, 1874-02-05

TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.
CHIcAGo, Jan. 30.-A Washington
special to the 7ssses says that when the
Judiciary Committee of the house is
next called, an important bill be report
ed, the object of which is to renovate
the relations between the Government
and the Pacific Railroads. It is we'll
known that these companies are in de-
fault of the payment of interest to the
amount of several millions. Lutterell
has already introduced a bill authorizing
and requiring the Attorney General to
bring suit against the companies to OBJ
tain this money. .,
s 'Culvertson, of Nebraska, has intro
duced bill to declare all land grants to
railroads subject to State taxation.
Wilson introduced, last Monday, q
bill amending the Pacific Railroad Act
of 1864. SO as to compel the Union Pa
cific Company and its branches to charge
uniform rates for frieghts and passeng-
ers per mile, whether local or through
traffic. The bill makes it unlawful for
any officer or agent of the Company, to
grant special r,te privileges or draw
backs, or to discriminate in any way, in
the rapeac.ion of business. All these
provisions are to be included in one bill
which the Judiciary Committee will re-
port next week. aud which will undoubt
edly become law.
New YORK, Jan. 30.-Police arrange
ments for the mass meeting at Cooper's
Institute are elaborate. The Superin-
tendant is to command in person. The
central police detectives and fifty patrol
men will be ia attendance in civil un-
dress, and the reserves in all stations
are to be held in readiness.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.- The Seventh An
nual Convention Of the National Grange
Of The Patrons of Husbandry meets here
Wednesday. Dudley W. Adams, Presi-
dent of the National Grange. has alrea-
dy arrived. The principal business of
the Convention will be the revision OF
the ritual and peffectipg the organiza-
ton of the Grange. President Adams
states that there are in the country be-
tween II, 900 and $4,000 oranges, with
nearly 1000, 900 members. The sessions
of the Convention viii probably be pri-
vate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3d. A special from
New Orleans, dated yesterday, gives a
report that Governor Kellogg has issued
a requisi.ion upon the Governor of the
District Of Columbia, for the person Of
Ex-Governor Yarmouth. 1t is said the
case grows out of transactions connect
ed with the Treasury, when Yarmouth
was Governor of Louisiana. War
moths friends have heard nothing of
such a reqnisition. nor did Cover or
Warmoth know of it yesterday, previ-
GUS to his departure for New York.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 81. Fire
broke out at 'clockllast.night, in the
fourth story of the wholesale clothing
house of Koch, Goldsmith, Joseph &
Co., entirely destroying the two upper
floors, which were filled with goods.
Loss, $50,OOO; fully insured. The FIRE
spread to the wholesale hardware store
of Worthington & Co., which was en>
tirely destroyed. Loss, on the building,
$50, 900; on the stock. $225, 900; insu--
ance S1s5, 900. Up to this hour. AM,
the fire is still raging. but is under con-
troll. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-Fully thit:y thou
sand persons were on the ground at
Greenwich this afternoon when Glad
stone made his speech. Much opposi-
ton was manifested but concourse. in
main, was good natured. He replied to
various accusations made against him by
Conservatives. Disraeh also addressed
a large assemLlage at Aylesbury TO- day.
He said the dissolution Of Parliament
was an act of black treachery which
Gladstone had learned from the to cites
of the Ashantees. Financial proposals
of the Government were not only a bribe
to secure success in the coming elections.
but we're fallacious and unjust. A de-
ficiency would be caused by prompt re-
mission of taxes which would make ne
cessary. even more vexatious and bur-
densome taxation. Inattention of Gov.
ernment to foreign politics had led the
natien into costly war, ominous treat
les and sham arbitrations. Z
John Bright spoke at an audience
meeting of his constituents in Berming-
tonight. He devoted much time to
vindication of oflegislation, which Disraeli
in his speech had characterized as har-
RAISING and recapitulating various abu-
ses, which it had abolished.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 81 A daring
and successful robbery of railroad
train was committed at Gad's Hill sta
lion. The Iron Mountain Railroad. 10
miles below here, at 2-30 this afternoon
as the train which left here at 9-45 \. n.
came in sight, it was signalled to stop.
The switch was turned and the train
run on the switch track. As the CON-
ducior stepped off to ascertain the cause
of stoppage. he was met by a masked
man who placed pistol at his head ard
he was marched off and placed under
guard. The engineer and fireman, mail
and express messengers and other train
men were then seized by five masked
and heavily armed men and also placed
under guard. The robbers then went
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