Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-18

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Col. Rufus Ingols, A. Q. M. q. w. ..
A.. is to be relieved from duty in the mill
tary division of the Pacific and report to
the Lieutenant General commanding the di-
vision of the Missouri, to relieve Lieutenant
Colonel S. B. Hollabird of his duties.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has applied to
the President for the appointment ola board
to reconsider his case, with particular ref
erence to new testimony that could not be
had on his former trial. The President is
considering what action he will take in the
matter.
The Utah Northern has been purchased
by S. III. Clark, of the Union Pacific, for
500, 900. The purchase was made for Jay
Gould and his associates. The road is to be
r~eincorporated, bonded and stocked for less
per mile than originally, the new issue of
stock to be two-fifths less in the whole
amount than the old issue.
A Washington dispatch of the 12t, says
the Senate Committee on Public Lands to-
day agreed to take up WINDOWS Northern
Pacific bill next Tuesday, and to hear argu-
ments in it's favor from Col. Grey, attorney,
and Billings, Director of the railroad COM
pany. The arguments will be mainly in
behalf OF the railroad company having en-
tire control OF it's land grants.
"A concurrent resolution was offered in
the House last week to issue tour hundred
million dollars in U. S. notes, to be known
as national money. 1t ~recites at length the
present business throughout the country,
and directs the issue of four hundred mill
ion dollars in U. S. notes, to be a legal ten
der for all debts, public and private. and to
be placed in circulation at the earliest pos
sible moment. Referred.
"A train was robbed the other day at
Mesquite station, thirteen miles east of Dali
las. When the train stopped at the depot.
the engineer and fireman were taken from
the engine and placed under guard. The
express messenger and route agent barri-
caded themselves in their car, but the rob-
bers saturated it with coal Oil, set fire to it
and forced them out. The express and
mail were then %plundered. Conductor AL
ford and two robbers were wounded. The
plundering party numbered fifteen or TWEEN
ty. The passengers were not molested.
There is a fair prospect of a compro-
mise on the Northern Pacific railroad ques-
ton that will unite its friends on one bill.
The plan is to have WINDOWS bill trans
terred to the Railroad committee. and ut
the SHlnn time rpn0tn NIT f1o hF:@.l,.11 l.ll
The committee will then modify the Mitch
ell bill so as to give the railroad company
control of the lands granted to it, and will
strike out the sections relating to the Port
land q Salt Lake railroad. The bill will
then be acceptable to Window and will
have the unanimous support of the commit
tee. A separate bill will then be reported
on behalf of the Portland 81 Salt Lake rail
road. The friends of the Northern measure
will not urge it until the other railroad mat
tiers ~engrossing the Scnate's attention are
disposed of.
The Department of State has not re-
ceived intelligence of the recognition of tue
Diaz government. There is no doubt. how
ever, of the fact, as instructions to Foster
OH returning to Mexico authorized him TO
do SO should he find a proper condition of
affairs to warrant it. The reasons are that
it has shown a disposition to arrange all
matters in dispute between the two govern
ments, and given evidence of its earnestness
in that direction, having among other things
sent federal troops to the frontier to pre-
serve peace. thus supplanting inefficient mi