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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
RAILROAD Consolidation.

New York, 15.-The Sun says: It
transpired about noon, yesterday, that
the Boston directors of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company were in here and
holding a session in conference with Jay
Gould in reference to the consolidation of
the Union Pacific with the Kansas
Pacific Railroad Company. 1t is learned
that the consolidation in It's essentials was
practically decided upon three months
sgo, snd only the details remained to be
settled. These details were the subject of
discussion yesterday, but apparently final
action was not taken upon them. Prob
ably the stock Of the two companies will
be taken upon an equal footing, as they
are selling at nearly The same price in the
market, but the arrangement Of the debt
viii cause more trouble. A prominent
director in both companies ventured to
remark that there was some ground for
the reports about the consolidation, but
he was rot at liberty to speak upon the
subject until the details were definitely
and formally agreed upon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
SALT LAKE
SEMI WEEKLY HERALD

This valuable and popular edition
of the HERALD will continue 10 make
its appearance twice a week during
the year, and the same degree OF
progress and improvement that marks
the Daily will be seen in its columns.
No better newspaper can be found in
the west for those people who are not
blessed with daily mail facilities, than
the SEMI WEEKLY HERALD. It con-
tains all the news, domestic aud for
eIgn, in q condensed and readable
form. The design has been to
make it combine the distinguish
ing characteristics of g CONNER.
cial and home journal, and we
believe that this has been success
fully carried out. The SEMI-WEEKLY
has certainly met with unexpectedly
high favor at the hands of the people.
It is proposed to make it even more
popular than in the past by reducing
the price to $3.50 per annum. max
ing it the cheapest semi. weekly paper
in the west. The reduction in price
does not imply o lessening of the
quantity Of matter published. Its
columns will continue foil Of news
and choice literature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
The Irish Distress.

Wilmington, NC, ia committee
of well-known citizens was appointed
last evening TO solicit funds for the relief
of suffering in Irelsnd.
London, 15.-At the cabinet council to-
day it is believed Irish affairs will come
in for large share of attention. All
accounts agree that the situation in dis
tressed districts is becoming extremely
critical.
A Cork correspondent states that sixty
sble-bodied men with their families were
yesterday admitted to Killarney work
house. Women applied for admission
on Tuesday, with their children, one of
whom was dead in her arms from hunger
and exposure, the woman having walked
a distance Of forty miles. The mayors
of Sheffield and Brighton and other
towns have opened relief subscriptions,
but the universal opinion is that private
relief cannot cope with the distress. Gov
eminent plans for meeting it will proba-
bly, be determined to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
SALT LAKE
weekly HERALD.

About the Ia. of March, we will
begin the publication of a Weekly
Edition of the HERALD. The demand
for such = paper has been very
pressing during the past two
or three yearF. The aim of
the publishers will be to furnish a
paper for those people who live
of the main lines OF travel and who
are not accommodated with mail ser
vice oftener than once a week; to
provide a newspaper for those who
have only one day week of leisure
to devote to the pleasant and profta-
Die employment Of reading; to supply
q suitable edition OF the HERALD for
sending abroad-a paper that shall
faithfully and honestly represent this
great and growing territory, with its
many ADD important Industries and
its thrifty. enterprising people; to
make a paper for the home circle and
family freside, one that shall contain
the news, and at the same time COM
bine the essential elements OF a liter
airy, educational and industrial jour.
nal. In fact, our aim will be to make
the WEEKLY HERALD a welcome
visitor to the home, where it will be
found a constant fund of instruction,
entertainment and profit, to
all members of the family
Besides the leading characteristics OF
the Daily, the Weekly will contain
matter specially for the sgriculturist.
the gardener, the stock-raiser, the
mechanic, the kitchen and the house
hold generally, and an important
feature of its columns will be the
well-chosen, entertaining and mora
light literature. Nothing will be sd
mitted to Its columns that has moi
first been carefully prepared and re-
yised. The price will be only 81 6
year, figure unpEecedentedly low
| for a far west newspaper. We conf
IDENTIFY predict for the WEEKLY
HERALD one OF the greatest successes
and the efforts Of the publishers shal
be to make the paper merit the popu
larity that it cannot fail to attain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
The Star Route Investigation

