Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-16
DOMESTIC NEWS.

ESPECIAL TO THE RECORD uNIosl
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The st. Louis Tragedy-Sfatemenf OF Col.
C0ckerill.
ST. LOUIS, October 14sh.-At the INQUEST
this afternoon, William H. Clop.on, who was
with Colonel Slayback, testified positively
that Slsyback was not armed, and was shot
while taking off his coat Both John Nc.
Coffin and Victor Cole testified emphatically
that Slayback drew q revolver when he en-.
tered the room, advanced on Cockerill, point
ing his pistol at him. Their stories did not |
differ from their previous statements. Nc.
Guffn took Slsyback's pistol and with it
compelled Clopton to keep his hands off of
Cockeriu. he also produced the pistol |
pearl-handled British bulldog. Colonel |
Cockerill read statement under oath. the |
substance of which is, that at the reception |
at the rooms of the Elks' Club, of which |
Cockerii is President and Slayback was |
member, on the night of September Both. |
Colonel Slayback in the reception.ro room used |
violent language towards the Post DISPATCH, |
charging its editors with being blsckmailers. |
and making serious charges against the paper. |
Later in the evening Cockerill invited Stay. |
back into the hbrary.room and asked if he |
intended to apply the term "blackmailer" |
to him. he answered that he did not, |
but entered upon another TRADE of abuse |
against the paper, and then suddenly closing |
and locking the door of the room, he said |
to Cockerill you have brought me here |
to bulldoze me, and now that we are alone
and man TO man, tell you that if the Post. |
Dispatch ever attacks me or abuses my char
acter. will go to your Office and kill you |
will take the life If any man who EMPLOYS |
his newspaper to abuse and injure me-" He |
also spoke If his partner, MIR. Broadhead, |
who is a candidate for Congress in the Ninth |
District, and the charges which have been |
made against him, repeating several times |
that he would shoot anybody who would pub |
ish such things of him. He further said |
that Cockerill would be held to account for
the course of the paper, and declared that |
before the campaign was over he (Slaybackl |
would go on the stump and from house to
house denounce the Post Dispatch and break |
up its business. Cockerlll assured him that |
he had no intent of killing him, that be had |
simply asked for an explanation that was |
justly due, that he entertained only friendly |
feelings for him, that he had never written |
lice against him and hoped he never would. |
After further conversation, Slayback became |
quiet and they shook hands, went into an. |
other room, drank together and parted in tine |
most cordial way. Cockerill then said that |
from the malignant attack upon the Post. |
Dispatch made by Slayback at the political |
meeting on Friday night he was satisfied be |
intended to execute the threat he had made |
to denounce the paper from the stump |
He reg srded this as an open and intentional
defiance, which would call for some response |
from the Post-Dispdtch He did not write
anything himself, bat simply reproduced
letter which bad been written to Slayback
by John M. Glover a year before. Colonel
Cockerill then gave bis account of the shoot.
ing. DE said that when Slayback entered he
said: well, l am here" and he started to
draw of his coat. was in the corner rext
to the front window, and instinctiyely l
moved my hand toward q weapon on the
desk. He saw it, and suddenly readjusting
his coat, said: Is that for me }" at the
same time throwing his nand to his hip pocket,
My reply was, No, sir, I" but / secured my
weapon as he drew his. He presented it al
me and heard him cock it. l shouted.
Don't do that end ut the.:ssme time, while
weapon was pointed at my breast, fred,
be moment dead man.
effects of the shot, for
thrust his revolver
e same time Ciop-
kBd tried to wrest
was hanging
hfin, Don't
len tore Colonel
as hand and pointed
e,s compelling him to
merely recited the man.
Slayback met his death.
Ex-Governor Young.
