Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-14
LATEST TELEGhAMS.


New York. August 12-The Northern
Pacific Railroad. with all the franchises
| of the Company. Including the prop
| erty Of the Conn my, except those lands
| which have been patented or certified,
was sold under decree OF County Court.
! at aue,ion today. On the steps of the
| Custom house. The whole was bid in
as an entirety by the purchasing COM
mittee. consisting of Livergetor. Bill
! inss. STARK, AIoorhead, Hutchinson and
! Denison. representing the general body
| of bcndholder. who have asssnted or
may hereafter assent to a plan of pur-
chase and reorganization. There being
no competitors. the price realized was n
| nominal one of $4,000. The sale re-
salts in the transfer OF all the company's
! property and rights to the bondholders,
the bonds to be surrendered and can
ceied, and the holders TO receive pre-
fsr,ed stock in the reorganized Com
pany, pursaan. to the terms of the plan
represented by the purchasing conf
mittee. This leaves the Company free
fiom debt, with nearly million, less
costs. to convert into cash for beginning
the extension from the Missouri River TO
Helena, Montana, to I've supplemented
nv FIRST mortgage bonds OF So 900. Coo.
Additional aid is expected from Montana
under proper popular safeguards.
story Of . Horrible Crime.
Halifax. August IA report is in
circulation of a horrible crime committed
two wears ago. which has now only come
TO light through the confession OF q sailor
named Greenwood. The schooner Nav
l. Jones sailed from Clyde River, Shell
bourne, for Boston, and two sisters
named sutherland were passengers.
Shortly after sailing the tSo women
were brutaily outraged by the Captain
and crew, except the man who now tells
the story and they were then killed and
their bodies thrown overheard. The
crew afterwards landed in their boat on
The coast, aud reported that the vessel /
met heavy weather. was thrown on her
beam ends, and the young women were
drowned in the cabin. Bat the vessel
subsequently, drifted into Darlington
Bay. and her deck load was still on. and
there was appearance of her having been |
on her beam ends, and no bodies were |
in the cabin. The Captains name is |
Swain, and he is now bound for New |
Brunswick port, where he will be arrest |
ed on his arrival One of the crew was |
lately arrested at Shelbourne. but the |
magistrate considered the evidence in |
sufficient TO warrant his committal. |
There is much excitement in the country |
about the matter. Greenwoods only |
excuse for not telling the truth before is |
that the sailors compelled him to take |
an oath that he would never divulgs the /
crime.
Rotary Found
San Francisco, August l2.-This after /
noon a warrant was placed in the hands
OF Captain Douglas. Of the police force,
for the arrest of Miller, alias Woodruff.
on a charge Of ENLIGHTENMENT. with bail
fixed III the sum Of so. 900. Captain
Douglas at once took a posse Of officers
ard proceeded to the building Of the
Railroad Company, corner Of Fourth and
Townsend streets. The officers we're SO
disposed as to guard all outlets to the
building. Captain Douglas then entered
and to Judge Robinson. whom he first
saw. stated his object-to arrest Miller,
and to search the building for that pur-
pose. The Judge told him to go ahead.
The CAP tain then proceeded to a room
in the third story of the building, tho
windows of which he had noticed from
the outside were darkened. He looked
through the keyhole and saw the key
was on the inside. He demanded ad-
mittance. but received no reply. He
was about to break down the door, when
an attache of the building came up and
gave him the key to the door between
the room occupied az the Office of the
Bay View and Portrero Railroad and
that to which entrance WAS denied. IN
locking the door between, the Captain
found the object Of his search. The
room in which he vas confined contained
only table. char and lounge. Miller
submitted to arrest without any words,
and accompanied Captain Douglas to the
City Prison. A. ) 80 p. n. he was locked
mp. Two charges of enlightenment have
been entered against him Miller is firm
in refusing to be interviewed and pre-
,erves o guarded silence.
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