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WASHINGTON MAYS.
Sherman and the New Four Per Cents.
KII.UH NOT I.mil* KXIII.II FOR THK
BUNIIHOUIEIIN.
Sale ill l*ul>lle I.uml* in llie simili in lie
O Pile red.
PERSONAL MATTERS.
Washington, Juno 19. Kennedy
and Newman, the remaining mem
bers of the colored delegation, have
left.
M. H. Twite,hell, of Coushatta
fame, and at present State Senator in
Louisiana, is aiter the Pension office.
Ray is after the District Attorney
ship.
It is still said that Isabella will be
retained as Pension Agent.
Secretary Sherman is said
preparing a letter on interest on the
four per cents. The intention was to
say on the bonds themselves that
t hey would be paid in gold, but the
opinion of the Attorney General hav
iug been requested, he replied that
the strict wording of the law that the
principal is payable in the coin of
standard value at the time the law
was passed must be adhered to. In
the meantime the Attorney General
is understood to hold that the bonds
cannot be pain in silver, owing to the
demonetization act.
It is publicly stated that H.S. Har
kins, nephew of V. S. Lusk, United
States Attorney for North Carolina,
and E. L. Merrell, both deputy mar
shals, have tied the State.
A delegation of North Carolinians,
headed by ex-Represeutative Leach,
called on the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue to solicit a cessation of
proceedings against illicit distillers
and tobacco manufacturers. The
Commissioner stated when these
men saw lit to sm render into the
hands of the authorities the stills in
their possession and used by them,
he would then consider the request.
Nicholas Fish, First Secretary of
Legation at. Berlin, has been appoint
ed Minister to Switzerland. He is a
son of ex-Seeretary Fish.
The President has issued a procla
mation ordering a public sale of
lands at Harrison, Ark., Monday
Oct. 1,1877. Similar proclamations
will issue for the sale of public lands
in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi
and Florida, under the recent law
restoring them to market.
Short Cabinet. Civil service
throughout the country discussed.
The President will shortly issue a
series of rules for general application.
Gen. E. R. Hampton, Clerk of the
U. S. Circuit and District Court at
Asheville. N. C., tendered his resig
nation to-day.
Special Agent J. G. Hester, of the
pepartmentof Justice, has addressed
a letter to the President stating ha
had examined the office of General
Hampton, and found no irregulari
ties in his official acts.
Ti:LEKAPHIt *i L M A KT.
Burlington, Ta., A lire by light
ning occurred in Orient City, com
mencing with Bell Bro.’s wholesale
dry goods, Main St. The fire raged
two hours. Loss sls,tJoo.
New Brunswick, N. J. Rutger’s
College four-oared crew beat the
Carterets of Perth Ambory yesterday
in a 3 mile race on the Raritan.
Time 19:19.
Mobile In the suit involving the
title to the bank building of the De
posit Savings Association,brought by
the United States at a sale for inter
nal revenue taxes, the Circuit Court,
Judges’ Bradley and Wood on the
bench, decided in favor of the Gov
ernment.
Paterson, N. J. Three hundred
hands of Hamii & Booth’s silk mills
struck to-day for higher wages. The
strikers, male and female, marched
the streets to other mills, to induce
operatives to join them.
The Fishery ( ommtvtimi
BIG BRITISH CLAIM FOE DAMAGES.
Montreal, June 19.—The British
ease has been filed before the Fish
ery Commission. It consists of a
most voluminous history of the
fishery difficulties since the Ameri
can revolution, and claims twelve
million dollars damages on the part
of the Dominion, and 2,800,000 dol
lars for Newfoundland, for twelve
years, six of which have elapsed.
500 Mosquito Bars at New York Store
cheap. tf
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR.
vex or iuaho ami ore*
UOV ON THE WAK PATH,
They Hefrat u Force or solder* mill I'll*
Izen*. •
AND MASSACRE MEN, WOMEN AND CHIL
DREN.
Sar Francisco, June 19.— Details of
the outbreak in Idaho and
Oregon show that the Indians had
possession of Coma’s Prairie except
the town of Idaho, which they
threaten.
Col. Perry, with 100 soldiers, some
citizens and friendly Indians,
marched against them. Quite a num
ber of men, women aud children
were massacred. Twenty live whites
were killed. The whites had killed
White Bird, chief of the bostiles, and
ilia family.
LATER.
