Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-08
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WASHINGTON, March z Speak
Ing on the Chinese question,
George, OF Mississippi. argued in
effect that the people Of the Pacific
Coast had the right to settle the
question of Chinese immigration
to suit them selves, and asked the
same privilege for tue south with
regard to negro suffrage.
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WASHINGTON, March Vest,
from the Committee on Commerce,
yesterday reported to The Senate
the Eads biil, accompanied by u
report from The Committee recon-
menGing IT'S passage.
PROCESS of sns Un,aese 81 asuss.
WASHINGTON, Marcn THE
Senate resumed tha consideration
of the Chiuese bill. Miller, Farley
and Fair sent up TO the Clerks desk
and had read a great mum Der of tel
egrans received by them giving
accounts or anti Chinese mass
meetings held throughout the Pa
cific Coast last Saturday. Dawes
then took the floor and began IL
speech against tbs Dill,
EGszsaaas Dvesisss.
WASHINGTON, March IA pres s
reporter mas nscert4ined positively
that the Supreme Judgeship was
rendered to senator Edmands and
declined.
An am,aSsa Uo6eEssnnasns.
NEW YORK, March 7.-S0nth
American advices say .hat Tres
colt aud the Chilean Minister have
reached an agreeable understand
ing. The protocol drawn up as the
basis of treaty between Chile and
Peru rec0gnIZ Is tbs ceSSiou Of Terri
tory but leaves the subject of in
demnityin abey
a FeeiEs.'.grse Us.ets"siO".
CHICAGO, March 7.--Hbs Chiea-
go ana Alton, the Atchison, To-
peka aud santa re AID Ire South
ern Pacific ro,.ds agve formed Il
freight line from Chicago to Cali
tornia. = joint tauff Will ne estaG-
iished ana nil viii be heaeii ed by
the special rates and by the con-
tract msde by the CtntIa! anti
Union Pacific aud Northern over
land lines,
Tn- Eseaa-a stg,.,s-Grr { >uGrs-
MEMPHIS, March 7.--Suppliee
were sent yesteripy afternoon 10
points on both sidrs of tue river
between here and Grteuville,
Mics Every day brings intelii-
geDce OF widespread suffering and
the destitute condition If the peo-
pie within The inundated regions.
The levee Ia front of II g.ena, Ark. +,
Is still intact but the back water is
encroaehiDg upon the business
portion OF ihe city. Tile levees be-
tweeen Vicksburg aud Helena are
covered with stoek il "a starving
OCLditioh. SGFNs1s tbtNSs Win
whole Families aboard, have been
seen floating down the stream.
The situation has becOme despef-
ate in some localities, and now it
Is only a question of provisions or
early starvation TO both human
beings and stock.
HELENA, Ark, March 6.-The
situation Tonight ia alarming in
the extreme. The levee broke
above The city last night. Water
is kept off from the city by the
cross Ievee at Walker street. The
merchants are preparing for gem
eral overflow. Reports from be-
low continue OF the moet dis
tressing character. Two new
breaks occurred 10 day ani much
more dmage Is reported.
Aw AEpr0s 40 ssesrs,A <teFvniios
MEMPHIS, March IA telegram
sent this morning tn Senators Hsr.
risou and jackson and Congress
man Moore at Washington says,
that the suffering, brought to cur
notice, by the Inhabitants of the
counties in Tennessee bordering on
the Mississippi, occasioned by the
overflow, calls loudly for assistance
from the Government. What
Memphis has done Or can do viii
no inadequate. We urge you to oh
tain authority 10 have ratious par
chased here for immediate distri-
button in order TO save persons from
actual starvation. Some three to
five thousand are in absolute need
aud must be helped immediately.
(Signed) Napoleon Hull, Presi-
dent Cotton Exchange; d. p. HAD.
den, President Taxing Distric,,and
others.
DepiosHble Condition as TIA. PSoPts
sn cine fIosn-n Otstr.cSs.
NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-rhe
PicayuGe'S Greenvllia, Mississippi,
special says: This bsckwater Is
still rising. 1t is now from six inch
es to foot higher than at any pre-
vious overflow since the country
was first settled, There will be
very little land above water from
the river front to the hills beyond
the. Yazoo river. Greenville il Sc
cure from any possible overflow.
Refugees from the overfiowed PLAN
tations are congregating here, and
our resources TO feed and shelter
them will be severely taxed. In