The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON June 2s-Th- Texas Pacific Railroae
bill passed The Senate late hour last night with
the namps OF I'm C. Fremont, James Acorn, g n
Dodge, Marshall A. Roberts, w. Orion, Il. D, Cooke
D. N. Stanton, VIM Rosecrans, and large hnmbe
OF other persons incorporstors of the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company which is authorized TO constr uct
continuous railroad and telt graph line from Marshall
T. xas to san Diego, Cal, Fl Paso. The guage o
the road is be five feet and the capital stock of the
Company lis 10 be one hundred million dollars. In aid
of the enterprise, public lands to be granted to the
extent of twenty sections per mile in the State and
forty sections per mile n the territories. In the con
stl ucon of the road American iron Al steel must be
used exclusively. The Company is authorix to issue
its first mortgage bonds the amount of forty thou
sand dollars per mile. The Alabama Chattanooga,
the Vckshurg e. Meridian aud the North Louisiana
Texas Railroads are authorized form junction with
the Texas Pacific Road at Marshall. The Sou hern
Pacific of California is authorized to construct branch,
with sud grant, to corDect With It at point not
more thau fifty miles east of San Diego. TIE Grand
Tower & San Diego Railroad, OF Arkansaa, is author.
lied to bud road from Fulton connect with it at
poin, rot west of Dallas. The New Orleans, Baton
Rouge & Vickshurg Railroad Company is granted ten
g. .cous per mile AID in the construction Of a road
| to connect with it at Marshall. s.-z-..1 r
| WASHINGTON, June 29.-Revenue to day $697 900.
| Nominations: Sherman Cunaut, Judge Sou hern Dis
trct of Fla; H. w. S-ott, Collector OF Customs TOR
| Florida.
The New Orleans, Florida and Gulf mail to Havana,
has been awarded Sanford Hie of St Louis, with
subsidy of ftty-eght thousand per year, tor four
years. The initial point is fixed at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON June 3O-Revenue to-day $76S, 900; ;
the month"; S25 25O oU0 Tor the fiscal year to date
| $ls4, ,oOO,0n0.
Robes son has returned. ala.
Smell, OF Maine, has beer confirmed Police Judge
OF w as,ir gton
The San Domingo treaty was rejected-28 to 2s,
two IDS being r. qured to ratity
The Tuscarora has been ordered to New Orleans to
convey iron cads to Key West
WASHINGTON, June 30-Several months ago Messrs.
A. Riddle, Thomas j. Durant and other citlze OF
The United States asked the inter. enton OF ths Gov
ernment with the view to procure the liberation OF
Madame Jarocka and her husband who we're banirhed
to Siberia for participation III the Posh o,emeDt in
1853 The MT mortal was sent by the Department OF
State TO Minister Curtin With instructions to make an
informal application for the release oi Mr., aud Mrs
Jsrocka, the latter being grand nfice OF Cas>lmer
Pulaski. Minister Curtin has recently informed the
D. psrtment OF State that His jrsty, the Emperor
has pleased grant the request, and that he had
accordingly received from Prince Gortichacon letter
in which he states that the parties have received per-
mission to leave Siberia tor the United States.
WASHINGTON July l.-Revenue over 81 900 90
Sherman aud family 60 to Berkeley Springs to spend
the summer.
The Census Commissioner asks for an additional
million complete bis work.
The Cabinet met TO-. day and meets again on Friday
next.
Decrease of public debt during June nearly $2O,-
25o 600 coin in Treasury, $ll2, 10000; currency,
uearIy $2y,U0O,0O0.