Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-09

THE CHINESE BILL BEFORE
THE SENATE.
DAWES CLEARS THE SENATE
CHAMBER.
EDMUNDs QUICKLY FILLS IT
AGAIN.
GREAT SUFFERING IN THE OVERLOOKED
DISTRICTS.
GENERAL GRANT AGAIN IN
NEED.



half yesterday afternoon, and nearly four
ffths OF the entire time was consumed
by Dawes Of Massachusetts, in making 8
characteristic speech. His delivery was
excessively solemn, measured, slow and
m~onotonous. His arguments we're mostly
stale or msnifestly absurd, and, as . nat
ural consequence, after the first Is min
utes very few people remained either in
the galleries or on the floor of the Senate
to listen to him. When. however, about
half-past 8 O'Clock Edmunds took the
floor, the senate Chamber quickly assumed
a different aspect. A score OF Senators,
who had been chatting and smoking in the
cloak-rooms, fastened to their seats, and
others who had been writing letters at
their desks promptly laid aside their pa
pers. A crowd Of correspondents trooped
into the reporters gallery, and every ut
terance of the Senator from Vermont re-
ceived undivided attention. His forcible
remarks, delivered in the weighty but un-
affected style Of which he is an acknowl-
edged master, carried dismay into the pro-
Chinese ranks, for he was well remem-
bered as the leader Of the opposition to the
Fifteen Passenger bill, and it was quite
| generally expected that be would exert his
formidable influence and great ability
against the pending measure. The effect,
therefore, when he announced his hearty
adhesion to the principle underlying this
bill, and the brief argument with which
be favored q reduction OF the period of
suspension to 10 years, and advocated the
bill as an experiment, had its influence.
He nevertheless clearly indicated his con-
yiction that the Chinese have already
proved themselves to be q highly injurious
element in our body polite.
Poor Grant Wants More.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-General Grant
is no. as wealthy a man as he has been
reported to be. He is very much in need
Of the pay provided for in Gen. Logan's
bill, restoring him to the army. At pres
emit. according to trustworthy reports, he
is without any personal income. The house
given him IN New York was decided to his
wife, when General Grant thought he had
. fortune in the fund collected for him by
Jones, publisher OF the New York Times.
Jones collected for him $3.50. 000, and he
was made trustee Of the fund, with power
to invest it, General Grant to be given the
income arising therefrom. The money
was invested in Wabash Railroad stock.
There Ia no stock in the market that has
gone down in such a remarkable degree as
this. It has deprecated in value to such
an extent that the investment for General
Grant now represents comparatively q
small sum, and from ii NJ income IL OBJ
tanned. More than this, IL Is be-
lieved from the condition Of the
pAa that A. k1a ILL l..
worth very much for q long time TO come.
Had the money been given outright to
Grant or invested in Government bonds
it would have represented something more
tangible than It does to-day. Possibly
Jones could be held responsible for the
money, but considering the fact that he
10 the man who raised it, the matter 10
altogether too delicate q one for Grant to
press. None of the investments that Grant
has made In New York have been success.
full. He has been tried as President and
Director In a great many concerns, but he
drew no money. 80 he ia being gradually
dropped by the investors who were anxious
9 year or two ago to carry him for the ad.
vantages his name might give them. His
son, Buck Grant, is quite rich, and max.
ing plenty OF money. Grants position,
however, Is full Of endorsements. 1t is
from q partial knowledge Of Gen. Grants
condition that bis friends have been so
earnestly urging the bill for restoring him
to the army. 1t 10 now, however, pretty
certain that this bill will fail in the House.
because the Democrats have already agreed
upon q policy, which, il carried out, will
defeat the measure.
Forty. three Thousand People
Needing Aid.
MEMPHIS, March s.-The river contin-
ues stationary. Reports Of great suffer-
ing among the people in the overlooked
districts continue to come in. In reply to
an inquiry Of the Secretary OF War as to
the number Of destitute people in his
State, Judge Mungrum. Commissioner Of
Arkansas, replied that he had information
Of about 20, 900. but the number is daily
increasing. Commissioner Hemingway Of
Mississippi. in reply to the sam inquiry,
named IS. 900 as being in q needy condi-
ton in Mississippi. Adding to these
5000 destitute in Tennessee. makes an ag-
gregate OF 5000 persons whose condition
Is such az to demand prompt attention at
the hands Of the Government. The
changes in the weather has increased the
suffering greatly, and many lives
must be lost from exposure. Gov
ernor Hawkins of Tennessee yesterday
appointed H. NJ. James of this place q
Commissioner for Tennessee. to receive
and distribute the supplies furnished by
the Government for the relief Of the in
habitants Of this State.
OF Louisiana, now under water, are the
richest cotton lands In the world. II they
are not rescued the cotton crop will be cut
| down ct least l ,000, 900 bales,
MEMPHIS. March 6.--The river Ia sta
tionary here. The levee ia still intact at
Helena. Three hundred men are guarding
1t. At Austin, Miss, o cut through the
town is destroying the principal buildings.
and the situation 10 hourly growing more
desperate.
Particulars OF the killing OF MRS.
Bell.
BosToS, March s.-Mrs. Bell, 1t seems,
did not receive the fatal wound in the
street. Almost Immediately upon entering
her house, and while she stood at the foot
Of the stairway, a stranger drew q long
knife and plunged It into the neck Of the
unfortunate woman, who stood still q mo-
ment. with the blood pouring out In Q
great stream, and then turned and found
her way into the back parlor, where she
sank into . chair. screamingi ~ am muir.
dered." Her daughter, aged 10, says. az
heard ma scream down in the front
entry. and ! ran down. "A ! was going
down stairs ! saw q man going out Of the
front door. His back was turned toward
me, but I saw the side OF his face and part
Of his mustache; he was a big man. When
I got down stairs mamma was sitting on 9
chair in the back room, and the blood was
pouring out Of her neck. She fell over on |
the floor, and that was all / saw" Three
arrests have been made, but the right man, ]
it is believed, has not yet been caught.