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ton in favor of the assassin.
star Seuse Indictments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22d.-In adj
dition to being presented for in
dictment for conspiracy in the Star
Route cases, presentments were
brought in against the following
persons yesterday: j. r Miner, fol
perjury In connection with the
route from Bismarck to Fort Keogh
and the route from st. Charles to
Greenhorn; J. l.. Sanderson, for
perjury in connection with the
route from Saguache to Lake City;
Jno. w. Dorsey, for perjury in con-
nection with the route from Pu-
eblo to Rosita.
The stevens Collection.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22ad.-The
Joint Committee on Library held
a meeting to-day to consider the
adyisability of recommending thu
purchase OF Stevens's collection OF
manuscripts and rare printed
books, written by or relating to
Benjamin Franklin, which are Of
fered to the Government for $1,000
by their London possessor.
rhe UanSon. Uampbeil Contest.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22d.-The
entire House Elections Committee
will Tomorrow act on the Utah
contest. The arguments have been
concluded aud it is generally be.
lieved they will decide alike
against Canuon's eligibility and
the claim of Campbell to the seat
and will refer the matter to the
people for q new election.
Terrible DisaseSs on ihe Mississippi
Tine shor.s l"uD0ated from
Aempais as vieksDusg.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 22.-The officers
Of the Greenvile confirm the re-
ports published of the sad condition
of affairs now existing throughout
the Mississippi valley. Thousands
of men are On constant guard along
the levees between here and Vicks.
burg, using every possible means
to strengthen their power Of resist.
ance and elevate their crests to pre-
vent the water from inundatipg
the whole country. The whole
shore line between Memphis and
Vicksburg on the Mississippi side,
aud the whole eastern shore OF Ar.
kansas, are either under water OF
threatened with inundetion. The
Inhabitants of that vast area oil
country are in great distress,
Many have been forced from their
houses and are subsisting as best
they may on RATS and some on
knobs and parts of the old levees.
The destruction OF live stock is be.
You'd calculation and the waste OIL
property by the great submersion
outside the limits OF present conn.,
putation. Navigation on the river
itself is regarded by steam boat.
men as dangerous at its pfesesni
stage on account of the great
eXpanse of water in many locali-
ties and the biliowy character OF
the waves. Arkansas City is conn.,
pletely submerged. No single
house in the cfty is free from the
presence of the muddy flood. The
water there is re presented as being
eight inches higher than the flood
of 1876 Houses were built SO as
to be above tho high food level oil
that year, but in all of them there
is from seven to eight inches Of
water. Between Cairo and Mem
phis the following points of lane
only are visible above the surging
flood: Bluffs at Columbus Hills,
the bank at Hickman, the land on
the Tennessee side, opposite Island
No. 10, New Madrid, Point Pleas
ant, Tiptonville, Fulton Bluffs,
Randolph, Richardson's, Islands
"a and 36, and Dams Island above
the head OF Centennial Cutoff
forty miles above Memphis.
Observation-Disclosures Asd nss. .9sxGe,d
CLEVELAND, Feb. 22d.-On the
presentation of the memorial reso
buttons of eX-Confederate soldiers
to-day, Mrs. Garfield. with q grea
effort, repressed her emotion, while
the old mother of the late Presi
dent wept violently. Both were
clad In the deepest mourning. TIL,
late Presidents widow, her voice
trembling with emotion, replied t
the address of Gen. Withets as fol
lows: "Gentlemen: I am very
grateful to you and to those from
whom this beautiful gift comes
both for their sake and the senti.
ments you express.o The two Mes.
danes Garfield then examined The
memorial gift and expressed theil
admiration OF the frame to Mr.
Knipe, its maker, who said: "My
heart went out in sympathy for the
President. volunteered to make
that frame and | made it SO that il
may remain standing testimony
OF Southern sentiments General
Withers added, "And, moreover
we want to show these Northern
politicians that we are not as black
as they try to make Us out to besi
The younger Mrs. Garfield respond.
ed: ut had always BEEN the Gen,
etaPs greatest wish that there be
no North or South. His earnest
desire was to see united country,
and had he lived-n Here grief
overcame her and the sentence was
unfinished. After q brief silence
eourtesles were exchanged and the
visitors withdrew.
Bteekfees en tho warpata.
ST. PAUL, February pa spe.
cial from Battlesford, North west
ern Territory, says: The Black
feet Indians in the vicinity of Ford
creek, Deer and the South branch,
are committing murderous depre-
dations and driving off and killing
cattle. In the Beaver river ceun.
try American whisky traders were
killed by them, and several other
Americans have been found dead