Arizona citizen., 1880-04-03
TEL E EGR APT HIC. The Texas Pacific Asks for
 More Time. Horrible Murder in Washing
 ton Territory. Furious storm in the Sierra
 Nevadas. Mayor Kalloch Changes His
 Base.
Special to THE CITIzEN.)

| Special to THE CITIzEN.l
 Texas Pacific RaIIroad Ask More Time. | WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Senate Committee on Railroads gave a hear. ling today to Ex-Governor Brown of Tennessee, Vice President Of the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, in advocacy of the pending bill to extend the time for the completion of the road. He in- formed the committee that the road will be completed to Fl Paso by the lst of January, 1883, and when thai point is reached the company will have constructed S22 miles of it's main line and have In operation total of 1044 miles of railroad, for which It will not have received an acre of land or dol lar of money from the General Govern ment, although the Government has the same privilege to regulate rates for transportation and the same right of the use of all portions of the road for military and postal purposes that the United States enjoys in regard to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific roads, which were iberally aided from the start. He pointed out that the re mainder of the line, viz: ITS miles from Fl Paso to San D.ego, is the only portion to which a land grant is at tached. The ten years fixed by Congress for the completion of the road to San Diego will expire in May, 1882; but the company claim that inasmuch as it suspended opera ions only through reason of the panic [ of 1873, and as It will have invested i fifty millions of private capital iu inc enterprise before it reaches the land grant at Fl Paso, the justice of Con- IgresS may be confidently invoked to authorize such an extension of title as will enable the company 10 complete its work with proper economy, and without attempting to rush it through at an eXtravagant price.
 Furious Snow Storm.
 TRUCKEE, March 3.-A furious snow storm has been raging on the Sierras since i o'clock. The snow blows are running constantly between Truckee and the Summit and from the Summi, to Immigrant Gap. At MilleT's mill, t four miles west of Truckee, the snow is almost as high IS the snow blows. \ snow blow train which arrived from the Summit came near sticking at one place on acconnt of heavy snow drift. All the trains are running reg. ular, but if the storm continues until night it will require & superhuman effort to keep the road from being blockaded.
 Tilden's Bar1 Opened.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Tilden has captured the Nebraska Democratic Convention, and has q solid delegation to Cincinnati.
 English Elections.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Iu the elections for Parliament in England on Thursday, neither party made any net gain.
 KalIOch Backs Down Again.
 SAN FRANCIsco, April 3. - At , meeting of the Board of Election Con- ( missioners today, after dlsposing of the routine business the Mayor said |" The Board will meet next Monday to- canvass the returns of the late cleo non, protest will be entered against the canvass on the ground of Illegality { of the color of the paper used. No body believes it will amount to any I thing, but the Beard should be prepar- ed to meet the question. Auditor Dunn l and Atty Murphy thought the Board l had nothing to do with the subject, hat it would be matter for the courts | Q decide" From the above remarks of , he Mayor, it would seem to indicate hat he had been misrepresented as aying that he would endeavor to raise 2 contest over the matter,or that he has 'eceded from hls former position. H
 Severe storm.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, April 2.-Beyond summit 2O00 feet of snow sheds were rushed during the last severe snow T. torn, and this portion of the track ies fully exposed to the elements. hould a wreck occur at this point 100 nen are he'd in readiness to be sent to clear away the wreck. A h now blow train just arrived from the 1I ast, blowing very heavily all the way al } Broncho. More snow is on the el than at any previous time si