Show GENERAL NEWS by W kf doc john S git banker diol this morning aged 82 yc arSand worth mil lione V NEW Dec further panama that alo torm and freshet of tho lath alt and sula quent ly was tho severest ever known on the the railroad was submerged milea it may be two or tareo weeks buforo trains cai run through the native villages Til lages and river farms have been inundated and live stock of all swept away and brownd arid ahw poor inhabitant li i As soon as tho lews 11 ir condition reached aspinwall raised and sever ill revisions sent out bi 11 back tha ithe timely WAB inadequate nl ilai to prevent starvation furth i ne cesary avci il burdgea have been iu 01 ol sayd latiny passengers are both ends of the i o ia confusion and aik loii NEW tho american arri 11 ll land mortgage co an knerli organization is by n r hero to be formed foi the pur of loaning money on in in v el arm land in tho west the ork is entirely by eng il b capitalists aro making for a ni eption to charles the aaita pr have been appo nied to all upon prominent I i h their coop co op in tho movement A large ia to be held future urn to select mante tili tu drinning Dri ining out ew dec tho washington says tilden ia reported to be preparing a paper announcing withdrawal from the political ioli itald or ba in fator of speaker indall kindall K ja the pealor jones of nevada left for homo laal night upon returning he will make a grait speech on the finances jones in a conversation esterday bitterly denounced both he rand secretary of the treasury for alio views they biad expressed regarding tho acs and hus announced hie purpose to give tuam both a severe handling when hf addresses the senate the old mori YOCK dec tho washington aabye contractors in anona have been detected in deti eding the givs i lucent M well by means of ilse tilse t r and inferior supplies the overy ha creata ibid die most determined are to prevent cipos some oi the guilty contractors and their friend now in washington leave hid matters quietly arranged but finding eliat abo injian department i determined to punish the impost ion practiced upon tho government oy to secure the of lloy tand it that me cor who to be deeply interested in the arizona group ith it in to making a ii nc in tho of ali nil u r m s ani editorially of the with berret that i k Ijo mado himself an t r hiie namo in connection with i mentioned ae ii ald to hiir hi ir tho con tractors ae ini the commissioner unless oui is misinformed ahr u bruor cannot mako too much e hii hi i to araw himself out of that arvd wiatte Wi attl bats singleton libi lias just Keyro our for thanom Ulai ion but that with indiana and new york the democracy can win in anybody as a candidate lie i eliat the republican will get no tuut bern staten the democrats have awa mean to keep them the boe tUorn the condition of the republica now at war ia cleverly described by the berlin drw which sye chill is poor ha few debba and pay them peru in edite of her proverbial ia equally poor and lias an enormous amount of debt which sho to pay but never does pay bolivia i also dwir i heavily in debt pro minee nothing and paye nothing likin ex delegate from new U aico xico icae junt bought a bouse near aih and is to be comi a new yorker lian those other happy wee mille hunting ton and chadee birli maine dec aceti tion is circulating here urging upon abo governor and council bo necessity of alio charges of charlea ii rounds that the election returns had been tampered with mews baker A abker stated to tho advisory yesterday that they aro the attorn oye for fourteen senators and bufty uve rep elected and that on behalf of all and sometimes accompanied by one or more of them they hare applied to tho governor and council for to eo tho returns affecting them they have made a request iu person whenever they could procure to the council chamber and havo written pending before the council pecry dy since november dittli alie emoi of senators ind representatives who have made mish request with no rM are given same iccil firm sent to the council a detailed statement on information the errors which alcy think will be found n alo returns from franklin and ing leave to correct tho sirac anbi alio statute of 77 to deny afis is elated the governor ai a i i aill be compelled to en ali ir views ae to the ef eliat statute ie hii ditch dec S reao I tho following dir biliti anio ic closed testimony demanded a bur ot the bartke al iha giai r ire the lint include s at the chief douglas tho in diina rent into council last and idill tn council they will to morrow tomorrow present indie ton are taftt they will accept the abe burvender bur render of the the ution of tribal relation the indians consider bealh incidental to surrender tand trial the trusele tru pele among lia ned proportion the fro aarli in dwor however my dungu t any moment signed THE TWO of auditor french on alio union and te th becs rhe full annual report of the government audia lor of railroad rail roid accounts has now been printed it contain an elaborate account ot tho personal inspection