The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-06

has been entered into between the Pa
ci6c Mail Steamship Company and the
Union and Central Pacific Railroad
Companies. 1t denoances the contract
in unstinted terms, aud says the new
compact, like the old one, is a shame
less defiance OF public morals, and
boldly says that the Union and Central
Pacific pay the Pacific Mail Company
corrupt bride of some 500, 900 year
in order to be able to fleece the public
Of some one or two million dollars year
by exorbitant charges. The public ave
shut off from the benefit of water com
petition, and are left at the mercy Of
the Goald-Hunsington ring. The Tri-
bune holds the Government Directors,
the Secretary of the Interior and che
President accountable for this state of
affairs, and says that the latter, though
preparing messages about the Monroe
doctrine and the De Lesseps canal, has
not word to say aboat railroad abuses
at home Railroad corporations believe
themselves exempt FROM accountability
and act like pirates. They do not hest
tate to make public announcement Of
this corrupt compact, and evidently
defy the executive, judicial and legisla-
tive branches of the Government with
the same confidence that they now
show their contempt for public opinion.
This will continue until the people
shall elect men to office who will de-
fend their rights against railroad
bandits.
The Senate has. rejected the nonsina-
tiou Of General M.Neil OF st. Louis as
United States Marshal for Eastern
Missouri. General McNcil's reflections
was effected by decisive vote. This
action was based upon an adverse re-
port from the Judiciary Committee, &C
companied with statement to the
effect that General Mcneil, in 1862.
while in command of U. S. troops at
Palo Alto, ordered the execution Of
eleven citizens of thai neigh
borhoed who had been arrested
but not tried, on a general charge
of bushwhackieg McNHil's order
required the execution Of these
persons If missing Unionist was not
returned within a certain period, and as
nothing was heard from shs latter, the.
orders were carried into effect by Nc
Neils Provost Marshal on designated
day. It was also stated by member
Of the Judiciary CommAtee In Execu-
tive session that the life of the eleventh
prisoner was saved by the Provost Mar
shall on the enforced eonditiea that the
honor of the formers wife should be.
tiie price of the husbands release. Gen
eral Mcneil continued this same Pro-
yost Marshal IN service under him after
this disgraceful act became known
g. Groseman and William Carson
were found guilty yesterday OF the
murder of Bernard Picker at Van
West, Ohio. Pickes was murdered at
his door one night in December last,
and the snurderers then tortured his
wife by pSscing her fest to hot stove
until she told them where TO find 81
600 When the men were arrested in
Van West they shot the Sheriff and
Constable, inhicmng serious injuries.
Daniel Harmon, tried with the Others,
was acquitted.
A terrible gale swept over Cleveland
Ohio, yesterday. Several buildings were
blown down and the Female Seminary
was unroofed. About seventy young
girls were sleeping in the hlstitation
but none we've injured
John Moody, SON of whitfield Moody,
a farmer living near Kingston, KY, was
shot dead bg his brother Geoygs last
night. They had been drinking, and
John was about 30 assault George with
knife. when the latter fired the fatal
shot. He has fled.
The Indiana State Central Committee
yesterday elected Hon. John C. New,
Chairman, and the delegates at large to