Ban Francisco, Juno 19. The
troops, with 150 citizens from Mount
Idaho, encountered the Indians at
the head of White Bird canon. The
troops dismounted and left a few of
the soldiers anil twenty friendly In
dians to hold lhe horses. The In
dians opeued lire upon the iioops
and lighting continued for some
time. The friendly Indians became
alarmed. The soldiers guarding the
horses could see that the Indians
were getting the best of tin* light,
and tbut the soldiers were retreat
ing. The Captain of ilic party of
citizens and Sergeant Lyttle and
one private are known to have
been killed. The whole of tire horse
guard, both Indians and whites,
broke and ran, some for Mount Ida
ho and some for Lassevai, leaving
the horses to run iooso over tlie
prairie. Those coming to Lassevai
never stopped till they reached the
post. Many houses ou the prairie
have been burned.
A soldie.r who reached the garrison
at 8 o’clock ou the 18th from the
fight reported that the troops were
on foot and surrounded by Indians
iu a canon and in a hand to hum!
fight Col. Perry and about half of
the command are said to have been
killed. The remainder were sur
rounded aud fightiug against odds
when the informant left.
The Indiaus engaged in the fight
are non-treaty Nvz Perees. They,
together with other disaffected tribes,
number about 200 effective warriors.
There is a general uprising of the
savages, and tho whole ooumiy is
wild with alarm. The Indians a e
massacreing men, women and child
ren on Comas prairie. Settlers no*
fleeing in all directions for bhl'. i v
Gen. Howard is at Lewiston, I ui is
powerless, owing to inadequate mil
itary forces. Troops have been or
dered from a number of posts in tne
department, and will soon be on their
way to the scene of the disturbances.
Gen. McDowell, commanding the
Division of the Pacific, has been tel
egraphed to and speedy assistance
demanded.
Further sanguinary details are ex
pected at Lewiston. Gov. Chadwick
has been applied to for arms, &e.
thk enuf *i:kbmlkkn.
THE SPANIARDS MAKE NO PROG
RESS.
IIAI) STATE OF TIIB ISLAM*.
Havana, June 18, (via Key West 19.)
—Whilst there appears to be no indi
cations of unity of purpose among
the so-called Spanish parl y, there
are indications among individuals
that they would gladly make peace
with the Insurgents upon almost any
terms, if it were not for Spanish
pride, as negotiations must surely
result to the disadvantage of the
Spaniards. The Insurgents are not
averse to negotiating for peace pro
viding autonomy with sufficient for
eign guarantee be conceded.
Sensible Cubans and some Span
iards say they know the dangers sur
rounding entire independence, and
would prefer annexation to the Uni
ted States. When Martinez Campos
arrived, eight months ago, with 3,000
men, the pacification of tiie Island
was again promised at the end of a
winter campaign; but the results
show that the advantages gained
were overbalanced by the disadvan
tages. The state of the Island is not
better than it was last year at the
same season, and the insurrection is
as strong as ever.
The only visible advantage gained
during the whole winter campaign
was less burning of plantations.
The treasury of the island is exhaust
ed. The daily publication of the sit
uation of the treasury was suspended
last year at this date. Gold stood at
215; it now stands at 225. Very few
Cubans have taken advantage of the
amnesty decree. They have no con
fidence in it. The state of affairs in
the island is languid, prostrate and
disheartening.
WEATHER INDICATION*.
War Department, |
Office of Chief Signal Officer, j-
Washington, June 20, 1877. )
For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, slight changes in pressure
and temperature, southerly winds,
partly cloudy weather, and rain
areas.
COLUMBUS. Ur A., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1877.
A CIVIL RIGHTS ACT NEEDED TOR
THE JEWS.
THEY AKE EXCLUDED FROM A NORTHERN
HOTEL, ON ACCOUNT OF RACE.
♦
New York, June 19. Joseph Belig
man, banker aud member of the
Syndicate to place American securi
ties. for ten years had summered
with his family at the Grand Union
Hotel. Arriving as usual, Seligtnan
was informed by the manager that
Mr. Hilton had instructed him not
to entertain Israelites.
Seligtnan You mean to tell me
you will not entertain Jewish people ?
Manager That is our order, sir.
Seligwau returned to New York
and wrote Hilton a bitter letter.
