The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-10-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
Freight Handlers in ST. Louis on Strike
New York Train Robbers
Sentenced.
The Coffee Market Unsettled Attempt To
Wreck Virginia Railroad Train
- Editor Arrested.

LITTLE ROCK, OCtoDet lO'-M' - ii"i''i
editor Of the Hot Springs Horse Shoe, has
been arrested by Judge Woods Of the Circuit
court for contempt, caused by an editorial re-
aecting on the court for its manner in select
ing the jury in the Rugg murder case
PrrrsBURG, October 10. II Bradford, |
Penn, special says: The Rochester and
Piusburg mines at Beech Tree and Punxataw-
ney are in full blast. The strikers have not |
attempted to interfere. 1t is rumored that the
low grade division miners are weakening.
Pinkerton's men have things well in hand and
hut for their presence a not ere this would
have taken place.
ST. LOUIS, October I6.-It has been eS-
pected and generally believed that the board
Of police commissioners would, at their regu-
lar meeting this evening, reconsider their
aston Of last Tuesday, and perhaps reinstate
Chief Campbell, but they refused to do so,
and matters therefore remain as they have
been for the past week
LITTLE Rock, October 10 "A Fort smith
special says: John Jackson, one OF the muir
derers of Deputy Marshal Addison Beck and
posse, in Indian Territory, was brought in by
Deputies Cox and Ayers. Jackson, who was
saws that he killed both men while they were
attempting to arrest him.
ST. LOUIS, October I6.-A freight blockade
is apprehended in East St. Louis as the result
OF the strike Of the yard men. None OF the
railroads have as vet refused to receive freight,
and the managers OF the railroads say that they
will not yield to the demands Of the strikers or
compromise with them. The companies are
bringing men in from the country, and the
strikers are holding secret meetings.
New YORK, October I6.-George Still
waggoner was TO day sentenced to five years
and six months at hard labor. Sullwaggoner
was the leader OF gang of roughs who as.
saulted and robbed passengers on the Rocka-
way railroad train last August. Stillwaggoner
is lust 81, has been married less than year,
and his mother fell to the floor in faint, while
his wife and sister screamed. His mother
was carried to private room and doctor
summoned. The women ore all mourning for
the death Of the culprits father. He was
hurried off towards the station house after
sentence.
New YORK, October I6.--The coffee mar
ket to-day was considerably iluttered. Inter
views with leading importers extracted no in
formation of the cause beyond the mere state
ment that coffee has been declining Tor years,
until the bottom was reached. ana that it has
now begun to rise, with unusually large trans
actions and excitement. Keene's celebrated
racer, Foxhall, now in the front in England,
is for sale. John Irving and John Walsh,
widely known burglars, shot and killed each
other in Shang Diapers saloon, No. 400 Sixth
avenue, early this morning. They had had a
To se aasI hal civ lie mn
they had met in another saloon and drew pis-
tolls, but were separated.
NORFOLK, October 6.-The remains Of
Southern soldiers disinteued at Arlington,
arrived from Washington this morning and
were taken to Raleigh under the escort Of a
detachment Of a military company OF this
city, and at Portsmouth minute guns were
fired from the time the steamer came in sight
until the remains were transferred to the cars.
The flags Of the city and harbor were at half
mast the bells toled and hundreds of the ex-
| Confederate veterans were in the civil and
military procession. The floral offerings
were profuse, and the Ladies Memorial asso-
citation of Portsmouth, Joined in the process
sion, when the remains reached the city.
WHEELING, October I6.-A villainops at.
tempt was made tonight on the p. c. and S. L
railway to wreck the passenger train at Glen''
Run, seven miles above this city, by rail tiet
across the track There is a stretch Of TRACK
at this point level and straight and good tim,
is always made. The train was running at
rate of 90 miles per hour, and when the en-
gineer struck the obstruction, it jumped int
the air, but fortunately kept the rails. TIL,
rear cars broke the rail and the train passed
uniniured. II the train had been thrown Of
the track, it would have plunged into the Ohi'
river, as the embankment between the rive
and the track is very narrow at this point, AM
great loss Of life would have ensued.