Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-03
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
The Great Floods.

GREENvILLE Miss. J, March 2i-T There was
a perfect wreck of the Bolivar levees Tues
day morning. The Riverton, Wade, Clay
and Badgat levees broke through, and that at
Uoncordia is reported as having broken the
day before. These breaks will overflow
every plantation in Bolivar county.
The river fell here four inches
last night, and is still falling rap
idly. The Bolivar breaks will probably
save the levees of Washington and Issa
quens, but the loss to the district of that
The Clay and Badgat are the largest levees
in the district, except the Hushpukansa.
Several lives are reported lost. Rosedsle,
the county seat of Bolivar, is six feet under
water The Ledger Office and other houses
have been washed away. The CLARK and
Front levees on Lake Bullah are gone. This
overfiows what was left of Bolivar
county. Williams bayou levee. in this
country, is broken. All northern Washington
and the back lands throughout Issaquena and
Sharkie will go under. A number of people
were drowned at Riverton.
LATER. In addition to the breaks above
stated, was one at Hughes front, between
Wade and Clark's. Accounts of suffering
and loss of lie continue to come in, and ex-
coed anything that ever attended the previous
foundations. These crevasses are
all above Greenville.
FEARFUL LOSS OF PRoPERTY-SEvERAL PER-
SONS DROWNED.
MEMPHIS, March 2d.-Private letters from
Riverton, Miss, $50 miles below Memphis,
and ITO miles above Vicksburg, say the leyee
broke Monday night, and the loss of property
was fearful Some people were drowned,
among the number being Heyre, shipping
clerk for Frank & Reinach. He tried to go
to the assistance of Mrs. Bradshaw. and
was drawn into the channel Of the
break and drowned. The stock is all
drowned, and there are no provisions for the
poor. The break occurred about 100 yards
above Duncan's. We have sent to Terrine
for the steamer Plowboy to come and take
the women and children to Memphis They
are suffering greatly, having lost everything
they possessed. The clothing they have on
their bodies is the only property they saved.
It is impossible to describe the fearful havoc
the destructive waters have made. Beside
the break at Powerton there are two more
one at Wright, one mile below, and another
at Judge Mills place. two miles below River
ton. Mules, horses, cows and goats pass by
continually.
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS.
MEMPHIS. March 2d.-Refugees from all
points to the south and west are hocking to
Memphis by hundreds. Several families
from over the river came this morning.
Others will come tomorrow. The first in
stallment of Government rstions will arrive
tonight. This afternoon Colonel Hemipg-
way sent supplies by steamer to sufferers at
Neblitz, Riverton and Concordia also to
Qui.mal county, via Vicksburg. The Con-
missioners will appoint agents at eligible
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form depots Of supplies to be served out to
the needy.
ANOTHER BROKEN LEvEE.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2l-News reaches
here of terrible destruction of property by
the breaking of the levee at Carson Landing,
after the heavy rain and wind-storm of Tues
day. A gap of seventy-fve feet was first
made by the rushing water, and 100 yards of
the leVee was soon swept away.
RAILROAD PROPERTY DAMAGED.
SARATOGA IN. ", March 2d.-The high
water caused much damage to the Adiron-
was carried away at Thurman and moved the
station 400 feet. The track is covered by
landslide near Hadeley. The slide covered
100 feet of the track.
THE ROARING DELAWARE.
EAsToN Pa). March 2d-The Delaware
river tonight is % feet above low water
mark, and still rising. 1t has risen one foot
since 4 P. NJ. The river is filled with lumber
and broken rails. The lower floors of the
mills are submerged, and considerable dam.
age has been done to locks on the Lshish and
Delaware Canals.
MILFORD pa J, March 21.-The Delaware
river ia higher than for ten years.
STEAMBOATS, IN THE srRFFTs
The Aralanches Helena, Ark, special
says: The river has risen an inch, and work
on the levee il going ahead fast. Think it
will be able to Withstand the coming rise.
Reports from upper White river show great
less and suffering. Steamboats, now run
through the streets at Indian Bay. Several
houses have been knocked out of place and
business is generally suspended. The levee
which protected the country from the mouth
of the Arkansas river to Peudleton's broke
causing great destruction. At
Roosedale, two miles from Riverton, the
damage vas very great. the water being five
feet deep In the main room OF the Court house
t.ere.
The Chinese Bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March I'd AT 1:4O the
Senate resumed consideration of the Chinese
bill, and Grover of Oregon took the floor in
its advocacy.
Grover continued his remarks ct some
length, closing with an argument in support
of his amendment offered Tuesday, and was
followed by Farley, who replied to Hoar.
Several lively colloquies took place between
Farley and the Massachusetts Senator, and
at o'clock he yielded to a motion offered by
Edmunds for an executive session, which was
adopted, and the bill went over as unfinished
business for tomorrow.
The Nominations OF Conkling and 5ar.
gent Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2d.-The Senate in
executive session to-day confirmed the nomi-
nations of ex-Senators Conkling and Sargent
In the case of the latter the confirmation was
unanimous.
The vote ON Conklin2's Confirmation is I'M
derstood to have been 80 ayes against Il noes
eight Democrats and four Republicans,
namely, Hoar, Dawes, Morrill, and HaBley.
The New Minister to Germany.
WASHINGTON, March 2d.-Ex.Senator Sar-
gent, now Minister to Germany, left this
morning for New York, and will thence pro-
coed next Monday to San Francisco, having
obtained the Presidents consent to spend the
time in California required to arrange his af-
fairs for several years absence. He hopes to
be ready to sail for Europe on or before the
lUt u OF April. Oils WIG ana daughter WILL
accompany Kim. 1t is understood that he
has rendered the position of Secretary of the
Legation to his old friend David Felsgen-
child, Ct San Diego, now in New York city.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March ID The House con.
sidered in Com mittee of the Whole the con-
sular ard diplomatic appropriation bill to-
day, the discussion soon turning upon the
Chile Peru question, which was participated
in by Burrows of Michigan, Whitethorne of
Tennessee. Orth Of Indiana and Kasson of
Iowa. When the discussion closed the com.
mittee rose without action, the Senate
amendments to the post-route bill were con-
CURED in, and the House adjourned.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WAsHISGroN, March 2l-In the Mason
Court martial TO- day, Colonel Robinson testi-
fed to tbs good character of the prisoner.
and the argument commenced.
Elk Senator Conkling arrived here last
night. His acceptance or rejection of the
place upon the Supreme Bench YVES the OBJ.
ject of protracted conference at the White
House.
The President has nominated Cornelius A.
Logan, Of Illinois, to be Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenjpotentiary to Chile,
and John B. Viewer, of North Carolina. to
be United States Consul at Bahia.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office has telegraphed to the Surveyor. Gen.
ersl of California, ordering him to release the