Seligman’s friends held a meeting to
consider the affair. The chairman
said the Jews of this city and coun
try could not afford to let this mat
ter rest. A long discussion followed
as to what course should be pursued.
The programme is to call a muss
meeting of Jewish residents of the
city, at. an early day, and ulso invite
a number of leading citizens, clergy
men and others, aud lay the facts be
fore them, aud take such measures
as will, it is believed, alter the pres
ent opinion of the proprietor of the
Grand Union Hotel.
Judge Hiitou said to a reporter last
night that Mr. Seligman was not
ejected from tlie Grand Union Hotel,
lie, in an ostentatious manner, it
seems, demanded the best apart
ments. If Mr. Seligman had conic
to me personally, I would perhaps
have seen to his accommodation, but
the management of the house had
been placed absolutely in the hands
of Messrs. Claire and Wilkensou, be
cause of their special ability to take
care of so vast aud valuable a proper
ty, aud they had been instructed to
carefully discriminate as to their
guests. Mr. Seligman fell under this
discrimination. Judge Hilton does
not consider Mr. Jos. Seligman a
Hebrew, anti says Mr. Seligman is a
Jew in the trade sense of the word,
and the class of Jews he represents,
while they are not forbidden to come
to tne Grand Union, are not encour
aged to come. The proprietors have
good discrimination.
Judge Hilton said the house of A.
T. Stewart formerly did a great deal
of its foreign banking business
through Seligmau’s firm, and nearly
all of their foreign bills of exchange
was purchased by them, but finding
good and sufficient reason for discon
linuiug its patronage, it transferred
it too tiler houses. Ever since this Mr.
Seligman has been spoiling for a fight
with Stewart & Cos. Mr. Seligman,
Judge Hiitou said, belongs to a class
of not Hebrews, but Jews. It is the
fault of this class of Jews themselves
mat they are discriminated against.
Families like the Hendricks and
Nathans are welcome everywhere
while these Jews, not Hebrews, of
whom Joseph Seligman is a repre
sentative, are not wanted anywhere.
KMiLAM) AM) THE WAK.
English Officers Charged with Advising file
Turks of Russian Movements.
ICepurlril IllttVrence in the BiiklUli Cab
inet.
London, June 18. The Times’ Ber
lin correspondent telegraphs that
the German press comments upon
an inspired letter in the Vienna semi
official Political Correspondence in
sinuating that Capt. Wellesly, Brit
ish attache, and suite supply the
Turks with military intelligence
from the Russian camps. There
seems to be no doubt that the Rus
sians, fancying themselves betrayed,
are remodelling their ordre debataille
on the Danube, while the Tukish
war office insists upon making a
defence of the Balkans the decisive
stage of tiie war, Turkish lieadq dar
ters iiope to be able to assume an
energetic offensive in the event of the
Russians succeeding in crossing the
Dan u be.
The Scotchman’s London corres
pondent writes that Earl of Derby
and.Marquis of Salisbury hold very
opposite views regarding a Russian
occupation of Constantinople. Lord
Salisbury believes Prince Gortscha
koff will not advise that city should
be held for a long time. Lord Derby
would at once inform Russia that she
will only march there at the risk of
meeting British as well as Turkish
troops. The writer adds: “I am in
formed that whatever may be the
truth about the reported disunion, j
the cabinet has taken certain milita
ry precautions. A large army corps
is ready for immediate service, and |
transports can be obtained.”
FRANCE.
Versailles, June 19. —Jules Ferry,
one of the deputies answering the
Ministry, said the Constitution pro
vides for trial of the President if he
commits high treason.
GEORGIA PEACHES.
Macon, June 19.—Peaches are go
ing forward freely from Georgia.
| Three carloads from the southwest
j were shipped to northern and west
ern cities to-day.
Barnley’s 11-4 Linen Sheeting at the New
j York Store.
j tf Gordon <fc Cargill.
THE WAR IN ASIA.
Severe Defeat of the Turks Near Kars.
Turks Firing ou a Frenoh Vessel.
PONITIOVH OF THE AKMIKH.
New York, June 19. Herald cable
specials say there is no longer any
reason to doubt that the Turks have
suffered a severe defeat at Kars.
