Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-02
LATE TEL LEGRAPHIC NEWS
Another snsw Blsckna~.

Another SNOW Blockade.
WELLS, New, Jan. 3l.-The west
bound overland train, due in San
Francisco Tuesday evening, tackled
snow blockade. to-day with engines
and snow pillow and stuck in the first
cut west of Toano. The train was
hauled back to roano and will lay
there until the wind falls. The wind
is blowing gale and the snow is
drifting OH the Peoquop range, where
the railroad crosses, and is thawing
in the valleys. s'li -ait
The tea that arrived by the last
China steamer is laying here awaiting
favorable weather to proceed. There
have been no freight trains on the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad for two weeks.
ToANo, Jan. 3l.-The overland pas
senger train bound west, which ar
rived here at four O'clock this morn
ing, is still here at seven r. NJ. waiting
for the track to be cleared, q snow
plow and four locomotives being en-
tirely buried in q snow drift about two
miles west of here. The snow is still
drifting No hopes are entertained OF
making any progress tonight.
(OmSEeSSlOm0ts
Householder the call of States for
bills, over two hundred new ones were
introduced.
Also several resolutions under the
SUSPENSION of rules ordering new In
yestIgations, among which one by
Luttrell Investigating the several Pa
cific Railroads.; one by Buckner inves-
tigating the affairs Of the District of
Columbia. He'd oof IL
In committee of the whole the House
passed the West Point appropriation
bill.
Among the bills introduced was
new tarif'bill by Morrison. The prin.
cipal of the bill is in the first place to
abolish all combined duties, simplify
ing tariffs by fixing specific rate duty
and making that specific rate fixed
rate twenty-five or thirty per cent nd
ualorem. Secondly, to reduce in gen.
eral the duties on those articles of I'M
portation which are now prohibited
by large duties. The new bill lowers
the duty on wool more than one half,
aud reducing correspondingly on wool
en- fabrics. 1t places on the free list
every article with the exception of
raw wool, including dyes etc., which
is used in manufacturing. 1t imposes
a duty of three cents pound on cof-
fee, fifteen cents on tea and five dol
lars ton on pig iron. The free list
is a large one.
r Whisky Cases.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3lst.--The delay tf
prosecution in whisky cases here cause
loss Of interest.
mckee Case.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31st.-Judge Dillon's
charge was lengthy, though In favor
of McKee, The Jury was out five
hours and returned verdict of guilty.
The general feeling of sympathy
Is for Mckee. The trial of Mcguire,
Elk. Collector, will commence to-day.
Babcock and other witnesses were no.
titled to present themselves next Mon
day.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31st.-The
latest Mexican advices report Escc-
bids, in command of the Mexican reg
ulars, has been defeated in Meahoacan.
The revolutionists are rapidly organ
izing in that state as well as in San
Luis Durango, Coahuila, Tarnulissas
and Neuvolean, where the revolution
is sufficiently formidable. Porfiara
Diaz was to assume command of the
Independents, in the meantime the
Counter Revolution in his interest are
forming in Central and Southern Mex
lean states.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The Senate
after the expiration of the morning
hour resumed the consideration OF
the House joint resolution to pay in
terest on the three sixty-fve District
Of Columbia bonds, and continued un-
til adjournment. s
10 fa Lynchiag In Kansas.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Jan. 3lst.--A COM
mercial traveller, just in from Solo,
mon Valley, says that six horse thieves
were hanged there few days ago by
vigilance committee. Among those
lynched were Hutchinson, Cox and
Connaughty, three desperadoes of the
frontier The thieves were surround
Ell in a cabin at night, just after re-
turning from Nebraska, where they
had been seen to, dispose of stock.
They were tried by the lynchers' court
found guilty and executed at once.
Railroad Survey.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3lst.-The SEN
ate Committee of Railroads this morn
ing heard A. X. Owen in the advocacy
of bill providing for Government
survey to extend from Austin, Texas,
to harbor Tapoloampo, on the Gulf OF
California, with view to determine
the advantages of the route forthe In
ter Oceanic railroad.
Suspended.
New YORK, Jan 3i.-The Seamless
Clothing Company have failed. Cap
ital 100000. e 80 .sal
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