of central and union pacific railroad made by auditor french and an en employed by purpose 11 is reported in regard to the central pacific road that nearly one half of the tunnels should be lined with masonry instead of tim as at present that both face and line of track are for the moila art excellent showing that care ie bestowed upon them that roadbed road bed and ditches are kept clean and in shape that there are mile posts or danger board at load cros inga that whenever needed is fenced by the company that the bridges on the getting old and moat eoon extensive re newald that all temporary trestle approaches to large bridge on the mountains should bo filled and proper masonry abutments built that the bridge floors more bics tics and that guard rails should also be placed on them that the corn pany is building a new songor station at sacramento to accommodate their local business that tho water supply iaone of the mot furious that the company had to contend with that the angino bouses aro ample and nall built that tho companas comp anys shops at arc furnishing work to over 1000 machinists and laborer are well arranged jand u located that they can bo enlarged without with their general system whenever tho requirements of the ausin may demand it the com banys hospital at sacramento and bo ferry service oakland and sn francisco are highly commended it is suggested that it would bo good economy to replace ae wooden snow gallery sierra nevada mountains with en ron structure to avoid risk and loss bv fires it is questioned whether the line from sacramento to oakland via benicia is as safe or economical as the present one although it is so much shorter the the equipment of the road is in good condition and ampe the sleeping cars are fully equal to any ta be bund elsewhere the company has milt a large number of leeping cars suitable for or such persons as choose to carry their own blankets and his found them quite a success if these cars could run through from and to omaha or if the union pacific would provide similar one it would make the journey much for a large number offer ions who cannot in the regular sleepers no additional is made for passage in them merely the second or emigrant fare being paid the passenger service on this road ie good tho cars are kept clean and comfortable both first and second the speed is much tho as on alie union pacific namely 19 miles average per bour for the expresses ind II 11 miles hour for the freight the maxi num actual running time is 36 miles hour for passenger and hi miles per hour for freight trains it is be deved that tho condition of the track read bed and equipment is enough to justify the company n increasing tho speed of passenger train so as to mako an of 21 miles per hour include ng stoppages gaining 10 hours in he trip from ogden to ban fran asco auditor french also bays the arst alss or passenger train and equipment on the union aro lully up to the require tho of the express or clas trains including stops aTe rages about 19 milam per hour A great is being made in the cuing houdes ou tho line it being vital to the interests of the company o the traveling public in the est manner tho train accommodations dat ions bo quality of the rolling stock cleanliness speed meal hours and quality of and prices charged for meals and other matters may safely bo loft to tho good judgment of tho denoral manager it is that a fast mail and train stopping only at meal elat ione principal pointe or at division divi kion termini now that aral pacific about to dehorton dirae on ite ilie would be well patronized whether it would pay the company can only be determinedly determine dby a cl acet gain of 21 houra in ing the continent would be ampre dated by all buei men both regards mail and a transportation the weight of mail carried u increasing to euch an exten that ere langit may be necessary to run through and local coital car ae to the condition of union pacific road it ia reported that there remain where the line or grade or both may yet be improved tha tover per cent of i he road bed wept of the north should be widened good many tic need renewing that in renewing the track heavier deteel raili should be aed that although the sur facca and line hoftke road as a rule aro good there are corvea and 11 which debould be trued up with an anent that find leading into eiding can be bucl improved that the not provided with either danger baarda or mile poet that timber guards are not laid on the bridge floors end thattie policing of tho boadie riot f he bat character abe depot machine water tanke engine ahouee and rolling stock are in good repair generally and are forsbe requirements require mente lae are rapidly deteel rail for iron and no nave acme of track no laid the on the whole raad aro etc huang improved and d water tanks of larger capacity and of more durable material ro being put ap wherever new one are required now loco and cars hare been added to the equipment from timeto time and all of it ie now in good con A full cupply of material of every kind on band |