Every effort is being made by the au
thoritiesat Constantinople to con
ceal the truth in reference to the
Asiatic campaign. Mukhtar Pasha
had established a portion of his
forces near tiie river Phaaia, belweeu
Kars and Erzeroum, with the object
of covering his communications with
the latter city. This force had taken
I lie precaution to erect earthworks
and considered themselves safe. Ou
Tuesday last the Russians unexpect
edly appeared in force and began a
vigorous attack. The Turks repulsed
the attacking columns several
times, only giving way when
driven from their positions
by superior numbers. The battle
continued till nightfall, the advan
tage resting with the Russian forces.
Several redoubts had been captured
and held. At daybreak the battle
wtis renewed and continued during
the day. The Turkish troops were
driven from all their positions by
Russian assaults. The heavy losses
sustained by the Turks bear witness
to the obstinacy of their defence.
The loss of this position is very
serious for Mukhtar Pasha’s army,
us a Russian force now directly
threatens his communications at Er
zeroum.
A correspondent at. Butoum tele
graphs that the Turks yesterday fired
on a French vessel which was trying
to enter that port. The consul de
manded an explanation aud apology.
London, June 19. A Vienna dis
patch in the second edition of the
Times says : A telegram states that
the Turks witli 18 battalions, 12 field
and 12 mountain guns, have fallen
back from Ishakirba to a very good
position 2 miles west of Lewin ou
plateau, with outposts. The right
wing cl 14 battalions, 12 field and 4
mountain guns, is falling back from
Deli baba. The left wing of t hree
battalions and o mountain guns,
have retired from Dili to Hegarboz.
Kuprikoi is held by 3 battalions who
have thrown up earthworks to cover
tiie bridge over the river
Asoxis. Feur battalions are prepar
ing to enter on the Deviboza. The
Russians have advanced to Olti, Ish
akintba, Bakansha and to Praka,
The conduct of Ismail Pasha, Gov
ernor of Evonmouiza, is severely
criticized by the military authorities.
Great distress prevails.
Constantinople, June 19. D’.Teoial
Pasha lias been attached to the staff
of Dervish Pasha, commanding the
Turkish troops at Batourn. Hassan
Pasha remains Governor of Batoum.
THK WAK IN KUKOPE.
NF.KVII BAIM-I TF.II to allow the
FAHULtfcK OF ItlJSfclAN TROOPS.
MONTENEGRIN POSITION CHITI
CAE.
INEFFICIENCY OF RUSSIAN COMMISSARY.
Constantinople, June 19. The
Chamber of Deputies voted au inter
nal loan of live million Turkish
pounds and five per cent, tax on the
salaries of officials.
Vienna, June 19. When Prince
Milan returns to Belgrade, the Skup
tschina will hold a secret session to
consider a convention allowing Rus
sian troops to pass through Servia.
A circular has been issued at Rust
chuk, ordering all newspaper corres
pondents to present their furmaus
within three days. The cause of this
measure is alleged to be the discovery
of seven Russian spies within the
Turkish lines. They were shot.
London, June 19.— 1 tis believed
Prince Milan will sign a convention
with Russia allowing her troops to
cross the Danube at Gladova.
Raciusa, June 19. Suleiman Pasha
has left Nicsics and entered Monte
negro to effect a junction with the
Albanian division. The Montene
grins have abandoned the Duga Pass
and are concentrating their forces on
the Ostok Pass. Lieut. Gen. Mihat
Ali has resumed the offensive. The
position of the Montenegrins is re
garded as critical. Seventy thousand
Turks are operating against them.
Berlin, June 19.—Trustworthy ad
vices from St. Petersburg confirm the
reported utter inefficiency of the
commissary, not only in Roumania,
but also in other departments.
SHIP NEWS.
New York, June 19.—Arrived: Caron
delet, Weiland.
Arrived out: Servla, State of Getflfeia.
London, June 19.— The vessel which put
into Cadiz, leaking, was not the bark
Jacques Occur, from New Orleans for
Malaga, but the bark Josephus, from Ha
vana. The former has safely arrived at
her destination.
Brig Sal, of Savannah, for Barcelona,
ashore at Cape DcGatle, will probably be-
I co me a total wreck.
A HUNDRED MILLION'S.
FOUR CALirUKM ANN WORTH
TWEIKTV.FIVE MILLIONS EACH.
The tiuld King* of the fluid Cuiiat—
khiiron, St mi ford. Flood Hittl I'roekor—
The llouaiw.it !4I aguite— How They
Nt Ulted l.lfe-.llow They Miami To
lluy—Kallroad Mouitrch*-The South
eru l*oel He Hehenie—The Hllvei* Senator.
