Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-19

should come from him On tie Other hand
Chalmers letters and telegramp, which were
published IN the AraLdRcke, indicate that ne
is Of the opinion that. Colonel GGsliawsy
should be the challenging party. General
Chalmers Is now at Batesvihe, Miss. en-
gagged in law cases, but says he VIII be IN
Memphis next week.
A steamer Burned-ziyes Lost.
HARTFORD, Nay 18sh.-An IL A. NJ. special
| to the Courant from Goodspeed Landing
SAYS. The steamer Granite State was burned
| 70 the yyster-edge at o'clock this morning.
She had large freight, and is q total loss
She lies suuken on Longs Island just above
the landing. The flames spread SO rapidly
that nothing was saVsd. Five persons are
| known to be lost-four by burning and one by
drowning. The latter person was Mrs. DIR.
! G., L, Maine, Of New Haven, who. with hsr
husband, Jumped into the river. The hus-
band reached the dock. An effort was made
nv the stesyser TO reach the deck, hut the
fire spread with Euch rspidisy that il was
found impracticabls. The steamers stern
was swung in, however, and most or the crew
and passengers jumped from the burning
steamer TO the wharf, Wnlie some jumped
into the river and swan ashore. Il is not
known how the FIRE originated. The bodies
| OF .be three burned persons cannot be iden-
tilted. One body was identified as that of
the second cook, named jackson. Two of
the bodies are supposed to be emigrant pas
sepeers. Nine horses were also burned. The
cargo, mostly freight, was billed TO this city,
and is total loss. The steamers hull has
Aoated down the river, about half mile be-
4 low the landing. Nothing is visible above
the water but her galley. frame aud walking
beam. The steamer was valued at $50, 600.
STATEMENT OF THE CLERK.
HARTFORD. May 18sh.-Tllaway. Che clerk
of the beat, says that when the whistle for
landing at Goodspeed's was blown. he pre-
pared to send the shipping papers ashore that
belonged there. NJ passengers were to bs
landed, and but little freight. No fire was
/ discovered until the boat was within a few
| fest cf the dock. TillAwey FASTENED to awake
! the passengers. In the meantime the agent
on shore had the head and midship lines
fastened, but tie boat was few feet away
from the dock. Not till this time had thoss
on shore discovered any smoke, but in very
short time flames burst OUT. Soon after,
! when most of the passengers had gathered or
| the deck, the boat began to swing away from
| the dock, and tbs power TO handle her from
! the pilot-houae and sugine-roSm was lest, for
! the FIRE had driven the engineer from hi3 post,
where he remained ill the bell wires 20 longer
worked, and the vessel wss as the mercy Of
the tide. Ths haREer was seized By twenty
men, Who put their whole strength TO the
| tssk Of pulling the boat TO the dock. and
after steady pull, which at first seemed OF
no avail, the boat began to move inward.
plsnks wers got off, and the passengers went
ashore ia reasonably good order There had
| been, Of course, much fesr and excitement
during the struggle TO reach the dock, but no
loud demonstrations. There wers occasional
exceptions among few emigrants, who be-
came much excited. Ia puiliog the hawsers
to reach the dock the forward hawser broke,
having bean weakened by the flames. There
were some passengers who had become con-
fused, aud cid not understand Tillsway's
directions, remained in the forward end.
| These ia some cases dropped into the water.
| Others toak hold OF Shs hsEser before it gave
way, and went hand ever hand ashore. Two
small boats were brought W, and tbey were
devoted 80 persons struggling in th9 water.
A ferry boat WISE toYed up, end upon this all
in the water were taken. No one Of this es-
Gaping crowd is known 20 have been Lest.
THE BEREAvED HUsB AND's STORY.
