Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-26
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end elected Us directors fof the sensQIDg
ycar Oliver AlAes. Cakes Amca. Jim
Duff Joha B. Mley, C. MeCormick. W.
F. GIidens r.. Hazard, Elisha Atkios. A.
W. Lombard. u. 8. Chapman, James
Brooks, q. NJ. Dodge. Sydney Dillon.
Fred Nckerson and G. :. Bushnell. The
following is the substance of the report Of
Oliver Amcs. President: We have spent
during the year upon snow sheds and snow
fences, over S3eO,000. We have now
over five miles of snow sheds, and nearly
fifty miles Of snow fences, in addition to a
large amount of snow fences put up last
year. The experiment thus far this win.
ter shows our road can be run without
serious. hinderance or obstruction from
snow. Our Superintendent is confident
that he can keep our road as free from
snow as roads in New England and New
York. The express business over the
road was fully investigated last summer.
We came to the conclusion that it would
be to our interest, and that of the road, to
dissolve the connection with Wells, Fargo
g. Co., and do the business ourselves.
The result of the change has been an in.
crease of receipts Of about thirty per cent.
above what VIC received from that firm
We made a connection with the Atlantic
and Pacific telegraph companies, through
which we are getting . large portion Of
our telegraph services free, and have the
expectation of realizing a handsome in
come from the S3,3O0,OO0 of stock we re-
ceivcd from the Atlantic and and Pacific
tclcgraphs for the use of our lines for
commercial purposes. Should this com.
pany make connection with the Central
Pacific Company, as they now expect, we
would secure a fair share of the California
business. The earnings Of the road as far
as reported since it was first opened,
amount to S6,300,000 We anticipate
that the gross earnings for the ensuing
year will reach S12, 00O, 900, aud shall not
be surprised should they largely exceed
it. The income from this will pay all in
terest with handsome dividend upon the
stock, should we not need it for improve.
mcnts upon the road
LawlesS;irss IN West Virginia. 3d.,
WHEELING, March AT Charleston.
Kanawtha county, the recently selected
capital of the State, band of armed
men entered town in open daylight, March
End and advancing to the Jail, deliberate
" unlocked the door, released the prison.
crs, presented cooked reviewers to those
who happened to be present, threatening
death if any alarm was given. The Or
gnnization is said to be indisposed toward
the civil authorities who were powerless.
1t is said the Governor will call upon the
U. $. Government for military aid to sup.
press this lawlessncss.
RALEIGH March 9--Gov. Holden has
issued proclamation declaring tho county
OF Alamance in a state of instruction be-
cause Of various Outrages by bands of men
armed and disguised, among them the
hanging of negroes at Graham. Informal
ton is received that the law has been
abolished and citizens have been whipped,
scourged and threatened with further vic
lence If they did not conform to the politi.
cal standard set up by the assassns. lie
pledges the whole power of the State
Government to put stop to these out.
RACES and says criminals who escape to ad.
joining counties shall be pursued, and if
not delivered by the civil authorities OF
such counties, they also will be declared
in state Of Instruction.
Land for Colonization.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Mr. Meeker,
the President Of the Union Colony, Of
which Horace Greeley is Treasurer has
returned from a trip west in search of a
location. He reports that one million
acres of land in Colorado can be purchased
at one dollar per acre.
Pig The Nitro.GlycerIne Explosion.
New YouK, March 1S.-Thc particu-
lars of the explosion of nitro -clycerine at
the factory in Ridgeway, New Jersey,
of nitro glyccrine in the building, and
$4,000 pounds of material used in the
manufacture. The building is mass Of
ruins, scattered miles around The explo-
sion was heard for miles, and its force
shattered the windows of houses mile
distant. The bodies of the four men
killed were blown to atoms. Loss 900.
Various reasons are given as to the cause
Of the explosion. ''
The Snow Storm.
ROCHESTER,, March ia severe
storm is raging. Snow is two feet deep on
a level, and all the trains on the New York
Central Railroad are blocked. None have
arrived here since early this morning.
The passengers are reported to be without
provisions, and suffering. The train on
the Erie Railroad which left here this
morning is in a snow bank mile and
half from the city, and the passengers are
trying to make their way back on foot.
a few of the most courageous have ar
rived. The roofs of several buildings have
been crushed by the weight of the snow.
TORONTO, March l6.-The violent
storm extends throughout Western Canada.
The trains east and west are behind time,
and none have arrived or left on northern
roads since last.night.
NEw NoRK March IA Eropch