Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-25
Political Trouble In California.

4 bitter CANVASS fur city Office, has been in
progress there, and Isaac S. kalcch, formerly
pastor of the Fremont Temple at Boston, who
gained soma years ago an uneDviablo notolic:y,
is tho candidate Of tho Wtlkugmcn's party
for Mayor. The San Francisco Chronic!c ia
conducted by The brothers De Young.
After kslinch wGs nominated for Mayor
Charles De GuDg, III Ii speech OF thu State
Convention Of Honorable I}iIks announced ihst
he would compel kal0Ch's Withdrawal froIa
the contest Subsequently, he bottled k4lIoch
that uolcSs ho withdrew ho would rako up his
record 10 the columns OF tho Chr0Li:c, iia!-
lich sent word back for him 10 80 ahead; tbs.
no could tell woIsI things about the ID, Yuurc;
| than they could bring against him. Ga We'd
| nesday last tho ChrOncal came cut with long
| article rcviswiDe KalIoch' career ia Boston and
| Kansas, dwelling particularly IN lis rcp?r;ct
| umours, and also ventilated his political and
| business rte1rd. o. Thursday and Friday the
Ghropieal contained similar aud moro elaborated
articles, AID dragged 10 kalloch's father, now
| dead, rec0uutlug suEdTy immolaitics On lis
part. kalloch hat! advertised mass meeting
nc tho metropolitan Tennlc Friday night, at
which it was given cut that lie woud read u
copy Of an sr,iclc, published somo live years
| ago, 10 a little paper called The Sun, by B.
L. NaphtaIy. This article was Ga attack
upon the personal aud family record of
| the De IounfS. OF most Hrounccd oharscI
| tor, Rnd led To gu attempt On their part to kill
NaphtaEy, which failed De iourg SAINT ka
! loch word that il lie read that article he would
shoot him % sigct. Friday ni2nt Oh iu!iuonse
| auicacc gathered at tho Metropolitan Temple,
| and the sl!cet outside Was packed Hili q crowd
numbering thousands. kloch addressed the
Indoor mcetiog, scoring the d. Iouogs mcrci
essly, and reaecting Gu their persona r:c1ri
and family aniccadants in the mcs; direct man
| ncr. Alter a9jourliug the meeting 10 the hall
| he went outside, mCu1teu q Stand. AID spoke
| briefly. Alter reviewing tho attacks CT tie
Chronicle upon hiTSslf, hu SAID: ia masung
! tue rcpu:alIoa OF Uy father, who has filled 90
honorable grave tog many years, these iourral.
| stlo vlpcls have rendered the u2ost vicious re.
talia!ioo ca my part necessary lG& jgS!ils3lc.
| Their Ci:eracctGl records make such "a attack
possible, and am justified 10 proEouncng them
inc bastard progeny or whore" lie said he
| had the Sun article 10 his pocket (crcs Of
Read it! Rad il!'') but he cid 40; wish to
| cxpond all his ammunition at once. It sn1uld
be published Immediately in tho v5lkiGsmeu's
paper. the Opea Letter.
Chsrlcs De Young drove to tn; Ilctropoii-
tan Temple s!ouc 10 coupe. At the time
| kalloch WAS about starping into :. clrriaec
With Car Browne, Do Young seut co Am:r.-
can dlstrC! messenger Coy to hiu to saw that L
gentleman wish to speak to him. As n sl!och
approached the coupe d. lCupg fired, hitting
hlm 10 tho breast just above the heart. Kali
och staggered end turned to escape. DeI oung
fred again, hitting him in the hip or thigh. II
would appear that trouble had been aoteipat
ed, as quite a number OF wGrkingncu were in
the y!clnity CT the Temple. They 81 cnco made
q rush Tor the coupe, seZad the horses heads
aud underworld 10 get De I0ung out he ken:
than at bay for moment with bis pistol. Meal,
| limo an officer arrived on the sc.no The crowd
scjz!d the coupe and overturned it; as it went
over De Young got cu lie aud tho officer
we're at onoG att ckcd tho officer was kutcked
down and trampled on, AID De I0uog beatea
about the head and iece, though not very
seriously. Inc officer, De lcuog aud The dro
yer OF the coupe struggled through he c:Uwd
amid cries Of Hang hlm!" Kill him !"
| At the corner CT Fifth and Market strecta two
moro officers madn their appearance, and with
| their assistance, do I Dung vas taken TO The
Baldwin Hotel and escaping by another entrance
got into oarriGg) aud drove raridy 10 lhe
polco STATEN, tho crowd following.
De Young was at once taken TO ono OF the
tlnk cells, while the crowd, numb ,riGg tbous-
| and surrounded tho prison rad cYiuccd desire
| to make 90 attack. Meantime tho police rapid-
y assembled, rop4s wrro stretched across the
| streets leading to the prison, and every rrepa-
| ration was mako to rtsist attack. The Chief
| OF POLICE at onoo called Gcnera! McComb ia
| consultation, and Attorney General .InmiIton,
| @ho waa present, tclugraphcd Ia Gov. llwiu
| Tor orders. No hn:wtr has yet been received,
! AZ tho Governor i exact whereabouts arc not
knGwu. General NcComb at onca assumed
| he responsibility, ard ordered tho military to
| assembled at their armhrles, where they are
COW, awaiting cr1irI. News Of the tragedy
| spread like wild liru through the city, and tho
| sire Ia we're s0on crowded with excited lhronps
Strong guards wore placed oyer the Chronicle
huslnesa and rrinnug otic; 10 prevent them
| from being sacked. NJ. II. u. Young, Yho
was st The Chronicle office at the time oil the
shooting, ut onoo sought tho city prson, where
he is EuH 10 company with Charles. For soRc
tim0 1t was uncertain what had been done with
The brothers, many believing that they mad been
removed TO Fort AlcatraZ for grcatcr safety,
bu' they arc sill at The prison.
kcarney arrived on the Fall,i boat Satur.
day evening, aud vas escorted to the slDd lots
by an immcGso crowd, and the Workinpmcn's
military companies, comprising 100 IEsu, with
rifles and fixed bayoncts.
cfowd had assembled there tcinrc ala 81
rival aud was harsaRued by several prominent
working mon. cjunsGCS prulcut ao.;oo. koar.
ncy began addressing the asscmblsge, which
covered the oIir, space bstTeca the ros!rum
aud Market Src@a. Probably not less than %,
900 persons were present. The sudcivo tccI.
ing which prevailed during the Day lad sppar
entity 10 10 wise diminished, and. at word
from k0arrcy. tic whoio body you'd have
pc1rcd dowo iowa without hesitation 10 wax
vengeance % the De Iouogs. but he urged
them 10 wait and sec whether k,lcch's rouad
vas fatal.
Never was kear1ey's baua5lcss ilGuarce
over lis followers exhibited 10 better aivant. |
age. Although the vast crowd wcr, fairly
bowling for The bood ct the De Yvuoss, thay
yielded implicitly TO his advice, uud when he |
dismissed them surged away in various dlrec
tioIs, evidently prepared to follow h;s advice |
to the letter. Eves3thios w4s very Quiet |
down town during the evening", TIE Business |
ottlcc @! tha Chronicle w:s surrounded cary G !