Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-11

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CHEYrSSE. March l0.-Tho Union Pa
cins is still blocksded by snow. The west
ern division Is open beyond Laramie. but
nothing has passed that point eastward.
Tho eastern division is open east Of sgd
ney. Nothing has passed Antelope west
ward. where No. 3 Passenger. due here
Friday. still remains awaiting relief.
Several hundred men with shovols.
together with . number Of plows. have
been engaged to-day between Sydney and
Laramie. In tho endeavor TO Lift the block
ado. The heaviest pillow on the road left
Laramie this morning. but stuck at Tie
siding. The snow In the cuts IL packed
very hard, and the plows which left here
eastward at 7 O'Clock this morning have
not made much progress. returning here
at Z o'clock this evening. The Colorado
Central train Ia at Taylor's Station, IL
miles south. with . pillow In the ditch.
while tho Denver Pacific 10 ten miles
south In . similar predicament. Relief
has started from the south for both these
trains. No news from the north yet.
Reports from Colorado say the Kansas Pa
chic IL badly blocked. and the wrecking
train 10 In the ditch q, Box Elder.
OMAHA, Neb.. March l0.--The snow
storm ON the line Of the Union Pacific.
from Julesburg 10 Bitter Greek. 10 abating.
90 that men can work 10 clear the track.
IL IL expected. II tho storm docs not rise
again, that the track will DO clear to-mor-
row evening. so that trains can move.
Trains are leaving Omaha regularly for
the Vest. II was reported that . large
number VI cattle had been driven into the
Platte river by the storm and died In con-
sequence Of the cold and ice. The report,
however, Is exaggerated. as II has since
been aseertained hat very few II any cattle
have died. sergeant James Ford. Com
pany ID. Fifth Cavalry. stationed at Sid
ney. was driven into q canyon u mile from
that town and covered up with 20 feet Of
snow. The efforts made by his comrades
and citizens 10 rescue him have not yet
proved successful. The drifts between
Cheyenne and Archer are very heavy.
the Pacific Railroad siskisg Fund
Biit.
WASHINGTON. March i0.-The Senate
Committee ON Railroads has unanimously
agreed 10 recommend tho passage Of the
Dorsey Pacific Railroad sinking Fund
Bill. with certain important amendments
prepared by Senators Mitchell. Matthews,
Dorsey. Ransom and Barnum. tho sub
committee in charge Of the subject. The
bill. as thus agreed to, Is amended by the
entire omission Of the section which pro-
vided for the reconveyance OF i2.OOO,OOO
acre. Of land grants to the Government.
on condition that tho sinking funds should
be credited therefor at the rate Of 81 IS per
acre. The section providing that the
Union Pacific aud Central Pacific COM
panies should be given the preference for
Government business. Ia also stricken nut.
The main features of the amended bill are
a. follows: All monies due these "
companies on the ist day Of April next
for Government transportation, are to form
the nucleus Of the. proposed sinking fund,
the amounts 10 be made equal by cash
payment. II necessary. TO at least 81 .OOO.OO W
tor each company. They are thereafter
each 10 pay into the United States Treasury
81, 900, 900 per year in semi-snnuAl pay
ments. until the year 1900. when the bonds
endorsed by the Government become due,
tho interest TO bo accumulated semi.an-
nually. at the rate of O per cent. . year.
upon all amounts thus placed TO the credit
of the Sinking Fund. and these
payments are b. 10 In lieu Of the require
ments OF the present Law "a to
the annual payment Of i've per cent OF the
net earnings and the retention Of one-haif
90 the earnings for government transpor.
tAtion. The balance fund due the United
States by the companies in the year 1900
is 10 be paid In ffty equal semi.annual
in~staflments. together with interest ON
deferred payment. at the rate Of interest
which shall equal the rate then being paid
by the Government ON tho majority Of is
security.
nratsi murder os shtpboard.
NEW YoRk.I March io.-Advices from
Lima. Peru. state that . most revolving
aud cruel murder was committed on board
the steamship lilo. After leaving port two
stowaways were discovered on board. and
by order Of the captain were placed In
irons ON the main deck and fastened to a
stanchion at the after part Of the vessel.
About 8 o'clock in the morning n deck
trader, q Gillian. who had his tent at the
opposite side % the deck, approached the
prisoners and accused a of them of
stealing q cheese from his tent. The man
protested his innocence. stating that IL was
impossible for him 10 do IL. being In irons.
The trader persisted in accusing him.
however. saying no could get his hands
..t ~ an. iran. ia then .lr,U nj. knife