Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-13

company will adopt It, Money will not be
taken into consideration if the electric motor
meets the expectations of the Market-street
company.
In the case of People VS.. Flahane, where
defendant is under sentence of death for MUIR
der in Colusa county, the Supreme Court has
set aside the verdict and ordered new trial.
In its instructions the Court based its in
structions upon the theory that it was neces-
sary for the defendant to establish on his trial,
not only that there was a reasonable ground
to apprehend design on the part of the de-
ceased to kill the defendant, or to do him
some great bodily Injury. and imminent
danger of such design being accomplished.
but also that it was absolutely necessary to
kill the deceased in order to prevent the
accomplishment of that design. The error
of the Court below was in leading the jury
to require testimony that the defendant was
actually necessitated in killing deceased in
order to save his life, etc. Deceased might
have been in danger of his life and still have
averted his danger by resorting to other means
than homicide. Therefore it was error to
instruct the jury that the defendant was not
justified in killing the deceased unless it was
absolutely necessary to kill him in order to
prevent him from killing the defendant, etc.
Charles Croker, President of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, said ON Thursday
to reporter beyond FL Paso, we are
laying about one mile day now, and expect
to increase it soon. We have been troubled
somewhat for want of ties and on account of
washouts, both of which have delayed track
laying, but our grading force is making good
Pierce is working large force, and has al
ready graded 125 miles, and laid sixty miles
of track west of San Antonio and he expects
to complete 200 miles before December, which
will bring his end to the Rio Grande Canyon.
We expect to reach the western end of the
Rio Grande Canyon next January. This will
leave about eighty miles of hard work to be
done, which we will tackle at both ends and
complete by July 4, 1882. This gives US
line to within few miles of Galveston and to
within 100 miles of New Orleans, where we
connect with the Morgan road or build on to
New Orleans. In all probability, however,
we will connect with the Morgan road. 1t is
possible, but not probable, that there is GER
tain combination being formed to cut US out
of our through connection by the way of the
Union Pacific. l can assure you, how
ever, we are not unprepared for such
contingency, and expect to have, should
such a programme be carried out, an
Eastern connection a long time before the
completion of such a road into California. I
refer to the narrow-gauge being built into
Salt Lake. and known as the Denver and Rio
Grande Railway. But in case of such a COM
bination as referred to, we will have an out
let of our own. Wenow have an engineering
party in the field surveying a line from
Corinne, through the South Pass. by way of
the Hams Fork coal fields thence down the
Sweetwater to the North Fork of the Platte
thence following down the Platte for about
100 miles, and crossing over to the head
waters of the Niobrara river, and thence to
D.lyoE, Tho oIaa
route would be much lighter than those on
the Union Pacific, and fully as easy of con-
struction. We expect to build line through
that country for about oDe-third OF what the
Union Pacific cost. At Yankton, of course,
we would connect with the whole Eastern
system Of roads, all of which will be willing
to unite with US and do business on the best
terms. We would prefer not to build such a
line, but MIR. Huntington informs me that
there is no difficulty in raising the capital to
carry out this enterprise. and we intend to
spoken of is perfected, and attempts to carry
out its project as reported. We expect to |
have the surveys for this route completed by |
next December"
In the Mint invl stiga ion Thursday, the |
gist of Director Burchard's testimony was !:
In the fiscal year 1879 so there was SIS 1884,
473 80 in silver coin produced at the Phila- |
delphia Mint, and no wastage of silver in the |
Rehners and Meters Department in that or
any other mint except those in Carson and in |
this city. In Carson the wastase was Sl57 AZ, |
and in this Mint here it YVES S21, FOG 80, with |
silver coinage Of 81, $40, 900. Mr.. Burchard |
did not consider that a profit on bullion de-
posted was creditable to the management of |
the mint, but was rather en- evidence of In |
justice to depositors in exacting fron them |
too heavy deductions andsunnecesssry REIN
ing charges. It was expected that there
would be some wastage, but both large gain
and large wastage were to be avoided. The
amount Of low-grade bullion received in
1879 so was much greater than in the preced
ing years. That fact should have put the
Superintendent on his guard. If he knew
that loss was being caused from this source
and he made no deductions in favor of the
Meter and RefDer to cover it, it was not good
management. When witness found such to
be the condition of affairs in June, 1880,
he directed the Superintendent to make
deductions, and when the Superintendent did
not do it in all cases. again ordered him to
do So. bir. Burchard conceded that in the
case of bullion of copper base, the base con-
tanning other metals rendering it unit for
coinage, it would be cheaper to refine at first |
and lose the copper. even if the depositor
did not pay for the work, than to have the
uurefned ingots condemned and remelted,
and save the copper. Charles n. FELTON, and
William L. Gregory were examined in con-
tradiction OF George Hadsell, whose testi
mony was to the effect that he was discharged
from The Mat for being a partisan of Page,
Mr.. Dodge making it condition Of his re-
tention that he should cease to be Page
man and become a Dodge man. Both
contradicted Hadsell on the main point. E.
A. Leech, adjuster OF accounts in the Office
of the Director of the Mint, testified TO very
many statistics of his office. Mr. Leech said
that he had examined the accounts of Mr..
Dodge annually. There had been one or two
petty disallowances of his expense accounts
by tie Controller; one for freight on the
Central Pacific Railroad, and another
for decorating the Mint on the occa-
sion of the visit Of President Hayes
Extended arguments were then had before
the Commission, which admitted the tables
of witness Leech. The first table, as pre-
pared by the witness, showed the expense of
the Mint exclusive of salaries, which have
not changed, and the refnery-which has
paid its way-from 1876 to 1880, inclusive
also the coinage during the same time. In
1876 the total was 1897, 251 in 1873, when
Mr.. Dodge took charge, it wss 1891. ISL in
1880 it was 1898, 761, each year showing de-
crease from the cost Of the preceding year.
In 1876 the coinage was l 375. 600 valued at
~ 700, 0uU IN Ro!o, ana u, W. ,UUO pieces OF
silver, valued at IS. 953. 600 Ia 1873 it wss
. 102 100 gold pieces. of the value of SAL
039 800. aud 10, 4S6, 900 silver pieces. valued
at S13, S68 coo. Last year the coinage aggre-
gated 6,059. coo. in about 10000, coo pieces
The earnings of the refinery since is estab-
lishment, September, 1876. have been $780,
7SS 70, which is S63 534 76 ia excess Of ex.
penditures. A table of comparative wastages
was also produced, showing that the per
centage Of silver coin produced in the first
Instance, independent of clippings from sill
yer, in the Philadelphia Mint since 1874
ranged from Al to 49.5; in the New Or
from 45.9 TO SEQ, and here, from AZ s to 81
per cent, the latter being the best showing.
Toe Commission adjourned until Monday
morning.
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