Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN OVER
FLOW.
SEVENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
DESTITUTE.
FIVE HUNDRED FAMILIES SUFFERING
FOB FOOD.
The People Reduced to Can
nibaIism.
They are Becoming Insane from
Starvation.
THE -ANTI-CHINESE BILL IN
THE HOUSE.
The People Reduced to Can
nibalism.
THE ~ANTI-CHINESE BILL IN
THE HOUSE.
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

SAYS the water from Wiliker's Bend has
submerged the land down to Duckport,
and houses are floating for miles into the
country. The steamer Cannon arrived at
vicksburg yesterday. Captain Campbell
saws he rescued over 200 head Of cattle,
mules, etc., and a number of families at
the ends of the levees, and at one place
went out into a swamp about half a mile
for thirty people, who were literally starv-
ing to death. The Captain reports a ter
rible condition of affairs below, and says
in many instances there is no only a lack
of means but absolute restitution. The
pilots of the Cannon report five feet of
water over Newtown, Miss. Below New
tow the whole country, with the exception
of Natchez, is submerged. Governor Nc
Emery has received applications for rations
for 10000 people, Madison Parish having
added IL, 900 to the previous applications.
The clerk of the steamer Natchez says that
matters are a good deal worse than on the
last trip. The stock is in a terrible CON-
dition. On any little knoll in tie over
flowed district you can see 30 or 40 cattle,
and sometimes several dead ones lying be-
side their living companions, and goats are
literally eating them alive.
Sr. LOUIS, March 20.-Dispatches from
the Globe Democrats river expedition, re-
ceived last night, dated at Arkansas City,
describe the scene from Helena dow as
very similar to that above; there is scarcely
anything but water to be seen, and what
few spots Of land as yet left are covered
with dead.or starving cattle and hogs, or
families who have not been able to
secure better positions. These latter are
| generally in q destitute condition, many of
| them almost without food, and all OF them
will have to be fed by the Government.
| A number of refugees are at Friar's Point,
| and it is said the whole country back of
that place is submerged and many families
are still living in the upper stories or on
the roofs of their houses, not being able to
get away, and most of them are suffering
greatly for van of food. Five colored
children and six men had been drowned
at different places ROUND Friar's Point.
In the neighborhood Of Dublin 500 fam
lilies are in a state of restitution, and
many Of them suffering for food. No
Government aid has yet reached them,
but relief for them is now en- route.
Many of the houses at Terrene have tum-
bled down, and others are going. At
Napoleon, just below the Arkansas River,
but one house is left. Bolivar and Chi
cot are as badly off as Napoleon, and the
loss Of life and suffering for miles around
must have been terrible. At Arkansas
City the water has fallen nearly two feet.
The streets are still filled and
the people only get around in skifs.
Lieut.. Satterlee was found at this place.
He has Just completed a tour Of observa-
ton through the counties Of Desha and
Chicot, the whole trip having been made
by a skiff. He states that he found 5000
persons 10 each county actually destitute
and in need of supplies, and 80 telegraphed
to the Secretary Of War. All the people
here have lost their stock, with but few ex-
ceptions. Those that have been saved by
the greatest exertions are gaunt and fam
inc stricken, and he thinks they will be of
very little account. He thinks that sup
plies will have to be kept up by the Gov
eminent until April Is, and possibly later,
owing to the fact that no crops can be got
in, and in the meantime the people must
be fed. At Cypress Greek, Great Landing
and Amos Bayou there is great suffering.
Arkansas River has overlooked its banks
for q distance of IS miles, but the destitu-
ton around there is not SO great, the
planters evincing a disposition to aid the
poorer people. On Old River, in this
county. there are two gin houses, contain
ing IT'S colored people, who are on the
verge of starvation.
HELENA (Ark.), March 19.-The latest
advices from Upper st. Francis River are
that the people Of that section are almost
reduced to cannibals. They have eaten
carcasses for some days, and now have
all the appearance Of people about be-
coming insane from starvation.
Col 4 n Iohuson. President ~ tho
Arkansas Midland Railroad. returned to-
day from Hot Springs. He came down
by skiff to Helena from the mouth Of
the st. Francis River. He says that the
scenes along the way are most distressing;
the stencil Of dead animals 10 revolving,
and when the waters decline 1t must be
still more fearful. The earth will be
covered with . thick Shiny substance of
refuse Of every kind, and the miasma
produced by the decaying substances
must inevitably be serious in its conse-
quences.
Republican Senators bitterly OPP.
posed to the Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Post has
the following: Debate on the Chinese bill
will probably extend well into the week.
An amendment limiting the prohibitory
immigration clause to coolie or servile la
borers will be offered. and doubtless will
be ~strenuously opposed by the advocates of
the bill. 1t is reported that the Chinese
Minister has expressed his opinion that
his Government has no objection to the
suspension Of immigration for 10 years,
but that 30 years prohibition is stretching
the treaty provisions a little too far. The
rumor that President Arthur will veto the
bill oil account of the 20 year clause is not
credited by influential Senators and Rep
resentatives. The Post also says, editori-
ally. that the Republican opposition to the
Chinese bill is more bitter and determined
in the House than it was In the Senate,
and though 1t will pass by a good ma
jority, it goes through the both Houses as
Democratic and not q Republican measure.
II was intended from the first that the
passage Of this bill should inure to the |
benefit Of the Republican party, and for
this purpose Miller in the Senate. and
Page in h House. took charge OF the
Although there are seven Demo-
Gratis to ave Republicans in the Pacific
Coaat delegation. nevertheless the Demo-
cratic party has to be appealed to to fur
nish the votes necessary to pass the bill, |
and will furnish two-thirds Of them.
Congressmen Anxious.
New YoRx. March 20.-The Herald's
special says: The story Of the
Chinese bill has 0 comic side to it. I
the politicians who have engineered
il do not like to dwell upon. 1t is thought
very desirable by the Republicans to carry
the Pacific States next Fall, and the Re-
Congressman from those States
have asserted that they could not be
carried unless the Republican party made
haste to pass an anti-Chinese bill. and q
very stringent one. sonts Of tts Rspabai-