Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-02
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NEW YoRx, June 1.-The World has
the following interesting details CON.
corning the lightning train: A constant
guard was kept ove the cars belonging
10 Jarrett & Palmsf's fast train for .
day or two before they started, In order
that nobody might put sand In the axle
boxes and 20 insure the succsss OF the
bets made against the train coming IN
ON time. The fast train consists OF
three cars, o tsnder and engine. The
engine IL brand new and the largest and
most powerful that has ever been put
upon the road. II. 10 christsned Gov
srnor Tildsn." and 10 intended 70 run
the train to P~ittsburg. . distance Of Az
miles, without stop. The engine IL con-
Quoted By four engineers, feeds itself,
and IL constructed throughout on the
most modern principles OF power and
convenience. The b~aggage-car bears
the label Of the train, having In tall let
tiers upon each aide, 90 that "hs that
ruus may read;" Jarrett 4 Palmer's
SpscislT ranscontinsntal Express Trnin."
III. ns1t car II q hotsl car. christened
..Thomas A. Scott" This In fitted up
In the most sumptuous manner, has q
kitchen, dining-room and parlor, .
permits one 70 do all that 10 necessary to
life and happiness within It's limits. with
the exception Of uleeping In bed-for
this great luxury the remaining car II
provided. /.
Following IL the proposed schedule Of
time: To Philadelphia, % miles from
Jersey City, I hour and 10 minutes;
Harrisburg, 100 miles, 4 hours; Altoona,
S27 miles, z hours; Pittsburg. "a miles,
10 hours; Chicago. DIS miles, 20 hours;
cross the Mississippi river at Clinton.
23L hours; Omaha. l,405 miles, "
hours; Cheyenne. 1854 miles, 40 hours;
Ogden, 2,4j5 miles, IS hours; San Fran.
cisco, 3,3l7 miles, "a hours. Several
Of the passengers will get Oh at Chicago.
Those going through expect 10 dine at the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on Sunday.
Lawrence Barrett, Thorns and Bishop
expect to play in San Francisco In Henry
v. on Monday evening. The Superin-
tendent Of each road over which the
train passes will enter the cars at the
point Of his road first touched. and will
Journey until the next connection In
made. II Is said that the mail by the
fast train will reach San Francisco be-
fore the Pacific coast mail for this city,
Ave days ago. On the arrival OF the
train at San Francisco the travelling
party will be received by a Committee OF
Reception. The passengers number
about twenty. all told, and. 10 far a.
their names have been announced, they
are. Ben Russell, Thomas Creamer.
General Horace Porter. Milton Prior Of
the London Illustrated Nses, Williams
and Henry Of the Hsruld, Weed. for
mally editor Of the New Orleans
Times; Remsen Of the Fifth avenue.
Lawrence Barrett, Thorne. Bishop and
Carpenter. Jarrett, Doughsrty. IL. ID.
Palmer. Alonxo Bless. For Chicago
Monnier and son, Colonel Thomas Scott,
President, and A. J. Cassell, Wce-Prss-
idsnt, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; d. N. Boyd. General Ticket
Agent; Frank Thompson, Manager;
Samuel Carpenter. General Eastern
Agent; +. W. Jackson. General Super
intendent Of the United Railroad. New
Jersey; L. 4. Booth Of ths Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad. II was expect.
I'd that Postmaster General Jewell would
bs one Of the party. but his duties pre-.
vented. Tho whole party met at IL
o'clock at the Heruld office. whore they
were illumined by q calcium light and
treated to the sight Of $4,000 H1uids.
struck off In thirty minutes. A special
boat conveyed them 10 Jersey City.
where a further and inal demonstration
awaited them.
The Sun has the following about the
special lightning train: The train start.
cd at I o'clock this morning. Barrett Is
the bearer Of dispatches to General
Sherman. He Is to remain in Califor-
mia four weeks. The largest wsstsrn
aud Pacific coast mails ever dispatched
from this city were sent by this special
train. The mail embraced upward OF
30, 900 letters, all stamped with q special
die commsmoIaivs Of the occasion.
Rumored Tiighs or kerr's Aeeussr.
NEW YonK, June Ia World Wash
ington special says: Harvey. Speaker
Kerr's accuser. has abscondsd. lie In
supposed TO have fled to Canada. As
his testimony In full Of contradictions,
which would probably render him liable
for perjury, he has most likely broken
his parole and escaped. His rssidsncs
at New York was searched tonight. but
his whereabouts were not ascsrtainsd.
II In said TINT ha In unable 70 read or