The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12

WASHINGTON. FEB. 8 - Arguments
relative to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road bill before the Senate Railroad
Committee were closed to-day. Col.
Chapman, Of Oregon. strongly urged
extension Of time for completion of the
main line. coupled with Senator Mitch.
ellis propositions to aid the construc
ton of au auxiliary road to Salt Lake,
and provide equal rights for both COM
panies to construct . road in common
along the Columbia river.
Representatives Of the Northern Pa
ei6c Company at previous sessions of
the committee, and in newspaper srti-
cles have streuuouly objected to the
Salt Lake Railroad proposition upon
two grounds arguing, first, that it
provided for rival road and. second,
that the enactment would smbarrass
negotiations Of their bonds Col. Gray,
tho attorney OF the Northern Pacific
Company, to-day surprised the CON-
mi.tee by abandoning these arguments.
In reply to question addressed to him
by Senator Davis, he stated distinctly
that if his company were assured Of the
desired extension Of time they would
not object to the Salt Lake proposition,
and that they opposed it only because
they feared it would impede the pas
sage of the bill.
Senator Window. Q member OF the
Committee and strong exponent of
Minnesota sentiment in favor of the
Northern Pacific Co, also remark ed
that he had no objections 70 tho Salt
Lake Company's project on the ground
Of jts prospective rivalry to the North
ern Pacific road, but regarded Mitch
ellis proposition with disfavor because
he thought.its adoption by the CON-
nittee would give less chance Of favor
sbls action by Congress on the essen
tisl extension of time for the compile
tion OF the main line.
Mitchell expresses tho positive
opinion that his proposition for short
trsnscontineutal route to the northwest
will win more votes fog the bill in the
Senate than can possibly be lost by it.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-Louis Mon
plaissr and James Prince. colorsd jur-
ors in the Anderson trial. stats to No.
spousible parties that their verdict Of
guilty. but recommended TO mercy OF
the court" WAS given under the impress
sion tina. this was tsatamount to aoquit-
tai and they we're % informed BY the
other jurors. Both ere extremely young
men. neither ovsr %. and It 10 claimed
that Prines = disqualified - juror.
having bssa born IN 1858. Anderson
has dispaach signed BY John Shss
man. Stanley Matthews. Garfield and
Hals. earnestly protesting his innocence
sf any fraad and dsnouncirg his trial
and conviction q an exhibition Of Bit
ter sectional partnership. j. Madison
Wells has been released on $4,000
bonds.
xURoPE.
CoNsTANTISofLE. Feb. 10. - The
Turkish forces today evAcuated Wild
din. Rustchuk. Silsstris. Bslsraddischi
and Essroam, and have withdrawn
from the Bajouk- Chekmejsh lines in
the line from Krijak- Chekemejah to
Aklennar. The neutral zone 10 twelve
miles broad.
LONDON. Feb. LA dispatch from
Vienna Gays Austris 10 disposed to leave
the fixing OF the duration Of Russian
occupation OF Bulgaria 10 the confer
encs.
Three Austrian men-of.war have been
ordered to the Bosphorus- Italian ves-
sells are also going there.
A number Of Russian sailors have
gone overland TO the sea Of Marmora
TO man certain Turkish msn-of- war
which are about to b surrendered.
Vienna coersspoadsns condrns the
report that British action has produced