, 1879-12-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN STATES.
Artesian Wells on the Plains

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reclamation OF arid and waste lands, pos
sesses much interest for all States and Ter.
ritories west of the Tooth meridian. The
bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to
contract for FIVE artesian wells-two in Col
orado, on plains east of the Rocky noun
tains and three at such other places as the
Secretary may designate in States and Ter.
ritories west of the Rocky mountains, and
appropriates $50, 900 for this purpose.
Poor Mexico.
Strother, United States consul general OF
Mexico, in dispatch to the department OF
State, transmits the annual reports OF the
several consuls in western Mexico. Import
ations from the United States have seriously
diminished and smuggling largely increased
and mining checked by the onerous exaction
Of the duties on supplies. Except for the
enormities of the recent tariff laws mining
would revive and the production of gold,
silver and coffee increase beyond precedent.
The prices of -four, beef and pork are
simply outrageous in Mexico, while in San
Francisco, distant from La Paz only eight
days, they are very low.
California Census.
The California delegation have had sever.
al conferences with Superintendent Walker
in regard to the best manner of dividing
California into the three census districts
allotted to that State, and it is agreed that
the division shall be substantially as follows:
San Francis CO and all the southern coast
counties are to form one district the
remainder of Pacheco's congressional dis
.rict and nearly all of Pages will form
another, and Berry's district with the few
high counties in convenient juxtaposition
will constitute the third.
Congressman Dead.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Congressman Lay,
of Missouri, died in this city this morning.
He had been in feeble health for some time.
The immediate cause of his death was par
alysis.
More Thieving.
New YORK, Dec. S.--The Times Washing
ton special says that contractors in Arizona
have been detected in defrauding the Indians
and the Government as we'll by means OF
false weights and inferior supplies. The
discovery has created CONSERVATION, and the
most determined efforts are making to pre-
vent exposure. Some of the guilty con.
tractors and their friends are now in Wash
ington to have matters quietly arranged;
but, finding that the Indian department was
determined to punish the imposition prac-
ticed upon the Government, they have
threatened to secure the removal Of Commits.
sioner Hayt, and report that Ex-Governor
Mccormick, who appears to be deeply inter.
ested in the Arizona group, has already
spoken with the President in reference to
making change in the commissionership of
Indian affairs,
Terrible Effects OF a Storm.
Panama advices state that the storm and
freshet of the 10th ult. and subsequently,
was the severest ever known on the isthmus.
The railroad was submerged over 80 miles.
AL the native villages and river farms have
been inundated. Live stock of all descrip.
tions were swept away and drowned, and
poor inhabitants were left to starve. Sew
eral bridges have been seriously injured.
Many passengers are waiting transit at both
ends of the route. Everything is confusion
and uncertainty.
Irish Sympathy Meeting.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 8.--A mass meeting To
consider the condition of Ireland and de.
wise means to extend aid to the suffering
peasantry of that country, was an immense
affair and attended by citizens of all
nationalit:es. The Irish turned out in
great numbers and several of the civic
societies were present in regalia and with
music and banners. Peter L. Foy presided,
assisted by 800 vice presidents selected from
among the most prominent influential citi.
zens.
Utes to be Removed.
The bill introduced to-day by Senator Tel.
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proposes TO restore the Ute reservation to
the public domain, and provides that the
President shall, with the conse MT of the Sen.
ate, appoint q commission Of five to select a
reservation in some of the Territories of the
United States, and to remove the Ute In
dians thereto, and to report 10 Congress-
what compensation should be allowed said
Indians on account of such removal. The
bill also proposes an appropriation of S50,-
VOo to detray expenses of removal.
senate Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-The advisory com.
mittee Of the Caucus OF Republican Senators
consisting of Senators Morrill,, Conkllpp.
Hamlin. Mcmillan, Booth, Garwood, Logan
and Carpenter, have decided to recommend
that the party in the Senate commit Itself 10
apOiicy OF non.action In regard to anv and
all legislation affecting the currency,
whether gold, greenbacks or silver during
the present session. The committee are
unanimous, with the exception OF Morrill,,
who will recommend that greenbacks De di
vested of their legal tender power. and that
some proyhion be made for their retirement
Constitutional Amendment.
An Amendmen. to the constitution has
been introduced in the House, declaring
that polygamy shall not exist within the
limits OF the United States.
senate Democrats.
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