Chicago, I5.-Ti6uae'S Washingto. :
The star route investigation was resumed
yesterday, Assistant Postmaster General
! Brady being on the stand. He said the
route which led TO the investigation was
the route from Santa Fe to Prescott, Ari-
! IONA, which hsd been originally let for
Sl8, 500 annually. The service was in
creased Sl36,995 and the contract was
given TO one Walsh, surety for the failing
contractor, who, while Brady was reYe-
nue. sgent in New Orleans, had been in
dicted for whisky frauds upon the testi-
mOny of Brady himself. At the request
of Mr.. Blount, General Brady gave his
story of route 40,I0I, whose trmini are
Santa Fe and Prescott, Arizona. This
route is 400 miles in length, and waS let
In the spring of 1873 to George l..
McDoLough, for the sum of Sl3,Sl3 a
year, the mails to be tri-weekly.
McDonough was awarded the contract
partly because he was warmly endorsed
by General Lew Wallace, and Gov. John
Z. Fremont. On October 10, 1878, the
service was increased 10 four times a
week, at an incres sed cot IF Sl7,75O for
additional trips, and $50, 799 for a reduc-
ton of the schedule time from $50 t.
ninety-six hours. This last sum was
subsequently, reduced to S43, 1856 The
total sum paid to McDonough for his GER
vices in carrying the mails on this route
aggregated 73.S49. The service was
miserably performed and complaints were
constantly made to the department. On
the 18th of March following, the con-
tract was awarded to Geo. Z. Kird
and William 81. Gleason, who had been |
The sureties of McDonough, at precisely |
the pay, and for the times and number Of |
miles specified in McDonough's first con-
tract. This contract also failed, and in
April, 1879, the contract was awarded to
John A. Walsh, banker of this city, at
slS,500 year, the contract to run until |
June 30, 1882. Gen. Brady admitted
hat Walsh was indicted in New Orleans
or whisky frauds, but clsimed that the
Indictment had nothing to do with his
illness for other work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Gotham Gossip.

New York, 15.-The TTi6une's Wash
ington says it is rumored that Commits
sioner Hsyt will be removed and Post
master Hayes, Of st. Louis, be appointed
to succeed him.
1t is generally believed that Freund,
who absconded, has gone 10 California.
Because q Fulton Ferry pilot fell dead
at his post. yesterday whereby thousand
lives we're imperilled, the company i'm
mediately ordered that henceforth two
pilots shall accompany every boat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
1880.
SALT LAKE
DAILY HERALD.

The HERALD enters upon the new
year with better hopes snd brighter
prospects than it ever before enjoyed.
The remarkable SUCCESS of the paper
in the past, as manifested by its large
and steadily growing subscription
list, its increasing advertising patron
age and the expressions of goodwill
towards the journal which greet Tie
from all quarters, convinces the pub
fishers that they ere doing what they
set out to do-namely, furnish q
newspaper that the people would like,
and therefore support. The HERALD,
as in the past, will be the peoples
paper. Independent in a political
sense, it will always be found
on the side of the people, outspoken
on1auestions affecting the rights OF the
masses; battling for local selfgoverfi=
ment and the largest liberty to indi-
vidusls consistent with public good; |
laboring for a pure, honest and ecc-
nomic administration OF government;
treating public matters dispassion-
ately and employing language eaIcu-
lated to enlighten the reason of men,
rather than influence their passions.
and working for peace and the de-
Of the resources of the ter
ritory, instead of trying to create strife
and retard progress. With our in
creased facilities for gathering news,
both by telegraph and mail, the en-
ployment of larger number of cor
in different sections of
the country, and the better arrange
ment of all toe many details of the
We confidently promise
10 make the SALT LAKE DAILY
HERALD better paper than ever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Foreign Miscellany.

