Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-06
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pacife Coast po.,a1 Changes.

DOMESTIC.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March 5th-The following
postal changes on the Pacific coast are an
nounced for the week ending March 4th
Established Bachelor Lake county, CAL,
William II. White, Postmaster; Pajaro,
Monterey county, Cal, John s. Kidder,
Postmaster; Pedro, Nye county, New. Chas
j. Kuchel, Postmaster Fultonville, Wasco
county, Or, James Fulton, Postmaster
Howard, Wasco county, Or, Mary c. Allen,
Postmaster; Yorks, Graham county, A. T.,
Low NJ. Butler, Postmaster. Discontinued
Cypress, Whatcom county, w. T.; Ouray,
Uintah county, Utah. Name changed-Pet-
tyvilie. San Pete county. Utah. to Sterling,
and Austin Nj. Bunce appointed Postmaster.
Postmasters ppoInted-Isaec w. Tenner,
Orange, Los Angeles county, Cal; Charles
Evans, New Tacoma. Pierce county, w. T.;
Melissa L. Taylor, Pekin, Cowlitz county,
w. T.; John Rockhill, Spanish Fork, Utah
county, Utah i; Ber lmin f. Cutler, West
Jordan. Salt Lake county, Utah.
The Floods In the southwest.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-The War d.
partment continues to receive dispatches
from points in the Southwest in regard to
damages by the floods. Secretary Lincoln
said this afternoon that the losses and conse-
quent suffering exceed any estimate yet made.
There are urgent calls for a greater measure
CT relief than can be afforded within the
limits of the appropriation, and these de-
mands, of course, cannot be fully met with.
out the consent Of Congress. Senators and
members of the House from the afflicted
States are in receipt of urgent kilograms call
ing for an appropriation commensurate
with the disaster. From Little Rock
alone there are reports of twelve thousand
persons made absolutely destitute, and to
feed these even until the foed recedes will
require double the sum set aside for that State
from the appropriation by Congress. Senator
Garland says the municipalities and corpora
tons of the State are responding literally.
but they are burdened by refugees from the
fl ,ode6 districts. He also says the present
distress is only the beginning. The levses
are broken in 30 many places that the i'm
poverished communities have been unable to
repair them in time to prevent an overflow
when the June rise comes. 1t is also feared
that, under the best of circumstances, the
ground will be in such condition as to delay
planting until too late for good crops
At an informal meeting of the members of
Congress from the States affected it was re-
solved to ask for an additional appropriation
of $500 600. and resolution will probably
be introduced in the House to that effect to.
morrow. A proposition is also made to ask
for an appropri ition to repair the levees at
once. To do this promptly and effectively,
so az to be OF service to the people this year,
would require not less than 81. COO, 000 Con-
sideration Of this proposition was deferred
until formal meeting Of members from the
river States can be called, probably to-
morrow.
MEMPHIS, March 5sb.-The river here is
about stationary, but will doubtless COM
mence rising again tonight, as heavy rains
have fallen to day throughout this region
Commissioner Morgan said tonight that in
twelve counties of Arkansas he had informa-
ton of about 20 600 destitute people, who
would have to be fed by the Government for
at least forty days. These counties do not in
clude those bordering on Red river, where
great suffering is said to exist.
Commissioner Hemingway, Of Mississippi,
said the inhabitants of ten counties in his
State, to the number Of Is COO, were in O
like suffering condition. Those counties in
Mississippi are all above Vicksburg, and
there are other counties below that ci,y that
nave suffered. The present donation of $780,
600 made by the General Government will
fall far short Of supplying the needy until
they can help themselves
NEW OhLEaNS, MATCH OL0.-l WO cTeVaSseS
ara reported in the Bayou Laforche levees,
one near the Laforche crossing the other near
Thibodeaux. The latter ia very serious. The
break On the west bank is now six feet deep,
and the water is said to be three feet deep on
the public road in the vicinity. Unless these
breaks can be speedily closed great damage
will result.
The Question OF COnklIns's Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, March 5sh.-Roscoe Conk-
ling has not yet chosen to state whether or
not he will accept the highest honor lawyer
can receive in this country.
A dspa ch from New York says: "Mr.
Conkling has not yet received official notifica-
ton of his appointment and confirmation as
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and
therefore declines to talk. His most intimate
friends advise against an acceptance, but
others trust that he will not decline as they
believe it to be the only solution of the
troubles in the Republican party of this
State"
A Senator, who would be likely to know,
said the President at o'clock had received
no communication from Conkling. David
Davis had information at later hour this
evening that Conkling would not accept, and
if any ole in Washington knows, probably
David Davis is the mar.
WASHINGTON, March 5;h.-Late tonight
the President, being asked if he would tell
what he had heard from ex-senator Conklipg
in regard to the latter's nomination as Asso-
ciste Justice, replied, There's nothing to
tell"
Letter of a Paid Attorney of the Chinese
and a Reply Thereto.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-G. Kennedy, of
this city, who is generally understood to be
employed attorney for the Chinese
Six Companies of California, has issued
pamphlet entitled 1.-The Chinaman as La
borer," which bears his name, and is ad-
dressed in the form of letter to Senator
Dawes. 10 it he endeavors to show that the
census total If Chinese residents in California
in 1880 is less than the total number that
would have been found in 1876, 1877 or 1878, 4
had census been taken in either of those
years. He also cites extracts from the testi-
mony given before the Congressional Commits
sion of 1876 by w. w. Hollister, Judge Solo.
mon Heydenfeldt. DIR. Mcclellan. Rev. VIM.