Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-14
fsr-ouAL TO TIE DAILY sErrrrEL.l
DISPATCHES.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Pro
poses 70 Extend it, Lines.
MEXICAN AND INDIAN AFFAIRS.
ALl.lsoxs slLvEs BILL


WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
The bill, introduced In the House BY
Money, to-day, recites that in conss-
ouepee Of the provisions Of the act OF
March 3rd, 1871, and the act of MAJ
81, 1872, relating To the construction al
a railroad between u point in North
western Texas and the hay Of San Die
Co., California, not having been com
piled with by the construction of the
roud within the time and in the man
nsr spscified, therefore the contingency
has arisen, when Congress- has re-
served the right To adopt such meas.
ures - Il may deem necessary and
proper to secure its speedy completion;
that the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, which was authorized by
the same acts tn construct . line be.
tween San Francisco and Fort Yuma,
and, having complied with the law BY
constructing the railroad to Yuma
City, Arizona. now proposes to OK
tend IL further eastward, until 1t meets
or connects with the Texas Pacific or
other railroads in Texas 1t the Rio
Grande, 1t or q Ell Psso; therefore.
Resolved, that the lands heretofore
granted to the Texas Pacific. between
the Colorado any the Rio Grande riv-
ers, shall. for the purposes of this act.
be granted ia ths Southern Pacific
Company upon so much of the line as
it may construct. The till further re-
quires one hundred miles to be con
stEucted within two years after the
passage Of the net. and the whole road
to LII Paso within six years. IL. when
the southern Pacific Is constructed TO
the Rio Grsnde, neither the Texas
Pacific nor other roads from Eastern
Texas are there to connect with il, II
may. with the consent Of that State,
(Texas) continue eastward ill . juno
ton In formed; and, In like manner. II
the Texas roads first reach FL Psso.
Of them may proceed west to
the Junction with the Southern Pacific.
Provision il made for an interchange
Of traffic facilities and equality Of rates
with the connecting roads. and for the
Of the act within six months
after it, passage. No bonds or guaran.
tee. Of interest Is asked for in the bill,
and no lands, except the transfer Of the
lands already granted over the same
route to any company which shall
build q road contiguous to them. The
IL over substa ntlally the same
route a. the Texas Pacific, but con-
building by two companies
working from opposite ends toward \
meeting point.
The President, Secretary Of War and
General Sherman had a long cOn>ulta
to dav concerning Mexican and
Indian affairs. The general opinion
was that no trouble need be anticipst-
cd, aud al expressed great confidence
In General Sherman, to whom the
management Of the army IN the North
wUst IL intrusted.
Tho deputation Of Superintend-
ents OF the National Educational AssO-
cation reassemoied this morning.
The committee on representation 0i
our educational interests IT the Paris
Exposition, reported tho advissbility
Of requesting the President to appoint
- ono OF the salsried Commissioners
= competent, scientific export on mat
ters OF education. and to organize and
take charge of the educational exhibit
If the United States. aud also to APP
point q fair proportion Of honorary
Commissioners, with reference to this
purpose. The report also recommend
ed that an effort he made to obtain 4
share Of the Congressional sppropris'
ton for this purpose; and II was aug
dicated should fail, no creditable edu'
cational display could be made at the
exhibition.
A careful inquiry among the silver
men In the Senate fails 70 c0rrObOrate
the statement sent forth from here
that they intend to force action on The
pending measures this week before the
holiday recess. Several Senators who
favor the Silver bill reported from the
Financial Committee, BY Allison. are
not willing TO 20 70 the extreme pro
posed by Matthew resolution, snc
will not cast their votes for 1t. 1t II
not AIlis0n's intention to press . vote
this week on his bill. unless the de
bate exhausts itself. He will not at
tempt To hold an al night session IL
order TO get his bill disposed III before
the Senate sdjourns on Saturday.
The Darsll.Aeklen Contest.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. II.
The reports that have been curren
Of crookedness In the Darrell Ackler
contest In the Third C~ongressioua
Dtstsict. have 1t length developed init
something more definite than rumors
The United States District Attorney
has fled . criminal information In thu
United States Circuit Court agains
Geo. b. Loud. charging him with in
duclng an ofncer. by illegal means, e
violato his duty In regard 10 . csrti6'
caee - to the true result Of the electior
In The Parish oe Iberville. for Repro
sentative In. C0nersss for the Thtrt
Congressional District. II seems, 90
cosdIug to the evidence on which tn
information n based, that Geo. b
Loud was instrumental In having
about 1000 ballots. on which was the
name Of Darrell, sbstracted from thu
ballot boxes OF the Parish Of Iberville'
and about that number. with tho nam'
Of Acklen upon them, placed IN tn
boxes. thus changing the result OF tb'
election. II II claimed that this chang
Was discovered whom the ballots wer'
recounted. under the order Of the Con
gressiO0sl Committee to take testimo
ny. Two or three Of the parties. WHIT