The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
EAsTERg aTATEB
The acf Of an Ink&ae Woman

EAsTERs sTATEs
The act Of an IAsane Woman.
NEW YORK. June A.-Surrosats CAL
vim today refused 10 probate the will of
Caroline A Merrill. who left an estate
of half million to various Catholic
Bishops. including $500. coo to Bishop
McClosky. disinheritipg her nephew.
Mental ipcapacity of the deceased was
the cause Of action.
Railroad Consolidation.
RICHMOND. June 24.-The Richmond
and Allegheny. Atlantic and North
western and Ohio Central railroads,
consolidated today, practically making
connections Of Richmond with TUledo.
The new road will be known as the
Richmond. Allegheny aud Ohio Gem
tral railroad.
WIZARDS BiInd Pool.
NEW YORK, June PA meeting
was held today of the subscribers TO
Villard's blind pool in the Northern
Pacific Co. Willard made . report of
eight millions paid in last spring. He
had invested the money and about as
much more. in all about sixteen mil
lions. in the purchase OF common and
preferred stock Of the Northern Pacific
Co, the larger part being preferred.
and had accomplished the object which
he bad 10 view. namely, uniting the
Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway
and Navigation Co.'S interests. 90 as to
prevent coGfict in the valley Of the
Columbia River, and to secure to the
Northern Pacific great advantages of
traffic controlled by the Oregon Cos
lines. which now include the railways
in the Willamette valley and their ex,
tension to California. It was proposed
now TO form q new company called the
Oregon Transcontinentsl company; to
acquire majority Of the stock Of the
Northern Pacific and Oregon Cos pro-
posed capital, fifty millions: of which
the proportion represented by the pur-
chases already made es above mention.
ed shall be immediately issued and the
remainder from time to time, ss re-
quired for additional purchase.
Intruders Must Go.
LITTLE Rock, June 24.-Advces
from the Chociaw and Chickssaw In.
dian nations indicate that affairs there
have reached O crisis. The cavalry at
Fort Sill hes been ordered TO report TO
U 4 Agent Tufts at Muskego on the
2i.h. to act with the Choctaw militia
under Gov McBurbam in driving off
white intruders and their stock from
the nation. All persons not Indians.
or intermarried with Indians, are
classed as intruders under the law. The
Indian militia 10 in camp near Scally-
VILE so strong. and will join United
States troops at Fort McAllister. The
greatest terror and distress exists.
More than 800 families are said to have
crossed the border in the past ten days,
having abandoned their cabins to
Il mes, their growing crops to destruc-
ton, and their stock on the range.
Some whites refuse to leave, claiming
that they hold genuine permits and
will protect themselves il force 10 used
to eject them. Several Texas stock
men. who have large herds of cattle
IN the Chickasaw nation, have COM
promised with Gov Overton by paying
$500 for the privilege of grazing their
stock until July Is. An appeal has
been sent to the Secretary of the inte-
rior to reaffirm the decision of the De-
partment made four years ago, allow
ing persons with permits to remain in
the nation without becoming members
or citizens of any nation.
Railroad work In the Southwest.
Ell PAso. Texas, June 24.-The track
OF the Southern Pacific is laid % miles
east of Ell Paso. Graders are Is miles
in advance of the track layers, the force
moving at the rate Of mile and half
per day; no heavy grades for 800 miles.
A l5.stall roundhouse is being erected,
also car shops 2G0x60. and combina-
ton passenger depot to include all the
offices Of the road. A freight house
200x36 feet are complete. The Dem~
ing Union Hotel is complete. Il is
3OOx46 feet, and has two stories with
10 foot double verandsh. 1t is now
occupied by oil OF the offices of both
roads. The hotel will be opened under
the management of Callahan OF the
Golden Eagle Hotel of Sacramento, on |
July lst. This is the finest frame
building south of San Francisco, and |
aha end Of the line.