, 1874-05-14
VIM. Patrick Adam succeeds Peel as

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! SAN FK4NC1sco, May 10.- Weathe,
clear and pleasant to-day.
/ About 5000 people went to Wood.
wards gardens to. day to witness the
performances of the Warm Spring In.
dams. They gave several of their ma
tive dances under direction of Donald
J Mckay and were loudly applauded.
May 11.-At 10 O'Clock A. M. Police
Commissioners resumed the investiga-
ton of charges against officers Rogers
and Lindheimer.
Mrs. Tracy. who was SO badly injured
by her husband last nigh, is pronounced
out of danger. m
Weather warm and pleasant.
BARRING Cross, May H. This morn
ing Generals Sherill and King White of
Baxter's army, crossed the river to Ar
genta with large number of mounted
men. Immediately afterwards General
Anger sent Col. Clayton with 300 men
across railroad bridge at that place.
Clayton left part of his men here to pro-
tect the telegraph Office. Half an hour
ago Baxter's men advanced and firing
became general along the line and was
kept up lively for 20 minutes.
Later Firing has commenced again
in earnest and the operator says he will
have to leave the office.
ToRcNTo, May 11.-Total losses by
fire Saturday night and Sunday morning
are estimated at $250.00O.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE village Of
Ridgway, Iowa, was totally destroyed
by fire on Saturday night. Thirty or
forty families are houseless. Loss esti
mated at 100000.
SAN Francisco, May H. Mahogony
Mining Co. has levied an assessment of
81 SO per share; the Buckeye an assess
ment of so cts. per share. Consolidated
Virginia paid its first dividend to-day
amounting to 1924, 900; Crown Point
pays $4OO, 900 Tomorrow.
The notorious Carrie Mortimer was
examined to-day in Police Court on
the charge of robbery, but the testimony
was not sufficient, and she was dis
charged.
Charles Maxry, who is accused of the
murder of ElEer Caldwell on the 8th of
April and who was shot at the same
time, is slowly recovering. He is very
reticent as to the facts of the tragedy.
LITTLE ROCK, May 11.-Baxter this
evening, in response to the Presidents
telegram with regard to an adjournment
of the Legislature, consented and stated
that he would disband his forces in pro-
portion as Brooks did; that the latter
must leave the State House. deposit
the State arms, and retire as far west of
the State Ho use as he himself was east
cf it. Thirty y-fve members of the Leg
islature endorsed the reply. Baxter to-
day, received 600 reinforcements. He
revoked his proclamation of Martial
law as concerned the Legislature, noti>
flying all persons not to interfere with
them while in session. United States
Troops stand in readiness to prevent
a collision to. night.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Attorney Gen
eral to-night, telegraphed to Brooks
that the President considered Baxter's
proposition concerning Brooks retiring
from the State House and depositing
State arms entirely reasonable, and that
his interests demanded his acceptance.
WASHINGTON, May IL. The bill to
aid in the construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad authorizes the COM
rany to pay five per cent gold bearing
bonds to the extent of $4,000 per mile
for all road built or to be built. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon
the completion of each 20 miles of the
road and telegraph. endorse the bonds
guaranteeing to the holders Thereof semi
annual payment of interest in gold. with
a statement that the Company has de-
posted with the Secretary bonds of a
like amount, bearing 7.3 per cent in
tersst, secured by first mortgage
on the entire road. Whenever the
Company shall have paid the United
States the interest on bonds so guaran
teed, the Secretary shall, upon the COM
pletion of each continuous 20 miles of
road. hand over to the Company $40,-
600 worth of bonds, ,reserving 10000 per
mile as Government security for the pay
ment of the guaranteed interest.
Also, the Company shall deliver SIM
ultaneously its 7.3 first!mortgage bonds,
in the proportion of $4,000 for each
$40, 900 in five per cent bonds turned
over by the Secretary. As further se-
curity, the Company shall transfer to
the Government all the land grant Sc
cured and to be acquired. This land
shall be sold to actual settlers at 50 so
an acre. The Company shall pay into
the Treasury twice each year the net
earnings for the proceeding six months.
ANY surplus in the Treasury from land
sales and earnings shall be paid over to
the Company till the end of the year
1888, when it shalt be paid into sink
ing fund to extinguish the five per cent.
bonds, Northern Pacific 7-3Os, issued
prior to this act, may be exchanged, dol
lar for dollar, for fives, with the inter-
est guaranteed from and after January
l. 1878. if the exchange be made before
that date; if after, the holders to get in
terest fro N the January following. The
1905 will be held by the Government
as security for the payment Of the ives.
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