Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-30
EASTERN NEWS.
Banou,, to tas German visitors


 CHIcAGo, October 26.-The German citizens have arranged to give banquet and hold mass meeting tomorrow in honor of the German visitors who were at Yorktown.
 High Water. KRoKUK, October 26.-The river rose one inch last night, and several more are expected before the water recedes. The inundation is the worst ever experienced, and Is one foot higher than last spring S i freshet
 Senators GrowiRg Impatient. WASHINGTON, October 27.-SenatOrs are getting impatient at the Presidents delay in forming a Cabinet. In execu- tive session q motion was made to ad- iourn sine die, and during the discus sion the following was announced: "The President will not delay the Senators longer than Friday"
 Another Indictment Against Howgate. WASHINGTON, October 26.-The Grand Jury has indicted Capt. Howgate for forging the name of R. H. Rochester, | treasurer of the Western Union lele- graph Company, to receipts amounting to S36,000.
 Folger for tks Treasury.
 WAsHrNGrox. October 26.-Senator | Windom has informed the Associated Press Agent that Folger had been ten dered the Secretaryship of the Treasury, aud had formally accepted, and he would be nominated tomorrow. Howe will, 1t is stated, be nominated tomorrow for Attorney
 The Prosecution Of Guiteau.
 WASHINGTON, October 26.-District Attorney Corkhill has received a tele- gram from Judge Parker, of New York, stating that he would assist him in con- ducting the prosecution against Guiteau.
 Jennie Crane $ Murderer. NEW HAVEN, October 26.-Blanche Douglass was arraigned this morning on the charge of numbering Jennie Cra- mer on August 9th.
 Divorce Suit
 WASHINGTON, October 26.-Congress- man Clark has served the papers on his wife notifying her that he has instituted a suit of divorce.
 Lynching in Colorado.
 DENVER, October PA Republican special says: Dell Lockhart, Kid Coul- ter and man known as "Slim were lyncbed at Terra Aramarilla, Colorado, last night. Lockhart and Slim were arrested few weeks ago for horse steal ing; Coulton was imprisoned for murder at Chama nine months ago. The imme- diate cause of the lynching was the dis covery of Coulter's plans to kill the guard and escape.
 Steamboat Accident
 RocK ISLAND, H., October 27.-The steamer Jennie Gilchrist left here this evening with l3 passengers and 16 men of the crew on board. After passing the bridge about a mile, the engineer dis covered that the cam rod by which the wheel reversed was broken. The ma chinery stopped and the boat began to drift helFlessly down the current towards the bridge. The passengers and crew were theoretically notified of the accident and great confusion and excitement fol- lowed, during which the pilot abandon ed the wheel-house and attempted to save himself Every passenger was wild with terror and perfectly helpless, and the crew, with the exception of several officers, were said to have been drunk In the meantime the steamer struck the stone pier of the bridge Just as the
  lision, great quantities of steam escaped, scalding n number of persons horribly. After striking, tlle steamer swung around and tloated clear, but Tn sinking con- ditiOn. Eight persons managed to take refuge on barge and were saved, The alarm was quickly given and the steamer Evansville came to the rescue. A num- Der were taken of, but seventeen per sons are missing who have doubtless perished. It Is claimed that the acci- dent was entirely due to carelessness and liquor. The names of those lost have not been obtained.
 LIST OF THE LOST.
 RoCK ISLAND, ILL, October 2S-It is impossible to give a list of those killed in the accident here last night. as no rsgister was kept of those on board. Those known to be lost among the pas sengers are J. Zeiberg, Wm. Wendt and daughter, Mrs. Jas. Trevor, Miss Sadie Temple and four unknown. Of the crew, James Sanford, fireman; J. B. l Temple, steward; -- Williams, watch man, and four negroes unknown, deck | hands. The officials of the Jennie Gil | chist are properly censured by the sur yiving passengers for the lack of ability 1 to cope with the accident. The officers, l with the exception of the clerk, made | their own personal escape a matter of first importance, and allowed the pas sengers to look out for themselves. | It is also admitted that the boat | was overloaded with passengers and | freight, carrying more than she could | handle. The most serious charge, however, is made by one of the | surviving passengers to the effect that | the crew, including the second pilot, | were under the influence of liquor, and | to this fact Is attributed the lack of man. agement after the first accident to the