The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-07
The Sandwich Islands The Coolies
COnspire to Rob and Murder
their Employers Death
Of a Great Chief.
AFFAIRSIN THEWEsT
The Completion of the Pacific
Roads to be Celebrated
A Storm in Omaha.
FROM THE WEST.

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SAN FRANCISCO, May THE people of this
city and Sacramento are in a state of feverish
excitement in regard to the completion of the
Pacific Railroad. Preparations have been made
in both places for the observance of the event,
which will occur on Saturday. The bankers of
this city have given notice that their houses will
be closed on that day, and business will be gene
rally suspended. Arrangements have been made
by the Western Union Telegraph Company so
that each stroke of the hammer on the last
spike driven shall be repeated simultaneously in
New York and San Francisco by telegraph Be-
sides the silver-mounted and polished California
tie, spike of gold, silver pick, and silver ham
mer, for use in the completion, were forwarded
to the end of the track.
The excursion train for the end Of the Central
Pacific Railroad with the commissioners and
Governor Stanford and guests, was nearly
wrecked yesterday by large tree which had
fallen across the track. The obstruction was
discovered in time to preserve the passenger
cars uninjured, but the locomotive was damaged
and thrown off the track.
The Hall & Norcross Mining Company have
declared a dividend of Sc per share, payable ON
the 10th inst.
The assessment levied by the Belcher Com
June 5th, and that levied by the Confidence
Company of $50 per share will become delin-
quent ON June 9th.
Bold Attempt to Assas ssiuate n Policeman.
CINCINNATI, May IA bold attempt was made
to assassinate a policeman on his beat at one
o'clock this morning. Matt McCarty, a despe-
RADIO, who has often been before the court for
assault and battery stole up behind Officer Ben
nett, at the corner of Fifth and Vince streets
placed four-shooter within two inches of his
head, and snapped it twice, but without dis
charging it,
Bennett turned and collared the would-be
assassin, knocked him down with his mace, and
got two more blows in, when two bystanders
interfered and prevented fatal result McCarty
was badly, but not mortally, wounded about the
head. He was taken to the station house, and
charge of attempting to assassinate lodged
against him.
A Saloon Keepers National Association.
Delegates from the Saloon Keepers Societies
met in convention at Turner Hall last night
st. Louis Chicago Cincinnati, Springfield, Illi-
nois, Louisville, Covington, Urbana; Ohio, and
JeffersonVille Indiana are represented. The
object is to form q National Association, for
which committee to draft a constitution has
been appointed. 1t will continue in session
several days.
Cut in Two.
Yesterday Patrick CLASSIFY, drunken man,
was run over on the Dayton and Michigan Kali
road near Lima, and his body cut in two.
Knoxville n Railroad Terminus.
large meeting of capitalists was held yester-
day in Knoxville, Tenn, and large delegation
appointed to visit this place to represent the ad
Vantages of Knoxville the terminus of the
Southern Railroad. A part of the delegation
will start for here to-day.
Storm the Plains.
OMAHA, May IA heavy storm is raging on
the plains west of this point The telegraph
lines to Montana are working well.