lie felt
ls had IN So - rfy
IN WIN The Steamer, and he resolved TO send her 10
III tilat moment and resolving, burned her lie
arose irun the cot in cabin; dressed himself; took
Kerosene oil and poured it The blinds Stats of the
CABIN door or doors, and fire to them with the small
lamp, winch was the only light the boat aud which
ne au taken back into the cabin when he first to
pea 'hdt nSht After setting her FIRE, he passed
down out OF the cahu and down on the deck of tn.
steamer, anu laid down. He thus remained for he
coSu1le "' sufficient time for the fire get good
heau"aS, ana Then Went up stairs again see how it
was burning. lie found it burning yery rapdiy and
OWING 10 the kerosene and dryness of he ca in
doors the sht work of the cabin burning fercely
Feeling thoroughly satisfied she would bu to The watrs
edge re then awuke Waterman ami TONI his ,rI
ashore, and stood On the wharf and watched her bur
10 the water cage without Offering helping hand to
stay the halnes. lie is now however petrnt for this
great crime, and asks Tor mercy. >
Here is a good chance for light draught boats The
D. venport Democrat of the 2lst saws that durnp r
dence OF nine years in this city we never saw the ve
80 crowded with freghts yesterday Throupbout tho
entire length of the main steamboat landings tbar l.;
scarcely room even for pedestrian to weud his wav
among the sacks and barrels of potatoes oats onions
barley, -four etc. waiting for shipment Notwitbstand
ing the large quantity of freight waiting shipment to the
South the arrival Of through STEAMBOATS, is rare an,
the accumulation is allowed 60 on There 10 roo f
steamboats, along the Upper Mississppi-why don't thew