The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-29
JACK OONEY AND GALL THE
REST OF THE BOYS" In
THE HANDS OF THE
.--...... PEELEkS.
THE FIGHT POSTPONED FOR
TWO WEEkS.
a NUMBER OF THE FANCY IN
IN A TIGHT BOX.
AN ILLINOIS SHERIFF AFTER
NOODLE AND ALLEN
WITH A SHARP
STICK.
NO flonr-AlL HANDS ARRESTED.


ST. Louis, October ~ "A special from
E~sl ~. Louis To- the kvcring ID spatch
says The steamer Continental, winch left
no'e At eleven o'clock this morning with
the prize fight eacursiouisis, was captured
by lne Illinois authorities, and is now tied
up to the levee there. Jack Loonpy and
tho other managers are under arrest, but
Hogan and Allen are free, they not being
on the boat
LATER.
1tappears that the Continental left the
wharf with an insufficient head of steam
aud while rounding to IN the stream che
was struck by high wind prevailngsnd
blown to the lliiuoIs shore, wher. shs was
boarded ty tn. East St ,ut- polio.
rhe captain, enPineer, mate. Jack Loo
uey and Arthur C"amber- were arrested
aud taken t. the flee ui the chief Of poo
lice where they now are. a. soon rs re-
leased by the city authorities. Lpuncy and
Chamber. will be srr,st.d by sheriff
Cooper, of Madison county, Illinois. tot
participation in tn. McCool-A lien fight
nf month ago. Indie ments have been
found against them in that county
The condition of affairs here 10 undpr-
stood by Allen md Hogan. VINO nre down
| the river waiting III. arrival ui IN.
steamer to puck them up Lr"n.y de-.
! cIrr,- the Fl ht .hsl come of today # he
can get out OF the clutches If the police
! 10 time, but Whist is more likely. II will
! come uh To- morrow with only n snA /
crowd us spectators. There are all Sorts
ui reports 10 circulating To- the fleet that
the steamer was puIpnsely allowed to
drift TO the Illinois -hur-, 20 that duu'lr eX-
cursion money might be made, but the
| truth # these rufnurs CabrOt be yrfit, q
| The crowd on IT,. Continental is sald tu
have numh-red nearly fifteen bundr.d
| About four th"u.apd dollars was taken in.
Il il surpnsej to have been the wort
crowd ever got together.
\ great crowd still remains At East ST
Louis, and it ~ expected desperate row
| will occur before they di-perse.
LATER STILL.
Arthur Chamber. escaped from a pc.
Ice oGi'rr by jumping out of window.
| The Utiicer u now IN pursuit. " him.
LArEsr
/ Jack Iooney, gereralissmo of the priz
hsnt party, vs. rrlea.el tr"m Arres, be.
tween ! and O'Clock this ~, ming on four
tn and dollar toui-two Thousand &c
appear nj The 81 Clair county court 10
January next for VIOLATING the Ia regard
ing prz" hshting; and Two thousand t.
I appear ut the Madison county court or
/ Monday mex to answer to an indictnen,
ter participating in the Allen VI Cool,
mill II month ago. The penalty in Loon
y case j. peniieniiary for not less than
one nor more than ten yaars. Capt
kHcfe Of tbs Coutirentsl, md bis mate
Ruben gill, are held IN i've hundred dol
lar honds - appear on next. Wpdnesdsy
Allen and H. Hnn both returned to tn,
ci'y this evening and II Is sad the stake
holder, Jss Egsr, has decided the fgh
hall take place two weeks from to-dsy.
ARTHUR CgAMBfRs,
who escaped from the Est St. Loui
police officer, eludrd pur-ui,, ard il nov
"a This city. Sheriff Cpnper, of Madison
county, mas warrants for Arthur Cham
h-rs, John A. Scott Tom Allen. Mix
McCo"lr, Bill Blake, Patsry Shepard an,
i"m Kelly, and it is stated measures vii
he immediately taken to procure their al
rest, and bring them to trial.
THE FANCY
! are very much excited tonight st to-day
hssco. Jack Louney insists that he la
been sold, That the Continental was no
> blown on the Illinois shore, and that
was put up job in the interest of Hogan
r Capt. ke-is and Mr.. Mccoy, principr
= owner Of the Continental, will puhi.h
, card to morrow stating that the steSme
WAS blown out of the control Of the pilot
and that the landing at East St. Louis wa
entirely unavoidable.