The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-17

days known in Georgia for years; all
streams are very high. and overhovs
which will damage crops are reported.
A prominent man has been arreoted
for threatening to kill Rev B C Foute,
Rector of ST. Phillips Church. in the
pulpit on Sunday, and going to church
avowedly for that purpose. He accuses
Foute Of causing . divorce between
himself and wife.
DENVER, March 16.-The Republican
Alliances special says reliable infcrma.
ton Of late Indian depredations have
just been received. A private letter.
dated Silverton. COL. March 9th. con-
tains the following: We have news of
. terrible Indian massacre near the
Blue Mountains. Joe Lssoms. Joe
Chsues. Pat Kane. Bill Trenbrone,
Dave Stockhsmmer and several others
we're killed. Several bodies have been
found snd buried. There 10 great ex-
element in Ames Valley. The above
named perscns were in the
locality Of the massacre. having gone
there recently on . prospecting trip.
therefore the names Of those killed sfs
undoubtedly correct.
NEW YoRx. March ia ISaes'
Warrington dispatch. commenting on
the alleged Could Huntington purchase
OF the China vessels and tine franchises
of the Poetic Mail. agreeing to pay one
million two hundred thousand dollars
each. says: That part Of the transac-
ton BY which the China trade was
transferred to the railroad companies
cannot b reached by sction of Congress
or by tho courts. for the reason that the
trsDsfer WAS made to the Oriental
Steamship Company. and the railroad
companies. - such. are not known. The
arrangement. however. by which the
two railroad companies agree to pay
the Pacific Mail $4,000 per month
fer the privilege Of fixing passenger
and freight rates by the ocean route
between New York and San Francisco
can. it IL believed, be reached By Con-
gress. and it is tho opinion Of those
familiar with the various acts Of Con-
gress under which the Pacific railroad
companies are chartered and subsidized
that payment of the subsidy to the Pa.
ci6c Mail by the Union and Central
Pacific companies u illegal. because it
is. - described in tho preamble to the
resolution passed BY the Senate, direct
ly prsjudicial to public interests and
contrary 10 the public pslicy that con.
trolled Congress in chsrtsriug the
Union Pacific Rsilrosd Company and
in granting to both the railway CON-
panies large subs;dies in money aud
lands. Il Is said that the Could Hun.
tington combination, having secured
through the Oriental aud Occidental
Company absolute control Of the China
trade, do not care for the contract BE-
tween the Unioa and Central Pacific
and Pacific Mail. and would not object
TO proceedings intended to declare that
contract illegal.
The Times adds: The Gould Hun
tiogton party have secured most of the
valuable franchises and property Of the
Pacific Nail BY transfer Of the San
Francisco aud China line, and they are
not unwilling to be relieved Of the pay.
ment Of $4,000 per month to the
steamship company. and it has been To-
timated that the Senate resolution Of
inquiry vas instigated by the Gould
Huntington interest for this very pur-
pose.
SALT LAKE. March l5-At Park City,
yesterday morning. the Aercury stood
ut 20 degrees below zero. aud ct Kim.
balls. several miles below that place.
the mercury frozc. The We .ther for
the past feur days hes been extremely
cold. and the cattle are dying BY hun.
dreds daily.