Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-30
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Railroad Enterprises.
The Texas Pacific to be Built.
Latest from Merritt's Command.
Arrival Of Mormon converts.

Arrival of Mormon Converts.
New YORK, October 20.
A Washington dispatch says Ex-Gov-
ernor Brown, Of Tennessee, Vice President
of the Texas Pacific Railroad Company,
who has been in Washington for several
days, is reported to nave announced that
his company has decided to maze no fur
Their appeals to Congress for aid to con-
| struct the Texas Pacific road. At the ex-
ira session of Congress eleven bills were
introduced providing for Government aid
in constructing this DAD Mr.. Brown says
his company was not instrumental in hav-
ing these bills introduced, and that it has
no interest in any Of them. The company
is now engaged in building its line, and
expects to be able to complete it without
pecuniary aid from the Government.
st. Louis special says that Judge Ba-
ker. Vice President of the st. Louis and
| San Francisco Railroad, who has just re-
turned from New York. says preliminary
arrangements are now being made for the
| completion of the above named road from
| Venita, Indian Territory, its present ter
minus. to the Pacific ocean; also, that
$40, 000. 900 Of German capital, at 5 per
| cent, is offered to construct the road. II
this arrangement is completed the road
will be built under the land grant origin
ally given by Congress to the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company.
From Merritf-s Command.
RAwLINs, Wy, October 80.
James Drois. General Merritt's chief of
scouts, came into Rawlins this morning
with dispatches and the mail. He reports
numerous fresh Indian trails crossing the
road in the vicinity of Williams Fork and
Mowery Rapids, and also a camp fire near
Milk river, about 5 miles north Of Snake
river. At the crossing of Cottonwood
creek, on the Muddy, he saw three Indians,
and he and Eugene Taylor, one of Mer-
ritts scouts, fired upon them and they re-
treated up the bed Of the Greek. Drois
came ON into Rawlins, warning the escort
with the body Of Lieut.. Weir, which was
q short distance ahead of him. and also a
number OF ranchmen on their way to
Snake river. Lieut.. Weir's body will be
here on Thursday morning, and will be
received by Col. Brackets command.
The funeral services will be held here and
the remains will be shipped east.
A stowaway's Fate.
NEW YORK. October 80.
The steamship England arrived in New
York this morning from Liverpool. When
the cargo was about to be ~unloaded, a man
was found leaning against a crate, who
family gasped out water" He was ter
ribly emaciated and weak. He was asked
If he had been all these days, while the
ship was at sea, without food or
drink, and he nodded once, shud-
dered and died. The body was sent to the
morgue. The England left Liverpool Oc-
tober 18th, and the stowaway must have
been 10 days without food or water.
Mormon Converts.
NEW YORK, October %.
By the Steamer Arizona, yesterday, there
came 23l Mormon immigrants and IL Nor
mon missionaries, who had been at work
in Great Britain and on the continent for
nearly two years. Most of the Mormons
were in families, the majority being me-
chanics in various trades, with q few far
mers. They came in about equal divis-
ions from Scotland, Wales, England. and
the Scandinavian countries, and most OF
them will go to Ogden, Logan and Echo,
Utah.
Grants Movements.
LOUISVILLE, October 90.
Mayor Baxter received the following
telegram in answer to an invitation sent
General Grant: Virginia City. October
29-J. @. Baxter. Mayor: Yonr kind invi-
tation TO visit Louisville ia received. l do
not know when / will be going Eas. Of I'LL
nois. but when I visit Indianapolis, l shall
extend my trip to Louisville.
US. GRANT.
AFisona indians Starving.
WASHINGTON, October 20.
A telegram was received Of the War De.
partment this morning, from General Nc
Dowell. stating that the Haulapai Indians,
in Northern Arizona. were starving, and
| acEinn ~ fhav anrid nat hn fal ~ ~. W..
Department. There being no appropria-
ton for such purposes. the matter was re-
fsrred to the Interior Department.
Yellow Jack Sill L~ingerinx.
MEMPHIS. October 20.
Two new cases OF yellow fever we're re-
ported to the Board Of Health this morn
ing. One death occurred last night. A
special train left st noon. with a physician
and nurse. for Harrison Station, Miss,
seventy miles south Of here, where the
fever has broken out.
Boiler Explosion.
New YORK, October %.
The boat, Daniel Boone, exploded her
boiler on East River this morning, killing
the fireman and a deck hand. and Sc
riously injuring the engineer and cook.
The tug was blown into fragments.
stock Matters.
New YonK, October 90.
II Is stated that the real object OF the
conference OF bank Preside. is. yesterday,
was to devise plans to check the enormous
influx CT stocks now going on. Within the
past week the brokers have made forced
loans from the banks.
After the close Of business at the Stock
Exchange. the exchanges at the Clearing
House amounted yesterday to Sta, 600.
and balances more than 8 5000, 900. The
certificates at the Bank Of New York. on
Saturday. exceeded $26, 900, 900.