Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-22

has the appearance Of being soft Drained. All
the parties slept in the same room. The nun
deEer wss arrested.
The Sacramento River Reply OF the
Eouse Committee on Commerce TO Sec
retary Lincolns objection.
WASHINGTON. February 21st.-The House
Committee on Commerce, in reply to Secre-
tary Lincoln's objections TO the approplis-
sion in the river and harbor bill for Sacrs-
mento Iiver, says: The Sacramento is
nsvigable for 500 miles. For the first twenty
years cf the existence Of the State Of CalifoT
nis-trom 1850 to 1S10-thst river carried
the entire products and supplies of the middle
and southern portions of the State, transport
ing mora commerce on its bosom than any
other river of its sizs snd lergth in the United
States. It carries the great crors OF the large
and fertile valleys of Sacramento and San Joa-
quir, which requires the services OF 500 vessels.
of large tonnage to transport it 70 the cont um-
ers OF the world. Its navigation is bsiDg de-
stroyed by an ilfow Of detTitus aud accumu-
lated deposits, resultiI g from hydraulic min
ing for many years past, which IN times OF
food are syYeps down from its heaava.ers and
tributaries TO its nAvigabls channel II this
destructive inflow Of detiitus be not checked
Bnd stopped, the river viii become unnayi-
gable snd these grest wheat producing val
railroad company, wishout competition. The
State will see thasnomo Gamsge isdone. The
people demand, snd have right to demand,
that this great coTnTns rcisl river be kept open
to navigation. The people who have iighs
to say it have nothing whatever to do with
the carses which led 90 its shoaling and filing
I'D. For al that damage the United States
made itself resporai5le, By inviting pur-
chassrs OF its mineral lands and selling The
same st double minimum rates TO all cOmers.
II is vera the intention Of Colgrefs TO pro-
tect the adjacent arabia LAID from oveitiow
and CONSEQUENT damage, II would in
that case find ample justification
from ths standpoint Of the President
in that part of bis special message
of April z, 1882, in relation to the
constitutionality Of the law making
in the levees on % the Mississippi
river; but it never was the intention cf Con
gress to protect the arabic lands adjacent to
the Sacramento and Feather rivers from the
flow Of mining de.Iitus. the intention was
to appropriate money to be expended IN i'm
pounding, or holding back by daInF, such de-
tritus as was already deposited IN the tribu-
talies Of the Sacramento and Feather rivers,
and thus prevent the snnual mountain Hood
from washing the existing sccumulations
down into these great rivers. to the deetTue-
ton Of all improvements that may be made
to secure their navigabiiity.
An Emphatic DeHiaI.
WAsHINoToN. February 2lst.- Rsrdell,
the Government ster route witness, on cross
examination to-day, sFore that among the
payments entered on Dorsey books was one
of s., 0O0 20 Congressman James Belford, Of
Colorado, taken from TIE check stub so
marked. Mr. Beiford says he has never had
any business Transaction with S. w. Dorsey;
49, E1 a dNll frff IN
hin; that -. never received a dollar from
him; that be neSe. ~"eeived from him
a check for 81 coo, or afy other sum
of money; that be never easied
such check st AIiidletou's bank,
or any other bank; that al his
financial operations here have been carried on
with the SergeAEt-at-Arrns and st II. y.
Cooks bank. and that ne has had no dealings
with the Middletons, except the identi6cs-
ton OF some person from Colorado or re-
quest that i. should cash small check on the
Sergeant-at-Arrns Of the House Mr.. Belford
says If any tuch cheek was drawn be never
has seen il. Be proposes Co investigate the
matter, and learn whether suy check of the
character ia6icatsd has been drawn aud paid
in this city or elsewhere.
A Miserable wretch.
OMAHA, February 21st. - A miserable
wretch named w. J. Duncan was brought
into the ROiice Court TINS afternoon on
charge OF committing !pcest with his l3 year
old daughter, but the case was soon contin.
uad for one day, to get Witnesses. An i'm
uense and indignant crowd assembled at and
around tire Police Court, and shouted
Hang him p causing great excitement.
Judge Beneke summoned ten policemen to
escort The prisoner back TO jsil 81 szfety,
which they succ-e5sd in doing. Duncan
about two years eco " L1res.ed on susp!-
-. q os il-T.sg x. le'.S.s c h-l altt --'.s,h
the evid5rce was Qli;e stzoug, Il was not
deemed sufficient TO hsd him.
The Flooded Section.
LOUISVILLE Ky, February 21t.-Since
daylight the river has been falling az the rate
OF an inch and half an nour.
ALTON en-, February 21si.-The vast ice
gorge broke here at l o'clock to-day. The
ice is very thick and heavy, and moves slow
ly. No craft in the hsrbOr damaged.
MEMPHIS, February 2lss-The rivsr to-
night marks q feet inches-shIee inches
above the danger line. Many thousand sacks
Of corn are reported ruined.
ThermonaetrieaI.
REV YoRK, February 21st-Mi5nisht.--
Highest temperature to-day, 3Ss; lowest, 29'.