, 1878-03-16

head of stock frozen and stampeded.
WASHINGTON, March 49, The senate
committee on Pacific railways gave a
hearing to>day 10 r. G. Spofford upon
the bill looking to the completion OF
Southern Pacific railroad by extension
to El Paso, of the Galveston, Harris
burgh and San Antonia railway. there
to connect with the Southern Pacific
railroad to California. The San An.o>
MO company do not ask for land grant
or for endorsement of bonds, but that q
contract may be authorized whereby the
war department shall advance. not to
exceed SIS, 900 per mile. The advances
to be reimbursed to the government in
military transportation and postal ser
vice.
The secretary Of the treasury has re-
ceived several complaints from various
western cities of undervaluations and
frauds in the city of New York which it
is alleged have had the effect of discri
minating against direct importation by
interior cities. and like complaints have
come from New York and Atlantic cities
that the law for immediate transporta-
ton Of imported goods for ports of de>
livery, Lave been evaded and made the
medium of frauds. With view to
have these complaints fairly examined,
and the difficulties corrected either by
changes of laws or by such orders as
will remedy the evil and prevent fraud.
Mr.. Sherman has apf ointed commit
tee composed of General Appraiser
Meredith and special agents Brush and
Hurd to carefully investigate this subs
ject. Tie allegations will be referred to
these gentlemen. and they will visit the
principal cities from which complaints
come and make full inquiry and report
to the department.
HANOVER. N. H., March y -Hazirg
was revived at Dartmouth college last
night. Early in the evening the spho>
mores intruded upon the freshmen. At
2 O'Clock in tie morning they broke in>
to a room in Thornton hall occupied by
a sophomore and his brother, senior.
Both were numerically beaten with
bottles and disfgured. Two have been
arrested with assault with intent TO kill,
and are in custody. Search is being
made for the others.
later dispatch says that the hazing
freshman of Dartmouth, arrested yes
terday for assault with intent to kill.
were to-day held in $500 eech, and the
fipgleader in 81 1000 for trial.
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE dirs
ector of the mint in this city has recei>
we'd instructions from the secretary of
the treasury that he may pass over the
counter at the mint limited sums of the
newly coined dollar in exchange for
their full weight in gold; these sums to
range from $40 to 500. For this pur>
pose there will be deposited with the
superintendent tomorrow $23,000 of
the new coin. The object of this is to
secure specimens of the new silver dolls
lars. The first Of the new coins was
struck off yesterday. and the amount
coined thus far is $4,000.
BosToN, March 12.--The prohibition
liquor bill was defeated in the house by
us to SO.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March 49, John
Morrissey had a relapse and is believed
to be in dying condition.
New YORK. March 13--Dispatches
from London say storeroom, being err
ected at Woolwich doclyard, fell to-day
and buried hundred of workmen in the
ruins. Many are seriously injured.
VIENNA, March 13.-Political CORES
pondence says the conviction prevails
in St. Petersburg that the British arms
aments reveal Engiand's intention to
occupy some point in the Levant, pos
sibly Mitylene. Russia would then have
to consider the safety Of her Black Sea
coast, which is only a few hours sail
from Mi:ylene.
LONDON, March IA terrible COLI,
cry explosion occurred in Unity Brook
pit, Kearsley, near Bolton. yesterday
evening. The moath CT the pit was
blocked until O'Clock, when the explo-
rers succeeded in entering. At last ac-
counts they had found Is corpses. out
of the 10 men working in the pit at the
time of the explosion; it is certain all
perished.
SACRAMENTO, March 12--The exc;t-
ing thing to-day absorbing all others
has been the city election. The Repub>
lican primaries j. Turner nominated for
mayor; chief Of police. E. NJ. Stevens;
fire commissioner, George A. Putnam.
subsequently the central committee put
in nomination for the newly created Of
fec of city attorney J. N. Young. The
Sacramento branch of the Workingmen
nominated in convention Ezra Pearson
for mayor, Mat Karcher for chiaf of po-
lice, John A. Hunt for commissioner,
and subsequently A. G. Waterhouse for
attorney The kearnav Min1r nnnninn.