Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-08
Concession From Mexico for Raj
rOsd go San Diego.

be port of San Diego, California.
he line of the proposed road cross
8 the State of Sonora, touching at
'ort Ysabel, on the Gulf of Califor-
ia, crossing the Colorado river at
practicable point and thence
cross Lower California to the Pa
ific. The length of the whole
Inc, with branches to Altar, in
|onora, and San Rafael, in Lower
california, Is not far from 400
niles. This concession is substan.
tally a duplicate, as to require.
nents and privileges, of that given
o Gen. Grant for a line through
he State of Osjaca. Seven years
re allowed for the completion of
he whole road. The survey must
,egin within four months. Twen.
y.five miles of road must be con-
tructed within two years, at least
ixty miles the third year and sew.
'nty.five miles each year there
Ifter. No subsidy was asked, but a
Teight and passenger tariff about
ifty per cent higher than that al
owed the Mexican Central and So
lora railroads is established. All
for the construction and
operation of the railroad and tele.
graph enters duty free for fifteen
years, and the capital stock and all
property of the company is exempt
rom taxation for fifty years. This
inc will be the natural and short
sst outlet to the Pacific for the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa FL
'oad, now nearly completed to the
.own of Calabasas, in Arizona,
near the Sonora line, to which
point the new line will be extend
ID. The importance Of the pro
posed road can hardly be overestl'
mated by the capitalists who have
invested so largely in rail
roads in Mexico and Arizona. The
concession is very liberal in terms
and is considered one OF the most
val liable that has been granted by
the Mexican government, this bs'
ing the. only east and west fran.
chise that allows termini in the
United States. The road will form
a part Of the absolutely shortest
line that can be drawn in United
States territory between the waters
Of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
1t has long been known that the
best route for railroad from E
PasO to this harbor was below the
Mexican line, but heretofore tina,
route has not been available. Now
that it has been secured there car
be little question that the conces
sion will be Immediately put into
operation.
satni A6rsy.
CAsTRovILLE, CAL, Jan. 9Th
Constable john P. Casady and G
romassini, the keeper of Swiss
saloon, got into fight to-day, dur
ing which Casady shot and killed
his opponent. Both had pistols
claims to have acted in sell
defense. Tomassini quarrelled with
him because Casady was recently
instrumental in having him con.
victed of violating the Sunday law
a snafs, 0onlie, wi'h Despermdoes
WATSONvILLE, Jan. 7Ch.-Dep
uty Sheriff John Gaffey and posse
arrived here to-day, after five days
hunt in the mountains after the
men connected with the recent at
tempt to murder Charles Rossi,
Being informed about two O'Clock
this morning that a certain Mexi.
,an had concealed the fugitives,
hey compelled him to disclose
their hiding place, which was in
The hollow stump OF large tree,
BY stringing him up until he was
nearly choked to death. The posse
hen surrounded the splmp and de.
nanded a surrender. They were
answered by pistol shots. Fire
was then opened on both sides.
One Of the dssperadoes was shot,
probably mortalIy, but made a
lash and escaped temporarily in
,he darkness. The other, IgnaciO
rejads, then surrendered and was
brought to town, but was run of
Inder guard on the Santa Cruz
rain to avoid lynchipg.
Uapruyoktd Murder,
AUBURN. Cal, Jan. 7.-About 8
''clock this evening, Kobt s. Aid
'rson, a sporting man, was shot
md almost instantly killed, in a
sloon, by a man who is compare.
lively stranger here. The two
we're playing cards when, without
my apparent dispute being no.
iced by the by-standers, the man
ired three shots at Alderson, who
vas unarmed. The murderer then
an out and up street, and fired one
hot at the watchman who inter.
'epted and arrested him, but did
10 further damage. At the Jail
he murderer refused to make any
tatement as to what or who he is,
md, In fact, seems to be playing
he insanity dodge.
,esaiis of she List Highway Rub.
berry.
TOMBSTONE, Jan. 7th. - The
oach going from Tombstone to
sisbee was attacked yesterday af-
ernoou, about 3 O'Clock, by five
obbers, who stood In the road
head about one hundred yards
nd fired into it with rifles, with.
ut word OF warning, wounding
ne horse. The driver, w. S.
Waite, succeeded in turning the
Iorses and started back toward
'0m bstone on run. Charles A.
Bartholomew, Wells Fargo's mes.
euger, kept up o running fight
With his Winchester rife for about
our miles, until at last three of
he robbers got ahead of the stage
" taking a short cut. Then the
tage was stopped. The robbers
net a Mexican who was hauling
Vood aud required him to go to
he stage and demand the surren.
er of the treasure box, stating
hat If 1t was not given up every