Correspondence Now York Hun.]
Ban Francisco, May 28. It has
beeumy good fortune to meet social
ly while in Ban Francisco four of the
most conspicuous, the wealthiest, and
the most influential men on the Pa
cific coast. These men are Senator
Sharon, owner of the Palace Hotel
and Belmont, auil who also owns the
water works which supply Ban Fran
cisco; ex-Gov. Lelanu Stanford,
President of the Central Pacific Rail
road ; J. O. Flood, chief owner of the
mines on the Comstock lode aud the
Warwick behind the Rank of Ne
vada ; aud Charles Crocker, President
of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
These four gentlemen tire worth, I
suppose, one hundred millions of
dollars, and, us they are all young,
fresh, vigorous aud ambitious, they
will no doubt, one day, have more
wealth than all the rest of the inhab
itants of the Pacific coast combined.
Mr. Flood is a strong man—about
forty-live years old. I first met him
in his little office in the Bank of Ne
vada, and afterward received an in
vitation to spend an evening at iiis
house. Mr. Flood looks like a re
tired gymnast. Ho has a bullet
head, covered with close-cut hair,
and supported by a tremendous neck,
Naturally fair, his hands and face
are tanned to that scarlet red which
appears on a young lady’s face after
riding all day in a stage, and eating
a big dinner of beefsteak and onions.
His hands are large liKe a miner’s,
and, if compelled to go into the
mines again, they could shovel aud
pick as much as any miner in the
camp. The artists, who like to see
every muscle of a man developed,
would call Mr. Flood handsome; not
handsome like the Apollo Belvedere,
but sinewy aud grand, liko Hercules.
His speech is slow and careful, and,
unlike Ralston, who was all outside
show, he courts retirement. Indeed,
there are many people in San Fran
cisco who read aud talk about Flood
every day who have never seen him.
In this particular, he is like Jay
Gould. Mr. Flood’s partner is Mr.
O’Brieu. a practical miner, who lives
in Virginia City, and attends per
sonally to the mines, while Flood
manipulates them in his little room,
in the Bank of Nevada, during the
day, and retires quietly to his family
at night. His tastes are modest, and
would do for a man worth SIOO,OOO,
instead of $20,000,000. Mrs. Flood is
modest and retiring, devoting her
whole time to her husband’s and
children’s happiness.
Mr. Flood gave me a long account
of how he first came to California,
but as I made no notes at the time I
cannot recall the dates. He
came originally as a miner, arid
worked in the mine with varying
fortune until he accumulated $3,000.
“Then,” said Mr. Flood, “I
thought I was rich, and I haven’t
thought so since. I was happy, too
—happier than I arn now. 1 went
back to Illinois to buy a farm. I
thought this $3,000 would keep me all
my life.”
But it seems that Mr. Flood soon
used up his $3,000; soon sold his
larm, and was back to California
again, where six years ago he and
O’Brien kept a small saloon iu Han
Francisco, aud mixed ten cent drinks
for anybody able to pay for them.
Among Flood and O’Brien’s acquain
tances were two miners, John
Mackey and James Fair. In their
meanderings around the Comstock
lode (a mountain twenty-two miles
long, above Virginia City, iu which
are located about thirty of the rich
est. silver miles in Nevada), Fair and
Mackey saw some outcroppings of
silver quartz.. The claim was then
owned by a McKinney and others,
of Kentucky. Fair and Mackey
bought the claim for a t rifle, took in
Flood aud O’Brien as partners, and
commenced prospecting.
“What was the result?” I asked
Mr. Flood.
“Why, we soon found we had two
of the best silver mines ever found
on the Comstock, and by far the
richest mines in tile world. We
soou formed a stock company, open
ed the Consolidated Virginia, which
has paid $34,000,000 iu dividends, and
the California, which has paid $12,-
000,000 dividends.”
I learn from a California banker
that Flood, O’Brien, Mackey and
Fair as soon as they found out how
rich tiie Bonanza mines were, imme
diately commenced to bear them.
After bearing them awhile they
bought out the whole of the two Bo
nanza mines, Consolidated Virginia
and California at sls per share. Then
they divided each mine into 100,000
shares, aud commenced selling the
shares at from S6O to $75 per share.
The people grew wild over these
mines. Fair went to Washington
and offered to furnish the Govern
ment $10,000,000 in silver per month.
