Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-22


Dorsey, out of personal friendship,
that there should be no prosecu-
tions; that he subsequently allow
ed Dorsey to see and examine all
the official papers, memoranda of
evidence, etc, and that Dorsey
made notes of the same and has
prepared thorough defense.
soTELDO's INDICTMENT.
Soteldo's counsel asks that the
| indictment be quBshed for infor-
mality.
Marshall Jewell denies having
sent campaign money to Senator
Dorsey of which no account was
demanded.
M'GARRAHAN ON TOP AGAIN.
Petitions for the pardon of Ser.
geant Mason are pouring in by
every mail.
The House committe on private
land claims have agreed to report
favorably on the bill confirming
the title of MeGarrahan to the
rancho ,Papoche Grand. The
bill provides that boua-tide puf-
chasefs OF portions Of the tract
shall be protected and McGarrahan
reimbursed.
s"e shIusss BIT.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
discussion OF the Chinese bill in
the House will be resume ed to-mor-
row aud will probably be allowed
TO continue until about 3 O'Clock
on Wednesday afternoon, when,
according to Pages present inten-
tioD, l. . will demand the previous
question. The friends of the bill
do not think it advisable to limit
the debate 10 any earlier period.
The Pacific Coast members are
meanwhile assiduousIy laboring to
gain votos, both among the Repub-
licana and the Democrats, and are
satisfied that they lose nothing by
delay. Page, who has i'm
mediate charge of il, will
endeavor to prevent the adoption
Of any amendment, aud for the
reason heretofore stated is particu.
larry earnest ia refusing to give
his consent to any reduction of the
time OF suspension. By maintain
ing this stand he has to encounter
serious endorsements which
were not experienced In the Sen-
ate, namely, q positive knowledge
on the part Of mauy members that
President Arthur would like to
have the period of suspension re-
duced ten years. and they have wide
ly circulated the rumor that In case
the bill be brought to him
without this amendment Of
its twenty years. suspension
clause, he will veto 1t on the
ground Of alleged infractiOn of the
spirit of the treaty. These reports,
although the latter finds few be-
Levers in unprfjudicsd circles, are
exciting a considerable amount Of
Influence in the house, and their
circulation is industfiously promot-
ed by what seems 10 be pretty
well organized lobby made up of
representatives of the Chinese Elk
companies, New York and Bostoe
shipping interests and sentiment
alis,s from all parts OF the coun-
try.
General Rosecrans was confined
to his room to-day by threatened
Erysipeias IN his wounded foot.
he hopes to be at the Capital by
Wednesday to speak and vote on
the Chinese bill,
Eaaes reseKs pine Opp s,siou.
NEW YORK, March 20th.-Good
authorities say that the Mutual
Union Telegraph Co. is about to be
consolidated with the Western
Uni0G.
A New Haa Terrible Feature of the
ST LOUIS, Mo-, March 2l.-The
clerk Of the steamer City ef Prov
idence, just from Vicksburg, gives
some Information about the floods
In the lower river not before pub
lished The worst point on the
whole river is Milllken's Bend.
There is overflow aud counter over.
flow in that district The waters
from the Mississippi are going over
the levee and the floods Of back-
water from the Yazoo are coming
In from behind When these two
meet u whirlpool is formed which
destroys everything in its course.
The locality of the whirl-
pool is changing constant
ly. and every day it
completes new destruction A
large yawl filled with negroes was
caughtin 1t the other day and upset
and all the occupants were drown
ed. The whirlpool struck a church
few days ago in which several
people, with their stock, bad beeB
taking refuge The church was in
few minutes torn TO pieces and
carried away, the stock drowned
and the people foated around in
the water some hours, but were
finally rescued. The whirlpool
struck the residence and the stable
of an old paralytlc farmer by the
name of Jameson and totally an.
initiated them. The old gentle
man was drowned.
New f"rsyto sleorxs-.
ATLANTA, March 2l.-Leading
independents of Georgia, in caucus
to-day, formulated an address to
the people urging the formation of
q new party aud calling for a mass.
meeting here Of the Georgia inde-
pendents on June lst.