The Phoenix herald., 1881-01-28
MEXICAN CENTRAL R. R.


 of the Mexico Central Railroad has arrived at Pass Del Norte, where he announces work will begin on the Mexican side soon as the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe reaches the RIo Grande The Sullivan Company has purchased railroad from Zacatocas to Guadalupe.
 MEXICAN NATIONAL R. R.
 NEW YORK, January 27h.-A dispatch from Gen. Palmer was re- ceived at the office of the Mexican National Railway Company in this city yesterday, to send a large force of engineers to Manzanilla on the Pacific Coast, to work on the section of the road between that place and Colima He also ordered to forward large amount of railroad material and supplies, including 1000 tons of steel rails, and instructed the officers of the company to send such supplies as would be necessary for the com pletion of this part of the road the coming summer. The force working south from Laredo has been inereas- ed recently.
 HOUSE.
 WASHINGTON, January 27.-The motion to dispense with the morning hour was defeated by vote of 80 to S2, and the speaker directed tn. clerk to finish reading bill pending morning hour. Noxey reported back the resolution directing postal committee to enquire into expe- dience of establishing telegraphic system under the government, and also as to the cost of reproducing the existing telegraph facilities. Calen- dar: Bicknell demanded the pre- vious question on the Morgan cleo torial resolution, and vote stood no to 119 in favor of taking it up. Eel ton, Speer and Stephens voted with Republicans. Report of post office committee came to House today. On Springer postal telegraph resolution declares it evident that the public demands protection in telegraph com munications of exactions of great tel egraph monopoly that absorbs its competitors and compels tariff, which pays dividends on stock be- lIeved to be watered. Therefore official inquiry should be made into the facts, and legislation proposed in accordance herewith.
 HALIFAX FISHERY FRAUD.
 CHICAGO Jan. 27.-The Tribune's Halifax dispatch gives long letter from Henry Yaule Hynd to the Gov ernor General of Canada, in which Hynd charges that Sir John A Me Donald and Hon. Peter Mitchell, in tl cir answers so his statements re- specting falsified statistics have made misleading assertions, for the sake of throwing the people off the scent. He believes their letters had Il concerted origin, and accuses these gentlemen of denying what they knew to be true. and further, that Peter Mitchell probably knows that bad as are the falslfied statistics of lhe dominion fish catch used at Hali- fax, they are trifies compared with | the falsified trade tables sworn to in evidence and rumors of false entries | that were made m the custom re- turns in Ottawa, from year to year, lll the way from 1871 to 1877. He | promises the Governor General for statement of his charges be- ore long.
 WASHINGTON, D c. January 26- Comptroller currency was today op- posed before the Senate finance com nittee, fifth section funding bill, on account of provisions concerning the of circulating notes and loposits of bonds, as security for circulation and deposits. He also rave some general points regarding cost and profits of circulation. In gals submitted a resolution that Senate be ready to receive Republi ans in Senate, chamber Wednec,1.v