Then came those wild Bonanza
times. Everbody, from chamber
maid to clergman, brought these
mining stocks. San Francisco went
crazy. For two years the Bonanza
firm are said to have unloaded
their mines on the people at from
$350 to SSOO per share. Then they
watered the stock, and to-day, after
a grand collapse, which has brought
misery and tears to hevery household
in California, the same stocks are
selling at about $lO per share, and
Flood and O’Brien are warth $40,000,-
000, Mackey is traveling iu Europe,
and Jim Fair is drinking champagne
and driving a four in-hand.
When I asked Mr. Flood if he ever
speculated in stocks, he looked as
innocent as a clergyman, and re
plied :
“Never, sir! n-e-v-e-r! I never sold
a mining stock short or bought it
long. I never have traded on a mar
gin. When I had stocks the people
offered me more for them than I
thought they were worth, I let them
have ’em.”
“But they say you sold them to
Californians, and sent the money
East?”
“Not a dollar, sir! I have never
sent one dollar East except to my
poor old mother. All I have is here,
and will remain here.”
“The difference between Ralston
and Flood,” said Senator Sharon, “is
this: Ralston robbed the rich and
gave it to the poor, and Flood robbed
the poor and kept it himself.”
Lelaud Stanford, the President of
the Central Pacific Railroad, is worth
about $25,000,000. His residence is,
perhaps, tlie mostjcostlv one inside of
the United States. I do not except
the Lawrence house in Boston, Lock
wood’s house at Norwalk, or Pro
basoo’s house in Cincinnati. It is as
large as an imperial palace in Eu
rope. Even the front vestibule is
floored with Roman mosaic. The
parlor was frescoed by a master in
Rome and sent over, the carpets were
made in Turkey, and on the walls
hang all the modern masters, from
Gerome and Meissonier to Bierstadt
and Aehenbach.
It was Mr. Stanford and Charles
Crooker who built the Central Pacific
over the Sierras to meet the Union
Pacific at Ogden, and these two in
domitable men are now building the
Southern Pacific to meet Tom Scott,
if he shall ever continue the Texas
Pacific through Texas and into Ari
zona. The Central Pacific and South
ern Pacific are now united ; they form
one interest, and Charles Crocker
and Leland Stanford hold in their
hands all eastern connection with
California.
“How far have you reached out to
ward Tom Scott on the south V” I
asked Gov. Stanford. •
"We have completed the Southern
Pacific to Fort Yuma, on tlie Colora
do river, and are now grading into
Arizona. About 800 miles are already
built, which makes something liko
2.300 miles of road under one man
agement.”
“Do you mean to say that you are
now building this end of the Texas
Pacific?” I asked.
“Every day, sir, We’vo got to the
Colorado, and run trains there every
day, and we will soon continue on
toward the Rio Grande.”
“And all without an appropria
tion V”
“Yes, sir. We’ye just gone on
building this Southern Pacific Road
as if there were no Congress and no
chance of an appropriation. No ral
lying around the flag withj us here in
California—no eagle, no appropria
tions afterward.”
It is the intention of Governor
Stanford and Mr. Crocker to contin -
ue building this end of the Texas Pa
cific, whether Tom Scott gets an ap
propriation for the other end or not.
They say local traffic aud freights
pay them to run to Fort Yuma, 800
miles of the way, and they think
local business and freights will pay
them well enough to warrant them
now to continue building the road
280 miles further on through Arizona
to Tucson, the capital, aud, very
soon, 320 miles further on to the
Rio Grande. This will leave only
800 miles for Tom Scott to build to
fill up the gap from Dallas, Texas,
through Texas and New Mexico, to
meet, the Southern Pacific at the Rio
Grande. In other words, it is 2,100
miles from Han Francisco to Dallas,
Texas. Stanford and Crocker have
already built 800 of it, leaving only
1.300 miles to complete the Texas
Pacific.
“How can you afford to build 600
miles further to strike the Rio
Grande?” I asked Gov. Stanford.
“Why, then we will communicate
by steamer with the Gulf of Mexico.