14th.-The Times
Us: There has been
ess between Governor
Thomas L. Young,
Congress from Gin
ed the defea. of the
kctly after the Legisla-
Rsy law. He has of late
lis denunciation o. Foster,
fight against the LIQUOR
Quoted. Yesterday Foster
owing very remarkable, If
yam from his predecesso,
sth.-Charles Eoeser Gov.
rs on your only
achievements? The Grand Army OF the Republic
recognizes your effort in behalf OF the soldier element
in our party, and the Germans OF this aud other
cities in Ohio viii appreciate your service in
their behalf. (Signed) THOMAS L. YOUNG
Yesterday afternoon Governor Foster re.
piled 10 the above as follows:
COLUMBUS (0hio), October I3th.-Hon Thomas T.
Young, Cincinnati, Ohio: Your telegram received:
your Irony is excrucating but brave soldier
when sober, is not apt TO insinuate cowardiee in
others. am happy over the fact that / made a
square aud honest fight for taxation OF the Gouor
traflic and the Sunday closing of saloons Upon
these questions shall net take backward step
and wall fight IL out on this line. deny your right
to speak for the Grand Army OF the Republic or
ioi we oeIHlahs upon this subject.
tsigned) CHARLES FOSTER.
1t is believed tuas these two t,legrams will
be instfenautai in stirring up a bitter strife
- tstween the Garfield Republicans and the
stalwarts, ald that this is but he beginning
of a stalwart war on Foster, in order to kill
him as a candidate for the Senate year
hence. should the Republicans gain control CT
the General Assembly next fall
yanderbilf's Denial.
CHICAGO, October l4sh,-Tte Inter Oc,on
says Vanderbilt denies that The said any
disagreeable things about othe, speople. poll
ticians and rival railroads, in the fluent inter.
views which were had with hi q in Chicago
He feels very much outraged because words
were attributed to him tha,; have given
offsnse to those at whom they were directed
and TO the public st large. BIT Vanderbilt
is rather late with his denial. Too late. The
interviews were published TIVE nty-iour hours
before he left Chicago. TIE newspaper
offices were open sill that time End ara located
within easy walking distance d the hotel at
which he was stopping. 1t is known that he
read the interviews published. snd they were
aiso allnaea 20 oy people who tpnversed with
him. The fact il, he neglectedto deny their
accuracy until his utterances h,sfi been widely
commented on and condemned which leaves
room for doubt as to whether the denial il as
truthful as the interview was
The United STATES wheu Yield.
WASHINGTON, October 14th. 1.-The October
returns of the yield per acre Of wheat esti.
mated from the results of tirashipg. fore.
shadows product slightly Exceeding 500.
coo 600 bushels. possibly reaching $50, 600.
Voo. Inc average yield per acre appears to
be nearly IA bushels, and the acreage slightly
less than 81, 0o0, 900 acres. There is a reduc.
ton in area in the spring wheat region, and
q large yield in the great winter wtest.grow-
ing belt of the West. Taking the highest
figures indicated by these returns of the
yield. distribution and production, gives 24S..
600 GOO bushels, or nearly half the crop of
the United States, to the SIX principal winter
wheat S.ates-0hio. Michigan, Indiana. u.
liEois. Missouri and Kansas. The spring
wheat of the Northwest may make 1l3 OO0
600 bushels. The Pacific coast crop. which
has been persistently exaggerated in com
Inercisl estimates. cannot much exceed a.
600. bushels. The Middle States pro.
ducei about 40. 600 600 bushels. and the
Southern States slightly in excess Of 80 600
r 700. 49,
Lieutenant Danenhewer's Testimony
WASHINGTON. Ntober 14sh.-Lieusenant
Danenhower testified before the Jeanette
Board Of Inquiry to day, describing in detail
the repairs made uHn the hull of the Jean.
nette under his supervision at Mare Island
Navy Yard. and stating that the work was
first-class 10 e,sfy particular. He tbonvbt
that the Jeanette VAS as strong as h vas
possible to make her, and that the deyiations
from the recommendations of the firss Board
were au improyemepj and added to her
strength. He believe7 that be knows who
srasnons,bt. 4