The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-01-29

Sacramento is damaged. Trains eau not
eross. The Sacramento Valley aud Califor.
mia aud Oregon Pacific are impossible. The
water is reported to he FIVE feet deep in the
street in Marysyille. Oyernows are reported
at various points in the Sacramento and san
Joaquin Valleys.
The south.
THE Commission II Engineers on the
alluyial basin Of the Mississippi recommends
Government aid for the purpose OF reclaiming
those alluvial lands, and suggests the i'm
mediate appropriation Of $3.50, 900 for
Louisiana, aud 100000 each for Arkansas
and Mississippi, to close the existing breaks
and crevasses. A permanent system fer the
reclamation of these lands will, the Com.
mission say, require at least si6,Oo0,Ooo.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has written another
letter to the Secretary Of War, giving a report
from Major Merrill Of the condition Of Io4.
.iana. lie reports that more than FIVE hun.
dred negro families, including at least two
thousand people of all ages and sexes, are
wanderers without means to go elsewhere,
powerless to find other homes where they
are, and on the verge Of starvation.
MAJOR GRO. r.. HEAD, with a squad Of
Federal troops with fixed bayonets, acting,
II is stated, under orders from Gen. Emory,
entered the Sherif's office at vicksburg, and
forcibly elected sheriff A. J. Flanagan, who
was in possession by virtue OF the recent
election, about the validity Of which there
is constitutional question.
j. y. NAUGB, through his attorney, Judge
John =. Campbell, has filed a petition in the
sixth District Court, claiming slO0, 900 dam.
ages from sheridan, Emory, DE Trobriand,
and II. J. Campbell, who, on the 4th Of Jan.
nary, did unlawfully and violently, aud
forcibly make an assault on the petitioner,
and elected and thrust him from the House
of Representatives, where he claimed seat.
lnterrogatories Of fact are propounded to
the defendant.
SEVERAL Northern merchants, residing at
Shreveport, have published card in which
they eNpfess asiOpishment at the statements
made by General Merrill and Others f,;...
sen,lng that community in condition of
anarchy, and its people lawlcss and defiant.
that the negroes are automatically NAL.
treated, cheated Of their earnings, and that
two tbousapd 49,. lii, -.
in p,nury. They most .oI,,,,,I,. -, 49,.
sucb s,at.m.n,. ,,, - ""
iisns, and absurdly false.
MOVEMENT was recently set on foot Al
Little Rock To make Crosby's bond. on con.
dition thai be 90, an, .', y" ... '"'
dc,n,v in ,ha a." ""' pun "'
""shi"Sfon.
Iht Comptroller of the Currency has
areadS received applications for one million
oi new circulation under the provisions of
'he new finance law. These applications
come almost entirely from the Eastern
states; the greater portion is from New
ioth, y" considerable applications for the
"'thdra"a ot circulation have yet been
made
=, "NSN" nas introduced biil into
'""S'ess W establish branch mint In Gin
''1"'' ''' '"'nage OF gold aud silver.
"hlttlA" kEip was arrested at Washing
,o"' "hllc l'a'ing the committee-room Of the
"'n' man investigating Committee, at the
instance "i Boss shepherd, on a charge
VI h"'|
IN Tue printed letter OF the District Com.
",'ss,""'fs' 'h'y state the total expenditures
., aIi sources Tor the next year will be over
s',o"'""' "hd the receipts less than 5000.
about Al gl9 ono '''' '''"' '''s'''S
JrpGr McAprur, Ia. L,..i-.,n,.
of babeos cornns In ,h. .a"s ,',,' Wv "'.'
remandcd him \, ,Lo ons,oJ, ,La ~, a'''
nj. Arms of m. IL, -, W. s'''''
ARA Cabins, session ,rl ,.s,",''n.s, ,a',", i,
m.nt with C,n,J, ,,.s - '''''s',
will no for,,ar,,aJ =, ,,''ll., ~ "l" ''r'
a., ~. W '"''''' ''n'ieuis'e'!
p,cu%tp % n na.u'vs' Is
h.s 80 80 49,, =. ,n"IN, t ,'e recuSah' witness
,ra psaisa 49, NJ, rom J'i' ana Drought before
ha,i," , , ~ '"'rS''s''ns ',,, ,on''n'''ee,
=" ,ha r'., q "i'i,ish'Ss 10 respond
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Ihk President has written a message to
ment in our sea.coast defenses. The mem.
bers Of the Committee ON Military Affairs.
in a meeting called TO consider The MESSAGE
intimated that il is unfortunately true tbs,
the sea-coast defenses are weak, and our
present armament absolutely worthless in
case of attack by a foreign foe. Il is thought
that the message may refer to a possible