No more freighting over the Isthmus,
then. Steamboats can bring all oui
Southern freights straight up from
Matamoras, and we will bring them
from the Rio Grande to Sun
Francisco. Not only that, but
very soou the railroad will be
continued ninety miles further, from
San Antonio to Laredo, on the Rio
Grande, and there we will have an
all rail and steamboat connection
with the East, and can divide the
freights with the Union Pacific, even
if Tom Scott does nothing but con
tinue to slay in Washington and ral
ly round the flag. And once to the
Rio Orande, the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Road will run down
500 miles to reach us, too.”
Stanford aud Crocker are, perhaps,
the boldest and richest railroad men
now living, except Wm. H. Vander
bilt. They cannot only think on a
big scale, but they have the moans
to carry out their thoughts. Botli
are young and ambitious. Stanford
is about 50 and Croker about 48.
Both live in residences each of which
cost over $1,000,000, aud both are
generous entertainers.
Senator Sharon was Ralston’s part
ner. He now owns ail that Ralston
claimed to own before he died.
Among his possessions is the mag
nificent Palace Hotel, the largest and
most beautiful hotel in the world,
an liotel that Warren Leland says
has 2,000 windows, 2,500 doors, 10,000
gas burners, 40 miles of carpeting,
973 bath rooms, covers 2J acres of
ground, and cost $7,000,000. He also
owns Belmont, Ralston’s million and
a half coumryseat; Ralston’s city
house, worth half a million; the
water works that supply the city of
San Francisco with water, and a
large interest in several of tne Com
stock mines. Senator Sharon is
worth anywhere from ten to twenty
millions, and is beloved by everybody
in San Francisco.
In person the Senator is a little,
wiry man, nervous and excitable,
with his excitability constantly sup
pressed. His habits are regular; his
regular habits are to make everybody
drink champagne, while he sits by
aud enjoys it. He always sleeps till
noon, and retires about 1 in the
morning. He says that though he is
worth millions, he can only eat two
dollars worth of food a day, and the
thought is killing him. He went to
the Senate for glory, not for money,
for his revenue is enough to pay all
the Senators’ salaries in Washington.
The Senator is like Mr. Crocker in
one thing—his habits.
When I asked Gov. Stauford if Mr.
Crocker’s habits were regular, he re
plied :
“Yes, Charley has very regular
habits —very, and lots of ’em, too,
for such regular ones.”
Eli Perkins.
Fast Railway Time in England.—
Several English railroad companies are
noted for the fast time made by their lo
comotives. One, for instance, has made
a run equal to 78 miles an hour, another
7jT, miles ond others, 72, 70, 69 68, elc
Mr. Patrick Sterling, of the Great North
ern took 16 carriages 15 miles in 12 min
utes, equal to 75 miles an hour.
A (.'aril.
To ali who are suffering from the er
rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood,
Ac,, I will send a receipe that will cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great,
remedy was discovered by a missionary
In South America. Send a self-addressed
envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman,
Station D, Bible House, New York City.
feb9 6m
An Inillan Hot? KWUt.
From tho Denver Npwh.J
A grand peace Council was oue of
tho interesting sights afforded a
couple of the visitors at Red Cloud
agency the other day. Little Wound,
one of tho most powerful of the
Sioux chieftains, summoned the
other leaders of his nation lo his
grand "council teepees,” there to
talk over a lasting peace aud agency
reforms. Two immense teepees were
placed side by side aud made to furn
ish room for 100 men. As the delib
erators were gathering in this gor
geously ornamented chamber the
master of ceremonies aud an assis
tant, were slaughtering dogs for the
feast which always follows such a
momentous carnival of oratory. A
rawhide lariat was wound once
around the neck of the animal,
when a brawny Sioux took hold at
the end of the fatal cord,
pulled backward and forward with a
“see-saw” motion aud thus strangled
the victim. Next, the poor dog was
thrown upon a blazing camp-fire,
his hair pretty well singed off, and
then the intestines removed, and the
carcass artistically carved. Thus
about a dozen of their pels were
slaughtered. A large number of
pots were on hand, each for its spe
cial purpose. All the heads were
thrown in one, all tho legs in anoth
er, tlie tails in another, and so ou.
These were placed upon the fire in
the midst of tho circles of debaters
now assembled.
An old man opened tho proceed
ings by an appeal to the Great Spirit
—during which the worthy cut
throats in tiie array were impressive
ly deferential. One after another of
the savage orators then arose, step
ped to the centre, aud tillered a for
cible harangue. This continued for
two hours, when, “dog being done,”
the leading chief announced tlie feast
to take place immediately after an
other prayer. This was pronounced
and all tlie queer and disgusting fea
tures of the Indian dog feast were
soon under way. Dogs feet were
no less greedily demolished than
canine tenderloins, and the warrior
who received a tail for his por
tion seemed equally pleased with his
neighbor who picked long ribs.
