Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-21
Telegraphic summary.

the IL. II. GOLHuiilbCS HAsC uStCSA up
on the Southern Pacific line to run
from Marshall, Texas, via Elpaso, 10
San Diego, California. The United
States is TO grant forty sections to the
mile beyond the border of Texas; with
in that State it will depend on its Leg
islature for aid.
Fremont's road to be allowed to con-
meet at Elpaso, but not to have land
beyond.
The amendments proposed to the
Southern Pacific II. II. bill 10 one by
Arnel, of Texas, granting alternate sec
tions of land not granted to the road
into the hands of thirteen Trustees, to
be known as the Freedman's Home.
stead Commission, who are to sell or
mortgage these lands aud with the pro-
ceeds provide homes for. the Freedmen
Of the South aud to educate them.
A Times special says that the action
of the House yesterday on the North
ern Pacific Railroad bill is regarded rs
final blow to all land grant schemes
that don't provide that the company re.
ceiving lands shall sell them only to ac-
tual settlers upon a stated price; this
the Northern Pacific company 10 not
willing to accept and the bill is consid-
cred dead
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The army
bill was lifted and the motion OF Pome-
roy TO amend the first section by fixing
the reduction of the army at 10000,
instead of $4,000 was agreed to.
Tn the Senate the Committee on
Foreign Relations have decided TO strike
the laud subsidy from the China Cable
bill, and in lieu thereof the Govern
ment is to guarantee interest on the
bonds.
ST. LouIs, May 12.--At 6 o'clock
this morning, at Eureka, 8 miles from
here, on the Missouri and Pacific II.
r., the exbress passenger cars coming
East, collidcd with the express freight
train going West. Sixteen persons
wounded. two Of whom will die; NO
names given.
A special train was dispatched with
physicians and every appliance for the
! comfort Of the wounded, who will be
brought here as soon as possible. The
/ President and Superintendent of the
railroad are both on the spot doing ev
erything possible for the relief of the
sufferers.
ST Louis, May 13.-Total number
killed on the Missouri aud Pacific Rail
! road, at Eureka this morning, 10 10
There were large number wounded
but none that will not recover. The
blame is attached to the conductor oI
the extra freight train, who should
have waited at the Gravel Switch I'll
the express train passed.
New YORK, May 13 The paper.
are giving graphic accounts of the ter
ribie co hagration now raging in tn,
woods and mountains of Sullivan, Or
anse, Madison and other counties il
this State. 1t extends over 100 mile
of territory.
The loss already is estimated at s5,
900, 900.
| WASHINGTON, May 13. - Dawes
Chairman of the Committee on Appro
priatious, reported bill appropriatinI
1925 900 in gold to be paid TO th
4 British Government under award 0
commissioners to settle the claim of th
Hudson Bay and Puget Sound com
pauy. The award fixes the payment a
| S650, 900 in two annual payments, th
first on December 10, and the sccon,
in September, 1871. Passed.
The receipts of the Government 70
the quarter ending March 81, wer
1854 .S37 ,243, including the previou
, balance in the Treasury of S128, ,463
237 expenditures, s106,005, ,039.
New YoRK, May 18.-The registr:
ton for the election to-day. is 1855
, including 1867 coIored. The lnde
, pendent Democracy abandoned the ide
of nominating candidates against Tau
many at the present election.
sT. LOUIS, May 13--The trai
bringing the dead from the collision
Eureka, yesterday, arrived this morl
. lug. The accident was terrible on
: the engines coming together with sue
]. velocity as to smash them both into vi
distinguishable fragments. The tend,
: and baggage cur with the two forwal
cars were absolutely splintered.
The engineer Of the passenger ira
saw the smoke.stack Of, the freight
!, : comotiye as it Was coming round Il
.. curve and whistled down brakes. viii,
. order was promptly obeyed, and Il
: brakes of the passenger train we
+ + tight when the engines came togeth.
# CHICAGO, May 1.-THE House J
,r dietary Committee agreed ON an ii
portant bill, regulating the mode OF d