Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-21

| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION
| WASHINGTON, March 2Oth.-Wm. Brown.
the author Of the recent attack in the Post
| upon President Garfield over the signature OF
"Justice," was really delegate to the Chi
cago Convention from Kentucky. Congress
man White, of Kentucky. who was Chair
man of the delegation from that State, says
| the Kentucky Republicans all unite in de.
claring that he does not reflect any sentiment
of the State in his assault upon Garfield.
The Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-The discus.
sion of the Chinese bill in the House of Rep
resentatives will be resumed tomorrow, and
will probably be allowed to continue through.
out the days session, and until about
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when, &C.
cording to present Intentions, the previous
question will be demanded.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2Osh.-Teller, from
the Public Lands Committee, reported bill
to shorten the period CT residence necessary
to acquire titles to homesteads, making il
three instead of five years. 1t reduces the
period allowable for absence from six to three
months. He also reported bill to settle the
title of actual settlers of the Des Moire;
| River hallr0aQ grants.
Conger reported from the Committee OIL
Commerce an amendment providing for s
system of qualife pensions for disabled mem
bers of crews of life saving stations, and fol
their families when they lose their lives.
Debate sent the bill over till to morrow.
The Tariff Commission bill was then con
sidered, and Beck spoke.
House or Representatives,
WASHINGTON, March 20sh.-The Speaker
laid before the House a message from the
President, in response to resolution asking
him to furnish the House statement of the
flc.s tefor; him at the time he authorized the
| sending of troops to Nebraska. The Presi.
dent states that the facts are set forth il
telegraphic communications dated the OH end
10sh of March from the Governor of Ne
braska. Authority to employ troops was
given on the application OF the Governor, in
order to protect the State against domestic
violence. in compliance with the Constitu-
titn. The message was referred.
Hiscock, Oh airman of the Committee on
| appropriations, reported back the Senate
bill for the further relief of the overflow suf-
! ferers. Agreed to. It authorizes some ex-
penditure for strengthening the levees
McGarrahan's Claim.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-The House
| Private Lasd Claims Committee to-day, by
a vote of five against two, decided to recon-
mend the passage of the bill providing for
the adjudication of McGarrahan's claim to
rancho Panoches Grande, California, by the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
with an appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States The committee also decided
to report favorably on the bill providing for
the rehabilitation of the boundaries of
Pulgas rancho.
Further Cabinet Making,
WAsHINGToS, March 2Oth.-The talk of
Cabinet changes is revived in all quarters,
and the general belief seems to be that at
least one Cabinet nomination will be sent in
in few days. 1t is claimed by friends of
William o. Chandler that he will be nomi-
mated for Secretary of the Navy this week.
The best information to be obtained points
to Chandler's nomination. There are rumors
of coming change also in the Interior De-
partment, but Kirkwood's friends claim that
he will remain.
Ex-senator COnkIIng.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-A prominent
Republican, close and confidential friend of
ex-senator Conkling, and who stood by the
latter faithfully while both were in Congress,
and who has seen Conkling almost daily of
late, says that Conklirg does not want, and
would not take, any Office at present. He
saws had the Presidents letter Offering Conk-
ling the Supreme Judgship reached the latter
before the nomination was made, Conkling
would have declined then, and the public
would have known nothing about it. He
says Conkling's ambition is to return to the
! United States Senate from New York, his
plan being to devote himself to his law prac-
tice and accumulate money enough to make
him independently rich for the next Senate
rial election in New York. Meantime he
will keep out of politics. His friends ap-
prove this policy, and this gentleman says
the talk of Conkiing accepting ctfice under
the present Administration is idle.
The Flooded District.
ST. LOUIS, March 20th.-Captain Lee, of
the Government relief steamer Anita, has
information that there is great distress and
suffering throughout the Yszoo belt. 1t was
originally designed to remove the people from
their fl )oGed homes to secure comfortable
quarters, but it is learned that there are too
many of them that it would require whole
feet Of steamers and boats to carry out that
plan. The people will be left in their houses,
except in extreme cases, and arrangements
will be made to furnish them supplies from
dspots which will be established st eligible
points. Captain Lee held consultation with
| prominent citizens OF Greenville, and at last
accounts was making all haste to the Yazoo
country. Seven persons were drowned when
the leves broke at Prentiss.
! INFORMATION NOT BEFORE PUBLISHED.
| Sr LOUIS, March 20th-The clerk of the
steamer City of Providence, Just from Vicks.
burg. gives some information about the
| foods in the lower river not before published.
| He Gays the Psrasol Steamboat Company
runs steamers up the Yazoo river and its
tributaries, and has sent into the submerged
district of the YSzoo the Sunfower, the Tai
! Ian nba ord ha liuht Araft ofa Iacrnat
and Headlig ht, equipped for special work.
Each boat is manned with full complement
of skiffs, axes and other necessary utensils.
| They steam out into the food as far as prac-
! ticable then anchor and send detachments
| III every direction to look for sufferers. They
have medicines, stimulants, etc, in each
! boat. The crews are started out in the morn
ing with Instructions to prosecute their
researches until nearly dark, and
| the day we lefs Vicksburg On
board she had $50 sufferers, aud her deck was
crowded with cattle that had been picked up
| TIE people on board were nearly all SICK
and majority of them in a destitute condi.
| ton. Ths Headlight is expected back at any
| time. She will also be crowded with psssen-
gers and cattle. The worst point on the
whole river is Milligen's Bend. There is an
| ovsIfi)w and a counter overflow in that dis
tr.ct. ne waters from the mississippi are
going ever the levee, and the floods
and back water from the Yazoo are coming
| ia from behind. As consequence, when
these two bodies of water mte whirlpool
is formed which destroys verything in its
course. The locality of the whirlpool is
changing constantly, and every day it COM
| p!etes new destruction. A large yawl, filed
with negroes. was caught in it the other day
and upset. and all the occupants were
| drowned. The whirlpool struck church a
few days ago, in which several people with