The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A GIGANTIC RAILROAD ENTERPRISE,

GIGANTIC RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
Washington, June 2I.-The house comm it.
tee on the Pacific railroad to-day heard an ar
gument on representative Lynch's bill to aid
in construction of the projected railroad levee
of the Memphis and New Orleans railroad and
levee company. This bill is based on pro-
position made by the Memphis and New Or
leans railroad and levee company, Incorporate
ed under the laws of Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana, to build and operate railroad
from the city of Memphis, in Tennessee, by
way of Vicksburg, to the city of New Or
leans, in Louisiana, and from this end
to build from the high lands in Ten
nessee, to the west bank of the Yazoo
river, and along and as near to east
bank of the Mississippi river as is con-
sistent with the convenience, permanence and
safety of the levee upon which to lay its road
1t provides upon the completion OF the line,
if connected and compact along the route
which will protect the country from overflow
by the waters of the Mississippi river, and
the construction and equipment of frst-class
standard gauge railway, of steel rail, the
United States shall pay the semi-annua inter-
est accruing for the first five years, and guar
antee the payment of the interest to accrue
thereafter, upon the first mortgage bonds, to
be issued by the company to the amount of
$4,000 per mile upon that portion of the
road built upon said levees; and bonds to
mature fifty years after date, and to bear
interest from date payable semi-annual
ly, at the rate OF four per cent. per annumn;
provided, that the location of the line of said
railroad and levee, and the dimensions there
of, shall be approved by the Mississippi river
commission. Arguments were made by COL
Huntington, Thomas Ewing and J. Hale
Sypher in favor OF the passage of the bill.
They asserted that the building and mainten-
ance of such levee will diminish the expen-
diture now required for channel improvements
between Memphis and Vicksburg, and ear
nestly endorsed the preamble of the bill which
states that the levee will redeem from over
flow the great delta between the Yazoo river
and the Mississippi, thus removing an obstruc-
ton to commerce between the djacent states
which are now to a large extent cut off from
direct inter-communication by railroad.
DISCUSSING THE AMERICAN MEAT QUESTION:
AJEWEL OF BILL.
Paris, June 2I.-The senate has commenced
the discussion of the bill for the readmission
to France of American pork. Baron de Lar
supporters of the bill with being disreeardful
OF the health of the working classes. Wurtz,
reporter of the committee, Stated that the for
malities now in force were so vexatious that
the commerce would prefer the entire pro-
hibltion of trade. Tirard, minister of COM
merce, said that the government accepted the
bill as 1t then stood, reserving, however, the |
right to apply microscopic inspection, if nee
essary. The clauses of the bill will be dis
cussed on Thursday.
The bill for the sale of a portion of the |
crown jewels and diamonds, has passed the |
chamber of deputies by a vote of 34s to 90, |
with an amendment of the committee that the |
proceeds be applied to the for disabled ar
tsans.
ACTION OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIEs-BELL |
COUNTY.
Beton, June 2I.-Several democratic prim-
aries were held last Saturday in this county, |
and delegates appointed to the county con-
vention which meets July 10th They were
not instructed as to any state officers, but were
all Instructed for X. Q. Mills for congress- A. |
J. Harris carried two precincts for the state |
senate, and James Boyd one. For.represen-
tative for Bell, Milan and Robertson counties,
Geo. w. Pyler, of Bolton, was unanimously |
chosen. Two precincts were in favor of NOM
lnatlng local representative, one against and |
Geo. Z. Pendleton carried two out of three
precincts for that position. Senator Richard
Coke was endorsed for reelection.
Mokh ENEkGEtlC MEASURES POSSIBLE.
London, June 2I.-The press association
believes that the cabinet at its meeting re-
solved upon more active and energetic meas
ures in reference to the Egyptian crisis.
LOOKING OUT FOR GLADSTONE.
The police precautions for the safety of
Gladstone, which was recently allowed a
lapse, have again been resumed
LORD DUFFERIN's INSTRUCTIONS
The cabinet to-day settled upon the instruc-
tons for the guidance of Lord Dufferin at the
conference. These will be dispatched to him
tonight.
STRONG BAND OF MEXICAN SMUGGLERS.
Washington, june 2I.-Gen Mcdowell,
commanding the department of the Pacific,
forwards the following dispatch from the COM
handing officer, department of Arizona:
Lieut.. Hanna, with his company. struck the
lrail of one hundred persons, and forty-five
animals, south Of Camp Price, near San Ber- V
lardo. and supposing them to be Indians, fol-
owed to within two miles of Charleston, when t
ne found them to be Mexican smueglers.
They acknowledged to him that they had been I
playing Indians to avoid the custom house
ulcers. n
BALTIMORE oUT-DOES HERSELF a
Baltimore, June 2I.-Baltmore has out
lone even its Oriole celebration in the display
N the occasion of the grand army of the re- a
'ublic gathering. Over $4,000 men were in T
ne line OF the procession, and the display of
he decorations on buildings was DrofIse | ,