The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-12-27

NEW YORK. dec. 2O.-Ih0 W0rtd 8
Washington special says the Republic
can majority in the Senate will be re-
duced to one vote when Congress re-
assemblies. Patterson says. to- day, that
As soon as he is able to travel he in
tends to take two months leave of abb
sence, aud does not intend to ask the
Democratic side for . pair. He thinks
a. the Republicans have denounced him
from his own side of the Chamber, be
owes them nothing, and will therefore
not 60 out Of his way to protect their
slender majority.
GENITAL Cry. COL, Dec. 26.-This
morning between one and two o'clock q
fire was discovered in an unoccupied
building between Central City and
Blackhawk. 1t was extinguished with
out damage. While the Aremen were
returning another fire was discovered in
the residence Of Thomas Terrill. The
first ones to arrive heard screams of
pain from its inmates, but the fire had
made such hesdwsy that nothing could
be done to save them. Four persons
perished in the flames Mrs. Terrill.
Johnnie Terrill. William John Terrill
and Robert Jsffrsys. Strong suspicion
exists that both fires were tho work of
an incendiary. A strong smell Of coal
oil was about the buildings, and both
fires seemed to have started from the
outside. and . man was seen runnin 2
from the first building.
OMAHA, Nsb. Dec. 25.-- William
Tifiinger. . tramp from Sacramento. en-
route to Milwaukee. had both legs cut
of near Grand Island. by an east bound
Union Pacific freight train this morn
ing. Il 10 impossible for him to re-
cover.
NEW YORK. Dec. 25-The Tri5une's
Washington specisl says that the rep
resentstivc Of the citizens of Washing
ten Territory who 10 here urging the
restoration Of the public lands with
drawn from settlement in favor of the
North Pacific Railroad grants. which
have lapsed, made IN argument before
the Secretary OF the Interior day or
two ago. The substance of it was that
the Northern Pacific Company located
its line in Washington Territory Dec.
1878. the main line starting from Taco
ma, on Puget Sound. sni extending in
. soathsriy direction to Kalams, on the
Columbia river. and then eastward
along the line Of that river to walla
walls From that point II Vas to build
in a northsrly direction until it reached
the boundary Of Idaho. At the same
time the branch line was lo,atea. This
WAS "a be built from Tacoma almost
due north. TO the Skagit pass, and
Themes easteriy to the line Of Idaho
Territory. and joining the main lin.
near the boundary between that Terri
tory and Washington. The only por-
ton Of either line that there il built, il
that from Tacoms. on Puget Sound, to
Kalams, On Columbia river. q distance
Of about 100 miles. Within the limits
Of the land grant earned by the con-
struction Of this short piece Of road,
southeast from Tseoma. in the foothills
ofthe MONTANA ars coal mines to which
Northern Psci6c Railroad Company 10
now constructing . road. which road is
being bailt nearly one hundred miles
south Of the proposed branch ~ located
BY them; but the Company seems to
expect TO obtain . land grant for every
mile OF the local coal rod which il
builda and Il opposes the restoration 10