New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-06
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
TIE PRESIDENTS WESTERN TRIP
wAsnINeroN. Wednesday, sept. ;. 1s77


Postmaser-G Key, and AttorneyGeneral Deyens
Will accompany the President to Marietta, leaving
Washington tomorrow evening. The Postmaster
General and rneyeneral Will return TO The Capital
alter the celebration Friday, ami the President ana
the members OF his family will start FOR Fremont AT 10
o'clock the same evening. The Presidents SONS Webb
aud Scott went to Fremont Monday ; Fanny was
already there The President has declined as many as
twenty invitations hold public receptions in different
parts OF Ohio during ms visit to that state While he Is
elections desires avoid everything that would look
like interference IN the campaign.
NEED OF RAILROADS IN MEXICO.
The United States Minister to Mexico has
transmitted tie Department Of state an interesting
report upon the aroads of that country from which
oppears that there Is but railroad OF any extent
Mexico-that which from Vera Cruz to the City OF
Mexico with branch 292 miles, connecting the latter
place with Pueblo and another branch lsixty-one miles,
running from near Vera Cruz to Jalapa. All the other
roads in the Valley Of Mexico aggregate less than
fifty miles The road is controlled by English owners
The total Indebtedness of the road is S377O2,735. Tie
total earnings in 1876 exceeded $20OO0O0, while the
working expenses were only fraction over fl,3OOOOO
The number Of passengers carried over the road was
23s 932 tie fares amounting TO S3J4339 The freight
amounted to 1884, l7 Fifteen per cent OF the GUS
toms dues was set apart yearly 10 pay the subsidy due
the company the completion or the road, bat the
Government in lieu or this, mas agreed 10 pay S0bOOoO
yearly for TWENTY-FIVE years. In consequence OF the
g . y
heretofore been used thereon but 40 present the Ame
can baldwin engines being successfully lntT0duc"d
aud American cars are also supe tne hhil,l
make The want of railroads is acutey felt thronshon
Mexico and toe subject concessions Tor thelr cOnstfuc
ton will il supposed be leading topic az the next
session OF Congress The capital for their construction
must come from abroad, to large extent
SOLICITOR RAYNER'S STREET FIGHT.
Solicitor Rayner plead guilty in the Police
Court to-day OF an assault upon Mr. satedo the man
aging editor Of The National Republican,. and was fined
500 The newspaper attacks, which provoked the AS
SAINT were comparatively harmless squbs referring to
fine Solicitors age aud Of them his private
or public character called in question. Judge Rayner
read TO the Court long written statement describing
the Assault and the circumstances watch led TO IT, ana
seeking 10 Justify the breach OF the peace without en-
solicitor and me Republican editor, 1t may be said that
ery Few DprsOns defend the former ana general SURPRISE
ia xnr sed tnat the first law officer of the Treasury De-
partnen should so tar forget himself as 10 engage III
street fight.
SALE OF LANDS TO BE INVESTIGATED
The purchase of arabic lands in California, I'M
der tho provisions OF the Act passed at the last session OF
Congress- relative the sale of desert lands In large bod
les has assumed such proportions as to have been the sub
iet of consultation the Cabinet meeting to-day This
- believed to be one OF the greatest swndcs Of ateyears,
and the whole subject referred TO the AttorneyGen-
e for an opinion regard 10 the legal points involved
An investigations which viii probably oe made by Con
rcss when il meets bids fair To disclose some very SEN
atiop, fets in regard this matter whether the job
had it, inception in Congress- and whether the promo
tor. az the bill had already perfected their plans, be-
fore IN, passage for gObDns mp mmen'r tracts OF Yalua
liza land m California Is NOT known but ~ evidence OI
surh con pracy-at the time tue Dl pissed Dcch
received 6y the President or the Cabinet