Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-23
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VOLUME XII NJ sRER I06.

CURED on the 18th inst. between he United
States Consul at St, Thomas and an American
Captain. The Consul shot at the Captain
and slightly wounded him. Tie latter after
yards waylaid the Consul in his Office and
assaulted him with heavy cane.
Strenuous Opposition.
CAPE Town, December 2d.-Colonel Car
rington meets with strenuous opposition
whenever he ventures to advance.
A Noble Nihiiis,.
BERLIN, December 22l-Tha Nihilist
leader, Michaelof, man Of noble rank has
been arrested.
A Murder Confessed.
OTTAWA (Ont. J, December 2d.-A dispatch
from Plantsgenet says that David Provost
has confessed to having murdered Pierre
Brunei in September last. Provost SAYS
Damase Brunei, son Of Pierre, first broached
the matter to him, and stood by while his
father was being choked to death.
Prof. Darwin Probably on His Deafh.bed.
LONDON, December 23d-A. M.-Professor
Darwin, who is now past 20, is confined to
his bed by bodily infirmities and may never
leave it.
The ManitobaiPariiament and the Canada
Pacific RsiIrGad.
New YORK, December 23d-A. M.-The
HerGtds Winnipeg special says: Captain
Scott, NJ. r, telegraphcd by request to Sir
John a. Mcdonald to ascertain if it were
true that the Pacific Railway syndicate
would have power to cross the boundary with
railway line to the west of the Pembina
branch. He was answered that the syndi-
cate hud power to build branch lines any,
where. On the strength of this the local
Legislature, on motion of the Premier passed
the following resolution this evening
WHEREAS, 1t appears from telegram dated the
18th of December, addressed by Right Hon. Sir John
A Mcdonald, Premier Of the Government OF Can
ada, to Thomas Scott, NJ. P. for Selbilk, that the
Canada Pacific Railway Company viii Lave
the power to build branch lines any
where; and whereas, it is further intended,
US appears from publication OF the terms
on which the Canada Pacific Railway syndicate have
agreed to construct, equip, maintain and operate
the said Canada Pacific Railway, to grant to said
company the exclusive right Of building ana oper-
ating branch lines Of railway TO the inter
national boundary line between Canada
and the United States; and whereas, it ap-
pears further that the said company have the
right OF accepting any such alternate sections of land
as they may think proper, and it is deemed that the
powers intended to be granted to the company
would be detrimental to the best interests of the
Province of Manitoba, and while this House Is Of
opinion that the construction OF the Canada Pacific
Railway should be intrus,ed to private company
it views with alarm the terms Of the agreement be-
tween the Government ana the syndicate; there
FORE be it
Resolred, That for the present the Canada Pacific
Railway syndicate should have given to them the
power 10 build only the main line of the Canada
Pacific Railway, and that any other line or branch
line shall be built by the syndicate or by other COM
panies only after their obtaining power from time
to time from the Parliament OF Canada to build
such line or branch, and that the main line OF the
Canada Pacific Railway shall not be allowed to ap-
proach at any point within fifteen miles of
the international boundary line and that Parliament
should not abandon its right to authorize the con-
structon of railways in any direction by other com
panies; that the syndicate shall not have the op-
ton OF choosing ami selecting their lands, but
shall be compelled take alternate sections OF the
sections townships for their land grant in aid of
the construction of the railway irrespective OF the
quality of the soil.