Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17
TE LIZ GRAPHIC.
The Quarrel Between Pa
ciic Mail and Union
Pacific.
THE RAILROAD THINKS IT CAN Be
FIXED UP.
And the Fleeing of the
Public Continne.
THE TERRIBLE HEATED SEASON IN
ST. LOUIS.
Men and Animals Dying or Sun.
stroke.
lsrsciAL DrsrArcuks TO the Com HnI
DAnr NKws.l

lsrrctAL DtsrArruks TO u GoLp HUI
DAnr NKws.l
Thas Railroad aud stsamer Com.
biaastsn.
NEW YORK. July THE TrJw~c has
the following Tho notice given by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Of its in.
tention to cancel the contract for freight
and passenger tranie with the Union Pa
cihc Railroad. was discussed at the Office
Of the latter yesterday. Joseph Richard.
son. one Of tho Directors OF tho railroad
companies. said that such notice had been
received during the absence from the city
Of President Dillon. lie denied that the
Union Pacific Railroad Company owed
anything like $500, 900 to tho Panama Rail.
road and Pacific Mail jointly. and no said
that Dillon hal stated q few weeks ago that
tho amount Of indebtedness WAS small.
Richardson claimed that the Pacific Mail
would be the greater sufferer by cancolling
the contract. and no believed that the
Union Pacific Railroad Company could get
along very well without any alliance with
the Pacific Nail.
Mr.. Ham, after comforting with Presi.
dent Dillon. said il Is true that the Pacific
Mail Directors have given us notice OF
their desire TO cancel the contract entered
into two years ago. We do not anticipate
any trouble over the matter. and the
probability Is that the differences will DO
amieably settled in q few days. aud the
| contract be continued In force. Dillon Il
q peaccable man, but II he Is forced To
ight he will do 50. IL Is to tho interest Of
both companies TO settle this dispute in \
| friendly way. The Union Pacific has not
| paid the Pacific Mail, as provided by the
contract. for some time, but the amount
involved Is not large. The exact figures !
cannot give at present. Should the steam.
| ship company insist upon cancelling the
| contract the fight will be q bitter one.
| The Union and Central Pacific railroads
own tho Occidental and Oriental line Of
steamers which run from San Francisco
to Yokohama. The limo IA composed OF
new and large irons steamships, which sail
monthly. The Pacific Mail will have to
contend not only with this line, but also
with the English line Of steamers running
along the coast. Is well As with both the
Pacific railroads.
The Executive committee Of the Pacific
railroad claim to have reduced the run.
ming expenses Of the company since June
1 by dismissing nine employees. who re-
ceive salaries ranging from $500 and
$500 each, and reducing rents 5000.
making a total reduction Of Sls,9 300 per
annum. The report Of the Executive
Committee ON settlement with the Panama
/ n.GI--.l r.- .LA.a Aha NalIAEtnp .
June IL, cash. S2j.O 600: company notes
maturing between June II and September
IA, $4,000 four notes Of $4,000, due
co days from June IL. ondorsedb by Harvey
Hart, siO0, 900. Total. $4,000. A .tipu-
lation has been signed by Presiden, Park
10 renew two Of Harvey Hart's notes for
co days. when the other two for sjO,OOO
shall be paid. Hart further claims that
the debt Of the Pacific Mail to the Panama
Company has been reduced to 81 100, 900,
to secure which vessels aud other prop
erty OF the company are mortgaged To the
Panama Railroad Company.
The Heated season In ~. Louis.
ST. LoUIs, July i6.-There has been .
slight d~iminution OF the heat this after
noon. caused by a fine breeze with some
invigorAting qualities in IL (; yet the mer-
curry has ranged high. reaching 100 In
many places. The cases Of sunstroke have
also decreased. there having been but %
at tho City Dispensary up to 9 o'clock this
evening. and but -four deaths. Mr.. Cook,
Assistant Superintendent at the Morgue,
who has been ON continuous duty day and
night since Friday. succumbed to tho heat
at noon and lay in an unconscious state
several hours. His condition was regarded
very critical. but he was finally restored to
consciousness and e n TO the hospital.
Edward Newman. 4 barkeeper, . very bad
case. Was sent to the hospital, where he
will probably die. Among the cases not
tested at the dispensary were Dan Doolcy,
who died at his homo; Mary Fortune was
found dead In her bed this morning;
Elizabeth Iashrig died ut her residence
after medical treatment James Ryan, q
cousin Of Bishop Ryan, died at his resi-
dence without medical attendance. The
wife and daughter Of Professor Malmene,
. ~well-known physician, were Frustrated
at their homes, and at last accounts were
In q critical condition /. j. ID. Noerster,
iatne, ot.'ne Nv,iAnosn ~. 'osrspe,' "a
Iounu reaa IN n ny as -
o~.n 80. s"n,srsns
~. sasiag san,r,sioS. T~on,x.
.hIah ,sd isin a., A.. mo,,na
".a,.sJsw wi,hon, Leing claimed urre
buried in the Potter's Field late last night.
They were terribly swollen anu uisnsu,yu.
49, nnmhs, Of bnr,aI nermit. is.ued IN.
day wa 40, OF which Is were persons whose
death was caused by heat. This is but a
TIME over the death rate oi ye''stuay. me
aaS ,nln,,h, ,hsro a.. ann hre,I. which
has cooled the atmosphere considerably.
The whole number OF cases treated in the
d~ispensary to-day IL about 30.
The heat has been so great the past few
days that almost every ~ has become
alarmed. and hundreds OF mechanics and
iaborers have ceased to work. A number
Of manufacturing establishments In the
city are closed. and many others are run
ming on short time, to ease their employees.
Several builders and roofers have refused
to allow their men 70 WORK AZ All uhul
change In the weather takes place. Inc
city has also stopped some OF is puoiic