Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-03
pAsTDRN NEWS.
...ocrArxp PRESS DrsPATcHEs
aKeptueiky Mob fla1le.


.n Kv. Nov. MA. Phister,
ns,t of the Granite State. says MAJOR
.,isn engaged the steamer on Iussosy
s;sbt 70 convey the prisoners ano
!s4prS 70 Marysville, but this was kept
uscsound secret from the other boats
ssrs. Major Allen wishing 70 AVOID q
.n;ron With the mob: Iney teie-
e.hsa 70 Major Allen that they would
"a Pttsburg at half-past eleven, but
esasd 10 reach there until afternoon.
y. thinks if they had arrived promptly
~ nsshoIa trouble would have have been
i1s i1sasJ - When the boat came to Cat
.sssshuro there were Ominous signs OF
ehnc e.shsnce. Prominent men at that
~ assured Capt. Knott that the boat
"a ls attacked. A large shipment
spasr sss.Is vas kept off for fear Of disas-
y. committee from Ashland had
n nn.;..d m Major Allen and demanded
q. r,;soners. The demand was, of
,,.r refused. The committee warned
~, Allen that tho prisoners would
s.srsu. When the boat left Cattlets-
80 the mob took train. which CON-
:-,sa ~ an engine. passenger car and
80 AL cars. The train was filled with
rss Ios and "A the road runs near the river
~ sart men could be heard hal
I.o;no srd cryiag at the boat. The
s:s.sr,e vas too great to make this of
~. othsr sipnifoancs than of defiance,
~ threatening. When Ashland was
,sscbed the ferryboat had apparently
hssn filed with belligerent people, and
IA vharf boat also was full of men,
srd the b INKS lined with people.
The pilot blew his whistle, as II to
,.nd. bat not with the intention of
isndinQ. This was ruse to get away
smm tie ferryboat. When the latter
an the Granite State was stealing by
sour Whistles were sounded by the fer
,vhost When the latter's whistles
snnded il was to get the Granite State
q land. No attention was paid to
them. and then the firing began. The
f3sanite State refused to take the prisO-
nm except under written orders issued
by those commanding to do 80.
Breeze Dennis who, with Mr.. Will
hanson, occupied the pilot house, the
bitter being on watch, says two soldiers
vsrs placed in the pilot house, to keep
ihe pilots at their post. He says shots
vsre fred at the Granite State both
from the wharf and by the men on the
hank. Many Of them were aimed at the
pilot house, and six balls struck the pi-
|Dt house, A number of other bullet
marks appear on other parts of the boat.
The firing was from the bank and the
wharf boat, Dennis is certain. Both he
md Clerk Phister say it would have
bssn easy for the ferryboat to overtake
then, and renew the battle, il the troops
I'D not acted with promptness in re-
turning the fire. They speak in CON-
psndation of the action Of the officers,
and say no disposition was shown 70 be
hIoodthirsty or malicious.
The SOLDIER Account.
LaxM0ToN, KY. Nov. 2.-Major Ali
On, IN command of tho troops which
lrsd upon the people at Ashland yester-
day, made an extended statement. He
mys the mob which oame down TO Cat
tstsburg stated they had 1000 deter
mined men, and that when they got to
Ashland the troops would DO OverpOw-
cred; that train containing the mob
kept alongside the boat, and fred many
shota at the troops, the latter not return
ing the fire under orders. At Ashland
the ferry boat came out, and tho occu.
pants began firing, and it was not until
several soldiers were wounded that the
command was given to return the fire.
The soldiers fred only at those on the
ssuy boat, and if persons on shore were
bit 4 was because they needlessly ex-
posed themselves in the vicinity Of the
murderous mob, whom il was necessary
10 oppose with force.
A Further Account.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 2.-The Granite
Glate steamboat that carried the prison
MS Neal and Craft from Cattletsburg to
Narysville reached here this morning.
Her owners state the boat was taken
INTO the service Of the State by Major
Allan, who commanded the Captain to
nake no landing except at Portsmouth.
fhey did load even there, and reached
1sfyuille at 2 a. m, where there was
. excitement, there being no news Of
~ trouble.
Tho prisoners, who had been carefully
hepk we're transferred to Jail, and the
Siesrs knew nothing moro about them.
Jhey cay the pilot ho use and all the
ppsr part OF the boat show bullet
nasks, but that only two soldiers and
loostab0uts were injured by the fire Of
~ men on the ferry boat. One of
e1ee vas drummer, who was hit badly
hthe hand. Another soldier was struck
~ The head, but the wound is not seri-
-
olsllnguished Connection.
LoumvrLLE, Nov. 2.-Major Philip
upeed, a prominent merchant of this
~. friend Of Abraham Lincoln, and
ahlother of his Attorney General, died
Bnf0ht Heo vursfa vas0na ~ fhA
~ Keats.
Decllnes.
WnrR PLAINS, N. Y. Nov. 2.-Alex-
ander Taylor. Jr., has declined tho Re-
pohcan nomination for Congress.
q Eleetis. Frauds.
Attorney General Brewster has tele-
qaphed United States Marshal kearns,
9 vlsv Of the discovery of extensive ir-
Maaiasitles In the registration of voters,
: make thorough Investigation Of the
3sr, and that when fraud is suspeo-
~ % cause the arrest not only Of the
efvisom and Assessors, but the cleo
so1 oihcers. Several arrests have al
10y been made for making false re-
%.ns OF voters. In one house three Of
ny-six persons registered were legal
w:em In one locality Of fifty names,
~ Tour we're found. Deem, the Asses
II and the Republican Supervisor, are
The Yrasricldal Case,
vAsHINaroN. Nov. 2.-The trial of A.
= I. Sateldo, for the murder of his
1osner. A. n. Sateldo, was resumed
morning. Several Witnesses took
sand for the defense whose testi-
~ was immaterial. Mrs. G. w. Sa-
WIDOW of A. NJ. Sateldo, testi-
vat from conversation had with
= 5s abe was alarmed for the safety
- husband, and asked him to pro-
ninaself with a pistol, 10 protsct
a IN case of an attack. He had
eement with her husband to at
Ms sheater on the night of the
N - Hon. Geo. G. Gorham, editor
~ htpubiiodn, testified that Mr..
~ of. friend Of Sateldo, called
~ psn that reflected ON Barton,
ned him to read them. hut he
seo. The object of presenting the
vas to cause him 10 order Barton
~ - attaching Sateido.
ssveral unimportant witnesses
~ Amined A. c. Sateldo was placed
!and. He testified that he ac
'eo hls brother to the office, and
Ses0led statement about the
~. .aich took place, insisting that
mot his brother: that the pistol
Si bright one, not dark as
de said he did not begin
9 until After his hrosha, had 49,,