Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-15
The Norlhern PACIFIC RalIway.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Northern Pacific Railway.
ST. PAUL, March 14th.-H. Clark, head
contracting agent, who constructed 30 much
of the Northern Pacific, has arrived in st.
Paul from trip direct from Portland over
the Northern Pacific tranecontinental line.
To an inquiry "When will the missing Ink
in the Northern Pacific disappear he an-
swered SIN the first part of August, prob.
ably before that month closes, certainly,
He said the gap st present was $50 miles, and
track-laying was progressing from each end.
On the western division two miles per
day is going down on the eastern,
mile and a half. Soon advances with
greater strides on each end will be made. 1t
seems TO be assured that December 31st will
witness through cars from st. Paul to Port
land or Seattle. Clark said, fervently, I'm
through with Chinese, heaven be praised.
He has now about 1000 men at work track
laying, building bridges and eursacing. They
found the country over which they worked
Sahara like in Appearances perfect desert,
without settlement, and scarcely shanty.
Now, on the contrary, little hamlets have
sprung into existence, and marks of human
habitations are plenty.
The Ascending Theatrical Managers.
NEW York, March 14th.-The Dramatic
Neus Of to-day says: Charles L. Andrews
and l.. r. Stockwell, recently reported as
having absconded from San Francisco, leav.
ing large liabilities as managers of the Grand
Opera House, have arrived in this city, and
were interviewed yesterday by a representa-
tive Of this paper. Both gentlemen stated
that their TRANSACTIONS in San Francisco had
beaa greatly exaggerated. They had done
nothing dishonorable. When they assumed
the management of the Grand Opera House
they put III what capital they could com.
mand, and ran the house until that YVES ex
hausted. When they left San Francisco they
went to Tombstone, to attend to the panto.
mime company. which had been playing to
losing business. This they disbanded,
and then came East. As to the telegram
concerning a guarantee of the salaries CT
Signora Msjeroni and Henry AveIing, re-
ported as a forgery, they say that Con.
O'Connor, banking man of San Francisco,
had halfway promised to guarantee these
salaries, and then had changed his mind ;
but that one Rogers had really made such e
guarantee, and on these grounds the telo
gram was sent They claim that Hicks, act
ing manager of the theater, kept set of
books, and thst if these books were produced
they would show the condition or the whole
affair. They also claim that the amount Of
their liabilities has been greatly exaggerated,
and estimate that the utmost amount does
not exceed 81, 500, which they say they will
ultimately pay. Concerning the reports of
personal extravaganza, Andrews says he owes
no personal debt of any character in San
Francisco.
The Lower Mississippi.
VIcKsBuRG, March 14sh.-Reporters of
the Vicksburg Herald have returned from
the trip up the river, and report the water on
the stsnd at Greenville, with gradual de.
cline above, and scarcely any rise at points
below. Planters generally along the river
havs made considerable progress IN plowing.
and, except where the overflow he's effected
them. are in good spirits. Tbs water pouring
through the breai asNIoodrich is rot one
fifth as great as that which poured through
last year. It is now passing off rapidly. and
that portion of the levee not already given
way will undoubtedly remain intact Nearly
all the principal levees along the river cau
still stand several feet Of water. The levea
from Young's Point is completed TO OMegs,
and can stand ak or seven feet, but the water
from the various breaks is rapidly encroach-
ing upon the resr.
HELENA (Ark.), March 14sh.-There hiss
beeu decline of one inch during the night.
A line of skiffs has been put or between this
point. Jamestown and Clarkville, Miss. Flat
boats are delivering goods back through the
sections os country inaccessible TO steamers.
Business generally is reEuming. For the first
time in many years, p swift current is coming
down the shore, Indicating disposition ON
the part Of the river to change its channel
again in this vicinity. Should this occur, the
big bar in from of Helena will be greatly di-
minished. if not washed entirely away.
HELENA (Ark.), March 14th-There has
been fall Of three inches in the river during
the last "a hours. Island 81 has almost dis
appeared, only dot remaining. The back
water from Whits river. uniting with the
overflow from the Hubbard ard Oldtown
breaks, has submerged a large region OF coun-
try in the Beaver bayou and lower Big creek
section, never before known to be inundated.
Owing to these hitherto high points having
always withstood oveifows, no stock was
driven out. 10 consequence there is an abso-
Lutte snnihilation Of every kind OF live stock,
together with large number of deer and
other game. Two cabins, occupied one by
white and the other by colored families, sud
denly disappeared from near South Bayou
during one night last week, and there have
leen no tidipgs of the occupants since. The
superstition is that all persisted.
MEMPHIS, March 14,h.-Laconia Circle is
inundated frcm the break Saturday.
The Eukes-Nutf Murder Case.
UNIoYTowN (Pa,), March 14th.-In the
Dukea-Nutt murder trial, the jury to-day
rendered verdict Of acquittal
SECOND DISPATCH.l
UNIoNrowN, March 14th.-When the jury
stated its verdict, Judge Wilson looked
amazed, and said " Gentlemen Of the jury,
I suppose the verdict is one you thought you
should render under your oatha; built is one
that gives dissatisfaction to the Court, be-
cause we thought the evidence sufficient to
instify different verdict. II you have COM
Initted an error it is one we cannot avoid, but
eau only express our condemnation IN this
mild way. The prisoner is discharged"
Dukes then left the Court amidst great ex-
element snd indignation.
$3.50 P. M.-The excitement over the verdict
is terrific. An excited crowd has just started
toward the Courthouse, where Dukes is in
charge OF the Sheriff. carrying q stuffed effisy
of Duke They are also besripg effigies of
the iurymep, and violence is momentarily
expected.
9:45 P. M-The crowd has reached the Nc
CIelIan House, few doors from Dukes
room. Tney have suspended his efiigy across
the street. and are singing, "We will hang
Dukes body on sour apple tree Every
body is on the street.
The Arkansas Train Robbers.
LITTLE Rock, March 14th.-It is consid-
ered almost certainty that the three des.
psrsdoes, who stopped the ForE Smith Rail.
way passenger train at Mulberry week ago
Tonight, murdered conductor Cain and
wounded Lester, brakeman, will be cap
tured to, morrow. There were four in the
party, enc of whom (McDonaldl was cap
tured on the morning after the crime, having
been shot by one Of his companions, who mis-
took him in the excitement. Mcdonald gave
the story to an officer who personatsd fellow
prisoner, and offered to conduct the officers to
a cave where they were to rendezvous, il they
would permit him to turn States evidence.
The officers decline to DO this, believing thst
they have evidence enough, having Melon
AIDS already. a special says the other thrae
robbers are surrounded in the mountains, and
good hounds have been sent from Morrill, to
drive them out. The rewards on the heads
of these men amount TO $1,000
Important Legal Decision.
Boston, March 14sh.-An important de-
cision has been rendered by the Supreme
Court against the Merchants Bank of this
city, compelling the latter to restore 20 the
plaintiff, lady, securities amounting to $40.
600, which plaintiffs trustee deposited as
collateral for money advanced, and which,
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