Madrid, 15.-The Chamber of Deputies
has commenced the discussion of the gov
eminent bill for the gradual abolition Of
slavery in Cuba.
Ottawa, 15.-It is rumored that recruit.
ing for the British army will be shortly
commenced.
Brussels, ia strike of 1000 coal
miners in Mons District has terminated.
London, 15.-Countess Ida Won Hahsn
German poetess and novelist, is dead, in
her 18th year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
No Pay for Deputies.

New York, 15.-The Herald Wash
ington special says: hcMahon, chair
man of the sub committee on ap-
preparations, to whom was refer
red the bill making an appropria-
ton to pay the deficiency known as the
msrshal's bill. called upon the attorney
general to day and was informed that
s., 800 was expended in the first and second
California districts, during the last con-
gressional election for the pay of deputy
marshaIs. 1t was understood that the
amount expended was not 70 be over 500,
and no provision will be made, it is said,
in the appropriation bill to pay the in
debtedness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
The Exodus.

Petersburg, Va, 15.-One hundred
colored emigrsnt passengers, ViG the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, arrived
this morning from Goldsboro, North
Carolina, en- route for Indiana The
emigrants consisted of men, women and
children, of all ages aud conditions.
Several hundred more will shortly follow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Old Red,mouth's Racket.

New York, 15-Kearney, on being
asked yesterday if he proposed to lecture
as reported, said: In Cooper Institute on
Friday night. can always draw a
crowd. 1t is mora satisfactory 10 talk to
10000 people than room full. 1 am
going to tell them that ifthese monopolieE
amt soon stopped there'll be a secret
society in every village Of the country
thatlI rise up on some night appointed
and take hold of every thieving, lying,
numbering, sihg lawyer, editor and
monopolist that is boistering up the
villanies. That's what 1 am going tc
talk right out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Fixing Money.

Ney York, Is. "A communication
from the United States consul at Tzhiti
has been received st the custom house
here, through the state department, to the
affsct that the government of Society
Island proposes to levy a duty on al
n1onevs introduced in the colony or its
dependencies, Oh and after February LIST,
1850. with the exception of money from
France,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Neck-Saylng TechrfcnIifz.

Galveston, 14.-The court of appeals,
to-day, reversed and remanded upon a
technicality the case of Abe Rothschild
charged with the murder Of Bessie
Moore, near Jefferson, in 1877. He had
been convicted of murder in the first
degree and sentenced to be hanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
Eur0DeRn Efnanoe.

London, 15.-Bullion in the Bank of
England increased 9119 900 the last
week. Proportion of reserve to liability,
Al 1916 per cent.
Paris, 15.-Specie in the Bank of
France decreased 3,Q33,00O francs the
past week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
A aiming,

Toronto, 10. - The Canada Central
Railway was condemned to pay Peter
McAren, lumber merchant, Carlton
Place, 500, GOO damages for lumber and
other property destroyed by fire caused
by q cinder from one of their Locomotives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS,
pIPHTHERIA-

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w there is no Diphtheria. Halps Canker
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
a, ANDEps0H

hfaffh FURRIER, MANUFACTURER OF
PYlIUU Robes, Gloves snd Buckskfn CIothes,
EE Fars Cleaned and Repaired.
Q South End of Com rner,faI Swat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
The ARCADE RESTAURANT
AND CHOP HOUSE.

Meals served at all hours Of the dsy
and night in frst-class Style.
EvePy nELICkcY OF THE SEASON
Served up in temptingly.
OYSTERS IN KTKRY STYLE.
&c Main Street.
JAS. DINWOoDBY, PTOr
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26

President Hayes. according TO q
Washington letter writer, in a recent
versation remarked that an CHROME i.
Gus impression hatl become public in
regard to his position on the subject of
capital punishment. lie said that uot
only was he not opposed to capital pun
ishment, but. TO the contrary, he was q
staunch advocate of it. When he was
Governor OF Ohio he had sail that no
woman should be hanged during his
incumbency OF that Office, and he sup
posed it was from THIS that the idea had
been conveyed ihar he was opposed to
capital punishment. In regard to con-
victed murdcrcrs in this District, pres
ent or prospective, the President init
mated very plainly that no mere senti
mental considerations would hive any
weight, but that any mitigations OF
communications of sentence would he
due TO reasons which properly should
weigh So far rs any OF The convicted
murdercrs now here are concerned
there Is no reason whatever for any he
lief that there will be executive inter
ference.
Busy bottles are almost always oilers ::
thesless business man Inns, TIE mere
he NEEDLES with that Of his neighbors.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26

