Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
Return of the President from York
KIEGs BALLOON SAFELY LANDED.
Further Breaks in the Mississippi
POLITICAL ASPECT OF TIE eUITEAU CASE
Texas Stage Robber Sentenced to 90
Years Imprisonment.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FaRElGA NEWS.
A Panic Created Among Members of the
Land League.
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DOMESTIC.

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DOMESTIC.
The Fagftiye Balloon Landed In Safety
CHICAGO, October 2lst.-A private di.
patch from Chippewa Falls, Wis, announce
that Professor King and the Signal Servie
officer who accompanied him had arrive
there safely The balloon descended in th
woods, and they had been two days in gettin
out of the wilderness.
The following has just been received fron
Chippewa Falls, Wis. '' We are al safe
Just out of the woods.-King, balloonist"
Chippewa Falls Is situated on the Chippewi
river, about 1S5 miles northwest OF Madison
Later advices state that the balloon droppe
quite near there, but that King and his com
panion were lost ir the swamps for five days
and suffered greatly.
EXPERIENCES OF THE VOYAGE.
CHICAGO, October 21st.-J. George Hash
agan, the Signal Service employe who wen
up with Professor King and his balloon
telegraphs the Daily Nears 1--WE feel n
disposition to-day for such hasty fight a
we took Thursday. If you should see u
now-ragged, torn, water-soaksd, you woul,
surely say we loved civilization and a goo,
table. Five minutes after leaving terra firm
we reached an altitude of 4 800 feet, moviu
southwest. A few minutes later we reached
an upper current moving slowly west, witt
Chicago and its myriad of twinlxling light
beneath aud apparently far away. w
hung there several hours, but at last
puff of air sent US to the southwest
ard we were becalmed several hours owe
a small town which we judged to be Peoria
We then began taking maps. At $50 on Fri
day we passed over Spring Valley, Wiscoa
Sin, startling the natives and having sho
gent after us. Then We hovered about tn
Platte mounds some hours, and lster wen
buried in clouds in the upper air, 1000 fee
above the ground. We raked the tree
in passing Little Falls, Wisconsin, an
scared the Inhabitants and animals. At
a. NJ. we passed over Putnam, or some placi
of similar name. At $40 we passed owe
I omah, and at 900 lost sight of earth in tn
clouds, and passed through heavy rain
storm. At 1925 we reached $500 feet. WI
spoke TO man at 1890, and learning that W
were about forty miles from st. Paul, dc
sceuded at 2:30 P. NJ and were soon lost in
cranberry bog. Our experience was horrible
Knee deep in ice water, and Every step wa
full of peril and discomfort. On the ff5
day We reached Fiambeau river, and wer
SAFE"
Guiteau's Grounds for Defense.
NFw YoRK, October 21st.-The Herald
Washington special says: To-day Guitea
wrote letter, il which ne says his ground
for defense are three: First, he did the &C
by the will of God ; second, malpractice wa
the cause of the Presidents death thire
jurisdiction. He further states in this lette
that he will be discharged by the Court |; tha
the authorities of New jersey will not tax
.cognizance of the case, because they do nc
wish to trouble themselves with the trial Il
has also written a letter to President Arthur
stating that he is without money to pay tn
expenses of witnesses or to hire lawyers. II
demands that the President have money al
propriated for this purpose, and threatens, i
case CT refusal, TO make some revelations ths
viii ruin the Republican party and enabl
the Democrats to gain control Of the country
Guiieau's Expenses.
WASHINGTON, October 21st.-In the ST.
preme Court to-day Judge Cox rendered
decision upon the application of Scovillt
counsel for Guiteau, for an order of the Cour
allowing fees and expenses for defendant
witnesses Tne Judge held that it was,cleaIl
in the discretion of the Court to allow
reasonable number of witnesses, the same
be paid in the same manner as for Govern
nent witnesses, and said that he would dc
eide in chambers as TO the number of wi
nesses to be allowed. Upon the question {
the assignment of counsel to assist the de
fense, the Judge said that he would defer IL
matter until after consulting with Scoville
Political Aspect of the Guifeau Case.
WASHINGTON, October 2lst.-Scoville, Gu
teau's counsel, is causing some excitement
political circles, because Of an avowed inter
tisn to make the most OF the political aspec
of the caser. He is reported as saying yeste
day that there is more of politics in the cas-
than most people imagine. Il intend, sal
he, s.that everything connected with I'll
crime shall be developed, and if / shoul
have stalwart to help me he might antagor
ize this cause. If it is necessary, | shall NJ
hesitate to bring the connection of Conklin
with the inception of the crime. The stalwal
shall be placed where it belongs. if l can 5,
cure that result
Jyner and HIS Report.
NEW YORK, October 21st.-The Associate
Press has special from Washington whic
says: General Tyner, referring tonight t
the recent publication of the report made b
him of the star route business two years agl
said that he would willisgly rest his cas-
upon it. The intimation contained in th
published statement that he did not submi
this report, at the time it was prepared, {
Postmaster General Key. Tyner pronounce
unfounded, and the statement that he sur
pressed it is, he says, false. He declined t
say anything more about the matter. furthe
than to remark that after he has had an intei
view with the President he will probabl
make full and complete explanation of th
and all other charges against him.
The Broken Levees.
HANNIBAL MOI, October 2lst.-A brea
in the Sny levee Is reported fifteen miles bl
low here, through which the water is rushin
in a tremendous volume and flooding I'll
country. Railroad travel is greatly impedec
The Keokuk and ST. Louis Railroad h;
abandoned all trains to Hannibal.
WARSAW Qll) October 21st.-The watt
fell one and one-half inches during the la
twenty-four hours, The break in the leve
four miles below here has widened to nearl
200 feet. Nearly all the corn in the bottol
is in water.
slander Refuted.
ST. LOUIS, October 2lst.-1he investig
tion OF the Eads jatties, made at his reque
by the Merchants Exchange, to discoy,
whether the statements made by the foreig
papers, that the jetties are failure, WI
true. resulted in a report that the large
ocean vessels go through it easily. The b
gus reports are credited TO articles in tv
American papers, which were not warrants
by the facts.
Heavy Sentences.
DENVER (Col.), October 21st.-The Repu
Iicdn's Antonio special says: Marion Melv
was to-day sentenced to life imprisonment &
the murder OF s. D. Kasseman, commits
10 1879, and Allison, Perkins and Watts,
the notorious Allison gang Of stage ro5ber