The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-07

Diego will expire in May. 1882. but
the company claims that insoouch -
il suspended operations only by reason
of the panic Of 1873 and the general
consequences Of that patio, and - it
will have invested $50, 900. 600 Of pri
vate capital in the enterprise before il
reaches the land grant 1t FL Paso, the
justice Of Congress may be confidently
invoked to authorize soch an extension
of time as viii. enable the compapy to
complete its work with proper scono-
my aud without attempting to rush il
through at extfsvagsnt cost.
A bill entitled an act to complete
the Pacific Railway system and for
other purposes, reported to .hs House
today by Chambers, proposes methods
Of railway legislation. and aims to
complete the road mentioned and cid
other projects Of public improvsnsnt
without entailing any tax upon the
people or involving the government by
the endorsement of railway bonds. II
proposes to restore to the govsrn0cnt
log. SOC. 600 acres Of public lands here
tofore granted to the Southern Pacific,
the Northern Pacific and the Atlantic
& Pacific railways. aud upon their sale
at an average Of 81 per acre to realize
$213. 000. 600. to be constituted Q pub
lie improvement fund. from which
loans are to be made to these railroads
upon certsin prescribed conditions.
Provision is made not to interfere with
homestead entries. and at the aaue
time to deal with justice and equity
with those companies Who lost their
legal clsims to their land grants during
the great financial crisis.
CINCINNATI. April 5.-Tbe Enquirer
prints lengthy reports from . large
humber Of points 10 Ohio. Indiana and
Kentucky upon the condition Of wheat
and fruit. From these it appears that
from ten to twenty per cent greater
acreage OF wheat WAS sown in 1879
than the previous year. and that every.
where except in some parts of north
western Ohio and central and northern
Indiana prospects are good for IN un-
usually fine yield. Az to fruits. the re-
ports are almost uniform that there
will be an abundance Of all kinds MI
less injury results hereafter from frost.
Fort SCOTT, Kans.. April "A sps-
cial to the Monitor from 0irard says
that ct I p. n. yesterday . storm arose
seven miles southwest Of 0irard which
soon developed features Of . Cyclone.
1t followed the valley of Thunderbcls
Creek to within q mile OF Girard and
then went directly east % far a. the
Missouri line. Seventeen houses were
destroyed. 8 A Sanders, . carpenter,
was killed. Mrs Jones, living near
Mulberry Grove. was killed. and . I've
year old child named Morgsn WAS bad
~ injured and will die. Many others
were badly hurt.
EUROPE. =
LONDON, April 5th-Gladstone wa
elected for Midlothian by . majority Of
200.
Herbert Gladstone (Libefal) was de-
featsd in Middlesex. Lords Hamilton
and Cooper (Conservatives) received
large majorit,es in Middlssex. IN To-
crease over the last election. Up to
date the Liberals have polled 1.l57. 600
votes and the Conservatives 81. 600; Z
gain of S04. 900 for the Liberals and
90 900 for the Conservatives.
CoRK, April 5-Parnell has declared
open war sgaiust william shaw. Hsms
Rule leader, by nominating Kettle Of
the Land League against Shaw and
Colthurst, for County Cork. Parnsll
was companied to the sheriff g office,
where the nomination took place. BY 4
cheering mob.
LONDON, April 5-The Pail Nall Ga.
sette Gays it 10 estimated that the new
House If Commons will consist Of 81
Liberals. 27l Conservatives and IS
Home Rulers. The Liberals will thus
have . majority Of 46 over the Conssr-
vstives. or of 100 with the Home Rul.
era, but the Conservatives aud Hons
Rulers combined will outpupber the
Liberals BY II. a