The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-10

n foHld tof b. Involved IN AID The nncef.
fatalities W the statute. m Tho hcis could
bot be cohalfued Into m oflcnao, ondlllbnsd
W iliis statute, thc1. Tie co0N would not
NJ couf4e wf0ne Itself With the matter. Mr.,
Chandler quoted extensively IN sustain the
principle which ls had advanced ~ show
That court could not give. equitable Or
condemned In strong terms the attempts
which had been madc by the government
to blast the reputation ~ the sccuscd before
giving them hearing, and charged that tho
information had been givon 10 the asso-
elsted prscs before IL had been filed In
court.
Cock interrupted him with de.
nisl Of what he characterized rs pal
pabls and snfounded misstatemcnt Of
facts.
Mr. Chsndler said ifthe gentleman denied
II was 50 he would accept the denial and
say he was mistaken, but whether II be a
fact or not, there was not man under the
American nag that does not know that he
read in substance every charge in that infor-
nation months before II found its way into
court. II may not have been the same In ar
rangcment, but it went out months ago with
brutal adjectiyes that characterized II. Now
il has infected every corner Of the United
States and the gentleman Bliss said yes
tcrday that its. effect was to render these
men infamous in every district in the
United States. Not one opportunity have
they had to speak in their own behalf. Not
single word Of testimony had dropped
from any living witness against them,
bat the government Of the, United
States had so manipulated these
facts to their disadvantage that cloud of
infany rests on their names, it is said, in
every district Of the United Stntes, and for
that alone the court should exercise its dis
erection in expelling from its records this
polluted thing.
court adjourned till Monday, when Cook
will argue in opposition to the motion to
set aside the information.
Another Terrible Steamboat Disaster.
KsoKUk, Iowa, November 5.-The SPLEEN
did passenger packet "War Eagle" in at
tempting to pass through the draw of the
Keokuk and Hamilton bridge was baffled
by eddies and cross currents and swung
around against the bridge, breaking
out one span and entailing damage amount
ing to $4,000 to the bridge. The clerk
ofthe steamer says: "The captain and twoor
three pilots were in tho pilot house when
the whistle blew for the bridge, and heard
the bell, t. stop tn. Doi Srd hsaaw "a The
bridge and that the boat was backing
strong. instantly ran into the cabin and
threw up both hands to give the alarm.
l caught hold Of one lady and cried
out to the rest to follow me,
as the boat was going to strike the bridge.
they all passed out at the door on the
steamb boat guard, reaching there just as the
crash Of the collision of the boat against the
bridge occurred, calling to the passengers,
who seemed to be bewildered, to get out on
the hurricane deck. As they did not seem to
understand, i led the way and they followed.
Several ladies were clnging to me. As soon
the boat struck, the bridge span gave way
with fearful crash. looked forward and
saw that she was leaning on the west pier.
Her stern cleared the east pier where the
break in the bridge occurred, and / saw
people climbing from the boat on to the
bridge. l took one woman and the rest fol-
lowed. Most of the passengers were safely
landed, when the boat swung off and float
ed down the stream. She hoated with the
current and rounded to. her head down
stream, at point few hundred yards be-
wheel, and the assistance of parties
who came unasked and took
line ashore she was made
fast. Captain Wood remained on the
roof, and all the officers, as far as known,
stood by their posts. The deck crew got on
shore as soon as they could" The general
manager Of the road said it. would be i'm
possible. to estimate the damage
on the bridge. There is an
insurance of about $4,000 on the boat,
which is valued at $4,000. The cargo con-
nerus freight; chiefly POTATOES, barley and
flour, large portion Of which will be saved.
The steamer is settled in about II feet of
water,