The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16


had made ayowaia 10 this effect, was m,
4 b%ycountef charges n Mf Hawloy, nssefti n
That tho free trader programme was a. pre-
vent any change In order that tho ofndltlt
= aud oddities ~ the present tafiH might ',
/ main available ~ material Tor n pulitiWl
b argument.
I Finally the tariff bin was taken up nm,
Informally laid aside rs unfinished bust
ness for Monday.
Az ii2j tho senate went into executive
session aud soon after adjourned unit
Monday.
Hitchcock, og New York, chairman fthC
appropriations committee, reported u joint
resolution, making an appropriation OF
10000, TO be Immediately available, 10
enable tho lighthouse board TO meet the
extraordinary expenses consequent on the
flood in the Mississippi river. Passed.
The house NJ 2:55 went into committee of
the whole, Davis, OF Illinois, in the chair on
the private calendar.
Pending decision of a relief bill thecom-
mittee rose informally, and the house
passed the senate joint resolution author
izing the secretary Of war to use govern
ment vessels for the transportation and
distribution Of rations furnished by the
United states to sufferers by the Missis-
sippi overflow.
The committee then resumed its session.
When the committee rose several private
bills were passed, among them one for the
relief of W. w. Screws, OF Montgomery,
Alabama,
The speaker laid before the house n mes
sage from the president, transmitting Il re-
port from the secretary of state touching
the imprisonment in Mexico of Thomas
Shields and two other American citizens.
The reports state That the resolutions of
house calling for information relative
thereto were transmitted to Minister Nor
gan, whom it was alleged by Shields took
no steps to procure their release, and the
following telegram received in reply: "The
statement Of Shields with regard to me is
false. Learning they were arrested, [
brought the matter to the notice of the sec
rotary Of state for The foreign office. They
were released and were again rearrested a
few days since, for drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct. Particulars by next mail"
The house then at $50, took Il recess I'M
til 1880, the evening session to be for the
consideration OF pension bills only.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations; Rufus Ingalls,, to be quarter
ma~ster-general; Waite + S. Johnson, collec-
tor of internal revenue Cd district of Geor-
gia.
The Flood.
MEMPHIS, March S.-The river continues
stationary with thirty-siX feet on the gauge,
the highest reached this season. No cessa-
ton of reports Of great suffering by the
people in the overlooked district. In reply
to the inquiry of the secretary of war as 10
he number of destitute in his state, Judge
Mangum, commissioner for Arkansas, re-
Piled he had information of 10000, but the
number increased daily. Commissioner
Hemingway reported 10000 in a needy con-
dition in Mississippi, and 5,000in Tennessee,
making 1900 persons whose condition is
such as to demand prompt attention at the
hands of the governments. The change in
the weather has increased suffering, and
many lives must be lost from exposure.
Governor Hawkins has appointed II. M.
James commissioner for Tennessee to re-
ceivc government supplies.
LATER.
The river remains stationary here, with
thirty-six feet on the gauge. Passengers
who arrived from below this morning re-
port that the levee at Helena was still in
tact Yesterday afternoon; a force of 800 men
were at work guarding all the weak points.
The river there was rising steadily. AT
Austin, Mississippi, between Memphis and
Helena, the river had cut through the
town, destroying, the principal buildings,
among the number the Masonic temple,
Centennial block, q large brick building
is almost demolished, the water being
twenty feet deem around IT, over ali
Store houses and dwellings were washed
away and carried half a mile down. The
loss of stock continues. and the Situation is
hourly growing more desperate.
WASHINCToN March 8.-The secretary of
of war hos recei we'd The f]ol1oving disnotcb
from +. III. Mangum, commissioner for
Arkansas, at Memphis, Tennessee: Have
issued 10O,0 900 rations throughout the over
flowed country in Arkansas to about IL. 600
- un.--- ILL 1N i'll
DAYS. Affairs are yery alarming. Suffer
ing is ON the increase and will con-
time so from forty TO ifty laws
under the most favorable circum-
stances There are not less than 10000
destitute sufferers from the overflow in Ar
kansas.n
Also the following from William L. Hem.
ingVay Commissioner for Nississippi. at
Uemnhis. "Eiohteen thousand nersons
are without suppIies or means for procuring
them THE number will increase rapidIy
during the overflow. Rations issued Will be
exhausted by the 18th inst"
Governor Hawkins. OF Tennessee. has
to,aor.nbed 70 tbe Secretary Of w.r as fol.
lows ~ have Amounted IT. w. James
com,n ;ssioner for Tennessee 10 receive and
receipt for stores at Memphis. Tennessee.
Other noints in Tennessee will he snnplied
from that Mace. The number of Tenn.s-
scans made destitute nv the overflow Is es-
tiT ma. ee az irom t fo'S,v 70 t osHw Cover.
nor Hawkirs MS follows: tTelerram re-
ce;ved Twenty thousand rations have
Laor ordored ~ be sent 10 Conmission.
I.mes at Memnhisn
WtsTrxcToY March "A hill was intro.
5,c.d in Tho .enote TO-DAY NV Mr. GARLAND
Sor tIe constrnction comn9etion aud h.
nair;no If icvaes on tbe Nfssissinni river
t, an, poTors haSNiss;ssinni rive, conn,is;
SION 20 comnlete tho consfruciion of renairs
on oI " len ~ ronnir srob io,,oas aIond AZ
a ~ ~ a nS ~ ri1er 49, hal he dsenad at mo ,
oaaneoet nnnortonca 60 rans;r az cbonnoi
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