Clifford d. Main, husband of the bride
lost. says Che first they knew the boat was OF
FIRE was by seeing smoke coming cut CT their
stateroom. L had been aroused by cries cut
| side, but Gid not know what the commosi0n
meant. We got up hurriedly, and only p2r-
italy dressed, went into the hsll, which was
fast filing with smeke, and passed through to
the forward deck. There we stood for a mo.
ment to decide what was best to do. We
could nat swim, but saw hawser fastened
to the deck, and | thought [ could get hold ct
that and get both Of us ashore. There were Other
people in ths water at the time. / grasped
my wife firmly around the waist, and told
| her to be of good courage and we would be
saved. Then / lowered myself TO the guard,
and we stood up together Tor the plunge, and
went into the water. We sank right away,
but came to the surface, and l was about to
catch hold Of the hswser when il broke, and
it seemed IS If there was no hope. for down
sgain we went, clinging fest to each other,
and second time rose to the surface. / was
strapgled fast losing strength, aud could see
40 means Of escape a third tims we went
dovr, and scarcely know what happened.
MY vile had separated from me, and found
| myself touching the wheel, and there re-
rnained drifting with the steamer until boat
came out snd picked nee off.
COnklIDg's Language Excepted 10.
New York, May 1Stb.-In his five hours
speech Wednesday, In the suit against
Huntington AID Others, Conkling accused
joseph =. Choats, Stewards COUNSEL, Of
making TO the jury a statement which was
not true. Yesterday, Choate replied with
/ warmth L take exec pun " LbS cOuL5sA .
assertion that 1 made false statement. I
resist such language. 1 suppose when the
learned counsel made uss Of such language he
must havs forgotten for momeA5 that be
yyas no longer talking TO legislative assembly
but IN court OF law, where such language is
not to be tolerated. II the learned counsel
intends to practice in our Courts he will have
20 lay aside this part of his Congressional
habit" Judge Barrett afterwards denied
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Hanged for Murder.
LEXINGTON Ky, May 1Sth.-J. G. Jones,
the wifs-nurderer, was hanged to-day in the
presence OF an immense crowd of people,
many coming a distance of sixty miles.
Jones attempted suicide yesterday By OPEN
ing the veins of his arm, ard was only dis.
covered when he had lost about gallon Of
blood This morning, becoming stronger,
the Governor autographed tbs Sheriff 30 pro-
coed with the execution. Jones asserted that
the only reason why be killed his wife was
that he loved her. The feeling against him
was very bitter, and it WIS thought he would
be Iynchsd, if not executed by law. The
gailows was erseted about o mile from the
Courthouse, in q field. Jones was taken
from jzil snd escorted by guard to the gal
lows. The prisoner went 20 the scsffold
with great coolnsss, talking with the reporters
ell the way from sbe jail. At the scaffold
ne explained that ne tnougnS IG no crime to
tske his own life in order to prevent death on
the scaffold. Aitsr prayer bY the Rev. Mr.
Gibson, the black cap was drawn over his
face, snd the drop fell at half-past 2. There
were only few struggles, SIS his neck was
broken.
The Dunn Murder Trial.
CHICAGO, May 1Sth.-United States Attor-
ney Mills began the closing argument in the
prosecution of Jere Dunn, for the murder of
Elliott, this morning, and it is thought ne
will conclude by P NJ, when the Gaze will
be given to the jury.
CHICAGO, May 1Sth.-The case of Dunn,
the murderer of Elliott, the pugilist,' Yves
given to the jury at o'clock this afternoon.
VERDICT OF not GUILTY.
CHICAGO, Msy 1Sth.-At $50 tonight the
Jury in the Dunn case returned verdict of
mot guilty." The prisoner was immediately
discharged. The result was received with
loud cheering b. a crowd assembled In the
strest.
Dunn went with few friends to a neigh
boring saloon, and from there 20 Clayton's
| place, in which Elliott waited for him s few
days before the shooting. The news flaw
rapidly in every direction, Dunn's friends
.unniug along the streets and shouting the
result. At ClAysnn's large crowd gathered
in few nlinutes, and Dann sad his friends
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