Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-16
ARIZONA.
The New Southern Railroad Route,


Tucson, March 15sh.-A Star special from
Deming, dated March 14th, says: A. N.
Towne, General Superintendent of the Cen
trail and Southern Pacific Railroads, and the
General Passenger and Freight Agents and
other subordinate officers respectively of the
Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe roads, met at this point to-day
by appointment, to discuss general business
subjects and to arrange details for the OPEN
ing of way and through traffic by the two
lines on the Goth inst. Passenger trains are
to leave Kansas City on the evening of the
18th, and San Francisco on the morning of
the 18th, from which dates daily trains will
be run hereafter. After the meeting the two
parties left respectively for the East and the
West. Great activity prevails at this point,
and the work on the new freight and passen-
ger depot will go forward rapidly. At the
same time the Southern Pacific people are
pushing their road toward the Gulf as fast as
the heavy work in the neighborhood of Ell
Paso will permit. A large number of new
locomotives, passenger coaches, sleeping-cars
of the most approved pattern. and box and
platform cars, are ordered for the Arizona
aud New Mexican part of the Southern Pa
ci6c system. This company is also at work
boring three or more artesian wells between
this point and Tucson. Mr.. McKusick, the
Postal Agent for the Pacific coast, is also on
the ground to-day, and has perfected arrange
ments to quicken the transportation of mails
intended for Arizona and Southern California
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
Tucson, March 15th.-The following pas
senger rates were agreed upon yesterday be-
tween the Southern Pacific and the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Re Railroads: From Los
Angeles to Kansas City, unlimited, first class,
SIP; limited, first class, S104; limited, Sec
Il IL
From Los Angeles to New York, first class,
sl3S so second class, sos; third class, S65.
From San Francisco to New York by the
Southern route the same as the Central.
A snow-storm passed over Tucson last
night, which lasted three hours.
A. N Towne and party left here for San
Francisco this morning.
Stage stopped and the Driver Killed.
TOMBSTONE, March 15th.-The regular
mail and express line stage was fred into
about two miles below Contention tonight.
The driver, Eli Philpot, was killed, and one
passenger. Peter Roering, mortally wounded.
The stage was going up small incline, when
man stepped out from the east side of the
road and called Halt p and at the same
instant fired. Then another man on the
other side of the road fred. Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s messenger, r. H. Paul, emptied two
barrels at the robbers, and at the same time
the driver fell forward and down between the
wheelers, supposed to be killed. The horses
Jumped into a dead run on the first fire, the
reins falling from the drivers hands, and ran
nearly mile before they could be stopped.
This saved the stage from robbery, and saved
Wells, Fargo & Co. s treasure. Paul brought
the stage on to Benson, with the wounded
man, who will undoubtedly die. 1t is not
known whether any of the robbers are shot
or not. Paul starts at once for the scene of
the robbery. There were eight or nine pas
sengers on the stage. but none others were
injured. Great praise is due to Paul for his
GOODNESS and bravery in saving the stage and
The driver was found in the |
middle of the road dead