The OBsTRuCTED RAILROAD IN CLARKE
County, WA correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun writing on Bc'ryvilIc.
under date OF Tue 22d inst. says: The
Shenandoah Valley Railroad was OBJ
stfucted on Friday last at point near
the Ola Chapel, by tearing up about
eighteen feet ofthe rails and then build
ing fence across the track. since which
Tie Trains have not run. 1t seems that
about year 60 A. w. Mcdonald and
A. Moore, OF this county. obtained an
injunction against the Shenandoah VAL
ley Railroad, restraining it from enter
ing upon their farm near OIL Chapel.
about three miles from Bcrryvilie, until
certain damages were paid. This in
junction was dissolved by Judge Tur-
ner. OF tho twelfth judicial circuit. but
recently reinstated by Judge Staples,
OF the Court Of Appeals. Tho company
was notified Of this. but pail no stten-
ton 10 the notification. and hence the
obstruction proceedings last Friday
H. is asserted that the company has
proposed to place in the hands Of the
receiver of the court any amount that
might bo demanded Ivy the owners Of
the land to await the decision of the
court, but that The proposition was de-
cliucd. There 10 a general expression
Of regret at the stoppage OF the trains,
without any reference 10 the merits q
the dispute, rs active operations or the
road bal livened ZIP things oonsidera-
bly, Ia This section.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26

MAusurtELD, No.. March i3.-News
from a reliable source reaches here to-
day OF 3 terrible tragedy Which recently
occurred In The southern part ps Howell
cou ,fy. this State. An old man had
drawn q pension. and 800 OF the mon
ey reInained IN his possession. lie re-
sided OF 3 farm with his two grown
daughters. lie had gone from homo
and .ef. the money. 500 With each OF
his daughters. About dark Of the night
Of the murder . stranger appeared
sntl desired losIyiBg for the night. The
yoaug ladies' explained their lonely con-
dftion, anil refused 10 entertain the
stranger. He persisted. and heing quite
snd elderly man OF good appearance.
the young la,,ies finally consented TO let
him remsin. At bed time the young
ladies retired TO their apart ments In the
second story, & less the old gentleman to
sleep in room below. In the latter part
OF the night BIC was awakened by noise
up stairs, as il some one was strangling.
and being armed with revolver, he
proceeded cautiously up stairs. ani to
the door Of the room In which the young
ladies' had retired When at tho door,
lie discovered the form OF man I'm the
room, and at about tho same time the
man discovered bin, started towards
him AMI struck at him with knife, but
missed him. Then the old man fred.
and the intruder fell dead. The old
ahan then rushed out Of The house, heard
chickens Growing. and ran i'm that di-
rection until lac came to n house, where
he found 3 woman sitting by n fire. lie
explained his mission AT, what he had
done. The woman said, THAT is my
husband and the uncle OF the girls; he
wen, there to rob them The str anger
took fresh scare. and started on q run
to find another house, which I've ,iil in
about half mile. The neighborhood
was alarmed. posse gathered, AMI be
fore daylight they were at the scene OF !
tue tragedy.
3 The uncle was foand dead on the floor |.
with the eight hundred dollars i'm one
hand and the knife in the other. The |
two young ladies' were found in bed,
with their throats cut. The villainons |
uncle obtained entrance BY means or a |
ladder. through one Of The upper wins
lows.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26
MEMO.