Guests were treated just as royally,
but their opinion of dog meat is
scarcely such as would justify its
wholesale adoption as an article of
diet. Dog soup and coffee followed,
all mixed and taken from the same
dish. At the close of the feast, the
prayer of benediction was pro
nounced, and the assembly ad
journed in excellent spirits. Hun
dreds of squawsand children crowded
arouud during the feast, but were
not allowed admittance.
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lat-rmany'M Attitude— Bismarck Favors
'a Fair I.aiur all Around.
Berlin, June 17.— Great anxiety is
felt, in the best informed diplomatic
circles concerning tiie relation be
tween England and Russia. Tiie belief
is gaining ground that Russia isdeter
mihed to sake such action as to force
England to declare her position de
finitely. At, present, she is neither
at open war with Russia, nor does
she preserve a strict neutrality, but
it is not probable that she can much
longer keep out of war. Prince Bis
marck it, is known is strongly in tavor
of the Gortschakoff note, and entire
ly disapproves of the vague, uncer
tain attitude of England. This may
be taken as a sure indication of the
side Germany will take in the event,
which is regarded as very probable
of the war extending.
According to the most trustworthy
reports received in this city, Earl
Derby does not intend for the pre
sent to reply to the Gortschakoff
note. The British Ministry have de.
cided to await the course of the war.
so that t hey may better decide what
course it would be prudent, to adopt.
The British policy, therefore, will be
determined by tlie degree of success
or otherwise attending the Russian
arms.
Minion I ’itiiii*i'oii Mini Hie Wliluw Oliver.
From tho Hartlord Times.J
It so happens lliat, some months ago, a
Treasury detective was turned over to
Simon t;aiueron for the purpose of limit
ing up evidence to destroy the character
of the Treasury widow, Mrs. Oliver, who
has sued the guy Simon for a breach of
his promise to many her. She warns
SIOO,OOO damages. The trial will come
off this fail. The detective, who i.s work
ing up tlie evidence of Cnmerom, hap
pens, il is said, to lie one of the men who
was in Butler’s employ when Whitley
had charge of tlie secret service division,
lie inis leaked sufficiently to Butler so
that lie now knows all of the inside histo
ry of Hint case, which is destined to m ike
a sensation in two or three months —un-
less the Boston idea of arbitration is
adopted, or it is compromised in some
other way. MacVeagh has figured a lit
tie in the ease of Oliver agt. Cameron, and
if Butler is forced he may tell the public:
something about it,. There is some talk
about Butler being employed as counsel
in tlie case of tlie fair, fat and forty plaint
iff,
Henry E. Childs, the educated t.weaty
year-old son of a wealthy Hartford phy
sician, is under arrest for setting fire to
four buildings at different times. He has
for a year been the leader of a gang of
young men who robbed and burned in
East Hartford to an extent that dumb
founded tlie citizens. His motive seems
to have been pure deviltry, for he had no
lack of money, and realized very little from
his crimes. One of the structures set on
fire was a church. He, confesses that the
party, when arrested, bad plan
ned lo kill and rob a merchant, The
proof that led to his detection was the
imprint of his corduroy trousers where he
had fallen in a ploughed field while run
ning from a tire that he had kindled.
‘What are yeti bellowing about?’ cried
an irate mother at the fool of the stairs,
after her two boys had been put to bed.
‘Cause Jim wants half tlie bed,' bellow
ed Bill.’
‘Well,’ said she, ‘let him have it, and
you take the other half.’
‘Yes mother, hut he wants his halt in
the middle, and wants me to sleep on
both sides ot him. _
Be frugal,not mean; patient, not sub
tle; complaisant, not servile; active in
business hut not its slave. There are also
four other habits which are essentially
necessary lo the happy management of
temporal concerns; these are punctuality,
accuracy, steadiness and dispatch.
How She Fooled Them.— An ingen
ious girl up on North Hill, who has never
“a feller” in the world, goads the other
girls in that neight orhood to madness by
lighting up the parlor brilliantly and
then setting her father’s hat where its
shadow will be boldly marked against
the curtains.
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