Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-10-18

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LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
STOCKTON, Oct. 10.-At meeting of
the San Joaquin and Tulare Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company yesterday.
Engineer Blair submitted full reports
of the eastern line from Stockton to
Visalia is It's miles. The greatest
hight above tide is 400 feet, but the
maximum grade in ascending south is
only 50 S-1O0 feet per mile. Average
grade per mile, 20 S7-1OO feet. Total
length of bridging of all kinds, 20,510
feet. Total estimated cost of eastern
line, s1,973, 166. Total length of west
ern line from Stockton to Visalia, 164
miles. Greatest hight above tide. 373
feet. Maximum grade ascending south,
Al 52-1OO feet. In descending south,
81 6S-100 feet. Average grade per mile,
II 4-100 feet. Total length of bridg-
ing of all kinds, 1852 feet. Total
estimated cost, 1877 ,44S. Excess of
the average cost per mile of the western
line over the eastern is in consequence
of the greater amount Of bridging re-
quired. The directors did not vote on
the adoption of either line. A COM
mittee was appointed to draft a bill, to
be submitted to the next Legislature,
to authorize several counties to sub
scribe to the capital stock, but not in
the form of donations. The amount of
stock subscribed for to date is $1SS, 900,
and ten per cent. has been paid. 1t
is understood that the bill to be draft
ed authorizing counties to subscribe
will except San joaquin. The next
regular meeting of the Board will
be in November.
Oregon and California Stage Robbed.
REDD1Nd, Oct. 10.-The overland
mail stage was attacked near Buckeye
this morning by four masked men armed
with shotguns and revolvers. They
sprang from ambush, one man taking
the lead horses by the bits, one on the
wheel and another covered the driver
with double -barreled gun, while the
fourth politely invited the passengers
out from the coach, and demanded
Wells, Fargo Il Co.. $ treasure-box, and
whatever loose change they had on
hand. All submitted quietly. Wells,
Fargo & Co. s box contained 81 1892 80.
There was about So, 600 in the hands of
the passengers. One Chinaman had
81 900 around his waist in belt, which
the robbers cut. Other passengers had
small amounts, and are now here with
out dollar. Sheriff Hull and posse
of men are on their track, and it is to
hoped they will speedily be captured
and brought to justice.
Results Of Peace Tnik-santanta and
Big Tree Released at Last.
CoRIcANA, Texas, Oct. 10.--A special
reports Governor Davis and party just
arrived from an Indian conference at
Fort Still; Chiefs Santanta and Big
Tree were released on condition that
kiowas, or any other Indians at any
time hereafter, raided on Texas, they,
together with the raiders, would be i'm
mediate1r arrested Troops will be
at once posted along the Texas frontier
bordering OH the reservation. Tho In
dams who recently raided on Texas will
be turned over to the State authorities,
and all horses stolen from Texas are to
be returned to owners. Agents are to
be appointed by the United States to
call the roll daily, and only three days
rations to be issued to Indians at one
time.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-The Secretary
of the Interior has received official dis
patches confirming the press dispatches
concerning the release of Santanta and
Big Tree.
Pacific Bonds.
New YORK, Oct. 11.-To-day's Tri-
b1ne says II private cable dispatch was
received Yesterday announcing that
Tom Scott succeeded abroad in negoti-
ating fifty-four millions first mortgage
bonds of the Texas and Pacific railroad.
While the above is not strictly correct,
it had substantial basis. kilograms
received make it very probable that
Scott has placed ten millions for the
Texas and Pacific, with the privilege ot
takers to receive large additional bonds
as rapidly as they can be issued on
complete road. The national bill under
which the Texas road is constructed,
forbids the issue of bonds except on
completed sections.
Conkling VIII Not Accept.
Oct. IA Washington dispatch
says on the authority OF Senator Cam
eron, that Senator tonkling will not
accept the Office of Chief Justice IT ten
dered by the President; that he pro
poses to retire to private life at the end
of his Senatorial term and devote him.
self in the future to the practice OF law
and to making fortune.
The Pom eroy Conway Shooting Affair.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Il.-Ex-SenatoI
Pomery, of Kansas, was shot this af-
tcrnoon by ex-Representatiye VI. +. Con
way. of Kansas. Senator Pomeroy was
walking up New York Avenue, and
whom nnor the corner of Fourteenth