MURDER OF A CHILD IN VIRGINIA.
SUMMARY hYNoHING FoLLows.-A cor
respondent OF tho Washington Post
from New Market, Va, furnishes par
ticulara Of the murder Of a four.year-
old boy Of Mr.. Jacob Hiliyard, near
Bunker Hill, Page county. Va, by
colored man, AMI the subsequent pur-
suit, capture and hanging Of the murder.
er by infuriated citizens. 1t seems that
on the morning of the 10Th, The colorcd
man, who YVES in Mr.. Iiillyard's employ.
left for the purpose Of cutting some
wood in the forest, accompanied by the
child, who was very fond Of him. Not
returning at nightrall. Mr.. Hillyard
became alarmed about his child and n
party Of citizens started in search g,
which was kept up all night. About
dawn the dead body OF the chilli was
found three miles from home, near the
Shenandoah river, with tie head mashed
by stone, which was found near by.
The negro's tracks were followed and
he was soon discovered making for the
river, into which he plunge anl attempt
cd to swim across, but the current was
too strong. A volley of pistol shots
greeted this attempt and lie would
probably have been hit ho he not turn.
ed and male for the shore. uere lie
was seized and dragged ashore. y rope
was procured, seeing which the wretch
confessed to having also killed his own
brother a short Lime before. The rope
was quickly thrown around his neck
and over the limb o tree, and he was
boisted into the air. II took some
twenty-five minutes before the move
ments ceased, when, with few parting
shots, the avengers left The scene OF the
execution.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26
Letter from Washington.


WASHINGTON, March ~. 1880.
Mr. HARPER :-Among the political
straws of the past week was the forrna-
ton of Hendricks Club here. One for
Blaine had precededit- and Sherman has
for sometime hal a Headquarters" here
near the Treasury Department. The
other candidates are not thus represent
ed in the city. Organizations OF this
kind in Washington are not efficient aids
to Candidates. That in the interest Of
Blaine is active, is intelligently controll.
ed. and is giving wide circulation to
documents in the Senator's interest. OF
the newspapers, the Posi- is for Seymour
and the National RepuJliea. for Grant.
The Ecenin9 Star "wabbles" from can.
didate to candidate, but just now gives
prominence to Hancock among Demo
Gratis, and Grant among Republicans.
Can any good Democrat tell me what
the party is quarrelling over in Pennsyl.
vania ] can see why the Radicals Of
the State should divide OH the third term
question, or on the support of Blaine
who is u Pennsylvanian, but even that
is without sufficient excuse Any Dem.
ocratic quarrel there is wholly without
justification.
IL ID hard to over estimate the value
in practical affairs of the gain made by
the Democratic party last week by the
House declaration that hereafter special
or election Marshals should be divided
among the two parties, and not as here
tofore be radicals exclusively. The Fed
eral election laws arc bad enough, how.
ever enforced, but they viii be compare.
lively harmless if the Senate and MIR.
Hayes shall agree to what the House has
done, as it is thought they will.
The House Committee or Interoceanic
canal met on Saturday and listened to
an argument from Mr.. Phelps in favor
of Captain Ead's plan TO transport ship -
across the Isthnlus by huge railway
system, the ships to he carried III CAS-
sions fllei with water. The Committee
decided by a resolution to instruct the
chairman to bring the resolution strong
ly affirming the Monroe doctrine TO the
attention of the House at the first OPP
portunity ,and to move the previous ques-
ton and put the measure on its passage.
Senator Don Cameron and Conkliug
hare gone to see old sSimon Cameron.
The visit is said to be a purely social
one. But it is generally believed. that
its real object is to hold consultation as
to the progress of the Grant boom. The
recent action OF the Rhode Island dele
CATION in declaring for Blaine has given
the Grant boomers IL email scare.
MEMO.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26

IL Senator Davis succeeds In getting
through his Dill in Congress. that pro.
yides Tor the geological survey OF this
State. he will receive ne he will be en-
titled To. the thanks OF every citizen Of
the State. - itwkerGDg &afc JONrnol.
Hon. H. G.. Davis has expressed his
purpose not 10 be n canidate GOr re-elec.
ton. West Virginia will never have n
better Scnator.-A. Ge0rge. Ttck,r co.,
Pioneer.