Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-19
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eatai steamer Explosion.
SEATTLE, w. T.. Jan. l8. = The
stsamer '.Jossphine" which left this city
this morning TOR the Skagit river. hay-
on board full freight and twenty pas
sengers, blew up this afternoon in For;
Susan bay, fifty miles north Of this point.
The acting master. the purser. the
steward. fireman and several Others are
reported lost. There Is yet nc. definite
information as to the cause of the dis
aster.
Ths explosion occurred while the pas
sengefs we're 1t dinner The crown
shsst went straight up through the for
wsrd cabin aud pilot house, carrying
johnson, the man at the wheel, high
into the air and causing hisinstant death.
Capts . Bailey, was on. the main deck
aud was lost. Neither he nor the pur.
ser or turner were seen after the erplo-
sion. The steward and bis helper, David
Sparks, were instantly killed while wait
ing ON the table. Kasanaugh. hre-
man, was not seen afterwards aud was un-
doubtedly killed. 3. Cannon, CONNER
cial traveller, representing Bates. Reid &
Cooley, of New York, was killed and
Sam Rabbit 9 stranger was also killed.
Thoss injured were. Dennis Taw.sr, engr..
badly bruised about the head; Miss Is
lelle Bradish, OF Tacoma, thigh broken;
Hannah Price, Of Skagit. an old lady.
uskle jammed and otherwise hurt; II.
q. ErlIsy. Of Skagit. leg broken. oAe
or two others are slightly hurt. Sixteen
persons IN board escaped uniniured.
The bout broke in two pieces, one sink
ing, the other floating. Indians and
toggers near BY rescued the survivors.
rae Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. l7.--AssEMBLY--
The Committee on Corporations had
Governor Stoneman and Railroad Com
nissiousr Foote before It to-day, to tell
what they know about the unusual ac-
QUESTION Of property by the members Of
the late Railroad Commas on. Tho
Governor teati6sd that he had never re-
ceived any cosi derktion from the rail-
road cornpany ~ t1ntimony threw
no light on ooi0n. Foote also
knew nothing ktte-.
Csminatti H(fofJ5od concurrent
resolution coo2 litigation to de-
tsrnine tho tiljs1to - Mussel Slough
lands In TuIarpA ad Fresno counties.
This resolution rsQlr1y the Attorney
General Of die Unik States to author
ixe the Attofney- 0d 16l OF this State to
commence iii u a. Rnmo Of the Fed
ersl Government u i side the patent
held by the Soefhei ei6c to the Mus
sci Slough lands
SrsATE-rh1 - ~ Committee to-
night decided d q favor of the
repeal of the bd6Ndy law. The Eloc'
ton Committee this evening began the
henring Of L. w. Buck VS.. j. NJ. Dudley
in the contested Solano Senatorship case.
This involves the Vallejo Mare Island
election fraud case.
The Committee reported favorably on
che bill repeating the Sunday law. Re-
publican members Of the Committee pre-
scented . minority report dissenting on
the ground that the repeal would in
erssSe vice and law breeding.
Gsverner's Appsistment.
GAcRAxxrro. Jan. IS.-The Governor
has appointed John Boggs. Of colusa.
Director Of the State Prison, vice Mar
tin B. Miller.
Nsninatea fsr tho vacancy.
vfsAIlA, Jan. IA. J. Atwell was
nominated here to-day by the Demo
6satic Convention for Assemblyman from
KEN and Tulare counties, to take the
plscs At W. L. Morton. deceased.
Ia Heese. Preparing for War.
WASHINGTON. Jan. lS.--Tho National
Republican Committee. at its meeting
to-day, adopted the following; The
National Republican Convention Of 1854
shall consist Of four delegates at large
fron each State, and two delegates from
each Congressional District. The dele
gates Ut large shall be chosen by popular
aelexate 10 . State Convention called
ON not less than twenty days published
notice, aad held not lesz than thirty nor
naors than thirty days before the time
for the meeting Of the National Conven.
tion, Tho Republicans of the various Con-
gressional Districts shall have the option
Of electing their delegates ct separate
popular delegate conventions, called on
sissilar notice and held in the districts
vt asy time within fifteen days next
prior 70 w meeting of the State Con
vsutions a. BY subdivisions Of State
Conventions into district conventions
and such delegates shall be chosen by
she latter method II not elected previous
TO the meeting Of State Conventions
All district delegates shall DO accredited
~ the ofioers OF such district conyen'
ton. Two delegates shall be allowed
from sash Territory and from the Dis
trict 81 Colambis, similarly chosen
Notices Of sontests may be givel
10 the National Committee 40
cempanisd by full frintet
statements OF the grounds of contes
which shall also be mado public ant
preference in order Of hearing and de
terminina these contests shall be givel
by the Convention according to the date
OF the rsoeption Of such notices an'
statements BY the National Committee
On motion II was ordered that the meet
ing OF the COMMITTEES, at which the tin
and place for holding ths great Repub
lican National Convention are to b
Aged, be set for the 18th Of Decem5e
next. St Washington. Adjourned.
The stsv Rsute Monotony to b
Varied.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia sensatio
iu the Star Route trial is expected te
morrow or next day. Some time ago
was stated that Rearadell intended
become q witness for tho State. Itseem
that Rssradell does not intend TO go o
the witnsss stand. He has in his possei
sion documents far more damaging
the defense than any evidence he ca
give. It 10 understood tonight that b
has consented to give the Governmer
these documents for its use. Those VIII
know the character OF the documents 80
they do not see how the defense WI
NEST the damaging evidence which the
CONTAIN.
More Grant.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.--Gsn. Graz
still remains In Warrington. apparent
to the terror Of all small fry politician
who get mp new stories abe 4 him svel
day. First Il b said he v hare a. . 10
bybt for jay Gould, and then . report
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