Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-24
ARKANSAS FEWs-

We clip the following paragraphs from q,
] Napoleon Plaatsr Of the l6.h inst:
d DRsWNED We Learn from a gentleman vhC
bss just returned from Ret Pork, that Mr
J '. Jacobs lost a child during he late overflow.
] The chhd fell from he gallery iato he waleI
/ which surrounied the house, and its absence
Ras.not observed in time to save its life.
sTnRM.-Ws learn that on last Saturaay
nlghts the le-h inst, the Red FORK aud vicinity
was visited By q terrible hurricane. Gin house :.
begTo ghatters and fences were swept before Il
! Ike ehah MssSrs. 4. @. Martin, Isaac Boil
TOO Z, Jones and Mrs. Goose, we're among the
heaviest iosers-
rHK OFERFhoW the night Of The Ist
inst. the corporations ieVee gave N2y in several
Z places, and by noon the next d4y or town was
completely inundated. We had fouF feet 81
water on our Office floor. and eght feet on the
/ pavement fronting the Office
Distressing business arrangements, aud r7sf
destruction Of property has been the resaif Of
this unlocked FOR disaster. Our Oldest eIt5zshs
state that the water was at least fosbhskheF
tban tie great flood Of 1874 Toe water has
50 seriously ~ 1red he lsgees that it viii re-
qlire al least eight thousand, dollars TO repair
them.
Hose OF cur citizens who we're 80 fortunate
as 10 have ny floors, extended without mur-
mur to their less fortunate fellow-citizsns, The
comforts Of their Owa f1e-sides. Such acts Of
analioyed beneFoience are worthy Of our pso-
Rle, and will be rensmbered by he stffsrers 10
the end of their DAYS.
The liver has now rscsded within its banks.
aud our citizens are besihning lorepEir, IS far
As possible, the damsges they have sustained.
Yet there ~ still large quantity OF water in
side q Tie levers, which will Be let out as
speedily as possible
INFsMoUs gang of infamous sconndrsis
who have b-en fortunate enough 10 escape de-
lection, went TO the residence Of R=T. Mr.
SsWtelle, on last Saturday nigh--lste ia the
night. (KnOwirg we presume, hat Mr. saw
5eiie vas not h0me.) forced an entrance
into ore OF he rooms Of he house, DESTROYED
number Of valuable articles. male frigbJfu
noises, turned Everything about the room
topsy -tlTvy. slt keTt The unprotected femIls I
iamstes OF The house frightened for abont 3D.,
hours, or uatil assistance was gent for. VIA
uUiect the rssea.s ha ia vieE We cannot m
ssiue, less IL was 70 do violence 10 IL pr
sons Of tie inmates OF be house. II min.s
t-T's Sife is no. safe from such intfnsious ir
MS absence, whose family l. ssfa2 What are
ge comirg TO ? IL is only short tine since
the u. h aud feelings OF the coEmanitg were
Outraged BY Z similar frolie 2. a house IA H.
al ina G toSn- But he Outlage. bad a. &
Ses, wzs botting compare win he one we
g3S speak Of II Il kas come 70 his, that
man cannot iesvs his Family, IN Bstesviils,
without running a. ri-k Of their being iutlll-
ed AID frishtsnel, and his prem:ses bTi ksa
,ntO aud dsmegei, nothing our police ofgan-
za-iou, pad fsr by cUn.ribu-iol OF the cisi-
zsns, Viii be s.fheieHt % irJrect us. We do /
not kloN who ths sc0uudreis we're Wh0 s.
Eantoniy asstilsd Mr. Sswbslls's family. bu |
.ge g0uld be z a. to kHoE thar they we're NOT
residents Of the toWa- II we kneR they pcrG
residents Of tbs pace, We would civ h-t5
dollars 10 know them The good citizsss yt /
this place must be up and thinking. snd ar'- I
ing, when thipgs OF this slrt happen. W
know not who will he the next victim 4 surh
an outrageous ssssut. Shot guns aud rep4s ere
are IN dsmsrd with as. and We shs J lx1rw how
and when to us- them - B Jfssuiie Baiaace.