, 1878-04-06
NORTH PAc1r1c RAI1RoAD. -

NORTH PAc1FIc RAILRoAD. - A
well-informed Washington cores
pondent, writes us that We might As
we'll give over all hope of the renew
al of the land grant to the North
Pacific railroad company. He says
the division in the ranks of the
friends Of the measure is fatal to the
whole affair. Mitchell's bill in the
senate antagonizes the house bill
which reflects the views of the com
pany, and between the two the
whole thirg will fall to the ground.
The same correspondent says that
the feelings against all government
aid to railroads is strong and grow
ing stronger, and that the North
Pacific is weakened by reason of
Jay Cooks former connection with
it, and the fear that if the grant is
renewed the franchise will again
come under the control of league
of land grabbers. The outlook for
a railroad is poorly " Statesman.
TERRIBLE AccIDENT.-Last even
ing about 6 o'clock, q young man
named George Pierce. employed on
the Seattle Railroad track, met with
an accident that come near resulting
in the loss of his leg. His business
was dumping the full cars and break
ing the empty ones down the in
cline. While endeavoring to jump
on a car while the train was in mo-
tion, Just previous to ascending the
incline, he lost his footing and fell
under one of the coal ca-s. The
engineer Witnessed his fall and i'm
mediately reversed the engine but
not before the wheel of coal Car
had passed over the calf of his left
leg, gashlng it open in the most ter
rible manner from the knee to the
ankle. The unfortunate young man
was tended by DIR. Baker and al
though from the nature Of the acci-
dent he suffers the most terrible
agony, it is not anticipated that he
will lose the limb.
ANOTHER. Mr.. George McDon-
aid, an employee of the railroad
company, met with an accident this
afternoon on the railroad track, in
precisely the same manner as the
young man who was injured last
evening. While undertaking to
Jump on one the cars he fell with
his right foot across the track and
the wheel crushed the flesh on the
side of his ankle in q shocking
manner. Fortunately the Car was
light or it would have injured him
as badly as young Pierce was. As
it is, he will be disabled from work
for some weeks. He vas removed
to the residence of Mr.. Amasa Mil
Ter on Third street. and his injuries
were attended to by DR.. Calhoun.
It is curious coincidence that these
two accidents should have happen
ed, as they did, in precisely the
same manner, and to parties per-
forming the same work.
MEssRs. Waddell 4 Miles were
showing our reporter this morning
their furnace for coating iren piping
with asphaltum, for protection
against rust. They heat the pipes
in the lower portion of the furnace,
at the same time that the asphaltum
is being melted above, and they in
form us that by applying the as
phaltum while the pipes are hot, it
forms q much more durable coat.
Pipes thus coated have been used in
condensers for steam-engines and
are better and cheaper than those
of galvanized iron, commonly used.
OWING to the pressure Of work,
Messrs. Stetson & Post have not
been able to erect their new dry
house for drying lumber as soon as
they anticipated, but they expect to
have it up in the course of the next
two weeks. The large galvanized
iron piping, to be used in conduct
ing the steam around the interior Of
the dryer. has already been COM
pleted by Messrs. Waddell & Miles,
and will be put in as soon as the
building is erected.
CALIFoRNIANs are alarmed for the
safety of her fishing interests, and
the famous sea lions of Seal Rock
near San Francisco, have been pre-
sented to the legislature as nui-
sance demanding abatement. The
fish commissioners declare that un-
less salmon be protected, there will
be none in the Sacramento river ten
years hence. The seals devour D.
100000 fish every year, and are
themselves protected by a law that
makes killing them a penal offense.
s52, ,0OO.-A few days since the
property of Uncle Jimmy Stephens,
of Fast Portland. was sold at sher-
ifs sale. A mortgage of S 1000
was held by Ladd = Tilton who bid
the property in. Arrangements
were made SO that Uncle Jimmy re-